Chapter 5: Decisions
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I stared at the TV monitor as all my interviewee's walked through the lobby doors. I made sure my eyes didn't miss a thing and that my ears were attentive.
Two women walked in first. One with a short bob hair cut and the other with extremely long hair. They both walked in on their cell phones, taking photos of themselves in front of the company logo. From what I could see already they both looked like a couple of 'air heads' as people nowadays would put it. How was it that they made top five? I went through their resumes again. Ah, that's why. One had 12 years of experience and the other had 2 years of experience and is bilingual. However, now that I'm comparing the two side by side, they were very similar with the exception of a few changed words here and there. I glared at the monitor. I strongly dislike when people lie about things like this. I've seen it before actually; where people would put false information to either make themselves sound good or to seem like they have a lot of experience. From the looks of it, they seemed to have copied certain aspects on their resume instead of putting in any real work. I watched as they walked through the elevators. Once they were alone they struck a conversation.
"If Mr. Shotai wasn't married... oh the things I would do to him!" One said.
"Darling I could care less if he was married. Nothing like a little office affair." Said the other and she winked at her friend. I narrowed my eyes. Pitiful human women. They don't take anything seriously. "Oooooo Mr. Shotai, please don't touch me there!" The woman with the bob cut said as she fondled her breasts. They both laughed until they were let off at my floor.
About twenty minutes later an ebony haired woman and a chestnut brown-haired woman came into the lobby. "Dammit! Why won't it work?" I looked to the top left corner of the screen and saw my employee Hojo hitting his keyboard. I glared at him through the screen. The idiot. I found out recently that there has been some strange activity coming from the IP address on his computer. The man proved to me everyday that he was a fool and to be honest I don't really see him working for me much longer. I saw the ebony haired woman walk towards him. She fixed his problem quickly and easily. Very impressive. I heard her yell back to Hojo telling him not to download porn anymore. I smiled. The embarrassment should keep him from doing it again... but the man was still an idiot.
Once they were alone in the elevator, they had a short conversation until a man and a woman walked on. By their appearance it was quite obvious what they were up to. I growled absent-mindedly crushing the resume I had in my hand. I released it and let out an irritated breath. I could care less if they were doing that just as long as they wasted their break doing it and not company hours. Now if I'm going to be 100% honest with myself here, that wasn't what made me angry. It was that sexual frustration coming back all over again. I watched as the man grabbed the brown-haired girl on her ass and she did something I didn't even expect her to do. I held back a laugh as she had the man crumpled to the floor and in pain within seconds. The woman with the black hair laughed really hard until she had reached my floor and I could hear the end of her laughter through the other side of my door. After a few minutes I smelt that familiar scent again. It was faint, but I know it's there. It must be seeping through the tiny space beneath my door.
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Once the interview was over, Ms. Kaede and I deliberated on who we should pick. Instead of picking just one person I picked two. Sango and Kagome. They greatly interested me, and I needed to know just a bit more about them. I arranged for interviews tomorrow. I didn't want any time to be wasted.
Although I am so close to finding my new secretary, I am still quite angered. I promised that I wouldn't hire her. I should've disposed of her resume and never have called her back for an interview, but still I see her name now written in my schedule book for an interview tomorrow. Why is it that she intrigued me with just her very scent? I didn't want to admit it either but she was quite attractive to… For a human girl. That's what bothered me the most. NEVER in the centuries of my life have I been even the slightest bit attracted to a human. I always thought they were weak and pathetic, and I still do. I griped the armrest on my chair and growled in anger. I'll make sure that this doesn't continue any further. Suddenly, images of my wife started flooding back and I groaned. That stupid wind witch. That's what I used to call her when I first met her. She was an elemental demon and her element was the wind. It still comes in handy sometimes.
I shook my head. This isn't like me. I never lose focus at work like this and drift off deep into my thoughts. I didn't get very much sleep last night so I concluded that I was tired. That's actually very interesting. I could go for days without sleep and still be fine, but as of right now there was no other explanation. I need to go out and clear my head. I dialed an extension on the phone on my desk and the Vice Presidents' voice greeted me. "Kikyou are you there?" I asked. The woman was somewhat strange, but she was the Vice President of Shotai Corp for a reason.
"Yes, I am sir. What can I do for you?" She asked in that fake kind voice people always seem to use when they are speaking to higher authorities. I hate it and love it. I love it because it shows my superiority. I hate it because when people do it, I know it is fake. They do it to save their asses by kissing mine.
"Good I need you to take over for me for the rest of the day in about 30 minutes." I responded.
"Yes sir, I'll be there in 30 minutes." She said and hung up the phone. Everyone knew not to question me around here. When I issue an order that person follows... no questions asked. I packed the papers, forms, and files I needed to bring home into my brief case so that I can review them once I had a clear head. I leaned my briefcase against my desk on the floor. Right now, Kaede was breaking the news to the candidates and selecting the 2 we decided on. I turned in my chair and sat and waited for them to enter.
Once the door opened, her scent hit me immediately. I didn't want to admit to myself that deep down inside I wanted to smell that scent again before I went home. Otherwise, why not ask Kaede to deliver the message I was about to give them? I told them when to arrive for their final interview's tomorrow. After they left, I sat in silence with my fists clenched. I left out a long steady breath and stood up to wheel my white leather chair into the corner of the room. Kikyou should be arriving soon and no one sat in my chair. Absolutely no one.
There was a light knock at the door followed by Kikyou opening it and wheeling in her own chair. She already knew the rules from experience. Kikyou was Kaede's older sister but you would never be able to tell just by looking. With the advancement in technology comes the advancement in cosmetic surgery. Therefore, Kikyou is 55 but she looks 20 years younger, while her younger sister is 47. Kikyou smiled as she stood beside my desk. There was not a crease or wrinkle in sight. The woman looked as if she was made of clay.
I briefed her on what needed to be done for the rest day and with a nod and a fake smile she got to work and I was out the door before the scent that was still lingering in my office could consume me whole.
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I parked my car in the driveway and cursed again looking at the small dent on my car. If only I was around when the bastard did it. He wouldn't have finished denting my car because I would have torn him apart before then. I walked towards my front door pressing the auto-lock button on my keys and hearing the sound of my car locking. Entering the house, I noted that it was very quiet. "Kagura?" I called out. There was no answer. I didn't sense her presence around either. She must be out.
I started up the stairs, rubbing my temples. I didn't care for the long journey up the staircase so I leaped to the top and headed for the bathroom. A warm shower might suffice. Upon entering the bathroom, I looked straight into the now fixed mirror and I felt anger build up in me upon remembering why it had to be fixed in the first place. I tried to dismiss the thought, but my temper would not let me so I quickly undressed and entered a very warm shower. I let the water run over my body and eventually I began to feel better. Funny how something as simple as water can change your mood.
I tensed as I felt a pair of hands run over my chest and then begin to dip lower to my abdomen. I shuttered despite the warmth of the water and the hands. "Sneaky little witch..." I mumbled and she laughed pressing her body to my back. Sneaky indeed, because of the fact that I didn't hear a sound as she entered the shower... or the house for that matter. With her body pressed to me I noticed she was wearing clothing, and it was so thin I could feel the hardness of her nipples. Then her hands ventured lower grabbing me where I needed most. I growled and grabbed her from behind me pinning her to the shower wall. I braced my hand on the wall beside her so she would have no exit. I used my other hand to firmly hold her chin to look her directly in the eyes. "Listen here... I'm tired of playing your little games..." I trailed off looking down to her body. She was wearing a short, white night gown that was now partially wet. I couldn't even finish my sentence. Damn the bitch... all I could do was glare at her while that sly smile appeared on her face and those crimson eyes held mischief.
"What if I came to give my doggy a treat?" She cooed. If I was able to glare anymore my eyes would shut. I hated when she called me that, but she had a way of making it sound... sexy. What a dangerous woman. "Perhaps a bone?" I furrow my brows.
"What?" Without any further explanation she slid down from my grasp and grabbed me again. She looked up at me as she kissed my tip. I closed my eyes for just an instant and felt her warm tongue dart out to lick it as well. My eyes snapped open and my breath hitched. Soon she had her tongue flicking all over it and my muscles tensed. She then took as much of me into her mouth as she could and tasted every inch. I could barely breathe. I loved to see how I grew in her mouth until it was gapping wide open for me. I also loved those loud unlady-like slurping sounds she made and how she had to gasp for air when she took me back out.
I was hard as stone and I was pleased to no end. Taking her hair out of the bun and grabbing hold of it, I began to thrust myself in and out of her warm slippery mouth and she moaned sending a shockwave of vibrations throughout my body and back to where her lips met my skin. I groaned as my body tensed and just seconds away from coming. Kagura had taken me out of her mouth and I felt cold in an instant despite the warm shower. She slipped out of my grasp and all in one move ran out of the shower. I didn't come but I was still completely hard and the damn woman ran out before I could comprehend the situation. I growled and threw a fist at the wall cracking some of the tiles.
"Kagura you bitch get back here!" I yelled angrily and jumped out of the shower and out of the steaming bathroom into the freezing hallway. My skin grew goose bumps but I disregarded them. I scanned the area and she ran out of the bedroom with her bathrobe over her nightgown and leaped onto the banister. Before I could reach her she blew a kiss and jumped off landing gracefully to the carpeted floor below. I followed suit and she ran out the front door while I stopped dead in my tracks.
"Now Sessho-koi would you really follow me out here completely naked? Have you no shame?" She was toying with me again. I slammed the door and tried to settle my breathing. I should have known from the second she stepped in the shower that she was up to no good. Walking by the window I saw her leap on top of our roof. Where was she going? I went back up the stairs and looked out our bedroom window to see her running to another rooftop and going further away. Perhaps she wanted me to follow her? Like hell I would. It was probably another trap and I wasn't going to fall for it. Putting on a pair of sweatpants I closed the curtains and walked back to the bathroom to shut the running water off. So much for clearing my head.
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