Summary: Sesshomaru Takahashi is arrogant, entitled, cruel, violent, and incredibly stubborn, and now he's Rin's boss. Mainly RinxSess, InuxKags.
Rin woke up with a gasp, yelping and falling off the bed as someone loudly banged on her door. She got up with a groan, pulling it open without realizing she was only wearing a tank top and panties.
"I hope you're not coming to work like that," Kagome laughed as she entered the apartment.
"Hey, work doesn't start for hours, back off." Rin complained, nudging Kagome as she walked back to her bedroom to take a quick shower. She changed into a black peplum dress and classic black Louboutin stilettos before wandering back into the living room and grabbing something to eat.
"So, what dream did you have this time?" Kagome asked, knowing exactly what was going on. Rin's dreams about her devilishly handsome boss were somewhat of a recurring issue. So much for not being attracted to him.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Rin snapped, finishing her breakfast and dropping her bowl in the sink. She slung her jacket over her shoulders and grabbed her purse before walking to the door. Kagome rolled her eyes, but followed Rin out of her apartment.
"I know you, Rin. You've got it bad for the boss." Kagome teased, resisting the urge to laugh as Rin huffed at her.
"Even if I did, it's not like anything will ever happen. I'm a human and he's an asshole." Rin commented, snorting in amusement at Kagome's pout.
"Inuyasha is a half-demon, and we're together. It could work." Kagome defended. The two women made their way to the Kagome's car.
"Inuyasha is also half human, Kags. His mother is human, so he respects us. Sesshomaru hates humans and thinks we're vermin. That's the difference." Rin gave Kagome a pointed stare, just wanting her to drop it. Nothing was going to happen between her and Sesshomaru, and Kagome would just have to accept that.
"He acts like he hates humans, but he obviously doesn't. You've lasted longer than any of his assistants, that has to count for something. He must like something about you!"
"I'm a fantastic assistant, that's all. His interest in me is purely professional." Rin argued, knowing she was probably still working as Sesshomaru's assistant solely because she hadn't done anything wrong. Yeah, she talked back to him pretty regularly, but her work was impeccable.
"Okay, if you say so…but you may be the only human that's not afraid to stand up to him. I think he likes that. You know, I bet that's why his mood has been better." Kagome explained. Rin tried not to think about it as they drove to work. She couldn't deny that she was attracted to Sesshomaru, but the thought that he might like her was ridiculous.
"Maybe that's true, but either way, I'm not interested. A relationship between us would never work out." Rin claimed, ending the conversation as they exited the car and made their way inside the building. Once they got upstairs, Rin hung her jacket up behind her desk and sat down before checking her messages and going through the notes on her desk. The company had just bought out their biggest competitor, which meant everyone was working in overdrive to merge clientele. It also meant that Rin was constantly busy. Sesshomaru had been having meetings all week and being his assistant meant she had to deal with all the paperwork.
Rin put the documents in order before taking them into Sesshomaru's office. Just one glance at him reminded her of a particularly naughty dream, but she shoved the thought out of her mind as she approached him. He was leaning back in his chair, looking more worn out than she'd ever seen him.
"Hey. I have some major client documents for you to look over, and your one o'clock with the Taisho Group and three o'clock with Mr. Asano were rescheduled for next week." Rin interrupted the silence as she handed him the papers. "…And Izayoi called, again." Sesshomaru's demeanor quickly became tense at the mention of his step-mother.
"Reject her calls." Sesshomaru gestured for her to leave, though it didn't stop her from prying.
"Are you sure? It seems like she just wants to talk." Rin commented. Yesterday when she'd called, Izayoi spent half an hour telling Rin how proud she was of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, it was hard to believe that she was anything other than loving. Her thoughts were interrupted by a low growl.
"Leave my office before I remove you myself." Rin scoffed at his threat and rolled her eyes, eliciting another growl from Sesshomaru.
"Ok, drama queen, I'll go…but despite your efforts to ignore her, she cares and probably won't stop calling." Rin raised her hands in mock surrender as she quickly walked out. Despite her initial fear of him, she had gotten pretty comfortable with challenging him every now and then.
Rin had broken a lot of his rules lately, but like Kagome said, Sesshomaru hadn't fired her yet, so she figured he didn't really mind it. She returned to her desk, frowning at the new pile of contracts in front of her. She started going through them and barely noticed Inutaisho approach her until he gently tapped on her desk. She jumped at the sound, and her eyes went wide when she realized who it was.
"I'm so sorry!" Rin felt an embarrassed blush creep up her face as he handed the papers back to her.
"It's alright, dear. I actually came to congratulate you."
"Congratulate me for what?" Rin furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
"You've worked here for over a month and haven't yet been driven away by Sesshomaru. It's worthy of praise." Inutaisho elaborated, grinning as Rin laughed in response. "I'm not surprised you're still here. Kagome speaks very highly of you." Rin raised an eyebrow at his casual mention of Kagome, the realization suddenly dawning on her when she saw the smile on his face.
"You know!" Rin whisper yelled, her eyes wide as she gestured towards Inuyasha's office. It was Inutaisho's turn to laugh now.
"I'm quite sure everyone here knows about them, my dear."
"Do they know that?" Rin asked.
"Of course not, they're too infatuated with another to notice. It's very sweet." Based on his words and the gentle smile on his face, she figured he was supportive of the relationship.
"It really is." Rin sighed, trying to remember of she'd ever been so in love with someone. Most of her past relationships had been complete disasters.
"Well, I'll let you leave, dear. I need to go yell at my son." Inutaisho winked at her before walking over to Inuyasha's office.
Rin seriously couldn't believe that Sesshomaru was related to that man. They had the same looks and strong, dominating presence, but Inutaisho was warm and inviting while Sesshomaru seemed to be cold and harsh.
Rin shook away her thoughts and tried to get back to work. She still had a ridiculous pile of contracts to file. Time flew by as she worked, it wasn't until she was done that she realized it was already nearly eleven. She organized and filed the contracts before entering Sesshomaru's office to put some documents away.
She wasn't surprised to see that Sesshomaru wasn't at his desk, he usually went to lunch around this time. She put the documents in the filing cabinet before casually plopping down on the large black sectional sofa in his office. It was like sitting on a goddamn cloud. Rin closed her eyes and relaxed; she deserved a break after spending the entire morning sorting through those ridiculous piles of paper.
"Ms. Sato, what are you doing?" Rin shrieked at the sound of Sesshomaru's voice, suddenly noticing that he was quietly seated on the other end of the sofa. She felt like an idiot, but brushed it off as she tried to calm her frantic heartbeat.
"I went through all the contracts on my desk, and I'm exhausted." Rin explained, glancing over at him. He somehow looked both handsome and disheveled. Rin felt weird sitting there with him, but he didn't tell her to leave so she didn't move from where she was seated. She really was tired. She felt awkward sitting in silence.
"So…are you ever going to tell me why you hate your step-mother?" Rin asked, sitting up to face Sesshomaru as she leaning against the cushions. He scowled at the question, but Rin just stared at him and waited for an answer.
"I do not care about her." Sesshomaru answered, though it still didn't satisfy Rin.
"You obviously do, or else you wouldn't be so upset by her calls." Rin replied, crossing her arms as she gave him a pointed stare. "I spoke to her on the phone yesterday, and she couldn't stop gushing about you. She loves you. You should at least answer her calls." Rin argued, ignoring his glare.
"Ms. Sato, I suggest you stop speaking." Sesshomaru growled.
"Mr. Takahashi, I suggest you stop being bullheaded." Rin retorted, though she didn't say anything else about his step-mother. At least she tried to talk some sense into him.
"I'm not bullheaded." Sesshomaru grumbled. Rin snorted in response, not able to hold back her laughter.
"Sure, and I'm not human." Rin responded sarcastically, grinning when he frowned. She couldn't help but smile when she thought about her interactions with Sesshomaru. Despite his abrasive personality, Rin honestly enjoyed being around him. In the month that she'd worked here his attitude had definitely changed around her.
"Be quiet or leave." Sesshomaru ordered, ignoring her again as he closed his eyes and tried to relax. Rin huffed, but followed his orders as she leaned back against the cushions.
As they sat there together in silence, Rin couldn't help but wonder if Kagome was right…maybe Sesshomaru did like something about her. She sat there for about twenty minutes before finally getting up and heading back to her desk, where Kagome was already waiting.
"Hey, you ready for lunch?" Kagome asked. Rin nodded, grabbing her jacket and purse before heading out with Kagome. "So, what were you and Sesshomaru talking about?" Kagome asked, ignoring the look Rin gave her.
"Nothing, we were just talking about Izayoi." Rin admitted, furrowing her eyebrows at the look on Kagome's face.
"That is not nothing! Sesshomaru pretty much never speaks about his mother or about Izayoi." Kagome exclaimed.
"Is it because Sesshomaru's dad left his mom for Izayoi?" Rin asked, her curiosity getting the best of her. Sesshomaru wasn't one to divulge much information about himself, but Inuyasha was a bit of a blabber mouth.
"Pretty much. According to Inuyasha, Sesshomaru's mom and Inutaisho's mating was just out of convenience. But then Inutaisho fell in love with Izayoi and had Inuyasha. It's why Inutaisho and Sesshomaru still don't have a great relationship." Kagome explained as the two of them entered the restaurant and sat down. They ordered their food before continuing their conversation.
"Is that why Sesshomaru hates humans? He's pissed that his dad left his mom for a human?" Rin asked incredulously, not understanding how someone could hold a grudge for that long.
"Pretty much. He thinks it made his father weak." Kagome explained. Rin scoffed at that; only Sesshomaru would think falling in love was a weakness.
"Wait, Inuyasha is hundreds of years old, how the hell is Izayoi still alive?" Rin asked, furrowing her brows in confusion as she waited for an explanation.
"When a demon mates with a human, there's this whole blood transference thing. Long story short, they take up the lifespan of their mate. Izayoi won't die until Inutaisho dies." Kagome answered.
"Are you and Inuyasha planning on mating?" Rin asked innocently, knowing that she and Inuyasha were getting somewhat serious. They'd been dating for a while. Kagome nearly choked on her water at the question.
"Um, I don't know. Maybe, probably." Kagome stammered. "It's not that simple, it's basically getting married. If we wanted to mate we'd have to get approval from Inutaisho and Izayoi, and they don't even know about us yet." Rin burst into laughter at that.
"Well, based on what Inutaisho told me this morning, he definitely knows already." Rin said, patting Kagome's hand. "But you and Inuyasha have talked about it…about eventually mating?"
"Of course, we've been together over a year, Rin." Kagome admitted. The conversation ended there as the two of them ate their lunch. Rin was happy for Kagome, but she made a mental note to interrogate Inuyasha at some point. If he was already planning on spending the rest of his life with Kagome, Rin was certainly going to give him her threatening best friend speech.
By the time the two of them got back to the office it was already past noon, but Rin's desk was basically empty. She'd gone through every contract already, so she just sat down and responded to emails. Her mind kept wandering back to what Kagome told her.
For someone who seemed to think humans made his father weak, Sesshomaru had been oddly lenient with Rin. He hadn't called her 'human' since she had stood up to him, and didn't even really mind when she spoke back to him or openly argued with him. Maybe Sesshomaru's dislike for humans really was just an act and Inutaisho's care for humans had rubbed off on Sesshomaru. It would certainly explain his behavior.
Rin tried not to think about it for the rest of the day, but she couldn't help but wonder…maybe, just maybe, Kagome was right.
Maybe Sesshomaru did like Rin as more than just his assistant.