"So you cursed her and this guy in charge of the faculty and left." Sango reaccounted, looking over her martini at Kagome who was miserably staring at her drink.
"Yeah."
"And if you had just calmed down and not yelled at that guy then you probably would've left with just a warning."
"Yeah."
Sango couldn't contain her laughter and after a minute tears began to slide down her cheeks. "You...idiot!" She breathed in between laughs.
Glaring at her best friend, Kagome took a large gulp of her drink, scowling a bit at the bitter taste. She didn't drink often but she wanted to erase last night from her brain. She had let her temper get the best of her and was now down a job. She had enough money in her savings to be fine a few more months if she was frugal with her spendings but those were her savings. They weren't meant to be used for bills.
"I could ask Miroku and see if they still have that janitor job for his office." Sango teased.
"Shut up."
An hour later Kagome was coming out of the bathroom and blinked up at a familiar tall man.
"Sesshomaru-san?" She was slightly drunk, since that was the goal for today and offered him a sly smile, "What are you doing in the girls bathroom?" As he looked at her, her eyes went past him to his ever present bodyguard. "Genkishi-san, what are you doing here?"
"Kagome why are you just standing here?" Sango asked impatiently.
"Excuse us Higurashi-san." Genkishi nodded before ushering Sesshomaru forward and through the employee only door at the end of the hall.
The two girls watched them go, "Was that our client?" Sango asked.
"Yeah."
She jumped when Sango squeezed her hips,"No thinking about work tonight remember."
"Yeah, yeah."
"Excuse me but where is Higurashi-sensei?" Ami asked before the short man could begin speaking to the class.
"Due to some circumstances Higurashi-san will no longer be teaching at this school. Until we find a replacement teacher you will be following the instructions on this video. I apologize for the inconvenience."
The class watched the older man turn on the tv and leave. They watched a too happy woman explain how to make pizza.
"This is ridiculous." Megumi sighed as she got her purse and walked out of the room.
"Let's go." Ami and her friends all walked out too.
Sesshomaru watched as Sakura and Karou also get up, leaving him alone at his station.
He couldn't even enjoy one good thing.
Getting to his feet he followed the woman out, but unlike them he didn't leave the building, he walked deeper in.
Being in the middle of creating blooming roses on a tiered cake was not easy. She had to hold her breath to make sure the lines would be even and connect. It was someone's anniversary and she needed to make sure the lovestruck husband was not disappointed. He had mentioned that his wife was very detail oriented and that meant she would criticize the fuck out of this if there was even one mistake.
"Kagome!"
She flinched but was able to pull away from the cake before she ruined her work. She glared over her shoulder at Kaede, who was staring at her through the flaps of the curtain that led to the showroom of the cafe.
"You have clients here to pick up a cake."
Nodding, Kagome set down the icing bag and wiped some of the icing off her hands. They were still stained red from when she had mixed the color in. Oh well, she wasn't going anywhere.
Pushing the curtain aside she found the two happiest men standing on the other side of the counter. By happiest she men stoic, it was Sesshomaru and his bodyguard Genkishi.
"Taisho-san, Genkishi-san!" She greeted, "I assume you're here to pick up your order?"
Sesshomaru nodded, "You were not in class last night."
Her cheeks became flushed as she remembered her loss of temper. "Well I said some things I probably shouldn't have." She tried to laugh it off but the other two weren't smiling. "I lost my temper with the man in charge of our paychecks and, anyway I don't regret it." Much.
"I heard." Sesshomaru smirked, "But you should be receiving an email with your reinstatement by the end of today."
Kagome found herself blinking up at him for a few seconds as her brain recognized his words. "H-How?" There was no way they would hire her back after calling the faulty coordinator a 'punk bitch who kisses this old hags ass'.
"They heard the voices of your students." He replied, ignoring the pointed look Genkishi sent his way.
"Oh," Her lips split in a toothy grin, "that's good, I was beginning to worry I'd have to go job hunting again!" She pulled out her phone, which she hadn't checked all day due to work and opened her mail app and sure enough there was an email from the school.
"Kagome, no phones!" Kaede scolded.
"Sorry!" She grinned, slipping the device back into her apron pocket before bowing at the taller man. "Thank you Sesshomaru-san."
"It was not a problem." He waved her off, "I paid for your services and I shall have them."
Ignoring how dirty that sounded she thanked him again and went to the back to get his order. The small box had a receipt on it but she took it off. She wasn't going to make someone who got her job back pay. Maybe she would bake something for all her students for the next class.
"One pretty, flowery, birthday cake." She placed the box between them and opened the box so they could see. "How does it look?"
"She will like it." Genkishi said, and began to pull out his wallet.
"It's on the house." She said, "It's the least I can do to thank you."
Sesshomaru frowned. "I can pay, money is not a problem."
Rich people.
"Money's not the issue Sessho-Taisho-san." She said, "I want to thank you and you don't need my money so accept my gratitude through cake."
He seemed to think on her words for a few seconds before nodding."On one condition." He said, "You will call me Sesshomaru."
"Well that's easy enough." She grinned, pushing the box closer to him. "Let Rin know I said happy birthday Sesshomaru-san!"
After reaching their car Genkishi turned to send a questioning look at his boss. "You are giving this civilian a lot of privileges."
"She is helping me accomplish a goal. She is an ally." Golden eyes narrowed on his second in command, "When were you given the right to express an opinion Genkishi."
Lowering his eyes, Genkishi held perfectly still. "I apologize Sesshomaru-sama."
Kagome created a personalized cupcake for each member of her class, using what small things she remembered about them as the main point. Sakura had cherries blossoms, Karou a jasmine, Megumi a stethoscope, Sesshomaru pastel flowers and the list went on.
"Kagome-sensei you're back!" Ami grinned, "I heard you said some mean things to that old Tanaka guy and got fired."
"Well apparently you guys were too stubborn to accept that I had left and walked out. That is not adult behavior."
"Right and calling someone a-"
"If you repeat those words I will not give you your treat."
Brown eyes slid to the clear plastic container with colorful deserts in them. She made a wise choice by retreating.
Everyone seemed happy with her return and immensely enjoyed their cupcake. She decided to wait a few minutes before starting class, getting into a conversation with Misa, who wanted to discuss how to get pizza crust to rise.
"Are you not going to eat your cupcake Sesshomaru-san?" Sakura asked, noticing the older man didn't touch his desert.
"I'm not fond of sweets."
"Oh, are you going to give it to the scary looking bodyguard?"
Sesshomaru smirked at the thought of presenting Genkishi the desert. The man would probably display it as a family heirloom. "No, I will give it to Rin."
"Is she your daughter?"
"No."
"Your girlfriend?"
He shook his head, "She is a little younger than you, but she is family."
Sakura nodded eagerly, Sesshomaru didn't talk much so she wanted to keep it going. "Does Rin-chan like flowers?" He nodded, "I like them too, that's why Kagome-sensei made these on my cupcake. I want to go home and show this to papa before I eat it though. I think he would want to take a picture. Nee-san already ate her so she won't be able to show papa..."
"Alright that's enough socializing, it's time to enter the realm of making the perfect rice omelet!"
A blur of orange and white slammed against his legs, arms wrapping around his waist. "Sesshomaru-sama you're home!" Rin's joyful voice cried out.
Smiling softly he patted the top of her head, "I'm home Rin."
"I was excited to show you what I did in class today!" She grinned, taking a hold of his hand and pulling her into the living room. She sat him down on the couch and pulled out a piece of paper from her backpack.
It was a history test, she got a perfect score.
"Good job Rin." He ruffled her hair and smirked at how happy she was from just that small gesture. "You've worked hard. I've brought you a gift."
"A gift, for me!" She was practically shaking with excitement. "But my birthday is over?"
"Hm." He held out the small box he had placed the cupcake in.
The smile that spread across her lips made him want to bring home a cupcake everyday but he knew Jaken would disapprove.
"It's the same kind of flower like the one on my cake!" She noted.
"It was the same baker." He replied.
"They do such a good job!"
Dark hair and bright smiles came to mind, so similar to the girl before him. He leaned on his elbow as he watched Rin eat and talk about her day.
She had changed so much since he found her four years ago. Her trauma may have made her forget, thankfully, but he never did. He never would and he would fulfill the promise he had made to her.
A lot of jumping around in this one, but the story is going to pick up after this chapter, for better or worse Kagome will get to know Sesshomaru a little better.
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