Chapter 5

Because Sesshoumaru had made him spend so much time getting his coffee Naraku was way behind on his work. Believe it or not by the time he finished it was already 3:22 am.

"Dame where did the time go." Work starts at six thirty; it would take me an hour to get home and an hour to walk back. An hour at home isn't worth the effort, might as well stay here till morning. This was my first all nighter at work, hope it doesn't happen to often.

Naraku took a minute to look at him self, his hair was still a mess and there was a big coffee stain on his shirt.

You can sure bet Sesshoumaru is going to make fun of me, if he sees me wearing the same dirty shirt from yesterday. Hey, maybe there's a bathroom here, I seen ones in places like this.

In the dark hallway Naraku made his way to the nearest bathroom. Unforgtably there was no bath room on this floor so he had to walk down the dark stairs. He almost tripped over his own feet getting there. In the men's room just like he thought there was a shower. It had a glass slide the door. He undressed and hanged his pants on a hook and took his shirt into the shower to wash. In side there was a bar of soup, shampoo and conditioner.

"How convenient."

When he opened the facet he expected hot water to come out but freezing cold water poured over him. He yelped in surprise and jumped back. He tried to adjust the tempter but it didn't change.

"Figures Sesshoumaru would give his employs a shower that only has cold water." he spat.

It wasn't anything new to him so he quickly washed. Naraku had managed to scrum the stain out of his shirt, it was soaked but clean, besides it would dry soon any way, the only problem would be the wrinkles but he didn't mind. He twisted it a few time to squeeze some of the water out.

"Ah, I feel better." He looked around for a near by clock. It was about 4:00. He still had time to spare. He might as well take a short nape. Going back to his cubicle he rests his head on his desk, it was a little uncomfortable but exhaustion puts him to sleep in minutes.

He slept peaceful till he hears someone calling his name. Rubbing the sand out of his eyes he turns to see how had woken him.

"Dame Naraku, your sisters have been worried sick about you." Bankotsu said.

"I forgot about them. Call them and tell them I'm alright." He said then yawned.

"Here, use my cell phone." Bankotsu pulls out his simple red and black cell phone given to him be the government. I should get one, their free and come with free minutes every month.

"No, you call them, I don't want to hear Kagura yell at me." he said.

"And what makes you think I want to?"

"Come on man I just did an all nighter."

Bankotsu signed "Fine but you owe me one." he dial the number. Naraku could hear Kagura's worried voice but when Bankotsu began to explain things she started to yell and demanding to speak to Naraku.

"Sorry Kagura but I got to go. Alright, alright, I'll tell him, now good bye." He quickly hanged up.

"She said your dead when you get home and she blew one of my eardrums."

"I'm in no rush to get home now." Naraku said.

"Well in that case you wont mind working late again tonight." Both the employs turned around to see there boss. He stood tall in a black suit with his hands folded behind his back.

"I needed someone to fill out those construction papers anyway. I was going to make Jaken do it but you have much more experience then him." Sesshoumaru said.

"But Mr. Sesshoumaru I spent all last night at the office"

"If you had got the right coffee the first time then you would have had plenty of time to finish your work."

"I'm not a machine. I can't keep going all night."

"Nonsense, I have employs that work three day without a break, you will manage." After he left Naraku whispered 'bastard'.

"He really doesn't like you." Bankotsu said. At that moment Naraku's stomach made a loud rumbling noise. 'That's right I haven't eaten since yesterday.'

"Looks like you could use some food. Let's go eat."

"I can't afford to buy anything" he sadly lowered his head and rubbed his belly.

"That's OK, we get free breakfast in the kitchen. "

"Why am I only hearing about this now?"

"I guess I forgot to tell you." Bankotsu chuckled.

In the kitchen there were a few people surrounding a round table. There were beagles and slice fruit spread out on it. Well it doesn't look so bad, I'm surprise Sesshoumaru would do something nice for his employs. There were only plane bagels and orange slice but he take it anyway, after all beggars cant be choosy. Quickly eating his first and probably last meal to day he returned to his cubical. There was already a huge pile of papers on his desk waiting to be filled out, sighing the red eyed man sat down to start.

The first few papers were about the company's electronic production. Apparently he was suppose to make a big graph about which games were the most popular. Then he had to compare the prices with over twenty other rival business. He was also suppose to look up what people wanted in there merchandise. To top it off he had to come up with a new idea for a new cell phone that was coming out soon, and all this was due in three days. The next thing he had to do was go to every floor and make sure every one had "in case of emergency' paper. Naraku also had to sign some papers to exterminate one of Sesshoumaru's buildings in Seirei Shi. It had a rodent infestation that had currently closed it down, Sesshoumaru wanted that taken care of right away.

The final thing he need to do were the construction papers, Sesshoumaru wanted to expand his businesses to America. 'Like he didn't already have enough buildings. He's going to take over the world if no one stops him.'

Too be able to do this he would need to hire employs form across the country. Then buy the supply and not let forget the building permit, pulse those pesky strikers. To build the giant sky skyscraper they needed to destroy a children park and the locals didn't like it.

Sesshoumaru was making Naraku fill out the building permit order the supplies and find construction workers. Which meant he would have to make a dozen different papers and look through phone books and accounts to get the right information.

It was 9:30pm when he finally finished. He had managed to complete the permit and now he only need to mail it and it should be complete in a months or weeks or sooner knowing Sesshoumaru. He also had a list of construction works profiles who were available. He would give that to Sesshoumaru so he could decided who he wanted to hire. He had gotten some information about the electronic production but he still need to make a graph.

Most of the people had gone home, some had stayed, he notice Shippo was one that stayed, the boss butt kisser. Reaching the door to Sesshoumaru's office he Knocked hard. When there was no answer he banged on the door.

"Come on Sesshoumaru, I want to go home." he yelled.

When he received no answer he decided to walk in. To his sunrise the room was empty. Well I'll just leave it on his desk. Placing the large stack of papers in the center of his desk Naraku turned to leave. Before he left a soft sofa caught his eye. It looked so nice and cozy. That tiny cubical hurt his back and made his legs stiff. After spending hour in it that nice sofa looked like heaven. It wouldn't hurt if he just sat down for a few seconds.

Sitting down he let of a relived sight. The sofa formed to fit his body as he sunk into it. He could feel his muscle relaxes. It was so nice, nicer then his own bed.

Sesshoumaru had gone to use his private bathroom in his office. He was planning on heading home soon; you could imagine his surprise when he found a sleeping Naraku on his sofa. He had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming. He slowly moved closer to him. Sitting down next to him he took the time to admire his features. He had smooth pale white skin almost as pale as himself. He had very long eye lashes. His plump light pink lips were slightly parted as he slowly breathed. He had a slender face and his cheeks were light pink.

Sesshoumaru reached out and touched his hair; he ran the black lock threw his fingers. It was very curly and slightly tangled, he did his best to entangle the knots without waking the sleeping man. The first three buttons of his shirt were unbitten exposing his chest. He was about to wake him but then Naraku did the unthinkable.

Still sleeping Naraku leaned over resting his head on his lap. You can say for sure he was taken back be the action. Giving one of his rare smiles Sesshoumaru started to stroke his long hair being extra careful not to wake him.

"It been years since my sight was grace with such a delightful sight." He chuckled, running his hand down the sleeping man hair he notice how soft it was.

"I should probably wake him up." But he couldn't bring himself to ruin this beautiful moment. He stay like that for about ten minutes, he couldn't stop him self from staring at the pretty man on his lap. If it wasn't for the knock at the door he would have kept staring at him.

"Mr. Sesshoumaru I have your coffee." Kogome said.

Naraku had started to wake up because of the noise she was making. Cursing under his breath he moved Naraku off him with out waking him. Standing straight his faced went cold.

"Naraku." He shouted. The raven haired man jumped awake, he rubbed his eyes and looked around nervously. The confusion showed on his face.

"Did you enjoy your nape?" He said smugly.

"I… hmm."

"Shame on you for sleeping on the job, no less my office. You came into my office without permission too. I told you when you first came here you weren't allowed in here with out permission. Then you have the nerve to sleep on my sofa, I don't pay my employs to sleep. You better have a good explanation." He growled.

"I finished my work… and I was going to give you some papers. You didn't answered and the door was open, I was tired and just wanted to go home, so I was just going to leave it on your desk. My back hurt and your sofa looked so nice. I wanted to sit on it just for a few minutes but it was so comfortable I accidentally fell asleep. I'm so sorry it won't happen again."

"We will talk about this later, for now I just want to go home, leave." Naraku quickly made his way out of the room nearly knocking the girl down.

Kogome came in and handed a cup of coffee to Sesshoumaru. He napped it out of her hand and gave her a glare that nearly made her run and hide. She quickly walked out of the room with watery eyes.

Stupid wrench, if she hadn't come in then I would have been able to spend more time with Naraku. If she wasn't my brothers girl I would fire her on the spot.

Naraku was terrified when he left Inu Corp. What the hell is that monster going to do to me, if he wanted to fire me he would have done it right there and then. He had something worse planed; I can only image what horrible thing he will do.

As soon as he opened the door he was greeted by a crying Kana. She grabbed his leg and buried her face into his jeans. Naraku was completely shocked considering she never showed much emotion.

"Big brother, I thought you abandon us." She cried out. Kagura ran up and hugged him too.

"You stupid idiot, you should have called." Kagura said.

Naraku took both of them into his arms, he held them tight while they cried. He let them cry all they wanted. It was nice to know there were people who still cared about him.

"Shh, shhh, its OK, stop crying. Everything is alright. I promise that I will never abandon either of you." he said. He swore he keep his promise, his sisters were the only thing he had left in this world. He would kill and die for them. I couldn't image living in a world with out them, I rather die.

All of a sudden Kagura swatted him over the head and glared daggers at him

"Next time you do something like that I'll cut off your cock." she threatened.

"Alright, alright, now let me go to bed. It's been a long day and I'm tired"

"Ever since you got that job you haven't spent anytime with us. Even with your other jobs you always had time for use. I miss you big bro." Kana said.

"I'm sorry, it just that I need this job, it's the only place that will hire me. I promise that this Saturday well spend the whole day together.

Climbing into bed his two sisters lay beside him. He was out like a log in moments; he did have a long day it was nice to sleep in a bed but he still thought Sesshoumaru's sofa felt better. Kana snuggled into his chest and Kagura wrapped her arms form the back. He felt like he was in a sandwich. But was reassuring to know his sisters were near by and safe.

The next morning Naraku climbed out of bed slowly so he wouldn't wake his sisters. Bathing and dressing he started that long walk to work. By the time he got there his shirt was dripping with sweat, thank god the elevator was working, it was also nice to see that the elevator was empty too. One of the things Naraku hated most was crape spaces. He didn't like that crappie elevator music to but there was nothing he could do about that. Now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head all day.

At the 30 floor he walked in the kitchen to find something to eat. Today they were serving cartons of milk and doughnuts. Seeing the carton of milk it remind him of middle school and how they would give this to them for lunch. Taking one he stood alone in the corner, he watched as the lowly employs chatted amongst them self's.

How can they live lives like this, don't they know no matter how much they try they wont ever get a head. The only things here for them was to work and obey, its a sad reality. They don't know how things really are, like I do. Employs like this are worked like dogs for thirty or forty years till they are fired with no life insurants or medical care and there nothing they could do about it. Not when a company had hundreds of lawyers, plus there's the risk of them counter suing and taking every thing they have. In the end they are left with nothing. I really don't want to end up like them. I have to start over before its to late. I'll save enough money and move to America. With all my experience they would have to hire me.

"Hey Naraku what's up." Bankotsu asked cheerfully.

"How can you be so happy and peppy all the time?"

"For me every day is a clean slate. I don't like to be all stressed out all the time. You should just go with the flow."

"Well for me it's not that easy, I have to worry about other people besides myself." He growled.

"Calm down, you really shouldn't glare like that, you'll get more wrinkles."

"I don't have wrinkles." He growled again.

"There's no shame in ageing."

"I'm not old." He marched out of the kitchen scowling.

At his desk he began to work on the graph. In his note book he had wrote down rival business and the most popular products. And he figured out that most people liked the smaller products rather then the big ones. They were easier to manage and more convent to move. He also came up with another idea but he didn't know if Sesshoumaru would like it.

"Naraku in my office." Came Sesshoumaru's voice. Looking up he saw a loud speaker in the corner of the room. Stupid brick was to lazy to even get out of his office. What a waste of money.

"Bring me the building permits" he said.

Grumbling he grabbed the papers and walked ten steps to he reached Sesshoumaru's office. He wished his cubical wasn't so close to the jack ass. Opening it he closed it behind him. There Sesshoumaru stared at him with amusement.

"I finished it, once you mail it, it should only take a few months till it's approved. But considering its you it should only take a few weeks. I doubt they dare keep you waiting."

"You make it sound like I'm above the law. Do you really think I have that much influence over the government?"

"Don't you?" he said with little emotion.

"I'm surprise you finished them so fast." He said, ignoring Naraku's last question. "I thought it would take you at least three days.

"Well it wasn't the first time I done things like this." Naraku eyes widen when he realized his mistake. He had let precious information slide. It seemed Sesshoumaru notice how he tensed up and decided to pressure the subject.

"Really where? I seen your job prescription and it doesn't mention you working in a place that would give you such advance work."

"I… When I was in collage my professor would let me help him with his work for extra credit, it wasn't too hard."

"So he let his students work with such complicated work."

"Well I was top of my class, and between you and me, he was a pretty lazy guy."

"I see, it seems like you were quit the student in you youth."

"I'm not old." Naraku barked.

"How many years had it been since you went to collage ?

"I don't know five, six, fifteenth tops." He whispered that last part.

"I'll take your word for it." Sesshoumaru chuckled.

"Age is a number anyway." Naraku muttered.

"Oh I agree with you on that one. Too me it doesn't matter about the age, it's only the body that counts. You be surprise about how many people let their body go when they age. I'm surprised you still have such a great body considering your age."

Naraku blushed slightly, he hated when people would complement and insult him at the same time. His father used to do it all the time and he would hate it. He had a feeling Sesshoumaru was the kind of person to do it often.

"I'm going back to work, have a good day." He turned to leave.

"Naraku, don't forget about the chart I told you to make. I want you to present it to me at a meeting first thing tomorrow morning. It better be good, I expect nothing less from the top of the class."

"Whatever." He walked out of the door.

The next morning Naraku woke up early then normal. He had to get every thing set up for the meeting. He had a huge graph and about twenty papers explaining it. It was hard getting that big chart to work especially since it was raining. He sacrificed himself and covered the graph with his umbrella while he got wet. Now he was soaked in water instead of sweat. It wasn't much better, well at least the chart was dry. He was suppose to go to the meeting room, only problem was he didn't know were it was. Luckily for him a security guard walked by.

"Excuse me sir, can you tell me where the meeting room is." The man had black hair tied in a pony tale. He had dark skin and sparkling blue eyes. He was a young man dressed in blue jeans and white work shirt with a blue security-guard vest. At his side he had one of those long black sick's shaped like an L.

"It's on the 35 floor. Go down the hall till you reach a big room with lots of chairs and a desk, with a cute girl behind it. Don't touch her she mine." He said playfully. Naraku rolled his eyes.

"There should be two giant doors with big golden hoop knobs, that the entrance to the meeting room. You can't miss it."

"Thank you Mr.…." Naraku leaned over to get a close look at his name tag.

"Mr. Kouga."

"Just Kouga, anyway, it was nice to see you again Mr. Origumo Naraku." Naraku froze. How this guy know who I am.

"Who are you and how do you know me?" he growled.

"I'm not surprise you don't remember me. I used to work for your father. I was one of his underlings. I was just a trainee when your father's company was taken over. I'm so sorry for what happen. I really use to look up to your dad. I still can't believe someone took him down. How's the old man doing?"

"He's in jail, life sentence." Naraku said sadly.

"I'm really sorry, I didn't know."

"Do me a favor and don't tell anyone who I am. My name is Naraku Hekio. You know what I'm capable of."

"Relax, I won't say a word."

"You must think I'm a joke." Naraku looked down

"No… why do you say that?"

"I'm working for the very man who destroyed my fathers company." Naraku formed his hand into a fist. He was so angry right now.

"I don't think of you. Times are tuff and we have to do what we must to survive."

"Thanks for the directions."

"Take care of your self Naraku." Kouga yelled

Fallowing Kouga's directions he ended up in a big hallway, just like he said there were giant doors with golden hoops as knobs. Dose the guy think he lives in a castle, he so full of himself.

The lady behind the desk and brown hair tied in pig tails and blue eyes just like Kouga. The label on her desk said Ayame. When Naraku stood in front of the desk she stopped singing papers to look at him.

"I'm here for a meeting."

"Name?"

"Naraku Hekio"

"Go in Mr. Sesshoumaru is expecting you." she gave him a fake smile. Naraku could tell the different, he seen them most of his life.

Since I was so early I expected to see the room empty but it was completely full. There was a long rectangular table with ten people sitting on each side. They sat in big black armchairs. Every signal one dressed in a black suit expect for the three women there. They wore black vest with skirts. At the ended there was Sesshoumaru, just like the others he wore a black suit. His silver hair brushed neatly behind him with a few strands going down his shoulder. He was the only one who looked at him when he came in, every one else didn't notice or were too busy. Naraku saw how lifeless their eyes were, they concentrated on their work and nothing else. They must have been typing a hundred words a minute on their laptops. They all looked like cold emotionless cruel people and Sesshoumaru was their leader.

"Naraku, your early, well since you're here you can't start." It was a good thing Naraku was already wet because he was sweating like a pig. He hoped he would have time to review what he was going to say. Quickly sitting up he turned around to see all eyes on him. They all looked at him coldly and crule. It was like a lion looking at a baby dear.

This is nothing. I use to do things like this all the time. It's not like someone is holding a gun to my head, which I been threw that to. I've gone threw things way harder then this.

After giving himself a quick pep talk Naraku began to speak. He started explaining how inu corp. had the best prizes among the competition.

"I've done some research and discovered that the elderly are 30% of our electronic buyers. When it comes to cell phone, lap tops and other products I think we might attract more of the older generation if he made the products easier to use. Add a way to make the words bigger and give less complicated instructions. Half the reason the elderly don't like modern electronic is because they don't understand them."

After that he started to explain how the most popular product was the inu cell phones, second were the game consoles then the laptops." He showed them on the chart how the electronic have been rapidly growing in marketing over the last year. The employs he had been talking to were listening and righting notes, they all stared at him with intense consideration. Finally all he had left was his new idea for the cell phone.

"Well it's not really an idea for the phone, more of an accessory for the phone. When you go to buy a cover for a phone you see they have lots of colors and patterns, it remind me of those pictures that you would move back and forth and they seemed like the were moving. I was thinking you could make a phone cover like that and people would be more attracted to that then the others. I remember when I was a kid I use to love looking at those cards."

"That concludes my presentation." I waited to see what they say.

"You may leave now Naraku." Sesshoumaru said.

Naraku was surprised but he should have known Sesshoumaru wouldn't give him a kind word. And he spent a lot of work and time on the project too. Backing up his thing he quickly left that horrid place. He swore the sun was brighter and the air was cleaner when he left that room.

"So how was your first meeting?" Ayame asked.

"Terrible, it was like I was in a room with hungry wolfs."

"It can be scary with all those beady eyes staring at you." Naraku laughed at her joke.

"Your right about that. Well it was nice meeting you." he waved good bye to her.