I can force a laugh

Kagome watched as Kagura hopelessly hinted her want of Sesshomaru to him. She was flirting! She could not believe it, and he was just sitting there and she had to tag along for this?!

Kagome could not help but notice Kagura's foot rubbing against Sesshomaru's leg. Her eyes went straight to his face, he looked unmoving as normal. She didn't understand why he wanted her here.

But as the night went on, Kagome picked up on the fact that Sesshomaru was not indulging Kagura, at all.

Sesshomaru offered Kagome more wine, but she waved it off, this was too good to be drunk. It was getting late however and she wished he would hurry this up, how long could one sit at a restaurant?

So when Kougra went to the restroom Kagome leaned to Sesshomaru "Hey, how long are we staying?"

"Do you have a bedtime?" He asked sipping his wine,

"No, but do you really need me for this?"

He slanted his eyes to her "Do you have a date you are missing, Kagome"

She bit her blush back "No"

"Then sit back and be happy"

Kagome sat back and pouted, gods he was a jerk, why did she like him again? Kagura came back and sat down closer to Sesshomaru "Why don't we drop the kid off Sesshomaru?" She purred as she narrowed her eyes slyly.

Sesshomaru stood up "Kougra" He waited for her to stand,

"Yes?"

"You're fired." He said his voice calm and yet somehow devoid of emotion.

And her perfect smile faded "What?"

Kagome stood, unsure of what was going to happen next.

"I said you're fired, you no longer work for me."

"Why and you tell me this now!"

"You have already made of fool of yourself Kagura."

Kougra picked up her wine glass and Kagome stood back, no way was she about to throw it, right?

"Woman, do not even think about it"

"Fine, fire me! you will regret it, who is going to do my job, all those money hungry fan girls?! How funny Sesshomaru, let me know how that goes." The wind sorceress snarled as she turned and stormed away, an angry wind followed in her wake.

Sesshomaru looked at Kagome "Come Kagome"

Kagome nodded and exited with Sesshomaru and once they got in the car, she let her shock show "Woah."

"Indeed."

"You knew, didn't you?"

"She is a mere gold digger, as she so calls it"

"Wow, so you fired her, because she wanted to be romantically involved?"

He glared at her "This Sesshomaru does not do romantically involved."

She knew that.

"So now what?"

"I will have to replace her with someone"

"Um, Sesshomaru, I don't know if you know this, but every girl under the sun wants you"

Sesshomaru leaned over and put her chin in his hand and pulled her close, her hands went up to rest on his chest.

"Every girl?"

She freaked, then she faked a laughed and quickly pushed him back, warning bells were going off after all.

"Hehe, very funny Sesshomaru."

She had to fake a laugh, if she didn't she might have done something far worst, like swoon.

He smirked "Fine, you can have her job, we leave at the end of the week."

"Um, what?"

"You need a job and I need someone who does not 'want me' as you say."

Oh shit, this was bad, but good, but bad, "Yeah but, me?"

"Do you not want a job?"

"Yes."

"Did you not want to work for my father's company?"

"Well yeah."

"Fine, you're hired"

Kagome eyed him, this could be a good thing, but a bad thing, what if she slipped up?

"Do you plan on getting married soon?"

He looked at her crazy "No, why do you ask?"

She sighed "No reason."

"As a sign on bonus I will buy that building you like, and rent it out to you when you're not working for me."

She loved that damn building, he knew what he was doing "You're trying to buy me aren't you?" She asked as she crossed her arms.

"Is it working?" He asked not looking at her,

"You know it doesn't work for you bother or you father."

"I am not them, and they don't know what it is that you want, plus I am not buying you, you will pay rent to me"

Damn, Sesshomaru 1,000, Kagome none, She did need the money, and she really did like that store front "Fine, but don't think your money can buy everything Mister Tashio."

Sesshomaru slowly looked at her, she had to be the only woman in the world that would say that to him.

"What?" She asked uneasy under his look,

"Say it again."

"Say what?"

"My name."

"Mister, Tashio."

That oddly sounded arousing coming from her to him, and she wasn't even trying, maybe he had too much wine, if that was at all possible. Kagome faked another laughed under his burning gaze, and he picked up on it, she always did that when she was nervous. Sesshomaru looked away and smirked, he could not wait for Inuyasha to hear about this. His brother was going to throw the world's biggest tantrum yet.