A/N: I just went back to read what I've posted so far and noticed, my markers showing a change in perspective disappeared upon posting. D: I do apologize about that, hopefully this time it shall cooperate!
Also, I did notice I dropped the ending to that chapter like a hot potato. I thought it ended better than that, but since I have to go back and forth in my spare time to write I should have read over it before posting. :x
LadyP: I didn't think about his 'sit' command since she didn't say it in anger. xD Thank you for pointing that out!
Groaning and pulling the covers over her head as she gets blinded by the light streaming into her window. "Now, Kagome! You need to wake up or you're going to be late for school!" Her mom tsk'd as she practically floated out of the room and on to wake up the others in the house.
She would have growled if it were possible, but her vocals settled on a groan instead. Why couldn't school offer night courses? Mornings were absolute torture, and it should be illegal to be up this early. She got enough sunrises while traveling with InuYasha in the past, and she wasn't ready to start again so soon. School.. wait! She didn't have school today… She had to intern for her business course at the TashioInc building.
Squealing, she leapt out of the bed though with her feet tangled in the covers as they were she promptly fell onto her face and lifted her face up to glare at the sudden laughter at her door. "SOUTA, IM GOING TO KILL YOU!" She screamed at her little brother as she watched him run away, most likely uploading her latest moves onto the internet. She was going to be late for her first day interning! Screaming, she hurriedly threw on her business casual attire; a simple black pencil skirt, a white button up quarter length sleeve shirt, and some white pumps. Thanking kami that she had washed her hair the night before, she hurriedly bunched her mass of ebony locks on top of her head and secured it with two chopsticks.
Hollering to her mom and ji-chan bye and she'd see them after her internship was through for the day, she took off running through the front screen and down the shrine steps. Luckily she lived close enough that she could run/powerwalk to the company. Had it been actual school she had to be at today, she would have had to catch the bus and it would for sure have made her late. She raced past the bustle of pedestrians and shot out between cars which received a bunch of honking and people hollering out their car windows. She paid them little heed as she raced down the walk to make sure she would be on time!
There were so many cars in the city, the limo that cruised past her and stopped just in front of the building she was going to do not even catch her eye. Blowing out a relieved sigh, she slowed enough to catch her breath as she breezed up the steps and pushed through the revolving door and headed up to the reception desk. The lady at the desk looked down her nose at Kagome, who huffed and rolled her eyes as she cleared her throat. "Hi! My name is Kagome, I'm here to start my internship for my business class..." she ventured to the receptionist.
"Miss Higurashi, you are late," She began with a sneer. "That is most frowned upon here at TashioInc. Do not let it happen again." She narrowed her eyes at Kagome before her attention was caught by the front doors opening and revealing a tall figure in a perfectly pressed business suit of a dark gray color. His sharp aristocratic features causing all the females in the lobby to practically swoon, not to mention his long silver hair that he wore loose around his head was something else entirely. "Good morning, Mr. Tashio!" she greeted dreamily in a too high pitched voice.
A chill ran up Kagome's spine. She deff did not want to meet the owner of the company after she had been running late on her first day! Stifling a groan as she slowly pivoted on her heel to see what had caused the receptionist to change moods so quickly.. Her jaw almost hit the floor! There was no freaking way. Freaking out and spinning around to face the receptionist once more, Kagome closed her eyes and wished she could hide.
She could feel a presence at her side, though she refused to look up and catch those molten amber eyes that she knew would be there. There and probably looking down at her since she took a small look around from beneath her bangs and she was the only one not facing him and looking at him longingly. She tapped her nails on the desk before her, and cleared her suddenly dry throat. "Uhm.. miss…" she tilted herself to read the lady's name tag. "Gura, can you please look to see where I am to go?" she urged, receiving a glare from Receptionist Gura for interrupting her from gazing on the handsome Tashio.
"She's with me, Gura." The sound burr vibrated against her. This was NOT happening, she couldn't accept it. Gura's hands stilled on her keyboard and she looked up at Mr. Tashio with wide eyes. "This is Ms. Higurashi, yes?" He asked, quirking one of his elegant silver eyebrows up in question. "W-w-wh-why y-yes, Mr. T-t-ta-tashio." Gura stuttered before holding a hand out to indicate Kagome. "Ms. Higurashi, you are to intern as Mr. Tashio's personal assistant..." she drifted off, glancing back at her computer screen just to verify the information.
Gulping, Kagome plastered on a tight smile as she glanced up to none other than Sesshomaru himself! Or at least one of his descendants, she mused liking the later idea better than the first. "Good morning, Mr. Tashio!" she greeted the male with an outstretched hand. Taking the proffered hand, Sesshomaru raised it to his lips and placed a chaste kiss across her knuckles. Mentally grinning at her sharp intake of breath as she snatched her hand from his, this was going to be amusing.
Kagome jerked her hand back into her personal space, trying not to noticeably rub at the goose bumps that now adorned her arms after that! Her face a lovely shade of red as she turned back to Gura and grimaced at the glare she was receiving from the receptionist. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she wrapped her arms across her chest and narrowed her eyes at the Sesshomaru look alike. "Lead the way, sir." She uttered softly, feeling like this was going to be a very long day indeed.
Frowning at his tall, straight back as she trailed in the wake of SesshouTake2, she glowered. Why couldn't she feel any demonic energy seeing as even if this was a descendant of Sesshomaru, he would have to have even a little leaking out of his aura… but she felt nothing? Puzzling over this concept she started to wonder if she would be able to find out if this really was Sesshomaru or a child. She knew it was odd that in just 500 years to her time, all those demons had just up and disappeared when they could live for centuries upon centuries themselves. Now she was going to be wary of even going outside! Her mind running a mile a minute, she didn't notice when SesshouTake2 had stopped and she ran smack into him and would have fell down onto her rump had his arm not shot out and snaked around and pulled her back up against his back, keeping her from tumbling down ungracefully.
She could have sworn she heard a growl at her gasp, and she stumbled back and out of his grip trying to straighten her clothes with a fierce blush spreading across her face. "I'm so sorry!" she squeaked out, training her gaze on her white pumps and wishing she was anywhere but here at the moment. Hearing a ding of the elevator, she mentally cheered her sarcasm at having to be stuck in an elevator with him. She really just wanted to get her assignments and get out of his line of sight as quickly as possible.
A tugging sensation pulled in her belly as if as he stepped away from her, her body automatically was tugged along to follow on its own accord. Too stunned by a grin quirking up the corners of his lips as he turned around to face the doors, she gulped and stepped onto the elevator beside him. A long day indeed.