Inuyasha

Chapter 5: Troubles

'Stubborn man,' Kagome cursed not for the first time in her head as she deliberately avoided Naraku, making sure that every single one of her schedule clashes with his.

At times like these, she really wished that her Godfather would assign to her something to do aside from the work that she now do to front the company. Not that she enjoyed most of it much at all, but to avoid that pestering male, she sees why not.

"Have you no other things better to do," Kagome growled out as she drummed her finger impatiently on her office table, impatiently glaring at the said person that has been annoying her to no ends since the day that they first met.

And to add to his appearance, so were her some times sleepless nights where she would have nightmares. At first she had found a way to keep the nightmares away, but later when Sesshoumaru started asking her about what she dreamt about, she pushed him away, like everyone else that gets a little too close, and has also since stopped sleeping with him.

"I do, but this is just as important," the handsome looking man with thick black wavy hair tied up into a high pony tail with his almost demonic cold red eyes glanced at her with a smile and an unknown twinkle in them.

"Mr. Kagewaki, the board has yet to reach a decision and until then, we could only convey to you and ask that you be patient about it. The board members are still deliberating on this partnership and would like to be very thorough about it,"

"Oh that I understand perfectly Miss. Higurashi," he said casually, pushing the matter aside, and causing Kagome to look at him suspiciously, making him smile at her charmingly and so 'innocently' like he did nothing.

"I heard that you're searching for someone, perhaps I could offer my assistance to you," he said, getting into the main topic as he watched her every little emotions on her face, but was somewhat disappointed when he saw not too much of a response.

Kagome raised a brow, looking in his direction, a ghost of a smile upon her lips seemed to mock at him silently as she looked at him in a long manner as though pretending to think on his words for a moment.

"You might have heard wrongly Mr. Kagewaki," Kagome flatly throw that question aside as though it did not bother or matter to her, whilst in her mind she was already curious about what he knows.

"Really? Then I might have heard wrongly, I thought for sure that she was the one that placed you in the very position that you are in at the moment," Naraku made mentioned purposefully as though her reply meant nothing at all.

Kagome's smile stiffened a little upon her face for a moment but it remained the same as she looked at him again with slightly clouded eyes with mixed emotions that spoke volume yet of riddles to him.

"I believe Mr. Kagewaki, that you have you're overstepping your boundaries into my own problems," Kagome told him evenly that polite smile upon her face as she regarded the other.

"Takemaru will show you out, I'm sure a busy man like you have a busy schedule," Kagome continued, saying just as the front door opened to see Takemaru coming to stand by Kagome's side as he politely bowed to Naraku with a 'please' sign, a simple sweep of his hand in the direction of sending him out.

Naraku only smiled at her warmly but his eyes flickered between the calculating self and amusement. "I would like to say so, then I hope to hear good news from you the next time we meet Miss Higurashi," he told her with a slight nod of his head as he gracefully headed towards the door of her office, but just as he was about to leave, he half turned his body to look at Kagome for a moment.

"I will send your best regards to Mr. Taisho," Naraku added almost meaningfully and yet overly casually before leaving as the door closed behind of him with Takemaru leading Naraku the way out of the office.

From the last thing that he had said to her, Kagome could already foresee that he is headed to meet up with Sesshoumaru soon, but that did not mean that it would worry her. There is little that even Sesshoumaru will bother about her, after all, they have already set the arrangements between the two of them clearly.

"Miss," Takemaru reported back in as he stood before of her as though waiting for the next order to come from her.

"Find out all of his relations, their connections and profiles," Kagome said after a long thought, before standing as she made a grab for her phone to make a call to her Godfather to let him know of certain situations.

To say that they were already this close in the first place is not true, in fact one could say that she was his hostage, if not for the chance that she was able to somehow hide from them, and right beneath their noses, that he was slightly impressed. Though when faced with death that was another thing when she fought back tooth and nail, like a cornered animal.

She could still remember killing a person for the first time that day when one of them got too close to her hiding spot, but it was enough for her to take his life, if not it will be hers that will be going up to Heaven, or possibly Hell. And from since that day, the triad boss had taken a shine to her, finding interest in her as he kept testing her, whilst observing her from the dark. How she rose to her current position was not by sleeping with the Boss as compared to how most would view it, but instead was really just because of his whim to suddenly want to elevate her position, but also not without cause or lack of her abilities.

"Hello Godfather," Kagome said with a slight smile upon her face as she entered the living room area where her Godfather was already waiting for her, drinking his tea silently as he looked out to the courtyard, looking at the simple but lush greenery of his garden.

"Kagome, come sit with me," he called to her, no longer using his tone of authority as the 5th generation of the clan.

Kagome did as she was told, sitting opposite of him as she looked at him curiously, whilst he did the same, observing her before sighing inwardly and got to the point.

"You're no longer young Kagome, and neither am I, I want to see that you have someone who can take care of you, and take of this clan should I be gone one day,"

"Godfather," Kagome wanted to protest but he look at her with a command in his eyes that she could only silently wait for him to finish saying what he has to say.

"And I've already lined up a few candidates for a marriage interview with them for you," that part made her pale a little as she felt what she dreaded seem to come forth spilling.

"But Godfather…I'm not ready to settle down yet, and I'm still considered a youth, a young adult in age wise," she tried dissuading him.

"My mind is made up, and to put this old man's mind and heart at ease, go for those marriage interview and see which of them you think is most suitable, if not I will make that decision for you," the old man told her, and Kagome could tell that this time it is not going that easy for her to weasel her way out of this.

"I'll try, but if none of them could enter my eyes, then please do not arrange for me another marriage interview…I'm not ready for it yet, I'm afraid of doing something uncontrollable again," Kagome told him in a soft voice as she held her gaze with the old man who could only acknowledge the compromise that she had presented to him and took it immediately.

Even he knows that there are some things that he should not forcefully push onto her, and this is one of them. He had expected to spend a little more time in persuading her to do as he wish, but it would seem that things are going smoother than he had expected.

"I heard that there is a new venture that you would like to consult with the rest of the board of Directors, about a new business, to be opened in Hong Kong aside from the business of a casino hotel,"

"Yes, I would like to present it, but I believe now is not the time for it until more information could be found," Kagome told him without a trace of bothering to hide that fact as she took on a more formal tone and stricter look upon her face.

She had expected some sort of trouble today, but never had she expected it to put her in such a problematic position, especially when it comes to her marriage. This she would have to see on how to handle it later, for now she would have to just take things as they come.

A/N:

Hello
Not too sure if there is anyone reading, but I hope that you enjoy it, though it is slow, I'm planning on taking my time with this and not rush into it too fast. Hope that you guys enjoy it.