Inuyasha

Chapter 7: Mere Coincidences

"That despicable maggot!" she growled out angrily, slamming her hand onto her table hard as it shook the content on the table, and surprising her secretary Takemaru.

Her eyes glowered dangerously as Takemaru stood to her side, keeping his silence and distance from her. He could feel that rage coming off her, and knows from experience that at the moment it was best to not approach her least he gets the brunt end of things.

"Have you made the arrangement," she asked, looking at Takemaru from the corner of her eyes, slanting her head ever so slightly as she regarded her secretary coldly.

"Yes, Miss Higurashi, everything has been set up," he told her with a formal bow.

"Good, nothing is to go wrong tonight, everything will go as planned," she said, standing suddenly as she took her leave from her office, leaving Takemaru where he is as she disappeared down the hallway.

Kagome disappeared after lunch to elsewhere, only reappearing in her office at the end of a workday timing to see Takemaru already there and awaiting for her. Again they waited, as she sat in her office, silently finishing up her work as they waited for more time to pass.

"Miss Higurashi, the car is waiting downstairs,"

Dinner was going to be a prequel to their 'marked' that night, but that was really nothing to it, especially since she had already gotten used to it.

"Good evening, I hope that you do not mind that I brought another companion along with me tonight," her dinner guest said with a smile as Kagome was lead into the private room along with her dinner guest, only to see Naraku sitting in there with a raised cup of sake to his lips.

Naraku smiled as his eyes landed upon Kagome coming into the room at the same time as said dinner guest. Kagome stopped in her step as she stood by the door looking sharply at Naraku with a frozen stiff smile upon her face. Quickly collecting herself within seconds, Kagome turned her head towards her dinner guest with a smile before seating herself in the remaining seat opposite of Naraku.

"It's good to see you again Miss Higurashi," Naraku greeted as he stood up whilst waiting for Kagome to take a seat before taking his own again.

"Likewise Mr. Kagewaki," she returned smoothly, her face schooled back to that of a professional as she took a seat opposite of him.

"I had my secretary arrange for our entertainment tonight," Kagome said just as a group of four geisha entered their room, dressed to the finest in their kimono and white painted face makeup and done up hair.

"I'm sure that the entertainment for will be to our expectation," Naraku cut in before the other as the main guest voiced his approval as well.

"I hope so very much gentleman," Kagome said as dinner commenced, leaving the table in the midst to 'freshen up' she says as she excused herself.

"Play things by the ear tonight," Kagome says as she issued out her order to Takemaru who followed her since she exited the dining area, waiting for her direction. "And watch out from everywhere, especially with that Kagewaki Naraku being around,"

"Yes Miss Higurashi," he said leaving her as she continued on towards the bathroom where she took her time in freshening herself up before of the mirror.

"You don't look too happy to see me," a familiar voice said as just as Kagome exited from the female washroom, continuing on forth without looking behind of her or to the male that spoke to her.

"That's because you are right, I am not," Kagome confirmed what he just said as soon as they made a turn at a corner.

She would have continued on, but when she felt that he was suddenly nearer to her, she was quick to avoid his touch, but somehow nearly stumbled as he grabbed hold of her wrist pulling her forcefully into his waiting arms.

"This is a pleasant surprise, having you fall for me," he said with laughing eyes and a smirk curling up at the corner of his lips.

Kagome glared at him as she quickly pushed his away from her, stabling herself immediately as she gave him a warning looking whilst turning on her feet to return to the private room. Their guest was still having his fill of food, drinks and the geisha especially that Takemaru had made arrangement for.

And tonight because of Naraku, they have to make some changes to the plan, though it is a good thing that she no longer dirty her hands, but instead have a team of people that she trust enough for them to carry out her orders without fail. Though she fear that they might have to cancel the plan to continue on, that would means that everything would have to be pushed back.

What an irritating factor he is, always so random and does as he pleased, always ruining her plans and meddling with her pace.

"Should we call for another round of sake Managing Director?" Kagome asked as she took back to her seat, pushing her hair behind of her ears as she sat elegantly before of him, sizing the other up as she studied him like a prey.

"Of course, of course! Vice-President Higurashi, your hospitality is really good, nearly top notch I would say,"

"Oh?" she asked amused eyes narrowed at the other as he was being served by two of the geisha by his side.

"Should we continue drinking at another place later Vice-President Higurashi, it will be such a delight,"

Just as she was about to reply, "I'm afraid Managing Director, we had prior engagement to go drinking together after this," Naraku smoothly cut in as he closed the door behind of him silently.

Ever the snake charmer, making people dance to his tunes no matter what the situation, everyone but her. However now the situation is that with his interference, he is providing her a rather good cover in some sense, and she gets to keep him from meddling into their current case as well.

"I apologize for that Managing Director, but as you can see, we have agreed prior to tonight's dinner together, I just didn't expect for his appearance in tonight's dinner with us," Kagome said as she explained the 'situation' to him.

"My that is a disappointment, perhaps another time we go enjoy ourselves together Vice-President Higurashi," the Managing Director says as he continued to be served and pampered by the geisha, whilst Naraku allowed them to serve him food and drinks as they made small talks.

Perv, I'll have you know the price of my accompaniment, Kagome thought as she smiled politely at the two male opposite of her.

Even when they parted, Naraku was by her side, escorting her to a drinking place of his proposed choice, especially after saying that they have made prior arrangements to that Managing Director.

"You're not running away, that's a surprise," Naraku commented with a laughing tone as he turned his head sideward to see a rather serious and distant Kagome looking at the passing scenery from the car.

"You're that foolish enough to do something to me, not tonight at the very least," she commented without turning her head.

"Oh?" a smile played upon his lips as cold brown red eyes narrowed to look at her with interest.

"Foolish you say," Kagome remained silent, not saying a thing or bother to explain.

Naraku glanced at her with a slight tilt of his head, seeing that proud, cold and aloof her not minding his presence, be intimidated by it or even feel the least affected by it. Though that is all on the surface, what she feels on the inside he does not know, but he looked forward to breaking that façade of hers and bare the true her beneath. With a smirk playing on his lips, he directed the chauffer to another location for drinks, changing his mind of the original place that he had chosen.

'Hmmmnnn…Show me more, Kagome Higurashi, I look forward to seeing more,' That smirk of a smile played upon his lips, refusing to leave as he found himself more interested in her, than he would in most other females around of him.

Kagome looked at her phone, the time has yet to pass, and there was no disturbance so far, no message no nothing. They've yet again changed to another plan, something unplanned for, but she more or less has a little more than half chance in knowing that it will be successful.

"Where are you looking," Naraku says leaning the side of his head on his hand propping his head as he looked at her with interest. "Or should I say that what are you waiting to end,"

Kagome's body tensed up as she looked at her cocktail, then lifted her head to look out at the scenery from the high leveled bar belonging to this hotel that Naraku had chosen for them to drink at.

She swirled the cocktail in her glass as she looked at the color of it mixing with the dim lighting of the bar, the lights from the scenery outside of the window, and the pale moon that hangs in the cloudy sky.

"Why ask what you seem to already have a hunch about," Kagome says as she drank the rest of it down before setting her glass down on the counter again.

"I prefer to hear it from you," he casually answered, indicating to the bartender for two more drinks for them.

Kagome did not reply him, reaching out with slender fingers as she picked a piece of fresh fruit from the few plates of finger food before of them.

"How about something stronger for a change to our next drink," Naraku suggested, already making the order to the bartender without Kagome's confirmation.

"What's the point of your question," Kagome voiced out as she looked at her phone for the timing and for any incoming message as well.

Naraku smiled like a sly fox, as he watches Kagome reached for another piece of finger food, different from piece of fruit that she had picked earlier on, something more savory this time. And just as she was about to bite into it, Naraku closed in as he closely placed his lips over her, hovering like of a gentle breeze blowing over.

"The cheese is rather good tonight," Naraku commented, eyes locking onto Kagome's own surprised ones as she looked at him blankly for a second and a rakishly charming smile touches his lips.

Her eyes looked down to his lips, a ruby color under this lighting as his tongue forked out to lick his lips, that piece of cheese that she had picked in his mouth chewing ever so slowly. She lifted her gaze to meet with his, as they silently challenge one another.

"Excuse me for a moment," Kagome says as she stood up, wiping her mouth delicately, "I need to wash up a little, I hate the taste and touch of something foreign," she says, giving him a dangerous glare as she grabbed her bag and went towards the Ladies.

"Oh…what a scary look she has upon her face," Naraku commented as he motioned for the bartender to bring them both a new bottle to be opened as he waited for her return, a playful smile upon his lips as he slanted his eyes in the direction of where she had left.

Kagome looked at her own reflection in the mirror at her reddened lips as she washed it a few times rather roughly and hard to remove that lingering feel that she felt upon her lips from where Naraku had stolen that cheese with his own lips from hers.

She glared at her own reflection in the mirror, before straightening herself up again as she gently patted the water off her face, giving her reflection one last look at that reddened cheeks from the alcohol, and her now slightly swelling red lips from all that rubbing and cleaning.

"I've taken the liberty of opening a bottle whilst you were freshening up," Naraku says as he turned in her direction, standing to help seat her properly before taking to his seat again.

"I'm surprise at your alcohol stamina," Naraku commented, as the bartender poured them each a cup.

"Bartender I would like a change of cup," Kagome says as she picked a piece of fruit, and placing it into her mouth as she watches Naraku like how he is watching her.

He wet his lips a cool smile upon his face as he lifted his glass to drink from it, they eye contact never once wavering. However it hid that itching annoyance in him looking at how swollen her lips looks to be, like she had been kissed thoroughly.

"Kagome," someone called out to her as she turned her head slowly to see Sesshoumaru standing there, so proudly looking at them so fiercely it seems with those pair of cold golden eyes.

"Sesshou-maru…" Naraku glanced at her, a moment of thinking that perhaps he was the one that had cause her lips to be so…well kissed…

"Mr. Taisho," she corrected herself as she regains her sense of surprise in seeing him there.

"What a coincidence Mr. Taisho, would you like to join us for a drink or two," Naraku invited in a calm even tone as he looked at the other evenly, but Sesshoumaru had his eyes on Kagome.

His eyes trailed down to Kagome's lips for a moment, and then to her eyes, holding it for a long moment, before side glancing at Naraku. Through his silence, it irritated him, especially with the way that he was looking at her, and then at him. It was annoying how unwavering and cold as ice Sesshoumaru is, always portraying that he has control of all the situation no matter what, even now, and never once shown any form of different expressions.

"A coincidence," Sesshoumaru said, glancing at Naraku but said nothing more as he turned his attention back at Kagome who was looking at him calmly as though she was not surprised to see him there like she initially had been.

"Would Miss. Higurashi be needing a ride back," Sesshoumaru asked her, not once bothering with Naraku's presence as he continue to hold Kagome's eye contact.

"I-"

"I'll be gladly to offer Kagome a ride back after our drinks," Naraku cut in, not liking the situation somehow, especially that silent relationship that seem to be going on between them.

Sesshoumaru glanced at Naraku with that same cold unwavering golden honey eyes at Naraku, but did not linger long on him as he returned his attention to Kagome. Kagome did the same and that annoyed Naraku even more, something that he had not expected, not especially towards another female who merely holds his interest.

"I'll…"

A/N:

Hello
This is a longer chapter than my usual, I hope that those of you who are reading this story is enjoying it.