Hello! Sorry for the small delay in updates, I had gotten stuck with the order I had originally written the story in, I believe I've fixed everything now though! And I hope things will be more linear and clear!

-sidenote readers: ffn formatting will forever be the death of me, fortunately I refuse to stay dead!

Please enjoy! and review!

I do not own InuYasha.

He had been working at the little editorial company for several years now.

Working his way from part time editor to on the board of writers and one of the people who approved articles for clearance was a feat he took great pride in, though he had no need to boast. He had learned years before that the fates of wind could change eaisly and everything you had sought after could be taken from you in a blink of an eye.

Fate was a cruel mistress when it wanted to be, other times life would be kind enough to throw a bone your way every now and then.

Pun not intended.

Taking the job was one of the catalyst of change for him in his life, and it seemed like fate was bringing him another change of life in the form of a young intern girl who worked on the lower level floor below him.

At first he didn't take notice of her, keeping his distance as he usually did with most of the other employees. He was often brushing off attempts at conversation that he saw as inane banter and usually settled for short sentences, sometimes not even that. Often he replied with a grunt of affirmation or more often a grunt to let the other person know, 'I just heard what you said, but I don't really give a damn...'

~.~

He couldn't even explain to himself the reason why he had decided to help her out that day.

The frazzled intern who was giving off waves of panic and distress from miles away, and that carried the faintest scent of something floral that even he couldn't be certain of.

It was something distinctly her.

Odd but captivating.

~.~

Even while focusing intently on his daily routine, his mind couldn't help but remember and try to decipher her scent. He didn't even realize that his interest had been caught.

His mind had been strangely blank when he had first met her and helped her to her destination. He hadn't stayed long enough to get a good look at her, the one thing besides her scent he could remember clearly was, her ruby red earrings...

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