Author's Note: I'm sorry, I don't know much about the Computer Industry. LOL. I'm just trying to give my smut story more depth. I did my best to research (thankfully the Internet is a plethora of info). Still, I don't want to get caught up on those details. Please go with the flow and enjoy the fic. THANK YOU.
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The Higurashi Girl
Chapter 3: Strictly Business
She was late.
She brushed her long, dark brown hair and tied it into a loose pony tail. She looked at herself in the mirror and turned to the side, straightening out her blazer by the hem at her waist and put a hand over her abdomen, slightly arching her back and turning side to side and turning her head slightly left and right to check.
Could you tell? She thought. No. It was too soon. She was just late.
Oh, god. What if it's twins?
Her knees got weak a little and she felt queasy, but she pushed the thought aside, took one last glance in the mirror, brushing back her bangs before heading out the door.
(-)
"Sango, are you alright? You seem distracted." Said woman turned to look at her female friend and intoned lightly, "hm?" Kagome was now the Team Lead and Inuyasha was the Project Manager for their group's software development. Sango was the program designer, Shippo was system analyst, and Miroku was the marketing coordinator. It was no coincidence they all got assigned together.
As soon as it was lunch, she grabbed Kagome's arm and pulled her into the ladies' bathroom, locking the door. Kagome stayed quiet, watching her friend as she checked the stalls and came back. She whispered, "I've been sleeping with Miroku." Kagome's eyes widened and she leaned in eagerly, "since when?" "Like a month ago. That night at the office party. We did it in the cleaning closet! Oh my God, then we went back to his place and we've been hooking up since! Now, I'm late." She confessed. She covered her face. "How late?" Kagome asked as she put a hand on her friend's shoulder. "Like three weeks." Sango answered. "It's probably just stress. This project has us all stressed out." She assured.
Sango looked Kagome in the face and narrowed her eyes, "you're eerily calm about this." The younger girl's cheeks blushed, "I mean, I'm not one to talk, but shouldn't you be more careful? Like didn't you use protection, though?"
"Kagome, have you…? Did you..? Inuyasha, wasn't it?!"
Sango almost squealed as she bounced in place. Kagome hid her face in her hands, "sssh. How'd you know?" The older girl rolled her eyes, "That kiss at the New Year's party then you guys disappeared. But, I don't think anyone else noticed. So, how was it? I bet it was passionate, huh, cuz you two were always amped up around each other." Kagome felt her cheeks burn as she brought her hands to her face before snapping her head up to bark, "what about Miroku, huh?!"
Sango's eyes widened and she turned bright red. "Okay, not ready to talk about this." She said with a sigh. Both girls slumped together and sat on the bathroom floor with their knees to their chests.
"We haven't been very careful, either. We should probably get on the pill or something." Kagome recommended. Sango nodded silently in response. "Inuyasha obviously has to act like normal. He comes off as a jerk, honest to a fault, and unable to understand the subtleties of the human spirit, but his personality is hard to dislike." Kagome added, then she felt a flick on her forehead. "OW!"
"Oh my god, you're in LOVE with him!" Sango brought her hands together like she was going to clap and she grinned. "Stop it! YOU have feelings for Miroku!"
"I do and I don't know what to do about it. Appearances can be so deceiving." Sango admitted. Kagome shrugged, "I guess we just go with it." "Well, let's get out of here and get food." Sango recommended as she straightened out her skirt. "You mean a pregnancy test." Kagome half-joked as she playfully jabbed her friend in the side.
The test came back negative (for both of them) and they picked up condoms.
(-)
"Kagome, I need to see you in my office, please." Inuyasha said as she was walking back to her cubicle. She nodded curtly, but when the coast was clear, he'd practically pulled her inside. His hands were on her quickly and he kissed her. In surprise, she stumbled backward and sat on his desk. She tried to catch her breath, "wait. Wait." He hesitantly paused and pressed his forehead to hers and confessed, "I've been thinking about you since you left." She smiled widely against his lips and admitted, "me, too." "Yeah?" He began smugly and continued, "What about?" Her eyes widened. She wasn't expecting to have to tell him. He kissed her neck and collar bone, further distracting her. "Um," she started. "This." "What?" He pressed. Her cheeks flared red. She stammered, "uh…ah…your lips on my skin." "Really? Where?" He encouraged. He started to butterfly kiss her cheeks, lips, ear, and throat. She felt his teeth gently graze the tender flesh on the junction of her neck and shoulder. She was getting light headed. "Aren't you worried we're gonna get caught?" She finally said. "Heh, we're not." He sounded confident and tucked a hand behind her head, taking a fistful of hair as he tilted her head back. He kissed her sensuously, deeply but without tongue, just lips over lips.
She made a little moan and brought her hands up to his shoulders. His other hand rested on her thigh and brushed under her skirt. Her hips bucked forward instinctively, moving to find his hand and apply pressure in the desired spot. She was so responsive to his touch that it delighted him to no end to just tease her.
She reached into her blazer's pocket, pulled out a condom and held it up for him. His eyebrows raised, but he understood, "Oh." He took it between his fingers, but still held her hand in his, the wrapper crinkling between their palms. He reached down to undo his pants when they were interrupted by a knock at the door. Inuyasha growled and cursed as he pulled himself away. Kagome hopped into the chair instinctively and started "working" on something. He tucked the condom into his back pocket and flung the door open. It was Kagura. "Oh, good. You're both here. It's time for the conference call." She stated professionally, but her eyes wandered over to the girl at his desk.
"You do realize most projects run over their time and budget? 75% fail." Kagura stated matter-of-factly to the younger brother. "Yes." He answered curtly. "I know this is your first project, but you were chosen for a reason. I expect you to uphold the schedule and deliver the value. I worked hard to have a secure baseline. You have to believe this project will succeed." Sesshomaru added as he folded his hands behind his back. Inuyasha sat and replied assertively, "I got this." "Very well. Let's start the conference call with the Steering Committee, The Band of Seven."
(-)
A few weeks later, they got a video call from their Executive Sponsor, Bankotsu, that there would be a conference that weekend where the Project Manager and Team Lead would meet with their stakeholders to brief them.
After that, Kagome had to take over the call with their Business Analyst, Koga because Inuyasha nearly blew a gasket when Koga doubted they would meet their expectations.
She giggled flirtatiously, "You're the best. Yeah, I'll save you some sugar for your tea. We'll see you at the conference. Looking forward to it." She hung up and Inuyasha immediately snapped, "what the hell was that?" She raised an eyebrow and tilted her head slightly. Her next move would be to put her hand on her hip or cross her arms. Miroku, Shippo, and Sango tensed at seeing the familiar body language, but their higher up was always indifferent or clueless to her cues. "We're going to take our lunch." The dark blue-eyed man stated as the three slunk out of the room.
"We have to be professional. That call was embarrassing. You were flirting with him! This is business. It needs to be strictly-" She cut him off, "You talk about being professional; someone had to butter the guy up cuz you couldn't keep your temper down. The conference is this weekend." He scoffed. She threw her hands on her hips, "Don't tell me you're jealous? What kind of girl do you take me for anyway?" "Whatever. You're right and you're free to do whatever you want." He averted his gaze from her and zipped up his laptop case.
She crossed her arms and shifted her weight to her other leg, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Go ahead with Goga."
"It's Koga. We have to work with him. Don't be a jerk."
"What? I'm not. He's a jerk."
"Not that it's any of your business, but he's not my type, Okay?"
"You're not my girlfriend or anything. No need to explain."
She didn't say another word to him. She gathered up her papers and walked out.
Inuyasha knew he just fucked up. Dammit! He cursed at himself for not following after her.
-o-o-TO BE CONTINUED-o-o-
A/N: See you all in a month! Ch. 4 is already ready to go.
