InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ All In a Day's Work ❯ You Snooze, You Lose ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

A/N: Hey everyone. I revamped a fic I was working on a few years back (under the name twix addict -_-) I have changed some things to make the story better so I hope you like it. Please tell me what you think. =]

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Co. does not beling to me. =]

Here goes it!
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Chapter 1: You Snooze You Lose
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"Kagome, aren't you a little tired of being single?"

What a lovely start to a what will most surely end up to be another pathetic dinner. Kagome dropped her fork and looked up at her grandfather. He stared at her with pity in his eyes which made Kagome feel worse and began yet another lecture.

"You are going to be twenty-two years old in four months. You are smart, beautiful, kind. Why are you still waiting? Especially when that boy--"

"How many times do I have to tell you that I won't marry Hojo?" Kagome's grandfather has been dreaming up a wedding between her and Hojo since she could remember. It seemed to go hand in hand with her miko training. A waste of time in Kagome's opinion, seeing as humans and youkai lived together just fine. There was no need for purification anymore. Still, ever since she was little, Miko training was all she ever did. She wouldn't have minded so much had it not been for her sister, Kikyo. She out shined her in every aspect of it and made it look so easy, which frustrated Kagome even more. And to put the icing on the cake, Kikyo fulfilled her grandfather's hopes, and found a monk to marry. The day of the wedding was like a passing of the torch; Kagome was next. The fact that Kikyo got married at an early age, twenty-one to be exact, made Kagome's life even worse. Her grandfather expected the same or more from Kagome, and now that she was nearing twenty-two, the tension seemed to get thicker as the days passed. The clock was ticking, as her grandfather often put it, and he needed to make sure the family heritage stayed strong with priest and miko powers. Kagome could have cared less.

"Just give him a chance. You might grow to love him!" Her grandfather was very persistent.

"You want me to GROW to love him? I don't want to get married and hope for love. I want to marry after I've fallen in love. And for your info I don't have to marry a priest just because you say so!" Her grandfather looked a litte hurt and looked down at his lap. Kagome felt a little bad, since she didn't mean to sound so harsh, but she had all she could take. Now it was her mother's turn to speak up.

"Kagome, your grandfather only wants what's best for you. You should be a little more understanding." Kagome sighed and turned to her mother. For some reason, dealing with her mother was always harder. Gramps has always been and will always be old fashioned and ridiculous. Her mother, however, was once a young girl too, and being raised by her father meant she had an arranged marriage, so Kagome couldn't fight her with the 'it's not fair routine,' because her mother already lived it.

"I'm sorry, but I lost my appetite. Excuse me." Kagome got up just as Souta was entering the room. "Sorry I'm late, baseball practice got a little intense...what's with her?" Kagome walked right by her younger brother and the rest of the family ignored his question. Souta shrugged and served himself and they continued to eat without Kagome.

Kagome was sprawled on her bed and looked up at the ceiling. "Why doesn't he get it?" she asked out loud. She turned over and thought of ways to get out of all the pressuring. She could move, but she doesn't have a job. At least not yet. It was indirectly her grandfather's fault after all since he insisted on her working somewhere 'human-friendly', like there wasn't enough of that around. The conversation didn't last long, since Kagome doesn't like to participate in anything that involves people telling her what to do. She was always very independent and though her family scolded her for being 'impulsive', she just called it living. She thought about living on her own again and the unemployment issue was still floating around in her head. Then she got an idea. "Where is that paper...," she mused to herself and started to open and close drawers.

"Talking to yourself again?"

"Be quiet Souta, unless you're going to help me. If not go away."

"What are you looking for?" Her brother walked over to her to see what the fuss was about.

"I had this card with a phone number on, it was for this big corporation...umm I can't even think of it right now..."

"Was it this?" Souta flashed a black and red business card, not before looking at himself. "This card is kinda cool Kags, Taisho Enterprises...isn't that like the biggest youkai run company in Japan?"

"Gimme that!" Kagome snatched the card from her brother as he stuck is tongue out at her, "and yeah it is. One of their representatives gave me this card during a career fair before graduation...I wonder if they still have my resume?"

"I dunno. I don't think gramps will like it if you--"

"Well that's too bad for gramps. If they hire me, I'm definitley going to accept." Souta rolled his eyes at her. "Yeah whatever. Human or not, you're an idiot, I doubt they held on to your crap..."

"Shut up. You'll be eating those words when they hire me. Now get out of my room before I kiss you on the cheek." Souta didn't even blink. He ran out of her room before she could even get close. She giggled and started to play with the card in her hand. "I am definatley going to give this a shot."

Morning came and Kagome instinctivley went to her cell phone and dialed the number on the back of the card. She normally felt nervous about interviews and such, but her determination to move out was overriding her fear. She had planned what she was going to say too. "Good morning, my name is Kagome Higurashi, I spoke with a representative from Taisho enterprises a month back and I would like to know if I could speak with someone about an opening..."

Then someone picked up. "Taisho Enterprises Japan how may I be of service today?"

Kagome went blank. 'Crap, i knew I should have written it down..' She mentally kicked herself and began to search her brain for the words she so meticulously planned just moments before the call.

"Hello?" The person on the other line was growing impatient.

"Hi...I mean good after--morning! Good morning! I spoke with a representative a while ago, and I was wondering if there were any open positions at the company..."

"Who is this speaking?" The person sounded bored.

"Kagome Higurashi." She let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding and felt a wave of relief pass through her.

"I see...actually yes, I will transfer your call to someone who can help you. Please hold on." The muzak started to play. Kagome suddenly felt more relaxed. 'The hardest part is over,' she convinced herself and waited patiently for three minutes.

"Thank you for calling Miss Higurashi, I am the president of Taisho Enterprises, Sesshoumaru Taisho." He sounded very calm yet authoratative.

"Good Morning Mr. Taisho, thank you for attending my call." Kagome didn't know how she mustered up the courage to speak with the president of the company. 'I can't believe I'm talking to the owner!'

"I will make this brief since I have to go on a small business trip in about an hour. It says here on your resume that you have a Bachelors in Marketing and specialization in advertising and we need someone with your skill set. You don't really have experience though, am I right?"

Kagome felt a little nervous. She really needed that job. "Well it's true that I don't have much experience, but I can assure you that I am more than capable of handling anything that is thrown at me. I am responsible, reliable, and creative. You will not regret hiring me if you do." Sesshoumaru paused for a moment on the other line and for a second Kagome thought he hung up. 'Maybe I was a little to cocky..'

"I like your confidence. See to it that I don't regret hiring you."

"I got the job?!"

"Yes, listen I have to go now. Be here Thursday at eight am." Click. For a while Kagome just stood there, wondering if she just dreamed the whole thing up. Did he really just hire her over the phone? Wasn't there supposed to be an in person interview and then they call you? Be there Thursday...that's in ten days! Then she pinched herself.

"OH MY GOD!" She jumped up and down and kissed the business card over and over again. Whoever this Sesshoumaru Taisho was deserved to be showered in gifts. Who cares if it's a youkai owned business? They hired her.

"What's the matter Kagome?" Her mother and grandfather only stared in disbelief at Kagome while she was jumping on her bed.

"Kagome you're too old to jump on the bed like that...it's going to break!" Her grandfather tried to pull her down, but she ignored his hand and kept on jumping.

"I don't care. I'll just buy a new one." Kagome's mother frowned. "And with what money?" Kagome grinned widely and finally stopped jumping on the bed to walk over to her mother.

"Well with the money I will be making from my new job of course!" Her mother's frown quickly gave way to a smile that rivaled Kagome's and her grandfather couldn't resist grinning himself.

"That's wonderful Kagome. Where did you get hired?" He asked curiously.

"Taisho Enterprises. The president of the company talked to me himself. I hired me on the spot over the phone, isn't that great?!" Her mother was excited for her, but her grandfather suddenly changed moods.

"Please don't tell me you accepted..."

"Ofcourse I did, why wouldn't I?"

"No grand-daughter of mine is going to work at a Youkai owned company. Call them back and tell them you won't work there."

"No. I already accepted, and I start Thursday." Kagome looked at her gramps square in the eye. She had never seen him so disappointed, but she wasn't going to back out just because he didn't like the company.

"Why can't you be like your sister? She is happily living in the shrine across town with her husband and has beautiful twin girls. All without the help of Youkai!"

"Why can't you accept that I don't want to live in some dumb shrine for the rest of my life? I don't care if it's a youkai company." Kagome's grandfather looked defeated.

"Kagome please, don't do this to me...don't do this to your family!"

'Is he serious?' she thought to herself, and felt the anger boil up inside her. She has had enough. Now more than ever she was sticking to her plans, even if it meant being disowned.

"I'm sorry, but I have to live my life. Not the one you want me live. If you aren't going to be happy for me, I understand. But don't stand in my way." Her grandfather didn't answer her after that. He only let out a sigh and walked out of her room. Her mother gave Kagome a strange look. It was definitely a sad look, Kagome knew that much, but was that pride? Was she proud of her? Kagome was lost in her thoughts and before she knew it she was all alone in her room again.

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"Well I'm on my way, wish me luck!" Kagome was beyond excited as she waved her mother good-bye. Her grandfather wasn't so kind to her. He didn't even speak to her during breakfast. It was awkward, but she wouldn't let it get her down. It was her first day of work, after all, at the famous Taisho Enterprises. She spent the night before finding the perfect 'first day of work' outfit. She settled for dark gray trousers and a sea-green camisole that was accented with beads in different shades of green. She finsihed off the look with the matching gray jacket that was a short puffy sleeved version of a blazer and a pair of black, leather flats. Though she wore them from time to time, Kagome was not very fond of heels and considering this was her first day on the job, she did not have the slightest idea of just how much walking would be involved, so she went the safe route with her shoes. Despite her excitement, she was able to obtain a good night's rest.

Now on her way to work, she wore the premeditated clothes with confidence and even decieded to pick her hair up for a change in a sensible ponytail and side swept bangs. She had seven pierceings, three on each ear and one at the cartilage on her left ear, but she only wore two diamond studs to avoid looking over the top. She was now a professional and childish things like piercings had to be kept at a minimum. "Hmmm maybe I shouldn't have put on lip-gloss...ohh parking!" Kagome was graced with all the luck in the world. She made it fifteen minutes early with a parking spot to boot. With every passing minute, Kagome felt like she could conquer the world. She made her way into the building and introduced herself to the clerk at the front desk.

"Oh they've been expecting you, please follow these directions," the clerk said while handing her a sheet of paper. Kagome said her thanks and took confident strides towards the elevator. "Hmmmm twentieth floor, make a right..." She idly pushed the button and waited for her turn to leave. With every passing floor, 3, 5, 14, she felt her confidence turn in to panic. Was her hair ok? Did her breath smell good? Did she forget to put on deodorant like the time she went out to the movies with some friends? The idea of quickly smelling her pits left as soon as it came for the paranoia of someone walking in and catching her in the act. 'They might even have video cameras in here...' Now she was even more nervous. Had they noticed her fidgeting? Were they all watching her in some big conference room, pointing their fingers and laughing? The loud ding of the elevator shook her out of her thoughts and she timidly stepped out of the elevator. Floor twenty was quite large. A rather lovely lounge area was set up in the middle complete with expensive looking leather couches and magazines. She reached for the paper that was given to her upon entering the building. "Go right..." she muttered to herself and found a beautiful wooden door engraved with the image of an angel holding a ball in her hands. Flowers also adorned the door and they seemed to come alive even if they were only wooden carvings. Even the handle was magnificent; it looked as though it was carved from a black pearl. 'They sure went all out with this huh?' She remembered why she was here and tentativley tapped on the door, as if knocking the proper way would have broken it somehow. She was rattled out of her thoughts when the door began to open.

"Come in," was all she heard the man say. She left the door open just enough for her to pass by and made his way back to his desk. Kagome was in awe; it seems the door was only the tip of the iceberg, for the office of this man was incredible. The focal point was the window, which acted as the one of the walls of the office. His desk looked like it could seat five comfortably, yet it did not overpower him. He motioned for her to sit and she obeyed, feeling a little awkward sitting in such a large chair.

"I am Sesshoumaru Taisho, the president of Taisho Enterprises." The handsome yet very intimidating man extended his had toward her and Kagome followed suit. His hands seemed very gentle, almost feminine in his own way, but looks can be deceiveing. He had a very tight powerful grip and delivered a handshake that was borderline painful.

"I apologize, I forget my strength at times with humans, especially female ones." Kagome flinched a little and started to wonder if taking this job was the best idea. She knew that Taisho enterprises was a youkai owned business, but she also knew that humans worked there, so there should not be any worries. However, his statement about humans, as harmless as it seemed, showed that maybe Sesshoumaru was not to fond of them.

"It's alright, there is no need for apologies," Kagome said despite the tiny pain she felt in her fingers. Sesshoumaru wasted no time and continued to speak. "Like I explained the other day, I have summoned you because we are in need of a person in charge of advertising. You graduated with a good GPA from a well known university, but you are also inexperienced...however, that isn't necessarily a bad thing since your youth might inspire some creativity in you." Kagome simply listened and thanked god that her hard work payed off. The inexperienced part hurt but that is a thing of the past now that she found work.

"To put it simply Kagome, you are going to be in charge of creating ideas for our products. As you may well know, Taisho Enterprises is the leading metal manufacturer in all of Japan with expectations to grow abroad. We supply unique high grade metal for autmobiles, airplanes, bicycles, even silverware. We are still number one, but competitors are starting to gain on us, and we need to make sure we stay on everyone's minds when it comes to their metalic needs. Do you understand?" Kagome nodded as she took in all of this information. She actually found it rather amusing that he was so serious about metal, but then again, it's that same ambition that generated his millions. She looked over at him once again to take in his features: long, silver hair that reached the back of his knees, golden eyes that seemed to command respect from anyone and anything, a tall, lean body, pointed ears and facial marks that were proof of his Youkai heritage. Sesshoumaru noticed Kagome staring, and as if he read her mind said, "I am a direct decendant from a powerful line of Inu-youkai." Kagome felt an embarrased flush after realizing how long she was looking at him. 'Inu-youkai...like a dog?' Sesshoumaru got up from his desk and motioned for Kagome to do the same. "Come, I want to show you your office."

'My office...my very own office?' Kagome gushed to herself. 'This day can't get any better!', and right on cue, Murphy's Law had begun to unravel Kagome's almost perfect day. Sesshoumaru stopped aburuptly and stared off into space. "That's strange, I thought I told him to take care of the office while I was gone...typical. I suppose you'll have to make-do with whatever I can come up with...this is such a nuisance." Kagome was confused to say the least. 'Was he building an office...just for me?' Confusion turned into warmth as she felt touched at the thought of the President of the company building an office just for her on what seemed to be the most exclusive floor of the building. Sesshoumaru began to wander around the open space, almost tracing an outline of where Kagome's office would have been. Meanwhile she stayed still only observing until Sesshoumaru gave her another order. He perked up suddenly. "I think I've found a fitting solution to your little problem. Follow me." Kagome followed Sesshoumaru all the way to the opposite end of the floor. There she saw another decorated door, only it was slightly different. This time the woman at the door lacked wings, and appeared to be a normal human, yet she still had the same beautiful face that the one on Sesshoumaru's door had, only in her eyes, there was sadness. Atleast that's what Kagome thought it was. Once again, there was a sphere in her hand and the flower carving followed the same design as the other door. 'Is this another one of his offices?' Kagome pondered to herself while Sesshoumaru opened the door. Kagome was taken aback when she saw that this office had a completely different style. Sesshoumaru's office was regal and elegant, this one was contemporary, masculine, and even slightly juvenile. Regardless, the furniture still looked very expensive, and although different, it was still classy. Sesshoumaru began to speak again.

"You'll do fine here. I'll arrange for some of the workers to bring in another desk." He looked outside the large window and fiddled with the blinds. Not the main feature of the office, the window in there still had a nice view of the skyline.

"Another desk?" Kagome bit her lip. 'Just how much work will I be getting that I need two desks?!'

"Yes, that desk isn't yours. It's the Vice President's." Sesshoumaru glided over to where Kagome was standing. "I trust you won't have a problem sharing this office..."

"No! Not at all, I just don't want to inconvenience the VP, since it is my--"

"An inconvenience is just what he needs. Don't worry, he has no say in what I do. My decisions are always final." The way he said that made Kagome feel slightly threatened and the situation wasn't exactly helping either, but she shook it off. If the President says it's ok, then she should have nothing to worry about. 'He is the head honcho...the VP will understand...I think."

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Why was the sun so annoying? Coming out unwanted, uninvited, ruining your sleep without having any consideration. Inuyasha refused to let the sun win and dug his head even deeper into the covers. He was going to show the sun who's boss. Only now the phone was bothering him. Didn't it get the hint? Ring all you like, no one is going to pick you up and much less talk to the jerk who was disturbing his sleep this very moment. Silence. Inuyasha snuggled into the fetal postion and began to drift away into another sleep.

'Do- do you got a first aid kit handy?' Of all things. Now his cell phone was ringing. And when had he gotten that ringtone? He was going to make sure no one ever played with his phone again by picking it up and hurling it across the room. Crack. This was the only good sound, the one where something breaks. But the silence that followed was temporary when the house phone began to ring once again.

"Jeez alright! I'm up dammit you win! Fuck!" Inuyasha threw all the covers off in an exaggerated manner and made a big effort to stomp and slam his room door shut, though it was pointless since he lived alone. He stomped all the way to the living room where the phone was located and wrenched the phone from the charger.

"WHAT?!"

"Good morning to you too!" The female voice on the other line said sarcastically, "Do you have any idea how many times I tried to reach you?"

"Oh I think I do, thanks to you I lost sleep time," Inuyasha yawned loudly to make a point and continued to speak. "What the fuck is the emergency?"

"The emergency is not with me you idiot, Sesshoumaru is looking for you. Normally he doesn't care if you're late but he seems a little peeved today," the woman said a little nervously. Inuyasha scoffed and rolled his eyes. "You think I give a shit if he's mad? Let him whine about me not being there. He wants to carry on meetings and trips without me then he can handle me being late. Screw him!"

"Well you better hurry your ass up. I don't want to get caught up in your mess again." The woman hung up the phone, and Inuyasha slammed his in response. He was mad at her for waking him up, but he was more upset at his brother. "What the hell is up his ass now?" Inuyasha looked up at the clock...almost noon. Well he was later than normal, but it's not anything to get so testy about. Still, he wasted no time and went to get ready for work.

He finally made it to the headquarters, none to happy, when his mood took a turn for the worse. "Who's shitty fucking car is that and why is it in my spot?!" Inuyasha wished at that moment that he could cause explosions by simply staring at something. He glared at the black coupe like it was his worst enemy and decided to fix his problem differently. "Fine. I'll just call the towing company." He reached into his pocket. Then he went to his jacket pocket. Then he looked in the glove compartment. Then he remembered what he broke. "Oh fuck me!" Inuyasha made a sharp u-turn and circled the block until he found parking on the furthest side from the entrance. He would just have to call the company from his office.


"And here is your first assignment," a young woman handed Kagome a few files, "I'm Sango by the way, welcome the company." Kagome smiled at her hospitality and felt relieved that she wasn't the only human girl working there. "If you need anything I'll be outside."

"Outside where? I didn't see a desk or anything like that..." Kagome placed the files on her new, very large desk and wondered if the size was supposed to make you think you had less work than you had.

"That's because you didn't walk
the whole circle." Sango smiled brightly and pulled Kagome's hand to show her where her office was. "You have to pass the President's office and make a left. I call it the circle because from the VP's office to the CEO's it feels like I'm walking in a spiral." Kagome looked up and saw a modest door with a window. From what she could see inside it was not nearly as big as Sesshoumaru or the Vice President's office, but it was still big for a secretary. "Oh I forgot to give you the date book. You're gonna need it." Sango rummaged through her things and pulled out a leather bound planner. "These have all the meetings and stuff that they hold. For the most part the days never change. If you're going to present ideas, you need to prepare beforehand." Kagome sighed at the thought of speaking in front of people. Not her favorite past-time but she was willing to do what she needed to for her job. Sango walked Kagome back to the VP's office and looked at her watch for what seemed like the twentieth time.

"Are you waiting for someone?" Kagome placed the date book on top of the files and waited for a response.

"Sort of...the VP should have been here to move some of the heavier things. He doesn't like anyone touching his things unless it's necessary." Sango continued to look at her watch. He knew he had to move his stuff...right? 'Jeez I don't know how Sesshoumaru convinced him to share, must've bought him a new car or something.'

"Is he nice? ...the VP I mean?" Kagome looked nervously at Sango and cracked a hopeless smile. 'I sound like a five-year-old...is he nice...what kind of a stupid question was that?!'

Sango wracked her brain for the proper way to answer her question. Was he nice? Well he isn't mean exactly...he seemed to be in a bad mood most of the time. He was a little arrogant. Argumentative. Spoiled. Juvenile. But he was reliable when you gave him the chance, but then again he was almost always no where to be found. He was also selfish, and rude. Sango twitched a little.

Kagome looked up at Sango again. "Well?..."

"Oh yeah. I mean...he's nice." Sango said that in the way friends lie when they don't want to hurt the other's feelings. "You have to meet him...he's that kind of person that you won't get until you know them." Kagome slumped into her chair and looked out side the window. "Wow I can see my car perfectly from here!" Sango walked over to the window and stood beside Kagome. "Oh yeah? Which one of those is yours?"

"That black one right there." Kagome pointed to the coupe three spaces away from the front entrance. Sango panicked. "What? Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I was suprised, this seems like the kind of place you need to camp out for to get a good spot. And on my first day too..."

"Oh man, oh man, oh man! There wasn't another spot?" Sango turned around so that Kagome wouldn't see the look of panic on her face.

"Even if there was I wouldn't have let that one go. It was so close to the door!" Kagome walked around to face Sango and saw how nervous she was. "Why do you look like there's a comet about to destroy the Japan?"

"You aren't really exaggerating..." Sango laughed nervously and tried to calm down for Kagome's sake. It was her first day, she didin't know any better. Then again, she should be prepared for the worst. "Look don't worry about it, I'll be here to explain--"

"Good. Then you can explain what the fuck is going here!" Both girls snapped around and found a very angry looking man standing at the doorway. "Just who the hell is this and what the hell is she doing in my office Sango!?" Kagome felt like someone slapped her with a dead fish. 'This is the VP? So much for nice...' Sango stood in front of Kagome as if she was protecting her.

"Umm this is Kagome Higurashi. She is the Advertising Executive that Mr. Taisho hired," She turned to Kagome who looked like she was in shock, "Kagome this is the Vice President, Inuyasha Taisho...if you couldn't guess, he is Mr. Taisho's younger brother." Sango directed her attention back to Inuyasha. "Mr. Taisho said it was ok for Kagome to share the office with you."

"He did what?! You gotta be shitting me? With what permission?"

"Well it is his company..." Sango decided it would be best to remain silent for a while. It was obvious that no matter how she explained, Inuyasha was just not going to have it.

Kagome allowed herself to look at Inuyasha. Though seething with anger, he was very attractive. She could see some resemblence between the two, as far as the hair and eyes went, but besides those features and a last name, the brothers where like night and day. For starters, he looked like he was going to explode, while Sesshoumaru remained stoic, even when he had expressed a little anger earlier on about the office. On the physical side, Inuyasha looked to be the same height as his brother, but he had no markings on his face, which was more masculine and strong in comparison to Sesshoumaru's, and he had dog ears at the top of his head.

"Hey what the hell are you staring at, bitch?" Kagome was taken out of her thoughts and couldn't respond. Everything was happening so quickly.

"What is she mute or just stupid? Hellooo I'm talking to you." Inuyasha walked up to Kagome to get her attention and started to get angrier by the minute.

"Come on, don't be like that Inuyasha, she's new here..."

"Stay out of this Sango, eventhough it's partly your fault."

Now Sango was getting angry. "And just how the hell is this 'partly' my fault?" She crossed her arms and stood in front of Inuyasha only to receive a snort from him.

"You should have told me what was going on! You only called a million times and when I finally got on the phone you not once mentioned this!"

"I thought you knew, otherwise I would have told you. Besides, I already told you it was Mr. Taisho that arranged this..."

Inuyasha clenched his fist and slammed his hand down on the first thing he saw. In one swift motion he managed to destroy Kagome's desk and sent all of her paperwork flying with it. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Kagome glared at Inuyasha and wished he would drop dead at that moment.

"What?!" Inuyasha snapped. All her staring was getting on his nerves...

"You broke my desk. Of all things in your stupid office, you broke MY desk. And not only that, you sent most of my assignments flying through the window!" Kagome yelled in his face, shocking Inuyasha though he held his compusure and didn't flinch. Sango covered her face with folders of her own not wanting to see the result of the argument. 'I can't believe she yelled at him...'

"Well your shit shouldn't be here in the first place! Who did you think you were putting YOUR desk in MY office?"

"It wasn't MY decision. If you want to be mad at someone, go yell at the President why don't you?" Kagome had never felt so angry. First day on the job and she was already feeling like she wanted to cry. Inuyasha only stared at her which caused her anger to increase even more. "What the hell are you staring at you...ANIMAL?!" Kagome managed to get a reaction out of him then. He scowled and in seconds was standing menacingly close to her.

"What did you just call me?"

"An animal! Because only animals break things for no reason and yell at people they don't even know!"

"Animals can't even talk shit for brains!"

She flicked one of his ears and he quickly grabbed a hold of her hand. Sango took that as her cue to interfere once again.

"Ok that's enough you guys. Inuyasha let go of her and Kagome stand by the window and take a deep breath. Concentrate on your car or some...crap." Inuyasha caught the last part of her sentence and pushed Kagome away from the window.

"Hey, what the hell is your problem?"

"That piece of shit is your car? This is just rich." Kagome understoond now why Sango was so nervous.That was his parking spot. A smile crept up on her face. Inuyasha took one look at Kagome and felt like his blood was boiling.

"You think it's funny that you took my spot?"

"I didn't see your name on it...:"

"How mature."

"Oh well now you'll know better and won't come in late to work."

"Spare me. You are the last person to tell me what time I should be coming into work." Inuyasha stared at the raven haired girl before him. 'Why the hell did he hire her?'

"What are you looking at now?" Kagome stood with her arms crossed next to Sango who was relaxing now that the situation seemed to calm down.

"Well are you going to move your car, or am I going to have to call the towing company?

"What?!"

"I said, are you--"

"I heard what the hell you said! No I'm not moving my car. You snooze you lose, animal." Kagome closed her eyes and turned her head to the side, much to Inuyasha's disgust. Sango couldn't help but laugh at Kagome's comment. This was the fuel to the dying fire.

"I supposed you find this very amusing, Sango." Inuyasha said dryly.

"Well you did oversleep..."

"Shut up! You are supposed to be on my side Sango, what the fuck!"

"Calm down already! Thank goodness we are on the last floor or else eveyone would be gathered around the door." Sango grabbed Inuyasha's arm and he yanked it away with a snort. Sango sighed and tried to put out the last of the flames.

"Look this is clearly a misunderstanding. Mr. Taisho is in a meeting right now, but when it's over you can go plead your case to him. In the meantime, be nice to Kagome. This is her first day, she doesn't need to be treated so harshly for something that was entirely out of her control. Kagome turned around and eyed Inuyasha cautiously and in return he rolled his eyes. "Keh, whatever." He began to walk out of his office. "And 'Mr. Taiiiishooo' can kiss my ass. I shouldn't have to beg for anything from that idiot!" He rushed past Sango, who gave Kagome a look that seemed to say 'I'm so very sorry' and followed after Inuyasha.

Kagome narrowed her eyes and looked at the floor. Great, all of her assignments are out of order and she was certain atleast half of the papers flew out the window. She knew everything was too good to be true. The parking spot, the lavish office, the friendly secretary. She recalled the events from the morning, trying to see where it all went wrong. She sighed and looked at her wrist watch. One forty-seven. About four more hours to go. 'This is gonna suck.'



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A/N: Well hope you guys liked it. Let me know what you think and I'll put up Chapter 2 if enough people are interested. Ciao mis amores! *Off to bed*

-Guayaba