InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ In the elevator ❯ Part 4 ( Chapter 4 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

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Part 4

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Previously :

Sesshomaru then froze mentally : Wait a second. Why was he responding at all her questions in the first place ?

That was a really good question. Never had the demon Lord answered a question if it didn't have purpose for him, something to win back. Moreover, he couldn't see the advantage for his person to answer her questions. His eyes narrowed in slits. What was she doing to him ? She was obviously doing something to make him act so out of place, act so un-Sesshomaru-like.

“Can I ask you a question?” Came her soft voice. But this time he turned his head away from her and stayed silent. He would not let himself be controlled by a puny human. No not him. Not the powerful and feared Sesshoumaru-sama. He ignored her.

Did I say something I shouldn't have? She though a little depressed but absolutely puzzled by his sudden changed of composure. She bit her bottom lip anxiously. If she had said something he didn't like, then hadn't a clue as to what. She replayed their discussion finding nothing that could have caused his sudden silence.

“Did I say something that offened you Sesshoumaru?” She asked timidly.

When he heard her pitiful voice, it was like something had took a hold of his heart and tighten its hold viciously. That never happened to him before. Why then, did this simple human touch him like that so easily. No one had ever effected him in his life like this. The tone of her voice, made it seem as though he'd hit her puppy in front of her. The damn impulse ran through his whole body, though he tried to resist it. Loosing his inward battle to remain cold to her, he turned his head to her. She looked like a lost little girl, even though her body was far from such. Her eyes were the worse. They shined with so much innocence, that they touched his very soul, shattering what little of his resolve was left. She hadn't done anything to try to seduce him, nothing he didn't want, he was simply doing it to himself, willingly. He had answered her questions but he had wanted to do so. Sighing, he knew he shouldn't have looked upon her. There was something about her that was preventing him to raise his habitual barrier.

“You had an inquiry?” He asked softly.

Shocked flashed in her eyes for a second then she smiled. Sesshoumaru knew she couldn't understand his sudden change. He wasn't understanding it himself.

“Do you...” She began biting her lip again. Immediately his gaze fell to the offended appendage. She needs to stop doing that in this Sesshoumaru's presence. He growled to himself. Kagome, however, was oblivious of what troubling her small innoncent gesture was doing to the demon lord.

“Do you positively believe I could have had a chance for the job?” She asked. That was really a difficult question to ask him. What would he say to her? He cleared his throat before replying.

“I don't know you well enough Miss Higurashi...”

“Kagome.” She cut him off. He looked at her a second before speaking again.

“Kagome. To answer your question, I don't have all the elements in hand to give you a thoughtful reply. All I can say is with the way things are and with what little I already know, you could have.” He concluded thoughtfully.

“Thank You Sesshoumaru.” She said looking up at him with tearful blue eyes. She was mesmerizing him. The little light which had appeared with his answer, suddenly disappeared, allowing sadness to surface. She bent her head, placing her chin on her knees. “Even if that doesn't change anything.” She whispered more to herself then to him. She was looking at the floor, avoiding his gaze. He could almost taste the distress that was flooding her body and aura. She was loosing a battle against the raising salty tears, blinking them furiously. She hugged her legs closer to herself.

“I knew I should have just stayed in bed this morning.” She chuckled humorlessly to herself. For the first time in his life, Sesshoumaru almost felt pity for the creature before him. She was stressing herself out about the interview and she had ended up trapped in an elevator just before it. However she was trapped with the interviewer, though she was unaware of such.

“Has the elevator done this before?” She asked.

“No.” He answered.

“Just my luck then. Kaede told me to take this one so I could avoid being around so many unknown people. I was going to take the stairs but I whined because how many stairs I climb every day. She proposed this small old elevator. See I live at a shrine and there are so many stairs up to it that my legs burn. So the prospect wasn't flattering of climbing more.” Kagome chuckled. “I acted like a little girl and now I'm paying for it and so are you.”

Sesshoumaru raised a silver brow in inquiry.

“Since the moment I opened my eyes this morning, this day has been nothing but a catastrophe and in my bad luck you were trapped too. Of course with no help for hours! I felt something this morning telling me that something horrible was going to happen.” She finished.

“Hn.” Was all he said. I felt the same this morning. Apparently the combination of our bad luck explain our current predicament. He looked to his right again and watched her. A twinkle appeared in his eyes as an idea popped into his mind. An idea to stop her from distressing in front of him and a way to pass time as well. He opened his mouth, letting the perfect deep and silk voice fall to her ears.

“I can propose something.” He said.

“What?” She asked her heading shooting up.

“Do you have your curriculum vitae with you? All your information?” He asked. She nodded her head making a cute curious puppy face.

“Hai, in my bag.” She answered. Sesshoumaru tried to ignore the outcome of her mannerism and continued to speak.

“May I look at it? If it's good, I can perhaps help you when we come out of this damn box.” He said.

“You would do that?” She asked hopefully. He nodded once.

“I have my ways. I am working here and know the owner of this company, very well.” He answered carefully. Sesshoumaru didn't know why he was doing this. After all it wasn't in his character at all to act this way for anyone, let alone a person he just met. Looking at this beautiful young woman hugging her legs, amazing legs by the way, to herself looking so pitiful, he couldn't help it. Her blue eyes mesmerized and surprised him with tears and he felt a pull on his icy heart.

Then he realized his own thoughts, freezing. Did this Sesshoumaru truly think a mere mortal beautiful? He risked the glance in her direction.Hai, I do. What shocked him even more was the idea wasn't as troubling as it should be. Never once in his long life had he ever found a human appealing. Even woman, by human standards that were quite beautiful didn't interest him. Just to be a part of that species disqualified them. Humans were inferior creatures. That was half the reason, besides his chronic fits of stupidity, Sesshoumaru could not stand his half brother. He had lowly human blood running in his veins. That made him far beneath Sesshoumaru.

However that apparently wasn't an issue with the human at his side. Why he was reacting this way and so strongly to her he didn't know. The fact she wasn't a simple average human, but a miko wasn't the reason either. He had encountered several mikos during his lifetime and never had reacted this way towards them. No it was specificly this one. He didn't know what the cause of his reaction was, but he didn't like it. He hated being left in the dark, and this new sensation was not pleasing or welcome in the least.

Then he realized another thing, his inner beast was pulling at his chains. Usually, Sesshoumaru had to contain his beast since it wanted to kill each human that crossed their path. It had no wish to harm to kill the human before him, but to act on a totally different level. Apparently he was not the only one enjoying the spectacle of her creamy, soft looking skin. This was a new occurrence too.

He narrowed his eyes at her suspiciously for the second time. What was she doing to him? She must be doing something since even in front of the most beautiful demonesses, his beast never reacted this way. His cold golden eyes scanned the young woman trapped in this satanic box beside him. He could find no proof of her deceit in her body language or scent. When he looked at her curvy soft body, deep emotion filled blue eyes and long ebony hair, all he could see was innocence and purity. What a body she had.

He froze again and stopped immediately looking at her. He had felt something awakening in him and it was far from pure and innocent. He was disgusted with him at his reaction to this human. Sesshoumaru almost allowed a growl to escape at his reaction. She wasn't doing anything at all and his blood was already rushing straight for his nether region. Gracefully, for his exterior pride, not a single sign of rage would be seen, but it boiled within his veins.

He was brought out of his musing when the object of his frustration gave him the files to read. He took them eagerly willing the object to keep him distracted. Had it been like him, his eyes would have been wide in a state of shock from what he read. Even though it was not his normal reaction, a flash of surprise flashed across his amber pools.

This is good, really good. It's the first real file that I have read today. Kaede was right about her 'niece'. She has a good degree. A lesser one would have been enough for this job, but this is a plus in my case. Maybe... He looked up discretely to see her hopeful face, shining eyes watching him expectantly, nervously. She truly wants this job. He mused silently.

After a little hesitation, he finally decided to ask her typical questions of an interviewer, testing her. At the first question she cocked her head to one side, looking slightly like a puppy at his inquiry. It almost made him chuckle considering he was the dog after all. Her face, eyes, and expression when she looked at him like that made a certain part of his anatomy twitch in interest. He groaned inwarly, what was she doing to him? He, the master of self control, was loosing. And she wasn't even trying. Without thinking, his intense gaze scanned slowly all of her and unconsciously settled on her lips, liking his own.

He had to admit, if only to himself, that for a human she was interesting. He had control over his body, he refused to do anything, even if they were trapped for hours. He wasn't some horny pup! He wasn't like his pathetic excuse of a half brother. His reaction was normal and hadn't been to bed with a woman in a long while. That was the explanation. It was the only reason for this or so he tried to convince himself. Therefore, with that in mind, he cleared his throat adn asked questions as if nothing happened, with a blank emotionless face.

After a half hour of playing question/answer, he ended their mock interview. He didn't say it outloud and never would even under torture, but he was impressed. She was a little shy and nervous when she had to speak or when he looked at her but her answers were well thought and truthful. He remembered what Kaede said to him about her and now he understood. He had no doubt that he would have had someone way more nervous in front of him, possibly unable to speak with how stressed she would have been. He looked at her again as she fidgeted. She hugged herself, trying to reassure herself.

“So, Sesshoumaru, what do you think?” She asked timidly. Her voice was sweet even quavering. She couldn't look at him in the eyes, his gaze was far too intense for her to be at ease. A light pink appeared on her cheeks, embarrassed to have so much attention of her petite body. He found it, rather cute. He could have laughed when his velvet deep voice made her jump out of her skin. Her glances automatically falling back on the Lord before her.

“Its good.” He said simply.

“So...so I could have had it, if not being trapped in this damn elevator, a chance in front of Takahashi-sama?” She asked quietly. He nodded once in reply and was slightly surprised when she smiled at him though it was a sad, but grateful smile.

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One hour earlier,

On the fifteenth floor…

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The old miko rose from her chair, her old back bones almost cracking from the sudden change of position. She began to put away all the papers on her desk. Her day of work had finished two minutes ago. A difficult and unfinished day. She walked calmly towards the office at the end of the corridor. The door read S. Takashashi, CEO.

She sighed. Finally, the Daiyoukai didn't return. It was a little troublesome for the aged woman due to all the interviews secluded that late in the afternoon but she couldn't truly blame the demon for running away after the day he had.

They were truly interesting specimens. Shameless women with fangs raking the floor. Kaede shook her head in shame when she walked passed the door holding the demonesses inside. She walked inside the office and passed to the desk. She put away some papers, filing them respectively. She almost never did this kind of thing for Sesshoumaru. Firstly he was almost always working past the end of her day and secondly if it had to be done, it was his assistant that did so. Thirdly, he liked his control and everything had its rightful place, making him almost obessional. This was one of the reasons he was the CEO of the biggest company in Japan at such a young age. Contrary to what people thought, Sesshoumaru had worked very hard to have this place in business and it wasn't given freely by his father. He had been really difficult to give this high post. Not like what could be done now for his younger brother from his damn father. It was one of the many things that were totally different between the two. Inuyasha was the favorite of the former boss and could do anything and everything he wanted, far too much freedom. Sesshoumaru only had severity.

This obession for the perfection was one of the reasons his last assisant had quit. Nothing could be less then perfect where Sesshoumaru was concerned. They had all been fired either for trying to hit on Sesshoumaru or because they had run away crying to their mothers. One of them even went to enter his bedroom when they were away for his affairs, waiting for him there, nude like the day she was born.

Kaede was sure that others women did worse then that. After all, the daiyouaki was quite the catch. Absouletely handsome, rich and still single. 'Female Sharks' were always swimming around him, waiting for the perfect moment to attack. Much like the women who had come for the job that day. Kaede was sure the poor man was more shocked then anything. The one nude assistant on his bed, was well known for Sesshoumaru had entered the bedroom with three of his co-workers to discuss the currently file they were having problems with. An awkward moment did follow. The three co workers just laughed like mad, teasing their cold CEO profusely. Sesshoumaru however hadn't found it funny and either had the poor simply minded gold digger. She had attempted to run from the room, humiliated, with the sheets of the bed around her only to be stopped by Sesshoumaru asking her what he was to sleep on if she took his sheets. She made a move to put her clothing on and leave the sheets, but he had said he would be unable to sleep with her stench on them. He told her to go to reception and ask for new ones not allowing her to dress before throwing her from his room. She had cried to her mother. You would have thought, others wouldn't repeat such foolishness, but sadly the proof was rooms away, ready to repeat history.

Kaede saved all the information on the windows opened on the computer screen before shutting the computer down. She switched the lights off and closed the office. The easy part was done, she just had to jump into the lion's cage.

The old woman walked slowly towards the room where the demonesses were awaiting their interviews. She paused at the door, taking a deep breath. She was getting too old for this kind of work. More and more she definitely found herself tired at the end of each work day and her old bones hurting. She could always retire but she knew herself enough, that after two days at home she would be bored to death. That was why she still worked. She couldn't wait for her boss Sesshoumaru, to finally find an assistant with some competence and keep her, so she didn't have to do double the work. That was why even though her innocent niece would have some difficulties to adapt to this new world, she had informed her of the interviews. She knew that Kagome, once passing her shyness and the difficulties of the position, would be perfect for the job. She took another deep breathe before opening the door. Immediately all the heads turned towards the person at the door.

“Miss, I have the regret to announce that the interviews were canceled for the time being. Takahashi-sama has an important and unexpected urgency that he could not avoid.” Kaede said.

“WHAT?!” The demonesses shrieked. Kaede ignoring the outburst continued.

“Please, you are invited to leave your contact information at the front door so we can reschedule your appointment in the near future. Takashashi Inc implores your understanding and your forgiveness.” Kaede finished.

She tuned out the rather crude comments from the demonesses waiting patiently for them to leave. She cleaned the room rapidly once they had left, knowing the maid wouldn't come to this floor before Monday night to clean. She closed the room and returned to her desk, shutting down the computer and taking her coat. She padded towards the elevator and called the smaller one. In front of it, she was suddenly aware that her niece wasn't in the room with the other women. She thought that maybe it was too much for her sweet Kagome and she had fled back home. She thought to check the bathroom just in case. Even in difficulties it wasn't like Kagome to run home. She called the other two elevators waiting patiently before climbing into the first one to appear.

The door opened reveling someone she recognized immediately that was working one floor up from hers.

The two of them started to talk animatedly about their respective day of work. Occupied, Kaede forgot to stop at the bathroom,… and forgot all about her missing niece.

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End of the part 4.

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