InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Just friends ❯ saving each other ( Chapter 4 )

Just friends

Chapter 4 Saving each other

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Hope you enjoy it!!! JA NE!!!

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Why had he said that?

He remembered the scene all too well.

~Flashback~

Kagome looked up at him, confusion evident in her eyes, her stream of tears slowly coming to a halt, her hands fisting themselves into his shirt.

,,I do not accept meddling Kagome. Much less of my half-brother." Sesshoumaru told her tersely, imagining all too well what Inuyasha had in mind.

,,You mean he wanted us to meet?" Kagome asked tentatively, seeing and feeling, how tense his body had become. Reaching out with her hand, she cupped his cheek, running her thumb over the smooth skin.

His eyes instantly snapped back to her, and now she finally understood that no matter how cold it was, that if you were able to see through the mask of indifference his eyes held, you would be able to see …him.

He was undecided, was this or was it not the plan of his brother? And if it was, hadn't it already gone too far? He should end it, end it now, but feeling her, her hand brush his cheek, he decided against it.

This did not mean anything.

Not that he would become weak, much the less become some kind of soft person. He snorted inwardly at the idea. Kagome would not change him. So this was nothing.

But for the moment he could be her friend. It would be , as he constantly tried to assure himself, nothing.

,,Inuyasha is a fool. We waste our time concerning him. You will stay here as of…" He stated matter-of- factly, when Kagome interrupted him.

,,I can't! " She told him, her eyes wide with something he recognized as fear. Her scent clouded over with it, and it was something greatly displeasing.

Growling low in his throat, he brought her in his lap, feeling her tense, but relax upon feeling his soft growl. His arms were around her, her head at the crook of his neck, one of her arms settled on his chest, the other on one of the hands which held her waist.

,,And why not?" He asked coldly, his voice still holding the earlier gentleness.

,,They will look for me, Sesshoumaru." She told him quietly, which only reminded him of something she had said …he left…he would find out another time, as of now he felt her senses dulling, preparing for sleep again.

,,You will stay" and upon hearing another but coming, he already formulated a plan. ,,You will work for me when you are fine again. The school exam can be arranged to be taken immediately, when ever you wish. And you will stay." He concluded sternly, feeling her sigh tiredly, mumbling a yes, and then closing her eyes, sleep over coming her body.

Now he was a pillow? What would this girl make him?!

~ End Flashback~

`Why did I offer her my help?' his mind asked again and again.

`She's getting to you.' His consciousness supplied .

`Who the hell are you to know?' he asked angrily.

`I'm you. And you know it's true. Now I have to go, save myself from your stupid sanity conception. She's annoying me to no end, since I said I wanted to chat with you. Women.'

Parking his car, he walked up the steps to his company, passing employees without a word. The girl was already beginning to get to him. Sigh.

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`What exactly did he mean with work for him?' She asked herself, checking the cake in the oven again.

`It means working for him.' Her mind concluded, leaving her to her musings.

She had woken up sometime around noon, taken a bath, put on the clothes he had left for her, which still made her wonder why he had a closet full of women clothes, all fitting her perfectly. Even the shoes.

Well, she thought tasting a little bit of the mushroom soup, it needs salt, he had great taste, that she could clearly see.

The cream and brown toned living room.

The blue bathroom, each marble another shade of blue.

The immaculately white kitchen.

Her own room, decorated in soft tones of silver and midnight blue, and after having a peek into his room, gold and black.

He had taste alright. Each room having balconies, except the kitchen and the bath, as well as gigantic glass panels.

Flopping down on the couch, she turned on the TV, her dinner still needed some time, so she could very well watch a little.

She had needed something to do when she woke, and since she was kind of hungry, cooking sounded good.

Feeling her eye lids drop down, she told herself a nice nap before dinner could do no harm.

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He very much hoped Kagome was good as a secretary. He would never again answer any phone. That was something definite. He thought talking to higher class directors, managers, CEO's , CFO's was a pain in the ass already, but their secretaries.

Massaging his temples, he turned the key and entered his home, the smell of something on the point of burning assaulting his nose.

Leaving his brief case and key, he made his way to the kitchen, his cool mask in place, as he turned off the stove, the oven, and as he surveyed the chicken salad on the counter.

Then he laid his eyes on a raven head that seemed to come from the couch. Pacing through the living room, he stood in front of the couch, grabbing the remote control and switching off the TV.

There she was, sleeping while his apartment here could very well burn to ashes. Rubbing his index finger and thumb on the center of his fore head, the overwhelming desire of eradicating stupidity took hold of him.

He sensed her stirring, a sure sign she was awakening , and very accurately a few seconds later he was looking into blue grey orbs, fighting a smirk, when he saw fear taking the upper hand of confusion.

She jumped from the couch, running to the kitchen, ignoring him completely while he studied how the clothes he had chosen fit her.

Well, magenta and light cream suited her, he concluded, watching how the cream baggy pants hugged her form in all the right places, and how the v cut shirt would ride up her stomach every time she moved.

Which he noted, she did quite often, without a hiss of pain. Strange, how could she have heeled already? Noticing the look of relief from her features as she made sure, everything was ok, he couldn't help but smirk and walk towards her.

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A nap. How stupid could she have been? And now, Sesshoumaru coming towards her, the cool mask on, she was very aware of how stupid.

,,Were you planning on setting fire to my apartment?"

He questioned almost amiably, which Kagome knew had to be some kind of trick.

,,Well not exactly. I cooked, see?" She told him gesturing to the soup , lemon chocolate cake, and chicken salad, fidgeting with her ponytail.

He only nodded, expecting her to continue.

,,Well I needed to wait until the salt was absorbed by the soup, so then the soup needed a few minutes, so that…"

,,Kagome." He interrupted her rambling sternly.

,,IfellasleeponthecouchwatchingTV." She said out of breath, thinking that maybe, he hadn't caught that last part.

Walking towards her, he watched amusedly how she backed away with each of his steps until she hit the counter and his body hit hers.

Reaching up with his hand, he retreated two plates from the upper shelf of the counter, bringing his lips to her ear, liking her shiver, whispering calmly to her.

,,Don't ever do that again."

Gulping, Kagome couldn't help but exhale in relief, watching him walk away, eyeing the two plates in his hands warily.

Then it hit her, how come she didn't see the amusement in his eyes?! The ass was mocking her all along! The jerk!!!

He waited patiently for the outburst he knew would come, her aura was so easy to read, the anger reflecting from it , growing steadily.

,,You jerk!" She yelled heatedly, her hands firmly placed on her hips, her foot tapping on the floor constantly.

,,You're ruining my floor." He told her simply, reaching for the silver wear, making it clear the conversation was dismissed, well to anybody but Kagome.

,,You were mocking me, you ass! " She yelled again.

,,As a matter of fact , yes , I was. " He admitted quietly, a smirk on his lips, when he saw that her anger already ebbed away.

,,Well why?!" She asked indignantly, refusing to sit down, as he offered her a chair.

,,It was easy. " He answered simply, preparing to taste the mushroom soup, his hand immediately reaching for the water, making Kagome smile triumphantly.

,,Hah! You burned yourself didn't you? This is how it's done you idiot!" She told him reaching for the spoon and taking a sip of the soup, her face contorting suddenly.

,,No as a matter of fact. It was not the heat, but the pepper which seemed to have decided to pay the soup a visit." He told her amusedly, watching how she drank up one giant glass of water.

,,I must have mistaken it for salt." She responded after feeling her throat function again.

,,Which makes me ask myself again, how you got high marks." He told her sighing reaching for the salad.

,,Well at least this was edible." He commented, seeing as Kagome was huffing angrily at him, from the other side of the table.

That jerk!!!

,,Since you are well, we'll start work tomorrow." He told her getting up, and placing his laptop on the couch, walking off to his room.

,,WE?!" She cried exasperatedly , knocking on the closed door of his room. ,,WE?!"

,,Cease with the yelling." He told her sternly catching her hands, and walking towards the couch, plopping down.

,,What do you mean , we?!" She hissed at him, scooting to the farthest end of the couch, away from him, only resulting in another twinkle of amusement in his eyes.

,,I told you, little panther, I could have thousands of women, no need to shy away from me. And by `we', I mean us. You are working as my secretary."

,,Isn't there some suicidal out there who can do that?

I would like to remain far away from you, thank you." She told him huffing, more because of the women comment. Well, he had called her beautiful.

,,Yes, well then how about Kikyo, at least I hope that's the name" he noticed her small smile, "visits my idiot half-brother and…"

,,What if they both visit you?" She cut him off, looking at him expectantly.

,,My little panther, no one, and I mean no one, goes against my wishes. You are, and will be safe, but I can only guarantee that, if you are near me, and not someone else." He told her calmly, a soft tone clinging to his words.

He saw her look down, and for a moment wondered what he had said, when she told him.

,,I haven't been safe for a long time." She told him , her voice small.

,,From now on, you will . I promise." He finished her thoughts, liking the gentle smile she granted him, making a small of his own appear.

,,You should smile more." She told him kindly.

,,I have a strange feeling I will." He told her in the same voice, watching as she lay down on the couch, putting her legs over his.

,,Well , you told me not to shy away." She told him seeing his `you did not just do that' look.

Flipping open his lap top, he continued watching her out of the corner of his eyes, smirking when ever she started cursing about fucking TV shit.

She was almost carefree , he realized . One of her hands already on the remote control, the other stretched languidly on her stomach, her legs on his legs. He watched amusedly how she wanted to fight off the sleep, keeping himself from smiling each time her lids fluttered closed.

,,Do you actually sleep?" Kagome asked into the silence , her eyes roaming over his figure. The same white shirt and black pants , they suited him well she had to say.

,,Four hours." He told her dejectedly, continuing with the checking of his contracts.

,,So I'll be your secretary?" Kagome asked braking the silence again.

,,If you wish to call it that." He responded instantly, already prepared for this part of the conversation.

,,What else would you call it?" She asked frowning.

,,And what exactly are you keeping from me?" She continued eyeing the smirk playing on his lips.

,,Personal assistant. Being at my side , 24/7." He told her readily, expecting an outburst which never came, not even a sway of her aura.

,,Why are you not angry?" He suddenly asked, leaving his laptop be, turning to her.

He could see a small smile on her lips, a gentle look in her eyes. And all of this directed at him.

Only him…

He didn't have time to think about the strange feeling of pride which suddenly swelled in his chest, though, Kagome finally answering his question.

,,It's actually better that way. " She told him simply, a blush covering her cheeks as she suddenly realized that she had never felt this… this safe in a long time. And she knew that it was all because of him.

,,Why are you blushing little panther?" He asked her gently .

,,I feel safe with you." She admitted, the blush only darkening with her confession, nothing more than a small smile betraying his cool facade.

,,Go to sleep little panther." He only told her watching how her eyes again drifted shut.

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,,Who the hell ran this place?!" Kagome wondered aloud, eyeing the files in front of her warily.

Sighing, she began her work, cursing mildly as she saw that who ever was here before had no idea of the alphabet. And then Sesshoumaru insisted on having his tea in ten minutes.

He'd just have to wait.

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What the hell was the girl doing ? He wanted his English Black Tea to be served two minutes ago. Where the hell was she?

Walking out of his office he was just about to tell her a little piece of his mind, when he caught sight of a gigantic tower of folders all over her desk. They seemed to be arranged in some kind of strange method, which he all too gladly decided to ignore.

The phone began to ring instantly and he wondered how the hell she could find it, but then he already heard her voice answer.

,,Tayoukai . " She snapped into the phone, listening to someone's ramble, still irritated that he hadn't told her he was not one of the richest, but the richest man in the whole of Japan. At least she didn't feel so guilty about him buying her clothes now, not that the pay for her `personal assistant' wouldn't be more than sufficient.

,,I very much hope you are not serious." She told the person at the other end tersely. ,,Listen sweet heart, there are files missing here, entire folders, and after having a chat with the technicians I very well know your code is the one where this files have been sent. Now even if you did not print them they can be recovered from your pc. "

,,Do I care you are a director?" Kagome spat, still sitting on the floor Indian style, checking various folders, unaware that Sesshoumaru had now kneeled down studying her.

,,Look, a tech team will be at your office in ten minutes recovering the files. Any problem you might have you can discuss with my boss."

,,Yea I thought so." Kagome said putting the phone down, instantly picking it back up as it rang again.

,,Mr. Tayoukai. What does Mr. `I'm a financial manager' want now?" Kagome snapped.

,,Look my boss does not need to spend half an hour on the phone to let your boss know how to do math. Now again, the numbers he wants are to be here in twenty minutes. Either you move and get them, or you do not show at all." And with that she hang up.

,,What do this people do? Each stupidity and they call here? What is this Information's?" Kagome thought out loud. ,,Good I came by to save him."

,,Now I realize why he was so desperate for an assistant. Oh fuck!" Kagome screamed scrambling to stand, knocking her head on the desk, resulting in a loud thump noise.

,,Oh hi Sesshoumaru." She half smiled seeing him knee there, like he had been there for a while. Just what was he doing? The question seemed to fade as she remembered a small detail.

,,Tea." She whispered.

,,I noticed." He responded dryly.

,,I was kind of bu…" She started only to be interrupted by his cold business like voice.

,,Don't let it happen again." Getting up , and seeing as she did as well he went to his office opening the door , before turning one last time.

,,And thanks for saving me, my little panther." He whispered, only to see a shocked expression on her features, which gentled over at his small smile.