InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Problems at the Office ❯ Sleep Tight ( Chapter 2 )

A/N: Ok, So I had some people saying that it was hard to find the change in POV's and thing like that. After I went back a reread I realized that my cuts weren't there. So I think I will now put up the name of who ever is the one I am focusing on at that moment. It might take me a little longer to get it completely right- I am a little rusty, but please bare with me. Thank you. And if there is anything else then just review and I will answer all your questions

 

CHAPTER 2

KAGOME

 

Kagome didn't watch him leave. `That would have been just silly' she thought silently to herself. But she couldn't help herself and glanced at his butt as he was waiting to get in the elevator. `He had such a nice backside' she sighed in happiness. What a find. She had glanced over at his paperwork earlier. He had excellent references it almost seemed too good to be true. But she was hoping everything was going to work out `Lord knows I have had my share of problems' she frowned at the thought `not here Kagome. Don't be a wimp!' she chastised herself.

It had been months and she still couldn't get over it. She refused to think about it, at least right now anyway. She was going out to lunch with Sango, who had yet to return from “quickly” grabbing her bag. “Where is she anyway?” she mused out loud.

Sango walked quickly down the hallway. “Ok, let's go. Sorry that took so long. The damn phone won't stop ringing, we have to fix it. I just can't stand it anymore.” She shook her head.

`Poor Sango,” Kagome thought `She is on the phone more than anyone, oh well. I guess we all have out little problems; at least she doesn't have to spend all day on her feet showing every adviser or board member around ever single time the come to visit. It is like I am their tour guide or something. I mean seriously. I do have things to do!'

“It's about time Sango. Let's go I am starving.” He stomach growled in agreement as they both got on the elevator and waited to get to the bottom.

“Yeah, I just bet you are. Hungry for some Inuyasha.” Kagome's eyes bugged out and Sango could only laugh. “Oh, you know it's true. You were checking him out the entire time he was here. It's ok though, he may not be the brand I would go for, but I have to admit that he had a great set of buns too.” Kagome just couldn't believe that her friend was talking about her new co-worker like a piece of meat. She was even more shocked at the fact that her friend had caught her staring. Kagome glared at Sango, but before she could open her mouth the doors opened and a huge rush of people entered through the doors. `Oh just wait until I get you alone girl!'

 

Both girls were escorted to the back on the restaurant. They were both so hungry that they were ready to eat the waiter; by the time they actually caught a cab and got down there they almost lost the reservations. Valentino's was their favorite restaurant and everyone knew them. They didn't even have to order anymore. So it was easy to just sit back and relax.

“So?” Sango asked out of the blue. Kagome put down her drink and looked up towards her friend waiting for some kind of explanation. Sango just rolled her eyes at her friend's air headedness. “So, what did you think of him. And be honest. You suck at lying when you have to lie to me so don't even try it.” Kagome blushed and forced herself not to look into her lap.

“I don't know Sango.” She said dejectedly. “I mean I think he is way attractive. His eyes are like the sun and that hair, black as night. But I am not so sure I should be getting involved with anyone. I don't know if I can trust anyone again, especially after that creep Naraku.” She closed her eyes and shook her head. It was such a long time ago. But her high school “sweetheart” will be someone she won't soon forget.

 

Sango watched her friend relive her high school years of hell and couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Naraku had been a horrible person. They both met him at the beginning of sophomore year, and things had started off nicely. He would hang out with them at school and sometimes go do things with them. But then it all started to go south. He would spend more and more time with Kagome and less and less with both of them. Not that she was jealous mind you; she was pretty ok with it actually. He had always given her the creeps but she just couldn't get Kagome to see it.

Then they had started going out in junior year. That's when bad things started happening. He would follow her everywhere. And would stalk her. He told her what to wear, who to talk to, what to eat, where to go. She could never do anything for or by herself. And she had started to get really sick. She was hospitalized for a few weeks. Social services thought her mom and dad were abusing her; they did a whole investigation and everything. But she got home well enough and seemed to be doing better. But Naraku was getting rough with her. And she finally couldn't take it anymore and called the cops on him. It turned out that while he was giving her food. He was putting some sort of drug in it as well. No one really knew why and when he was asked he either denied it or simply changed the subject. But after that we all kept a closer eye on Kagome. She almost didn't graduate. But she pulled everything together in senior ear and got a 4.0 GPA for the entire year. That got her into a good college, and you would think that her parents would be supportive and helpful. But no, her father was a workaholic, a sexaholic and a drugaholic. Basically every bad thing you can get away with, he pretty much did it. And her mother, while she was nice, she climbed her way into a bottle towards the beginning of the nineties when her husband's career took off and never really got back out. So she wasn't really any help. That's where I come in. Kagome is my best friend and I would never willingly leave her alone, especially if you think about her home life.

So she spent the majority of her years at my house, she was my sister and we all treated her as such. When my family died in a car accident, we were both just distraught. I never would have made it without her. She took me in and we lived together. We even shared rooms during college. We never separated; it is how it always was and how it will always be.

 

“Kagome that was a very long time ago. He is far away and won't ever hurt you again. It is ok to like someone. I know you do. The way you just described him means you must like him a little bit. And ok it's against office decorum but you are the boss and I know he was checking you out too...”

“Oh he was not-”

“Oh yes he was, I saw him do it. So don't worry. I am not saying marry the guy. I am jut saying, give him a chance ok?” Sango looked her friend in the eye and willed her to agree. She reluctantly nodded and they both smiled at each other. They spent the rest of the afternoon eating and chatting about trivial things. Completely unaware of the troubles they were about to face.

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BACK TO INUYASHA

 

“Just what in the name of Hell do you think you are doing? I give you chance after chance and you can only fuck it up, you're fired! I really mean it this time.” Inuyasha completely ignored the ranting and raving of his `actual' boss. It was an every day occurrence whether he actually fucked up or not. It was the running entertainment at the office. There was always something that he had done wrong that he needed to get chewed out for. It gets pretty ridiculous sometimes, there are instances of people doing things and then saying he had done them. Miroku had actually put up a porn slideshow screensaver on every males computer and blamed him for it. While Inuyasha had thought it funny, he did not enjoy the ass chewing he got for it. So it did get out of hand, but it kept moral high so he let it go.

“Myoga, I am here because you called me in. I didn't do anything wrong, I have only been there a day, give me a break. You know you can't fire me; I am to damn good at what I do. So Ha! Now what did you want? Or have you already forgotten, old man.” Myoga and Inuyasha had a love hate relationship. It worked for the both of them and they were happy throwing taunts and yelling at each other.

“Well actually, yes I have forgotten what I was about to tell you. Oh well. Put in your hour downstairs and then go home kid. You need a vacation” Myoga didn't even glance up from the file he was reading. He just waved his hand to tell Inuyasha to get out so he could get back to what he was doing. `Just what was I doing anyway?' he silently asked himself. “I am getting to old for this kind of shit.” He commented absently. He heard a distant `you sure as hell got that right' from Inuyasha, to which he responded “Damn you and your hearing. Just for that, two hours.” And he slammed the door. `Takes care of that problem doesn't it'

 

“I don't know Miroku. It just doesn't make logical sense. She just doesn't seem like the type to commit all those crimes.” Inuyasha said, dodging all of his friends punched.

Miroku shook his head and smirked. “Well, has Mr. Job finally gone soft? Do you doubt our Intel because truly, that would be a first.” He took a defensive stance against Inuyasha's sudden offensive attacks.

“ I am not saying that. Not exactly. I don't doubt for a second that the company is crooked. I am just saying I cannot see her as the great evil mastermind. I mean, you didn't see her, she looks too innocent. Maybe it is one of the other CEO's or something. She said there were a few of them. Something about not liking to be in total control, everyone should be equal. Very forward thinking for such a young girl. I can see why the people who work there like her.” He was lost in the memory of what had happened today and he missed blocking a punch in the face which landed him on his back.

“ You're not paying attention. Forget about the girl and focus on what's going on around you.” He held a hand out to his friend who took it, but what he thought was a friendly gesture turned into a rather surprising throw. He didn't even see it coming because the next thing he knew his body was being hurled across the mats and landed with a heavy thud. “Ungh, that was a very cheap shot.” He started to get up but he was having a bit of trouble.

“Well, you weren't paying attention. You should have been focusing on what's going on around you.” Inuyasha smugly stated reiterating was Miroku had told him earlier. And reached for a towel and threw it to him. “Ok, I am done for today. Are you going to wash up here or are you going to go home first?” Inuyasha asked, chugging a bottle of water.

“ I am headed home. I am tired and my playboy should have arrived in the mail today.” Inuyasha shook his head at his friend's perverted tendencies, `he will never change.' They parted ways near the parking lot.

 

Inuyasha climbed up the steps to his penthouse apartment. While it was an excellent place to live, the building itself was just small enough to not include elevators which meant that he had to hike himself up the four flights of stairs and that wasn't altogether pleasant when you have spent the past 2 hours working. He shoved his key into the lock and turned, walking into his dark apartment made him realize just how tired he actually was. He shluffed off his clothes ad shoes leaving nothing but his boxers and trudged into his bedroom. He had actually almost forgotten to switch his alarm on. “Can't be late for my first real day at work” he chided himself. He made sure it was on before throwing himself into his bed and falling in to a deep completely unsatisfying sleep.

 

SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY- PERSONS UNKNOWN (as of right now, but just guess)

 

2 sided phone conversation

“Hello?”

“It's me. I think we have some serious problems.”

“What do you mean we have problems. The plan is working just fine. And if you would get the fucking lead out of your ass and do what you promised then we can finish this. I am sick of slinking around. It is beneath me.”

“ I know Sir, but the FBI got involved. I don't know how far you want me to take this. He might get in the way and compromise our little Kagome.”

“Well, we can't have that now can we? Do what you must. Kill the bastard. I just want this done with soon. Kagome may be a little naïve but she is in no way stupid. It wont be much longer before she is poking around. I would hate to have to kill her.”

“Technically you wont be doing much of anything. I am out here doing all your shit work. If you don't like the way I do it then go fuck yourself. Let me do what I do and you don't interfere.”

“How dare you presume to talk that way, I should gut you, you stupid son on a-”

“I would seriously watch where you go with that sentence. You just might push me to far.”

The man over the phone was squeezing his fist as hard as he could, He shouldn't have used this guy, he is far to unpredictable. `Oh well, to late now'. “Just get it done.” And he hung up without waiting for a response.

 

He hung up the phone. “Get it done; yeah I will get it done. But I think I will do it my way. I think I will give my little Kagome a call. It has been so long since I have seen her; a little phone call won't hurt anyone. Well, maybe her, but just a little bit.” He smirked evilly as he reached into the side table drawer for a notebook with some numbers scribbled on it.

He searched until he found the number he was looking for, her number. “Yes Kagome, you think I wouldn't be watching you. I have been keeping a very close eye on you my little girl. And I will have you, just like I was promised. But I think we will speed things up just a little bit.”

He took the cordless phone and walked to the left, into a smaller, darker room. Small surveillance televisions decorated all four walls of the room. He noticed one in particular and smiled. The screen showed a woman, sleeping silently in her bed. Completely unaware that someone was watching her at that very moment. He moved closer so that he could see her better. `She looks like such an angel when she sleeps, my Kagome. She would hate to know that I have cameras in every room of her apartment, and that I watch her every single day.' He smirked and dialed the phone. He waited for it to ring and watched as Kagome struggled to wake from her dreamless sleep to find the source of her annoyance.

He watched as she struggled to swim to the other side of the bed, where she clumsily groped for the phone.

 

KAGOME

 

`Damnit, I swear. Did I not tell anyone to call past 11:00? This is ridiculous. Well, whoever it is they had better have a damn good reason.' She grumbled to herself, she was sleeping really well and then out of nowhere her phone started ringing. `Oh where is it? Where is it? aha! Found it'

“Hello?” she mumbled sleepily. No answer

“Who is this? It is 2:30 in the morning, this had better be good.” She was getting frustrated, they still weren't answering

“Look, jackass. Do not call me again. Goodbye.” She moved the receiver away from her ear but before she could she heard someone, someone she had prayed to god every single night was dead.

“You look so beautiful when you sleep, my Kagome, I just couldn't sit back and not tell you that. Sleep well.” And the line went dead.

 

`No. It can't be, he was gone, he was gone.' She was turning frantic now, her sleepiness was gone and had been replaced with unbelievable panic. She threw the phone across the bed and shot out from under the covers. She ran towards the light switch and soon the room was illuminated with brightness. She tore through the entire house, searching under anything she could and looked behind any door. `Nothing, nothing.'

It was like at that moment. She knew someone was watching her. In the house with her.

“Fuck, I have to call Sango.” She reached for the phone before she remembered what time it was. “No, I can't wake her. She works to damn hard to not deserve a few hours of sleep.” She put the phone down and walked to her bed. She climbed in just like she had a few hours ago, but this time she had no plans of sleeping. There was no way she could, he had found her, and he was watching. `I can't live like this again. I need help. Tomorrow, I talk to Sango tomorrow.' She nodded her head in the affirmative and couldn't find herself to stop. As long as she kept moving, then it wasn't real, she was safe. But the second she stopped, it was quiet, and she could almost hear him laughing, watching and waiting.

 

END

A/N: Yes I know this chapter was shorter. But I wanted to start the next one with Inu going to work. So I needed a transition. I know it's a slow start off but we can deal. It's ok. But please read and review, I always love em. I am pretty sure the next one should be up in the next 2 days. I am hoping anyway.