InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Secret Lovers ❯ Breaking News ( Chapter 6 )
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By: saphira404 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.13.2011 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 399 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.13.2011 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 399 | Status: Work In Progress
Part 6: Breaking News
A/N: Much shorter chapter, but there will be some progress between Sesshy and Kagura.
Disclaimer: Sadly even though I love writing AU stories on my OTP, they don't belong to me. I tried to buy them, but all I could afford were plushies. Oh well better than nothing lol.
“Talking”
'Thoughts'
Sesshoumaru walked purposely through the front door of Shikon Magazine. He ignored the overly cheery greeting of their latest intern, and walked past the receptionist desk of the red haired young man. Naraku had been slightly upset when Kagura and Sesshoumaru had presented him with the file of the intern they had chosen. Not because the young man had lacking qualifications; in fact Shippou had proved to be a very talented writer/proofreader, and a resourceful office assistant. No, the reason for the upset of the owner of the magazine was that the young college aged intern was male. Naraku had wanted to veto the choice of his two co-editors, but when Sesshoumaru pointed out that doing so would require for the older man to go through the large number of applications they had received, Naraku had quickly changed his mind.
“Sesshoumaru!” He groaned as soon as he heard someone call his name behind him. He knew exactly who the voice belonged to, and it was not someone he wished to speak to.
“Touran.” He reluctantly turned around to face the young woman. His face was as blank as usual, but he was unable to prevent his scorn from appearing in his eyes.
“What is this? No expensive chocolate boxes? No roses? You did not bring me any gifts? It’s the least you could have done after the way you treated me yesterday.” The anger she felt over his slight was clear in her blazing pale blue eyes. “You did not even answer my many phone calls. I’ve never felt as embarrassed in my life as when I was left waiting stupidly at that damned French restaurant. Do you know how many men would want to take me out?! I chose you, and you threw it out back in my face.”
Sesshoumaru was annoyed by her behavior. ‘She is acting as a scorned wife.’ He thought disgustingly. ‘Kagura would never behave in such a way. No, she would rather try to drive me crazy with jealousy to gain back my attentions…’ He did not know why exactly thoughts of his lover were suddenly invading his mind, but decided not to dwell on it. Even if thinking about Kagura made him smirk. He had purposely made love to her in the early hours of the morning to exhaust her. He needed to speak to her father, and did not want her to be anywhere near them when he and Naraku had a little chat.
Only thinking about his task brought a scowl on his face. ‘I have things to do, and do not want to deal with Touran of all people…’
“There seem to have been a slight misunderstanding. The only reason we were going to dinner was because this Sesshoumaru was under the false assumption that I was going to need a partner in order to work on my article. This however no longer holds true.”
“So what, you’re just going to discard me?!” The younger blue haired woman gasped in clear shock. She bit her lower lip to prevent herself from screaming at the aloof man standing in front of her. As much as she wanted to, she restrained herself. After all, setting Sesshoumaru straight was not worth making a scene in the lobby of their office where any of their co-workers could see them.
“You miserable conceited jerk! I am not about to beg for a measly date with you. You lost your chance. We. Are. Done. Don’t speak to me unless it has to do about with work.” Touran spat angrily then stormed off towards her cubicle.
Sesshoumaru did not see any reason to try to comfort her or apologize. He was about to continue on, but a small snicker caught his attention. From the corner of his eyes he spied Shippou trying to smother his chuckles.
“You will keep quiet.” The older man said sternly.
“Of course sir!” The young man lowered his face towards the glowing screen of his computer, and pretended not to have witnessed the embarrassing scene.
After taking care of the minor delay, Sesshoumaru continued on to the corridor which lead to the executive offices of the magazine, but instead of heading towards his own, he stopped in front of the last door at the end of the corridor, which lead to the largest office: Naraku’s. After one curt knock, he allowed himself inside.
Naraku was seating behind his office, his phone receiver placed in the crook of his shoulder. Sesshoumaru ignored the frown on his boss’s face, and walked towards the massive desk behind which the other man was seated before settling in one of the two chairs placed for the guests.
Since he was not about to talk to his mistress on the phone in the presence of one of his best employees, Naraku had no choice but to cut the conversation short.
“Sesshoumaru, what a surprise! What can I do for you?” Naraku asked on a frosty tone once he put his phone back on its cradle. Then as he remembered the assignment he had given his employee, he added. “No need to hand deliver your work, you could have given the article to Yura.”
“I did not write the critique of La Bonne Table.” He answered, referring to the fancy new French restaurant where he was supposed to have been having dinner with Touran the night before.
The shock which resonated in his boss due to his revelation was masked by a grin. It was unusual for Naraku to be taken by surprise. Just as it was unusual for Sesshoumaru not to fulfill an assignment.
“I would expect such a thing from Kagura as she is quite… spirited, but never from you. Is there a particular reason why you have decided to suddenly rebel?” Naraku leaned back in his big leather chair, and crossed his long pale fingers on top of his desk. Usually the position caused the people sitting across from him to squirm, but of course Sesshoumaru was not one to be intimidated by so little.
“Rebel?” Sesshoumaru echoed. It was his turn to grin. “There is nothing I despise most than being used. I do not know, and do not care about what goes on between you and your daughter, but from now on be sure to keep me out of it.”
“I am not sure I understand what you mean.” Sesshoumaru glared at Naraku. He was irritated to see that the other man planned to play coy.
“I do not intend to work on the restaurant critic section. It belongs to Kagura.”
Naraku studied the young man thoughtfully. “How touching. Do you intend to be her champion, her knight in shining armor? I am sure she will be very thankful. Fine do as you wish. I really don’t care. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to make an important phone call.”
Sesshoumaru knew he had just been insulted and dismissed. His pride commanded for him to retort something to his boss, to let Naraku know that he would not stand to be demeaned, but he kept his mouth shut. Sesshoumaru knew Naraku well enough to know that if he talked back to him, the older man would be angered, which was not something he desired. In fact if angry, Naraku was more than capable of simply getting rid of Kagura’s newest project altogether, and that was not one risk Sesshoumaru was willing to take.
‘Damn it! How is it that this woman has managed to make me put her concerns before mine?! I am willing to go as far as not talk back to Naraku because of her.’ He clenched a fist in anger, but kept his mouth shut. His usual prideful self would have snapped back at Naraku to remind him he was not a man who should be dismissed, but now that Kagura was in his life, things were different.
‘The witch has been able to affect this Sesshoumaru too much.’ He groaned inwardly when he thought back to his shameful display of the previous night. He was convinced that him lurking outside Kagura’s apartment building to catch her with another man was going to be one of his life’s all time lows.
“That will be all for now.” Sesshoumaru said to his boss. Even if he was not going to put Naraku back in his place, as he deserved, the younger man had simply not been able to leave without speaking the last words. He took to his feet, and left his boss’s office before he said something else he might regret later on.
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Kagura was running late. A few minutes before her alarm clock had been set to ring, Sesshoumaru had awakened her with soft kisses. Before she knew it, the two of them were entangled under the covers of her bed, making love passionately. Only thinking about their sexual interlude caused her to blush furiously. After their little escapade under the sheets, she had fallen back asleep, and was therefore now late to work.
‘That damn demon left, and didn’t even bother waking me up.’ She thought to herself as she stepped out of the elevator of their building. She threw open the glass door with their magazine’s logo on it, and breezed past Shippou’s desk. The young woman allowed a brief sigh of relief to escape her lips when she arrived in front of her office door. She spared a glance towards the office which was across from hers, which belonged to none other than Sesshoumaru. She briefly entertained the idea of paying her lover a visit to give him a piece of her mind about letting her sleep in, but decided against it. She was already late enough as it was. She therefore threw opened the door to her office and got ready to get to work.
She was shocked to see none other than her father seating behind her desk.
“Naraku?!” She gasped. “Did you get lost on your way to your desk? Last time I checked, your office was the last door at the end of the corridor.” She regained her composure, and coolly walked towards the man who had sired her.
“Oh my dear daughter. Such sweet words you always speak to me. Since you seem to have decided to come in late today, I wished to be the first one to greet you.” He grinned as he stood up, and walked towards his eldest child. They met in the middle of her office, and silently stared at each other; similar crimson eyes clashing.
“I received an interesting visit this morning. Sesshoumaru came to ask me to play nice. It seems like he did not like me putting him in charge of the restaurant review section…”
Kagura was shocked to hear about that, but did not show it. She had gotten used to masking her emotions when speaking with her father as Naraku always picked up on her weaknesses, and managed to use them against her.
“So, why are you telling me this? He’s a grown man who makes his own choices, and I don’t see what it’s got to do with me…”
Naraku smirked, and she could not help but think that he might know about her relationship with Sesshoumaru.
‘Knowing Naraku he would have said or done something if he had found out about Sesshoumaru and me sleeping together…’ She thought to herself, a sense of relief running through her. Sesshoumaru and she had gone thorough great lengths to ensure that her father or any of the Shikon employees would not learn about their affair. Considering that Naraku was not always a rational man, she was not too sure how he was going to react to finding out his two most important employees were sleeping together.
“I thought you’d like to know dear child of mine that I have decided to follow Sesshoumaru’s suggestion to put you in charge of the critiques from now on. Be sure not to be a disappointment. I will be expecting the first one on my desk by Friday. We can post it on the website, and if people like it, then I will start thinking about creating a section in the magazine for it.”
Kagura barely restrained herself from shouting for joy. When Naraku had first put Sesshoumaru in charge of her project, she had resigned herself to not work on it, but now that she was leading the project once more, her head suddenly filled out with potential ideas.
“I promise not to disappoint, now if you don’t mind I have to get to work. I ran into Yura on my way over, and you dear secretary seemed lonely; you should go keep her company.”
Naraku was not amused by her bringing up the same of his second mistress. He knew saying so would only let his daughter know he had not appreciated her comment, and he would be damned before letting her see she was getting to him. He faked a small grin then walked towards the door. Once he had reached the safety of the corridor, he rushed towards his assistant’s desk. Hearing about Yura’s upset, Naraku only hoped she had not overheard him talking to his other mistress on the phone earlier. And if she had, he knew he would have to engage in some serious damage control.
Kagura waited until her father was out of sight and hearing range before letting free range to her emotions.
‘What was Sesshoumaru thinking? How dare he speak to Naraku without even asking my opinion?’ This thought running through her mind, she stomped out of her office, intent on talking to her lover.
Without any warning Kagura threw open the door to Sesshoumaru’s office. He was calmly seating behind his desk, leafing through the latest edition of their magazine. She once again noted to herself how much she hated how unaffected Sesshoumaru always was; even when she was trying to take him by surprise.
“I see you made it.” He commented managing, but barely, to keep out of his voice the amusement he really felt.
She knew he was referring to the fact that she had come in late due to falling asleep after their early morning love making session. Kagura blushed brightly as she remembered what had gone on in her bed only a few hours before, but since she was not about to give Sesshoumaru the satisfaction of seeing how she really felt, she masked her emotions with anger, as usual.
“Who do you think you are? You had no right to go talk to my father!” She spat angrily at her lover. “I can deal with Naraku myself.”
“I only wished to set a wrong right.” He paused, thinking that he really did not know how to handle females. ‘Why is she so irritated, and how could my action backfire?’ He groaned to himself before adding aloud. “I did not mean to offend you.”
“Yeah well you did. I told you to take the damn job and…”
“You did not complain yesterday when I failed to go to dinner with Touran.” He could not help but point out. She once again blushed slightly as she knew how true his words were.
“Yesterday was yesterday, and today is today. I don’t need you to interfere with my father. It’s bad enough that we’re sharing a position, but if you start interceding in my favor, Naraku will never see me as a potential successor.”
Sesshoumaru smacked shut the magazine he was browsing, giving Kagura a start.
“Is this all that matters to you? Impressing Naraku?” He asked, disappointed that his intervention was seen in such a negative light. The fact that he had allowed Naraku to talk to him in order not to put Kagura’s project in jeopardy coupled with what he deemed to be Kagura’s ungratefulness caused him to boil with rage and bitterness. “Should you not just be glad to have regained leadership of your project?”
She was jolted by his question. Even if she did not appreciate the meddlesome ways of Sesshoumaru, she had to admit that he had been effective in fulfilling his goal.
‘Not to mention that it was nice of Sesshoumaru to pass on that great opportunity for my sake… even though it makes me look weak in the eyes of Naraku.’ It was in that instant that she realized what Sesshoumaru’s actions really meant. ‘He didn’t really have to stick it out for me. Even if that was awfully overbearing of him, in a way it’s kind of… nice. I know Sesshoumaru hates talking to Naraku, so going out of his way to get me my project back to me was truly thoughtful of him.’
“No.” She finally answered his question. “It’s just that I was going to handle Naraku on my own…eventually.” She decided not to comment on the eyebrow he lifted in suspicion, and continued speaking. “I guess this time around I’ll let you slide for getting involved in my life. I probably should say… thank you as well.”
He smiled, knowing full well how the gratitude she was showing was costing her. ‘And I intend to take advantage of it fully…’ He thought to himself. Before he could offer some sort of retort, she smiled sweetly at him, taking his breath away. He could not help but look into her eyes. Crimson met amber, and his heartbeat quickened. All the taunting words he had wanted to speak dissolved completely out of his mouth, and his mind went blank. He shook himself in the hopes of getting his bearings back. It was unusual for him to be affected by a woman, and he did not like it one bit.
He did not know how to react to these foreign feelings, which made him uncomfortable. He therefore decided to bring the two of them back on a much safer level of conversation. Just as he opened his mouth to taunt her, hoping to anger her, and getting the old usual Kagura back, they heard a male voice letting out a loud expletive. The voice was coming from down the corridor, which lead to the open area of their office.
“Ugh what the hell is happening now?” Kagura groaned, masking her relief at having someone break the unusual quiet that had settled between Sesshoumaru and her.
She opened the door. Sesshoumaru stepped out right after her. He was not liking the fact that someone had interrupted one of the most enjoyable moments of this relationship with Kagura: having her apologize to him.
“What is the meaning of this?” Sesshoumaru asked as his golden eyes scanned the area. Kouga and Ayame were locked into a tight hug while the rest of their co-workers crowded around them, clapped happily.
Instead of Touran who was next to him, and still sending him nasty glares, it was a brightly blushing Ayame who answered. She disentangled herself from her husband, and turned her beaming face towards Sesshoumaru and Kagura. “Kouga and I are going to have a baby!”
Rather than look at the glowing couple, or the clapping and cheering Shikon employees, Sesshoumaru turned his attention towards Kagura. She was the only thing on his mind at the moment. He frowned when he took in her appearance. She had gone completely pale, and her hands were balled into tight fists. Before he could say something to her, she turned around and fled towards the safety of her office.
To be continued…
A/N: Sesshoumaru was willing to sacrifice himself for Kagura, and they were growing closer. Wonder what the announcement from her ex is going to do to our fave couple’s relationship We’ll see in Scoop! Let’s just say the fever is going to go up… literally.
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A/N: Much shorter chapter, but there will be some progress between Sesshy and Kagura.
Disclaimer: Sadly even though I love writing AU stories on my OTP, they don't belong to me. I tried to buy them, but all I could afford were plushies. Oh well better than nothing lol.
“Talking”
'Thoughts'
Sesshoumaru walked purposely through the front door of Shikon Magazine. He ignored the overly cheery greeting of their latest intern, and walked past the receptionist desk of the red haired young man. Naraku had been slightly upset when Kagura and Sesshoumaru had presented him with the file of the intern they had chosen. Not because the young man had lacking qualifications; in fact Shippou had proved to be a very talented writer/proofreader, and a resourceful office assistant. No, the reason for the upset of the owner of the magazine was that the young college aged intern was male. Naraku had wanted to veto the choice of his two co-editors, but when Sesshoumaru pointed out that doing so would require for the older man to go through the large number of applications they had received, Naraku had quickly changed his mind.
“Sesshoumaru!” He groaned as soon as he heard someone call his name behind him. He knew exactly who the voice belonged to, and it was not someone he wished to speak to.
“Touran.” He reluctantly turned around to face the young woman. His face was as blank as usual, but he was unable to prevent his scorn from appearing in his eyes.
“What is this? No expensive chocolate boxes? No roses? You did not bring me any gifts? It’s the least you could have done after the way you treated me yesterday.” The anger she felt over his slight was clear in her blazing pale blue eyes. “You did not even answer my many phone calls. I’ve never felt as embarrassed in my life as when I was left waiting stupidly at that damned French restaurant. Do you know how many men would want to take me out?! I chose you, and you threw it out back in my face.”
Sesshoumaru was annoyed by her behavior. ‘She is acting as a scorned wife.’ He thought disgustingly. ‘Kagura would never behave in such a way. No, she would rather try to drive me crazy with jealousy to gain back my attentions…’ He did not know why exactly thoughts of his lover were suddenly invading his mind, but decided not to dwell on it. Even if thinking about Kagura made him smirk. He had purposely made love to her in the early hours of the morning to exhaust her. He needed to speak to her father, and did not want her to be anywhere near them when he and Naraku had a little chat.
Only thinking about his task brought a scowl on his face. ‘I have things to do, and do not want to deal with Touran of all people…’
“There seem to have been a slight misunderstanding. The only reason we were going to dinner was because this Sesshoumaru was under the false assumption that I was going to need a partner in order to work on my article. This however no longer holds true.”
“So what, you’re just going to discard me?!” The younger blue haired woman gasped in clear shock. She bit her lower lip to prevent herself from screaming at the aloof man standing in front of her. As much as she wanted to, she restrained herself. After all, setting Sesshoumaru straight was not worth making a scene in the lobby of their office where any of their co-workers could see them.
“You miserable conceited jerk! I am not about to beg for a measly date with you. You lost your chance. We. Are. Done. Don’t speak to me unless it has to do about with work.” Touran spat angrily then stormed off towards her cubicle.
Sesshoumaru did not see any reason to try to comfort her or apologize. He was about to continue on, but a small snicker caught his attention. From the corner of his eyes he spied Shippou trying to smother his chuckles.
“You will keep quiet.” The older man said sternly.
“Of course sir!” The young man lowered his face towards the glowing screen of his computer, and pretended not to have witnessed the embarrassing scene.
After taking care of the minor delay, Sesshoumaru continued on to the corridor which lead to the executive offices of the magazine, but instead of heading towards his own, he stopped in front of the last door at the end of the corridor, which lead to the largest office: Naraku’s. After one curt knock, he allowed himself inside.
Naraku was seating behind his office, his phone receiver placed in the crook of his shoulder. Sesshoumaru ignored the frown on his boss’s face, and walked towards the massive desk behind which the other man was seated before settling in one of the two chairs placed for the guests.
Since he was not about to talk to his mistress on the phone in the presence of one of his best employees, Naraku had no choice but to cut the conversation short.
“Sesshoumaru, what a surprise! What can I do for you?” Naraku asked on a frosty tone once he put his phone back on its cradle. Then as he remembered the assignment he had given his employee, he added. “No need to hand deliver your work, you could have given the article to Yura.”
“I did not write the critique of La Bonne Table.” He answered, referring to the fancy new French restaurant where he was supposed to have been having dinner with Touran the night before.
The shock which resonated in his boss due to his revelation was masked by a grin. It was unusual for Naraku to be taken by surprise. Just as it was unusual for Sesshoumaru not to fulfill an assignment.
“I would expect such a thing from Kagura as she is quite… spirited, but never from you. Is there a particular reason why you have decided to suddenly rebel?” Naraku leaned back in his big leather chair, and crossed his long pale fingers on top of his desk. Usually the position caused the people sitting across from him to squirm, but of course Sesshoumaru was not one to be intimidated by so little.
“Rebel?” Sesshoumaru echoed. It was his turn to grin. “There is nothing I despise most than being used. I do not know, and do not care about what goes on between you and your daughter, but from now on be sure to keep me out of it.”
“I am not sure I understand what you mean.” Sesshoumaru glared at Naraku. He was irritated to see that the other man planned to play coy.
“I do not intend to work on the restaurant critic section. It belongs to Kagura.”
Naraku studied the young man thoughtfully. “How touching. Do you intend to be her champion, her knight in shining armor? I am sure she will be very thankful. Fine do as you wish. I really don’t care. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to make an important phone call.”
Sesshoumaru knew he had just been insulted and dismissed. His pride commanded for him to retort something to his boss, to let Naraku know that he would not stand to be demeaned, but he kept his mouth shut. Sesshoumaru knew Naraku well enough to know that if he talked back to him, the older man would be angered, which was not something he desired. In fact if angry, Naraku was more than capable of simply getting rid of Kagura’s newest project altogether, and that was not one risk Sesshoumaru was willing to take.
‘Damn it! How is it that this woman has managed to make me put her concerns before mine?! I am willing to go as far as not talk back to Naraku because of her.’ He clenched a fist in anger, but kept his mouth shut. His usual prideful self would have snapped back at Naraku to remind him he was not a man who should be dismissed, but now that Kagura was in his life, things were different.
‘The witch has been able to affect this Sesshoumaru too much.’ He groaned inwardly when he thought back to his shameful display of the previous night. He was convinced that him lurking outside Kagura’s apartment building to catch her with another man was going to be one of his life’s all time lows.
“That will be all for now.” Sesshoumaru said to his boss. Even if he was not going to put Naraku back in his place, as he deserved, the younger man had simply not been able to leave without speaking the last words. He took to his feet, and left his boss’s office before he said something else he might regret later on.
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Kagura was running late. A few minutes before her alarm clock had been set to ring, Sesshoumaru had awakened her with soft kisses. Before she knew it, the two of them were entangled under the covers of her bed, making love passionately. Only thinking about their sexual interlude caused her to blush furiously. After their little escapade under the sheets, she had fallen back asleep, and was therefore now late to work.
‘That damn demon left, and didn’t even bother waking me up.’ She thought to herself as she stepped out of the elevator of their building. She threw open the glass door with their magazine’s logo on it, and breezed past Shippou’s desk. The young woman allowed a brief sigh of relief to escape her lips when she arrived in front of her office door. She spared a glance towards the office which was across from hers, which belonged to none other than Sesshoumaru. She briefly entertained the idea of paying her lover a visit to give him a piece of her mind about letting her sleep in, but decided against it. She was already late enough as it was. She therefore threw opened the door to her office and got ready to get to work.
She was shocked to see none other than her father seating behind her desk.
“Naraku?!” She gasped. “Did you get lost on your way to your desk? Last time I checked, your office was the last door at the end of the corridor.” She regained her composure, and coolly walked towards the man who had sired her.
“Oh my dear daughter. Such sweet words you always speak to me. Since you seem to have decided to come in late today, I wished to be the first one to greet you.” He grinned as he stood up, and walked towards his eldest child. They met in the middle of her office, and silently stared at each other; similar crimson eyes clashing.
“I received an interesting visit this morning. Sesshoumaru came to ask me to play nice. It seems like he did not like me putting him in charge of the restaurant review section…”
Kagura was shocked to hear about that, but did not show it. She had gotten used to masking her emotions when speaking with her father as Naraku always picked up on her weaknesses, and managed to use them against her.
“So, why are you telling me this? He’s a grown man who makes his own choices, and I don’t see what it’s got to do with me…”
Naraku smirked, and she could not help but think that he might know about her relationship with Sesshoumaru.
‘Knowing Naraku he would have said or done something if he had found out about Sesshoumaru and me sleeping together…’ She thought to herself, a sense of relief running through her. Sesshoumaru and she had gone thorough great lengths to ensure that her father or any of the Shikon employees would not learn about their affair. Considering that Naraku was not always a rational man, she was not too sure how he was going to react to finding out his two most important employees were sleeping together.
“I thought you’d like to know dear child of mine that I have decided to follow Sesshoumaru’s suggestion to put you in charge of the critiques from now on. Be sure not to be a disappointment. I will be expecting the first one on my desk by Friday. We can post it on the website, and if people like it, then I will start thinking about creating a section in the magazine for it.”
Kagura barely restrained herself from shouting for joy. When Naraku had first put Sesshoumaru in charge of her project, she had resigned herself to not work on it, but now that she was leading the project once more, her head suddenly filled out with potential ideas.
“I promise not to disappoint, now if you don’t mind I have to get to work. I ran into Yura on my way over, and you dear secretary seemed lonely; you should go keep her company.”
Naraku was not amused by her bringing up the same of his second mistress. He knew saying so would only let his daughter know he had not appreciated her comment, and he would be damned before letting her see she was getting to him. He faked a small grin then walked towards the door. Once he had reached the safety of the corridor, he rushed towards his assistant’s desk. Hearing about Yura’s upset, Naraku only hoped she had not overheard him talking to his other mistress on the phone earlier. And if she had, he knew he would have to engage in some serious damage control.
Kagura waited until her father was out of sight and hearing range before letting free range to her emotions.
‘What was Sesshoumaru thinking? How dare he speak to Naraku without even asking my opinion?’ This thought running through her mind, she stomped out of her office, intent on talking to her lover.
Without any warning Kagura threw open the door to Sesshoumaru’s office. He was calmly seating behind his desk, leafing through the latest edition of their magazine. She once again noted to herself how much she hated how unaffected Sesshoumaru always was; even when she was trying to take him by surprise.
“I see you made it.” He commented managing, but barely, to keep out of his voice the amusement he really felt.
She knew he was referring to the fact that she had come in late due to falling asleep after their early morning love making session. Kagura blushed brightly as she remembered what had gone on in her bed only a few hours before, but since she was not about to give Sesshoumaru the satisfaction of seeing how she really felt, she masked her emotions with anger, as usual.
“Who do you think you are? You had no right to go talk to my father!” She spat angrily at her lover. “I can deal with Naraku myself.”
“I only wished to set a wrong right.” He paused, thinking that he really did not know how to handle females. ‘Why is she so irritated, and how could my action backfire?’ He groaned to himself before adding aloud. “I did not mean to offend you.”
“Yeah well you did. I told you to take the damn job and…”
“You did not complain yesterday when I failed to go to dinner with Touran.” He could not help but point out. She once again blushed slightly as she knew how true his words were.
“Yesterday was yesterday, and today is today. I don’t need you to interfere with my father. It’s bad enough that we’re sharing a position, but if you start interceding in my favor, Naraku will never see me as a potential successor.”
Sesshoumaru smacked shut the magazine he was browsing, giving Kagura a start.
“Is this all that matters to you? Impressing Naraku?” He asked, disappointed that his intervention was seen in such a negative light. The fact that he had allowed Naraku to talk to him in order not to put Kagura’s project in jeopardy coupled with what he deemed to be Kagura’s ungratefulness caused him to boil with rage and bitterness. “Should you not just be glad to have regained leadership of your project?”
She was jolted by his question. Even if she did not appreciate the meddlesome ways of Sesshoumaru, she had to admit that he had been effective in fulfilling his goal.
‘Not to mention that it was nice of Sesshoumaru to pass on that great opportunity for my sake… even though it makes me look weak in the eyes of Naraku.’ It was in that instant that she realized what Sesshoumaru’s actions really meant. ‘He didn’t really have to stick it out for me. Even if that was awfully overbearing of him, in a way it’s kind of… nice. I know Sesshoumaru hates talking to Naraku, so going out of his way to get me my project back to me was truly thoughtful of him.’
“No.” She finally answered his question. “It’s just that I was going to handle Naraku on my own…eventually.” She decided not to comment on the eyebrow he lifted in suspicion, and continued speaking. “I guess this time around I’ll let you slide for getting involved in my life. I probably should say… thank you as well.”
He smiled, knowing full well how the gratitude she was showing was costing her. ‘And I intend to take advantage of it fully…’ He thought to himself. Before he could offer some sort of retort, she smiled sweetly at him, taking his breath away. He could not help but look into her eyes. Crimson met amber, and his heartbeat quickened. All the taunting words he had wanted to speak dissolved completely out of his mouth, and his mind went blank. He shook himself in the hopes of getting his bearings back. It was unusual for him to be affected by a woman, and he did not like it one bit.
He did not know how to react to these foreign feelings, which made him uncomfortable. He therefore decided to bring the two of them back on a much safer level of conversation. Just as he opened his mouth to taunt her, hoping to anger her, and getting the old usual Kagura back, they heard a male voice letting out a loud expletive. The voice was coming from down the corridor, which lead to the open area of their office.
“Ugh what the hell is happening now?” Kagura groaned, masking her relief at having someone break the unusual quiet that had settled between Sesshoumaru and her.
She opened the door. Sesshoumaru stepped out right after her. He was not liking the fact that someone had interrupted one of the most enjoyable moments of this relationship with Kagura: having her apologize to him.
“What is the meaning of this?” Sesshoumaru asked as his golden eyes scanned the area. Kouga and Ayame were locked into a tight hug while the rest of their co-workers crowded around them, clapped happily.
Instead of Touran who was next to him, and still sending him nasty glares, it was a brightly blushing Ayame who answered. She disentangled herself from her husband, and turned her beaming face towards Sesshoumaru and Kagura. “Kouga and I are going to have a baby!”
Rather than look at the glowing couple, or the clapping and cheering Shikon employees, Sesshoumaru turned his attention towards Kagura. She was the only thing on his mind at the moment. He frowned when he took in her appearance. She had gone completely pale, and her hands were balled into tight fists. Before he could say something to her, she turned around and fled towards the safety of her office.
To be continued…
A/N: Sesshoumaru was willing to sacrifice himself for Kagura, and they were growing closer. Wonder what the announcement from her ex is going to do to our fave couple’s relationship We’ll see in Scoop! Let’s just say the fever is going to go up… literally.
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