InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Special delivery ❯ Office space ( Chapter 21 )

Chapter 21: Office space

 

 

A/N: I am sure you're all very glad for the early update (or I at least hope so lol). This will be a long chapter, so brace yourselves. How will things turn out next for our fave couple?

 

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Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Sesshy and Kagura would be happily mated and working on silver haired baby number three by now…

 

 

“Talking”

`Thoughts'

 

 

“I checked your schedule, and you only have one meeting today. With the people from B-bags” Kagura informed her boss as she stood in front of his desk. She still felt like the conversation they had the previous night was impacting their interactions, which had turned from friendly and teasing to frosty and almost non-existent.

 

“You can leave, that is all” Sesshoumaru answered as he picked up his pencil and resumed working on his sketches.

 

“Okay enough of that shit. I know you're my boss, but you're also my friend, so don't dismiss me like that.” Kagura said crossing her arms over her chest. 'I miss the way we used to have fun together at work.'

 

“Will that be all?” The dog demon asked without lifting his eyes from the piece of paper he was working on.

 

“I said enough!” Kagura snapped as she sat down in one of the chairs facing his desk. “I know that yesterday night I was not... very nice, to say the least, and that I was wrong and quite unfair to you.” 'Not to mention lying blatantly.' She added to herself.

 

“I'm not used to men doing stuff for me not just to... you know... sleep with me. I've also never had a friend, especially a male friend...” She explained awkwardly trying to form some sort of apology, hoping to reconcile with her friend.

 

“How many times will I have to tell you I am not like these people? Your lack of faith in me is becoming tedious” Sesshoumaru said doing his best to mask the extent of his irritation.

 

“Yeah well I thought Shin was different, and see where that took me.” Kagura remarked with a snort. Her words created an uncontrollable surge of fury to go through Sesshoumaru. Its intensity took him by surprise and made him snap in two the pencil he had in his hand.

 

“Of all people you compare me to him? I am nothing like this bastard!” Sesshoumaru growled. Despite his usual reserve, he could not hide his pain at her comment.

 

'How dare the witch compare me to a man who used and betrayed her? When all I ever did was protect her and Kanna, care for them and do my best to help them.' He grumbled to himself before discarding the ruined pencil. Without saying a word he took out another one from his desk's drawer and resumed his drawing as if nothing had happened.

 

“I'm sorry. I really didn't mean it like this. You're nothing like him, I know that. It was just a way of speaking...not the best, but still...” Kagura defended herself. 'Great! Way to go Kagura. Making him angrier is a fantastic way to apologize!'

 

Realizing she had offended her friend when in truth she had started this conversation to make up with him, the wind witch stood up, and rounded his desk to stand next to him.

 

“Sesshoumaru...” Kagura called his name trying to get his attention, but he did not lift his head, nor reacted to her movement.

 

'Oh damn it! Not only is he not listening to me, but now he won't even look at me. I am so not having any of that shit. Since yesterday he's been acting so strangely. He sends me so many mixed messages; it makes me want to pull my hair out. I mean he kissed me back, then he flirted with me, but know he won't even speak to me?... Then again to be fair, I wasn't very nice to him yesterday night, and I may kind of deserve a cold shoulder... That may be, but he has already been mad at me for long enough and should make up with me already.' The wind sorceress thought determined to repair things between the two of them.

 

She then took his hand in hers and squeezed it, forcing him to stop his drawing. Ignoring the clear protest in his eyes, Kagura then took his sketch out of his hand and put it on the desk. To his shock she then sat on his lap and propped her feet on his desk.

 

“Witch? What are you doing?” Sesshoumaru hissed feeling extremely uncomfortable. The fact that she was so close to him, her skin brushing his, and that her sweet scent was tickling his nose was almost unbearable.

 

'Damn her, why does she have to tempt me so? I bet it is because I claimed not to be attracted to her.' Sesshoumaru said breathing deeply to calm down his raging senses.

 

“Aw come one stop pouting. Just so you know, I won't move until you say you accept my apology for yesterday and what I said about you and Shin. You also have to say that we're cool. Of course you've got to mean it.” Kagura managed to choke out despite the fact that feeling his warm breath on the back of her neck made delightful shivers run down her spine and her heart beat wildly.

 

Trying to make herself more comfortable, which was hard considering that Sesshoumaru's chair was obviously not designed to support more than one person, Kagura made a little wiggle. The movement caused Sesshoumaru's breath to catch in his throat and made him completely forget the words of protest he had meant to say. Out of instinct, not wanting Kagura to fall, he snaked his right arm around her waist holding her and at the same time backing her against his chest.

 

'I'm sure it's what they call sweet torture. But just for me, after all he's not interested...' She thought sadly to herself.

 

“Fine, you win.” He interrupted himself to gulp. “You are forgiven, and as far as this Sesshoumaru is concerned yesterday night or this morning for that matter never occurred. Now get off me.” He ordered giving her a small nudge.

 

“Keh! Hey bastard where's you secretary? Why isn't she..” Inuyasha asked as the threw open the door to his brother's office

 

“What the fuck?!” The hanyou then asked in amazement as he saw his brother comfortably seating with his secretary splayed on his lap, encircled in his warm embrace..

 

“I am not surprised; I knew there was a reason why our dear boss was so adamant in hiring the wind goddess. But Sesshoumaru, really. your desk? It's quite kinky. Me like it. I think you just realized a huge fantasy of mine, you big dog.” Miroku said appreciatively as he too took in the scene Sesshoumaru and Kagura offered.

 

“Don't go fantasizing pervert, it's not what you think. Haven't you ever seen two friends hanging out?” Kagura snapped as she messily got to her feet after the dog demon released her from his arm lock. She found her legs to be a little wobbly and her knees weak, which caused her to lightly curse under her breath.

 

“Well you've got to finish your project on the B-bags account, so I'll get rid of these two for you.” She said as she smiled to the dog demon. “Come on boys, let the big boss work.” Without another word she dragged along Miroku and Inuyasha and with a wave at her friend, Kagura left.

 

'Good God this woman will be the death of me.' Sesshoumaru thought with a groan still remembering the feel of Kagura's body against his. He marveled at the fact that he had been able to keep his hands to himself. `The witch is lucky I have no blood ties to Miroku...' He thought dragging a tired hand over his face.

 

 

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“Hey Kagura, where are you going? Do you want to have lunch with me?” Kagome asked as she ran into the wind sorceress in one of the office's corridors.

 

“On my way to check on my daughter, and maybe later.” She answered as she came to a stop.

 

“Don't take it the wrong way, but maybe you shouldn't... well check on Kanna so much. She's in great hands at the nursery. Maybe she would be able to have more fun with her friends if her mom didn't go see her all the time.” The young human said with a helpful smile.

 

“Are you telling me what's best for my daughter?” Kagura asked with blazing crimson eyes. 'Who does she think she is?'

 

“No of course not. I just thought...” Kagome trailed off the corners of her mouth going downwards. She was saddened at the prospect of Kagura being mad at her.

 

'Then again maybe she's right. Perhaps I should let Kanna get accustomed to being without me, and make friends on her own. She is growing up, and doesn't need for her mother to be at her side all the time.' The wind sorceress thought with a sigh. “Well it's fine. I get what you meant.” Kagura said with a sigh.

 

“I have two questions for you though. Say Kagome do you have a car? And where can I find a mall around here?” The wind sorceress asked with a sigh.

 

“Yes. And about ten minutes away. Why?” The miko asked slightly surprised.

 

“Well, I've got a credit card to use, and some frustration to let out. So let's go!” The wind sorceress said hurrying towards the elevator with Kagome in tow.

 

 

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“Nice shops you just showed me. I must admit I had a great time” Kagura told Kagome.

 

The two of them were sitting at a terrace enjoying sandwiches and salads for lunch. Several shopping bags were at their feet, proof of the many purchases they had made, or rather that Kagura had made.

 

“So Inuyasha told me about you and Sesshoumaru. I truly never thought he had it in him to settle down with someone. He's been alone for so long, so it's great that he has you.” The young human said with a sweet smile as she took a large bite out of her tuna sandwich.

 

“I don't know what your dumbass boyfriend said, but Sessh and I aren't a couple.” Kagura informed her with a shrug. 'Not even close to that.' She mentally added regretfully as she sipped some soda.

 

“Inuyasha isn't my boyfriend...” Kagome protested almost chocking in shock.

 

“Yeah right save it. I won't tell anyone, and just to you know, Sessh already knows and he won't do anything about it.” The wind sorceress said with a chuckle.

 

“Really? Oh I'm so relieved and glad. Having to hide was really taking its toll on our relationship. Inuyasha really feared what Sesshoumaru would do if he found out about us. Well seems to me like being with you really mellowed our boss.” Kagome breathed out in pure joy and relief. 'I'm sure Inuyasha will be glad to know we don't have to hide anymore. That means I can even rub my hanyou's cute ears in public!' She thought a grin on her lips.

 

“How many times will I have to tell you? We. Are. Not. Together! If you must know he's not interested.” 'Shit why in the hell did I just tell her that? She just got on my nerves and it came out.' Kagura thought unnerved.

 

“I don't believe this. Have you taken a look at yourself? Any guy over the age of sixteen would be attracted to you. You're gorgeous. I mean I'm seriously so jealous of you.” Kagome complimented her with a smile.

 

“Hum I await with impatience the day people will start referring to my brain instead of my body.” Kagura said sadly memories of her years under Naraku's tyranny playing in her mind

 

“I'm so sorry Kagura. I didn't mean to say you were unintelligent.” The young human said feeling embarrassed. “Besides Sesshoumaru not being interested in you? I don't buy it. You should see the way he looks at you and...”

 

“Don't worry about it.” Kagura suddenly cut her, not willing to have this conversation with her. “No worries. Come on let's hurry back to the office before those Takahashi men go crazy without us.” The wind sorceress said as she took to her feet and took as many shopping bags before heading towards Kagome's car, with the miko in tow.

 

 

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“You seem nervous.” Kagura remarked as she observed the dog demon from over his desk.

 

“I am not” Sesshoumaru stubbornly disagreed. “Don't you have anything better to do, like answering phone calls from your office maybe?”

 

“I'm still on my lunch break.” Kagura informed him with a shrug. The truth was that she wanted to make sure things were truly okay between them and that she was forgiven.

 

'It's not because I managed to blackmail him into forgiving me that he truly did...' She thought to herself with a sigh.

 

The wind sorceress stood up and checked inside one the shopping bags she had arranged in the dog demon's office. A small smile touched her lips as she noticed she had gathered all the items needed for her 'special project' for Sesshoumaru, which she deemed to be the perfect peace offering.

 

'Even if it's going to take me forever to finish it...' She lamented. 'But it'll be all worth it in the end, at least I hope so.'

 

“Why on earth are you using my office as a storage facility?” The silver haired demon asked without raising his eyes from the sketch he was almost done working on. He repressed a curse as he realized that his clients would be here soon.

 

'I have been spending so much time caring for that unpredictable witch that I am behind with that damn campaign. Then again she did help me come up with a great idea. So in the end I guess we are even.' Sesshoumaru thought to himself as he hurriedly polished his sketch.

 

“Kagome is a freak of shopping. We were out for not even an hour, and even if I didn't get to buy all I wanted, we got so much stuff. There wasn't enough space in my office to put all these bags, and since your office is way bigger...” She trailed off with a smirk.

 

“You could have put them in the car, or have them delivered at the penthouse...” Sesshoumaru suggested with a shrug. When he looked up from his desk, he was surprised to see a frown on Kagura's face, so he quickly added “I guess it is fine since I am not planning on receiving anyone in my office today anyway.”

 

“You know since I am your friend, you can admit it...” She chuckled gently. She was amused to see how Sesshoumaru did not dare admit aloud that he in truth did not mind her presence.

 

“This Sesshoumaru is not sure I understand what you mean.” He said pausing from his drawing to look at her expectantly.

 

“Well I feel the same, but since I don't shy away from emotions, like someone I know, I'm not afraid to say it aloud. You're a good friend, if not my best friend, and I love spending time with you. Moreover not having you around is weird, considering I'm so used to having you with me now... Don't worry, since I said it for the two of us, you don't need to, so be glad.” The wind sorceress smirked happily

 

“Do you really think I share these feelings?” He asked her with a blank face, as he resumed working. 'Since when am I this transparent?' He wondered slightly exasperated that Kagura could so easily see thorough him.

 

“Oh I know so... Shit I'll be right back” She pouted slightly as she hurried to her adjacent office where she could hear her desk phone ringing. 'Ugh why am I always interrupted when I manage to get close to Sesshoumaru?' She wondered, recalling their waitress's many interruptions during their dinner the previous night.

 

“The people from B-bags are here.” Kagura announced after she came back.

 

“Please show them to the conference room on the 5th floor.” He ordered as he gathered around the different sketches he had to present to his clients.

 

“Sure thing boss. Hey, don't be so tensed. The ideas we came up with are fucking great.” She answered with a mocking military salute and was gone in the blink of an eye.

 

 

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“So Mr. Takahashi I think you had us waiting long enough.” A salt and pepper haired stern woman said as she sat straighter in her chair to sip on some of her tea. “I said I wanted my tea sweet. Come on girl add some sugar here.” She then added addressing Kagura, a displeased frown on her face.

 

'What a shrew.' The dog demon thought, anger boiling inside him. Seeing her blatantly disrespect Kagura unnerved him, but knowing getting angry would amount to naught, he hid his anger behind an emotionless face.

 

'I am not a god damned waitress anymore!' The wind sorceress thought clenching her fist in anger.

 

One glance at Sesshoumaru however calmed her, and she complied with the B-bags representative's request. She was aware how important these clients were to her boss, and she would not do anything to compromise that. However not wanting to be bossed around anymore she then quickly exited the conference room.

 

“Please Mr. Takahashi present us the campaign you created: The other representative said, he was a young raccoon demon with thin glasses and a shy smile

 

“When women are shown in your competitors' commercial, it is as housewives, but we decided on a different approach since B-bags is known for its innovation and its daring nature. This is why the campaign I have devised would primarily target active women.” Sesshoumaru started his pitch to be interrupted by the female representative.

 

“What exactly do you mean by active?” She asked cocking her head to the side.

 

“I was coming to that. Young, professional, on the go women. As you can see in the file, a study we conducted among both men and women showed people responded favorably to seeing professional women taking care of their children.” The dog demon explained without missing a beat.

 

“Interesting numbers, but what exactly did you have in mind in terms of a TV commercial?” The mature woman asked, not completely satisfied by his answer.

 

'This old hag is getting on my nerves' The dog demon thought angry that she kept on interrupting him before he could explain himself further.

 

“I was coming to that Mrs. Yamashita. The slogan would be 'It will never fail you'. When it comes to the actual commercial, I will have my secretary bring the sketches I worked on.” Sesshoumaru interrupted himself to get to his feet. He then reached over to the phone and said “Can you bring them over?”

 

After a few minutes Kagura reappeared, sketches in hands. Considering the amount of time Sesshoumaru had slaved over them, she resisted the urge to unceremoniously throw the drawings on the table in front of the annoying older woman. With a smile on her dark red lips, she carefully deposited them and was on the way out when she heard the younger representative speak.

 

“Oh! These looks perfect. Brilliant idea Mr. Takahashi. Your reputation was true, you have not disappointed us.” Sesshoumaru nodded his head in Mr. Tanuki's direction, acknowledging his praise.

 

“Hum. Not bad, but casting for the test shoot will have to start soon. We are after all almost behind on schedule.” Mrs. Yamashita said as she reminded Sesshoumaru of how long it had took him to come up with a viable campaign.

 

“Well why look further. Your beautiful secretary would be perfect for the job. It is after all just a test shoot.” Tanuki said readjusting his glasses in a nervous gesture.

 

“Who me?!” The wind sorceress asked in shock as she turned around to face the three people sitting at the table.

 

“I agree. Why not. Anyway it is quite clear she served as your inspiration, Mr Takahashi.” The old woman said with a judgmental snort not even acknowledging Kagura's surprised reaction. 'I wonder why a supposed talent like Sesshoumaru could no go look further for a model...' The old woman thought pursing her lips in disgust.

 

“And there is nothing wrong with it. The miss here is after all quite a lovely woman” The other representative of B-bags, said as he gave Kagura an appreciative once over.

 

“I'm not sure...” Kagura said, not keen on being talked about as if she was not in the room. Instead of lashing out, she breathed deeply and clenched her left fist tightly.

 

The dog demon could understand Kagura's anger; after all he as well could not stand the lecherous look Mr. Tanuki had been giving Kagura, but the dog demon also understood that in order to keep his clients, anything they wanted, he had to provide.

 

“Kagura wait. Why don't you give the idea some thought?” Sesshoumaru asked her with a soft gaze, trying to will her to see that making his clients happy mattered to him, but of course not as much as her well being did.

 

'Hum. Sessh's in need of my help? That'd be a sure way to make him forgive me. It would also provide me an occasion to pay back Sesshoumaru for all the great things he's done for me. Should I do it?' Kagura wondered with a small smile.

 

 

To be continued...

 

 

A/N: That was a long one... When will they recognize the sexual tension between them? (If ever) What will Kagura decide? We'll see. The next chapter will be named Opportunities.