InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Special delivery ❯ Lunch break ( Chapter 58 )

Chapter 58: Lunch break

 

 

A/N: The long awaited chapter I've been tantalizing you guys with is here… and will be in two parts, so sorry !

 

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Syzhale

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Roguereader (Don't worry too much. The few coming chapters will be all sweet; however, there certainly will be some drama coming soon ku ku ku)

 

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Zetsuii (Kagura will soon do more than attempt a reconciliation. And the villains? We'll see about their plan.)

 

 

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

 

 

“Talking”

`Thoughts'

 

 

Naraku Onigumo was a hanyou who had built an empire on vices found in both humans and demons alike; lust, greed and love of violence were just a few of them. But what few people knew was that the reasoning behind his actions had not only to do with him wanting money, but rather with his interest in hurting people, and seeing them suffer; things that ever since his youth the half spider demon had enjoyed.

 

After his very informative meeting with his usual customer Sousuke Yamashita, Naraku's two inclinations were now battling inside him.

 

`What to do? If I ally with Yamashita and his friend, I could be getting revenge on that bastard of Sesshoumaru, and how he humiliated me. I could also hurt Kagura at the same time. However if I were to use the information they both stupidly provided me, I could get so much money out of Kagura's boytoy. He would pay great money to know what Yamashita and Kanzaki are planning to do' The hanyou thought before taking a sip of his expensive brandy.

 

`Money… or revenge… The possibilities are endless.' Naraku grinned to himself. Just as he reflected on the two possibilities presented to him, a certain image appeared in the hanyou's mind. He could see the Shikon jewel, a pinkish round piece of jewelry he had tried to acquire for years, but with no success. He had not gained enough money to buy it, and the security around the museum where it was stored was too secured for even Naraku and his well trained minions to breach.

 

His blood red eyes glowed as Naraku thought about holding the famous jewel in his pale clawed hand.

 

“Guess I know which way I am going to go.” He said more to himself than to his newest employee seated next to him. The young woman was gently caressing his thigh, not daring to breathe a word out; even though she had just started working for him, she knew all too well of Naraku's vicious temper, and the pain and bruises he could leave behind when displeased.

 

“Fetch my phone.” He barked at the young woman.

 

“Yes.” She said frightened, just as she stood from the table where they were seated. The young woman yelped when Naraku took a hold of her thin arm, burying his claws in her skin. Despite the pain she did not dare voice her discomfort as she knew how it excited him to hear the women he hurt cry out.

 

“You have forgotten something it seems... do remember to not disrespect me.” The hanyou hissed, dugging deeper in his poor victim's skin, ignoring the blood coming out of the wound he had inflicted.

 

“Forgive me master. I will not disrespect you anymore.” She bowed, reigning in the tears of pain she was on the verge of letting out.

 

“Good. Do hurry I have an important phone call to make.” Naraku finally let the poor girl go, and focused back on finishing the bottle of brandy he had started. He smiled as his thought about how he would be sure to punish his latest employee if she did not do his bidding too quickly.

 

 

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Sesshoumaru looked down at the slowly moving hands on his wrist watch for what to him seemed to be the thousandth time. He was impatiently waiting for one o'clock to struck, for he knew Kagura would then drop by his office. It was sure to be a nice distraction for his mind considering that Touran had yet to get back to him when it came to any interesting findings about Naraku Onigumo, Sakura Fujibayashi, Sousuke Yamashita and Kichiro Kanzaki.

He was startled when he heard his desk phone ring, but wasted no time answering; it could be Kagura after all.

"Yes?"

"Sesshoumaru? Is that anyway to answer your phone? I thought I had raised you to be a more polite boy." An overly, and fakely, sweet voice said.

"Mother." He was proud of himself for not letting the sudden wave of annoyance that came over him show in his voice. "Why are you calling?"

"Hum dear Sesshoumaru you are still quite lacking in your manners, no matter... I am calling to announce to you that Günter and I have unfortunately broken up." She said in a phony saddened voice.

"What a pity…" He said in a monotone voice. Sesshoumaru was not dumb, and knew she had only been dating the German baron for his money.

"Yes indeed. I am sure you know what it means…" She let him interpret the meaning of her words, which he did. Now that she was without the financial backing of her foreign boyfriend, she would need for her son to help finance her lavish lifestyle more than ever.

After her divorce from Sesshoumaru's late father, she had quickly run through the money she had received as a settlement. During the few years she had had full custody of Sesshoumaru, she also had used the money of child support given to him by her former husband to keep the high social status she enjoyed while being married. When Sesshoumaru had been removed from her care, she had lost her major source of income, in the form of the child support payments, so then turned to finding rich males like the baron to get money.

From the corner of his eye Sesshoumaru noticed the silver head of his secretary pop through the door, a smile formed on his lips at having a ready excuse being handed to him so easily.

"Mother I have to go. Unlike some people I know, this Sesshoumaru works." He did not try to hide his contempt for his mother's way of financing her life. 'She is so unlike Kagura, who would rather work for her own keep. Not to mention her guilt and shame when it comes to her past occupation.' He thought sadly to himself.

"But of course, I will let you be for now dear. Be sure to send me my little monthly gift as soon as possible. I do not know if you are aware, but the Paris Fashion Week is to start in only a few days, and I am dying to go there, and do some shopping." The older demoness quickly hung up, as talking to her son longer than necessary was not something she looked forward to. The reason of her call was simple. Due to her break up she only wanted him to send to her an even more generous monthly check than she was used to, and nothing more.

"What is it?" Sesshoumaru addressed the inu youkai who had just stepped into his office.

"A certain Kagura is here to see you." The all too knowing smile on his employee's lips was still not enough to put down Sesshoumaru's suddenly lifted mood at seeing that Kagura had finally arrived.

"Show her in." He simply said.

 

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'Kanna is going to be so mad when she wakes up.' Kagura thought to herself. She was waiting for the elevator to go up to the floor where Sesshoumaru worked. The wind sorceress and her daughter had taken great pains to cook one of the dog demon's favorite dishes, meat lasagna, and the excitement had, Kagura was sure, taken its toll on Kanna, who as soon as they arrived at the Takahashi agency fallen asleep in her arms.

'Hopefully she won't be that angry…' The wind sorceress thought of her daughter who was peacefully sleeping in the nursery of the agency among the children she used to play with when her mother still worked there.

Before she realized it, Kagura found herself in front of the desk occupied by Sesshoumaru's secretary, the same desk she used to occupy not too long ago. However the person seated at the desk surprised her.

'It's her! The woman I saw Sesshoumaru having lunch with through Kanna's mirror!' Her heart suddenly clenched at the remembrance of seeing the man she loved with another; especially in the restaurant where she and Sesshoumaru had enjoyed several intimate lunches.

"How can I help you?" The extremely beautiful inu youkai stood up from behind the desk to approach Kagura, her amber eyes, so similar to Sesshoumaru's lightened.

"I have an appointment with Sesshoumaru at one. I came to bring him lunch." Kagura answered. She raised the large basket she had brought along to show the silver haired demoness across from her.

"But of course… let me see if he is available…" After sending Kagura a dazzling smile, the young woman walked over to Sesshoumaru's office to announce Kagura's arrival, seductively swaying her hips as she walked. She then quickly went back to the wind sorceress's side.

"He'll be here in a second. He was just on the phone. Say… do you need help carrying your bags?" The young dog demoness said at the same time as she reached for Kagura's hand. To the latter's surprise, the newest addition to the Takahashi agency took hold of her palm, and gently caressed it. Despite Kagura's uncomfortable smile, and gentle tugging on her appendage, the young secretary pretended not to notice, and kept on softly running her thumb over Kagura's soft tanned skin.

The wind sorceress entertained the idea of lashing out at the other demoness, but refrained herself as the last thing she wanted at the time was for Sesshoumaru to walk in on her beating the hell out of his employee.

"Kiriko that will be enough." Sesshoumaru growled as he walked over to the two women. He had rushed after his secretary as he knew her enough by now to guess she would bother Kagura if she was left to herself. “Besides Kagura is a mother.” He emphasized the last word, hoping to make Kiriko back up. She had a policy not to get involved with women with children as little ones had a tendency to repulse her.

“Well I could make an exception for her. I mean she looks delicious…” The young dog demoness smiled brightly. Her answer made Sesshoumaru send her a sharp glare; a staunch warning not to even think about lying a finger on the wind sorceress.

"Okay, okay, I got it. I give up. You didn't tell me you had dibs on her. I'll just go to my desk and reorganize your appointment book." Kiriko smiled to her employer, and blew a kiss to Kagura before doing as she had said.

Glad to be rid of his secretary, Sesshoumaru brought his attention back to the woman who had come to visit him.

"You didn't bring Kanna?" He asked, feeling disappointed at the idea of not seeing the infant.

"I did, but she fell asleep on the way here, so I decided to put her to bed in one of the cribs in the nursery, you don't mind, do you?" Kagura asked the dog demon even as her crimson eyes sent a confused look to the young female secretary.

"No not at all. It was a wise decision. She should wake up in give or take forty five minutes anyways." He said after quickly glancing down at his watch. Even after all this time, he still remembered that the little girl's naps usually lasted around an hour.

"I don't intend to take that long out of your time…" The pleased young mother trailed off, even if it was not the complete truth. If her plan was successful, the two of them would be spending a lot of time together from that point on.

"Do not worry about it. Let's go into my office, we will be more comfortable." He gently took Kagura by the arm and led her towards his office, doing his best to ignore the leering look on Kiriko's face as her amber eyes trailed down to look at Kagura's backside. It took all of Sesshoumaru's self control not to growl in a show of annoyance at his secretary.

Having Kagura back into his office made Sesshoumaru's heart feel lighter; it gave him the impression that the two of them had reunited for good. He could not help but think about the last time the two of them had been in this same room; the day Kagura had walked away from him. He then shook his head free of his negative thoughts, and forced himself to focus on something else, like for example the tantalizing wind sorceress who was back where he wanted her.

'I can now understand why Izayoi used to force us to bring lunch to father at the office at least once a week. I used to hate these family 'outings,' as much as Inuyasha did, but now I can see the appeal.' Sesshoumaru reflected on the happy feelings inside him. He then went on to seat not behind his massive desk, but on the leather couch facing a small table in order not to make Kagura feel uncomfortable. She followed him, glad he had thought about making her comfortable.

The dog demon took a few seconds to take a close look at the woman seated next to him. The last time they had seen each other, due to her distraught state courtesy of her recent encounter with Sakura, and then his migraine, he had forgotten to check on the wind sorceress.

“Have you been following Suikotsu's recommendations? I have made some research on anemia, and it is not a condition to overlook.” He pointed out. The dog demon was however glad to see that the bags under Kagura's eyes were gone. She looked rested, and her lightly tanned skin was not as pale as it had seemed to him as of late.

“Yes. You have no need to worry. I've been taking remarkably good care of myself.” Even if she controlled her urge to roll her eyes in annoyance, she still added with a snort “Thank you so much for asking.”

The dog demon left the ghost of a smile appear on his lips at her words. He could easily tell that she was annoyed with him.

`Kagura has never liked it when I inquire about her health. I can still remember how she prevented me from treating the injury her father inflicted to her ribs when we first met.' Thinking about how Naraku used to abuse Kagura angered the dog demon, and made him clench his fist.

The Kagura he knew did not like having people fussing over her, and would rather take care of others. He was indeed right, as to Kagura, her own health was not a source of worry; however, the image of Sesshoumaru writhing in pain while lying in his bed was forever stuck in her mind.

“How about you? Sesshoumaru, how are you feeling?... I mean how is your head? Any migraines? And don't you dare try to elude me.” The worry clear in her crimson eyes warmed his heart, yet annoyed him at the same time.

“I told you before not to worry about me. Besides I saw my doctor, had a few tests done, and everything is alright.” He figured that lying to buy her peace of mind was not a bad deal. He had meant to take an appointment with Suikotsu, but had yet to find the time.

"Really, I feel so reassured. Okay then, I'll let it go for now.” She relented, aware of how annoyed she too had become when he had asked her about her anemia. Not to mention that knowing he had gone to the hospital had also greatly reassured her.

“Now that we can put away our health issues, are you ready for your lunch? Kanna and I put in a lot of effort, so you better be ready to eat plenty." She told him just as she fished inside her large basket to fetch the canteen containing the meal she had prepared. To her surprise Sesshoumaru's clawed hand not only stopped her, but also took the basket from her hand and placed it on the carpeted floor next to him, on the side of the couch where they were seated, well away from Kagura's reach.

"It can wait... I feel we have to talk." He turned back on his side to face her.

"Oh? And about what?" She asked surprised. 'He may want to talk about our relationship and where we stand right now. It is understandable after all, I too feel like we should define what we are doing.' Her resolve to reconcile with Sesshoumaru burned stronger than ever in her chest.

"Have you thought about contacting Sakura Fujibayashi?" He bluntly asked her. Kagura did not bother masking the surprise she was feeling. Her possible link to the void demoness was the last thing on her mind at the moment. The reason why she had decided to drop by Sesshoumaru's office that day was to offer the two of them a chance to talk and get back together, and talking about her recent discovery on her family history did not fit in her scenario.

"Not really...” She altered the truth. Had she been honest, she would have admitted that she had thought about the revelations of the older void demoness a lot, and had thought about contacting her just as many times, but each time brushed the idea aside.

“I don't think it'd be a good idea, and anyways Sesshy, if you don't mind, I don't really want to think about that. I'd rather focus on happy thoughts, like for example this…" She paused, a smiled on her lips, to fish into her large purse for two pieces of paper stapled together. She then placed it in front of Sesshoumaru, on the small table standing in front of them.

Sesshoumaru took the time to reflect on what she had said, and decided to do as asked. He knew better than anyone how having difficult family members could affect someone, his mother's earlier phone call came to his mind, and felt that if Kagura wasn't ready to find out about her past, he was not going to push her. 'At least not for now...' He thought to himself. Besides since she had agreed to leave off the, to him, annoying topic of his health issues, he felt he could concede and not speak of her familial ties with Sakura Fujibayashi.

"What is it?" He wondered aloud just as his golden eyes scanned the paper now in his hands. Kagura did not answer him since she knew he would quickly figure out what she had given him, which he indeed did. It was none other than the Western history exam she had taken, a brightly written 'A' in red adorned the first page.

"Excellent job, I am proud of you." He smiled at the beaming Kagura.

"Well it's all thanks to you. Imagine my surprise when I saw that your ridiculous technique was actually successful… It seems that I actually need you to bring the best out of me." Her off handed compliment caused a genuine smile to appear on his lips.

"You are an exceptional woman, who does not need anyone to bring the best out of her. As you have proved several times over, you are also strong and independent. All qualities this Sesshoumaru admires. I am glad to have been able to help you out though." His blatant praise of her brought not only a smile to her lips, but a red tinge to her cheeks as well. Hearing his words of comfort only made her love him even more.

'He's right I have proved that I am strong, independent and smart, to both him and myself. There is no need to keep on fighting. I want Sesshoumaru back, and he needs me.' The image of him in pain while lying on his bed was still etched in her memory, and saddened, worried, and made her ache, all at the same time.

The two of them stared at each other in silence before Kagura decided to intervene. She took a deep breath before speaking. "Sessh. What are we doing?"

"Come again." He raised an eyebrow in surprise and confusion.

"I feel like we're stuck in limbo when it comes to our relationship. I mean what are we right now?" As much as she knew the risk of testing him when it came to his feelings for her, she felt that she needed to know. `Before I confess to him how much I love him, I need to know how he truly feels about me.'

He took a quick second to think about what he was going to say. Something told him that a lot for their common future was resting on this one innocent looking question.

'I should play it safe, and not try to pressure her into getting back together.' He thought to himself.

"Why are you trying to make things more complicated than they are? We are two friends who enjoy spending time together, that is all." He said with a shrug of his shoulder. The too casual tone of his voice made Kagura's previous excitement plummet.

"That is all?" She repeated sounding dejected and not even bothering to hide it.

'Damn it! Of course she would misunderstand my words.' He thought to himself. 'Enough! I am tired of this dancing around. Kagura and I need to stop playing these games that we play. I have lost patience.' He thought to himself, a resolute light shinning in his eyes. He angled his body even more to the left, and faced her.

"Kagura, I love you." He said simply, looking down in her deep crimson eyes. The way she took in a shaky breath indicated to him that she may not believe him. The idea of it pained him more than he would ever admit. His words had forced her to take a deep breath in shock, and had caused her pulse to quicken.

"I have never said these words to a woman before, and I am sure you believe me when I say that… Besides I do not know if I will actually speak them to another woman. After all as you know I am not a very… emotive person." He then paused unsure on how to go from there. He had had to forcefully pry the words out of him in order to get the woman he wanted, and only hoped it would be enough.

"I'm such an idiot, am I not?" She scoffed sadly, tears springing to her eyes. "After I left you, I only hoped we'd be able to go back to how we used to, but I don't think that's even possible now.'

It was his turn to be shocked by her revelation. Taping into his usual cold display, he forced his handsome face not to reflect the pain suddenly tearing at his chest. The dog demon had finally decided to open up his heart to Kagura, and the fear of being rejected scared him more than he could have ever thought.

"Kagura…" He started.

"Wait let me finish, it's not every day a woman gets a confession from the man she loves. Well expect to be surprised by how corny I can sound…” She let out a small chuckle.

“What I was really going to say is that I think we could be better than before. I love you too Sessh, and finally saying it really feels like a relief. I've wanted to tell you for so long… and now that you know everything about my past, everything that I have so desperately wanted to hide from you, I can't believe that you'd still be able to want me, to love me… but I'm not going to question it.” She let out a sound resembling a mix between a sob and a chuckle.

“I'll just enjoy it." She then took the time to wipe away some of her tears before speaking again. "I am not afraid anymore. I can be independent from you now... I really only need you for emotional support... so I really feel like there's nothing that could stand in the way of us being together… that is if you still want me." Instead of giving her a verbal answer, he cradled her face in his hands and bent down to take her lips in a searing kiss.

As their lips melted together, Sesshoumaru and Kagura finally knew what true happiness meant. It didn't matter to them that her salty tears were getting mixed into their kiss, or that they were seating inside his office. The only thing they cared about was that despite all that had happened between them, and all that had stood in the way of their love, they had found each other again.

 

To be continued…

A/N: I know I know, how dare I cut the chapter just when things get good?! Naraku has something planned, and Kagura and Sesshoumaru are reuniting? We'll see how things turn out next week in the second half of the chapter which will simply be named Lunch break part 2. (Yes awfully original lol.) See you guys next week!