InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ This Wasn't In The Job Description ❯ A Meeting ( Chapter 15 )

Chapter 15

 

A Meeting

 

InuYasha was dreaming. He stalked the forests of the demon realm with his companions, Miroku, Sango and Kagome. Miroku wore the garb of a monk, something he had not worn since he'd left that life, years ago. Sango was dressed all in leather, her giant weapon, hiraikotsu at her back. Next to him, Kagome walked in her lavender suit, her bow and arrows slung at her back. As for InuYasha, he was wearing his fire-rat haori and hakama, which had been all he had worn before, when he had lived in the demon realm. Tucked into his obi was Tessaiga.

 

The forest had an ominous feel, and InuYasha knew they would be under attack soon.

 

“They're close,” InuYasha said. “Kagome, Miroku, Sango, stay back!”

 

A rumble could be heard, and a crashing through the trees. Then it was upon them, one of Naraku's minions, all tentacles and slavering fangs. InuYasha drew Tessaiga from its sheath and it transformed. Leaping to the attack, he made short work of it…he thought.

 

A tentacle came to life and suddenly grabbed Kagome's legs, pulling them out from under her.

 

“InuYasha!” she yelled, her arms going out to him in fright as she went down.

 

“Kagome!” InuYasha yelled in dismay, and jumped over to her, shredding the tentacle that was binding her legs with his claws.

 

“Are you all right?” he said, picking her up in his arms and holding her close.

 

Kagome looked up into his face and smiled tremulously.

 

“Yes, thank you,” she said.

 

“You don't have to thank me,” he replied, getting lost in the warm depths of her eyes.

 

Suddenly, he could not resist the temptation, and leaned down to kiss her, tenderly and deeply.

 

The dream came to an end, and InuYasha felt himself waking up, his head throbbing.

 

“Oh, oowww,” he muttered, raising his hand to his head and scowling.

 

At least he knew the hangover wouldn't last long, thanks to being a hanyou. He recovered fast from anything, including hangovers. But why did the memory of kissing Kagome in the dream linger on? Must have been because he nearly did kiss her last night. And what about his sword transforming? That had never happened before…Not until Kagome came into his life. Was the dream trying to tell him something? All this thinking was making his head hurt even more; and InuYasha groaned as he sat up and put his head in his hands.

 

With a sigh, InuYasha decided to take a bath. Then he would have breakfast and call Miroku and Sango. By then his head should be hurting less.

 

oOo

 

Kagome tried to sit and wait for InuYasha to call her, but she was restless. She got up and paced her room, her arms folded. In her mind she was struggling trying to decide if she should speak to InuYasha about all that had happened since she started to work for him. It was all becoming a bit too much, and she really wanted some answers. And yet, she was afraid to jeopardize her job. Also, she had to admit that she really did not want him to fire her or just plain keep her away. No, she really wanted to stay by his side. She stopped pacing and covered her face with her hands.

 

`Why am I so attached to this man?' she thought. `I haven't known him that long, and yet I feel more drawn to him every day.'

 

“Kagome,” said InuYasha through the intercom, and she jumped and gasped, startled out of her spiraling thoughts.

 

“Here,” she said into the intercom.

 

“Come to my office now, would you?”

 

“Be right down,” Kagome answered.

 

Stepping away, she took a moment to take a deep calming breath before going downstairs. She wanted to appear professional - acting this way was the best defense against her stormy, fretful emotions. As she made her way downstairs, she decided not to bring anything up right away; better to play it by ear at first, and gauge how InuYasha was feeling. He had to have a massive hangover after last night.

 

Kagome knocked first, and at InuYasha's muffled reply, she came in. He was sitting at his desk, leaning his elbows on it and resting his head in his hands.

 

“Um, are you alright?” asked Kagome hesitantly.

 

“I'll be fine,” said InuYasha with a groan, and pushed away from his desk to look at her.

 

The feel of her lips from last night came unbidden to his memory, and he couldn't control the blush of embarrassment that came to his face.

 

`Shit! Gotta get a grip,' he thought, and rubbed his face with his hands before looking at her again.

“I'm calling a meeting this morning,” said InuYasha. “Miroku and Sango should be over momentarily. There is some mail here for you to go through in the meantime.”

 

“Okay,” said Kagome, and reached out to take the mail that he was handing to her and brought it to her desk.

 

As Kagome went through the mail, she wondered about the meeting. What exactly would it be about? These days, she never knew what was happening. Would this have to do with his normal business obligations, or with this shady Shikon no Tama business? Either way, it looked like she would be involved. Whether in the job description or not, there was more expected of her in this job than she would have thought of in her wildest dreams. This wasn't a job - it was more like some crazy, dangerous adventure that she, a recent college graduate, had just gotten in to.

 

“InuYasha, we're here,” said Miroku over the intercom.

 

“Good, I'll send Kagome to let you in,” said InuYasha.

 

At the mention of her name, Kagome got up and smiled faintly and then left to let Miroku and Sango in.

 

“Hello, Kagome,” said Miroku, as he walked in the door, followed by Sango.

 

Kagome moved aside to let them in, but Miroku managed to cop a feel on Kagome before she could get away. Sango noticed it.

 

“Miroku…” Sango drawled.

 

“Oh, I'm sorry Sango,” said Miroku innocently and, as she walked in shaking her head, he got her too.

 

SLAP!

 

Miroku stood holding his red cheek and smiling foolishly.

 

`Maybe I should try that…' thought Kagome as they went into InuYasha's office.

 

InuYasha looked up as they walked in, an intense and slightly worried expression on his face.

 

“Have a seat guys,” said InuYasha. “You sit too, Kagome. You're a part of this now, I'm afraid.”

 

“So what's up InuYasha?” said Miroku as he sat down. “What's so important?'

 

“Do you have a new lead?” asked Sango, looking hopeful and bending slightly forward in her chair.

 

“No new lead yet,” said InuYasha, “but I'm working on it.”

 

The hanyou sighed and ran a hand through his hair as he thought about what he had to tell them.

 

“Last night I had an unwelcome visitor,” InuYasha growled. “Sesshomaru came to try and take Tessaiga.”

 

Sango and Miroku gasped.

 

“Your brother was here?” said Sango wonderingly. “What did he want with your sword? It was never much use to you - only an heirloom, I thought.”

 

“Yeah, that's what I thought too,” said InuYasha. “But last night, he tried to take it and it transformed.”

 

“Transformed?” said Miroku in astonishment. “What happened, exactly?”

 

InuYasha told them the events of last night, leaving out the part about nearly kissing Kagome.

 

“Question is,” said InuYasha, pulling the sword out from behind his desk, “what made it transform and how do I get it to do that again?”

 

They all sat silently, thinking for a while. The silence was disturbed by the ring of InuYasha's phone.

 

“Fuck!” he said in his usual manner, and fished on his desk for the phone.

 

“Yeah?” he growled into the phone. “It's me…you, did?...where are you…okay, okay…hey, you still there? Shit!”

 

InuYasha slammed the phone down, and Kagome flinched as the much-abused phone receiver cracked into two pieces. Making a sound of disgust, InuYasha picked up the broken phone and threw it across the room towards the garbage. Miroku closed his eyes and shook his head in exasperation.

 

“What was that all about?” said Sango.

 

“One of my informants,” said InuYasha. “Time to move! Kagome, go get your bow and arrows and meet me at the garage.”

 

InuYasha got up and stuck Tessaiga through a belt around his waist, and went to the closet, while Sango and Miroku headed for Miroku's car. The hanyou's intuition told him that the sword and Kagome were linked somehow, so he went with it.

 

Kagome gulped. He was taking her with him?