A Week In New York

The moon was full and high into the night sky as a young man sped through the night. He flew by trees and crossed rivers at what seemed like the speed of sound. As time passed he grew tired of the scenery and rose up into the sky. Turning around slowly, he looked at each of the constellations he could identify. By now he had been flying for hours so he was far away from the city and the lights that would normally obstruct his view. He was one of the few who appreciated the beauty of the moon and stars. After all, he had been alive for well over a thousand years.

For he was no man. The life of a demon was his burden to bear. One of the good things about it was that he kept his youthful form. He was completely untouched by time. The moonlight made his long, flowing silver hair, shine with a beauty that would put any woman in shock, maybe even a few men. He had the face of a man in his early twenties; a dark blue crescent moon on his forehead, a strong chin, perfectly shaped cheekbones, two maroon stripes on each cheek, and deep amber eyes that could melt your heart. Through the years he had also kept his body in fine shape; his muscles were lean but stronger than you could imagine, his chest was chiseled to perfection, and his 6-pack abs finished it all off. Everything about him screamed sex appeal, but yet he was a conservative demon. He had not taken a mate in his many years and he hadn't planned on ever doing so. But as we all know, fate has a way of changing one's plans...

It was now the year 2015 and his company was flourishing well. His was at the very top of a long line of insurance companies. Being the president did make his life almost boring it was so easy. As far as it went, the only things that came to him were, paperwork involving other insurance giants and major decisions about the company itself that only he could finalize. Even that could normally be taken care of by his less than competent half-brother, Inuyasha. He was the vice president of the company and as much as he refused to admit it, Sesshoumaru did respect his father's wishes and through the years had grown somewhat fond of his little brother.

It had been another completely exciting day of business meetings for Sesshoumaru Taisho and he was quite ready for them to end. He had been listening to a man complain about how his company was losing business to another one under the same branch of companies! He was surrounded by idiots. After sitting in the same room for hours on end listening to the same bullshit over and over he decided he would end it simply. Speaking up, "Mr. Kai?" he interrupted, not really caring if he was being rude or not.

"Yes, Sir?" the older man inquired.

"I hate to inform you of this, but your company has been going down hill for a very long time and I for one am tired of losing money and filing more paperwork. This is why I am shutting down your company." he said blankly.

"W-What..?" Mr. Kai stuttered. He had been trying to get funding for his company, not get it shut down. "What about the-" he was cut off by Sesshoumaru once more.

"The workers?" he asked rhetorically. "They will be sorted randomly into other companies near them, to make it easy. I will solve the issues with the government and other paperwork needed for them. But other than that I see no issues, only profit in it for me. By the way...” he looked Mr. Kai in the eyes. "You're fired." he stated plainly. The man looked completely shocked.

"B-But Taisho-san, I-" The young demon lord was getting very tired of this man.

"Now get out of my sight." he said calmly, gathering the paperwork needed. The older man seemed to just stand there staring at him in shock. "Get out!" Sesshomaru’s eyes flashed red for a moment and Mr. Kai was up and out of his office in the blink of an eye. "Finally..." he sat back and sighed lightly, rubbing his temples. “Oh great, now I have a headache." He reached over to the intercom to call his secretary. Thinking back for a moment he remembered he had just yesterday fired his secretary. The little slut was always trying to get him in bed and he had gotten tired of it, so in the morning after one of her many inappropriate comments, he decided he would play a little game.

~~~FLASHBACK~~~
"You look amazing today, Taisho-san..." the young woman complimented, with a predatory gleam in her eyes. She was practically drooling over her boss.

"Sakura..?" he asked, turning around to face his secretary.

"Yes, Taisho-san?" she asked, trying to sound as innocent as possible. In all reality Sesshomaru could smell her arousal and was disgusted by it. Every day when he would walk into his office, he could feel her eyes on him and smell the spike in her scent. He could easily tell that the only reason she took the job in the first place was to try and get him in bed with her. So he decided to give her a moment of satisfaction. With his demonic speed he quickly assaulted her lips. She tasted of cigarette smoke and alcohol. It took all of his will power not to gag.

Moving his hands down to her chest, he effortlessly ripped open her blouse and took a firm hold of her breasts. He squeezed hard, hurting her slightly with his strength. He moved lower and grabbed her ass tightly, his claws digging into her flesh. She was starting to give off the smell of fear, exactly what he wanted. Slamming her back against the wall behind her desk he held her firmly in place.

"Are you afraid..?" he whispered sensually in her ear.

Sakura nodded and her lip quivered as she stared at her boss with frightened eyes. "Good." he mocked her, dropping her to the floor. "Now get out, and don't you dare come back." he growled at her, watching her scramble towards the door. He smirked in a smug way, glad to finally be rid of the whore.

~~~END FLASHBACK~~~

Letting go of the call button he sighed again, about to get up before he heard a soft voice over the intercom. "Yes Taisho-san, did you need something?" He sat back down, confused for a moment. Who had hired him a new secretary? As far as he knew, he had told no one about the day before, so who could have known? Still lost in thought, he decided it would be rude to simply ignore the young woman so he asked for what he had planned on before.

"Yes, I have been in business meetings all day and have a growing headache, would you get me some Aspirin and a glass of water and cancel anything else I have planned for today." he stated plainly, hoping the girl would already know what to do.

She replied simply and most respectively, "Yes Taisho-san, I will be there in just a moment." He stood shocked for a moment. So polite... she might be one to keep for a while. At that thought he heard a soft knock on his door.

"Come in..." he ordered. The door opened and his eyes widened in surprise. A young woman, around 20 had walked through the door with a small tray in her dainty hands. She had waist length ebony hair, deep cerulean eyes, a petite waist, and perky breasts with a little bounce as she walked towards him. As she neared him, her scent became clearer; summer rain and roses, he thought.

Walking over to his desk she set the tray down carefully. "Will that be all Taisho-san?" she asked, with a bright smile on her face. She looked at him with a shine in her eyes that he had never seen in any woman, let alone someone who worked for him. She was beautiful in his eyes, unlike any other had been for a long time.

He nodded, "Yes, thank you Miss..?" he had forgotten to ask her name in all of the shock of seeing her face.

"My name is Kagome, Sir." she stated, bowing her head and turning to leave. As she turned she did not notice her boss staring after her. He normally wasn’t one to lust after any woman. He kept to himself to avoid exactly what he had to go through with most of his previous secretaries. But as he glanced downward at the curve of her backside, in his eyes a glint of red shone like fire.

Hearing the door close, he shook himself to clear his thoughts. This woman was no different than any other secretary. Taking the pills that she had brought in his left hand and a small cup of water in his right, he popped them in his mouth, took a drink of water, swallowed them down and tried his best to relax. And of course only he would relax by doing work.

Gathering his papers in his hands he looked over what would have to be done for the now unemployed workers from the company he had shut down. He quickly decided how the company’s workers would be dispersed and easily found more work to do. It seemed that his thoughts would be taken up by his work but after awhile his mind started to drift.

Suddenly he slammed his papers down on his desk. “Why can’t I get that damned woman out of my head?!” No matter what he tried he couldn’t divert his thoughts from the angelic figure just outside the door of his office. He stood up quickly and started towards the door but reaching for the doorknob, he stopped. “What am I doing?” he asked himself. Pulling back from the door, he walked back and collapsed in his chair. “This Sesshomaru is not some newborn pup without any impulse control.”

Without another thought, he grabbed his things, stuffed them in his briefcase, and headed out the door. Going back to his penthouse apartment was his only hope of clearing his mind. He did not dare to look at his new assistant for if he did, he would surely not be able to leave. Almost to the elevator, he stopped dead in his tracks when he heard her gentle voice again. “Taisho-san, don’t forget you have a flight to America first thing tomorrow morning.”

He probably would’ve remembered when he got home and had taken a cold shower, but before that moment, he had forgotten. Calming himself, he turned around slowly. Glancing at her he nodded his head once. “Thank you Kagome, I did forget.” He turned back towards the elevator and stopped again. “Kagome?”

“Yes Taisho-san?” she asked sweetly.

“Have you ever been to America?” he inquired. If he were to be in America for a longer period of time he would need an assistant. However, he might’ve had ulterior motives to wanting her to go along.

The young woman shook her head, “I’ve never had the time or the money to go to the Americas Sir.” He could hear the sadness in her tone and spun around to see her angelic features turned down. A pang shook him as he saw her, he felt guilty.

He tried to come up with some other reason to tell her she was coming along. “I am to be in New York for around a week and I don’t want my new secretary getting lazy.” He paused for a moment and walked over to her desk. “You may come with me if you wish.” As soon as he finished her expression lit up like the sunrise.

“Really?!” she exclaimed, sitting up quickly. “But…” her expression sunk again. “How am I to pay for it Taisho-san?”

Then something crossed his face that hadn’t since his mother was alive. He simply smiled. Did she really expect that little of him? “The company will pay for everything, your plane ticket and wherever we stay.” Once again, her expression brightened. On an impulse she stood up and hugged her boss tightly. He stared at her in surprise. “Umm…” he started.

“Oh! I-I’m sorry, Sir!” she backed away and tripped over her chair. “Aah!” In a split second Sesshomaru had her in his arms, just inches from the ground. He brought her back upright and for a moment their faces were dangerously close together. She blushed furiously and stood back from him. “T-Thank you, Taisho-san...”

He held back the very tempting urge to laugh. But he smiled once more and added, “I will have a limo pick you up around 5 o’clock. You may go and pack your things. I would say to prepare for about a week.” Turning away from her he headed towards the elevator again. Walking into the elevator he spoke again, “And do try not to hurt yourself,” he turned and gave her a smirk “I’d hate to miss my flight because my secretary had to make a trip to the hospital.”

The door closed and he left the young girl standing by herself, embarrassed and cherry red. In her shock she slumped back down in her chair. “What just happened?” She sat for a moment then shook herself. Looking at the time she saw that it was getting late and she would need to hurry if she was going to get home, pack her things, and get enough sleep for the following morning. Quickly, she finished filing her paperwork, grabbed her purse, and headed out.

Sesshomaru reached the ground floor and walked out the glass revolving doors, leading to the turnaround where his limo was waiting for him. He would enjoy this trip more than he first anticipated. Sliding into the back seat, the limo drove away, heading towards his apartment. Planning the next day’s events on the ride back exhausted him and so when they arrived he walked absentmindedly to his private elevator, punched in the code, and went up to the penthouse.

Setting down his briefcase and hanging up his coat in the closet he made his way to his bedroom. Unbuttoning his shirt and pants he stripped down to his boxers and fell backward onto his bed. As he drifted off, his thoughts were only of the next day and the beautiful woman who would be accompanying him.


~A.N. Okay, this is actually my first public fan-fic so, go easy on me, ok? I hope ya’ll like it. I welcome reviews and I will update this as soon as possible but I cannot guarantee a certain time, sorry. -__-;~