Human Compensation

Kagome stood outside the tall skyscraper squinting up at one of the highest buildings in the city, Yukalel. She was about to work for one of the most successful and richest men in the city. She was so excited when her grandfather told her he’d persuaded a few friends to get her this great job. She never knew her grandfather had friends in high places, but then again everyone came to pay their respects to his shrine. It was said that anyone who prayed there would automatically have good luck. Kagome had prayed there many times before her graduation, in hopes of finding a good job, and her prayers had been answered. She was now the personal assistant of the man called Inuyasha. She’d heard about him, but had never seen him. There were rumors that he worked for his half-brother, Sesshoumaru, who rarely ever made a public appearance and owned everything in the city.

She’d moved to the city from the small town she and her family had lived in for ages, against her mother’s wishes. Her mother had warned her that Yukalel was not a town for nice girls like herself. It was a city where most demons and half demons resided. Humans were a minority. Kagome had argued that she knew a lot of humans who lived in the city and they were just fine. It hadn’t been a complete lie. Her friends Sango and Rin had moved there two years ago for better jobs. Apparently, Yukalel was the place to be to become successful and Kagome was not going to pass up the opportunity. She was a college graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Office Administration. This was her dream job. Besides she was a 23 year old woman, fully capable of taking care of herself, even if her younger brother Souta didn’t think so.

Kagome smoothed down the dark blue skirt she was wearing wondering if it was a little too short and walked into the building. The lobby was huge and it took her a while to find the elevator. Mr. Inuyasha’s office was on the tenth floor. Kagome’s stomach felt a little queasy as the glass elevator shot up. She hated heights and squeezed her eyes shut, hoping the fast ride would end soon. The elevator suddenly stopped. She heard a beep letting her know the door was about to open. She’d been given specific instructions from a letter in the mail telling her to go straight to her office and wait for further instructions. She walked down the long, carpeted hallway and stopped at a door with the name Inuyasha on it. She knocked, no one answered. Slowly turning the knob, she opened the door and peeped in. The room was a huge office and it was empty. Kagome squealed in delight when she saw her name sitting on a huge wooden desk. This room was hers? She had her own office? She ran to the desk and quickly sat down behind it. The room needed a few personal touches to make it less business-like, in all, Kagome loved it. One side of the wall was nothing but huge windows that Kagome refused to go near. There was a couple of seats lined against the windows and some more on the opposite wall by the door she had come in. Shelves and filing cabinets were also lined against the wall. In the corner was a fax machine and a coffee machine beside it.

She saw another door behind her desk. ‘This must be Mr. Inuyasha’s room,’ she thought. ‘Maybe I should check to see if he’s in there.’ She walked to the door and knocked on it. No answer. She slowly turned the knob and peeped inside. The room was twice the size of hers. She quickly closed the door not wanting to get caught snooping. She walked back to her desk and sat down. Her desk had a computer, a typewriter, and a complicated looking telephone. She looked through her drawers to get better acquainted with her work area. They were filled with files, typing paper, pencils, pens and a schedule book. It wasn’t long before she began to get bored. Ten minutes had passed and no one had called or walked into the room.

Kagome was wondering what she was going to hang on the walls and put on her desk when the door swung open. A handsome young man with long white hair and golden eyes strolled into the room wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt. He looked to be in his twenties. He stopped and stared at her in surprise, then frowned. Marching to her and standing in front of his desk, he slammed his hands down in anger causing it to rattle.

“Who the hell are you?” He growled.

‘What a rude man,’ Kagome thought. She hoped he wasn’t one of Mr. Inuyasha’s regular clients. “My name is Kagome Higurashi. I’m Mr. Inuyasha’s new personal assistant.”

“What? I was never told about that!” The man shouted.

‘What’s he shouting for?’ Kagome thought. ‘Besides, why would anyone tell him?’ She thought not realizing that he was Inuyasha. “If you need to talk to Mr. Inuyasha you’ll have to wait. He’s not in his office. What...what are you doing?” Kagome asked a little nervous now.

The young man had leaned closer to her. His face inches from hers and his nose twitching as if he was sniffing her. She could hear the short, rapid, intakes of breathe coming from his nostrils. He really was sniffing her! That’s when she noticed his ears. Cute, fuzzy, white ears sticking straight up out of his hair. On top of his head?

‘He’s a youkai,” Kagome thought. ‘His ears are so cute! I’ve just got to touch them.’

Inuyasha froze when he felt the young woman grab his ears.

Tweak, tweak...tweak, tweak...tweak, tweak, tweak, tweak!

“What the fuck are you doing!?” He yelled.

Kagome quickly pulled away blushing furiously. “I...um...,” she stuttered not knowing what to say for her behavior, then she frowned. “Hey, you were sniffing me!” She yelled back defensively.

“Aaah, Inuyasha, I see you’ve met your new assistant.”

They turned around to see another young man standing in the doorway. He wore a blue and black suit. His long, straight, black hair was slicked back in a ponytail and a golden looped ear ring hung in his right ear.

“Huh? Who is he?’ Kagome thought staring at the good looking man.