I couldn't think of a better title for this so here we are. This is my uneditted version. This is my entry for the first round of the 2011 Oneshot Tournament.
PROMPT: Lace
PARTNER: Addy
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Kagome swore to herself as she ran down the crowded street, weaving in and out of the milling people. She was extremely late meeting her mother for the business luncheon they were having with a new prospective buyer. For some reason she couldn’t seem to fathom, the entire universe was doing its best to keep her away from the meeting.
It began with her power going out last night. The power outage had reset her digital clock in the middle of the night unbeknownst to her so she had been late waking up in the first place. Then after rushing through her morning routine she had been stopped in bumper to bumper traffic a block from her home. When she got to work she had been immediately bogged down with the overload of her own work plus that of a co-worker that had up and quit the day before. So she had been late and overworked before ten in the morning.
She had been sure that she had budgeted enough time in her hectic schedule to make it to the luncheon on time. That was until she had looked for the sample material for the new buyer and could not find it. That had forced her to go all the way back home and retrieve the missing samples and of course when she had made it back there was no parking to be found anywhere so she had been forced to park several blocks away and run all the way to the restaurant in heels. She was in such a rush Kagome ran past the restaurant.
She was completely lost and looking around when her phone rang from inside her purse. She stopped and dug into her purse looking for her phone, digging right to the bottom. She could feel the vibrations of the phone as it rang.
“Where is it?” She muttered to herself as she dug for it. With all her attention focused on finding her phone, Kagome didn’t see the man until after he had knocked into her. Her hand flew free of her purse, her phone went right out of her hand and into the middle of the street. As she watched her phone be run over by a car, she wanted to cry. Closing her eyes she bowed her head, opening her eyes Kagome saw that several of the new samples she had brought with her for the new buyer had come out of her purse when she her hand had and they were now on display for one and all to look at. Pink, white and black lace panties lay on the dirty concrete. She knelt down and began to gather the samples to her.
“Big plans for the day?” asked an unfamiliar and very sexy voice.
“No. Just normal ones.” She answered offhandedly before standing and looking up into the face of an angel.
He was tall over six feet for sure. He had long silver hair and piercing yellow eyes that seemed to glow. He was wearing a pinstripe business suit and dangling from one hand was a pair of red lace panties. Kagome’s face flamed as she saw a slow smirk creep over his face.
The yellow eyes went from her to the panties and back giving her a lecherous look. How embarrassing! This stranger thought that she meant...that she....Kagome couldn’t even finish the thought. Her face was burning hot under his yellow eyes. She could feel his eyes looking her up and down from head to toe.
“That wasn’t what I meant!” she defended quickly.
He raised an eyebrow in disbelief and shook the panties he was holding onto as though they were unequivocal proof that he was right.
“Give those back!” Kagome demanded, intensely aware that a crowd was starting to gather around them.
The curious onlookers were angling their heads trying to see what the man was holding up in front of her. Giggles came from the passing schoolgirls as they witnessed the scene. An older couple shook their heads as though to make Kagome be ashamed that she had had panties in her purse.
“I think I will hold onto these,” said the man.
“You can’t.”
Once more he raised his eyebrow daring her to tell him no again. His eyes had taken on a cold defiant look. He had not liked her saying no to him. But Kagome knew that she needed to get those panties back. She needed them for the meeting. Granted she had grabbed quite a few sample pairs but she had wanted to show the different designs and several of the colours.
“I need those back please,” tried Kagome with a stab at politeness.
“No.”
“You don’t understand. I need those for work,” she said politely, gritting her teeth in annoyance.
When the rude man didn’t answer her, Kagome gave up with tact and reverted to her bull-headed approach. “Give it back. Those are mine, you can’t just take them.”
The man’s smirk returned and he made sure that she watched as he folded the lace panties and tucked them into the front pants pocket of his suit.
“Hey!” Kagome dove for him determined to get the panties back even if she had to reach into his pockets herself to get them.
The silver haired man caught her, twirled her around and held her back to his front. He leaned in and whispered in her ear. “Now that wouldn’t be polite would it? Sticking your hands into a strange man’s pockets in the middle of a crowded street. Naughty.”
“I just want my property back.”
She could feel him smirk once more before he leaned down and kissed her ear, nibbling on the lobe for a moment. All thought left Kagome. Had she always been sensitive there? Kagome bit her lips to keep back a moan of pleasure. Just as quickly and unexpectantly as it had happened it was over and Kagome was left standing alone in the middle of a crowded street. She scanned around her for the rude silver haired man and couldn’t see him anywhere. Where did he go?
It took her a minute before she remembered where she was supposed to be. She stuffed the remaining samples back into her purse and broke down and asked someone for directions.
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“Kagome!” called out Suzume Higurashi. She was sitting at the private table with their new buyer.
She had been getting anxious waiting for her daughter. It wasn’t like Kagome to be late. She had called her a couple of times. The first time the phone had rang then gone to voice mail. The last two times she had tried she had heard a recorded message telling her that the phone was not in service.
“Mother,” smiled Kagome warmly. “I’m sorry I’m late.”
“It’s fine dear. I was just worried that something had happened to you.”
“Nothing happened. I was just delayed. Then my phone was run over by a car. “
“A car? Are you sure that you are ok?” Suzume was immediately worried.
Kagome hurried to reassure her mother that she wasn’t hurt and that everything was fine. “I was digging for my phone in my purse and some man bumped into me and the phone went flying out of my hand and into the street.”
“It sounds like you have had quite a day,” interjected the buyer, rising from his seat to greet her.
He was a lot younger than Kagome had thought he would be considering he owned one of the largest department stores in the country. He had long black hair that he’s tied up in a ponytail and bright blue eyes. His features were lupine and smooth. He was a very attractive man, Kagome had to admit. Not nearly as attractive as the jerk from earlier came the unbidden thought. How was that man worming his way into her thoughts now of all times, she had to make a good impression.
“I apologize for making you wait Mr. Tokuda.”
“It appears as though the wait was well worth it. I am graced by the presence of two very beautiful women,” Koga Tokuda complimented with a smile.
For the second time that day Kagome could not stop the blush that heated her cheeks. “Why don’t we sit down and get down to business.” She suggested. Kagome was relieved that her voice had been calm and level.
“Yes. Let’s,” agreed Suzume as she resumed her seat at the small table.
Kagome reached for her chair, only to find that Koga had beaten her to it and pulled it out first. How many guys actually pulled out chairs for women anymore? It was a refreshing change. Kagome gave him a grateful smile as she slid into the chair.
“Thank you for meeting us Mr. Tokuda,” began Suzume as Kagome pulled out the samples from her purse.
“Please call me Koga,” invited Koga.
“Of course. Now Koga as you are aware my daughter and myself are the owners of Sheer Lace, the lingerie store that specialized in our lacy garments. We would like to sell our products in your department stores exclusively. We have developed a new line of lace panties that will bear our name and logo.”
Brrrinng!
“Oh dear, I am so dreadfully sorry,” said Suzume as she ducked down to her purse and pulled out her cell phone. One look at the caller and she excused herself to answer the call.
Kagome watched as her mother left then turned to Koga and smiled reassuringly. “My mother will only be a minute.”
“It’s fine. I am in no hurry. Especially with company as good looking as you.” There was no mistaking the look that he gave her.
Kagome got a shiver down her spine. She couldn’t help but think that Koga was undressing her in his mind. He had that look in his eyes...the one that clearly said that he was thinking about sex.
“Why don’t we—“ Kagome was cut off as her mother re-entered the room. All at once Kagome knew that something was wrong.
“I am dreadfully sorry but I must leave,” she informed them.
“That must have been a very important call,” remarked Koga, the leering lecherous man was gone and replaced with a completely professional one. He rose to his feet and reached for Suzume’s hand and placed a kiss on it.
“Yes, it was. Koga, if you don’t mind I am sure that Kagome can finish the presentation for me. She knows our products better than even me.”
“I believe you Suzume, I am only sorry that you have to go.”
Suzume apologized once more and retrieved her purse from the back of the chair she had been sitting at. She leaned down to her daughter’s ear and whispered, “I know you hate presentations but I know that you can do this. I will explain everything later. Goodbye darling.”
The moment that Suzume left there was an immediate change in Koga. He eyed her up and down once more lewdly. “I love the product. I have seen the quality of it and enjoyed it. However I would deeply appreciate seeing it modelled. You can do that for me can’t you?” he asked wolfishly.
“ You want me to model for you?”
“Yes. I think that you would be the best model for this particular product.” He fingered a couple of the sample panties that were on the table before raising one and motioning to Kagome again. “After all I need to make an informed decision regarding the product a model will simply...seal the deal.”
Kagome closed her eyes as he gave her a thoroughly expectant look.
~*~
Kagome was at home in her PJs which consisted of a small pink tank top and an old pair of white cotton panties curled on the couch when the phone rang. Kagome muted the TV and ran to pick up the phone. “Hello?”
“Kagome good I caught you at home. I just walked in myself. I am sorry I had to leave so unexpectantly. I had to do something important.”
“Well despite that I managed to seal the deal with Koga. I was gone shortly after you left.”
Kagome could hear her mother’s sigh of relief. Both of them knew that Kagome was not the best person for business meetings and being alone was not the best way to overcome that. “Thank you for sealing the deal with Koga Tokuda darling.” Suzume thanked her daughter. “I don’t think that we would have sealed this deal so quickly if you had not come to the meeting today.”
“It was nothing.” Kagome answered As soon as he realized that I wasn’t going to strip down and model for him that is. She added to herself. “So what made you run from the meeting today? I don’t think that I have ever seen you so harried.”
“I received a call from an old friend of mine from college, the man who inspired me to start Sheer Lace to begin with. He wanted to meet with me to ask a favour. So dear you told me that you would tell me what happened to make you so late for the meeting today.”
“It was a bunch of little things. But just before I got the restaurant, I was bumped into by the rudest man in existence. He thought I was some hooker because he saw the panties. Then he had the audacity to take one of the samples.” With each word the embarrassment and anger made voice increase in volume.
Suzume laughed. “At least you do not have to deal with the paperwork for a stolen pair of panties they were just samples you were going to give them away anyway.”
“Ok that is a bright side.” Kagome smiled for the first time seeing some humour in what happened earlier. “Another bright side is that I will never have to see that man ever again! Even better!”
“I am glad dear.”
“What was the favour?”
“His son decided to move to town recently and he wanted someone to guide him around.” Suzume answered.
Kagome wasn’t sure what it was in her mother’s tone that gave her chills. “So you are going to escort this guy around?” She asked innocently.
“Not exactly.”
“You didn’t!”
Kagome sat up ramrod straight on the couch, her eyes wide as horror invaded.
“I have back to back meetings all day tomorrow.”
“So do it another day.”
“Unfortunately, his schedule doesn’t allow for that. He is a doctor and tomorrow is his only open day for the time being.”
“No.”
“Please dear? It is just for a single day. I promise.”
Kagome considered her mother for a minute before groaning in acceptance. “Fine! I’ll do it. But you owe me double.”
“Double?”
“You left me alone today with that pervert!” Kagome blurted out before she could stop herself.
Suzume just laughed. “I had a feeling he was going to do that. Asked you model the product did he?”
“You knew he was going to ask me that?”
“He did that exact same thing with the last company he signed with as soon as he saw the pretty woman who owned the company. I heard the rumour a while ago from a friend.”
“Why didn’t you warn me?”
“I didn’t.” Her mother told her with a laugh
“You still owe me double.”
“Deal. Dinner Friday at your favourite restaurant 8 o’clock. I’ll pay.”
“Night Mom.”
“Oh, Kagome, he will be there tomorrow morning to pick you up around 7.”Suzume said quickly before disconnecting.
Kagome just starred at the phone. Seven? As in seven in the morning? Kagome wanted to call her mother back just to tell her to forget it. She didn’t like waking up early especially on her day off. She would much prefer to sleep in and stay in her PJs all day.
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The banging on the door woke Kagome up from her sleep. She groaned as she glanced at the digital clock beside her bed. It said that it was six fifty. It wasn’t even seven yet! How was she supposed to be awake? She rolled out of the bed and ran to the door to answer it before the aggressive knocking knocked the door off its hinges.
She pulled open the door and came face to face with the stranger from yesterday. All six foot of him. He was even better looking the second time she saw him. His silver hair was stunning Kagome, it looked so soft she wanted to run her fingers through it. His yellow eyes still seemed to be glowing as he gave her the same lecherous up and down as the day before.
That was when she remembered what it was exactly that she was wearing. She squealed and ran back inside of her apartment in order to cover herself more. She came back to the door, a robe crossed over her front and a scowl on her face.
“Those panties definitely do not suit you. I think that these are much more your style.” He held up the panties that he had stolen from her the day before. Her face flushed as red as the panties that he held up.
“Who the hell are you? How did you find me?” she demanded getting annoyed with him.
“I believe that I have an appointment with you.” The man smirked.
“Appointment?” Kagome was bewildered.
The man leaned against her open door. “Yes. You are Suzume’s daughter are you not?”
There was no way that this man, this strange who had stolen from her, was the very same son of her mother’s friend. She shook her head in denial. “No. No. No.”
“Yes. Yes. Yes. I am afraid. I am Sesshomaru Taisho. You are Kagome Higurashi. Are you ready to go?”
“Am I ready to go? I am in my underwear!”
“It is still clothing.”He insisted looking at her long bare legs.
Kagome shut the door in his face.
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