Just a Question

"And I think that'll be about it for this meeting." Sitting up in his chair, Sesshoumaru closed the folder on his desk, his mind already wandering to the list of things he needed to accomplish that day. His monthly meeting with his father, who may no longer have been the CEO, but still had quite a bit of control over the company, now concluded. Inuyasha, stood up and began to pack up his stuff, but paused as his father continued. "I only have one question."

"Please, ask your question," Sesshoumaru invited, trying to figure out just what his father had to question. Their profits for the quarter were up by five percent, due to his handling of the company and the new clientele he had brought in. Projections for the future indicated another small increase for next quarter. All in all, Sesshoumaru had been quite successful in the running of his father's company, and they had already covered this quite intensely in the meeting. Sesshoumaru could not fathom what exactly his father's query would be about. He could usually preempt the questions, already guess what his father would want to know. As far as he was concerned, there could be nothing for his father to inquire about.

"Who is she?" The question threw Sesshoumaru through a loop.

"Excuse me?"

"The woman in the photograph. I've never seen it before—usually you keep it turned towards you. Who is she?" Sesshoumaru glanced down to his desk and the picture in question. Not that he needed to; he was quite aware of the picture his father was talking about. It had been perched on his desk since Kagome had given it to him, what seemed like such a long time ago. Usually he was more diligent in making sure that the picture was for his eyes only, but today, however, the picture was turned slightly to the side. Sesshoumaru recalled that Kagome had been looking at it the other day when she came to meet him for lunch. He hadn't noticed its new position on his desk until his father had mentioned it.

"Oh, that's just Kagome," Inuyasha interjected. Sesshoumaru threw him a glare, his cheeks turning slightly red. Things were still so new with Kagome—in the romantic sense, at least. He wasn't quite sure how to talk about it, especially with his father. Romance was never his strong point. Seeing Sesshoumaru's look, Inuyasha grimaced and shot him an apologetic grin. "Sorry, didn't realize you hadn't told Pops anything about her."

"Is she you girlfriend, Sesshoumaru?"

"I don't see what this has to do with our meeting," Sesshoumaru responded, unwilling to talk about his personal life. He and his father had never had a close relationship, and the idea of talking with him about Kagome seemed awkward and uncomfortable.

"It doesn't. Can't a father care about his son's personal life?" Sesshoumaru didn't answer. "I'll take your nonanswer as a yes, then," he remarked with a smirk, clearly amused by his son's reticence. He stood up and made his way to the door. "You should invite her over for dinner sometime. I'd like to meet her," he suggested, before walking out the door. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes once more and turned to Inuyasha.

"Next time, little brother," he hissed, "keep your mouth shut."

A/N: Just a little something I wrote up really quick. So, you guys have me for the summer. Anything you'd like to see in the Pocky-verse? I've got a couple cute things planned, but I'm always open to suggestions.

Feel free to leave me a review, if you'd like.

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