Twenty Three Down by MomoDesu

Twenty Three Down

A/N: Written for dokuga_contest's theme 'bored'. 

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and all related characters are property of Rumiko Takahashi. I'm not profiting from this in any way.

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From the door of his office Kagome watched Sesshoumaru chew on the end of his fancy fountain pen, his expression tight. The fine lines around his eyes were really beginning to show. The five hundred years since they first met really had taken their toll on her demon husband.

He must have been working on something really big to have such an expression on his face. He even had on his reading glasses, a definite sign that he was really trying to concentrate on something frustrating.

"Penny for your thoughts?" She pushed herself off of the door-frame and waked to his desk, seating herself in one of the plush leather chairs  that set in front of the impressive oak desk.

"Hn."

Kagome grinned. The newspaper was spread out on the desk. "Big merger between two of your rival companies?"

Sesshoumaru shook his head.

"Economy still going south?" She leaned back in the chair.

Again, he shook his head, but gave her verbal affirmation. "No."

Kagome stood and walked around the desk behind his chair. "Sometimes, I think you work way too hard, husband." She moved his braid over his shoulder and began kneading at the knots in his shoulders and neck. "A vacation would be nice," she said offhandedly. "Maybe Kyoto or Miami? Hawaii?"

"This is frustrating," he said, taking off his glasses and tossing them to the desktop. He leaned into his wife's gentle caresses, groaning in pleasure. "How hard can it be?"

Without stopping her movement, Kagome peeked over his shoulder. No business or financial pages; a crossword puzzle. He was up in arms over a crossword puzzle. "Idiot."

He stiffened. "What?"

"A five letter word for halfwit. Twenty-three down." She kissed his cheek and started out of the office.

Sesshoumaru grabbed his spectacles and pen, quickly scribbling down the answer. "Thank you, dear."

Another boring afternoon at the office.