InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Chain Reaction ❯ My Family Comes First ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter 1: My Family Comes First

 

“You're fired!” angrily shouted the man.

“I'm sorry sir, please give me another chance!” pleaded the young girl.

“This is your third plate on the floor this week! I can't afford to replace them! Also, don't expect a big paycheck to come by your mailbox, what you worked for will help pay for your stupid damages. And you call yourself a good waitress? Go empty your locker and get out of my sight!”

 

The black haired woman sadly walked to her locker and took her clothes and her handbag. As she changed out of her pink uniform, she said her final goodbyes to the other waitresses she worked with for the past eight months. She stepped out of the small building and walked home.

 

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As the girl got home, she walked up the stairs and came in her brother's room holding a package.

 

“Happy Birthday Sota!”

 

The little boy rose up from his chair to hug his sister.

 

“Sis! You're finally back! Did you come home earlier specially for me?”

 

The young girl frowned. She did not want to let her brother know she got fired from her job so she decided to lie.

 

“Yep, I told my boss that it was your day today and he let me go for the rest of the evening. Here little brother, open your gift!” she said handing him a medium sized box with a green and blue wrapping.

 

“Oh boy! I hope it's that dinosaur action figure I always wanted!” joyfully said the boy, tearing up the paper.

 

As he lifted the lid from the box, he took out the item inside it.

 

“Oh, it's a dinosaur frame…” exclaimed the young boy a little disappointed.

“Yeah, you can put a family picture of us and lay it on your desk!”

“Thanks, it's great,” frowned the 13 year old boy.

“I'm sorry I didn't get you what you wanted. I couldn't afford it… but Christmas isn't that far away. There's still hope!” said the young girl, trying to cheer up her brother.

“Yeah, okay. Thanks Kagome.”

 

Kagome walked out of Sota's room and went downstairs to go talk to her mom. She had important things to discuss concerning the loss of her job.

 

“Hi mama!” the girl said sitting down at the kitchen.

“Hello Kagome, home early I see?”

“Yeah well… I have bad news.”

“I actually have some as well. You go first.”

“I got fired today…”

“What? Why?”

“I dropped a plate again and my boss got really angry and told me to empty my locker and get out.”

“Oh sweetie, I am so sorry…”

“What's your bad piece of news? It can't be as bad as mine, can it?”

“Well… Grandpa lost his business selling the good luck charms.”

“What?! How? Why? What happened?!”

“Nobody wants to buy them anymore. Grandpa decided it was best to close down the shrine.”

“This is terrible! How will we support our family? Feed Sota? And Buyo! Cat food is expensive you know… What are we going to do? Starve ourselves?”

“Woah! Calm down, Kagome. We will just have to be more careful on how we spend our money. We won't have to starve ourselves… In any case, you're getting a final paycheck. That will keep you going for a while.”

“Actually mama, my boss said that he would use my paycheck to pay off the plates I broke.”

“That's not fair! We need that money! Erm… I mean…”

“I knew it! Just admit it! We are poor! If Grandpa can't support our family, who will? You haven't gone back to work in so many years! The only solution is for me to find a job!”

“I'm sorry sweetie. I shouldn't have said anything.”

“I'll get to it right now!”

 

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It had been three weeks and nobody had called to confirm Kagome's applications. The young girl started to become discouraged. She needed to find a job to support her family and quickly. She hated that her family turned poor and it was a hard thing to adjust.

 

One dark night, Kagome was sleeping. Then suddenly nightmares started to rotate in Kagome's head. She could see herself and her family wearing torn clothes, begging for food on the street. They all had been kicked out of their house because they couldn't afford to pay their mortgage. Sota and Kagome had to drop out of school because it was too expensive to pay off school supplies. Then, a couple of years flew by and the girl's eyes grew wide when Kagome's mother, Sota and she were standing in a cemetery. Kagome's mother was putting flowers over a grave that inscribed Jii-Chan, the name of her grandfather. With that, the young girl fell to her knees, crying with all her might. She was cursing at herself to have not got a job sooner. It was all her fault. She is the reason her grandfather died. She couldn't afford for hospital fees. It was hopeless. Hopeless…

 

Suddenly, Kagome woke up from her nightmare in a terrible shock. She looked at her clock indicating 4:27 a.m. She was sweating all over, shacking.

 

“My god! What a horrible dream! What did it mean? Was that my future? Will that happen to me if I don't get a damn job?!” she thought nervously.

 

“I have to act fast; it's maybe not too late. I guess there really is only one solution…”

 

Kagome got out of her bed and went to her desk grabbing a piece of paper and a pen. She then slowly started to write on it:

 

Dear mama,

I'm sorry but with no job, I can't keep on going like this. It's not healthy for you or for anybody in this house. I have decided to go in prostitution… I'm sure it's not that hard to do and I am a pretty girl. Anyways, I will call you eventually and send you the money I received by mail.

 

I love you!

 

Kagome

 

P.S. Don't tell Grandpa or Sota, please!

 

Kagome wiped her tears streaming down her face and quietly took out her suitcase. She put in her clothes and belongings and got out of her house from her bedroom window.

 

She walked on the pavement and made her way to a bus stop. The bus eventually came and it drove away. The young girl got off at the end of the line. It was known to be the dark and violent side of Tokyo. As she walked around, she saw many women waiting on the side of the pavements to get picked up by horny men.

 

“I guess this is where my shift starts…” she thought, a little nervous.

 

Kagome walked over to where the women were. They were wearing very tight clothes, had their hair up in a bun and wore long, black high heel leather boots. They really looked like prostitutes.

 

“Hey look, a new one…” said the tall and black haired girl.

“Her clothes are too pretty! She won't be making much of a fortune like that…” whispered the short and brown haired girl.

“Hey pretty girl… You lost?” asked the blond girl.

 

Kagome turned around facing the girls, looking a bit out of place.

 

“Umm actually, I don't think I'm lost. This is where prostitutes get picked up right?” asked Kagome, becoming really nervous.

“Oh, so you want to get your brains fucked, don't ya?” laughed the black haired girl.

“Actually I --” Kagome was cut off by the brown haired girl.

“Is that what you're gonna wear? No guy wants a pretty girl; they want a slutty and sexy girl.”

“Yes but --”

“You know…” started the blond girl, “we can maybe help ya get a little more prepared for your first round.”

“Will you really help me?”

“Sure! It would be our pleasure! My name is Hiraku!” said the blond girl. “What's yours?”

“I'm Kagome…”

“Mine's Aimi!” said the black haired girl.

“And mine's Riku!” said the brown haired girl.

“Come to our apartment, we'll get you fixed up!” said Hiraku.

 

The girls walked to a tall and old building. They climbed up the stairs and reached a door. Riku pulled out the key in her pocket and opened it. Their apartment seemed fairly clean aside from a few clothes lying around and a bag of chips scattered around the coffee table.

 

Hiraku, Aimi and Riku all pulled Kagome to their bedroom, giving the young girl a completely new look. They lent her a tight black leather skirt with fitting boots to match. They also made her wear a short red tank top that only covered her chest. After, they tied her hair up in a bun and applied some makeup on her face.

 

“Voila! It izz a masterpiece!” said Riku in a french accent.

“Girl, you look like a true hooker!” confirmed Aimi.

 

Suddenly, Kagome was starting to have second thoughts. She looked at herself through the mirror and did not recognize herself at all. She was even starting to regret what she had done. Her mind began to explore far back in her memories, recalling the times she wanting to have a happy and healthy life alongside a man. She realized that when she would write in her diary about her fantasies and dreams, she was setting a goal. She wanted to have a good job that paid well and a happy and healthy family to support. She also wanted to find true love and dedicate her mind, body and soul to another human being.

 

At this point, she was set to give up her mind, body and soul to a complete stranger that would give up on her after a few hours. What really made the girl sad and hopeless is that she was giving up her virginity tonight. After twenty-one years of waiting, she was going to blow it in one shot.

 

“It's worth it!” Kagome thought, bringing her spirits back up. “It's for my family!”

“So Kagome, you ready? Let's go find you a hottie!” cried Hiraku, all excited.

 

The girls made their way out of the building and on the pavement.

 

“Okay girl, in about fifteen minutes, you're bound to pick up a guy…” said Aimi.

“Or a girl…” warned Hiraku.

“What?” cried Kagome, a little shocked.

“Yeah, there are some lesbians that pick up hookers you know,” affirmed Riku.

 

After about seven minutes, a black limousine pulled on the side of the street.

 

“Ladies, we found our jackpot. Okay Kagome, lean in front of the back door and ask if he's looking for a date,” explained Aimi.

 

Kagome nervously walked to the car and leaned forward, trying really hard to look sexy.

 

“Hey sugar, are you looking for a date?” she asked, trying to be seductive.

 

The man in the back turned his eyes to gaze at Kagome. He studied her for a few seconds before beginning to talk.

 

“I can see this is your first time…” he replied.

“What? No! Th-this is not my f-first time. I-I've done this p-plenty of t-times,” she answered, loosing all her words.

“Let me guess, you're looking for a job and the only thing you could find at this point is to become a slutty bitch on the side of the street,” the long black haired man said.

“I-I…I…”

“Mind if I make a test with you first? Okay good. Let me see you stand straight,” the man ordered.

 

Kagome mindlessly stood perfectly straight.

 

“Good. Now I will give you thirty seconds to tell me how you would clean a dirty room.”

“I-I would dust the furniture, change the bed sheets, make the bed, clean the floor, clean the windows, throw in the dirty laundry, wash the walls and--”

“Time is up! Well well, how about telling me your name.”

“Kagome…”

“Well now Kagome, instead of wasting your time here on the streets late at night, you have just been hired to the Tokyo Hill Hotel. You will be working there as a maid.”

“I-I…I will?”

“Unless, you don't want to…”

“N-no…I mean… yes. I want to work at your hotel mister…”

“Naraku. You will address me as Sir Naraku, understood?”

“Y-yes… Sir Naraku,” the young girl answered, taking a little bow.

“You have ten minutes to change out of that ridiculous outfit and bring along your most necessary things.”

 

Kagome ran to her new friends and explained to them the situation.

 

“What? You chickened out?” whined Aimi.

“I never really wanted to become a hooker. I just needed a job. I'm sorry I have to let you girls down,” Kagome said with a frown.

“Well, it was nice knowing you Kagome,” said Riku.

“I hope you manage well in your new job. If you end up loosing it, come back and see us. We'll make sure you get banged by a cute honey,” happily said Hiraku.

“T-thanks… Well, thank you for all of your help!”

 

Kagome quickly changed out of her clothes and carried her suitcase down the staircase. She walked out of the building and joined Naraku in the limousine.

 

“Ah, that's better,” complimented Naraku. “So, what are your real purposes here?”

“I recently lost my job and so did my grandfather. My mother is unemployed and my brother is too young to work. At this point, I was looking for a job to support my family. I sent a tone of applications and no one called to give me a position. I thought it was hopeless. Um… Sir Naraku, may I ask you something?”

“Go ahead.”

“How did you know that what I was doing was my first time?”

“I could smell your fears and I can sense when a woman has mated with a man. I recall you're still a virgin?”

“Y-yes… You can smell my virginity?”

“My dear, I am a demon. I also have good hearing and good reflexes.”

 

The car suddenly became quiet. After a few minutes, the limousine pulled up in front of a very tall and luxurious building.

 

“Welcome to the Tokyo Hill Hotel.”

“Wow, it's huge!”

 

Naraku led Kagome in the back of the office, giving her a uniform to wear.

 

“Put this on, this is what you will work in. All my maids wear it. There is a bathroom you can change in to the left.”

 

Kagome took the uniform and made her way to the ladies room. She changed herself and then looked through the mirror. A white buttoned shirt, with a black skirt that came up to the knees, black flat shoes as well as a white apron was her outfit. Her shirt was made in a way to leave her shoulders bare. The girl took elastic from her purse and tied her hair up in a bun. She truly looked professional. Although her uniform wasn't really hiding her skin. In fact, it was revealing a lot.

 

“At least I will be getting better paid!” she thought.

 

Kagome came out of the bathroom and went to see Naraku.

 

“Very nice. Now, there are two rooms I want you to take care of the most. In one room there is one man. The other has a father with two sons who are about your age. They are very special guests and I want them to be treated with respect. I trust you will do a good job. In room 405, it's Sir Koga. In room 406, there is Sir Tounga, Sir Sesshomaru and Sir Inuyasha. They are all business men and very wealthy. By treating them well, they will stay longer. The longer they stay, the higher the bill. The higher the bill, well, more money for me.”

“Umm… Okay.”

“I will let you get acquainted with the other maids and let them explain to you how it works here.” Naraku said, leaving his new employee behind.

 

One of the maids timidly walked to Kagome, waving her hand.

 

“Hi, my name is Kikyo. What's yours?”

“I'm Kagome. Nice to meet you!”

 

As Kagome introduced herself to Kikyo, one of the other maids quickly turned to look at her.

 

“Kagome? Is that really you?” she asked.

 

Kagome took a few seconds to look at the young girl before smiling.

 

“Sango? Oh my god! How long it's been since I saw you! How? When? What --” the young girl was cut off from a friendly hug.

“I missed you so much! I thought I would never see you again!”

“I know! I thought so too! When your family moved away, I was so sad...”

“My, look at you! Even after eight years, you are still beautiful.”

“Same goes for you! So, what's new? Where are you living now? What are you doing here? Since when --”

“Woah, slow down Kagome. I know we missed on a lot but we'll catch up, trust me!”

 

As the girls were getting into a deep conversation, forgetting about what was going on, a loud growl was heard and both the women shut up.

 

“Already friends with our new employee Sango?”

“Yes Sir Naraku... She's a childhood friend.”

“That was a very interesting conversation you were both having. Did it involve teaching Kagome the rules and ways of working here?”

“No Sir. I got carried away and forgot to explain it to her.”

“If this occurs one more time, slowing down my facility, your salary will be reduced.”

“Y-yes Sir Naraku. I'm sorry Sir, it won't happen again,” bowed Sango.

 

Naraku left the room, leaving the girls a bit stunned.

 

“So as I was saying...” Sango said, trying to find her words.

“Listen Sango, I know this is really far fetched but I need a favor...”

“Of course sweetie, you can ask me anything!”

“Could I... sleep at your place for a while? I had issues at home and I'm not planning on going back soon.”

“Of course you can sleep at my apartment! It's not really big but I'll squeeze some room for you. It will give us the opportunity to catch up!”

“Thanks, I appreciate it.”

 

The girls quickly ended their girl-talk and moved on to business-talk. Sango explained to Kagome that the first thing you say when knocking on the door is “House Keeping”. Customers know that it's a maid that is coming to clean the room when she speaks those two words. Also, always be polite and never ever look into the customer's belongings.

 

After learning the basics, Sango punched her card and finished her shift. It was already two o'clock in the morning. Kagome changed back in her normal clothes and dragged her suitcase to Sango's house.

 

“What a beautiful apartment!” said Kagome, amazed at the cute little things Sango had all around the house.

“Thanks! So, what's going on at home?” the young girl asked, concerned.

“My family has become poor. I had gotten fired from my job and Grandpa lost his job at the Shrine. I tried applying at many places and nobody called me for three weeks. I was desperate Sango, desperate!” said Kagome, beginning to cry.

“My poor Kagome,” Sango said, comforting her friend. “Then what happened?”

“I thought of going into prostitution and I met these girls that dressed me up and taught me how to be like a hooker. On my first try, I came across Sir Naraku and he proposed me the job at the hotel.”

“So, you never...”

“No! I'm still a virgin and glad to be one. However, I need to make money to send to my family. I can't let them suffer like this.”

“Don't worry, I get paid fifteen dollars an hour and I get double if I work night shifts which happen pretty often. Your family won't suffer anymore. We can work shifts together! Then spend time when we get home and talk until we are so tired and that way, you won't be alone and you will be able to send money to your family.”

“D-did you just call your house “home”?”

“Yes I did. From now on, it will be our home.”

“What about rent and electricity?”

“We'll discuss it later.”

 

Sango walked her cupboard and took out sheets and blankets to put on a spare mattress she had for Kagome.

 

“I'm feeling nervous about taking care of the rooms of these men Sir Naraku assigned me...” Kagome said.

“Who did he assign you?”

“Sir Koga, Sir Tounga, Sir Sesshomaru and Sir Inuyasha.”

“You have Sir Inuyasha? You're so lucky! He's a real hottie! All the other maids try to make a move on him but he just doesn't care one bit. Typical half demon...”

“He's a half demon?”

“Yeah, his father who is a demon was with a human. I think it's a cute mix.”

“Well I'm not gonna try and make a move on anyone. All I want is a bit of money to help my family.”

 

Sango tucked in the blankets, threw some pillows and the bed was ready.

 

“I hope you'll be comfortable. If anything you can crawl in my bed, just like when we were kids!”

“Thanks Sango. Even after eight years, you're still the same sweet girl I met near my house!”

“Wow, two thirty! We should go to bed. It's gonna be a long day tomorrow.”

“Good idea.”

 

Kagome and Sango both got undressed and crawled under the covers.

 

For the first time in a while, Kagome felt happy and she knew deep inside that everything was going to be okay. She was safe and that's all that mattered. This time, she would be able to sleep at ease. The young girl closed her heavy eyes and drifted off to a peaceful slumber.