InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hotel Takahashi ❯ Welcome to the strange… ( Chapter 1 )

A/N: Heres the next chapter for you. Hope to keep you guys interested!!

 

Have fun reading!!

 

Disclaimer: Inuyasha & co. belong to the great Rumiko Takahashi and I am just borrowing them for my own enjoyment.

 

Hotel Takahashi

 

Chapter One: Welcome to the strange…

 

So step right up for the ride of your life!
The line starts here in the back of my mind

Well you can rearrange the strange and deranged
The sign up ahead says...

Welcome To The Strange!

 

MURDERDOLLS "Welcome To The Strange"

 

One Year Later…

 

“Thank you for choosing Japanese Airlines. We hope you have had an enjoyable experience, and hope to see you flying with us again soon.”

 

Stepping off the plane, a young woman in her mid twenties rolled her eyes. An enjoyable experience? An enjoyable experience? Her `enjoyable experience' had consisted of children crying non-stop for four hours straight, crappy aeroplane food and every human being with a y-chromosome trying to hit on her.

 

…If that was an enjoyable experience, Kagome Higurashi hated to think what an unenjoyable experience was.

 

Not really in the mood to hang around in the airport any longer, Kagome glanced around the terminal for a moment before making her way towards the crowded baggage claim area. Shoving her way through, it took her a few minutes before she could spot her possessions on the conveyor belt.

 

“Oh, thank God!”

 

Unfortunately however, just as Kagome reached out to take her bag her eyes widened in shock as a young man suddenly appeared and took it instead.

 

“Um, excuse me.” she exclaimed as she watched the man begin to walk away. “Excuse me!!”

 

Letting out a small curse, Kagome pushed her way back through the crowd and followed after the person who had taken her luggage. Spotting him over by the exit, she broke into a run.

 

“Excuse me, sir? Sir?!” she called out, “You have my luggage!!”

 

Sprinting through the airport, Kagome swore once again as she watched the man get closer and closer to the exit doors. What? Was the guy deaf or something? Not knowing what else to do, she suddenly lunged forward and tackled the man to ground.

 

The entire airport froze.

 

“Um…What are you doing?!”

 

Quickly hoisting herself off the floor, Kagome found herself face to face with her best friend, Sango Kaoru, who was standing just outside the terminal exit doors.

 

“Sango?”

 

The said woman eye's widened in shock. “Did you just tackle Kohaku?”

 

Raising an eyebrow, Kagome glanced down at the man she had just tackled. Watching him slowly pick himself up off the floor, she gasped.

 

“Oh my God, Kohaku! I'm so sorry!!”

 

Kohaku, Sango's younger brother, looked up at the woman with a small frown on his face. “You ever think of playing football?”

 

A faint blush appeared on Kagome's cheeks. “I'm so sorry” she stressed once again. “I thought you were stealing my luggage.”

 

Sango let out a small laugh, “Well…that's certainly the last time I ask anyone to go in and collect your stuff for you.”

 

“Well how was I supposed to know that you'd asked Kohaku to collect my bags? You didn't mention it yesterday when I called you before I left for my flight,” Kagome shot her friend a curious glance, “Speaking of which, just how did you know which bags where mine anyway?”

 

“Maybe because you've had the same purple ribbon on the same black and blue luggage for the last seven years…it wasn't that hard to figure out.”

 

Letting out a small sigh, Kagome shook her head, “Well despite that…you still could have told me so I didn't end up embarrassing myself in front of the entire airport.”

 

Raising an eyebrow, Sango shook her head. “I assumed you'd notice it was Kohaku taking your bags. I mean, jeez, I certainly didn't think you'd tackle him to the floor.”

 

“Yeah…” Kagome let out a nervous laugh before she turned back towards Kohaku, “I really am sorry about that you know.”

 

Kohaku gave her a small smile. “Apology accepted. At least we know you haven't changed much in four years.”

 

I don't know whether to take that a as a compliment or not…

 

Bending down and picking up her suitcase, Kagome followed behind the two siblings as they made their way towards the car park.

 

“Oh, by the way…” Sango spoke up.

 

“…Yeah?”

 

“Welcome home, Kagome.”

 

~*~

 

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!!

From: Sota

 

To: My beloved sister (cough)

 

Subject: Your new job

 

Welcome home, Kagome!! Glad to have you back here with us in Tokyo.

 

I have to say, sis—I'm impressed. Mum tells me that the new job you've got here is at that posh hotel near my high school as head of customer service.

 

Congratulations! That's a big step up from that last dump you were working at back in Sydney while you were going to uni.

 

Speaking of which, does this mean that you're gonna be the one in charge of customer complaints? Coz if so, then you'd seriously better work on your people skills. Not that I don't think you're not friendly, it's just that you don't have the best record of controlling yourself when people piss you off. Besides, I'd hate for you to get fired because of a little thing like punching a customer in the face. (I still can't believe you got away with that the first time you did it.)

 

But hey, the good news is that at least if you screw up, Sango will be there to help you out. I can't believe you managed to score a job at the same hotel as her.

 

Let's just hope that you manage to get along with all the other employees and make a better first impression then you did at that previous hotel you were working for. Not that that should be to hard for you considering what happened last time. (It would definitely require a lot of effort to top arriving to work on your first day with a fluoro pink wig glued to your head)

 

Changing the topic completely, I heard from Dad yesterday and he said he was coming home next week. Mum nearly cried when she realised that almost the entire family will actually be home for once. It was embarrassing.

 

Anyways, glad your home.

 

From the wise and super intelligent.

 

Sota

 

P.S. Oh, I almost forgot. Rin wanted to know if you bought her the jar of vegemite she asked for. I can't see what the big deal was, but Rin's being going on and on about how great it is…maybe it's just a little kid thing?

 

P.S. By the way, Kohaku told me all about your little escapade at the airport. I can't believe you actually tackled him to the ground because you thought he was stealing your luggage. Classy, Kagome. Classy.

 

P.P.S. Good luck on your first day tomorrow!! Maybe I'll drop by sometime and swipe myself a few of those fancy bathrobes or one of those mini fridges with those complimentary chocolates in them.

 

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!!

 

From: Kagome

 

To: Mr Wise and super intelligent (cough)

 

Subject Re: Your new job

 

I find it hard to believe that you have nothing better to do then email your hard working sister.

 

Why do you even bother going to school?

 

In answer to your question; yes I will be in charge of handling customer complaints, and no I will not be punching any of them in the face. (Besides, you know very well the only reason I punched that one guy was because he was constantly groping my ass and was complaining because I refused to sleep with him)

 

Furthermore, you know very well that it was one of my classmate's that glued that fluoro wig onto my head as a prank that I ended up having to wear to work—not me!! And just for teasing me, when I come by the shrine tomorrow I'm going to give Rin, Mum and Gramps their presents and you're not going to get a thing!.

 

From your hard-working, non-embarrassing-herself, non-punching-customers-in-the-face, sister

 

Kagome

 

P.S. Tell Rin that yes, I did get her the vegemite she asked for. And what do you mean by a `little kid thing'? You and Rin are only six years apart!

 

P.S. And no you cannot drop by sometime and swipe a few of bathrobes and NO you cannot nick a mini fridge either. I would like to at least make it through my

first day without being fired thank you very much.

 

~*~

 

“Kagome…Hey!! Kagome!!…KAGOME!! WAKE UP!!”

 

A pillow was suddenly hurled through the air and smacked its recipient in the face.

 

Kagome jerked out of bed and fell to the floor. “I'm up. I'm UP!!” she exclaimed frantically, attempting to untangle herself from her sheets.

 

“About time, Kagome. Jeez, you could sleep through a nuclear war.”

 

Watching as Sango dashed around the room snatching up random articles of clothing and chucking them towards her, Kagome raised an eyebrow. “Why are you in such a rush this morning?” she asked, dodging a pair of pants that was thrown her way.

 

Sango pointed towards the clock up on the wall as she sprinted out of the room towards the bathroom. “We're late.”

 

“WHAT?!”

 

Kagome shot up off the floor and glanced up at the clock……they had ten minutes until they were supposed to be at work.

 

Scooping up her sheets and chucking them on her bed, Kagome grabbed the clothes Sango had found for her. “Why didn't the alarm go off this morning?”

 

“I forgot to turn it on last night before we went to bed.” Sango answered from the other room.

 

“Why was it off in the first place?”

 

The raven haired woman ran out of the bathroom and headed towards the kitchen. “Because I like to sleep in on Sundays.” She replied like it was obvious.

 

Quickly shoving on her clothes, Kagome gave her hair a hasty brush before puling it up into a pony-tail and dashed out of her room.

 

Making her way into the kitchen, an apple was suddenly thrown her way. “Catch.” Sango spoke up before taking a bite of her own.

 

“Thanks.” Kagome replied, catching the piece of fruit in her hand.

 

Not having enough time to actually stop and eat, both women headed into the living room to finish getting dressed.

 

“I can't believe we're going to be late.” Kagome complained as she hopped around on each foot, putting her shoes on while at the same time attempting to take another bite out of her apple.

 

Sango gave her a sympathetic smile, “Don't worry about it, I'm sure Sesshomaru will understand.” She replied as she too put on her shoes.

 

“That may be…” Kagome tossed her apple in the bin and grabbed her briefcase, “But how am I going to make a good impression if he thinks I can't even make it to work on time?” she asked, quickly checking herself in the hallway mirror one last time before snatching the car keys of their hook.

 

Eight thirty am, and already the day was a bust.

 

………

 

As they stepped inside the main entrance of the hotel, Kagome's jaw nearly hit the floor. She was impressed enough by the outside of the hotel—what with its twelve storeys of pure architectural brilliance cast in stunning black glass.

 

But the hotel itself?

 

It just keeps on going, doesn't it? Kagome thought to herself as she stared up…and up…and up at the ceiling, finding herself having to squint just to see the elegant chandelier hanging from the roof.

 

“Hey, Kagome? You planing on standing there all day?”

 

Coming out of her trance, Kagome pulled her eyes away from the ceiling and followed after Sango. However, as she made her way through the elegant foyer

 

Kagome found her attention being caught almost every second step…

 

If this was just the main entrance, imagine what the actual hotel must be like?

 

Lost in her thoughts, Kagome didn't even notice Sango stopping in front of a large reception desk until she accidentally bumped into her.

 

“Whoops.” She apologised, “Sorry.”

 

However before Sango could reply, the woman sitting at the receptionist desk, equipped like all receptionists with a telephone earpiece hidden under the mane of her hair, suddenly cast a critical glance across Kagome, looking her up and down before turning towards Sango “She wouldn't by any chance happen to be

 

Kagome Higurashi, is she?”

 

Sango smiled. “Yep, this is her alright. Is Sesshomaru in?”

 

“Unfortunately…no. Mr Takahashi isn't here at the moment.” The girl trailed her finger down the appointment book in front of her until she stopped halfway down the page. “Luckily for you however, Ms Tsunumi is here so she can see her instead.”

 

“Great.” Sango turned around, gesturing for Kagome to follow her, “Come on Kagome, I'll show the where Kagura's office is.”

 

Kagome followed behind Sango as they made there way down the narrow corridor that was to the side of the reception desk.

 

“Hey, Sango…” she quickened her pace in attempt to catch up to the woman, “Who's Kagura?”

 

Glancing over her shoulder, Sango smiled. “Technically—she's second in charge around here.” She let out a small chuckle, “But half the time, Sesshomaru's away on other business, so Kagura ends up having to run things by herself.”

 

“So does that mean that's she most likely to be as ruthless and unforgiving as Sesshomaru too?”

 

Sango opened her mouth to answer, only to be cut off by two large, mahogany doors at the end of the corridor swinging open.

 

An elegant looking lady with black hair pulled into a bun and bright red eyes stepped out. “Am I to take it that you're Miss Higurashi?”

 

Kagome stood there for a moment frozen, not moving until she felt Sango give her a sharp jab in the back with her elbow.

 

“Yes that's…that's me.” She answered.

 

Kagura Tsunumi stared at the nervous woman before her, looking her up and down. “Please,” she gestured behind her towards the two doors, “Step inside my office.”

 

Following her inside, Kagome watched as Sango mouthed `Good luck' before the doors closed behind her with a loud thud. Turning back around, Kagome followed after Kagura towards her desk and sat down in the seat in front of her.

 

Oh God, please don't let me screw this up…

 

Kagura searched through some filing cabinets behind her and pulled out a handful of documents. Giving them a quick look over, she placed the pile neatly on the desk and sat down.

 

“You're late.” She stated bluntly, interlacing her fingers together.

 

Giving her a small nod, Kagome clasped her hands together tightly in her lap. “Yes. And I'm so sorry. I promise you, it won't happen again.”

 

“Well regrettably for you, that's just not acceptable.”

 

A feeling of dread washed over Kagome like she'd been suddenly dumped in water.

 

Kagura motioned towards the documents in front of her. “I'm going to have to ask you to sign this release form and then leave the premises.”

 

“What?!” Kagome couldn't believe what she was hearing, “What do you mean you're going to have to ask me to leave the premises?”

 

Her frown deepening, the wind-youkai sitting in front of Kagome narrowed her eyes as she re-laced her fingers together. “Here at this hotel we don't tolerate any level of tardiness whatsoever—even on your first day. So I'm afraid, Miss Higurashi, that I'm going to have to ask you to leave.”

 

“You mean you're firing me because I was twenty minutes late?”

 

“As I stated before, we won't tolerate any level of tardiness whatsoever.”

 

“But…but…you can't be serious?” Kagome asked, anger creeping in her voice as she stood up from her chair, “Just like that…I'm fired?”

 

The woman burst out laughing, her frown disappearing instantly.

 

“Nah, I'm just yanking your chain.”

 

TBC

 

~*~

 

Things for Kagome are just getting weirder and weirder aren't they? And they're going to be even more so next chapter as our favourite half-demon, favourite pervert and even our favourite fox demon enter the picture.

 

Anyways, there's chapter one for you. What do you guys think? Send a review or email me so I know whether to continue or not. But please bear in mind, constructive criticism will be taken in better strides than just straight out flames.

 

Cheers.

 

Jess