InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ One Last Summer ❯ The Job ( Chapter 1 )

 

 

 

 

One Last Summer

 

Chapter One

 

9:34 A.M, Thursday, May Eleventh. (Shore-Side Condo's)

 

 

A raven-haired head appeared from under the jumble as blankets as her annoying alarm clock rang repeatedly. Each time it rang, a searing pain hit her head and temporarily blinded the girl. Her thin fingers reached out from under another blanket, and hit the sleep button on the alarm clock. It stopped, and she drifted off to sleep again.

 

Only to wake up, ten minutes later. The alarm clock rang again, blaring a noisy beeping noise in her sensitive ear. The sleep button wouldn't work this time, no. No matter how hard she pressed on it, even when the girl resorted to hitting it with her fist, it would not stop. Which led to one last option.

 

The loud beeping immediately stopped when said offending alarm clock smashed into a wall, breaking into hundreds of small pieces. It fell to the ground, broken and quiet, just as she had wanted it to. The two standing in the doorway sighed. That had been the third alarm clock to smash into the wall that month, every time the same wall, the same exact spot.

 

Just as the girl lying in the oversized bed was about to drift back into the land of dream world for the second time this morning, a cold cup of water was poured on her head. The freezing liquid seeped through the thick mass of blankets, and as she jumped out from under her cozy enclosure of covers, the brisk air from the air-conditioner chilled her skin.

 

"About time you got up, we were worried we'd have to resort to bringing in Kouga." The taller of the two in the doorway said, her hands placed on her hips. The girl standing beside the bed, soaking wet, mumbled.

 

"What was that?" The second girl in the doorway asked, her chocolate brown eyes narrowing.

 

"I said, there's no point in waking up today. I'll just find another job -"

 

"Which is what we want you to do!"

 

"I wasn't finished. I'll just find another job to get fired from." The girl said, her shoulders drooping dejectedly. The other two girls sighed sadly, and rushed over to drape their arms around the younger, wet girl in a hug. A small tear slipped out of her eye, but she brushed it off instantly, angered with herself for giving in so easily.

 

"No! We'll find you the perfect job, don't worry!" The chocolate brown-eyed girl cried, her arms practically squeezing the air out of the younger girl.

 

"Yes. We promise you, we'll make sure that you get the perfect job, even if it kills us. Hey, along the way, why don't we search for your perfect man? Sango and I have the day off to do whatever we want." The tallest, and oldest of the girls said, as she dropped her arms to her sides and smiled at the younger girl.

 

"I guess…" the younger girl sighed, and shook off the now identified Sango's tight embrace.

 

"Go take a shower, and dress up for a day out! Maybe we'll meet the boys at the mall later on!" Sango exclaimed, and she complied. She walked to the bathroom, and closed the door.

 

Shedding all of her clothing, the girl stared at her reflection in the floor-length mirror. Her dark, raven hair went to her waste, tinted with cerulean blue in the sunlight that seeped through the small window to her right. She sighed once again, and climbed into the shower, turning the water on, and let the cool water wash over her body.

 

'Snap out of it, Kagome. You'll be fine, just as long as Sango and Kikyo are there to help you through.' She encouraged herself, running her fingers through her hair, cleansing her scalp with the shampoo.

 

'You'll be fine. Life will be great, once you have found the perfect job!' Her supportive side seemed a little too happy for the morning. Especially the morning that day after you got fired from your job.

 

"So unfair. I had beat my own record! Five months of working at the same place!" Kagome sputtered as the water from the shower slipped into her mouth, leaving the horrid taste of shampoo as she spit it out.

 

'That's not that long, compared to anyone else.' Another side spoke, dispiriting Kagome.

 

"Yeah, well shut up. I wouldn't be complaining, because you are me. Wait…" She gasped again as water dripped down her throat, once again refreshing her with the revolting taste of shampoo.

 

A knock on the bathroom door alerted the girl out of her thoughts, and she stepped back a step, only to find the soap under her foot. She slipped, as her feet were knocked out from under her, and her bottom crashed painfully onto the hard base of the bathtub. Another, louder knock on the door, and she moaned as her bottom ached agonizingly.

 

"Kagome! Hurry up, you've got thirty minutes before we leave!" Sango yelled through the thick white door, unable to hear the grumbling coming from one specific girl, who was currently rubbing her sore bottom.

 

Pulling herself to her feet, Kagome quickly finished her washing and stepped out of the combined bath and shower, wary of another bar of soap that might have been hiding somewhere on the floor. Relieved when she didn't see one, she rapidly dried herself off, and pulled her hair into a high ponytail that left a few strands framing her pretty face.

 

Wrapping a towel around her body, she opened the bathroom door and walked towards her room, and shut the door behind her as she entered. Turning around, she yelped at the mess that met her eyes. Sango and Kikyo were currently digging through the younger girl's closet, looking for something suitable for the girl to wear out. Kagome dodged a flying running shoe as it was thrown her way, only just barely.

 

"Ah ha!" Kikyo cried, and stood up, holding up a pair of short jean shorts that had a black and silver belt looped through the belt loops.

 

"Got the bottoms? Good. I found the top!" Sango bubbled, standing up as well. She grabbed the shorts out of Kikyo's hands, and tossed them as well as a shirt over in Kagome's direction.

 

A pair of matching, silk black undergarments followed the outfit, and the two older girls promptly turned around to let the other girl change. While Kagome took her time doing that, the other two searched through the massive pile of clothing again, this time rummaging around for a decent pair of sandals.

 

"Gah! You guys, I can't wear this!" Kagome proclaimed, motioning towards the outfit that now adorned her body. Sango and Kikyo looked at her, and then at each other, a blank look on their faces the whole time.

 

"What's wrong with it?" Sango asked, looking the younger girl up and down.

 

"First of all, these shorts are way too short, they barely reach mid-thigh! And second of all, my stomach is showing!" Kagome argued, referring the shortness of the scoop-neck tank top she wore. Sango sighed and turned back around to find the sandals.

 

"While I have to agree with you on shortness, Kagome, I must say that you never wear this kind of clothing. You should. It suits you and your personality." Kikyo replied, crossing her arms over her chest.

 

A successful cry from Sango brought the girl's gazes to the girl that now held up a pair of black flip-flops studded with dark blue rhinestones in one hand, a small purse in the other. She threw both things at Kagome, who caught them easily, and put the flip-flops on her feet, and swung the purse over her shoulder.

 

"That's our girl! Now cheer up, we're going shopping!" Kikyo grinned as did Sango. Sloppily shoving the mess back into the younger girl's closet they dragged the protesting Kagome out of their condo and down to the parking lot, where Sango's car awaited patiently.

 

"But guys!" Kagome whined as they buckled her into the backseat of the convertible. "You know that I hate showing my belly button!" Kikyo glanced back at her and snorted.

 

"Yeah, I would hate showing my stomach if it were perfect too." The older girl said, reaching back and poking the small blue-diamond stud that was embedded in Kagome's belly button.

 

"I don't even know how you convinced me to pierce my belly button, but I sure as heck know that it doesn't appeal to people looking at my job application!" The raven-haired girl sulked as the two up front laughed and turned the radio up higher, blaring out the youngest girl's protests.

 

Stopping at a red light, Sango swiveled her head to look back at the girl, grinning like the Cheshire cat. "I think Kagome needs a little excitement in her life, don't you agree?" She directed her question towards Kikyo. The older girl nodded. "Yes indeed, Kagome, why don't you experience life the same way you dance?"

 

All three of them grinned at the thought. "Wild!" They screamed over the music, and Sango speeded up as the light turned green, driving to the nearest mall, way over the speed limit.

 

Pulling into the parking lot, the three girls hopped over the side of the convertible, with the exception of Kikyo, who was too dignified to do such a thing. 'Yeah right. Any person who thinks her too dignified to do such a thing should have seen her on her birthday party last year… and I have the whole thing on tape!' Kagome grinned maliciously at the thought of Kikyo, doing the things she had done last month on her birthday.

 

"Uh oh, Kagome. What are you thinking about now?" If Sango and Kikyo knew anything about their friend, which they did, then they would know that the fierce grin on her face meant that something risky was going on in that strange, thoughtful mind of hers.

 

Most of the time Kagome was the happy one, the one who could cheer you up in a millisecond. She was the one that planned the surprise parties for your birthday, or had the prefect idea in mind when it came to a boring, stormy night where they couldn't go out. Throughout the past year, though, that happy demeanor had been disappearing more and more every time she was fired from another job.

 

The young girl tried so very hard to keep her act together, keep her anger in control, or just trying to keep her wild side in tact. Even though she was great at control, her anger always got the best of her when someone insulted her friends, family, or even a coworker, and it always ended up with a fight. Kagome being the winner, most of the time, too.

 

She was just having a hard time finding the perfect job. Was it realy that hard to find an occupation where she could run around half the day, watch movies all the time, and do the thing Kagome did best? No. There was no job that let her run around, watch movies, or do the thing Kagome did best. Or else, the three of them would have found it already, and Kagome would be the happiest person in the world.

 

"Alright! Where to first?" Sango asked as they wandered aimlessly around the mall, searching for somewhere to start.

 

"I think Kagome needs a different swimsuit." Kikyo said slyly, a smirk forming on her lips. Before she could protest once again, the two girls had dragged her off to the swimsuit store, and had shoved her into a dressing room with ten different swimsuits.

 

"But I don't need a new swim suit! My old one's still in one piece!" She cried through the curtained wall.

 

"That's the problem. It's a one piece." Kikyo stated as she sat down, avoiding the swim suits that Kagome had decided were either too tight or too revealing, and had thrown them out of the dressing room, hoping to hit one of her two friends; it didn't matter which.

 

Sango threw another swimsuit over the curtain, and the younger girl yelped as the padded top hit her head.

 

"Besides. You're Twenty-three, going on Twenty-four! Show some of that perfect skin, our darling Kagome!"

 

Although they did so rather dejectedly, both older girls had to admit that they were jealous of the perfect-ness of the younger one's body. Kagome had prefect sized everything, not overly large, but not too skinny. She had all the right curves in all the right places, and was tough. Not so muscular that she scared people, but built up enough that there was no flabby place on her body.

 

While Kikyo thought herself too tall and too skinny, and Sango thought herself too muscular and too curvy, they both watched enviously as Kagome fit into everything perfectly. Although all three got about the same amount of appreciating looks from the male-kind, Sango and Kikyo couldn't help but feel spiteful.

 

They had a hard enough time trying to keep their men on a leash, Kikyo's being a rude one, and Sango's being a pervert, Kagome just went on through life happily, without even trying to find the perfect man for herself. The younger girl just seemed oblivious to the attention she received, as she acted more interested in the food she was eating than what guys were flirting with her.

 

Suddenly, her cell phone rang in an annoying, shrilly tune, and Kikyo quietly excused herself, getting a dirty look from the sales clerk as she left the swimsuit store.

 

"Hello?"

 

…

 

"Oh, hey Yasha!"

 

…

 

"You can't come? Why?

 

…

 

"Well, okay, just take care of yourself, and call me tomorrow."

 

…

 

"Yeah, I love you too."

 

…

 

"Bye - wait! InuYasha, did you say he's holding interviews tonight?"

 

…

 

"Do you mind if the three of us stop by later on tonight?"

 

…

 

"See you then." Closing her phone, Kikyo walked back into the store and sat down next to Sango, who was verbally threatening Kagome, trying to get the younger girl out of the dressing room to show them the swimsuit she was currently trying on.

 

Kagome walked out in a two piece, and Kikyo and Sango whistled and yelled, causing the younger girl to blush, as well as getting them another dirty look from the same sales lady as before. In a blink of an eye Kagome rushed back into the dressing room, agreeing that she would get the swimsuit as long as she wouldn't have to try on another.

 

While she was busy changing, Sango questioned Kikyo. "So InuYasha called?"

 

"Yeah. He can't make it because he has to baby-sit Rin, Sesshomaru's adopted daughter. I told him we'd stop by later." Kikyo replied.

 

"Oh? And why would we do that?" Sango questioned, one dark eyebrow rising in question.

 

"I think I've found Kagome her perfect dream job."

 

 

 

8:55 P.M., Thursday, May Eleventh. (Taishou Manor)

 

 

 

"What are we doing here again?" Kagome asked as the convertible pulled into the large driveway of InuYasha's and Sesshomaru's mansion.

 

"Look, Kagome. I won't lie to you. Do you remember Sesshomaru, InuYasha's older brother?" Kagome nodded. "And do you remember the young girl Sesshomaru adopted a few years back when he graduated college?" She nodded again.

 

"Well, Jaken, the Taishou's 'faithful' retainer has the summer off, starting yesterday. It would've been fine, except for the fact that Sesshomaru and InuYasha still have to work sometimes, and there's no one to take care of Rin."

 

"And?" Kagome asked shrilly.

 

"And… they're hiring a babysitter for Rin! Please don't kill me, it gives good money, and you can do the three things you love! Run around half the day, watch movies, and do what you do best!" Kikyo added quickly, holding her hands in front of her for protection as they entered the house.

 

"Grr -" Before she could continue, Sango had already pushed her into an office off to the side and shut the door behind her. She stumbled backwards and landed in a large, comfy leather chair that swiveled around until she was dizzy. When it finally stopped, it ended up as the back of her chair to the door, and herself facing the stoic figure that sat on the opposite end of the desk between them.

 

"Uh… hi." Kagome answered, waving a small hand in greeting.

 

"Fired from job for beating up the paperboy in defense of a coworker, fired from job for dancing on the conference table, fired from job for just being too… hyper. Give me three good reasons why I should hire you?

 

"Well, I uh, I like running around with kids the whole day without getting tired, and second I'm, uh, very good at er… having fun? And uh, third, er…"

 

"She makes the best cookies in the world!" For voices cried from a now open doorway. Turning around, Kagome saw that the people who had helped were Sango and her perverted boyfriend Miroku, and Kikyo and her rude boyfriend InuYasha, there for the rescue. And eager look was on each of their faces as they awaited the reply.

 

Sesshomaru sighed. "Fine." The four in the doorway cheered.

 

"Huh?" Kagome asked, confused from all the spinning in the swiveling chair.

 

"You are Rin's new babysitter! Hi! Rin's name is Rin! What's yours? Are you boring like master Jaken, or fun like Sesshomaru-sama! Will you take Rin to the park, and to the beach, and out for ice cream…" The young, nine-year-old girl rattled on about how many places they could go.

 

"Rin." Instantly, the young girl stopped her chatter. Turning to Kagome, Sesshomaru spoke. "Yes, you're hired. The job starts tomorrow morning, be here at seven thirty A.M."

 

With that, he promptly left the now over-crowded office.

 

 

 

 

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