InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Summer Job ❯ Good New and Bad News ( Chapter 1 )
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“YES!!” Kagome screamed as she skipped out of school. “No more school for three months!” She barely passed this year with all the shard hunting, she was really surprised that she did pass, especially math. `Inuyasha is going to be so happy I can stay a lot longer now' she thought to herself as she walked home.
“MOOOOMM, I'M HOOOME!” she yelled as she passed through the door.
“Honey we have to talk” her mother said slowly
“Wa what is it?” Kagome asked with concern
“Well, school is out and I've decided you need to get a job”
“WHAT!?! But what about Inuyasha and hunting shards?”
“You can still do that, but you need the experience of an actual job, just a part time job, honey”
“Fine, I'll start looking after I tell Inuyasha.” Kagome said upset; she was hoping to be able to stay in the feudal era for longer stretches of time. Kagome went to her room and started packing her gigantic yellow book bag with various first aid things, and a couple of changes of clothes. “This should make up for a little bit of the news I have to tell Inuyasha” Kagome thought as she put as many ramen noodle packets as she could find room for. She also put in some magazines and books for entertainment. After she finished packing she headed downstairs quickly saying goodbye to her family members and went to the old well.
Once in the feudal era she went straight to Kaeda's hut. Inuyasha and friends were there. Inuyasha jumped up from his meditative stance as soon as he saw her.
“Where have you been?!” He asked.
“Where on earth do you think I've been?” Kagome asked staring at him like he was stupid.
That was a really stupid question; she probably thinks I don't pay attention when she talks.
“Feh, never mind” He said, angry at his self for asking such a dumb question.
“Whatever, anyway, I have some good news, and some bad news, what do you want to hear first?” Kagome asked.
“Good news” Inuyasha said, backed up by Shippo who hoped her good news was candy.
”Okay, School is out for three months”
”Okay, School is out for three months”
“And the bad news?” Inuyasha asked uncertainly.
“My mom is making me get a part time job, meaning I'll still have to go back to my time every couple of days to work” Kagome said unhappily, “I was hoping I wouldn't have to get a job and I could just stay here for a couple of weeks on end, but my mom had other plans”.
“WHAT, you can't get a job you have to hut shards” Inuyasha said.
“To make up for it I brought A LOT of ramen noodles”
“Really” he said as his ears perked up and his stomach grumbled as did most everyone else's did.
“Well, it sounds like everyone is hungry, so I'll start some” Kagome giggled.
“You know this only starts to make up for having to get a job” Inuyasha said as he stuffed his face with his beloved ramen.
Kagome just glared at him contemplating on whether or not to “sit” him, she decided against it because she'll have to use it to go home and right now she didn't want the hanyou mad at her anymore than he already was.
“I just came to tell you my news, as soon as we are done eating I have to go back home so I can be refreshed for job hunting tomorrow, mom wants me to start looking as soon as possible”
“You have to hunt for a job, is it hiding?” Shippo asked innocently.
Kagome almost lost it; she couldn't keep a straight face. “No, Shippo, its just an expression, it means looking for someplace that needs people to work for them and then the worker gets paid”.
“OOOHH” Shippo responded looking less confused.
“Well it looks like we are all done, so I'll be heading out” Kagome said as she cleaned up the dinner mess and started towards the well.
“Come back soon, we don't like being stuck with a grumpy hanyou” Miroku shouted as she was farther away.
“I'll be back as soon as possible” she yelled back.
Back through the well she headed to her room and flung herself on her bed. She never thought her mom would make her get a part time job this summer. She had to help gather the jewel shards she didn't have time for a job. After she finished with her self pity of her situation she compiled a list of places she would be willing to work. That would include every shop and food service place in all of Japan. During this list making she fell asleep, bored.
The next day she woke up early to shower and eat breakfast before going job hunting.
“Break a leg honey” her mom told her before she headed out the door looking for a job.
“This isn't show biz mom”
“Good luck dear”
“Thanks mom”
Kagome went towards the mall stopping in random shops with help wanted signs in the windows or doors. She really wanted a job at the mall, but to make her mom happy she stopped where ever there was a sign.
One sign in particular pulled her in. It was the sign for the toy store just three blocks from the shrine. That store looked desperate; it had three signs one on each window and one on the door. She walked in and asked for an application.
“Finally, someone responses to our help wanted signs” cried the manager, “So when can you start?”
“Um whenever” Kagome said
“You start today then, here put this on” the manager said throwing over a costume of a stuffed teddy bear. The face was cut out so everyone could see who the unfortunate soul was that had to wear the ridiculous get up. “The bathroom is over there” the manager said nodding in the direction she indicated. The store was filled with screaming kids and Kagome wondered what she was getting herself into. She felt really stupid with the costume on; she looked really stupid with it on. She contemplated on just running out say that this was a mistake, but decided in the end not too.
“Okay, so what do I do?” Kagome asked.
“Well, I need you to just walk around promoting the teddy bear, they are very popular and some kids might want pictures with you as the teddy bear, just let them, have fun, we close at 8,you'll get all the details when we close and have more time”
“Um, o okay” Kagome stammered
“MOOMMMY MOOMMY, I WANT A PICTURE WITH THE TEDDY BEAR—CAN I CAN I CAN I” a little kid practically screamed down the aisle.
`Oh man, my first job and its going to haunt me for the rest of my life' Kagome thought as she smiled for the camera holding a wiggling five year old.
“ME NEXT ME NEXT” a different kid yelled to her mom.
`This is going to be a long day' Kagome sighed to herself.
After countless pictures and a thirty minute lunch break it was finally 8pm.
“Sorry about that dear, we were tight on people and my usual workers weren't willing to don the teddy suit, what was your name again?” the manager said.
“Kagome”
“That's a nice name, anyway, Kagome, tomorrow I will train you to be a cashier, no more teddy suit for you, and since you survived the test of the suit you'll have no problem working here, oh I need you to fill out this application and bring it back tomorrow, we open at 9, and I assume you only want to work part time—am I right, be here at 8:45 to start training, oh and wear this”
“Thank you” Kagome said as she walked out the door clutching the bright green polo shirt.
“Mom guess what!”
“You got a job, where, tell me all about it”
“Its that toy store a couple of blocks over and I'm going to be a cashier” Kagome said leaving out the embarrassing part about dressing up that day.
“Sounds wonderful honey, you should get some rest you have a busy day tomorrow”
“Night then”
Three weeks later in the feudal era.
“WHERE IS SHE, SHE SAID SHE'D BE BACK SOON, WHERE IS SHE, I'M GOING TO GO GET HER” Inuyasha yelled, and no one stopped him from entering the well.
“WHERE IS SHE?” Inuyasha barked in Kagome's room. Upon hearing this Sota went investigating in his sister's room.
“Inuyasha? What are you doing here?”
“Coming to get Kagome—it's been three whole weeks”
“She's at work Inuyasha” Kagome's mom said interrupting, “I can tell you where it is, Sota is grounded so he can't take you”
“Feh, okay”
Kagome's mom told Inuyasha in great detail how to get to the toy store, and when she finished he got up and headed towards the door.
“Where do you think you are going” she asked
Puzzled he cocked his head to one side and just looked at her.
“You can't go out looking like that Kagome would kill you—and me” that last part she said under her breath, but Inuyasha could hear it.
“Come with me I'll find you some suitable clothes, you look about the same size as my husband” Kagome's mom said taking him by the hand and dragging him up the stairs.
“That should do it” she said looking at him. He looked uncomfortable in her husband's blue jeans, red tee shirt and a ball cap Sota donated. Next though were shoes, the hanyou had never worn a pair in his life and he just couldn't bring himself to wearing any so he settled with the flip flop offer, they were light and airy.
“Okay now you can go”
`Finally' he thought to himself, “bye” he said as he walked out the door.
`Wonder what Kagome will think' Inuyasha thought as he tried to get use to walking in the things called flip flops.
He rounded the corner and stood in front of the toy store. `Here goes nothing, I'm taking her and she can't say no'
He opened the door and went in. To the left and right of him were little kids running around, he growled at them. `Wonder were Kagome is' he thought.
“Can I hel…INUYASHA!?!?!” Kagome said surprised, “Wha what are you doing here?”
”Why do you think I'm here—you've been gone for three whole weeks—we NEED to go shard hunting.”
”Why do you think I'm here—you've been gone for three whole weeks—we NEED to go shard hunting.”
“SII” Kagome started to say sit but decided that a person slamming into the ground in front of her at her work wouldn't look good.
“Come over here” she said taking him to the back room where no one was.
“SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT”
BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM
“You can't just show up in my time at my work and demand I go with you—I have an obligation to the people of my time to do whats expected of me” Kagome said angry with the selfish hanyou.
Inuyasha still bound to the floor mumbled something inaudible.
“What was that?” she asked getting more upset.
Finally unstuck to the floor Inuyasha said that he missed her.
“You missed me?” stars were seen in her eyes, “why don't you hang around here for a little while I get off in about half an hour, we could go get something to eat, if you want, well I have the next three days off so I'll go with you tonight and stay for a little while”
The next half hour was torture for the poor hanyou, screaming kids filled his extremely sensitive ears.
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