InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ This Wasn't In The Job Description ❯ A Morning of Surprises ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5

 

A Morning of Surprises

 

The morning light streamed in the window, through the mauve curtains, and illuminated Kagome's sleeping face. Slowly, her long-lashed eyes opened, and she rolled on to her back, the fragments of her dreams fading away in her mind. She yawned and stretched, and then looked over to see what time it was.

 

`I wonder what time Kaede arrives in the morning,' Kagome thought, then heaved herself up, her feet dangling over the side of the bed.

 

Somehow, she did not think InuYasha would be awake yet. He was obviously a night owl. Kagome got up and went to the bathroom, and then came out and put on slippers and a robe. Making her way downstairs, she heard a clattering in the kitchen, and smiled gratefully, knowing the friendly housekeeper was there.

 

“Good morning, Miss Kagome,” Kaede said who was bustling about the kitchen as Kagome came in. “Would you like some breakfast?”

 

“That would be wonderful, thanks,” Kagome said, with a gentle smile.

 

“Do you drink tea or coffee?” Kaede said.

 

“Tea, please,” Kagome said. “Do you need any help?”

 

“No, thank you,” Kaede said. “InuYasha won't be awake for at least another hour. You eat your breakfast and after he has had his, I'm sure he will be ready to see you.”

 

“How will I know when he will be ready to see me?” Kagome said.

 

“There is an intercom on your phone,” Kaede said. “I will show you how to use it so you may answer InuYasha when he calls you.”

 

“Thank you,” Kagome said with a smile, smoothing her robe under her bottom and sitting down at the kitchen table.

 

Kaede set a plate of food in front of her, and went back to the boiling kettle to make her tea. As Kagome ate, she wondered if Kaede knew the truth about InuYasha. It made sense that she would, but Kagome decided not to pry. It would be better if InuYasha informed the housekeeper that Kagome knew the truth before she made any mention of it to her.

 

After breakfast, Kaede walked with Kagome back upstairs and showed her how the intercom on the phone worked.

 

“Leave it on speaker,” Kaede said, “and press this button when you want to reply to InuYasha.”

 

“Thank you,” Kagome said.

 

The housekeeper smiled and inclined her head and was gone.

 

`Well,' Kagome thought. `I guess I will spend some time unpacking until InuYasha calls for me.'

 

Kagome got dressed, and then started to unload the contents of her brown suitcase on her bed. When she had everything sorted into neat piles on her bed, she went to the dresser and started putting things away. She dearly hoped she would not have to do as much traveling today as yesterday, but left her sneakers out just in case. They would not be very fashionable with the suits she hung up in the closet, but sometimes practicality won out over fashion sense. With that thought, she also decided it might be good to completely empty her backpack so it would be ready should she need it.

 

“Kagome,” Inuyasha's voice suddenly came from the intercom, startling her.

 

Kagome dropped what she was doing, and went to the phone and pressed the intercom button as she had been shown.

 

“Yes, InuYasha, I'm here,” Kagome answered.

 

“Come down to my office,” InuYasha said.

 

“I'll be right there,” Kagome answered, and taking a deep breath, left her room and went downstairs.

 

When she got to the office, the door was closed, so she knocked.

 

“Come in,” InuYasha said, and she opened the door and stepped in the office.

 

InuYasha was sitting behind his desk, in a t-shirt and jeans, barefoot and a blue bandana in place over his head. He beckoned her to take a seat, and she settled herself in front of his desk. Then he picked up a list off his desk and handed it to her.

 

“This is a list of your daily duties,” InuYasha said. “I will have various other things I may ask you to do as things come up.”

 

Kagome nodded and perused the list in her hand.

 

“The first thing I want you to do today is to deal with this,” InuYasha got up, walked to a corner of his office, picked up a box, and carried it over to her.

 

The box was overflowing with unopened mail, thrown in haphazardly. Then, InuYasha shoved an unopened box towards her from behind his desk.

 

“Most of this shit is fan mail from fans who managed to track down my personal address,” InuYasha said. “It is all supposed to be handled by Sango's office, but this shit finds me anyway.”

 

Kagome picked up a piece of mail from the box and looked at it a moment.

 

“The rest I want you to sort into files and leave for me on my desk,” InuYasha continued. “Just throw the junk mail away - you can get a garbage bag from Kaede.”

 

Kagome nodded her head and smiled.

 

“The other box has the files?” Kagome said.

 

“Yeah,” InuYasha said, “and I have something else for you.”

 

InuYasha brought three boxes over to her. There was a large, flat, square one, a long rectangular one, and an even larger rectangular shaped box. He placed them on the other side of her chair.

 

“Open them,” InuYasha said, gesturing at them as he went back behind his desk and sat down.

 

Bending down, Kagome opened the first box. In surprise, she pulled out a Reflex Traditions Recurve Bow. Kagome held the bow in her hand and looked up at InuYasha, her eyes wide. He gestured for her to continue. Kagome put down the bow and opened the other two boxes. One contained Cabela's Broadtip arrows, and a Vista Maverick Fleece Backquiver. The last box contained an archery target. Kagome looked at all of these in amazement.

 

“I want you to set up the target in the backyard,” InuYasha said, “and practice everyday, so your archery skills don't get rusty.”

 

“Thank you InuYasha,” Kagome said in a voice hushed with awe. “This archery equipment is beautiful, but isn't it used for hunting?”

 

InuYasha flushed and frowned. “Is that a problem?” InuYasha snapped.

 

“No, not at all,” Kagome said apologetically, and looked at her lap.

 

Suddenly, the phone rang. Sighing in disgust, InuYasha reached for it under a pile of papers. Kagome noticed he had managed to mess up his desk in no time, as Kaede said he would.

 

“Yeah?” InuYasha said grumpily into the phone. “What the fuck, Kikyo?...You're where?...Stupid bitch, I told you to stay out of it!...What was that? Kikyo?

Kikyo!...Fuck!”

 

InuYasha slammed the phone down with a snarl.

 

“What a stupid fucking bitch!” he yelled, and then started dialing the phone.

 

“Put the lech on the phone, now!” InuYasha growled into the phone receiver. “Miroku, are you busy? Kikyo is in trouble again…yeah, yeah, I know. Just wait for me - I'll be there to pick you up as soon as I can.”

 

InuYasha slammed the phone back down, and then stood up, swearing. With a start, he remembered Kagome was still sitting there, and he flushed as he looked over to see her cowering in surprise in her chair.

 

“Um, I gotta go,” InuYasha said, coming around the desk and heading for the closet. “Just concentrate on the mail for now. Oh, and I ordered you a cell phone - should be delivered later today.”

 

“Thank you,” Kagome whispered.

 

“Just open it and charge it up, okay?” InuYasha said from the closet. “Write down the phone number in my rolodex - that's somewhere on my desk.”

 

InuYasha came away from the closet with a black leather motorcycle jacket, a pair of black motorcycle boots, and a red helmet. He shoved his feet in the boots, and put the jacket on, on the way out the door. Kagome flinched as the door slammed behind him. She sat in her chair, her heart hammering in her chest, and then heard the roar of a motorcycle starting up.

 

“Kikyo?” Kagome thought in wonder. “Isn't she his ex-girlfriend?”