InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ You're My Princess, Kagome ❯ Chapter Two ( Chapter 2 )

REI'S CORNER: Howdy! I'm back with another chapter of YMPK! I really hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! Thanks to those of you that reviewed with your compliments. I appreciate it greatly!

 

Now, I'm letting you all know that I have big plans for this story, and unlike some of my other fics *cough* Walk Behind Me *cough* I have a pretty good idea of what I'm doing with this and where I'm going. Well, I don't exactly have this all planned out, yes I am writing this as I go along, but I feel that this fic has max potential and I'm not letting that go!!!!!! DETERMINATION FACE!!!

 

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha.

CLAIMER: The character known as Willow is MY character! I created him last year while drawing pictures, and I take all credit for him!!! Please do not use him in any of your stories or anything else like that, without coming to get my permission first! If you do, I'm afraid that I will have to report you. Because it wouldn't be fair to use my character that I created for yourself and not let others know that I invented him in the first place! So there!

 

Whew. Anyway. So here's the next chapter.

 

~Chapter Two~

 

It was Monday morning. Kagome had just come out of the shower and was in the process of making herself some coffee. She was very tired. It was nine o'clock in the morning, and she only got about four hours of sleep.

 

But today she could not sleep in. (Not that she ever did in the first place.) Today was the day that she would get her new work schedule at `Terre'. She was a bit anxious to get the phone call. She had no idea what it would be like to clean such a large area. It was almost overwhelming. She almost regretted going for a theme park, yet when she thought about the peace she would have in her mind, and the lack of human contact, she felt assured that he'd done the right thing. She smiled.

 

It was now 9:45 AM.

And the phone started to ring.

 

Kagome eagerly jumped from her spot at the kitchen table and picked up the telephone for the first time.

 

“Is this the Higurashi residence?”a gentle voice asked.

“Yes, this is.” Kagome replied nervously.

“This is the secretary of Mr. Montoya, the owner of `Terre' the theme park. We are calling to inform Kagome Higurashi of her new work schedule.”

“This is Kagome Higurashi.” Kagome insisted.

“Yes, well your new position is to start today at noon. We are sorry for the short notice, but Mr. Montoya has run short on staff in your department, and we need to get you trained as soon as possible. Is this a problem for you Ms. Higurashi?”

 

`Is she reading that?!' Kagome thought to herself, wondering how the other woman could sound so robotic.

 

“Oh! No, that's not a problem at all. Thank You very much for calling.”

“Thank you. We are looking forward to seeing you in a couple of hours. Oh and please be sure to bring a bottle of water. We here at `Terre' care about the health and safety of our staff. Welcome to the family!”

 

And with that said, the line cleared. Kagome returned the phone to its cradle, and ran to get ready for work. Depending on the traffic, it could take up to three hours to drive to the park from where she lived! She didn't have time to fool around with breakfast. After grabbing her keys and the recommended bottle of water, Kagome ran out to her car and sped off onto the highway.

 

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Kagome arrived at the underground staff parking lot at 11:29. She was grateful for leaving early due to the heavy traffic that hit her on the way there. It was summer time, so everyone was taking their vacation, going to the beach, visiting their relatives, etcetera.

 

It was amazing how fast the system was at `Terre'. She hadn't expected the security to have her name, and a parking spot for her so soon. And she got a really good parking space at that. It was right next to the elevator entrance that led to the staff house, where all the workers entered at the start of their shift, for uniform changing and equipment. This job might not be so bad after all. Not bad at all.

 

She didn't know where to go upon arriving at the staff house, so she found a seat in one of the lounges and waited for someone to come in. She was, after all, early.

 

At 11:55 Mr. Montoya himself walked through the door, accompanied by a tall, good-looking man with long, dark blue hair.

 

As soon as he caught sight of her, sitting all by herself in the large room patiently, a surprised look crossed his face. He turned to the other man, grinning.

 

“And early too. I had a good feeling about this one.”

 

The blue-haired man only turned and let out a small chuckle as they approached Kagome.

 

“Ms. Higurashi, my dear, it's lovely to see you again.”

“Likewise, sir.” she told him.

 

Mr. Montoya then stretched his arm and took her hand into a friendly handshake.

 

“This would be the first time in a long time that I've seen someone in your department show up on time- early at that. I'll be sure to keep that in mind when it comes to pay day.”

 

Kagome felt a shade of red brush over her as he said that. Mr. Montoya and the other man chuckled as they saw this.

 

Releasing Kagome's hand, Mr. Montoya turned to the man with blue hair.

 

“This dashing fellow that I have here with me today is Willow. He'll be your buddy for the next few days. He's the manager of your department and will be doing his best to make your experience here a good one.”

 

The man, now known as Willow, took her hand in his. “Yes, and any questions that you may have, come to me always. I'll make sure you get off to a good start.”

 

Kagome nodded and shook his hand. `They're all so nice to me...'

 

“Well here is your portfolio, with all of your shift and paycheck information on it. Willow here is going to show you around for a bit.” Mr. Montoya said as he handed her a manilla folder. “Please feel right at home, and if you ever have any problems, come to my office, my door is always open.”

 

Kagome thanked him, and then he retreated though the door he entered, leaving Kagome and Willow alone. Kagome looked up at him and he smiled at her.

 

“Well I guess we should get started then.” he said, grinning.

 

Willow first showed her around the staff house, pointing out the kitchens and lounge spots. Kagome learned that there was a game room in the basement, where the whole staff met on Friday night to socialize. From there, Willow led her to the locker room/changing area and handed her an ID card and a key.

 

“Your base uniform is in your locker already, it shouldn't be that hard to find. If you have any trouble with the lock, ask any of the woman in there to help you. I'll give you five minutes to change, then meet me out front we'll take it from there. Put your water in your locker, don't worry, you'll be doing light work today. You won't really need it. The office just tell everyone to bring one because of health regulations. Okay?”

 

Kagome nodded and walked through the white doors. The locker room was pretty big. She wondered if she would have to clean it at some point.

 

She found her locker in a matter of seconds. Hers was a bright pink rectangle at the end of the second row of lockers.

 

When she opened it, Kagome was surprised to find it already stocked with work-related, and some non-work-related materials.

 

First, she pulled out her uniform. It wasn't anything out of the norm. They were purple shorts and a t-shirt that had the `Terre' logo on it. She changed, finding a snug fit with the shorts, and the t-shirt was a little big, but it was very comfortable. She wondered how they knew her size.

 

After changing, Kagome picked up a black cosmetics bag with a small key on the zipper and a note on top.

 

Kagome Higurashi,

Here is your key to the costume building. We hope your base uniform fits. If not, please do not hesitate to tell the manager. Everything that you may need is in this bag, and if we have forgotten anything, we would be more than happy to get it for you. Thank you for joining our staff. Welcome aboard.

 

Terre Staff

 

Kagome was confused. She opened the black bag and gasped as she found literally about five pounds of make up and cosmetics in the bag. What was all the make up for? And why did she only receive a key to the costume building? She should have gotten a big key ring with hundreds of keys for all the buildings, shouldn't she have? `It must be a mistake.' She thought to herself.

 

When she met up with Willow at the front lobby of the staff house, he grinned and nodded at her.

 

“The base uniform fits. That's great.” he said. Kagome looked at him in confusion.

“Why do you keep calling it a `base' uniform?”

 

Willow raised an eyebrow. “It's what you wear when you aren't working. And it's your base, meaning you start with that and everything else goes on top of it...”

 

This only brought on more confusion.

 

“Haven't you done this before?” he asked.

 

Kagome shook her head. “Not really. I only worked at a movie theater once.”

 

Now Willow shared the same confused look as Kagome had.

 

“You mean to tell me that Mr. Montoya hired a complete amateur?”

“Well I did really well at the theater, and I worked with my mother when I was younger.” Kagome defended.

“...Doing what?”

“Cleaning houses.”

 

Willow looked at Kagome as if she were crazy. `Well if he thinks she's that good I can't say a thing. He hired her after all.' he thought.

 

“Ok....well I guess we should go find you a costume...” he stated.

“For what?” she asked.

Willow was starting to get a little annoyed. “To get you started for the day.”

 

Kagome stopped him from going any further. “Okay, obviously something's up. I have no idea what you are talking about, you're acting like I'm slow in the head, and I am currently holding a 100-pound bag full of make up and I have no idea why. Where are all of the brooms? The mops? The rags and dust pans? What's going on?”

 

“...What?” he asked.

 

Frustrated, Kagome pulled out her portfolio and started reading the contents inside, searching for an answer to this madness. With every word she read, Willow noticed her facial expression drop, more and more until she finished.

 

“Oh no...” she murmured gently.

“What's wrong?” Willow asked.

“There must be some mistake...e-entertainment? No! I only wanted to work on the janitorial staff!” she yelled.

 

Willow looked shocked. “How did that happen?”

“I have no clue. What do I do?”

“Well you definitely have to go see Mr. Montoya and get it changed. You can't just start cleaning stuff on your own, it'll mess with the system.”

 

Kagome sighed. `No wonder they were being so nice to me.'

“Well I'll go over there. Thanks. It was nice meeting you Willow.

Willow smiled sympathetically at her. “As it was you, Kagome.”

 

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“I'm sorry, but Mr. Montoya is busy in a meeting.”

Kagome sighed. `My door is always open....my ass.'

“Well could you tell me what to do about my problem?”she asked.

The secretary looked up at her. “Hm. You could stay where you are...you do realize that the entertainment department makes the most money, aside from management, right?”

“But I can't do that! I don't know the first thing ab-”

“Mr. Montoya doesn't know that. No one knows unless you tell them.”

“But-”

“Hey, it's up to you. But if it were up to me, I'd keep the position.”

 

Kagome sighed and looked down.

 

“Exactly. That's what I thought.” the secretary said, then picked up the phone and dialed an extension number.

“Hello? Yes, this is the maker's office. I have a Ms. Kagome Higurashi here who would like for you to come give her something to do.” Pause. “I know. Thank you Willow.” then she hung up.

 

“Willow will meet you just outside in two minutes.” she said to Kagome.

 

Kagome looked up, shocked. “What?! No, wait, I didn't mean-”

“Have a great day!” the secretary shouted, and then the phone started ringing.

 

Kagome sighed as the secretary ignored her, picking up the phone. She walked out of the office, defeated.

 

When she reached outside, Willow was waiting for her.

“You have a lot of work cut out for you.” he said.

“But I've never done this before...I can't...”

“I won't tell anyone. Besides, you've got me to help you out.” he smiled and winked at her.

Kagome sighed, thoroughly frustrated.

 

“Well, shall we continue from where we left off?”

With that, he took up a steady pace in the direction of the costume building with Kagome in tow.

 

“Don't worry, everything will be okay.” he told her.

“I hope.” she muttered.