AN: Hey, I thought of an idea for a Miroku story while I was in the dentist
office! Weird, I know, but still. Anyways, I hope you like it! Anyways, I
know how to write for a guy because I read so many stories based on men,
and I grew up with them, so I know how they think. :P And for those of you
that have been reading my other stories, I apologize so much. I've been
having writers block for so long, and then this popped into my head. I'm so
sorry, I'll get back to my other stories soon, I promise.
RobinluvsAmon ^_^
(For those of you who knew me before, I was Genesbebegirl, but I like Witch Hunter Robin so much now! So I changed it :P)
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Chapter One-New Job
I sighed, flipping through the want ads one more time and finding nothing. The pages were smudged, the ink was hard to read, and it made me wonder how this paper got so many sold each day. I shook my head, finally giving up on looking for a new job.
Folding up the paper, I placed it under my arm and started to walk away. The town's folk were out today. Go figure, it was a Sunday morning and no one was at church. No one liked it at all. Being a Christian, it was hard to see so many people fall into the hands of the devil. But, I let it go and never let it bother me too much.
Thunder roared, and I looked up at the gray sky, it was raining hard now. He lifted my coat up a bit, and continued on my way back to my apartment, hearing the pitter-patter of the water under my feet. The raindrops fell around me, on me, and on the other people walking by. It sounded like music, like it had it's own beat, dancing, letting its voice be known in this town as the rain. I smiled, listening to its soft sounds as I walked.
My apartment building was to my left, and I turned, walking up the steep steps to the front door. I pulled my keys out of my wet pocket, and placed it in the slot, pushing the unlocked door open. Locking it after it was shut, I decided to check my mail. I walked to the mailboxes on the right wall, seeing mine, Number 26, opening and seeing nothing but an empty mailbox. I sighed, closing it, and started to walk to the elevator.
Pressing the button, I sighed once more, hoping a little bit in my wet clothes, wanting to get out of them so badly. Finally, the door opened, and I stepped inside. I wasn't the only one in the elevator. A young woman ran into it right before it closed, and joined me in going up. I don't remember seeing a young woman in this apartment building, maybe she's new. I shrugged it off, and waited for the fifth floor.
It stopped at the second, letting some other people get in. I noticed the young woman by my side was a little shorter than me, maybe a few years younger too. The elevator moved again, then stopped at the third floor. I noticed that she was carrying a small CD player in her left hand, and the headphones on her head, barely noticeable from her black hair. The elevator moved again, then stopped at the fourth floor, letting more people come in. This time I noticed she was bobbing her head, and I could tell she was listening to the music.
Finally, the elevator moved to the fifth floor, and I stepped past all of the people in my way, and took a deep breath. I noticed the young woman got out as well, and was already walking down the hall. I followed, since that was my hall to my apartment anyways, and I watched her. She was wearing blue jeans, with a few torn holes in them, and a black t-shirt with a cat on the back. Her hair was down past her shoulders to the middle of her back, and her shoes were those punk ones I see teens wearing all around town. She looked like she wanted to be young, and she looked right for it.
Maybe she is a teenager, going to her grandmother's house and that's why I've never seen her before. I stopped, looking at the number on the door to my left. It was 765, and my apartment number was 745. I shook my head, and turned, wanting to kick myself in the butt for forgetting where I lived and following a young woman. After about five minutes of walking back down the hall, I saw my door. I unlocked it, opened it, and walked inside, taking my wet coat off and throwing it on the coat rack.
Switching on the light switch, I sighed again, seeing the room light up before my eyes. My first stop was to my answer machine. One message, I guess I could handle one message. I pressed it.
"Hey, Miroku, it's Inuyasha," my friend Inuyasha's voice boomed through. "Hey man, I just got back from visiting Kagome, and I saw a church open for new people! And, I thought that since you're such a Christian guy and all, I thought maybe you could, you know, work there since you're looking for a job anyways. Well, I better go, Kagome's going to call me soon. Call me as soon as you get back. Okay? Well, later."
I smiled, he spends too much of his time with Kagome, his girlfriend. Well, I guess he can, he has to make it up to her for leaving her for his ex Kikyo last year. That really tore them apart. I picked up the phone and dialed his number.
"Hello?" He answered after two rings.
"Hey, Inuyasha, it's Miroku." I said, walking to my chair to sit down.
"Oh, hey, what's up?" He answered.
"Nothing much, I just got home."
"Where were you?"
"Looking for a job, going through town all day, just been wandering."
"I see, did you get my message?"
"Yeah, I just got it. I'm surprised you're not on the phone with Kagome," I smiled.
He laughed, "I actually just got off with her right when you called. Shocking timing you have."
"I know, so, what's the deal with this church?"
"Kagome's brother goes there, and he told me that they are looking for a new assistant pastor. I thought, hey, Miroku can preach, let me talk to him about it. So, I called you right when I got home."
"I see, do you know where it is so I can get a look at it?"
"Sure do."
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After I got off with Inuyasha, I took the piece of paper with the directions I had written down, grabbed my coat, and walked out to find this church. It wasn't a long walk, so I could just walk and not have to pay a bus fee to get there. I saw the sign on the front door, and man was that door huge. The knob was at my chest, and it was hard to push it open. There was a hallway to my left, the sancturary down a hall in front of me, and a desk for the secretary to my right. I walked to the desk, hoping someone was there.
There was a young woman there, and I smiled. She was going through some things under the desk, and I cleared my throat to get her attention. She looked up at me, smiled, and stood up.
"Can I help you, sir?" She asked.
"Yes, my friend told me that your church needed a new assistant pastor," I said, placing my hands on the desk, thank goodness it wasn't as big as the doors. "His girlfriend's brother comes here and told him about it, so he told me."
"Who is this friend?"
"Sota Higarashi," I said.
She sat down on the desk and typed the name in. "Oh, yes, we see him every Sunday. He works with the children. So, would you like a meeting with the pastor for an interview?"
I smiled, "that would be great, when is it best for me to come in?"
"You can speak with her right now if you like," she said, standing up and walked around the desk to join me at my side. "She's in her office now and she's not busy."
I nodded, and she led me down the hallway. There were two doors at the left in that hallway, and three at the right. At the end of the hallway was a big door, not as big as the front ones, but still, it was big. On the front of it was a gold plak that read, "PASTOR" and I guessed that was her office.
The secretary knocked lightly on the door, and I heard a faint, "come in." She opened the door, and waved her hand for me to follow her. I got the hint, and stepped in. It was a nice office, awards on the right wall, a nice green plant next to the door, and a coat rack to the left of the door. There was a window at the back wall, and in front of that window was the pastor's desk. She sat there, her gray hair falling onto her shoulders as she wrote on a few pieces of papers. She looked up, and smiled.
I smiled back, and cleared my throat. "Hello, my name is Miroku, I'm here for..."
"An interview." She said, smiling warmly and standing up. She looked at the secretary, "that'll be all for now, thank you Sherlly."
Sherlly? Well, Sherlly nodded and left, closing the door behind her. I cleared my throat, this was going to be long... I think.
"Yes, uh, I heard you needed a new assistant pastor from my friend's girlfriend's brother."
"Sota Higarashi, right?"
I swallowed, this woman knew who she was talking to, and it was scaring me. "Yes... that's right."
She smiled and walked up to me. We stood, face to face, and I held my breath, afraid it didn't smell good and it would be brushed on her face and she would have me thrown out of here. She patted my arm. "I asked Sota to tell Inuyasha about it. I heard so many great things from Sota about you, Miroku. I was hoping you would come to find this place one day."
I swallowed again, this was really scaring me. "So... do I get the job?"
She laughed, "of course, you can begin this Sunday. I will announce you to the church then."
She turned to walk back to her desk. I cleared my throat and she stopped. "Can I know who you are?" I asked.
She smiled warmly, "my name is Kaede."
I nodded, "well, Kaede, it was nice to meet you. I will see you Sunday. We can talk more then. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go home now. It's a little late for me."
She nodded, walked back to her desk, and I turned and walked out of there.
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AN: There you go! What do you think? Please R&R!!!
RobinluvsAmon ^_^
RobinluvsAmon ^_^
(For those of you who knew me before, I was Genesbebegirl, but I like Witch Hunter Robin so much now! So I changed it :P)
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Chapter One-New Job
I sighed, flipping through the want ads one more time and finding nothing. The pages were smudged, the ink was hard to read, and it made me wonder how this paper got so many sold each day. I shook my head, finally giving up on looking for a new job.
Folding up the paper, I placed it under my arm and started to walk away. The town's folk were out today. Go figure, it was a Sunday morning and no one was at church. No one liked it at all. Being a Christian, it was hard to see so many people fall into the hands of the devil. But, I let it go and never let it bother me too much.
Thunder roared, and I looked up at the gray sky, it was raining hard now. He lifted my coat up a bit, and continued on my way back to my apartment, hearing the pitter-patter of the water under my feet. The raindrops fell around me, on me, and on the other people walking by. It sounded like music, like it had it's own beat, dancing, letting its voice be known in this town as the rain. I smiled, listening to its soft sounds as I walked.
My apartment building was to my left, and I turned, walking up the steep steps to the front door. I pulled my keys out of my wet pocket, and placed it in the slot, pushing the unlocked door open. Locking it after it was shut, I decided to check my mail. I walked to the mailboxes on the right wall, seeing mine, Number 26, opening and seeing nothing but an empty mailbox. I sighed, closing it, and started to walk to the elevator.
Pressing the button, I sighed once more, hoping a little bit in my wet clothes, wanting to get out of them so badly. Finally, the door opened, and I stepped inside. I wasn't the only one in the elevator. A young woman ran into it right before it closed, and joined me in going up. I don't remember seeing a young woman in this apartment building, maybe she's new. I shrugged it off, and waited for the fifth floor.
It stopped at the second, letting some other people get in. I noticed the young woman by my side was a little shorter than me, maybe a few years younger too. The elevator moved again, then stopped at the third floor. I noticed that she was carrying a small CD player in her left hand, and the headphones on her head, barely noticeable from her black hair. The elevator moved again, then stopped at the fourth floor, letting more people come in. This time I noticed she was bobbing her head, and I could tell she was listening to the music.
Finally, the elevator moved to the fifth floor, and I stepped past all of the people in my way, and took a deep breath. I noticed the young woman got out as well, and was already walking down the hall. I followed, since that was my hall to my apartment anyways, and I watched her. She was wearing blue jeans, with a few torn holes in them, and a black t-shirt with a cat on the back. Her hair was down past her shoulders to the middle of her back, and her shoes were those punk ones I see teens wearing all around town. She looked like she wanted to be young, and she looked right for it.
Maybe she is a teenager, going to her grandmother's house and that's why I've never seen her before. I stopped, looking at the number on the door to my left. It was 765, and my apartment number was 745. I shook my head, and turned, wanting to kick myself in the butt for forgetting where I lived and following a young woman. After about five minutes of walking back down the hall, I saw my door. I unlocked it, opened it, and walked inside, taking my wet coat off and throwing it on the coat rack.
Switching on the light switch, I sighed again, seeing the room light up before my eyes. My first stop was to my answer machine. One message, I guess I could handle one message. I pressed it.
"Hey, Miroku, it's Inuyasha," my friend Inuyasha's voice boomed through. "Hey man, I just got back from visiting Kagome, and I saw a church open for new people! And, I thought that since you're such a Christian guy and all, I thought maybe you could, you know, work there since you're looking for a job anyways. Well, I better go, Kagome's going to call me soon. Call me as soon as you get back. Okay? Well, later."
I smiled, he spends too much of his time with Kagome, his girlfriend. Well, I guess he can, he has to make it up to her for leaving her for his ex Kikyo last year. That really tore them apart. I picked up the phone and dialed his number.
"Hello?" He answered after two rings.
"Hey, Inuyasha, it's Miroku." I said, walking to my chair to sit down.
"Oh, hey, what's up?" He answered.
"Nothing much, I just got home."
"Where were you?"
"Looking for a job, going through town all day, just been wandering."
"I see, did you get my message?"
"Yeah, I just got it. I'm surprised you're not on the phone with Kagome," I smiled.
He laughed, "I actually just got off with her right when you called. Shocking timing you have."
"I know, so, what's the deal with this church?"
"Kagome's brother goes there, and he told me that they are looking for a new assistant pastor. I thought, hey, Miroku can preach, let me talk to him about it. So, I called you right when I got home."
"I see, do you know where it is so I can get a look at it?"
"Sure do."
~*~
After I got off with Inuyasha, I took the piece of paper with the directions I had written down, grabbed my coat, and walked out to find this church. It wasn't a long walk, so I could just walk and not have to pay a bus fee to get there. I saw the sign on the front door, and man was that door huge. The knob was at my chest, and it was hard to push it open. There was a hallway to my left, the sancturary down a hall in front of me, and a desk for the secretary to my right. I walked to the desk, hoping someone was there.
There was a young woman there, and I smiled. She was going through some things under the desk, and I cleared my throat to get her attention. She looked up at me, smiled, and stood up.
"Can I help you, sir?" She asked.
"Yes, my friend told me that your church needed a new assistant pastor," I said, placing my hands on the desk, thank goodness it wasn't as big as the doors. "His girlfriend's brother comes here and told him about it, so he told me."
"Who is this friend?"
"Sota Higarashi," I said.
She sat down on the desk and typed the name in. "Oh, yes, we see him every Sunday. He works with the children. So, would you like a meeting with the pastor for an interview?"
I smiled, "that would be great, when is it best for me to come in?"
"You can speak with her right now if you like," she said, standing up and walked around the desk to join me at my side. "She's in her office now and she's not busy."
I nodded, and she led me down the hallway. There were two doors at the left in that hallway, and three at the right. At the end of the hallway was a big door, not as big as the front ones, but still, it was big. On the front of it was a gold plak that read, "PASTOR" and I guessed that was her office.
The secretary knocked lightly on the door, and I heard a faint, "come in." She opened the door, and waved her hand for me to follow her. I got the hint, and stepped in. It was a nice office, awards on the right wall, a nice green plant next to the door, and a coat rack to the left of the door. There was a window at the back wall, and in front of that window was the pastor's desk. She sat there, her gray hair falling onto her shoulders as she wrote on a few pieces of papers. She looked up, and smiled.
I smiled back, and cleared my throat. "Hello, my name is Miroku, I'm here for..."
"An interview." She said, smiling warmly and standing up. She looked at the secretary, "that'll be all for now, thank you Sherlly."
Sherlly? Well, Sherlly nodded and left, closing the door behind her. I cleared my throat, this was going to be long... I think.
"Yes, uh, I heard you needed a new assistant pastor from my friend's girlfriend's brother."
"Sota Higarashi, right?"
I swallowed, this woman knew who she was talking to, and it was scaring me. "Yes... that's right."
She smiled and walked up to me. We stood, face to face, and I held my breath, afraid it didn't smell good and it would be brushed on her face and she would have me thrown out of here. She patted my arm. "I asked Sota to tell Inuyasha about it. I heard so many great things from Sota about you, Miroku. I was hoping you would come to find this place one day."
I swallowed again, this was really scaring me. "So... do I get the job?"
She laughed, "of course, you can begin this Sunday. I will announce you to the church then."
She turned to walk back to her desk. I cleared my throat and she stopped. "Can I know who you are?" I asked.
She smiled warmly, "my name is Kaede."
I nodded, "well, Kaede, it was nice to meet you. I will see you Sunday. We can talk more then. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go home now. It's a little late for me."
She nodded, walked back to her desk, and I turned and walked out of there.
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AN: There you go! What do you think? Please R&R!!!
RobinluvsAmon ^_^