The Companion Project
IY/OHSHC
Kagome/ (Undecided)
Rating: T/M
Summary: When Kagome applied to Ouran Acedamy, she didn't have high hopes for herself. So when she finds out that she's been accepted she's over the moon and beyond the stars. Though… Just somethings aren't going her way. Like… Her middle school friends becoming jealous of her; her new school uniform being torn to pieces; being mugged on the train on her way to school…. Some things even the Shikon Miko can't handle on her own.
Disclaimer: I, CMH, EveryonesWorstNight, 8Clarify8, MelodyCrossover, do not- under ANY circumstance- own the rights to these two animes/mangas. I do not own the characters.
The Companion Project
Chapter 1:
"You didn't," Yuka murmured from around her straw at the café closest to Kagome's home. The girl had her head bowed, not even touching her soft drink or the food in front of her. "Kagome…"
"How could you do that behind our back, Kagome?!" Eri demanded, slamming her hands on the table and lifting herself up. "Now you're going to be surrounded by all those rich kids with their fancy houses, pedigrees, and leaving us behind? No fair!" She whined, sitting down in a huff and crossing her arms.
"I didn't think I would actually get in…" Kagome mumbled shyly, rubbing the back of her neck as she picked her drink up and sipped at it. Ayumi, who was sitting next to her, smiled softly.
"Well I'm happy for you, Kagome. I just wish you would've told us." She said, taking a bite out of one of her fries.
Kagome sighed, placing her head in her hands and her elbows on the table.
"I know, I know! Souta told me I should, just as a joke- ya' know? I didn't think I would actually get in." Kagome groaned out in frustration.
"Well why don't you just not go-?" Eri started haughtily, her nose crinkled. Yuka and Ayumi turned sharply to the girl, their eyes hardened into glares while Kagome's eyes were wide.
"Eri!"
"Don't say such things! Kagome's lucky she got into Ouran!" Yuka abolished, smacking the other girl in the arm.
Kagome's cheeks reddened in embarrassment and dismay. This wasn't how today was supposed to go, not at all. How was her family going to pay such a high tuition for her? How were they going to pay for her school books? Her uniform? Her bus passes and train cards?
Kagome groaned, resting her head on the table.
"I don't know what to do Kagome," her mother started as they got the catalog for the uniform. She was currently flipping through it, looking at the different styles of dresses for the girl's uniform then looking at the men's.
"I'm surprised she got in at all." Souta snickered from behind her, Kagome glared at her younger brother and scowled at him.
"It was your idea I apply in the first place!"
"Yeah! But who knew you would actually get in?" Souta grinned at her cheekily, rubbing his nose at her before running off. Kagome sighed, sitting back at the table her mother stood by. Her mother set the catalog down.
"I'm not sure we can afford to buy you a uniform yet, Sweetheart." Her mother started, her eyebrows knitted together in worry. "You may have to go your first month in just nice clothes."
"I can do that, Momma. I don't need those silly puffy dresses." Kagome told her mother, giving her a weak smile. Her mother sighed, rubbing her daughters head.
"Maybe, but it is bad taste to attend a school and not wear the appropriate uniform." Her mother walked into the kitchen, "besides, I know you like those silly, puffy dresses." Her mother gave her a small smile over her shoulder, which Kagome blushed in embarrassment but grinned nonetheless.
"You know me so well, Momma."
"Well, you are my daughter."
Kagome laughed at that. "Yes, yes I am."
Kagome twisted her hand on her wrist nervously as she gazed up at the little corner market in the large park in the middle of the city early the following morning; the small convenient shack sat in a small corner of the pathway by the lake, small and abandoned tables sat nearby with small petals on them. Garbage overflowed and onto the walkway. Kagome stepped around it and looked inside.
"Hello?" She called timidly, glancing around. "Umm… Hello-"
There was a loud crash from the opposite side of the shop and a small black cat came bounding out, its tail spiked as it ran around her. Kagome jumped to the side, then looked back to see a man in his late twenties come bounding out after it carrying a broom. He paused in mid-step and mid-swing when he saw Kagome standing there, he fixed his glasses and ruffled his orange hair.
"May I help you?"
"I-uhh… I-I'm Kagome Higurashi, I'm here about that job offer in the paper…?" She finished, taking a step back and looking at the shop. The young man's eyes widened behind his glasses before he coughed into his hand to compose himself.
"O-Oh yeah, umm… Come right through, I'll give you an interview in the back." He turned around, Kagome followed him around the counter and to the back of a shop where a small hut was set up. "This is where I live. Pardon this mess, there was a little…" he coughed again, "problem that had to be taken care of." Meaning the cat.
"Ahh…" Kagome answered, looking around the small hut.
"My name is Satoshi, it's nice to meet you, Kagome."
"Like wise, Satoshi."
He removed his apron and hung it up on the wall, going towards the back of the hut and digging around.
"One second!" He called, Kagome shifted from one foot to the other, glancing around the shack again. Her eyes caught sight of small painted pictures with little descriptions, one being of the Shikon no Tama. Kagome's eyes instantly widened as her heart beat faster.
Satoshi came back out with a small apron and a little questionnaire. "Here you are, fill this out and put the apron on when you're done. I'll give you your first job and review your sheet while you're working. I'll have you temporary for a week and if you can handle it- you can stay." He explained walking back to her, he looked up and followed her gaze to the painted pink gem on the wall.
"Oh!" He laughed light heartedly. "The Shikon no Tama, it's a great story."
"It's not a story." She replied automatically. Her eyes widened and she turned to the confused man in front of her.
"I-it's a legend, and all legends are derived from some sort of truth… R-right?" She scratched the back of her head. Satoshi gave a light smile and handed her the two objects.
"I have a pen if you need it."
Kagome bowed her respects to him.
"T-Thank you for considering me, Satoshi-san."
"Please, just Satoshi."
"Y-yes Satoshi!" She said hurriedly, turning away from him and running out of the shop, heading towards the small tables in front of the shop to fill out the form in relative peace.
She just hoped she could keep this job.
