Starting my second fanfic! I actually was writing something totally different, but I had a dream similar to this last night and it was fate. This is another Inuyasha and Kagome pairing! I'll probably put in some moments for MirxSan and KogxAya later in the story. THE REVIEW BUTTON IS YOUR BEST FRIEND!

Storyline: Kagome Higurashi has the worst luck. She's lost everything in life and she doesn't see a reason why she should live anymore. One night, Inuyasha Taisho saves her from a bunch of drunk gang-bangers and offers her a job at his maid cafe. Can this unfortunate girl win over the heart of her boss? Or does his heart already belong to someone else...?

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or anything associated with the show.

Chapter 1 – Life Sucks

"You're fired, ma'am. How many times do I have to say it?"

"But why? I did everything I was supposed to do! I don't understand." The young woman was close to tears. This was the third job she had lost this month.

"Well, you lied about your age for one. You have to be 21 to be a bartender, and here it says your 18. Not to mention you've been drinking with some of the customers." Her former boss shook his head disappointingly.

"But they paid me extra money just to drink with them! I need the cash! Please, please don't fire me sir!" The girl pleaded.

"I'm sorry, but I can't just let this slide. You're lucky I don't report you to the authorities. I know you are going through a rough time, so I'm cutting you some slack. Now get out of here! I've got work to do."

Kagome Higurashi began to slowly walk home. "I'm so screwed." It was already one in the morning and her ex-boss had been kind enough to give her her last paycheck, but it would barely cover this month's expenses. "What am I going to do? I don't want to be a prostitute…" Kagome opened her apartment complex's front door and stepped inside, only to be greeted by her annoying landlord.

"Where have you been?" The lardy lady crossed her arms around her chest.

"You're not my mom. I don't have to explain anything to you." Kagome grumpily said, just wanting to bury herself in her futon and sleep.

"Now that you're here, I can just deliver the bad news and get some sleep. Here," She handed Kagome a crumbled up piece of paper.

"I'm being evicted?" Kagome felt her legs turn to jelly and she slumped to the ground.

"We have a nice couple who want to buy your room. And since you've been short on paying your rent recently, I sold it to them." She flashed a wicked smile at the now homeless girl.

"You can't do that!" Kagome couldn't stop the tears any longer.

"Oh yeah? What're you going to do about it? Go pack up your things. I would give you till tomorrow, but I know that you barely own anything. Shouldn't take you long." The evil fat woman chuckled and turned away from the poor girl.

Kagome slumped on the park's bench and held her one bag close to her chest. "I've resorted to being a hobo. I'm a hobo now." She felt tears come to her eyes. What could she do? Her family had basically disowned her, so she couldn't go home. Her friends either moved out of town or were going to college and lived in dorms. She couldn't live with any of them. Kagome was almost out of money and now she had no job. "I should just curl up and die."

"Hey there baby, why're you cryin'?" Kagome looked up and saw four drunk guys waddling up to her. "Don't ya work at that one bar? I member you, you sexy babe."

"People know I'm here." Kagome lied. There was no way she could fend off four sex-driven drunkards.

"That's okay, sexy. We can just hang out for awhile. Come here and we'll have some fun." The boys chuckled as their friend grabbed Kagome's arm and yanked her off the bench.

"No stop! Let go of me!" Kagome slapped the drunk square in the face. He wobbled backward and looked extremely pissed.

"You little bitch!" He knocked her to the ground. "I'll teach ya a lesson!"

"Leave some of her for us, buddy o pal," His friend laughed at the crying girl.

"Help! Someone help me!" Kagome cried out and began to crawl away.

"Come here and shut yo mouth!" The drunkard pushed her to the ground and spun her around.

"No stop it!" Kagome struggled under the man's grip. Another drunk grabbed her arms and pinned them to the ground.

"Hehe, you'll enjoy it. Trust me, babe." The man laughed and began to unbutton her blouse. Kagome went limp and she laid silently on the ground. I don't care anymore. I'm better off dead anyway. Suddenly a frantic scream came from above Kagome's head, followed by another and the sound of something breaking.

"Isn't that the guy who beat up Koga?" One of the drunks backed away. The man on top of Kagome jumped up and followed his friend. "Let's get outta here!"

The girl just lay on the ground, wondering what had just happened. "Hey, are you alright?" A man leaned over Kagome.

"No! Don't touch me!" She flailed her arms around.

"It's okay! I'm not going to hurt you! What're you doing out here? It's way too late for a girl like you to be outside." The man helped Kagome sit up. She couldn't get a good look at his face since it was so dark, but she was too tired to even care at this point. Before she could stop herself, she clung to the guy's shirt.

"I just want to go home," She sobbed into his chest.

"Uh, okay. Where do you live? I'll walk you there." The man sounded nervous.

"I don't live anywhere anymore. I don't even want to live anymore. I just… I just." Kagome felt herself begin to doze off to sleep.

"Hey, wait a second! Don't fall asleep on me!"

I'm just a burden on everyone. Maybe it'd best if I just never wake up…

"Daddy, Inuyasha's back and he brought a friend." Rin said sleepily.

"Go back to bed." Sesshomaru patted his daughter's head.

"I know this looks bad, but I saved her. She just fell asleep I swear." Inuyasha carried in the unconscious Kagome.

"Why did you bring her here? And where have you been? It's three in the morning." Sesshomaru glared at his half brother.

"I went out to get a drink and get away from your annoying ass. I'll just let her sleep in my bed." He mumbled and began to walk up the stairs. "And before you jump to conclusions I'm sleeping on the couch tonight!"

"Don't wake Rin up again." Sesshomaru warned his brother and then left to his room.

"Yeah, yeah whatever." Inuyasha opened his room's door and turned on the light. His room was a complete mess and he had to step over all of his crap he had left on the ground. "Damn. We need to hire a maid or something…" He laid the unconscious girl on the bed and threw the comforters on top of her. Kagome groaned and turned in her sleep. Inuyasha peered down at her and tried to get a better look at her face. "She kind of looks like..." Suddenly Inuyasha's cell went off and vibrated in his pocket.

"What?"

"Hey dude, where'd you go? You bailed on me!" Miroku sounded pissed. "Now I have to walk home alone."

"I went to clear my head and ended up running into some trouble. You'll be fine." Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"Fine man. If I turn up in the news tomorrow saying I was kidnapped and found chopped up into little pieces, I'm haunting your ass."

Inuyasha hung up on the drama queen and tossed his phone to the side.

Kagome woke up and found herself in a comfy bed. She quickly checked to make sure she had her clothes on. "Where am I? What happened to me?"

"Good morning!" A little girl greeted Kagome. "I was waiting for you to wake up. Are you uncle's friend?"

"Uncle? Who?" Kagome peered around the room. It was completely filthy and almost made her gag.

"My uncle Inuyasha. Are you his girlfriend?"

"Uh…" Kagome tried to remember the name Inuyasha, but no one came to mind.

"Rin. Go get ready for school." A handsome man with long white hair stepped into the room.

"Okay daddy!" Rin obediently skipped out of the room.

"She's really cute." Kagome smiled at the guy. "Are you the one who saved me last night?"

"The front door is downstairs. Please collect your things and leave." The man turned and left without answering her question.

"Uh, thank you for helping me!" Kagome quickly jumped out of bed and found her bag on the nightstand next to her. She didn't want to stick around and be a burden. "Oh, my cell phone is gone. Not that I really need it anymore since I can't pay for it," She sighed and decided it best that it was gone. The young girl quickly made her way down the stairs and headed for the door. "Thank you again!" She called before opening the door.

"Are you leaving before even meeting your savior?" A man with long black hair and dark violet eyes was standing outside.

"Oh, you saved me? Thank you, I'm grateful." Kagome bowed in respect to the man.

"Aren't you going to ask my name?"

"Uh, what's your name?" Kagome couldn't believe that this was the guy that saved her.

"I'm Inuyasha. Inuyasha Taisho. Pleasure to meet you Kagome Higurashi." He winked at her.

"How do you know my name?" Kagome looked at the guy, trying to recognize him. "Did I serve you at the bar?"

"No, I was just checking out your phone. You don't really know a person till you look at their precious belongings. For instance, your inbox is empty and you only made two recent calls to a contact labeled 'Douchebag'." Inuyasha held up her phone for her to see.

"You went through my things?" Kagome snatched the phone out of his hand.

"Yeah, couldn't resist. Hey, last night while you were embracing me, you mentioned that you didn't want to live anymore. Should I be worried that you're going to committee suicide or something?"

"I was not embracing you! And no, I was just freaked out last night. First I lost my job. Then I got evicted from my apartment. And then to top it all off I was nearly gang raped." Kagome sighed, not wanting to think about last night.

"Wasn't your day yesterday? You staying with a friend?"

"Oh, well, no. I'll just need to find another job and maybe stay in a few motels for awhile." Kagome didn't even know if she could afford staying in a motel for a night.

Inuyasha chuckled. "Wow, that is probably the saddest thing I've ever heard. I think I can help you out. My brother and I run a maid café down the street. We're short on maids right now and I'm sure I could get my bro to hire you."

Kagome felt like a thousand pound hippo had been lifted off her shoulders. "Are you serious? Yes! I'll accept it!"

Inuyasha couldn't help but crack a small grin at the girl. "Good, you're smiling now. Stay for breakfast and we'll have a talk with the boss."

"I'm grateful and all, but why are you helping me so much?" Kagome blushed. Inuyasha really is good-looking…

He shrugged, "I'd be a horrible person if I just let you leave after I heard your story. Besides, I can't turn down a cute girl in her time of need."

Kagome's face was now scarlet. No one has ever called me cute before. Only sexy and hot and stupid names like that… "Thank you. I promise to make it up to you! You won't be disappointed!"

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