Hahahahaha! I'm back my followers! :D And I'm here to bring you a new story! Wait, no! Please don't get angry with me! I know I haven't even gotten close to finishing "The Art of Spying", but I'm at the part where I need a good fight scene! And I dont write fight scenes... So if you would like to give me ideas on how to wrtite it, I'm all ears!
Now, back to this story. It is sort of a replacement story for the story, "The Art of Swords". I bet many of you are looking back at my stories thinking, "What? There's no story by that name!" And duh, I know that. I deleted it becuase I got a major case of writers block. D: But, no worries! By the time, hopefully, I'm farther into this story and "The Art of Spying", I will be writing again that story. I will now cease my rambling and will go on to the Disclaimer! Hope you enjoy! :D
Disclaimer: I do NOT own any charatcers affiliated with Inuyasha. All the awesome characters go the beloved Rumiko Takahashi!
A Chance of Fate: Chapter One
A young woman walked down the quiet residential streets of Tokyo. Her black back-length hair flowed behind her as she walked gracefully, her white skirt dancing in rhythm with her smooth cream colored legs, and her pink blouse shaping her form nicely. Her sky blue eyes sparkled in the sunlight as she smiled at the people she passed; her gaze fell upon a lone blue rose that stood out on a bush. She looked up at the home and realized her grandmother, or who was like a grandmother, Kaede.
"Oh, grandma Kaede has a rose bush? I'll let her keep it; a blue rose is special after all…" Kagome thought. She turned back to the path in front of her and continued her way home. After a few minutes of walking she arrived in front a steep set of stairs going upward. She sighed and started climbing each one carefully as to not trip and roll down the slope. "Why do there have to be so many stairs for a shrine? At least I can practice my priestess skills…" Kagome whined to herself.
"Why do there have to be so many bad people nowadays? And you should be happy that you found out you're a priestess." a voice complied from atop the stairs. Kagome looked up and saw her mama waiting at the last step. This gave a last burst of energy to Kagome and she sprinted up the remaining ten stairs; panting heavily. "Well, at least they keep all of us in shape, so we should be thankful for that too." Mama Higurashi chuckled at her daughter's sweaty red face. "Oh and something came in the mail for you to, dear. It's from the marketing company you applied for."
Kagome looked up at her mom, "Really? Did you open it? Did I get hired?" Kagome turned into an energetic puppy. She had applied as secretary to one of two of Japan's richest men, Sesshomaru Takahashi. He became rich with his marketing company, Takashi Stock Market Corp. His competitor, Naraku Kurai, was the other richest man in Japan with his computer chip company, Dark Chip Inc. "Oh mama! What if I didn't get hired! I knew I should have gotten a better degree in college!" Kagome sunk down to her knees and tears stared to gather in her vision. "Mama! I'm a failure to you!" Tears started flowing down the young girl's cheeks.
Her mother chuckled at her and crouched in front of her oldest and wiped the tears away with the pad of her thumb. "Now dear, you are not my failure. I'm very proud of you and your father is very proud of you. I just know it. You've supported this family for the longest time at such a young age. You helped take care of grandpa when he injured back cleaning the shrine, you helped support the family financially when I got laid off from my job and you helped take care of Souta when grandpa and I had to go out of town. You are my greatest treasure, my little priestess. I have a feeling the letter will be good news and that that job will take you on new adventures. Do you understand now?" Mama Higurashi embraced her daughter in a tight hug and patted her on the back. She stood back up and pulled Kagome along with her.
Kagome rubbed her eyes to get rid of the remaining tears and beamed a bright smile at her mother. "Do you really think so, mama? I could go far with this job. Perhaps Takahashi-san will even put a good word for me with my priestess…skills…" Sudden realization hit Kagome square in the face. She screamed, "Oh no mama! I forgot, Takahashi-san is-is-is a demon! Now I'm positive he won't hire me! What powerful demon would want a priestess for a secretary?" Kagome whimpered and put her head in her hands.
Mama Higurashi 'tsked' and escorted her daughter back into the small two stories home which resided behind a shrine. She everything to comfort her hysteric daughter again, "Come now, Kagome. You said he was a demon, ne?" Kagome nodded. "And you said he was one of the most powerful men in Japan, ne?" Another nod. "Well, when you went to go do your interview with him, was he a fine young man?" She emphasized the word "fine".
Kagome gasped, "Mama! He's too young for you! And you can't forget about papa!"
Mrs. Higurashi chuckled at her daughter and explained, "No, Kagome dear, I do not intend to leave papa for another. He is my only love, even if he is resting in peace. What I meant is did you think he was a good looking man?" Mrs. Higurashi opened the door to the house and gently pushed her daughter inside. She walked in and closed the shoji screen behind her. She led Kagome into the kitchen and sat her down at the table and went over to the kitchen counter where the mail was. She grabbed the letter for Kagome and looked over her shoulder to see her daughter's blushing face. "Ah, so then he was a looker wasn't he?" Kagome's cherry blush got darker. "I'll take that as a yes! I have seen pictures of Takahashi-san and he is handsome! Now I asked those questions because, if he is rich, powerful, and handsome, don't you think many demonesses would be there just for his looks and his wealth?"
Now that Kagome thought about it, she did see many women there that looked rather...skanky. She was probably the only one who actually had a degree to qualify for this job. "Now that you mention it mama, I think I was the only one with a degree. All the women there were pretty too, but they were dressed to revealingly." She watched as her mother came to sit next to her at the table, an envelope in hand, and offered her it. "Is this..?" Her mother nodded. Kagome took the letter gingerly. She opened the envelope slowly, as if something might pop out. When it was opened she slid the letter out of it carefully and opened it; reading over the contents.
Her mother watched intently for any signs saying she didn't get hired. "Kagome?" she asked quietly. Kagome put the letter down; her face expressionless. Mrs. Higurashi watched carefully, and saw a tear carefully slide down her daughter's cheek. "Kagome, dear, what did it say? Did you not get the job?"
Kagome turned her head towards her mother and gave a brilliant smile. "Oh mama, I did get the job! I got the job! I can bring in more money for us!" Kagome jumped out her seat and started jumping for joy. "It says I start tomorrow morning at 10!" Kagome gasped, "Oh no! What am I going to wear there? It's such a prestigious company! I want to fit in!" Kagome started chewing on her nails thinking of what she could wear.
"Kagome, do not worry! I think I have the perfect outfit for you to wear on your first day! And the past behind it you will not believe! Come along, dear." Mama Higurashi grabbed her daughters hand and led her upstairs to her room. Once there she sat Kagome on her soft bed and told her to wait right there. Then she went into her walk-in closet and shut the door behind her. Her daughter looked on in confusion. She heard a muffled, "Ah! Here it is and in perfect condition!" Her mother came out with a pair of grey business pants and on a hanger a matching grey blazer. "You do have a normal black shirt, right?" Kagome nodded eagerly. "Good! I'm sure these will fit you." She handed her old clothing to her daughter and watched as she felt the fabric.
Kagome gasped in shock, "Mama, these are made of silk aren't they?" Her mother nodded. "And you said there was a story to these?"
Mrs. Higurashi sat next to Kagome on the bed and looked at her. "There is a story. These were the same clothes I wore on the first day I worked at the Takahashi Corporation." A gasp was admitted from the young girl next to her. "That's right, but instead of working for Sesshomaru-Chan, I was working for his father, Taisho-sama. It was my first day on the job and I had already gotten acquainted with Mr. Taisho, I had even gotten to meet his wife, and she was already three months pregnant with Sesshomaru-chan. She was a really nice lady and we became very good friends.
On the same day I had met Taisho-chan, I had met his right-hand man, Mr. Takumi Satoshi. He was a handsome young man, I was around your age and he was about twenty-three. I had gotten the experience to work with him when Mr. Taisho could not make it for his daily duties at the office. We had gotten to know each other well and I felt funny around him, like a high school girl. He had brilliant black hair it almost looked blue, his eyes were like the ocean on a clear day, and he was very sweet and kind young man. The first month I had been working there he asked me out on a date and I knew I just couldn't reject, so I accepted. We went out that night to a nice little restaurant and had dinner. We got to know each other more and then I knew what the funny feeling I got around him was, it was love. We had been dating for about a year while we kept working at the company.
Then on the sixteenth month I had been there, I received a mysterious note in my mailbox that day. It said, "Go up to the conference room on the top floor at 3:00 this afternoon." And it had no signature. I checked my watched and saw the time read 2:45. I had only fifteen minutes to get there so I started walking to the nearest elevator. It took about ten minutes to get to the top since people were boarding and un-boarding, but I eventually got there in time. It was 2:55. I rushed to the conference room and when I got there I stuck my head into the room. The room was pitch dark, so I opened the door more and I looked around, but saw nothing but darkness. Then, I checked my watch again; it was exactly 3:00. All of a sudden the lights came on and I heard a shout of "Surprise!" I looked back up into the room and saw all the familiar faces of my friends from the office. Inutaisho-sama, his wife Sakura, and Takumi were standing in the front Taisho-chan with a knowing smile and Takumi blushing like a mad man. I stood surprised in the doorway until I saw Taisho-chan push Takumi my way. He walked up to me and went he was foot in front of me he got on one knee, pulled out a small black velvet box and said, "Harumi Kasumi, I love you with all my heart, will you marry me?" Tears starting running down my cheeks and I tackled him to the floor franticly saying, "Yes! Yes I do!" The whole room cheered and I was euphoric.
A year later, I was pregnant, and nine months after I found out, I gave birth to a bouncy baby girl. So my little Kagome, you are my biggest pride and joy. And I am happy you are working for Sesshomaru-chan but I'm positive he will not remember you. Oh my!" Harumi looked over at her clock and it read 6:35. "I better start making dinner! Souta's most likely hungry and grandpa probably fell asleep in his recliner. Get cleaned up Kagome." Harumi ran out of her room, down the hall and stairs and went straight to the kitchen.
Kagome got off the bed, clothes in hand, and heard a loud crash from down stairs a muffled cry of, "Oops! Souta! Come here and help me!" Kagome smiled and shook her head. She headed off to her room and set the clothes on her table and got ready for a quick shower. "Wow! Mama knew the great InuTaisho. I know he's alive… So maybe I might get to meet him!" Kagome thought happily and she hopped into the shower. "I wonder what Sesshomaru-sama is like now…"
Well, what do you guys think for someone who hasn't written squat in a year? :D I still got my magic touch! Thanks to those of you that have been following me and for the year I've been here. It means a lot to me. And more thanks to the people who have taken their time to read this story. Hope to see you again soon! Chow for Now! :D