Naraku's Summer Job

Author's Note: Enjoy the story and R&R.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to or of the Inuyasha manga and anime series.

Summary:

When money comes up short during summer vacation, Hakudoushi takes his father on a wild ride up and down the economic ladder. Little does Naraku know that a woman from the past will pay him a visit and take on the role of employer.

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Chapter 1: Where to Next?

"Finally it's summer break!" Kagura stretched her arms in the air. "Does the theatre group have any roles for dad to play over the next three months?"

"No…" Kanna whispered.

"You shouldn't mention it though," Hakudoushi took a seat at the table, pulling out a bowl and box of cereal. "Mmm..." He chewed on some strands of his lavender hair.

"Why are you doing that?" Kagura questioned.

Hakudoushi didn't answer, he just continued mumbling. "Mmm…Ko…ha…ku…"

"Right…" Kagura laughed, taking a bite out of her piece of toast.

Naraku entered the room, hair messy as always. "What'd I miss?" He said in a low voice.

"Not much. We were just talking about your dead-end job with that terrible theatre group," Kanna walked away.

Naraku narrowed his eyes, glaring at Kagura and Hakudoushi.

"Don't look at me! It was Kagura who first brought it up," Hakudoushi raised the spoon to his mouth.

"Kagura…do you really want me to punish you?" Naraku asked, his mood worsening.

"What's the worst you can do? You've already taken away most of my privileges anyway!" Kagura shot back.

"Oh I can do much worse!" Naraku cackled. "You're going to…"

"Uh oh!" Hakudoushi ducked under the table.

"…help me find a summer job!"

Kagura nearly choked. "No way! I'm out of here!" Kagura ran towards the front door.

Naraku did not attempt to stop her. Instead, he motioned for Hakudoushi to come out from under the table. "Come help me find a summer job, Hakudoushi…I'll raise your allowance…"

"Are you kidding? No way!" Hakudoushi laughed. "I want you to pay the bill for my date Saturday night, dad!"

"Date?" Naraku decided to ask questions later. "All right! All right! I'll pay the bill!"

"Excellent!" Hakudoushi laughed maniacally, flipping through the day's newspaper. "We'll start with something simple, and then work our way up from there."

"I shouldn't have agreed to this…" Naraku slapped himself upside the head.

"Agreed to?" Hakudoushi could barely contain a laugh. "You asked."