Disclaimer: Inuyasha and the characters don't belong to me. The character, Aniki, in this fanfiction, isn't related to Mahou Sensei Negima (If anyone is wondering), it belongs to my idol, Aniki Jin AKA Takeshi Kaneshiro (Japanese actor). The song 'Sexyback' Belongs to Justin Timberlake. All characters and song don't belong to me. This is just a fanfiction, so please don't sue me.

Inuyasha's father had returned home from the hospital and Inuyasha was excited about his first day at work and he was looking forward to it. He was going to be in the morning shift that started at 7am. He took the bus and dropped off at the bus stop. He was half an hour earlier than expected so he decided to go in and introduce himself to the guy behind the counter.

"Hi, I am Inuyasha, I am starting today." He said with a smile to the guy who seemed to be slightly older than him.

"Hi Inuyasha, I am Miroku. Aniki had told me that you're gonna start today. It's good that you come in earlier, but Kagome is not here yet. Maybe you can just sit at the back until she comes in." Miroku said and showed him inside.

'I'm gonna work with Kagome today, cool!' He thought and was grinning.

About ten minutes later, Kagome arrived and she greeted Miroku who was behind the counter.

"Hey Miroku, is the new guy here yet?" She asked him with her sweet smile.

"Yup, he is at the back." Replied Miroku sleepily.

"Ok, thanks, we will take over your shift soon, just give me a few minutes ok." She said nicely to him.

"Yeah, sure, take your time." Miroku said with a smirk.

Kagome met Inuyasha and decided to give him his work uniform. After that, she took him to the cash counter to take over from Miroku.

"Hey Miroku, you're working alone last night again?" Kagome asked him, she pitied him, as it could get very boring when you were working alone especially during the night shift.

"Yup, still haven't gotten any replacement for a new partner. Unless Inuyasha here want to accompany me during the night shift." He said to her with a sly grin.

" Leave him alone! He is going to be my new partner for my shift ok." Kagome said to Miroku and pretended to be unhappy with him by giving him a light punch on his arm.

Inuyasha just kept quiet during their conversation, as he knew that they were just kidding around.

"Alright. Sheesh, woman, just chill, I'm not gonna steal your partner." He said with a fake hurt tone. Both them laughed and suddenly turned their attention to Inuyasha.

"So, are you going to work here until the school break ends or permanent part-time?" Miroku asked him in a friendly manner. Kagome was standing beside Miroku and was also waiting for Inuyasha's reply.

"Er, I guess I should see till the school break ends, then I can decide." Inuyasha replied nicely. It was a quiet Saturday morning, so all three of them chatted before Miroku decided to make his move to go home. Inuyasha found out that Miroku was 2 years his senior and was in college studying business. He also learnt that Kagome was 3 years his senior and was going to finish her studies soon. He felt that even though those two were working, they still manage to continue their studies and that gave him some hope.

"So, Inuyasha let me show you how to operate the cash register and how to do stock taking." Kagome said to him in her sweet voice.

"Yeah, sure." He said to her and both of them started on their shift. Inuyasha felt something in his heart whenever Kagome was near him but he just couldn't tell what sort of feelings he had. Kagome was very patient while teaching him the working procedures, and Inuyasha learnt everything very fast. While working together, when there wasn't any customer, they would do their work and chat about themselves. Inuyasha found out that Kagome had a 7 years old brother, Souta, and she was very close to him. Both of them enjoyed each other's company. Before the end of their shift, Aniki came into the store.

"Good afternoon, everyone. What's the story, morning glory?" Aniki said in a cheerful tone, with a big smile.

"Hi, Aniki." Both of them greeted him back.

"I assume everything went well. Good. Inuyasha, I need you to come into my office later, but first, Kagome please come in with me or a short while." Aniki said and led Kagome to the back of the store.

"So, what do you think of him? Can both of you work together? If not, I'll ask him to work with Miroku instead." Aniki asked her nicely.

"He is nice, I'm sure we can work together." Kagome said cheerfully.

"Alright then, can you ask him to come in? Thanks." Aniki said. He was glad that the new guy can get along with Kagome. His instincts told him that Inuyasha could be trusted.

Kagome went to the counter and to inform Inuyasha.

"Hey Inuyasha, Aniki wants to see you now. By the way, I really enjoy working with you today. Hope we will be permanent partners at work." She said happily.

"Ok, thanks. I enjoy working with you too." He said shyly and went to the back of the store.

Aniki asked Inuyasha about his schedules and he arranged for Inuyasha and Kagome to be partners during the morning shifts. Inuyasha felt happy that he will be working with Kagome again. Later, Aniki took over their shift and they left together.

"So where are you staying?" Kagome asked him.

"Orange Boulevard and you?"

"Shinji road. I guess we are not staying near to each other. I will see you tomorrow. Bye Inuyasha. " Kagome said to him with her sweet smile.

"Ok, bye, see you tomorrow." Inuyasha said and waved goodbye to her as they separated ways outside the store.

Inuyasha walked to his bus stop and was thinking about Kagome. He felt happy when she was with him but he still couldn't figure out what kind of feelings he was having. He went home and saw his father waiting for him in the living room.

" Hi, papa, how are you feeling today?" Inuyasha asked his father with a concern tone.

"I'm ok, how was your first day? I hope it went well." His father said with a smile even though he was feeling sad to see Inuyasha working while still studying.

"It went very well. My manager and colleagues are nice to me…." Inuyasha informed his father and told him all about them and his first day at work. His father was glad that Inuyasha seemed happy after work.

The next day, Inuyasha went to work and arrived earlier again, so he decided to go in to chat with Miroku. When he stepped in, he saw Miroku was dancing and singing behind one of the shelves in front of the counter, while listening to the radio that was playing 'Sexyback' by Justin Timberlake. Miroku didn't noticed Inuyasha or the bell's sound when Inuyasha walked into the store.

"I'm bringing sexy back
Them other boys
don't know how to act
I think your special
whats behind your back
So turn around
ill pick up the slack.

Take em' to the bridge

Dirty babe
You see these shackles
Baby I'm your slave
I'll let you whip me if I misbehave
It's just that no one makes me feel this way"

"Hey Miroku." Inuyasha said and was trying hard not to laugh. Miroku stopped both his dancing and singing and waved to Inuyasha. He wasn't embarrassed to be caught by Inuyasha.

"Hey Inuyasha. Good you're early, are you ok with the cash register?" Miroku asked him with a sly grin.

"Yup, Kagome already taught me. Do you want me to take over you?" Inuyasha said confidently. Miroku wanted to let Inuyasha to take over him earlier but he knew that if he was going to let him, Aniki or Kagome would kill him since it was only Inuyasha's second day at work.

"Ok cool, but not today, maybe in near future when you have more experience, you can take over earlier. Thanks." Miroku said to Inuyasha after much thought.

Just like yesterday, Kagome arrived shortly after Inuyasha and took over from Miroku's shift. She was happy to see that Inuyasha was early. They chatted for about half hour as it was only Sunday morning and there wasn't any customer in the store yet. As days went by, Inuyasha really enjoyed the conversation with the two and he became closer with them, maybe because they shared the same interests or just found it easy to communicate with one another. And Aniki would always joked with all of them, he wasn't bossy at all and treated them like his younger brothers and sister, maybe it was because he was only about ten years their senior and there wasn't a big generation gap or anything.

Everyday, Inuyasha would go back home to tell his father about his colleagues at work. His father felt that Inuyasha was lucky to have colleagues who are nice and easy to get along with.

After weeks of working together, Kagome and Inuyasha became closer as friends. They would joke and helped each other out at work. Even Aniki was impressed with their performance as a team. On their off days, whenever Aniki could get some people from to cover their shifts, all four of them would go out together and sometimes Kagome would bring along her brother, Souta. Inuyasha was happy that all four of them became friends and he remembered what Aniki had told him about working like a family and was glad that he had worked in that store instead of another place. Inuyasha's father was happy to notice that his son was maturing into a better person.

A few days before Inuyasha's school break ended, Inuyasha arrived at work and saw Kagome came to work earlier than usual and was chatting with Miroku. He greeted them and Kagome went near him.

"Inuyasha, your school break is ending in a few days time. Are you still going to be working here?" She asked him calmly. Kagome felt that the whole month of working with him was good and she really liked working with him.

"Not sure, need to discuss with Aniki. Why do you ask?" Inuyasha said to her and he noticed that she seemed to be worried.

"I just want to tell you that I'm happy working with you. I hope we will still be able to work together even after your school reopens." Kagome said and smiled to him.

"Thanks Kagome, I'm happy working with you too." Inuyasha was smiling widely, he felt touched by what Kagome had said to him.

"Ok, ok, why don't you guys take over my shift and be happy working together now…" Miroku interrupted them with a hint of sarcasm.

"In your dreams, Miroku. Kagome and I shall have our breakfast first." Inuyasha replied to him. Inuyasha always arrived at work half an hour earlier, so there was always time before the start of his shift. Kagome just smiled and followed Inuyasha to the back of the store and they had breakfast together.

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Next on chapter 3, a boyfriend? New feelings? Friendships? Not what most would expect…