okay, so you guys remember that I rewrote the chapter right? So yeah, just read through this. There are changes in it that if you don't read 'em the story in the future will be really confusing.
Disclaimer: No, it's not mine. Kai is tho... and a few manga. That's it. Really!
Summary: Kagome Higurashi has just been hired as Head Cook in the Takahashi household. She knew it would be hard, but she didn't expect to be battling throughout the wife and husband's fights and the child's scheming cuteness. Least of all did she expect to fall in love with the currently divorced husband: Inuyasha Takahashi.
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Kagome woke up the next morning to Sango yelling and banging on the front door to Kagome's apartment.
"Shut-up Sango! The entire floor can hear you!" Kagome groaned as she walked across the room to open the door.
"Then let me in you baka!"
Kagome opened the door and almost slammed it shut again when Sango called her an idiot. Sango, knowing that Kagome would do this, stopped it with her foot and let herself in.
"So, we have two days to get all of this," Sango motioned to all of the stuff behind her, "to his place?"
"Yep." Kagome said, getting Sango and herself cups of coffee. She jumped and sat on top of the counter. "Apparently, he has the second largest fortune in Japan and he's a total hard-ass. I mean, the dude looks like he's never seen a friendly face in his life. He has a totally kawaii son though. I think his name was Kai."
"Very cool. Now," Sango put an evil smirk on her face, "Is this Mr. Inuyasha as hot as the pictures make him out to be?"
"Yes, he is very hot. Quit smirking Sango."
"Well, I wanted to know if our little Kagome had a crush yet."
"Oh shut-up! You know that I'd never fall for someone like that. His kitchen looks like it's never been used!" Kagome rolled her eyes and took a sip of her drink.
Sango sighed. Kagome was always like this. "It's always with the cooking with you isn't it?"
"Well duh!"
"Whatever Kags. You have to tell me what his house is like though!"
Kagome smiled at Sango. "Get ready for a looooooong talk."
The rest of the morning consisted of Kagome telling Sango about the house and with Sango thinking that she was making it up.
"I'll just have to take pictures then if you don't believe me!" Kagome playfully yelled at Sango as she stood up.
"Well then, I guess you will!" Sango yelled back. "Just show me the pictures and- DAMN IT! I was supposed to met Miroku half-an-hour ago!"
"Well go than!" Kagome shouted as she shooed her friend out the door.
"Sorry Kags I'll help tomorrow, okay?"
"Fine, fine!" Kagome said impatiently as she waved her had in a 'get going!' motion. "Miroku's waiting!"
"Right! Bye!" Sango pulled the door shut on her way out and Kagome sat down on the nearest box.
'Good! She's finally gone!' Kagome thought as she leaned on the door and sighed a breath of relief.
'Shoot, I like Sango!'
'She's cool, but she DITCHED YOU!'
'She had a date with Miroku. And I KNOW for a fact that he's going to propose to her today! And stop talking like you're in Dramacon! I knew it was a mistake to read that manga!'
'Is Sango really getting engaged?'
'Yeah. She really is...' Kagome thought a bit sadly as she looked up at her clock.
'Killer! About time too! They've been dating for what, seven years?'
'Nine… my two best friends are getting married... I can't believe it' Kagome leaned back against the counter and upon leaning back; she spied her senior yearbook peeking out of one of the many boxes.
Kagome walked over and took it out and started flipping through it while she was thinking about the history she had with her friends.
Kagome had met Sango when they were freshmen at Four Souls High School. The first conversation that they ever had was how odd the school name was. From that moment, the two knew that they would always be best friends and 'sisters'. They met Ayame Ookami half a year later when she transferred into their homeroom class.
Miroku Lee had known Kagome since he was little. He moved away a few years ago to go and live with his Uncle. He decided that he wanted to go back to High School in the area where he grew up and be able to see all his friends again. He was talking to Kagome one day as he just transferred back in sophomore year. Sango came up to tell Kagome to hurry up or they'd be late. It was love at first sight from him. Sango wouldn't go out with Miroku until senior year though and they've been together ever since.
Koga Oni liked Kagome since ninth grade, but Kagome was always refusing to go out with him knowing that Ayame liked him. Sango and Kagome set the two up in junior year. They broke up in the second year of collage, but are now back together.
Miroku was proposing to Sango after a year of deciding if he should or not. He was just about to back out and not get the ring when Kagome stepped in and helped him. She told Miroku exactly how to do it, and she knew that Sango would accept. When she told Ayame about her helping, Ayame got mad that Kagome didn't call for her advice. Kagome's reply was that Aya would've screwed it up. Ayame shut-up about it after that.
Kagome sighed and stood back up. She had a lot of work left even though she worked all afternoon trying to get her stuff together. She ended up stopping at six to eat and check her email. When she logged on, she had a few forwards from friends and one from Rin.
From: Rin Mizuki
To: Kagome Higurashi
Subject: Info on your job and such…
Hello Kagome-chan! I hope that you're doing fine with all of your packing. It would be best if you could come over to the Takahashi house by noon tomorrow. That'll give you time to settle in and get things ready for Monday morning. I'll show you the house Sunday afternoon.
Kai is three and he's at the age where he doesn't want to eat any thing that's not entirely sugar. He has preschool in the morning until 12:30 on the weekdays. In the afternoon, he'll bug you to give him something sweet. Hope that won't get on your nerves.
Inuyasha works Mon-Fri and sometimes Saturday. Hours vary. Often comes back in time for dinner though.
Every other Sunday, Inuyasha's older brother Sesshomaru comes over for dinner.
The other cooks should start coming in on Tuesday afternoon. The normally work mornings and afternoons but Inuyasha-kun thought that it'd be a good idea if they gave you the first day to settle in first. Inuyasha-kun says that it should just be Kai and him so there would be 'no need for extra-help when we don't need him.' There are some kitchen hands that live on the grounds and stay with the family though and I'll introduce you them on Monday.
Hope this helps. If you need any help with the moving, call me on my cell (707) 369-4582. See you tomorrow!
-Rin
'Well, at least Rin seems nice. I just hope that there's not going to be anyone that hates my total guts there.' Kagome thought after re-reading Rin's email. 'Kai seems cute though! Better call Aya and see if she'll help me finish packing tomorrow. Sango will want to bask in the happiness of her engagement.'
As if on cue, Kagome's cell phone rang.
'Ayame Ookami calling, answer?' the phone read. Kagome grabbed and flipped open the phone and put it to her ear.
"Hello Aya."
"Hey Kaggie! Did Miroku propose yet?"
Kagome shrugged and then remembered that Ayame couldn't see her. "Don't know. I think that he was treating her to a fun day then taking out to dinner at that restaurant that she likes. Then a moonlight walk around the park and then he's going to propose."
Ayame sighed and Kagome heard a buzz that meant that she was on speaker phone. "Kagome, you are too good at this stuff. If you weren't a cook, you could make a business about how guys should get girls."
Kagome looked up at the ceiling and giggled. "Yeah, that's me: Matchmaker Kagome even though I haven't even had my first kiss yet. Hey, speaking about that, how are thing with you and Koga?"
Ayame sighed again. "Well... he's been acting kinda odd lately. I don't know what's going on, and he won't tell me! It's getting on my nerves!"
Kagome also knew the reason why Koga was acting weird around Ayame. When he heard that Miroku was planning to propose to Sango, he got worried that Ayame would expect the same. He loved Ayame, but he wasn't ready for marriage. He was going to break up with her again when Kagome told him that if he does, she would kill him in his sleep. Ayame loves him and she can wait to get married later on. "But," she said, "If you break up with her, I have a feeling that she won't want to get back together." The two remained together and Ayame loved him more than ever.
"Just hang in there Aya. Hey, do you want to help me move my stuff tomorrow?" Kagome switched the phone to her left and held it there with her shoulder as she picked up something from the ground and was deciding which box to put it in.
"Wait, what?"
"Oh, that's right. I didn't tell you. I got the job of Head Cook for the Takahashi's" Kagome heard Ayame gasp when she said the name. "Yes, those Takahashi's. I'm living at the house and I need help moving. You up for it?" Kagome started on all her pictures, putting them gently into a smaller box.
"TOTALLY! I want to see the famous Inuyasha Takahashi's house! What time should I be over?"
"Well, I have to be at their house by noon, so about eight/eight-thirty."
"Okay. Later."
"Bye."
"Well, I got that done." Kagome said out loud and sat back down to eat her tempura staring at the wall, lost in thought.
Even though Kagome didn't know it, her friends were very worried about her. Kagome never dated in High School, even when her friends tried to get her to. In collage, Kagome got more guy friends, but she never wanted to date any of them even though many liked her that way. Kagome's never even had her first kiss yet. And while her friends joke about her 'Virgin Lips' around her, the laugh never really reaches their eyes.
When Sango and Ayame asked her about it, Kagome told then that she was waiting for the perfect guy and that all of the guys that liked her had a feature that she disliked.
"They don't love cooking like you do." Ayame guess.
Kagome shook her head and smiled sadly. "No. They could never love me like I want them to."
After that, Sango and Ayame dropped the subject. Kagome suspected that they had something going on though. When she first told them about trying out for the interview, they kept looking at each other as if they were talking in a secret language only they could understand.
