Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or it's characters. Only Moriko.

Chapter 4: First day of Work

"I can't believe this." Grumbled Kagome, staring out of the front window of her house.

"I can't either, me living with you?" sneered Inuyasha, coming up behind her. She calmly stepped backwards onto his foot.

"Damn it, wench! What was that for!" he hissed, hopping on one foot. She ignored him, returning to the kitchen. She set herself to making breakfast for two. She smirked, 'at least he hasn't complained about my cooking' of course she had trained to be a chef in college.

"What's for breakfast?" asked Inuyasha, sitting down at the kitchen table.

"Belgium Waffles, Buttered toast, milk or chocolate milk." She replied absently, pouring the batter into the waffle maker. The phone rang as she popped the bread into the toaster.

"Hello?" she asked, placing the headphones onto her head and returning to her work.

"Hey, Aunt Kagome!" greeted a voice.

"Ah! Moriko! I haven't heard from you in ages! How's your genetic research going?" exclaimed Kagome happily. Her niece had become a geneticist only a year before.

"Ha! I'm not telling! But I'll will say this, I'm following in the footsteps of my favorite aunt!"

Kagome chuckled, ignoring the look from Inuyasha, "Oh really? How so?"

"I'm opening my own bookstore." Kagome nearly choked on her chocolate milk,

"What!" Inuyasha jumped. Kagome cursed, taking the Belgium waffle out just in time. As she added the batter into the maker again she thought about what Moriko had said.

"Aunt Kagome?" asked Moriko.

"Oh sorry, Moriko, but really, your own bookstore? What about your genetic research?" she asked. Moriko chuckled, "I'll still be working on it, just not at the Center. I'm going on a hiatus."

"But you love genetics." Pointed out Kagome.

"Oh don't worry. I'm not going to stop working on genetics, I'm just telling that to the director. Anyway, opening The Bookshelf Vol. 2 was my dream for forever."

"The Bookshelf Vol. 2…?" asked Kagome, puzzled as she added another waffle to the ever-growing pile of waffle and toast that decorated two plates. She set them on the table.

"Yeah. I'm naming it after yours."

"That's so sweet."

"I know. Hey, I gotta go ok? Opening day is two weeks away!" she hung up before Kagome could reply.

"Who was that?" asked Inuyasha, digging into his breakfast.

"My niece."

"Really. How is she a geneticist?"

"Oh. She's a genius, and I'm not just saying that. When she was ten she passed the Harvard entrance exams with flying colors."

Inuyasha stared at her, "Whoa. How old is she now?"

"She'll turn 17 on Halloween." Replied Kagome, delicately taking a bite of syrup saturated waffle. Seeing as Kagome was only 25, that was a big deal.

"So how old is your sister?"

"Oh, she would've been 43 this December." Murmured Kagome sadly.

"Would've?"

"She died in child-birth."

"Oh….I'm sorry."

"It's ok. Mom used to say that she was a bad apple. That the only good thing she ever did was get pregnant and have Moriko. She blamed Ari's dad for everything."

He knew not to press her.

"So, what's on the agenda today?" he asked casually, leaning back on his chair. She scowled at him, "Don't do that, you'll break the chair, and we're going to work at my bookstore. You of course will be shelving books. I'm not letting you near the money or customers." He glared at her, she returned in kind.

Kagome sighed, looking at her pride and joy. The Bookshelf. What she had worked her entire life for. She smiled at the store.

"Come on, dear. Let's go see your store." Choked Inuyasha through gritted teeth, walking toward the double doors.

"I'm coming, darling." She nearly gagged as she said it. She unlocked the doors, stepping into her second home. She sucked in a deep breath of air.

"What would you like me to do, sweetheart?" He choked out, but still trying to play the part. She winced; looking around the inside of the store and trying to ignore the way he said those words.

"So, I'm stacking the books right? I mean, you won't let me anywhere near the other stuff right?" asked Inuyasha coldly, staring at the boxes of books. Kagome nodded,

"We open in 10 minutes. Start stacking, darling." She hissed through gritted teeth. He rolled his eyes.

"Who is he?" asked a woman as she purchased a book. Kagome twitched before answering,

"He's my Fiance." She replied, smiling conspiratorially at the woman. He eyes widened,

"Really." She replied, taking her bag and walking quickly out of the store. Kagome scowled after her before smiling sweetly at the next one.

"So, who's he?" asked another woman, eyeing Inuyasha's back hungrily. Kagome twitched again,

"He's my Fiancé." She shuddered as she said it.

"Dear are you ok?" asked the woman.

"Oh, I'm fine. I was just a little cold for a minute."

"A cup of tea would put that to rights, you know." Informed the woman.

"I'll be sure to do that." Replied Kagome politely, handing the woman her bags. She nodded, giving one last lingering look at Inuyasha. She gagged, hiding it behind the cash register.

"Who are you?" asked a sickly sweet voice. Inuyasha looked up from his shelving. A girl stood in the aisle. She couldn't have been more then 18. She wore a short-short black mini skirt (A/N: Believe me I've seen those things, they are NOT pretty.) and a bright red sleeveless top that didn't even cover her belly. Her eyes were predatory as she looked at him all over. Somehow, he felt soiled.

"Yura!" screeched a voice. A furious Kagome stood in the aisle, "I thought the judge told you never to come in here again!" she snapped, eyes blazing. Yura squeaked, "M-miss Kagome!" she stuttered. Kagome crossed her arms. Yura bolted out of there faster then a greyhound. Inuyasha stared at Kagome, "How did you do that?" he asked, astonished. Kagome smirked, "She used to come in here and harass my customers. One day, I found her trying to get a customer into the backroom to do a little some-something, you get me?"

His eyes widened in realization, "Oh….Oooh."

"Anyway the Judge banned her from ever coming into this place again." She added, "Did she harass you?" she asked suddenly. Inuyasha blinked, "Well, not yet." Kagome nodded, and walked away. Inuyasha stared after her.

"GET BACK TO SHELVING!" shouted Kagome over her shoulder. Inuyasha jumped and hastily returned to shelving.

"Whoo. What a day." Sighed Kagome as she locked the doors.

"What do you expect? It's a store." Snorted Inuyasha. Kagome glared at him. He stretched his muscles before walking to the car, "Get in already." He ordered, motioning for her to get in the car. Kagome rolled her eyes,

"Yeah right." She muttered, getting into the car.

"What's for dinner?" asked Inuyasha as he drove back to her house.

"Turn left."

"Why?"

"We're going to Taco Bell."

"I can't believe you didn't get meat on your tacos." Smirked Inuyasha. Kagome glared at him,

"I'm a vegetarian, so sue me." She snapped, snatching her bag out of his hands. He laughed, sitting down at the table. She stuck her tongue out at him. He snorted, opening his taco bag. She sat down with him, taking a bite out of her 'veggie' taco. Her doorbell rang, and they both got up. Inuyasha gave her a be careful look as she went to the door. She looked through the spy hole, and squealed, "Sango!" she threw open the door. Sango stood there, hands on her hips. Her eyes blazing in anger.

"Uh…Sango…?" asked Kagome apprehensively. Sango growled.

"EXPLAIN TO ME WHEN YOU GOT A FIANCE AND DIDN'T TELL ME!"

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TMK: Just some minor changes, some grammar mistakes I didn't see at first. By the way,does anyone want to be my editor? I usually don't see my mistakes until I haven't looked at it for a while andI would appreciateif someone would help me out. I'm not entirely happy with this chapter, I may come back and edit it further but until then enjoy the story!