Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha

Rating: PG…I might bump it up in the future

AN: I've gotta say first. Sooooo sorry it took so long. I was finishing up school and had like 0 time for anything. I swear I was surviving off of ramen and tea solely. Here is the chapter and I hope you like it. Oh and for those that don't know Japanese here is a little lesson…Enjoy

Sama- In Japan when you address other people they use honorifics.(usually follows the last name) It can go from lowest being chan(girls), Kun(boys) to san(Mr. or Ms.) to sama(Lord, lady) to Kami(god, lord). There is a ton of honorifics that can be used, so for this fic I didn't want to give Kagura a last name cause one, I'm bad at it, so I decided to give her an honorific instead.

Kuroi Kaze- Black Wind (Kuroi-Black, Kaze-Wind)

Needles and Thread

Chapter 7: Interviews Can Be Hell


Kagome slowly and unsurely went to pick up her phone. She took a deep breath before answering.

"H-Hello?" Kagome asked nervously. Inuyasha had just walked in her room and was leaning on the frame of her door. There was a moment of silence before she heard a voice, and after that she was able to breathe again.

"Hi Koga." Kagome fell into the small chair that was near her. Inuyasha on the other hand, had pried himself off the door frame to flip on his rage mode.

"What the hell does he want?" The now offensive hanyou puffed.

"Yes, he's here too…huh? Where am I?" Kagome nervously laughed into her phone.

"Keh." He then turned on his heel and left her in the room.

"Um well I'm kinda at a friend's house." She half way explained, not really wanting to tell Koga that she was in fact a runaway and probably wasn't going to finish up her college education.

"No I don't think I'm going to be in class tomorrow either. Actually, I've gotta get going, so I'll uh talk to you later ok? Mm hm bye." She rushed and then slapped her phone shut.

'What would Koga think if he found out I was actually staying at Inuyasha's place?' She thought while putting a hand to her head. Speaking of Inuyasha she noticed he was gone and decided to go and look for him. Kagome found him back on the couch working on some of the papers he had with a pencil in his hand.

"So what exactly are you doing?" Kagome asked hoping to make a conversation with the moody Inuyasha.

"I'm making a final sketch of the dress; the one I showed to everyone was a preliminary sketch. We have to turn in a copy of our final design so it cuts down the cheaters." Inuyasha explained to her not even looking up.

"Oh really…I didn't know it was that complex." She admitted.

Silence

"Uh…so I was thinking, if it was alright with you, if maybe I could help out with the dress? I feel kind of awkward not doing anything to help but model for you all." Kagome told him through the papers he was holding up. Inuyasha tore away from his 'work' to give her a quick glance.

"Do you even know how to sew?" He asked her. Kagome slightly slumped.

"No…But I'm a very good visual learner remember. I can pick it up easy!" She smiled.

"Uh….I dunno. Shouldn't you look around for a job or something?" He asked his eyes darting up to look at her for a bit.

"Oh yeah…I need to do that too, I don't even know where to begin to look." She sighed slouching into the couch.

"Keh…well sitting around doin' nothing isn't gonna help." Inuyasha muttered to her.

"Oh ok then…what do you suggest I do oh great one?" She asked sarcastically.

"Look In the newspapers or something at least." He told her while a clawed finger pointed to the kitchen.

"I left the paper on the counter." Inuyasha numbly said. Kagome gathered herself and wandered to the kitchen. It had a swinging door that she pushed, and when she entered the kitchen she was amazed at how clean everything was. His kitchen had black tiles on the floor to match the walls, while the stove, and counter tops were steel. The refrigerator was also steel and so was the island in the middle. On the island amongst some letters was the paper. She grabbed one of the stools that was underneath and sat down as she examined the newspaper.

'Classified…classified…hmm I wonder what type of job I should look for.' Kagome thought, realizing that she really didn't excel in too many things. She sat there for a good five minutes scanning the possible jobs in the columns, and then in big black letters she saw it.

Kuroi Kaze

Wanted: Sales clerk for full time and part time positions

"This is perfect!" Kagome exclaimed practically kissing the paper. She then scooped up the paper and brought it to Inuyasha.

"Look what I found!" She gleefully smiled, proud that she found something. He looked up and then smirked.

"Good luck." Was all that he said before returning to his papers.

"What do you mean good luck?" Kagome asked a little faltered.

"I know the person that owns that place." He simply said and then sighed.

"Cool! Then I can reference you!" She chimed.

"Uh…no…I wouldn't do that…I don't know her in a good way." He scratched his nose.

"What did you do?" Kagome automatically accused.

"Shit…I didn't do anything…she's just a bitch." He griped.

"Bitchy like mean and cranky? Or self absorbent and stubborn?" Kagome asked.

"Both."

"What? Is that possible?"

"For her it is."

"How do you know her?"

"I used to work for her." Inuyasha sighed not really wanting to talk about it.

"You were a clerk?" Kagome asked confused.

"No dummy…I modeled for her company."

"Wow…uh so if I'm just applying for a clerk position it shouldn't be as bad right? I won't have to see her as much as you did."

"I guess."

"Good, cause I think that's all I can apply for that is in the ads." Kagome scanned the paper one more time before standing up to stretch.

"I think I'm going to take a shower and call it quits for the day." She admitted.

"There are towels in the bathroom closet. Tell me when you are done so I can go next." Inuyasha simply said before returning to the papers.

"Ok." Kagome nodded and headed to her room to get her stuff.

'This is so weird…if I would have been told a week ago that I would become a model, move out of my house, and share an apartment with a guy…I would think it would be a crazy notion.' And then she stopped in her tracks at Inuyasha's door, stuff in hand.

'…share an apartment with a guy…s-share…together…' Kagome gulped.

She had never had a boyfriend before, not even spoken to many guys in fact, but now…she was living with one. Her hand froze as she hovered over Inuyasha's door knob. Was she supposed to knock or tell him she was entering his room? She hadn't even seen his room, and now she was going go in and take a shower in the same one he takes his in. Did she even know him that well? At what time when you see a person is it ok to go into their room…wait a minuet; you have to be naked in a shower…Inuyasha has to get naked in that shower-

Tap tap

Kagome swirled around as did her thoughts at the taps on her shoulder. She could feel the vibrant color that masked her face as she met eyes with her roommate.

"If you want to stand there all day that's fine, but if you are I'm going to shower first." He told her as he brushed by her and opened his door leaving her there to look.

His room had to have been the nicest in the whole apartment. The first thing she noticed was his dresser. It was a dark cherry wood that had a huge mirror with designs that were carved into it. He had a cherry wood night stand to match, but the king size bed was really a work of art. It also was cherry wood, with four poles that extended high on each corner of the bed with intricate etches of massive curves and rings. The sheets were a scarlet red with many pillows. The head frame for the bed was the most detailed. It had carved markings and shapes with bits of gold strips imbedded into it. Kagome then suddenly felt someone's eyes on her.

"You know…It hasn't had a girl up here in a long time…" He smiled seductively at his bed, then at her.

"WHAT!" Kagome shouted and looked at him, her face an even darker red than before, if that was possible.

"Just trying to get your attention…sheesh, trust me…it would take a couple of drinks in order for me to even begin to do anything to you…" He smirked. Then, fire was felt emanating from the girl he just addressed.

"That's fine…cause it would take brain damage for me to even find you attractive enough for me to let you!" She bound past him and went into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her with a loud slam.

'Humph…and I was actually getting worried over living here with him! HIM of all people! What was I thinking?' Kagome scolded herself as she got into the shower.

Kagome, now in her new mood took her time in the shower. When she finally came out, toweling her hair, she noticed Inuyasha wasn't in his room. She figured he was out somewhere else, which was fine because she was planning to head to her room without telling him anything. Kagome sat at the chair in her room, brushing her hair and collecting her thoughts, trying to cool down. A lot had happened, and she wasn't quiet sure how she ended up this way, but one sad realization did begin to worm its way into her head. Her mother hadn't called yet, and because of that it made Kagome think she must truly be useless to her mom. The optimistic side of her told her that maybe her mom just didn't find the note…or maybe she was too busy with work. It was already reaching 10pm, and no messages or any calls had been made to her phone other than Koga. Maybe she had to work really late? Whatever the excuse may be, a certain feeling would not go away that was starting to burrow in the pit of her stomach.

'Maybe if I get some sleep I'll feel better…I need to sleep anyway…the interview is tomorrow…I wonder…what…to wear…' Kagome's thoughts diluted as she began to drift off to sleep.


The next morning Kagome woke up and looked around. Her groggy thoughts vaguely told her why she wasn't in her room, but in Inuyasha's apartment. She then went to gather her things to go do her morning routine. She walked somewhat in a daze to Inuyasha's door and decided to knock. She yawned and heard no activity within the room and decided to go in. When she went in she noticed that he was not in his bed or the bathroom. Her mind still somewhat asleep just shrugged the thought off and continued to enter the bathroom. As she was brushing her teeth she noticed a note that was taped to the mirror.

'It's on the living room table.'

The small note was scribbled in a somewhat neat handwriting. She stared at it and wondered what 'it' was. After she finished she wandered into the living room, and on the table was a cream colored box. Curiosity getting to her, she opened it up and inside was another note.

'Wear this.'

"What the hell is this? A treasure hunt?" Kagome mused while pushing some tissue paper out of the way. She found a pale pink dress that had a black ribbon across the torso. It was simple and cute, which would be perfect to wear to the interview. At the bottom there were also matching shoes. When she took it out to put it to herself she noticed there was no tag.

'He must have made this…' She awed. When she put it on it fit perfectly as if it were made just for her. After doing her hair and make-up Kagome decided to eat something before she left. She traveled into the kitchen, and saw a plate with another note on top.

'Eat this.'

"Okay…now this is just weird." She looked at the food and then wondered if it was poisoned. It looked ok, but before she took a bite she wondered why he was doing this for her. She was kind of mean to him yesterday, and then she wakes up and is treated to a treasure hunt? Maybe he wasn't so much of a bad guy after all…well maybe.

Kagome fidgeted with her hand bag as she was waiting in a small office of the department store for her interview. She was in the deeper part of the store in a separate room. In the room she noticed there were only 2 doors; one that she entered through from the department, and the other door that was located near the right of the secretary's desk. The department store itself sold a lot of what looked like to be modern trends, and even some other clothes that Kagome would not even imagine someone could wear. The clothes were also a bit pricey as well. The secretary that was placed at her desk would take glances from Kagome to the other door every so often. She seemed to be under a lot of stress as Kagome noticed bits of auburn hair escaping from her bun.

"Uh…so…" Kagome spoke trying to start some sort of a conversation to break the quietness of the room. She somewhat scared the secretary when she spoke up, but she automatically focused on Kagome.

"Um…so how long have you been working here?" Kagome inquired tying to start some small talk.

"T-t-two days." The secretary said quietly.

"Oh so you're new? Having fun?" Kagome smiled at her but just received a blank stare from the other girl who slowly shook her head side to side.

"Uh…really…I'm sorry." Kagome said now feeling sort of awkward. The secretary leaned forward as if to try and keep the door from listing in on their conversation.

"Ms.Higurashi…I'd leave if I were you while you have the chance….Kagura-sama sh-she…I'm her 23rd secretary…for this month, and it has only been 2 weeks." The secretary whispered as her hands began to shake and eyes glassed over.

"Uh…are you ok? Maybe you should uh...take a break." Kagome said not observing the slightly hysterical woman.

"Heh…heh..no….I'm fine….I'm fine…heh." She quietly laughed.

'Note to self…never be a secretary.' Kagome thought as she saw the woman try to sharpen a pen. Then, the intercom that was at the corner of the secretary's desk gave a short beep. The secretary looked at it with intense eyes and slowly picked up the phone.

"Y-y-yes Kagura-sama" She gulped.

"Right away Kagura-sama!" She winced and then looked over to Kagome and put the phone back on the receiver.

"Kagura-sama will see you now." The secretary looked at Kagome with big eyes and held the door for her.

"Uh thanks." Kagome took a deep breath and collected her self. She had to admit the whole secretary thing was kinda creepy and made her think back to what Inuyasha said about the owner. Kagome thought maybe Inuyasha was lying about the woman who owned Kuroi Kaze being a mean person, but after the episode with the secretary she was, needless to say, a bit spooked. She heard the door give a soft click as it closed behind her, and now she was trapped inside with the apparently evil woman.

Kagome took a quick look at her surroundings as she walked forward, noticing plain white walls with pictures of sceneries, and then a large sleek black desk near the end of the room with two chairs in front of it. Behind the desk was a woman that had dark eyes that almost looked as if they could be ruby. She had purple eye shadow that matched the purple chopsticks that were stuck in her hair into a twist which also had black feathers on the ends. She was wearing a very tight business suit that was black with thin vertical purple stripes. Her matching earrings and necklace were matching gemstones of amethyst that had a deep shine. She tapped her candy apple red colored nails on her desk and watched Kagome's every move.

"Have a seat." Kagura said waving a hand towards it with no emotion on her face.

"Thank you for allowing me to be interviewed today." Kagome tried to say as smooth as she could giving a slight bow before sitting.

"Well…you resume is good, but you aren't in school anymore?" Kagura asked looking into a manila folder that was in her hands.

"Yes Ms. Kagura." Kagome confirmed and Kagura drew her eyes at her.

"You may address me as Kagura-sama." She said very crisply.

"I'm sorry…Kagura-sama." Kagome corrected herself.

"Well I'm sorry…but the job you applied for is no longer available. I gave that to some other girl." Kagura said putting down the folder. Kagome felt her insides drop. Now what was she going to do? Kagome then looked down and was already getting up to say her thank you's when she saw Kagura put a hand up to sit her back down.

"I may not have that cashier job anymore but I'd like to make a proposition with you." Kagura said folding her hands and resting her chin on them.


AN: OK so how was this little chapter…Hopefully I will finish this story this summer since school is already finished for me. Thanks to all that read and keep sending the reviews. A big cookie for my beta reader, she is just the greatest ! Hooray does little dance - Ahem, so I hope that you all will continue reading and be patient, and I will do my best. I do plan on going back to re-edit the other chapters cause my computer messed them all up so they are missing things left and right in them. I promise a good fluff scene for all you fluff lovers out there. So until next time!

Princess Makoto