Summary: The final battle has ended and Kagome has to go back to her own time. After a while she gets on her feet but trouble soon meets the Higurashi family. And now she's stuck as the vice-president of Seika High. Keep in mind that Misaki is not poor and lives an ordinary life, except for the problems she has with her father, which is the cause of her hatred to men.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Kaichou wa Maid-sama! They belong to their respected owners.

"..ooo.." - Saying

'..ooo..' - Thinking

..ooo.. - Japanese

*..ooo..* - Happenings/doings

"..ooo.." – Unseen voices

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Chapter 13 X Challenged by a Tiger

Kagome ran through the halls of her empty school searching for golden locks. Her eyes glimpsed at the courtyard just in time to see the male leave the building.

"Takumi!" She shouted after him, the boy turned around, it was rare for the girl to willingly seek his presence.

"You want to pay me back?" He summed up. "Yeah." Kagome nodded with a small blush on her face. "First you helped me when I caught a fever and also with Miyabigaoka High…" she trailed off. "I don't' like being so indebted to you."

A familiar smirk came on Takumi's face. "Then be my maid for a day." He ordered. "Rejected." Kagome immediately replied with a deadpanned look on her. "Can't you think of anything else?" she asked of him.

Takumi began pondering. "Let's see…" he muttered, but it didn't seem like he had any other ideas in mind. Kagome sighed as she knew she was going to regret asking her next question.

"Do you seriously want me to be your maid for a day?" Takumi seemed stunned; their eyes met but Kagome looked away. "It actually worries me that that's the only thing you want."

"What? You're actually ready for me to do naughty things to you?"

Kagome turned bright red; she took a step backwards as if to shield herself from the pervert in front of her.

"B-B-Baka! What are you saying?" Her stammering halted when a finger tilted up her chin, making her look at beautiful emerald eyes. The priestess eyes fell on the soft looking lips that mouthed "Just kidding."

Takumi backed away, leaving room for Kagome to breathe. "Time to go to your job, Vice." He patted her head before leaving. The vice president was left alone, watching his form disappear.

"I really don't understand what he's thinking."

"Horrible Luck." Shirokawa stated as he read his fortune cookie. "You may lose something important. Stay strong, Master."

Once again, the Sanbaka were gathered around a table in Maid Latte, the other watched Shirokawa sob as he continued to read other fortune cookies.

Kagome felt a tick mark appearing on her face as she stared at them making a fool out of themselves. It didn't help that today was Miko Day, so she was dressed in tradition clothes she hadn't wore in a long time.

She didn't even want to look in the mirror… she would only see Kikyo in her reflection anyway.

Satsuki came to stand next to her and watched the boys. "I only made one card that gives horrible luck." She muttered; Kagome scoffed at that remark. "In a way, he's actually amazingly lucky."

It was already late, and the café had begun closing, but the three idiots were still searching for a good luck card. It got even louder when Shirokawa found out that Kurosaki and Sarashina both received Good Luck.

"Please be quiet, Masters!" Kagome interfered. "They're just homemade fortune cookies!" She broke the illusion. Kurosaki popped next to her with a wide smile as he presented the cookies to her. "Then you take one, too, Kago-chan!"

"If you get the same result, it'll probably make him happy." Sarashina joined in. So, Kagome took a cookie and opened it up.

"Great Luck." She announced. She ignored the two worry over their mentally dead friend and read the back side of her fortune. "Be careful of debt unfulfilled."

Suddenly the sound of the door opening rang in her ear. "I'm sorry, Master. We're closing for the day." Subaru stepped forward, the Miko looked up to see what was going on.

"Please don't be worried." A gentle voice spoke at the person bowed politely with his introduction. "We're not guests."

Kagome recognized the man, it was the vice-president of Miyabigaoka High, Kanade Maki. She glared as he entered with two others behind him. "Maki-san…" the name left her lips.

She could only watch as he asked for the owner and Satsuki stepped forward. "Hai, I'm the manager here. How can I help?"

"I'm sorry about this sudden proposal." Maki began as he showed the woman his dazzling smile. "We'd like to buy this shop."

"EH?!"

Quickly Satsuki led the men to a table as she and Maki sat opposite of each, with Kagome, Subaru, Aoi and the Sanbaka surrounding Satsuki. "Sorry for the late introduction." Maki apologized. "My name is Kanade Maki. I'm a member of the Maki Dining Group."

"Maki Dining Group…?" Kagome mumbled. Subaru leaned closer to her. "They're the biggest player in the food service industry, running everything from major family restaurants to high class restaurants." She whispered in the teenager's ear.

Maki smile didn't falter. "It's an honor that you're so familiar with my father's company. You see, we plan on opening a new store. When we thought of the target customers, we realized that this location would be the best. So, I brought up the project proposal several times."

"To whom?" Satsuki asked, she never heard of any offers coming to their store. "To the owner of this building." Maki said, a stubborn old man came into the mind of those who met him.

"Unfortunately, though, he wouldn't assent." The young Master explained. "That's why I am visiting every tenant, explaining the situation."

His perfect smile came back on his face. "I don't think a detailed explanation is necessary for those who work here. Simply put, it's a butler café." Maki ignored the loud protest of the Sanbaka as he kept talking. "That is why we'd like to open our shop here."

Kagome crossed her arms, her eyes tightening in a glare. "If it's just a café, why are you going for the entire building?" She questioned; Maki didn't break. "Well, we plan on demolishing the building and building a western style mansion."

Maki pulled out a piece of paper with the restaurant's designs and slid it towards Satsuki for her to read. "Rather than a café, it's closer to being a restaurant. We plan on serving a full course dinner, too. A slightly fancy butler café, I guess."

Aoi, dressed as a girl, slammed his hands on the table. "Listen! Butlers and waiters aren't the same! Can't you tell the difference?" He questioned.

"He can." A new voice joined the conversation. Kagome's eyes widen, but it quickly turned back to a glare. "He is Miyabigaoka's proud vice president."

'Ugh, the pervert.' A quick look of disgust flashed through Kagome's eyes. "Igirashi-san." Kagome acknowledged, trying to ignore the man's smirk.

"As a vice president, he makes an excellent assistant." Igirashi spoke. "You might say that he knows the joy of working for a master. I believe that he can make a great shop, so I'm supporting him as the president and as his friend."

"I know." The young master began moving forward. "If you're worried about his capability as a butler, how about you come to the footman audition held next weekend?"

"Footman…?" Aoi mumbled. "In order to hire skilled footmen, we will be holding a large-scale interview." Maki elaborated. "We should excuse ourselves now." Tora said. "Maki-kun, we'll need to give them time to relax and think."

The vice president nodded and then bowed to the people of Maid Latte. "We will leave for today. Here's the summary of the conditions and benefits related to this sale."

He handed the blank looking Satsuki a piece of paper with his departure. "Please look over this and consider our proposal. If you cannot agree to the listed price for the terms such as mediating the reemployment of your staff and funding to relocate, we are willing to negotiate on these points."

"Excuse us."

With that they left the store, Kagome went out after them. "Please wait!" she yelled. "Why here?" She questioned them. "Is it because I'm here?"

The question cause Tora to smirk, however Maki felt different. "You shouldn't be out in that, should you?" He started. "Answer my question." Kagome repeated.

"Maki, you go on." Tora said before Maki had any time to retort. Reluctantly the man obeyed and left.

"You're great at acting, as always." The miko said as he walked towards her. "You, too." Without missing a beat, Tora lifted up Kagome's chin with his fingers. "Dressed up in pretty interesting clothes, aren't you…" His smirk widened. "Miko-chan."

Blue eyes sharpened into a glare; a pink light emerged from the place he was touching. As if he was electrocuted, he snatched his hand back. "If you are aware, don't touch me so casually." A cold voice came out from her.

Tora stared blankly at the top of his fingers, skin peeling off. His eyes shifting back to Kagome with a malicious smirk. But before he could do anything was an arm around Kagome's waist, pulling her closer to a broader body.

"T-Takumi!" Kagome exclaimed surprised by the sudden action. He did not reply, instead he kept a firm glare on the president of their rival school.

"Just so you know, I'm only watching from the sideline, since it's the first shop Maki's organize" Tora said, putting his hands back into his pockets. "He seriously wants to be successful."

"And we're not?" Kagome questioned, feeling insulted. "This place has been built on the work we and the manager did together. We have customers coming back because they like it here. How could you take this place away from them, too…?"

"You seem really into your job as a maid." Tora changed the topic, deciding to go after the girl instead. "Once you graduate, do you plan on becoming a professional maid?" His smirk turned dark. "Or would you prefer bedding another heir?"

Suddenly Takumi launched his fist forward, aiming for Tora's head. With equal force that was behind it, Tora managed to catch the punch. "Leave." Takumi order with a stern voice. His eyes burning anger.

Tora released a light chuckle and let go of Takumi's hand. "It seems that I'm unwelcome here." He turned around, headed for the car waiting for him.

"Unless you surpass Maki's determination, you won't get anywhere." He said.

"For instance, the audition that's being held next weekend. It's a perfect chance to show how serious you are with greeting customers. Oh, I forgot." Tora turned around, his smirk never leaving. "It's limited to guys."

"I have to pay back the humiliation he put me through, playing along with his perverted games." Kagome roared through the changing room, her tempter getting the best of her.

"Hai, hai…" Takumi sat at the table patiently waiting for her to calm down.

A glint went through Kagome's eyes, one that Takumi never saw before.

"I'll show him…" She whispered as she began laughing evilly.

"Let me take that bag for you."

"Your hand, please."

"Milady." The two said in unison. Before Satsuki, Honoka and Erika stood a crossdressing; Kagome and Subaru.

Both wore a short wig of their hair color and had hidden their chests. They were wearing suits provided by Sesshoumaru's amused self.

"Perfect!" Satsuki whimpered with a camera in her hand as her nose dripped with blood.

"Are you sure you guys want to do this?" Erika stepped forward. "Wouldn't it been better to let Sesshoumaru-sama deal with the legal stuff rather than to lend some suits?" She asked Kagome.

The blue-eyed girl frantically shook her head. "I don't want to keep asking him for favors, I prefer to solve my own problems. Besides we can do this." Kagome smiled reassuring.

"You're both perfect, Kago-chan! Subaru-chan!" Satsuki continued with her compliments. "Nobody will know that you are girls!"

Subaru blushed a bit and looked away. "I'm not sure if I should be happy or not." She sighed. "I wrapped a cloth around my chest, wore a wig, and somehow managed to look like a guy."

"Gomen…" Kagome whispered quietly from behind her. Eyes casted downwards. "Asking you to get involved…" Subaru smiled kindly to the young teen. "There's nothing we could have done. We had to have a pair of boys to meet the entry conditions."

Subaru placed her hands on Kagome's shoulder, forcing them to face each other. "Besides, you said you wanted to fight for the sake of Maid Latte, so it's natural that I take part in it."

A smile was brought back to the miko's face. "Hai. If we make them realize that Maid Latte has a great staff, then maybe we can get out of this."

Erika popped up behind them. "To be honest, I wanted to take part in it, but I have this rack that I just can't hide." She said smugly.

Subaru's face darkened, her grip on Kagome tightened up. "So does Kago-chan, but she pulled it off." She said bitterly.

"Why are you involving me?!" Kagome backed away, her eyes landing on the entrance of the mansion, filled with banner for the audition. 'If I wasn't working at Maid Latte, I'm sure they wouldn't have made such a forceful buyout attempt.'

'Because of me, a place that's important to all of us could be gone.' She thought regretfully. 'I can't let that happen.'

The small group joined the sea of men, feeling pressured from all side. "Aren't there way too many people here?" Honoka questioned.

"Did everyone come here just because they saw the flyer?" Satsuki muttered, her eyes scanning over the people.

"If there's only a skill test and no written exam, we have to try it out, right?"

"It didn't sound like a formal interview either."

"Above all, the pay's terrific!"

They could overhear a couple of guys, talk among themselves. "Come to the audition if you're interested, eh?" Subaru read out loud. "That's something that can only be done with the kind of trusted name the Maki Dining Group has."

"Welcome gentlemen! I thank you for your participation in our audition!"

Someone spoke over the speaker, Kagome felt herself grow more annoyed at the sound of Maki's voice.

"We start off this audition with a race. You will follow the path up to the gym where we are."

Sabaru's mood turned dark. "I already don't have much confidence." Kagome sweat-dropped, her hands moving in a panic. "I-I'll push your back."

"However, you will have to win the race with your partner on your back. You may switch as many times as you like. Those who reach the finish line pass. Will those who participate make their way to the start line."

Kagome clench her fist in determination. "Let's go Subaru-san." The other crossdresser remained unsure. The. Miko gave her a reassuring smile. "Despite how I look, I have a great endurance and I'm pretty strong."

"Matte, Kago-chan." Satsuki stopped them. "It's fine. I get it. It's impossible. We can't fight against someone that holds such a grand audition. Besides if they find out that you're girls-"

*Clap*

Satsuki looked up, stunned at the sudden sound. Navy eyes locked with sapphire as Kagome gave her a kind smile. "It's not like you to give up before trying, Manager. Could you let me be selfish and do it?"

Subaru came to stand besides Kagome. "I'll make sure Kago-chan doesn't get hurt." She smiled.

"We'll be off!" Kagome waved as they to the front to run.

"The fire doesn't go out once it's been lit, doesn't it?" Honoka quoted. Erika nodded happily behind her. "I like passionate people. They make me feel like they'll accomplish something. Right, Satsuki-san?"

The older woman smiled; her hands clasped to her chest. "I agree." Kagome would do her best to save the café and to help them, that was just how she was.

"Are you all right? I'm not too heavy?" Subaru asked as Kagome hoisted her up to her back. "Iie." The girl shook her head. "You're actually lighter than a backpack I used to carry." Kagome smiled with a sweat-drop.

'Despite what I said back there, it's me who's making the manager look like that. It's because Miyabigaoka's president has a grudge against me that Maid Latte is…' Kagome's mind strayed off.

"Is everyone ready?"

The gate opened, as everybody stood ready to dash.

"Ready…"

*Bang*

At the sound of the start gun pairs begun running.

Kagome could hear the cheers of the other maids as she took to the front line. A she covered more distant they saw more people giving up and slowing their pace.

"Are you okay, Kago-chan?" Subaru ensured, growing more worried of her working friend. "I'm fine!" Kagome reassured, not showing any signs of tiredness.

'It's hard to move around in a suit, but I think we can pass this stage easily.' She thought happily as her speed increased.

"That's the spirit!" A suddenly enthusiastic voice spoke as it caught up to her. "Let's work through this together, Kago-chan!"

Said girl looked to the side and saw Shirokawa running in a suit with Kurosaki on his back. "You should be invincible with us to support you!" the blonde cheered.

"Stamina's the only think Shiroyan has-" Kurosaki was unable to finish his sentence as his head collided with a tree branch, causing the pair to fall down.

'I'll just pretend I don't know them…' Kagome kept her eyes forward but was once again distracted by another pair. To her left side was a strange pair wearing cat bags over their heads.

The taller one of the pairs was carrying the other around his waist with one arm, but it seemed like they didn't get along as the smaller one kept hitting the other.

"There are lots of different kinds of people taking part in this, aren't there?" Subaru tried to lift the mood. "Yeah…" Kagome replied, her eyes burning holes in the back of the odd pair.

When they finally arrived, they received their number. 38. "Looks like there are faster people here." Subaru said, handing over a bottle of water to Kagome.

"Good work, both you." Satsuki and the others joined them. "As expected from Kagome-kun." Erika said. "Good luck to you too, Subaru-kun." She began teasing the college student.

"Will all the participants make their way to the gym please?"

"Spectators are not allowed inside." Satsuki held tightly onto Kagome's hand, worried to leave the two girls on their own. "Are you sure you're going to be alright?"

Kagome gave her reassuring smile as she gave her manager a pat on the head. "Don't worry, we'll be fine." Satsuki let go and watched Kagome turn to Subaru. "We should go." Kagome led her partner inside to a giant room.

"Is this a gym?" Subaru clung to Kagome as they cautiously walked to the middle. The lights when out and the spotlight shined on the one person holding a microphone; Maki.

"Once again, welcome to all. Good work with the first assignment. Many of you were probably surprised by the unique task you were given." His voice spoke calmly. "We wanted to see how serious you are."

"I'll be frank with you." His smile remained unchanging as he continued his speech. "Working as a footman is very rigorous. And because it's rigorous, you need the ability to help you colleague. That's why this is a pair audition."

"We will use it to see how well you can cooperate and complete your tasks. The judges will be butlers, including myself and the student president of Miyabigaoka Academy that lent us the campus, President Igarashi." Maki introduced as the spotlight landed on the blonde demon.

Kagome had to suppress a growl at the sight of him. 'There you are, you hentai Tora. Just you wait.' Her fist clenched up, ready to strike him down any moment. 'I'll make it all the way to the end and purify your ass.'

"We will now move on to the next assignment." Maki announced. "Carrying Dishes."

Through Kagome's newfound determination, she and Subaru flew through the challenges with ease until the bell rang for the end.

"Great work." Makin complimented the exhausted participants; many people had already given up and left. "That concludes the 1st phase of the audition, which tested your stamina."

Even Kagome with her infamous stamina was breaking a sweat. Subaru was beside her panting.

"Before we move on to the 2nd phase, we would like you to get changed." Maki suddenly stated, making Kagome and Subaru look at each other in worry.

"We will provide you with a tailcoat now, and you have one minute." He explained. "

"One minute?!" Kagome and Subaru exclaimed shocked; they quickly made their way to the changing rooms that was set up.

"You must be quick at anything. Is everyone ready?" It didn't seem like he was willing to wait for anyone. "The changing room for the two of you will get taken away a minute later, so please watch out."

"Ready-"

Subaru and Kagome jumped inside one of the tents and began changing.

"That's one minute!"

The curtains shot down and a high pitch scream went through the hall. Heads turned to the source and saw a fully changed Kagome, but her partner was crouched, trying to hide her chest as she had yet to change.

"Ah girl…?"

The whispers of the males went around, drawing more unwanted attention to them.

"Gomen, Kago-chan." Subaru whispered as the other draped a coat over her. "Don't worry about it." Kagome smiled.

"Hey! Then maybe those masked guys are actually girls, too!" Somebody pointed at the two who had the cat bags over their head.

The smaller one scoffed as his hand went to remove the obstacle. "This was a stupid idea in the first place." The one besides him laughed as he too removed the mask. "I thought it was fun."

Kagome flinched at the sight of the duo. 'What are they doing here?' She sighed. "So, it was the two of them, Takumi and Kanrei-kun." Subaru looked up. "You knew?"

"Only males of age 16 or older are allowed to participate." Maki intervened, looking at the young demon lord. "Excuse me, but please tell me your gender and age."

Kanrei glared back at him. "I'm a man." He stated firmly. "I'm 15…" he said through gritted teeth. It was a well-known fact that the heir to the Taishou corps was 15, he couldn't lie about that even if he wanted.

"Then-" Kanrei didn't let Maki finish as he growled. "I know, I'm disqualified." He said with venom in his mouth.

"I'll ask you two as well." Maki turned to the undercover girls. "Are you female?" Subaru lowered her head in shame. "Hai."

"Gomennasai." She said to Kagome as she and Kanrei got escorted out.

"That automatically disqualifies the partner, so please leave together." Maki said, making Kagome glare his way. But her eyes went further and turned that spite to Tora.

The man couldn't help but smirk. "Maki-kun." He called. "May I make a suggestion? Perhaps the woman and the child made it this far because their partners were strong."

Gold eyes went to Kagome and Takumi who stood together. "It'd be a waste to lose a valuable human resource like this. How about we have the remaining two form a new pair?"

Tora's smirk widened sadistically. "But of course, only if they are both qualified to be here." Of course, he knew that Kagome was disguised, he was openly taunting her.

"I see." Maki turned back to the crowd. "Please let me confirm, just in case."

"Age 17." Takumi answered. "High school student. Male."

"I can buy that from him, but I'm not so sure about the one with the glasses." Someone from the crowd muttered out loud.

Kagome's hand went to her pocket before she ruffled up her hair in frustration. "Urg..!" She exclaimed annoyed startling some of those around her. "Age 17. High school student."

Her hand went to her collar and pulled down, ripping open the shirt revealing a male's chest. "I'm a guy!"

Eyes went wide at the sight. Questions filling their heads with no answers.

Most people began laughing. "He didn't have to show off his abs to prove it!"

Even Maki lost his composure for a second, but quickly regained it to continue the audition.

"We will now move on to Phase 2."

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For those who do not know these words:

Hai: Yes

Iie: No

Baka: Idiot

Miko: Priestess

Matte: Wait

Hentai: Pervert

Sanbaka: Idiot Trio

Gomennasai: Sorry

Gomen: (Another way of saying) Sorry

Senpai: Upperclassmen

Nee: (Another way of saying) (Older) Sister

-chan:Honorifics for girls

-kun:Honorifics for boys

-san:Honorifics for everyone

-sama:Honorifics for those of higher standards