Yes it is an IY/K fic, just let me get things going, okay?
Oh, and all you Rin lovers (and Kikyo lovers, if there are any), yes, I have planned for her (their) part(s) in the story, but that'll be in a while...
I'm sorry, Kagome has problems... issues... etc...
I don't own Inu-Yasha, only the Kendo Club and MICRO-SHIKON (mwha haha! I'm RICH!!).
Ahaha... Where's Miroku? You shall find out! And what's going on between Sesshomaru and Kagome? Who's *HIM*? You shall find out as well... ain't I nice? (All will be answered.. except where Miroku is... we that will kind of be answered but indirectly...)
Oh, and I'm being a tad bit unrealistic... people in this story get hired and fired really fast, there isn't any waiting time in between, so if you think Sess found a replacement to take Inu's job rather quick, it's unrealistic, but deal w/ it. this is a fic.
Ahem... now... on with the chapter! (Note: I think it gets kind of depressing halfway into the chapter but then it gets out of the depressing part)
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Perfect Brother-In-Law
The Past is Past
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"Inu-Yasha!!" Souta shouted towards the new teacher of the kendo club. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, Souta! You do kendo! That's cool!" Inu-Yasha said to Souta. Shippou was left clueless.
"Wait, you KNOW Inu-Yasha?!" Shippou asked Souta. WHen Souta nodded, Shippou was estatic. "Wow, that's so cool!!"
"So, why are you here, Inu-Yasha? Don't you have a job?" Souta looked at Inu-Yasha who smiled back at him.
"Oh, I quit my job."
"WHAT?!! Why?"
"Oh, because it got really boring, that's all. I'm searching for a job right now and this was the most interesting part time job I could find."
Souta thought for a moment. Then a brilliant idea sprang up into his mind. Yes, a very very good idea... yes yes yes... hehe... Souta rubbed his hands together and decided to give his innate matchmaking talents to the test. "Say, Inu-Yasha, what is your specialty?"
"Computer specialist, specifically, computer programming, why?" Inu-Yasha asked.
Perfect. Souta thought. "I was thinking, my grandfather is one of the CEO's at this company at MICRO-SHIKON. Have you heard of it?" Try to act innocent, Souta, like you're asking without any pretenses! (Sango's tip of the day in Souta's brain.)
Inu-Yasha thought for a while, then the invisible lightbulb lit up above him. "Oh, yeah! Wow, that big coorporation? Everyone knows about MICRO-SHIKON!"
"Would you like to get an interview with my grandfather? I'm sure it can be arranged." Souta said. (AN: Hm... sounds very suspicious or conniving if you ask me but of course, Inu-Yasha was only interested in the interview.)
Inu-Yasha could not believe what he was hearing. A job opportunity with one of the biggest coorporations in the city? NO WAY was Inu-Yasha going to pass this opportunity by. "Are you sure that's okay with your grandfather?"
"Uh sure. My grandfather will give you a call, I just need your phone number." Souta handed Inu-Yasha a piece of paper and a pen. This is going perfectly.
"Great." Inu-Yasha jotted down his phone number (which is also sess's # cuz they both still live together) on the sheet of paper Souta offered and took off the kendo equipment he had been wearing for the exhibition match. Then, something hit him. "By the way, where's your bratty sister?"
Souta winced at the adjective that described his elegant elder sister.
~~ that evening ~~
Kagome nervously paced across her room, glancing at her white phone from time to time. What was she going to do? Should she call Officer Takahashi and tell him about her past love? Or should she just avoid confrontation and continue to hurt? Kagome didn't know what to do. Luckily, someone else decided for her. RING RING! Kagome nervously picked up the phone.
"Hello?" She called timidly into the receiver.
"Hello? Kagome?" Sesshomaru asked from the other side of the line. "Are you okay?"
"uh.. yea... i'm fine..." Kagome said shakily. Sesshomaru was unconvinced.
"Do you want to share? Maybe that will make you feel better." He suggested.
"No, it's okay. I don't want to bother you."
"Hey, Kagome, I know this is bothering you, and I really think you should tell someone. So please, I am asking you to share with me." When Kagome was silent for a long time, Sesshomaru added. "Think of me as your best friend, not as a love interest, because I don't think we are anyways. Think of speaking to me like talking to your best friend."
Best friend? Kagome thought, picturing Sango in her head, then picturing Sesshomaru then shaking her head, thinking "NoNONONOONO! Bad picture!" Then imagining him as her best friend again, thinking, "Hm... that's a cool lookin best friend..."
"Uh, Kagome?" Sesshomaru's questioning tone snapped Kagome back into reality. Why not? Kagome thought. But can I trust him? THe next line answered her question. "Trust me, I won't tell anyone." Okay, let's give it a shot.
"Sesshomaru, I'm really sorry about what happened today. I don't think we can get together as boyfriend girlfriend, but I hope we can be friends.
"Let me tell you a story." kagome said. Sesshomaru immediately began thinking. Great, this is her LIFE story! Maybe I'm gonna find out what's wrong...
"One upon a time, there was a boy and a girl. The boy liked the girl but the girl hated the boy. She called him names, like GEEKFACE, stalker, FOUR EYES (get it, he has glasses... OH...), etc. But he still persued her. This went on through college, for they had both been accepted into the same college. THe boy got contacts and a lot of girls began liking him, but he still only liked that one girl. In the end, they finally got together, because the girl had had enough of all the nonsense. (It lasted 8 years, i tell you.) A year later, they broke up, denying both of they hearts, for they truly loved each other. To this day both of them are still single, living their lives in misery."
"Wow... what a sad story." Sesshomaru said sympathetically. "Was that girl you?"
"No."
~~ and the chapter continues ~~
Kagome continued. "It was my roomate in college. she lived such a depressing life."
"Oh." Silence. "So is she still single and in misery?"
"I haven't talked to her in years. Last time I heard, she said she was in New England, but I got a postcard from South Africa."
"... ah... I see."
"Would you like to hear another story?" Kagome asked. She could hear paper ripping in the background of Sesshomaru's line. Finally, Sesshomaru said "Yes" and Kagome began the start of a very long and slightly confusing story. (you might want to take a notepad out and take a few notes to keep things straight, but i don't recommend it, it's not that confusing.)
"A few years ago there were two boys and two girls. The boys were brothers and the girls were cousins. The older of the brothers was called Naraku and the younger one was called Hojo. (Readers, bear with me, this is a very OOC Hojo). Anyways, Hojo was dating the older of the cousins when he met the younger one. It was love at first sight. However, the younger of the two cousins was involved in a gangs, drinking, and all sorts of illegal activity. This girl was also distanced from her loving family, whom she had rejected.
"Hojo loved the younger cousin very much. Breaking up with the older girl, he immediately set out to set the younger girl's life back to normal, using money and his affiliations to get the girl out of trouble. It took a lot of sacrifice on his own part. Finally, she was free. Hojo had reunited her with her family, and they both ended up working at the same company. The girl became very successful and rose in position in the company. She was very grateful to Hojo, and they began seeing each other. Then, the older cousin then mysteriously committed suicide. No one knew why, but Hojo blamed himself for the cause of her death. To make matters worse, Naraku, his older brother, began chasing after his girlfriend, the younger cousin (the only one left alive.) Are you following me here?"
Sesshomaru replied, "Of course." (He had been taking Notes and paying attention. Wow...) "Do continue.."
Phew, Kagome thought. He's still following my story. "Okay, so anyways, Naraku told Hojo to give his girlfriend to him. Hojo refused. Now this character named Naraku, he was a very sleazy and conniving man, and he would do anything to get what he wanted, even if meant killing his own brother, which was exactly what he did. But did he try to do it in secret? No. He wanted to make his brother suffer for not giving up the girl to him."
"That's horrible." Sesshomaru commented monotonously. Then, his anger rose. "That's a horrible big brother. I happen to be one and I would never do such a thing. What an evil man! He doesn't deserve to live."
Kagome sighed. "Unfortunately, he lived through it all. The worst part is that Naraku raped the girl in front of Hojo and then stabbed Hojo multiple times, the girl not being able to help at all. Hojo died of loosing too much blood." As Kagome said the last part of the story, tears were streaming down her cheeks. "Eventually, Naraku found another pretty girl to go after, and Hojo's girlfriend was left alone, scarred for the rest of her life." Afterwards, Kagome broke down crying.
Back at the other side of the line, Sesshomaru could hear the Kagome sobbing. So was that the story? OR was it just another friend? Hearing Kagome's crying, he was pretty sure that this story was the real one.
Finally, Kagome stopped crying long enough to say, "Yes, in case you're wondering that girl was me and yes Naraku is still alive and yes Hojo is dead and yes so is my cousin." Then, the tears flowed again.
Sesshomaru was at a loss at what to say.
~~ on a different line in the Higurashi Residence ~~
"Hello, is this Mr. Inu Yasha Takahashi?" Kagome's grandfather said into the receiver.
"Yes, this is he." Inu-Yasha answered. (Note: In case you're wondering, Sess's house has two lines. if the first line's busy all calls forward to the second line. believe me, this happens.)
"This is Mr. Higurashi from MICRO-SHIKON. How would you like an interview for a job tomorrow?"
"Sounds good."
"Very well, bring all your paperwork to the 35th floor of MICRO-SHIKON tomorrow at 7 am sharp. See you tomorrow!"
~~ The next morning... ~
At Starfish's Coffee, Kagome met up with Sesshomaru.
"Thanks for meeting up with me." Kagome said.
"THank you for sharing yesterday." Sesshomaru replied. He looked at Kagome and knew that she had been crying a long time after she had told him what happened. "Do you feel better yet?"
"Yes, I think so." Kagome said after a moment of hesitation. "Thank you for listening to my story."
"No problem." Sesshomaru said as they both order some expresso. "Kagome, I think..."
"LEt's just be friends." Kagome interrupted. "I think that's best. Don't you agree?"
Sesshomaru smiled inwardly. "Of course. Exactly my thoughts."
"I hope we stay friends." Kagome said, sipping her hot drink. "After all, I haven't known you for a very long time. You have to share more about yourself. I told you my story. Now tell me yours."
"Another day." Sesshomaru told her. He too drank his coffee. "Another day I shall tell you of my life."
"Aw. come on! No fair! Sesshomaru..." Kagome said, annoyed. THen she brightened up and took a deep breath. "Okay, today is a new day, and the past is behind me!" She looked at Sesshomaru to see him smiling. Kagome smiled too.
It was the beginning of a true friendship that would last forever...
~~ at MICRO-SHIKON ~~
Grandpa opened the doors of his office for Inu-Yasha to enter and begin his interview.
Grandpa: So, why do you want this job?
Chibi Inu-Yasha: I wanna be RICH RICH RICH!!! smile smile
Grandpa: Okay, we can make you rich. What can you do?
Serious Business-like Inu-Yasha (w/ a suit on): I specialize in computer programming, but I can also assist in accounting. I speak 5 different languages, namely, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and German.
Grandpa: Well now, you are very well qualified for this job. However, I shall have to consider your application.
Innocent Inu-Yasha (w/ big puppy eyes): Is something wrong?
Grandpa:Oh, no nothing. I will notify you by tomorrow whether you are hired or not.
Grateful Inu-Yasha: Oh thank you, old man! THank you. (Inu-Yasha saunters out of the room.)
"Well, what an interesting man," Grandpa said to himself. "He can change his face so many times in one conversation. Interesting. Well guess I should call Souta now and tell him the news." Grandpa picked up the phone and began to dial.
Somewhere in the city, a young man with a slick black hair in a ponytail and shades (and a very perverted smile) is lost trying to find the police station.
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So, Did Inu-Yasha get the job?
Oh, my goodness!! Is it me or are my chapters getting LONGER and LONGER?!!! so weird... so... would you prefer long chapters and later updates or shorter chapters and more frequent updates? ^_^ Either or, can't do both...
Whew... finally found the time to write this chapter!! Yay!! PLEAZ REVIEW and tell me if you like how the story is going or not or else...
um yea... my goal is to reach 70 reviews!! Think i'll get there? (who knows?)
Oh, and all you Rin lovers (and Kikyo lovers, if there are any), yes, I have planned for her (their) part(s) in the story, but that'll be in a while...
I'm sorry, Kagome has problems... issues... etc...
I don't own Inu-Yasha, only the Kendo Club and MICRO-SHIKON (mwha haha! I'm RICH!!).
Ahaha... Where's Miroku? You shall find out! And what's going on between Sesshomaru and Kagome? Who's *HIM*? You shall find out as well... ain't I nice? (All will be answered.. except where Miroku is... we that will kind of be answered but indirectly...)
Oh, and I'm being a tad bit unrealistic... people in this story get hired and fired really fast, there isn't any waiting time in between, so if you think Sess found a replacement to take Inu's job rather quick, it's unrealistic, but deal w/ it. this is a fic.
Ahem... now... on with the chapter! (Note: I think it gets kind of depressing halfway into the chapter but then it gets out of the depressing part)
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Perfect Brother-In-Law
The Past is Past
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"Inu-Yasha!!" Souta shouted towards the new teacher of the kendo club. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, Souta! You do kendo! That's cool!" Inu-Yasha said to Souta. Shippou was left clueless.
"Wait, you KNOW Inu-Yasha?!" Shippou asked Souta. WHen Souta nodded, Shippou was estatic. "Wow, that's so cool!!"
"So, why are you here, Inu-Yasha? Don't you have a job?" Souta looked at Inu-Yasha who smiled back at him.
"Oh, I quit my job."
"WHAT?!! Why?"
"Oh, because it got really boring, that's all. I'm searching for a job right now and this was the most interesting part time job I could find."
Souta thought for a moment. Then a brilliant idea sprang up into his mind. Yes, a very very good idea... yes yes yes... hehe... Souta rubbed his hands together and decided to give his innate matchmaking talents to the test. "Say, Inu-Yasha, what is your specialty?"
"Computer specialist, specifically, computer programming, why?" Inu-Yasha asked.
Perfect. Souta thought. "I was thinking, my grandfather is one of the CEO's at this company at MICRO-SHIKON. Have you heard of it?" Try to act innocent, Souta, like you're asking without any pretenses! (Sango's tip of the day in Souta's brain.)
Inu-Yasha thought for a while, then the invisible lightbulb lit up above him. "Oh, yeah! Wow, that big coorporation? Everyone knows about MICRO-SHIKON!"
"Would you like to get an interview with my grandfather? I'm sure it can be arranged." Souta said. (AN: Hm... sounds very suspicious or conniving if you ask me but of course, Inu-Yasha was only interested in the interview.)
Inu-Yasha could not believe what he was hearing. A job opportunity with one of the biggest coorporations in the city? NO WAY was Inu-Yasha going to pass this opportunity by. "Are you sure that's okay with your grandfather?"
"Uh sure. My grandfather will give you a call, I just need your phone number." Souta handed Inu-Yasha a piece of paper and a pen. This is going perfectly.
"Great." Inu-Yasha jotted down his phone number (which is also sess's # cuz they both still live together) on the sheet of paper Souta offered and took off the kendo equipment he had been wearing for the exhibition match. Then, something hit him. "By the way, where's your bratty sister?"
Souta winced at the adjective that described his elegant elder sister.
~~ that evening ~~
Kagome nervously paced across her room, glancing at her white phone from time to time. What was she going to do? Should she call Officer Takahashi and tell him about her past love? Or should she just avoid confrontation and continue to hurt? Kagome didn't know what to do. Luckily, someone else decided for her. RING RING! Kagome nervously picked up the phone.
"Hello?" She called timidly into the receiver.
"Hello? Kagome?" Sesshomaru asked from the other side of the line. "Are you okay?"
"uh.. yea... i'm fine..." Kagome said shakily. Sesshomaru was unconvinced.
"Do you want to share? Maybe that will make you feel better." He suggested.
"No, it's okay. I don't want to bother you."
"Hey, Kagome, I know this is bothering you, and I really think you should tell someone. So please, I am asking you to share with me." When Kagome was silent for a long time, Sesshomaru added. "Think of me as your best friend, not as a love interest, because I don't think we are anyways. Think of speaking to me like talking to your best friend."
Best friend? Kagome thought, picturing Sango in her head, then picturing Sesshomaru then shaking her head, thinking "NoNONONOONO! Bad picture!" Then imagining him as her best friend again, thinking, "Hm... that's a cool lookin best friend..."
"Uh, Kagome?" Sesshomaru's questioning tone snapped Kagome back into reality. Why not? Kagome thought. But can I trust him? THe next line answered her question. "Trust me, I won't tell anyone." Okay, let's give it a shot.
"Sesshomaru, I'm really sorry about what happened today. I don't think we can get together as boyfriend girlfriend, but I hope we can be friends.
"Let me tell you a story." kagome said. Sesshomaru immediately began thinking. Great, this is her LIFE story! Maybe I'm gonna find out what's wrong...
"One upon a time, there was a boy and a girl. The boy liked the girl but the girl hated the boy. She called him names, like GEEKFACE, stalker, FOUR EYES (get it, he has glasses... OH...), etc. But he still persued her. This went on through college, for they had both been accepted into the same college. THe boy got contacts and a lot of girls began liking him, but he still only liked that one girl. In the end, they finally got together, because the girl had had enough of all the nonsense. (It lasted 8 years, i tell you.) A year later, they broke up, denying both of they hearts, for they truly loved each other. To this day both of them are still single, living their lives in misery."
"Wow... what a sad story." Sesshomaru said sympathetically. "Was that girl you?"
"No."
~~ and the chapter continues ~~
Kagome continued. "It was my roomate in college. she lived such a depressing life."
"Oh." Silence. "So is she still single and in misery?"
"I haven't talked to her in years. Last time I heard, she said she was in New England, but I got a postcard from South Africa."
"... ah... I see."
"Would you like to hear another story?" Kagome asked. She could hear paper ripping in the background of Sesshomaru's line. Finally, Sesshomaru said "Yes" and Kagome began the start of a very long and slightly confusing story. (you might want to take a notepad out and take a few notes to keep things straight, but i don't recommend it, it's not that confusing.)
"A few years ago there were two boys and two girls. The boys were brothers and the girls were cousins. The older of the brothers was called Naraku and the younger one was called Hojo. (Readers, bear with me, this is a very OOC Hojo). Anyways, Hojo was dating the older of the cousins when he met the younger one. It was love at first sight. However, the younger of the two cousins was involved in a gangs, drinking, and all sorts of illegal activity. This girl was also distanced from her loving family, whom she had rejected.
"Hojo loved the younger cousin very much. Breaking up with the older girl, he immediately set out to set the younger girl's life back to normal, using money and his affiliations to get the girl out of trouble. It took a lot of sacrifice on his own part. Finally, she was free. Hojo had reunited her with her family, and they both ended up working at the same company. The girl became very successful and rose in position in the company. She was very grateful to Hojo, and they began seeing each other. Then, the older cousin then mysteriously committed suicide. No one knew why, but Hojo blamed himself for the cause of her death. To make matters worse, Naraku, his older brother, began chasing after his girlfriend, the younger cousin (the only one left alive.) Are you following me here?"
Sesshomaru replied, "Of course." (He had been taking Notes and paying attention. Wow...) "Do continue.."
Phew, Kagome thought. He's still following my story. "Okay, so anyways, Naraku told Hojo to give his girlfriend to him. Hojo refused. Now this character named Naraku, he was a very sleazy and conniving man, and he would do anything to get what he wanted, even if meant killing his own brother, which was exactly what he did. But did he try to do it in secret? No. He wanted to make his brother suffer for not giving up the girl to him."
"That's horrible." Sesshomaru commented monotonously. Then, his anger rose. "That's a horrible big brother. I happen to be one and I would never do such a thing. What an evil man! He doesn't deserve to live."
Kagome sighed. "Unfortunately, he lived through it all. The worst part is that Naraku raped the girl in front of Hojo and then stabbed Hojo multiple times, the girl not being able to help at all. Hojo died of loosing too much blood." As Kagome said the last part of the story, tears were streaming down her cheeks. "Eventually, Naraku found another pretty girl to go after, and Hojo's girlfriend was left alone, scarred for the rest of her life." Afterwards, Kagome broke down crying.
Back at the other side of the line, Sesshomaru could hear the Kagome sobbing. So was that the story? OR was it just another friend? Hearing Kagome's crying, he was pretty sure that this story was the real one.
Finally, Kagome stopped crying long enough to say, "Yes, in case you're wondering that girl was me and yes Naraku is still alive and yes Hojo is dead and yes so is my cousin." Then, the tears flowed again.
Sesshomaru was at a loss at what to say.
~~ on a different line in the Higurashi Residence ~~
"Hello, is this Mr. Inu Yasha Takahashi?" Kagome's grandfather said into the receiver.
"Yes, this is he." Inu-Yasha answered. (Note: In case you're wondering, Sess's house has two lines. if the first line's busy all calls forward to the second line. believe me, this happens.)
"This is Mr. Higurashi from MICRO-SHIKON. How would you like an interview for a job tomorrow?"
"Sounds good."
"Very well, bring all your paperwork to the 35th floor of MICRO-SHIKON tomorrow at 7 am sharp. See you tomorrow!"
~~ The next morning... ~
At Starfish's Coffee, Kagome met up with Sesshomaru.
"Thanks for meeting up with me." Kagome said.
"THank you for sharing yesterday." Sesshomaru replied. He looked at Kagome and knew that she had been crying a long time after she had told him what happened. "Do you feel better yet?"
"Yes, I think so." Kagome said after a moment of hesitation. "Thank you for listening to my story."
"No problem." Sesshomaru said as they both order some expresso. "Kagome, I think..."
"LEt's just be friends." Kagome interrupted. "I think that's best. Don't you agree?"
Sesshomaru smiled inwardly. "Of course. Exactly my thoughts."
"I hope we stay friends." Kagome said, sipping her hot drink. "After all, I haven't known you for a very long time. You have to share more about yourself. I told you my story. Now tell me yours."
"Another day." Sesshomaru told her. He too drank his coffee. "Another day I shall tell you of my life."
"Aw. come on! No fair! Sesshomaru..." Kagome said, annoyed. THen she brightened up and took a deep breath. "Okay, today is a new day, and the past is behind me!" She looked at Sesshomaru to see him smiling. Kagome smiled too.
It was the beginning of a true friendship that would last forever...
~~ at MICRO-SHIKON ~~
Grandpa opened the doors of his office for Inu-Yasha to enter and begin his interview.
Grandpa: So, why do you want this job?
Chibi Inu-Yasha: I wanna be RICH RICH RICH!!! smile smile
Grandpa: Okay, we can make you rich. What can you do?
Serious Business-like Inu-Yasha (w/ a suit on): I specialize in computer programming, but I can also assist in accounting. I speak 5 different languages, namely, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and German.
Grandpa: Well now, you are very well qualified for this job. However, I shall have to consider your application.
Innocent Inu-Yasha (w/ big puppy eyes): Is something wrong?
Grandpa:Oh, no nothing. I will notify you by tomorrow whether you are hired or not.
Grateful Inu-Yasha: Oh thank you, old man! THank you. (Inu-Yasha saunters out of the room.)
"Well, what an interesting man," Grandpa said to himself. "He can change his face so many times in one conversation. Interesting. Well guess I should call Souta now and tell him the news." Grandpa picked up the phone and began to dial.
Somewhere in the city, a young man with a slick black hair in a ponytail and shades (and a very perverted smile) is lost trying to find the police station.
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So, Did Inu-Yasha get the job?
Oh, my goodness!! Is it me or are my chapters getting LONGER and LONGER?!!! so weird... so... would you prefer long chapters and later updates or shorter chapters and more frequent updates? ^_^ Either or, can't do both...
Whew... finally found the time to write this chapter!! Yay!! PLEAZ REVIEW and tell me if you like how the story is going or not or else...
um yea... my goal is to reach 70 reviews!! Think i'll get there? (who knows?)