Taking Care of Business

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Another Inu fic

by

mkh2

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I don't own the song "Taking Care of Business" – pretty obvious since I'm not that old. Also, I don't own Inuyasha, big surprise there. (Tippy: Naw, seriously?)

Guess what? Yup, that's right… I'm in the story too. I think I'll just probably slap together all the stories with me in them under the "drive-thru" fic since I've been in all of those (oo, just a note – I might do a quick scene in "Hey! What's with the growling" with me in it… won't say what I'm doing though.) Also, I finally made an appearance in one of DBZ fics – I own a shop. (What? … it was based of a dream I had the night before… yes, I know, I know… pathetic.) So, if you think my Mikki character is funny, you might want to check it out. Though I wouldn't blame you if you don't wanna.

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" " – denotes speech

' ' – denotes thought

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"Taking care of business, everyday! Taking care of business, lalalalala! Taking care of business!"

Inuyasha jumped out of the well, cringing as he heard the loud singing out there – not that it was incredibly bad… just bad, well… just sorta bad. (If he said that it was all bad, Kagome'd have his head.) He exited the well house and saw a young miko, judging from her clothes, sweeping the shrine grounds. Kagome. He frowned. Didn't her tell her not to wear those clothes?

"…and working overtime!" Sheesh, Kagome is way to bouncy to be a miko – since when do mikos dance… and like that? She's bouncing around like Shippo on a sugar high…

"Kagome! What did I say about getting in those clothes? Take 'em off! And don't dance like that – it's shameful!"

*bam bam bam pow bam!*

Ooh… Inu got swirly eyes. Inu fall on the ground…

"It's me, Mikki, dummy! And what's with the clothes bit, eh?" Mikki glares. "I'm not Kagome and don't go comparing me to that Kicker girl of yours, either!"

"Kicker girl?"

"Yeah, the Kicker girl, your old girlfriend – and something about a clay pot… At least, I think that's what the person said, well, whomever it was who was talking to me… I wasn't really paying attention."

'She's talking about Kikyo…' Inu sweat dropped. Clearing his throat, he asked, "Whaddya doin' here, eh? And in those clothes?"

"Hm? Oh! Kag's mom is real nice and gave me an extra job – helping maintain the shrine's integrity and all that for a little extra cash. Besides, I could really use the exercise – the rent at my apato* isn't so bad since I met the building owner… I look like her granddaughter or something so she gave me a good deal – and she makes really good cookies!"

He blinked. "Oh. What's that about exercise?"

"Oh, exercise –things ya do to work up a sweat and keep in shape! Though, it seems to me you and Kag don't really need that, always traveling and everything…" mikki sweeps enthusiastically at a spot. "Out, out, vile spot! And take that – and that! Die spot die!"

"That's… just weird." Inu blinked at the spot.

"Yeah… I usually use my 'die' line on the dishes."

Inu twitched. 'Baka.**'

"With the classes I have, there's no exercise."

Inuyasha blinked. 'Classes?'

"Classes? Like Kagome's?"

"Sort of, but not quite, and not as time consuming… Here! Lookit my schedule!" Mikki whips it out, from where, he couldn't tell – it didn't look like there were any pockets on her robes and he didn't want to think of where she put it. She looked at it before handing it to him. "Oh, the bottom half is ripped of, but this should give you the general idea…"

~Mikki's college schedule~

Great works of literature parodied in animation

Including, but not limited to:

–DBZ

–YuYu Hakusho

–Donkey Hote, Looney Tunes

Great works of literature parodied in movies

Including, but not limited to:

–Bible

–Journey to the West

–Don Quixote

–The Three Musketeers series (yes, there's more than one!)

The impact of Stanley Kubrick's films on mass media

Religion and society as evidenced in "The Simpson's"

Inuyasha blinked at it. "Er… right. What's the point?"

"To be what I wanna be."

"And what's that?" Inuyasha cocked his head thoughtfully at it. "I don't get it."

Mikki harrumphed and glared at him, turning slightly red over her nose, cheekbones, and ears. "Well, if you don't know, I'm not telling."

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

Inu sweatdrops. "Never mind."

"Good! … What were we talking about again?"

Inuyasha sighs. 'Definitely a baka.'

"So, where's Kagome? She's late."

"Out with Hojo." Mikki hummed contentedly as she began sweeping again.

"Who's Hojo?"

"A guy."

Inu fritzes out. "Nani?"

*whap!* *pow!*

"Oh don't you start that!" Mikki growls, brandishing her broom which had already visited his head three times today (all the bam-bams were from her fist… guess what the pow was.)

Inu glared, rubbing the lumps. "And why not?"

"If you're always running around with that Kicker girl then it's only fair to let Kag run around with whoever she wants – you don't get a say in her business if Kag doesn't get a say in yours."

"But, but…"

"But nothing! Stupid excuse you have – 'but I owe her!' How whiny and spineless can you get? Just come out and say you like the Kicker girl, stop giving poor Kag the run around. Anyways, it's not like her being out with Hojo is a big deal. He's a little clueless, but nice, and it's mostly a study date anyways. At any rate, she isn't really interested in him." Mikki mumbles the last part in English.

Inuyasha blinked. "Eh?"

"Eh?" Mikki blinks back.

"But, I do owe Kikyo."

"No you don't."

"Yes I do."

"You are… misreading… the circumstances. You never attacked her – she attacked you. You never were out to hurt anyone, only to "better" yourself, even if the way you were planning on doing so was rather misguided. [Inuyasha – "Hey!"] From what I hear, you regret your attack on the village, the one that caused a friend of yours to lose an eye – Kikyo has no qualms about hurting others, though she does put up a good front about helping them, even if after she… ahem – let's leave that well enough alone. At any rate, to continue… You are the opposite. She killed you… you never had any intentions to kill her."

"But…"

"My body may be out of shape but my mind and ears most certainly aren't."

"Huh?"

"I mean that you, sir, are an idiot."

"Hey!"

"Hey is for horses. You're a puppy dog – you don't even know how good you have it. Someone is trying to give you a steak dinner, but you growl at them for removing your stupid little Frisbee dish with mud."

"Eh?"

"Chuh! What I mean is, you guard your relationship with that Kicker girl so fiercely that you are overlooking the fact that the relationship you do have with Kagome just might slip through your fingers. And Inu-baby, that is very stupid."

Inuyasha stares straight ahead. 'Wha- no! Kag wouldn't leave me, she'd never betray me… right?' he thinks.

He hears a noise and goes to hide.

"Thanks for the lunch Hojo, I had a good time." Kagome's voice!

"N-no problem! Maybe we can do this again another time…?"

"Hm, maybe."

Inu's eyes widened. 'No!'

Looking around, he sees her window is open so he jumps in. Mikki grinned.

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"Taking care of business… lalala! Hi Kag-chan!" Mikki waved at Kagome.

"Hi Mikki." she blinked at the wildly bouncing American in the traditional miko garb. "She made you wear them?"

"No, but your Ji-chan*** suggested it would look spiffy! La la la whee!" Kagome sweat dropped as Mikkki began to spin around. She laughed slightly as she noticed Hojo step back in surprise – 'Ah, she's trying to scare him off again, eh?'

"Oh beware of the glare of the Rikki Tikki Bear since he has lost his hair and is in a bad mood! And… he's wearing red and sitting on your bed with… uh… a present made of … lead! On a Friday, Saturday night!"

Kagome stared at the miko-impersonator who had taken to the broom like a pogo stick. 'Is she trying to tell me something?'

"You… Stop!" Mikki turned around and put a hand out towards Hojo who got startled and started almost running to the stairs. "…In the name of Love!"

Kagome burst out in laughter.

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"She said something about a cute lil' present in my room… right before she burst into a rendition of 'Taking care of business,'" Kagome smiled brightly as she pushed open the door. "Hey, just getting to see my room after today is a present in and of itself!"

Kagome opens the door to see a sad pouting hanyou on her bed.

"Who was that?"

Kagome stared in mild surprise before answering. "Does it matter?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"I… I don't want you to leave me."

"For the shards, right?"

"No… I mean I don't want to lose you too…"

"Inuyasha…" Kagome smiles at him.

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Under the window Mikki bursts into song. "Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match! Find me a find! Catch me a catch!"

A customer shakes his head wearily. "It's getting harder and harder to find good mikos these days, isn't it?" he says to the lady with him. The lady nods solemnly.

"Ye God."

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Later upstairs while he's stirring the bowl of ramen that Kagome made him to "cheer him up", Inuyasha realizes something… "… At least, I think that's what the person said, well, whomever it was who was talking to me… I wasn't really paying attention." "My body may be out of shape but my mind and ears most certainly aren't." He groans… Mikki did put that whole act on, on purpose! Kicker girl… shoulda known. But… what's the deal with the clay pot bit? Oh well. He takes another bite of his ramen. Delicious!

Down in the yard, Mikki cackles maniacally, successfully scaring away the two potential customers from earlier.

~Owari~

~No, I don't own Fiddler on the Roof.~

~No, I don't own the Rikki Tikki bear.~

I also don't own any of the works of literature or movies suggested in my make-believe class schedule. I do, however, own the conept for the classes, and if they happened to make those classes I'd be more than happy to attend. .

Uh… kinda waffy. Can't believe I did that…

Tippy: you are so stupid.  Mikki: …and this coming from the girl who used to run around proclaiming "I Am BROCCOLI! Have IQ Of 10!"  Tippy: hey!  Mikki: Bwahahahaha! I am genius!

* apato means apartment. Go on, try saying it: Ah-pa-toe!

** baka… dummy… didn't I mention this before? It really depends on situation, pronunciation, tone of voice, etc., just like in English situations – you can be sincere or sarcastic with the exact same words.

*** Ji-chan is Grandpa or Gramps, depending on the situation, tone of voice, just like with baka or, in fact, with any word or phrase in any given language. Some people tend to forget that, but it is very important. (The words themselves only comprise like, what, 5% of all given communication?)