Hola to all. I've begun a new fic. There was to be an introduction (I have it saved) but I don't like it. Before giving you some background information and the first chapter, I would like inform everyone that updates on The Sacred Jewels will be put on hold. I won't terminate it cuz I hope to finish it one day and have ideas written down to do so, but there doesn't seem to be much interest. Due to this lack of interest, I will take a break. Well, here is my new fic Unexpected.

Background stuff: Kagome and Sango work at the hottest club in Tokyo, owned by InuYasha. Recently, Nayru and her five-year-old daughter moved in with Kagome after moving to Tokyo from Spain (where they lived for a couple years). Akia lives with her mother in and is finishing college to get a degree in elementary school education (she hopes to be a teacher). Sesshoumaru is president of a recording company.

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha. But if I did, I don't suppose I'd be writing any fanfics or be searching for a job.

Unexpected

Chapter 1: New Job for Nayru

            Kagome placed the stack of pancakes in the middle of the table as a little sleepy little girl walked in rubbing her eyes. The young woman smiled and turned to turn on the stove to warm up some water for tea. She grabbed some plates and forks and put them on the table as well. The little girl pulled out a chair and climbed up.

            "Good morning Mina. Want some pancakes." Kagome set down a cup with orange juice in front of Mina.

            "Yes please."

            Kagome put two small pancakes on her plate and handed her a fork. She watched the little girl pour some syrup clumsily onto her breakfast. She helped out before the container slipped out of her little hands. She heard someone walking towards the kitchen. Nayru walked in wearing a robe. Her long black hair was wet.

            "Good morning Kagome."

            "And to you too. Didn't expect you to be up before I left for work."

            "I decided to accept that job offer from your boss." She sat down at the table and kissed the top of her daughter's head. "Good morning sweetie."

            Mina swallowed a bite of sticky pancake and grinned. "Hi mommy."

            Nayru took some pancakes. "Can your mother take care of Mina for me."

            Kagome got up to turn off the stove. "I'm sure she'd love to you. Mina is the closest she can get to a granddaughter until I get married and have kids. I'll ask her when she wakes up."

            The two women drank tea and ate breakfast. Mina finished her pancakes first and went to Souta's room to wake the boy up. Soon he came in to the kitchen followed by his mother and grandfather. Mina bounced in and sat in her mother's lap. Morning's always started like this in the Higirashi household. An hour later, Kagome and Nayru were dressed for work and were on the bus.

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            "What are you doing here Sesshoumaru?" asked a very irritated InuYasha.

            Sesshoumaru glanced at his half-brother. "I believe I have a right to check up on the club that I am co-owner of."

            InuYasha huffed. "Don't think I'm doing good enough taking care of business?"

            "You fired three employees last night."

            "So?"

            "InuYasha, you can't keep firing people. This club is one of the top clubs. Lots of people come here. That means you need all the help you can get."

            "Don't worry about it. I heard about someone who needs a job from a very attractive employee. I passed on a job offer to her and I think she'll be showing up in a couple minutes. Two more people are being interviewed as we speak."

            Just as he finished telling his brother this, two women walked into the club. InuYasha smirked as Kagome looked his way and frowned. She whispered something to her friend before they walked over to him and Sesshoumaru.

            "InuYasha, this is Nayru." Kagome pushed her friend forward.

            InuYasha looked her over. "Ever worked in a club before."

            The woman shot a nervous glance at Kagome before answering. "No, but I have worked as a waitress. I understand that during the day your club is only open as a restaurant."

            "That's right. At night the club is fully opened." He noticed his brother looking at the nervous woman. "I think you'll have no problem adjusting. Kagome will tell you what to do."

            She smiled. "Thank you so much."

            Kagome smiled at him as well. "Come on Nayru. I'll introduce you to everyone."

            The two women walked off to the employees lounge. InuYasha looked at Sesshoumaru with a smirk. The older male frowned at him.

            "What?"

            "Nothing." He crossed his arms. "Except I think you thought she was attractive."

            Sesshoumaru glared at him. "Think what you want. I'm going back to my office. I'll be back tonight."

            "Why?"

            "Some musician wants to speak to me about signing a record deal." With that, he left.

            InuYasha heard glass shattering at the bar and cringed. "That's the fourth time this week Carlos. That's coming from your paycheck."

            "Sorry sir," came the reply.

~************~

            Nayru was leaning against the counter of the bar. She was on her lunch break and had nowhere to go. She sighed blew her bangs off her eyes. The hair settled back onto her brow. She closed her green eyes. She heard someone clear their throat. She opened an eye and saw a familiar young man standing in front of her on the other side of the counter.

            "Miroku!" she exclaimed as she straightened up. "I haven't seen you in since last summer when I came to visit from Spain." She hugged her half-brother over the counter.

            "Sango called me last night and told me you got here a couple days ago. How's Mina?"

            "She's great. She keeps asking when she'll get to see her funny uncle Miroku."

            Miroku laughed. "Tell her I'll come by later." He accepted the bottle of soda Nayru offered. "So how are you doing sis?"

            Nayru shrugged. "Okay I guess. A little depressed. Nothing seems to be going right for me lately."

            "Just because your business failed doesn't mean anything Nayru."

            "Is that all that's gone wrong in my life?"

            He frowned. "Sorry. I didn't mean…"

            "I know."

            A couple walked in and sat a table. Nayru was about to go but was stopped when Sango walked over handing her some empty glasses and grapping two menus. Miroku's eyes followed the object of his affection. His sister rolled her eyes and smacked the back of his head.

            "Hello…sister you haven't seen for a while standing right here. Your lechery can wait till later."

            He turned towards her with a hurt expression. "I am deeply offended. I was simply admiring a beautiful friend of ours as she works diligently to earn money."

            "Uh-huh."

            InuYasha appeared next to Miroku. "Nayru?"

            "Yes?"

            "I believe your break ended five minutes ago and there is a table that needs to be waited on."

            Nayru apologized to her brother and rushed off. She reached the table with three college guys who were waiting to be served. She took a deep breath and pulled a notepad from her apron and grabbed the pencil from behind her ear. College guys were one of the toughest customers someone like her had to deal with.

            "Well, look Sean. All that waiting paid off. We got a looker."

            And so it began. "May I take your order?"

            The one called Sean grinned. "Sure."

            The third guy leaned towards her. "Care to give us your number?"

            "Excuse me? I meant what do you want to eat."

            He laughed. "I know. But I was hoping for something extra."

            She rolled her eyes. Here it comes.

            Sean chuckled. "Jake, just order the food."

            She took their order and left quickly, aware that two of those guys had their eyes on her. She slammed the paper with the order on the counter gritting her teeth. Carlos appeared from the kitchen. He took the order and came back with the food.

            "Don't' let them get to ya. Guys like that come here often."

            Nayru smiled. "I'm used to it. Working in a restaurant during high school provided me with practice."

~************~

            InuYasha sat next to Miroku. "New conquest?"

            Miroku looked at him. "Nayru's my half-sister. Same mother, different father."

            "Didn't know you had a sister."

            "Never asked."

            "So your mom divorced and then remarried."

            "Divorced yes. Remarried no."

            Miroku sipped his drink. InuYasha was waiting for a reply. He heard someone slam something onto the counter. He saw a frustrated Nayru. He watched her retrieve the food and walk off. Suddenly Miroku resumed talking.

            "I don't think it's any big secret though. Our mother divorced my father a couple years after I was born. She had joint custody of me until she lost her job. Two years later she got a new job as a child psychologist. She met a guy and fell in love. At least she thought she did."

            "And?"

            "Had Nayru. The guy left after finding out she was pregnant."

            InuYasha narrowed his eyes. "So she was left to take care of a child on her own. That sucks."

            Miroku gripped his bottle of soda. "Gets worse. When Nayru was six, our mother was diagnosed with cancer. It was way too late to do anything. She died half a year later. Nayru had no family. She was sent to her mother's friend, Akia's mother, to live. You know her. Anyways, I met her a couple years later at school. We've been close ever since."

            InuYasha nodded. "She's had it tough."

            "Yeah." Miroku turned around in his chair and leaned on his elbows on the counter. "Enough about that. I hear you have a new DJ playing tonight."

            "And you heard that from…"

            "Sango. I'm thinking of stopping by to check it out."

            "You mean to check out Sango and the other lovely ladies."

            "Them too."

            InuYasha shook his head. Typical.

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A/N: So there it is. I'm on Spring Break right now, so updating probably will be frequent. Hope you all enjoy this new fic. Got any questions, just ask. Now it's time to review!!! Till next time…