Unless in Rome

By: Karen

Disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha, characters, places or events.

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"Rise and shine listeners! This is WPIA in the morning! With our first hit by-" Kagome groaned, shutting off the radio alarm clock. It was five o'clock. She never got up at this time. She was a growing girl…she needed like five more hours of sleep! Five was way too early for her! Grumbling, she got out of bed and stumbled into the shower and finally into her clothes. After dressing, she walked back into the built in bathroom, brushed her teeth and put on her make-up…the usual morning routine. However, looking back down at her dress, she shook her head.

'definitely not my morning routine…' she thought to herself before proceeding to the room next to hers. 'now to wake up Mr. Pain In The Ass.'

"Wake up sleeping beauty…" she said dryly, poking the sleeping man. It would have been the perfect chance to kill him…while he was asleep…but the security cameras that followed her around didn't exactly help much. So the blonde continued to poke him, waiting until he got up. Turning her head, but still poking of course, she looked around his room. A frame on the wall, sparked her interest as she crept closer to it, her poking hand following. It was quite interesting, holding a picture of a scowling younger version of Inu Yasha and what looked like to be his mother, father and brother.

"Can you get your finger out of my ear wench?" A voice said behind her, taking her finger from it's spot and pushing it away. She blushed and turned around, surprised that he had awakened.

"Don't call me wench."

"You know, I could easily fire you." he muttered under his breath.

"You wouldn't."

"Wanna bet?"

"I know you won't."

"And why wouldn't I?"

"Because you're staring at my chest, drooling." she said matter-of-factly, making him wipe his mouth and quickly move his eyes.

"No I wasn't…" he muttered while Kagome laughed.

"Don't lie."

"Do you know what? I'm getting tired of you…" he said, getting up and walking to the bathroom. "Clean this." he said, pointing to a spotless bathroom.

"It's already clean." she said, puzzled. He smirked, pushing everything off the sink and pouring shampoo and gel everywhere.

"Is it?" he asked smugly. She gasped, there goes her morning.

'I'm soooo going to kill him slowly and painfully.'

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"You want me to do WHAT?!" a auburn haired girl shrieked. She had limits, and this…this was definitely pushing it. Big time.

"Saati…I thought you were a maid…you have to do it…" Miroku said, confused. All he had asked her to do was strip the bedding…his eyes lit up when he realized what he had said, and what he had meant.

"I didn't mean you, fair maiden…I meant the sheets…however if you did want to strip I certainly wouldn't mind." he said, watching the blush on her cheeks match her hair.

"Yeah right! I head you with my own two ears! You said 'Can you strip?' I don't see where the hell bedding comes to play!" she yelled, not amused.

"Well, if you weren't ogling my chest than maybe you would have noticed that I pointed towards the bed." he smirked, folding his arms across his chest. She blushed, immediately putting her hands to her face.

"Well…aren't maids not supposed to look they're masters in the eyes?" she said defensively, watching him chuckle.

"Those are slaves."

"Oh…." she muttered, she knew that…she had hoped he didn't.

"But you can be my slave any day" he said smirking, Sango could almost tell what was coming next. "…I'll get out the whip and yo-"

"PERVERT!" she screamed, slapping his face and leaving a mark.

'I hope Kagome is having better luck than me…'

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The only break the girls could get was lunch. There they met the kind and cheerful cook Ayame Wolf. She had redder hair than Sango, but was a lot more cheerful. The three girls quickly became fast friends. Ayame wasn't exactly thrilled of being the cook for such boys. She complained that Inu Yasha needed his ramen done a certain way, and Miroku groped her every chance he got. But then again, he did the same to Sango. The poor boy already was slapped five times, and kicked in his sensitive place twice that morning.

Kagome groaned, stirring her coffee halfheartedly. After cleaning the bathroom, Inu Yasha had ordered her to arrange his closet according to color and brand name. It was easy since most of his clothes were red, but when he told her she needed to alphabetize it…her morning went by slow.

Sango on the other hand, didn't have to clean most…the trouble she had though, was making sure her employer kept his hands away from her. Ayame left them, getting a room-call for more ramen for Inu Yasha, leaving the assassins alone.

"I can't wait until we kill them!" Kagome growled, Ayame had informed them that there were no video cameras in the room, thinking that the girls would want to talk about they're employers like she did.

"I know…I think my butt will go raw by the end of today if he keeps groping me!" Sango sighed, hitting her head against the table.

"This is the worst job." Kagome huffed, sipping her coffee.

"No it's not…"

"Name one job that's worse."

"Garbage man."

"No. You get free stuff…try again."

"That's gross…umm…maid."

"Get to keep anything you find. Plus free cable."

"Mom." Sango said, causing Kagome to look up.

"You don't want to be a mother?"

"No."

"Why?" Sango sighed, looking away before she spoke.

"I can't trust men."

"So…there are good people out there."

"I know…" she paused, looking back to Kagome, a small smile on her face. "But who would love me…my job is to kill people…I can't…I can't love anyone."

"What about-"

"He's an assassin…how can I trust someone who might kill me while I sleep."

"I thought he liked you…"

"Yeah well apparently he didn't. And plus, if I was mom…I'd be afraid…so afraid that I'd kill one of my kids if they get me angry…"

"Sango…"

"No! I can't…I'd never be able to…"

"What if you gave up being an assassin?" Kagome asked, her eyes full of sincerity.

"What do you mean…" Sango murmured, confused.

"What if you stopped right now…and what if you fell in love."

"I couldn't…I couldn't stop."

"What if I said you could…"

"I can't…this is my life! The one thing I'm good at!"

"You're good at art…" Kagome whispered, barely loud enough for Sango to hear. Sango closed her eyes, trying to forget the memories.

"Kagome…don't…." she whispered as tears filled up her eyes.

"You were amazing…winning contest after contest…I always envied you as your best friend…but then you stopped…why?"

"I killed him…"

"Who?"

"Never mind." Sango stood up, her bangs covering her eyes as she poured out her coffee.

"Sango…"

"I said never mind!"

"Why are you keeping secrets form me? I'm your best friend!" Kagome yelled, hitting the table with open palms.

"It was too long ago! It doesn't matter!"

"Oh God…your brother?" Kagome whispered, it suddenly hit her. Sango's parents had died when Sango was seventeen, leaving her twelve year-old brother and her orphans. Kagome's family took them in, being close family friends. And one day, the siblings were running late, and when the door did open. Sango was the only one there. She had said her brother was shot by a gang on they're way home…and never talked about it again.

"Sango…why? I thought you loved him…"

"I did!" Sango said, leaning against the cupboards and crying.

"Then why'd you do it?!" Kagome whispered, she was surprised. She never thought Sango would be capable of…

"It was an accident…" she whispered before running out of the room.

'Sango…'

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Wow…I didn't expect it to end like that OO review please! And if you want, I'd love it if you could read my new story Project 5.0 because it's a contest fic and I NEED opinions.