AN: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I'm glad that my first fanfic is getting good comments! This will keep the story going, because I know it's being appreciated! Thanks!

The Maid

Kagome felt numb as she found her way to Sango's room. 'He chose Kagura,' she thought. The little bit of hope that she had been holding on to had been snatched away. 'He must be some sort of sex addict or something,' Kagome decided. 'That would explain why he chose Kagura...' Sighing, Kagome couldn't help but wonder. What would happen after her month of living in the palace was up?

Would she be on the streets?

Kagome knocked on Sango's door, still pondering her previous thought. Sango slid the door open, and upon seeing her friend's weary expression, she knew.

"He... chose another girl?" she guessed.

"What else could you have expected?" Kagome said, exasperated. "It's not everyday that people insult the PRINCE like I did to him."

"Inuyasha needs someone to talk back to him once in a while, though," Sango said. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay," Kagome said, not wanting to bring her friend into depression with her. "I just thought I'd tell you is all," Kagome said. "I guess I'll go sleep, now. It's late." Kagome turned around and headed for her room.

Sango looked at her friend with pity. "I'm gonna kill Inuyasha if he kicks her out, even when the month of visiting is up," she decided.

Inuyasha watched, amused, as Rin, without a smile for once, helped the emotionless Kanna support the girl who had fainted out of the room.

"Inuyasha," Kagura said in a sing-song voice. She bent forward onto his chest, connecting her lips with his. Inuyasha hardly noticed. All he could think about was the troubled look the Kagome girl had left the room with.

It had seemed as if her eyes were glazed over. She had looked so... disappointed. 'Her eyes can hold so much emotion,' he realized. 'Something Kikyo was never capable of.'

"I don't need that stupid bitch," Inuyasha muttered, hoping to clear his mind of Kagome.

"Hmmm?" Kagura said in a sugary voice.

Miroku chose that moment to walk in. Seeing the scene before him, he smirked. "Already, Inu? First second alone with her and you start fucking with her."

Inuyasha was suddenly aware of the position he was in. Kagura was actually on top of him. Prying her off, Inuyasha stood up.

"Whatever," he muttered. "I'm gonna go sleep."

Seeing Kagura get up also, Miroku shot Inuyasha an unnerving smirk.

"You really can think of nothing else, can you?" Inuyasha said hopelessly. "I'm not gonna sleep with her, Priest." He walked off, cursing. Kagura trailed behind.

When Inuyasha reached his room, he collapsed on his bed. Something - or rather, someone, landed beside him. Turning over, Inuyasha found him face to face with Kagura. He jumped off his bed.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Inuyasha demanded, face red.

"Yashy?" Kagura asked uncertainly.

"I'm not your fucking Yashy shit," Inuyasha grumbled. "And by the way, you are no longer my maid. You're fired. I'll keep in mind that next time in an interview I'll ask if the girl has a problem with keeping her hands off me, first. You are disgusting, ya know? You almost made me lose my virginit-" Inuyasha stopped dead. 'I did NOT just say that,' he begged silently.

"What?" Kagura murmured, getting up.

Inuyasha snorted. Obviously the girl was a bit thick. "You are fired," Inuyasha spelt it out. "Get out of my room, now, PLEASE," he said the last word in a forced manner.

"B-but, Yashy!" Kagura started crying.

Inuyasha muttered, "Is that all you can say? Yashy? I'm sorry babe, but you're fired. You can still tell all those little friends of your's back home that you made out with the prince, yeah?" he hoped that would work.

Kagura paused her crying. "Y-yeah, I guess," she managed. She finally had seen that it was no use arguing. She got up, and walked slowly towards Inuyasha. Her expression was unreadable.

::SMACK::

"What the fuck was that for?" Inuyasha glared at Kagura, a hand to his face.

"Bye, honey. I'll miss ya!" Kagura said in her sugary voice. With that, she stormed out of the room.

After a while, "Hey, Inuyasha!" Miroku's head popped through the door. "What's with the crying babe back there? She just stormed off!"

"I just fired her," Inuyasha shrugged, indifferently.

"What?" Miroku almost choked. "But you just chose her?"

"So?" Inuyasha argued stubbornly. "She couldn't keep her hands off of me."

"Can't stand the attention?" Miroku smirked. "Since you're done with her can I-"

"No! You and that slut together? You'd be at it every few seconds like rabbits!"

"No one understands me," Miroku grumbled. "Oh yeah, you still need a maid, Inuyasha. You know how your mother is. She's not gonna change her decision. She thinks you need looking-after." Miroku smirked.

"Okay, well what choices do I have?" Inuyasha grumbled.

"Well, all the girls who had come earlier for the interview have left," Miroku said. "Except one."

"Well?"

"Her name's Higurashi. Higurashi Kagome."

Sorry, this was a short chapter, but that seemed like such a perfect place to stop!