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THE SHIKON NO TAMA



"Hello, this is Kagome Koishikawa, I was wondering if you had any job vacancies?

"Yes...anything at all!...Why do I want the job? Well, I'm just really strapped for cash, and since I live so close to your headquarters, it seems convenient...really?

"A job in the catering department? Yes, that's fine, I'm a great cook! Okay! I'll see you tomorrow!"

Kagome put down the phone and smiled at Sango. "We're in!"

"Great, Miss Koishikawa!" Kagome smiled. Myoga had given them fake surnames earlier.

Sango had been accepted in the cleaning department. She had phoned several hours before, so it didn't seem suspicious.

"Oh my god...I'm supposed to cook, huh?"

Sango smirked, then quickly turned her laughter into a cough.

Kagome glared.

In the Shikon no Tama building, a man with long silver hair and dog ears slammed down the phone.

"That's our third job applicant today, Miroku." He said to his black- haired friend with a small ponytail.

"Chill, Inuyasha. You've checked their files, haven't you? They're innocent people looking for work. You're paranoid about the FBI. They don't have any evidence against us."

"Well, these kids definitely aren't FBI. Look." Inuyasha passed Miroku three photographs. "First one, Sango Mino. An eighteen year old girl. Doesn't look like the fighting type."

"Eighteen? Too young. I knew you were being paranoid."

"We're only twenty ourselves, Miroku! But still, she's not the right type."

"Don't judge on outward appearances. I've learned that the hard way." Miroku said, fingering a slap mark on his cheek. "What's the next one? Kagome Koishikawa. Another eighteen year old. Quite short. Hey, doesn't she look like Kik-"

"Shut up!"

Miroku swallowed.

"Kagome? Kagome! KAGOME, GET THE HELL OUT OF BED!"

Kagome opened her eyes to find a furious Sango holding her breakfast.

"Heh...heh..." Kagome smiled. Then she caught sight of Sango's clothes.

Stiff white shirt, brown skirt and blazer.

"Whoa, Sango, I thought we got over the schoolgirl phase?"

"Don't make it any more painful than it already is. Myoga made me say yesterday over the phone that I was a schoolteacher."

Kagome smirked and took out some jeans and a small blue t-shirt.

Sango glared and stomped into the kitchen.

"Sango? Can I take the car?"

"Yeah, I'll take the bus."

"Thanks Sango." Kagome and Sango had decided to travel into work separately to avoid suspicion. By Myoga's orders, they were not allowed to talk or make eye contact during the first day, so it would seem that they were strangers.

Kagome dropped Sango off at the bus stop. "See ya later. Remember to switch on your microphone and keep your FBI label safe. I put my label in my shoe."

"Yeah, my microphone's in my shoe."

"So where's your label?"

"You don't wanna know. See ya, Kag. It's gonna be hard - acting like I don't know you."

Kagome smiled and drove off.

The Shikon no Tama building was enormous. It towered over New York city, dwarfing all the other office blocks. There was an enormous iron gate surrounding the building and its private car parks, and there were several guards patrolling the gate.

"What's so secretive about swords, huh?" Kagome murmured.

Swords only became in demand when the demons started appearing in the world. When demons were discovered, people found out that a tiny bullet from a gun had no effect on them. So swords were produced.

No one knew the exact date when demons appeared in the world, or how they first came into being. The world used to be normal...until one day, there were a few missing children, and then there were a few more suspicious deaths, and then a few more gruesome bodies. The demons had appeared, and they had been increasing in size and number ever since.

After answering the guards' questions, Kagome swerved into the car park and walked to reception, where she was told to wait. Sango was already there, with another man. Kagome ignored Sango, like their instructions, and sat down.

The three newcomers were brought to their senses as two men strode into the reception. Kagome and Sango recognised them instantly as Inuyasha and Miroku, but they remained silent.

"Miss Kagome Koishikawa, Miss Sango Mino, and Mr Hojo Brown, please come this way." Miroku said smoothly. Inuyasha kicked open the door to another office, and motioned for everyone to sit down.

"Welcome to Shikon no Tama." Inuyasha said. Kagome noticed that his dog ears twitched every so often, but stifled her laugh. However, Inuyasha must have noticed, because he sent her a fierce glare.

If Kagome's teaching was correct, then Inuyasha must be a half-demon. To an untrained human, he would look normal, with the exception of his dog ears. Kagome, however, had noticed his fangs as he spoke, and the sharp claws on his fingers. He also had long silver hair which Kagome knew was natural. To add to that, he was wearing bright red.

However, Kagome had to admit to herself, that half demon or not, he was hot. And those ears were so cute... 'If only he wasn't half human... and if only he wasn't suspected of demon breeding...'

'Damn! Kagome Higurashi, what are you thinking! Mind on the job, girl!' Kagome scolded herself mentally.

Miroku looked fairly human, except for a strange glove on his hand. Kagome could sense some power radiating from it, but it was not a demonic power.

"Now listen. There are a few simple rules you have to follow. Rule one, the top corridor is strictly out of bounds, as is my office, and Miroku's office. You go there, you're fired. Okay?"

'Harsh.' Kagome thought. 'I'll have to check what's up there.'

"Second rule, you do your job, and don't get concerned about what other people are doing. Don't ask questions. You're here to work, not go nosing about."

'Heh...heh...' Kagome thought. 'Looks like we're gonna have to break that rule too...'

"Last rule. There is a large sword in my office. Now, providing that you have followed the rules, you won't be in there, would you? But if I happen to call you to my office, you do not look at, touch, stroke, etc the sword."

Inuyasha led Kagome and the other man down to the kitchens, and Sango was led away by Miroku to the cleaning department.

"Hey." Kagome whispered to the man next to her. "You're working in the kitchens too?"

"Yes." He whispered back. "I'm Hojo, by the way. I'm glad to meet you, Miss Koishikawa."

"Call me Kagome."

"You two." Inuyasha said. "Shut it."

"Sorry sir," Kagome said. 'Well, about time to start my real job then.' She thought. "Um, sir, where is your office? If we know where it is we won't accidentally walk in."

"Second floor. Big sign saying 'Inuyasha' on the door. If you miss that, you're more stupid than I thought."

"Um, excuse me!" Kagome said, before she could stop herself. "I am not stupid!" She instantly clamped a hand over her mouth.

"You're answering back to your boss?"

Kagome glared.

"Um, sir, what's with the ears?" Hojo asked lightly.

'Idiot.' Kagome thought. 'He must think there fake. Of course, he won't know they're actually real.'

"Uh...no, they're really....nice ears, sir!" Kagome stepped in front of Hojo as Inuyasha glared. "He didn't mean to insult your ears!"

Kagome never found out what punishment Hojo would have received, because at that moment, a scream sliced through the tension. Kagome knew that scream very well.

"Sa..." She caught herself before she said her friend's name. "Sa..say, what was that?"

With his demon hearing, Kagome knew Iuyasha had heard her almost say 'Sango'. She cursed herself inwardly.

"Sir, what was that?" Hojo asked.

"Miroku." Inuyasha answered simply. Kagome quickly hurried on, knowing that Sango would contact her over their microphone if something was drastically wrong.

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