Tsuki: (sings) It's raining men, halleluah, it's raining men…

Akina: (sings along too) I'm gonna go out, I'm gonna let myself get…

Tsuki: …absolutely soaking wet! Yay, I love to sing. And that's such a great song. I refuse to be depressed over the relese of the first Inuyasha movie.

Akina: well, this is our new…currently going to be really short…ficlet.

Tsuki: and now…(announcer voice) for the summary!

SUMMARY:

          AU college-bound Kagome ends up with a summer job running the staff at the city zoological establishment. Feeding animals, greeting tourists…piece of cake, right? But when her staff consists of a letch, a tomboy, a hanyou, and his quiet youkai brother will she even be able to survive the first day? Tsuki & Akina ficlet!

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Kagome grinned as she dropped her bags in her dorm. It was in the building just outside of the zoo, overlooking the neibhoring golf course and the miniature train tracks. The building itself was all dorms for the summer college students that would be managing the zoo while the regular staff worked on shifts.

She cast a troubled look at the second bed in the room. Kagome had never had a roommate before, and she had heard awful stories. Her own belongings unpacked, however, she couldn't wait around for the other girl. She was due for a meeting with the zoo's event coordinator to receive her summer assignment.

'Please don't have anything to do with poop…'

The event coordinator was elderly, a large grey bun on the top of her head and a clipboard clutched in one arm.

"Hello. You'll be young Kagome Hiragushi, then?"

Kagome nodded.

"I am Kaede, your supervisor. While you're working here, any plans that you have will be run by me first. You, Ms. Hiragushi, will be the staff director."

Kagome grinned widely. "Thank you very much, Ms. Kaede."

"On this clipboard you'll find maps, keys, and lists of chores to be done. There's a page on the rest of the staff, they'll check in with you when they arrive."

As soon as Kaede finished talking, Kagome was approached by a tall boy wearing red. His long silver hair was pulled into a ponytail and he was giving her a look that clearly said he wouldn't take orders. She smirked as he refused her handshake.

"I'm Kagome,"

"I'm Inuyasha. Where am I supposed to go, wench?"

Kagome huffed. "My name's Kagome."

"Feh."

"…" she looked at the list. "Inuyasha, eh?"

'What's a good job for a guy that's stubborn and foul-mouthed? I know!'

"Inuyasha, you're going to manage an entire species this summer."

"Yes?"

"Inuyasha, I'm proud to inform you that you're manager…"

"Yes?!"

"…of the monkies."

He stared at her for a minute. "Feh. Wench, who do you think I am?"

"You're Inuyasha Makahoto," Kagome replied promptly. "You're a sophmore in college, you're majoring in martial arts."

Inuyasha's eyes widened. "How do you know that?"

"I have your life on my clipboard," Kagome said matter-of-factly. "Now get going, Abu wants some banannas,"

Inuyasha stared at her like she was insane for a moment more before turning and leaving. Moments later, Inuyasha's double walked up, wearing blue.

Kagome blinked.

"Inuyasha, you don't have a split personality or something, do you?" she consulted the Clipboard of Life.

"Do not mistake this Sesshoumaru for his mangy brother."

"Oh! Sorry. So you're Sesshoumaru Makahoto, then?"

"Hai."

"I have just the assignment for you, Mr…um…poetry major," she sputtered, tripping over the last few words. "You…poetry?!"

Sesshoumaru didn't dignify her with an answer.

"…anyway…I thought that you'd make a good manager for some of the trickest animals we have."

"Yes?"

"Sesshoumaru, I'm going to make you manager of…" she grinned widely. "The Peacocks!"

He blinked. "This Sesshoumaru will write a haiku," he cleared his throat. "Beautiful feathers, masculine feminity, Sess accepts this task."

Kagome stared at him. And then she stared some more. "Oh…oohkay…"

He didn't respond, but turned and walked towards the door. 'Well, this is going to be an intriguing experience…'

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Tsuki: well…we know what's happening next. But we're ending this chapter.

Akina: we're also singing Only Hope by mandy moore. But that's okay.

Tsuki: you don't need to be terrified by us wishing that we could sing like mandy moore. Just be happy we aren't typing in lyrics at random.

Akina: (nods)

Tsuki: well, it's two in the morning officially in another ten or twelve minutes. So we're probably going to sleep.

Akina: And while we're asleep, you can review for us. C'mon, you know that you want to see Sesshoumaru chase a peacock…(grins)

Tsuki: personally, I like the title of this chapter. Inu-mon = dog-monsters. . (grins) not that I ever encouraged the pokemon scare, of course…(rolls eyes).