.Hey pplz! I feel inspired to write! Yay happy time for you! Lolz! Here is chapter two! BTW Kikyohater002 dun worry it is but not for long! Lolz
Kagome had only spent one week in the castle, but already she felt she belonged. The other maids were always good for a quick conversation, when you were passing in the halls, and even the inhabitants of the castle were friendly. Prince Miroku never failed to give any of the maids a nice pat on their buts, but he did antagonize Sango especially. He was always winking at her, and always bothering her while she was working. King and Queen Yosha always said a quick hello as they walked past, and they always asked how you were feeling. Their older son, Sesshomaru always made sure never to bother you, or say anything; he just drifted along elegantly, like he was simply floating in mid-air.
But one inhabitant of the castle Kagome couldn't stand was Prince Inuyasha. He usually ignored the other maids, but to Kagome, he picked on her whenever she messed up, or when she happened to do anything but blink in his presence. Jerk, she thought.
One night, Kagome was lying on her small mat on the floor, when she heard someone enter. She looked up to see Sango, who had just come back from her shift. Kagome smiled a weak smile and averted her gaze to the ceiling. Sango didn't seem like she wanted to talk, so Kagome left her alone. Kagome sighed.
This place was almost exactly like home, except everyone was more cheerful, more talkative, and no one ever shifted their gaze whenever Kagome walked by. Kagome instead was greeted by small smiles, and warm gazes, and no one was ever cold to her. Not like back home⦠Kagome let out another small sigh. Sango looked up from where she had sat down, and over at Kagome.
"Are you alright?" Sango looked concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Kagome answered.
"Ok, you seem kind of depressed. Is something bothering you?" Sango asked.
"Umm, no." Kagome lied.
"Ok, then" Sango rolled her eyes, and gave the girl a sarcastic smile. Kagome laughed. "Oh yeah, and you're on laundry duty tomorrow as well." Sango added.
"What? What's laundry duty?" Kagome asked.
"Well on top of your regular duties, you have to do laundry once a week, and it's your turn." Sango explained.
"Oh ok, when do I start?" Kagome quite liked having to do manual labour; she had never done any in her entire life, and now she found it quite fun.
"Five." Sango replied simply. She laughed at the look on Kagome's face, and lay down on her mat. "Good night." She said almost too sweetly, and she closed her eyes.
"Good night, Sango." Kagome replied. She also lay down, and went to sleep.
"Hey, Hey! Wake up, sleepyhead!" Kagome was being shaken awake. She grumbled, and turned over.
"Hey, you have laundry duty! Get up!" Sango yelled, and she started to poke Kagome with her foot. Kagome started to laugh.
"Stop, it tickles! I'm up!" She cried. Kagome jumped from her mat. Her blankets were strewn aside, and she tripped over her own foot. She landed and smashed her face on the ground, and she stood up, and started to rub at her face. Kagome groaned, and glared at Sango.
"Sorry." She squeaked. Sango gave an apologetic smile. Kagome changed into her work clothes, and she looked at Sango.
"Come on, let's go." Kagome growled, and she left the room. Kagome had gotten to know the castle pretty well, and she only needed a little direction to find the laundry room.
The laundry room was a large, steamy room with a huge pile of clothing in one corner, and a large tub about the size of a small swimming pool, that was raised so that you needed a step ladder to reach the rim of the tub.
"Welcome to the laundry room, in here we rotate jobs. First, you'll sort out the clothes by colour, and then you'll be at the tub, and wash the clothes one by one. Ok?"
"Ok, that sounds easy." Kagome nodded. She headed over to the large pile of clothes, and picked a garment up. It was a white undershirt, and she looked at it disgustedly, and she threw it into a large pile of white clothing. Kagome got increasingly faster as time went on, and became a good judge of whether a garment was colours or darks, and soon the pile had decreased in size by a large amount. She was working beside Sango, and the two girls chatted occasionally.
"Ok, Rotation!" Someone barked, and everyone dropped what they were doing. They switched places and went to the opposite workplace. Kagome almost got trampled by all of the people rushing back and forth, and she was saved by Sango who pulled her along.
Kagome looked up at the tub, and she let out a small sigh. Good thing she was getting paid for this. She stepped on to the small ladder, and picked up a piece of clothing, and started to scrub it. A whole bunch of foam was starting to build up, and Kagome rinsed the garment underwater. She threw it into a separate pile and she began on the next one.
After a while, her hands became very red and pruny, and they hurt from the warm water. Kagome wondered how the water stayed warm as time went by. Kagome decided she needed a break. She sat down on the ladder, and dried her hands on her apron. She looked around at all the people working and rushing around.
Seeing them all work made Kagome feel sort of guilty and she quickly went back to work. As she worked, she watched how the ripples in the water distorted her reflection, and some of the different reflections made her laugh. But one thing made her pause. In one bubble she swore she saw something like a dark cloud, and a person's face that seemed to smirk at her.
Kagome was so engrossed with the bubble, she didn't even sense when a certain hanyou came, and pushed her into the tub. Kagome tumbled in and she kicked and scrambled around, trying to reach the surface. She smashed her knee against the bottom of the tub, and she could feel the skin scrape off. Kagome pushed her hand into the air and felt around wildly for the edge. She grabbed the rim, and she pulled herself up. As she wiped the soapy water out of her eyes, she saw Inuyasha doubled over in laughter, walking away. Kagome narrowed her eyes. Inuyasha was going to pay for this.
