Le Restaurant

Chapter 3: News for Sango and Preparations


Continuing the Author's Note Count, Author's Note Number Eight, Another Disclaimer, Reviewer Responses, and Holiday Happiness! YAY!

FRF: Yo! Happy Columbus Day Everyone!

Nikki: Why are you telling them to have a happy holiday when they all probably have Monday off while you're in school?

FRF: Don't remind me.

Spirit: You do get the twenty-fifth off due to teachers' conventions.

FRF: Good point. Anyway...

Nikki: What!? You've got nothing to say!?

FRF: Yep.

Spirit: That's my line!

Nikki: No lame excuses for being late?

FRF: I'm starting this chappie extremely early.

Nikki: There's a first.

Spirit: Be quite! We're going to do the reviewer responses now.

FRF: WAIT! Can't forget the disclaimer!

Nikki: Whatever.

FRF: I don't own Shippo, though he is being held captive with the rest of the cast.

Spirit: I thought you were supposed to say that you don't own Inuyasha.

FRF: Yes, I don't own him either, but I would much rather own Shippo.

Nikki: Why?

FRF: Because I'm a HUGE Shippo fan. In fact, after I get a bit more into this story, I'm going to start a Shippo story.

Nikki: You're insane.

FRF: So?

Spirit: Let's do the reviewer responses. I'm sure people are growing impatient.

FRF: OK.


Reviewer Responses!

phoebe – You're welcome. I really like the name Phoebe. I think it's because Phoebe is my favorite character on Friends, the only show that I'm obsessed with as much as Inuyasha. Interesting by the chappie, huh? Glad you like it! Here's the update!

SanMirLover421 – Honored? Sure. Why not. I'm on your favorites list! Thank you ever so much! I bow to you! As for the Koharu thing, it's called acting. She really feels as if her heart has been ripped out and has no excuse to live so she hung herself from the ceiling fan and is now dead. That was morbid. The acting part is true, not the suicide. She was kind of disappointed, but gets over it easily seeing as it was only ONE date. Now get off the floor and stop begging! I'd much rather you threaten me. Threats are funner!

xdragon0180 – All hail WacDonald's!

Xichiathik – Glad you like the story! Now stop putting yourself down. People annoy me when they do that. The way I see it, if your work is wonderful, be happy. If it sucks, take pride. That's what I do. Just one reason why I don't ask people if this sucks. I don't like to make people feel sorry for me. Be happy!

20 question marks– The question marks wont show up. Here you go!

Lady Sango 7 – You like Hamtaro too!? That stupid line Laura always says IS annoying, but the voice fits better. I'm a Kagome hater and proud! Along with Kikyou, Jaken, and Hojo. Your whole 'liking Kagome more in the manga than the anime' is like my 'liking Kikyou more in Japanese than in English.' Glad you like the story!

FRF: There you go folks! Now then, here's the summery, restaurant description, and updated bios!


Summery, Restaurant, and Updated Bios!

Miss Sango Natsume is the owner and manager of the most prestigious restaurant in town. A five star rating, great food, affordable prices, and valet parking are just some of the reasons people like it so much, not to mention the friendly and talented personnel. Even the most famous people from all over the world have come for at least one meal. Actors, singers, the President of the United States! You name it, and more likely than not that person has eaten here. The chefs can prepare almost any meal, and as long as you have on a shirt, pants, and shoes, you're welcome to dine. Both demons and humans are welcome. The restaurant is due for a health inspection. What happens when the health inspector just happens to be Miroku?

The restaurant is five stories high. The first floor has the bakery, pick-up, and fast food sections, along with a waiting lobby and an arcade and play-place to keep little kids entertained while waiting for a table. The second story is the family restaurant. The third story is for parties. The fourth story is for the rich. Finally, the fifth story is for celebrities and other famous people. The higher the floor you're on, the more expansive the meals. Thus, just about anybody can eat there and get whatever they want. Valet is upon request only. Each floor has matching décor, and there are several glass elevators leading up to each floor, not to mention three spiral staircases. Sango's office is on the ground floor and has it's own smaller lobby and an outdoor entrance. This allows people interviewing for a job to be distinguished form customers.

Quick bios, then... ON WITH THE STORY!!! I did these like I had the characters interviewed, in case you were curious.

Natsume Sango – Age 24; Human; Owner/manager of Restaurant à Droite; Relationship status: Dead since college and refuses to let Kagome set her up. (Claims she's too busy for romance. I think she has dating issues, major ones if she's turned down every date offered in three years. No new comments.)

Katsuhiko Miroku – Age 26; Human; Health inspector; Relationship status: Still drooling over the picture from the last chapter. (He's even ignoring the reporters!)

Higurashi Kagome – Age 23; Human; Beauty salon owner and manager; Runs an internet-dating service; Relationship status: Looking. (Maybe I should mention she's a hopeless romantic. Then again, the internet-dating service does bring in customers for the salon, when a user gets a date. No new comments.)

Inada Shippo – Age 18; Kitsune (Fox demon); Valet driver for Restaurant à Droite; Relationship status: Not big on romance. (I think he wants a car before he gets a girlfriend. No new comments.)

Togawa Inuyasha – Age 25; Dog demon/Human (Hanyou); Sesshomaru's HALF-brother; Action-movie star; Success reasons: He claims it's the ears; Relationship status: Still hung up over a cheating ex. (Three guesses who! I don't know why he ever went out with that bitch in the first place. No new comments.)

Togawa Sesshomaru – Age 28; Dog demon; HALF-brother and agent of Inuyasha; Relationship status: Refuses to date. (I think the big, bad, demon lord is afraid of heartbreak. I don't care how much he says otherwise. No new comments.)

Togawa Rin – Age 17; Human; Sesshomaru's adoptive human daughter and secretary; Relationship status: Sesshomaru won't let her date. (That's why she always attempts to sneak out. No new comments.)

Kitaue Kouga – Age 25; Wolf demon; Head chef at Restaurant à Droite; Relationship status: Infatuated with Kagome. (Obsessed is more like it! Kagome can't set foot in Sango's restaurant without him breathing down her neck and begging for a date. No new comments.)

Kishimoto Naraku – Age 30; Evil hanyou; Sango's business rival; tries to put her out of business; owner of Naraku's; Relationship status: Thinks he's too good for dating. (I think he's just conceited. Just look at the name of his restaurant! No new comments. )

Sanjo Kagura – Age 22; Wind demon; Ace reporter for the Tokyo Times; Relationship status: No comment. (I swear, she is really determined not to tell. We've already lost seven reporters due to the fact that they kinda bugged her one too many times with the question. No new comments.)

Takei Kikyou – Age 24; Human; Singer; Inuyasha's ex; Success reasons: Lip-sinking; Relationship status: Broke up with Inuyasha. (Does anyone want to help me kill her? I thought Nikki was a bitch, but little miss pop princess thinks she can boss ME around! Doesn't she know that the penalty for that is severe torture? And to make matters worse, she can't even sing! No new comments.)


Author's Note Number Nine

FRF: Yo! Me again! Just a few quick notes!

Chapter 1 was on Wednesday night. Chapter 2 was on Thursday. Sango actually had a good day that day. Friday it rained, for the second time that week, but was otherwise normal for both characters. Chapter 3 takes place on Saturday morning and stops in the afternoon. Chapter 4 will have the rest of Saturday, and the inspection.

"ramen" is speech

ramen is thoughts

RAMEN is shouting

'ramen' is word emphasis

the line thingys is scene break

FRF: I think that's all! Enjoy the fic!


Le Restaurant

Chapter 3: News for Sango and Preparations


Sango woke to a bright light. Her blinds were slightly open and sunlight was filtering into the room. She had had another late night, trying to take care of all her paperwork. Shippo would also be starting today so she had spent a good portion of yesterday getting ready for that. By the time she got home, she had been so tired that she didn't even bother to change, let alone set her clock. It just so happened that she overslept.

There need to be more hours in a day! Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, she glanced at the clock, noticing it read eight thirty. Damn! I was supposed to be at the restaurant two and a half hours ago!

Jumping out of bed, Sango rushed into the bathroom. She turned the shower on cold and stripped of her clothes, before getting in. Hopefully the chill would help wake her up. For once, she regretted growing out her hair. It always took a while to wash, and time was something she was short on.

About thirty minutes later, Sango finished her shower and grabbed a towel off the rack. She rushed over to her closet and pulled out a long, black skirt. She also pulled out a dark green shirt and a light pink sweater. Quickly dressing, she once again ran to the bathroom and brushed her hair and teeth. She then applied the usual pink eye shadow she wore every day. She decided to leave her hair down, as she looked herself over, and then headed down stairs.


Taking the steps two at a time, Sango ran into the kitchen. She searched her pantry for a cereal bar before heading towards the front door. She slipped on her black, three inch high-heels and grabbed the over stuffed briefcase sitting by the door. Picking her keys up off the small table, she walked out the door and to her car.

Sango climbed into her car and threw her briefcase onto the passenger seat. She pulled out of her driveway after putting the keys in the ignition and turning them to the right. It was nine forty five and she was breaking every speed limit in order to reach the restaurant as fast as possible. Thank god there are no cops on the road. I'm glad I gave Kouga a spare key to open up the restaurant, incase I'm ever late... like today.


Miroku was sitting in his kitchen, contently munching on his pancakes. For once, he had woken up early, eagerly anticipating that afternoon's health inspection. At two o'clock, he would finally get to meet the lovely Sango in person. That beat spending an entire day drooling over her picture, though the picture was nice too.

Finishing his pancakes, Miroku picked up his plate and plopped it in the sink. He crossed the floor and sat down on the couch, turning on the television. It was only ten, and he had three and a half hours of waiting.

He aimlessly flipped through the stations, soon discovering that out of more than five hundred channels, there was absolutely nothing of interest on. His choices were talk show reruns, little kid cartoons, the news, and either really old or really bad movies, none of which he wanted to watch. Three and a half hours, and there was nothing to do. Might as well look over the restaurant information again. With that, Miroku got up, grabbed the folder off of the counter, and sat back down again. He turned off the TV and opened the folder containing several papers, and Sango's picture.


Sango pulled into the restaurant parking lot. She snatched her briefcase, climbed out of the car, locked it, and ran towards the entrance. It was already 10:05am, and she was four hours late. Just because she owned the place, didn't mean she could show up whenever she wanted.

She swung the door open and went inside, slightly out of breath. Several of the waiting costumers gave her odd looks as she made her way to her office door. A slight blush of embarrassment covered her cheeks as she finally made it to the office. Sango entered and greeted her receptionist, then headed for the actual office.


She dropped her briefcase on a chair and walked over to her desk. She hit the voicemail button on her phone, and discovered that she had fifteen messages, ten of which were from Kagome. I'll call her back later.

One message in particular caught Sango's attention. It was from the health department and was regarding an up coming health inspection.

"Good morning Miss Natsume. I'm Mr. Shimomura, head of the health department. Your restaurant is due for its biannual health inspection. Six health inspectors will be arriving at two this afternoon for the inspection. Good luck, and good bye," the voice stopped and the machine beeped. "End messages," it said, then the room was silent, until...

"WHAT THE HELL!!!" Sango was 'not' a happy person. Her shout rang throughout the first floor and several people winced.


The receptionist knew that Kagome was the only one who could calm Sango down when she was angry. She quickly hit speed dial and waited for Kagome's cheery voice to float through the other end. "Natsume-san's angry. Get over here ASAP."

"Sure. What's wrong?" a curious voice asked.

"I think she found out about today's health inspection," said the receptionist.

"I'll be over in fifteen minutes!" With that, the phones were hung up and the receptionist waited patiently for Kagome's arrival.


Fifteen minutes later, Kagome burst through Sango's office doors. She found a fuming Sango pacing back and forth. Several pens and pencils were scattered on the floor, along with their holder. Sango had to have been really angry if she had started throwing things.

"Sango, calm down! What happened?" Kagome asked.

"WHAT HAPPENED!? WHAT HAPPENED!?!?!?! I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED!!!!!" Sango couldn't keep her temper under control anymore.

"THIS IS THE WORST WEEK EVER! KIRARA'S AT THE VET, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY DECENT SLEEP IN DAYS, I OVER SLEPT AND WAS FOUR HOURS LATE, THE NEW VALET STARTS TODAY, AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF..." she paused for breath.

"What Sango-chan?" Kagome was almost afraid to ask.

"NOBODY BOTHERED TO REMIND ME THAT THE DAMN HEALTH INSPECTION WAS TODAY AND NOW I HAVE LESS THAN THREE HOURS TO GET READY FOR IT!" Sango slumped down into her office chair and banged her head on the desk.

"Don't worry Sango-chan. Everything will work out. I'll help you. Promise!"

Sango gave a small smile and a slight nod. "What would I do without you Kagome?"

"Umm, still be flipping out?" Kagome replied, giggling slightly.

"You're probably right." Sango giggled too. Then, the two left the office and set about getting everything ready for the inspection, though Sango was still slightly pissed.


Three hours later, everything was ready. Shippo had started his shift and was doing a fine job. The restaurant looked wonderful and all of the employees were shipshape.

Sango and Kagome were sitting in the main lobby, waiting for the inspectors to arrive. Sango was slightly nervous, and Kagome was doing her best to keep Sango calm. There were only fifteen minutes before the inspectors would arrive.


A BMW pulled up in front of Shippo.

"Hello sir. Would you like me to park your car?" Shippo asked.

"Sure. Thanks kid," said the man as he got out and handed the keys to Shippo. The man was wearing black dress pants and a white shirt. A black suit jacket was over the shirt, unbuttoned. His hair was in a small ponytail and his violet eyes looked the building over. He walked towards the front doors and entered the restaurant as Shippo drove off to park his car.


FRF: Ok people, this is the shortest chapter yet, but it was more so a filler chapter. Plus, I wanted to try a cliffhanger, and this was the perfect place for one.

Nikki: Chapter four will be a lot longer.

Spirit: Why does the receptionist have Kagome's number on speed dial? And why are the employees 'shipshape' if they're not even on a ship?

Nikki: Why are you asking so many questions?

FRF: Because Sango works herself too hard, and thus is always stressed out causing her to have a very short temper. And, this is supposed to be a romantic COMEDY, so I thought it would be funny to use the term shipshape. It's just irony. And Spirit just wants to be annoying.

Nikki: Ok, now I'm officially afraid of what will happen in chapter four. Short-tempered woman, perverted man, really bad jokes, and an annoying ghost.

Spirit: Yep. It's not gonna be pretty. HEY! I'm not annoying!

FRF: Sure. So review! And, stay tuned for chapter four, The Inspection! Oh, and can you give me some constructive criticism? This just doesn't seem to flow right and I'm not sure why.

Nikki: What, no threats today?

FRF: I'm not in the mood to threaten people. This was a hard chapter to write. I hate morning scenes. And, I wasn't sure what to do in the beginning. I knew how I was going to end it though.

Spirit: OooooooooK. Anyway, don't forget to review! TTFN, ta, ta, for now!

FRF: HEY! THAT'S MY LINE!

Nikki: And she's off! See ya!