At first sight

Chapter 6 - Phone calls and whip cream

"Hello Cherries Dance we're sorry but because of the snow we're closed today. Please call again tomorrow. Happy holidays." I sighed heavily and clicked the phone off. We went from 21 Cherries to this as my list; (Excuse the notes)

Cherries Diner (Open Thanksgiving 7-9 Monday-Saturday, Sunday 2-8)
Cherries Club (8 p.m. - 6 a.m.)
Cherries Bar and Grill (6 a.m. - 9 p.m. not open thanks giving)
X Cherries market (Now a gambling center)
Cherries night club (24/7 no thanks giving)
Cherries Dance
Cherries, DJ (DJ Cherries)
X Cherries fine Dining (Out of business)
Cherries modeling agency
Cherries photography
X Cherries housing development (Blew up)
Cherries dorms (No phone number)
Cherries Secret (Must find out what secret is- no number)
Cherries psychiatry (LOONY BIN!)
Cherries Park (No number)
X Cherries ice cream (mmmmm)
Cherries
X Cherries gas (Out of business)
X Cherries car repairs (freaking no way)
X Cherries Pizza (Heck no)
X Cherries Restaurant (aka HOOTERS!!!)

I picked up the phone again and dialed the number for 'DJ Cherries'. It rang until the answering machine picked up. "Hey you've reached DJ Cherries. I'm not here right now I'm vacationing in the Bahamas! All of you with a level 2 snow emergency let me say this AH HA HA HA HA! Don't leave me anything, no solicitors I'm not even going to check my messages. PEACE OUT!" I hung up. Damn DJ's… So that's a cross out for DJ Cherries, which left me with 12 of the 21 cherries I had originally.

Now for Cherries Modeling agency. I dialed the number and surprising they picked up after three rings. "Hello Cherries Modeling agency, how may I help you?" I imminently recognized that voice. Her name was Oki and she was in my film processing class. I went out with her last year for two months.

"Hi, I was wondering if you have a worker there with long raven black hair and brwn eyes. I need to find out her name." I said. I felt like an idiot doing this.

"Is that Inuyasha?" Oki asked.

"Yeah, hey Oki." I said. Miroku turned his head away from the computer and mouthed her name. I nodded at him.

"Hey, uh sorry almost all the workers here have long raven black hair and brown eyes." she laughed. "You'd have to come down to see if we're here."

I sighed and ran a hand threw my hair. "Great…" I mumbled.

"Well I have an idea." Oki said. "Since I'm kind of stuck in here because of the snow I could find the employee pictures we took last week and scan them then e-mail them to you. It may take a while though; I'll have to search through all of our cabinets and files."

"You would do that?" I asked excitedly.

"Well I don't have anything else to do. I'll e-mail them as I get them, okay?" she asked me.

I nodded grinning. "Yeah! That'd be great thanks Oki! I'll pay you back."

She laughed on the other line. "Get me a bell for Christmas and we'll be even. You should drop on bye sometime, you'd make a great model and my boss would love your hair." she said.

I laughed. "I dunno about modeling but I'll think about it. I'll get the fanciest bell I can find, thanks again bye." I hung up after I heard her say bye. Well that was the first plus I've gotten all day with phone calls. I don't think the dorm master will like my phone bill but it'll be okay. I'll just say it was Miroku and run off again.

Next, I had to dial Cherries Photography. A mechanical voice came over the phones ear, "Hello this is Cherries Photography a completely automated facility and proud founder of Cherries Modeling agency using Kodak film. All of our lines are currently down, please try calling back in… four hours and thirty four minutes." I hung up sighing heavily. How on earth could a photography studio be automated!?

I turned to Miroku, "Hey Miroku, can a photography studio be automated?" I asked him.

"I dunno… maybe the cameras are all high-tech and stuff and they only have people there to fix hair and grab the money and focus the camera." He shrugged.

I picked up the phone again but paused and looked at Kouga. He was fast asleep on Miroku's bed drooling all over his pillow and his hair with a thumb in his mouth. He just started snoring right after I called the Modeling Agency. I shook my head slowly. "Hey Kouga's leaking toxic fluids on your pillow." I laughed.

Miroku jumped and looked at the slobber plastered Kouga. "Dangit!" He said and threw a paperweight at Kouga's back. He didn't even flinch.

"He's not gonna wake up, come on let's move him in his own bed and draw on him and stuff." I said.

Miroku grinned and nodded then walked over and helped me lift Kouga to the top bunk his bed was on. Miroku ran into the bathroom and pulled out some eyeliner, I don't even WANT to know why he has that. Maybe it makes him feel pretty I dunno, everyone has their reasons.

Miroku drew glasses on Kouga and 'Slobber power!' on his forehead. I grabbed the eyeliner from him and drew freckles on him then some zits. "Got any more make-up?" I asked him. Miroku ran back into the bathroom and came out with a hand full of make-up. This time I had to ask. "Why the hell do you have make-up anyways?" I asked.

Miroku grinned. "When I grope girls I grab a souvenir from their purse to show I survived!" He pulled out some coral red eye shadow. "I got this from Sango!" he laughed.

I rolled my eyes and grabbed some lipstick. "You freak…" I mumbled and put the lipstick on Kouga. "Get some of my whip cream I have in the mini fridge." I told him. He handed me the whip cream. I sprayed the whip cream on Kouga's hand and pulled a feather out of my pillow then tickled his nose. Instead of reaching for his nose, he slapped Mirokuwith the whip-creamed hand instead!

I bursted out laughing right there. Miroku grabbed the whip cream from me and sprayed it all over him then turned to me and went to spray me but I hit the can away from him then sprayed him until it went out. "We need more whip cream…" I mumbled and went back to my bed and picked the phone back up.

Miroku growled and grabbed a towel from the closet then went into the bathroom. My guess was to take a shower.

The next number I had was Cherries psychiatry. Someone picked the phone up after the first ring. "Cherries psychiatry, how can we help you back into the happy place?" asked a soothingly calm voice.

"Umm… I need to find someone-" the lady cut me off before I could say more.

"Finding that special someone is hard. Our finding group is on Tuesday at three o'clock if you would like to join it. We also have links to dating services on our website and-" this time I cut her off.

"No no no! You don't understand! I need to know if you have a worker there with medium length chocolate brown hair and brown eyes. I need to find out her name." I said.

The voice didn't sound so smooth anymore. "Well excuuuuse me! Why waste your time with that and just come to our classes!?" she asked. Her voice now sounded high-pitched and as if she was talking with her nose plugged up. You know, a nasally voice.

"Just tell me if there's a worker there like that!" I yelled.

"Anger management classes are wensday, Hun." she snarled.

"I don't need anger management classes I need to know if there's a worker there like that! And don't call me Hun; I don't even know who you are."

She sighed heavily. "Why do you think it's called cherries psychiatry? Everyone here has cherry red hair!" she yelled and hung up. I think she's the anger management teacher.

I glared at the phone and crossed off that name. One more number left. Cherries. I clicked the phone on and dialed the number. I got the answering machine and I was surprised to hear Sango's voice on the machine. "Hello you've reached Cherries, this is Sango. There is no one to take your call right now or we didn't hear your call. We're open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day so stop by to see us. Family fun night is Friday and we're open Thanksgiving with limited personnel. Please leave us a message with your name and call back number and we'll try to reach you." I heard the beep so I hung up again. Why would Sango be working at Cherries? And why would her voice be on the answering machine if she and her friend just enrolled here? The mystery girl doesn't know her so that can't be her friend. I'll make a mental note to check into Sango's past more and figure just what's going on with this girl.

But for now, I only had a few places to visit.

Cherries Diner
Cherries Club
Cherries Bar and Grill
Cherries Night Club
Cherries Dance
Cherries Dorm
Cherries Secret
Cherries Park
Cherries

The last thing that made my day was seeing Kouga roll off the bed and freak out about the whip cream. "You got rabies in your sleep. The only cure is to be neutered I just got you an appointment next week Monday at 5." I told him, grinning.

Kouga growled at me and smudged whip cream on my face then tried to get into the bathroom Miroku locked himself in.