Chapter 8 – Career Day
InuYasha looked around the city. He was starting to get used to it. Well…sort of… he had at least figured out to not stand in the "street" and to walk on a "sidewalk." He also learned about money, stores, restaurants, pole leez men, cars, fire trucks, he thought these were useful but were did all the water come from, maybe he'd ask Kagome. Boy would Kagome be proud of how much he had learned. Kagome…Kagome…she hadn't left his mind. He wondered if he was on hers. He shook his head as he passed a libera-ree…that was on the way to Kagome's. He needed more food from Souta. Of course he wasn't. She wouldn't waste her future mind on the past…the past being him. They shouldn't have ever met. So why did they. Why did Kagome, the very reincarnation of his past love Kikyo happen to come upon his body on the Goshenboku tree. Had it been fate? But then why were they always fighting…when he knew he loved her. He sighed then noticed he was on Kagome's street. He looked up the street. He quietly ducked by the front gate of the shrine then ran up towards Souta's room making sure to keep out of sight of any windows on the way. He was getting used to this by now. He climbed up the gutter of the shrine to Souta's room and looked in the window Souta was on his bed playing a veedo game with Moshee on his stomach quietly purring. "Hey kid." Souta looked up from his game and instantly dropped it on his bed moving slightly fussed cat on the floor. He smiled brightly, "Hi InuYasha. Back so soon?" InuYasha nodded, "Yea…sorry bout that…. Do you think I could get some more food?" Souta looked at him. "You know InuYasha I think my family is starting to notice the food disappearing. I want to help you but I think it would be a good idea for you to get a job. You know to get some money so you can buy food. I could help you too," he looked bright and hopefully at InuYasha. "Well whadd'ya think?" InuYasha blinked, "Wazza…job?" "It's where you work for money." "Oh you mean like how the houshi does something for a village and they pay him." "Yea like that." InuYasha looked puzzled, "But I don't know how to exercise statues or nothing…but I could sure kill a youkai for 'em no prob." Souta laughed at this. "No no no…jobs like…shoveling dirt, or moving things, or bagging groceries, or sweeping. Stuff like that. There's no youkai's left anymore." InuYasha said quickly, "Always keep your guard up. What do you think transformed me?" Souta nodded. He respected InuYasha more than he would ever know.
In Kagome's room she quietly sat on her bed looking over the vast piles of homework she had to do that day. She then looked to the corner of her desk. She had set down a box of medical remedies that Hojo had given to her that day. He had caught her on the way home from school. The girls had to go to Yumi's for "something." Hojo walked her all the way home. He was nice and she knew he liked her. But…Inu…NO! She didn't like InuYasha. Why didn't she go out with Hojo? He didn't use her for his own personal gain. Yea. InuYasha who! She WOULD go out with Hojo. She stood up and yelled out loud "Yea!" At this she blushed as she saw her mother pass and stare at her. She sat back down on her bed and began working on her History homework.
"So you're saying that to get ramen, I need money, to get money, I need a job. Right?" said InuYasha to the boy. Souta nodded, "Yes."
"But then, how do I get a job?"
"Well…,"Souta thought for a moment, "You need to go in and say that you want a job…and you have to fill out an application…"
"A what?"
"App. Li. Ca. Tion," Souta worded out, " It's a piece of paper that tells about you…hm…we'll have to figure something out about that…Kagome could help…"
"No. Souta I have your word. Remember."
"Alright InuYasha," he nodded. "Well and then they say whether they want you or not."
"So you have to go through all that work and it's not even a sure thing!"
"Shh…shh…Kagome's in her room…," He looked to the door then sighed in relief before closing the door then looking back to the sourly hanyou. "Yes."
"Can't we find a job without an apparition."
"Application. Well maybe some labor work. I'll look around to help you InuYasha. Until then I'll supply you with food but please…be scarce of it. Deal?"
"Deal." InuYasha thought to himself, "I can't believe I'm making a deal with a child. Oh well if it gets me ramen…"
The two men shook hands on it Souta smiling very proud of himself thinking, "I'll never wash this hand again. It's now proof I'm a MAN." He smiled to InuYasha before stealthily hurrying off to sneak InuYasha some food.