"Here we go."
Miroku and Sesshomaru were excellent bouncers. They organized the horny young men into a line very quickly and collected the correct fees without missing beat. There was one quiet moment during the day after the first rush of eager boys had dwindled but soon after they left (as satisfied customers of course) a steady stream of men of all ages began to poor in. Miroku found himself marveling at how lucky they were not to have attracted the attentions of the police, but he was soon proved wrong. Several male officers showed up, paid their fee, and went in. The boys took separate lunch and dinner breaks, and the doors closed at three AM, to reopen at ten. It was perfect.
"Cheers!" cried Miroku as he and Sesshomaru toasted the day's work. "The way this is going your dad's car is gonna be paid off by the end of the week."
"Not the bribes," said Sesshomaru.
"Well that's the next week, week and a half. I told you prostitution was profitable!" Candy trotted in looking tired but pleased. Miroku straightened up.
"You boys are geniuses," she praised. "I've never seen two better business men. You're my new heroes, boys."
"Oh sweet lady," said Miroku promptly, "I would rescue you from a thousand dragons!" Candy giggled.
"I'll see ya, boys. Thanks again!" She slid on her stilettos and headed out the door. Miroku sighed.
"So perfect," he crooned.
Thus the week moved forward. Surprisingly Miroku's prediction came true; the Tessaiga was paid for and repaired by the end of the week, and Sesshomaru drove it home with Candy in the passenger seat as an advertisement to bring in more business.
"Wow, man!" laughed Miroku as the line of the men outside the door cheered and wooted at Candy and the car. "She looks good as new; your old man will never know. And it's all thanks to these kind ladies!" He took Candy's hand and chivalrously kissed the knuckles.
"Why thank-you, my little charmer! Now, off the work!" She tromped off to pose for the crowd before heading inside.
"Work, work, work," groaned Miroku. Sesshomaru ignored him. Something had caught his attention. A young girl with short brown hair sat on the curb staring blankly at the line. The clientele had been mostly men so far but there had been one or two women. Whenever a female customer showed up Miroku got very nervous and had to leave, so Sesshomaru left his friend to play bouncer while he dealt with the girl.
"If you can't pay don't loiter," he ordered. The girl giggled and stood. Her familiar bright eyes lit up as she grinned at him.
"I've had too many boyfriends to try the other side," she joked. "Wow, was I clever just now? I sounded like Alenka…"
"Jill?" asked Sesshomaru calmly.
"Yershers! My friend Alenka, I think you know her, wanted to if you were really doing this but was too scared to come herself. Or maybe busy…or bored…I don't remember. Sango was curious too; she's gonna kill Miroku."
"I see," said Sesshomaru. "Well if you don't have any real business here then I have to ask you to…"
"JILL!" Miroku waved madly from the front doors. "HOW'S SANGO!"
"PISSED!" yelled Jill as she waved back. Miroku laughed nervously and began to collect money again.
"HEY! TAKE SESSHOMARU OUT FOR A BREAK!"
"What…no, I…"
"OKAY!" yelled Jill as she ignored Sesshomaru's protests. She grabbed his arm and dragged him off. Jill and her friends Alenka and Sango were three very odd creatures (but very strong; all of them had dealt Miroku some serious injuries) who didn't really fit in the rest of the crowd at school. There was no real reason for it; they were just three girls who preferred to do their own thing. Sesshomaru would never have met them if Miroku hadn't set eyes on the three of them at lunch. That was when everyone learned where Sango and Alenka met. They'd both joined the same martial arts class when they were eight years old, and could fight in sync.
Jill was about as strange as you could get, but she was so adorable that no one cared. It was a great survival quality for a high school student.
"Where are we going?" asked Jill as she pulled Sesshomaru away from the mansion. He struggled to walk gracefully and said nothing. "SUBWAY!" cried Jill, and took off with Sesshomaru dragging behind.
This felt incredibly stupid. It was beyond stupid, it was…silly. Sesshomaru was sitting there in a grimy old Subway wearing a slick black suit and a pair of sunglasses perched on his head while skinny teenage girls pointed and gawked at him. Jill didn't notice.
"Eat!" she ordered. "Running a prostitution-thingy must be hard work!" Sesshomaru sighed and picked up his meaty sub.
"I wonder why Miroku wanted to get rid of you," ranted Jill. "It's not like he can take a break and hang out with the prostitutes while you're gone." Sesshomaru had been wondering the same thing, but he remained silent. "Who knows!" mumbled the girl. Chewing and talking at the same time was an impressive talent, and Jill was a master. "So, why'd you do it?"
"What?" asked Sesshomaru blankly.
"Why'd you start up the prostitution-thingy?"
"Because its fast cash and I totaled the Tessaiga," he replied blandly. Jill dropped the small remainder of her sub.
"You totaled it?" she gasped. "When? I saw it in the driveway…"
"We had it fixed this weekend. The money coming in is for bribes and other expenses." Jill gawked.
"Wow…that's…wow. Alenka and Sango were pretty disgusted but I think they'd be impressed."
"Damn right we are!" cried a familiar voice. It took a lot to make Sesshomaru Taisho jump, but he jumped. Alenka and Sango were right behind him, and they were frightening. Alenka tucked a stray lock of dark brown hair behind her ear as she sat down next to Jill. Sango followed, and Sesshomaru felt cornered. Alenka grinned at him and clapped.
"Good job! You're a fantastic businessman, and you're good at exploiting women. She grinned evilly, and Sesshomaru glowered.
"You won't turn me in," he said sternly.
"No?" Sango leaned back threateningly as Jill watched in interest. "Why not?"
"These women were already prostitutes; I simply provided them with a business opportunity."
"An illegal one," said Alenka with an eye roll. She picked up Jill's chips. "Cool it, Fluffy. We won't rat on you." Jill grinned, but Sango was shocked.
"We…we won't?" she hissed. Alenka shook her head.
"Nope. If Sesshomaru gets caught then it'll be his own fault; not ours."
"Yay!" cried Jill. Somewhere in the depths of his brain, Sesshomaru relaxed. These girls were not the type who could be bribed, and their snitching could have proved fatal. Sango looked a bit perturbed by her friend's decision, but she shrugged it off. Alenka was the leader of the three girls (an obvious choice because Jill was incapable of making decisions and Sango had a tendency to act rashly without thinking) and so Sesshomaru returned from his lunch break happy to have her approval. Miroku really was a sly fox; he deserved a reward.