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Chapter Two – Unpleasant Meetings and Job Offers
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Finally the young prince, future king, spoke, "Girl…what is your name?"
She was taken aback, this was the first time anyone has asked for her name. Usually they would just pity her…give her money…and ask if she would sleep with them. This was the first time a man had actually had respect for a peasant girl. After a moment, she gave in…
"It's Kagome."
"Miroku! Myouga! I have important news!" One of the servants yelled while running down the main hall heading towards the throne room.
Miroku and Myouga suddenly turned their heads towards the source of the call, and noticed the panic stricken face the servant wore.
"What's wrong?" Miroku started.
"It's Miro, King Inuyasha's cleaner. She's dead!" He screamed out, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
"What! How did this happen!" Myouga yelled in an outrage.
"Apparently someone poisoned King Inuyasha's afternoon tea, and since King Inuyasha suddenly left….Miro decided to drink it. It was an assassination attempt!" The servant said worriedly.
Myouga turned to Miroku with a paled expression, "What should we do?"
Miroku was worried about the new King. Somehow word had got out that Prince Inuyasha would be the new ruler, and therefore attempted assassination…but why? Miroku decided, "Don't mention this to anyone. Tell the other servants who become curious that Miro left suddenly because of family problems, especially King Inuyasha…he already has enough problems to deal with." Miroku suddenly pointed a finger to the servant, "I want YOU to get rid of her body…bury it in the forest or something, just make sure that no one would be able to find her. I'll have a private ceremony for her later on, as long as no one else knows. Did you mention this to anyone else?" The advisor questioned the servant.
"No sir, I am the only person that knows of her death." He responded as he bowed.
"Good. After everyone is asleep, you, Myouga and I will give her a proper ceremony of respect. I also want you to send out word that the castle needs a new cleaner for King Inuyasha, and set a date for the interviews tomorrow. I will interview which lady is best suited for the job." 'And they better be hot.' The advisor/lecher thought.
"What is your name servant? I don't believe I've seen you around these quarters before." Myouga asked.
"That's right sir, I attend to the wine cellar…my name is Jaken."
"Thank you for assisting us Jaken, even though it was not in your place. You may go, and don't forget….do not mention this to anyone." Myouga said in a caring tone.
The servant, Jaken, bowed in respect and left the throne room…off to send the message about a new cleaner needed.
Once the short stubby servant was out of view from the two advisors, Myouga broke the silence, "I didn't know we had a servant attending the wine cellars."
Miroku simply shrugged uncaringly and began discussing once again about the new issues the King will have to resolve.
"Kagome huh?" Inuyasha said scanning her features once again.
Kagome gave the black-haired figure a confused look as he suddenly jumped off the white stallion, and started walking towards her.
"That's such a pretty name…for a dirty beggar." Inuyasha smirked sarcastically. He knew he was suppose to act nice to the people of the village, but this girl was a simple peasant…he couldn't help but joke around a bit. Besides it's not like this girl was going to get upset with a man of royalty…right?
Suddenly Kagome's brown eyes, that was full of beauty turned into hatred…and a low scowl deepened at the back of her throat.
"Well I wouldn't be so dirty if I had enough money to take a bath." Kagome said hinting what she wanted from him while outstretching her hand towards him.
"Fine wench, here." Inuyasha reached into his back pocket, pulled out two shillings, and threw it onto the girl's soft hands.
Kagome gave back a flirtatious smile, and walked pass him…slightly bumping his muscled arm. "Oh…sorry." She apologized while bowing her head in respect.
"Just don't let it happen again." Inuyasha said roughly and jumped back on Jesse. He kicked the side of the horse and led it down towards the village the beggar came from.
Once Kagome was sure the man was out of view she brought back her hands from her back and held out a bag of money. While juggling the stolen money in her hands she smirked to herself, "Thanks to you, now I can get a nice HOT shower."
Just as Kagome turned to continue walking down the path, the wind blew a piece a paper into her face. "What the heck is this?" Kagome spoke as she examined the flyer.
Cleaner Wanted at the Castle.
The interviews will commence at 8:00 am tomorrow.
-From the advisor of King Inuyasha
After Kagome finished reading the job wanted poster, she looked ahead at the path in front of her…then at the castle up ahead. 'I think I can make it there by tomorrow. Then I can get a nice clean shower.' Kagome smiled to herself…hopefully she'll be able to work there, and forget about the sinful things she's done in the past like her seducing and stealing. The old habits have to go…
"Another scotch-on-the-rocks here." Inuyasha told the bartender. He finally managed to find a bar in the middle of the small village, but as he was drinking he couldn't help but think about the peasant, Kagome…
The bartender managed to interrupt his thoughts, "Hey…haven't I seen you somewhere before?"
"No." Inuyasha stated simple while taking another swig at his alcohol. 'Thank goodness he doesn't recognize me. I really don't want to deal with these people right now.'
"Alright, if you say so." The bartender left him to attend other customers.
Inuyasha continued drinking his scotch and even though he felt a bit drowsy…he still couldn't get Kagome out of his mind. It seemed that he could drink himself to death, but the peasant girl would still be stuck in his head. It must have been those hypnotising brown eyes; there was just something in them that made his heart skip a beat.
Inuyasha realized that his drink ran low, and the sky was already looking dark. 'I should be heading back and face the music. Mother's really ill, maybe I should just ease her stress and accept the fact that I'm the new King.' Inuyasha thought sadly.
He reached into his back pocket to pay for the couple of drinks he bought, but to no avail he couldn't find his bag of shillings.
'What the hell? I had that money with me when I met…her.' Inuyasha internally smacked himself in the head for not thinking about that earlier. When Kagome had bumped into him earlier, she had the opportunity to pick-pocket the money from him. 'That bitch was smarter than I thought…when I find her she'll owe me more than just the money she stole.'
The bartender noticed that the boy didn't have the money to pay for his drinks…but then he realized who the boy really was.
"I recognize you now…you're King Inuyasha! Don't worry you don't need to pay for those drinks, it's on the house." The bartender offered.
'Wow good news travels fast…well at least something good came out of being King so far.' He thought sarcastically as he nodded his thanks and left the bar.
Inuyasha looked into the sky…the stars were slowly coming out as the sun set. It's time to head back to the castle.
Kagome looked into the starry night, and realized that she needed to find a place to sleep. Tomorrow she would be able to reach the castle. There was no village nearby so she couldn't buy appropriate clothing for the job interview.
She found a spot under a tree when her stomach gave a loud howl. If only she had flint to make a fire…if only she had tools to catch fish or a small animal to eat. Soon she would be able to have all of these necessities once she gets that job as a cleaner. It shouldn't be that hard to get the job…right? All she needed to do was clean rooms and she'll have meals, showers and a shelter, plus extra cash. Kagome smiled at the thought of having clean showers once again, and then she can show that cocky black-haired man that she was a clean person after all. Which brought up another thought…what was that handsome boy's name?
All night Kagome couldn't help but think about him. For the first time after the accident, someone had the decency to respect her and ask her name before treating her like dirt. The way he looked into her eyes…was so intimate that words couldn't describe how she felt right then.
Secretly Kagome hoped that she'll meet him again, but her logic told her that if the man saw her again, he'd probably take advantage of her for stealing his money. She'll just have to see what tomorrow brings when the next sun rises.
Sorry this chapter seemed a bit slow and short, but don't worry the dramatic scenes will come in soon. It's not that easy writing an AU…anyways you know what I'm going to say…
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