So, I come back from my grandmother's and I immediately get online and check my mail. I'm expecting to get the usual oh, about 5-7 reviews…and I see…wait, how many is it again? Let's count. Oh yes, 14 reviews! 14 REVIEWS! Wow you guys, thank you soooo much!

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I can not thank you all enough.

The Stamp Of Gold

Lessons In Laughing And Shouting

By Pwalefriend

Kagome woke up once again to the sunlight playing gently on her face and the heavy warmth of the fat cat, called Buyo, on her stomach. But this time something was different.

"Kagome…Kagome…" Kagome heard a voice very much like Sango's murmur in her ear. "…Kagome, wake up…" This time Sango's urgings were accompanied by a couple pokes in the shoulder with a long finger. Kagome groaned.

"Do I hafta?" She asked. Sango chuckled.

"Unless you want something dreadful to happen, yes." Sango said. Kagome cracked open her eye.

"What do you mean?" Kagome asked.

It had been a week since Kagome had exacted her revenge on Mr. Takahashi and there had been nothing exciting ever since. Sure, that morning there had been lots of load noises and bangs and crashes and what sounded like breaking bottles and Miroku fighting with another man, but besides that nothing.

"It's time for your lessons." Sango said in a rather mysterious voice. She didn't mean to be so strange about this, but it was so much fun to not make sense and to act like you knew more then you actually did. She did it all the time. But it was a habit she had picked up from Miroku, and as such Kagome didn't know about it. Sango had considered a moment whether it was fair to her friend, but then had banished her misgivings. It was simply too much fun to resist.

Of course, Kagome knew none of this. Kagome propped herself up on her elbow, being careful not to knock Buyo to the floor, and stared at Sango in exasperation.

"I feel so enlightened." Kagome said wryly. "I feel like the world has been explained to me." She shook her head at Sango. "Try for a little more explanation please. Some description would be nice." Sango smiled at her friend's sarcasm. Kagome never had been a morning person.

"It's not my place to explain." Sango said. "But Inuyasha will…erm…well, you'll see." Kagome snapped awake instantly.

"I finally get to meet the infamous Inuyasha Takahashi?" She asked incredulously. Kagome leaned up and rested on her elbow to get a better view of Sango's face. Sango winced.

"Well, not quite." She said. Sango noticed the stormy look on Kagome's face and hastened to explain. "He's very reclusive, you know." She said. "He's a little shy around people he doesn't know very well. So the pair of you will talk, but I'm afraid that you can't actually see him."

"Well that's just stupid." Kagome snapped. "It's completely ridiculous. I see no reason why I cannot know the face of my employer." But despite her apparent disdain Kagome rose and got dressed quickly.

"This way." Sango said, leading Kagome down the hall and to the Grand Staircase. Up they went, up two floors. Then they walked down a wing and came to a stop at two massive double oak doors. Sango pushed them open and led Kagome into a dark room. They walked through this one and walked into a warm room, with a low fire in the corner and the morning sunlight streaming into the room from the windows. The furniture was leather and hard dark wood. It looked somewhat like a billiard room. Kagome looked around and glared at the furniture. She hated leather. It was dead animal skin…and it smelled funny.

"It's not real Kagome, don't worry." Sango said with a little smile, noticing the way Kagome was glaring at the big loafer. "Take a seat. The children are spending the day with Kohaku, I'll come back with your breakfast soon." And with that Sango disappeared, leaving Kagome alone in a strange place and awaiting the arrival of someone who, as far as Kagome could tell, was not to be arriving at all.

Suddenly, to the side of her, a piece of the wall slid back to reveal a flowery cork panel. Kagome looked at it, amazed. It looked like a piece of lace curtain made from the lightest wood. She had heard tell of such things, but had only heard of them to be in Christian churches, not private homes. Kagome stepped forward to examine it more. Movement from behind the cork caught her eye. It was too dark to tell, but what that a person back there?

"What do you think you're doing, wench?" Snapped a haughty and arrogant male voice from the other side of the panel. Kagome drew back in shock.

"…Excuse me?" She stammered. Then she felt anger begin to well up in her chest. "What did you just call me?"

"Wench!" Snapped the man. "Or are you a blind bitch as well as stupid?"

He didn't see it coming.

Without a second thought Kagome's hand went through the cork and straight into his eye. The man shot backwards with a howl of fury and minor discomfort. After his shouts of outrage had died down, Kagome began to speak in a calm voice. Though inside she was secretly wondering if it was at all possible that no one had heard that.

"Now, Mr. Takahashi…you are Mr. Takahashi are you not?" Kagome waited for a reply.

Inuyasha blinked. That scary woman had walloped him in the eye and was now talking as if she was about to ask him what he thought of the weather they had been having lately. 'What is wrong with her?' He wondered silently. He was beginning to believe that he had hired another psycho. He really did not want to have a repeat of last time.

Inuyasha then realized that Miss Higurashi was still waiting for a reply.

"Keh." He said, as way of a reply. Kagome took that as an affirmative.

"You are my employer," she went on to say. "A rich employer at that. And as such there is a level of aristocracy that you must attain. Why? Because that is the norm, and norms, as long as they are reasonable, should most often be followed. And in your case that would be an improvement."

"Feh." Inuyasha said sulkily. Who did this woman think she was, bossing him around like that? "Why should I?"

"Because, even out here, you are a part of society. And as this is the case you must behave as such."

"What if I don't want to?"

Kagome smiled a little kindly. Was Mr. Takahashi twelve years old? He certainly acted like it.

"My dear Mr. Takahashi," Kagome said. "If one didn't have to do something just because one did not wish to, this would be a very happy world indeed." Kagome stopped and paused a moment. "Or…a very savage one." Then she shook her head. "Anyway, that is not what I wish to speak to you about."

Now that she finally had his attention, she was going to make him pay attention.

"Eh?" Inuyasha was getting very confused. Hadn't she just attacked him? What had he said again? He couldn't remember…his throbbing eye did though.

"We have not yet had the opportunity to discuss my terms. I require every Sunday off I'm afraid. And today is Sunday. Toodle-loo."

And with that…Kagome left.

Inuyasha didn't move for the next half an hour. When he did finally get up, he had this to say.

"Wait…what was that last bit?"

I know…short. But I wasn't even planning to update until this weekend. Besides, I think that their first meeting justifies it.

You know what to do….

Why are you not doing it?

Yes you,

Yes you

The one who never reviews

Why do you not review?

I know you're there…

And if you don't review…

My candy monsters will come to bribe you…

And if you still don't review…

My candy monsters will consume you…

And if you still won't review…

Then you have no heart in its home

For how can you ignore my little poem?

Obey the poem!

Till next time!

Sincerely

Pwalefriend

P.S. Megatokyo rocks. It just rocks. It's so random…I love it!