Chapter Six: Mercy Street

Sango wiped the table clean and picked up the pile of dishes. She walked behind the counter and took them to the kitchen. She placed them down next to the sink and went back out to the front. She repeated the same process with another table until there were no more dirty tables. She walked over to a couple and handed them a menu. Sango smiled sweetly and turned around to see Bankotsu walk in with a few friends. Sango rolled her eyes and started to walk away but he had already seen her. Sango stopped in her tracks and sighed. She took out three more menu's and walked over to them.

"Here's your menu, find something to eat, order, leave," Sango said.

"Sango, wait. Why'd you leave so early yesterday?" Bankotsu asked.

"I didn't want to stick around," she said.

"Oh. Well how 'bout coming to the movies with me tonight?"

"Maybe some other time."

"Why? Pretty boy Miroku disapproves?" Bankotsu teased.

"I'm just not to crazy about hanging with losers."

Sango walked away and went to the staff locker room. She sat down on the bench and stared at her shoes. Her first day on the job and already she was hating it. Sango held her head in the palms of her hands and breathed in before walking back out. She stopped again and stared shocked to see Miroku and Inuyasha fighting with Bankotsu and his friends. Sango ran over and tried to pull them apart but she was suddenly slapped. She stumbled back and held onto her cheek wide eyed.

"Hey! You guys get out of here before I call the police!" The boss yelled.

Sango watched as they left and slammed the door shut behind them. Miroku looked back at her to see her boss yelling at her. She had her head lowered and ran to the locker room after her boss had forced money at her. Sango walked out of the restraunt and shoved past Miroku and Inuyasha quickly. She turned a corner and headed to the Higurashi house. She continued to hold her cheek for a few more seconds before letting go. She stopped in front of the house and then turned back. She sat at a bus stop and placed the money in her pocket. Now what was she supposed to do? A few minutes later Inuyasha and Miroku walked up to her. She didn't even look up at them. She turned her head in the other direction and continued waiting for the bus to come.

"You okay?" Inuyasha asked. "Bankotsu was the one that-"

"I'm fine," Sango said forcefully.

"What happened?" Miroku asked concerned.

"What happened? What happened is that you guys got me fired," Sango said harshly.

"She can't do that, you were trying to-"

"She knows I knew you guys. Just leave me alone."

Sango got on the bus and sat in the back as it drove off. Miroku and Inuyasha stared after it and then exchanged looks. Inuyasha shoved his hands into his pockets and walked away.

"I'm sorry but it was really Miroku's fault!" Inuyasha said.

"You lost her her job! And it was her first day!" Kagome yelled.

"Miroku's the one that hit him first though. Bankotsu said something stupid and then something about Sango."

"Didn't you know she worked there!" Kagome demanded while hitting him on the head.

"Ow! Yes we did, that's why we went!"

"What's going on?" Sango asked as she walked over.

"Oh, um, nothing," Kagome said leaving him alone.

Sango stared at the two strangely for a minute before walking to her locker. She glanced back to see Kagome again smacking him upside his head. She looked away and exchanged her books. Sango sat down on her desk and waited for the announcements to end and the bell to ring. Sango stood up and walked out of the room with Kagome when the bell did ring and went to their next class together. They sat down in the back with the time to spare and took out their homework. Sango remained quiet buy Kagome seemed determined to patch things up with her and ask for forgiveness on behalf of Inuyasha and Miroku.

"Sango...um..."

"Don't worry about it, I'll find another job," Sango said.

"But Miroku too he had been acting like such a-"

"Kagome. Its okay, don't worry."

Kagome looked at Sango to see her smiling and nodded at her. Sango wrote her name at the top of the page and began to take notes. Kagome stared at her for a second before looking up at the front. Sango glanced at Kagome and sighed. No it wasn't okay. She wasn't happy with losing her job and she wasn't happy with Miroku's attitude. So far Inuyasha hadn't really given her a reason to not like her except for losing her job but that would be okay. She could easily find a new one to replace it so there would be no reason to get herself worked up over it.

This is a short chapter I know, but please read and review and I'll have the next chapter out by tomorrow. That's if I get a review or two.