Disclaimer: Inuyasha and the characters don't belong to me. The character, Aniki, in this fanfiction, isn't related to Mahou Sensei Negima (If anyone is wondering), it belongs to my idol, Aniki Jin AKA Takeshi Kaneshiro (Japanese actor) This is just a fanfiction, so please don't sue me.

Inuyasha was in his senior year in high school when his father suddenly had a major heart attack and had to stay in the hospital for about a month. His brother, Sesshomaru was away in college and was busy with his studies and exams, so Inuyasha was the only one left to take care of his father since his mother had passed away when he was only 5. He was worried about his monthly expenses since his father's business had flopped recently before the heart attack. Many things will have to change in his life. He was planning to take up a part time job to help to relief some of the family's burden since his father would not be able to work as hard as before.

Sesshomaru was lucky to be on a scholarship as he was smart but he still had to work extra jobs to pay for his monthly expenditure. Fortunately for them, their father could still afford to pay for a small decent house and had medical insurance, so Inuyasha didn't have to worry about any housing rentals or medical fees to pay for except for food, his school fees and some monthly bills for the house.

One warm summer's day, Inuyasha had just finished school and was on his way to go to the hospital to visit his father. He took the bus from the school's bus stop but have to change to another bus to get there. When he reached the next bus stop to change his bus, he waited for the next bus to come.

'Damn hot weather.' Inuyasha was cursing in his head after he had alighted from the bus from school.

He thought of buying some ice cream to cool off and went to the nearby 24hr convenience store that was right next to the bus stop. He went to the ice-cream cooler to choose the flavor that he wanted or more like looking for the cheapest one. He got what he wanted and proceeded to the cashier to pay. He took out a dollar bill to pay for it and turned to the door to exit from the store.

"Excuse sir, please wait." The lady called out to him.

Inuyasha turned back and asked the lady what was wrong as he was thinking if he had given her the right amount.

"Yes, Miss?" He asked the lady. He noticed the lady was around his age and she had a sweet smile on her face. 'Cute gal.' He smiled at her.

"There is a promotion for that brand, it is one for one." She informed him and went to give him the extra ice cream.

"Oh ok." Inuyasha said and went grabbed another one.

"Thanks." He thanked her and she waved him goodbye as he walked out from the store.

'Lucky me, extra ice cream for free. I better hurry up finishing these.' He thought to himself. Coincidentally, after he had finished eating, the bus arrived and he boarded it.

When he reached the hospital, he went to his father's ward. He noticed that his father was sleeping, so he decided to take out his homework from his school bag and started on it while waiting for his father to wake up. About an hour later, his father begun to move in bed and opened his eyes.

"Hey, Inu. How was your day in school today?" His father asked him in a sleepy tone.

"Hi papa, school is the same. How are you feeling?" Inuyasha asked, he was concerned whether if his father was able to leave the hospital soon.

"Feeling better. I hope you had eaten your lunch." His father asked him, as he was worried that Inuyasha was not eating well while he was in the hospital.

"Yup, I did, papa, no worries, I am big now." Inuyasha felt bad about lying to his father, he just couldn't tell him that he only had ice cream for lunch on his way to the hospital.

"Oh by the way, papa, I hope you will agree to what I have to say. Please promise that you won't be angry with me?" Inuyasha said to his father nicely.

"What is it, Inu? Did you get into some kind of trouble?" His father said while staring at him.

"No. I was just about to ask you if it is ok for me to get a part-time job? I promise I will not neglect my studies." He said with respect towards his father.

"Well, son, I am not too sure about that but understanding our current situation, I'm afraid I have to agree. I am sorry about what had happened. But you must promise me that you will do well in your studies." His father said seriously to his face.

"It's not your fault, papa. I promise you that I will manage my time well." Inuyasha said with a smile.

Both father and son spent the whole afternoon discussing about Inuyasha's plans for the future. They depended on one another in the family and needed all the support from among themselves. By the time the visiting hours was over, Inuyasha made his way back home. He decided that he would be looking for work tomorrow after school.

The next day after school, he went on his way to the hospital to visit his father. He was outside the same convenience store and was thinking to himself if he could ask for any vacancy. He spent a moment outside and took a deep breath before he stepped into the store. He went to the cashier and noticed that it was the same lady from yesterday.

"Good afternoon, Miss." He greeted the lady.

"Good afternoon. Oh hi, you're the guy from yesterday." She said cheerfully, remembering him.

'She remembers me. Oh yeah!' He said excitedly in his mind.

"Urm, yes. He he… Urmm, I need to ask you, Miss, whether if this store has any vacancy for a part-timer?" He asked her nervously.

"Let me check with the store manager. Please wait here." She said politely and went to the back of the store to get the manager.

A short moment later, she came back to the counter and told Inuyasha to go to the back and find the manager there. He thanked her and went to the back where he found an opened door. He knocked on it and a man gave him the permission to enter.

"Good afternoon, Sir." Inuyasha greeted the man politely.

"Good afternoon. So you're here for a part-time job?" The manager asked him nicely.

"Yes, sir. Is there a vacancy?" Inuyasha asked.

"There is, but first I need to go through an interview with you." The manager said.

"Sure. Please go ahead, Sir." Inuyasha said to the manager.

"Ok, let's start then." The manager gave him a smile and started the interview.

During the interview, a few questions been asked, such as about himself, his studies and his school schedule. Inuyasha answered all the questions honestly and confidently. By the end of the interview, he asked the manager when would he be able to start work? The summer holidays will be beginning soon.

"Mmm, I haven't actually told you that you have been hired or not?" The manager said to him in a serious tone.

"I am sorry, I was excited about this job." Inuyasha was blushing slightly when he said this.

"Haha! I was just kidding, relax boy! You got the job. Oh, I hope you can take jokes as we work like a family here." The manager said and was laughing at Inuyasha's reaction.

"Eh? Thank you, sir! I will work really hard, I promise." Inuyasha said excitedly.

"Oh, by the way, how do I call you?" The manager asked him.

"Please call me, Inuyasha, sir." Inuyasha said to him happily.

"Then call me Aniki, Inuyasha. I don't like to be called sir. S I R seemed like calling me Stupid, Idiot, Rascal. Get it? Hahaha!" The manager said to him jokingly and laughing loudly.

"Huh? Oh… Haha! That's a good one." Inuyasha was confused at first but after he registered the joke in his brain, he laughed with the manager.

"Ok Inuyasha, you can start when the summer's break starts." Aniki informed him and shook hands with Inuyasha.

"Thank you, sir, I mean, Aniki." Inuyasha said and he turned to the door to leave the manager's small office.

On his way out, he passed by the cashier's counter and went to approached the lady who had helped him.

" Er, excuse me, Miss. I would like to thank you for your help just now." Inuyasha said to her politely.

"Oh it's ok, no worries. I hope you get the job." She said it with a smile.

"Yes, I did. I guess we will be colleagues soon." He said to her returning the same smile.

"Congrats. When will you be starting?" She asked him happily.

"Next week, when the school break starts." He answered her.

"That is great, then I shall look forward to welcome you to our store on your first day. We all work like a family here." She said with a big smile.

"Thank you, Miss. Aniki said the same thing too, about working like a family here. Oh by the way, my name is Inuyasha." Inuyasha said and offered his hand to shake hers.

"And my name is Kagome, Inuyasha. Nice to meet you." Kagome laughed softly and shook his hand. At that moment, Inuyasha felt warmth in his heart.

Little did he know, that particular summer was going to change his life forever...

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Omake:

Inuyasha: "Ne, Cogent, I seemed to be very polite in this chapter."

Cogent: "Er, Inuyasha, this is just the first chapter, you will have to wait for the next ones. I'm sure we all know what kind of person or should I say hanyou you are with your character being impatient and a meanie sometimes." (The last 6 words had been said almost in a whisper or more like mumbled.)

Inuyasha: "Hmmm, true… Eh?! I heard that! You wench! What do you mean by that?!"

Cogent started to run away from Inuyasha and Inuyasha started to chase after Cogent with his Tensusaiga, aiming for Cogent's head.

Cogent: "Kagome!!!" Cogent ran towards Kagome. 'Now I know how Shippo felt.' I thought to myself.

Kagome: "Inuyasha! Don't bully Cogent!" She screamed at Inuyasha and was looking at him sternly.

Inuyasha: "But you don't know what Cogent said just now!" He shouted at her while still chasing Cogent.

Kagome: "Sit Boy!"

Inuyasha fall flat to the ground, face down.

Cogent: "Thanks Kagome!" Cogent ran away from the scene.

Kagome: "You're welcome! Next chapter, "The Beginning", more on Kagome and Inuyasha." Wink Wink…

Inuyasha: "Ow.."