Author's note: I know I'm very sorry for not updating! My writing is a bit off at the moment, since I haven't been writing fanfics for months…or was it half a year? But, have no fear I shall return in a week with updates. Many of my stories are on hiatus. However, I have so many other stories on my mind that I would like to write. Some of them will be retelling of fairytales with a twist. But they won't be published until probably later this month. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!

Title: One Simple Spell

Chapter: The Dishwasher

"You have got to save me." Kagome held her cellular phone close to her ear so the handsome youkai adjacent from her could not hear anything. She heard her best friend giggle on the other end. 'Or else you'll see my face across the school's newspaper in a week with the word suicide somewhere on it' Kagome thought to herself, too bad she couldn't say it out loud or else he'll wake up. Looking up at the sky, Kagome sighed into the receiver. The atmosphere above her was mixed with hazy hues of purple, pink, yellow and orange. She knew it was close to 5 AM, and she'll be playing lunch lady with Sesshoumaru when he wakes up. Suddenly, she heard a click. Rapidly pulling the electronic device away from her ears, she looked at the screen. Her batteries had just died.

"Good morning, sunshine." Kagome heard a deep masculine voice from across the tower floor. Slowly turning around, she saw Sesshoumaru once again, half naked staring at her. "You know, talking from 1:34 to 5:15 in the morning isn't good for your health. Who's going to make my breakfast and clean this place if you fall sick?" He smirked, showing his white demonic fangs.

"I-I thought you were sound asleep." Kagome stuttered, trying not to look at him. She cursed herself for not speaking more quietly.

"How could I sleep when I hear the words douche bag, dog-beast, faggot, and some other things I couldn't make out combined with my name?" He stood up, grabbing his clothes from the draws within a small mahogany counter. "As long as I see some sunny side up eggs with some biscuits and orange juice on my counter…you'll be fine."

"What?!" Kagome exclaimed. But too late, he already pulled the switch and went downstairs. "Dog beast." Kagome clenched her fist and stomped the carpet floor. She lifted up her arm to take a quick glance at her watch; it was already 5:45. Kagome knew she had to be a miracle worker if she was going to take a shower, make breakfast, and finish up some homework in 45 minutes.

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"Where the hell is that wench? She's late for first period." Sesshoumaru stared at the clock; the short hand matched the number 6. As the minute hand matched the hour hand, the bell rung. After having another argument with Kagome, Sesshoumaru went to class without eating his breakfast. 'That damn girl better bring her ring.' Suddenly, the professor entered with a stack of papers. Sesshoumaru shifted his gaze at a figure holding crutches, limping across the campus through the window. Squinting his eyes, he tried to make out what the figure was. It was a girl with long raven hair wearing the school uniform. "Humans…" Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes. "weak fools… always injuring themselves."

"Alright class, today we will be starting on a big project aside from your egg project with Professor Kaede." The teacher held her clipboard, marking the attendance. "Oh right, Taisho you won't have a partner for the rest of the week."

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow. "Care to explain?"

"Higuarashi twisted her ankle, I just passed her as she was coming back from the infirmary. Apparently, she accidentally fell while running track. Silly girl, I always thought she took archery, who knew she wanted to switch to track." The professor continued as Sesshoumaru realized that the limping figure was none other than Kagome.

"Ah shit." Sesshoumaru cursed under his breath, remembering what happened yesterday. He should have never been so harsh on her this morning, it was his fault that her ankle was sprained. He had to take one of the two glowing pink flowers down or else he'll be ruined. "Sensei, I feel sick. I have not eaten for the past thirty-two hours" He cupped his head with his right hand, pretending to stagger a bit.

"I'm sure you'll be fine." The teacher smiled at him as she continued her lesson on bioinformatics. Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow and stood up. "Mr. Taisho, get back in your seat before I write you a referral." She repeated, firmly this time.

"Look. I need to go…I'm hungry." Sesshoumaru snarled. The professor turned her head and picked up a piece of chalk. And this was the reason why he hated family members working in the school.

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"Are you sure you're alright?" Ayame bit her lip as she held onto Kagome while going up the stairs leading up to the tower. It was now third period, and luckily, while half way limping across campus, Kagome ran into her good friend. "I can't believe he was that heartless." Ayame slowly set Kagome down on the floor. The school bell suddenly rang, causing Kagome to sigh. "Kags, I know you never missed class before… but you can't go anywhere with that swollen ankle."

"I know, but Sanyo is right behind me! And I need to maintain my first place." Kagome reached over for her bottle of water. Her ankle was killing her. The unstable icepack toppled over, revealing her inflamed ankle. "Or…maybe you're right." She sat back down against the wall.

"And you still have some of the poisonous element in your blood since Sesshoumaru didn't take all of it out. You know from the forest. You shouldn't have pulled your hand away. If you keep moving, the poison will diffuse into your blood. So you should be careful, since your life is on the line." Kagome wanted to protest, but Ayame cut her friend off. "No ifs, ands or buts. I will literally cut class just so I can sit here and watch you." Ayame scolded her friend.

Kagome looked at her ring, she was lucky that all her classes were moved to the school's right wing. Thus, everything was within fifty feet of the tower. Sniffing the air, she inhaled a disturbing smell of old eggs. Presuming she was right, she looked at her left where the 'kitchen' counter was. There was Sesshoumaru's breakfast where she busted her ass to make. And, he just HAD to complain about the overcooked eggs. With the domino effect taking place, Kagome grew frustrated, and tried to stomp off... but as soon as she hit the stairs, she knew she couldn't go anywhere with that ankle of hers. So instead, she scolded the youkai causing him to leave the tower.

"Alright, I have to go now… but if you need anything do NOT hesitate to call. Today is our turn for late night phone calls, remember!" Ayame popped a pillow under Kagome's injured foot before she pulled the lever and disappeared down the stairs.

'I might as well do homework.' Kagome thought, reaching out for her knapsack. Taking out her binder and text books she began to read. "The Taisho clan has ruled the western land since the earliest time of man existed…" Pfft… I can't believe I have to do a report on that bastard's family history. Kagome thought. She knew Sesshoumaru had royalty running through his veins, and with that came arrogance. After reassuring herself that the incident that happened yesterday was a mistake, she slowly dazed off; without completing any of her homeworks.

As the sun hid behind the mountains and the moon peeked up behind the horizons, the last bell of the day rang. Students rapidly picked up their books and rushed to their dorm, hoping to take a clean shower. Everyone dreaded Tuesdays; it was the only day of the week that the periods were all extended. It caused everyone to leave later than normal. But one particular youkai pushed his way through the halls and swiftly dashed towards the tower. Ignoring the girls who wanted to stop and touch him, Sesshoumaru ran up the stairs. "WENCH!" He cried out. Kagome didn't stir. Her eyes kept shut and sat there against the wall with her textbook on her lap. A limp icepack that was once cold now rested against her ankle. Sesshoumaru's deep breathing from the journey up to the tower caused Kagome to turn her head. Suddenly, he eyed the swollen ankle. 'She must walked across campus with this foot.' He thought. A gust of cold wind swept across the whole school, causing Kagome to sneeze. Turning around, Sesshoumaru felt around the floor for a blanket. "Shit." He cursed, he just forgot that right after he left the tower, he heard Kagome mumbling something about going back to the dorms. She must have taken her blanket, pillow and sleeping bag with her. He slowly opened the draws of the little nightstand north of his sleeping bag, hoping there would be a blanket there. No luck. Quickly glancing at his watch, it was now 5:30 PM, and he's starving.

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"Mmmh…" Kagome awakened, she still had her eyes closed. Clutching her pillow close to her chest, she inhaled the scent. It smells oddly familiar, but she liked it. She then proceeded to sniff the air while opening her eyes. It smells like her mother's home made cooking, but that can't be right… she's back at school. Slowly getting up and stretching, she suddenly flinched. A sharp pain coming from her ankles caused her to shriek out in pain. "My ankle." She cried, reaching behind her sleeping bag covers and gently massaged it. She then finally realized that in front of her was a platter similar to the ones they give in the hospitals; where the patients would be in bed, and a table would be hooked onto the sides of their bed so they could eat. Except the legs of the small table were next to the sides of her legs. There was a plastic covering over the platter, with a note that says "No need to thank me" taped to the top of the handle. Kagome rolled her eyes as she slid the table closer to her. Next to the platter was the silverware she needed to eat with. After lifting up the covering, she ate as if she haven't seen food in ages. Peering at the demon next to her, she realized Sesshoumaru was sound asleep without a sleeping bag. The season had changed from Spring to Autumn, and the wind occasionally picks up at the school. Knowing this, Kagome took off the blanket on top of the sleeping bag and gently paved it over Sesshoumaru. 'I should wash this' she thought, looking at the empty glass platter. Taking her crutches in one hand and her silverware in the other, she pulled the lever to open the door.

"Where do you think you're going?" A voice came from behind. Sesshoumaru stood up and took her crutch away causing her to fall.

"Hey!" Kagome topped over and landed on her behind. Luckily, the floor was carpet. "My ankle doesn't heal overnight you know."

"If you needed to wash that, you could have told me." Sesshoumaru said in a husky tone of voice.

She shook her head. She knew that if she asked him to pass her something that was two inches away, he'll refuse. "I may be crippled, but I can do this myself thank you very much."

"Not if I break the other foot too." Sesshoumaru smirked. "Stay here, I'll wash this."

Kagome's jaws dropped as she widened her eyes. This was the first time Sesshoumaru ever volunteered to help her. Sighing in relief, Kagome reached for the blanket and put it around herself. She knew it was going to be a cold night. Suddenly, Kagome felt herself being transported. "What in the world…" Glancing around, Kagome realized that she wasn't in the tower anymore. There was a small wooden dining table in the middle of the room. A couple feet away was a huge stack of dishes, and a line of sinks, ovens, pots and stoves. It was the school kitchen.

"Didn't I tell you to stay up there?" Sesshoumaru growled. Kagome lied on the floor next to Sesshoumaru still in her formal school attire. She did not get a chance to change after she came back from the infirmary. Out of nowhere, Sesshoumaru heard laughter coming from the ground.

"You have soap all over face" Kagome giggled, pointing up to his cheek.

Taking off his gloves and apron, Sesshoumaru swept Kagome off the floor and plopped her on top of the wooden table. "You try having my hair. I constantly have to brush it out of my face with these funky smelling gloves on." Sesshoumaru proceeded to put the gloves and apron back on.

More giggling followed his statement, this time it came from the back. "You know.. there's something called a hair tie or a clip" Kagome retorted, now swinging her legs while her arms were on her side.

"I'm not gay. I don't used bedazzled clips, and butterfly bands." Sesshoumaru didn't turn back to look at her.

"I thought you were only washing the platter I ate out of only." Kagome inquired. She had to admit, Sesshoumaru did look cute in an apron and gloves and especially with soap on his face.

"Yeah, today during lunch half the student body got food poisoning. Turns out those damn dish washing machines that we gave the lunch ladies for granted weren't washed for months."

Kagome scowled and mentally reminded herself not to eat school lunch ever again. "So you decided to wash all five thousand dishes?"

"Well yeah, no I'm just washing the dish washing machines. And there's about 10 of them in this kitchen alone." Sesshoumaru stated as he dried the platter Kagome ate out of.

"How many kitchens are in this school?" Kagome asked, never noticing how big the school really was. After hearing her answer, Kagome's eyes softened. "So…you're going to be washing about 5 kitchens and 50 dish washing machines?"

"Yeah, I already did the one near the tower while you were asleep. So I came here to finish up the last one. But, I forgot that we have the 50ft radius thing going on." Sesshoumaru then stood up and wiped his forehead. "I'll take you to bed…I'll sneak into my father's office and try to find a Dimiscus potion."

"The one that makes your soul leave your body?" Kagome widened her eyes. She once tried concocting one, since it was a rank 1 potion. Unfortunately she failed and never tried it ever again. The ingredients were costly, and she almost conjured up some nasty creature.

"Yeah, dad has a crap load of them. And, I can just go into someone else's body to wash all these dish washers. But of course, physically… it will be my body that will be losing its stamina not the body I take over. And it's my father's school, if news leaks out about what happened today, it'll be trouble."

Kagome protested. "Oh no it's okay, I'll just stay with you. I just took a nap anyway so it'll alright." Kagome waved both of her hands in front of her. She knew taking the potion in can cause you to have potion poisoning. And, with 50 dishwashers to clean, there is a chance that Sesshoumaru might accidentally overdose himself.

"I thought you were against the whole sleeping late thing, and your ankle isn't getting any better if you don't rest." Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow.

"Look I can stay, and plus what if some demon attacks you out of nowhere?"

"Yeah, and of course my disabled lab partner will come to my rescue."

Kagome rolled her eyes as she got down on one leg trying to hop towards the door. "I'll go back myself." A sharp pain suddenly pierced through her ankle again. Bending down to touch her ankle, Kagome kept on going towards the door until Sesshoumaru picked her up.

"Fine" He winced. Kagome secretly smiled as he put Kagome back onto the table once again. "But if a demon waddles into this kitchen, I expect you to save me."

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As the clock struck 5, Sesshoumaru finally finished cleaning all five kitchens. The sun was beginning to rise, but the hazy clouds and sharp wind the moon left was still present. Standing up to stretch, Sesshoumaru took his gloves off and faced Kagome who sat on the kitchen counter. She had her head tilted onto the sides with her eyes closed. Giving his hands a final wash, he then picked her up like before and slowly walked towards the tower; hoping not to wake her up. Once the two finally reached their destination, Sesshoumaru put Kagome onto the only sleeping bag available. After setting the blanket on top of Kagome, he laid down on the bare carpet. A couple minutes later, the youkai shivered violently.

Kagome heard sneezing coming from the side of the tower. As she slowly opened her eyes, there was Sesshoumaru with his hands on his shoulders. Taking her blanket, she was about to put it on Sesshoumaru when he grabbed her wrist. "You need that blanket, wench."

"Look, you can't sleep in this weather… it's freezing." Kagome rolled her eyes. After half an hour of trying to persuade Sesshoumaru to take the blanket, she failed. "Okay fine. You can sleep in the sleeping bag with me. ONLY if you stay on your half, and you cannot touch me at all." Five minutes later with the two zipped up in Sesshoumaru's sleeping bag, they fell into a deep sleep after a long day.

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