Clash of Alphas by sarhea

Riku Ryuu's Prompt - Maid

Prompt: Riku Ryuu’s Random Prompts on Dokuga.com Forums - Maid

AN: Repost of a chapter that got deleted. Should fall between "Crown" and "Unbearable". If the site works I should be able to move/reorder this chapter up to the correct position.

AN: No such luck. The reordering function is not working and I'm not going to replace every single chapter so I'm afraid you'll just have to skip and go back and forth.

~ooO Maid Ooo~

Kagura bit her lip and watched over her young charge. It was only thanks to Rin’s strong support that Sesshoumaru had not gotten rid of her like the others. Kagura would have left if she hadn’t felt obligated to stay and look after Rin the best she could, because Kagome wasn’t around and Kagura owed the miko. As her courting suitors, Ginta and Hakkaku had tagged along and followed the Western Lord to the Stronghold.

It had not been easy, adjusting. Everyone knew Kagura had been created by Naraku and there were many too ready and willing to vent their rage upon a more readily available target. There were too many incidents of her food being poisoned, her clothing being destroyed. The old Kagura would have targeted the closest available servant. The new one chose to not give them the opportunity and opted to clean her own rooms, launder her own clothes, and cook her own meals whenever possible.

This unfortunately only made the courtiers scorn her and treat her like an insignificant maid servant. Kagura knew she could kill most of them easily but she had learnt patience and restraint to survive Naraku. She held her tongue, listened and passed intriguing gossip to Sesshoumaru. It took several weeks but eventually she had won enough of his trust that he permitted her to become Rin’s caretaker. The kaze-youkai found herself playing nanny to a little girl she had once kidnapped and found a measure of contentment in her new duties.

“Kagura-nee-san, what are we making for evening meal today?”

Kagura often prepared their personal meals using recipes and techniques Kagome had taught her. And she tried to include Rin in the activities, to help the young girl hold onto memories of the generous kind-hearted miko.

“I feel like oden,” the kaze-youkai said after some thought.

Rin wrinkled her nose. “You’ve made oden every day this week,” she pouted in complaint.

Kagura shrugged. “I don’t know. I just feel like it.” She smiled sadly seeing Rin’s questioning expression. “It’s the first food Kagome-sama taught me to make.”

The pout faded and Rin’s expression turned solemn. “Kaa-san loved oden.” Then she deliberately forced a wide smile. “Let’s make it! For her and for us.”

Kagura laughed and said, “Yes, let’s.”

TBC…

AN: Nods to everyone who left reviews about Kagura getting addicted to oden. And who knows, maybe, just maybe, Kagura is expecting. (grabbing bribery cookie from rOo).