Chapter 1: Nothing Like Two Peas in One Pod
They were twins, but you could barely tell. Yes, they looked similar, but Kikyo seemed a little cold and Kagome seemed a bit nerdy. Kikyo kept up an attractive appearance while Kagome could careless what people thought of her appearance. Yes she was clean but she didn't spend nearly as much time as Kikyo did to press her uniform or brush every strand of hair one hundred times. She didn't require an expensive shampoo, conditioner, or body wash and she didn't crave the latest fashion trend. Yes, their family could afford it but she much rather preferred to be different. The items that did cost her a lot, or her parents a lot, was her computer and laptop, every electronic device in her room, mostly parts she tinkered with in her spare time, the shelves full of books, and the black lights she had decided to use to replace all the white bulbs. Her bedroom, though cluttered, was still neat. Everything had a place. And her bed was always made with the dark blue and grey blankets. She loved her room.
Kikyo was the opposite. Everything was bright white or pink for her, with shades of red, which she just added because of her boy friend, whose favorite color happened to be red. Instead she had a single shelf of books, a desktop, and posters of bands on her walls. Her room wasn't nearly as crowded as Kagome's seemed to be. But then again their bathrooms were complete opposites too. Kagome's had the bare minimum where as Kikyo's had beauty products everywhere. It wasn't nearly as organized as her room. It was amazing that she could even manage to find what she needed in her bathroom.
But Kikyo hated Kagome because Kagome, though younger, was her parents' pride and joy and was currently the top of their class. They were second years in high school. One more year and they would be done. Kikyo was the one they paraded around at the business functions. Kagome was always seen sitting in a corner, a laptop in her lap typing away at who knows what. She dressed modestly in slacks and a button up shirt, though both were far too big for her frame. Kikyo was always dressed to impress and attract attention. Kagome didn't much care for attention.
"Your other daughter is a bit weird," some would say but her parents would smile and reply. "She hasn't grown into herself yet. Give her time." Oh how wrong her parents were. She had grown into herself, but she wouldn't let anyone know that. She wanted to continue to be seen as the nerd of the Higurashi family, that way people would leave her alone.
At school they had their different clichés. Well Kikyo was the center of attention and all Kagome had was Miroku at school, and a young woman named Sango outside of school. Sango was in her martial arts class. They were best friends. Miroku though had been her longest friend and not even he knew of Kagome's secret or about Sango. No one but a few people knew how truly beautiful Kagome was. She wasn't fake like most people either.
But right now Kagome was typing away at her laptop, trying to get the schematics right for her prototype. She hadn't really talked to anybody about it either, not even her father. He would probably give her anything he wanted to get the project to move along faster, but she wanted to do this on her own.
Kikyo was on a stage. She was part of one committee or another. And they were holding auctions for dates. They were auctioning up three guys and three girls. Of course the last auction was being held now.
"Yes, I know how disappointed you are that I am not up for bids this time around, but I have a treat for you all today." She smirked. "The last lucky lady to be up for bid is none other than my own little sister, Higurashi Kagome." Two of Kikyo's followers pulled Kagome onto the stage. "Yes, she is a bit of a nerd." She looked over her sister. She was wearing those fake, thick glasses again that hid her sapphire eyes from view, as well as her bangs fell in her eyes. Her uniform was baggy and hid everything she had to offer. "But she is my little sister." Everyone was turned off by her.
In the crowd there were murmurs. Of course no one wanted to bid on her. She was the unattractive Higurashi twin. And Kikyo had done this to humiliate her sister. Not many knew of her dislike for her twin. But one didn't much care. They needed an escape goat before the dance. That was what they were auctioning off anyways, dates to the dance that would be held in two weeks for spring. He had to go. His father was making him and his father wanted him to have a date as well. He grumbled silently to himself. But his father never said how long he had to stay. He smirked and made a quick bid. She was easily sold to him.
"What just happened?" Kagome asked no one in general.
"Well, Kagome-chan, seems that Taisho Sesshomaru just bought a date with you to the dance in two weeks."
"But I wasn't even planning to go," she bit back. "The least you could have done, Miroku was made sure no one else bought me."
"You could always play sick," he suggested.
"I cannot do that. I've never been sick once in my life. Besides, I suck at lying." She lied there but Miroku couldn't tell.
"Whatever you say." The bell rang. "I have to get to class now." She nodded and they separated ways.
She was almost to class when Sesshomaru approached her. "You are to meet my father tomorrow after school. Try not to embarrass yourself." And he walked away.
"Jerk." And she entered her class. She took her seat and continued to type away at her laptop until the bell rang. She quickly put it away and pulled out her notebook. This is her favorite class so she would pay attention.
"So you are telling me, your sister put you up for bid to humiliate you and the most wanted guy in your school got the winning bid?" She was dodging hits from her partner.
"Yeah. I wasn't even planning to go and now I have to meet the jerk's father tomorrow after class." She dodged a leg sweep from Sango.
"I think you should go." Sango said. "You aren't unattractive."
"You have no idea." She blocked a kick aimed for her head. "We all have our secrets Sango." She managed to trip Sango and get her to submit.
"I mean, she wants to humiliate you. The least you can do is get dolled up for once and throw it back in her face as well as shock your whole school. I mean they only ever see the nerdy you, not the fighter you." Both women took drinks of water.
"You both are getting really good," their instructor said as he approached.
"Thanks, sensei." Kagome looked at her watch. "I'm late for work again." She grabbed her bag. "Later!" She was running out the door and down the street. She had to hurry.
"Late again," he sighed exasperatedly.
"Sorry, Jakotsu-san! I was still in my martial arts class and wasn't aware of the time."
"Fine, fine." He looked down at his schedule. "Don't worry about a shower." He beamed. "Just need some make-up and someone to do your hair real quick. The wardrobe for today is right there." She nodded as they did her hair and make-up at the same time. Jakotsu was still going on. "This here will be your partner for today." He signaled to a man to his right. "This is Bankotsu." She looked him over and nodded. "Today's shoot is a little more intimate. I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not." She got up from the chair, her skin still glistening from her work out. "I'll hurry up and change." He nodded as he told Bankotsu to get ready. She came back out in a pair of skin tight jeans and a button up shirt that had no sleeves. Bankotsu was dressed similarly to her.
"Come now." Jakotsu ushered them to the set. There seemed to be a sunset behind them and they had the fans going, causing her hair to blow. They took a few separate pictures as Kagome shifted slightly. Bankotsu was the same but it came to the two together. There was a picture of Bankotsu standing behind her. His hands were on her hips and one hand was covering his as the other was up behind his neck, causing a bit of midriff to show. Her head was turned and she was looking up at him as he looked down at her. Their lips were almost touching. The next they were facing each other and Bankotsu's shirt was unbuttoned revealing a defined chest and abs. Her jeans were slightly undone, as were a few of her buttons. One hand was on her hip, causing the jeans to fold slightly and the other was behind her head and clenched gently in her hair. One of her hands were tugging on his jeans as if to pull him closer while the other rested on his chest. A few more poses and Jakotsu called it quits. They were both in high school still and he had to give them time to do their homework and study. It was probably why he only scheduled them for three days a week. Though they didn't work together often. In fact this was the first time and they seemed to work well together.
"It was nice meeting you, Bankotsu," Kagome said, picking up her gym bag and throwing her hair into a messy ponytail. She pulled on her baggy sweats and the ridiculous glasses. She didn't need anyone seeing her all dolled up yet.
"It was nice working with you." He smirked. "I look forward to working with you again." He kissed her cheek and started out the building. She just brushed it off. It wasn't the first time something like that happened. She figured she would run home, finish up the last of her homework and sleep. Of course she would shower first.
"Your class seemed to run a bit long tonight," her mother pointed out.
"Yeah, sensei wanted us to brush up on a few of our kata." Her mother bought it. "I'm going to go shower and do my homework. Nothing for me. Thanks." She ran up stairs and threw her gym bag in the same place. She locked her bedroom door and started to take off the baggy sweats and the glasses. She pulled her hair from the ponytail and walked to her bathroom. She started to run the shower before pulling off her bra and panties. She let the warm water cascade down her sore body. The water felt good against her skin. She gave a content sigh before washing her hair and body and getting out. She pulled on another pair of baggy sweat pants and a t-shirt that was several sizes too big for her. She sat at her desk and turned on the only white light she had and turned to the last of her homework. She looked at her clock. It was already after ten. It was another long day for her.
Author's Note: A new story. Pairing will be Sesshomaru and Kagome and there will be no crossover. I figured I'd do a non-crossover story this time around. I'll get to posting chapters for my other stories at a later date. I have been busy so you will have to wait a little while for those. I will also be putting together another group of one shots. It will be called From A to Z.
Ja ne!
