Note: I still haven't planned the plot of this story prefectly so please send in all the suggestions you have. This was inspired by my favourite writer, Rozefire, so check out her stories when you have the time.

Chapter 1

The Luckiest Girl

"You are the bossiest brat on earth, you know that?" Inuyasha spat as he slumped further into his comfortable black leather seat.

"When will you grow up and behave like a normal human being?" Silence. "Better yet, when will you get over her?" Sango asked daintily, acknowledging his flinch as she stared directly into his golden orbs. He broke the eye contact.

"She has nothing to do with this. It's just you and your stupid attitude that's making me all depressed," he replied. He shifted his eyes across the floor and focused on a dirty brown spot that he took a sudden interested in at the moment.

"Look at yourself in the mirror for goodness sake! Look at how pathetic you've become and how vulnerable she made you!" she said quite angrily.

"Don't talk about her that way, it's not her fault," he spat icily, putting an unmentioned stop to the sensitive subject. Sango chose to heed his tone and said, "That's it, you need a vacation."

"I don't need a vacation, I'm okay the way I am and I don't need your non-stop bickering to tell me what to do all the time!" Inuyasha yelled bitterly. He knew she was right though; ever since the one person he truly cared about decided to end their relationship, he took on a different personality. He went from bad to worse. Inuyasha indulged in smoking, drinking and getting countless girlfriends to deal with the loss. He knew he was a mess both emotionally and physically, but he just didn't want Sango to tell him the fact as if she understood his situation perfectly. She didn't; in fact, no one will ever understand how KiKyo had hurt him.

"I'm going to book two spots on the Maiden for us. The cruise is going to be a week and you better have improved your attitude by then!" Sango broke his train of thoughts before turning to her cell phone and ordering some unlucky servant around. Inuyasha was going to tell her to fuck off, stop acting like his mother and that he could easily fire her, thought better of it. It wasn't good to get Sango so riled up and it wasn't as if he would ever fire her.

"Whatever." he muttered glumly. Sango, noticing Inuyasha's sullen face, said "I know you're hurt and broken by her inconsiderate actions but I promise you that you'll have fun on this cruise." Inuyasha's face suddenly perked up.

"Does that mean I can bring what's her face? Err…that playboy girl…I forgot her name..." he asked.

"No! Not Anna, not Erin, not Brittany, and not Linda. Am I forgetting anyone?" she interrogated.

"That wonder bra girl," Inuyasha stated intelligently.

"Oh yeah, Angelina," Sango said as she mused over who else might sneak onboard with Inuyasha.

"Man, you're such a cow! Why not? They're the only ones that make me feel any better," he whined miserably.

"Because it's morally wrong to have more than one girlfriend and being with those women will not make you feel any less depressed. In fact, it'll make you feel even more dismal by spending time with lustful girls that are nothing compared to her." Inuyasha saw her point and decided to keep his mouth shut. Man, I really gotta find myself better employees.

"Happy 17th birthday Kagome!" her friends and family chimed as she unlocked the door to her house. Behind the crowd of people that were throwing confetti at her, she could see a richly decorated living room stocked with countless plates of food on the table and a pile of presents to the side. Kagome was genuinely surprised.

"Thank you so much guys!" she shouted happily over the noise as she went and hugged everybody there. Tears came to her eyes as she thought about how much these people loved her and were willing to sacrifice for her.

"Where's Miroku?" Kagome asked when she suddenly noticed her best friend wasn't there.

"He said to tell you that he went over to his dad's place to pick up something for you," Mrs. Higurashi explained as she hurried over to the kitchen to make more delicious goodies.

"Well that's weird, I thought he wasn't even on speaking terms with his infamous father," she said as she began eyeing the presents with craving.

"I thought so too. Well don't worry dear, he'll be here soon," Mrs. Higurashi said as she gave her daughter a pleasant smile.

After a double round of cakes and some card games, Kagome began opening her presents. The first one she picked up was a purple card from her loving friends Eri, Ayumi and Yuka. When she opened up the card, a scented piece of paper fell onto her lap. Kagome picked it up, glanced at it and screamed.

"Oh my god! How did you guys get this? Doesn't this cost a fortune and don't you need a year because of the waiting list?" Kagome ogled at her friends.

"It was the price of our two months allowance added together and I pulled some strings by using my cousin's boyfriend. His aunt works there," Yuka stated proudly.

"What are you girls chatting about?" his grandfather decided to add himself to the conversation.

"They," Kagome pointed towards her friends "just got me a gift card for a COMPLETE makeover at Pinky's!"

"Pinky's? Isn't that some really glamorous ladies' shop in downtown Tokyo where they make wonders with females of all ages? Why, I even have a crush on one of their designers" grandfather's eyes lit up and gleamed. Kagome's friends giggled.

"Grandpa!" Kagome didn't know what to say. She knew grandpa wasn't like other grandparents. At his age, he ought to be relaxing in bed watching TV or something, instead of being up to date with the hottest trends and Hollywood gossip.

Kagome shrugged and turned back to her precious present, holding the piece of paper like a winning lottery ticket and looking at it with glistening eyes. Pinky's was a world-renowned makeover shop that attracted superstars, like bees to honey, from all over 6 continents. Ugly ducklings that walked in there became beautiful princesses when they came out. Pretty girls turned into stunning sex-goddesses in the blink of an eye. Of course, Kagome was beautiful the way she was. She had long, raven hair that outlined her high cheekbones and smooth skin. Her eyes were swirls of hazel that sparkled like the sun, just like her optimistic attitude. Her smile was one of the things that had men falling at her feet; it was soft and kind yet determined, with a pinch of humor added to the side. Seeing her smile made you want to smile too. Another one of her positive attributes was her figure. If she didn't like showing off or prancing in front of people, she would make a perfect model minus the bony ribs and icy stares. This present was just going to make more guys fall for her.

After giving her friends one last hug each, she turned to the next present from her mother. She couldn't help stare as she peeled off the glittering wrapping paper. It was a dress, and not just any dress, it was the most striking piece of clothing she had ever laid her eyes on. The dress was a pale sky blue with clouds of white floating past by. It was just like the sky after a spring shower that gave everybody a prickling sensation. The V-neck was highlighted by two silk apple blossoms that were sewed onto the thin straps on either side of the shoulders. There were so many little details that made this dress fit for a goddess. It was simple but much more elegant than most of the dresses seen on the red carpet. She couldn't believe her eyes.

"Thank you so much mom! Where did you get it?" Kagome asked, never taking her eyes off of it.

"Your father gave it to me as a wedding gift. I've never worn it; I never had a chance to. And now it's too small for me, it's a good time to pass onto you," Mrs. Higurashi said.

"Father gave you this?" she asked, the present now is even more precious to her. Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. Souta raced to get it.

"Miroku! We've all been waiting for you! It's been so boring with all the girls chatting about makeovers and dresses," said Souta, clearly relieved to have some male company apart from grandpa.

"Funny kid," said Miroku as he rubbed Souta's hair.

"Miroku, where were you? You missed me cutting the cake!" Kagome said accusingly as she ran to the door.

"Well I was just getting the birthday girl a little present that I thought she might like," stated Miroku as he looked around to see if any more of Kagome's friends were around.

"Oooo, what did you get me?" Kagome asked as she carefully laid the dress down and bounded to Miroku for some sort of an explanation.

"Chill lady, open your other presents first before looking at mine. I don't want to outdo the other people with the thing I got you," he said. Souta and grandpa gave him a dirty look.

Souta gave Kagome a box of chocolates that contained a little surprise in each one. Sometimes it was a plastic ring while others were jelly beans and stuff. Nevertheless she was thankful for it. She loved chocolates. Her grandfather gave her a silver amulet that contained a little blue stone shaped in a heart in the middle. It matched the blue dress perfectly. He kept on muttering something about protection and warding away evil spirits. Grandpa was always like that.

Kagome looked expectantly at Miroku after putting the amulet away with her other treasures. Just to make her suffer, he pulled out a white envelope and handed it over to her at the speed of a snail.

She grabbed the envelope and opened it in a snitch. She carefully pulled out a piece of paper (the second one she had received that day) and looked at it stony eyed.

"Miroku! It's not funny! Why are you playing a prank like this on my birthday?" she asked with a hint of annoyingness in her voice.

"What! I'm not pulling any jokes, I swear!" Miroku said innocently. Eri, Ayumi and Yuka stopped their discussion about a certain bachelor that was the hottest icon since they were born and snatched the paper from Kagome's hand. Before Kagome could say anything back to Miroku, an unison of screams pierced the house and irritated many neighbors.

"Holy shit!" yelled Eri as she started prancing around the living room with Yuka and Ayumi following hot on her tail.

"Do you know what this is?" asked Eri as she waved the paper in front of Kagome's face.

"Of course I know what it is, but it's definitely not real. I bet Miroku photocopied that from somewhere" said Kagome hotly. Miroku was pissed.

"How do you know it's not real? Do you know how much shit I had to go through to get it? I had to talk to my dad! And he was definitely not happy when he found out that I was making up with him just to get something for a certain girl," Miroku said as his eyes shot daggers at Kagome.

"So you mean it is real?" asked Kagome before calming Eri down and cautiously plucking the now crumpled piece of paper from sweaty hands. She stared intently at it for a few seconds before turning to Miroku and saying "I'm sorry Miroku. I just didn't think it was real. And I can't believe you would actually talk to you dad just for me. I'm really touched."

"Really, it wasn't that much. I got another ticket for myself too." said Miroku before cracking up into a smile. Kagome's three friends spied him up and down trying to figure where he had hid the ticket. They were afraid to get too close to search due to his rather 'naughty' hand though.

"Kagome, do you know that superstars, including Inuyasha, are going to be on this cruise?" Ayumi asked.

"Does it matter? Every single day from the moment I could speak it's about Inuyasha. Inuyasha this, Inuyasha that. God, can't anybody leave that fake alone?" asked an irritated Kagome.

"But Inuyasha's the most handsome, rich, and famous guy on earth! He's also free ever since he broke up with Kikyo 7 months ago," Yuka protested.

"Maybe you'll get to see him on the Maiden and get us his autograph for something," Ayumi added.

"One, I won't see him 'cause he'll probably be surrounded by bodyguards and fan girls. Two, I don't care about a fake like him. Unlike some blinded people who can see nothing but a perfect dude that looks good, sings good and acts good, I know Inuyasha's just a big bogus like every other arrogant famous person on earth. Have you seen the way he smiles? It's like he's trying to seduce you or something! I can't believe anybody would fall for that crap, let alone for the19 years he's been alive! And three, my trip that Miroku has generously provided me with is not going to be filled with stalking a guy, famous or not, around like a senseless maniac. I will be enjoying and relaxing on the world's best cruise ship like a normal human being!" Kagome finished with a huff.

"Well said, well said," Miroku commented with a clap. For some odd reason, Kagome never really like Inuyasha in her life. Ever since she was born, the world has been talking about the white haired boy who was the son of a famous actor and singer/model. The TV and radio obsessed about him as he grew up and now that he's hitting his prime, 23 hours of the day was dedicated to him by his hundreds of millions of fans around the world. While other people believed he was a god that should be worshipped, she only thought of him as a brat who was given too much attention. For all the world knows, he could be a complete obnoxious jarhead behind the scenes. The news coverage got even worse when Inuyasha was dumped by Kikyo. Kagome thought it was a good move pulled by the world's most famous superstar lady.

No matter what, today was one of the best days of her life. Not only did she receive a gift card to Pinky's, the most stunning dress ever, chocolates, an amulet and a ticket to go on the Maiden, she was also surrounded by the people she cared about the most.

"Miss, Mr. Naraku is ready to see you," said a young man to a straight faced woman. The woman nodded politely before entering the metal doors she faced. She entered a cold and dark room that sent goose bumps up her arm.

"Ikyko, have you got everything prepared on the Maiden?" asked a man sitting in a tall armchair with his back facing the door.

"Yes master, all is as planned," replied Ikyko.

"Good. Make sure nothing goes wrong, I'm counting on you."

"Nothing will, I will make sure of that."

"You may leave now," said the man. Ikyko gave a curt nod and walked out of the dank smelling office.

"Watch out Inuyasha, I'm coming for you," muttered the man to himself as he stared out into the starlit night, with a cruel and sinister smile plastered on his face.

Kagome giggled once more as Miroku pulled his Porsche along the crowded parking lot of Pinky's.

"You know, if talking to your father means getting two tickets to the Maiden and a Porsche, you should consider contacting him more," Kagome noted.

"Well if you got your head bit off every time you tried to have a normal conversation with your dad, you would think twice," Miroku remarked as he turned off the engine.

"Why? I mean even though he yells you a lot, he still gives you a bunch of presents," she asked, fairly interested.

"Because he hates me hanging around common people and these presents are just to buy me off. Since he has the money, why the hell not? That's what I hate him for. He looks at one's core and thinks that's the key to everything, no matter what's hidden underneath. You know, that's why my mom ran away with her lover," Miroku stated, inching towards fragile territory filled with feelings and broken hearts. Kagome flinched. Unlike Miroku who believes everyone is equal and treats them so, Miroku's dad despises commoners. It's very ironic because he once was one.

"No time to think about this now. Let's get you all turned into a princess already, okay?" he said, changing the subject.

"No need to treat me like a little sister, I'm only doing this because the card's going to be expired next week," Kagome said. Yes, she was vain at times, but no need to show off her undignified status in front of Miroku.

The pair walked in to Pinky's and almost immediately dropped their draws. Kagome due to the rich aroma and delightful decorations; Miroku due to the bustling girls working and dusting about. It seemed they were all hired because of their breast sizes. They reached the reception desk with only one incident involving Miroku and his perverted hand going somewhere it shouldn't have. Miroku was one of those unpredictable people that were wise one second and then a complete juvenile delinquent the next. Nobody knew what to expect from him.

"Hello there! Do you have an appointment or perhaps just in for a little treatment?" the lady behind the reception desk asked politely.

"Ur…I have a gift card for a complete makeover," Kagome stammered.

"Great! We'll get you all set in a minute. Please wait over there," the lady pointed to a couple of comfortable couches in front of a class coffee table littered with the hippest magazines. Just as Kagome sat down beside Miroku who was flipping through a magazine that he brought himself (guess what that is?), a pretty lady approached her. She cleared her throat after glancing at Miroku who was staring contently at his magazine and ignoring all else before speaking to Kagome.

"Ms. Higurashi? Follow me please." She walked towards the end of the hallway and Kagome quickly fell into step behind her. They walked into a room where a man took a glimpse at Kagome and went down to business.

"Complete makeover eh? Let's start with your hair. We'll be adding a bit of an auburn curl to the tips of your hair and your bangs. Your eyebrow needs plucking and your teeth need whitening. A manicure and pedicure can be expected along with a tan. You look so pale. A scented bath…massage… and definitely a wardrobe change. You are in for a lot today. Oh don't look so self-conscious. Also, we can add some makeup to highlight your features, not a lot of course, you're the type who doesn't need a blanket of powder to be beautiful…rose lipstick…pale blue eye shadow…" he said as he continued to note off things that would look good on her.

Kagome opened her mouth to pop in one or two of her suggestions but never had a chance to. He was one of those men that couldn't stop blabbering. He also sounded like one of those men who knew what they were doing. She shut her half opened mouth and just waited for her makeover to be done with.

"Inuyasha! We're going to be late if you don't hurry up! What's taking you so long?" Sango yelled to the top of the stairs. She hated tardiness.

"What's your problem woman? It's still an hour before the stupid ship leaves! Go and bother someone else!" Inuyasha yelled as he debated on whether to be late just to piss Sango off or pull his act together. Common sense took a hold of him unlike most of the time and he slid down the railing to land in front of Sango.

"Ta da!" he said as he pulled one of his annoying smirks.

"What do you think you're doing?" she asked as she looked at him up and down.

"What? What is it now? Did I not tie my show laces properly or something?" Inuyasha asked as he looked at himself. He tried to shuffle his feet beneath his pants when he noticed his show laces were untied. This was embarrassing.

"Yes but that's not what concerns me," Sango explained "it's the fact that you'll probably get yourself knocked out cold by your fans if you just walk on board the Maiden like that. I don't think you'll be able to survive the attack, nevertheless spend a week on it."

Damn, he hated it when she was right.

"Alright, alright, I get what you want. Since everybody knows me in my hanyou form, they would have no idea that it's me in my human form. I'll change," he was already changing before he said those words. His cute ears slid down to resemble those of a human; his eyes became clouded and became darker and darker until they were brown. His hair also dulled in colour and before long, it was completely black. His small, pointed fangs blunted to become perfectly straight teeth and his jaws shifted slightly. Inuyasha's facial features altered vaguely and soon the man before Sango was a completely different person.

"Good, now we can get on our way. Remember, your name is Isuko and don't tell anyone your secret identity. Only reveal yourself at formal gatherings where your presence is required," Sango informed.

"God, I'm not a complete idiot. What do you take me for?" Inuyasha asked. Sango gave him a sarcastic look before turning away.

"Slow down you pigheaded goddess! How much stuff did you bring?" Miroku yelled before stopping to catch his breath by leaning on the luggage he was surrounded by. You'd think Kagome was moving to Antarctica by the number of cases that was spilt around him on the dock.

"How dare you say she is pigheaded?" an anonymous man stopped beside Miroku and said "She is definitely the most magnificent girl I have ever seen. You should be privileged to be able to touch her luggage, rather than complain about them being bothersome. Tell me, what movie is she in? I have certainly seen her somewhere."

"Why don't you go screw yourself and stop butting your head into other people's businesses?" Miroku slanted his eyes to the man that was slowly inching away. It was true though. Ever since that makeover, men have been crawling over each other to get closer to Kagome. She was stunning. And not only that, she was elegant, kind and polite to everyone she met. It was if she was asking them to stalk her even though she wasn't ware of it. What would you do without me Kagome? Miroku thought.

"Hurry up Miroku! A snail can crawl faster than you!" Kagome taunted as she looked up before her. The Maiden was majestic. It had the sensation of the Empire State Building laid down sideways on the ocean. Seagulls chirped overhead as if to welcome them on board and there were masses of people milling about, most just to admire the giant cruise. A sudden jolt of a bunch of girls screaming shook Kagome out of her trance of daydreaming what her activities for the next week were going to be. She glanced over to the screaming girls. No, they weren't being molested or murdered, they were just in anticipation to spot somebody famous stepping out of a limo at that exact moment…(hint hint)…

But the person who stepped out wasn't Inuyasha. This person had black hair pulled back into a ponytail and wore blue sunglasses that shaded his dreamy eyes. He quickly flashed a curt smile at the ladies before being escorted by his security guards to the docking entrance of the ship. This man wasn't Inuyasha; he was only the second most famous person on earth, Kouga.

As she felt her eyes follow Kouga all the way to the boat, she felt her ears pick up more screaming girls that were jumping wildly about to the other side of her. She sighed. Of course, there must be Inuyasha now. To confirm her suspicions, she saw a billow of white hair being blown up by the breeze and somebody saying a few compliments to the girls using a voice she'd heard a million times on television. Inuyasha was here; he just wouldn't leave his fan club at home and have Kouga beat him with the girls, now could he?

That's what was expected on cruises like these. But perhaps she might meet one of her favorite singers or actors? Her thoughts brightened up as she daydreamed more about what would happen if she met Tsusaku, her favorite violin player in the Japanese Symphony. By now Miroku was gaining on speed with the entire load of luggage and was a few steps in front of her. Kagome noticed this and had fun racing in front of him, sticking out her tongue, blowing a raspberry, and then lightheartedly sprinting to the entrance. Miroku cursed under his breath.

Inuyasha frowned as he looked down from the railings of the ship at a familiar sight on the dock. The fake Inuyasha was getting out and signing a few autographs while placing a couple of kisses on the girls that surrounded him. Now this can't be good to my reputation, can it? I can't have the whole world think I'm a player. I'll just tell Sango to fire that dude. Inuyasha smirked, he felt a little better. The true reason was that he was just pissed that he wasn't down there with all the ladies because somebody had forced him to turn into a measly human.

As he turned away from the railing to go find Sango, somebody knocked into him, causing him to swerve and almost fling himself over the side and onto the dock. That somebody seemed not to have noticed and just carried on walking.

"Hey! Watch it!" Inuyasha spat as he turned to look at the person that was rude enough to push him, the one and only Inuyasha, into the sideline.

"Sorry!" the retreating girl yelled absent mindedly as she continued to walk down the aisle, carefully observing all the entities around her with careful fashion. She seemed to be a little entranced as she examined every little detail of the beautiful Maiden.

Inuyasha was going to disregard her rudeness when something made him focus back on the girl. Her black raven hair, flowing quite smoothly in the sea breeze, generated a kind of warmth from deep within him. It triggered a memory. He carefully observed the retreating girl; her skin was silky white and almost shone in the sunlight, her legs were strong and carried a sense of bounciness to her steps. Her fingers lingered past the structural pillars of the ship, quickly examining them before stretching them outward to reveal faintly painted nails. Her figure was that of a goddess and he could almost feel her in his clutch, just like the last time they embraced.

"Kikyo" he whispered to himself, before sprinting after her in a mad daze.

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