Standing on stage Kikyo feels the adrenaline pump through her veins. The club her and her band, Shikon Jewel, are playing at may be small. But the crowd is huge. Microphone in her hand; she turns around to look at her friend Miroku on drums. He gives her an enthusiastic thumbs up and she smiles. Nodding to Inuyasha on guitar to her left. Then to Kagura on base to her right. Her band starts playing and the crowd thrashes closer to the stage; Kikyo's adrenaline really starts to drive. She starts the first verse; a cover of Pat Benatar's "heartbreaker" . The heavy sound almost seems to be hypnotizing the crowd as they jump around in time to the music. And just as she moves into the chorus she can hear some girls in the audience sing with her.

"You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around with me!
You're a heartbreaker
Dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around - no no no!"

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"You were awesome tonight Kiki" said Miroku as the four of them sat on the swings in Kikyo's back yard. All of the, looking a little out of place in their punk rock attire. Accept maybe Kagura. In her frilly baby doll gothic Lolita clothing, she almost looked like a child.

"Thanks." Kikyo said pleased with everyone's enthusiasm. Even Kagura, with her usually quiet demeanour, was beaming. "You were all wild too." and her band began to woot and holler for their latest gig victory.

She fiddled with her studded wristbands and stared in her living room window. Her twin sister Kagome had a group of friends over; that being the reason they were all outside instead of in her warm house. Though they looked very similar, Kagome and Kikyo were complete opposites. And so were the crowed they hang with. So it was difficult for them both to have friends over without one group irritating the other. Though it was usually Kikyo's friends doing the irritating. She smiled remembering all the times Miroku had been slapped by one of Kikyo's disgruntled girlfriends. Or the times Inuyasha had gotten into a huge fight with some guy over something so trivial as who was stronger or more muscled.

And that's when she noticed him. Sesshomaru. The hottest guy she'd ever met. Not that they'd ever actually met before. Sessho didn't exactly hang with her "crowd". But since he was Inuyasha's older brother she had the pleasure of accidentally walking in on him as he was getting out of the shower wearing nothing but a towel. With long silvery hair reaching a little past his shoulders, deep brown eyes, and exceptionally tight wardrobe (not tight enough to make him look gay. But just tight enough to hug him in all the right places) he was one of the most desired guys in school. Along with her ex boyfriend, Inuyasha, of course. But Inuyasha and Sessho were total opposites. Inuyasha is wild, outspoken, and mouthy; with a totally outrageous sense of style. While Sessho is subtle, mysterious, and quiet; with a more sensible fashion wise wardrobe. Not to mention totally strong and sexy. Kikyo began to blush.

"Hey what are you lookin' at Kik? Are you actually blushing?" said Inuyasha looking towards the house. Kikyo blushed even more. Sessho, being Inuyasha's older brother, was totally off limits. She knew she was in for it if Inuyasha caught her staring. Quickly she kicked Inuyasha's swing hard. She herd the loud bump of Inuyasha's head hitting the ground and breathed a sigh of relief when Sessho moved away from the window before Inuyasha got up.

"OW! What the hell did you do that for?!"

"Well it just seemed like a good idea." she replied coolly. Miroku laughed and Kikyo saw a small smile creep onto Kagura's face.

Kikyo lit a cigarette and looked back at the window while her band continued talking about the gig. Her sister Kagome was now in view, dressed in a knee length pink skirt and white designer halter. Her dark hair waving down her back, and her brown eyes sparkling as she began flirting with every boy in the room. Including, she thought annoyingly, Sessho. Kikyo couldn't help but become a little jealous of Kagome. 'She makes everything; beauty, popularity, talking to hotties, all seem so effortless.' Kikyo thought to herself. And for a brief second, she wondered what it would be like to be Kagome. Something that happened every now and again.

Taking one last puff of her cigarette and watching the smoke swirl and spread into nothing. Kikyo knew that nothing would annoy her sister more then if they all went inside and crashed her little get together. So she threw the butt and said "Come on, lets go inside before I freeze."

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Kagome couldn't help but stare down her sister who had just decided to crash her get together. 'Is it her personal goal to piss me off every chance she gets.' she thought. But she immediately felt a little guilty. It was cold outside. And she knew Kikyo had just finished doing a performance.

But soon her annoyance flared back to life. Kikyo's perverted friend Miroku wasted no time before automatically hitting on Kagome's friend Songo; who looked at her pleadingly for help, her weird goth friend just sat in a corner chair staring at everyone(and freaking them out in the process), and she hated the fact that Sessho was looking at Kikyo. The only one she didn't mind being there was Inuyasha. Kagome gazed at his long mess of hair. Silver like his brothers. 'If it weren't for his god offal fashion sense' Kagome thought to herself 'I might have even considered him cute.'

Then kagome noticed him laughing at something Kikyo had said. And she decided she absolutely adored his smile. 'Ok. Maybe he's even cute without the fashion sense.' she admitted to herself.

Soon after Inuyasha managed to get himself into a heated battle of guitar hero with her friend Koga. It didn't take those to long to begin competing against each other. At least it was guitar hero this time and not who could beat who at arm wrestling like last time.

Kagome stood around and watched everyone. Bring her attention back to her sister she noticed how dramatic and cool Kikyo looked. She seemed so strong and silent, then unexpectedly she would say something and have everyone laughing. Kagome knew her sister didn't care about what others thought of her. And she couldn't help but be jealous of that confidence. Secretly, she'd spent many a night dreaming about what it would be like to be Kikyo. Even for just a day.

Eventually everyone decided to go home. Koga and Inuyasha left arguing with each other while Sessho followed, rolling his eyes at his little brother and best friend's childishness. Then Sessho did something that Kikyo didn't expect. He gave her a tiny smile and nod before leaving the house. And Kikyo felt she could melt. Sure it wasn't much. But since Sessho barely smiled at all it made Kikyo's heart flutter and stomach flop. Something that also didn't happen to her very often. And to her horror she was blushing again. She quickly turned her eyes to something else and pretended she hadn't seen or didn't care. Something that made Kagome's jealousy flare a little more. 'Who does she think she is acting like it's no big deal to make Sessho smile!' she thought never having been able to do it herself.

Once everyone was gone Kagome grabbed Kikyo by the upper arm and said "Why would you bring your weird friends in here while I was having a get together!" Letting go of Kagome's arm "Are your trying to make my life miserable?"

"Your just figuring that out now?" Kikyo retorted.

"AGH!" cried Kagome and both the sisters walked huffing to their rooms. Kagome's upstairs and Kikyo's downstairs. Slamming the door at the same time they both went to their radio's. Kikyo began blasting her new Within Temptation CD and sang along with the music thrashing an invisible guitar, while Kagome put on Rihanna and started singing and dancing around her room.

Just then their parents walked into their home and knew their daughters had had an argument because of the battle they seemed to be having over who could make the most noise.

"Tomorrow's not going to be pleasant." Mrs.Higorashi said as more of a statement then a question.

"Nope." agreed Mr. Higorashi. They both pulled earplugs out of their pockets, put them in, and went about their business as usual.