Title – Rated M for Manicure
Summary – Kagome was raised by two Aroma-therapists, knowing everything there was to know about the essential oils used in perfumes and scented sprays. Growing up knowing only the world of Aroma Therapy, she cares for nothing more. When her parents get divorced and she runs away, she collides with a boy who changes her dreams for the future. No longer does the seven year old want to be an Aroma-therapist but instead, she is now working towards her new goal, becoming the number one Manicurist in Japan.
Anime – Beauty Pop / InuYasha
Main Couple – Kei / Kagome
Genre – Romance / Humor
Rated – M (For Manicure) and because I like the letter, lol ^_^'' I plane to have mature content in much later chapters, look forward to it...THAT'S AN ORDER! ^_^''
Disclaimer – I don't own Inuyasha or Beauty Pop
SIDE NOTES!
1.) Kiri HASN'T met the three boys of SP yet.
2.) The three boys, Shogo, Kei and Kazuhiko, are all eighteen, Kiri is seventeen.
3.) Kagome is also seventeen, though younger then Kiri by eight months.
4.) Her mother was divorced when she was seven.
5.) Rei Higurashi, of the famous Higurai Family; she went to school with Emily, Seiji, Yujiro and her ex, Tajo, from elementary through till the last year of high school before going their own ways. Later she meets up with Seiji, nine years later, while Kiri and Kagome are sixteen still.
6.) All Aromatherapy information read in here is a true fact. I studied aromas and essential oils used for body sprays and perfumes for two+ years for fun. Please enjoy, and if you have questions about the following, don't hesitate to ask. ^_^''
Rated M for Manicure
Shogo Narumi Vs X!
Kiri: I didn't agree to this...T.T
Kanako: Wh-why am I here?!
Chapter Four
Kagome smiled at the large crowd. She could see Kiri in the crowd and smiled brightly when she pointed to the side and caused Kiri to turn and look in the direction of her finger. Kiri's eyes widened and she sighed.
"...victory..." Kagome watched her come up to her. She looked boyish in the get up she wore though.
"Why is Kanako your model?"
"Because she is the only one I know."
"...give me the scissors."
"YATTA!"
Alright, so let's rewind a bit. I went in search of Kanako after my lucky run in with Kei and asked her to be Kiri's model. She immediately agreed. Sadly...it isn't going to go that well...let me show you what really happened; and no...it's not the easy, Kiri sees Kanako and agrees scenario I gave you.
Here is the truth...
"Please Kanako!"
"...but she hasn't agreed..."
"Well...no but...if she sees you, she will!"
"...I'm sorry, but I think it would be in my best interest to wait and see what she chooses." Kanako said with a gentle smile.
"Ah..." Kagome pouted before sighing and sitting on the windowsill as Kanako walked off.
An hour later she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Kei smiling at her.
"Hey Kei-Kun...I didn't get to say hi too you properly earlier, sorry."
"It's okay, but I have a question. Ochiai-Kun wants to know if you have a model for X yet."
"No...but...I don't have an X yet either. She's really good...but she doesn't want to do this."
"Eh? Well...Ochiai-Kun can help!" He took her hand in his and pulled her off the windowsill and down the hall.
Alright, so you have been brought to the scene...I like to call...run fast little puppy...he pulled me so quickly through the school, my feet weren't even touching the floor!
"Ochiai-Kun!"
"Kei...you're screaming."
Kagome looked at the boy behind a laptop, another was drawing a photo...curiosity got the better of her and she walked up behind him, still holding Kei's hand as she looked at the picture. "Cool!"
He jumped and drew a line across the paper.
"Oops." She blushed as she stepped behind Kei when Narumi stood up and glared at the two.
"Kei, what is she doing here?!"
"...hehe, she needs help...getting X to participate in the challenge."
"I thought X already agreed."
"Of course not, I agreed for her. She doesn't want to waste her time on such things." She wanted to mentally applaud herself when he turned blood red in the face and stomped past her and to the door. He slammed it open and walked out, but before he left he turned his evil looking eyes on Ochiai and in a deadly voice, he said. "MAKE SURE SHE ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE!"
"Narumi-Kun..."
"Huh?" Narumi looked down to see a girl with long wiry and wild hair, her face was messy and her clothes were baggy. "What is it?"
"PLEASE USE ME AS A MODEL!"
"...no." He turned and left with nothing else said.
"..." Kagome frowned and released Kei's hand and took hers. "Come with me," She said and before leaving with the teary eyed girl, she turned and bowed to Ochiai, "I'll leave Kiri to you then, good luck!"
"..." he nodded and she left with the girl.
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"Where are you taking me? Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm taking you to someone who really can help you, I'm Kagome, and who are you?"
"I'm Yorozuya and I only want Narumi to do my hair!" She pulled her arm free and took off running away.
Everything was just going the opposite direction I was. The whole day seemed to be against me! However, the day wasn't completely horrible. Let's skip ahead. After Ochiai had told Yorozuya that he had someone better than Narumi...A-K-A, Kiri or X...that could cut her hair and make her pretty. He asked Kiri again...and she said no. I know it's no surprise. However, while we were eating outside...
"WHY DID IT TURN OUT THIS WAY!?"
Kagome and Kiri looked over to see what was going on, Kanako and Taro sat next to them watching the outcome too.
"I'm very sorry,"
Kagome watched as Ochiai spoke with Yorozuya.
"The opponent has withdrawn from the competition."
"WHO IS IT?" Yorozuya began shaking him so fast that he was only a blur to Kagome and the others who watched. Kiri went back to what she was eating and tried to ignore it.
She failed.
"I'LL GO PERSUADE HIM! TELL ME NOW!"
Kagome frowned and looked at Kiri, catching her eye and causing her to turn away. 'Real mature Kiri.'
"It's no use; even if you go, nothing will change." He said calmly, almost so that even Kagome wanted to hurt him for his words. "Even though that person...helped many girls become pretty..." He said, making his dramatic pauses pull everyone's attention in. Even Kiri turned to look again. "With your weight and hair..." He paused again, "And especially your scary wiry hair..." He added the emphasis to the word 'especially'. "Making you pretty is quite impossible."
'Ochiai...you are evil!'
"AUGHHHH!"Yorozuya ran away crying and screaming.
Kanako, Taro and Kagome turned to Kiri who turned away again.
So his bait was obviously better premeditated than mine was...but hey...it's the thought that counts. Besides, his way hurts more than mine did...
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Now here is the grand finally! We walked by a book shop and low and behold, Yorozuya was peeking at some guy from around the bookshelf! YEP! A CRUSH! I wanted to say something about earlier though...but Kiri pulled me away with Kanako and Taro. Today is the battle...now let's see...how this turns out.
Kagome sat on stage with Kei; both were watching Narumi as he was fuming. Kei was playing with her neatly kept nails and using a clear coated polish on them as they waited. He was already on the last hand when Narumi snapped.
"WHAT THE HELL! WHY ISN'T HE HERE!? AND WHY HASN'T THAT FATSO YOROZUYA COME EITHER?"
Kagome turned a cold glare at Narumi and took her bag, tossing it into the air, she and Kei watched as it landed painfully on Narumi's head with a 'plunk'.
Or maybe it was a 'bonk'...
He looked like he was going to pop. When the door opened, they turned to see Kiri and Yorozuya standing there. Kei smiled while he finished Kagome's last fingernail. He blew on the drying polish as Kiri stepped forward.
"Sorry for the wait."
"KIRI!" Kagome cheered happily.
"..." She pulled Yorozuya up on stage without another word and Narumi got on stage with his own model. Now everyone was waiting for Kei who was putting up his polish. He handed her the case and stood up before stretching cutely and holding his hand out for Kagome.
'Despite only meeting him once as kids...I still managed to befriend him this much after meeting him again as teenagers.' She smiled and took his hand as he pulled her up.
"Let's start!"
"SUGOI! SHE LOOKS SO COOL!" Kagome smiled at Kiri's laid back boyish look, the baggy beige jeans, black shirt and white hoodie with red sleeves and hood. Not to mention the cute red hat with her hair pulled into a ponytail out the back of the hat's straps. Everything about Kiri just yelled...'if I have to do this, I might as well look cool doing it'.
Alright, it yelled something more along the lines of 'I really didn't want to do this, I didn't even dress in my school uniform...there were many things I'd rather be doing...this didn't even make the top ten.' She could probably round that into a much shorter statement...but you get the point.
Kagome handed Kei his kit and grabbed her own.
Kiri made her way onto the stage. "Hey! What are you―" Narumi glared when she just continued past him. "HEY! STOP RIGHT THERE!"She stopped as told. "WHO ARE YOU TO STEP IN HERE ALL OF A SUDDEN!?"He yelled out loudly. "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!?"
Kagome smiled as Kiri turned only slightly, tilted her head over her shoulder enough to look Narumi in the eyes before she spoke, "X"
"Wha―!" Narumi's eyes widened. Ochiai chuckled and Kei and Kagome smiled.
"I think...we've had enough drama; how about we start." Kagome said as she and Kei stepped forward. Kai held a mic tightly in his hands with a big grin wide across his face. "SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT EVERYBODY!"He held his hand out to Kiri, "TAA-DAAA~ MYSTERY PERSON X HAS ARRIVED!"
"Hey..." Narumi said softly, personally taking Kagome off guard by how gentle he could actually sound. Kiri acknowledged him barely. "So it was you...?"
Kagome sat Yorozuya down and pulled a white nylon stylist cape over her front.
"The one who cut that four-eyed girls' hair...did the extensions for that noisy girl...cut off the gum on Kei's hair..."
"Gum?" Kagome asked, looking to Kei who smiled sheepishly.
"I fell asleep and it got in my hair...didn't even realize it...hehe...well, until after I woke up, then I noticed."
"And..."
"And?" Kagome and Kei looked at Narumi expectantly.
"USED MY SCISSORS WITHOUT PERMISSION! IT WAS ALL YOU?!"
"Hmm?" Kiri thought for a second, "Oh...those scissors...They weren't sharp enough."
"She really is blunt..." Kagome whispered to herself. She watched Narumi as he started to fume again. "Guy's the crowd is getting bored, let's start."
"You brat! I'll never acknowledge you!"
"No confidence?"
"AS IF! Of course I'm confident. After I win, I'll cut off that puffy hair of yours!"
"Ah...really."
He glared.
"OOOH! A BET!" Kagome smiled and took the mic from Kei with a grin. "It's been decided, girls and boys! The winner...can do whatever they want...to the losers' hair! Shave it, spike it, and color it blue if they want to."
"With that said,"Kei moved next to her. "The model of S.P Narumi is 2-A's Murata Meiko!"
"And Mystery Person X's model is 2-E's Yorozuya Hiroyo!"
Together, both Kei and Kagome moved back to back and put their hands out pointing to the models on different sides. "With only sixty minutes to transform average into princess―"Kei said.
"Please decide which one makes the bigger transformation!"Kagome finished. They moved together once more and held their free hand a little more than half way up in the air.
"LET THE FIRST OFFICAL HAIR STYLING BATTLE...BEGIN!"
Kagome walked to Kiri's side and smiled as her sister began looking at the heap of wire that she would have to prune.
I meant hair!
"Did you have fun?" She asked in boredom; though the intense look she had said otherwise.
"Yeah, it's always fun to get people excited, why do you think Kei-Kun does it so much?"
Kiri said nothing as the two listened to Kei go on about the genius hairstylist. Both ignored Kei, simply transfixed with the hair.
"I heard it all from Ochiai...how you didn't want to be here...or how you thought nothing could help me. Well...in the end...YOU BROUGHT ME HERE WHEN I DIDN'T WANT TO COME! SO YOU HAD BETTER MAKE ME PRETTY!"
"...alright, sit down and let me add a little magic." Kiri said with a smile that lit up her eyes only slightly.
Kagome smiled, she was starting to love that line. "I have something that will help with the wiry, tasseled and pretty much untamable hair." Kagome opened her nail kit and picked up the polish tray, beneath it were bottles of different liquids. She pulled a shimmery blue bottle out and handed it to Kiri.
"I thought your family was in aromatherapy."
"Yeah, sure; but...aromatherapy is a branch, and all products with essential oils leaf off of it, shampoo's conditioner, hair oils, sprays, massage oils, lotion...all of it. That is a new one we found recently. It helps relax the hair for really uncultivated hair. It's really fast working, but it also soothes the senses and calms you. Not only for the one who uses it, but those who smell it."
"...what do I do?"
"Add about four drops on your..." She paused and looked at the hair. "Mark that, add about twelve drops in your hand then rub your hands together and then evenly spread it throughout her hair. Brush it and it will be easier to both untangle and straighten."
"Right, ah...how did you―"
"I would have." Kagome smiled. "Straight hair is easier to work with."
Kiri nodded and did as told, the soothing smell of orchids and waterfall hit anyone within an eight foot radius of her as she added it to Yorozuya's hair.
"Mm, that smells good, what is it?" Kei asked as he kind of floated over with the scent.
"It's called Peaceful Waterfall, it's a top of the line product that's not on any market as of yet though." Kagome answered as Kiri began straightening the now brushed hair.
"So the first to use the top of the line Peaceful Waterfall hair product is lucky Yorozuya. Maybe I can talk them into letting me try it."He laughed. "With Narumi already done with the overall image and X...straightening hair...who will win?! Only thirty minutes left." He put the mic down and moved over to Narumi to see how he was holding up.
Kagome smiled at the scent, ignoring the rude comments that the female population was saying...as well as an overly confident Narumi.
"Hey, Kiri!"
Kagome and Kiri turned to see Kanako and Taro.
"What are you two doing up here?"
"I was going to ask you two the same thing!" Taro cried out as quietly as he could. "Kiri, you can't beat Narumi, he's a genius!"
"Taro, go away if you can't be supportive! She can and will beat Narumi. I have a lot of Pocky on the line!"
Kiri raised a brow and looked to the now chuckling Kei who obviously had heard the comment.
"Kagome is right, and besides, you two are being so noisy. GO BACK TO YOUR SEAT!"
Taro fainted at the sight of Yorozuya with a face mask on and ended up forcing Kanako to pull him back to their seat where they...she, could watch.
"Kagome, could you take off the mask." Kiri asked, "It's time to start on the make-up."
"Kay!"
Kagome pulled the mask off and smiled, "Yoro-Chan, your skin is really shiny!"
"Eh?! Let me see, let me see!"
"Not yet Yoro-Chan." Kagome told her sternly.
"THERE ARE ONLY 15 MINUTES LEFT!"
Kagome watched as Kiri started on the make-up, Kagome played with Yorozuya's hair while she waited for Kiri to finish. When ten minutes were remaining, she told Kiri that she would be right back. She walked to Narumi and smiled. "You're doing a really good job, despite knowing that you are going to lose."
"Coming over here to psych me out isn't going to work...I saw how far she was...she can't do it."
"How long did it take you to cut her hair and style it?"
"Twenty minutes." He answered without much care.
"So long?"
He paused and turned to her. "What are you talking about?"
"When there are only three or two minutes left, look and see how Kiri is doing. You may see something you like." She said with a laugh, smiling at the light blush that covered his cheeks.
Kagome walked back to Kiri and checked her watch, only six minutes left. She waited, and waited, when finally.
"OK! ONLY 5 MORE MINUTES!"Kei jumped excitedly. "Na-Kun is pretty much done, and Mystery Person X is...still trimming?"
"WHAT THE HELL, WHY IS SHE GOING SO SLOWLY!?" Narumi shouted as he turned to see what she was doing.
"Soon..." Kagome whispered from her spot next to Kiri who continued snipping, humming a tune Kagome didn't know.
"THREE MINUTES LEFT!"
"..." Kagome couldn't move, her heart always skipped a beat when Kiri pulled out her scissors, almost the way she felt when Kei held her hand, only...this was pride.
"Three minutes...remaining...It's about time."
Kagome, Kei, Ochiai, Narumi and everyone in the room focused on her hands as she picked her scissors up and twirled them quickly but fluidly before she began snipping with her left hand at an unbelievable speed.
"X IS AMAZING!"Kei moved closer to see what she was doing. "The movements are too quick for the eye!"
Narumi couldn't even blink, which Kagome only noticed too well. "Just who on earth...IS SHE?!"
Kagome watched as she finished cutting and pulled gloves on.
"Times almost up! There are 30 seconds left!"
"Kagome, can you hand me the hairspray with maximum lift?"
Kagome tossed her the can and Kiri caught it with ease.
"Five seconds left!"
Kiri grabbed the hair and lifted it up before spraying at the roots and underside of the hair.
Kagome joined Kei and they both took the mic, "FOUR...THREE...TWO...ONE...TIME!"
Kagome smiled as Kiri dropped to the floor in exhaustion. She smiled and took the Mic in her hand as Kei finally got to look at X's model. "With that said, please take your time looking over the models and judging them. When you have come to a decision, vote." One after the other, people got up and pressed the button of the person they were voting for.
"Kei...everyone's voted on the buttons."
"Ah~! Right!" He took the mic and moved up front on the stage. "Now that preparations are complete, and everyone has voted...who will win!"
Kagome stepped forward, finally holding her own mic that Ochiai had acquired for her. "Will it be Shogo Narumi's model, Murata Meiko? Or will the victor be X's model, Yorozuya Hiroyo?"
"Who will you choose?"
Both took the votes and smiled.
"One hundred and forty-seven."Kei said, "And One hundred and ninety-two!"
Kagome smiled and held her hand out to Yorozuya. "The victory goes to Yorozuya Hiroyo with one hundred and ninety-two votes!"
This is where it gets good. So, let's fast forward after the gushing, pleading and awing...Narumi's reaction!
"Are you kidding me?" Narumi started speaking normally..."WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!? I CAN'T ACCEPT THIS!" His bangs shadowed his eyes as he spoke.
Yelled...
"This ridiculous contest..." He said, "MEANS NOTHING!"
He kicked a make-up kit into the wall right beside Kagome. "AH!"
He left, he didn't care anymore. His fangirls followed after him and Kiri began to pack her stuff back up.
"Ah...Ochiai's make-up box has met with disaster...It's been pulverized with a kick..."Kei put the mic down and moved to Kagome's side. She hadn't moved, just stared at the metal box that had flown past her with less than an inch distance of hitting her. "You okay?" He asked, slightly nudging her arm to get her attention.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine." She stood up shakily before making her way to Kiri. "Congratulations..."
"Mm, I'm going home. I'll see you there."
"Right..." Kagome sighed as she left. "She must not be too fond of me..."
Kei took her hand and smiled, "Hey, you are free now, right?"
"Mmhm,"
"Come with me!" Kei pulled her with him and Ochiai, Kanako and Taro, along with the remaining crowd, watched as the two left. The up-rise began once the shock wore off.
You'll have to wait and see what kind of up-rise ensued...and where Kei is taking me! Looks like we have a transfer student too...it looks like...ah, it's him! Keep an eye out for the next chapter, coming soon! HE'S SO CUTE!
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Me: Hope you enjoyed this more than satisfyingly long chapter with a cliffhanger! Please Regard Me Kindly and Review! Sankyu! ^_^''
