Christian pulled up to the school in his Mitsubishi Lancer and spotted Chance and Chase sitting together with Bridgit, Chelsey, Bailey, Brooklyn, and, surprisingly enough, the star lawyer herself, Kagome. They all seemed to be giggling madly over something. So far; nothing suspicious.

Either way, he decided to join the fun and embarrass Chance while he had the opportunity. He got out of his car and walked over to them, his keys to his Lancer in his pocket. He saw a few of the girls at the school ogling him and rolled his eyes, walking over to his sister and plopping down on the other side of her than Chase, grinning at all of them. "I believe you rang?" he said to Chance.

In return, the girl only nodded and cast a shifty glance over her shoulder. No one, even the idiots at Chance's school, would be stupid enough to take on Chase along with Bailey, Christian, and the star lawyer Kagome there. However, a popular girl named Justine from the school sidled up to the table and bent, setting a hand on the table and sending a sultry pout toward Chase (who rolled his eyes and looked away) before looking to Chance with a fake smile.

When you repeated me

Take advantage of me

The very thought I get of you sickens me

"I just wanted to apologize for what my friends Becky and Serena said earlier today. It was completely wrong." she was being overdramatic and completely out of character. Chance had known the girl since the third grade, and she knew this girl meant bad news. "And I just had to know; where did you get your hat?" asked the girl, snatching it right off the unsuspecting Chance's head, who froze. She'd forgotten to put on a bandana that day.

Everybody knows you're fake

You're everything I fucking hate

And I'm everything that you could never be

Justine screamed and dropped the hat, backing away. Christian snatched it off of the table and handed it to Chance, but she couldn't move. Her eyes hardened and she sent a very cold, very angry glare toward Justine. Chase and Christian both shrunk a bit away from her. Slowly, Chance stood up, an angry, frustrated tear falling down her cheek. Chase moved to swipe it away, but she threw back her head and screamed.

You pull me down

And you crucify my name

You make me insane

"THAT'S IT!!!" she yelled. "I'M SICK OF ALL THE EGOTISTICAL, CLICHÉ BARBIES!" The girl stood from the table and stomped off toward the bathroom, Bridgit, Chelsey, Brooklyn, and Kagome following her, while all three guys had their angry stares set on Justine and the rest of her cronies.

You're rolling now

Don't ever look my way

Don't even think I'm playing

Chance continued her angry rant in the bathroom, telling the four girls how angry they'd gotten her over the years and how she was so sick of it. She heatedly and quickly explained the ears, but got right back into her rant, which had teachers running over. However, none of them dared get close to her. They'd probably get their asses kicked, anyways. She was in a seriously bad mood, and she was taking it out on everyone she could find.

Because I fucking hate you

You're such a liar

I'd love to hang you

You're all the same to me

Chase, Christian, and Bailey slowly stood from the table. Each of them was cracking their knuckles and had stone-cold looks on their faces, ready to kick some serious ass. All three had the urge to run to Chance and see what they could do, but they couldn't. She was in the girl's bathroom – forbidden zone. Either way, both of them stepped menacingly toward the girls. They all screamed and ran.

"DON'T EVER COME AROUND CHANCE AGAIN!!" Bailey and Chase yelled at the same time, shaking fists in the air. They looked at each other with an odd look before looking toward the bathroom which they had ran toward. Christian was already making his way over toward the bathroom, her cap in his hand.

I fucking hate you

You're such a liar

I love to hate you

You're all the same to me

The two boys ran after him, catching up to him. Bailey could distinctly hear Chance's raging screams, but they were almost excruciatingly loud for Chase and Christian, who were both wincing. Christian walked into the bathroom first, both Bailey and Chase pausing at the door to build up the courage. Chase went before Bailey and yanked him in after he hesitated.

Fuck you

Fuck you

Fuck you

Fuck you

Chance had broken down into sobs and had locked herself into a stall. Chelsey, Bridgit, and Brooklyn were sitting on a sink, each of them with a helpless look on their faces. Kagome was crouched next to the stall, trying to coax the crying girl out of the stall. Giving a sigh, the independent lawyer stood and shook her head with a sigh. She waved the boys over.

Chase took Kagome's position, Christian crouching on the opposite end of the door. Bailey looked on helplessly, a frown decorating his features. "Chance? C'mon, you can lick this." said Christian in a hopeful tone.

"No... No, I can't." she sobbed. "They know... I can't ignore them anymore." she replied. Chase was surprised. Her usual confident, carefree tone was gone, replaced with a despairing girl.

"Chance," Chase's voice was rough. "If I know you as well as I think I do, I know you have the power to prove them wrong. You can do this." He bent his head a little lower to allow his piercing blue eyes to lock with her puffy, red ones. "Come now," he said, nodding his head some. "Unlock the door."

Chance gave a sniffle, but reached an arm up and unlocked the door. She still made no move to remove herself from her perch atop the toilet. Christian backed away a bit, allowing Chase to go in instead of him. Chase stood in front of her in the small, cramped space. She looked at him, sniffles still escaping her lips. The boy bent and enveloped her in a hug. She limply put one of her arms around to his shoulder, but the other stayed in her lap. She put her head on his chest and cried.


"You're sure you want to go through with this?" asked Chase. His mother had agreed to take Chance and he to school instead of her going to the bus again.

Chance, whom sat beside him with a fierce look, nodded. Today, she didn't have a bandana or a hat on. Her hands were shaking, but she was still going to go through with it. Chase nodded and took off his own hat and bandana, setting his two black-and-white dog ears free and twitching them around. Chance smiled gratefully and he only took her hand.

They reached the school quickly, and both of them got out of the car, ready to face whatever the people at the school were going to throw at them. Their hands were still intertwined, and it had helped Chance's nerves to steady slightly, but she was still scared. This was also the first time she'd ever had her bandana and hat off at school, besides the incident three days ago. It was loud... in general. However, she could hear better and that gave her a slight sense of security.

Plus, Chase was going through it with her. Just that fact helped her smile up at Chelsey, Brooklyn, Bailey, and Bridgit when she approached them. They smiled back, but the smiles faltered when they spotted her and Chase hat-less. Her face fell.


Kagome was outraged. Since Chase had shown her the tabloids three weeks ago, she'd been keeping a close eye on them. In today's Star Runner, a school photograph of Chance was featured on the front cover with the headline 'Distorted Half-Demons in Local Schools – Could Your Child Be in Danger?' She had immediately called Inuyasha and a slew of her lawyer friends. She also had them bring up their own friends, and they all met in front of the headquarters for Star Runner.

"They are so going down today!" she shouted over the crowd of about forty crisp-clothed lawyers before her. "MARCH!" They all headed toward the building, briefcases and over-confidence in tow. Kagome came to the front desk and demanded she see the president.

The security guard didn't fight her and instead gave her a pass to the man's office. The lawyers all crammed into the six elevators and they arrived at his office. The secretary was silenced by the looks of a few demon lawyers that Kagome knew as they entered the president's office. They filed into straight lines before him. Kagome tossed the tabloid onto the desk in front of him and glared at him. Inuyasha stood to the side, glaring at the man.

"What the hell is this?" she hissed at him, pointing at the front cover of the tabloid. "Half-demons have been in this country for years and you're just now attacking them? I know a lot of people that won't be happy with this decision."

"Miss Higurashi, do you dare accuse me of printing false information in my magazine?" asked the president, giving her a condescending look. Just from experience, she knew he was a demon. A few of the demons in the crowd of lawyers were already growling, and so was Inuyasha.

"Yes, Mr. Tenaika, I do." she replied viciously. She picked the tabloid up and opened it to a certain page with another photo of Chance and Christian, and another of Chase. She pointed to a part toward the beginning of the article and read it out loud. "Three days ago at Oak Senior High School, a half-demon girl attacked classmates Justine Fischer and three friends." She threw the paper down in front of him and half of the people in the room swore she would've been snarling at the moment if she could. "I was personally there, Mr. Tenaika, and I can testify that Chance Echerburry did no such thing. I have half a dozen other credible witnesses as well to testify against your words. And, I may start a lawsuit with this nice slew of my lawyer friends if you do not personally apologize for slandering Miss Echerburry's name, along with her brother and friend."

The creepy man put his fingers together over his desk. "By all means, Miss Higurashi. Oh how do the young people put it these days?" He paused in thought, "Ah, yes. Bring it on."

"You'll be hearing from me shortly." she promised. Turning on her heel, she parted the crowd of lawyers easily and they followed her out. Inuyasha was left standing to the side of the president's desk. He glared at Mr. Tenaika.

"You'll be hearing from me as well, should you mess with Chance again." he threatened. He heard Kagome call his name from the elevator and headed for the door.

"Don't test me, Inuyasha. I know your secret." the businessman shot back.

"And I know yours, Naraku." Inuyasha left the room and jogged after Kagome. They left the building swiftly, the lawyers going back to their jobs and lives.


A/n: You knew Naraku was going to rear his ugly head eventually... President of a tabloid XD perfect job for him, ne? Anyways....

–Moron-