Rivalry and Fame

by: Enchanted Kagome

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Inu-Yasha, Kag-chan, ect. I wish! Oh, but I DO own Kirai and Ken!

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Kirai stomped her way back to her dressing room, but not before ordering the guards not to let the guy in, regardless of whether he had backstage passes or not.

***Flashback***

"Um…which guy, Miss Kirai?"

"The one who's a jerk, duh!"

"Uh…right. You heard that guys? The one 'who's a jerk.' Got you!"

***End Flashback***

"Kirai?" Kagome was extremely worried for her friend. "What's with that guy?"

"OMG! You know he's from Demonic?" Ayame's assertion apparently did not make Kirai feel any better.

"No wonder Demonic's songs stink!"

Sango glanced at her friend with a worried expression. Only this morning, Kirai had been praising the lyrics and music of Demonic's "Psyche no Tama." However, they decided that it was best not to get onto Kirai's nerves.

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Inu-Yasha waved the backstage passes in front of the guards.

"Sorry sir, we can't allow you to-" the guard's jaws dropped. "Demonic?!" With a slight nod, Inu-Yasha and the other slipped through. "Can I please have your autography please!" Inu-Yasha took out a ripped up napkin and scribbled on it. However, one's trash is another's treasure.

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"We'd better go out and deal with fans," Kirai said, slapping down her brush. The three of them agreed and they went off. THAT was a mistake.

As soon as they were within sight of the entrance, Kirai's eyes flared up.

"Why in seven hells are YOU here!" Racing over, she took one of the guards by the cuffs and shook him HARD.

"Didn't I tell you to KEEP THE JERK OUT!?"

"But, he's from Demonic…"

"Does that make him oh-so-perfect god?"

"N-No…but…"

"YOU," Kirai, having put him down sometime during the conversation, now pointed at his chest, "ARE FIRED!" The poor guard was speechless, trying to think of a way to get back his job. Ken took this opportunity to step forward.

"That's OK. You're a sensible guy. As of now, you are hired to be a guard for Demonic."

"Oh. Thank you." Kirai's eyes flared up again.

"Hey, wait a minute. I never-" Inu-Yasha cut in, but Ken just ignored him.

"Did I mention you have VERY bad taste in friends," Kirai asked Inu-Yasha, looking pointedly at Inu-Yasha.

"As if you weren't a ***** yourself," Ken retorted.

"You freaking b******!"

"Language!" Ayame's interruption only earned a death glare from her friend.

"You know what, I think you guys should just go," Kagome said, trying to stay polite.

"Hey, I've got the bp's. If you don't let us in, that's fake advertising!" Inu-Yasha ranted on, making Kagome gasp.

"What the heck are YOU talking about! You freaking-"

"Freaking what? Huh? B******'s already used by your friend."

"A******."

"Could've done better, *****." Now, it wasn't really that Inu-Yasha's trying to pick a fight with KAGOME, it was more like he was trying to pick a fight with anyone. Afterall, he just spent the suckiest evening ever.

By now, Miroku had wandered through another secret door that lead directly into Backstage.

"Hey guys!" However, he soon became fascinated by all the 'ladies' there were. It was only a matter of seconds before…

"HENTAI!!!!!!"

However, Miroku, being used to that sort of thing, had developed a harder skull than your average human. Next in line was Kagome, then Ayame. Finally he came to Kirai, who was still having a glaring contest, with insults thrown in here and there, with Ken. Before his hand even went NEAR her, she already slapped it away.

"I must say, Your Highness, shows the most disappointingly BAD choice in friends."

"Hey…that's mean…" Miroku pretended to pout, even though the comment was between Kirai and Ken.

"Do I look like I CARE?"

"Have you ever cared?" Ken sneered, causing Kirai to glare even harder.

"You…"

"Now excuse me. We've got the BP's and all we want is the regular treatment," Kouga stepped in, saying the first (and most likely last) decent thing he had ever uttered in his life.

"And that's what you'll get," Ayame answered both any of the others (namely Kag & Inu, Kir & Ken, San & Mir) picked a fight again.

Two people muttered, "B******s."

While…

Another two uttered, "B****es."

While…

"HENTAI!" WHAM! BAM!

"Ow…"

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1 month later, in August

"So, everyone has their favorite song titles?" Kagome asked. The other three nodded and gathered on the couch and shared. "So…?"

" 'A Moonlit Dream'," Kirai said.

"Mine's 'A Feudal Fairytale'," Sango put in.

" 'Demon Crown'," Ayame replied.

" 'Shattered Heart,'" Kagome said.

"I thought you hated tragedies," Kirai asked.

"Yeah, but this is a really nice song title."

"I agree," Sango said, while Ayame nodded. Kirai came over and pulled the card out of Kagome's hand and read the winning person's school.

"OMG!" The other three jumped. "It's my old school! This would be perfect! I think I saw a pretty comfortable apartment there, only around 500,000 yens. Actually, there were two, next door to each other, but I thought you guys would like to face east." ***What can I say? They're RICH!***

"Cool. Which school will we enroll in, then?"

"Shikon High."

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"So?"

"Well, we definitely don't want to be giving away the same mystery prize as THEM, but we still want to surpass their offer," Ken analyzed. The moment, 1 month ago, Inu-Yasha had told Sesshoumaru about the "contest thingy," Demonic had been forced to hold a contest of their own.

"Something they will not do, then," Miroku said.

"Yes…"

"Look's like you have an idea."

"If you have a FREAKING IDEA JUST SPIT IT OUT!!!!!!" Inu-Yasha has had random, well not RANDOM, more like every-time-the-contest's-brought-up tantrums.

"I have my doubts."

"WHAT?"

"One word…Miroku."

"Hey! No fair! Why ME?"

"'Cause you're the leche!"

"So THAT'S what you think of me! I'm hurt," Miroku pouted, while Inu-Yasha snorted.

"You know what Ken, I PERSONALLY guard him if I have to, 'k?"

"Well…I was thinking of enrolling in a school. They'll never think of that!" (***Unfortunately, Ken and Kirai had been the two masterminds, and neither knew their minds were SO ALIKE!***)

"Sure. So, which is the winning one?" Kouga asked. Ken took the box over.

"Pick." Inu-Yasha reached in and dug around until he found one that was neither too right, nor too left. Neither too top, nor too bottom. Neither too-…you get the point. Pulling it out, he read handed it to Ken.

"…This…is my old school!"

"Seriously? Coincidence or what?" Miroku asked, checking the card to see if "cheating was involved."

"This is pretty good. There's been two apartments, next door to each other, selling there. I think we'd probably want the north one, no?" The other three nodded dumbly. "It's only 550,000 yens. About…I think." ***WOW! They're RICHER!***

"So, what school?" Inu-Yasha came over and plucked the card out of Ken's hands.

"Shikon High."

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