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And now, ladies and… gentlemen? Are there any guys reading this? Anyways, the moment you've all been waiting for… Oh, and I apologize ahead of time if the format is screwed up. I haven't tried updating anything since before ff. net made all the changes.

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Gossip and Girl Talk

Kikyo had arrived… fashionably late… leaving the girls two sparse hours in which to work the miracle transformation of beauty. After half the time was up, Kikyo looked with disgust at her new self: once sleek hair bushed out, overdone makeup smeared over delicate features, and clashing outfit hiding perfect curves.

Kagome (who had been shut up in the "fitting room" trying on Kikyo's outfits) had some complaints of her own about Kikyo's appearance. Mainly because it supposedly reflected her own tastes… or lack thereof.

"I never look like that!" she wailed at Sango. "You know I never look like that!"

"But the rest of the student population doesn't!" came the stylist's fed-up reply.

"But they could realize it!" she cried, glancing to Kikyo for support.

"Don't look at me, hon. I'm not enjoying this any more than you are," Kikyo said, peering over her shoulder and examining her suddenly larger butt in the mirror. "Although these cloths are pretty comfortable…" she added as an afterthought.

"Yeah, a helluva lot more than yours!" Kagome joked.

"Yeah, well at least mine show some style!" Kikyo retorted defensively, taking the insult to heart.

"Yeah, the style of a whore!" Kagome sneered back, never one to let others insult her.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!"

"You heard me! Those outfits BARELY COVER MY ASS! How am I supposed to go out in public, much less to a respectable theater, dressed like. like a…a… a SLUT?"

"Don't you DARE give me that attitude, Kagome! You have no idea the sacrifice I am making for you right now-"

"Yeah, to keep your own reputation intact!"

"Don't give me that shit, Kagome. I am SAVING your freaking ASS and this is that way you say 'thank you'? Well maybe I should just change my mind and-"

"You wouldn't DARE!"

"-and let Naraku have his way with you?"

"You wouldn't DARE!"

At this point Sango, not liking the direction the "conversation" was going and knowing full well that Kikyo would carry out her threats even if only to save face, decided that her interference was quite necessary.

"Ummmm, guys? We still need to work on Kagome…"

"Yeah right, why should I help you?" Kikyo pouted.

"Because it's in your best interests to…" Sango, always the logical one, explained. To this Kikyo had no answer.

"Fine. Give it your best shot, and good luck. You're gonna need it…" she smirked sarcastically, raising her eyebrows challengingly at Kagome.

Said girl bit her tongue as Sango grabbed her firmly by the arm and dragged her over to the make-up chair, but still glared at Kikyo in passing. Another half-hour passed in silence before Kagome stood up, hair straight and face unrecognizable.

"Wow," she breathed, looking at herself in the mirror. "I'm so beautiful!"

"Of course you are! You look just like me!" Kikyo stated as though it were the most obvious thing in the world. Sango just smiled encouragingly.

"Thank you so much, Sango! Thank you thank you thank you!" Kagome squealed.

"No problem. Now it's time for you to dress up, remember?"

"Oh right! I completely forgot!"

"Dork."

"Shut it," two voices said in unison.

"I want to wear this," Kagome said, lifting a black leather mini-skirt and a blazing blue skin-tight tank top. Both critics nodded their approval.

"Just don't get it dirty," Kikyo warned. "It costs more that you're worth."

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Fifteen minutes later, and both girls were ready to make their debut appearance.

"I'm nervous," Kagome whispered to Kikyo as they walked down the uncannily deserted hall that lead to the main gate. "What if something goes wrong? We'll be in so much trouble!"

"Calm down," Kikyo reassured. "Nothing will go wrong unless you mess up."

"Right." Still, every so often, Kagome would rub her palms dry against the sides of her shirt.

"I told you, don't get my stuff dirty!" Kikyo hissed.

"Right. Sorry," Kagome replied sheepishly, mid-rub. Almost at the end of the corridor she suddenly stopped, a horrified expression drawn across her face. "Kikyo!" she breathed.

"What is it?"

"I… I just realized… I have to act like you, don't I?"

"Yeah… so just pretend you're confident and smart and witty… but it would be best if you didn't open your mouth, actually…" Kikyo replied nonchalantly, striding to the door and throwing it open.

"But what about… what about Inuyasha?"

Paling slightly, Kikyo turned back to face her partner. "Don't you dare," she mouthed.

"What? I can't hear you…"

"Shhhhhhh!" Kikyo hastily shook her head and tripped out into the evening.

"Wha-?" Kagome questioned but stopped at the door, seeing the multitude of people swarming the lawn. Kikyo was already lost among the crowd. 'Oh SHIT!' Kagome moaned to herself. 'What am I supposed to do now?'

As inconspicuously as possible, she shied down the steps, clutching the railing as tightly as her weak grip permitted. Unfortunately, Kikyo always made a stellar impression on the crowd.

"Oh look, there's Kikyo!"

"Hi Kikyo!"

"Wow, you look so nice tonight!"

"Great outfit!"

"Did you do something with your hair?"

"What brand are your shoes? I absolutely love them!"

"Are you feeling all right? You look a bit pale…"

"You're going to the performance with Inuyasha, right? I heard it'll be great!"

"Are you really? I'll see you there then!"

"There's an after party in my dorm. Come by, ok?"

People who didn't know Kagome's name were suddenly pressing up against her, milling around her like the queen bee. Petrified, all Kagome could do was smile weakly and nod, eyes resembling a deer caught in the headlights and fists wedged to her sides.

And then, the inevitable happened.

"Hey, Kikyo! Over here!" A voice called out from the crowd. Knees to shaky to support her weight, Kagome could only watch as Inuyasha and his friends gestured her over to the outskirts of the crowd. 'There is no way in hell I'm getting through this!' Kagome cried to herself. 'Kikyo?! Where are you?'

Annoyed at her lack of response and unusual attitude, Inuyasha had decided to come over and take her himself. "Excuse me, coming though! Move! I said Move! Get out of my way!" Soon, a path was cleared for the prince of the campus… straight to Kagome.

Not knowing what to do, Kagome smiled. A weird fake smile filled with dread, fear, and hypertension.

Inuyasha stalked up to her arrogantly. "Awww, are you that exited to see me?" He whispered sexily into her ear, causing Kagome to blush several shades of pink, magenta, and red. The next thing she knew, his mouth was covering hers in a passionate kiss.

…Silence filled Kagome's brain as blood rushed to her head. She could no longer hear the noise of the crowd, her heartbeat… anything.

Inuyasha… Inuyasha… was kissing her. HOLY SHIT!

Omigawd, what do I do? WHAT DO I DO? Oh, ewww, ewww eww, he's sticking his tongue in my mouth! That's totally gross! Ewwww! Get it out!

Wait! Oh no! This is my first kiss! And I was saving it for someone special… The NERVE of this bastard, how dare he…

I want him to get his tongue out of my mouth!

The next thing he knew, her fist flew into his cheek and the kiss was broken.

Inuyasha faltered a few steps back. "Kikyo? What the fuck's wrong with you?" The crowd was absolutely silent, watching this mini-drama unfold. How the hell was she supposed to get out of this one?

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Yep, that's the end of this chapter. Sorry it's short, but I have such great ideas for the next one! It will follow Kagome, Kikyo and Sango through their evening. But most likely nothing much will unfold until the chapter after that… so no real make out scenes in the foreseeable future! Sorry! And I would love it if you could leave a review, even though I am so bad at being reliable. Thank you for reading this chapter, and I hope it pleased you!