Chapter 1: Body Double
"Ms. Higurashi, time to get up" inquired Lady Kaede, Kagome's maid and very dear friend.
Kaede walked over to Kagome's bed and lightly shook the figure that was buried underneath the covers.
Kagome grunted and turned over, uncovering her face in the process.
"What time is it?" she grumbled, her hair mashed against her face.
Kaede smiled warmly and stepped back a few steps from the bed.
"7:16, Ms. Higurashi"
Kagome moaned but sat up anyway.
"I told you Kaede, you don't have to address me as anything other then Kagome. You are like my mother, so Ms. Higurashi is not acceptable" she said in a firm, but soft tone.
Kaede smiled and bowed. "Yes Kagome"
Kagome smiled and stretched her hands over her head.
"What do I have this morning, Kaede?" she asked, throwing the covers off of her legs.
Kaede pulled a piece of paper out of the pocket of her red skirt and read: 8:45 Breakfast with your grandfather, 9:45 costume fitting, 11:15 free time, 12:00 lunch and then you have to shoot scene 15 with Kouga until 5:00, that is unless you finish early."
Kagome sighed. 'Yet another full day ahead of me...'
"What is at 5:00?" Kagome asked.
Kaede turned to her paper again. "Dinner and then you have to do an interview at 6:30 with CNN about your up and coming movie"
Kagome groaned. "I hate interviews"
"Yes, dear I know. Now come on, get dressed for breakfast."
Kagome nodded and walked over to her walk-in closet.
Kagome Higurashi, an 18 yr. old superstar is your average teenager, despite being famous.
She has starred in over 5 films since she has been born. Not very many, but all the right ones.
Each film was worth about 1.8 million.
She is also the granddaughter of one of Hollywood's most famous actors: Senshii Higurashi.
She lives in the Higurashi shrine: A beautiful, 150 acre mansion on the Hollywood mountain.
Although she is currently seeing Kouga Taiyo, she yearns for something better.
Kouga Taiyo is also a highly recognized actor.
To Kagome, he is too clingy and wants too much out of the relationship.
She wishes he would leave her alone, even though he himself has claimed her verbally 'his woman'.
Her everyday life is hectic. She wants nothing more then a little break and a romantic stroll on the beach with her soul-mate.
Sure, she has time to spend with her friends and go shopping, but that's all she ever does.
She wants more...
After a long debate, Kagome finally decided on a pair of khaki Capri's and a black tank top that says 'Superstar' in red, glittery letters.
As usual, she wears her hair up in a messy bun.
Hardly anybody has seen her hair down except for Kaede. She usually has to wear it up in the movies, too.
Sighing, she adds some make-up and heads out her bedroom door.
Turning left, she heads down the never-ending hallway to the three sets of stairs to get to the kitchen.
Once there, she greets Kaiyo Tamaha and Mika Watashi, the cooks. She then looks at a clock over the counter: 8:36
'Early' Kagome sighs to herself as she sits down and watches Kaiyo and Mika prepare breakfast.
After a few minutes of waiting, her grandfather walks into the massive kitchen.
"Good morning, Kagome" he greets her with a kiss on the cheek.
She returns the greeting and smiles softly.
"Morning, Grandpa. How are you this morning?"
"Ah Kagome, my corns have returned and my back aches a bit" he said, smiling.
She laughed. "Nothing new then I see; ready for breakfast?"
He chuckled and nodded. "Sure thing, jellybean"
She laughed again. He always calls her that, and she loved it.
When breakfast was over, Kagome went to her costume fitting.
It was a costume for a new movie she would start filming later that year, and they still had to make costumes.
After the costume fitting, she had her free time until 12:00.
Sighing, she collapsed on her bed.
She loved her life style, but sometimes it was too stressful. Sometimes all she wanted was some peace and quiet, which she was hoping to get for the next 45 minutes.
She smiled into her pillow.
"Ahh, this is b-"
Ring, Ring
Kagome groaned and lazily reached for her phone and picked it up.
"Lo'?"
"Ah. Kagome, how are you my dear?"
Rolling her eyes she inwardly sighed.
"Hi Hojo, I'm fine. What promotes thee to call this time?"
He chuckled on the other line.
"My dear, dear, Kagome...Why must I have a reason?"
She sighed out loud this time.
"Can't you ever get a clue? I'm not interested in you!"
"Tsk, tsk. I know you'll come around. You'll soon realize how much you love me and that we are destined for life."
Letting out a dreamy sigh, he stopped there.
"No Hojo. Goodbye"
Click
She hung up the phone and groaned.
"What an asshole" she muttered lifting her head to look at the clock: 11:36am.
Mumbling, she got up and decided to go down stairs for lunch early.
After lunch, she got in her limo and headed where they were filming scene 15.
And she sure wasn't ready for what she was about to see when she opened her body double's door...
After greeting the director and all the other actors and crew, she went and knocked on the door.
Knock, knock
"Kikyou?" she called.
"Hey, Kagome you looking for Kikyou?"
Kagome nodded.
"I don't think she's in there. We keep knockin, but no one answers. We think she pulled a disappearing stunt like last time."
Kagome sighed.
"Damnit"
Kagome looked around and when she saw no one was looking, she closed her eyes, a white light shining from her body.
Concentrating hard, she used her Miko powers to look inside the trailer, or rather, used it to sense any human being in there.
When she was sure she was in there, she opened her eyes and disconnected the energies.
"She's in there!" she called to Jin, the make-up artist and one Kikyou's best friends.
Frowing, Jin walked up to the trailer. "KIKYOU!" she shouted.
No answer.
"Get something to bust the door open with." Kagome said, looking around for something.
"Where's the key?"
"There's a key?" asked Jin.
Kagome sighed and nodded. "Yes there's a key."
"Here it is!" yelled Yura, the hair designer, and once again one of Kikyou's best friends.
Kagome took it from her and hastily unlocked it.
"Got it!" she cried when she heard it unlock.
Throwing the door open, she wished she could go back in time and not have opened the door.
Kikyou was in there alright.
She was lying on her back; eyes open, mouth catching flies.
Blood everywhere...
Kagome screamed bloody murder and covered her hands over her mouth.
Jin and Yura pushed her aside to see what she was screaming at.
Jin gasped and Yura fainted.
Jin caught her, but her eyes were starting to get blurry.
"Call an ambulance! Call the police!" Jin yelled to the people outside that had crowded around, trying to see in and urging to know why Kagome had screamed and why Yura had fainted.
Jin took pulled Yura down the three stairs and laid her down on the ground, yelling at people to go away.
The media were already there, trying to get the first scoop on the death of Kagome's body double.
When Yura woke up, she started sobbing, as was Jin.
They were told to go home and rest.
Kagome however stayed behind and was questioned by the police.
When the place was deserted other then Kagome, Kaede, her grandfather, the director, Kouga and a few other people the crime scene was gone through and searched top to bottom.
Kagome was a nervous wreck when the police chief said: "We think you were the one the murderer was after. Not Kikyou."
Her grandfather yelled at the police chief, trying to get answers when Kagome was led away by Kaede and taken to her room to rest.
The time was now 4:58pm and Kagome cried for the 50th time that day.
"They were after me." She muttered to herself, sitting on her bed with her knees to her chest.
"Me, me, me" she whispered, tears streaming down her face.
She then let out a small laugh.
"Kikyou was never famous. But I bet she will be now. By tomorrow, she will be on the cover of every magazine and every news station saying that Kikyou Takihasha was murdered.
Murdered, yet Kagome Higurashi was the main target...