Not Pretty Enough
Chapter 7: Confrontation
Disclaimer:
Me: -sobbing-
Rumiko Takahashi: What's wrong?
Me: -between sobs- I… don't… own… InuYasha!
Rumiko: Aw, there there. I'll give him to you if it will make you feel better.
Me: Really?! n.n
Rumiko: No! SUCKER! –Laughs manically and runs away-
Me: …. –blink-
-Kasey Chambers walks up-
Kasey: Yo, she doesn't own the song either!
Me: DON'T REMIND ME! –More sobbing-
(Start of the Actual Story)
When Kagome got home she knew what she had to do. The only question was how? Could she just waltz up to Kikyou's door and ring the doorbell like she did when they were practically inseparable? She seriously doubted it. In the first place, she heard that Kikyou had moved. Apparently, she was filthy rich and wanted to move to a richer side of the town.
Even if Kagome managed to find Kikyou's new home without any trouble, there would be the problem of trying to get in. Kagome remembered walking through the rich side of town when she was younger and noticing all the houses were fenced in. Would she just ring the buzzer and ask for Kikyou? There was no way she'd let her in…
Kagome sighed. It was worth a try, seeing as it was the only thing she could do. She lifted a heavy phonebook from the end table in her living room and started paging through it. She found it soon enough.
"Onigumo… 34673 Crimson Trail…" She muttered, and then picked up her jacket and headed out the door. Her parents weren't expecting her home for another hour or so anyway…
She stepped out onto her driveway and looked around the neighborhood she once knew. Now it was totally different. Sure, most of the same people still lived there, but they had changed, and not all change is always for the best. Kagome zipped up her jacket to fend off the cool breeze, and looked towards the pale blue sky. She sighed, and started on the walk to Kikyou's.
Half an hour later she turned onto Crimson Trail and was amazed. The houses there were even bigger than Kagome had remembered, and when she was little she used to think they scraped the sky. It took her a few minutes to orient herself, and when she found the right house it took her breath away once more. Kikyou's house was the biggest on the entire block, which was saying a lot. It looked like a castle for god's sake! Kagome cautiously went up to ring the buzzer, and jumped when a voice came on.
"May I help you?"
Kagome recognized the voice. It was Sierra, the Onigumo family's live in maid. Kagome couldn't believe she was still around, but thought of it as a stroke of good luck. Sierra would definitely remember Kagome. That woman had a near perfect memory, and it seemed like she always knew the answers for everything.
"Sierra! It's me, Kagome!" She said happily, and was welcomed by the buzzing noise of the gate unlocking.
"Kagome! It will be great to see you again! Come right in!" Sierra said warmly. Kagome didn't have to be invited twice. She ran up to the front door, and before she could ring the doorbell it flew open. Sierra was standing there, looking almost the same as the day Kagome had left.
"Welcome, child! I didn't know you moved back." She said, smiling. "You have so much to catch up on. Have you spoken with Kikyou yet?" She asked, her eyes losing some of their warmth when she mentioned Kikyou's name.
"Just briefly. Is she in?" Kagome replied, not wanting to mention she wasn't exactly invited.
"Oh, sure. Let me get her." Sierra turned towards the stairs and cupped her hands around her mouth.
"KIKYOU! YOU HAVE A VISITOR!" She called in a practically earsplitting voice. Kikyou poked her head from behind a door on the top floor and came walking slowly down the stairs. She didn't see Kagome until she was a few feet from the first floor, and jumped. Then she scowled at her.
"Who are you?" She sneered, not kindly at all. By then, Sierra had turned back into what Kagome had assumed was the kitchen.
"It's me… Kagome…" She said slowly, wondering how Kikyou couldn't recognize her. Then again, Kikyou had changed very drastically from the last time Kagome saw her. She still had the same long black hair, but her overall appearance was totally different. She was wearing a deep red eye shadow and crimson lip color match. She was wearing a tiny black mini-skirt and a red tube top that left little to the imagination. To top off her look she was wearing black fishnets and leather boots that went up past her shins.
"Well you sure have changed…" Kikyou said, not too kindly.
"Yeah… I kind of wanted to talk to you." Kagome said nervously.
"About what?" She asked while running her black nails through her hair. Kagome paused, not exactly knowing how to phrase her next question. She wanted to ask Kikyou about Inuyasha and what was going on, but she also didn't want to seem too straightforward.
"Um… maybe we should go into your room…" Kagome said, after a long pause. Kikyou just shrugged. She must have forgotten all about the evil glance she gave Kagome during math.
"Works for me, I guess…"
With that she led the way up the flight of stairs to her room, and opened the door. Kagome could barely keep herself from gasping aloud. The room was almost immaculate in it's neatness, but seemed dark and almost evil. It seemed like everything in the room was painted the same shade of black. On second glance, it didn't look evil, it just looked… odd, like something was wrong. Maybe it was the cleanliness?
Kagome shook the feeling, and took a seat in one of the barstools.
"Hey Kikyou," said a voice in the general direction of her bed. Kagome jumped, at it was all she could do not to scream. She stared in the corner for a good minute before her eyes finally adjusted. Sprawled out on the bed was none other than Inuyasha.
A/N: Oooh, cliffy! I finally updated too. Aren't ya proud? I know I am!
What could INUYASHA being doing with KIKYOU? You'll have to review to find out! ;)