A/N: Here I am, back again, for another round of Surreal Reality...it feels like forever since I'd written another chapter but it has only been...like...three days. Well, I had a temporary writer's block that lasted for three days. If it wasn't for the block, I would've been up to chapter eight already. Okay, so maybe I can't write five chapters in three days, but hey, one can dream can't she? So I'll just let you read the fourth chapter of Surreal Reality and leave you be. Oh, it is getting closer to the day when I am posting this, I'm going to complete five chapters first, so after the chapter after this one, I will be posting it. This will sound so weird since when you read this it is already posted...I have a feeling I would be better off writing this in my profile. Oh well, since I already got it down on print I might as well leave it. Enjoy
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and some quotes I might not own. I'm not sure anymore. Oh and I was very bad at figuring out names for stores and shopping places so most of the stuff is translated to jap. All places are not real. If something happens to be a real landmark, then wow I'm psychic.
Surreal Reality
Chapter 4: Change
A pair of new jeans can change an old wardrobe.
Sango
I woke up this morning to the sun shining through my window and the smell of breakfast cooking just outside my door. It was a beautiful day, and for once, I felt like a child again. Like how I use to wake up every Saturday morning thinking I can do anything I want today and tomorrow. I lay there thinking about making plans with my friends to where we should spend our day off, soaking up the sun, when all of a sudden it came rushing at me. Today was Saturday. I am a 24 year old women working in KPF Inc. My best friends are Kagome, Ayame, and Kikyo. Kagome has a school girl crush on Inuyasha in which the whole office knows about it except for Inuyasha. Ayame is a fun loving girl that would do anything to get rid of Koga. Kikyo is a quiet, but smart, fashion designer that has a great style, both on paper and on her own physical appearance. Oh and me and Kagome just found out another clue that might lead to finding the truth about Kikyo and Onigumo's relationship. And we're supposed to go shopping today, with our newly found friend Kagura. Great.
Kagura got up with a grunt. She was really excited today. She felt like she had just joined the coolest group in school and was hanging out with them today. Technically, that was true. Just two or three days ago, she was a person with no friends, someone who pretended to be fine but was really lonely. Now she was going shopping with some new friends. Kagura made her bed and walked across the room to her personal bathroom. She stepped in to face a white and blue tiled bathroom. All the way in the back of the room, there was a bathtub with a light blue shower curtain. There was also a white marble sink and a white toilet next to the tub. There was a mirror with a silver frame above the sink. A row of white, round bulbs above the mirror lit up the room. A tall dark blue flowered plant sat on a white wicker shelf.
Kagura took a shower and brushed her teeth. She chose a yellow and white layered tank top with a knee length jean skirt. After putting on her makeup, she searched for the perfect scarf to complete the outfit. She chose a sheer yellow scarf with pink beads dangling off the end. Wrapping it around her neck loosely, she stepped out of her room for the first time this morning. Kagura went into her kitchen where she found a 15 year old girl making breakfast. "Hi, Kanna." She said to her younger sister.
She was a pale girl with bleached hair, which was what was hot among her group of friends, and around 5' 4". Today, she wore a white miniskirt and a with tank top with a small, pale blue butterfly brooch on one of the straps. In her hair right above her right ear was a clip of the same butterfly, except in white. Her trademark outfit, white on white with a hint of white. She handed Kagura her breakfast without saying anything.
"So, what are you doing today?" Kagura asked as Kanna sat down at the chair across from her sister. She put little bites of food into her mouth, trying to avoid eye contact. "I'm going out with some friends. Probaly to the mall." Kanna answered, succeeding in her rule of no eye contact. "Do you need me to drive you anywhere?"
"No, my friend's mom is going to drive us." Kanna answered.
"How are you getting home?"
"Bus?"
"Need any money?"
That was the first time Kanna actually looked up. Her eyes wide with surprise and need. "Okay. Thanks..." She gave a small smile at her older sister. Kagura reached for her purse and handed Kanna a 50 dollar bill. "Don't use it all." She said teasingly as Kanna grabbed it and stuffed it in the pocket of her skirt. Atleast she smiled. Kagura thought. She looked at her watch. She was suppose to meet her friends at 12:00 at Tentou Square. Kagura quickly finished her breakfast and dumped her plate in the sink. She went over to kiss Kanna on the forehead but Kanna just lowered her head. Kagura smiled at the typical Kanna action and went out the door with a goodbye to her sister.
" Hey Ayame." Kagome said cheerfully to her friend.
"You ready to go shopping? I desperatly need new clothes to refresh my wardrobe." Kagome said into her cell phone.
"Yeah, same here." Ayame said on the other end. "I'm in my car right now so I can't talk. See you later, Kagome. Bye."
"Bye." Kagome dropped her cell phone into her white shoulder bag and continued to search for her car keys. After another 15 minutes of tossing objects around her room, she spotted her keychain, a silver fang . Koga had gotten it for her when they were dating. She was into keychains, so Koga got it for her. She needed to get another key chain though and quick or else people would think she still liked him.
Yes, she did like him. But as they started to know each other more and more, they both figured out they weren't right for each other. They didn't have the special bond and wouldn't be very happy if they stayed together any longer. Now the two were good friends and were secretly happy that they broke up with each other. This was much better than being boyfriend-girlfriend.
Kagome put her keys and a green and silver cell phone into her purse. She went into her living room where she saw her brother, Sota, playing video games with a girl around his age. Kagome smiled to herself, happy that her little brother was growing up. "Bye Sota, tell mom I'm going out." Kagome slipped out the door. She was a 23 year old women who stilled lived with her mom. Yep, she was pathetic.
Getting into her black Saturn, Kagome thought back to what she said about being pathetic. This car was proof enough. She really needed a better life. Or maybe just something to improve her life with. Kagome drove off, suddenly excited to be shopping with her best friends.
Ayame ran from her car to the water fountain in Tentou Square. She was an hour or two late. Her hair was especially annoying this morning, and then her car turned against her as well by running out of gas on the way. She had to find a place to buy oil and that alone took nearly an hour. Placing one hand on the fountain and the other on her hips, she tried to regain her balance. "Hey Ayame!" She heard a familiar voice call her from behind.
Turning her head, she saw Kikyo, Kagome, Sango, and Kagura, waving at her cheerfully. Ayame sighed, pushed herself off the fountain, and walked over to her friends. "Hey guys." She smiled. She smoothed a hand down her red hair, which was in a high ponytail today.
"So, did you have to wait a long time?" Ayame asked. "My hair and car went against me today." Ayame smoothed her hair down again.
"No, I was late as well." Kagome said. "Couldn't find my car keys."
"That's why my keys are on a bright keychain. Can spot them from a mile away." Sango said.
"Well I'm still using that keychain Koga bought me when we were dating." Kagome said as she took out her keys. Ayame was the first to react and lunged for the silver fang. "That is so cute!" Ayame said. She started observing the fang from different angles. "It can remind you of him. Get it? Silver fang, Koga, Steel Fang?" Ayame babbled. The other girls just stared at her. "What do you mean?" Kagome asked.
"What do you mean what do I mean?" Ayame said. She looked up from the fang to stare at Kagome.
"Koga got this for you so you will always have a reminder of him. His name, Koga, means Steel Fang. This," Ayame held up the keychain. "is a fang. Ofcourse, he couldn't get you a real steel fang so he got you this instead." Ayame explained.
Kagome nodded, slowly at first but then excitedly. "I get it!" She cried. She took the fang back from Ayame's hand. She slid the fang out of the keyhole, held it in a fist, closed her eyes, and when she opened them the fang went flying into the fountain with a splash.
"What'd you do that for!" Ayame yelled at Kagome.
"Well, you said it was suppose to remind me of Koga. Since me and Koga aren't dating anymore, I thought I wouldn't need to remember him. Plus, I see him everyday at work. We're also good friends, and good friends don't need a keychain to remind each other they're friends." Kagome smiled and looked at the sky as if some huge weight had just been lifted off her shoulders and she was free.
"I feel soooooooo much better now that I'm finally rid of the last piece of object that reminds me of dating."
"Let it out Kagome, let it out." Kagura spoke up. Sango patted Kagome on the back as she let out a laugh.
"Why don't we go shopping now? I'm sure Kagome's pretty energized." Kikyo looked at Kagome to see her reaction.
"Yep. Where do you wanna go?" Kagome linked her arm with Sango's and slung her purse over her shoulder.
"Hmm, why don't go to that store with that skirt that you bought on...was it Monday?" Ayame said to Kikyo.
"Sure, why not." Kikyo linked arms with Ayame and they lead the way to the famous store. Sango and Kagome stood behind, eyeing each other. Kagome turned aruond to see Kagura turning her head from left to right, looking out of place and left out with noone to link arms with.
Sango and Kagome glanced in front of them, where Ayame and Kikyo was just turning the corner of the street, talking happily.
Kagome went over to Kagura and linked her free arm with Kagura's arm. Kaguar looked up, surprised, but happy. She grinned, and the three skipped to catch up with Kikyo and Ayame, looking like teenagers on their first shopping adventure.
Kagura
When I was in school, around 10, 11 years ago, everyone knew me. Of course, all teenage girls would want to be well known. They get to be a teacher's pet in elementry, they get all the boys in junior high, trend setting is what they do in high school, and in college they are known as the party goers and starters. Being popular had it's ups and downs, but the pros always ruled over the cons. But there was one thing wrong with me being well known. I wasn't the kind of popular kid that I had just described in the above paragraph.
I was Kagura Uindo, the girl well known for her smarts. The girl who got A triple plus in every subject. The girl who was cold to everyone she laid eyes on, except for the teachers who gave her good grades. I had no friends, except for that kid in my nursery school that let me play doll with her. But that was it. I sat by myself at lunch. I did school projects on my own (noone wanted to be in the Ice Princess's group). I had noone to share the excitement with when I got into the college of my dreams. Noone to praise me for getting such a good job. Yeah, it was kind of pathetic.
I had no friends at school, but that was because of my personality. Who would've raised me to that personality I would never know. My dad left my mom before I was born (not even sure if that is my biological father) and left my very weak, very pregnent mom to fend for herself. Two years after I was born, my mom married some other guy that I didn't like. They had Kanna.
Yes Kanna is my half sister. When she was like, five, that guy left my mom. I think it was because she was too drunk for him to handle. Then (being an alcoholic has it's cons as well) my mom got sick from all that beer and died not long after that. Kanna and I were taken in by some foster family. Not long after that, I got my job and me and Kanna were on ourselves from then on.
Yeah, I do have a bit of a childhood. But today when Kagome linked arms with me, I knew I had some great friends.
"I really like this one." Kikyo held up a white, long-sleeved shirt with a red string that tightened the waist area.
"Go try it on." Kagome said as she scanned throuh a rack of skirts on sale. The girls were in a store called "Batafurai". The colorful clothes they had on display had caught their eye, and they decided to check it out.
"Hey, you think this would look nice with my new capris?" Sango held up a black and red tank top.
"I don't know. The black color might be too hot for the summer." Kagura said. She had an arm full of clothes she planned on trying on. Sango shrugged and said, "True." then put it back on a table or colorful tank tops.
"Can I see that, Kagura?" Ayame said, pointing at Kagura's pile of clothes.
"This?" Kagura held up a white mini skirt.
"Yes." Ayame took it from Kagura. "What do you think?" She held the skirt against her.
"Well, from here it looks nice. But I think you should try it on first." Kagura said.
"Can I? I mean, it was yours." Ayame asked.
"Oh I don't mind." Kagura flicked her hands as if she didn't care. She went over to a rack of clothes that had caught her eye.
"I'm going to go try these on now." Kagome said. "Anyone coming with me? I need judges." All of the girls followed her into the dressing room.
"I am starving!" Kagome said as she started stuffing her mouth with food. Everyone else did the same. After "Batafurai", they had spent another 3 hours or so in other stores. The final outcome was more than 10 bags, combined, of clothes and accesories.
"I'm going to admire my purchases now." Ayame said after she had finished her lunch. She randomly chose a bag on the floor and took out a lacey blue blouse.
"I don't know why I bought this." Ayame said as she stuffed it back in the bag. "I don't even like it that much."
"It looked nice on you." Kikyo said.
"No, it made me look like a prostitute." Ayame took another bag from the floor.
Sango rolled her eyes. "For the thrid time, you don't look like a prostitute in that shirt. And even if you do, that's a good thing. Guys like it when you look like a prostitute."
"What guy do you know that likes it when you look like a...ooooooooh. I get it. You can borrow this shirt if you want. You know, to impress someone." Ayame smiled teasingly. Sango glared at her.
"Well, now that we have accidently stumbled upon one of the most hated subjects, we can talk anout it." Kikyo said as she bit into her yakitori sandwich.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Kagome said. She sipped her soda and looked around innocently.
"Is this what you always talk about when you're out shopping?" Kagura asked.
"Well, not really. We basically know each other's love life really well, so there's no need of talk on this subject. But since you're new here...tell us Kagura." Sango answered Kagura.
Kagura looked at everyone desperatly. Ayame laughed. "She means you should tell us about your love life. Are you dating anyone, do you like anyone, have you dated anyone. The usual." Ayame said as if she had recited this in front of her bathroom mirror.
Kagura sighed. "Since you are all so interested, no, no, and no. Except for that one guy I had a crush on when I was 5. He doesn't count does he?" Kagura answered all of Ayame's questions.
The girls just stared at her surprised. "You never dated anyone? Not even have a crush on any guy? Can we be sure you're not gay?" Ayame said.
"Yeah, we would've thought you dated lots of people in the past." Kikyo offered.
"We would also have thought you were in a relationship right now." Kagome said.
Kagura laughed at the unbelievable facts she was hearing. "Why would you think that?"
"Well because you're a really pretty girl. Lots of guys would be after you, atleast lots of guys we know." Sango said.
Kagura nodded slowly. "Wait, you thik I'm pretty? Can I be sure you're not gay?" Sango stared wide eyed. Kagura laughed at her expression. "I was just kidding, Sango." Sango narrowed her eyes at her. "Think, Kagura. There had to be atleast one guy you dated, or atleast thought was cute. Maybe when you were in middle school? Elementry? Summer school? Anywhere?" Sango cried desperatly.
Kagura bit her lip thoughtfully. Her eyes widened as a memory floated in her mind. "Well, there was that one guy in...elementry I think, in which I thought was cute. When we graduated, he didn't even know my name. I saw him again in high school, but he was already dating someone." She paused to see everyone's reactions. They were nodding at her to continue.
"So one day, he finally came up to me and was like, 'Hi, aren't you Kagura? Remember me, from elementry?' Then he had to be all that and say, 'This is my girlfriend.' And I recognized her as some really pretty girl I could never compete with. I just grinned, looked around stupidly, and pulled a random guy that was passing by. 'This is my boyfriend.' I said. I turned to see who I had plucked from the crowd."
"Who was it?" Sango said excitedly. Their heads were touching from being huddled together. If someone were to pass by, they would just see the tops five heads squished together.
"Turned out I had chosen one of the hottest guys back then. I vaguely remember his name, but you should've seen the look on everyone's face. And when I say everyone, I mean both of the boys and the girl. It was obvious she wanted to be the one dating him." Kagura said smugly.
"What'd your crush say?" Kikyo asked.
"He just stood there staring. I think he was surprised at why I was 'dating' him."
"What'd hot guy say?" Ayame asked.
"He played along. He put his arm around my shoulder and kissed me on the forehead."
"Did he even know who you were?" Kagome asked.
Kagura laughed. "No, but we had some classes together. But the whole school knew the two hated each other. My 'boyfriend' probaly wanted revenge or something and thought, 'What a great opportunity!'"
"Was hot guy popular? Or was your crush more popular?" Ayame asked.
Kagura took a gulp of her water. "I think my crush was more popular. Hot guy was more of the...cold, straight A, I'm-Good looking-But-I-Don't-Know-It type of person." Kagura said, thinking back to her high school years.
"Sounds complicated. What else happened?" Kagome asked.
"There was tension. I could feel it in the air. The sounds of the passing students faded to nothing as the silence enveloped us." Kagura said dramatically. "Then I forgot the rest. But I will tell you one thing." She had lowered her voice for the suspense. Everyone nodded, urging her to go on.
"I will tell you who my crush is..." Kagura said. "You all know him...can you guess?"
The girls just sat there, huddled together, waiting for Kagura to tell them who it was.
"My crush? He was Naraku." She finally said casually, shrugging her shoulders and leaning back against her chair. The huddled circle had broken off in one end, but the people left were breathless. Sango was the first to come back to life.
"You mean to tell us...that you thought Naraku..." Sango sat back.
"Yes, I liked him for some of the strangest reasons." Kagura said.
"No, the crush part I understand. But you mean to tell us..." Sango paused to take a sip of her drink.
"That you thought Naraku was...was...cute?" Kagome finished, saying the last word as if it were a bad thing.
Kikyo stared at Kagura, but then shook her head wisely. "My darling, that is one of the most frightening comments I have ever heard someone say about Naraku, and I've heard many."
"I thought I recognized your ponytail, Sango!" A voice cried, making all of the girls jump.
Sango sighed and turned around in her chair. "What do you want, Miroku?" She stared at him annoyingly.
"Hey guys! It is them!" Miroku yelled across the room. Sango covered her face embarrassingly since the whole restaurant had just turned their heads to see what the yelling was about. But when she realized what Miroku just said, Sango's hand was removed from her face. She turned her head to see a table not far from their's where it was currently being occupied by her male co-workers.
"Oh god." Ayame mumbled under her breath as the guys starting making their way towards them.
" Make it quick, 'cause we don't have room for all of you." Kagome's face scanned all the guys there. She saw Inuyasha and Koga, who was standing next to Miroku. Juromaru and Naraku were still seated at their table.
"We just wanted to say, you all look fine today." Miroku said. He could've said the same line to all the other girls he laid eyes on. Inuyasha and Koga laughed.
"Wow, Miroku. That actually rhymed. Unlike all those other pick up lines you use." Sango said sarcastically.
"Thank you Sango." Miroku said, patting her on the back.
"Don't touch me." She shrugged his hand off.
"So, what are you guys doing today?" Miroku asked, actually being serious.
"We were just shopping, stopped for lunch. had Kagura tell us-OUCH!" Kagome looked over at Kagura, who's foot had just kicked Kagome's leg under the table.
"Tell you what?" Inuyasha asked.
"That she has a...sister! We are getting to know her really well today. She's actually a really fun girl." Kikyo quickly tried to cover up.
"Yes, her name is Kanna. She's 15 years old and her favorite color's white." Kagura tried to back up Kikyo's cover up.
"White? How can that be a favorite color. It isn't even a color." Koga asked.
"Shut up, Koga and just go with it." Ayame said.
"Looks like Juromaru and Naraku want you back." Kagura said, looking over at Naraku and Juromaru, who was reading menus. Her cheeks burned with the fact that she was just telling her friends that she used to have a crush on Naraku.
The three guys looked behind them, saw Naraku and Juromaru with no interest in them coming back, and turned around to annoy the girls some more.
"Well I'm full. Are you guys ready to go?" Kikyo said, gathering her bags. The others nodded in agreement as they gathered their stuff.
'Hey! Don't leave us! We don't want to be stuck with such boring people." Inuyasha said.
"Well it's your fault for inviting them. Now don't go complaining like some spoiled kid and go eat." Kagome said sternly.
"Yes, mother." Inuyasha said, with his eyes on the floor.
"Have fun, boys!" Ayame said as she waved at the guys. The five girls left the restaurant, leaving the three guys sitting at their chairs dreading when they had to go back to their own table.
When they finally got up, a voice stopped them.
"Hey! You didn't pay yet!" A waiter came running up to them with a bill in his hands. He handed the bill to Miroku and stood there waiting for him to pay. Miroku looked at Inuyasha and Koga helplessly.
The three stood there, shocked with what the women had done to them. They each took some bills out of their pockets and handed it to the waiter. "Thank you." He said. The anger came rushing at them as the waiter walked away. Some people need to pay them back.
Right outside the restaurant walls, 5 young women were laughing at thier way of getting the boys back. They linked arms and continued down the street to buy some more things for their already big collection.
A/N: Like oh my F-ing god! I finished this whole chapter in the course of 4 hours! This story is surprisingly easy to right. Words just flow to me as my fingers touch the keys on the key board...I thought this chapter was going to be the suckiest one out of all of them, but Kagura's story has just changed something in the story dramatically. Can't wait to get started on the next chapter!
Oh and when the girls said Naraku wasn't cute...some of us just have to agree. I mean, he is like a man women, a guy girl, a freaky transgendered thing...crap. I'm going to get so much flames for writing that. Oh hell, and this story was just starting to get good...damn.