Chapter 11 ; Makeovers: Normal Girl to Hot Chick I don't own Inuyasha
Shippo, Pagan and Angel still had not given up. The Ultimate Plan, plan # 456 would work. It had to work, since everything else had failed. Plan # 456 would take place in the large village they were currently lodging at, brought there by the killing of a shard-enhanced boar demon. Things had luckily fallen so perfectly into place that Pagan said, "It's a sign, I can tell. We have to go ahead with plan # 456. Since Kagome and Sango's clothes were ripped and blood-soaked from the battle and totally ruined beyond all repair, the new outfits I have been fervently stitching together every night are done, and we have everything we need now." Pagan whispered to her sister as they walked to the large village. Trailing behind their tired little family, the matchmakers plotted and schemed.
"I concur. Tomorrow morning we go ahead with plan # 456; Makeovers." Smiling, they waited for morning.
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"We have decided to take a break and have some fun, but growly-boy won't listen to us. Kagome, tell him that we need to rest. Humans need to have some fun and take a nap. I mean, how often do you get to visit this time and not be preoccupied looking for the shards? This is such a bustling village . . . we can actually shop and look around. Please, Kagome?"
"Yea, we need a girl's day." Pagan agreed as they all sat in their room at the largest Inn in the village.
Needless to say, Miroku had 'sensed an evil presence' all over town in order to secure such lodgings. The first Innkeeper had yelled at the lying monk, pointed at the sisters and told everyone to leave. After having this yelling and door-slamming occur several more times at several more inns, Miroku finally told the ostentatious hanyous to hide until everyone was asleep.
Angrily, Angel had pointed accusingly at the other demons in their quirky entourage and told them to hide too. However, Shippo chose that moment to be argumentative, and advised Angel that people thought he and Inuyasha were cute, so they didn't scare people like she did. Inuyasha and Pagan had to hold back the pissed-off Angel. Still upset over what Shippo had said, Angel flew up to the roof and growled. The Inn keeper had offered them rooms, food and money to rid him of the evil, winged demon.
"Ok, I'll tell Inuyasha and be right back." Kagome stood up. 'A girls day would be so nice. I don't have any free time anymore. It's always either schoolwork or looking for shards. A day off would be just what the doctor ordered.'
"What's a girl's day?" Sango asked. In her village women cleaned or trained to fight demons or cared for children. All were very useful and productive things, but not fun.
"Well, it's a great excuse to get together with your best girlfriends and talk about your problems and try to give each other useful advice. Also, you shop for new clothes and shoes and jewelry, talk about guys, do each others hair and wear a new outfit with your new strappy sandals." Angel told her, walking over to their bags. "Then, in the fashion show portion of the evening, you strut around town in your adorable new shoes and show off your new clothes and hair style which perfectly compliment those beautiful new Manolo's so that all the village men can drool all over themselves lusting after you, only the joke's on them because they can never have you since your heart already really belongs to Jimmy Choo and . . . "
"Angel! We get it okay, you like shoes! Now, do you want to get a handle on the OCD so that I can tell everyone that I made some new clothes for all of us? I hope you all like them. It took days and days of hard work and I made a special outfit just for you, Sango." Pagan really layed it on thick . . . 'Pack your bags, Sango 'cause you're going on a guilt trip! Heh, if she feels bad then she will definitely wear the outfit I made her. Perfect.'
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"I don't know." Sango looked down apprehensively at the outfit Pagan had made her. It was a black, silk kimono with pink flowers on it. The sides of the dress were slit up to her thighs.
"See, I cut the sides so you can fight in it if you have to. Do you like the way we did your hair?" Pagan held up a large hand mirror. Angel had begged to put makeup on her Sango had been afraid that Angel was going to paint her up like a trashy geisha but, 'It doesn't look like I am wearing any makeup but I look … different … pretty.' Pagan had also put stuff in her hair to change its color. The sisters had piled all of her hair on top of her head, and using a rod heated in the fire they had curled a few strands and left them to hang down past her neck. 'I look like a…like a geisha, a sexy, elegant geisha. Everyone is going to be staring at me. Every male is going to think…oh….no…Houshi-Sama…'
"You look wonderful but be careful around Miroku. He won't be able to take his eyes off you." The two cried. Sango turned bright red at the idea of having the monk's undivided attention. "Kagome, step out here and show us what you look like."
Kagome wore a black, silk kimono with green flowers on it. The sides of the dress were slit up to her thighs, revealing her bare legs. Pagan had put several highlights in her hair and used the makeshift curling iron to put it up in a complicated updo with loose tendrils hanging down. Angel had done her makeup. Like Sango, she wore wooden sandals.
"You look completely hot! We all look so rad!" Pagan jumped up and down. The sisters were wearing kimonos similar to Kagome's and Sango's, but theirs were back-less with a ribbon tied behind their necks to keep the dress from falling off. "Let's show the boys."
Angel took Kagome's arm and Pagan took Sango's arm, together they walked out of the room. They could hear the boys talking about Naraku and the shards in the main room. Sango dragged her feet more and more the closer they got to the room. Finally, Angel opened the door and pulled Sango through while Pagan and Kagome hesitantly followed.
"Well, how do we look?" All four girls waited with baited breath for an answer to this most important question. Miroku sat stock-still, staring at Sango, while Inuyasha's eyes grew wide and a light blush spread across his cheeks.
"Sango." Miroku stood up and walked over to her. Sango bowed her head, embarrassed.
'Why isn't he saying anything? I knew I shouldn't have put this kimono on, or the makeup. My hair!…no one wears it this way. He is standing in front of me and still not saying anything.' Miroku then took her hands in his. Sango lifted her head and looked into his eyes. 'His eyes are so dark and intense.'
"You look lovely."
Kagome stepped away from the couple. 'They look so cute together.' She looked back at Inuyasha. He was still staring at her, his golden eyes traveling from the top of her head to her feet. Slowly, she walked up to him when Shippo leapt into her arms.
"You look beautiful Kagome." Shippo told her. He touched the highlights in her hair and played with one of her curls. 'Why isn't Inuyasha saying anything? Angel promised me that he would trip over his own feet to be next to me and declare his undying love and devotion and…and…love.' Shippo looked over at the inu-hanyou trying to read his thoughts.
'She's so beautiful, standing there like she's waiting for me. I never realized how red her lips are. All soft and wet and . . . wanting.' The silent hanyou inhaled deeply again. 'Oh, Kami, that smell! She's in heat. Baka, what is she doing dressed like that! Every male in the vicinity is going to be looking at her and wanting her. If anyone tries to touch her I'll kill him! Kuso, doesn't she know she shouldn't dress like that when she's in heat? I definitely don't need anymore temptation!'
'Why isn't he saying anything?' Kagome did a little turn. Everyone had told her how pretty she looked, but the normally effusive Inuyasha was suspiciously tight-lipped. "Well? Inuyasha, aren't you going to say anything?"
'Shit, don't you know what it does to me to see you holding a demon pup like he was your own child? Kagome, I know you would love and raise my pups. Fuck, what am I thinking? I can't let her get to me like this.' Seeing everyone staring at him, he finally muttered, "Feh. Took you long enough. I'm hungry." He saw her eyes widen, then narrow, and tears glisten in them before she turned. "You look nice."
She nodded and went to get the food as Angel watched her leave the room. She took a look around to find Miroku and Sango had stopped looking at each other and Sango looked like she was about to go demonslayer on Inuyasha's ass. 'No, don't piss him off. He'll act like an even bigger jackass. Quick Angel, think of something.'
"Uh, What about us? Don't we look superfly! After we eat I think we should take a walk by the lake since it's so pretty. Don't you agree Shippo?"
"Yea."
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The Love Crew, as Pagan had affectionately dubbed them, made sure that Kagome and Inuyasha walked side by side while Miroku walked beside Sango. As usual, the plan was going swimmingly until Inuyasha opened his fat mouth. 'He's been extra grumpy around Kagome the past two days. Seems like every month for like, three or four days Inuyasha seems extraordinarily pissy around Kagome. I wonder why?'
"Bakas, we spend days walking around looking for shards, having to listen to you wimps complain about how you hate to walk and just when we get to rest, you want to walk! Feh, I'm going back to the Inn." Inuyasha turned and walked away, leaving Kagome standing alone. Sango hurried to walk beside her as Miroku solemnly watched Sango leave him.
'I doubt that they want me along. Inuyasha, you baka. I may be a letch but at least I know what a woman is feeling and when she is upset.' Shippo looked as if he was about to make a beeline for the girls, so the monk picked him up before he could. "Leave them alone, Shippo. They wish to talk in private and they will return when then are done walking."
"That didn't go as planned." Angel complained. Inuyasha seemed to get grumpier and grumpier the more the Love Crew tried to push them together. 'What is it with him? It's like he's afraid to let himself care for someone, especially a woman. I bet it was about that dead bitch that ruined Plan # 28. Miroku was telling me about her. It had something to do with Kaede's sister and Naraku. Hmm?'
"He is such a jerk sometimes!" Kagome complained to Sango. "I know that we spend most of our days walking around but…that's like…work. Today was supposed to be our day off . . . no shard hunting, no demon fighting, or anything like that. Just a normal day with friends, gossiping, trying on new clothes … aaahhhh … it's not like we can… this is what people do in this time for fun. Right, Sango?"
"In my village we ate dinner together, talked about demon slaying and took walks. But always under the watchful eyes of a parent because Father was worried about…" As the two talked about Sango's village life, they were blissfully unaware that they were being watched. Off in the distance, two young lords watched the sexy girls' every move.
"They are so lovely, and one for each of us! Father will be so pleased. He gave us three days to find wives, and we shall bring them home in less than one." The older son crowed in delight.
"But brother, we know nothing about them. What if they are already wed or unacceptable for some other reason? Maybe we should keep looking."
"In the last three years father has been unable to find us women to wed. There are no acceptable women of the age to marry and I refuse to be tied to a child. I want a beautiful woman. I want her." He gazed down at Kagome. "She takes away my breath and robs my thoughts. If father wishes to see grandchildren before his death then he will agree to our choice. Come Seto. Guardsmen," He spoke to the solders standing behind him. "Bring us those women."
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"Kagome!" Inuyasha sat up. He had heard Kagome yell. The sound was very faint but he was acutely tuned in to the sound of her voice.
"What is it Inuyasha?" Shippo asked. 'What is taking Kagome so long to return? She must be really pissed at Inuyasha to be gone so long.'
Ignoring the fox cub, Inuyasha leapt up and ran out of the room with inhuman swiftness. 'Something's wrong. I know I heard Kagome scream. Fuc…'
He arrived at the lake to find Angel sitting on the bank dripping wet and coughing. Pagan stood beside her, patting her sister's back in a comforting gesture and sobbing quietly, seemingly heedless of the arrow lodged in her arm. Upon seeing her hanyou friend, clearly confused and distressed, Pagan began telling the story of what had just happened.
"Inuyasha," she cried. "We were on the other side of the lake, watching Kagome and Sango, when these guys on horses rode up and said something to them. Then, they started yelling at them and being all creepy stalker-like. We flew over to help when those lame-o's started to shoot arrows at us. Some almost hit Angel. Sango hit one of the men, but then Angel fell in the lake and I had to fish her out so…so…"
"Pagan?" Shippo yelled running up to them, Miroku following on his heels. "You have an arrow in your arm."
"It hurts." She cried.
"Inuyasha, what has happened?" The monk asked, looking around for Sango and Kagome. "Where are the girls?"
"They were kidnapped." The sisters wailed. Inuyasha sniffed the air and ran off, picking up a faint trace of the girls' scent. 'If they have hurt one hair on her head…they're deaths will be slow and painful. Very painful.' Shippo, Kirara and Miroku followed him.
"Don't forget us."
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Beta'ers Note: ; Phaedra here, the illustrious inspiration for our darling Angel! Just wanted to say, I've been reading the reviews and we really appreciate you guys that are reading this little story. I know you all patiently wait for updates and sometimes they seem long overdue, so I wanted to put it out there that it's pretty much all my fault. Don't blame Rabbitstime….she's got this sucker all sewn up, it's totally me that takes fo' life to beta it and deliver it to you all sparkling clean and relatively error-free. Other than that, I just really wanted to have my own little "note" to make me feel all self-important. Heh. op