Disclaimer: Once again, don't own Inuyasha, nor the Hana Yori Dango storyline...it might change soon though...^_^ Once again I'm back! ^_^ Glad everyone liked the last chapter, and now Kagome can make a comeback! I'll shut up now so you can read the next chapter... It's Not Like You - Chapter 6 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "So? Do you get it now? You're completely different from us!" Proclaimed Kikyou, she stared down at Kagome. She was now wiping the alcohol off her chin with her sleeve, not muttering a word. Yura snickered. "It's embarrassing just to be near you!" She pointed to the door. "Look, the exit is right over there..." Before Kagome could say a thing, another voice from behind them popped up. She could tell from the look on Yura and Kikyou's face that it was time for them to shut up. "Well now, ladies. It's been a while. Are you enjoying yourselves?" Asked a balding man with slit eyes and a hideous face. He was wearing a suit like all the others, and held a glass of wine. "What are such pretty girls all alone over here?" Instantly, the sneers on their faces turned to humongous, cheesy smiles. "Oh! Mr. Kiwashira! It's so nice to see you!" Yura clapped her hands together and Kikyou giggled. That sight was enough to make Kagome sick. "Congratulations on founding the new company!" Kikyou gushed, folding her hands over her chest. "You're the pride of the Tionel Group!" He smiled, revealing his yellow smile. "Oh come now, I couldn't have done it without my father's sponsorship." "Say, why don't we go over there? I'd love to meet your friends." Yura explained, edging away from Kagome. Kagome was already pale; she really didn't understand why these girls were latching onto this old, bald, and presumable, horny man. Mr. Kiwashira turned around and saw Kagome standing in the back of the crowd. "Huh? What about her? Isn't she a friend of yours?" Kikyou placed a hand on his back and gently pushed him away from Kagome's direction. "Eh? Oh, we don't even know her. Let's go, let's go." So like that, they left, walking away with the man. Yura turned to face Kagome and gave her a mocking grin. Then she faced back around to engage in, what looked like, an interesting conversation. Kagome was speechless. She desperately wanted to get back at Yura, and double that for Kikyou, but now she was wondering what was wrong with their taste in men. Not knowing what to do, Kagome decided to go to the restroom to clean up. When she was on the toilet, she recognised immediately who walked into the restroom from their chatter. "Did you see her face?" "Oh, I definitely saw it. Serves her right!" It didn't take a genius to figure out that was Kikyou and Yura, and they sounded like they were fixing their makeup at the makeup counter. "She really fell for it." Retorted Yura. "As if we would actually invite a poor person to a party..." "I bet she's wandering down the streets in tears now." Smirked Kikyou. Yura interrupted her. "As for Kiwashira, don't you think his baldness has gotten worse?" She shuddered. "Even if he is a company president now, I can't stand baldies." "Silly, even if they're baldies or fatties, our goal is to become the future wives of company presidents." Kikyou smacked her lips. "For the time being, however, we might as well cozy up to the young executives and let them buy a lot of expensive and pretty things for us." Yura screeched. "Kyaaa! You're so evil, Kikyou." "You shouldn't talk." Growled Kikyou. "Didn't you get that Chanel dress from a man?" Yura ignored her comment. "Anyhow, let's return to the battlefield." The girls walked out the doors of the restroom giggling. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Kikyou Yuriko." Kikyou introduced herself to a good-looking young man. *Yuri means 'Lily' in Japanese* "Nice to meet you. I'm Iwashiro" Replied the man with a smile. "Well, I've heard that names are supposed to represent the people they belong to, but in your case, it's really true!" Kikyou blushed. "Oh my, you flatter me so much." Suddenly an annoying voice appeared, bringing a dark look to Kikyou's face. "Lilies may be lilies, but this one's a man-eating lily." Kagome took a sip of the drink she had gotten from the server. "What's with the face?" Kikyou's face had turned ghostly white, and she was making demonic glances at Kagome. Iwashiro interrupted. "A friend of yours?" He asked Kikyou with hopeful looks. "Eh?" Kikyou stumbled back. "Who could she be? Ho ho ho..." "What are you saying?" Questioned Kagome with the largest smile on her face. "Didn't we come here together to catch some good men?" "Catch?" Asked a puzzled Iwashiro. The look on Kikyou's face was absolutely priceless, she was still smiling, but Kagome could see the veins popping out of her forehead. She then took this opportunity to grab onto Kikyou's shoulders, like a carefree buddy. "D...dear me. What on earth are you talking about?" Kikyou stumbled around, but Kagome wasn't budging. "Won't you let go of me?" Kagome 'tsked' Kikyou, waving a finger in her face. "That's no good, Kikyou...we have to make sure he knows the real you." By now the man was really confused. "Wha - ?" "Mr. Iwashiro, Kikyou here has a strange way of showing her affection." Kagome told him, shaking the olive in her drink. "It's pouring champagne on people's heads like this!" SPLASH. Kagome hung the full glass over Kikyou's head upside-down. The liquid poured in Kikyou's hair, and made its way down her face. She looked even more hideous when her makeup and mascara started running. She wasn't moving, and was still trying to get over what just happened. Kagome held a hand over her mouth in shock and chuckled. "Mr. Iwashiro?" He was gone. Like that. Kagome hadn't even heard him leaving; maybe he escaped at the part when Kikyou started wailing. "You...you'll pay for this, you delinquent." Yura then rushed over, yelling. "What's happened, Kikyou?" "Screw you!" Kagome stuck her middle finger down to the floor. "If I'm a delinquent, you two are men-sucking parasites!" "Parasites!" Complained Yura. "You can't just insult us as you please!" Kagome angrily folded her arms over her chest and yelled. "You bimbos! If you want the Y4 so much, then take them!" A crowd had gathered, and were interested in what was going on. Kikyou paused. "If you think this'll be the end of it, you're mistaken." She threatened, giving Kagome a horrifying stare. "Bring it on." Kagome smiled. "Let's see what you can do." She then stormed out the exit, and ran down the crowded night street. 'Dammit!' She thought angrily to herself, holding back the urge to cry. 'It was stupid of me to be fooled so easily!" Kagome covered her ears while running, trying to block out what she had heard earlier that night... 'Sesshoumaru already has someone he loves, so it's hopeless. Although someone like you would have no chance regardless!' "NO!" She yelled out loud for no one to hear. 'It's not like I'm in love with him...I'm not hurt...there's no reason for my chest to feel tight like this...' *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "It doesn't hurt!" Announced Kagome at the dinner table, slamming her cup down. The family sitting around the table stared at Kagome, not knowing what she was going on about. "Dear, I think the one hurting may be the table..." Kagome's mother mentioned, her face darkening at her daughter's actions that night. Her father nodded from behind his newspaper. "I agree." Souta looked over at his sister with worry. "Sis, what's the matter with you? You're scary today!" The family then gathered for a conversation, not including Kagome. She could only hear whispers like, "What could have happened?" Kagome stood up from the table. "I'm going now." Her family was so bizarre at times. *~*~*~*~*~*~* 'Never mind.' Kagome convinced herself the next morning at school while marching down the hallway. 'It's not like me...' She then made her way to the balcony to relax; she still loved to go there every time something got on her nerves. Sesshoumaru had stopped going there after their talk the other day. When Kagome burst through the door, she met those cold eyes again. He was leaning against the wall, getting some shut-eye. "Hey." 'No way!' Kagome pondered excitedly. 'Why is he here?' He continued. "Why don't you sit down instead of standing around like that?" He motioned to a spot next to him. Kagome didn't move an inch. "...I thought you said you weren't going to come here anymore." He glared at her. "Is it a problem?" "Er...no!" She hopped to her defence. "I wouldn't say it's a problem." "I like it here." He exclaimed. "It's peaceful. I don't have to listen to the annoying sounds of the school up here." Something was wrong with the way he was acting. 'I've never seen Sesshoumaru like this before...' He suddenly snapped around to look at her. "By the way. Do you happen to know the time difference between Japan and France?" He asked in a hurry. "Huh? France?" Now she was confused. "What's with this all of a sudden?" Sesshoumaru sat back in his seat and waved his hands. "Ah, never mind if you don't know." Kagome kneeled down and sat before him. They just kept silent and enjoyed the peace. 'I feel a little uneasy, it's strange...but I'm also a little...happy...' She thought to herself, unaware of the two glares coming down at them from a window above. *~*~*~*~*~*~* After school, Kagome reached her locker, and was reaching for her books when somebody spoke up behind her. "Kagome, we saw it all." She whipped around and saw whom other than Kikyou and Yura, standing there with smug grins on their faces. "Do you meet Sesshoumaru there often?" Asked Yura. Kikyou shushed her. "You really made fools of us yesterday, Kagome. Come with us for a moment." She signalled towards the door. "You appear to be more stupid than we expected, so we're going to make you understand!" They dragged her out to the back of the school, where Kagome protested. "What's this about? Why did you bring me all the way out here?" Kikyou and Yura just continued to smile. Then, Yura brought out a magazine from her bag and flung it at Kagome. "You won't be acting...so haughty for long...just take a look at that." Yura chuckled. Kagome brought up the magazine and looked at it. It was a KY Magazine, the one that she read at the school office when she transferred here. "KY...? The magazine made for rich young women?" Kagome asked. "Why are you showing me this?" She glanced down at the page Kikyou told her to flip to. The headline was: Japan's first! A pageant of beauty and talent, for the coveted title of Ms. Teen! Victory for Kagura! It wasn't finished yet. It read: Kagura Shizuka, 19. Miss Teen of France. As well as studying piano and ballet since she was three years old, she also possesses an international yachting licence. Her gown for the evening was a cocktail dress by Versace. The pictures of this gorgeous woman were plastered everywhere. She had long black hair, long eyelashes and was extremely tall. "Wh - who is this person?" Kagome asked. "She's incredible!" Yura smiled. "She's the person Sesshoumaru has been in love with for a long time. She's returning soon from studying overseas in France." Suddenly, everything made so much more sense. 'Do you happen to know the time difference between Japan and France?' Was now crystal clear. "Well? Do you think you can compete with her?" Kikyou snickered. "What's wrong? You don't have your usual vigour!" Yura added in. "Maybe you have indigestion from last night's food?" That set Kikyou off, and soon she was cackling like the witch she was. From up a floor, overlooking the balcony were two guys observing what was happening below. "It looks like some girls are singling out Kagome Higurashi." "Hm...this could be interesting..." Kikyou cleared her throat. "Understand? No matter how much you ogle them, you're not getting your paws on Y4!" Kagome sweat dropped. 'I have to say something back to them, but...nothing is coming out...' "You're not in their league!" Snapped Yura, abruptly giving Kagome a quick shove backwards, causing her to drop the magazine. "If you understand, than hurry up and leave this school!" Kikyou hollered. Kikyou and Yura scoffed. "Kyahahaha, serves her right!" "Hey." A voice butted in. "Just who the hell gave you all permission to do this?" All the girls, including Kagome, looked up to see Inuyasha standing there, one hand in his pocket. "Inuyasha!!!" A frown formed on his face and he glared at the two girls, who were now blushing. "The only one who gets to harass her..." He yelled and pointed at them. "...IS ME!!! I'm going to put a red card in all your lockers tomorrow!" The girls scampered off in a hurry, completely forgetting about the KY magazine. Inuyasha looked down at the abused girl, who was now holding back, either in fear or in surprise. "Are you okay?" He asked. Kagome was in such shock that without realising it, a warm tear rolled down her cheek, and she tasted salt in the corner of her mouth shortly after. "Don't cry." He insisted calmly, looking deep into her eyes as if probing her thoughts. "It's not like you..." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Whee!! A cliffhanger, if it is considered one. ^_^ Inuyasha to the rescue! Dum, dum dum! What will happen next time? Well, tune in to the next chapter and you will find out! ^_^ For those who reviewed, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! They are all great, and they really do inspire me to get started on the next chapter. ^_^ Review for more, and I'll see you next time! *~sorena27~*

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