InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Makeover ❯ Chapter 1

DISCLAIMER: `Inuyasha' belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, and not me. I do not own the characters either. In short, the only thing in this story that is mine is the plot. Do we all understand now? Good, on with the story.

 

CHAPTER 1 - HAIR

 

Kagome quickly realised that she needn't have worried over her friends deciding not to help her. As soon as the word `makeover' had left Kagome's mouth, the three had squealed with unbridled excitement, thrilled with the idea. Apparently they had wanted to give Kagome, who hadn't changed her look since she was fourteen, a makeover for quite some time. After all, she was nearly eighteen now, much to old to hang on to that sweet little girl look forever they said. Kagome had to admit, they were probably right. If she hadn't been so busy with everything going on in the feudal era the last two and a half years she likely would have done something with her looks long before now, even if it wasn't anything as drastic as she was hoping for. Her friends' excitement had only grown when she told them her mother had given her free reign with her credit card for the venture, providing she didn't go too crazy. This was a dream come true for the girls who couldn't wait to get started.

 

The only real problem Kagome had was when Ayumi had asked what her `boyfriend' thought of Kagome getting a makeover. Kagome had almost panicked then, unwilling to tell her friends that the main reason she wanted to do this was that Inuyasha, who was in fact not her boyfriend, still seemed to see her as a copy of his ex and she wanted to get rid of that image in his mind. After forcing her expression into one of indifference she had simply said he didn't know she was planning on getting one, and he could just like it or hate it when she saw him next week. Fortunately they hadn't asked more after that.

 

This was how at lunchtime, Kagome ended up sitting outside with her three modern friends, surrounded by a whole mountain of magazines the three had pulled out from somewhere, pointing out various hairstyles to each other. Her friends had asked her at the beginning what kind of look Kagome was looking for, but Kagome had just shrugged and said `Something different', which didn't really leave them much to go on.

 

Kagome was actually having fun looking at the various hairstyles with her friends, considering how she would look with this or that. It was the kind of thing normal girls would do which she had missed out on these last few years. Not that she regretted spending her time with Inuyasha in the Feudal Era, far from it as she loved her life there, but it was still nice to pretend to be normal for a little while. Some of the hairstyles Kagome rejected right off the bat for various reasons. She refused to look at long and straight hairstyles, as she feared that would make her look even more like Kikyo. She also bulked at the punk-like hairdos Eri keep pointing out, with pinks and blues and other such colours. If she turned up in the Feudal Era looking like that, she'd be running from villagers screaming `Youkai!' and wielding pitchforks every time she went to a new place. Others, Kagome considered, but so far none of them really jumped out at her and screamed `This one!'.

 

“I found it!” Yuki cried out suddenly. “It's prefect, don't you agree, Kagome?” She asked, as she shoved the picture she had found under Kagome's nose.

“Aw, that's pretty Kagome!” Ayumi squealed as she and Eri looked Kagome's shoulder at the picture Yuki had found. “I think that'll look great on you.”

“I don't know, Yuki, are you sure that's wild enough?” Eri asked. “After all, you said you wanted something totally different, Kagome. I still think that cool pink and blue spiked look I showed you before would be awesome on you.”

“Just because your mother threatened to disown you if you dyed your hair like that again is no reason to push such a look off on Kagome, Eri.” Yuki said firmly before turning back to Kagome. “Well, Kagome what do you think? It's your hair it's your choice.”

 

Kagome took a long moment to study the picture in her hand. It wasn't a look she had ever pictured herself with, but she had to admit she liked it a lot. It was sweet yet somewhat sophisticated. It was different, and would differently turn heads in the Feudal Era, but not so much that people would be looking for their pitchforks at first sight of her. And most importantly, it was nothing like Kikyo's.

 

Kagome grinned. “It's prefect.”

 

***

 

Five hours later, Kagome sat staring at her reflection in the mirror at the salon. She barely recognised herself. Kagome's hair had never seen such a radical change before, she'd never even attempted to dye it before, and now it had been coloured, cut, styled and changed in everyway imaginable.

 

“So, what do you think?” Hide, the hairdresser who had pulled off the transformation asked as Kagome continued to stare at her reflection. Hide was a friend of Ayumi's eldest sister, and had been working as a hairdressers for the last ten years now owning her own small salon. Ayumi had called in a couple of favours and had managed to get Kagome an appointment that same day. Fortunately, one of Hide's previous appointments had called and cancelled that morning, allowing Kagome to squeeze in.

Kagome grinned. “I love it! It's just so… Wow!”

Hide laughed. “I'm glad you like it, because I have to say it would be pretty hard to go back to way your hair was after all that. Quite a transformation you've git there, but it does seem to suit you.”

 

Kagome grinned. Her hair was certainly different, but like Hide said it did suit her surprising well. Her long black hair had been cut into mid-length layers, just barely reaching her shoulders where it had previously been half way down her back. Her hair's naturally waving texture meant that it flared slightly at the ends, but that just added to the appeal in Kagome's mind, as straight hair had always been Kikyo's trademark anyway. Her bangs fell neatly over her forehead to her eyebrows, which just helped draw attention to her naturally wide brown eyes. The greatest change was the colour. Her once ebony hair had been dyed a dark red, with a couple of lighter highlights. The colour was probably what Kagome loved most about her hair. It was so unique, different from anything she had seen in the Feudal Era. Ayame the wolf demon's red hair had been red, but it was a bright, really bright, red that stood out like a beacon. Nothing like the colour of Kagome's new do. For that matter, Kagome didn't think she'd seen anyone else around her school or neighbourhood in this time who had hair that colour either. But it suited Kagome well she thought, and she could easily see herself making that colour her own.

 

Kagome grinned, and with one last look in the mirror got up to go pay Hide for her wonderful work. She grinned even more as her friends got a good look at her and started exclaiming over her new hair. The first stage of her plan had gone wonderfully. Her hair was done, and it was prefect in Kagome's mind. Now on to the rest of the makeover.

 

 

Author's Notes

A couple of things I would like to point out here. Being boring enough that I have never gotten my hair professionally coloured, I have no idea how long a makeover like Kagome's would take, so that's why I haven't gotten much about her trip to the hair dressers down here. Also, if you would like to see a picture of what Kagome's new hairstyle looks like, you can find it here; http://www.hji.co.uk/image/2005-mid-length-red-qhs438.html< /u>