Diamonds and Pearls

Summary: A new Slytherin has come to Hogwarts, and in the grand scheme that is Draco's life, she doesn't seem to care about the mayhem and gossip that is floating chaotically around him. When insulted, she smiles, when scolded, she scoffs, when yelled at, she laughs. Life is just a game, and she's playing everyone the fool...and her father is loving every minute of it.

Anime/Book/Movie: InuYasha/Harry Potter

Pairing: Draco/Kagome

Genre: Romance/Adventure

Rated: M for Mature Content

R.I.P – Alan Rickman

(Severus Snape)

Remember

The Half-Blood Prince

~ALWAYS~

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"SLYTHERIN!"

'Was there ever any doubt?' Kagome Higurashi was glad that the hat was no longer on her. She brushed a stray lock of hair from her eyes as she walked gracefully down the steps to the Slytherin table.

"Welcome!"

She barely raised her head to acknowledge the second-year girl across from her, or the second-year boy beside her. She turned her eyes to the table at the front of the room and smirked as she caught the dark, almost black eyes of her father. He raised a brow and rolled his eyes before turning his attention back to the sorting. Her own attention moving to her hands as she laid them gently in her lap and played with a ring that was nestled on her middle finger. "A fool's bet."

"What's that?" The girl across from her asked. Her eyes were raking up and over her, taking in the fine quality of her school robes and the expensive earrings that were adorning her ears. She was placing a price on her friendship, and she knew she looked expensive. She was. They certainly couldn't afford her. She vaguely listened to the Headmaster as he gave a speech, her eyes trailing over the students around her, none were quite...worth...her time.

Money was the only language that she understood fluently. Too much of what she wanted in life, cost money. Was it wrong to want fine clothes, and jewels? It wasn't like she was spoiled; she wasn't. On the contrary, she was brought up modestly, though her father was well endowed financially, he very rarely saw it fit to give into her shopping endeavors. The earrings she wore were a gift for her on her last birthday, and the robes...well...that was her father. She was his daughter, and he'd not have her gallivanting around in rags and dishcloths. He had an eye for the necessities, not the superfluous. Still, it didn't mean she couldn't have expensive taste. She was too expensive for any of these Neanderthals. Not because of the money her family had, which was plentiful, but because of her intellect, her beauty, her sharp wit and even sharper tongue. Her father was her life, and she was his. All that she was, she'd learned from him.

The boy next to her caught her eyes, she'd seen him before, on the train. She recalled hearing him insulting some kids in a compartment while she'd been searching out one of her own. She'd firmly told his friends to get out of her way, and to the surprise of the blonde, they'd both listened. It wasn't their fault, they didn't stand a chance when it came to her charismatic manner, that had also been a well-received gift from her father. She'd left the three of them staring after her billowing robe and entered the compartment at the end of the trains corridor before the door closed with a sharp snap. The memory was humorous at best, but he had left an impression. Not like he knew this...it was his eyes. They were like precious smoky blue diamonds, and a gem like that, was rare, expensive and beautiful. It was priceless... she smiled with a polished demeanor. "Hi,"

"Hi, Draco Malfoy," he held his hand out to her.

She knew his name, Malfoy, it was one she'd heard mentioned many times in her short life. She took his hand and was notably pleased when he lifted it to his lips and gently kissed her knuckles. "Kagome Higurashi, it's a pleasure to meet you, Malfoy."

"Call me Draco,"

This was the start of a friendship, and one that she was sure would end up being most beneficial.

-x-x-x-

"Look at her, she's so..."

"So what, Pansy?"

Pansy Parkinson sneered at the girl who was curled up on the couch by the fireplace, a book in her lap, her hair messily pulled into a bun as she showed off her studded diamond earrings. A pair of reading glasses rested on her nose as she turned the page of whatever she was reading. Her thumb was running along the underside of a silver band that was around her right middle finger, a stunning setting was methodically placed on the ring and was most clearly expensive. Dressed in a pair of black lounge pants and a three sizes too large black shirt, she contrasted drastically against the black clothing she was wearing. Her much paler complexion was one like that of a porcelain doll, and her soft features were infuriating. Pansy turned away from the girl as she turned another page. "...awful."

"You think so?"

Pansy glared at the girl beside her, she was about as interested in listening to her complaints as she was listening to Professor Binns...if not less so. "You could at least pretend to care."

"That seems redundant, don't you think?"

"Daphne, you are what one might call...a Slytherin Princess, what will you do if she becomes a threat to="

"Who calls me a princess?"

Pansy raised a curious brow at the annoyed tone she was hearing from her friend. "What's wrong with that?"

"Pansy, look, I'm sure that this is all really important to you, and if I cared...which I don't...I might be willing to help you, but I won't. Go tell Draco, he likes to act important."

"Daphne!"

"Go, I'm not interested."

This conversation hadn't, in any way, played out how Pansy had hoped. When it came to the Slytherin house, there were people you listened to, and then there were people you listened to. She had her own hold over the Slytherins, sure...but Daphne Greengrass and Draco Malfoy, were in a totally different league when it came down to influential authority. Sure, they were second years, but when you were the most beautiful, most popular girl in the school, smart to boot...or when you were the richest boy from the most powerful family name of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, there was power. However, that power meant nothing if they weren't utilizing it! Pansy stormed over to the couch, staring down at the first year, Kagome Higurashi. She didn't recognize the name; it was by no means a pureblood name that she was familiar with. "Kagome!"

"...Higurashi," she said nonchalantly, notching up another annoyance to add to Pansy's growing list.

Pansy's teeth were grinding against one another as she seethed. It was only the first day, she wasn't letting this girl get to her. Closing her eyes, she took a quiet, deep breath and faked an award-winning smile. She was in absolute control of her facial features; she knew this because she'd used this very smile to fool her parents several times. "...of course, Higurashi...what is it you are reading?" She could play nice. Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer?

"A book."

"..." she heard laughter coming behind her, and she turned her glare to Daphne who simply shrugged and continued reading her own book. "Does it have a title?" she asked, turning back to Kagome with her voice carrying a slight edge to it now.

"It does."

Nothing, she was giving her nothing! "...right...I'll, let you read then." She turned away and walked back towards the couch were Daphne was seated. Not a moment after she took a seat, Draco walked in with a few of their other friends, and as he did a quick once over of the room, he smirked and made a beeline straight for her. She didn't acknowledge him until he spoke.

"Hey Kagome, what are you reading?"

"Advanced Potion Making,"

"Ah..."

The sound of a feminine laugh echoed through the common room as Pansy stared in absolute fury at the girl a year below them. Daphne was in an uncontrollable fit of giggles, finally, she stood and excused herself. With a profound grace and stunning elegance that only she seemed to possess in their school, she walked up the steps to the girl's dormitories and disappeared from many a confused student.

"What was that about?" Draco asked curiously.

Kagome smirked a bit and her eyes met Pansy's, "I wouldn't know."

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Me: Here is chapter one~! YES, I'm making Kagome a conniving bitch...slash...down to earth, kind and gentle girl. Let us see how this goes!