Chapter One: Super Senses

Kagome looked at herself in the mirror, trying to forget the rather horrid story she'd read in a magazine. It had been about a celebrity who had been beating his wife to a pulp whenever she annoyed him. Some people were really unpleasant, and it disturbed Kagome. Not just because of what had happened. It was also because Kagome had sort of shipped them before the news came out about the abuse.

Straightening her hair, Kagome made her way to the well and leaped down into it.

It was time to return to the feudal era.

Kagome met up with her friends and the five of them began making their way onward. Inuyasha though started making snarky commentary so Kagome sat him. Later they encountered Koga the Wolf Demon. To stop them fighting Kagome used her sit command again. As they sat down for dinner, Inuyasha got into an argument with Shippo, and Kagome used her sit command again.

'Poor Inuyasha,' said Miroku 'he needs to learn when to quit.'

Unfortunately for Kagome, her actions had been observed by forces unknown.

Kagome awoke the next morning, still half asleep. She found around her neck an irritation that wouldn't go away. She tried turning over on her blanket, but that didn't help either. Finally, she arose, and felt around her neck and found a necklace. A very familiar necklace. Wasn't this the one that Inuyasha wore around his neck since Kaede enchanted it?

She stood up, a little annoyed. 'All right is this some kind of prank? Because I'm not laughing.'

To her surprise, however, she was the first one up. She was never the first one up. That was always Inuyasha. Even now she could see the white-haired boy sleeping some ways away. He looked oddly adorable. Except something wasn't right here. Far from being dressed in his usual red robes, he was dressed in- 'Is that a school uniform? How did he get that? Did he raid someone's locker when we were last back home?'

Her musings were interrupted as her sense of smell came online. Suddenly she could smell everything. The woods, and the trees, the animals that walked among them. She could smell Inuyasha's scent, and Miroku's, and Sango's. She could smell them all. Looking down, she realized that she was dressed in the red robes Inuyasha usually wore, and she took a step back. 'This is really weird…'

Then she heard a bird song, far louder and from two different ears on the same side of her head. She looked around in surprise and realized the sound had been from a very long way away. She reached up, cautiously, almost fearfully and felt two fuzzy ears atop her head. She felt them in her hands and felt the sensation of her hands gripping them. It was irritating, and she brought her hands forward before her face. She had claws. Honest to god claws.

She looked around and saw colors she hadn't even known existed, shades she hadn't known were there. Kagome found herself wandering away from the group in a daze, taking in the sensations all around her. Was this… Was this the world Inuyasha lived in? It was wonderful.

'I see you are becoming accustomed to your new form.' said a suave voice, and Kagome looked up to see a woman sitting on a tree branch. She had brown hair and was clad in ragged clothes that might have once been very fine. There were bruises all over her body, as though she had been beaten, and she looked half starved. Yet her expression was oddly amused.

'Who are you?' asked Kagome 'What… what is-'

Kagome didn't finish her sentence. At that moment the woman burst out laughing, slapping one knee as she did so. 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, its an in-joke of sorts. You'll get it eventually.'

'What do you mean?' asked Kagome 'What is all this? Why am I suddenly… why am I a half demon?'

'More than that, actually,' said the Woman 'the entire world has changed. For all intents and purposes, you and Inuyasha have now switched places. And as far as anyone knows this has always been so.'

'Change me back!' snapped Kagome 'This is way too weird!'

'Someone hasn't thought through the pros and cons of this little arrangement.' noted the Woman 'Or do you think that sword at your side is for show?'

Kagome looked down. 'The Tetsaiga… I can use the Tetsaiga?'

'You can also run with superhuman speed, leap tall buildings, and throw around wind scars. Among other things.' said the Woman. 'Look, I'm not going to keep you like this forever. Sooner or later I'll change things back, so just enjoy the novelty of living your boyfriend's role. For the first time in your life, you are vastly faster and stronger than him.'

'He's not my boyfriend!' objected Kagome.

'Of course not.' said the Woman 'Any more questions.'

'Who are you?' asked Kagome 'How did you do this?'

'How shall I answer that?' asked the Woman, looking up at the branches above. 'I am a spirit of romantic relationships. And I enjoy giving couples the chance to… how shall I say it, see things from their counterparts point of view.'

'So will Inuyasha be aware of this-'

'No, no,' she said 'he'll still retain his personality of course, altered to fit his new state. However my target, for the moment, is you. This sort of spell takes concentration, and it's better to have only one subject.'

Kagome remained silent for a long time. 'Look, you look like you are hurt, if you come back to camp I… well Inuyasha I guess has medical supplies that can help you.'

'No need, these bruises aren't injuries.' said the Woman 'They are more symbolic for what I represent. That's a hint by the way. I'll be in touch sooner or later, enjoy your new perspective.' And then she vanished into thin air. There was no flash of magic or fading into darkness, or even a sound to mark her passage. One moment she was there, and the next she wasn't.

For a moment Kagome remained silent, at a loss. Then she turned around and made her way back to the camp. The others had woken up by then and looked up.

'Kagome,' said Inuyasha 'where the heck did you get to? We've got little enough time that you can go wasting it by admiring a stupid forest.'

'Give her a break Inuyasha,' said Miroku 'its a nice day.'

'Sorry,' said Kagome 'I figured I'd have a look around.' Same old Inuyasha, everyone else seemed the same as well. Kagome didn't want to stay like this forever, but for now, it could be… fun.

At the very least it would be interesting.

Even so, she didn't know why no one was moving. Or why everyone was staring at her. 'What? Do I have something on my face?'

'Don't you usually lead the way?' asked Miroku.

'Oh, right.' said Kagome. 'Well… uh… which way are we going again?'

Inuyasha sighed. 'Miroku take the lead will ya?'

It was a beautiful day outside. Birds were singing, flowers were blooming, and the company traveled onward. Miroku was at the lead. Behind her came Sango, then Inuyasha who was pushing his bike, a brilliant red, with Shippo and Kagome at the rear.

'So why exactly are you walking behind?' asked Shippo 'Usually you take the front.'

'Oh I do,' said Kagome, smiling brightly. 'well, I was sort of feeling like a change today.'

'Some change,' said Inuyasha 'suppose a demon arrives while you're bringing up the rear?'

'Well, they might come from behind.' replied Kagome.

'She's right you know,' said Sango 'you never do know which direction a demon might come from. Besides, Miroku and I can handle ourselves.'

'Whatever,' said Inuyasha, adjusting his quiver. 'I don't care either way.'

'Well, someones in a cheery mood today.' noted Kagome in irritation.

'We can always rely on Inuyasha to brighten things up.' laughed Miroku.

'Look what do you expect?' asked Inuyasha 'We've been looking non stop for Naraku for weeks. And we're no nearer to finding him than before. I've got better things to do than hunt that guy non stop you know.'

'Like what?' Asked Shippo.

'I…' Inuyasha paused. 'Well, I'm not telling you them! Mind your own damn business!'

'From the sounds of things you just can't think of anything.' said Shippo 'So sad.'

Inuyasha turned around and struck the Fox Demon across the head with his fist. The Fox Child recoiled and held his head, as a bump appeared upon it. Kagome sighed and closed her eyes in resignation. This again.

'Sit.' she said.

Nothing happened.

The others turned to her. Kagome blinked as she realized that she didn't have that particular ability anymore. 'I mean I think this would be a nice place to sit is all! Eheheheh!' She motioned around to the fields in every direction. 'In the… dirt.'

'Are you all right?' asked Miroku 'You've been acting a bit odd lately.'

'Uh, yes I'm fine.' said Kagome 'Really, I'm serious.'

'Whatever, just don't let it slow us down.' said Inuyasha 'Lets move.'

Well, that wasn't good, Kagome reflected. Without the ability to use sit commands, how was she supposed to keep Inuyasha in line when he acted out? Then again he couldn't cause as much trouble as a human. Even so, it was worrying.

They made good time, and before long they came to a village which looked like a pleasant enough place. The townsfolk rushed towards them as they entered, with a desperate look in their eyes. 'Please warriors, you must help us! We'll pay you well!'

'Calm down, will ya.' said Inuyasha 'Now what's the problem?'

'A terrible demon has been terrorizing our village. It comes every night, and several of the villagers have been killed. It steals our livestock, and it will come again tonight. Please slay it.'

'Fine,' said Inuyasha 'we'll keep watch for it.'

They spent the day in that village, using the hospitality of the locals with Miroku's aid. Then, as it began to get dark they heard a terrible sound. Looking up, Kagome blinked. 'It must be the demon!' She realized aloud. There was a long silence as everyone looked at her . 'Oh right, I go first.' She stood and rushed out, followed by Miroku and the others. She was still getting used to being the groups front line fighter.

Setting her hand to her sword, it felt unfamiliar in her hand as she rushed to meet the creature. It was a terrible brown serpent with two heads, that hissed as it descended towards her. Drawing the sword Kagome leaped forward with superhuman speed and slashed at it. The blade passed straight through its left neck, cleaving the head full off. Blood spewed everywhere, getting all over her as she landed, and she groaned, trying to get the stuff off. 'Ah! It's all over the place!'

'Kagome will you stop acting like such a wimp and fight!' snapped Inuyasha from the sidelines.

Kagome looked up and realized the monster had grown back two head in place of the one it lost. Now it was attacking again. Once again she charged it and dodged just in time as it spewed acid onto the ground, burning a foot through the dirt. The Tetsaiga lashed out thrice. All the monster's heads were chopped off, falling to the ground as she landed behind.

Kagome couldn't help herself. She did a victory pose.

'Will you forget the head slicing thing!' snapped Inuyasha 'It just grows them back!'

As if on cue the monster rose behind Kagome. She narrowly dodged as it spewed acid all over the ground where she had once been. 'Ah!' She shrieked despite herself as she tried to put distance between her and the monster.

'Try! Something! Different!' snapped Inuyasha.

'What?!' She snapped 'I've got a sword? What can I do with that besides slash things?!'

'Just use the Wind Scar, you moron!' snapped Inuyasha.

'Oh right, great!' said Kagome 'How do I do that?'

'How can Kagome not know how to use the Wind Scar?' asked Shippo.

'Maybe the Demon has the ability to interfere with peoples minds.' suggested Sango, who was doing absolutely nothing!

'If so, its a far greater threat than we realized.' reflected Miroku, currently undertaking a policy of masterly inactivity.

'Did you fall out of a tree and hit your head?' shouted Inuyasha in frustration. 'You've used it dozens of times before now?!'

'And how did I do that?!' asked Kagome, as the beast charged her.

'Reach deep within yourself! Concentrate really really hard! Think you can! Who cares! Just get the goddamn show on the road!' snapped Inuyasha, as though she was the only one at fault.

Kagome had never before now realized how annoying it was to be Inuyasha. Here she was, a member of a highly qualified adventuring party. She was struggling against a mighty foe. And her true companions were busy playing spectator instead of, you know, helping!

So she did the best she could, relying on inborn reflexes to allow her to summon the power of the Tetsaiga. 'WIND SCAR!' She cried, hurling with all her might a slashing gust of air which cut through the beast as it was almost upon her. Moments later it was torn to shreds in mere moments. It was actually kind of cool.

Then it was over. Kagome turned to the others. 'So… uh… why weren't you guys helping?'

'We figured you had it handled.' Said Miroku.

'You didn't ask.' Said Shippo.

Being Inuyasha was not all it was cracked up to be.

Authors Note:

So I've had this fic written since well before I posted Inuyasha of the Band of Seven. I figure now is as good a time as any to post it. This will be roughly three chapters long, with one chapter per a week. Enjoy, and please review!