Hey everyone. I know that I haven't been a very good girl lately, with the updating and all that. But I was sort of having a writer's block. But anyway, I thought of a new story. And well, here it is.
Chapter 1
The switch.
"Inuyasha! SIT!" Kagome yelled loudly. They had gotten into another fight. Once that horrifying word was spoken the flustered Hanyou went crashing to the ground.
"You are such a jerk!" Kagome cried tearfully. She started to run away towards Kaede's hut, leaving Inuyasha face down in the dirt.
The little fox kit, Shippo, sat on a log watching the poor hanyou struggle to get up.
"Idiot. Inuyasha when will you learn." He mumbled to himself.
"Shut up Shippo!" Inuyasha bonked his fist over the little kitsune's head.
"Oww!" Shippo whined and started to cry.
"Serves you right twerp." Inuyasha angrily stomped off towards the village.
Shippo sat rubbing his head.
'That's it Inuyasha. I'm going to teach you a lesson. I'm going to show you why Kagome gets so upset when you hurt her.' Shippo got up and went looking for Kaede.
"Kaede? Kaede?" Shippo called out while running through the herb fields.
An old, slightly wrinkled, woman looked up from picking herbs.
"Shippo? Are ye alright?" The woman asked.
"Oh Kaede! There you are. I wanted to ask you a favor."
"Oh? What kind of favor?" Kaede asked with curiosity.
"Well, Inuyasha and Kagome got into another fight, and I was wondering if you maybe had a potion that could…maybe…switch Inuyasha and my bodies. So maybe he could see why Kagome is always crying when he hurts her feelings." Shippo said nervously.
"I think that is a great idea. I just happen to have such an herb, but in order for it to work, you need to get Inuyasha to eat it." Kaede explained.
"That might be harder than it sounds." Shippo said taking the herb from Kaede.
"Just mix it in with some of his dinner tonight."
"Great idea Kaede! Thanks!"
"But beware Shippo, it will only last about the night!" Kaede yelled.
"That's great Kaede. Thanks again!"
Later that day Shippo gave Kagome the herb.
"Kagome I got this from Kaede. She said it really brings out the flavor in stew." Shippo lied. Clever though, Kagome had just so happened to make stew.
"Thanks Shippo."
"Um…Kagome maybe you should just give it to Inuyasha. It only does it for demons." Shippo thought up cleverly.
"Oh, then I'll put some in yours as well. Thank you Shippo." Kagome said placing the crumpled up leaves in Inuyasha and Shippo's bowls.
Right after dinner Inuyasha started to feel a little queasy. Shippo as well. Then both blacked out for a minute.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome shook the knocked out hanyou awake. But when he woke up, he wasn't in his own body.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked him again as he opened his eyes.
Shippo looked around. He saw Kagome looking worriedly at him and smiled.
"Inuyasha are you alright?" Kagome asked. Worry all over her face.
"Uh…yeah, yes I'm fine Kagome." Shippo said. Kagome gave him a skeptical look and then looked at Shippo.
Inuyasha was frantically looking around. When he saw…himself? Wait, that can't be right. Unless…SHIPPO!
"Ship…" He began but "Inuyasha" grabbed a hold of him by the tail and held him at eye level.
"Wait here Kagome, me and Shippo are going to take a little walk. Okay?" He asked.
"Uh…sure, just don't be mean to him or I'll say the 's' word." Kagome threatened.
"Yeah, yeah." Shippo was doing an exceptionally good Inuyasha impression. Even Inuyasha himself was bewildered.
Once Shippo was sure that they were out of earshot, he looked back at Inuyasha.
"Alright you little twerp, what did you do to me!" Inuyasha yelled.
" I switched our bodies for tonight. I wanted you to see why Kagome gets so upset, since you are so dense and can't figure it out yourself." Shippo sneered.
"Why I oughta! Shippo when I get my body back you are going to get such a beating you wont be able to sit down for months!" Inuyasha yelled at him.
"You can't tell Kagome though." Shippo said.
"Well duh!"
"Good, now that we are in agreement…"
"Yeah, you get one night of fun in my body and when we switch back I get to beat you to a bloody pulp." Inuyasha mused. Shippo started to sweat.
When they arrived in the clearing Sango and Miroku were there.
"Hey you guys. Where have you been?" Sango asked curiously.
"None of your business." Shippo said, doing his best Inuyasha impression.
"Fine, I was just asking. Anyway, Kagome and I were going to go the hotspring, you coming Shippo?" Sango asked. Inuyasha started to blush. Shippo always went with them. If he refused they would think something was wrong.
"Uh…s-sure." He stuttered. Jumping onto Kagome's shoulder. His face was still beat red and Shippo sniggered.
" Well, my good friend, shall we wait by the fire?" Miroku said putting his arm around Shippo's shoulder.
"Uh, sure."
Meanwhile, at the hotsprings…
Inuyasha was so red he looked like a cherry. He sat a good 4 feet away from the girls in the hotspring. He was floating in a small yellow ring that Kagome called a pool ring.
"So Kagome, what did Inuyasha do this time to you?" Sango asked settling into the spring next to Kagome.
"We just had another one of our fights is all." She said. She sounded downright depressed.
"Oh Kagome…"
" He said things like 'You idiot, why are you always such a cry baby' and 'You can't go we need to look for the jewel shards, you are not going to your stupid era!' Or 'why are you always going back, we need you to look for the jewel shards!' It's always about the jewel shards. Sometimes I think he just wants me here for that purpose and that reason alone. Sometimes I just think he thinks I'm just some jewel detector."
"But…you still come back. That means you still love him right." Sango said. Inuyasha's eyes widened as he heard Sango say this. He turned around in his intertub and listened intently for her answer.
"Why else would I keep coming back Sango. Of course I love him. But…" Suddenly Kagome was interrupted because upon hearing Kagome confess that she loved him he fell into the water.
"Shippo!" Kagome reached out and grabbed him. Holding him up above the water.
"Shippo are you alright?" Kagome asked worriedly. Inuyasha looked at her sadly and nodded a silent nod.
"Are you sure?" He nodded again and Kagome carefully placed him on the pool ring.
Inuyasha was still very shocked by Kagome's words.
'She…she loves me? She loves me? But why would she love me? I'm…I'm nothing but a half-breed. And I'm always mean to her. So why would she love me.
As if that was her cue Kagome continued to finish her sentence.
"I know that it's pretty hard to believe that I love him, but I do, He may be a jerk sometimes, but he can be really sweet, and kind, and thoughtful when he wants to be. And he's always saving me. And…I love him because of who he is. I love all sides of him, even his full demon form. But I love him as a half-demon the most."
"Kagome…"
"I know I know, I sound really crazy."
"Yeah, crazy in love!" Sango exclaimed.
"Hey! If you scream any louder the boys will come rushing here like last time!" Kagome shouted at her. Sango covered her mouth and nodded.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome thoughtfully.
'She…she really loves me. And I've been hurting her all this time. And I could never figure out why it hurt her so much. I know…But…how do I feel?'
The rest of the time he spent in the hot springs Inuyasha thought about how he felt. Now knowing the truth, what would he do?
'I promised Kikyo…but I promised Kagome too. But Kikyo died for me, and then came back to life…but Kagome…' Inuyasha thought hard. The more he thought the more he kept getting lost.
"Shippo? You've been awfully quiet tonight. Are you feeling alright?" Kagome asked placing her hand on Inuyasha's forehead.
"Uh…yeah, I'm just tired." He lied.
"Here, you can lie down here. I'm going to stay up for a little while longer." Kagome said returning her gaze back to the fire.
He nodded and went over to her pillow. Was he actually going to sleep with Kagome tonight? It's what Shippo does all the time so he would have to. Not like he was going to protest.
He pretended to fall asleep, but he was still thinking. (I don't think he's ever thought this much!)
'Who? I love Kikyo. I think…'
(Okay conscience is in italics and Inu is regular.)
'No you don't. You just think you do because she looks like she did before.'
'Your wrong. I…do…too.' Inuyasha tried.
' No you don't. Just admit it. You don't. She's not the same as before. She's a freaking dead person made of nothing but bones and clay! Kagome is the one and you know it! She actually loves you. Not like Kikyo who wanted you to change for her.'
'Kikyo wanted me to become human for her. And I was willing to do that, at one time without a second thought. But…Kagome…'
' Kagome loves you for who you are, not what you could become. Besides, the old Kikyo wouldn't go after someone and try to kill them because she's jealous. She just wants you to go to hell with her. And she's a cold heartless person now. If she were the same, she'd want you to be happy. She'd want you to live.'
'But it's my fault…''You know that it's not your fault she died. You had no idea who Naraku was at the time. You didn't even know Kikyo had harbored him in a cave and nursed him back to health. But Kikyo…she wants you to die now. She doesn't care if you avenge her or not, she just wants you dead. Kagome is warm and kind, and treats you like you are something special. She truly loves you. What did you and Kikyo have? Companionship?'
'We were both so alone. We had no one to talk to, or relate in our problems. Maybe she didn't really love me…maybe she just wanted someone to talk to…' He thought to himself. It was all starting to become clear now.
'You should tell Kagome that you love her. Because I know you do. I know you better than you know yourself. I'm your conscience. You should tell her in the morning when you and Shippo change back.' His conscience said determinedly.
'You're right. I will. I do love Kagome. I know I do.'
Suddenly two arms wrapped around his small body, placing him in a warm embrace. He looked up to see Kagome finally laying down for a good night's sleep.
" Good night Shippo." She whispered before falling into a blissful sleep.
Inuyasha smiled and cuddled up to her neck, nuzzling it.
'Sweet dreams Kagome.'
Hey everyone what did you think of the chapter. Considerably shorter then I usually do it. But this one was special. In the next chapter Inuyasha confesses to Kagome that he loves her. What will Kagome do? Find when the next chap is up.