A/N: Thanks to everyone for reviewing!! *overwhelmed* That's one of the reasons that I tried to update so fast.
Stormie~ *helps you out of manhole* You have to watch where you're going! Hehe.. no plot holes so far? Thanks!
LIlFoxgirl~ Shippou-chan is so cute! I want him to be my brother! Gimme.... ^_^ Thanks for reviewing!
Zuzanny~ Thanks! ^_^_^
Emeral Booky-Chan~ haha.. didn't you ever hear the saying "You catch more bees with honey than with vinegar?" Whaha... good thing I'm not a bee. Thanks for reviewing!
Kanna~ Yepsies. Sango's little problem will probably play a minor role in the story ... or maybe a major one! Who knows?.. but thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you liked it.
Inuyasha-loves-Kagome~ I agree, Shippou is so cute! And so very convenient when you need a good culprit.. after all, who could be mad at a little kitsune? Well... 'cept for Inuyasha, of course.
the green smurf~ I'm really glad that you enjoyed the ficcy, and even gladder (that's not a word, is it?) that it's helping you get over a heartbreak. Hope it wasn't serious.. -_-;;;
Anyway, your idea to go and snag your very own Inuyasha is wonderful... are you going to share? Hahah.. just kidding....
Emmi-chan~ I suddenly one day went on an inspiration roll and finished the first chapter. ^_^;; seems like I rely a wee to heavily on these rolls.. not to worry, Sango wasn't forgotten! It's going to play a part in the story later, so it's stretching out. ^_^
madeleine~ Yay.. thanks for reading and reviewing! I'm hoping it'll be funny.. ^_^;;
Kumi Boa~ Hahah... how can I not continue after that? ^_^
Taichi-chan~ You're not alone..I'm in love with so many anime characters that I can't keep 'em straight.. hold on, I meant that I can't keep track of them. ^_^;;;; Thanks for reading my other ficcys! I'm glad you enjoyed Forgotten..^_^ You live in San Jose too? Whoa, that's cool. I actually moved recently to Fremont.. wonder if I know you in person?
Lainie-chan~ Heck, if I were stuck in handcuffs with Inuyasha, it'd be nothing _but_ fuN! Whaha..
nekomon~ Thanks for reviewing! I think my version of "funny" sometimes comes out as lame... oh well. Hehe.
CreatiStar~ Well, got this out as soon as I could! Thanks for reading, and I totally appreciate the review!
Nizuno Mikomi~ Haha.. and I'm sure Miroku is having fun watching them too.. and being jealous. *^_^*
Pengesan-chan~ *narrows eyes* Well, what an innocent looking person here, I don't suppose _she_ was the one who threw the sign...
*sticks the sing on her wall and steps back to admire it* Yay! Right next to the "Perfect Attendance" award... ^_^;;;
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Co. do not belong to me..;_; But if I could.. I'd take Inu-chan and Shippou-chan.. and maybe Kagome to make Inuyasha happy.
Dedication: I dedicate this chapter to three of my best friends: Grace, who is always supportive and optimistic when it comes to others, and who is a great authoress in her own right; Fang-Wen, who always makes me laugh and is one of the reasons I'm passing chinese school; and finally Amy, who will never see this because she doesn't read my stories since she doesn't like my writing, but who is wonderful anyway. I love you guys! If you ever change, I will set Inu-chan and Su-chan and Ami-chan on you... or maybe I'll just keep them for myself, wahahaaha. That would be a real punishment. ^_^
Chapter Two: Inuyasha's Morning Surprise
"Now what are we going to do?" Kagome asked, gesturing frantically. Inuyasha yanked his arm back down. "I told you not to let the kid play with it." he grumbled.
"I could have done it!" Shippou wailed. "But Kagome reached out and Sango pushed me-"
Three pairs of eyes turned toward the suspect. Sango held her hands up in front of her. "I didn't!" she insisted, with the tiniest sparkle in her eyes. "Why would I do something like that? I _like_ Kagome!"
"And I suppose being chained to her is a treat for me?" Inuyasha yanked on the cuffs meaningfully.
"You're taking this much better than expected." Miroku remarked.
"He's right." Shippou said. "I thought you'd be beating me up by now."
"I'll get to it." Inuyasha grumbled. "But first I'm going to get myself out of this."
"And me too." Kagome added.
Miroku raised an eyebrow. "This should be highly amusing." he said quietly to Sango, who nodded in silent agreement.
Three hours later...
Yawn. "Inuyasha, I'm tired."
"Stop whining, Kagome! I almost got it."
"That's what you said before the fire died! C'mon, the batteries in my flashlight are going to run out."
"So? You can get new ones. Just a little bit more.."
Meanwhile..
Shippou was snoring softly away, snuggled warmly in Kagome's empty sleeping bag. Sango and Miroku were leaning against the trunk of a nearby tree, watching in sleepy wonder as Inuyasha probed the lock with a needle he found in Kagome's backpack. "You know," Miroku said, stifling a yawn. "I can't decide whether Inuyasha is really determined, or really stupid."
"It's a mixture of both." Sango replied, so tired that she didn't realize she was leaning against Miroku. "I mean, you'd think it'd kill him to spend one night chained together. He can always figure it out in the morning. At least he'll have his demon powers then."
Apparently, the same thought had occured to Kagome. "Inuyasha," she began. "if you rest now, then you can figure it out in the morning, when you have your demon powers back."
"I can do it in this form." Inuyasha insisted.
"Please?" At her wit's end, Kagome put on her largest eyes. "I'm sooo tired."
Inuyasha growled. "Fine. But as soon as my demon powers return, I'm getting us out of this."
"Yes!" Kagome cheered. "Okay, bedtime."
......................
Inuyasha and Kagome eyed each other. "I'm not sharing a sleeping bag with Shippou." Inuyasha announced.
"Well, I don't want to sleep in a tree!" Kagome shot back.
Miroku and Sango looked at each other, and came to a silent agreement. A few seconds later, a blanket landed on Inuyasha and Kagome. "What?" Inuyasha pushed the quilt away and glared at Miroku. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Shut up." Miroku said crossly. "Sango and I won't be able to get any sleep if you two don't stop arguing. So you'll have to compromise; Sango is going to use the sleeping bag, and I'll take the other blanket. You two'll have to share."
Kagome thought this over. If she was going to get any sleep at all, she figured, she might as well settle for this.
"Okay," she decided. "But-" here she glared at Inuyasha. "if you even think about touching me, I will kick you so hard that you'll never, _ever_ have children. Ever."
Both Miroku and Inuyasha winced at that. "Don't you think that's sort of harsh?" Miroku asked.
"Hey," Sango spoke up. "a girl's gotta learn how to defend herself."
"Don't worry." Inuyasha rolled his purple eyes. "Like I'd even want to touch her."
Kagome growled. "Sit!"
"Bitch!" Inuyasha cursed, lying still to prevent more injury. Kagome held her arm over his, so as to prevent her from body slamming the ground too. "Well, you shouldn't insult me." Kagome said primly.
"Women." Inuyasha muttered, pulling himself up gingerly. "I mean, she doesn't want me to touch her, but I can't say that I _don't_ want to touch her either. What's the deal?"
Miroku shrugged. "You just don't know how to handle them." he said mildly. "Think about it.. of the only two women who you've been romantically involved with in the past 60 or so years, one of them shot you into a 50 year sleep, and the other is threatening to ... unman you. I might also mention," he continued. "that a record of two women total is really pretty lame for a 60 plus year old demon, you know."
Inuyasha growled, but before he could cause Miroku bodily harm, Kagome said, "Inuyasha and I aren't romantically involved!"
"Could've fooled me." Miroku said cheerfully. "After all, when we go into town, what are the villagers going to think, besides that the two of you were experimenting and got a little...kinky?"
Kagome shrieked in frustration. "Handcuffs aren't even invented yet! They won't think anything!"
"Hey," Sango commented. "I mean, I live in this era, and if it weren't for your explanation, I wouldn't know what handcuffs were either. But.. it does seem kinda kinky.. you know, something Miroku might use."
Miroku grinned. "Good idea.. you think Kagome can bring me back some next time?"
Kagome dropped her head into her hands and wondered how the conversation had gone so off track. "Well." she said firmly. "Tomorrow morning, which is just in a few hours, in fact-" here she treated everyone to a scowl. ("Obviously Kagome really needs sleep, or else she gets grumpy." Miroku whispered to Inuyasha, who nodded in agreement.) "Inuyasha will get back his demon powers," Kagome continued, raising her voice to get the point across. "and the whole thing will be nothing again. So let me sleep! Please."
"You heard her." Sango commanded. "Besides, I'd also like to get some sleep before the sun rises and Inuyasha starts banging away at the cuffs again."
Five minutes later..
"Inuyasha?"
"Dammit, Miroku! Aren't you asleep yet?"
"I bet you can't sleep, huh?" Inuyasha seethed at the smugness in Miroku's tone. "Afraid you'll start dreaming and accidentally touch Kagome?"
"I'm not afraid of her." Inuyasha snarled. "Now shut up and go off into your hentai dreamland."
"Not a bad idea, Inuyasha. I will if you will."
"What's that supposed to mean?! I'm not a pervert like you."
Miroku made a humming noise. "Whatever you say, Inuyasha."
"Why you..."
"Quiet! You'll wake the girls."
"Who started this anyway?"
"Just thought you'd like a little chat, since obviously you're not going to be getting any sleep tonight."
"Who says? I ain't afraid of the damn girl. A kick from her probably wouldn't even hurt."
A chuckle. "Whatever you say."
Inuyasha growled, his anger only mounting when he heard the even breathing that told him Miroku was sound asleep. What was the absolute worst though, what had Inuyasha wanting to kill Miroku, was that he didn't fall asleep for the rest of the night.
An innocent beam of early morning sunshine lit up the clearing. Inuyasha leapt out of the blankets, dragging Kagome along with him. Seconds later, loud and very inventive cursing pulled the others out of their deep slumber. The beam of sunlight decided to find another clearing.
"Why am I still in this body?!" Inuyasha paced back and forth, with Kagome following, resigned. "I'm supposed to be a half demon now!"
"That was no reason to wake us." Shippou said accusingly, thinking sadly of the dream he'd had involving ramen. "Think of it on the bright side," Miroku counseled. "maybe now you'll have more luck with women." Kagome realized what Inuyasha was going to do a split second before he dove at Miroku. "Sit!"
"What did you do that for?!"
Kagome crouched over Inuyasha's form. "Think about it." she demanded. "If you attacked him, you'd pull off my arm! It was a clear case of self defense."
"But back to the original subject," Sango cut in, figuring that she might as well take the position of The Sane One. "why is Inuyasha still in this form?"
"I don't know." Kagome said thoughtfully. "I think we should go ask Kaede-obasan. She'll probably know.. and she'll probably find a way to fix it too."
"Fine." Miroku pulled himself up, keeping a safe distance away from Inuyasha. "Let's go. Maybe we'll be in time for breakfast."
To be continued..
Ending Notes: This wasn't too short, was it? Anyway, I'm in a dilemma. With a story like this, it seems short of natural that the plot might turn.. limey. o.O I'm not sure how many want it to be lime and how many want to keep it clean... so if you could tell me? In a review or an email or something? It'd totally help.. and I won't be stuck with having to make this tough decision all by myself.. ^^;;; And I'm pretty sure it won't go into lemon, since I'd be pretty inadequate at that... ..... Ahem. Right. So, tell me, okay?! Good. Also.. I think I have a new idea for an AU ficcy...
Stormie~ *helps you out of manhole* You have to watch where you're going! Hehe.. no plot holes so far? Thanks!
LIlFoxgirl~ Shippou-chan is so cute! I want him to be my brother! Gimme.... ^_^ Thanks for reviewing!
Zuzanny~ Thanks! ^_^_^
Emeral Booky-Chan~ haha.. didn't you ever hear the saying "You catch more bees with honey than with vinegar?" Whaha... good thing I'm not a bee. Thanks for reviewing!
Kanna~ Yepsies. Sango's little problem will probably play a minor role in the story ... or maybe a major one! Who knows?.. but thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you liked it.
Inuyasha-loves-Kagome~ I agree, Shippou is so cute! And so very convenient when you need a good culprit.. after all, who could be mad at a little kitsune? Well... 'cept for Inuyasha, of course.
the green smurf~ I'm really glad that you enjoyed the ficcy, and even gladder (that's not a word, is it?) that it's helping you get over a heartbreak. Hope it wasn't serious.. -_-;;;
Anyway, your idea to go and snag your very own Inuyasha is wonderful... are you going to share? Hahah.. just kidding....
Emmi-chan~ I suddenly one day went on an inspiration roll and finished the first chapter. ^_^;; seems like I rely a wee to heavily on these rolls.. not to worry, Sango wasn't forgotten! It's going to play a part in the story later, so it's stretching out. ^_^
madeleine~ Yay.. thanks for reading and reviewing! I'm hoping it'll be funny.. ^_^;;
Kumi Boa~ Hahah... how can I not continue after that? ^_^
Taichi-chan~ You're not alone..I'm in love with so many anime characters that I can't keep 'em straight.. hold on, I meant that I can't keep track of them. ^_^;;;; Thanks for reading my other ficcys! I'm glad you enjoyed Forgotten..^_^ You live in San Jose too? Whoa, that's cool. I actually moved recently to Fremont.. wonder if I know you in person?
Lainie-chan~ Heck, if I were stuck in handcuffs with Inuyasha, it'd be nothing _but_ fuN! Whaha..
nekomon~ Thanks for reviewing! I think my version of "funny" sometimes comes out as lame... oh well. Hehe.
CreatiStar~ Well, got this out as soon as I could! Thanks for reading, and I totally appreciate the review!
Nizuno Mikomi~ Haha.. and I'm sure Miroku is having fun watching them too.. and being jealous. *^_^*
Pengesan-chan~ *narrows eyes* Well, what an innocent looking person here, I don't suppose _she_ was the one who threw the sign...
*sticks the sing on her wall and steps back to admire it* Yay! Right next to the "Perfect Attendance" award... ^_^;;;
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Co. do not belong to me..;_; But if I could.. I'd take Inu-chan and Shippou-chan.. and maybe Kagome to make Inuyasha happy.
Dedication: I dedicate this chapter to three of my best friends: Grace, who is always supportive and optimistic when it comes to others, and who is a great authoress in her own right; Fang-Wen, who always makes me laugh and is one of the reasons I'm passing chinese school; and finally Amy, who will never see this because she doesn't read my stories since she doesn't like my writing, but who is wonderful anyway. I love you guys! If you ever change, I will set Inu-chan and Su-chan and Ami-chan on you... or maybe I'll just keep them for myself, wahahaaha. That would be a real punishment. ^_^
Chapter Two: Inuyasha's Morning Surprise
"Now what are we going to do?" Kagome asked, gesturing frantically. Inuyasha yanked his arm back down. "I told you not to let the kid play with it." he grumbled.
"I could have done it!" Shippou wailed. "But Kagome reached out and Sango pushed me-"
Three pairs of eyes turned toward the suspect. Sango held her hands up in front of her. "I didn't!" she insisted, with the tiniest sparkle in her eyes. "Why would I do something like that? I _like_ Kagome!"
"And I suppose being chained to her is a treat for me?" Inuyasha yanked on the cuffs meaningfully.
"You're taking this much better than expected." Miroku remarked.
"He's right." Shippou said. "I thought you'd be beating me up by now."
"I'll get to it." Inuyasha grumbled. "But first I'm going to get myself out of this."
"And me too." Kagome added.
Miroku raised an eyebrow. "This should be highly amusing." he said quietly to Sango, who nodded in silent agreement.
Three hours later...
Yawn. "Inuyasha, I'm tired."
"Stop whining, Kagome! I almost got it."
"That's what you said before the fire died! C'mon, the batteries in my flashlight are going to run out."
"So? You can get new ones. Just a little bit more.."
Meanwhile..
Shippou was snoring softly away, snuggled warmly in Kagome's empty sleeping bag. Sango and Miroku were leaning against the trunk of a nearby tree, watching in sleepy wonder as Inuyasha probed the lock with a needle he found in Kagome's backpack. "You know," Miroku said, stifling a yawn. "I can't decide whether Inuyasha is really determined, or really stupid."
"It's a mixture of both." Sango replied, so tired that she didn't realize she was leaning against Miroku. "I mean, you'd think it'd kill him to spend one night chained together. He can always figure it out in the morning. At least he'll have his demon powers then."
Apparently, the same thought had occured to Kagome. "Inuyasha," she began. "if you rest now, then you can figure it out in the morning, when you have your demon powers back."
"I can do it in this form." Inuyasha insisted.
"Please?" At her wit's end, Kagome put on her largest eyes. "I'm sooo tired."
Inuyasha growled. "Fine. But as soon as my demon powers return, I'm getting us out of this."
"Yes!" Kagome cheered. "Okay, bedtime."
......................
Inuyasha and Kagome eyed each other. "I'm not sharing a sleeping bag with Shippou." Inuyasha announced.
"Well, I don't want to sleep in a tree!" Kagome shot back.
Miroku and Sango looked at each other, and came to a silent agreement. A few seconds later, a blanket landed on Inuyasha and Kagome. "What?" Inuyasha pushed the quilt away and glared at Miroku. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Shut up." Miroku said crossly. "Sango and I won't be able to get any sleep if you two don't stop arguing. So you'll have to compromise; Sango is going to use the sleeping bag, and I'll take the other blanket. You two'll have to share."
Kagome thought this over. If she was going to get any sleep at all, she figured, she might as well settle for this.
"Okay," she decided. "But-" here she glared at Inuyasha. "if you even think about touching me, I will kick you so hard that you'll never, _ever_ have children. Ever."
Both Miroku and Inuyasha winced at that. "Don't you think that's sort of harsh?" Miroku asked.
"Hey," Sango spoke up. "a girl's gotta learn how to defend herself."
"Don't worry." Inuyasha rolled his purple eyes. "Like I'd even want to touch her."
Kagome growled. "Sit!"
"Bitch!" Inuyasha cursed, lying still to prevent more injury. Kagome held her arm over his, so as to prevent her from body slamming the ground too. "Well, you shouldn't insult me." Kagome said primly.
"Women." Inuyasha muttered, pulling himself up gingerly. "I mean, she doesn't want me to touch her, but I can't say that I _don't_ want to touch her either. What's the deal?"
Miroku shrugged. "You just don't know how to handle them." he said mildly. "Think about it.. of the only two women who you've been romantically involved with in the past 60 or so years, one of them shot you into a 50 year sleep, and the other is threatening to ... unman you. I might also mention," he continued. "that a record of two women total is really pretty lame for a 60 plus year old demon, you know."
Inuyasha growled, but before he could cause Miroku bodily harm, Kagome said, "Inuyasha and I aren't romantically involved!"
"Could've fooled me." Miroku said cheerfully. "After all, when we go into town, what are the villagers going to think, besides that the two of you were experimenting and got a little...kinky?"
Kagome shrieked in frustration. "Handcuffs aren't even invented yet! They won't think anything!"
"Hey," Sango commented. "I mean, I live in this era, and if it weren't for your explanation, I wouldn't know what handcuffs were either. But.. it does seem kinda kinky.. you know, something Miroku might use."
Miroku grinned. "Good idea.. you think Kagome can bring me back some next time?"
Kagome dropped her head into her hands and wondered how the conversation had gone so off track. "Well." she said firmly. "Tomorrow morning, which is just in a few hours, in fact-" here she treated everyone to a scowl. ("Obviously Kagome really needs sleep, or else she gets grumpy." Miroku whispered to Inuyasha, who nodded in agreement.) "Inuyasha will get back his demon powers," Kagome continued, raising her voice to get the point across. "and the whole thing will be nothing again. So let me sleep! Please."
"You heard her." Sango commanded. "Besides, I'd also like to get some sleep before the sun rises and Inuyasha starts banging away at the cuffs again."
Five minutes later..
"Inuyasha?"
"Dammit, Miroku! Aren't you asleep yet?"
"I bet you can't sleep, huh?" Inuyasha seethed at the smugness in Miroku's tone. "Afraid you'll start dreaming and accidentally touch Kagome?"
"I'm not afraid of her." Inuyasha snarled. "Now shut up and go off into your hentai dreamland."
"Not a bad idea, Inuyasha. I will if you will."
"What's that supposed to mean?! I'm not a pervert like you."
Miroku made a humming noise. "Whatever you say, Inuyasha."
"Why you..."
"Quiet! You'll wake the girls."
"Who started this anyway?"
"Just thought you'd like a little chat, since obviously you're not going to be getting any sleep tonight."
"Who says? I ain't afraid of the damn girl. A kick from her probably wouldn't even hurt."
A chuckle. "Whatever you say."
Inuyasha growled, his anger only mounting when he heard the even breathing that told him Miroku was sound asleep. What was the absolute worst though, what had Inuyasha wanting to kill Miroku, was that he didn't fall asleep for the rest of the night.
An innocent beam of early morning sunshine lit up the clearing. Inuyasha leapt out of the blankets, dragging Kagome along with him. Seconds later, loud and very inventive cursing pulled the others out of their deep slumber. The beam of sunlight decided to find another clearing.
"Why am I still in this body?!" Inuyasha paced back and forth, with Kagome following, resigned. "I'm supposed to be a half demon now!"
"That was no reason to wake us." Shippou said accusingly, thinking sadly of the dream he'd had involving ramen. "Think of it on the bright side," Miroku counseled. "maybe now you'll have more luck with women." Kagome realized what Inuyasha was going to do a split second before he dove at Miroku. "Sit!"
"What did you do that for?!"
Kagome crouched over Inuyasha's form. "Think about it." she demanded. "If you attacked him, you'd pull off my arm! It was a clear case of self defense."
"But back to the original subject," Sango cut in, figuring that she might as well take the position of The Sane One. "why is Inuyasha still in this form?"
"I don't know." Kagome said thoughtfully. "I think we should go ask Kaede-obasan. She'll probably know.. and she'll probably find a way to fix it too."
"Fine." Miroku pulled himself up, keeping a safe distance away from Inuyasha. "Let's go. Maybe we'll be in time for breakfast."
To be continued..
Ending Notes: This wasn't too short, was it? Anyway, I'm in a dilemma. With a story like this, it seems short of natural that the plot might turn.. limey. o.O I'm not sure how many want it to be lime and how many want to keep it clean... so if you could tell me? In a review or an email or something? It'd totally help.. and I won't be stuck with having to make this tough decision all by myself.. ^^;;; And I'm pretty sure it won't go into lemon, since I'd be pretty inadequate at that... ..... Ahem. Right. So, tell me, okay?! Good. Also.. I think I have a new idea for an AU ficcy...
