Sangoscourage, I dedicate this chapter to you since you're the only one to review so far. Thank you so much. =)

Hello there peoples. Sorry about the wait, I was catching up on some manga reading. Still haven't finished but I am considerably farther. =) You all brought this on yourselves, but pairings are now InuYasha and Kagome, and Sango and Miroku. Those are the mains. However. *cough* I may put some Sesshoumaru and Kagura, but I doubt it… I just don't know okay?

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha and Co.

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"Checkmate." Kagome said pushing her knight to Kikitoi's side of the board. Kikitoi put her hand on the side of her face and propped her elbow on her knee. After a few moments she slid her rook over to knock out Kagome's queen. "Your turn." She said with satisfaction. She pushed a lock of black hair behind her ear.

Kagome wilted. "Kiki, I think you have a natural talent for this game."

"Really? You just got to look."

InuYasha was watching the game from the sidelines. Kagome had tried to play it with him, but let's just say he just ended up being sat a few times. He didn't have patience for this crap.

"This game is so stupid. Why don't you just duel instead?"

"InuYasha, if you're going to sit over here and wallow, go somewhere else." Kagome told him.

InuYasha growled but then he shut up. Kagome knocked over her king with her finger. "Forfeit." She said. Shippou looked at Miroku expectantly. Miroku sighed and pushed his last bag of ninja snacks towards Shippou. "I told you she would win." Shippou taunted.

Kikitoi leaned back and plopped on the ground. "Finally the day's almost over." She said looking at the setting sun. 'Less then an hour and I'll be back to normal.'

All of a sudden Sango came running from the woods out of breath. "Hey…" She panted. "I found a hot spring everyone. Who's up for some relaxation?" Miroku all of a sudden got that perverted glint in his eye. "I am up for it Sango."

Sango glared at him and went to help Kikitoi up since she was still recovering from her injuries. She had healed pretty quickly considering she was in her human form. Kagome squealed and fished out a bottle of her favorite shampoo. "I just got this the last time I went out. They tweaked the formula a bit, Sango, but I'm sure it's still great." She grabbed three towels and followed Sango into the woods.

The hot spring was very relaxing. They could tell by looking. "Last one in is a rotten egg!" Kagome said slipping off her clothes. She jumped into the water and sunk down below the surface. Shortly after, Sango and Kikitoi followed. Kikitoi got in until the water was up to her nose and absent mindedly blew bubbles.

The sun finally sank below the horizon and Kikitoi began to change. Her ears reappeared on top of her head and her hair lightened to it's normal blonde. Her eyes darkened into their strange purple color. The pain dulled on her features from the battle with Kagura, and then it disappeared.

"Ahh…" She said contentedly and sat up in the water. "Back to normal." Sango smiled. "I'm glad. I feel much like I do with InuYasha when I'm with you Kikitoi. I feel protected. He sure is handy to have around." Kagome agreed. "Speaking of boys Sango," Kagome said mischievously, "Is it me or do you seem to like Miroku?"

Sango glowered at Kagome and replied, "It's you."

"Ah, come on Sango." Kikitoi pried, jumping to Kagome's aid. "Not even a little?"

But Sango wasn't listening. Her eyes were focused on something else… Something in a bush about 6 feet away. "Oh Kami." Kagome said dunking into the water.

"MIROKU YOU BASTARD GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THAT BUSH!" Sango screamed plunging back into the water.

"Oh damn." Kikitoi mumbled getting out of the water. She walked over to the bush after getting a towel Kagome had brought and wrapping it around herself. She pulled up Miroku by the back of his robe. "I'm guessing getting slapped by a hanyou hurts worse then a human right?" He said right before Kikitoi's hand came in contact with his face. "What's your problem Houshi? Spying on girls like that. You really are a perv." She was about to push him into the woods back towards the camp but her foot snagged something in the bush she pulled him out of. By now Kagome and Sango were out of the water with towels on also. She looked into the bush. "InuYasha?" She said in a disbelieving tone. "I didn't know you were a perv too."

"I am not! That jerk made me!" InuYasha jumped up and yelled.

"InuYasha you jerk." Kagome said. "Slap him Kiki. At least then it will hurt."

InuYasha whimpered as Kikitoi turned to him with laughter in her eyes, as if she were mocking him, saying, 'HA. I get to slap you, ya bastard.' Then she pulled her hand back and slapped InuYasha with all the force she could muster, unlike she did with Miroku, considering she didn't want to break his neck…

The sound resonated all the way back to Kaede, who was peacefully sitting in her little corner of the world, back in the village. "Sango must be pretty mad, the poor girl." She said to herself.

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I AM SO SORRY FOR THE SHORT CHAPTER!!!! I just wanted to put this in for you guys so you would have something to occupy your brains while I write this next chapter, which I promise will be WAAAAAY longer. I am so sorry. *gets on knees* Please forgive me!! *stands up* Ahem. Anyways. Yeah. Writing next chappie. Please be patient, but it will come way faster then this one.