S a i g e n

A/N – yeah, we got, like 3 in one night. Since we're not gonna be able to update in a while. And we know we haven't done this since the first chapter, but…

Neither of us own Inuyasha. If we did, you wouldn't even know him cause we'd keep him.

-Chapter 4-

That morning Sakura awoke, stretching. She walked to her mirror, scratching her head. She opened her eyes and gasped.

"What…the…fuck…?" She leaned into the mirror, staring at her…appearance. She now had amber eyes, tan skin, long black hair and…larger…well, that can be explained later.

She continued to blink, and she turned around in her bathroom, looking at her whole body. Somehow she'd gotten completely tan everywhere…and I mean EVERYWHERE.

Maybe it was about time to pay a little visit to Kagome. What the hell had this bitch done to her? She knew she was a witch. She knew it.

She put on a black hoodie and jogged to the shrine, knocking on the door. She looked around as she waited for someone to answer.

Ms. Higurashi came to the door, and looked at the girl closely. "…Sakura? Is that…you?" She asked.

"Yeah, Ms. Higurashi, it is…I really need to talk to Kagome…so…"

"Well, you know she's-"

"I think this might have…something to do with that…well…" Sakura interrupted.

"Oh…Okay, I see. She's in her room." Ms. Higurashi nodded and got out of the way, as Sakura practically stomped up to Kagome's room.

"Explain this." Sakura said, angrily as she shoved Kagome's door open. "What the hell did you do to me!?"

--

Ashurin woke up and got dressed. She wanted to talk to Kagome about what happened the other day. When she went to brush her hair, she noticed something.

She did her whole morning routine without her contacts.

Usually, without her contacts, Ashurin can barely see her hand clearly in front of her face. But today, she was able to see everything even better than any prescription she was ever given. She thought she was just lucky. Maybe the doctors finally fixed her! She then headed to Kagome's after a quick breakfast.

When she hopped up the last step to the Higurashi residence, Ashurin noticed one more slight fact.

She wasn't out of breath in the least. As she usually stayed indoors, she never got into sports, so therefore had poor athletic abilities. But now, she just went up the stairs two at a time, which normally, would have taken its toll on her instantly. She really had to see Kagome now.

Ashurin knocked on the door, which was answered by Ms. Higurashi a few short seconds later. Before Ashurin could even speak, she was interrupted. "Are you here to see Kagome?" Ashurin nodded. "Is it about the well?" She nodded once more. "Go ahead. She's in her room packing for another trip. I think Sakura's still here, too.

After she thanked her, Ashurin rushed up the stairs to meet an angered Sakura taking out her wrath on a nervous Kagome, who was trying to calm the other down.

"I'm guessing something happened to you, too?" Ashurin asked.

"Damn straight. Why else would I be at this hell hole before my shift? Do you not see any difference?!" Sakura shouted, as she pointed to her face. "Look at me."

"Um…you have a nice tan?"

"…no shit, Sherlock."

"Before you ask, no I don't know what happened, and if you want to know, then come with me back to visit Kaede. She'll probably know," Kagome explained.

"Hell, no! I'm not going back to the past hell hole!"

"You know, we might be able to reverse what happened…"

"…fine."

--

Kagome led the two girls to the well house, after she finished packing her things. Sakura had her hood on her head all the way, and both Kagome and Ashurin looked at her oddly…

"WHAT? I look like…like a…like my sister."

"Well…yeah. Yeah you do." Ashurin agreed.

"WHAT THE FUCK, you weren't supposed to go along with it!" Sakura raised a fist to her, and Ashurin backed off.

"Okay, okay, calm down…we'll…get it fixed, right Kagome?"

"Uhm, yeah. Don't worry!"

The nervous smile gave it all away. Nothing was going to change.

--

The Inuyasha gang was on the other side to greet them when they came out.

"What the hell are those two doing here?" Inuyasha glared.

"Well, I don't know, maybe the fact that after I come to this HELL HOLE, I ended up looking like THIS!" Sakura removed her hood to show her point.

Everyone just widened their eyes slightly, nothing really dramatic. But Sakura was fuming.

"Um…why are you spazzing out again?" Shippo asked innocently.

Sakura pretended to tear up. "Cause all the dye I put in the other day is gone! And my hair grew like a foot!"

Kagome and Ashurin sweatdropped behind their near-hysterical friend.

"And my eyes turned his color." Sakura pointed at Inuyasha with menace.

Ashurin spoke up also. "But something also happened to me. I used to wear this things called contacts, they help me see better. But today I didn't need them! And…I also don't tire out as much as I used to…"

"Well, I think Lady Kaede might be able to tell us what happened today. We can go visit her again!" Sango said hopefully.

Everyone agreed, and started toward the village.

"Hey, Sakura, can you pick me up?" Shippo questioned childishly.

"…no way, runt." She kicked him hard so he landed on Ashurin's back, who was in the front of their make-shift line.

"Ashurin! Sakura kicked me!" Shippo cried.

"AW! It's okay, Shippo, I'll carry you!" Ashurin hugged him to her chest.

What she didn't notice was that the now smiling boy she was carrying was having a glaring contest with Miroku.

--

"Now what ye are describing to me, child, is your past souls coming back to your current bodies," Kaede explained.

"But why are they coming back only just now?" Kagome asked.

"Because coming back to where they once lived has awakened Airashii and Sora."

"That is…kind of creepy actually." Ashurin commented, shuddering.

"And their demonic auras have also resurfaced, if you all had not noticed," Kaede's glance averted to Miroku and Sango, who nodded.

"We decided against verbalizing it…" said Miroku.

"But I must warn you, Sakura, if you ever let Sora rule you completely, you will never be able to return to your own time. As it is now, you do still have a human heart…but when that is lost, you will have lost it forever."

Sakura's eyes widened. Figures it would be her in danger…"Well…fuck."

"Well! I feel left out, why do I not have some dramatic change reminiscent of Sakura's and Inuyasha's? Inuyasha possesses ears as he is a half demon, correct? Nothing has changed regarding my body, so what am I, exactly?" Ashurin spoke, tapping her finger to her chin.

"Airashii was born to a half demon, like Inuyasha, and a priestess." Spoke Kaede.

That was when Inuyasha left the room once again.

Kagome sighed, "What is with him?"

--

Ashurin saw Inuyasha again at his perch on the same tree. She huffed and yelled at him. "Hey, what the hell is your problem, Mr. Pervert?! Every time we come here, you always act like such a child and come back here!"

Inuyasha gave no answer. Didn't even acknowledge her presence. He just kept staring at the moon.

"Oi! I'm talking to you!"

Still no answer.

Okay, fine. Maybe since Airashii was somewhat demon, I can get up there and smack some sense into him!

Ashurin couldn't jump as high as Inuyasha, but she was able to get to his branch since he didn't even have to use any effort. When she landed next to him, she crossed her arms.

"Hello! Anyone in there?" Ashurin began to poke his cheek several times. But he still didn't react.

Oh my god! He actually has a problem! Ama-chan said randomly.

'Wait, I thought you were gone!' Ashurin cried mentally.

No way! I was just taking a nap!

'…for a week or two?'

…shut up.

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