this chapter will cause me to be hated by many. just know that this had to happen for my story to have it's

ironic twist. that said, let's begin!

disclaimer~i don't own Inuyasha.

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The Switch chapter ten, Bad Omens and a Dead Miko

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The group stumbled, exausted, into Kaede's village at dusk that same day (they ran really fast), and were

somewhat surprised to discover that no peasants were around to greet them. The whole place was deserted,

not a soul was around. Sango suggested they begin a search, and the others spread out to comply.

"There they all are," Shippo called out. "Over on that hill!" Following the kitsune, Sango, Miroku, Kagome,

and Inuyasha ran to where the villagers were huddled around a mound of earth.

As they approached, Inuyasha paused to note that a crow was flying low overhead. 'That can't be a good

sign,' he thought to himself. 'Aren't crows bad omens?'

When Kagome got closer, it startled her to see the villagers crying. "Where's Kaede," she asked cautiously.

A woman pointed a finger at the mound and sobbed harder. Kagome felt like crying herself. If Kaede was gone

there was no one to switch them back. Only a priestess could banish the demon from her and Inuyasha, they

were stuck now.

Miroku gaped open-mouthed at the grave, not willing to believe that with her death, Kaede had condemed his

friends also.

"Old goat had to croak sometime," Inuyasha supplied wryly, earning a desparing look from Kagome.

"Don't you know what this means," she sobbed out. "We're stuck like this! There is no way to switch back!"

"Actually," Sango, who had been silent the entire time, mused, "there is one person I can think of with

the ability to change them back." She turned to the girl and the hanyou. "But you two aren't gonna like it

one bit."

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come now, did you really think i would have them just waltz to Kaede and have them switch back? i'm far to

evil to let that happen! who can guess the person Sango is thinking of?