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In this story Kaede is young and beautiful while Kikyo is an old hag... I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED IT TO BE THAT WAY! lol ^^;;

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Switcheroo - Aristocratic Assassin, Naraku

(Disclaimer: Inuyasha's not mine nor are the episodes)

Miroku had put down Sango hours ago. Now they were walking side by side to who knows where.

Both had taken up a sudden interest in the trees. Miroku found a decent clearing. "We're staying here," he said.

Sango just nodded. All of a sudden Miroku bent down and started talking to himself. Sango sweat dropped. 'Okay now he's freaking me out,' she thought to herself.

Sango went up beside him. "Miroku are you feeling okay? You're talking to-- " Sango stopped when she saw a flea.

She screamed and stomped on it with her foot. "Ew ew ew ew!!!" Miroku sweat dropped. "That was my one of my father's old... friends," Miroku said.

"Oh really? Sorry!"

The flea sat up and glared at Sango. "Such rude behavior coming from a lady," he complained. "Tell me about it," Miroku mumbled.

"DOWN BOY!"

*thump*

The flea started laughing. Sango looked down at it and picked it up with her two fingers. "What's your name?" she asked.

The flea tried to struggle from her grasp. "I am Shippo the Flea now put me down!" Sango let go and Shippo fell to the ground.

"I can't believe Lord Miroku (whoa i've never heard that before) is being forced to travel with this vile wench," Shippo said.

Sango's eye twitched before she stomped on him with her foot.

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The three walked in silence that is until Shippo chose to ruin the moment. "Lord Miroku you have heard the rumors of the powerful sword, Tensaiga? The one your brother is after?"

Miroku visibly tensed. "Naraku?" Shippo nodded. "Feh! I don't care about a stupid sword that my stupid brother wants!"

'Naraku?' Sango repeated in her mind.

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Not far away stood an ellagent (I suck at spelling) tall man. He scanned the area with red orbs. A wave of long slightly waved black hair spilled out behind him.

Next to him stood a racoon holding a staff with a head of a woman and a man. "Lord Naraku," the racoon said.

He didn't get a response so he continued. "Your younger brother, Miroku, has awakened."

Naraku looked down at his lackey. "Oh really? Then I believe I have found the key to Tensaiga."

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It was night time when the small group finally decided to camp out. Miroku jumped up and sat on a tree branch.

Sango leaned against the tree and stared at the sky. Shippo sat on Miroku's shoulder, both men looking down at the girl.

"Even though I don't really like the girl, she's quite pretty," Shippo said. "Feh! Pretty my ass! You're being dilusional, Shippo," Miroku replied.

Shippo sighed. "I think you should be worrying about Naraku." Miroku just shrugged. "I don't give a damn about that bastard. He can do whatever he wants as long as i'm not involved."

Shippo smirked. "Ah but you *are* involved. Naraku may not know it but you are the key to the phantom sword he is looking for."

Miroku turned his gaze on him. "What do you mean?" he asked. "I cannot say," was Shippo's only reply.

Miroku shrugged again. He closed his eyes but they snapped wide open when he heard Sango gasp.

He looked down and saw she was standing up, jaw dropped staring at the sky. 'Lemme guess... she found a pretty star,' Miroku thought to himself.

Even though he felt stupid, Miroku looked curiously at the sky as well. That's when he saw a carrage.

He jumped down from the tree and landed infront of Sango. "What is that?" Sango asked a bit dazed.

Shippo had woken up and he also staring. Sango squinted and gasped again. "There's a man in there!"

Miroku looked up and sure enough a human man was seated in the carrage. "Miroku! Is that really you?" the man called out.

Sango just barely heard Miroku mumble,"Father?" Then Miroku snorted. "You're so dense Naraku! You and I both know my father died a long time ago!"

Sango blinked a couple times. 'Naraku? Wasn't he....' Sango looked at the sky and large black oni appeared.

And on it's shoulder sat a cross-legged man. Well he looked like a man to Sango. Miroku growled.

It was his older half brother, Naraku. Naraku smirked and stood up. The small racoon from earlier pointed his staff at Miroku.

"Foolish hanyou! Lord Naraku has the power to bring back souls from the dead! He used magic to bring back the soul of your father and he was also gracious enough to give it a body!"

'Then it really is my father,' Miroku said mentally. "Naraku!! Let him go!" he yelled. Naraku jumped down from his perch on the large oni and landed infront of Miroku.

In one swift motion Naraku had Inuyasha in the air with his clawed hand around his neck. "You hold the key to Tensaiga's whereabouts," Naraku said.

He slashed at Miroku's right eye. Miroku screamed (guy scream not girl scream) as his own pupil emerged from his eye.

Naraku dropped his brother and watched the black orb. He floated a couple of feet before enlarging and turning into a portal.

Naraku stepped in followed by his faithful servent, Hachi. Miroku rubbed his eye. "Sango i'm going inside so stay here okay?"

When he didn't get an answer Miroku turned around. Sango wasn't there. He looked ahead and saw her climb into the portal.

Miroku's eyes widened and he jumped in after her, leaving Shippo on the ground. Only Shippo saw what they had thought to be Miroku's father, slowly turn into a nothing man (sounds lame don't hurt me).

Shippo's eyes widened. He looked at the portal and jumped in.

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Miroku and Sango ended up in a huge graveyard of some sort. Bones were everywhere. Then Miroku saw it.

The bones of his demon mother. There were in his mother's grave. Miroku took Sango's wrist and used his demon speed to go inside the bones.

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Naraku was at the bottom of the bone pit. Tensaiga stood in it's rusted form. Naraku slowly reached out and touched it's hilt.

It reacted by letting out blue electrfying lights that was enough to at least sting Naraku. Then Miroku jumped in behind him.

"Why haven't you taken it yet?" Miroku asked. Shippo and Sango were clinging to the walls.

Then Shippo called out,"Naraku was unable to pull out Tensaiga for a demon who cannot love humans can't touch it."

Miroku shrugged. "Like I care," he mumbled. "Pull out the sword!" Sango suddenly yelled. Miroku stared at her.

"And why should I do that?" he asked. "Hurt his pride!" Sango yelled back. Miroku blinked a couple of times then grinned.

'I like how that girl thinks,' he said mentally. He jumped up and landed next to Tensaiga. He slowly reached for the hilt.

Everyone went quiet. Naraku half glared at him, waiting to see what would happen. Miroku touched Tensaiga and sighed when nothing happened.

"He was able to break through the barrier which Naraku could not," Hachi gasped.

Miroku smirked and pulled. But the sword didn't move. He pulled again. He growled and put both hands on the sword.

He kept on pulling but nothing happened. "SHIPPO!!" he growled. Shippo was too suprised to answer.

"Why didn't the sword come out?" Shippo asked himself outloud. "Well that was pointless," Naraku said, lunging at Miroku.

Miroku moved away just in time. Miroku wasn't as strong as Naraku and after a couple of minutes he already had scars and wounds.

Sango couldn't stand it any longer. She jumped down and ran towards Miroku. But Hachi stood in his way.

He pointed his staff threatenly at her. Sango glared at him and threw a skull at his head.

Hachi growled and knocked her with his staff. Sango screamed and fell backwards, grabbing Tensaiga's hilt.

The sword slid off easily. Naraku froze, who was at the moment about to cut off Miroku's head.

He stared at the human girl that was now holding Tensaiga and staring at it. "Oops... sorry!" she said shyly.

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Miroku: Finally I get to fight Naraku but he's not even the real Naraku!

Sango: I kinda like being the one who pulls out Ten-- wait a minute... Tensaiga???

EM: Don't you people get this story by now?! It's opposites! OP-PO-SITES!

Miroku: I don't have a kazaana?

EM: *sigh* no you just have claws and fangs

Inuyasha: What do you mean 'just'? They're good enough!

EM: Whatever I'm tired... you people dicuss this without me.. i'm goin to bed *walks off stage and goes home*

Sango: Uh, okay. Um, she'd probably want you to review this chapter...

Inuyasha: *evil grin* no actually she *doesn't* want you to review! So don't!

Sango: Inuyasha! Aargh just ignore him and review people!

Inuyasha: Feh!

Miroku: Have you people just forgotten about me and my issues?

Inuyasha: What issues?

Miroku: T_T