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Chapter 8!
Kagome could feel the blood pumping through out her entire body, she could feel the hairs at the back of neck pricking, was it hot? It didn't seem hot, then why did it seem so hot? It was hard to breathe.
Kagome was enjoying every moment of this embrace but became quickly embarrassed and worried about Inuyasha's odd behavior. 'Must be the female hormones.' Kagome thought and then groaned inwardly, 'that would explain the panic attack I am having. Testosterone sucks!' Kagome thought her soul aching for this moment to last, but Inuyasha's body getting all nervous was ruining the situation.
"U-E-ah. Inuyasha? Since we didn't manage with the riddle. Maybe we should try again? Or get some brain food?" Kagome excused, and frowned when she heard a collective disappointed sigh coming from the door. Why was her whole family there watching them!?
'I knew I should have gagged her,' Inuyasha irately thought when she began to speak. A small growl escaped from his throat when he heard the sigh from behind the door. He didn't move his hands, and his fingers itched to pull her closer. "I guess that depends. Does 'brain food' mean instant ramen?"
Hearing soft mummers, and her rational side not wanting to leave Inuyasha's side... After all, this might be her only chance to ever get so close to him and him being relatively sane about it. After all, the guy freaked at any sign of physical closeness. Smiling at him, Kagome stretched up and looked over at her door. "Get out of my room! All of you! Grandpa, get that stuff away from me!" She yelled and pushed the door shut with her finger tips before laying back down on the bed beside Inuyasha. He was warm, and after a bath he didn't smell half bad.... Kagome blinked. It was her body he was in after all, meaning that if he didn't smell bad, then she didn't stink, meaning... He lied! He lied earlier when he said she smells! But she would take that up with him later, unless.... Was that the key to the riddle? Leaning up on her elbow, Kagome looked down at her face and the somewhat annoyed expression it had on. "Inuyasha, I think I might've figured out the riddle- And no, it means ice-cream, chocolate and candy."
He bolted up and yelled: "Ah! You did wha- ahhh!" He fell off the bed.
A split second later he was back, pulling himself up on the blankets. "What d'ya mean you think you've figured out the riddle? If you think you figured it out, then why aren't you ordering me, or pushing me, or 'sitting' me into doing your dirty work and fixing us back?" His nose then wrinkled, in a particularly cute manner, confused by her words. "And what the heck is ice cream?"
Kagome blinked a few times then scowled as she sat back, her legs crossed and her sword leaning against her shoulder, very Inuyasha style. "Because, it's not about ordering you and pushing you around. You make it sound like that is all I do with you." Kagome huffed and stuck her chin up, looking away from him. "Ice-cream is cold and tasty, but you won't be getting any!"
Inuyasha leapt back up on the bed, and in a fluid movement....
Fell off the bed again.
He climbed back up a second time, sat cross-legged, and lowered his head to the once again human Kagome. "Please, Kagome? I promise I'll be good! Every time I come here, I always look at all those delicious treats and I can't help but think that I'd really like to try some, so please don't take away this chance for me to get to try some of this... ice cream!" He tried to say that he was sorry, and that she didn't really boss him around all the time, but Inuyasha couldn't get the words out, now that their tender moment was gone.
"Is that the only reason you come here?! Food??"
"Hey! I'm a growing demon-boy, here!"
Kagome arched her brow. "Inuyasha, I think your growth stunted 50 years ago." Kagome said testily.
He blinked. "Yeah... well... ah.... Aw, shaddup! At least I'm not the one here who's so heavy they sink like a brick!" he argued, forgetting that now Kagome knew what it felt like to carry herself.
Kagome narrowed her eyes at him. "Fine!" Kagome yelled and threw herself down on her bed. "Good night, Inuyasha! Tomorrow we'll return to Kaede and she'll switch us back and then you can go sink yourself in a pond next time you spy on someone!" Kagome shouted back and huffed. This honesty thing was never going to work.
"Aww.... but... um..." He tried to look cute and innocent, which was a lot easier to do in Kagome's form, even though she didn't have fuzzy puppy ears. "What about ice cream?"
"Baka!" Kagome yelled throwing her pillow at him.
"Please?" he repeated, after the pillow hit his face. He hadn't even bothered trying to dodge it.
Kagome sighed and turned over. "Don't you even want to hear about the riddle?"
Inuyasha thought about that for a second, and shook his head, his black hair whipping back and forth. "Ice cream." As if to demonstrate his hunger, his stomach growled. "I'll be able to think better if I get food?"
Kagome sighed and sat up. "We'll have to go out for some then," Kagome said laying his sword on her bed and standing up. "I'll have to change out of your clothes though." Kagome said looking down at herself.
He shrugged, crossing his arms over his chest. "Go ahead," he said, not taking her cue to leave her bedroom so she could get changed in privacy. "Just as long as I don't have to change or anything. I quite like these things called jeans. I mean, not as comfortable as my clothes, but a lot more comfortable than a skirt. Er.... I don't have to change too, right?" he asked, wanting to make sure.
Kagome looked Inuyasha over, if anyone who knew her, saw her, they would really think she was sick she looked so un... Primped. Oh well. Kagome didn't relish the idea of Inuyasha seeing her body naked or changing clothes, so she shook her head. "No, you don't need to change." Kagome said simply. "After ice-cream, we will talk about honesty?"
"Sure, Kagome," he promised, a far away look in his eyes as he thought back to only a few minutes, recalling the feel of her skin and the softness of her hair. "Anything you want."
Kagome whirled around on the heal of her foot and grinned. "Anything I want?" She asked.
Still too busy thinking of Kagome held in his arms, he nodded. "Sure," he said, not realizing the trouble that he'd just gotten into.
"You have to be completely and totally honest with me, until we switch back into our old bodies." Kagome said smiling big and wide.
This time he managed to snap out of it. Complete and total honesty? Oh, ick! Still, if it got his old body back... He nodded again.
Kagome arched her brow and watched Inuyasha closely. "I don't believe you." She stated matter-of-factly, now there was honesty for you, blunt and in your face.
Inuyasha's eyes opened wide. "Ah! You don't believe me? How could you not believe me? I mean, I just... twice and you... and I said.... and we... feh!" And with that, he got up and stormed out, planning on letting Kagome cool down before doing anything else. She was obviously completely untalkable to when she was in this state. Whatever state that was!
*_*_*_*
Inuyasha tried to contain himself as he walked down the streets of the city with Kagome at his side -really he did!- but there was just so much to look at! He pressed himself up against the glass of a bakery window, staring at the goodies inside, including one very large wedding cake, which he could not name. He shook his head and peeled himself away, silently reciting his new mantra: "Make Kagome proud! Don't embarrass her! Make Kagome proud! Don't embarrass her!" He tried to look like he belonged as he walked down the streets, staring at the sky when he could pull his gaze away from the bright lights. "How come you can't see the stars like you can back home?"
Kagome looked up and stared at the sky. "It's because of the pollution." Kagome explained smiling back at Inuyasha. She really did look pretty after she brushed her hair, shame Inuyasha had to go and eat all of her lip-gloss though before she could smear some on him. "Humans poisoned the air, so it isn't that clear." Kagome explained with a sad little shrug.
His face tightening in an expression that would have looked more suited to Sesshomaru's face, he shook his head. He refrained from saying anything, but it was on the tip of his tongue and dying to be set free. 'Just like humans,' he thought, 'poisoning their air.' He tried to start a conversation, just to keep himself from wondering what would happen if he took her hand in his. "So how long does it take to get ice cream?"
"Not very long. We're going to the new Ice-Cream parlor though, and it's a short walk- Why, tired?" Kagome teased, turning to grin widely at him. It felt weird being in Inuyasha's form, looking human, having girls pass by and wink at her. At first she was just embarrassed, now she was getting down right annoyed. Sighing, Kagome fingered the hilt of his sword. 'It looks odd, but he wouldn't leave without it.' Kagome reminded herself, ignoring it and scratching the nape of her neck. "Inuyasha, now you remember what we said about seeing stuff and wanting to investigate?" Kagome inquired before they crossed the street and passed the candy store.
"Um..... no?" he responded, sounding almost guilty and terrified of a penalization for his forgetfulness.
Kagome glared at him. "You don't. Not without my permission!" Kagome reminded him. Again.
"Oh. That." Had Inuyasha still been in a dog form -or his male one, for that matter- his ears would have pulled back from being reprimanded. He pulled himself out of the doorway of the candy store. 'This is torture!' his mind whined. 'How many stores of delicious goodies are there in this world? This is so not fair!!' He only hoped that ice cream would be worth it. He watched a young girl walk by Kagome and laugh softly. He glared at her. Jealous, Inuyasha grabbed Kagome by her arm. "Those girls are checking you out!" he hissed.
Kagome blushed furiously and looked down at their arms, but didn't make for any release. Kagome then began to giggle nervously. "Wha-? Inuyasha," She began in her soft ways, but with Inuyasha's deep voice it came out anything but soft. "They are checking you out. Not me." Kagome said sighing and looking down at the sidewalk, snuggling closer to Inuyasha without even noticing it. "We have got to get back to our own bodies, Inuyasha." Kagome concluded, then looked up at the starless sky and perked up. "Maybe Kaede came up with something by now! And if not, we can hunt down the pig..." Kagome muttered the last, still unable to digest his pawing hands on her silky thighs. Oh, she would have to bathe so bad once they got back into their old bodies. Not to mention block out the memories of finding a good underwear size for her current, Inuyasha body.
"But...." He scratched his head. "You said that you knew how to switch us back. And then you made me swear that I'd tell you nothing but the truth! You weren't lying to me, were you, Kagome?" he suspiciously demanded.
Kagome squirmed. "Well, not quite. See, it's a theory...." Kagome said, finding her shoes extremely interesting.
He rolled his eyes. "A theory? I knew it! You wanted ice cream, so you told me that you'd figured it out so that I wouldn't make us hang around and try to figure it out!"
Kagome stopped in her tracks and whirled around to stare at him. "Wh- What?!? Inuyasha! I'm the one who had to make you work and you were the one driving me crazy about food!!" Kagome reminded him, in shock that such a cute guy could twist things around so much. Maybe he was more conniving then he seemed...
"Then why'd you lie?" he bluntly demanded, his hands on his hips, standing exactly the same way Kagome would if she were accusing him of stretching the truth. He huffed and rubbed his chin, eyes closed as he thought. "Or maybe you just wanted me to make the promise about me telling you the whole truth because you're dying to learn gossip about me. Or something!" he then added.
Kagome threw him a dry bored look. "Inuyasha," Kagome began folding her arms over her chest and standing opposite of him, eyes narrowed. "Don't go confusing me with you! We might be in each others bodies but I am still more honest and decent then you! Really! What gossip could there possibly be about you anyway?" Kagome asked with a scrutinizing look. Well, if he already made the opening for that one...
This retort took him by surprise. He fumbled for an answer, glaring at Kagome. "Well.... ah.... I don't know, but I bet it's more interesting than yours, whatever it is!" Inuyasha turned stoic, knowing that his response was less than adequate.
Kagome stopped in her tracks and watched him for a long, long moment. "Inuyasha," Kagome began urging to mutter 'sit' but then decided not too. Instead she sighed and shook her head before continuing on their way. "Miroku was right." Kagome said thoughtfully then wrinkled her brows together. "So was Sango actually, and Shippo. Oh! Kaede as well!"
Even in his human form, his ears twitched when he realized she was talking about him. He hurried to catch back up with her, still not used to walking with such short legs. Not that they were really short, but.... He pulled his thoughts away from Kagome's legs. "What do you mean they were right? What were they right about?" he demanded.
Kagome narrowed her eyes, fighting the urge to keep her lips from twitching into a not *too* cruel smile- time to divert his attention. "Oh look! The ice-cream parlor!" Kagome declared pointing over at the ice-cream shop filled with different ice-cream types, colors, shapes, cones, candy, chocolate, whip-cream, jelly beans, cookies, fudge, sugar glazed cones, honey, chocolate chips, cherries, ice-cream sandwiches... Everything. "So, what do you want?"
"I want to know what you were going to say about me," he growled, before he suddenly became distracted by the goodies in the display cases. He swallowed hard and wondered if his rumbling tummy was as loud to everybody else as it was to him.
So many choices!
He couldn't choose!
"I'll try whatever you're having, or whatever you think I may like."
He only hoped that Kagome wouldn't take her anger out on him by feeding him something that she knew would taste bad.
Kagome smiled warmly and was almost giddy. This was a good repayment for all the times he saved her life, wasn't it? Taking his hand, Kagome pulled him into the shop and walked straight up to the counter. "Chose whatever you would like, Inuyasha." Kagome said pulling Grandpa's wallet out of her pocket. "Just remember, too many sweets are bad for your teeth and will give you a stomach ache." Kagome felt compelled to warn.
'Ooohhhhh! She's got to be trying to torture me or something!' He looked up at the cute guy behind the counter, his eyes sparkling and wide. If he had known how disgustingly cute he looked like that, he probably would have. . . . "What would you suggest?" Inuyasha asked the boy behind the counter.
"Eh?" The poor boy looked confused. Was Kagome asking him to suggest something. He shrugged and began to scoop out some ice-cream. "Well, they say all girls love chocolate, so why not try the Triple Deluxe Chocolate Fudge Ripple? It's got brownies, fudge ripples, German chocolate ice cream, and pieces of dark chocolate. It even comes with this little doo- hicky of milk chocolate on the top. I'll bet you'll love it!" He smiled at Kagome, or at least, the body of Kagome. "So, who's your friend? He looks a bit like you, Kagome."
Kagome swallowed hard and coughed low in her throat. "Uh, I'm Kagome's friend." She said then quickly ordered. 'Please may he leave us alone now, please may he leaves us alone now, please may he not go on a break or anything, why is he here? Oh god, Inuyasha behave yourself!' Kagome thought frantically to herself as she paid up and looked up at Inuyasha. "Start licking it before it drips all over my clothes." Kagome warned under her breath.
"Oh." He felt like an idiot. He licked at the cone. Nothing. It tasted like nothing. So then he licked at the brown stuff on top. Oh, what was that! He licked again. Mmmm...... Watching Kagome out of the corner of his eye, he tried to match her speed, not wanting to look like a hyperactive kid trying to eat his ice cream as fast as possible. "Thank you!" he chirpilly thanked the boy behind the counter, groaning mentally. He was being chirpy now? What the hell was wrong with him?! "So what did you get?" he asked, licking again and wondering if he was in Heaven... except he doubted that there he would be trapped in a female body.
Kagome licked, and licked, then licked again. "Double strawberry, vanilla, banana tripple fudge. Want some?" Kagome asked motioning Inuyasha to come sit with her in a booth.
"Erm.... I'll stick with... what? Chocolate? " He slid in across from her, watching her eat her food intently. He was beginning to feel very uncomfortable.... Lick. Lick. What was with all the licking?! Inuyasha raised one of his eyebrows. "Dare we continue trying to figure out the riddle again, seeing as how some people were lying before about having figured them out?"
Kagome was just about to take a bite from her ice-cream when Inuyasha decided to talk. "Inuyasha, how would you like to be S-I-T into the chocolate?" Kagome asked spelling out the word. She then sat back and shook her head. "I think this all started because one of US wasn't HONEST to BEGIN with." Kagome said narrowing her eyes at Inuyasha before leaning over the table. "Eh, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked then stuck out her tongue but masterfully masked it in a lick of the ice-cream. So there!
"Me? Me not being honest? What do you mean? I mean, okay, sure, now that we've switched bodies you obviously know that I was lying about you being smelly, but you would've taken a bath anyway, and you would have sat me and I would've watched over you anyway, so what's the big deal? It's not my fault! What else was I supposed to do, Kagome? Sit around and wait for you to come back, not knowing if every little splash of the waves was you being pulled under by a demon or some crazy shit like that!? Pardon me for not knowing the spring was cursed, your worship! Pardon me for teasing you a little bit! And pardon me for trying to protect you!!"
Kagome stared wide-eyed at Inuyasha. She had never expected that. The falling of her banana ice-cream ball onto the table was testimony of that. "Oh." She said softly then fell into silent thoughtfulness, before resuming her licking of the ice-cream.
After she was finished with the ice-cream and was about to start with the cone, Kagome looked over at him and her chocolate stained face. "I didn't mean any of that..." Kagome said then laughed sheepishly and moved around her seat nervously. "I was talking about you figuring probably that the water would be cold and all... Like a practical joke." Kagome explained then looked back at her half eaten - half fallen ice-cream. "But it's nice to know you worry and don't think I stink."
Normally he probably would have retorted that he didn't care. He took a paper napkin out of the dispenser and began to wipe his face off of ice cream as he began to nibble on the cone. His appetite had been squelched by the furious beating of his heart. Normally he would have.... But he had promised her to tell the truth, after all, and if it helped to get his body back.... He blinked slowly. "You're welcome."
Kagome smiled and wiped her hands on a napkin. "So do you want some mor- Oh no!" Kagome let out in a rush of breath when the 'pose`' entered the ice- cream parlor. "Oh, this cannot end good...Way out... there has to be a way out before they notice us- Inuyasha! Stay down!" But it was too late of course, because a second later came the squealing chatter of:
"Kagome!!!"
And just to answer. Yes. It was fluff. But isn't fluff darn wonderful? (If you want to read more fluff check out our other Inuyasha fic 'Love and Treachery at Sea) Friend of Shippou well, we will try and draw something like that and if we manage to, we'll post it and let you know the link for it. Keimiko. We already know you never sleep, but just what did 'boils' transpire into, in your head.? *curious look *
Anyway! *is bouncy * We hope you find this chapter fun and amusing, thank you once again for all your praises, enjoy!!!
Chapter 8!
Kagome could feel the blood pumping through out her entire body, she could feel the hairs at the back of neck pricking, was it hot? It didn't seem hot, then why did it seem so hot? It was hard to breathe.
Kagome was enjoying every moment of this embrace but became quickly embarrassed and worried about Inuyasha's odd behavior. 'Must be the female hormones.' Kagome thought and then groaned inwardly, 'that would explain the panic attack I am having. Testosterone sucks!' Kagome thought her soul aching for this moment to last, but Inuyasha's body getting all nervous was ruining the situation.
"U-E-ah. Inuyasha? Since we didn't manage with the riddle. Maybe we should try again? Or get some brain food?" Kagome excused, and frowned when she heard a collective disappointed sigh coming from the door. Why was her whole family there watching them!?
'I knew I should have gagged her,' Inuyasha irately thought when she began to speak. A small growl escaped from his throat when he heard the sigh from behind the door. He didn't move his hands, and his fingers itched to pull her closer. "I guess that depends. Does 'brain food' mean instant ramen?"
Hearing soft mummers, and her rational side not wanting to leave Inuyasha's side... After all, this might be her only chance to ever get so close to him and him being relatively sane about it. After all, the guy freaked at any sign of physical closeness. Smiling at him, Kagome stretched up and looked over at her door. "Get out of my room! All of you! Grandpa, get that stuff away from me!" She yelled and pushed the door shut with her finger tips before laying back down on the bed beside Inuyasha. He was warm, and after a bath he didn't smell half bad.... Kagome blinked. It was her body he was in after all, meaning that if he didn't smell bad, then she didn't stink, meaning... He lied! He lied earlier when he said she smells! But she would take that up with him later, unless.... Was that the key to the riddle? Leaning up on her elbow, Kagome looked down at her face and the somewhat annoyed expression it had on. "Inuyasha, I think I might've figured out the riddle- And no, it means ice-cream, chocolate and candy."
He bolted up and yelled: "Ah! You did wha- ahhh!" He fell off the bed.
A split second later he was back, pulling himself up on the blankets. "What d'ya mean you think you've figured out the riddle? If you think you figured it out, then why aren't you ordering me, or pushing me, or 'sitting' me into doing your dirty work and fixing us back?" His nose then wrinkled, in a particularly cute manner, confused by her words. "And what the heck is ice cream?"
Kagome blinked a few times then scowled as she sat back, her legs crossed and her sword leaning against her shoulder, very Inuyasha style. "Because, it's not about ordering you and pushing you around. You make it sound like that is all I do with you." Kagome huffed and stuck her chin up, looking away from him. "Ice-cream is cold and tasty, but you won't be getting any!"
Inuyasha leapt back up on the bed, and in a fluid movement....
Fell off the bed again.
He climbed back up a second time, sat cross-legged, and lowered his head to the once again human Kagome. "Please, Kagome? I promise I'll be good! Every time I come here, I always look at all those delicious treats and I can't help but think that I'd really like to try some, so please don't take away this chance for me to get to try some of this... ice cream!" He tried to say that he was sorry, and that she didn't really boss him around all the time, but Inuyasha couldn't get the words out, now that their tender moment was gone.
"Is that the only reason you come here?! Food??"
"Hey! I'm a growing demon-boy, here!"
Kagome arched her brow. "Inuyasha, I think your growth stunted 50 years ago." Kagome said testily.
He blinked. "Yeah... well... ah.... Aw, shaddup! At least I'm not the one here who's so heavy they sink like a brick!" he argued, forgetting that now Kagome knew what it felt like to carry herself.
Kagome narrowed her eyes at him. "Fine!" Kagome yelled and threw herself down on her bed. "Good night, Inuyasha! Tomorrow we'll return to Kaede and she'll switch us back and then you can go sink yourself in a pond next time you spy on someone!" Kagome shouted back and huffed. This honesty thing was never going to work.
"Aww.... but... um..." He tried to look cute and innocent, which was a lot easier to do in Kagome's form, even though she didn't have fuzzy puppy ears. "What about ice cream?"
"Baka!" Kagome yelled throwing her pillow at him.
"Please?" he repeated, after the pillow hit his face. He hadn't even bothered trying to dodge it.
Kagome sighed and turned over. "Don't you even want to hear about the riddle?"
Inuyasha thought about that for a second, and shook his head, his black hair whipping back and forth. "Ice cream." As if to demonstrate his hunger, his stomach growled. "I'll be able to think better if I get food?"
Kagome sighed and sat up. "We'll have to go out for some then," Kagome said laying his sword on her bed and standing up. "I'll have to change out of your clothes though." Kagome said looking down at herself.
He shrugged, crossing his arms over his chest. "Go ahead," he said, not taking her cue to leave her bedroom so she could get changed in privacy. "Just as long as I don't have to change or anything. I quite like these things called jeans. I mean, not as comfortable as my clothes, but a lot more comfortable than a skirt. Er.... I don't have to change too, right?" he asked, wanting to make sure.
Kagome looked Inuyasha over, if anyone who knew her, saw her, they would really think she was sick she looked so un... Primped. Oh well. Kagome didn't relish the idea of Inuyasha seeing her body naked or changing clothes, so she shook her head. "No, you don't need to change." Kagome said simply. "After ice-cream, we will talk about honesty?"
"Sure, Kagome," he promised, a far away look in his eyes as he thought back to only a few minutes, recalling the feel of her skin and the softness of her hair. "Anything you want."
Kagome whirled around on the heal of her foot and grinned. "Anything I want?" She asked.
Still too busy thinking of Kagome held in his arms, he nodded. "Sure," he said, not realizing the trouble that he'd just gotten into.
"You have to be completely and totally honest with me, until we switch back into our old bodies." Kagome said smiling big and wide.
This time he managed to snap out of it. Complete and total honesty? Oh, ick! Still, if it got his old body back... He nodded again.
Kagome arched her brow and watched Inuyasha closely. "I don't believe you." She stated matter-of-factly, now there was honesty for you, blunt and in your face.
Inuyasha's eyes opened wide. "Ah! You don't believe me? How could you not believe me? I mean, I just... twice and you... and I said.... and we... feh!" And with that, he got up and stormed out, planning on letting Kagome cool down before doing anything else. She was obviously completely untalkable to when she was in this state. Whatever state that was!
*_*_*_*
Inuyasha tried to contain himself as he walked down the streets of the city with Kagome at his side -really he did!- but there was just so much to look at! He pressed himself up against the glass of a bakery window, staring at the goodies inside, including one very large wedding cake, which he could not name. He shook his head and peeled himself away, silently reciting his new mantra: "Make Kagome proud! Don't embarrass her! Make Kagome proud! Don't embarrass her!" He tried to look like he belonged as he walked down the streets, staring at the sky when he could pull his gaze away from the bright lights. "How come you can't see the stars like you can back home?"
Kagome looked up and stared at the sky. "It's because of the pollution." Kagome explained smiling back at Inuyasha. She really did look pretty after she brushed her hair, shame Inuyasha had to go and eat all of her lip-gloss though before she could smear some on him. "Humans poisoned the air, so it isn't that clear." Kagome explained with a sad little shrug.
His face tightening in an expression that would have looked more suited to Sesshomaru's face, he shook his head. He refrained from saying anything, but it was on the tip of his tongue and dying to be set free. 'Just like humans,' he thought, 'poisoning their air.' He tried to start a conversation, just to keep himself from wondering what would happen if he took her hand in his. "So how long does it take to get ice cream?"
"Not very long. We're going to the new Ice-Cream parlor though, and it's a short walk- Why, tired?" Kagome teased, turning to grin widely at him. It felt weird being in Inuyasha's form, looking human, having girls pass by and wink at her. At first she was just embarrassed, now she was getting down right annoyed. Sighing, Kagome fingered the hilt of his sword. 'It looks odd, but he wouldn't leave without it.' Kagome reminded herself, ignoring it and scratching the nape of her neck. "Inuyasha, now you remember what we said about seeing stuff and wanting to investigate?" Kagome inquired before they crossed the street and passed the candy store.
"Um..... no?" he responded, sounding almost guilty and terrified of a penalization for his forgetfulness.
Kagome glared at him. "You don't. Not without my permission!" Kagome reminded him. Again.
"Oh. That." Had Inuyasha still been in a dog form -or his male one, for that matter- his ears would have pulled back from being reprimanded. He pulled himself out of the doorway of the candy store. 'This is torture!' his mind whined. 'How many stores of delicious goodies are there in this world? This is so not fair!!' He only hoped that ice cream would be worth it. He watched a young girl walk by Kagome and laugh softly. He glared at her. Jealous, Inuyasha grabbed Kagome by her arm. "Those girls are checking you out!" he hissed.
Kagome blushed furiously and looked down at their arms, but didn't make for any release. Kagome then began to giggle nervously. "Wha-? Inuyasha," She began in her soft ways, but with Inuyasha's deep voice it came out anything but soft. "They are checking you out. Not me." Kagome said sighing and looking down at the sidewalk, snuggling closer to Inuyasha without even noticing it. "We have got to get back to our own bodies, Inuyasha." Kagome concluded, then looked up at the starless sky and perked up. "Maybe Kaede came up with something by now! And if not, we can hunt down the pig..." Kagome muttered the last, still unable to digest his pawing hands on her silky thighs. Oh, she would have to bathe so bad once they got back into their old bodies. Not to mention block out the memories of finding a good underwear size for her current, Inuyasha body.
"But...." He scratched his head. "You said that you knew how to switch us back. And then you made me swear that I'd tell you nothing but the truth! You weren't lying to me, were you, Kagome?" he suspiciously demanded.
Kagome squirmed. "Well, not quite. See, it's a theory...." Kagome said, finding her shoes extremely interesting.
He rolled his eyes. "A theory? I knew it! You wanted ice cream, so you told me that you'd figured it out so that I wouldn't make us hang around and try to figure it out!"
Kagome stopped in her tracks and whirled around to stare at him. "Wh- What?!? Inuyasha! I'm the one who had to make you work and you were the one driving me crazy about food!!" Kagome reminded him, in shock that such a cute guy could twist things around so much. Maybe he was more conniving then he seemed...
"Then why'd you lie?" he bluntly demanded, his hands on his hips, standing exactly the same way Kagome would if she were accusing him of stretching the truth. He huffed and rubbed his chin, eyes closed as he thought. "Or maybe you just wanted me to make the promise about me telling you the whole truth because you're dying to learn gossip about me. Or something!" he then added.
Kagome threw him a dry bored look. "Inuyasha," Kagome began folding her arms over her chest and standing opposite of him, eyes narrowed. "Don't go confusing me with you! We might be in each others bodies but I am still more honest and decent then you! Really! What gossip could there possibly be about you anyway?" Kagome asked with a scrutinizing look. Well, if he already made the opening for that one...
This retort took him by surprise. He fumbled for an answer, glaring at Kagome. "Well.... ah.... I don't know, but I bet it's more interesting than yours, whatever it is!" Inuyasha turned stoic, knowing that his response was less than adequate.
Kagome stopped in her tracks and watched him for a long, long moment. "Inuyasha," Kagome began urging to mutter 'sit' but then decided not too. Instead she sighed and shook her head before continuing on their way. "Miroku was right." Kagome said thoughtfully then wrinkled her brows together. "So was Sango actually, and Shippo. Oh! Kaede as well!"
Even in his human form, his ears twitched when he realized she was talking about him. He hurried to catch back up with her, still not used to walking with such short legs. Not that they were really short, but.... He pulled his thoughts away from Kagome's legs. "What do you mean they were right? What were they right about?" he demanded.
Kagome narrowed her eyes, fighting the urge to keep her lips from twitching into a not *too* cruel smile- time to divert his attention. "Oh look! The ice-cream parlor!" Kagome declared pointing over at the ice-cream shop filled with different ice-cream types, colors, shapes, cones, candy, chocolate, whip-cream, jelly beans, cookies, fudge, sugar glazed cones, honey, chocolate chips, cherries, ice-cream sandwiches... Everything. "So, what do you want?"
"I want to know what you were going to say about me," he growled, before he suddenly became distracted by the goodies in the display cases. He swallowed hard and wondered if his rumbling tummy was as loud to everybody else as it was to him.
So many choices!
He couldn't choose!
"I'll try whatever you're having, or whatever you think I may like."
He only hoped that Kagome wouldn't take her anger out on him by feeding him something that she knew would taste bad.
Kagome smiled warmly and was almost giddy. This was a good repayment for all the times he saved her life, wasn't it? Taking his hand, Kagome pulled him into the shop and walked straight up to the counter. "Chose whatever you would like, Inuyasha." Kagome said pulling Grandpa's wallet out of her pocket. "Just remember, too many sweets are bad for your teeth and will give you a stomach ache." Kagome felt compelled to warn.
'Ooohhhhh! She's got to be trying to torture me or something!' He looked up at the cute guy behind the counter, his eyes sparkling and wide. If he had known how disgustingly cute he looked like that, he probably would have. . . . "What would you suggest?" Inuyasha asked the boy behind the counter.
"Eh?" The poor boy looked confused. Was Kagome asking him to suggest something. He shrugged and began to scoop out some ice-cream. "Well, they say all girls love chocolate, so why not try the Triple Deluxe Chocolate Fudge Ripple? It's got brownies, fudge ripples, German chocolate ice cream, and pieces of dark chocolate. It even comes with this little doo- hicky of milk chocolate on the top. I'll bet you'll love it!" He smiled at Kagome, or at least, the body of Kagome. "So, who's your friend? He looks a bit like you, Kagome."
Kagome swallowed hard and coughed low in her throat. "Uh, I'm Kagome's friend." She said then quickly ordered. 'Please may he leave us alone now, please may he leaves us alone now, please may he not go on a break or anything, why is he here? Oh god, Inuyasha behave yourself!' Kagome thought frantically to herself as she paid up and looked up at Inuyasha. "Start licking it before it drips all over my clothes." Kagome warned under her breath.
"Oh." He felt like an idiot. He licked at the cone. Nothing. It tasted like nothing. So then he licked at the brown stuff on top. Oh, what was that! He licked again. Mmmm...... Watching Kagome out of the corner of his eye, he tried to match her speed, not wanting to look like a hyperactive kid trying to eat his ice cream as fast as possible. "Thank you!" he chirpilly thanked the boy behind the counter, groaning mentally. He was being chirpy now? What the hell was wrong with him?! "So what did you get?" he asked, licking again and wondering if he was in Heaven... except he doubted that there he would be trapped in a female body.
Kagome licked, and licked, then licked again. "Double strawberry, vanilla, banana tripple fudge. Want some?" Kagome asked motioning Inuyasha to come sit with her in a booth.
"Erm.... I'll stick with... what? Chocolate? " He slid in across from her, watching her eat her food intently. He was beginning to feel very uncomfortable.... Lick. Lick. What was with all the licking?! Inuyasha raised one of his eyebrows. "Dare we continue trying to figure out the riddle again, seeing as how some people were lying before about having figured them out?"
Kagome was just about to take a bite from her ice-cream when Inuyasha decided to talk. "Inuyasha, how would you like to be S-I-T into the chocolate?" Kagome asked spelling out the word. She then sat back and shook her head. "I think this all started because one of US wasn't HONEST to BEGIN with." Kagome said narrowing her eyes at Inuyasha before leaning over the table. "Eh, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked then stuck out her tongue but masterfully masked it in a lick of the ice-cream. So there!
"Me? Me not being honest? What do you mean? I mean, okay, sure, now that we've switched bodies you obviously know that I was lying about you being smelly, but you would've taken a bath anyway, and you would have sat me and I would've watched over you anyway, so what's the big deal? It's not my fault! What else was I supposed to do, Kagome? Sit around and wait for you to come back, not knowing if every little splash of the waves was you being pulled under by a demon or some crazy shit like that!? Pardon me for not knowing the spring was cursed, your worship! Pardon me for teasing you a little bit! And pardon me for trying to protect you!!"
Kagome stared wide-eyed at Inuyasha. She had never expected that. The falling of her banana ice-cream ball onto the table was testimony of that. "Oh." She said softly then fell into silent thoughtfulness, before resuming her licking of the ice-cream.
After she was finished with the ice-cream and was about to start with the cone, Kagome looked over at him and her chocolate stained face. "I didn't mean any of that..." Kagome said then laughed sheepishly and moved around her seat nervously. "I was talking about you figuring probably that the water would be cold and all... Like a practical joke." Kagome explained then looked back at her half eaten - half fallen ice-cream. "But it's nice to know you worry and don't think I stink."
Normally he probably would have retorted that he didn't care. He took a paper napkin out of the dispenser and began to wipe his face off of ice cream as he began to nibble on the cone. His appetite had been squelched by the furious beating of his heart. Normally he would have.... But he had promised her to tell the truth, after all, and if it helped to get his body back.... He blinked slowly. "You're welcome."
Kagome smiled and wiped her hands on a napkin. "So do you want some mor- Oh no!" Kagome let out in a rush of breath when the 'pose`' entered the ice- cream parlor. "Oh, this cannot end good...Way out... there has to be a way out before they notice us- Inuyasha! Stay down!" But it was too late of course, because a second later came the squealing chatter of:
"Kagome!!!"