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Part Two: Cryin' Hard As Babe Could Cry

Inu-yasha wrestled his way through the massive red clothing. He was beyond confused. What was that light? What was this tangle of red and white tent material? After what seemed to him an eternity, he finally saw light coming through a hole in the tent he was crawling in. He heard Kagome earlier, and then heard Joey's sister scream about something moving. Whatever it was, he prepared to hack it apart as soon as he was free.

'What ever they saw must be what threw this junk on me' Inu-yasha thought. He poked his head out of the hole. Now he was more confused than ever. Why did everything look so big? He looked up? The girls were all staring at him.

"What are you looking at?" he asked.

"Awwwwww!" the girls said in unison. "He's so cute!"

"Huh?" he asked. "What are you idiots takin' on about? What the-? My voice! Is that MY voice?"

"Hello?" Yugi asked, emerging from another huge pile of fabric. Inu-yasha cringed. What had happened to Yugi?! His hair was normal, but his face! He looked like a? a?

"Oh no," Inu-yashja whimpered, "don't tell me we're?"

"My boyfriend's a baby!?" Sango cried.

"All the guys are!" Kagome dismayed.

"NOOOOOOO!!!!!" Inu-yasha screamed.

"What's goin' on?" Joey asked, as he and the rest of the guys emerged from what Inu-yasha now understood to be their clothes. "What'd I miss?"

Tristan came out, his hairless head shining like a beacon, and said, "Dude, you look ridiculous!"

"You should talk, baldy," Joey said.

"What?" Tirstan asked. He looked up, and reached his hands up to pat at his head. He felt no hair. "I'm bald? I'M BALD!!!!!" Tristan wailed.

"Will you get a grip?" Kaiba said, holding his huge shirt. "Wait. Why do I sound like this?"

"Um, guys?." Yugi said, taking is thumb from his mouth, "I think we're babies."

"What gave you that clue!?" Inu-yasha screamed. Kagome suddenly walked to him, and picked up the infant han-you.

"Oh, it's okay, little Inu-puppy." Kagome said sweetly.

"Inu-what?!" Inu-yasha demanded. "What are you doing? Put me down, you stupid girl!" Kagome cradled him in her arms, and started to rock him gently.

"Pick me up!" Miroku cried, "Pick me up! I'm an infant, too! Please pick me up!"

"Oh dear," Sango said, walking over and picking Miroku, "I hope none of the other start crying."

"Guys, they don't understand us!" Yugi yelled. Tea walked over and picked him up, "They think we're crying!"

"Really? I didn't notice." Joey said, crossing his little tiny arms.

"Then we must be the only ones who under stand each other," Bakura said.

"I don't care who I have to sue," Kaiba said, "I'm not staying like this! Serenity! Can you understand me!?"

"At least Seto can talk," Serenity said, picking up the toddler. Seto smiled, taking in the satisfaction. "But how come he can only say 'Mine'?"

"What?" asked Kaiba. He reached his small hands to his throat., and took a deep breath?

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"Mine!" baby Kaiba shouted. He looked very disturbed. "Mine!"

"Beats me," Tea said, "How he's a toddler when all the other guys look only a few moths old?"

"Must be from having to grow quick," Serenity said, "My poor, poor Seto," she cooed sympathetically.

"Miroku is certainly affectionate," Sanog said as the baby boy cuddled with her chest. But baby Bakura looked upset, and reached up with his arms.

"AHP! AHP!!" Bakura cried.

"Is he saying 'ahp' or 'up'?" Kagome asked holding her fussy Inu-puppy.

"He must want to be held too," Sango said. After a bit of juggling, she picked up Bakura, and the baby started to push on Miroku's arm. Baby Miroku answered by slapping his hand against Bakura's hand.

"Oh look at that!" Serenity exclaimed, "They're playing patty-cake!"

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"Quit fondling my girlfriend!" Bakkura cried as he smacked at Mirokuy's hand.

"I am an affectionate child," Miroku defended himself.

"You're not a child at all," Bakura argued, "You're a 20 year old pervert!"

"And you're a 16 year old prude," Miroku countered. They slapped at each other's hands as the girls giggled at the sight.

"Will you two stop acting like monkeys?" Joey said from the floor. He struggled to get on his feet, but fell flat on his baby rump. "Dang it!"

"Aw, Joey must have hurt himself," Serenity said. She also made room two carry two babies.

"Wait, sis!" Joey shouted, "I ain't got no pants! Don't pick me up!" But she did anyway, thinking that this what he wanted.

Yugi, meanwhile was laying in Tea's arms, sucking his thumb and being rocked. "At least Yugi seems to be behaving," Tea said. But then, Tristan pulled at one of her socks, and she picked him up too.

"Would you move your feet,please?" Yugi asked.

"You move oyur feet," Tristabn said, kicking him. Yugi dropped his thumb and started crying.

"Tristan! That really hurts!" Yugi wailed.

"Oh no!" Tea cried, "Tristan's a bully! What are we gonna do with all these babies?"

"Well first," Kagome said, "We need to put clothes and dippers on them. I'll go get my brother's old baby clothes. Their' packed up in the shrine store along with his old crib and playpen."

"You'll need some help," Tea said. "I'll go with you. Serenity, you and Sango look after the babies."

"But what about their grown-up clothes?" Serenity asked, "And Millennium Items and the sword?"

"We'll have to put them away," Kagome said, leaving the room.

"WHAT!!?" Inu-yasha shouted. "NO WAY! I'm letting any teeny-bopper touch my sword!"

"The Puzzle!" Yugi cried. "I forgot all about it! Yami! Help us!"

"I don't think he can hear you, man," Tristan said. "It's under your clothes. "

"This rots!" Yugi pouted. "How am I supposed to defend the world if Yami can't take control?"

"I can't run a global empire as a two year old!" Kaiba yelled.

"You are all looking at this the wrong way," Miroku said, "Just sit back, and enjoy this little mishap," he suggested as he snuggled against Sango's chest again.

"I told you to stop that!" Bakura slapped his hand again.

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"Those tow seem to be getting along great," Serenity said as she watched Miroku and Bakura playing patty cake again.

"Yes, but Kagome said this was a curse," Sanog said, getting serious. "How are we going to break it? We can't keep the boys babies forever."

"I don't know," Serenity said, "They're pretty cute this way."

"Serenity!"

"I know, I'm only kidding. But we need more information." Just then, Kagome and Tea returned with the baby clothes. "Kagome, did your grandpa mention anything about how to break the curse?" Serenity asked.

"No," Kagome said, dropping the clothes and cloth diapers on the floor, "I doubt he knew there was one."

"Where did he get the statue?" Tea asked.

"Online at some site."

"That statue looked to be from our Era," Sango said. "Perhaps we should ask Keade."

"Are you kidding?" Kagome asked, "I can't take Inu-puppy and Miroku back to the Feudal Era! If any of the demons there so much as hear a whisper of what's happened, the boy's are lunch!"

"Then we'll look up the site tomorrow morning," Tea said, "Right now though, let's get these boys dressed up."

"Oh, this is gonna be fun!" Serneity said delightedly. But it was far from fun. First of all, when they tried to put on the diapers, the boys ran form them hiding in any crevice they could fit in.

"Bad!" Kagome said when she fished Inu-yasha out from under the sink, "Bad Inu-puppy." And then the boys tried to squirm out of the diapers when they had them on. And don't get me started on pinning the diapers closed! (AN: For the rest of the story, until the curse is broken, the girls will call Inu-yasha Inu-puppy)

When that was done, there came the clothes themselves.

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"Ow ow ow ow OWWWWW!!!! Inu-yasha screamed as the shirt went over his head. "Why are holes so small?"

"This is humiliating," Kaiba grumbled as Serneity buttoned up the footie pajamas on him.

"Hey guys, mine has a rocket on it," Yugi said happily as he displayed the night shirt.

"Yuge, come back from the dark side!" Joey said. "We ain't really babies!"

"Yeah, but, since we're are right now, I think we ought to enjoy it." Yugi said.

"Which is what I suggested before," Miroku said as he crwalwd over to them in his 'Ladie's Man' shirt. "I rather like being in this state. Not only do women find my attentions adorable, but I no longer hae the Wind Tunnel in my hand."

"Well I hate it!" Inu-yasha said as he crawled over to the other guys. "They keep calling me stupid names and talking funny. It's degrading to be called 'Inu-puppy'!"

"Guys, we have to keep our wits," Bakura said. "The girls said that Kagome's grandfather got the statue on a website. If we kind the website he bought it from, we may be able to find a counter spell."

"Good thinking Bakura," Yugi said. "But? none of us can reach a keyboard. We can't even walk!"

"You're forgetting I can," Kaiba said. "I could haul myself into a chair and look for the wesite."

"Sounds like a plan to me," Tristan said, "Let's go-" But at that moment, the girls picked themup, and took them into Souta's room.

"I'm glad Sout'a at his friend's place this weekend," Kagome said. "He'd freak if he knew I was letting a bunch of babies sleep in here." She and Sango left, and returned with the crib, setting it up next to Souta's bed.

"Now, little guys," Kagome said sweetly to the baby boys, "It's beddie-bye time."

"Wait, Kagome, we need to get to the computer room, now!" Inu-yasha cried in vain.

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"Nuh!" Inu-puppy cried as Kagome tried to put him in the crib with the other guys.

"Oh, Inu-puppy, please behave," Kagome pleaded, "It's time for bed."

"Nuh! Oh-may!" Inu-puppy cried as Kagome finally got him in the crib. "Oh-may!"

"Oh my gosh!" Tea said, "He's trying to say your name!"

"I hope that means some of the old Inu-yasha's in there somewhere," Kagome said. She leaned down, and gave Inu-yasha a kiss goodnight on the forehead. "Sleep dreams, Inu-puppy." The other girls kissed the babies on their foreheads as well. None but Miroku seemed to enjoy it, though.

"Goodnight, Yugi," Tea said, smoothing down baby Yugi's massive hair, "We'll be right here tomorrow morning."

"Wah!" Baby Yugi said as Tea walked away.

"Their so cute this way," Tea said, "But I really do hope we'll find the cure for this curse soon." They left the room, and turned off the lights.

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"Great," Tristan said, plopping down in the crib, "Now we'll never get to the computer room."

"You're forgetting that I have claws," Inu-yasha said. He crawled over to the wodden bars of the crib, and gave them one quick swipe. They slit apart like kindling, leaving a space wide enough for all of them to crawl out of. Kaiba went first, being the only one who was tall enough to reach the floor safely, then, he patiently helped Yugi, Bakura, Inu-yasha, Miroku, Joey, and Tristan down. When they were all free, they silently crept through the doorway and into the hall.

"I think that room with the computer thing in it's this way," Inu-yasha said, looking down the hall to the left. He crawled, leading the way.

"Wait," Joey said, "Where's the monk?" They all turned around and saw Miroku crawling towards the girls' rooms. They doubled back, and dragged him with them down the hall to the computer room.

"I never realized how big this place really is," Bakura said.

"Everything's huge from this height," Joey said. They entered the room, and found the computer and the rolling chair in front to the desk.

"It's too high for me to climb on my own," Kaiba said,

"I'll help you," Yugi said. He crawled over, and let Kaiba climb on his back into the chair the wheels squeaked loudly.

"SSSHHHH!" The other guys warned, "You wanna get us caught?" Tristan asked.

"They can't hear us unless someone cries," Kaiba said. "And unless you all prefer being eight moths old, I suggest you be quiet while I work." The toddler typed the keys on the keyboard, much more slowly than he was used to- due to the small, chubby fingers- and logged online. When they reached the internet, Kaiba typed in search words such as 'curses, baby statues, counter spells, old holy relics, and junk' and hit enter. They got several results, but one stood out in particular.

"I've found it!" Kaiba said.

"Are you sure?" Joey asked.

"The site is displaying a picture of that ridiculous statue," Kaiba said. "And I doubt that many of those were made."

"Then click the link and find the counter spell!" Inu-yasha screamed.

"SHHHHHHH!" they hushed. But it was too late. They ehard footsteps in the hall, followed by a loud shriek.

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"The babies are gone!!!!!!" Kagome shrieked. She'd heard strange noises earlier, and figured someone must have needed a diaper change. But now, her eyes beheld an empty crib, with several bars missing from the side. The others girls came running, all speaking at once.

"You lost the babies?!"

"I didn't lose them!"

"They escaped!"

"Someone's in the computer room!" Sango shouted. They ran for the room, and opened the door. The boys were in there, they were surprised to see. And little Seto was in the chair.

"You naughty, naughty babies!" Serenity scolded them. "You had us worried!"

"Guys," Tea said, looking over Seto's shoulder, "They found the web site!"

"That must mean the guys are still in these baby bodies," Kagome realized.

"Mine!" Seto shouted, waving his tiny arms. "Mine mine mine mine mine!" He turned to the mouse pad, and cicked on the 'create mail' icon, and started typing: 'Of course we're in here, you stupid twits!'

"Oh yeah," Tea said snidely. "That's Kaiba alright."

'Find the counter spell! I can't run a global empire dressed in footies and a diaper!' he wote., Behind them, Inu-yasha made a loud cry, and Kiaba added, 'And stop calling Inu-yasha 'Inu-puppy', he finds it degrading.'

"Oh," Kagome awed, "Poor little Inu-puppy."

"Nuh!" Inu-yasha cried, pounding his tiny clawed fists, "Nuh nuh nuh nuh!!!"

Serenity, meanwhile, picked Seto up and set him in her lap while she clicked on the various links. "Here's the statue," she said, "And we were right, the curse turns men into babies. And it can be broken."

"How?" Sango asked.

"One of two ways," Serenity said, "One, the counter spell on a scroll, which costs $48, American."

"I'm not dishing out $48 dollars for a scroll," Kagome said, " What's the other way?"

"The ones under the curse must learn to respect women and understand true responsibility, otherwise, two days after the curse is inflicted, they'll have to start growing all over again."

"MINE?" Seto cried. "Mine mine mine mine!" He started typing again, 'Pay the money, you twits! I'll pay you back, just break this curse! I didn't have a happy childhood the first time; I'm not going through that again!" All around them, the boys started crying at the prospect of having to grow up all over again. The girls picked up the babies and put them back in the crib, while Serenity and Kagome paid for the scroll using Serenity's corporate credit card.

"Uh oh," Serenity said, "The best they can do is 24 hour delivery." .

"That's cutting it awful close," Kagome cringed. She did not want to end up raising her boyfriend! But this was the best they could do at the moment.

"Well," Tea said, coming back for them, "We need to get some sleep. Even if it's for a day., we need to get up early and buy baby supplies tomorrow."

"I wonder if they make 'Kibbles N' Bits Soft Chew' for babies," Serenity said out loud.

"Don't make fun of him!" Kagome cried. "We need to nurture them until they're grown again."

"Then we'll have to wait till their old men," Tea remarked, "Guys never grow up."