Chappie Five

Wolves, Women and White Rabbits

Kagome woke up to the sounds of a grumpy hanyou yelling at a baby kitsune and an irritated taijiya slapping a perverted monk. Sitting up, she yawned, "Ohayo gozaimasu."

"Mew?" Kirara jumped into her lap and thrust her head into Kagome's hand. The miko obliged, rubbing the hineko youkai's ears.

"Kagome, ramen." "Osuwari."

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As usual, InuYasha walked a few feet ahead of the others. Kagome was trying to explain to Sango, Miroku and Shippou about cars.

"So, they're like a...horseless wagon?" asked Sango. "Yeah, I guess you could put it that way," the miko replied, "but they can move really fast. Faster even than Kouga or Sesshouma-" She cut herself off, sensing two jewel shards heading in their direction.
A whirlwind of dust came out of the forest behind them. It stopped, the dust clearing and revealing a familiar ookami youkai.

Kouga grabbed Kagome's hands, "I thought I smelled my woman in the area," In the background, InuYasha was seething. "Eh he he...hi, Kouga- kun..." Kagome tried to free her hands unsuccessfully.

InuYasha growled low in her throat, "I am not in a good mood, wolf, so I suggest you leave before you piss me off and force me to rip you to shreds..." she trailed off meaningfully.

The youkai turned in the hanyou's direction, "I'd like to see yo...well, I guess I don't have to worry about competition anymore."

InuYasha's face turned red and she spluttered, "You think I want her?!" "At least I'm honest about my feelings. So what happened to you, strictly out of curiosity, of course. It's not like I care."

"Kouga-kun, now's not a really good time to mess with hi-her." The miko said. "And why would that be?" Kouga sniffed. Kagome whispered into his pointed ear.

The ookami youkai's eyes widened, "Oh yeah, good idea. I guess I'll leave for now." With that he let go of Kagome's hands and ran off, giving InuYasha a wide berth.

"Did you hear what she said, InuYasha?" Miroku asked. The hanyou scowled, "No. But it's a good thing he left when he did, I'm not feeling very good right now." The last bit was muttered quietly to herself.

InuYasha blinked rapidly, then put on a cheerful smile, "Well, let's get going!" She looked at the others, puzzled, "What are you waiting for?"

Shippou crawled up on her shoulder, "A-are you alright?" The hanyou patted him on the head, "Never felt better!"

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"We'll never find that castle! We might as well give up..." InuYasha slumped onto a rock. "Same with the jewel shards. And Naraku. We're failures."

Everyone fell over in shock. Was this really InuYasha, or did the spell addle her brain?

"Kagome, do you have anything salty?" "Huh?" "I want something salty. What about those potato things?" The miko tossed the hanyou a bag of snack-sized potato chips. She knew what InuYasha was currently dealing with.

Sango knew as well, and was silently laughing at Miroku's wild guesses, "Maybe the transformation to female made him start to go crazy. Does that sound plausible?" Taking pity on the monk, she whispered, "Or maybe she's about to go through her time of the month." "Is tonight a new moon?" The taijiya slapped him upside the head and drained her tea.

Shippou had a suspicion, but he would rather get more evidence before telling Miroku. 'InuYasha smells like Kagome or Sango before they cycle...I guess the spell changed him completely into a female.'

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An hour later, everyone was asleep. Except InuYasha. She had a bad feeling in her gut...literally.

The smell of blood, very faint, caught her attention, and her face paled. She grabbed Sango, covering her mouth with one hand, and ran into the woods.

As soon as Sango was put down, she exploded, "Don't you EVER do that again!" InuYasha's ears were drooping and she was blushing, "Sorry. It's kind of an emergency..."

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InuYasha woke up at dawn the next morning. She hoped Sango wasn't still mad at her about earlier. Maybe she could make sure...but how?

Sango had talked before about how she and her family would eat rabbit stew on the full moon...what was the moon's phase that night? Oh well, the full moon wasn't that important, it was the rabbit stew. It was decided, that was their dinner later.

She headed toward the hot springs to wash up. She was beginning to get used to her body, but that didn't mean she wanted to stay that way...

InuYasha stripped and got into the water, blushing a little. The heat felt good, and she let herself sink in to her eyes.

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"This is the perfect time. Come on, Sango." Kagome whispered. The two of them snuck away towards the hot springs.

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The rustle of bushes and muffled giggles alerted the hanyou that someone was coming. Before she could get out, Kagome and Sango stepped out of the woods. They spotted InuYasha and all three began to blush.

"Well, this is kind of awkward, don't you think?" Kagome and InuYasha nodded in agreement.

"I kinda thought this would happen. Come with me, Sango." the miko led her off.

They returned a few minutes later, in swimsuits. "People really wear these in your time?" Sango pulled at the straps of her one-piece. "Yeah," Kagome replied, getting in the water.

"What about me?" asked InuYasha, still in up to her eyes. "You're a girl at the moment, nothing we haven't seen." "Oh. Good point. But this is still really weird."

Miroku moved into peeping position, hiding downwind. He'd followed Sango and Kagome, being as stealthy as possible. To his dismay, they wore skintight outfits. 'Damn!'

It was then he noticed white hair pooled on the surface of the water. 'Hmm, maybe I'll get lucky anyway.' He shook his head furiously, 'What the hell is wrong with me?! This is InuYasha!'

He sighed and stood up. His robes caught on a branch, though, and he stumbled forward with a cry.

InuYasha stood up, purely out of reflex. Miroku got an extremely good view and a nosebleed. InuYasha ducked back into the water, but not before shouting, "You FUCKTARD!" and using Iron Reaver, her face red.

"When I am dressed, you will get the most horrible torture I can think of!" she yelled. "Damn bouzo, can't control his libido!" Kagome and Sango muttered, "Now you know how we feel. Everyday."

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InuYasha caught two white rabbits for dinner that night. Kagome put them in a stew with some veggies and passed everyone their favorite modern soft drink, saving one for Sango.

The taijiya was off cleaning her boomerang when a delicious aroma reached her. She finished as fast as she could and returned to the fire. "Who caught the rabbits?" she asked. Kagome pointed at InuYasha and handed Sango a Ramune.

InuYasha looked up at her sheepishly, silently apologizing. Sango grinned at her and sat down next to Kagome.

Miroku was propped on a tree, scratched up with a black eye. Shippou looked at him and shook his head, "He'll never learn..."

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Sowwy I haven't posted in a while. I'm trying! Well, keep on reading and PLEASE REVIEW!