Miss Mysterious: You know, I swear all of you reading this story brighten up my day. First thing I do when I come home is I check my story for reviews, and when I read what all of you say, I either smile, or grin like a maniac. Anyways, I guess what I'm trying to do is say thank you. And now without further dawdling I give you chapter 5.

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Recap: "Well, I guess it's your turn, Miko."

The youkai exterminator mentally cheered Kagome on.

Kagome, on the other hand, looked like she'd face hell and back, before she'd answer this hag.

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Curses of Dishonesty

The situation was grim, no, it was just downright hopeless. A certain school girl knew this to be fact. She was forced to watch her perverted friend humiliate himself, and then Inuyasha, tried valiantly to fight, but failed. And finally there was Sango, she was prove the witch didn't know everything, she was prove that one could get around those horrible questions.

That was the only hope Kagome clung to and that was the reason she wasn't on her knees, right at the moment, shaking like a terrified little girl. She should have been if she knew what she was up against.

Hitomi didn't give her a chance to realize that. "Miko, are you ready for your question?" the sand-paper like voice crooned loudly.

The gorgeous girl hugged herself tightly, "As ready as I'll ever be, ask your question." She replied quietly, keeping her voice steady.

"Very well," acknowledged the withered, elderly woman, "Young one, tell me, who is the person you envy with your very being and might you tell us why?" The witch ended, her face gleaming with a queer light.

Kagome looked at her with undisguised horror, Hitomi had just asked her the easiest question, yet she refused to respond. Her friends stared at her curiously, why she was afraid to answer such a petty question, none of them could figure it out the answer. Though, a hanyou pondered over it the longest.

'I will not admit it…that would require me telling Inuyasha how I feel about him, and I…I can't do that…' the distressed miko berated herself noiselessly. She tugged her hair nervously, unsure of what to say or do.

"Well, am I going to have to wait all day?" the ugly hag asked meanly, repeating her question one more time as to make sure her victim didn't forget.

A moment later, Kagome had made up her mind. However, she wasn't aware of the fact that she was going to regret that decision for a very long time. The miko sucked in a breath, then turned away from the witch, and stared determinedly at the ground.

"I am envious of Sango because she is a very good fighter, something I will never be. I don't mean to be such a jealous person, but I always wish I had the power she did, I have the worst aim, and my miko power is weak, in my opinion. And…umm…yes that is my response."

Kagome had just lied through her teeth, and she glanced up just once into those horrid pee-colored eyes, and she knew… the witch knew. Sweat trickled down her forehead, what was going to happen now?

Hitomi smirked wickedly, oh yes, finally someone had been deceitful. Now for the fun part..."A very truthful answer, miko." she scoffed.

The witch snapped her fingers inconspicuously once, and that's when Kagome felt it, a terrible burning sensation in her mouth…then on her soft, pink lips…and finally it was spreading all over her face. She was about to cry out when suddenly it was gone, leaving nothing but blurry eyes full of tears. Inuyasha thought she was crying from relief. Oh, how far from the truth that was.

"I'll be off then, thank you ever so much for the entertainment." The hideous voice rang for one final time. And then with a cloud of smoke, Hitomi disappeared…

The group simultaneously fell on their butts. No words were spoken for a couple minutes, just the heavy breathing of people stressed to the max. The ordeal was done with, right?

Ten minutes later it was Miroku who broke the silence. "This is definitely strange…" he announced, feeling rather stupid. Inuyasha laughed awkwardly, "That is the understatement of the year, monk."

Sango decided it was good timing to jump in the conversation, "So what now, um, Kagome?" she asked hesitantly, more to the group than just one individual.

That's when something really weird began to occur. The schoolgirl being questioned suddenly seized up as if she had no control over herself, and her answer only caused more chaos. "Now I go home, I can't comprehend all this, Miroku was molested, Inuyasha killed a girl, what the fuck is going on here?" she cried.

All of them, even Shippou looked at her in shock. Had Kagome just had an outburst, had she really just cursed for that matter? Impossible…

"Oh and I'm on my period, and I'm really heavy right now, in fact I'm bleeding through my tampon so that's another reason why-" the poor schoolgirl blurted, before slapping her hands over her mouth. Her face turning red in complete embarrassment.

Inuyasha suddenly got a nosebleed at that comment, and Sango looked at her best friend with disbelief. Miroku, however, appeared to be a tiny bit suspicious

"I want to go home now." Kagome said at last, before covering her mouth with her hands once again. "I'll take you home…" a concerned dog-demon conceded.

And with that, Kagome hopped on his back, her face as pale as ever. She now knew something was wrong with her….she only hoped she could keep her mouth shut long enough to figure out what was going on.

"Did I ever tell you Inuyasha, how turned on I get riding on your back?" her voice unwillingly came out, half way on the journey home. The dog-demon became a bright red color, and nearly dropped her, "WWWhaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttttt!?"

Oh kami, this was going to be a bit more difficult to deal with then she thought.

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Miss Mysterious: As I promised, time for romantic humor…did you all like? I sure hope so…Now one request, seriously, if I get to 50 reviews I would be so happy I might just think of writing on Friday, a day I plan to take off….well see, I guess. Much love to all of you!!!!!!!