A/N: Wow... I mean, hello. Long time no see. Um... sorry for the absense? I'm still kind of not on a roll at the moment. u.u; Which, sadly enough for me, is not a good thing. BUT I think I've tortured you poor souls long enough. So, here's the next chapter, and I hope you enjoy it. (Seeing as my skills are quite lacking at the moment). And to warn you, it might be short, it all depends on my mood as I write this...

Chapter nine: The breaking of news, and the time spell.

Sesshoumaru handed the stunned girl a peice of cloth to wipe her eyes with, the shock of tears that had flowed out had nearly made Sesshoumaru die on the spot. His little hand rested on her shoulder as he perched on the edge of her chair, only being there because otherwise, he wouldn't be able to even poke her stomach at the height he was at; which annoyed him to extreme lengths.

Inuyasha, on the other hand, was completely mutual, and disbeleiving. He just couldn't wrap his mind around this manner. With a swish, his sword was out, "Fight me right now, Sesshoumaru!"

"Sit boy!" Was the instant retort by Kagome, which Inuyasha took as crashing to the floor. Sesshoumaru just couldn't get enough of this; it was really quite amusing. Kagome sniffled, "You're so heartless, Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru's your brother, and he's young and vulnerable right now!" The girl held Sesshoumaru to her chest like a stuffed animal-- which Sesshoumaru looked a bit dismal for having to endure--and glared at Inuyasha all the while. When his face was finally lifted, he glared right back. I swear, there was some sort of crackling energy that shot between them.

"So what? If he's vulnerable, I can kill him just easily!" Sesshoumaru then had to object:

"I'm still stronger than you, half-breed." Kagome looked between the two brothers, seeing them so explicidly angry at eachother nearly drove her over the edge of insanity.

"All right you two!" She yelled, "We need to get out of this mess, so we can all go back to the way we were before; small, and... well, old." Sesshoumaru looked appauled at the idea of being "old", and struggled to get loose anyhow.

"Kagome is correct, Inuyasha, we need to get back to our original forms." Inuyasha grumbled, but sat down and his ears perked foreward, and he looked as if he were ready to listen. Kagome was already attentive, and Sesshoumaru was flustered at the front. What? Did they expect him to draw a plan from thin air? They all needed to work to actually get a plan in the first place... "I don't have a plan yet!" He growled, "Stop staring like mindless creatures and help me work on it!" Which earned him a bop across the head, Inuyasha a sit, and a few colorful words after.

# Ten Plans Later... #

They had finally came up with the perfect plan. They called it... plan X. Okay, nothing fancy, just a bit of Roman Numbering, but it worked. Obviously after how many times Kagome had to sit Inuyasha for randomly attacking Sesshoumaru out of:

a) Boredom

b) Trying to outcast what he had suggested

c) Just trying to kick his ass for once

And how many times Kagome had to keep Sesshoumaru from throwing away their idea's like trash and then taking them as his own. And KAGOME having to keep herself from pulling her hair out. Finally they all came to an agreement that had everyone's opinion in it, the all equal sides. So, naturally, they were tired. Kagome as one of the tiredest contestants for sleepyness.

So, Sesshoumaru yawned, curled up, and stated: "We'll smooth out the kinks in the morning, then we'll try it..." and almost immidiately fell asleep. Then Kagome and Inuyasha retired after two glasses of oddly refreshing water.

# Next Day... #

The next day, everyone knew when they woke up; today was the day they'd go to see the Priestess Kaede. Two reasons, really. To tell her that her sister was dead, and to ask for a time spell. (Kaede was little back when they were all normal. Yup.) So as they were all trekking off, Kagome wondering outloud: "I wonder how we'll break it to the lady." Instant silence. Oh boy, this was not going too well. "Well, if you guys won't, then I will."

"Please do." Both of them chipped in, and went behind her.

"Scared dogs with their tails between their legs." Kagome muttered, with a look of annoyance crossing her face. Then they came up to the hut Kaede was currently residing in, "So... I'll ask her about the time spell, then break the news to her." She lightly rapped on the side of the house, and the screen was pulled aside to reveal an elderly lady,

"Come in." She said, teetering back over to the pot of stew she'd been cooking. Kagome looked around the hut with apparant nervous-ness.

"Um, I need to ask you about a time spell, Priestess." The old woman looked a bit suprised,

"Time is something not to be meddled with and taken lightly," She warned, Kagome deflating.

"I know, but it already has been meddled with." Kaede nodded,

"I thought something seemed to be amiss." She muttered, bustling over to another room to retrieve the nessissary nessesities for the spell. She explained to Kagome the way to use them, and then noted that she looked awfully nervous. Kagome smiled weakly, and explained to her, that her sister was killed. Kaede smiled a tired, and worn-out smile: "She was acting quite odd lately, I knew something had to be happening. I'm not suprised." Was what she answered with. Kagome was relieved that Kaede didn't start bawling like a child when she had broke the news to her.

"I'm sorry to be the one to break the news to you Kaede-sama." The woman shook it off as nothing, and escorted Kagome outside, so she held up to the men (With no backbones D) the herbs and whatnot for the spell. They all went back to Sesshoumaru's little hide-out and, well, hid out.

They did exactly as Kaede had instructed, and made the herb-soup as Inuyasha had so fondly called it.

"Well, guys, I guess this is it."Kagome stated; before Sesshoumaru jumped up after a moment, yelped: "Hold on!" and ran to another room, leaving Kagome and Inuyasha two very puzzled people. When he came back wearing his oversized clothing, it finally dawned on Kagome, but Inuyasha was having trouble wrapping his mind around it. Kagome just nodded and started the spell, and the spell slowly, took affect...

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Small Skit:

Sesshoumaru: Will I be going back to normal, now?

Tia: Um... we'll see?

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Tia.