Disclaimer: Guess what? Rumiko Takahashi died and I inherited Inuyasha! YAY!!! How fake did that sound? ...Duh...
Mission Impossible: The Switcheroo
Chapter 9: Clay Pot's Arrival... And Department
((Brief Author's Note: Thank you to all my reviewers! Well, I'd like to say, 'To all who are beginning to worry because I've added a bit of fluff from the previous chapter, DOES NOT mean I will be, making this a Sess/Kag fanfic!!! What the hell could possess me to write one of those?! Damn twisted... Besides, Kagome doesn't know it's Sesshomaru in Inuyasha's body... But I am not making a Sess/Kag fanfic, if my life depended on it!!!' And to those who have given me suggestions for my writing, I thank you! I now I'll have to actually pay attention in English... So much for a BREIF note...))
The next day, every one tidied up the village a bit, and our 'heroes' set off to shard hunting once more. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru barely spoke to one another... But what was there to speak of?
"Er.... Shippo-kun... Is this silence normal?" Rin asked, remembering the look of pure bliss washing over her 'Lord Sesshomaru's' face the previous night. Ah, she'd remember that forever.
"Well, Rin-chan, if you consider the fact we are talking about Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, no, this silence is not normal, but at least its a lot better then them being at each other's necks!" Shippo responded. Quite an answer indeed...
Sesshomaru decided to try and ignore that fact, but felt an extremely strong urge to whack the kitsune over the head. "Fox... You are getting very close to getting ripped in two..." He growled, making Shippo shut up easy as that...
"Inuyasha, don't you think you're being a little harsh to Shippo?" Sango asked, riding on Kirara. Miroku nodded, obviously walking to avoid... A hand...
"Keh... Whatever." Sesshomaru muttered, glaring daggers at his brother for not saying anything. After all, he was the one who did this...Nearly everyday or so.
"Sure, and if you glare hard enough at my back, you'll burn holes through my armour..." Inuyasha said sarcastically, still walking before his tipped his head upwards. His eyes widened slightly, as he said, "Kikyo."
"WHAT?! What's she doing here?" Kagome demanded, all of a sudden forgetting who she was talking to... But that doesn't quite matter right now, does it? Inuyasha shrugged, finding this the perfect time to use Sesshomaru's body to get back at Kagome for all those sittings...
"You will learn your place wench..." Inuyasha said; his fangs showing slightly as he basked in the pure pleasure of Sesshomaru's often used sentence... Now he knew why it was so overused... For a bit of reassurance, his claws found their place against Kagome's neck, as he lifted her high, but still had a firm grip on her neck.
"Gomen... Sesshomaru..." Kagome gasped her body now frantic for fresh air. Breathing.... Need to be breathing... Inuyasha had a curt nod, letting go of Kagome's throat with a light, thud. He then smirked when Kagome was gasping for air, and Sesshomaru smirked back. Perfectly executed threat... Sango was soon at Kagome's side along with Shippo, and Miroku standing above the two, not daring to get closer to the easily pissed off taijiya.... Rin was frightened and now grasped Sesshomaru's pant leg, trying not to let go no matter what.
"Lord Sesshomaru..." Rin asked in a fairly small voice, "Can we stop here?" Her voice dripped with uncertainty. The two brothers looked at each other. They've already been traveling for three hours, non-stop... Now would be a good time for a rest...
"Yes, Rin, I believe this would be the perfect time to stop..." Inuyasha said, looking over at the overreacting group behind them. The sun was high above them, noon already... time for lunch. Yup, you heard me. After all that, all they could think about was food...
They stopped near a small stream, and set up a campfire, where Kagome quickly began to boil some water for Inuyasha's ramen. For all the others, well, they could feast on bread, cheese, and the salted meat they had received from the village for extra provisions... "Well, this is lunch..." Kagome said, rubbing her sore neck. She should have known better then to talk like that to 'Sesshomaru'...
Inuyasha lifted his head once more. Above the smell of cooking ramen, which he uses to adore so, he could still pick up Kikyo's scent.
"Sesshomaru, what is it?" Miroku asked, standing up with a bowl of ramen in his hands.
"Kikyo..." Sesshomaru replied. The name seemed to roll out of his mouth like silk... So this must be the name of the dead priestess his brother always enjoyed meeting... It disgusted him.
"Inuyasha.... She'd better not be here to see you again, other wise, I'll S-I-T you until you back throws out..." Kagome threatened, pouring hot water into 'Inuyasha's' ramen... Sesshomaru stiffened, as cold as a board... Inuyasha stifled a laugh, and nickered. Rin and Shippo obviously were staring at the youkai, showing...Emotion?
"Rin... Shippo... It's not polite to stare..." Sango reminded, but was staring at 'Sesshomaru' as well... "But still... Wow."
Sesshomaru sat on the ground, cross legged and trying to make himself or Kagome disappear...One or the other. Sesshomaru has learned the hard, and painful, way that Kagome's fury was not pretty... Kagome noticed this act of being humble, and quickly gave Inuyasha a brief hug. Sesshomaru took in her scent... No wonder his brother liked this miko...Kagome rubbed those furry puppy ears with a bright grin on her face.
"'Inuyasha'," Inuyasha said with a smirk on his face. "We have company..."
And indeed he was right. A miko strolled through the shrubs, a long bow in hand. Her hair was tied back in a loose pony tail and her glare almost as icy as Sesshomaru's...But not quite. "Inuyasha..." She said.
"Kikyo..." Sesshomaru responded, now not sure why his brother likes the dead miko so. His fists were clenched tight, and he gritted his teeth.
"Why, Inuyasha, you look almost angered to see me..." Kikyo said, in a fake flattered voice. The smirk on her lips curled upwards. "I have come to ask again. Will you come to hell with me?"
Sesshomaru widened his eyes. Was this woman crazy? Was his brother crazy?! Who the hell would go out with an undead lunatic who wants to drag you to the deepest pits of hell?! "No hell's way, Kikyo." Sesshomaru said, his fist now twitching.
"Are you sure, Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked the expression on Kikyo's face almost disappointed...If she could actually feel anything other then anger and regret at the moment. "Because once you've made up your mind, you can never get it back."
Kikyo was interrupted by Sesshomaru, who was soon surprised by his language. "I don't give a damn what the hell will happen when I give my decision, bitch!!!"
Kikyo was taken back when Sesshomaru gave a lethal grin. "No hell's way, Kikyo. No hell's way I will give up all this to land myself in hell." Sesshomaru said with pride. His brother would thank him one day. "Kaze no Kizu!!" Sesshomaru shouted, sending an unexpected attack flying at Kikyo.
"Inuyasha!!!!!" was Kikyo's last word before her ashes spread to the four winds. Sesshomaru sighed, sheathing Tessiga and flicked his bangs before turning around to meet his astounded friends and brother.
"Well, Kagome? Happy now?" He asked, earning a bright look from both Sesshomaru and Kagome. Kagome smiled and ran up to embrace the 'hanyou'.
"Oh Inuyasha..." She sighed enjoying every moment of the hanyou's warmth.
'If only she knew who I really was...' Sesshomaru thought solemnly, looking at his original body. 'This should be Inuyasha in my place...'
Rin looked at Shippo. "Lord Sesshomaru's smiling again." She said all of a sudden.
"I know." Shippo said. "Don't remind me..." Groaned a very tired taijiya.
"More the reason to stay here for the night, eh?" Miroku asked, his hand reaching towards Sango's rear... SLAP!
To Be Continued...
Author's Note: Just to remind you people, I have not graduated from elementary, I have not yet 'moved out', I can't find a beta reader because I barely have any time to type these stories, and I'm on the student council. Doesn't sound too good for my grammar and story quality, eh?
And one last thing. Here's the deal. You give me some ideas over reviews for what you want to see happen in this story. Otherwise, I'll just end it shortly with one or two more chapters, then move on to other fan fictions. Got it? So I f you want more, review more... Writer's block isn't the best disease ever. Worse then Chicken pox. Anyways, Ja ne!
-M. Hwang S.
