Disclaimer: Wow...this is really stupid...but as you all very well know, I do NOT own Inuyasha. I do, however, own Yumeko, Uraiz and her daughter (who is still nameless)

A/N: I'll save it for the end

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Chapter Six

Inuyasha and Kagome slightly jumped in their sleep as Yumeko and Uraiz brushed across their subconscious and linked their minds together. Kagome groaned and rolled over, unconsciously strapping her right appendages across Inuyasha's front. Then Inuyasha rolled over to the left in his sleep and they both appeared to be holding each other in a limp embrace on the from the world's point of view on the outside, but inside was very different. Inside their minds, they were hurled into the same dreamscape Inuyasha had found himself in earlier that day. The moment their feet touched the ground underneath them they began to argue.

"Wench, why didn't you keep me up! We were supposed to meet Uraiz and that other demon." Inuyasha roared.

"Well, I'm sorry," Kagome sarcastically shouted back. "I wasn't informed that I was supposed to keep you awake, you jerk! Before you accuse me of not doing something, maybe you should ask me to do it in the first!"

Inuyasha glared at her and promptly turned his back to her. He knew that she was right when she said that he probably should have told her that he planned on staying up and waiting for the arrival of the demons. They were completely unaware that Uraiz and Yumeko had planned on encountering them in their dreams, so arguing about keeping each other up would probably be more suiting. There was a brief moment of silence in the hazy dreamscape, which gave the land an eerie appearance. With the land's soft blend of colors, unearthly glow, and hazy atmosphere, it needed noise. Without it, the land became especially creepy. Inuyasha shuddered as the sound of nothing rang in his ears; it unnerved him almost to insanity. He muffled a forced cough with a fist and snarled as it bounced away and the land was eerily silent once again.

"At least we have our own bodies back," Kagome said quietly after simmering down a bit.

Inuyasha looked down to check out his body, and a pleased smirk settled on his lips. He was no longer in a woman's body, but the smirk was quickly replaced with a frown.

"Damn," Inuyasha muttered with disappointment and mentally added, "My Tetsusaiga still isn't here...and Kagome's body was kinda nice, too..."

"Hm? What is it, Inuyasha?"

"Never mind," Inuyasha brushed her away, settled his arms in the long sleeves of his firerat kimono and sat down on the soft unreal grass. Together, they inspected the landscape and their gaze fell upon the small pond a few yards away. It was the same pond from before, when Sesshomaru dragged them there. Kagome watched Inuyasha intently and sat down also, sighing.

"This is such a beautiful place when there aren't little miniature 'Jakens' running around and chaining you to the ground," Kagome said with humor in her voice, trying to lighten the mood and took in the fabulous sight. Inuyasha grunted in reply and they sat there, waiting for their guests.

After several minutes had passed the strange demons still hadn't shown up. Kagome got bored and wandered around the area, admiring all the features the land had to offer. Normally Inuyasha would have been growing more irritated by the second waiting for the demons, but he would often look up at Kagome and watched her as she giggled at the beauty of everything. The smallest thing could make her smile. A peaceful smile of his own played on his lips and his eyes held fascination and longing for the girl. Suddenly he jumped, surprised of these alien feelings that had pounced upon him. He squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head vigorously, trying to rid himself of the emotions, but they did not leave easily. He had a beautiful woman in a beautiful place, where her beauty surpassed that of the land. When he opened his eyes he felt his heart leapt and he jumped back, startled to find Kagome crouching before him. Kagome giggled at his reaction and returned to Inuyasha's side. She smiled and asked, "Do you think they'll show up soon?"

Inuyasha shrugged.

"We're already here," Uraiz announced calmly and strolled up to the duo from behind.

Inuyasha cursed himself for not catching their scent. He and Kagome gasped and began to jump to their feet, but Uraiz halted them.

"You may as well remain seated. We're just trying to have a friendly conversation, nothing more."

Inuyasha and Kagome were frozen in a half crouch, but slowly slid back to the earth and hesitantly decided to trust them. Yumeko and Uraiz copied them and proceeded to sit down as well. Inuyasha eyed them warily and instinctively flexed his claws, his body involuntarily tensed as a precaution, should anything happen. Yumeko secretly noticed this and smiled inwardly. Minutes of silence passed as the four examined each other, Golden, brown, and green eyes scanning each other intently, but unlike the two female demons, Inuyasha and Kagome were searching for signs of movement or reasons to find them untrustworthy. The new demons sat back and patiently waited. Finally Kagome broke the silent spell, figuring that she could trust them.

"Okay, so what's going on?" Kagome asked politely, yet her tone demanded an answer.

"Inuyasha, Kagome," Uraiz patiently said. "I'm sorry for the curse put upon you, but I had to do something."

Inuyasha rudely snarled at her, growing impatient with the demon.

"The curse I cast on you was a temporary curse. How long it will last, I do not know. A few days, a week, maybe more. But," Uraiz silenced Inuyasha as he prepared to unleash an outraged cry. "I am able lift it sooner than it's original expiration."

A sigh of relief escaped Kagome and Inuyasha and their stiff shoulders relaxed. They were going to get their own bodies back. Happiness bubbled up inside of them and they turned to each other with soundless, gleeful expressions. This was definitely going to be a story brought up to tell around campfires and something to laugh about in the future.

"Unfortunately, I must return to my village to get it," Uraiz added and braced herself for an onslaught of angry questions.

Inuyasha and Kagome felt as though a giant anvil had been suddenly dropped onto their heads. Their eyes bulged and they slowly turned their heads back towards the kitsune, trying to convince themselves that they had heard her incorrectly.

"W-what?"

"Come again?"

She repeated herself and further explained her reasons. The spell used to lift the curse was contained in a special potion kept in her village. Inuyasha and Kagome gaped at her with unreadable expressions, their brains seemed to freeze up and nothing made sense. She did not say whether her village was near or far, but said that she would be more than happy to fetch the potion and return within a few days. Inuyasha and Kagome weren't exactly happy with this arrangement and refused her offer.

"How do we know that you won't come back?" Inuyasha asked quizzically.

"You'll just have to trust us," Uraiz replied smoothly.

"How about we travel with you to your village? That way we can receive the potion as soon as possible and be on our way," Kagome tried to compromise. "You don't have to worry about us telling anyone where your clan's village is, we won't tell. Also, I really don't fancy the idea of being in a guy's body longer than I have to."

"Or at all, for that matter," she added as an afterthought.

Uraiz was unsure, but after a few moments of Inuyasha and Kagome's persistence, Yumeko announced that she wasn't able to keep the dreamscape together much longer and Uraiz and Yumeko leaned into each other and held a secret conference. Once they had finished their conversation, they stood up and smiled down on Inuyasha and Kagome.

"Alright," Uraiz said and dusted the dirt off of her midnight blue pants. "You may come along to my village, as long as you agree to have your memory of the village erased after the journey is completed."

"Wait a second," Kagome stood up and questioned them. "What about Naraku? What are you going to do about him?"

Uraiz smiled as the hazy air lazily swirled around them and the link that connected their minds together began to fade.

"Do not worry about that stuck-up demon," Uraiz replied smoothly. "He will be taken care of."

The demons departed and left Inuyasha and Kagome to slowly slip back into their own dreams and ponder their conversation.

The next day Inuyasha and Kagome woke up in each other's bodies, much to their disappointment. They also woke up to find themselves very close to each other. In any other situation, on a scale of one to ten, would have screamed at the top of their lungs and scored a 10 plus, but they reached about a 6, due to waking up to see their own bodies. Quickly rolling in opposite directions with red faces, Inuyasha and Kagome shuddered and yawned. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo rushed into the hut because of their level six scream. Shortly afterwards Inuyasha and Kagome and relayed the whole dream occurrence to them. They listened carefully with little interruptions and after a lengthy debate decided that it was safe to travel with them to the village.

"They want to erase your memories of the village?" Shippo echoed curiously. "Sounds kinda suspicious, if you ask me."

"Perhaps, but if you look at it from their position, it's a relatively wise thing to do." Miroku added.

"Let's just be thankful that they were kind enough to agree to take you to the village. But that doesn't mean to be foolish and let your guard down." Sango said.

"From the way you're all talking it sounds like we're going alone," Inuyasha sniffed suspiciously. "You aren't planning on staying here, are you?"

Kagome gasped at them in shock. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo wore the same expressions and then their faces softened as they smiled warmly at Inuyasha and Kagome.

"Why would you think that, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked kindly. "We're going with you. Besides, I don't think that either you or Kagome know how to trigger each other's abilities."

"That's right. We're your friends, we won't let you guys walk alone in any possible danger," Sango added loyally.

Kagome smiled happily and thanked them. Inuyasha grunted his thanks and turned away and walked out of the hut, mentioning something about taking a walk. The rest of the day was spent helping villagers, gathering herbs for Kaede when she returned, and hanging around, enjoying the peaceful break. They did the same thing the next day or so, waiting for Kaede to return. Soon enough, Kaede arrived and was disappointed because she returned with no helpful information for them. She was shocked when they explained what happened in her absence. Kaede was unsure about trusting the demons or not, but she said they could go as long as they were careful. Inuyasha rolled his eyes, irritated by being treated like a child who asked to go and play in the fields and his was mother nagging him to be careful.

"Just shut up, you old hag. It's not like we don't know how to take care of ourselves," Inuyasha grumbled. Kaede ignored his comment and helped them pack their bags and supplies for the trip. The next day they were ready to leave when Sango suddenly realized something and thought aloud, "Hey, wait everyone. Where are we supposed to meet these demons?"

That was a good question.

A question that was soon answered by a whisper in Inuyasha's ears by an unknown presence. Perhaps the wind? He didn't know, nor did he care where it came from. He paid close attention to the message.

"We are a small distance from the outskirts of the town on the eastern side. Come and meet us at the river bend. We will continue on from there."

Inuyasha recognized it as the demoness that looked like his older half-brother Sesshomaru. He never did catch her name...but he would find out later. He smirked at his friends and said,

"I know where to find 'em."

Soon the Inu crew headed out of the village along the eastern path, following Yumeko's directions and quickly found Uraiz and Yumeko resting under a tree by the river. They stood as they arrived and began to lead them along a southeastern route; cutting and weaving through the forests, sometimes even off the paths. It was almost a week when they stopped at another river. The tired gang looked at their guides questioningly.

"From here we will continue our journey. This river leads to my clan's village." Uraiz explained. "Yumeko, how quickly do you think we can make a raft to travel to the border of my territory?"

"Quickly enough."

'So that's her name...' Inuyasha thought to himself.

Everyone pitched in to help. Uraiz, Sango, Miroku set about making the raft. Inuyasha did as well and found it slightly difficult in Kagome's body, but managed. The others prepared a small dinner and helped when ever possible. Once they had finished making the raft it was late in the evening and dark was quickly approaching. They decided to camp for the night and the Inuyasha gang lay down to sleep. Softly, a lullaby resounded inside Yumeko's heart and drifted through the campsite.

Before he went to sleep, Inuyasha watched Kagome. She had unzipped her sleeping bag and shared it with Sango, Shippo, and Kirara. He watched them for a while and looked down at his body. Kagome had offered him, along with everyone else, a blanket to wrap up with. Inuyasha was colder in Kagome's thin clothing and he tightly wrapped the blanket around his small frame. How did Kagome bear to run around in such thin clothing, anyway? Inuyasha wrapped his arms around himself to prevent the heat from escaping his body. As he did so, his hands brushed across something soft, round, and warm on his chest. It took him a second to figure out what it was and when he did be blushed crazily. Slowly he got over it and realized that his hands were a whole a warmer where they were. Then he stopped and thought about Kagome. He sure hopped that he wasn't violating her body in anyway, and then the reasoned that he was cold and this was just a way to keep warm. With that, he fell asleep and curled into a ball.

A/N: Heeeeey everybody! I'm sorry if it seems like I'm centering the fic around my OC's. I'm really afraid that I'm doing that and if I am, please tell me because when I read a fic that centers around an OC too much I stop reading the story.

I'd like to thank you all for reviewing and I'm sorry if I cut the bath scene a little too short. I was pressed for time and I wanted to post it. Don't worry, I plan on adding another bath scene in the future...hopefully. Anyway, I'll ask the regular from you guys: REVIEWS and anys SUGGESTIONS that pop into your minds. I guess that's it for now. Oh yeah, I'm gonna try something new and reply to your reviews! Here it goes...

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