It was early morning when everyone started stirring, but Shippo was the first one up, which was weird considering that he was the last one to go to sleep.
FLASHBACK
"Good night everybody!" Shippo shouted
"Night Shippo. Oh hey are you sleeping with me tonight?" Kagome asked. He nodded "Okay well whenever your ready...". Shippo started to creep over to the sleeping bag after he was done 'using the bathroom'. When he noticed that her and Inuyasha just laid down. He saw the both of them sleeping next to each other, 'Kagome's there..but her body is here. I could sleep with her body but then I'd be sleeping Inuyasha. However sleeping with Inuyasha's body would mean I'd be waking up to Inuyasha's face, but I'm still sleeping with Kagome. Oh this is so hard!'(swirling anime eyes)
END OF FLASHBACK
Kagome was the first to wake up completely, she spotted Shippo WAY on the other side of the room. "Shippo? Why are you over there? I thought you were sleeping with me."
"I was going to...but I couldn't figure what body to sleep with." he cried
"Oh it's okay, this whole thing is hard on all of us..." she said sadly
"Don't worry Kagome once you guys learn to get along, it'll be back to normal."
"Yea maybe you're right Shippo..."
"Right about what?" Inuyasha asked rubbing the sleep out his eyes
"Nothing Inuyasha, it's okay. Go back to sleep." she said
"Nah I'm up now. Beside we gotta get going. HEY EVERYBODY WAKE UP!"
'If I could only use that sit command' "Shh, Inuyasha don't wake them up!"
"You wake up too!"
"Inuyasha shut up! It's too damn early for your crap now do what Kagome said and go back to sleep!"
Shippo, Kagome and Inuyasha all look at Miroku with a shocked expression, never have they heard a monk speak with such profanity.
"What are you laughing at Sango?" Kagome asked, with Inuyasha's bionic ears she heard Sango's snickering she was trying to hide.
"Someone's having mood swings!" She laughed,
Miroku got up and stomped over to Sango's bed mat, "Oh you're just loving this aren't you? I'm in so much pain and I'm hungry, tired, and horny all at the same time and there's nothing I can do about it because I have this rat looking thing inside my private area! So go ahead and laugh!", with that Miroku huffed back to his bed mat and laid back down.
Sango got up and laid down with Miroku, Kagome heard and a tiny "I'm sorry" before the two got comfortable and went back to sleep.
"How long have we've been walking Kagome? My feet really hurt!" Shippo wined
"Yes I wouldn't mind a rest also." Sango agreed
"Oh yea I forgot I'm a demon now, so I'm stronger then you guys are." They all nodded in agreement. "Okay well I'm gonna go find something to eat, Inuyasha wanna come with me?"
"I don't know I'm kinda tired too..." Inuyasha wined, he looked away in embarrassment. All those times that he bragged about not being weak like his human companions, and now that he was one he kind of understood
"That's okay, I can carry you like you carry me!"
"Fine!" he got and hopped on her(his) back. "Wait do you know how to travel like this?"
"Um...no but I'm a fast learner."
"KAGOME!" but it was too late she had taken off. It started okay she was running then it got faster. "Okay now kneel down and jump as high as you can. So she did, once they were in the trees Kagome stomped hard on a branch and was launched high into the sky, 'wow is this what it feels like to fly!' she felt like she could touch the clouds.
"I gotta admit this is fun!" He yelled from behind
"Yeah I know, I never feel anything like this on your back, it's nice to have a front row seat."
Miroku, Shippo and Sango had found a lovely spot under a might oak tree to take a rest, Shippo was organizing his fox magic items, while Sango was pulling things out of Kagome's bag for a picnic, "So do you think they're having fun?" Miroku asked laying down on a patch of tall grass.
"I don't know maybe...they always seem to have fun together." Sango responded
"How come we don't have that much fun?"
"Because you are a lecherous monk, who only thinks about women and the dirty nasty things you want to do with them."
"Well there's only one woman that I've been thinking about lately."
"We'll that's cause your in her body!"
"Come on Sango I'm trying to open up to you. Can't you give us a chance?"
"A chance to do what?"
"To be more like Inuyasha and Kagome..."
"You mean fight and argue but at the same time best friends at heart?"
"Yea...something like that..." Miroku reached over and grasped Sango's hands, "Look this experience has really changed me. I have a whole new prospective of the female mind and body and I have you to thank for it."
"Well I guess I could give that a try...I have to admit it's not so bad being you. When we were walking through that last village a few of the girls were eying me. It felt nice..."
"Well being a woman isn't as easy as it looks. These 'cramps' hurt like nobody's business...and you and Kagome go through this every month?"
"Yea...pretty much, but sometimes it doesn't hurt as much. Every other month is just comes as a surprise, but about every thirty days or so it happens."
"This times isn't one of those.."
The two shared a good laugh for the first time in a while. Sango glanced at Miroku and saw that he made her face blush. He too could not control what his body was making him do, this feeling or shyness and the connection he was making with Sango and her body was glorious.
It was now night time, Kagome and Inuyasha were coming back to camp Sango and Miroku had made, with food in hand, when Inuyasha sensed something.
"Kagome wait...I...can...scene something" (A/N: didn't I just say that?)
"What is it? A jewel shard?"
"Maybe...I...can't tell..."
They didn't have to wait long for whatever it was, to be known. From behind a tree, a snake -like demon appeared, it was black with purple spots and a bright red tongue. It was about the size of Kagome's brother, Souta, she thought and it looked more like a python. It stood up,like snakes do, "I sense a jewel shard among you, I want it. Give it to me!" and attacked.
Kagome had grabbed Inuyasha and jumped out of the way. Putting him down Inuyasha felt the need to help "Kagome get back!" stepping forward trying to protect her "Oh wait!" he quickly back behind his body and let Kagome take care of it.
"What do I do now?" she shouted
"I WANT THOSSSSSE JEWEL SSSSHARDSSSS" the snake hissed, the demon used it's body to circle the camp to search for the jewel shard.
"Use the sword dammit!"
"Right, right." With that Kagome wiped out Tetsusaiga, considering it grew strong and powerful. Kagome was really nervous, it was now her job to protect everyone like Inuyasha would. "Um...WIND SCAR!" She tried and missed...badly. Instead it hit the tree, the python laughed in her face and started to go after the others."Oops..." (sweat drop)
"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? CAN'T YOU DO ANYTHING RIGHT!"
"Look this is my first demon attack! So sue me!"
"I will!" Shippo was the one that grabbed the shards out of Kagome's bag and was running around with them. He managed to get back to the other while they were still hundled up trying to come up with a plan of action.
"Inuyasha! Kagome what going on?" Shippo asked as him, Miroku and Sango found they're way to the group.
"Kagome's screwing up my reputations...that's all!"
"Shut up, Inuyasha! This isn't easy swinging this sword around like this. Just stay back and let me protect you!" Just then Inuyasha felt Kagome's words hit him in her face, he did what he was told and stood with Sango, while Kagome and Miroku took care of things.
"Where's the demon?" Miroku asked ready the kill
"There!" Kagome pointed as it was heading back. It was eying Inuyasha and wetting it's lips. "Jewel Ssshardsssss!" it said. Shippo hopped into Inuyasha's arms, "Inuyasha watch out it's going for the jewel shards!"
"Duh stupid I know that!" Inuyasha soon took off running in the opposite direction, "Great, I can't run very fast with Kagome's skinny legs!" the demon quickly followed, with Kagome closely behind.
"I heard that! Hang on Inuyasha! I'm coming"
Inuyasha managed to get it deeper in the forest, setting it up for a trap. 'hah once Kagome gets her ass here I'll-' the snake broke his train of thought when it found him.
"NOW I WANT THOSSSE SSSSHARDSSSS!"
"You, you, you! Why dose it have to be all about you!" he shouted stopping the creature in it's tracks. "The world doesn't revolve around you ya know? There's other people here beside you and if you weren't so selfish maybe you'd see that!"
The snake looked at Inuyasha with awe, "Kind words young wench...but not kind enough!" The snake had launched at Inuyasha..
"WIND SCAR!" four yellow streams of light were tangle up with the demon's body and coming closer to Inuyasha he ducked Shippo underneath his arms to protect him and shielded his eyes as well. Lucky for him, Kagome had gotten used to jumping quickly enough to grab him before the attack became fatal. Looking at up to see who was holding him, he was looking at his own face, 'So is this what Kagome sees when I save her...wow...'
The smoke clear and revealed a pile of dust and a jewel shard where the snake's head use to be, "Is it over?" Shippo asked as he unbundled himself from Kagome's arms. They all watched as the smoke cleared, seeing a dark patch where an occurrence happened only moments ago.
"Go get the shard Inuyasha."
"What do I do?"
"Just pick it up." he walked over to the spot slowly and picked up the shard, the remains of the demon purified at this touch. "See you did it." Kagome hand Inuyasha's clawed hand on her shoulder and smiled. She was proud of them, they started walking back to camp, side by side, with jewel shard in hand. Miroku and Sango were waiting for them. "Um..Kagome?"
"Yes Inuyasha...?"
"Um...I just wanted...to say...thanks for ya know saving me and junk."
"No problem Inuyasha. You know I'll do anything for you.." she said blushing "I had no idea how hard it was to swing Tetsusaiga and protecting you guys too. Now I see why you're mad all the time, that thing's heavy!"
"No, it's not easy, but someone has to do it!" Shippo added hopping on Inuyasha's shoulders
"And I'm glad it's you!" wrapping her arms around him in a big hug.
Blushing a deep red he pulled away "Well I see what you're always talkin about."
"What do you mean?"
"Ya know when you always say 'don't call me a wench' it doesn't feel good. Not to mention the constant demons always coming after you for the jewel. I mean, it's nice to be wanted, but they take it WAY too far."
"I guess this whole trip wasn't so bad, we found out all lot about each other...huh?" she said stopping in her tracks
Turning around to look at her, "Yea it wasn't so bad, now I get that ol sayin"
"What's that?"
"You never know a person til you walk a mile in their shoes..."
The two shared a laugh, Shippo jumped off Inuyasha's shoulders and started to walk ahead, "This kind of thing is exactly what you need to experience to get back to normal!" Inuyasha looked at Kagome and she at him, he held his hand out. At first Kagome looked confused, but soon realized that Inuyasha was making peace with her, he now understood what it was like to be her when she was traveling with him and the others. She turned and smiled and grasped his hand, when all of a sudden they started to glow.
"I promise to not yell at you so much for doing stupid things and getting in my way when it acomes to demon fighting..." Inuyasha stated, his red aura was raising out of Kagome's body.
"And I promise to try not to say the 's' word unless you doing something really stupid or make me really mad, but will help you when you need it the most." Kagome had a bright green aura that was also raising out of Inuyasha's body. Their spirits came out then went into the proper bodies, but with a price. It hit them so hard, they fell on their butts...hard.
"What the hell was that?" Inuyasha asked now back in his own body, he looked over and saw Kagome!
"I don't know, but my butt hurts!" Kagome stood to her feet and felt a chill wind on her legs, "Hey I'm clothes there short again! We're back to normal!" Kagome cheered
She ran over to Inuyasha, the real one, and embraced him in a bone crushing hug even for him, and on that same impulse he hugged her back too. Having been there a minute or two they both realized what they were doing and pulled away blushing.
"Um...hehe... let's go see if Miroku and Sango are back to normal" Kagome suggested
"Okay hop on! Damn I missed saying that!"
Miroku and Sango were walking back to the camp when.."Do you think they're okay?" Sango asked
"My dear Sango," wrapping an arm around her "If I know those two, they won't let anything happen to each other." she nodded. "Just like I wouldn't let anything happen to you." letting go and walking off.
Sango just stood there stunned and confused "Miroku..." He turned around, "Did you mean what you just said?" he walked back over to her and looked her start in her eyes while putting his hand on her shoulders.
"Of coarse Sango" A purple colored aura was arisening from Sango's body, "I'd make it my job to protect you. After this whole ordeal I've learned to appreciate women and not take them for granted. You have taught me a lot these last few days"
"Miroku..." she couldn't finish because she was taken in by a kiss. Not just any kiss this one had feeling and passion. As the kiss started to get deeper her body started to glow a pink color, Sango's aura was departing from Miroku's body. Like the couple before them they too fell down. "Ow... what happened? My stomach hurts"
"Haha my dear Sango, I believe that you and I are back in our own bodies. We're back to normal!" They too share a bone crushing hug but this one lasted longer, well long enough for two other people to see their happiness. Inuyasha with Kagome and Shippo on his back paraded through the bushes just in time.
(sweat drop) "Are we interrupting?" Kagome asked getting off of Inuyasha's back
"No but look, I'm back in my own body again!" Sango screamed
"Us too! Watch! SIT BOY!"
THUD
Getting up from the spell, "WHAT THELL WAS THAT FOR!"
"Sorry had to.. missed doing it!" Kagome said cheerfully, she licked her thumb and wiped a spec of dirt off of his cheek.
"Come on let's get back to Kaede's, I bet she's very worried" Miroku suggested. After they cleaned up the camp site, they started walking off when Sango called back for Miroku to wait up.
"Um...Miroku I guess I wanted to say..thanks...for ya know..."
"Sango...you know I'll do anything for you." grinning and groping her at the same time
SLAP
"Man or woman you NEVER learn!" she said waking off cursing the air.