A/N: I'm back from Alaska and it was very interesting. I've had my fill of ice, water and rock. The best part was I got to ride in a helicopter and on a dog sled. Very fun. Now on with the story. I'm trying to be serious and not make the story totally ridiculous and since I hate going OOC there might not be any pairings and such since I'm not good at that. Who knows, I might change my mind. Also my chapters may be getting longer as I'm finishing introducing all the changes my wonderful star made hehe.

"speaking"

'thoughts'

Body(mind) (I put mind in when its discovered who may be in someone elses body. It makes it more fun that way.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha :glares at evil lawyers: and it's all your fault. hmph...sigh...I wish I owned at least Sesshomaru :wicked grin:...oh all the evil thingsI would do..hehehe

Chapter 4: Wisdom of Women

A/N: I haven't watched all of Inuyasha (as I've said before) so I don't know all the characters that some people might know. I'm only putting in this fic the characters I know and if one you like is never mentioned then copy my idea and include this oh so favorable character. I don't care if you copy my idea, as mimicking is the highest form of flattery, but I do despise word-for-word coping. Enjoy this next chapter. I know I do!

The sun has already risen but it still seems dark. Warm laughter echoes strangely off a voice from a palace surrounded by a mist of miasma that is slowly dissipating. The laughter comes from a man running around after a strange wasp of some kind, oblivious of the danger it might hold if he caught it. He laughs again as he is about to catch it, but again it escapes. His red eyes laughing merrily as waves of black hair frame his face.

Off to the side of the cheerful man stands a young boy dressed in a skin tight suit and armor…a demon slayer outfit. He bats a fan in front of his face as he rolls his eyes in annoyance at the scene. Sitting next to him is a young girl dressed in pale white (A/N: I'm terrible at describing clothing so just kind of imagine what works) with shoulder length pale white hair. She is both watching and not watching the laughing man in front of her as she is lost deep in thought. Behind both of them is a woman with short, black hair pulled back in a pony tail and red eyes. She stares at the strange scene in front of her with nothing but amazement and concern. Amazed at what was going on and concern at how to fix it.

Suddenly the man trips and falls in his chase of the wasp and he slowly begins to cry, but then he realized he wasn't hurt he jumps up to again give chase to the elusive bug that was moving at the unconscious will of the very man that chased it.

This man, though strange it may be, was none other than that most dreadful and hated enemy, Naraku. Watching his antics were his companions: Kohaku, Kanna, Kagura, but of course, one already knows they aren't who they appear to be.

Naraku has grown tired of chasing the wasp and is now running around collecting the few withered flowers that have grown in a few places. He sits down and begins to weave them together while sticking his tongue out of the side of his mouth. Slowly he forms the flowers into a ring and smiles as he holds up his handy work. He runs up to Kanna and kneels down in front of her presenting her with the wreath. His deep voice cheerfully cuts through the silence, "Look what Rin made for the pretty girl. Rin made it to go with the other flowers in her hair."

Kanna is snapped out of her thoughts and grins at the widely grinning Naraku, trying to remind herself that the man before her is not an evil Hanyou but a little girl. She takes the flower wreath and warmly states with a whispery voice, "Thank ye child. Ye have made a very nice wreath." With that she places it on her head and deep, happy laughter escapes Naraku(rin)'s lips as he sets out to find more flowers. All three shiver at the sound as it sounds so…wrong. Kagura looks at his retreating form and then turns to look at Kanna with a smile while stating, "Rin seems to have taken well to being in a different body, Kaede. What ever did you tell the girl?"

Kanna(Kaede) smils as her distant voice replies, "She was quite upset at the absence of Sesshomaru-sama and how her body had changed. I simply told her that she was still Rin and that Sesshomaru-sama would not like to see her so upset. That convinced her to calm down and she has just come to accept something is different. I assume she is ignoring the problem as she does not understand it or is too afraid to confront it."

Kagura nodds at this and then looks at Kohaku, who was know holding a closed fan against his chest, as she rejoins, "I understand the feeling. I still can't grasp the idea of Kagura in my brother's body."

Kohaku(Kagura) glares at the girl and calmly retorts "As am I at the idea of not being in my body," she pauses as she looks at the gleeful Naraku who was looking now for grass or weeds as no flowers remained, "But it is admirable to know that neither Naraku nor this child can control me now despite the jewel shard in the back of this body."

Kagura(Sango) ignors her blatant remark as she sits next to Kanna(Kaede) and asks, "Have you figured out who did this and how to fix it?" Kanna(Kaede) sighs and mournfully replies, "I have not, but if we are in these bodies than someone else must be in ours. First we must find our bodies and be sure of their safety, otherwise I believe it would become impossible to fix the problem." Kagura(Sango) nods in understanding as they both get up o act upon this new idea.

Kohaku(Kagura) spoke up skeptically, "And how do you suppose we find your bodies? Clearly none of you know how to use what powers you have and I highly doubt that child over there would be of any assistance at all."

Kanna(Kaeda) did not look atKohaku(Kagura) as she heads toward the front gate and replies, "Aye, be that as it may, we must still try. It would be wise to go to my village first as that is where I was last and as that is also the place where Kagome and Inuyasha would go first if there were a problem." She reaches the door and opens it as she prepars to leave. Kagura(Sango) had gone to fetch Naraku(Rin) and follows after her with Naraku(Rin)rambling awayabout traveling to find her precious Sesshomaru-sama. Kohaku(Kagura) reluctantly sighs and gritts her teeth as she follows her retreating body.I like being free, but I do not like the frailty of thisfreedom. The only thing that keeps this body movingis the shard. At least inmy own bodyI have a chanceat true freedom.

A/N: I think I'll stop here. I was going to add more but I decided this was enough. I know I delved into Kagura's thoughts more thanthe othersbut I needed to clarify her reasonings more so as it's fairly clear that Kaede and Sango would want their own bodies back. I hope you're enjoying the fanfic. It's meant to be humorous. I still love the idea of Naraku frolicking like a child, It's just too funny. Wait up, more humor to come and next is the all awaited scene at Kaede's village that shocked Inuyasha and his companions…hehehe what fun.