Chapter Seven

Kagura gazed at the soon to be setting sun above her head from the branch she sat on. 'Naraku hasn't appeared in a while. I wonder where he is?' She shook her head. 'What am I doing thinking such thoughts? I should be glad that he hasn't shown up. That way I can enjoy these precious moments of freedom...or at least what I can consider freedom.'

Sensing the presence of another demon, Kagura looked down to find her sister, Kana, staring straight up at her. Kagura jumped down in front of her.

"What is it?"

Kana mentioned for her to gaze into her mirror. Upon doing so, Kagura saw through the various flashes of people and demons why Naraku had remained hidden and out of contact. She smiled, laughed almost. Then, turning her back towards the mirror, she spoke.

"Why should I care what happens to him? His new body suits him quiet well if you ask me."

"But he summoned us. Through my mirror he called," Kana spoke in her usual whispered voice.

"Why should I go? He is helpless like that. He can't do anything to us."

"They are getting closer to the demon who did this to him."

Kagura understood what would happen when that would happen. "They?"

"Inu Yasha."

Kagura turned again towards her sister. Grinded her teeth before plucking a feather from her hair and throwing it to wind, she hopped on the now enlarged feather and left to meet her master, Naraku.

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"Uh..." Sango stared with her mouth gaping open at the two people in front of her. They were kissing but while one might be enjoying it the other...well... Sango could not believe what she was seeing. Even her boomerang that had been securely strapped on her back collapsed to the floor, a soundless scream.

"Um...Miroku...What's going on?" asked a confused Shippo as he examined the scene with an awed expression on his face. He then turned toward Miroku for his awaited answer. He didn't give it to him for his face was frozen with a gawking look on his face.

"Uh...Miroku?" Shippo waved a hand over his eyes.

Miroku then feel backward on the grass and was then staring at the sky.

"Miroku?" Shippo poked him with his own staff.

"AHAHAHAHA!" Miroku burst out laughing hysterically and unexpectedly, frightening Shippo away form him with his some what evil laughter. Miroku rolled over to his right and grabbing his sides, squished himself into a little ball, his laughing not subsiding. "AHAHAHA!...Inu... HAHA...Inu.. Yasha...Kouga... AHAHA!...kissing?... AHAHAHAHA!"

Kagome, who was almost halfway hidden by the tree's vegetation, seemed to have become a statue, frozen and pale.

'AHHHHH! Inu Yasha! I'll kill you! I'll slash your throat open with Naraku's claws! I'll use his demonic powers to crush you! Then I'll 'sit' you a million times after that! I'LL KILL YOU! INU YASHA!'

At least that's what she wanted to yell and do, but instead Kagome remained motionless and speechless as Inu Yasha kissed Kouga in her body. Not even a scream. She couldn't even mumble a word much less the several curses running through her head. Now how is she going to explain this to Kouga next time he comes back? That is...if he doesn't decide to take her now...

'Ugh...What the hell am I doing?' Inu Yasha asked himself.

'You're kissing Kouga in Kagome's body! That's what!' answered a voice that sounded fightingly familiar to Kagome.

'Hell, Kagome's gonna kill me!'

Inu Yasha pulled Kouga's face away from his, immediately meeting gazes with the ground, happy to finally be able to breath fresh air that had not been contaminated by Kouga's breath. Inu Yasha was about to lick his lips but decided against it, knowing he would probably taste wolf germs. He instead wiped his hand across his lips.

'Damn it to hell! Damn this and Damn Kouga! But most of all DAMN THAT BITCH OF A DEMON FOR PLACING ME IN KAGOME'S BODY!'

"Kagome..." Kouga spoke placing his hands on Inu Yasha's hand. He then feel to his knees and looked up at him with big, tear-gushing eyes. "I knew you loved me!"

"Ah! What! No...!" Inu Yasha tried to wedge his hand free. Don't' tell me that!' He then looked up to find the still gaping Sango. "Hey...uh...Inu Yasha! Do something!" He mentioned to Sango. A thought had suddenly crossed his head that he had failed to realize until now; He may have given Kouga the impression that Kagome had chosen him over himself. In other words, Kouga now thinks that Kagome wishes to stay with him over Inu Yasha!

'Duh! You stupid!' screamed that little voice inside his head that sounded like Kagome's.

It was at the moment that Sango regained her senses...and maybe a little bit of her vision back. She had heard Inu Yasha's earlier remark to take action. 'That's right...I'm Inu Yasha...damn it! What to do? What if Kouga wants to fight?'

Kouga himself stood up and releasing Kagome's hand, turned to Sango. "Sorry mutt face. I'm too good in a mood to fight you. Besides you saw who Kagome wishes to be with."

'Boy did I...' Sango thought. 'I'm still trying to see red again...'

"But," Kouga turned back to face Inu Yasha and grasping his hand again spoke. "I must leave you with Inu Yasha for awhile longer. I must go back and prepare for our marriage."

"MARRIAGE!" united voices tore through the air, followed by laughter from a certain perverted monk that was stuck in a certain demon exterminator's body.

"Inu Yasha's gonna marry Kouga!" Miroku bellowed before succumbing into another one of his laugh attacks, though no one seemed to notice.

"I take my leave, Kagome but I don't despair for I will come back," Kouga released Kagome's hand and left in his usual whirl of wind.

Dead silence followed him for the exception of a still laughing monk until Inu Yasha walked over and taking his staff hit him on the head with it.

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Kaede's village was as peaceful as ever, unknown to it's villagers that just outside it's human filled huts, a little girl and two demons roamed. Or at least that's what they were on the inside.

Sesshomaru stood under the shading of a tree, watching Rin in his own body as she walked over here then over there then back there. Jaken, stuck in Shippo's body, tried to follow Rin by Sesshomaru's orders, but would only end up being stepped on.

"Oh, sorry Jaken," Rin apologized for the fifth time. "It's just that Lord Sesshomaru's body is so tall! I can't see you down there!"

Jaken lifted his head from the hole he was squishes into. Spitting out a mouthful of dirt, he said, "It's okay. I'm used to it anyway."

Rin smiled, stretching muscles in Sesshomaru's face awake. She then let her smile fade and turned side to side as if looking for something.

"What's wrong Lor-uh...Rin?" Jaken asked dusting himself off.

The confused look on her face wrinkled into anxiety. "I don't know...I keep on having this weird feeling that something is close by..."

Sesshomaru walked over. "There's a demon near."

"What!" Jaken exploded into a whirl of heads. "Where? Oh and you in your present form Lord Sesshomaru...What ever are we going to do?"

"We fight."

"But M'lord! You are in the body of a miko! And I myself...and Rin..."

A swift movement cut Jaken's words. All attention was turned towards it as the bushes that concealed the being parted. A large centipede like demon emerged, similar to the one that Kagome first encountered her first trip down the well.

"Sacred Jewel...I can feel the presence of a jewel shard," the demon spoke in a scratchy, dry voice. "You woman! Give it to me..." He referred to Kikyo's body, unknown to the demon that a great demon housed inside it.

Sesshomaru did not acknowledge the demon's presence and merely stared at it with an emotionless mask that the miko and himself seemed to posses.

Rin stared at the demon with a frighted expression on her face. The demon looked at her. She flinched.

"What? Do you desire the shard as well?" the demon questioned. "Well if you wish to have it for yourself, you will have to fight me!" The demon launched itself towards Rin, who only covered her head with her arms and screamed.

"Lord Sesshomaru!"

Behind her, the demon suddenly dissolved in a bright, purple light that emerged out of nowhere.

"Huh?" Rin lowered her arms and stared at the remains of the demon. "Lord Sesshomaru! Thank you!" She laughed.

Jaken gaped. "Uh...but...M'lord...how...?"

Sesshomaru still held the bow in his hands, still slightly glowing from the sacred arrow's touch.

"I didn't do anything, Jaken," Sesshomaru spoke, placing the bow away. "It was this miko's body that did it. I just harnessed the power, but even so..." He looked down at his burning hands.

"Does that hurt, My lord?" asked Rin as she bounced over.

Sesshomaru lowered his hands. "They will heal."

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Naraku had easily slipped away from the village. He awaited Kagura's arrival and now she was before him, complaining as usual.

"But why not get Kana to do it?" she persisted her questioning.

"I need to know if you still are loyal to me. Kana is my back up plan. If you fail, she will go with my plan and then I will kill you. But if you do as I say, then there will be no need for that," Naraku hissed.

"You look ridiculous in that body," Kagura said, a pitiful attempt to have the last word before she flew away on her life size feather.

Naraku cracked a sinister grin.

Unknown to either of the demons as they left their meeting spot, the soul switching demon, Mamono, had heard Naraku's plan.

"Ha! How rich," she crackled. "A twist in the plot. I kind of like it. Alright Naraku, I'll allow you to proceed with your plan. Hell, I even make it so that it works."

Yeah! I got in another chapter before Spring Break ended! I'm so proud of myself! sniff Well you might wanna get cozy with it cuz now that school's gonna start, I think the quickest time I may get the next chapter up will be the weekend. But do not despair! In the mean time you can uh...pretend how nice Kouga and Inu Yasha's wedding is gonna be! ha! Well, THANK YOU SO MUCH! For all your reviews and taking the time to read my story.

NEXT CHAPTER: Trying to put Kouga's wedding out of their minds, the Inu-crew arrives at Kaede's village and announce their knowledge of the demon's name. When she appears, will Naraku's plan go through? What is it?