Chapter Fourteen
"Sister Kagome?"
Inu Yasha looked up. He had gotten used to the whole demon tribe calling him that, but he still hadn't accepted it, because by accepting it, it meant that he was also accepting the fact that he and Kouga...
Inu Yasha shook his head. "Where's Kouga?" he questioned.
The female wolf demon laughed. "Don't get too anxious. The wedding ceremony is tonight so you don't have to wait long."
Inu Yasha's eye brow twitched. 'That's not what I meant...'
The wolf demon walked up to Inu Yasha. "My name is Yomi and I'm here to help you."
"Help me in what?" Inu Yasha began to inch away.
"Into your ceremonial dress!" Yomi smiled pulling out from behind her back.
Inu Yasha stared at the garment before him and screamed.
It was similar to the attire of mixed armor and fur that the wolf demon tribe wear, only longer. The fur was a soft caramel color that would flow down to user's the ankles, a slit on the side that stopped on the right upper thigh. The armor was to cover the upper body and went as far up as to cover the user's bosom. The top half was light blue, the bottom black. A patch of fur was fashioned in the way of a sweat band in order to slip up the user's arm, past the elbow. Accompanying the dress was a halo of flowers, to be worn on the user's hair.
"No...way..." Inu Yasha said further backing away from the dress.
"Sister Kagome, I must dress you..." Yomi said holding up the dress.
"NO!" Inu Yasha tried to dash past her, but Yomi's demon speed would not allow it.
"Sister Kagome, you must have the proper attire in order for you to wed Kouga."
"But I don't want to marry Kouga!"
Yomi laughed. "You are quite hilarious Sister Kagome."
Inu Yasha plopped on the floor. "But..."
"Now, if can please take off your...er...rather peculiar clothes, I will help you into the ceremonial attire."
Inu Yasha stared at Yomi who still held the dress. "Take...off... Kagome's...clothes...?" Inu Yasha turned a bright shade of red.
"If you embarrassed Sister Kagome I can turn while you do so," Yomi offered and faced away from Inu Yasha.
'Take off Kagome's clothes!' Inu Yasha remained sitting on the floor. He had never tried doing such a thing, sleeping in the same attire, refusing to shower (they've gone days without doing so anyway when hunting Naraku), and going to the bathroom with his eyes closed, something that proved to be very difficult.
Inu Yasha looked down at Kagome's uniform. 'I can't do it!'
"Sister Kagome, are you done?" Yomi spoke, her back still towards Inu Yasha.
"Uh...not yet..." Inu Yasha stammered. He grasped Kagome's clothes yet again then looked at Yomi who was till turned away from him. Inu Yasha then got an idea.
"This may take a minute longer, Yomi," he said.
"Alright, Sister Kagome," she responded, her voice full of patience.
'Now to get out of here...' Inu Yasha thought as he got on all fours and making sure Yomi was still turned away, began to crawl towards the door out of the room he was in.
Inu Yasha inched closer to the door, little by little he felt as if soon he would be out of the room where he would run as fast as he could away from the wolf demon tribe and hopefully not run into Kouga.
'Yes, almost there..!" he thought as he stretched a hand to reach the doorway frame.
"Sister Kagome!"
Inu Yasha felt a hand grasp around his ankle.
"Where are you going?"
He felt himself being dragged further inside the room, the doorway escaping his grasp, becoming a lost dream.
"NOOO!" Inu Yasha cried.
"Honestly, Sister Kagome," Yomi said. "You have the worst case of ceremony nerves I have ever seen."
"Noooo..."
"Now, I'm going to take off your clothes, okay?" Yomi placed the dress aside.
Inu Yasha began backing away. "No, you don't understand...No wait stop!"
"I'm sorry, Sister Kagome but we must hurry."
Inu Yasha closed his eyes as he felt Kagome's shirt slide off his upper body. He felt his eyes slowly open and was trying with all his strength not to, but a part of him was fighting that intention.
'No...mustn't...Kagome will kill me...!' Inu Yasha struggled internally with his emotions. 'I'm not a pervert like that monk!'
'But no one will ever know...' his other side answered.
'But Kagome...'
'She's not here...'
'I can't!'
'Yes you can! All you have to do is open yours eyes!'
'I...AHHH!'
'OPEN YOUR EYES!'
Inu Yasha did so and looked down at his body and screamed.
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"They're never gonna find him in time you know..." Hokaje said as she and her brother were hovering over Kagome and the rest.
"Perhaps..." Hojake said, his hand on his chin.
"Oh no..." Hokaje uncrossed her legs. "You have that 'thinking' look again...don't even tell me..."
Hojake smiled. "Okay I won't. But you know I'm doing this 'cause I'm trying to correct your mistake,"
Hokaje pouted as she watched her brother fly down towards the nearest wolf demon. She knew what he was going to do and sighed. He was definitely ruining her fun.
Hojake meanwhile stopped in front of a male wolf demon who was walking by Kagome and the rest without a second glance. He was unaware of the soul switching demon's presence. Hojake then placed a hand on the wolf demon's chest which caused him to stop in his tracks. Hojake's eyes flashed for a brief moment before he collapsed and disappeared next to Hokaje, still unconscious.
The wolf demon meanwhile shook his head and looked around. A smile crept on his lips. He turned towards the direction Hokaje was and waved. She in return let her hand limply fall as her acknowledgment of his gesture.
Hokaje turned her sights back to her brother's body that was floating along side her. Her brother had switched his own soul with the wolf demon's soul but to prevent any disasters, Hojake placed the wolf demon's soul in an inactive trance so it can not harm his body. It was a power Hokaje still needed to master. She turned again to her brother who was inside the wolf demon's body and stuck her tongue out at him.
"Showoff..." she mumbled.
Meanwhile, Hojake in his new body made his way towards Kagome and company.
"Excuse me," he spoke to Kagome.
She turned towards who she thought was an ordinary wolf demon. "Yes?"
Hojake smiled. "You are friends of Sister Kagome are you not? Please follow me and I shall lead you to her."
Kagome and the rest smiled.
"Thank you so much! You don't know how big of a help you are!" Kagome said.
Hojake's smiled widened. "You'd be surprised. Now if you were to just please follow me."
Kagome and the rest followed Hojake through the wolf demon infested crowd.
Up above, Hokaje was also following her brother. "Stupid..." she cursed under her breath.
I know I took long to update but look...a nice long chapter! Yeah! I hoped you enjoyed it. Once again...THANK YOU guys for everything and I'll see you later!