A/N: First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed chapter 1! Thank you so much, I had no idea that anyone would like it! I didn't think I was very good at writing comedies, but maybe I was wrong… Anyways, thanks for the support, I hope I don't disappoint with this chapter. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Much to my regret, I don't own InuYasha…
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"What the hell are you talking about Kagome! I am NOT a girl!"
"Well, she certainly talks like InuYasha," Miroku agreed.
"I AM InuYasha!" the girl raged.
"But how can we be sure?" Sango asked.
"I think I may have a solution," Kagome said, looking thoughtful, "but I doubt InuYasha would be willing to let me do it…"
"Anything! You can do anything, just prove to them who I am, and make them stop!" the girl pleaded.
"Ok…Sit boy!" Kagome commanded, and as expected, the girl was driven into the ground. The beads around her neck were glowing.
"Damn it, Kagome, couldn't you have proven it was me without using the beads!"
"Yep, it's InuYasha alright." Sango said decisively. Miroku looked disappointed.
"Too bad. Yet another beautiful woman who can not bear my child…" Sango's fist twitched dangerously.
"So, InuYasha," Kagome began, "why'd you use the jewel to become a human woman?"
"I did not use the jewel to become a woman! The jewel screwed up!" InuYasha explained, sulkily. "Like I'd ever want to be a woman!"
"InuYasha, I can understand your plight, but I believe you also need to look at the positive sides of this situation." Miroku comforted. Sango's eyes narrowed suspiciously.
"Exactly what 'positive' sides were you thinking of, Miroku?" Sango demanded.
"Nothing in particular, I was just trying to raise InuYasha's spirits," Miroku covered smoothly.
The little kitsune lay awake, listening to the conversation. If he understood correctly, InuYasha was now a woman. Shippo was forced to suppress a fit of giggles. He couldn't wait to see how InuYasha got out of this one! In an effort to avoid the rage that InuYasha would surely take out on him, Shippo continued to pretend he was still asleep.
"I bet Shippo has something to do with this! Make him turn me back!" InuYasha accused.
"InuYasha, you're being foolish. Shippo is sound asleep, he couldn't be the one doing this. Plus, he's not nearly powerful enough to create such a realistic illusion." Miroku reasoned. Shippo frowned at this, and was unable to let it slide. He jumped up.
"I am too powerful enough! I did defeat Naraku after all!"
InuYasha sneered.
"I knew it was that little rat all along!" InuYasha descended upon Shippo like an owl on a mouse. Shippo tried feebly to run, but he was still half awake. He didn't stand a chance. InuYasha clutched him at the base of his tail. "Shippo, you better stop this illusion right now! I'm warning you."
Shippo wreathed in protest, trying to free himself from InuYasha's grasp. InuYasha held tighter.
"It's not me InuYasha!" Shippo insisted. The truth was, Shippo was, and looked as shocked as everyone else. If InuYasha hadn't still been wearing his fire rat haori and hakama, Shippo wouldn't have recognized him. Shippo was as innocent as anyone. But InuYasha needed someone to blame, and Shippo was convenient.
"I don't care Shippo, if I have to suffer, so do you!" InuYasha began furiously shaking the unfortunate kitsune by the tail.
"InuYasha, sit!" Kagome shouted angrily. She pulled the dazed fox from InuYasha's hands. InuYasha jumped back up, standing in the deep depression his falling body had created. "It's not Shippo's fault that you are now a woman! You only have the jewel to blame. But since it's disappeared, we have to find a way to change you back." Kagome's voice suddenly became very quiet. "Unless you want to stay a woman?"
"Like hell!" InuYasha retorted passionately. "I can't wait to get out of this pathetic excuse for as body!"
"Of course, while I understand your eagerness to change back, InuYasha, I must implore as to how you will go about doing this?" Miroku pointed out, ever the voice of reason.
"I'll…" InuYasha stopped, realization finally dawning on him. He had no clue how he would change back. Worse yet, he didn't know of a single person who would be able to help him. He was trapped in his own body!
"We will go and see Kaede!" Kagome decided. "She always knows what to do."
"And if she doesn't?" Miroku challenged. "I hate to be a damper on things, but as wise as Lady Kaede is, I doubt she'll know what to do for a thing like this. This is quite a unique situation after all."
Miroku's words were enough to silence everyone. The severity of the situation came crashing down upon them all. Sango pitied InuYasha, for he had always been so strong, facing his fears head on, always finding a way to defeat them. Now he was powerless to do anything about his situation. Shippo, not quite yet old enough to realize what problems being a man in a woman's body would produce, merely pitied InuYasha for losing his demonic powers. Miroku had to admit that he was slightly envious of InuYasha. It had always been a small fantasy of his to become a woman for a day, just to take advantage of certain privileges it would allow him. Images of women at a hot spring came to mind. However, underneath his perversion, there was a mature man who knew that the transformation was not a long-term option for InuYasha. Other than InuYasha, the situation had taken the biggest toll on Kagome. Her hopes for a future that included InuYasha were shattered in Miroku's comment. InuYasha was just plain feeling sorry for himself. (And perhaps in the back of his mind, somewhere, he was thinking about Kagome too)
"We should still try Kaede," Sango said, breaking the silence, "If she can't help us, she may know of someone who can."
"I agree with Sango," Miroku said. "It's worth a try."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Kagome smiled merrily to mask the deep despair she felt. "Let's go!"
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It would be nearly a day and a half journey to Kaede's village. Sango, Kohaku, and Miroku straddled Kirara, while Kagome mounted her bicycle, Shippo sitting in its woven pink basket. InuYasha decided to walk, insisting that even though his new human body would be slower than his demon one, he would still be able to keep up. Everyone knew better than to argue with him, knowing that if InuYasha wanted to do something, he would. He was sometimes too stubborn for his own good.
The group was about to depart when a whirlwind caught their attention. It was heading straight for them.
"Damn it!" InuYasha cursed. Profanity still sounded unusual coming from his attractive mouth. His dainty features were contorted in annoyance.
"Kagome!" an enthusiastic male voice came from the swirling winds. Kagome smiled.
"Hello Koga." The whirlwind stopped in front of Kagome's bicycle. The
Wolf youkai made no acknowledgement towards the rest of the group, focusing all of his attention on Kagome. He smiled at her.
"Hi Kagome, how's it going? Has mutt-face been treating you well? You look a little thin, are you eating enough?"
Kagome blushed at his questions, nodding. They reminded her so much of her own internal questions about InuYasha's well being.
"Speaking of mutt-face, where is he? Now that Naraku's dead, we have a score to settle!" Koga looked around the small band of people and demons, searching expectantly for InuYasha.
"Don't tell me he ran away when he smelled me coming!"
"I didn't run away! I'm not afraid of you, you mangy wolf!" InuYasha, who had remained silent until now, couldn't help but cry out. The wolf was questioning his courage, and InuYasha was much too proud to let that go.
"Hey, who is this woman?" Koga asked, suddenly realizing there was a new member in the group.
"I'm InuYasha, you idiot!" InuYasha crossed his arms under his breasts.
"Sorry, wench," Koga apologized, "but I'm after the half-demon InuYasha. I didn't know that you had the misfortune of sharing his name."
"Are you the stupidest demon in the world! I am the ONLY InuYasha! And I'll fight you here and now. I can even beat you as a human!" InuYasha challenged, drawing his rusty katana. The tetsusaiga refused to transform for him in his human form.
"Sorry, wench, but I don't fight women. Kagome, I think you need to teach your friend some manors." Koga said passively. It enraged InuYasha that his insult hadn't even fazed Koga.
"Umm, Koga?" Kagome began timidly, "This 'wench'," she motioned to the fuming girl, "is InuYasha."
Koga paused for a moment to take in this information. He stood nose-to-nose with InuYasha, sniffing. Suddenly, he burst out laughing.
"InuYasha, you idiot! You let yourself get turned into a woman! A human Woman, at that!" Koga was practically doubled over in hysterics.
"So, what of it?" InuYasha growled. "I can still beat you!"
"Sorry, mutt-face, as much as I'd like to kill you, I have a policy about not hurting women," A whirlwind stared around Koga's feet, "Good bye Kagome, I'll be back for you soon." Koga sped off in a flurry of wind and dust, still roaring with laughter.
"No! InuYasha yelled after him, futilely swinging the tetsusaiga. "Come back and fight me!"
"Well, if anyone had any doubts about whether or not this is InuYasha, I think that proved it." Miroku said joyously. "Now, I believe we should be on our way…"
"Yes let's," Sango agreed, nudging Kirara to take flight. The demon cat leapt gracefully into the air, and Kagome followed on her bicycle, pedalling hard. It was no strain for her, she had so often biked in the feudal era, and her calf and thigh muscles had become strong because of it. Kagome noticed InuYasha trailing behind, sweat on his delicate female brow. No doubt the exercise was strenuous to his female body, but he made no complaint. He was just too stubborn. Kagome glowed inwardly, knowing that no matter what life through his way, InuYasha would always be the same stubborn, arrogant, rude little hanyou that she had fallen in love with. And he would always protect her.
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They made a small camp to rest for the night. They were only a few more hours away from Kaede's, but it was growing very dark, and Kagome insisted that she could use a rest. The truth was that she wasn't tired at all, but she noticed how InuYasha was lagging. Since she knew he would never ask for them to stop, she had to. No one was in any hurry to reach Kaede's, so they agreed it would be good to stop.
When the embers of their fire were dying, and InuYasha was sure everyone was asleep, he sat up.
"Another night without sleep, InuYasha?"
"Go to bed Kagome!" InuYasha commanded. "You need to rest."
"I'm not the one who's gone four nights without sleep." Kagome chided. "You're not immortal InuYasha. You need to rest."
"Get off my back," InuYasha turned away from Kagome.
"It's ok to get tired you know. Sleep is not a weakness." InuYasha did a very unladylike grunt in response. "You know," Kagome began, "If you're going to have to act like one, not to mention dress like one."
"I'm not wearing girls clothes!" InuYasha protested, horrified.
"Well I could at least teach you how to act like a woman." Kagome suggested.
"What the hell could you possibly teach me?" InuYasha questioned with a harsh look on his face. The look didn't suit his soft feminine features.
"Manners, for one!" Kagome laughed. InuYasha was hesitant.
"…Alright, I guess. It couldn't hurt to learn."
"Excellent!" Kagome squealed, delighted. "We'll start with introductions! When you greet someone, it's polite to do a courtesy bow…"
Kagome instructed InuYasha in womanly manners until the sun began to peak out from the horizon. When the remainder of the group awakened they again departed for Kaede's hut. InuYasha insisted on running again. Sango and Miroku thought it was out of stubbornness, but Kagome saw InuYasha's lips moving. She realized he was running through his new list of manners. Kagome smiled. Maybe InuYasha would survive as a woman after all…
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A/N: Thus begins the misadventures of a hayou-turned-human woman and his friends. Thanks for reading chapter 2! I hope you had as much fun reading it as I had writing it! As always, reviews and constructive criticism are welcomed, I could use them! Stay tuned for chapter 3!
Midori