To my readers: Hehehe, yes, I'm evil for keeping y'all in suspense, but I had to, otherwise nobody would want to keep reading.

I know I told everyone that I would wait until I had ten different people reviewing, but I'm the type of person who procrastinates too much, so I'll recognize everyone before I get way over my head.

DarkInuHanyou: Thank you for reviewing and being my buddy through all of this! I await more reviews from you in future chapters. Glad you liked my fluff! REVIEW, DARN YOU!

GuardianSaturnSushi: It's great to see an old reviewer around here besides DarkInuHanyou! Yes, I know… WHY WAS THE SCREEN NAMES REMOVED? WHAT DID I DO? WHERE DID I GO WRONG? Now that my moment of sorrow is over, may I say that I'm so happy that you thought it was kawaii. I'll try to keep it that way.

LadyRinUchicha: Yays, a Rin fan! I'm not the only one! And…Do I detect a fondness for Sesshomaru in your reviews? Yep, I decided to make our favorite demon lord a human, partly to read your response, partly because it seemed like the right thing to do. Just imagine him, with black hair down past his waist, and none of that poofy boa-thing (moka-moka-sama)…? If you're drooling by now, write a squeal into your review, and a declaration of your love for him.

Anime-Lover09: w00t! Thanks for your reviewing in both of my stories! And I'm sure DarkInuHanyou gives her thanks as well. (Big Grin) I'm so happy that you enjoy our work…I'm now in euphoria (glows with a saintly light, and smiles benevolently).

Danica Blake: (whimpers slightly) Evil? Why I'm as innocent as the day I was born! No f'real, I'm just a normal person writing a normal story with…"interesting" plot twists. I think Sesshy would look pretty good as human; after all, doesn't Inu? Anywho, glad you like the story so far! (Sighs) What can I say: I'm a sucker for Inu/Kag fluff.

Disclaimer: If I owned Inu, all my recent fantasies would be true, and I wouldn't be wasting my time doing this! Must…think…happy…thoughts.

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A Sticky Predicament

Rin looked at her lord in astonishment. The word 'human' kept running through her mind.

Sesshomaru looked pale in contrast to his raven black hair, and looked somehow smaller without his boa. The markings on his face began to fade, making him look entirely mortal.

Slowly, his eyes focused again, and Sesshomaru blinked a few times. His head felt like someone was jumping on his brain, and his sense of smell seemed muffled. In fact…everything seemed muffled. His hearing, his eyesight…everything. He groaned and put a hand to his head to stop the dizziness.

Rin kneeled next to him, and gasped as he sat up quickly. She gently pushed him down again, and held him there, and although Sesshomaru struggled, he was no match for her in his weak human form, especially after being hurled against a wall.

"You shouldn't move!"

"Rin, what happened to me?" Sesshomaru rasped out, surprised at his frailty and at the authority his ward was taking.

Rin bit her lip. Should she tell him or let him find out on his own?

She decided to do the right thing and tell him, before he could flip out at his black hair, and give himself a heart attack.

"Well, um, how should I put this…you were knocked back against the wall, and hit your head, becoming knocked out for a bit. While you were knocked out, you turned human. I have no idea why, but now you're as mortal as Kagome or me."

Sesshomaru stayed stock still, as Rin's words registered in his brain. He brought his hand to his face as if in a daze. It was clawless. He picked up a lock of his hair.

It was black.

He concentrated on breathing in and out. He was a human. He had failed in retrieving the Denkou Yari, and had been tossed across the room. What a day this was turning out to be.

After a few minutes of lying still, Sesshomaru carefully sat up, and then rose to his feet. His vision blurred for a second, then returned to normal. He felt as vulnerable as an insect in a blizzard, and wondered how humans could live with themselves.

Rin hesitantly put a small hand on the crook of Sesshomaru's arm, and steadied him, as he warily took a few steps forward. He felt clumsy, as if he would tip over any second. Without his natural youkai grace, he was as helpless as a child learning to walk.

After a bit of walking, Sesshomaru shook Rin off of his arm, and walked around unsupported. He HATED this weak form, wishing more than anything that he could revert back to his demon body.

"Rin."

"Hai?"

"We should join the others. Obviously the spear cannot be touched by demons."

"But they're still fighting! And if you go out there like that…"

"I have my swords. Let's go."

"Um, Sesshomaru-sama, about your swords…"

Sesshomaru looked down at his two most prized possessions. Already the Tenseiga looked like a piece of junk, rusted and worn, and Tokijin was emitting a strong aura. If he didn't ditch it soon, it could possess him.

And he didn't exactly want to be possessed by some freaky sword bent on getting its revenge.

Sesshomaru pulled out Tokijin, and set it down carefully. He promised himself that he would come back to get it, and hastened from the small chamber.

Rin easily caught up with him, pulling at the back of his outfit, trying to prevent him from stepping out into the middle of the battle, but Sesshomaru ignored her protests, and kept walking.

Rin tugged harder, desperate to prevent her lord from making a mistake that could endanger his life. She was greatly relieved when Sesshomaru stopped short.

"Thank Kami." She muttered under her breath; Sesshomaru was one stubborn demon…er, human.

Sesshomaru silently cussed, as he glared at the hanyou in front of him. InuYasha's grin did NOT look pleasant.

"Well, well, Sesshy, I never thought that this day would come. So, who's all Mr. High and Mighty now, hm?"

"Shut up. You're no better than me. At least I don't get so enraged around other youkai that I become a blind and deaf weakling."

"Dang, your insults suck! Were they always that bad, or is it just because of your new form? And guess what, technically, I am better than you, at least right now. I'm the one with more power now! I have more demon blood in me! I have a sword, while both of yours are messed up for the moment. Do ya think I could wield the Tenseiga now?"

"YOU ARE NOT LAYING A CLAW TIP ON MY TENSEIGA! AND HOW DARE YOU CALL ME SESSHY!" Sesshomaru shouted, showing more emotion than he was used to.

Damn all human emotions to the seven hells!

Rin looked at her lord in shock. Never, in all the time she had been with him, had he lost his cool so easily. Usually he wouldn't let anything get to him, and when it did, he just used Jaken as his punching bag.

Kagome rushed into the narrow passageway, just as the echo from Sesshomaru's shout died away.

"What happened! I heard shouting!"

"Nothin' much. It's just that Sesshomaru's human, and showing more emotion than he's used to. It's kinda entertaining, actually."

Rin could almost swear that Kagome was suppressing a grin, and her voice sounded muffled when she spoke.

"Um, let's head back to Shippo and Ri-"

"Rin's right here."

"Scratch that; let's head back to Shippo. Then we can figure out what happened to Sesshomaru. Agreed?"

"Seems like I have no choice."

"Good enough for me."

"Okay!"

And then, the group was on their way.

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Sesshomaru wondered how he always ended up with the short end of the stick. Firstly, Jaken kept peppering him with questions and concerns, which was VERY annoying. Secondly, Rin was keeping her distance, and cringed every time he spoke to her, or even looked at her. And thirdly, InuYasha was acting like a, well, like a pestering younger brother. Fourthly, Shippo was bouncing around the campsite, hyper on the chocolates that he had stolen from Kagome's bag. Finally, and this was the last straw, Leiko kept gazing at his brother in deep admiration, and sighing every so often. This was beginning to disturb him, and he trained his eyes to look away.

The only person that wasn't being annoying or confusing was Kagome. She had made a delicious supper, and was acting rather sympathetic towards him, about being human, and the annoying brother situation.

"I have a little brother as well. Just ignore him, he just wants to get you all worked up about it, so don't give him the satisfaction of." Sesshomaru smiled slightly, in gratitude to her. But as soon as he had done so, InuYasha growled protectively, and pulled Kagome over to sit next to him.

Sesshomaru blinked a few times at InuYasha's serious and firm expression, which clearly stated, "Kagome is MINE. NO TOUCHY!". Kagome gasped a little as InuYasha pulled her to his side, while giving Sesshomaru the death glare.

Sesshomaru shrugged, looking away quickly to show to his brother that he couldn't care less if Kagome belonged to InuYasha, and didn't meant to challenge him by any means.

Rin watched what was happening with an odd look on her face, as if perplexed by InuYasha's behavior. Sesshomaru chanced a glance over at her, and inwardly sighed. He hoped that it would be Kagome, not him, that taught Rin about the birds and the bees.

Kagome pried herself from InuYasha's iron grip, a look on her face that could make things burst into flames.

"I'm going down to the hot springs not to far from here. I'll take my bow and arrows. I want utter privacy! Unless I yell loud enough to wake the dead, don't come to check up on me!"

And Kagome stalked off, right after shooting glares all around.

InuYasha sat quietly…for about two seconds. Then an evil smirk graced his face. Shippo recognized the smirk as something Miroku would sport while thinking something perverted, and decided to turn in early.

"Hmph, you're not thinking about peeking, are you?"

"Peeking? I'm just going to check up on her."

"You know that you won't make it out alive, don't you?"

"Well, yea, but it'll be worth it." Sesshomaru's eyebrows went way up.

"Would you mind telling me how you became so perverted? I seem to remember you having at least some brain cells alive in that bag of hot air that you call a head. Did they just give up on a lost cause?"

"Zip it, will ya?" And InuYasha was off, right behind Kagome.

Sesshomaru yawned, and looked off into the trees, trying to think of something other than the fact that he was traveling with such a sorry group.

He had begun to doze off a little, when a bloodcurdling scream sounded through the clearing.

Shippo poked his head out from the sleeping bag, and glanced around at the others.

"I suggest faking sleep. Kagome can get pretty scary when she's like this."

"WHAT THE CRAP IS WRONG WITH YOU? LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU HENTAI!"

Sesshomaru groaned. It was going to be a long night, that was for sure.

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Okay, I was thinking about how InuYasha turns human when he gets past the Mount Hakurei barrier when I thought up the whole 'Sesshy turning mortal' bit. I simply adore Inu in his human form (it's a weakness), so I was very eager to imagine Sesshy as a human.

Um, the whole Inu acting like a pervert part was just a whim, but I find it quite amusing. () Please tell me if you like the idea, or if you think Inu shouldn't act that way at all.

Oh, and for those of you who think that he's too innocent, (which he can be at times) just remember that he's been traveling with Miroku for a while now, so the whole pervert thing could've rubbed off. And he's seen Kagome naked, um…was it three or four times? And she's seen him in his birthday suit at least two times. So, as for innocence…it seems like InuYasha just flushed that down the toilet!