Chapter 2: The Traveling

Kagome, Sango and a disgruntled Inuyasha and Miroku set off towards the forest. Shippo was staying behind this time, he wanted to spend time with a young fox girl he met named Miaka. So that left the group without him.Each were prepared to fight something, Miroku and Inuyasha were on their toes and anxious. They had switched bodies so they weren't going to let their guard down or a chance to let that demon get away. Moreover they wanted to stop this fate from Kagome and Sango.

"Where are we going?" asked Kagome.

"To the demon of course," Inuyasha said.

"Calm down..I-….Miroku," Miroku said tweaking his dog ears still.

Sango looked between the two suspiciously, not yet willing to let their secrets go untold. She wanted to figure out what was making them act so strangely so she could help them. She knew Kagome was going to try to find out from them too. Sooner or later they would find out.

"Inuyasha…," Inuyasha said still trying to get used to saying his name to himself. This is crazy! He thought, we can't tell the girls because if they knew they'd be madder because of the fact we didn't tell them. Then they'd be mad because they cant help us…and 2 girls mad at me AND Miroku isn't good…

Inuyasha looked at the sky as a drizzle started, "Oh great its starting to rain," he groaned.

"I thought you liked the rain Miroku," Sango said blinking.

"I do," Miroku said without thinking. "I-I mean he does!"

Sango looked at Miroku…or at least Miroku's body. "This is getting weird."

"Way weird," Kagome agreed.

"You girls have no idea," Miroku said getting a jab in the ribs from Inuyasha.

Wincing Miroku rubbed his side and glared at Inuyasha.

That was typical behavior from Inuyasha and Miroku that the girls expected. To be truthful seeing the 2 bicker was behavior they were glad to see…at least something happened to be normal.

"I smell…wolf," Miroku said blinking his dog senses picking up the scent. "3 of them…one a bit faster than the other…I LOVE THESE POWERS!" he cried out.

Inuyasha growled, "That rat Koga is back…"

"Miroku! Inuyasha is the one that hates Koga…not you…," Sango said trying to figure out what's going on.

"And it's odd why Inuyasha hates him. Ayame and Koga got together after a while anyway so he has no reason to be jealous."

"I'm not jealous!" Miroku cried now getting a little used to being called Inuyasha.

Kagome smiled and hugged Inuyasha's body. Miroku sighed softly only loud enough for him to hear as he hugged back.

Koga came running in with Ayame the 2 smiling then their eyes grew wide seeing the group they thought they'd never see again.

"Well it's the old gang back again," Koga commented his arm around Ayame's shoulder.

"Yeah I never thought we'd meet up again," Ayame added smiling brightly.

"Hard to believe you 2 are here," Kagome said. "Any particular reason why?"

"Not really, we heard rumors of a body switching demon and came to investigate. It almost had Ayame and I switch bodies but we were able to escape just in time, even without the Shikon Jewel we're still the fastest demons around here."

Inuyasha looked at Koga his eye twitching some. Koga had met the demon but somehow managed to escape. Inuyasha looked at Miroku who seemed to also be experiencing a sort of trauma. His eye was twitching and he seemed like he would want nothing more than to hack and slash Koga.

"Well we're gonna keep searching your welcome to join us if you want," Ayame offered.

"No thanks, we also happen to be looking for a demon…it attacked the village a couple days ago and the boys have been acting oddly since."

Koga looked up and down the two, "Let me have a moment alone with them," he said grabbing them and dragging them out of an earshot from Ayame. Koga knew if Ayame with her demon powers couldn't hear them then Kagome and Sango couldn't. "You two switched bodies didn't you?" Koga asked plain and simply.

"Um…no…," Inuyasha said. If he didn't want his cover blown to the girls he knew he certainly didn't want it blown to someone like Koga.

"Why would you think that?" Miroku asked.

"Because its obvious, Inuyasha would have already tried attacking me by now. Miroku you would have been trying to stop him while saying 'calm down' and probably have tried flirting to Ayame."

Miroku sat down on a rock sighing his hand to his forehead, "I guess Inuyasha and I have to learn more about being in each others bodies…"

"I thought we would have gotten away with it too."

Koga sat down and looked between the 2. "Why of all the people in the world would you want to keep this from Kagome and Sango. Shippo I can understand but Kagome and Sango…"

"Because 1) They would flip because we didn't tell them. 2) They'd be so ticked off at the demon they wouldn't stop to think," Miroku said looking towards the way everyone was.

"I see…"

Inuyasha sighed running a hand through his hair. "I never thought I'd actually end up in Miroku's body…it feels odd being mortal all the time."

"I never thought I'd be a half-demon, it feels odd having to restrain power with everything I do."

"You'll get used to it."

"Well at least you 2 are sort of adjusting to the new bodies your in. Now I will keep this a secret from the girls and if I have an update on the demon I will be sure to tell you. So I guess I'll see you around then," Koga said running back to Ayame then breezing past Miroku and Inuyasha. All that showed he was there was a trail of dust.

Inuyasha and Miroku walked back to Kagome and Sango.

"What did Koga want?" Kagome asked.

"Nothing really, just wanted to wish us good luck on the journey and tell us about Ayame and himself," Inuyasha said.

Kagome nodded some, "Ayame was telling us the same thing while you guys were talking."

"Guys…get ready…," Miroku said his nose picking up a smell…a smell of blood. "There's a demon that's heading right this way."