Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of his friends. They all belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
¨The gang enjoyed a hearty, but silent lunch as they pondered how to remove the mirror from the tree and restore Sesshomaru. The little demon managed to wake just in time to eat the fish he had caught. Though he had turned his nose up at the thought of eating burned flesh, he had been hungry enough to eat it ruined or otherwise.
Upon seeing his appetite, Kagome offered another candy bar, but this time Sesshomaru turned a slight green at the smell and refused it.
"He must still remember the last one," Miroku said with a chuckle. He stared absently at the demon, for a while, his hand drifting closer and closer to Sango's butt.
He apparently did not notice the demon's bright golden eyes watching his every move, and just as he was about to touch, Sesshomaru reached over and grabbed Kagome's butt.
Her eyes widened and a flush spread across her cheeks as she felt the claws close onto her tender flesh. Instantly, her blazing eyes turned in the direction of the offending contact. They passed right over Sesshomaru's little form, to that of Inuyasha who busily chewed the last bits of fish from a bone, oblivious to the wrath that was about to hit him full force.
"Inuyasha, hentai!" she cried angrily. "Sit boy!"
The bones he had been holding flew from his grip as he was dragged with a loud thud to the ground. Struggling against the effects of the spell, he grumbled, "What the hell was that for?"
"You grabbing my butt, that's what!" Kagome raged. "What's gotten into you, behaving like Miroku!"
At mention of his name, Miroku's hand retreated to his lap and he broke from his thoughts. It was then he noticed Sesshomaru's burning eyes studying him as well as the little demon's hand resting quite close to where Kagome had been sitting.
He smiled and forestalled Inuyasha's angry comeback. "I think you might have the wrong brother."
"What!" all the others exclaimed. Their eyes all focused on Sesshomaru who looked back at them truly puzzled.
"Monk, if this is not a human greeting, why do you do it?"
All wrath turned toward Miroku now who gave them a charming smile and tried to back away.
"That's because he's nothing but a filthy hentai!" Sango growled and brought her weapon down sharply on top of his head. "Now look what you've taught him."
Miroku massaged the new lump on his head and replied, "Well, at least he's got good taste."
They all let out a collective groan. Kagome's face burned red as she muttered quick apologies to Inuyasha then focused her attention on the mirror trying to forget that Sesshomaru, demon lord of the Western Lands, had grabbed her butt, no matter how innocently it had been done.
"Maybe if we use your kimono to touch it, we can pull it off," she suggested.
"Worth a shot," Inuyasha muttered. He did not seem to happy about the fact that his brother had gotten to touch Kagome like that. "Pup, give me back my kimono."
Sesshomaru instantly complied and, before Kagome or Sango could protest, he was standing completely naked holding out Inuyasha's kimono. Surprised that he had been obeyed so literally, Inuyasha snatched it and pointed a claw at the now mostly dry clothes in the trees.
"I didn't mean now. Go on and get some clothes on!"
Sesshomaru bowed and ran over to the tree jumping up into the limbs where he promptly succeeded in putting the whole thing on backwards. Sango and Kagome helped straighten him out, and smoothed his hair. They then returned their attention to Inuyasha who carefully stretched to touch the mirror with his hands covered in the fire rat cloth.
There was a sharp hiss, and the part of the fabric that contacted the glass vanished in a puff of smoke. Inuyasha quickly pulled back and muttered, "Damn, it."
He dressed and crossed his arms. "Now what?"
"I guess since it was a demon garment, that it was vulnerable to the mirror as well," Myoga said.
"Gee, you think," Inuyasha snapped angrily.
"Is that mirror dangerous?" Sesshomaru asked, suddenly more interested in what the adults were doing. He moved closer and stared up at it.
"Yeah, it-" Inuyasha started to explain when Sesshomaru suddenly ran back and clung to Kagome's leg.
"Father!" he shouted. "What's father face doing in that mirror? Can he get out?"
They all looked down at him curiously, and Sango asked, "What is all that about?"
Myoga explained quietly, "Sesshomaru bears an uncanny resemblance to the great dog demon. The poor quality of glass could make it very easy for him to mistake the image of his grown self, with that of his father."
Sesshomaru stirred softly from Kagome's leg, but did not release her just yet. "What do you mean? Where is father?"
The shaking fear in the demon's voice was too much for Kagome to bear.
"That's it. I think I know how to get this stupid mirror and end all this."
With some difficulty due to the demon attached to her leg, Kagome retrieved one of her dirty uniform shirts and moved toward the mirror. Sesshomaru tugged at her and said, "No, Kagome. You mustn't. It's dangerous. I remember the mirror, it is bad. It will burn you."
"I'll be alright," she reassured him before brushing him off to Sango.
A little fearfully, she reached up and grabbed it through her shirt. Nothing happened. A triumphant smile lit her face and she let out the breath she hadn't realized she had been holding.
"There, see!" she said brightly.
Inuyasha relaxed visibly and grumbled, "You baka, you could have gotten yourself killed."
Kagome ignored him and started to tug at the mirror. It remained firmly in place. She let out a frustrated sigh and pulled harder. The trunk began to stretch, like skin when a bandaid is being removed. There was a loud crack, like the sound of limbs breaking, then it popped free.
The sudden release caught Kagome by surprise and she flew backward. The glass slipped from her shirt and fell toward the ground.
Nooo! she thought, and without hesitation gripped it in her bare hands crushing it safely against her chest.
"Ooops!" she hissed, before a bright light blinded her.