Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-yasha or any of the Inu-yasha characters, blah, blah, blah. Happy?

Author's note: I'm terribly sorry for the long wait. I'm also sorry that this is such a short fanfic (please don't hurt me n.n;;;). I'm also sorry I did not do fluff for those who wanted. Fluff is hard to write. Period. This chapter is kinda random, because it was all pulled out of my 'wrung sponge' brain by my slave driver.

I'd like to thank my slave driver, summer-flower-girl. Without her, this chapter wouldn't be completed.

I also want to thank my sister, iceblitz for editing my work . Go check out her fanfics in the Saiyuki section.

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Stuck Together Chapter 5

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Inuyasha glared at the lord while thinking 'Why is it that they always seem to become possessed? Jeez.'

"Meep." The cat-youkai had snuck up behind him and pulled his nose, then retreated laughing.

"What the hell?" Inuyasha yelled at her retreating form, furious.

"I'm bored," she stated simply

"Well be un-bored then!" he growled.

She merely flicked her tail in response. "But this is fun, so technically, I'm not bored!"

Inuyasha growled again and Kagome sighed at her taunting.

"Err…" Miroku saw the lord retreating and motioned for Sango to come with him. "Where do you think you're going?" Miroku questioned him as the lord gulped.

"I'd really love to stay and chat, but I have to go to a meeting." he replied coolly. 'Stupid kids. Startling me like that! To think they made ME feel fear for a split second.' he grumbled in his mind. "Now excuse me, I have to go."

Sango and Miroku didn't budge; instead Sango raised her weapon while Miroku pulled out a few scrolls.

"You're not going anywhere." Sango stated calmly.

The Lord backed up a bit, "As you wish." he said, accepting their fight.

Sango went to attack him but was stopped by Miroku's arm. "Huh?" she murmured.

"Let me handle this." he said dryly and threw three scrolls at the lord.

"Ha. That cannot stop me," he laughed at Miroku but suddenly he felt pain shoot through his body where the scrolls had landed. "What is this?" he yelled frightened.

"I'm sorry," Miroku said as if he didn't mean it, as he watched the lord split in two. The youkai separated from the lord's body, leaving him to fall to the ground. He was an ugly rat youkai with bulging red eyes and sleek black fur.

"Ugh. He stinks," Sango mumbled through her hands. She fumbled to find her mask to block out the stench. He smelt like he had rolled around in something gross and never bothered to wash it off.

Unfortunately poor Inuyasha with his sensitive nose nearly blacked out from the horrid stench. Kagome on the other hand, gagged. Even Inuyasha's opponent was struck by the smell and staggered. She however was the first to come back to reality by holding her nose and delivered a blow to Inuyasha's head. Inuyasha snapped out of it when that happened and stood up, covering his nose with his sleeve.

"Ugh I never knew." The cat-youkai muttered looking up at the large ugly youkai.

"Keh! This will be easy." Inuyasha pulled out his Tetsusaiga grinning. He fired a Kaze no Kizu at the rat youkai. It shrieked and then fell into pieces.

"That was too easy," Kagome blinked at the fallen lumps of flesh. 'Is it really over?'

Of course, there's always some sort of catch.

Miasma suddenly spurted out of the lumps of flesh and a figure emerged. The giant rat youkai had put itself together.

"Of course." Miroku said apathetically from his stand on the hill.

Inuyasha felt his hand move up and looked over at Kagome. She was precariously holding onto her bow while her free arm held an arrow, with a look of concentration on her face. She fired the arrow and struck the Rat in the chest, purifying all of the miasma around it.

Miroku stepped forward and used his Kazaana to suck up the Rat. Thankfully the jewel shard wasn't drawn in to the void as well. He closed the Kazaana just as the jewel shard was a few feet away.

"D…Damn you monk! You could've sucked up a jewel shard!" Inuyasha growled at him.

The cat-youkai was shocked at their power. "Er. Thanks for freeing me," She said cheerfully to the group. "Well. Bye!" She ran off.

"HEY, WAIT JUST ONE DAMN MINUTE!" Inuyasha called after the youkai running to catch up, with Kagome beside him trying desperately to not fall. He jumped in front of her. "Aren't you forgetting something?" he said pointing at his and Kagome's hands.

"Oh yea! I completely forgot." she replied cheerfully to annoy Inuyasha even more. The cat youkai pulled out something from her belt and dumped it on them.

It felt slightly warm as it trickled down their hands, and Inuyasha's hand pulled free. "YES!" he yelled. " What was that?"

"Lukewarm water," she said simply. "Wasn't that the first thing you tried?" she asked, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Er… We tried cold water…" a flustered Kagome said.

The cat youkai muttered, "Jeez, how can they be so stupid." And ran away.

The end.