A/N: I am sorry for the lack of update. I had a major writer's block. And I mean MAJOR. But now I'm back on track. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I neither own the characters or the plot except for those I created.
A few minutes of silence pass before Takeshi spoke a full sentence. "Just who are you really and why do you look somewhat like me? Actually, you're like a replica of my mother." "Takeshi…" Sakura had also overcome her surprise. "Don't you see? We're twins." At this the boy laughed. "Ha! Your assumption is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. For one thing, I'm an only child and for another, I don't even know you or seen you before so how can we be twins? Besides mom never said anything about having another child." "Then tell me this. Did she ever talked about your father to you and whatever happened to him?" asked Sakura.
Takeshi gave a thought before replying, "Now that you mention it, she kept quiet about him. I did asked her once and you know what I got for an answer? She had a very dangerous look with a bit of sadness in her eyes and said that it's not for me to be concerned about." "That's because there are only two reasons why she despises him so. One is that he must have done something unforgivable to her that I can't even comprehend. Two is that he took one of her precious jewels that a mother can ever have. I know this because the same man that we are talking about is also my father."
"Sakura! Oh Sakura dear, where are you?" Kagura's voice could be heard coming near the two teens. "Well, my aunt's calling for me. I have to go now." "But I still don't---" "That's fine. It seems you want proof so I'll give it to you. Just meet me at the Suzuka Resort in 2 hours. You do know where that is, right?" Takeshi merely nodded. "Good. Well, I'll be seeing you later. Bye!" With that, Sakura took hold of her mask and ran towards where Kagaru was before the woman could see that her niece and nephew had interacted with one another. The boy looked on until the girl disappeared through the corridor that lead to the stage. "A sister huh? If the guys ever found out, they are sure going to kill me." He chuckled and then walked towards an awaiting limousine.
2 hours later
Suzuka Resort-Lobby
"I'll be fine, Aunt Kagura, Uncle Sesshoumaru. Just go and enjoy yourselves. Don't bother yourself with me." For the last 15 minutes, Sakura has tried to persuade the two to leave for a while but has yet to make the older woman to agree. "Still---" "Kagura, let's just go. I've had enough of this petty conversation." Sesshoumaru said in a bored voice. Hearing what the man had said, Sakura encouraged the comment. "And besides, I can totally take out anybody who dares kidnap me so no worries there." "Fine! I give up. It seems that stubbornness runs in the family." Kagura gave both a blatant look before leaving outside. "Women…" Sesshoumaru muttered before he too left the building going after his wife.
Sakura sighed. 'Finally. I didn't think that persuading her would be that hard. Boy, was I completely wrong.' It wasn't long before someone tapped her shoulder from behind. Sakura left her thoughts and turned around. Before her was a smiling Takeshi. "Hey." The girl could only look at him, stunned. Takeshi grew concerned when Sakura didn't say anything. "Um, what's wrong? Are you okay?" At this, Sakura shook out of her reverie. "Oh, no. I'm all right. It's just, I never expected that you were actually coming here." "To tell you the truth, I wasn't going to come. But then, what you said earlier, it raised my curiosity and so decided to see of your statement is correct." "Very well. Follow me then." Sakura held a smirk before directing the boy to her suite.
When they got to their destination, Takeshi was awed by the room. "Man, this place is huge. It's even bigger than my room!" Sakura, meanwhile, was taking out something from a drawer. "You should blame dad. He keeps insisting that having this place built is a good thing for the economy. Ah! Here it is." She pulled out something that resembled a folder. She then tossed it at Takeshi who easily grabbed it. "Take a look inside. It has everything you need to know including pictures, birth certificates, videotapes, and whatnot." Takeshi was too occupied looking at a certain picture to hear what was said. It was a wedding picture of a happy Inuyasha and Kikyou.
"No way! I can't believe this…" Sakura took notice of what Takeshi was looking. "Yup. This proves that our parents were indeed together. And here," She then took out the birth certificate, "This has both of our names on it proving that we are the twin children of Inuyasha Takeda and Kikyou Yamada." By then, Takeshi was sitting down on one of the chairs, speechless. "So, what are you going to do now that you know the truth, bro? You can't just sit there forever, you know. What will it be, hmmm?" "I-I don't know. I mean, this is a really surprising outcome. To think that mother would keep this truth from me." Takeshi replied timidly and then looked at his sister. "What do you suggest I do now? You can't expect me to act innocent and normal in front of her now or ever."
Sakura then had a reserved smile plastered on her face. "It's not 'I', Takeshi. It's 'we'." "Huh? What do you mean?" "Ever since I knew who my mother and twin brother were, I've always wanted to meet you two in person. Now, that wish is halfway granted. What I'm trying to say is that we should switch places." "Isn't that a bit to---Wait a minute. Back up! Did you say switching places?" Sakura nodded. "Think about it. I get to finally meet mom while you can meet with dad. Don't you want that?" "I never actually considered that. However, even I did want to, there is one problem." Sakura raised a questioning eyebrow. "And what would that problem be?" "We may be twins but we don't exactly have the same gender. I don't think our parents would be fooled on who we are."
"Ah, don't worry. I just have the perfect plan for that." Sakura replied and took off for her room. When she came back, she was carrying a rather big briefcase. "What in the world is inside that thing?" Takeshi was taken by surprise. "You'll see." With that, Sakura placed the briefcase on the floor and opened it. Inside were a variety of interesting gadgets. She then took out a certain device. "Let's see. This should be enough." She pushed one of the buttons that was on the machine and a shock surged through the bodies of the twins. They both fainted and slowly collapsed on the floor.
It was only 30 seconds later that the siblings finally woke up. "Argh. What happened?" Takeshi asked and pulled himself up. When he looked at Sakura, he tried not to scream of horror. Instead of the girl, he was looking at an exact image of himself. "Well, from the way you are looking at me, it seems to work." Sakura, who indeed looked like her brother, stood up from her spot. Takeshi's eyes widened and looked down. Yup, he definitely was no longer himself physically saying. 'Oh my god. I have breasts!' "Before you do anything stupid, I just want to let you know that it's only an illusion. It's not like you got a gender exchange." Takeshi gave his sister a suspicious look before sighing in relief. "You better be right about this…" "You won't have to worry a thing. Now, for the next part." Walking to the briefcase again, she took out a small box and opened it to reveal a pair of tooth chips. She gave one to Takeshi.
"Here. Put this on your teeth." "Why? What's it for?" "It's a voice activating device. It copies the voice of anyone actually. I'll give it a try." She then took the remaining chip and placed it on the deepest part of her teeth. A test of saying "hellos" and slowly her voice changed to Takeshi's voice. In fact, she was an official clone now. "No way! Now, you really are like me." "Now you try it." "Okay." The boy did what Sakura told him to do. When finished, the twins had really switched bodies in appearance. There was no way a person can ever tell them apart. "Good. With that done, its time to talk about our schedules. That way, I'll know what I'll be doing as you while you'll know what you'll be doing as me. Got that?" "Aye, aye sir!"
1 hour later…
"…And that's all you need to know about mom and the others." "I can't believe you're the only male living in that place." "Eh, it's complicated." A knock came from the door. "Miss Sakura, you'd best finish your conversation with your friend. Mr. And Mrs. Takeda are coming." Whoever spoke the warning then left. "Well, it seems for me to go now. Good luck, Take---err, Sakura." Sakura left her suite through the door, leaving an expressionless Takeshi behind in her wake. 'Who needs luck anyways? I can take care of myself. Hopefully.' Minutes after the other "Takeshi" left, Sesshoumaru and Kagura showed up, their hands full of shopping bags. It was unfortunate for Sesshoumaru to be carrying the most. "Seriously, this town needs more malls and such." "Your one to talk Kagura. Since when did this Sesshoumaru went so low as to be a mere shopping bag carrier?" Kagura gave an unladylike snort. "Since you married me, dear. Your lucky that our girls don't shop much as I do."
"Done with your tour already?" Takeshi asked while trying to suppress a laugh. "Sorry to make you wait that long, Sakura. I hope you didn't cooped yourself in here." "Oh, don't worry. I did no such thing." 'Gosh, to think that she really is my aunt. Not only that, but I can't believe that I'm actually related to a Takeda. Man, this is one crazy world I'm living in.' What he didn't know is that it will even be more crazier once he meets Inuyasha and his "surprise".
Yamada Manse-Front YardWhen Sakura got to her destination without any mishap, she was dumbfounded to find that the place was more like a ghost town. "What is this, a haunted mansion? I can't see how he would tolerate this. Hmmm, two cars on the driveway…that must mean that they are inside. Well, here it goes." She rang the doorbell. Before long, the unclick of a lock could be heard and the door opened, revealing Sango. "Ah, Takeshi! I don't know where you went but come in. There is someone here that you'll be happy to meet." "Um, okay." Sakura went inside, closing the door behind her. Following Sango, the girl could hear voices getting closer and closer. 'This is it. Finally I can meet her face to face. Don't cry Sakura.' Finishing her thoughts, she found herself in the living room. Sitting on the couch was non other than Kikyou and Kaede talking.
"Sorry to interrupt ladies but our guest has arrived." "Ah, Takeshi. It's good to see you aga---" Before she could finish her sentence, Sakura hugged her, brimming with tears. "What's this? Are these tears I see? Come now, Takeshi. It's only been 5 months since your aunt and I left. You can't possibly missed us that already?" Kikyou was surprised by the action her "son" was acting. "Oh, but I do mom. It felt like years. '16 years in fact.' Kikyou crouched down so that she was eye-level to Sakura. She wiped away a stray tear from the girl's cheek.
"It's alright now. I won't be leaving this place for a while so don't waste your tears on something like this anymore, okay?" The sobbing girl could only nod her head, not yet able to talk properly caused by the crying. "Good. Now, with that done, I want you meet a special person. You'll like him." 'Him? A guy huh? This could be trouble…'
Takeda Manor-CourtyardTakeshi was disorientated when he saw that his father's place was full of unfamiliar people. The boy was even more surprised that they clapped when they saw him. "Look, its our favorite little samurai!" Takeshi was shocked to say the least. "Um, mind asking what's going on here?" he whispered to the servant that was attending him. "Don't be surprise, Lady Sakura. Your father has always give a party whenever you finish competing with other people." 'It seems someone's spoiled. Lucky. This has never happened to me before. Better enjoy it while it last.'
The chatting of the party guests stopped, however, when their host made his presence. Inuyasha's face looked like from someone who just won the lottery: pure joy. "Everyone, thanks for coming to this not-so-one-time event. This, of course, is for my dearest daughter. I am proud of her even though she only got a draw." Another round of applause came. 'Augh. No wonder he's not my role model and hero.' Just then, Kagome came out of the manor, went towards Inuyasha, and whispered something in his ear. "Oh, yes. Before I forget, I would like to announce one final, important thing. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to declare that I'm going to marry Miss Higurashi."
"WHAT!" Takeshi's exclamation was a surprise to behold. It was strange that some miles away, a certain familiar individual proclaimed the same thing.
A/N: And that's the end for chapter 4. That took a long time. Anyways, please R&R. And thanks for the reviews everyone. It's nice to see that at least one person likes this story.
