The Switch
Visiting Kaede
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha.
Pairings: InuKag, slight MiroSan
Summary: After slaying another demon Kagome colapses and the team finds an evil purple and black orb. Suddenly the orb gives off a ray of light and something happens. Read to find out!
Inuyasha and his friends had all arrived at Kaede's house.
"Inuyasha what have you done this time!" asked Kaede shaking her head.
"What do you mean what I DID? This was all Kagome's fault!" shouted Inuyasha (in Kagome's body).
"Hey don't you go blaming this whole thing on me if you hadn't leapt up to attack that orb then none of this would've happened!" shouted back Kagome (in Inuyasha's body).
"Both of you stop your fighting at once!" shouted Kaede above everyone's voices. Inuyasha and Kagome stopped fighting and looked at her. Kaede cleared her throat.
"Now then, Miroku would you mind telling me in detail how this all happened so I can fully understand the situation."
"Yes Lady Kaede." Miroku told Kaede the whole story from beginning to end not leaving out a single detail. After he finished Kaede sighed.
"What a mess you've gotten yourselves into. Well then let me see that magical orb." Kagome (really Inuyasha) nodded and put the orb on the table for Kaede. Kaede studied the orb carefully. Suddenly, her eyes widened.
"This is…" she trailed off. Everyone leaned closer eager to know what it was.
"This is what Kaede?" asked Kagome (in Inuyasha's body).
"Please tell us Lady Kaede." Said Miroku. Kaede nodded then told them.
"This is a dark orb. It is used by demons that take on a human figure to capture the souls of mortals for the demon to later devour."
"But Lady Kaede if it's used to capture souls how come Inuyasha and Kagome's souls were not captured and instead got switched?" asked Sango.
"Well that I do not know for certain. However, I do have a theory."
"Please tell us Kaede!" pleaded Kagome (in Inuyasha's body). Kaede nodded.
"Well the orb is used to only stealing one person's soul at a time. When Inuyasha charged at it the orb thought it was supposed to capture Inuyasha's soul since he was the enemy at the time. It must have gotten confused when Kagome came at it too so instead of capturing their souls it stopped midway through resulting in this." Kaede finished gesturing to Inuyasha and Kagome in their current predicament. Miroku nodded.
"That would make sense." Kagome (really Inuyasha) growled (Kagome growling? O0).
"So just what are we supposed to do about this huh?" he asked rather irritated. Kaede shook her head.
"I'm not exactly certain how to return your souls to your original bodies, however where there is dark there is always light. In other words, there is also a light orb which can return souls to people. I have a feeling that if you were to find one then you would both be able to return back to your original forms." Kaede concluded.
"But Kaede where would we find a light orb and how would we know what it looks like?" Asked Shippo who finally spoke.
"Unfortunately, there are not that many light orbs anymore since the demons destroyed most of them so that they could capture and then devour souls without interference. However, my cousin Kaname who lives up north in the mountains is quite skilled in this area and might have one or know where one is. As for how it looks I am guessing unlike this dark orb it's a bright colored one."
"Alright it's decided. We're going to go see this Kaname person!" yelled Inuyasha (in Kagome's body.) Everyone agreed with this since it was the best lead they had. Kaede nodded.
"Alright I'll make you a map of where to find her. It's about a three day walk from here."
"Thank you Kaede! Thank you so much!" Kagome (in inu's body) beamed.
"Alright everyone, we'll set out first thing tomorrow morning so let's all get a good night's sleep." Said Miroku. Everyone nodded in agreement and went to sleep unknown of the many challenges ahead of them.
Authors Note: This was more of an informational chapter. I began to write this right after Ch. 2 and I ended up finishing it! So here it is. Stay tuned for Ch. 4! ;)