A/N: Ok...so last chapter may have had nothing interesting happen...but I had a great idea for this one! WOOHOO! Ok...so I hope you enjoy this chapter also. Guess what? My boyfriend bought me the most gorgeous necklace for Christmas! It's heart shaped with diamonds embedded into it. So purty...and in other news...I will be making more funny stories. People seem to think that my randomness is so cool. Please R&R.
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The young taiyoukai stood in front of a tree with his eyes closed. Sesshoumaru focused all of his energy into the center of his body and let it flow to his fingertips.
Sesshoumaru's eyes shot open as the energy whip formed at his fingertips on his right hand. "This shall be entertaining." Sesshoumaru smirked before snapping his whip at the tree, which stood before him.
Within a passing second, a low and deep cracking sound could be heard within the broken tree. It didn't take long for the oversized tree to come toppling down, letting dirt fly up all around it. Sesshoumaru withdrew his energy whip and extended his right arm.
"Not good enough." The taiyoukai once more focused all of his energy to the center of his being and pushed it towards his fingertips. The energy whip once more formed at his fingers. Sesshoumaru darted towards the closet tree and snapped his arm towards it. The tree groaned in pain and the bark twisted and screeched.
This time, the tree fell in the direction of the taiyoukai himself. Quick on his reflexes, Sesshoumaru brought his whip in front of him and cut the tree into four different slices, each landing in all directions around him. A smile now played upon his lips as he straightened himself up.
"That will do." Sesshoumaru turned around and headed towards his castle. Little did he know, another youkai was observing his power.
"Sesshoumaru-sama. Lord of the Western Lands." A high-pitched cackle could be heard from within the stillness of the forest.
Chapter 10: Swept Away
Kagome looked at Inuyasha with shaky eyes. 'I wonder what he wants to talk about...' The miko took a deep breath before starting off to follow the hankai.
Inuyasha had paused when he reached the Tree of Ages in order to give Kagome a chance to catch up. When the miko finally reached her destination, Inuyasha began to walk again. This time, Kagome was right by his side.
"Kagome...something bad is happening here and I don't know what to expect of it." Inuyasha finally said after they had reached the clearing where the forest ended.
"W-what do you mean Inuyasha?" Kagome met eyes with the dog demon.
"I don't really know...ever since me and Sesshoumaru switched places, I've been feeling this strange hostility towards humans. Especially you." Inuyasha's eyes grew big for a slight second then managed to return to their normal size.
Kagome gasped and backed away from Inuyasha. "Inuyasha..."
"No Kagome. Please don't treat me as if I would harm you. I once promised myself that when I became a full-fledged demon, that I would do everything in my power to keep myself from harming you." Inuyasha took a step forward and grasped onto Kagome's hands. "And I can promise you that I'll do everything in my power to control this body, also."
Kagome's eyes filled up with tears as she searched Inuyasha's eyes for any sign of sincerity. "Your eyes...they've changed so much."
Inuyasha wrapped his arm around Kagome's waist and pulled her close to him. "That's what scares me. I feel no emotion whatsoever. As much as I try to bring back the feelings that I..." Inuyasha stopped. He didn't want Kagome to know how he felt about her yet. Not when he had such a high chance of breaking through and attacking her.
Kagome nuzzled her cheek into Inuyasha's strong chest. "Feelings that you what?" Kagome held her breath in an attempt to keep the tears from flowing once more.
"It's not important." Inuyasha attempted to change the subject. "I don't think you should stay in the feudal era Kagome. At least until I get my own body back. Then I'll come get you." Inuyasha moved his arm from the miko's waist up to her chin where he placed his hand.
Kagome eluded from the hankai. "Inuyasha...I won't leave you. You need my help! I'll never just leave and let you do everything by yourself. What if you don't get your body back to normal in time? What if you stay like this forever? I can't let that happen! Because I need you..." Kagome's eyes now released the imprisoned tears.
"Kagome...I just can't take that risk of me killing you. What don't you understand?" Inuyasha tried to be reasonable.
"I won't ever leave you." Kagome now stared blankly at Inuyasha, expecting an answer, but all he would do is stare directly back at her with his hair blowing in the cool winter breeze. Inuyasha turned his back to Kagome and sat down in the prairie grass.
Kagome sighed and stared into the sky. It was a cloudy night, the skies looked almost like they would wail ice for the miko out of pity. Inuyasha also sat staring into the sky. 'I wonder what he's thinking...' Kagome approached the hankai and sat beside him.
"There was also something else I've been meaning to talk to you about..." Inuyasha broke the ice and stared into Kagome's stunning brown eyes.
Kagome gave Inuyasha her undivided attention. "Mm?"
"I've been blacking out often. And so has Sesshoumaru. Lately I've been getting glimpses of his past, as he has of mine. I'm wondering if it's the memories that he's often thought of." Inuyasha looked at Kagome as if she had any sort of explanation as to what was going on.
"That's strange..." Kagome looked at the ground as if she were concentrating.
"Did you know that Sesshoumaru had a mate...and that she was pregnant?" Inuyasha let a smile creep upon his face.
Kagome's head shot up and she glared at Inuyasha with big eyes. "A mate? What happened to her?"
"Yeah. Some bastard demons killed her. And I didn't know it then, but I killed the demons that killed her." Inuyasha placed his arms behind his head and lay back on the grass.
Kagome sweat dropped and shook her head. 'If there's one thing that Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha have in common, it's that they are both hard headed and brag about the things that most people would be grateful for.'
...Sango, Miroku, and Shippou...
"I wonder what's taking him so long." Shippou said before sitting down next to Sango. "He left this morning."
Miroku was still unconscious from the incident earlier that evening. The hentai attempted groping Sango again, and found himself being clobbered by her hiraikotsu.
"I don't know Shippou. Maybe you should lay down to rest for a bit." Sango smiled and patted Shippou on the head. The three of them had just eaten dinner, and Sango herself was getting ready for bed.
"Alright. Sounds like a good idea to me." Shippou entered Kaede's hut and found a sleeping bag to bundle up in.
Sango watched Shippou as he made his way inside. 'I wonder where they are.' Sango sighed and stared into the night sky. It was getting really late and Sesshoumaru wasn't even anywhere to be found.
Miroku started to squirm, so that brought Sango back to reality.
"I don't want to search for ominous clouds today mommy..." Miroku slurred before opening his eyes to find Sango hovering over him. "AH! It's a monster..." Miroku backed up into a tree.
Sango shook her head silently and made her way to Kaede's hut. Miroku watched her as she walked away.
'She really knows how to work her hips.' Miroku drooled. Sango had a sixth sense for detecting hentai's.
'Won't he ever learn?' Sango bent down and picked up a good-sized rock before chunking it at Miroku's head and sending him to another la la land.
...Sesshoumaru...
The taiyoukai walked through the open fields and through the demon infested swamps until he reached his lands. "It is time to search for information." Sesshoumaru got sick of the feeling of falling in love with a mortal.
Sesshoumaru approached his castle door and was greeted by the over hyper Rin. "Rin?" Sesshoumaru glared down at the child.
"Why are you not in bed? It is late." Sesshoumaru walked into his castle and waited for an answer from Rin.
"I was. But then I heard Jaken announcing your brother's arrival. So I came to see if it was true." Rin answered innocently.
"I see. This Sesshoumaru has not yet obtained his original body back. Now head back to bed Rin." Sesshoumaru turned his head so that one of his eyes was staring at Rin.
"Yes My Lord!" Rin saluted to Sesshoumaru and turned on one heel before heading down the corridor and up the stairs. Sesshoumaru watched her go before turning down the hallway in which the door was in that Inuyasha had entered so many years ago.
...Takiya...
The demon ness now followed Sesshoumaru down the hallway watching his every move. "It seems that the Lord of the Western Lands has figured out a way to vanish my spell. But...how will he ever get into that tricky room?" Takiya grinned evilly before letting a giggle slip through her clenched teeth.
...Inuyasha and Kagome...
Kagome was now laying down on the grass beside Inuyasha deep in thought. 'Sesshoumaru had a mate? I wonder what she looked like...he must have loved her a lot. Normally he's hateful and he wouldn't save a life if his life depended on it...she must have had an effect on him. To think that Sesshoumaru found love...' Kagome sighed at the thought.
Inuyasha sat up suddenly and focused his eyes on the forest.
"What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome also sat up and stared into the forest.
"I can't really say...but I know it's not something that wants to give us flowers." Inuyasha stood up with caution and stood in front of Kagome. "No matter what, always stay behind me Kagome."
"Right." The miko stood up and looked around Inuyasha, in hopes of seeing what he was looking at.
"Oh...what a pretty human. She'll taste very nice covered in acid." A crackling voice came from the forest.
"What in the hell...?" Inuyasha now kept Kagome in his sight.
"Too late." A blur spun by Inuyasha and grabbed a hold of Kagome by the waist. "What's wrong Sesshoumaru-sama? Feel a little worthless?" The demon mocked.
Inuyasha growled. "Put her down or you'll regret the day you ever laid eyes on me."
The demon licked the side of Kagome's face. "Not a chance. She's too delicious." Another high pitched cackle escaped from the demon.
"Just who in the hell do you think you are?" Inuyasha unsheathed Toukijin and took a battle stance. Kagome looked on at Inuyasha with a scared look in her eyes.
'Help Inuyasha!' Kagome attempted to push away from the demon, but only failed when it dug it's talons into her side. Kagome scram in agony and grimaced.
Inuyasha felt his anger taking over him. "Damn you. I said put her down!"
"Like I said before, not a chance. Oh and my apologies for not introducing myself. My name is Mesmura, of the Tohashi clan." Mesmura grinned.
"I don't care who in the hell you are! It won't matter in a second." Inuyasha charged at Mesmura as fast as he could, which was a bad mistake.
Mesmura jumped high into the air and came down hard on Inuyasha's back, with Kagome still in hand. "You fool. Do you really believe that I could go down so easily?"
Inuyasha pulled himself off the ground and took in a deep breath. He sheathed Toukijin and closed his eyes.
"You can't tell me that you're giving up so easily, Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands." Mesmura stared on at Inuyasha expecting an answer.
"I am NOT Sesshoumaru. My name is Inuyasha you bastard. And you better remember it because it will be your last thought!" Inuyasha stared down at his finger tips as an energy whip formed.
"Inuyasha? This can't be! You must be Sesshoumaru. I've searched years for you and you give off every detail from my memory!" Mesmura was taken aback and he let his mouth hang agape.
"Well I ain't Sesshoumaru so get used to it." Inuyasha slapped his energy whip at Mesmura chopping his head off. "Tch. What a waste of time."
Kagome fell silently from the demons grip and landed on the ground. She had fainted from the amount of blood she lost from Mesmura's talons being adapted to her sides.
Inuyasha knelt down by Kagome and lifted her head with his hand. "Kagome...are you alright?" Inuyasha asked sympathetically. Snow had silently began to fall onto the earth and Inuyasha's hair was covered in it. Bit by bit, snowflakes drifted onto Kagome's pale expression.
"Kagome...please open your eyes." Inuyasha wiped the residue of the snow off the miko's cheek before picking her up bridal style and carrying her back to Kaede's village.
...Morning...
Kagome woke up to a sharp pain beneath her bosom. "What happened?" Kagome asked groggily before attempting to sit up. Kaede was sitting beside the miko ready to give her medicine.
"Are ye okay Kagome?" Kaede asked with a hint of worry in her voice.
"Mm. I just have a sharp pain in my side. Where's Inuyasha?" Kagome leaned against the wooden wall behind her.
"Inuyasha is waiting outside until I get done placing bandages on ye." Kaede gave Kagome a remedy made from herbs and wrapped another strip of gauze around her.
Kagome grimaced at the feel of the bandages on her wounded side. At that moment, Sango walked into the hut.
"Oh. I see you're awake Kagome. You gave us quite a scare last night." Sango sat down beside her friend.
"Mm." Kagome couldn't think of anything else to say.
"Inuyasha is really worried about you." Sango finally said. Kagome looked up at Sango and smiled.
"So I've heard. I don't really see why. My wounds aren't fatal." Kagome smiled. 'Inuyasha is worried? Maybe Sesshoumaru's body hasn't quite taken over him yet.' Kagome snapped back to reality when images from the night before caught up with her. Inuyasha had told her that he was having flashbacks of Sesshoumaru's life. 'Now this is getting weird...'
Sango sighed and placed her hand on Kagome's shoulder. "He isn't worried about the wounds Kagome. Inuyasha is worried about your well being in the feudal era at this time."
Kagome moved her gaze to Sango and smiled. "Mm. Last night he told me that I don't belong here at this time." Kagome let a sad expression wonder onto her already painful look.
Sango stood up and walked out of the hut. "I wonder what Inuyasha is doing..." Kagome wondered. Kaede finished up replacing Kagome's bandages and also stood up to go outside. A cold breeze blew in from the doorway, which made Kagome shiver and pull the blankets up above her chest.
Inuyasha casually walked into the hut and looked on at Kagome, he was covered in snow.
"Inu...yasha?" Kagome stuttered. Why was she feeling so nervous? And why did Inuyasha have a sympathetic look over his hard expressioned face?
"Are you alright Kagome?" Inuyasha asked before he sat right in front of the miko.
"Mm. I'm fine. What happened last night?" Kagome responded.
"You fell unconscious after I killed that bastard. You lost a lot of blood." Inuyasha placed his hand on Kagome's cheek. "You really scared me." Inuyasha said before brushing the snow off his 'fluffy' tail type thing.
"I'm so sorry." Kagome's eyes downcast.
"Don't be. Kagome you did nothing wrong." Inuyasha said calmly. Kagome let a smile play upon her lips before wrapping her arms around Inuyasha. The hankai's eyes shot open and he took in a deep breath before wrapping his arm around the miko.
"You're freezing." Kagome said finally after she released Inuyasha from her deadly grasp.
"Yeah. It's been snowing out there." Inuyasha pointed his thumb to the door.
'What's this weird feeling that I'm getting? Every time I see Inuyasha I become more attracted to Sesshoumaru. Is it because Inuyasha's feelings are in Sesshoumaru's body? Or did I always care for him? This can't be good...' Kagome gazed into Inuyasha's eyes. 'He seems so cold and heartless...but I know he's not.'
Inuyasha stood up and extended his hand out to Kagome. "Are you ready to help me get my body back?"
Kagome averted her gaze to the tall man standing before her. "Mm." Kagome grabbed a hold of Inuyasha's hand and stood up. It was then that she realized that she didn't have a shirt on...only bandages to cover her up. Kagome blushed and placed both of her arms over the revealing parts of her body. Inuyasha stared at her and blinked his eyes a few times.
"It would be nice if you stopped looking now!" Kagome said angrily before turning around. Inuyasha waved his hands in front of him to prevent any hostility that the miko was building up.
"I wasn't looking! Who would want to look at you anyways?" Inuyasha didn't mean to say it like that, but it came out in a very different way. Kagome slipped on her blood-stained shirt and brushed past Inuyasha into the freezing cold.
"Do ye want something else to put on Kagome? It is freezing out." Kaede offered. Kagome silently shook her head and joined the rest of the gang that was standing around a fire.
...Sesshoumaru...
The taiyoukai had been working on a way to open up the door all night...but to no avail it wouldn't open. "This is most perplexing." Sesshoumaru said angrily.
Jaken ran down the hallway and approached his Lord. "Milord...I think I've found the key to the doorway." Jaken bowed and presented the key to Sesshoumaru.
'Could it be?...' Sesshoumaru accepted the key from his loyal servant and observed it. "Jaken..."
"Yes milord?" Jaken answered royally.
"This key has nothing inscribed on it." Sesshoumaru glared at Jaken.
"Lord Sesshoumaru...it was the only key I could find that had any resemblance to the shape of that lock." Jaken stuttered.
"I see. No matter. I will manage to enter into my Mother's room." Sesshoumaru placed the key into the hole and turned it counter-clockwise. A bright white light surrounded Sesshoumaru and Jaken as the door opened up. Behind the door...something appeared that neither of them expected. A horrible sight for the son of the Great Dog Demon, Taoshi.
...Inuyasha and the gang...
Inuyasha followed Kagome outside and sat beside her near the fire. Sango, Miroku, and Shippou all stared onto them expectantly.
"What!" Inuyasha finally asked annoyed. The three of them all shook their heads and shrugged their shoulders.
"Inuyasha, maybe we should search the site of the incident in order to obtain information about the strange body switching that occurred." Miroku put in.
"Sounds like a good idea to me." Kagome stood up and walked away from the fire. Followed by Sango, Shippou, Kirara, and Miroku. Inuyasha watched them all as they left, then decided to follow.
Miroku, Shippou, and Sango all boarded up on Kirara while Kagome climbed onto Inuyasha's back. It felt strange to the miko being on Inuyasha's half brother's back. But seeing that it was actually Inuyasha in Sesshoumaru's body, she dealt with it.
It wasn't long until they reached the site and all of the memories came back to the gang.
'How did this happen?' Kagome could feel her knees becoming weak. She didn't know if it was because she was cold or because the very thought of Sesshoumaru overwhelmed her already perplexed mind. Kagome's mind seemed to take hold of itself and bring her back into the past.
...Flashback...
She is mine.' Sesshoumaru thought before he placed his right hand on the nape of Kagome's neck, and his left hand on her waist. Sesshoumaru slightly closed his eyes before leaning over and connecting lips with Kagome.
'What's he doing!' Kagome's eyes were still wide opened and everything felt so awkward. Kagome could feel the urge to wrap her arms around Sesshoumaru, but something told her to run. Knowing that this taiyoukai was full of hate was enough to keep her away from him. But tonight...tonight he seemed to be showing her his soft side. 'Sesshoumaru...' Kagome began to close her eyes as she swiftly let her arms wrap around Sesshoumaru's neck.
...End Flashback...
Kagome placed her hand over her lips and let a silent tear drop from her eye. 'I remember letting every memory of Inuyasha go for that brief moment.'
Inuyasha walked over to the battle area with Sango and Miroku close behind him. "Tch. There's not even any evidence here." Inuyasha grunted.
Miroku bent down on one knee and brushed the snow away from a shiny object imbedded in the ground. "Peculiar. Inuyasha do you recognize this?" Miroku held up a golden key and it shone in the sunlight. Inuyasha grabbed the key from Miroku and observed it himself.
"Probably just a piece of junk that a passing merchant dropped." Inuyasha mumbled before dropping the key back in the snow. Miroku picked it up once more and observed it more closely. It consisted of a dragon with a broken wing and a single petal from a sakura blossom.
"I wonder..." Miroku was broken from his concentration by the sound of Inuyasha's voice.
"Come on Monk. We have work to do." Inuyasha yelled. Miroku stood up from his spot on the ground and placed the key in his kimono.
Kagome was still in a daze when Inuyasha approached her. "What's wrong Kagome?" Inuyasha looked into her eyes. "What's with the look of concentration on your face?"
Kagome snapped back to reality and gave Inuyasha a fake smile. "Don't be ridiculous. I was just staring at the ground." Kagome answered nervously. Inuyasha just rose his eyebrow and continued walking.
Continued in Chapter 11...
A/N: Okay. I hope this chapter was to your liking. Heh. This time it only took me two or three days to update. I bet you're glad about that. Hehe. Anywho...Next chapter is where the fun begins. -Gets an announcers voice- So please stay tuned for the next exciting episode of...INUYASHA AND SESSHOUMARU SWITCH BODIES AND KAGOME IS STUCK WITH A HARD DECISION ON WHO SHE WANTS TO BE WITH BUT DON'T WORRY EVERYTHING MAY TURN OUT TO BE ALRIGHT IN THE END...see you next time!
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Karen12- Yeah Kagome didn't sit Sesshoumaru because she is starting to have overwhelming feelings for the poor dude. I used to word imperceptible last chapter because Sesshoumaru was referring to the slight maturity that Inuyasha has. So basically I was meaning it like this, "Inuyasha, would you cease your small maturity issues." If that makes sense...and if it doesn't, sorry for the confusion. I normally forget that people can't read my mind or know what I mean when I type things...so I sowwy for that, too.
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