Any Inuyasha characters in this fic don't belong to me.

Strange Happenings

--Bone-Eater's Well--

"Inuyasha, are you ready to go?" Kagome asked, looking behind her to the half breed behind her. When no answer came, she turned completely around to see that she was nowhere in sight. "Inuyasha? Where'd you go?" she asked with a sigh.

"I'm not going anywhere, Kagome. Not like this," the busty Inuyasha said, putting her foot down.

"But you said you would, Inuyasha." She was a little more than upset now, hearing that Inuyasha had gone back on her promise. The demon simply looked away, nose up in the clouds in the same way she always did. "Oh, you're hopeless! My family couldn't care less what you look like!"

"Still, I'm not going."

Kagome let out an annoyed growl and leered at Inuyasha dangerously. "Fine. I'll take Shippo, disguised as you!" she declared, looking away from the red clothed demon.

"Fine, see it I care!" Inuyasha shouted back.

"And I was going to ask mom to make roast tonight." She grinned after she said that, because she knew that would get Inuyasha thinking. "With that sauce you seem to enjoy so much, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn on the cob with melted butter, and mom's special garlic bread."

Inuyasha's mouth was watering. She couldn't turn down a meal like that, even if she had to take embarrassment. It all sounded so good too. It was a dirty trick by Kagome, but it was clever.

"But you've made it abundantly clear that you don't want to come back with me," she said as she stepped to the well. "C'mon Shippo, let's go restock and get fed."

Immediately, Shippo hurried down the path quickly. "Ready when you are, Kagome," the fox demon said, shape-shifting into Inuyasha's former self.

Inuyasha's face turned red from anger and humiliation and clenched her fist. Without so much as another word, she thrust the fist into the side of the transformed Shippo's face, dispelling the form. "Screw that! If anyone's gonna eat at that banquet, it's gonna be me!" she declared, casting a piercing glare at the grounded fox demon.

Shippo shook off his dizziness and leered at Inuyasha, but Kagome wore only smiles. "Good, it's settled then. C'mon, Inuyasha," she said and held her hand out for the demon to take. Reluctantly, Inuyasha took Kagome's hand and within moments, they jumped into the well together.

Shippo peered down into the well and saw that the two had already vanished, as if they were never there to begin with. He puffed out his cheeks. "This stinks. That food sounded yummy too," he pouted.

--Modern day Japan; Higurashi Shrine--

Kagome climbed out of the well and took a look around the darkened storage room. "Home sweet home," she commented and took a deep breath of air. "Inuyasha, come out. No one's going to laugh at you."

Sheepishly and at a snail's pace, Inuyasha climbed out of the well and took a careful look around. "Do you have something I can use to disguise myself?" she asked.

"Inuyasha…"

"Okay, okay. What about something to bind these breasts?"

"Inuyasha."

"That grayish, sticky strip?"

"Inuyasha!"

"What?"

Kagome sighed and shook her head. She then reached up on a shelf and found what the demon had mentioned; duck tape. "With breasts that large, I wouldn't recommend that," she cautioned with a monotonous expression. Without thinking another second, Inuyasha grabbed the tape. She quickly stripped off her tunic and began the process of taping the massive mounds of flesh down. With all the tape, she wasn't able to conceal them completely. "You're still about a B cup, Inuyasha…"

The demon smiled, face a little blue. "W-well, at least when I get my tunic and such back on, no one will notice," she said, sounding a bit strained.

Kagome sweatdropped with her blank glare and shook her head. "What about your hips and butt?"

With a slight gasp, Inuyasha turned to get a look at her posterior. Even with the large breasts in tight confines, she still had a perfect hourglass figure. Her golden eyes narrowed. "Get me more tape."

"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried out, "You cannot hide that!"

"But, Kagome—"

"And take off that tape! You sound like you have laryngitis!"

"I can breathe!" she shouted back, followed by coughs. "I'm getting a bit light headed," she complained. "What's wrong with me?" Without another word, Kagome tore off the duck tape, making Inuyasha shriek with pain. "Hey! What was that for?" the demon demanded as her breasts bounced back into shape.

"Listen, my family won't think any different of you!"

"That's beside the point!" the demon contested. "Sota looks up to me! How's he supposed react when he finds out that I've been turned into a girl?"

Remaining silent, Kagome turned and started for the door. "Hush up and come with me," she said as she left the storage room.

Inuyasha sighed and looked down to her naked breasts—so large and troublesome—as they stung with pain from the duck tape. "Let's go," she muttered as she tossed her tunic and coat back on and followed Kagome out.

"I'm home!" Kagome announced with a smile as she entered the kitchen to see her mother busy and Sota at the table doing his homework.

Both turned to see her, with broad smiles on their faces. "Kagome! Welcome home, honey," her mother greeted first as she dried her hands with a towel.

"Hi sis! Is Inuyasha with you?" Sota chimed in, almost more excited to see Inuyasha than his sister.

Kagome smiled and was about to answer, when a racket hit their ears. They all ran to the back door and saw Inuyasha trying to get back on her feet. "K-Kagome? Little help?" she asked.

Kagome smiled nervously and started for her to help the half demon up. "Inuyasha?" Sota asked, cocking his head to the side. Mrs. Higurashi also looked to the feminine Inuyasha with an air of curiosity.

Kagome smiled again, more nervously. "W-well, you see guys—"

"—I'm Inuyasha's sister!" Inuyasha blurted out, eyes wide.

Sota and Mrs. Higurashi looked to each other with questionable looks. "I didn't know Inuyasha had a sister," the younger boy commented.

"Oh, it's so great to meet you!" Mrs. Higurashi said and hugged Inuyasha tightly. "Your brother is a welcomed guest in this home, and so should you be. Please make yourself at home."

Kagome gave Inuyasha a blank glance and blinked a few times. Inuyasha smiled sheepishly and retuned the hug. "T-thank you very much, Mrs. uh… Kagome's Mom."

"You know, Inuyasha's never said anything about a sister," Sota queried. "What's your name?"

Both Inuyasha and Kagome stood totally still, eyes wide with surprise and lips buttoned tightly. What were they going to call the demon? Inuyasha gulped loudly and blushed. "Uh… w-well, you see—"

"Oh, there's nothing to be shy about, Aniyu," Kagome said quickly, covering up for Inuyasha's lie.

"Aniyu?" Inuyasha, Sota and Mrs. Higurashi asked in unison.

"Yes, Aniyu. She's a little shy about her name," she clarified with an ear-to-ear grin. "Personally, I think it's cute."

Inuyasha blushed again, looking away. "Uh… t-thank you, Kagome…"

"Oh, and Mom? Tonight's a special night, so do you think you could make your famous roast?" Kagome asked politely, smiling widely. Inuyasha—or "Aniyu"—also began to smile. She could just smell the roast now.

Mrs. Higurashi smiled as well. "What a coincidence! I'm just getting prepared to make some now! Grandpa's been craving it too."

"Yeah! But, too bad Inuyasha won't be joining us," Sota lamented, "it's his favorite dish."

'Aniyu' smiled very nervously at that. Truth be told, she did look to Sota as a sort-of younger sibling, and could be protective over him. "Don't worry Sota. Inuyasha will show up sooner or later to say hi."

"Ya mean it!" the young boy exclaimed happily. "That'd be great! I can't wait!"

--Feudal Japan; Kaede's Village--

Shippo sat a few feet from the busy Kaede, playing with Kirara with a bit of wheat. "I'm telling you, Kirara," he began, "no good can come out of Inuyasha's transformation." The small cat demon looked to Shippo with her large red eyes and made a slight mew. "You know how Sango and Kagome get moody occasionally? What happens if Inuyasha gets like that? We'll all be doomed!" he exclaimed, eyes wide with fear.

"Don't worry so much about it, Shippo," Miroku added in as he took a seat beside the fox. "If we just stay out of Inuyasha's way, we will have a considerably lower change of getting savage beatings."

Shippo narrowed his eyes at the monk and gave him a slight leer. "Well, just don't mistake Inuyasha for Kagome or Sango. I really doubt Inuyasha will accept 'temporary insanity' as a valid excuse."

The monk smiled sheepishly. "Yes, I know. I may end up losing a hand instead."

"Try head," Sango said as she walked up and sat beside them. "Knowing Inuyasha's temper, your head would probably be the first to go if you tried that." Miroku grinned again and sweat dropped a little. "But this whole thing will be interesting," the demon slayer admitted with a slight smirk.

"Interesting; maybe. But deadly? Yes!" Shippo commented. "Like I was telling Kirara, if Inuyasha gets moody, we'd be better off dealing with his full demon self!"

Sango looked down to Shippo and smiled to him. "Oh, come now, Shippo. Inuyasha can't be that bad, even when irritated."

"But Sango, Inuyasha was bad enough when he was calm," the monk said, rubbing his chin. "With this current situation, he will be far more irritable. And we all know what happens when he's irritable."

"See? Miroku's right, Sango," the small fox boy agreed. "Things can only go from bad to worse."

Sango shook her head to the two. "You boys are overreacting," she said with a sigh. "Just because Inuyasha's a woman now doesn't make him any more dangerous than before."

Just as Sango began to walk away, Shippo shut his eyes and sighed. "Well, you and Kagome are pretty dangerous sometimes…"

She stopped and looked back at the fox demon with flames in her eyes. "What was that?"

"Nothing!" he immediately responded.

"Let's keep it that way," the slayer added. "Come on, Kirara." Kirara mewed and followed Sango closely.

Miroku looked to Shippo and laughed a bit. "And that is just what I mean. Imagine if it were Inuyasha." Shippo made a short groan and his face turned blue at the mere thought. The monk chuckled briefly, smiling nervously again.

--Modern day Japan; Higurashi Shrine--

Inuyasha sat in Kagome's room after enjoying the roast Mrs. Higurashi made for dinner. She had never felt better since this whole ordeal began. In fact it was the first time she had a genuine smile. "Leave it to your mom, Kagome, to put a smile on this face," she said aloud, lying down on the floor, arms behind her head as she looked to the ceiling.

Kagome looked back to her and smiled. "So don't you feel silly? Didn't I tell you they wouldn't care?"

"Kagome, they're under the impression that I am Aniyu: Dog Demon and sister of Inuyasha," she reminded as she sat up, "it's not the same thing."

Kagome remained quiet, looking to her friend staring back at her with golden eyes. "I guess you're right…" She turned away and looked to her mirror. "But aren't you glad you came anyway?"

Inuyasha continued to stare at Kagome and looked away after a few seconds. "Well, yeah… It was worth it," she admitted.

Kagome giggled and turned back towards Inuyasha. "I knew her roast would perk you up."

"Obviously. That's one of the few things I love most here: your mother's cooking," she said with a smile.

There was a change in Kagome's eyes as she looked to Inuyasha. "Few things you love most?" she asked. "What are those few things?"

Immediately, Inuyasha's face turned red as she looked away. "Well, Sota, for one. I can actually treat him like a younger brother. And your crazy grandfather and his seals," she said with a slight laugh, "And Buyo, how he's so lazy and gets pissed whenever I play with him."

Kagome started closer to Inuyasha with a monotonous expression. "What else?" she asked, flatly.

Inuyasha looked to her with some confusion. "K-Kagome? What are you—"

"Tell me," she interrupted. She then sat onto the floor a few inches from Inuyasha and crawled to her. Now she was practically on top of the demon.

"K-Kagome…"

"Inuyasha…" Kagome pressed her breasts against Iunyasha's, making the dog demon gasp slightly and shudder. Inuyasha blushed brightly as she looked to Kagome with great confusion. Kagome's eyes remained half closed as a faint blush spread over her face. She inched closer to Inuyasha, who proceeded forward as well.

Suddenly, a gentle knock came to the door. "Kagome? I have your bag prepared," Mrs. Higurashi said from the other side.

Both immediately pushed away, faces as red as beets and not looking to each other. "O-okay. Thanks Mom," she said with a touch of nervousness.

"Y-yeah, thank you, Mrs. Higurashi," 'Aniyu' said, just as nervously as Kagome.

"I'll leave the bag out here," she said and placed the bag down. "Are you leaving tonight or are you going to stay until morning?"

"W-we're going to leave soon, mom," Kagome answered and opened the door to see her. "Aniyu and Inuyasha need to be somewhere by tomorrow afternoon, so we have to get an early start tomorrow."

"Oh, that's too bad," Mrs. Higurashi lamented. "I have food, snacks, medical supplies and everything you asked for," she explained with a smile. "Be safe, honey," she cautioned and gave her daughter a hug.

"I will, mom. Inuyasha'll protect me."

Inuyasha looked to them in their embrace and stared at them for a few seconds. "Don't worry. My brother and I will make sure nothing happens to Kagome. You can count on that, Mrs. Higurashi," she said with a fierce passion.

Mrs. Higurashi looked to her with a wide smile. "Thank you so much for protecting my girl." Inuyasha blushed slightly and looked away. "When you talk like that, you make me think of how brave and powerful Inuyasha is, and how grateful I am that he's in our lives."

Her blush became brighter. "T-thank you…"

"Sorry we have to leave so suddenly, mom, but we really have to be going back now," Kagome said, hefting her heavy bag over her shoulder. "Love you mom. We'll be back sometime soon."

"Love you too honey," Mrs. Higurashi said and hugged her daughter again. "Dad. Sota. Kagome and Aniyu are leaving now."

"Bye Kagome and Aniyu," Sota said as he ran upstairs and hugged his sister. He then hugged 'Aniyu's' leg. With a smile, she pat his head, assuring him that Inuyasha will arrive soon.

"Goodbye, Kagome. Watch out for the demons," Kagome's grandfather cautioned. "And Aniyu, it was very nice to meet you," he said to Inuyasha. He then scratched his head, "And I'm sorry again for the seal."

She laughed. "It's fine." She looked around nervously. She had to make it seem believable that she wasn't Inuyasha and that she never met them before. "Uh… I-it's nice to meet you all."

The Higurashi's all smiled at her and bowed to her slightly. Inuyasha bowed back. "Come back anytime, Aniyu," they said in unison.

Kagome said goodbye to her family again and headed off to the storage room with Inuyasha close behind. "That wasn't so bad, now was it? They love you, 'Aniyu'," Kagome said with a slight laugh.

"Y-yeah," Inuyasha answered. After a few silent moments, she spoke again. "Kagome? What was that in the bedroom?" she asked curiously.

Kagome stopped and turned to face Inuyasha and blushed slightly. "N-nothing… Don't worry about it, Inuyasha," she assured and continued walking.

Inuyasha stood quiet after that and watched Kagome. "Were you going to kiss me?"

Again, Kagome stopped and stayed focused on the well. "Let's just… get back, okay?" she asked quickly.

"Kagome."

"Alright, yes. I was going to kiss you," she admitted. Inuyasha stood silent, unsure what to say or do next. "I don't care what you look like," she continued, "you're still the same Inuyasha I've always known…" She looked away after that. "Woman or not, you're still Inuyasha…" Neither said anything. They just looked into each other's eyes. "Sango, Miroku and Shippo are waiting for us. Let's go." With that, she jumped into the well.

Inuyasha waited around in the storage room as Kagome disappeared in the well. She was going to kiss me? Inuyasha thought curiously. But… I'm still a woman… Why would she want to kiss me like this? She was a bit confused, but shrugged off the thought. She dove into the well after Kagome and vanished into it…

-- Feudal Japan; Kaede's Village --

The next morning, Inuyasha made sure the Tetsusaiga was at her side, Sango double checked her equipment, Miroku tightened the prayer beads at his left hand, Kagome held her heavy bag over her shoulder and Shippo hopped onto her other shoulder. With everyone set and ready to go, they set out for the sage Kaede talked of. With the map handed to them by the village explorer, their quest shouldn't be too difficult if they just followed it accordingly. "Everyone set and ready to go?" Inuyasha called back to her companions. With a collective nod, they were off to the forest which connects to the mountain path.

--Forest--

"Damn it," Inuyasha growled as she looked up from the map. "These directions are bum!" She crumbled the map and casually tossed it over her shoulder with a frustrated huff. "This explorer must be getting on in age or something, because we've been to this area before."

Miroku looked around carefully and deduced that Inuyasha was right. "Yes, I'm quite certain we passed that rock before."

"We have," Shippo said and hopped from Kagome's shoulder to beside the rock. "I left marks on it," he broadcasted and pointed to several little white tick marks on the grayish stone. "This is the fourth time we've been here."

"Agh, this is just perfect," Inuyasha grumbled and slapped her forehead.

Sango sighed and Kagome shook her head. "So, now what?" the slayer asked.

"We find our own way out," Inuyasha responded coldly.

Kagome sighed and adjusted her bag. "How're we going to do that?"

Without a thought, Inuyasha dropped down to the floor, nose in the dirt and began sniffing around. "If this explorer knew where he was going," she began and continued to sniff a bit, "I can pick up his scent and follow it."

"Good thinking, Inuyasha," Shippo commented. Inuyasha found a scent and took off down the path. The others followed closely after her and their quest was back on track.

…Or so they thought…

"Agh! We're lost again!" Inuyasha cried out, hands on her head in frustration. "I lost it!"

"Well, you tried Inuyasha," Kagome said as she pat the demon's back. "Maybe we should rest," she suggested.

"Yes, a rest would be a good idea," Miroku seconded Kagome's idea. "We've been walking for most of the day."

"It could calm your nerves, Inuyasha," Sango said. Kirara agreed with a nod.

Inuyasha sneered at them and placed her hands at her hips. "Rest? I'm not gonna rest! Not when I can—" Suddenly, she cut herself off.

"Why must you be so stubborn?" Shippo scolded. "The day's already half over and we haven't stopped walking since!"

"Shippo, shut up!" Inuyasha shouted and drew the Tetsusaiga, forming the fang-like sword. "I can sense something…" Immediately, they all kept quiet.

In an instant, a vicious growling emanated from a bush just behind Inuyasha and a pitch black wolf dove out and at the half-breed. Without a word, she swung Tetsusaiga around in horizontal arch, but the wolf easily evaded and landed. It was gifted with incredible speed, and it quickly dove at Inuyasha again. Luckily, the extra weight on Inuyasha's chest had thrown her off balance and barely avoided the diving wolf. It turned and faced Inuyasha and snarled. There's something about that wolf, Kagome thought. Just looking to its hind legs, she caught a glint of light. Jewel shards! Kagome looked to the wolf and blinked. "Koga!" she called out. The wolf wasted no time and looked back to the girl. Its face went from a distorted rage to that of a happy mutt.

"Koga?" Inuyasha shouted angrily as she picked herself up. "That's why I recognized that scent!"

Sango approached the wolf and it quickly cast her a powerful glower. "It's Koga alright," she said, looking at its deep blue eyes.

"Koga, what happened to you?" Kagome asked and stroked his chin. He gratefully lifted his head so Kagome could scratch his neck.

"So, something strange and unusual happened to him as well?" Miroku asked and scratched his head. "My, what peculiar events lately…"

"Yeah, whatever." Inuyasha looked to Koga and growled. He looked back up at Inuyasha and growled.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome said with a hint of a dangerous tone. She looked back down to Koga and scratched behind his ear. "How did this happen, Koga?" He barked at her and pointed his muzzle towards a path. "Down that way?" she asked. Koga nodded and sprinted off down the indicated path. "C'mon! He wants us to follow him," she said as she took off after him.

Sango and Shippo followed quickly, leaving just Inuyasha and Miroku. "Perhaps Koga knows how to get out of here." the monk suggested to the half demon.

"Oh, that's a load of bull, Monk." She sighed and shook her head. "If Koga's dumb enough to get transformed into the cur he truly is, he's dumb enough to forget how he got here."

Miroku remained silent and looked to Inuyasha. "But, you were transformed too, Inuyasha." The half demon looked back to Miroku with an outright leer. "Well, it's true."

"You know, Monk, you're right," she said, looking up as if to think. "I guess I'm dumb too." Miroku's eyes widened as Inuyasha approached with an. "How very true."

"Now, I-Inuyasha. T-that's not what I meant!" The demon drew closer. "W-what was that Sango? I-I'm coming!" With that, Miroku ran off after the others.

Inuyasha shook her head and the false insight from her face vanished. She then proceeded to follow the others.

--Strange Meadow--

Koga lead them to a strange meadow. Something in it was emitting a faint blue glow against the bushes, leaves and trees. He stood in front of a bush that seemed to stick out more than the others and gestured to it. "A bush?" Kagome asked and looked to it. Koga nodded and began to pant. "I don't get it…"

"Of course you don't understand," a voice called from somewhere. Everyone looked around for the voice but found nothing. "That is a very rare bush and its fruit has very powerful effects." The voice sounded very familiar. Inuyasha's eyes closed and a stern face spread her expression. Before the voice could return, she slapped her cheek and looked to her palm. On it was a flattened familiar flea man. "Ouch… Lord Inuyasha, must you be so rough?"

"I've not been in the greatest of moods, Myoga," she grumbled and leered at him.

"But I was in the middle of explaining the mystery of the 'Forbidden Berries'," he lamented.

"Forbidden berries?" Kagome questioned the flea demon as she looked to the strange looking berry handing from a branch.

"Yes. And it seems Koga has gotten into them," the flea chuckled. "You see, whenever a demon eats from this bush, a magical transformation occurs and they become an animal, usually pertaining to the true nature. For example, I may transform into a mighty lion, due to my courageous demeanor." Suddenly, Koga began to bark at him, making him jump from Inuyasha's palm and onto her head.

"Or perhaps a chicken. You run from every little thing!" Inuyasha growled and snatched the flea from her head and leered back at him. "And why is it that when things get dicey, you're nowhere in sight?" she scolded while attempting to squish him between her thumb and index finger.

"But why did Koga become a wolf?" Kagome asked again, Koga rubbing up against her leg.

"Well, if the demon has an uncertain trait, they will just become the animal that is closely related to their decent," Myoga explained.

"It makes sense now, but how do we return him to normal?" she asked again.

Inuyasha scoffed and roughly pat Koga's head. "Why? I like him better like this. Not as talkative," she said with a laugh. Koga immediately turned to Inuyasha, growled angrily and barked.

"Inuyasha, now's not the time to be obnoxious," Kagome scolded. "Myoga, please explain how we can restore Koga to his former self?"

Myoga nodded and pointed to a teal-colored berry amongst the purple ones. "Feed him a teal berry to reverse the transformation."

"Hey! Would that cure my transformation!" Inuyasha asked hastily.

"Unfortunately not, Lord Inuyasha," the flea said and bowed sorrowfully. "The teal berries only reverse transformations done by the Forbidden Berries."

Silence filled the meadow as Inuyasha's gaze narrowed on the flea. "You're useless then!" she yelled and flicked Myoga with incredible force against a nearby tree. He flattened upon impact. "Gah, this sucks!"

"My apologies—ERK—Lord Inuyasha," Myoga managed as the wind peeled him off the tree.

Inuyasha continued to moan and groan in the back, making Kagome sigh as she picked the berry from the bush. "I swear, Koga, this has been a strange couple of days," she said to the wolf as she brought the berry to his muzzle. He lifted his nose to the sky, balancing the berry on it. Kagome giggled as she saw the look in his eyes. "Koga, you're so arrogant," she teased. With that, he tossed the berry up, opened his mouth and caught it.

After swallowing the berry and licking his chops, Koga's entire form began to glow brightly. His shape was becoming more human-like in a matter of moments as his form stood up. The glowing stopped and there stood Koga, the wolf demon. "Whoa, talk about weird," he commented and scratched behind his ear. "I came to the forest for hunting, but all the animals were gone. So I stumbled across this bush. The next thing I knew, I was a wolf," he explained. "Luckily I ran into you guys, or I may've never returned to normal. There has to be a way to thank you, Kagome."

"Think nothing of it, Koga," Kagome said with a smile.

"But while you're at it, mind showing us the way outta here?" Inuyasha asked, crossing her arms across her chest.

Koga immediately began to laugh and point at the effeminate Inuyasha. "And what happened to you, mutt-face?" He continued to laugh in histrionics. "Did you piss off a witch or something?" Inuyasha's eyes narrowed and her eye twitched. "I guess 'mutt-face' won't cut it! That must make you a—"

"Don't say it Koga!" Miroku warned quickly.

"You'll regret it!" Shippo added.

"—a bitch!" Koga continued and resumed his laughter. All was silent but the incessant laughing of the wolf demon and all eyes averted to the target of the cruel joke.

Inuyasha's fist clenched and grit her teeth into an angry sneer. The oblivious Koga kept on with his steady stream of laughter as a vein throbbed on Inuyasha's forehead. "That's… IT!" she shouted, getting Koga's attention. "You're dead meat!" she yelled out again and rolled up her sleeves. Even with Koga's speed, he couldn't dodge the angry demon's mighty punch in the face. He stumbled back and prompted Inuyasha to uppercut the wolf in the chin, sending him high up into the air. With a high degree of demonic speed, she rocketed into the air after Koga and hammered him with an overhead smashing and launched him back to earth with a loud crash. Seconds after Koga became a head in the ground, Inuyasha landed directly on it, pushing it even further under. "If you say anything like that again, I will tear your innards out and shove them down your goddamn throat! And if I see your ugly mug around me again, I will beat the ever-loving shit out of you! Do you hear me!" she yelled down into the hole.

"Yes," his voice echoed in the hole.

"Do I make myself clear?"

"Crystal," he added, raising his hand out of the hole and made an 'ok' sign.

"Good!" With that, she let Koga out of the hole. "Now show us the way out of here, now, Koga…"

"Y-yes ma'am," said the wolf demon with dented pride.

"What was that?" she shouted as she kicked Koga in the groin harshly. That kick was fueled with demon power, as it knocked his eyes crossways and he collapsed on the floor, gasping for air. "Get it straight! I. Am. A. Man!"

"Y-yes s-sir," he gasped weakly, followed by a cough.

"That's more like it…"

No one dared speak to Inuyasha after that. Koga reluctantly—and carefully—lead them out of the forest and to a winding mountain pass. He warned them of many powerful demons that may threaten the pathways and quickly left. Koga was so ashamed, he didn't even say goodbye to Kagome. And with the forest out of the way, they looked forward to the rigorous task of scaling the mountain to meet the sage that may reverse this terrible charm…

End of Chapter III:

Femme Fatale: Inuyasha?

Worenx's Corner

Worenx: Wow! That was a brilliant chapter Shade! (claps)

Shade: Thank you. Not bad for a summer-long hiatus, né?

Chachi: No! (barges in) You cannot do this, Shade! This was my idea!

Shade: Well, Chachi, I am cleaning up the messes you left that you called fanfictions. So I think I'm entitled to change things around.

Chachi: But this just screams Chachi! You can't just stamp your name in every orifice! (bawls) It's just not right!

Shade: … Well take it up with Worenx. You're just a stagehand now and I've been promoted to head writer.

Chachi: (eyes well up) Say it ain't so, Worenx!

Worenx: It ain't so. (smiles)

Chachi: Ha! Take that Shade!

Worenx: But I only said that cuz you told me to. It's as true as true can be. (smiles)

Chachi: (big eyes) Noooooooooooooo!

Worenx: By the way. (deep voice) Chachi… (breathes heavy) I am your fa—

Shade: Say it, Worenx, and I obliterate you with Ultima… It's been done to death…

Worenx: (smiles)

--Minutes later--

Shade: (casting Ultima, incredibly pissed)

Worenx: (deep voice) Totally worth it! (breathes heavy)

Chachi: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!