The Shikigami user & the Gorgeous Goddesses

by Uruz 11

Michiru is forced to stay at a relative's house which is occupied by heavenly goddesses, will romance bloom admist the humour and chaos during his stay? Will all of them visit Japan's Feudal era as well? Chapter 4 is rewritten. Michiru/Peorth as the main pairing, but two alternate endings well also be included as a bonus with a different pairing for each: Michiru/Urd, Michiru/Lind.

10. Heaven for Michiru and Hell for Miroku

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Oh My Goddess, or anything associated with either of them. This story is being written just for fun and enjoyment.

Chapter #10: Heaven for Michiru and Hell for Miroku…Well, sort of

Inuyasha woke up earlier than either Michiru or Miroku, his sensitive hearing along with his half demon instincts made him wake up almost automatically right at sunrise, though he spent the next few hours relaxing comfortably in the peace and quiet of the early morning or walking outside for a while in the yard as the sun slowly rose higher and higher into the sky. Ordinarily, Inuyasha was always the one in the group to urge everybody onwards or to get up in order to start the day during his Feudal era adventures including the duration when Michiru had become both a new friend and companion in his company of fellow travellers. However, this was now the Modern era and though the task of gathering up the rest of the Shikon jewel shards still weighed on his mind, Naraku was dead and gone and so the half demon was content to take a long break and allow all of his friends to enjoy themselves, especially now during this new turn of events which involved Michiru staying under a roof with five gorgeous goddesses from Heaven in addition to Keiichi and of course Michiru's Uncle as well.

"Those two are still asleep, oh well, it was a long and eventful night for each of them after all so they need the rest." Inuyasha commented as he glanced at each of his friends until he noticed something out of the ordinary about Michiru's appearance. "Huh? It is just my imagination or does Michiru look…a little…different?"

The half demon approached Michiru's sleeping form to get a closer look at his Kururugi friend who was still fast asleep and upon examining the young boy's face with his eyes, Inuyasha had to clamp his mouth shut to keep himself from laughing, he then took a look at Miroku just to see if his other friend's appearance had changed at all, but it looked as though only Michiru was the one who had unusual symptoms from something he had obviously caught by accident whether it was from a spell or a curse. Not that this was life threatening or anything, but from Michiru's viewpoint, one would understand why the Kururugi boy would panic once he discovered this for himself.

OMG! This would be so funny if I had Kagome's camera to record Michiru waking up and finding out he's a…wait! I'll just go inside and get it! Yeah, oh this is going to be so hilarious! I can't wait to see the look on Michiru's face!

Inuyasha departed from the Temple and went inside the house, making sure to be as quiet as possible in order to avoid waking anybody up, but he heard some activity coming from the bathroom and deduced that someone was already awake and preparing to have a bath so he hurried along until he found Kagome fast asleep with Shippo, Sango and Kohaku all close by as well in the downstairs area of the house. The half demon spotted the school girl's yellow backpack in a corner and quietly dug through its contents until he found her video camera so he could do some video recording with it, Inuyasha then made his way back outside to the Temple where he found Michiru and Miroku still sleeping as he prepared the handheld appliance for use before aiming it at his Kururugi friend with an excited grin.

"Michiru? Michiru! Hey! Its morning already! Rise and Shine, its butt kicking time!" Inuyasha said loudly, shaking his Kururugi friend by the shoulder until Michiru was awaken from his deep sleep, the half demon's loud voice had even woken Miroku up who thankfully had a good sleep given the long laborious and aggravating punishment he had been forced to suffer through late yesterday evening. "Wake up!"

"Hmm? It's too early Inuyasha, what's the big idea of waking me up all of a sudden? Why are you looking at me like that with that funny grin all over your face? Huh? Why does m-my voice sound…so d-different from normal?" Michiru asked as he awoke to find his voice sounded different, he then looked at his hands and arms before pulling the cover of his sleeping bag aside to get a better look at his body and was astonished to behold what his eyes saw, the Shikigami user who's body was or at least used to be fifteen years old had mysteriously been transformed back into an earlier age of 10 years old. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?"

"Now j-just s-stay calm Michiru, I don't know what happened or why it happened, but I'm sure we'll figure it out." Inuyasha replied, trying desperately not to laugh out loud for the sake of his friend whom he now felt sorry for and while making sure he kept Kagome's video camera hidden from view as he recorded this morning's hilarious events, Inuyasha himself knew the dreadful feeling of having his body transform into a weaker state. Once each month during the moonless night, he was robbed of all his half demon strength, speed, healing and other advantageous abilities he was so used to possessing, leaving him in human form for one whole night until the sun had risen the following day which returned him to his normal half demon form. "No need to wake up the whole house, I'm sure that the goddesses can return your body to your normal state, I know from experience what you're going through so I understand how you feel."

"Wow! Its…kind of funny seeing you as a little boy, Shippo and the girls are going to laugh their heads off when they find out about this." Miroku remarked, taking a long look at Michiru's younger self while trying not to laugh at his friend's misfortune, only to receive a glare from both Michiru and Inuyasha which told the monk that his comments weren't helping. "Uh huh, sorry about that, I meant no offence."

"Yeah, I can already see it, I dunno who to feel sorry for; Michiru or who ever the person was who's responsible for his transformation." Inuyasha mentioned, trying to deduce who the culprit could have been. "It couldn't have been any of the goddesses, maybe that Troubadour dude did it out of vengeance for having been humiliated and having his ass kicked yesterday evening along with the fact that Michiru had his hands on Urd even though he was only trying to console her. It would make sense, he had motive and an ego after all."

"You don't have to remind me, I still have all sorts of his crazy songs stuck in my head from last night no thanks to him." Miroku pointed out angrily, making Inuyasha grin momentarily. "But I don't think it was him, he would have to have cast some sort of curse upon Michiru and I didn't sense any magic or divine powers at work at all except for when Troubadour had summoned that Golden Nightingale bird."

"Hmm, oh well, we're bound to figure it out eventually." Inuyasha deduced, stretching his arms before standing up. "Time to go for a walk."

"I'm going to go have a bath in order to relax and prepare for the day, each of you can have a bath once I'm done if no one else is up yet, I'll see you guys afterwards." Michiru said while he gathered up some of his clothes so he could go have a bath and get dressed before anyone else, it would be one less task he had to deal with since this new problem would take time to overcome, he only hoped that the goddesses would be able to assist in finding the cause of his transformation and more importantly, finding a way to cure him so that his body would revert back to normal. Thankfully, most of his clothes could still be worn even if they were a little extra large for his ten year old body, he merely had to tighten the belt around his pants that he wore along with the rest of his clothes. Michiru's runners were a different matter however, the shoe laces had to be tied extra tight and he had to were two pairs of socks underneath so that the runners wouldn't fall or fly off of his feet unexpectedly when ever he walked or ran.

"Ah, I don't need one of those yet." Inuyasha stated offhandedly until he suddenly remembered someone else was presently in the bathroom taking a bath, but instead of informing Michiru, he thought it would be more fun to mention the possibility that there was someone else taking a bath right at this moment in order to see where things would go for the sake of an entertaining video. "Uh, just so you know Michiru, I think I saw someone go into the bathroom a little while ago when I was out for an early morning walk so be careful you don't accidentally walk in on who ever is in there."

"Who was it Inuyasha?" Miroku asked curiously, suddenly taking an interest in who the identity of this someone might be. "One of the goddesses perhaps?"

"Hmm…I dunno, maybe, maybe not, but I definitely know the person is a woman judging from her scent." Inuyasha answered casually, trying not to grin as his eyes and the camera darted back and forth between an overly curious Miroku and a now very worried Michiru.

"You're making this sound very suspicious Inuyasha, I'd better go and find out just what's going if you're not going to tell us exactly who it was you saw." Michiru pointed out after noticing the funny looking and suspicious grin on the half demon's face as he got up to leave.

"Perhaps you should stay here Michiru since you've been transformed into a ten year old, you're current state might make anyone up and about mistake you for an intruder, but don't worry." Miroku suggested before announcing. "I'll go and investigate the situation myself."

Oh No! What are you doing Inuyasha? Are you TRYING to make things go out of control? Now Miroku's brains are being run by his balls!

Ha! Ha! Ha! Miroku, always so predictable and perverted, and Michiru's again taking on the role of the protector, this'll be fun to watch!

"She's probably finished her bath by now so for all we know, unless she's still inside drying off before getting dressed." Inuyasha stated, causing Miroku to frantically groom himself and adjust his kimono. "Where are you going Miroku? What's the hurry all of a sudden?"

"I don't want to miss such a heavenly sight before its gone forever!" Miroku replied before darting off to head for the entrance leading in and out of the Temple, but as he was about to pass Michiru, the Kururugi boy quickly grabbed his ablutions kit and swung it around striking the unprepared monk in the stomach before he toppled over and landed on the floor with a big loud thud. "Wooah! Hey! That's fowl play Michiru!"

Michiru didn't waste any time and grabbed his towel with his free hand before darting off in the direction of the house in the hopes of arriving at the bathroom before Miroku could get back on his feet and overtake him, for now that he was turned into a ten year old, his legs and height were shorter so he couldn't run as fast as he normally would and the strength of his body would also be reduced as well. Miroku lay flat on his back for a brief moment since he took quite the fall and did a somersault in the process, Inuyasha walked over and aimed the camera at him briefly to capture his appearance after the hilarious event he had just seen and captured on film, zooming in to get a close up of the monk's stunned face.

"AWW, poor baby…Ha! Ha! Ha!" Inuyasha added humorously before darting off to go track down Michiru and see where his friend was.

After entering the house through the side porch door using his spare key given to him by his parents Michiru wandered throughout the house as quietly as possible in order to make sure everyone else was still asleep if only to avoid being the laughing stock of the whole house, he then made his way to the bathroom which he deduced was unoccupied. One could hardly blame him for being in such a hurry anyway and a relaxing bath would certainly help to relieve some of the stress he was now going through, he didn't want to imagine how all of his other friends would react to his situation, especially the goddesses whom he had recently befriended and grown close too.

Okay, everyone else is still asleep so the bathroom is vacant and available, there's no sound of running water or any other activity either so it must be empty. So much for Inuyasha's warning about it being occupied, oh well, a bath is just what I need to start the new day off.

Upon entering halfway through the open door, Michiru suddenly halted with his foot suspended off the floor, his eyes and mouth wide open in utter shock. Standing over the bathtub having only just gotten out if it was a tall slender woman with golden blond hair which reached all the way down to her waist and bottom, the steam and humidity rising from the hot water in the bath tub made it difficult to tell who this woman was along with the fact that he couldn't see her face, he was also in the body of a ten year old so he wasn't as tall as he normally would be which made this event even more awkward. The woman in question apparently didn't notice Michiru staring at her so intently, nor did she even hear him slide the bathroom door open, the poor boy was mesmerized by this stranger's beauty that his hand relaxed until he lost his grip on his towel and ablutions kit he had carried with him, dropping the objects which struck the wooden surface of the floor with a loud thud. Upon hearing the noise, the woman turned and stared eye to eye with the Kururugi boy who only realized that he did in fact recognize who this woman was now that he could see her face, the long golden hair along with the red eyes and red markings on her face gave her away instantly.

"I-I'm s-sorry, I-I thought the bathroom was e-empty." Michiru mumbled uncontrollably, blushing furiously red just as much as the demonic woman was with widening eyes and open mouths before their senses caught up with them and they both found control of their voices.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Mara screamed out loudly and covering herself up with a white towel as Michiru backed out and slid the bathroom door shut really fast before leaning his back against it and covering his ears with his hands since the alarming noise was loud enough that it woke everyone else up in the whole house, even Inuyasha and Miroku who were outside in the Temple must have heard the cry as well and surely they would come inside to investigate and find out what had happened and who had screamed like that.

Oh no! Now everybody's awake and wandering over to find out what the commotion is, thanks a lot Mara, you sure played the part of being a damsel in distress. Hang on, what the heck is Mara even doing here in the first place? A-And at this early hour of the morning?

"Michiru? What was that unearthly scream just now?" Miroku asked, wandering down the hallway towards were Michiru was standing.

Here comes Miroku, oh great, the last person I need at a moment like this! I better keep him from peeping on Mara or else we've had it!

"Uh, th-there's someone inside the bathroom, w-we have to wait outside before either of us can go in." Michiru mumbled nervously while keeping his full attention on the curious monk in case things escalated out of hand which was unfortunately going to happen.

"Hmm, judging from how red your face is, I'd say you've already caught a glimpse of them, lucky for you." Miroku pointed out teasingly, making Michiru more uncomfortable since Miroku was now surely tempted to open the door to glance in himself. "So, who's in there?"

"Uh, Ma…its Mara." Michiru mumbled uncontrollably as he continued to blush, hoping that someone else would arrive and distract Miroku.

You've got ten seconds to dry off and get dressed Mara because if I know Miroku, he'll want to sneak a peek of you while you're naked!

"Mara? The demon lady from last night? What on earth is she doing here? Guess I'll find out for myself." Miroku sighed before facing the entrance and reaching to slide the bathroom door open, causing Michiru to step in front and block him. "Hey, I only wanna peek inside."

"Hold on Miroku! Y-You can't g-go in y-yet!" Michiru objected nervously, still blushing red and hoping that Mara had finished putting her clothes on by now., holding his arms out to his sides in order to stop the monk from walking around him, effectively blocking the entrance.

"Why not? She obviously came here uninvited so we might as well question her in person and find out why." Miroku suggested while trying to cover up the fact that he was merely trying to take advantage of the situation, but unfortunately for him, Michiru saw right through him.

"Did you learn nothing from the events of last night Miroku? I told you once already to reframe from your inexcusable behaviour, you already have one strike against you after your disrespectful actions towards Urd, I'll have no choice but to send you back to the Feudal era if you hit three strikes before the week is up. Is that what you want?" Michiru declared, trying to act on behave of his Uncle as the master of the house should for the sake of all those who resided in it, but being stuck in the body of a ten year old didn't help the situation either.

"Come now Michiru, are you really going to stand there and lecture me while you're in the body of a ten year old?" Miroku countered sarcastically, he only wanted to tease the Kururugi boy given his friend's present predicament, but Michiru didn't know that the monk was only kidding around and held his arms up defensively while forming his hands into fists. "You saw her naked beauty so let me see it AH!"

Miroku had casually reached his hand out either to slide open the door or to shove Michiru aside, one could only guess anyway since Miroku was only messing around, but the Shikigami user thought otherwise and instinctively delivered a swift punch to the monk's stomach. Miroku certainly wasn't hit hard enough to suffer any lasting injury from a blow like that since it came from a ten year old boy, but he wasn't expecting the situation to escalate out of control even though he should have given that he wasn't listening to Michiru's warning. While Miroku clutched his stomach momentarily, Michiru jumped up in order to grab the collar of the monk's kimono before pushing his feet against the sliding door behind him and launching the two of them a few feet away from the bathroom, causing Miroku to loose balance and fall down backwards on to the floor.

"OW! AH! Get off o-of m-me!" Miroku whined while fighting Michiru off, grabbing the small boy and throwing him off of his body before trying to get up, but Michiru used the opportunity to simply jump on Miroku's back and attack him from behind by pulling on his ears and hair. "AHH! AH! OW! AH! My hair! My ponytail! Stop pulling my hair! Argh! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! That's my ear! OW! OW!"

"Didn't I tell you not to open the door or go inside? Huh?" Michiru taunted, just managing to hold on by his fingertips as he continued to pull and yank on Miroku's ears and hair. Although Miroku was suffering a huge amount agony, most of it at this stage was caused by his own body movements, Michiru was trying to stay balanced and still if only to avoid falling off of Miroku's back now that the monk was standing on his feet again even though he forced to lean back and forward to stay balanced himself as well. Michiru had the worse position right now because his legs and feet were hanging over Miroku's shoulders and if he lost his grip, he'd end up falling backwards and landing head first on to the floor which would result with serious head and neck injury or worst of all, a sudden and unfortunate death.
"Mara? If you're dried off and fully dressed, please come outside, we only want to ask you what you're doing here so early in the morning."

Michiru thought that the worst of the situation was over and behind them, but unfortunately he couldn't have been more wrong. For while he and Miroku were both arguing and fighting, Mara had quickly dried herself off with a towel and was frantically trying to get her clothes on as fast as possible for fear that the perverted monk would catch a glimpse of her in her naked state as well, luckily Michiru had ensured that her privacy was secure even if he himself had accidentally seen her himself. Upon hearing Michiru's words from outside, Mara now fully dressed slid open the door and stepped outside just as Miroku lost his balance and stumbled forwards until he collided with her. The monk's face became buried in Mara's well formed cleavage while Michiru who was still sitting on Miroku's shoulders, collided with Mara's face, their lips crashing against each others unexpectedly in a flash as these events happened all at once before their eyes.

Needless to say, both Michiru and Mara's eyes were wide open and their faces began to blush a deep cherry red, Michiru managed to lean back a bit in order to separate and look at the stunned demon lady face to face with an especially embarrassed look on his equally guilt ridden face. Michiru's mouth was trembling, for he had seriously offended a woman by kissing her on the lips without her consent even if it was entirely by accident no thanks to Miroku who's face was still planted in the valley of her firm breasts, Mara's voice was trapped inside her throat and this event was way worse than having been glimpsed naked by the same young boy only moments ago.

"I-I'm so very sorry M-Mara." Michiru mumbled as he managed to find his voice, making Mara blink as her mind rebooted itself and giving her the realization that the young child before her was in fact the Shikigami user whom she had eaten dinner with yesterday evening.

"Get OFF OF ME YOU PERVERTS!" Mara yelled infuriately, slamming the palms of her hands against Miroku's and shoving the monk back really hard with enough force that Miroku regained balance for a moment until he eventually lost balance again and fell down on to the floor. "ARGH! HOW DARE YOU! NEVER IN ALL MY LIFE AS A SERVANT OF DEMONKIND HAVE I BEEN SO OFFENDED!"

Michiru managed to avoid any serious head injury by letting go with his right arm in order for it to hit the floor first as he and Miroku fell on to the floor together, the ten year old boy then untangled himself from the monk who's mind was still dazed with lecherous fantasizes involving Mara's female figure. The Kururugi boy stood up and saw his cell phone had fallen out of his pants pocket, grabbing it quickly off of the floor as Mara approached to exact her revenge on her offenders, the female demon then noticed the device and halted suddenly out of fear that the Shikigami warrior would turn it on and play hard rock music which would make her dance out of control against her will.

"Please calm down, I understand how you feel, but we've gone through enough unwanted trouble for one morning. Wouldn't you agree? Mara?" Michiru pointed out, holding his hands in the air to discourage Mara and prevent any further violence or trouble for the morning, he then noticed Mara staring at the cell phone he was holding and he realized she mistakenly thought he was threatening her like Toshiyuki had done yesterday afternoon during the break and enter involving the three of them as well as Urd and Skuld. "Oh, don't worry about my cell phone, I'll put it back in my pocket if that'll put you at ease. Mara? I have no words to express how sorry I am for…for kissing you like that even though it was an accident, I hope we can still be friends. Can you find it in you to forgive me one day when you're finally ready?"

Mara was taken aback, she honestly wasn't expecting to be put on the pedestal and be the person to pass judgement on this human mortal whom she held a grudge against, her pride as a demon was now conflicted with her inner feelings she felt from the fun and entertaining evening she had experienced from last night during dinner with all of the goddesses as well as with Michiru and his other friends. In all honesty, poor Mara didn't know what to do, she knew she shouldn't overreact since this was all just an accident and her pride made her feel otherwise. However, the Kururugi boy did show her his forgiveness earlier during yesterday afternoon and welcomed her as a friend to stay the evening for dinner so Mara reluctantly decided that it would be best to do the same so that they would both be on even terms, she owed him at least that and especially after he had apologized to her and protected her privacy from a certain monk.

Michiru was also in an undecided position as well, he wanted to do all he could to resolve the situation for both Mara and Miroku so no one else was hurt or offended, but he was stuck as a ten year old and he seriously didn't think he had it in him to break up any fights or step into the middle of one himself even with his Shikigami powers which he hoped he was still armed with. Luckily for him, everyone else was up and about in the house and this ensured that all the trouble from these events was over for the time being, or so he hoped anyway apart from his unexpected transformation which had yet to be explained and resolved as well.

Argh! Everybody's on their way here, I'd better take a shot at Michiru and that pervert of a monk while I can get them for free, here goes.

Mara stepped forward and knelt down as if she was planning to talk face to face with the Shikigami user who was now much shorter since he had been transformed into a ten year old boy and after glancing at him eye to eye, she delivered a hard slap to the side of his face, leaving a small hand imprint on it even though she made sure not to use all of her strength since the boy had prevented Miroku from invading her privacy in the bathroom. Luckily for Mara, Michiru was smart enough to deduce from the look in her eyes that she only did this to satisfy her own inner rage and didn't even cry out in pain even though the slap itself was still a very hard one by human standards. She also delivered a much harder slap to Miroku's face before yanking him by the collar of his kimono so he'd be inches away from her face until she let go of him, making sure to twist the fabric so it tightened around his neck, causing the lecherous pervert difficulty in breathing and additional pain in the process.

"NNNNNNNNNNN!" Miroku mumbled painfully while Mara exacted her momentary vengeance him for fondling her a moment ago.

"If you touch me or threaten to violate my privacy or my personal space ever again, I'll snap your manhood like a twig and I assure you that none of your friends or the goddesses will be able to protect you from me should you ignore my warning you filthy monk." Mara declared, picking up Miroku's staff off the floor and holding it in front of his face before snapping it in half with ease to send her message across.

"I-I-I'm…s-s-s-sorry." Miroku pleaded, covering his crotch area with both hands before Mara shoved him away so he'd fall flat on the floor.

"Feel any better now that you've gotten that out of your system?" Michiru asked curiously while rubbing his sore cheek with one hand, wearing a somewhat goofy look on his face that all children do when ever they're guilty of doing something even if it was by accident.

"I…a-accept your apology…Michiru, just be sure to knock on the door from now on before you need to use the bathroom kay?" Mara managed to reply despite her own uneasiness about having to accept an apology from a mere mortal who had gotten to her again.

"And I accept yours, but for both our sakes, I strongly advise that we keep this to ourselves to avoid any further embarrassment though." Michiru replied before lowering his hand back down, hoping that the female demon would accept his advice. "Wouldn't you agree Mara?"

"Aww…" Urd's voice echoed from the hallway, causing Michiru and Mara to jolt and glance at the second class goddess who had just arrived on the scene having overheard everything over the last minute or so after searching the house to investigate the source of the deafening scream which Mara had made a few minutes ago while she was caught naked in the bathroom by Michiru. "Morning Mara."

"Urd! WH-What are you doing here?" Mara mumbled uncontrollably, fearful that her half demon/half goddess friend had overheard everything and was now going to tease her about it and entertain herself at the demon lady's expense. "H-How long have you been here?"

"I might ask the same questions of you." Urd replied, wandering over to the three of them and noticing Miroku laying flat on his back and a young ten year old Michiru standing awe struck at seeing just how much taller the second class goddess looked to be from his viewpoint. "I was lying awake in bed after having a beautiful sleep when I suddenly heard a deafening scream echoing throughout the whole house, so I got up and stepped out of my bedroom to investigate it and imagine my surprise when I find you along with Miroku and Michiru, I've only been here for perhaps a minute or so. I didn't see anyone else, but I imagine everyone will eventually be up right about now too."

"Well, I-I d-didn't leave right away when I said goodnight because I was curious to watch how everything went with your boyfriend Troubadour." Mara reluctantly answered with a guilty expression on her face.

"Ex-boyfriend…" Urd corrected Mara with a momentary glare as she met eyes with her female demon friend. "So exactly when did you leave here last night then?"

"Well I was about to leave right then and there, but after everyone went back inside the house, I-I suddenly heard everyone cry out loud so I rushed back to see what the commotion was." Mara explained, recalling the incident from last night as she tried to suppress her inner laughter. "Michiru must have made an impression if you and Peorth each offered to let him stay the night with you in your bedrooms huh?"

Urd gave Mara another glare for teasing her about the joke she had made when she exaggerated the truth about Michiru having seen all of her assets even though all she did was flash the young boy momentarily for a good laugh since she knew how embarrassed he'd be about it, but Urd was just as clever and mischievous as Mara was and she knew how to turn the tables on her female demon friend. Upon her arrival, Urd mentioned she had overheard all talking that had taken place over the passed minute along with Mara's unearthly scream which had woken up the whole house earlier, taking what she learned from those events and adding them to what she saw when she arrived made it very easy to put all the pieces together and solve this unexpected early morning mystery.

"Morning Urd, oh my, what's going on here?" Keiichi asked curiously, followed by Skuld, Belldandy, Peorth and Lind who all gathered around Urd in the crowded hallway. Shippo, Kagome and Sango arrived just a few seconds later and everybody had shocked looks on their faces when they saw Mara who they weren't expecting to see at this early hour of the day along with Miroku laying flat with this back on the floor and Michiru who now had the appearance of a ten year old child.

"Michiru? What in heaven's name happened to you" Peorth asked, levitating forwards in a flash and making the Kururugi boy duck behind Mara for safety since he felt quite vulnerable right now, the first class goddess then turned her attention towards the demon lady. "Mara? What's going on here? Is this your doing? Hmm?"

"Michiru? Oh My God!" Kagome called out excitedly. "Can I get a picture please? Oh! This'll be so much fun! Just stay right there okay?"

"Kagome?" Inuyasha called out, revealing the digital camera he had borrowed from her while she was asleep, tossing it right passed Michiru who was too short to jump up and intercept it before it feel into the high school girl's hands. "You'll be needing your camera back."

"Thanks Inuyasha, come on Michiru, give us a nice big smile!" Kagome said encouragingly even though she was only making the poor Shikigami warrior more nervous than he already was, being in close contact with the beautiful goddess Peorth didn't help things out either.

"Oh! Kagome? Could you take a picture with Michiru and I together please?" Skuld asked excitedly, rushing over beside the unprepared ten year old and wrapping her arm with his before turning to smile at the camera. "Wanna join us in the photo Shippo? Come over here!"

"W-Wait a-a minute S-Skuld!" Michiru mumbled nervously, still blushing with embarrassment as his worse fears were becoming a reality.

"Okay, you've got your photo Skuld, now its your turn Shippo!" Kagome said as everyone gathered together in a line to have a photograph with their Kururugi friend who was stuck as a ten year old, she understood Michiru's embarrassment, but this was one of those events when people could look back on later on in life and have a laugh about it together with friends or family so she naturally jumped at the chance to take lots of photographs with a ten year old Michiru even though she was clearly overlooking how embarrassed he felt about it.

One by one, each of the goddesses and Michiru's other friends came over and sat down or knelt down beside the blushing little boy and smiled before Kagome captured the humorous moment on film with her digital camera, she eventually took her turn and handed the camera to Keiichi who took the photo on her behave. Miroku was feeling a little jealous of the boy's good fortune, but he ignored it as best as he could because the humorous and entertaining event helped to keep everyone else's attention away from himself for the time being, he was also spared being questioned by everybody else about the part he had played which lead to these events or so he hoped anyway. Inuyasha smiled cheerfully as he watched his ten year old Kururugi boy having his photo taken with each of their friends, everybody seemed to be having a good time which made up for the commotion caused only minutes earlier, he hoped that this would show Michiru that being stuck as a ten year old wasn't as bad as he feared since all of the goddesses still treated him kindly and so on.

"Um Michiru? Could I trouble you for having another photograph please?" Sango asked shyly after she had returned with Kohaku who was awake and on his feet like everybody else.

"S-Sure S-Sango, m-morning Kohaku." Michiru answered while waving politely, allowing Sango to wander over with Kohaku. Sango knelt down between both young boys and held an arm around each of them with her hand on their shoulders, smiling joyfully as Kagome captured the three of them in a photograph which was easily done with the touch of a button.

"Kagome? Could I have another photograph with Michiru please?" Skuld asked, causing all eyes to turn to her in shock, for the goddess was standing before them in her older self which only happened when ever Yggdrasil had experienced problems and cut off her energy supply from heaven just as it did for every other goddess presently in the house.

"Why are you in your older teenage self Skuld?" Belldandy asked worriedly out of concern for her younger sister. "I haven't received any calls from heaven regarding Yggdrasil's condition and the rest of us would have had our energy supplies caught off from us as well so…"

"There's nothing to worry about big sis, I built a transformation device in my laboratory which allows me to transform into my older self just like what would normally happen if my energy from heaven was caught off, but now I can turn into my older self when ever I want just for fun and I'll still have all my powers and heavenly energy like I always do. Pretty ingenious wouldn't you say?" Skuld explained while posing momentarily for all to admire her teenage self.

"Skuld?" Urd asked curiously as she mischievously hatched an idea in the back of her mind. "Does that mean I could use your machine and turn into my younger self?"

"Yeah, I'll show you how it works right after I'm done with my second photo with Michiru so just wait a sec kay?" Skuld answered while kneeling on the floor next to Michiru who stood beside her. "Smile for the camera Michiru! Oh, and don't forget to say cheese!"

"Uh…" Michiru managed a smile for the camera, but he was too embarrassed to talk properly which was evident from his blushing face which would turn pink or red and back and forth depending on whom he was having his photograph taken with during this photo shoot.

"Could Lind and I have a group photo with Michiru please Kagome?" Peorth asked, wandering over while dragging Lind behind her before kneeling down on the floor with Michiru standing between the two of them in the centre. "Smile for the camera Michiru, you little cutie."

"Would you like a photo with Michiru Mara?" Kagome asked out of the blue, catching Mara off guard since she was watching Michiru being forced to pose for more photographs than he thought he would, he obviously had to tough it out for the sake of everybody else.

"Uh? What?" Mara replied unexpectedly before glancing down at the Kururugi boy who was just as embarrassed as she was. "I dunno…"

"Come on Mara, it'll be fun, you might as well make things even between you too since Michiru walked in on you while you were…" Inuyasha pointed out before stopping in mid sentence out of respect for both Mara and Michiru whose faces literally begged him to stop.

Well, I might as well get even for this kid walking in on me earlier and besides, I'll have a souvenir to blackmail him with too so its worth it.

"Sure, I'd like a photo with Michiru and I together, thanks Kagome." Mara answered politely while kneeling down beside the Kururugi boy.

As Mara and Michiru had their photograph taken, Skuld returned with Urd after having gone to the laboratory together, Skuld was now back in her normal young self while Urd was temporarily turned into her younger self and she even took the time to change into the clothes she wore while she was in this state. After Mara stood up and off to the side, both sisters wandered over for another photograph.

"Could we have some more photos with Michiru please Kagome?" Urd asked innocently in her little girl voice, making Skuld laugh loudly.

This is going to be a very long morning, I don't think I'll make it to breakfast, let alone lunchtime if this photo shoot doesn't end soon.

"Why of course Urd! Get close together, put your arm around her Michiru!" Kagome replied encouragingly with excitement and inner joy.

"WH-What?" Michiru blurted out before Urd grabbed his arm and put it around her waist on his behalf, drawing them closer together before Kagome took the photograph which turned out to me more memorable from Michiru's blushing red face being captured as well.

"One more photo Kagome and it'll be a group photo." Urd instructed, Skuld walked in on cue and stood beside Michiru, placing the unprepared boy between both young goddesses, the two of them were clearly having too much fun and taking advantage of the situation.

"Okay everyone, I think we've had enough fun and photos at Michiru's expense." Belldandy stated, bringing the photo shoot to a close, much to the relief of the Shikigami user who mouthed a thank you before the first class goddess turned to Kagome. "Could you make copies of all these photographs please Kagome, I'm sure Urd and the others would like to have these for themselves after all, its only fair."

"Of course Belldandy, so, would all of you like to see how all the photographs turned out?" Kagome replied, all of the goddesses along with Shippo and Sango gathered together around the high school girl to see each of the photographs taken on her digital camera, allowing Keiichi to take the opportunity of going to have a bath while everybody else was distracted. Skuld and Urd left to go to the laboratory and turn the second class goddess back to her normal self, Michiru missed his chance to go have a bath and reluctantly had to wait his turn as would everybody else in the house.

"Good morning everyone, I hope all of you had a good night's sleep." Koshian said politely after arriving on the scene, causing Michiru to hide behind Mara for fear of being seen by his Uncle. "Has anyone seen my nephew Michiru around the house at all?"

"If he's not still asleep back at the Temple, then maybe he went outside for an early morning walk, just guessing." Inuyasha replied in order to provide Michiru's Uncle with an excuse which would explain why Michiru wasn't around even though he was hiding behind Mara.

"Oh, thank you Inuyasha, I'm going out for a walk myself so perhaps we'll cross paths before each of us return to the house." Koshian replied before waving farewell. "Goodbye for now and enjoy the rest of your morning, I'll be sure to prepare breakfast once I've returned."

Whew! That was too close! If my Uncle had seen me in the body of a ten year old, I'd never hear the end of it! A-And he'd tell my parents too just for laughs! Oh, looks like Skuld and Urd have returned and Urd's back to her normal self wearing her normal clothes as well.

"So Mara? Which of these boys happened to walk in on you while you were having your bath?" Urd asked unexpectedly with a sly grin, having caught Mara off guard and making the servant of demon kind blush with embarrassment, she also noticed Michiru blushing with embarrassment and also wearing a guilty look on his face which answered her question and saved Mara the trouble of answering herself.

"I-It was a-an accident, really." Michiru explained, unintentionally drawing all of the attention towards himself which spared Mara most of the embarrassment which was lucky for her.

"Didn't I warn you that someone might be inside taking a bath Michiru?" Inuyasha pointed out with a funny grin on his face after stepping into view from the opposite end of the hallway, still holding Kagome's video camera which he kept hidden in his red fire rat robe while aiming it at his Kururugi friend. "Sounds to me like you didn't heed my warning and walked in on Mara while she was still undressed eh?"

"You mean you knew it was Mara the whole time?" Michiru asked in dismay, clenching his fists for having been made a fool of by his half demon friend who intentionally withheld that vital piece of information from him and Miroku in order to manipulate them just for some fun.

"Yeah, I sensed her when she showed up earlier in the morning while I was out for my walk, but I couldn't ask her what she was doing here because she already wandered into the washroom to take a bath so I had to wait until she was done." Inuyasha explained. "But then I noticed your unusual appearance so I had to wake you up and then when you panicked, Miroku woke up as well. It was only when you decided to go have a bath yourself that I suddenly remembered Mara was still in the bathroom, I didn't want to mention her name because your curiosity would have gotten the better of you, but it looks as though you walked in on her anyway judging from her unearthly scream."

"You should have told me it was Mara who was taking a bath Inuyasha!" Michiru blurted out angrily with the voice of a ten year old, making everybody laugh and giggle in amusement. "I searched the whole house to so I could figure out who was in the washroom, but once I saw everyone was still asleep, I naturally assumed that it was unoccupied which is why I wandered in so I could have a bath myself!"

"Fair enough, and what's you're excuse Miroku?" Inuyasha replied, grinning as all the attention was suddenly redirected towards Miroku.

"What ever do you mean Inuyasha?" Miroku protested against the half demon's accusation in an effort to defend himself. "Michiru was the one who walked in on Mara, not I?"

"No, but you did intend to spy on her while she was inside having a bath didn't you? When you were about to run off, Michiru slammed you in the gut with his bag so you'd fall on the floor back in the Temple before he rushed off to find out who was inside having a bath." Inuyasha verbally pointed out, alarming everybody else in the process and ruining Miroku's façade little by little until his defence fell apart.

"Maybe, but I didn't because I had second thoughts and knew it was wrong and disrespectful." Miroku declared in an effort to save face.

"Please, you didn't because Michiru stood outside guarding the door so he stopped you from invading Mara's privacy, but you didn't back down since you didn't think a ten year old could stand in your way." Inuyasha explained, recalling everything which he had witnessed for himself. "It wasn't much of a fight really, more of a bullying gone wrong if you ask me seeing as how Michiru had the upper hand on you."

"Y-You're lying." Miroku blurted out fearfully after noticing an evil glare from every female who was present in the hallway directed at him.

"No I'm not, I caught it all on Kagome's digital camera so the proof recorded in there." Inuyasha mentioned, dooming Miroku completely.

"Well, while everyone's waiting in line to have a bath and prepare for the new day, I'll go and prepare some breakfast for all of us." Belldandy declared in order avoid falling behind schedule and free up the rest of the day so everyone could have fun outside and so on.

"I'll help you in the kitchen Belldandy, there's really nothing else to do while we're all waiting to have a bath after all." Kagome offered.

"AHEM!" Michiru called out in order to get everyone else's attention. "Could someone please help me figure out why I've been transformed into a ten year old and if its not too much trouble, could I please find a cure so I can be turned back to my normal self?"

"Why should we Michiru, after all of those photo shoots, we all like you just the way you are." Urd joked, making everyone laugh out loud again, including Mara. "Don't worry, follow me to my bedroom and I'll see if I can find you an antidote in my collection of potions."

"Urd? You do recall that you gave me a potion last night to help accelerate my healing process for the slash on my waist." Michiru mentioned. "Are you sure that the healing enhancement seed isn't the cause of my unexpected transformation? You did say that I had to be asleep in order for it to take effect after all. This could be a side effect or an after effect from the medicine, but I'm just guessing here."

"That's not possible, unless…" Urd replied until her eyes caught sight of Mara trying to sneak away and make an escape, making the second class deity reach out and grab her female demon friend by the arm before yanking her back beside her really fast. "…someone tampered with my medicine or else cast a curse on all of my potions just for laughs, someone who has a history of pulling pranks and causing mischief on others, but especially on myself. Isn't that right…Mara?"

"Uh, WH-what ever are you talking about Urd?" Mara asked out of confusion even though Urd wasn't buying a word of it or any of her little act for that matter either, for the two of them were close friends and had a long history together including pulling pranks on each other.

"You said you stayed behind having overheard everyone cry out loud after Peorth and I offering to let Michiru spend the night with each of us, after the arrangements were settled upon for who would sleep where, Inuyasha smelt blood and Peorth noticed Michiru's wound had reopened and when I offered to give him some medicine, that's when you deduced he would transform into a ten year old over night because you were the one who placed that curse on my medicine." Urd explained, deducing everything accurately one fact at a time.

Wow, Urd's a lot smarter than she lets on, she'd make a first class professional detective. Same with Inuyasha, he played Miroku and I for fools and manipulated us perfectly knowing how each of us would react and what we would do based on the situation he laid out for us.

"You eventually left yesterday after that, but then you returned early this morning because you wanted to see Michiru's transformation for yourself and how he'd react upon waking up to see his ten year old state, Inuyasha sensed your presence and saw you go inside to have a bath while he was out having a walk earlier this morning and since he manipulated Michiru and Miroku to have some fun at their expense, that confirms everything thus far." Urd continued until her explanation was finished. "Since Michiru was still asleep, you couldn't wake him without causing an alarm so you decided to have a bath in order to prepare for the day and pass the time while you waited for him to wake up, but Inuyasha woke him up first upon noticing his overnight transformation for himself and that led to all the crazy events early this morning so far. You're the culprit responsible for turning Michiru into a ten year old even though I was the one who you were trying to get back at by pulling a prank like that, given our long history of pulling pranks and hatchings schemes on each other, it all fits."

"I forgive Mara Urd, but I still want to be turned back to my normal self if you wouldn't mind." Michiru declared politely, catching Mara off guard by forgiving her so easily once again, but Urd was the one she had pulled the prank on so it was only natural that he let this slide.

"I understand and I would be happy to help you, that is if Mara removes the curse she placed on each and every one of my medicines and potion ingredients first so I can administer a cure without any more unexpected side effects or after effects." Urd pointed out, crossing her arms over her well formed chest and staring eye to eye with her female demon friend in an effort to make Mara give in and help her out.

I suppose I'd better do as she asks, I've already gone through enough embarrassment for one morning so who knows what else will happen if I don't give in and remove all those curses I placed on Urd's potions yesterday afternoon, I owe Michiru that much at least.

"Alright Urd, lead the way, Michiru and I will follow." Mara replied, allowing Urd to lead the two of them to her bedroom where all of her special medicines and potions were kept safely in shortage, but Miroku stopped the Kururugi boy momentarily so he could ask a question.

"So Michiru, is Mara a real gorgeous beauty without any of her clothes on?" Miroku whispered curiously so no one else would hear, making Michiru blush furiously red before he stamped the heel of his foot on top of the monk's toes and elbowed him in the stomach and crotch at the same time. "AAAAAAHHHHHH! OW! OW!"

"Did you ask Michiru something perverted Miroku?" Shippo asked sarcastically, grinning at Miroku for being beaten up by a ten year old.

"Shut up Shippo." Miroku replied rudely, before Kagome and Sango took notice of the hand imprint on Miroku's face from the slap Mara had given him, the two of them along with Shippo began lecturing the lecherous monk for his unwanted behaviour towards Mara earlier.

Inside of Urd's bedroom, Mara scanned the shelves where all the jars were kept which contained medicinal herbs, various potions and other such ingredients belonging to the second class goddess. Mara pointed out each jar she had cast a curse on and Urd removed them from the shelf so they would be isolated from the others until the curses could be removed from them, Michiru could only wait and watch since he wasn't tall enough to reach the shelves where the various jars were kept, but he managed to remain calm and patient now that Mara and Urd were working together on friendly terms at least for the time being given their competitive rivalry to one up and out do each other with all the jokes and pranks that they pulled in the days and years before either of them had even met the Kururugi boy.

"So, now that we have all of the jars, what do we do next?" Michiru asked curiously.

"Let Mara and I do the work, first we have to remove the curses from all of my potions and then we'll remove the curse from you, that's the safest course of action to take." Urd answered.

"I'd better loosen my belt and adjust the laces so my runners and clothes all fit properly once I transform." Michiru stated before kneeling down to adjust his shoelaces as Urd and Mara prepared to use their magical powers together, making sure to be in sync with each other.

A colourful array of magical light appeared on the floor of the bedroom all around where the isolated jars were gathered together and after a few minutes of chanting magical words in a dialect Michiru couldn't understand, the light faded and the curses had been removed from their contents. Urd and Mara repeated their actions once again and focussed their powers on Michiru who had knelt down on the floor in front of them, surrounding the young boy with the same colourful array of magical light which had appeared before as they chanted together in sync with each other, the light faded and the curse was then removed which then transformed the Shikigami user back into his normal teenage self that he was before. Michiru took a moment to examine himself and was immensely relieved to find that he was back to normal again, however although his clothes fit him perfectly again and he had adjusted the laces of his runners, the belt around his pants hadn't been adjusted yet which is why he felt some discomfort around his waist.

"Feel better now that you're back in your normal teenage body Michiru?" Urd asked humorously, examining the teenager with her eyes.

"I-I can't b-breath, m-my belt is t-too tight." Michiru mumbled painfully while trying to loosen the belt in his pants which was too tight for him now that he was back to normal with a teenage body, trying to loosen it with his hands and breathing slowly in and out to bear the pain.

"You have to suck in your waist and hold your breath or let the air out so you can adjust your belt buckle." Mara wisely suggested.

"Or you could save yourself the trouble and remove your clothes altogether so that the three of us can have some fun in the privacy of my bedroom." Urd joked with a seductive expression on her face.

"WH-What?" Michiru and Mara both blurted out while blushing red simultaneously at the same time, much to the satisfaction of Urd.

"I'm just kidding." Urd replied with a mischievous grin which earned her an angry glare from Mara while Michiru returned his attention to his belt until it was refastened to the proper adjustment so that it was comfortable and still tight enough to hold his pants up easily.

"Urd? Mara? Thank you both for helping me to change back to normal, I greatly appreciate your combined efforts." Michiru said politely to show his gratitude to both of his female friends despite the embarrassment that each of them had gotten out at his expense this morning.

"Your welcome Michiru, feel free to drop by anytime if you ever need anything." Urd stated before turning to Mara and gently elbowing her female demon friend in the side of her waist to reply to the Kururugi boy.

"Y-Your welcome Michiru, it w-was the least I-I could do since you prevented that pervert monk from walking in on me while I-I was having my bath." Mara said with no small amount of embarrassment in her voice for once again being forced to act and speak politely to Michiru.

"Well, now that we're done here, I guess I'd better go help Belldandy prepare breakfast in the kitchen so long as the washroom is occupied for the time being." Michiru suggested, bowing politely before leaving the bedroom and allowing Urd and Mara some alone time.

"So, you must have been pretty riled up after Michiru walked in on you while you were butt naked having your bath." Urd deduced, much to the embarrassment of Mara who now blushed unbelievably red in response to the second class goddess's sudden statement.

"I-I was only unprepared for having my privacy invaded! You would have felt the same way if it had been you in my place!" Mara countered will trying to remain calm even while Urd was giggling at her expense, but then she recalled what she had overheard yesterday evening and attempted to turn the tables on the second class goddess. "Oh, my mistake, I forgot you offered to let him spend the night with you in your bedroom which we are in right now. Did you really flash him on purpose just for a good laugh or did you have another motive instead?"

"Shut up Mara." Urd countered before using the same tactic against her female demon friend. "So…which did you enjoy more? Michiru beholding your naked form? Michiru's kiss or Miroku fondling your breasts with his head?"

"ARGH! SHUT YOUR FACE!" Mara shouted angrily, Urd had obviously hit the mark with that choice of subject. "You keep that up and I'll cast a curse on you myself! A curse so bad that you won't be able cure yourself without my help and if you want my help, you'll have to beg for it!"

"Oh really? Maybe I should turn on some rock music while were at it and see how long you last dancing against your will." Urd threatened casually. "Well see who begs who first won't we Mara?"

Urd and Mara both laughed sarcastically at each other while doing their best to contain their inner anger since the pride they both felt was threatening to go way out of control, this was just like all the other times that the two of them got together for fun and relaxation, recalling all the times they pulled pranks on one another and especially the most memorable ones which were so bad that they'd never forget them for as long as they lived.

Meanwhile, Michiru was wandering down the hallway and saw Keiichi emerge from the washroom, meaning that he could finally have his turn and take a bath. The Morisato boy had spotted Michiru's belongings which had been dropped and left inside on the floor earlier when Michiru accidentally walked in on Mara and correctly deduced who they belonged too, seeing Michiru in the hallway, Keiichi handed the Kururugi boy his towel and ablutions kit before going to help out Belldandy in the kitchen. Then went inside the washroom to undress himself and take a bath right when Urd and Mara had walked down the hallway together to take a walk together and put their little feud behind them, but both of them had their ego's to think about and they would do anything to out do each other when it came to pulling pranks.

"Keiichi? Is Michiru in the kitchen helping Belldandy prepare breakfast?" Urd asked curiously, taking notice of Keiichi's presence as she and Mara were about to pass the entrance to the washroom on their way to the nearest exit so they could walk outside for a little while.

"No, he just went into the washroom to have a bath, but I'm sure he'll be finished quickly if you need to talk to him." Keiichi answered.

Perfect!

"Okay, thanks Keiichi." Urd replied innocently, waiting for Keiichi to go out of sight before she stretched her arms out and suddenly slid the washroom door open while shoving Mara inside to make it look as though the female demon had entered of her own accord.

At that moment, Michiru had just finished removing most of his clothes and was about to slide his boxers down when he paused in alarm at the sight of Mara who had unexpectedly breached his privacy, unlike the earlier incident when their roles were reversed, Mara knew Michiru was inside but Urd had been the person who manipulated the situation for her own amusement just as Inuyasha had done. Both of them were blushing like mad with deep red covering their faces, leaving only the whites of their eyes unchanged as their mouths trembled uncontrollably in response, their eyes locked on each other even while Mara's eyes threatened to wander just as Michiru's had done when he had admired her body during the incident earlier this morning.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Michiru and Mara both cried out in embarrassment, the Kururugi boy then snatched a towel to cover himself.

Yes!

"I'm sorry!" Mara replied before darting out and sliding the door shut in a flash, panting as heavily as Michiru was even though the poor Shikigami user had gotten the worst of this unfortunate incident, she then noticed Urd holding the sides of her waist while laughing as quietly as possible. "You sneaky second class…you did that on purpose!"

"What? Now both of you are on even terms with each other so there's nothing to worry about and besides…" Urd pointed out while letting the last of her laughter out. "…you got to see Michiru out of his clothes. Hm! Hm! Hm! Hm!"

"Its NOT funny Urd." Mara stated angrily, still blushing furiously in embarrassment, though she couldn't deny any of Urd's statements.

Urd and Mara went outside for their walk and explored the yard around the house, they even paid a brief visit to the Temple before retracing their steps and heading back inside, Michiru had finished his bath by now and was currently helping Belldandy and the others in the kitchen so the washroom was vacant for someone else to use. Throughout their walk together, Mara was undoubtedly trying to conjure up a prank to pull on Urd in order to get even for this latest prank which had been pulled on her, but she knew such an opportunity was next to impossible since the second class goddess obviously had her guard up so Mara had to be patient and wait for the right time.

"Well, now that our walk is over, I think I'll go have a nice bath myself." Urd declared, heading off to gather her usual purple clothes that she wore around the house, she was still wearing her evening attire which was coloured purple as well so it had to be her favourite colour.

"Okay then, I guess I'll see you once breakfast is ready, catch you later Urd." Mara replied with a sigh, feeling disappointed for not being able to get one over on Urd, the female demon lady wandered throughout the house until she spotted Miroku wandering around as well.

"Miroku? The washroom is available so if you want to have a bath, you'd better take your chance now before someone else does."

"Oh, thank you Mara." Miroku replied gratefully, glad that Mara wasn't displaying any hatred or anger towards him like she had done earlier so he naturally thought she had put his earlier actions behind her which made him feel better, the monk then wandered over to the washroom and slid the door open before stepping inside only to halt upon the sight of Urd who had undressed herself and was embarrassed and appalled to have the lecherous monk of all people invading her privacy like this. "I'm sorry Urd! Mara said th-that the washroom was empty a-and that I should take a bath b-before s-someone e-else d-does! N-NO! Please Urd! Don't do something rash!"

Gotcha!

"AAAAAAAHHH!" Urd cried out loud, shielding her impressive cleavage with her arms and ducking down in the bath to hide from Miroku's view while the panicked monk was trying desperately to slid open the bathroom door and make his escape, but Mara was holding the door shut from the outside in order to prolong Urd's suffering in an effort to outdo Urd's most recent prank. "YOU PERVERT! GET OUT! GET OUT OR BY HEAVEN, I'LL SCORCH YOU WHERE YOU STAND YOU LECHEROUS MONK! GET OUT! GET OUT RIGHT NOW!"

"I can't! someone's holding the door closed from the outside!" Miroku cried out in panic, desperately trying in vain to open the door as Urd cast lightning bolts one after another, striking and frying the already frightened monk who had enough misfortune for one morning. "AAAHHH! That's hurts! AAAHHH! Let me out! Let me OW! Mara! I know you're outside the door! AAAHHH! Let me OW! AAAHHH!"

"AH! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!" Mara laughed her head off while holding the door shut and trapping Miroku inside with Urd, grinning evilly in delight at her good fortune for manipulating the monk so everything else could fall right into place for her prank to succeed. "What's wrong Urd? Is Miroku not to your liking? AH! HA! HA! HA! HA! What's wrong Miroku? Is Urd too much for you to handle? AH! HA! HA! HA! HA!"

Urd managed to summon a lightning bolt which targeted Mara and forced the servant of demon kind to flee from the house, allowing Miroku to finally make his escape and close the door behind him, finally leaving Urd alone in privacy to continue her bath in peace. But the second class goddess was so infuriated by this turn of events that she had summoned enough lightning bolts to target both Mara and Miroku for five whole minutes which forced both of them to run around outside in the yard as they tried do dodge the deadly attacks descending down on them from high above. Mara was the fortunate one, being a full fledge demon with even more speed, strength and healing in order to deal with such hostile attacks even though being struck with a lightning bolt was still very painful even for her, Miroku on the other hand had no such advantages and was running around pleading to Buddha and any other deity he could think off to save him from these unstoppable attacks.

As the morning went on, everyone had the opportunity to bathe and prepare themselves for the new day and fortunately, no more incidents or pranks occurred except of course for Mara, Michiru and Urd who had the misfortune of enduring such an embarrassing experience. This was mainly because Michiru along with Inuyasha and Shippo volunteered to stand guard to ensure no perverted monks or prank pulling deities came within ten feet of the bathroom for those who needed to bathe, although Peorth verbally expressed her consent at allowing Michiru to watch over her from inside and even join her for a bath to which the Shikigami user politely declined all of her offers even though his blushing red face suggested that his mind thought otherwise, much to the amusement of Inuyasha and Shippo.

It was now the middle of the morning when everybody finally sat down at the table to eat breakfast together, everyone sat were they had before yesterday evening at dinner, except on one side of the table where an extra chair was added for Miroku to sit at between Kagome and Inuyasha so that the two of them could keep him under control even though it was highly unlikely that the monk would be foolish enough to cause any unwanted trouble with the two of them sitting on either side of him. Breakfast was an enormous feast as was every meal of the day given how many people there were at the table, freshly made pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, toast and cereal. Orange juice, butter along with various jams and syrups to have on toast and pancakes so anyone could have what ever their tastes or appetites were for the morning. Everyone talked amongst themselves while eating their fill and being polite as always when ever one had to wait their turn to speak or to ask for a particular item of food or what ever to be passed down to them from one person to another, Inuyasha and Mara proved once again that they had the biggest appetites and stomachs of everyone else presently at the table so any food which was left over was shared between the two of them until nothing was left to eat since everyone else couldn't eat anything more than what they had already.

"EEEEEEK!" Kagome shrieked out loud, alarming everyone else at the table and bringing a sudden silence throughout the dining room.

"OW!" Miroku whined after being elbowed in the mouth by the riled up reborn priestess, holding his now swollen lip with one hand.

"Keep your hands to yourself you PERVERT!" Kagome stated angrily, shuddering after having felt Miroku's hand on her backside.

"So much for being an honourable monk Miroku!" Inuyasha remarked while shaking his head from side to side momentarily.

"Belldandy?" Mr. Koshian asked as he stood up from the table. "Thank for preparing breakfast for all of us, Michiru and I will tidy up inside so the rest of you are free to go outside and enjoy yourselves on this sunny day, you've outdone yourself as a kitchen chef once again."

"Oh, it was nothing really and I had lots of help from Kagome, Mr. Keiichi and your nephew Michiru so I can't take all the credit." Belldandy replied politely, sharing the credit amongst those who had offered their assistance to prepare breakfast with her this morning and all while displaying her gentle smile and unquestionable devotion to making life as enjoyable as possible for all those staying at this house with her.

"Well, I'd like to go out and do some sparring practice, this sunny weather is perfect for such an occasion." Lind stated while standing up.

"I was going to do some training and combat practice as well Lind." Sango asked. "Would you mind if I join you so we can spar together?"

"No, not at all, its been a long while since I had someone to practice with and spar against, I'll be outside when you're ready." Lind replied.

"Could I join the two of you as well?" Inuyasha asked. "It feels like forever since we last had a fight and there aren't any bad guys or hordes of demons to fight against here in the modern era so its boring with no one or nothing to fight against if you see my point of view."

"Inuyasha's always up for a fight Lind, he'd give you a good fight if that's what you're after." Shippo stated.

"Very well, I'll just go grab my halberd and I can meet you outside, I'll just be a minute." Lind agreed before leaving to retrieve her weapon.

"This should be fun to watch, you should come too Kagome, then you can film everything." Shippo suggested.

"Sure, I'll go grab my digital camera from the downstairs area and we'll all meet outside." Kagome said as she stood up to leave the room.

"Can I see all of those photos we took earlier this morning please Kagome?" Skuld asked curiously as she stood up from her chair.

"Yes you may Skuld, but we'll have to hurry because Lind, Sango and Inuyasha will be sparring together and I want to film them while they're in action against each other." Kagome replied in anticipation of the entertaining sparing matches she would be filming shortly.

"Hold on Mr. Miroku, I have job for you." Mr. Koshian stated after seeing Miroku stand up from his chair, making sure catch the monk before he left the dining room now that breakfast was over and done with.

"Uh, a job f-for me?" Miroku replied nervously while in the presence of a wise and respected fellow monk who also happened to be Michiru's Uncle and the owner of this very house and Temple.

"Since you couldn't keep your hands to yourself, its only fitting that you repent for your misbehaviour towards Miss Kagome, you'll find a bucket of soapy water along with a towel on the porch deck when you go outside." Mr. Koshian declared before giving Miroku his instructions. "I want you to sweep and clean the porch deck until there's no trace of dirt left on it, I want it to be so polished, clean and smooth that it can resemble a skating rink! I'll meet you outside in a short while to check on your progress once Michiru and I have finished tidying up the dining room and kitchen."

"Um, what's a skating rink?" Miroku asked curiously, already feeling uncomfortable and having a bad idea of where this was going.

"Don't play dum with me young man! Everyone knows what a skating rink is!" Mr. Koshian replied, much to the amusement of Inuyasha, Shippo, Mara and all of the goddesses who were still within hearing distance of what was happening. "Just because you're a young man doesn't mean you should let yourself fall prey to your own innermost temptations, that's why we as honourable monks must set the example for everyone else on this good green earth! You have violated a young lady's personal space at my table and in my very home! Now get your dishonourable and misbehaving behind out of my house and start cleaning the porch deck! Move it or lose it Miroku! NOW!"

"Okay, okay, I'm going outside!" Miroku replied, hurrying off to go outside if only to escape the rants and raves of Michiru's Uncle, he then found himself standing on the side porch deck of the house where the bucket of soapy water and the towel were both waiting for him. "Repent he says, huh! And I thought Kagome and Inuyasha both had short tempers, this old man somehow seems far worse then them."

A short while later, the kitchen and dining room were both tidied up and all the empty dishes, cutlery and glasses were gathered up and placed in the dishwasher. Any pots and pans were washed in the kitchen sink and dried off with a towel before they were put away in the cupboards, although the cleaning was now done, Michiru decided to stay inside and prepare some cold drinks for everybody since it was nearly noon and the summer heat would soon make everyone really thirsty if they weren't parched for a cold drink to quench their thirst already. Once they were prepared, Michiru walked out on the porch deck where Miroku was and after pausing for a moment with a look of sympathy on his face, the Shikigami user knew it wasn't a good thing for those had gotten on his Uncle's bad side so he felt badly for Miroku even though the monk needed to be punished for his actions although being having his Uncle Koshian as the punisher was probably worse than any punishment that Kagome or Michiru could possibly think of selecting.

"Here you go Miroku, drink it slowly so it lasts, its going to be a long hot day after all." Michiru said, setting a tall glass containing a cold drink down on the porch deck beside Miroku before wandering off to serve everybody else.

"Oh, I feel so exhausted, this is no work for a monk." Miroku said softly with a sigh, kneeling on the floor of the outside porch deck with a cloth in front of him, he was then suddenly smacked lightly in the back of the head by Monk Koshian who had given Miroku the task of polishing the porch deck. "Ow, what did you do that for? Its clean and smooth and polished just like you asked!"

"You've only spent a mere half an hour on it and besides, a young monk like you should have plenty of energy to do a proper job of polishing the deck so its as smooth as glass." Mr. Koshian remarked disappointingly as he looked at Miroku while shaking his head momentarily. "Honestly, you're the worst example of any monk I've ever had the misfortune of laying my eyes on. Why can't you act properly and work hard like my nephew Michiru?"

"Huh?" Miroku turned to look behind him, his eyes bulged out while his lower jaw dropped and left his open mouth wide open with utter dismay. "WWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT?!"

Michiru was standing about forty feet away from Miroku's present position serving everyone some fresh cold drinks since it was a hot summer's day outside again, both Peorth and Urd were laying on some long hairs, wearing bikini swimsuits and having a relaxing suntan. Inuyasha was taking turns sparring with Sango and Lind, Shippo and Skuld acted as a referees while Kagome filmed it all the matches on camera, Belldandy and Keiichi were inside the house doing some minor chores so they weren't outside with everybody else at the moment. Mara was watching as a spectator just as everyone else was, but she occasionally glanced towards Urd in case the second class goddess was planning to pull a prank on her after the one she had pulled with the unexpected help from Miroku, she also watched Michiru when ever the teenage boy was out and about as she tried to decide whether he was a friend or foe or both. After all the cold drinks had been served, Michiru wandered back to the house, passing Peorth and Urd who waited for him to come close to them.

"Michiru? Would you be a gentleman and rub some suntan lotion on my back for me please?" Peorth asked innocently with a flirtatious smile on her face before turning over on one side to show her attractive female figure to the shocked Shikigami user who suddenly found himself in yet another embarrassing predicament.

"H-H-Huh...I-I-I..." Michiru mumbled, the empty tray slipped from his fingers and fell to the ground just like that.

"Could you please rub some suntan lotion on my back as well Michiru? Urd asked politely as well, turning her beautiful body on one side in front of the poor Kururugi boy who's hormones and body temperature were suddenly skyrocketing out of control. "Pretty, pretty please?"

THAT LUCKY LITTLE...ARGH!

Over the next ten minutes, the blushing and panic stricken Shikigami warrior reluctantly did as the goddesses had asked of him and Miroku grinned jealously at not being in Michiru's place right now, gently rubbing the suntan lotion on the exposed and naked flesh of the heavenly hot female laying in the long chair and waiting patiently for Michiru to finish his task even though they each inwardly wanted it to last for as long as possible. Peorth savoured the sensation she felt from Michiru's gentle touch, trying desperately to resist the urge to giggle out loud or turn around and look Michiru in the eyes and see the priceless expression on his blushing red face. In the end, she knew she had to be patient with him and resist her own innermost desires and temptations for the greater good of their relationship until the teenager was more used to close physical contact along with all the pleasurable benefits and bonuses that came with it. Urd had an easier time resisting her own temptations than Peorth did, she was much more mature after all, but that didn't mean that she didn't secretly have her own desires and feelings involving the Kururugi boy either.

When Michiru begun rubbing suntan lotion on Urd's back, Mara took notice and was eagerly trying to think of how to tease the second class goddess afterwards if only for her own amusement and to distract Urd from conjuring up a prank to get back at her too. Not wanting to get caught staring at either Michiru or Urd, Mara returned her attention towards the sparring matches which Kagome was still recording on film for everyone else to watch later on in case they had missed the entertaining practice battles. Michiru had gotten through most of this experience without incident and was only seconds way from being finished, just a few more seconds and he could leave Urd and Peorth alone and retreat somewhere so he could vent out his nervousness and breath again, but the worst was yet to come.

"Whoops!" Urd cried as her bikini top suddenly popped off her massive chest revealing her beautiful bosoms for all to see. Giggling as Michiru started to blush having been the one who accidentally unhooked the fastener to the back of her bikini, Urd got a naughty idea.

"Well, so long as my breasts are exposed...would you mind rubbing some lotion on my breasts so they won't burn too?"

"Wh-wh-wh-WHAAAATTTTT?!" Michiru cried out, not able to believe what the second class goddess had just asked of him.

"Pretty, pretty please?" Urd asked innocently even though her seductive pose gave away the fact that she was acting naughty on purpose.

This isn't good! This way worse! Urd and Peorth are enjoying every moment of it! I can imagine Miroku's jealously right now! I only hope everyone else's attention is focussed somewhere else until I'm out of this embarrassing experience! Just have to stay calm and breath!

Michiru's mind was frantically trying to figure out a solution which wouldn't get him into trouble with the gorgeous goddess even though it was already too late to avoid any more embarrassment, luckily he could see the strap of Urd's orange bikini and decided that the best course of action was to return it to Urd. Eager to get this over with quickly, Michiru reached his hand out, snatching the tiny article of clothing and holding it out for the goddess to grab and put on while staring away from her to avoid being a peeping tom.

"H-Here you are Urd, you'd better put it on quickly if you want to save yourself any embarrassment, Miroku's watching from the porch after all." Michiru advised, holding his hand over Urd's shoulder so she could easily grab her bikini top without turning around or anything.

"Could you help me refasten it Michiru?" Urd asked, knowing how uneasy such a request would make the Kururugi boy feel.

"Wh-What?" Michiru stammered in disbelief, his eyes widening and his face blushing even more than before after hearing Urd's request.

"Its really difficult to tie it by myself." Urd stated, looking behind at Michiru with an innocent expression, turning her body slightly which made the Shikigami's face turn ever more red every couple of seconds. "Please Michiru? I promise you it'll be quick and easy."

"H-Huh...a-a-alright, b-but you'll have to sit up first Urd." Michiru replied uncontrollably, reluctantly doing as Urd asked and holding each strap of the bikini top in hand with both thumbs and fingers. "D-Don't turn around, j-just s-stay sitting as you are with your back to me p-please."

Urd laughed inwardly for giving Michiru a brief scare when she momentarily moved her body to give the impression that she intended to turn around and face the young boy, but she did it slowly enough to give him time to react, he then moved closer and held the article of clothing over Urd's head before lowering his hands until his arms touched her bear shoulders. Urd's seductive smile grew wider, stretching her arms slowly until they were fully extended upwards before lowering them down again, giving Michiru a close view of her beautiful body as she moved with the grace of a model. Poor Michiru was sweating nervously, his hands were slightly shaking as he then pulled back on the straps so the bikini top was positioned properly over Urd's sizeable cleavage, now all he had to do was tie it in place.

"Ah!" Urd cried softly as Michiru had accidentally gotten ahead of himself and pulled the straps too tight, the tone of Urd's voice made this situation worse because it sounded like a cry of sexual pleasure instead of minor pain, making Michiru's pause momentarily with fear.

"S-Sorry Urd." Michiru said apologetically, loosening the straps so that they'd slacken enough until Urd was comfortable before tying them in a secure knot, breathing slowly in a desperate attempt to calm himself while his heartbeat felt as though he was racing a mile a minute until he had finally finished this task. "Th-There you are Urd, its all done up n-now."

"Thank you Michiru, you were a big help." Urd said gratefully, batting her eyes at the Kururugi boy before laying back down on the arm chair as Michiru suddenly sat himself down on a small stool and placed the empty tray he had brought the drinks on earlier on his lap to hide the fact that his hormones had in fact gone out of control which he realized upon how tight his pants suddenly started to feel.

"Hey Michiru, would you like to spar with Inuyasha against Lind and I?" Sango asked, having wandered over to see the young boy after finishing another match with the two formidable fighters.

"N-Not right now Sango, maybe in a couple of minutes, I-I just need a brief moment to relax for a bit." Michiru replied nervously. "Sorry."

"That's alright Michiru, no need to apologize, we'll have another match while we wait and then maybe you'll feel better enough to join in afterwards." Sango said before heading back to join the others, she had a suspicion that something was troubling Michiru although she had no idea what that was.

Whew! That was too close, the last thing I need is for everyone to think I'm a perverted person just like Miroku is.

"You're totally turned on right now aren't you?" Urd pointed out, snapping Michiru out of his thoughts and making eye contact with her before he turned his gaze away to look at the ground in order to hide his embarrassment despite the evidence written all over his blushing face. "Don't worry, that's good, its perfectly natural to feel physically attracted towards a member of the opposite sex, especially in a situation like what you just went through Michiru."

Michiru turned to look at Peorth whom he hoped would come to his rescue, but she wore a seductive look on her face as well, making Michiru feel as though he was going to lose his virginity before these two weeks of staying at his Uncle's house were up. Upon turning his head slightly to glance at the house for a moment, Michiru spotted Miroku staring at the three of them with a VERY jealous look on his face, making the poor Kururugi boy feel even more uncomfortable than he was already feeling after the incident with Urd's bikini top.

This is going to be one of those days. Why me?

Michiru you lucky little…If I was in your place right now, I'd run my hands all over those goddesses until they both begged me to…

"OW!" Miroku cried out as he was hit in the back of the head again by Michiru's Uncle, interrupting him from his thoughts. "What? What?"

"You're hopeless, you can't even concentrate on your work without keeping your hands or your urges under control." Mr. Koshian remarked disappointingly, shaking his head while looking down at the young monk before him. "I'm going to pray at the Temple for a bit, there's fresh fruit in the refrigerator so slice some up and bring it outside for everyone to snack on. Well? Hurry up and get on with it then!"

"Alright!" Miroku replied, getting off the porch deck and heading inside before going to the kitchen. "Humph! I'm glad he's not my Uncle."

A short while later, Miroku returned outside holding a tray with sliced fruit neatly arranged all over it, earning a look from Mr. Koshian that said "Its about time." as he passed the old and wise monk whom he eagerly distanced himself from as he wandered over to serve everyone else, beginning with Urd and Peorth who he intentionally stopped to serve first. One could hardly blame Miroku for being in a bad mood, he had been on the receiving end of almost everyone else's wrath ever since he had set foot in this house even though he wasn't entirely responsible for all the misfortune and wrongdoings done towards all the female persons present so its only natural that he try to get something in return for all the hell he had been put through, the verbal scolding and disciplinary actions and so forth.

"H-Hello Peorth, hello U-Urd." Miroku asked, holding the tray of snacks out for them to sample while trying to act and politely as possible without letting his eyes wander too much under the watchful eyes of both goddesses whom he knew absolutely despised him for being what he always was. If looks could kill, the looks Urd and Peorth were giving him made Miroku wish he was dead if only to spare himself the feeling of being loathed by two gorgeous beauties such as themselves. "Would either of you like from fresh fruit to snack on?"

Peorth and Urd looked at each other without changing their expressions or talking to each other, they didn't even utter a word, such actions had the desired result of making Miroku's innermost fears overwhelm his temptations so lechery couldn't possibly take hold over his mind or his body even under these circumstances. Michiru who had recovered from his earlier embarrassing experience was presently standing with Mara and the others who were watching the sparring matches, upon glancing back to look at the two goddesses, Michiru saw Miroku serving fruit and wandered back to have some.

"Oh, thank you for preparing and bringing all of this fruit for us Miroku." Michiru said looking at all the various types of sliced up fruit on the tray Miroku was holding in both hands. "Could I have some before you serve everyone else please?"

"Help yourselves." Miroku replied, suddenly remembering his actions in the kitchen while he was out of sight and alone where no one could see what he was doing, his eyes suddenly widened when he saw Michiru grab a particular piece of fruit and take a small bite of it until he had eaten the whole thing.

"Well if Michiru's bold enough to eat what ever you're serving, then I guess we'll have some fruit as well." Peorth declared, standing up and taking a piece of fruit to eat, Urd followed her example as well and did the same. "Thanks Miroku."

"Uh, your welcome." Miroku was about to grab a piece of fruit to eat as well, but Urd cut in and snatched the piece before he could grab it.

"Thank you for the fruit Miroku, I'm sure the others are hungry, please so see if they want some as well." Urd replied in order to send Miroku on his way and away from the three of them, completely unaware of what was about to happen within the next couple of minutes.

"Oh, fresh fruit, help yourselves everybody." Kagome pointed out, as she noticed Miroku approaching with a tray of fruit in his hands. "Thank you Miroku."

"Thank you Miroku, mm, this is really good." Skuld said after eating some fruit as Shippo along with Sango and Lind ate some as well.

Inuyasha was about to reach over and grab a piece of fruit as well when he noticed a particular piece of fruit which he knew couldn't possibly exist in the modern era, he had seen it before, but only in the Feudal era and if it was what he thought it was. "Oh hell no! Nobody move! Everyone spit out any fruit that you've got in your mouth! Alright Miroku, this was your doing wasn't it you big trickster?"

"Trickster?" Kagome asked in confusion while glancing at both Miroku and Inuyasha. "What are you talking about Inuyasha? Its just fruit."

"Not all of it Kagome, there's a fruit amongst the others that doesn't belong in your era because its only supposed to exist in my era." Inuyasha answered until his eye spotted Miroku about to eat the very fruit he was referring too, he then kicked the tray out with his knee and sent it striking Miroku in the face. "Get this fruit away from us you deceitful disgrace of a monk!"

"OW!" Miroku cried after the tray struck him square in the face, giving him a blooding nose in the process as the remaining slices of fresh fruit flew all over the place until they lay scattered everywhere on the ground at their feet. "What's the big problem Inuyasha?"

"YOU'RE the big problem Miroku!" Inuyasha blurted out loud angrily, snatching a piece of fruit from the ground and holding it out in his hand for everyone else to see. "Did any of you eat a piece of fruit that looks like this? No? Good for you then. Michiru? Peorth? Urd?"

"What is it Inuyasha?" Michiru asked, wandering over with Peorth and Urd to find out what the commotion was all about. "What going on?"

"Did the three of you eat a piece of fruit that looks like this?" Inuyasha asked, holding a piece of fruit for Michiru and the goddesses to see.

"Yes, why?" Michiru answered, getting worried by the look on Inuyasha's face. "Inuyasha? Exactly what's wrong with the fruit that we ate?"

"Um, Inuyasha?" Skuld said, tugging at Inuyasha's red fire rat robe. "I-I ate some fruit too. Is it poisonous? Are we all going to die from it?"

"No Skuld, its not poisonous and no one's going to die from it just because they ate it." Inuyasha answered reassuringly to put Skuld's worst fears to rest, she find out what was wrong in about a minute or two. "Its not dangerous, but it does have a very strange after effect."

"A strange after effect? I'd better go find big sis then." Skuld said before rushing back towards the house just as Belldandy and Keiichi suddenly walked out on the porch deck to join everyone now that they had finished with their minor chores throughout the house. "Big sis!"

"Hello Skuld." Belldandy replied until she noticed her younger sister's expression. "You look worried. Is there something wrong? EEEK!"

Belldandy, Keiichi and Skuld suddenly became stuck together and unable to separate from each other, Keiichi was stuck in the middle between both goddesses and no matter how much any of them moved, they were stuck together like powerful magnets.

"Ahhh!" Michiru cried after he suddenly found himself sandwiched between Peorth and Urd who had their fabulous female figures firmly pressed against his own body, he was fortunate that he was facing Inuyasha so that each goddess was on either side of him against his shoulders instead of the unfortunate position which had befallen Keiichi who's face was buried in Belldandy's chest while he was back to back against Skuld. "Wh-What the? I can't move, we're stuck together, a-and I can't break free."

"I was afraid of this, you just ate some magnet fruit, that's what Kagome calls it after she along with a few others had the misfortune of eating it and having to endure what you're going through now, its grown and harvested from a specific combination of special seeds and soils which we've collected and planted in Kaede's village throughout our travels in the Feudal era as you well remember." Inuyasha explained before turning his attention back to Miroku. "It appears as though Miroku tried feeding you some magnet fruit in the hopes of getting to experience what you're going through now, though his aim was to place himself in the same position that Michiru and Keiichi are both in if you can deduce where this is going to end."

"You filthy, foul minded monk!" Sango remarked angrily, shuddering at the thought of having to be stuck with Miroku's body pressed against her and being at the mercy of the lecherous monk's hands until the effects of the magnet fruit had finally worn off after a while.

"Inuyasha's right Miroku, this was low, even for you!" Kagome agreed, crossing her arms and turning away with disgust so she wouldn't have to look at Miroku right now, feeling just as uncomfortable and sickened as Sango did right now had Miroku's scheme succeeded.

"You must have hidden the magnet fruit in the cooler I brought with me from home during our brief visit when Inuyasha and I came to invite you and the others to the modern era for a visit That's what you did and when you did it wasn't it Miroku? Wasn't it…Miroku?"

It would be untrue to say that each and every female whether they were human, goddess or demon didn't feel as disgusted as Sango and Kagome did once they understood the plan behind Miroku's lecherous scheme. And if Miroku thought all the goddesses couldn't loath him anymore already, they certainly did now, though some were better at hiding how they felt than others were. Namely Belldandy and Lind who remained silent, Skuld and Urd on the other hand reacted furiously and instantly, Miroku was about to be bombarded with multiple attacks from above and these were only from two goddesses, never mind the other females who were present.

"Are you alright Mr. Keiichi?" Belldandy asked out of concern for her boyfriend who was blushing with embarrassment from the close contact of the first class goddess who was blushing a little herself.

"I-I'mmmm!" Keiichi mumbled due to having his face and moved pressed against Belldandy's chest.

"Keiichi!" Skuld shouted angrily, after catching sight of where Keiichi's face was out of the corner of her eye after turning her head around as much as possible in order to see if he and Belldandy were both alright. "You big perv, get your face and hands off of my big sis!"

"Please don't be angry with Keiichi Skuld, he's not to blame for this." Belldandy pleaded in a vain effort to calm down her younger sister.

"I know that! ARGH!" Skuld shouted angrily before locking her angry gaze on Miroku who was responsible for this unfortunate situation, then she pulled out an activation device from her pocket and turned it on before speaking into the microphone built into it. "Banpei! Assume military combat mood! Your target is Miroku! Destroy Miroku! Confirm your assigned mission! Deploy for combat immediately!"

Out of the house, came Skuld's robot Banpei and upon seeing Miroku, it launched an array of missiles which soared into the air and descended down on top of the monk's present position, blasting craters in the ground and exploding one after the other as Miroku tried to flee from them as more were launched every couple of seconds. His camera like eyes locked on Miroku no matter where he was, where he ran or what he did next, there was no escape for the monk this morning so far as everybody could see, nor did he deserve any either.

"I'm sorry, all I wanted was the same affection that Keiichi and Michiru get to have!" Miroku whined as another score of missiles rained down on him from high above before they exploded on impact all around him, miraculously causing him lots of agony, but no injury or death what so ever which was an unanswered mystery in itself. "AAAAHHH!" OW! STOP! AAAHHH! PLEASE STOP! AAHHH! AAAHHH!"

"Skuld's having lots of fun, perhaps we should join her and help her deliver some heavenly judgment." Peorth advised. "What'd say Urd?"

"I couldn't agree with you more." Urd declared as multiple lightning bolts descended from the skies above and bombarded Miroku's position in support of Banpei's missile attacks. Everyone gained some laughter at watching the monk screaming and panicking as he fled for his life, well everyone except for Mr. Koshian who had gone to pray at the Temple and wasn't aware of what was happening and of course, Keiichi and Michiru who were both sandwiched between two goddesses who were stuck with them no thanks to the magnet fruit.

"Michiru?" Peorth suddenly asked out of the blue. "Have you ever done any dancing before?"

"No, never." Michiru answered, wondering what brought up this subject. "We can't hold or face each other so why do you ask?"

"Hmm hmm, well in that case, I could always teach you some dance moves myself." Tell me Michiru…" Peorth said seductively which swaying her hips from side to side and moving her beautiful body slowly and seductively, her body movements causing Michiru to blush madly as his hormones threatened to take hold of him against his own will, much to her own satisfaction. "Have you ever done any dirty dancing before?"

"U-Uh, I-I…I…N-No…" Michiru mumbled uncontrollably, turning his head to look away from Peorth only to befall the same behaviour from Urd who now joined in on Peorth's fun, swaying her hips and moving her body the same seductive way as the first class goddess was.

"Well then, this is the perfect opportunity to learn…isn't it Michiru?" Urd suggested, she and Peorth could tell that the blushing teenage boy was becoming very turned on by their combined efforts and advances. "And who better to teach you then two goddesses like us?"

"Well?" Don't you have an answer for us Michiru?" Peorth asked curiously, she had originally slowed down her advances in order to be patient with Michiru so that the Kururugi boy would eventually open up to her and be more comfortable with her close physical contact, but this opportunity was too good to pass up. "Hmm? Hmm? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?"

Which will where off first? The effects of the magnet fruits…or my will to keep myself from giving in to my inner desires and temptations?

Inuyasha carefully noticed the unfortunate fates which both Michiru and Miroku had the misfortune of enduring, though it was obvious which fate was the better one of the two if one had the option of choosing one fate other the other and while Michiru didn't want to have either fate, you can bet which fate Miroku would choose had he been given that chance of making that choice. Sadly for both of them, such a choice was not theirs to make, nor was it offered to them either. So until the effects of the magnet fruit wore off and the ire of the goddesses was fully spent on a certain lecherous monk, both Michiru and Miroku were and would be doomed for the amount of time that fate decreed, but the question wasn't how much time there was. The question was would they be able to survive until that time ran out.

I don't know who I should feel more sorry for, Michiru or Miroku. But Miroku's the cause of all this so I should feel more sorry for Michiru.

Author's Note: I apologize for not updating in over seven months, real life always manages to get in the way, moving on. This chapter turned out a lot longer than I had predicted, roughly twenty pages of fun, fan service and comedy which I hoped everyone enjoyed. I originally planned for Mara not to make another appearance until another chapter or two later once when Hild makes her opening appearance in this story, but I felt she needed some more screen time and the friendship she shares with Urd added more humorous events to those which were already included so together, they made the chapter all the more hilarious and entertaining in my opinion. Miroku's path of jealousy has only just begun, not in an evil way, but in a comedic way. Its high time he learns how life is in the modern era and how one must be held accountable for their actions, something Miroku's managed to avoid while in the Feudal era I'm sorry to say, but things are going to change now that he's in the modern era and under the watchful eyes of five heavenly goddesses.

I know that the magnet fruit is only seen during one of the intervals involving Kaname Kururugi instead of Michiru Kururugi in the Inuyasha SOTCM game, but after I saw the video of that interval, the temptation to include the magnet fruit and expand on the humour from the misfortune it caused everyone was too good to pass up and I for one especially enjoyed writing out that part of the chapter when Michiru is trapped between Peorth and Urd. The Shikigami warrior has two gorgeous goddesses at his side who wouldn't leave it even if they both wanted too and having them find some joy in the middle of their unfortunate predicament made the whole scene even more hilarious.

Raidentensho: Hild will appear soon in either the next chapter or the one following after, I hope you can look forward to it and I hope you enjoyed all the comedy that this chapter has provided.

Greymon Leader Batx flashpoint: Yes, Miroku is very jealous, and his jealousy is going to increase even more as Michiru's favour and affections with the goddesses increase as well. But Miroku's jealousy is for humorous purposes, not evil ones. Miroku's been unbelievably lucky to have evaded justice and punishment for his crimes of thievery, lying, and disrespect towards women. So it falls to me to administer the appropriate dose of justice and punishment which Miroku so rightly deserves even if its for the entertainment of readers like you, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Now that he's in the modern era and amongst the company of the goddesses from heaven, his days of eluding justice are over. Michiru is definitely better off since he's a good and respectful person who is in turn respected and admired by the goddesses, even loved by some as well as you're already aware of. I enjoyed writing out the humorous events and those which have the characters interact with each other as they respond how they would to certain situations as they unfold all around them one after another. Catch you later then.

Jose19: I mentioned in the story's summary that there will be more than one ending for the story so that Michiru will be paired with a different goddess. Michiru/Peorth will be the main pairing; Michiru/Urd and Michiru/Lind will be in the alternate endings. Even though Belldandy and Keiichi will be together, Michiru will always have the respect and admiration of all Goddesses and Valkyries because of his good deeds, bravery and unwavering devotion to all good things in this world no matter what they are or whom they are done for.

J4RRE77: I suppose, but he isn't aware of the delicate balance which exists between Goddesses and Demon kind as I'm sure had to be carefully arranged between the Almighty One and Hild for the benefit of all those from both realms as well as the lives of all mortal beings and creatures on earth. Besides that, he's seen the good that his nephew Michiru has done for all of the goddesses living together under the same roof and after seeing Michiru show kindness and mercy even to full demons like Mara or half demons like Urd and Inuyasha, perhaps he'll think differently afterwards. And if that still isn't enough, then perhaps a goddess such as Belldandy, Lind or Anzus could explain all of this to him so he'll understand in the hope of gaining better enlightenment, the level that he claims Belldandy has achieved.

Orionpax09: I wasn't planning on having Mara appear again until another chapter or two later once Hild appears as well, but her appearance in this chapter provided additional humour and other such scenes which helped to build a small friendship between her and Michiru, one which will grow slowly but still grow nevertheless. Urd and Mara do have an odd friendship, that and a playful rivalry given how they both like pulling pranks on each other which was also fun to write about, I especially liked writing those scenes and including Michiru in them as well. Belldandy always has a kind heart and is willing to give a second chance to those deserving of it no matter how small their good deeds are or how few in number those good deeds may be, she is a first class goddess after all and Mara is friends with her sister Urd as you pointed out as well. Michiru knows very little about Mara at the moment, but he'll be asking questions about her later on as he gets to know her better and builds a friendship, Urd I'm sure can answer some of those questions if Mara is unable too herself.

Let's face it, Miroku's been evading justice and punishment for far too long, but that's all about to change now that he's in the modern era as you've seen for yourself in this chapter. And I fully agree that Kagome's terrible tolerance and willingness to overlook his many faults only encourages his unforgivable actions, easy for her to overlook though considering that she isn't the one having her backside fondled like Sango is, I for one wouldn't mind seeing both female characters swap roles and see how the other manages to endure the other's life.

Now that Miroku's forced to realize his misdeeds aren't ignored or forgotten by goddesses, he'll have to come to grips with reality and seeing how Michiru's earned the respect, affection and admiration of many goddesses is only the beginning as he'll eventually find out. I'm glad you enjoyed the scene with Peorth and Urd both offering to let Michiru spend the night with them, and I agree, the reactions of everyone else present at the time were positively priceless. Miroku whining before Urd struck him with lightning bolt was also fun and just.

Yes, Urd is falling for Michiru as well, and all the suffering she's had to endure because of being half goddess and half demon. I fully agree that seeing Troubadour's mistreatment of Inuyasha who is also a half demon caused her an unbelievable amount of pain, especially coming from someone she was once in love with even though she broke up with him since he abandoned her. Although the incident with Toshiyuki and Mara yesterday afternoon was a minor one for her, someone as heartbroken as Urd is easily saddened or hurt by even the smallest of offences and wrongdoings. I'm glad we both agree that Urd deserves to find true happiness and I think Michiru is definitely the person who can provide that for her or at the very least, help put her on the right path and walk with her until she finds it.

Lastly, I never thought of pairing Michiru with Mara, mainly because she has a temper that can rival Inuyasha's and also because I don't know her well enough to build a relationship between the two, but a romantic relationship would certainly be interesting to see for two different characters such as them. As you've seen in this chapter, Mara's seen more of Michiru's good nature, mercy and forgiveness like what she witnessed during the fiasco with Toshiyuki on the previous day. Perhaps as time goes on, she'll eventually let go of her grudge towards him and build a friendship with the Shikigami user which could eventually lead to something more, though I don't know what would cause Mara to develop feelings for Michiru unless he does something for her or on her behalf which would change her view of him.

Oh, I was going to include some scenes with Keiichi's friends from the Auto Club, but this chapter went on and became a lot longer than I had previously anticipated so I reluctantly had to cut them out. Luckily, they can always be used in the following chapter along with the other humorous scenes I wanted to add as well, featuring more misfortune for Miroku which is always fun to read about on any occasion.