Chapter 3
Kagome made use of Inuyasha's keen senses to make sure no one was watching when she lead Inuyasha back into the bathroom.
"Take a seat on this stool, ok? I'll go get the shaving cream." Kagome moved about the room, gathering this and that. Inuyasha sat down.
"Okay, now hand me that shower head," said Kagome, "I'll have to wet down your-my-legs first." Kagome began the task and Inuyasha just sat back and watched wide-eyed.
"Let me try!" Inuyasha said after some time. He liked the way the white foam stuff disappeared when the little wand moved over it.
"Okay, but be careful. That thing is sharp." Kagome handed Inuyasha the razor. He did what Kagome had been doing, but when he got to her knee, he forgot to bend it and the razor nicked her skin.
Kagome smelled it before she saw it. Blood. Strange…she could tell by the smell that it was her own blood. Just something about it smelled like her.
"Ouch!" Inuyasha's delayed reaction came in.
"It's ok, you just made a tiny cut." Kagome soothed.
"But it stings so bad!"
"That's because of the shaving cream," Kagome took the razor and quickly finished what they had come for. Kagome stopped and looked up to see Inuyasha blushing.
"What?" she asked.
"It's nothing," he said, looking away. He didn't want to admit it, but seeing his hands on Kagome's legs like that was doing strange things to his-Kagome's body.
In Kagome's room, Inuyasha stood patiently as Kagome finished dressing him. He looked at the outfit she had chosen and frowned.
"Why do I have to dress like a girl?" he complained.
"You are a girl. Heavens sake, you're me! For now anyway." Kagome sighed. She felt so impatient lately. Inuyasha tugged the hem of the skirt he was wearing. Presently, a sickly feeling came over him. He sat down on Kagome's bed and waited for the pain in Kagome's lower abdomen to go away. But it kept getting worse.
"What's wrong?" Kagome asked him, as she felt worry creep into Inuyasha's body.
"You're having a belly-ache…damn this hurts," he groaned.
"Where does it hurt?" Kagome dreaded the answer.
"Here," Inuyasha pointed to her lower abdomen. Kagome counted the days in her head once, twice, thrice over. Inuyasha stared at her, wondering at her reddening cheeks. So that's what I look like when I blush? Uhg. Let's hope I never blush again! Inuyasha thought, then was gripped by pain again, what the hell is wrong with Kagome's body? A headache started up shortly, accompanied by a feeling of uncontrollable emotions. Inuyasha worried that he might do something foolish or rash - like kill some one or burst into tears – or both.
"Inuyasha, so…you know about…what happens to women," Kagome paused, she couldn't believe this was happening, "uh, once a month?" Inuyasha stared at her, shocked. NOW? This is happening to her body NOW? While I have to be in it!? Inuyasha thought.
"Of course I know about that!" He gasped through the pain.
"H-how?" Kagome asked. He just looked at her. And then she found out. She could smell her blood again. But this time it was different from the blood when Inuyasha cut her knee shaving. It smelled like her blood, but mixed with something else. Before she gave herself time to think about it, she was pushing Inuyasha toward the bathroom. Hastily locking the door behind them, Kagome sat Inuyasha on the counter and said, "Alright, Inuyasha. I'm going to need for you to listen carefully. Until we get this thing switched back, you need to tell me when you feel that your pain killers are wearing off, and when your tampon is full, ok?" She watched her face, wondering what he would do. He took a deep breath.
"I'll try," he said, "But I hope you know this is the…worst."
"And you think this is great for me?!" Kagome yelled while grabbing a tampon from a drawer in the bathroom, "You can't even imagine how embarrassing this is!" She felt the blood fill Inuyasha's face.
"Feh!" Inuyasha had no other answer.
"Now, close your eyes and try not to think about what I'm going to do." Kagome said. Inuyasha closed Kagome's eyes and cringed, tensed with fear. He had no idea how this would feel. Kagome pulled down her panties and quickly inserted the tampon before she could think too much about it.
"That feels…weird," Inuyasha frowned as he spoke.
"Yeah, well get used to it." Kagome snapped. She was just angry with Mother Nature for putting them in this situation. Nothing could be more embarrassing. She pulled some painkillers out of the medicine cabinet and instructed Inuyasha to take some to help with the pain.
"We have to switch back, and fast!" Inuyasha said after he gulped down the pills.
"You don't have to tell me twice. How do you think this happened, anyway?
Inuyasha thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's retrace our steps. Last thing we did was go to sleep right?" Kagome nodded. He continued, "And before that, we were at that fair thing…"
Kagome was remembering too, "Yeah and we ate some noodles and played the games and…the fortune teller was odd…" Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other and thought the same thing at once.
"The Fortune Teller!" they gasped in unison. They bolted for the window and Kagome had Inuyasha on her back in no time. She took advantage of Inuyasha's body's speed and reached the fair after only moments of running. Inuyasha slid off of Kagome and began sniffing the ground like a dog.
"I can't smell anything!" Inuyasha said.
"Duh, you idiot. You're in my body, remember?" Kagome sniffed around, "What did the lady smell like?"
"Uh, a mixture of dirt, leather, dew, and hair." Inuyasha said.
"That really helps," Kagome said with sarcasm. After a time, they found the tent and entered, only to find shimmering dust on the floor.
"That's the stuff she put on our hands last night!" Inuyasha said, "It makes me feel funny. I mean, your body reacts to it."
"I understand what you mean," Kagome said quickly, "you're body knows something is up as well."
"Who could be behind this?" Inuyasha had an idea forming already.
"I'm thinking…Naraku." Kagome said.
"Me too." Inuyasha looked at Kagome. She bent down and gestured for him to climb on. They went to the well and once on the other side, began their search for Naraku.
"Let's just hope we don't run into any of our friends!" Kagome said. Inuyasha clung to her back and fought the pain that had only been dulled by the pills. I'll never make Kagome travel so hard when she's like this again. Now I know what it feels like and…I definitely don't like it. I hope we get changed back by tomorrow. Inuyasha thought.