Yoroichi's Purrfect Crime

Kagome looked down at the black cat staring up at her with a… almost interested expression. Why is there a cat on the roof? She thought, although considering her past, this couldn't be any more surprising than finding out her brother Shota had been talking to a half dog demon.

Darn it! … where the hell am I? How'd did this happen? To be more accurate, WHY did this happen? She groaned. She heard the cat clear its throat. She looked down, wondering if she was going insane. After all, cats did NOT behave like humans from where she came from.

"Escuse me, Toshiro, but, what are you doing?" the cat purred in a masculine velvety tone.

Kagome shrieked. "IT TALKED TO ME!"

The cat cringed, its ears laid back on its head, as it hissed annoyed. "Not so loud, I can hear you know."

Kagome stammered, "Talking cats… I'm in some ten year old's body… I can apparently jump as high as Inyuasha… and the Shikon Jewel is gone… which means…" She pointed at the cat accusingly. "YOU STOLE THE JEWEL! GIVE IT BACK YOU… FIENDISH FELINE!"

The cat merely looked at her with a look of utmost curiosity, and sitting on its haunches, it merely swished its tail, and then began to intensely groom itself in front of her. "Please don't look, it's rude to stare." It purred at her coolly.

Kagome shook her head furiously. "FORGET THAT! YOU MUST KNOW NARAKU!"

"Honestly, you're the color black and all of a sudden everyone thinks you're the bad guy." The cat continued licking itself, and when it went to its legs Kagome inadvertnly covered her eyes. The cat laughed. "Toshiro… you are a true gent. Most men would do anything to sneak a peak at my hot body."

What hot body? Was all Kagome could think.

"I'm done, let's chat." The cat purred. "Sit, or stand. Stay. Good boy." The cat commanded in a playful tone.

Kagome realized that they wouldn't know she wasn't who they thought she was, unless she made it very clear she wasn't who they thought she was.

She tried to calm her beating heart, she had to think rationally. Already twice she'd slipped and yelled…. Maybe I do lose my temper too much… she thought.

"Toshiro… ever since you passed out on the mission… you've been … different." The cat said, swishing its tail absently. "Who is this Naraku and what jewel are you talking about?" it asked.

Kagome realized, what if they don't know anything? She knew the Shikon Jewel had powers but… maybe…she'd just stumbled on one of them. She gasped, what if she couldn't get home without the jewel? NO…. I don't want to be trapped here! she groaned.

"Toshiro, do you remember what happened before you passed out?" the cat asked.

Kagome didn't know. She hadn't been there. At least… she didn't think she was. She had been looking for Inyuasha who had once again followed her to her world, because the impatient idiot couldn't wait for her to return and thought it more important than a huge math, history, and language exam she had.

Now that I think about it…. Inyuasha and I got into a fight before this….

******the beautiful ripple before a flash back insert here XD ******

I woke up, refreshed, and glad to once again sleep in my warm bed. It certainly beat being out in the cold earth. My huge fat cat leapt onto the bed and made itself comfy at the foot. I smiled, petting the soft fur. I heard my mother call up the stairs, "Kagome, time for breakfast~"

"Coming mom!" I called down, grabbing my school uniform. I nuzzled it, enjoying the freshness of it. I felt so ungroomed before I returned, and now, I almost didn't want to go back to the Feudal Era of Japan. Almost. Despite all the hardships I faced, I enjoyed being with everyone, well, almost everyone. There was one in particular dog demon that pissed me off constantly. And, it takes a lot to get me pissed.

I was fastening my bra when I heard a tapping noise on my window. I absently opened the curtains, and came face to face, with

"INYUASHA!" I shrieked, and his face turned red and he fell out of the tree and I heard a crashing continuum as he hit hard ground below. Serves that dumb dog jerk right! I fumed. I was so embarrassed. Why does that idiot always find some way to ruin my day? I groaned. I was more concerned about that fact that he saw me in my undergarments, more so than I was for his particular well being.

I figured he'd be fine. He's hard headed anyways with a skull of steel but nothing in it. I quickly got dressed and ran down stairs. I could care less about that moronic dog right now.

Shota came running into the kitchen. "MOM! KAGOME! GRANDPA! Something is wrong with Inyuasha!"

"That's new?" I rolled my eyes.

Shota's eyes filled with tears. "…It…. well… he's bleeding… and… I don't think…he's bre…breathing…." he broke down, and I felt myself go numb inside. Sure, he pissed me off, was a womanizing two timing kibble brained jerkwad… but… I never meant what I said and as I ran from the kitchen and out side to where he was under my window, I could only hope, that he wasn't dead.

A growing pool of blood surrounded his head, and I felt myself choke up. "Oh Inyuasha!" I began to cry.

"…Check…..to see…. If I'm … actually dead….be…fore…you…deci…de…to….plan for …my funeral…." He murmured weakly.

I looked at him, and sobbed all over again. "OH InyUASHA! I DON'T CARE THAT YOU SAW ME IN MY UNDERWEAR, I FORGIVE YOU AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE OK!" Ifelt his pulse, and it was very faint, very faint…but…there. I sobbed with relief, but …. How could he get help? We couldn't go to a hospital… that would be impossible! … how would I explain the ears?

"It's ok….I didn't see nothing….special.. …anyways…." He groaned. All sympathy evaporated. "HMPH! SIT BOY!" I yelled, wiping away my tears angrily.

"YAAAARGH!" THUD! "SIT SIT SIT!" THUD! THUD! THUD!

Shota, Mom, and Grandpa came out running. "Kagome! If you keep doing that, HE REALLY WILL DIE!" exclaimed Shota. He deserves it! I thought angrily.

Inyuasha passed out after that. I refused to talk to him and decided after he got better, I was gonna ignore him forever. Maybe not forever…at least a week.

But, after I got back from a wonderful day of not knowing anything and I think I failed my math test, I got news from my mother. "Kagome…he's gone…."

"What? GONE? How can that be?" I asked dumbstruck.

My mother shook her head, worriedly. "I don't know, there are no signs of his actually leaving… and Grandpa was there a few minutes before he went missing… he forgot his feather charm to dispel disease or something of the sort, and that's when he discovered Inyuasha was gone…."

I felt a thump in my chest. Inyuasha… I really shouldn't care…. but my Samaritan heart forbade me from ignoring this. That hopeless idiot! I thought, tears swelling up.

"Ma, I'm gonna go look for him! can you put my stuff in my room!" I asked my mom, dropping my school bag.

"Sure honey… be safe!" my mother called out as I ran back down the road to begin my frantic search for Inyuasha. The Shikon Jewel shards, around my neck, sent a thumping through me. Even though it was only half put together, it was still, incredible. It must be helping me find Inyuasha! I reasoned. That was when I almost crashed into one of my child hood friends, Rima. "Rima!" I exclaimed. "I thought you went on a trip to Europe!"

My friend Rima, who had moved away when I was ten, looked at me with her intense sea blue eyes. "I just got back, I decided that I was gonna do half Europe, and then do my Violin concert in America." My heart sank. I hadn't seen her in so long, and I groaned at the crummy timing of her return.

She grabbed one of my hands, "Oh Kagome, you look swell! It's been too long since we last talked in person! There is so much I want to tell you!"

I attempted to smile. "I so want to hear everything, but… I'm really busy right now…" I said hurriedly.

"Oh….what is it?" she asked curiously.

"I'm looking for my…a…dog…" I said weakly.

"I'll help!" she said eagerly.

"You don't want to do that!" I said quickly. "He may bite your head off."

"Oh dear…" Rima said, worriedly. "Will you be…"

I already ran further away, heading for Central Park.

"ok…" Rima finished. She scratched her head. What was Kagome up to? She shrugged and continued walking back to her house. Darn it! Inyuasha! Angry tears swelled in my eyes, as I ran through the park. Finally, I slowed, catching my breath. I called out, "Inyuasha! Where are you!" suddenly, the Jewel began to glow, and that was when I passed out.

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That means… Kagome thought, that that must have meant that Inyuasha was there!... but….why would the jewel put me in this body?... unless. She gasped. What if that boy was in her body!

"NOOOooooooOoooooo!" she shrieked. "I DON'T WANT A TEN YEAR OLD IN MY BODY!"

The cat looked at her with a surprised/curious expression. "Toshiro… you know I can hear you right?"

Kagome looked at the cat. "It was the pink Shikon jewel… it did this to me! I'm not… Toshiro! My name is Kagome!"

The cat looked at her, then closed its eyes. "Well," it purred, "We do have an interesting dilemma at hand, don't we?"