She to He
Summary: Who would have thought that an elder woman could cause your life to do a complete 180? Kagome was just an ordinary girl...well, maybe normal isn't the right word, but...this has nothing to do with her odd trips down the well. This is a story about one run in that turned her life into an odd...romance.?.? Kagome/Gaara.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha/Naruto
Rated: M (Excessive Violence) (Excessive Sexual Themes) (Mild Language) (Medium Blood and Gore)
Disclaimer: Do you really have to ask? No I don't own InuYasha or Naruto.
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Chapter III
Sparring with Hyuuga
And
Flashback to the Past
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(Year 2002, Modern Era, Konoha)
Kagome smiled as she made her way to the training grounds. Shiko sat next to a tree so that he could watch.
"Alright, now don't go easy on me." Neji raised a brow at the boy in front of him.
"I hadn't planned on it."
Kagome chuckled. She could tell that the boy in front of her wasn't joking. She calmed down and her facial features smoothed and much like Sesshoumaru, her eyes became emotionless and cold. Giving nothing away to what she was thinking or planning, moving her left foot behind her in a fighting stance that she had learned from Sesshoumaru when he had been training her.
Neji got into his own fighting stance, one she had never seen...but that didn't surprise her.
"I hope you can keep up."
She closed her eyes and smiled. "That's funny..." He looked at her in confusion. "...I was going to say the same thing to you. Don't blink."
"Huh?"
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'What is he thinking...?' He watched as the blue eyed boy stood there unmoving. Doing exactly what he was told not to do...he blinked, and Kagome was gone.
"What? Where did he...! BYAKUGAN!" He looked around multiple times but saw...nothing.
"Where are you? Stop hiding!" He continued to look around and noticed Shiko laughing. He turned around and saw Kagome leaning against a nearby tree, lifting his hand Kagome waved as he smirked.
"Are you mocking me!" Neji asked in surprise.
"Oh no, I was waving at Shiko...see?" He pointed at the smiling and waving five year old boy.
"Grr...no more games!" Neji shouted in aggravation as he shot forward only to hit a pink shield of energy. "No hand seals...how?" Kagome put her shield down and flipped over Neji, landing behind him in a fighting stance. His eyes narrowing at Neji before he launched forward at the same time.
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Inside her head Kagome was laughing in joy as she dodged his gentle fists attack.
"This is fun..." She smiled, catching him off guard. She dropped to the forest floor, sweeping her leg under his feet, taking him by surprise and causing him to stumble before regaining his footing.
"HYAA!" Kagome yelled as she punched him in the gut. He skid past a few trees and into the arms of a surprised Lee.
"Neji! What are you doing?" Tenten asked before he ran back through the trees at full speed, hitting her in the chest.
'Ouch, maybe it's a good thing my body is no longer female, I wonder if I should kick him in the nuts just because though. I'll let it go this time...' Kagome thought to herself, crossing her arms in front of her chest and blocking the multiple incoming punches.
'Seriously, I didn't think he hit so hard, my poor arms are going to be bruised to hell tomorrow...err...this...ah...HAS TO END!' Bringing her knee up, she caught him in the stomach and he crouched forward, blood spewed out of his mouth as he fell forward onto Kagome. Tenten, Lee and Gai came out of the trees and saw Neji trembling, trying to gain back his balance.
"H-how did y-yo-u...do that? -Cough-" He coughed more blood up with his words.
"What? Knee you?" Kagome asked, keeping a firm hold on the boy that was losing consciousness quickly.
"N-no. How d-did you...-cough-cough-win?"
"I was taught by my Lord...to win." With that said, he passed out.
"NEJI! KAGOME, YOUR HORRIBLE, HOW COULD YOU?" Kagome glanced over her shoulder and saw a teary eyed Tenten.
-Sigh-
She got on one knee and placed Neji carefully on the ground. Placing a hand gently over his heart, she smiled at the steady but soft beating of his heart. The familiar pink glow engulfed her hand and his body...a warm feeling flowing out of her and into him.
"STOP IT! WHATEVER YOUR DOING...STOOOOP IT!" Lee took hold of Tenten who had taken out a Kunai and was trying to attack Kagome. "I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU! NEVER!"
'How can I concentrate with this girl screaming? Just breath Kagome, block her out...I'm almost done...THERE!' The glow faded and Tenten stopped struggling when Neji started to twitch and move. He moved to sit on his knees and stared at his hands, arms and, well, the rest of his body. "You...how..."
"It's something I learned how to do on a shrine." Kagome smiled, '...well, not completely true...but then...who's contradicting me?'
"I-I see. Thanks."
Tenten fell to her knees, tears falling from her eyes.
"I should be saying that. Normally, no one can keep up for half as long as you did. I enjoyed the spar and I think Shiko did too." Shiko smiled and nodded, his eyes filled with awe.
"Tell me...how did you hide from my eyes?"
"Your eyes can detect...chakra...right?"
"Hm, yes, that's correct."
"I don't have...chakra." The four stared in shock at her.
"Then what was that pink shield."
"Mik—oh, Monk energy...I'm a priest or as some would say, a holy monk."Seriously, she couldn't wait to be returned back to normal. 'Can't go around calling myself a Miko, might give it away...need not be questioned over complicated things that I can't answer.'
"I see...holy energy...I have never seen it in action. Uh, why is your energy...pink though?"
Kagome blushed. "Uh, hehe, pink is the color of...purity. Only someone with no evil intentions, a pure heart with nothing clouding their mind or heart, no feelings like, hatred, betrayal, anger, deceit and malevolence tainting the soul, only a pure soul is pink."
The four stared at Kagome as she repeated the same thing Keade had once told her.
"Hm, I'm going down to the lake to relax. Sun should be setting soon too. Shiko, are you coming?"
"Yeah, I'm coming Kago-Ni." Kagome smiled and started to walk towards the dock near the Uchiha estate.
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Shikamaru was leaning against a tree. His companions were talking amongst themselves.
"Shikamaru..."
He gazed up at the clouds, the sun descending in the background far behind the trees.
"Shikamaru!"
'That boy...something about him...seems off...'
"SHIKAMARU!" Ino shouted loudly in his ear.
"I didn't quite catch that. The throbbing of my eardrum is caused by something different. Please...screech again." He said angrily as his hand covered his aching ear.
"I called your name three times. Don't get mad at me because you weren't listening."
"Ever think that I was...I don't know...ignoring you?" He said sarcastically.
"Why would anyone want to ignore me?"
'...I wonder...'
"Anyways, Sakura told me about a really hot guy that just got to Konoha. Said something about him—"
"Being related to Kakashi?" He asked in a somewhat uninterested tone as the subject of his thoughts was just turned into a gossip topic.
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"...a wild guess."
"...AH! YOU'VE MET HIM!"
-Sigh-
"Was he cute?" Choji's eyes widened at the question and glanced at an equally shocked Shikamaru.
"For my own sanity...I'm going to start ignoring you." He said as he lay back down again, looking back at the sky.
"I wonder if he's big..." Shikamaru heard her whisper.
'What the hell isthat supposed to mean?' He thought to himself as he glanced at Ino who sat blushing. 'Never mind...I've got a pretty good idea.'
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-Flashback-
Kagome cried out in excruciating pain. Not being able to take it...she screamed out and saw her mother rushing towards her. Her brother and Grandfather followed soon after.
"Kagome, dear what's wrong. What are these lights?"
"Rai, get back!" Her grandfather said.
Kagome closed her eyes tightly and fell unconscious, pain still was coursing through her body.
'Calm yourself child.'
'I can't. It HURTS!'She screamed out.
'I can help a little. I can stop the curse from its original intent but for that to happen...I need you to calm down.'
'But...I-I...'Kagome tried to control her breathing, taking in slow breaths.
'Good, now your body may change but it's because this curse is similar to another curse. That's why I can change the course it's heading in.'
'I-I understand. Will I become a demon or something?'
'...or something...' Came the sheepish reply of Midoriko before everything went white and silent.
Kagome woke up a few hours later to three individuals.
"Mom, Souta, Grandpa. What happened?"
"Uh...w-we don't know. You are my...daughter...right?"
"Yes, why do you sound uncertain?"
"She's just confused. I think it's so cool that I have a brother now. Hey Kagome, will you play soccer with me now that you are my brother?"
Kagome blinked once...o.o...-.-...o.o...Then again...o.o...-.-...o.o...And then took off sprinting upstairs. It was silent for a few minutes...and then...
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!"
The outcome of changing the course of the curse...was her body...changing to that of a boy's...
It was a little while later, when she found new meaning to the phrase 'personal embarrassment' as she washed her male body in the shower with a cloth tied around her head and covering her eyes.
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Kagome sighed at the horrible thought of taking a shower blindfolded. She glanced up and saw that the sun was finally at the horizon.
"Come on little Chibi. It's time that I take you home." She said. He nodded and followed her back to his home, his hand holding hers.
"Shiko, oh thank god your okay, I was so worried. You know it's...six thirty-seven...oh, your home early. Go wash your hands then, dinner will be ready soon. Tell your lazy father to come down stairs for dinner or he can starve." Shiko laughed and ran to the front door, only stopping to turn and wave goodbye.
"See ya tomorrow Kago-Ni!" Kagome smiled and waved.
"Who are you and why was Shiko with you?" The woman asked cautiously.
"Sorry, my name is Kagome Higurashi, Kakashi Hatake's Nephew. I had met both of your sons earlier when your oldest, Shikamaru was leaving and—"
"Shiko was crying and clinging to his leg, right."
"Um, yes ma'am. I told him that he should support his older brother, wish him luck so that he could come back safely and quickly. That he was leaving so that he may protect those important to him. Shiko did, and then with Shikamaru's permission, he followed me. I was told to get him home by seven. I'm sorry if I frightened you or worried you with his disappearance." Kagome bowed in apology.
"It's no problem, as long as he's back by seven. Shikamaru seems to trust you enough. He's very protective over his younger brother, actually, that's why he has trouble telling him to let go or go back inside. By the way, my name is Yoshino. Please continue watching over him until his brother returns."
"Of course. I should head off home now. It was nice meeting you ma'am." Yoshino nodded and smiled.
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"Kagome!" Kagome turned when she heard her name being called.
"Hey, Tenten."
"Look, I wanted to apologize for how I behaved earlier. I had acted foolishly. With the way Neji was, I know now that you could have easily defeated me. People will get hurt in sparring matches so I shouldn't have overreacted."
"It's fine. When you care for someone, it's only natural to want to protect them. You love him, and I can see it in your eyes. The affections you hold for him are strong, one day, he will see it too." Kagome said as she walked away from a blushing, wide eyed Tenten.
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Me: Hope you enjoyed. I know it's taking a while for me to bring Gaara in. I seem to delay Gaara in my fics, or so it would seem. Lol, anyways, please, review. I get excited when I get reviews, it makes me update quicker.