InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ In the shoes of a high school hanyou. ❯ Chapter 10
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By: Belle ange 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.23.2008 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.3K | Visits: 363 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.23.2008 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.3K | Visits: 363 | Status: Completed
my apologies to my super awesome reviewers. I had wanted to get this out a lot sooner for you but my laptop crashed and I lost my incentive to write. I’m back and I’ll try to make this one good. You deserve my best work. Again, this is to AnimePrincess/Inulover for more encouragement. I own no characters in this story.
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Miroku opened his eyes to an unpleasantly bright light shining through his window that morning. He tried to blot it out with a pillow but a gentle hand removed it and replaced it with a kiss to his forehead. His eyes snapped open and he blearily registered the sweet, round face of Yuma looming over him.
“Morning, sleepy head. Hey, do you think I can have a ride to school?” She asked innocently.
Miroku patted himself down, making sure it wasn’t a dream. Once he was convinced, he scooped her up and planted a kiss on her cheek in elation. In a flash he was up, getting dressed and touching everything in his room, no doubt making him seem a bit insane in her eyes.
“Uh, Miro? Sweetie? Are you okay?” She asked, watching him zip around the room at top speed.
He paused long enough to sweep her off her feet and spin her around. She giggled and kicked her feet like a small child.
“I am doing marvelous! Come on, let’s hurry up and get out of here.” They left the house and headed towards the school, Miroku trying his best not to speed all the way there.
As he pulled in, he noticed Inuyasha’s car and two figures inside parked a bit far from the school. He pulled to the front of the school and sent Yuma off with a kiss before driving back around to see what was holding them up. Sango was already there talking with Inuyasha.
“Good morning everyone! And how are all of you on this beautiful day?” He asked cheerfully, loving being back in his body. He wrapped an arm around both Inuyasha and Sango in an odd group hug.
“I don’t know, you tell me.” Inuyasha said, only, it wasn’t Inuyasha’s voice.
Instead of the deep tenor of his friends voice, he heard Kagome’s softer, higher pitch.
“Wait, do you mean to tell me that now your voices have switched?” He asked, looking worried.
“No, worse. We never switched back, just our voices so Inuyasha has had to fake laryngitis and I can’t go to school today or someone will hear me like this. This is even worse than being in the wrong body!” Kagome whined, putting her head in her hands.
“Speak for yourself. At least I have some part of my identity back. It’s definitely a start.” Inuyasha quipped from inside the car.
“You be quiet! You lost your voice, remember? Besides, how do you figure it’s going to look, or in this case, sound when I have to speak for you and you sound like a chick? I’m going back to your house so Shiori and I can straighten this out before tonight. Whatever you do, don’t talk to anyone!” She climbed back in the car and kicked him out.
“Easy, will ya? I’ll remember. Just don’t you say anything stupid.”
Kagome nodded in the affirmative and pulled off. Sango patted his shoulder gently, trying to make him feel better.
“If it helps, I’ll be in all of your classes except math. I can help you keep things in check.” She offered.
“Yes, and even I’ll be helping you if you need it. Just try to be patient. I’m sure Kagome will think of something.” Miroku added with an equally reassuring air.
‘Oh joy, my life is in her hands. That’s comforting…’ He thought dryly.
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At the Inu-Taisho manor, Kagome sipped the third cup of lemon tea the maid had given her for the “sore throat” and listened to Shiori explain her findings. The little girl handed her a clay pot that reminded Kagome of the jar her mother kept bath beads in near the tub.
“This should switch your voices back. There is a small ritual needed for the process to be successful but it’s nothing the two of you can’t handle. I’ll be doing everything really so all you need to do is sit quietly and follow my instructions.”
“You sure this will work, Shiori? I’m not sure I can go another day like this and I’m guessing Inuyasha is having some trouble as well.”
“Yes well he’ll be fine. My brother is smarter than you’d like to think.” She assured, setting the jar down on the desk.
Shiori hooked her laptop up to an outlet in her brothers room and sat quietly typing to someone. Kagome felt it rude to interrupt so she sipped the tea in silence.
“Okay,” She said, closing the computer. “this should work for your voices but it still doesn’t change you back. A friend of mine actually has a theory about that though.”
Kagome leaned forward and listened carefully to the theory. By the end of the explanation, Kagome looked slightly panicked as well as her borrowed face having taken on a greenish, ashen hue.
“Oh no, we’re gonna be stuck like this forever!”
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The first part of the day was fine. Sango was true to her word and safe guarded Inuyasha from having to speak nearly the whole day. She even intercepted a bad confrontation with Kouga at lunch. It was nearing the last class of the day and he was Sango-less in a class Kagome shared with Kikyo. It was still a bit depressing to have to be so close to his girlfriend and yet so far. He was getting antsy in this body and there was no way to scratch his itch without their being major issues as a result.
Kikyo sat in her assigned seat beside a young man Inuyasha didn’t remember her sitting by the other day. Actually, now that he thought of it, that seat had been empty all week so far. He decided not to give it another thought. That plan was shot to hell when he noticed something rather fishy out of the corner of his eye.
This mystery boy had discreetly managed to slip his hand under Kikyo’s skirt without anyone else noticing! To be honest, Inuyasha might have missed it himself had he not been glancing at her legs to begin with. This boiled his blood to no end. How dare this guy! But then, he stopped. Being in Kagome’s body had taught him to rationalize things fully before acting and as he thought on it, he wondered: Why hadn’t Kikyo pushed him away yet?
Not only had she not rejected this guy but she was spreading her legs for him! Inuyasha could hardly stand it. He tried not to watch but couldn’t help it. She was obviously enjoying it and all he could think of was how he wanted to pound the guy into the dirt as soon as he was in his own body again. For once, he actually wished he had Kagome’s voice so he could tell her how much a slut she was acting.
This carried on for most of the class and it was getting to the point that Inuyasha couldn’t take anymore. He pulled a classic, catty high school girl move and wrote a note to his potential ex.
The note read: Pretty low, even for you Kikyo. I hope you catch whatever lover boy had to keep him out of school all week. XOXO Kagome.
Part of him felt bad for exploiting Kagome like this but some how, he knew she wouldn’t mind. He made a mental note to send her a gift for trying to warn him. He would apologize for not listening in the first place when she was just trying to be a friend.
The bell rang and he stood, casually dropping the note on her desk as he passed. Over his shoulder, he glimpsed the red flush that spread over her face and quietly slipped out before a cat fight could break out. Sango met him at the door and without so much as a vague hello, he grabbed her arm and speed-walked down the hall.
Sango was prepared to ask what his hurry was when a sound that kicked her own feet into gear followed them through the crowd.
“Higurashi!!” Kikyo screamed after them as they rounded the corner and nearly mowed down Miroku.
“What did you do?!” She finally asked as the three of them made there way to the parking lot.
“Let’s just say I owe Kagome big time.”
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“Okay, so explain this to me one more time. You sent Kikyo a note in my name basically calling her a slut. Did I miss something?” Kagome was puzzled as Sango attempted to tell her what happened through peals of laughter.
“Yeah, you missed the part about some prick in your math class finger fu-”
“What Inuyasha means to say is that he caught Kikyo in a compromising position with a young man in class.” Miroku interrupted, trying to spare Shiori’s innocent ears.
“Oh boy, this won’t end well…” Kagome pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance.
“On a brighter side, she’s ultimately going to get what’s coming to her.” Sango added, finally getting a hold of herself.
“Yeah. I’ll be keeping closer tabs on her from now on. Let’s see someone try anything now.” Inuyasha huffed.
“Well now that that’s over, can we get on with this, please? We don‘t have much time and these two have to get ready for tonight A.S.A.P.” Shiori interrupted, holding up a little clay pot.
“Oh! I almost forgot. While you all were getting me in trouble at school, Shiori and I were coming up with ways to fix this little problem. It may not put us back in our bodies but it will make things a little easier for the banquet until we can find a way to do that.”
“That’s right. I also have a theory I wanted to bring up. But that can wait. Let’s get this thing going, shall we?”
Shiori and Kagome set about making another circle of candles in the middle of the floor while Sango drew the curtains. Once things were set up, Shiori instructed Inuyasha on where to sit in the circle with Kagome facing him. Everyone fell silent as Shiori recited the spell and held the little clay pot between the two. A barely there glow started as they joined her in the recitation and soon, a wisp of pale smoke was generated from within the pot. It flowed into their mouths, stalling their ability to speak for a moment then flowed out again and back into the jar. The two coughed a while in it’s wake.
Shiori quickly closed the lid before any of the smoke could escape then left for her room without explanation. Inuyasha opened his mouth to call her but when nothing came out, he began to panic. Kagome grabbed his arm to calm him, pressing her index finger to her lips, indicating silence.
It wasn’t long before the little girl returned with the jar and two smooth stones. She had Inuyasha and Kagome put the stones in their mouths and opened the jar. Two steady streams of smoke, one pale purple and one red, flowed back into their mouths. Again, they coughed but this time, the voices were correct.
“Well that takes care of one problem. Now we just have to figure out this whole camera thing.” The child mused, cleaning up the area.
“What camera thing?” Sango asked.
“Didn’t they tell you? Apparently that old myth that cameras catch the spirit isn’t a myth after all. When photographed, you can see who is who.”
“Well that’s solved easily enough. Neither of them care for pictures.” Miroku deduced, waving his hand at the whole thing.
“It isn’t that easy. The paparazzi will be all over him at the banquet tonight. If we don’t fix this by then, pictures of Kagome in a tuxedo will be all over the paper.” Shiori explained, trying to press the gravity of the situation.
“Even worse, I have to tag along to make sure she doesn’t screw anything up. No way in hell am I gonna let people see me in a dress!” Inuyasha growled.
Everyone seemed to start talking at once, brainstorming ways to avoid disaster. With less then 4 hours to the banquet, panic was starting to set in. All of them knew that one way or another, something else was bound to go wrong.
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Alright, that’s the end of that chapter and hopefully the next will be out sooner. I’m having a bit of trouble keeping the timeline straight so forgive me if I end up tweaking and reposting earlier chapters so everything works.
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Miroku opened his eyes to an unpleasantly bright light shining through his window that morning. He tried to blot it out with a pillow but a gentle hand removed it and replaced it with a kiss to his forehead. His eyes snapped open and he blearily registered the sweet, round face of Yuma looming over him.
“Morning, sleepy head. Hey, do you think I can have a ride to school?” She asked innocently.
Miroku patted himself down, making sure it wasn’t a dream. Once he was convinced, he scooped her up and planted a kiss on her cheek in elation. In a flash he was up, getting dressed and touching everything in his room, no doubt making him seem a bit insane in her eyes.
“Uh, Miro? Sweetie? Are you okay?” She asked, watching him zip around the room at top speed.
He paused long enough to sweep her off her feet and spin her around. She giggled and kicked her feet like a small child.
“I am doing marvelous! Come on, let’s hurry up and get out of here.” They left the house and headed towards the school, Miroku trying his best not to speed all the way there.
As he pulled in, he noticed Inuyasha’s car and two figures inside parked a bit far from the school. He pulled to the front of the school and sent Yuma off with a kiss before driving back around to see what was holding them up. Sango was already there talking with Inuyasha.
“Good morning everyone! And how are all of you on this beautiful day?” He asked cheerfully, loving being back in his body. He wrapped an arm around both Inuyasha and Sango in an odd group hug.
“I don’t know, you tell me.” Inuyasha said, only, it wasn’t Inuyasha’s voice.
Instead of the deep tenor of his friends voice, he heard Kagome’s softer, higher pitch.
“Wait, do you mean to tell me that now your voices have switched?” He asked, looking worried.
“No, worse. We never switched back, just our voices so Inuyasha has had to fake laryngitis and I can’t go to school today or someone will hear me like this. This is even worse than being in the wrong body!” Kagome whined, putting her head in her hands.
“Speak for yourself. At least I have some part of my identity back. It’s definitely a start.” Inuyasha quipped from inside the car.
“You be quiet! You lost your voice, remember? Besides, how do you figure it’s going to look, or in this case, sound when I have to speak for you and you sound like a chick? I’m going back to your house so Shiori and I can straighten this out before tonight. Whatever you do, don’t talk to anyone!” She climbed back in the car and kicked him out.
“Easy, will ya? I’ll remember. Just don’t you say anything stupid.”
Kagome nodded in the affirmative and pulled off. Sango patted his shoulder gently, trying to make him feel better.
“If it helps, I’ll be in all of your classes except math. I can help you keep things in check.” She offered.
“Yes, and even I’ll be helping you if you need it. Just try to be patient. I’m sure Kagome will think of something.” Miroku added with an equally reassuring air.
‘Oh joy, my life is in her hands. That’s comforting…’ He thought dryly.
~~~~~
At the Inu-Taisho manor, Kagome sipped the third cup of lemon tea the maid had given her for the “sore throat” and listened to Shiori explain her findings. The little girl handed her a clay pot that reminded Kagome of the jar her mother kept bath beads in near the tub.
“This should switch your voices back. There is a small ritual needed for the process to be successful but it’s nothing the two of you can’t handle. I’ll be doing everything really so all you need to do is sit quietly and follow my instructions.”
“You sure this will work, Shiori? I’m not sure I can go another day like this and I’m guessing Inuyasha is having some trouble as well.”
“Yes well he’ll be fine. My brother is smarter than you’d like to think.” She assured, setting the jar down on the desk.
Shiori hooked her laptop up to an outlet in her brothers room and sat quietly typing to someone. Kagome felt it rude to interrupt so she sipped the tea in silence.
“Okay,” She said, closing the computer. “this should work for your voices but it still doesn’t change you back. A friend of mine actually has a theory about that though.”
Kagome leaned forward and listened carefully to the theory. By the end of the explanation, Kagome looked slightly panicked as well as her borrowed face having taken on a greenish, ashen hue.
“Oh no, we’re gonna be stuck like this forever!”
~~~~~
The first part of the day was fine. Sango was true to her word and safe guarded Inuyasha from having to speak nearly the whole day. She even intercepted a bad confrontation with Kouga at lunch. It was nearing the last class of the day and he was Sango-less in a class Kagome shared with Kikyo. It was still a bit depressing to have to be so close to his girlfriend and yet so far. He was getting antsy in this body and there was no way to scratch his itch without their being major issues as a result.
Kikyo sat in her assigned seat beside a young man Inuyasha didn’t remember her sitting by the other day. Actually, now that he thought of it, that seat had been empty all week so far. He decided not to give it another thought. That plan was shot to hell when he noticed something rather fishy out of the corner of his eye.
This mystery boy had discreetly managed to slip his hand under Kikyo’s skirt without anyone else noticing! To be honest, Inuyasha might have missed it himself had he not been glancing at her legs to begin with. This boiled his blood to no end. How dare this guy! But then, he stopped. Being in Kagome’s body had taught him to rationalize things fully before acting and as he thought on it, he wondered: Why hadn’t Kikyo pushed him away yet?
Not only had she not rejected this guy but she was spreading her legs for him! Inuyasha could hardly stand it. He tried not to watch but couldn’t help it. She was obviously enjoying it and all he could think of was how he wanted to pound the guy into the dirt as soon as he was in his own body again. For once, he actually wished he had Kagome’s voice so he could tell her how much a slut she was acting.
This carried on for most of the class and it was getting to the point that Inuyasha couldn’t take anymore. He pulled a classic, catty high school girl move and wrote a note to his potential ex.
The note read: Pretty low, even for you Kikyo. I hope you catch whatever lover boy had to keep him out of school all week. XOXO Kagome.
Part of him felt bad for exploiting Kagome like this but some how, he knew she wouldn’t mind. He made a mental note to send her a gift for trying to warn him. He would apologize for not listening in the first place when she was just trying to be a friend.
The bell rang and he stood, casually dropping the note on her desk as he passed. Over his shoulder, he glimpsed the red flush that spread over her face and quietly slipped out before a cat fight could break out. Sango met him at the door and without so much as a vague hello, he grabbed her arm and speed-walked down the hall.
Sango was prepared to ask what his hurry was when a sound that kicked her own feet into gear followed them through the crowd.
“Higurashi!!” Kikyo screamed after them as they rounded the corner and nearly mowed down Miroku.
“What did you do?!” She finally asked as the three of them made there way to the parking lot.
“Let’s just say I owe Kagome big time.”
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“Okay, so explain this to me one more time. You sent Kikyo a note in my name basically calling her a slut. Did I miss something?” Kagome was puzzled as Sango attempted to tell her what happened through peals of laughter.
“Yeah, you missed the part about some prick in your math class finger fu-”
“What Inuyasha means to say is that he caught Kikyo in a compromising position with a young man in class.” Miroku interrupted, trying to spare Shiori’s innocent ears.
“Oh boy, this won’t end well…” Kagome pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance.
“On a brighter side, she’s ultimately going to get what’s coming to her.” Sango added, finally getting a hold of herself.
“Yeah. I’ll be keeping closer tabs on her from now on. Let’s see someone try anything now.” Inuyasha huffed.
“Well now that that’s over, can we get on with this, please? We don‘t have much time and these two have to get ready for tonight A.S.A.P.” Shiori interrupted, holding up a little clay pot.
“Oh! I almost forgot. While you all were getting me in trouble at school, Shiori and I were coming up with ways to fix this little problem. It may not put us back in our bodies but it will make things a little easier for the banquet until we can find a way to do that.”
“That’s right. I also have a theory I wanted to bring up. But that can wait. Let’s get this thing going, shall we?”
Shiori and Kagome set about making another circle of candles in the middle of the floor while Sango drew the curtains. Once things were set up, Shiori instructed Inuyasha on where to sit in the circle with Kagome facing him. Everyone fell silent as Shiori recited the spell and held the little clay pot between the two. A barely there glow started as they joined her in the recitation and soon, a wisp of pale smoke was generated from within the pot. It flowed into their mouths, stalling their ability to speak for a moment then flowed out again and back into the jar. The two coughed a while in it’s wake.
Shiori quickly closed the lid before any of the smoke could escape then left for her room without explanation. Inuyasha opened his mouth to call her but when nothing came out, he began to panic. Kagome grabbed his arm to calm him, pressing her index finger to her lips, indicating silence.
It wasn’t long before the little girl returned with the jar and two smooth stones. She had Inuyasha and Kagome put the stones in their mouths and opened the jar. Two steady streams of smoke, one pale purple and one red, flowed back into their mouths. Again, they coughed but this time, the voices were correct.
“Well that takes care of one problem. Now we just have to figure out this whole camera thing.” The child mused, cleaning up the area.
“What camera thing?” Sango asked.
“Didn’t they tell you? Apparently that old myth that cameras catch the spirit isn’t a myth after all. When photographed, you can see who is who.”
“Well that’s solved easily enough. Neither of them care for pictures.” Miroku deduced, waving his hand at the whole thing.
“It isn’t that easy. The paparazzi will be all over him at the banquet tonight. If we don’t fix this by then, pictures of Kagome in a tuxedo will be all over the paper.” Shiori explained, trying to press the gravity of the situation.
“Even worse, I have to tag along to make sure she doesn’t screw anything up. No way in hell am I gonna let people see me in a dress!” Inuyasha growled.
Everyone seemed to start talking at once, brainstorming ways to avoid disaster. With less then 4 hours to the banquet, panic was starting to set in. All of them knew that one way or another, something else was bound to go wrong.
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Alright, that’s the end of that chapter and hopefully the next will be out sooner. I’m having a bit of trouble keeping the timeline straight so forgive me if I end up tweaking and reposting earlier chapters so everything works.