InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Old Switch-eroo ❯ New Moon ( Chapter 6 )

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The Old Switcheroo

Chapter 6: New Moon

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"Really? Inuyasha loves ramen too." Kagome thought with a slight laugh. Lately it had been so much easier to strike up a conversation with Sesshoumaru then Inuyasha. In fact, Inuyasha hardly said a word. The group had gotten used to Rin, Ah-Uhn, Jaken, and Sesshoumaru traveling with them, well... perhaps not Inuyasha. He was always so cool and collected recently. No angry outburts or rude comments. It was just so unlike him! And Sesshoumaru... he actually seemed to be the exact opposite of the way he was before he joined their group.

"Yea. That Inuyasha is the best." Sesshoumaru said with a smirk. Sango and Miroku broke out of their conversation to toss him a suspicious stare.

"Sesshoumaru... are you...um... feeling alright?" The taijiya asked.

"Yeah why?"

Shippou jumped up on to Miroku's head. "Because you've been acting very strangely since you arrived and Inuyasha announced you were temporarily joining us on our hunt for the jewel shards." The kitsune said with a knowing nod.

"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama has been acting weird!" Rin piped up, momentarily pausing her pestering of a certain toad.

"So?" The demon lord said with a shrug. Kagome blinked looking at Inuyasha. Did he just roll his eyes?

Jaken ran up in front of the miko, waving his staff angrily. "I bet this witch of a mortal put a spell on Milord!" He cried and planted the staff in the ground, aiming the man's head at Kagome. "I will kill you for this act!"

"Jaken." The imp first turned to Sesshoumaru, before realizing it was Inuyasha who had said his name.

"Quiet you disgusting half breed-" Inuyasha kicked him in the head, sending him toppling over.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled, though thankful he had stopped the toad. She didn't exactly appeal to the thought of being burned to a crisp at the age of fifteen.

"Oi wench, he did ya a favor just shut up and accept it." Sesshoumaru said rolling his eyes.

"I didn't ask for your input Sesshoumaru!" She yelled. Sango, Miroku, Rin, Ah-Uhn, Shippou, and Kirara just watched. The odd group had stopped walking.

"'I didn't ask for your input Sesshoumaru'" The taiyoukai mimicked in a high-pitched voice. He growled lightly clenching his fist.

"Stop!" Kagome yelled back.

"Make me baka!" He retorted. It was strange looking down at her, because normally he stood about the same height.

"Yaro!"

"Ningen!"

"Stupid!"

"Ka gome, Sesshoumaru." Miroku said placing his staff in between the two. "May we continue on?" Kagome blushed and looked away.

"It's getting late. Why don't we set up camp here?" Sango suggested. Kirara mewed lightly in agreement. "Isn't the new moon tonight anyway Inuyasha?"

"Yes." The hanyou said blandly looking up at the darkening sky. All day he'd noticed the weakening of his powers, the dulling of his senses. So... tonight he would for once know what it was like to be a weak, vunerable human. 'This experience will be one to forget...' The real Sesshoumaru thought dryly.

You should look forward to it!

'And why, may I ask, should I look forward to this?'

It could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Unless of course, you fail to return to your body by then.

'This Sesshoumaru will hunt you down and kill you to remove this curse.'

Ah it's not all that bad! You liked when that beautiful young girl hugged you right?

'It was a sickening experience...'

Oh phoo.

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"Night Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru." Kagome said crawling into her sleeping bag. Sesshoumaru nodded to her, but Inuyasha just remained silent with a grim expression on his face staring into the embers of what once had been their campfire. She closed her eyes, sighing lightly and fell asleep not long after trying to decipher the reason behind Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's strange behaviors.

"So? How is it to be human?" The demon lord thought looking down at Inuyasha from his perch in a tree. He smirked, for once in his life, slightly enjoying the new moon. That is, as well as he could. The armour he wore was quite uncomfortable to say the least.

"....."

"Come on. You can talk to your big brother." He smirked.

"Your humans are trying to concur as to why our behaviors have changed."

"What do you mean, 'my humans'?" Sesshoumaru closed his eyes for a moment. "Keh... and keep your toad in line. He almost killed Kagome today."

"For now Jaken is your problem..." Inuyasha couldn't say he wasn't even the least bit happy about that thought.

"Keh..." Sesshoumaru gave a small chuckle. "Hungry?" He asked.

Inuyasha growled. If he was still a youkai or even a half demon, his stomach would have never rumbled. "Urusai."

"Whatever. I'm tried, enjoy your night..."

The now human Inuyasha watched the fire die out completely as Sesshoumaru's breathing became regular and softer, meaning he was clearly asleep. His violet hues slid to the ebony lock of hair hanging over his shoulder, then roaming to the sleeping form sof Sango, Miroku, and Kagome and then over Jaken, Rin, and Ah-Uhn. It was strange, seeing them... but not smelling them or being able to hear their breathing over the noise of crickets. Human.

Inuyasha glanced down at his hands. No claws, even in the least bit. It had even gotten harder to hold up that emotionless facade. Soon, definently before the next new moon, he'd hunt down that wench. "Inuyasha?" He snapped out of his thoughts, eyes turning to look at Kagome who was now sitting up and peering at him curiously. Inuyasha remained silent. "Are you... alright?"

"Hn."

She sighed, pulling herself completely out of that weird sleeping thing and coming to settle herself next to him. "Inuyasha, you know you can tell me if something is bothering you."

"...."

"It's ok... if you don't want to talk to me..." She muttered softly pulling her knees up against her chest and leaning against his shoulder. Inuyasha shifted uncomfortably, reisting the almost-overpowering urge to knock this wench off him and rip her head off. "But I wish you would."

"Hn."

"Please Inuyasha? You've acted so distant lately... I'm worried about you. We all are. Sango, Miroku, Shippou." Kagome paused for a moment. "Is it something to do with Sesshoumaru?"

Inuyasha shot her an icy glare, taking her comment as some kind of insult to his person. "No." He said coldly.

"Sheesh so uptight! Want some ramen? Your stomach's growling."

"...."

She sighed again. "Whatever. I know you're hungry." Kagome reached out, pulling her backpack up to her and dug inside until she found what she was looking for. Instant noodles. "It won't take long to cook." The miko informed as she set about making them. Inuyasha watched her in disbelief. Did this wench ever give up? Even Rin could tell when to quit.

"I need no food."

She laughed like it had been some kind of joke. "Of course you are."

"When dawn comes I'll find my own."

"Look." Kagome shoved a cup of ramen into his hands. "You're hungry, you always eat ramens, now eat. Or I'll S-I-T you so hard you'll end up in America."

Sending her one last cold glare he began to eat. 'Damned wench...' The real Sesshoumaru thought.

"Good." Kagome smiled with satisfaction. "Now I'll see you in the morning... and I'd better find that empty." She settled back into her sleeping back, muttered a 'good night' and fell asleep. Inuyasha looked down at the ramens contemplating the idea dumping the hot noodles all over the cursed wench, but those 'sits' weren't the most comfortable things... and he was hungry.

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