Living Your Life

Chapter 4: A Simple Wish

(A/N: Please don’t forget: Sesshomaru is Kagome and is addressed as he. Kagome is Sesshomaru and is addressed as she. Please don’t be confused. These two switched bodies.)


Tension, anger and fear wafted into the air straight into the taiyoukai’s nostrils, he winced at the bombardment of scent flowing into his lungs and he almost coughed out not wanting to have the heightened senses. No one dared to move from their respective places and dared to disturb the serene silence overcoming them. Sesshomaru had to swallow hard as he tried to focus his thoughts on how he will now manage to get out of this pinch of a situation he got himself into, ‘You’ve just dug your own grave, wench.’ His eyes widened at the voice he heard and before he could retort a shrill shriek pierced through the silence.

“Sesshomaru-sama, is that true???” Rin latched herself on the taiyoukai’s hakama, “Is Kagome-oneesama going to be your mate????”

“Ah---” he began to mutter but a growl cut him off.

He looked back towards Kouga who was growling at that moment and sensed that the amount of jyaki surrounding him heightened, the hair on his neck stood when he shifted his sight towards Inuyasha whom had his eyes covered with his silver bangs. Something was definitely wrong about the whole situation, ‘Excluding the fact that I’m in Sesshomaru’s body and all---I have this gut feeling something much worse is going to happen.’ and he didn’t like the silence the two were sharing. A light tug brought him out of his reverie.

“Sesshomaru-sama?” Rin repeated her eyes sparkling, “Is Kagome-oneesama going to be your mate?”

“You stupid child!!!!” this time Jaken protested flailing his short hands together with the two headed staff, “Sesshomaru-sama will----never in his life---take in a ningen as a mate! Especially the hanyou’s wench!!!!”

“Jaken.” Sesshomaru arched an eyebrow and called out a spine chilling voice towards his retainer, “You will shut your mouth or I will decapitate you.”

Sesshomaru then flashed a death glare towards the little toad, which sent him scampering away behind Ah-Un and hid there nervously shutting his mouth tightly. Again a light tug brought back his attention and he looked downwards.

“Sesshomaru-sama----Jaken-sama was lying right?” Rin asked upset.

“…” Sesshomaru doesn’t really know how to respond to the child, he doesn’t want her to be upset nor set her hopes up about the whole mate matter. He patted the little girl’s head and said the only thing he could, “We’ll see Rin…we’ll see what Se---the miko will say.” Silently praying that Kagome will just play along with his charade to get it over with. He turned his head towards her and so did the others, waiting for her to say something about the matter at hand.

“This Sesshomaru will not take in the miko as a mate.” Kagome proclaimed with her stoic façade.

Silence. Sesshomaru’s brow twitched several times as an impending headache suddenly throbbed at his temples, he let his golden eyes roll in irritation, ‘And this Kagome won’t either----duh! Stupid jerk, never in a thousand years will that happen.’

He was about to retaliate with one of his own ranting but a devilish chuckle followed by a low gruff voice broke the silence once more. “Do you hear that Sesshomaru?”
Sesshomaru turned sideways now feeling a surge of jyaki from his side and he covered his gaped mouth horrified of what was taking place, ‘Kami!!! Inuyasha’s demon half is overpowering him!!! Kuso, and in a time like this too!!!! Where’s Naraku to reek havoc when you need him?!?’. Inuyasha’s amber eyes slowly bled red, his pupils constricted and became blue, two rugged stripe of magenta appeared on both his cheeks, his claws grew longer and his fangs protruded out of his mouth. Rin’s tiny hands tightened its grip on the taiyoukai’s hakama and now fear wafted into his nostrils, he grabbed the little girl tightly around her waist and lifted her and and started taking steps backward towards Ah-Un. Inuyasha moved his fingers and cracked it as a devilish smile drew on his face baring his fangs. He started to move forward, his hand in front of him ready to strike at any time.

“Oi----Sesshomaru----you bastard----dare you say those things.” Inuyasha gruffly said, his mind half-insane and then he suddenly stopped in his tracks, hiding his face beneath his silver bangs. “KAGOME IS NOT YOURS.”

“Inuya----!” Sesshomaru called out to him, his eyes suddenly popped open.

With one swift move Inuyasha disappeared from sight. ‘MOVE.’ A voice echoed from Sesshomaru’s mind once again and he frantically scanned back and forth and found no one speaking nevertheless he did move from his spot, he froze as he felt a rush of air behind him. Inuyasha had swept his claws at the taiyoukai’s back but since he stepped away before hand he dodged the attack…just barely. Rin shrieked once more seeing that her beloved Sesshomaru-sama was being attacked while Jaken started ranting curses at the hanyou. Sesshomaru didn’t think twice after he heard the child’s voice and moved away as much as he can from Rin afraid that she might get involved. ‘In front!’ He turned around; another huge amount of jyaki made its way towards him and before he could move a pair of feet had kicked him making contact with his stomach, which sent him crashing to the ground. Sesshomaru sputtered out blood as he fell.

“Se----Sesshomaru-sama!!!!” Jaken and Rin screamed watching in horror of what had happened.

“KAGOME!!!!” Shippo screamed terrified.

Sango and Miroku picked up their weapons and charged towards the battlefield, regretting the fact that they had not intervened earlier when the problem was just a handful. Ayame, Ginta, Hakkaku also moved from their spot into the battlefield leaving Kagome to stand by herself, in a trance like state.

“Aaaagghhhh!!!!” Sesshomaru groaned out of pain as he scooped his abdomen.

‘Get up.’ The voice once again spoke this time harshly, Sesshomaru rolled sideways and propped himself up with one hand. Kouga was now hovering above him with an intent look of death apparent in his eyes and behind him stood Inuyasha readying his claws for another swinging. For the nth time of his life, fear started to etch into Sesshomaru’s gut, he couldn’t move from the trembling his knees were making, ‘Oh kami---I’m gonna die!’

“HIRAIKOTSU!!!!” Sango threw her large boomerang but Kouga and Inuyasha easily eluded the said weapon by jumping out of its way.
Miroku ran pass Sango and threw some talismans but the two easily eluded it, instead the three youkai running towards them got hit by the talismans and in a flash they got paralyzed in a still running pose. Miroku halted midway as Kouga glared at him. Miroku passed a look at Sango, whom had just caught her returning weapon, successfully averting the youkai’s attention. Kouga landed a little further away from Miroku and Sango, glanced over his shoulder to look at his companions, then back at the two giving them both a deadly stare. Miroku positioned himself in a defensive stance as Sango did too and waited for him to move. The young wolf smirked, Miroku’s eyes snapped and he looked back, they have forgotten about the crazed Inuyasha.

“Inuyasha!!!!” he called agitated.

Kouga took the opportunity to lounge at him, Miroku swung his staff but failed to hit him. Meanwhile, Sango turned back towards Inuyasha and threw her Hiraikotsu once more, cursing herself for being careless. She hoped that she could rescue her friend just in time before Inuyasha delivers a final blow.

“INUYASHA!!!!!” Sango called out angrily, hoping she could at least get through to him.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes towards her and caught the Hiraikotsu with one of his hands and threw it back at her. Sango’s eyes widened, she had not time to get away so she crossed her arms at her front to at least lessen the blow.

“AHHHHGGGG!!!!” Sango groaned as she was thrown backwards from the impact.

“SANGO!!!!” Miroku called out and turned around, but Kouga blocked his way.

Inuyasha stood above Sesshomaru’s body with his claws in the air. Sesshomaru gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, ‘How ironic----a dejavu.’ Was all he could musher up to think as darkness engulfed him.

Shippo gathered his courage and charged towards

Inuyasha, “KKKKKAAAAGGGOOOOMMEEEEE!!!!!!!” and jumped on his arm trying to stop him.

Rin swallowed hard as she ran across the field, Jaken squeeked and followed her. They griped on tight around Inuyasha’s legs trying hard to pull him away. But he didn’t budge and just stared at the two children and the imp with his still blood red eyes. He swung his arm sideways to throw Shippo off, kicked Jaken into the sky and hen he pushed Rin sending her on the ground. Sango was just getting up with horror in her eyes and Miroku was still preoccupied with Kouga.

“Impudent kid.” He just muttered and was about to strike her. “DIE!”

Rin closed her eyes and clasped her hand, ‘Sesshomaru-sama!!’
A hand caught Inuyasha’s, he turned sideways to find Sesshomaru already up. His eyes were hidden beneath his bangs.
Rin opened her eyes and squeaked happily as she saw the taiyoukai. “Sesshomaru-sama!!!!”

Sesshomaru revealed his face, his golden orbs quickly bled red as his grip on Inuyasha’s arm tightened. Poison slowly seeped out his hand making a hissing sound as it burned on Inuyasha’s skin. This time it was his turn to have a crazed look in his eyes, and Inuyasha’s demon half suddenly backed down as Sesshomaru gave out a feral growl.

“SESSHOMARU----NNNOOOO!!!!!!!” a scream echoed across the field as a pink flash of light engulfed them.


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Souta slowly opened the sliding door to the shack, which kept the bone-eater’s well. He had just returned from school and was about to enter their house when the usual pink light emanated from within the shack. Thinking that his sister had come home earlier than planned for which he knew the only reason would be when she had fights with Inuyasha, he waited outside their door to try and at least cheer her up---but no one came out of it. Minutes ticked away still no one and he got tired of waiting so he decided to peek in.

“Anou---” he called out in a low voice from the door frame, “---sumimasen.”

No one answered him, the eerie silence crept up to him, but he swallowed all his fear and took a step inside.

“Kagome oneechan?” Souta called out. “Kagome oneechan!!! Are you in here???”

Souta trekked down the small plight of stairs and peeked inside the well. He blinked many times trying to adjust his sight in the dark, but it was really hard to focus due to the small amount of light coming inside the wide open door. The light didn’t very well reach the insides of the bone-eater’s well, which made it even more difficult than it already was.

“Kagome-oneechan!!!” he called once more, his voice echoing in the well.

Something silverish glistened against the small amount of light coming from inside the well.

“Inuyasha-oniichan?” Souta asked himself, assuming that that glistening silver was Inuyasha’s hair. “I see so Inuyasha-oniichan is here but I wonder why he isn’t coming out…hmmmm-----oi!!!!!”

He stepped back a little expecting that Inuyasha will jump out, but instead his eyes shot up and his heart raced as an unfamiliar man landed on top of the rim of the wooden well. The man twitched his face as the sound and smell of the future bombarded his sensitive senses, he took no notice of the little boy whom was trying to stand straightly despite his trembling knees.

“Y---you’re not Inuyasha-oniichan!!!” Souta cried out and was horrified that the unknown stranger was holding his sister in his arms. “Le---let go of Kagome-oneechan!!!!”

Souta formed a stance taught to him by Inuyasha when executing his Sankontessou and tried to make a brave face forgetting about his trembling knees. This time the man took notice of him as he mentioned the name Inuyasha.

“Obviously.” He answered icily.

He studied him from head to toe and noted the odd clothes he was wearing, and then he shifted his golden orbs towards the unconscious Kagome. He then stepped down the rim of the well and walked towards him. Souta backed away until he tripped backward and landed on his bottom on top of the staircase.

“D---don’t come any closer!!!!” he demanded.
But the man didn’t heed to his words and continued to advance in little steps.

Souta cocked his head to the side and shut his eyes tightly and began swinging his hands wildly, “Sankontessou!! Sankontessou!!!”

The man smirked at the child’s futile attempt, and as he placed his foot forward something grasped him tightly around his haori. His eyes widened and rolled it downward.

“Don’t you dare Sesshomaru!!!! Or else!!!” Kagome threatened gritting her teeth.

Sesshomaru’s delicate brow raised, “Or else what, miko?”

“Or else----” Kagome thought for a while and anchored her hands over the taiyoukai’s neck then pulled herself closer to his ears, surprising him. “----I’ll SSSSSCCCCCCCRRRREEEEAAAMMMM IIIIINNN YYYOUUURRR EEEEAAAAAARRRRRR!!!!!!”

Sesshomaru accidentally dropped her covering his ears, for a moment he couldn’t hear anything, only the ringing that was left from Kagome’s scream. He fell on his knees; Kagome picked herself up from the ground and ran towards her brother. Souta opened his eyes after hearing her voice and turned his head towards its direction but was shock to see that the man earlier has regained his balance.

Souta pointed towards him, “Oneechan look out!”

Kagome turned around taking in a large amount of air inside her lungs and opened her mouth to scream but Sesshomaru used his demon speed to catch her and covered her mouth making her sounds of protests muffled against his hand. Souta stepped down the staircase with his trembling knees and was about to jump at Sesshomaru but Kagome shook her head eratically.

“D---demo!!!” Souta tried to reason.

This time Sesshomaru stared at him eye to eye with his cold golden orbs. Souta crawled back up to the staircase feeling goosebumps running down his spine. Kagome continued to struggle against Sesshomaru so she bit down on his hand, but he didn’t budge. Blood ran down his fingers staining Kagome’s uniform, but he just ignored it, she stopped struggling and rolled her eyes upwards it popped out when she noticed Sesshomaru was glancing back at her not one emotion upon his face, this made Kagome much more nervous. Her mind was spinning and she was feeling nauseated from all the gush of anxiety she was having so she shut her eyes tightly, ‘Good going Kagome---another smooth move. Now he’ll decapitate you or something----and oh---Souta! I hope you forgive me for causing your untimely de---ath?’

Kagome felt Sesshomaru’s fingertips slip away, she opened her eyes slightly and looked towards him. He was licking his fingers to remove the blood from the wound his golden eyes shot daggers straight at her brown eyes which made her shiver.