Living Your Life

Chapter 5: Cross

(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.)


“Miko.” He said in his ever so icy voice.

She groaned, “For the nth time!!! I have a name SESSHOMARU-SAMA!!! It’s KA-GO-ME!!!! Couldn’t you say just a simple three-syllable word???? Or do you want me to spell it out for you??? Jeez!!!”

Sesshomaru winced at the bombardment of the high-pitched voice from her that his brow began to twitch. Souta silently tugged on his sister’s shirt but she ignored him, he then backed away knowing how irritated his sister must be and so was the man called Sesshomaru-sama.

“This Sesshomaru will do no such thing, MIKO.” He answered; emphasizing the miko part and scanned the area once more as he cracked his claws. “Now. Enough of this silly talk and tell me where you have dragged this Sesshomaru.”

Kagome glared at him and just cross-armed openly ignoring the irritated taiyoukai. Again he made cracking sounds and this time he let out a low threatening growl. But Kagome was not talking nor looking at him. Then silence. Souta swallowed hard and felt that every second passing by was an eternity, a count down to his doom, Sesshomaru on the other hand plastered a small smile in his beautiful face.

“You have played with my patience, miko. Answer me now or face the consequences.” He threatened.

“NO.” Kagome answered. “I will not tell anything to a jerk like you!!!” she answered hotly pointing toward him.
Sesshomaru chuckled, poison dripped from his hand, “Fine then, I’ll just have to force answers out of you.”

Kagome gulped as Sesshomaru positioned himself for his attack. ‘Nice Kagome, now you have done it---definitely you’re going to get decapitated!!!’ She signaled Souta to run away, which he didn’t due to the fact that his knees were currently trembling, as she stepped aback while Sesshomaru was taking his time stalking her before he executes his attack.

“Prepare yourself, miko!” And with that sesshomaru ran towards her.

Kagome turned around sharply and felt a sudden pain in her ankle, however she ignored it and made a run for it while grabbing Souta’s hand in her own, the moment she took another step everything just stopped. Kagome’s tensed hand relaxed and Souta’s hand slipped from her grasp.

“Huh?” Souta muttered feeling that his heart was returning to beating normally.

The little boy looked back and forth from his sister and the taiyoukai. Silence. Sesshomaru’s hand fell back to his sides as his golden orbs became blank.

“Oneechan?” he called but no reply.

Thinking carefully he grabbed Kagome’s hand and pulled her limping body outside the shack and closed it behind him. He ran towards the house leaving Kagome’s lifeless body standing outside and came out for a brief ten second and plastered a couple of talismans on the shack door. Finally out of breath he slid down the wall and shut his eyes. The door shook roughly but it seemed it couldn’t be opened. Souta let out a sigh of relief and chuckled a little, at least the talismans his sister brought home for souvenir from Sengouku jidai was working and was now the only thing separating them from the youkai left inside the shack.

“Souta!!!” a voice from the inside called. “Souta!!!”

His eyes snapped wide open hearing his name, and he got surprised seeing Kagome was hovering in front of him.

“Oneechan!!!!” he called out to her.

She looked at him indifferently and touched the talismans and slowly peeled it away from the door. Souta jumped up and grabbed her.

“What are you doing oneechan!?!?!”

“Move.” Kagome answered simply and completely peeled away the seal.

The two of them stepped away just in time as the door burst open into pieces as Sesshomaru tackled it and he fell on the floor indignantly. Souta stared the taiyoukai for a moment and hid behind Kagome. Sesshomaru slowly sat up from his tumble groaning and then glanced towards Kagome and Souta. He pouted as tears started to form in his eyes.

“Miko, don’t you dare.” Kagome coldly warned.

Sesshomaru started to sob as he buried his face into his hands, Kagome groaned rolling her eyes away and Souta----well, Souta backed away as goose bumps ran down his spine on the scene unfolding in front of his eyes, a moment ago the estranged youkai was up and ready to kill and his sister was a dancing riot and now, he just knew that that scene was scary to even think about. He stepped aback silently until he accidentally slipped on a rock and fell with a loud thump distracting the two. The little boy smiled a nervous smile as sweat rolled down his forehead.

“Sumi---masen?” he muttered as an excuse.


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“INUYASHA!!! STILL THERE????” Shippo shouted out from the rim of the wooden well.

Instead of an answer Inuyasha came jumping out of it sending the little kit falling to the ground. He propped himself up and pointing towards the irritated hanyou.

“GAAAH!!!! Would you please be careful you baka!!!!” he complained.

Inuyasha growled at him and then slumped on the ground, putting his hands into his sleeves. He closed his eyes; Shippo got up and looked at him then back towards the well.

“Do you think okaa-sama will ever come back?” Shippo asked half-heartedly.

Inuyasha’s brows furrowed as he glanced over the kit, he got up and walked away with a ‘Keh’. Shippo whimpered, Inuyasha looked over his shoulder.

“Of course she will, twerp.” He said in a matter-of-fact way.
Shippo remained sitting on the ground and watching the well, waiting for Kagome to come back.

“Okaa-sama----” he whispered into the air.

The villagers were now finishing up the chores for the day when Inuyasha slowly came out of the forest and into the village straight to Kaede’s hut. His ears twitched as he heard his name being mentioned and halted right in front of the hut as he rolled his golden orbs back and forth listening to the villagers’ whispering, he growled in a low tone at first but when he heard a certain phrase and got angry, turned around and bared his fangs at the villagers sending them scampering away.

“Don’t scare the villagers Inuyasha, it’s not their fault.” Miroku came out from Kaede’s hut.

The irritated hanyou turned to him and crossed his arms once more. Miroku shook his head and sighed as he came back inside the hut still holding the blinds to the door over his uninjured arm.

“You’re still welcome to come in you know. Sango’s not that angry anymore.” Miroku invited him in with a smile.

Inuyasha took a step forward but stopped suddenly as a teacup flew towards his face; thankfully he caught it before it even reached him.

“OIII!!!!” he started to complain as he lowered the teacup but he quickly placed it back to cover his face.

Sango’s hand was still stretched forward, her brows twitched and she was fuming. “To hell with that I’m not that angry anymore-----I AM ANGRY YOU HENTAI HOUSHI!!!!” she glared at Miroku as he ran out, the blinds fell into place blocking the whole scenery outside.

“Calm down child.” Kaede commented taking a sip from her tea.
Sango stared at the old miko and took in a deep sigh as she relaxed a little. Taking the other untouched teacup she took a small sip and another sigh. Kaede placed down her tea and cleared her throat.

“So tell me again child, what had happened.”
Sango rolled her eyes sideways to meet with the old miko before she placed her teacup down.

“Inuyasha forgot that Kagome is in Sesshomaru’s body and vice-versa and attacked him…her----that baka attacked.” She simply stated but was cut-off.

“Well I wouldn’t have done that if that bastard of a brother of mine hadn’t said he’d mate her!!!!’ Inuyasha scowled from outside the hut.

“Urusei!!!!” Sango screamed. “BAKA, BAKA, INUYASHA!!!!!! DIDN”T YOU HEAR WHAT I JUST SAID???? YOU FORGOT!!!!”
Inuyasha irritatingly stepped inside the hut with his fists in front of him twitching in annoyance, his ears started fidgeting, “So I forgot----but how was I suppose to know that that was a joke!!!”

Sango growled in annoyance and punched the floorboard and breaking it. “That’s exactly why you’re a BAKA!!!!”

Inuyasha’s ears flattened on his head as cold sweat fell down his brow. ‘Good thing Kagome’s not here or she’ll sit me to the other side of the world.’ Inuyasha swallowed hard and took small steps backward until he had fully exited the hut.
“…and then child?” Kaede ushered her to continue, completely distracting her.

Snapping back to her senses Sango turned to the old miko and began relating the story about their day earlier, of how Sesshomaru’s ward and retainer arrived followed by Kouga then Ayame---and how the young wolf prince tried to kidnap Kagome once more.

“If we had intervened beforehand---that wouldn’t have happened.” Sango muttered feeling sorry.

The old miko shook her head, “It’s not yer fault if things have gotten out of hand who would’ve known it would provoke Inuyasha and that wolf youkai----Kouga was it? Anyway---I’m more interested in what happened next---that pink flash of light?”
Sango’s eyes blinked once then twice, “Now that you mention it----”

She got up hurriedly and walked towards the entrance and lifted the blinds. She found Inuyasha and Miroku sitting across the hut while chattering quietly with each other. Sango marched forwards and then stopped right in front of the unsuspecting hanyou.

“Inuyasha----” she called out.

Inuyasha gaped at her. “Nani???”

“Why are you still here?” Sango asked with shock laced in her words. “Didn’t you go to the bone eater’s well to see if Kagome-chan is in her time?”

The hanyou looked away and scratched his head, “Ican’tcrossthedamnwell.” He blabbered out.

“WHAT???” Sango and Miroku chorused.

“I SAID I CAN”T CROSS THE DAMN WELL!!!!” Inuyasha retorted.

“I heard you the first time.” Sango mumbled. “Why???”

Inuyasha shook his head, “How the hell should I know!!!!”

The three remained silent when Shippo suddenly came bouncing with his green eyes wide open, “Th----the well it lit up!!!!”

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