Living Your Life

Chapter 7: One Thing Leads To Another

(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.)

Sesshomaru dragged Kagome out of the room after his over sensitive hearing discerned that everyone had already left with a loud ‘thumph’ of the front door. Also, before the front door closed he heard Souta shout out that they were going and something about, ‘---I didn’t quite hear what he said, oh well nevermind, must not be so important if he didn’t tell me personally.’ the taiyoukai snorted to himself because he was so busy convincing Kagome to take a bath. But it seems that reasoning with the girl was more than he had patience to do, so when he heard the door clicked he pried her away from the bed and dragged her towards the bathroom.

“Release this Sesshomaru at once, wench!!!!” Kagome angrily complained.

Sesshomaru eyed her not wanting to have another argument come up, “No.”

The two didn’t come down for breakfast earlier since Kagome was reluctant once again and for once in the whole few days of being together he didn’t bother to argue, it saved him a lot of his voice and the impending headache that was sure to ensue afterwards was forgotten.

“I didn’t argue with you to have any breakfast earlier since you said no----but BATH is definitely a must-do Sesshomaru-sama.” He mumbled firmly. “SO BATH IT IS!”

Then the two of them stopped in front of a door and Kagome withdrew her hand and massaged her wrist still glaring at the taiyoukai, ‘I’m growing to hate myself.’. Sesshomaru pushed the door open revealing the bathroom. Kagome peeked in and gawked at the unfamiliar place and gave the taiyoukai beside her a strange look.

“Well this is it.” He announced tapping his claws on the wood. “Go in and get it over with. There’s the shower and the tub and the~~~~”

“Where exactly is this?” Kagome asked not wanting to step in the tile filled room with strange contraptions. “And what are those?”
Sesshomaru jerked his head in sudden realization, “Oh, I forgot. Sorry. This Sesshomaru-sama is where you will take a bath.” He swiftly answered as he took a step inside waiting for her to follow.

“Isn’t a hot spring the place to bathe yourself?” she asked again.

Sesshomaru slumped his shoulder and sighed. He went towards the shower and turned the knob. Slowly water spewed out and Kagome’s eyes further opened with her mouth falling, ‘What a strange thing----water comes out of that?’ she eyed the taiyoukai whom was twisting and turning something on the wall and moments later a mist formed indicating that the water coming out was hot.

“Fascinating.” Kagome mumbled now looking directly at the showerhead. “Why is water coming out of that thing?”

The taiyoukai got surprised that he did not sensed her beside him. He steadied his gaze at the water, “The plumbing.”

“Plumbing?” Kagome replied.

“Hai, hai~~~” he answered getting impatient. “~~~plumbing. Don’t ask me anymore I don’t know. I just use this not make it. Now would you now please start so we could get this over with? I’d like to take a bath myself.”

“No. I will not sit there.” Kagome pouted and crossed her arms, “And you will not touch this Sesshomaru’s body more than you have to.”

Sesshomaru’s first shock came that he almost slipped but managed to regain his composure, ‘Sit on the tiles?’ then his pale face became beet red as the second shock of his life came up, ‘Oh wait----TOUCH HIS BODY????’ if it’s not of their current predicament about switching bodies he would definitely have thought that Sesshomaru, the oh so great lord of the western lands, was making a joke and she, the ever so confused miko, would be laughing at it, “Why’d you want to sit there?” was her first question and then came, “ARE YOU INDICATING THAT I AM A HENTAI????” then his eyes shot daggers at her, ‘Why would I want to touch his body???? Heck it’s gorgeous and all---HELL NO!!!! What the HELL AM I THINKING????’

The girl shrugged her shoulder, “‘tis common sense wench. Don’t you dip in the spring to take a bath? And are we not in each others bodies which means you will be touching my body in order for you to cleanse it is it not?”

‘Oh yeah, I forgot about that little detail. And here I was so bent up in him taking a bath and-----’ His eyes widened as yet another realization dawned upon him, “----he’ll have to touch mine as well!?” Sesshomaru’s face became redder spewing out loudly his last few words. He began hyperventilating to calm his nerves, his hands fisted upon his head and tried hard not to pull it out, ‘Kami! Kami! Kami!!!! I didn’t realize that!!!! So----soooo embarrassing!!!! What’ll he think of my body then??? Oh, kami, kami!!! I knew I should’ve taken a diet and, and----oh those extra fats!!!!’

“Miko.” Came her cold voice disturbing his thoughts. “Who would want to touch a ningen’s body?”

Sesshomaru’s heart suddenly stopped and his reddened face returned to normal as he faced Kagome. He lowered his hand and stared blankly at her for a moment and then her words registered in his mind and he was infuriated. “What???? Well it’s not like you’re body is any better!!!! And---and---it’s not like I would let you touch my body!!!!”

“Like I said miko, who would want to touch a ningen’s body? Especially yours.” she retorted calmly.

He bit his lower lip in frustration, “Well there’s----Kouga, then Chokyuukai, Miroku----especially Miroku, Inuya~~~well don’t count it as touch but hey!!! Our skins make contact!!!”

Kagome’s brow arched, “Still no.” was her answer. “And, you let them touch you?”

Sesshomaru bit his lower lip, “Well~~~no, not exactly but~~~~aaarrrrgghhhh!!!! Fine. Let’s do it this way. I’ll be the one to bathe you and you do the same!!!!! That way you don’t have to touch a lowly ningen’s body and I won’t touch a jerk youkai’s body!!!!” He suddenly halted in blurting out when the picture of him doing that made it seem wrong. The taiyoukai shook his head roughly trying to remove the mental picture in his head. ‘Why would I be ashamed? That’s my body after all!’ he looked towards her still waiting. “Well?”

She remained silent and was in a daze. A moment later she looked up at him, “You will not let me out until I oblige correct? I suppose it is harmless. Then go ahead.”

The taiyoukai’s brow rose as he calculated the girl in front of him, ‘Woah. He agreed.’

His mouth was left hanging, Kagome pushed it close with a finger.

“Miko.” She called.

Sesshomaru snapped out of his surprise and nodded. First he closed the door and locked it, then he turned towards the girl and grasped the hem of her blouse. He took note of how dirty it was then without further ado he pulled it up and over Kagome’s head. His face was red once more, his heart beat became irregular as well. ‘Why am I so nervous? Gack!!! I need to calm down! It’s not like this is the first time I saw my body!!!!’

“Miko, why do you stop?” Kagome noticed.

“Nothing.” He muttered, “Just admiring how beautiful I am.”

“Am I suppose to laugh?” she answered.

He pouted as a reply and continued. He set his eyes on his dirty green skirt, he reached over its clasp and easily unhooked and slowly it fell on the tiles. Kagome stepped out of the skirt and Sesshomaru slowly pushed it aside beside the discarded shirt. Again he looked at her just standing there not moving in her underwear. ‘Damnit! Why is my heart racing???? And what is this~~~~scent??? It~~~’ He swallowed hard as he tried to calm himself. ‘Oh my kami!!! Don’t tell me I’m turning into a pervert now?’

“Are you ogling yourself again miko?” Kagome asked bored.

“Why would I do that?” Sesshomaru hissed. “I’m no pervert! And it’s not like I have never seen body in the nude. But you~~~~”
He stopped and noticed that Kagome looked down and saw the strange clothing covering her breast.

“Hey! Don’t look!!!!” Sesshomaru snarled lifting up her chin. “You’re the one ogling.”

Kagome slapped away his hand and stared at him, “Do not insult this Sesshomaru, I would never desire your body, look at it even, but I feel uncomfortable with this around me.” She pointed at her laced bra.

Sesshomaru glared again and rolled his eyes. Then without thinking anymore he leaned into her and encircled her body with his arms trying to locate the clasp of the brassiere. His eyes widened realizing that their bodies were touching each other and a wide blush ran across his cheeks.

“So---sorry.” He apologized pulling away.

Again that scent bombarded his senses, but he roughly shook his head and turned away.

“Go in the show~~~~” his hand landed somewhere soft in an attempt to lightly push her below the shower. “~~~~unnn.” Slowly his head turned back to her and noticed where his hand landed.

Silence over came them and only the sound of water falling onto the tiles and then, a beat, another beat. Kagome suddenly tensed as the hand atop her breast slightly squeezed it. Feeling her skin feverish under the touch, she shot her eyes up to the offender and met with his eyes. Her brown eyes widened, shocked to know that instead of the usual golden orbs she was now faced with crimson red.

‘Kami~~~~save me.’ Was all her mind could conjure up and with a little courage she lifted her hand and slapped him with all her might, “HHEEEENNNNTTTTAAAAIIIIII!!!!!!”

Meanwhile Yuka, Eri and Ayumi looked up at the long staircase of the Higurashi shrine as the sound of a spine-chilling scream caught their attention. With an odd look they raced to the top of the staircase without any words fearing for the safety of their friend. At the other side of the shrine a pink light emanated and with a swift second a figure clad in red jumped out.

“Keh! Finally!”


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