A/N: Hey everyone! This is my second Inuyasha fic, and my third altogether, so don't feel the need to be nice when reviewing, alright? Critiques are ALWAYS welcomed and looked over. Anyways, this idea popped into my head and I thought it was sorta cute!! Hope you like it, because I think it's original…at least I haven't read one where Souta and Kagome switch bodies…so enjoy! And REVIEW please!!
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Operation Switching Bodies
By: dragon fire onna
Chapter One: Souta's Situation
"Kagome! Where are my shoes?" Souta called into the kitchen where his older sister Kagome was eating her burnt-toast breakfast again. Souta darted through the semi-small kitchen and up the stairs to his messy room.
"Souta hurry it up already, will you? I've got my final exam today in Math and I haven't got all day to do it! Stupid dog-breath Inuyasha had sworn he'd terrorize the people here if I didn't get back to feudal Japan before noon . . . " Kagome muttered, taking a sip of her tea before standing up and pulling on her white coat. To her, this was stupid. Inuyasha had no right to order her around . . . she'd even go so far to say that he was blackmailing her.
"But I can't find my shoes!"
"Did you look under your bed?" Kagome frowned when Souta appeared before her out of breath. "Souta! We've got to go, now! We can't wait any longer! This exam is suppose to take almost all day and I've only got half a day to do it!"
"But—"
"Did you look in the living room by the T.V? I saw—" Kagome began, but Souta was already out of sight again. She sighed. She didn't know what she was going to do with Souta. He was a good child and all but he was just as tiring and energetic as Inuyasha was annoying. That was an analogy if ever she heard one.
"Found them!" he bellowed from the living room. He rounded the corner and came to a halt bellow Kagome. There he sat and quickly pushed his feet into the shoes. "Alright, I'm ready," he announced, popping back up like a daisy in the springtime.
"Great!" They ran out the door and hopped into Kagome's car. She didn't hesitate before starting the car this time, even though she had only gotten her license the day before. There was no time for that now . . .
"Hey! Where d'ya think you're going?" came a most unflattering voice. Kagome stepped on the pedal, but Inuyasha had already landed on the hood of the car. "We've got shard-hunting today!" Kagome rolled down the window and swatted Inuyasha with her hand.
"Get off my car! I just got it yesterday!" She stepped out of the car and growled at Inuyasha. "Get off now! Let me go take my exam, then I'll go back with you!" Inuyasha snorted.
"You ain't goin' anywhere unless it's with me!" he yelled, crossing his arms and refusing to move from atop of her car. Kagome glared at him, but suddenly grinned.
"Fine, have it your way," she whispered in a soft, evil voice. Inuyasha's mouth formed an 'O' as he watched Kagome get back into her car and smirk at him. He titled his head in confusion as the horrified look on Souta's face came in to view. He watched through the tinted front window shield as Souta fumbled with his seatbelt. Glancing back at Kagome, he was suddenly flung forward, smack into the window. Luckily for him, it didn't crack or break—or Kagome would have had his head.
"Wha—Kagome! Stop this damn thing right now!" Inuyasha cried as Kagome 'put the pedal to the metal' and turned a corner sharply, running a few stop signs and going through some red lights. This caused some unwanted screeching and horns blaring loudly in the distance. "KAGOME!"
Kagome's face was inches away from the steering wheel as she jerked it again to the right, almost hitting another driver, then to the left. Inuyasha was clutching the antenna for dear life as she came to a screeching halt in a small parking space by Souta's elementary school. Inuyasha slid off the front of the vehicle and fell to the ground with a soft thud.
"What'd ya do that for wench?" Inuyasha yelled, jumping back to his feet and grabbing Kagome by the top of her shirt, holding her up in the air.
"Put me down, Inuyasha! I've got to take Souta to class! And for heaven's sake, this is where little kids go to school so don't be so violent!" she tried to pry his grip off of her, but she found that because of his hanyou strength, she couldn't.
"You really shouldn't treat a lady like that," a voice said from behind them. Inuyasha set Kagome down and turned in the direction the voice had come. "Kagome, are you alright?"
"Hojo, hey . . . how are you?" Kagome asked, slightly confused and nervous. "Is this guy bothering you?"
"No, no. He's just a . . . friend," she forced the word through gritted teeth, "he's no threat to anyone." Inuyasha gaped at her.
"WHAT? I can tear this guy limb from limb and you say I'm no threat ?" Inuyasha snorted as he took a step in front of Kagome, ignoring her when she rolled her eyes. "And who are you? Hoe . . . something?" Inuyasha smirked.
"Inuyasha, shut up! Don't make me use that word . . ." Kagome smiled triumphantly when she saw Inuyasha cringe at her threat. "This is Hojo, a very good friend of mine."
Hojo bowed towards Inuyasha, which irritated him to no end. He glared at the sky as Kagome continued to talk to him.
"So, what brings you here? I'm dropping off my little brother, Souta," Kagome said, trying to make light conversation. "You remember him, don't you?" Hojo nodded and pointed to his little sister that had hid herself behind his legs.
"This is my little sister."
"Hi, my name's Sora," she said in a quiet voice. Kagome smiled and nodded as she introduced herself. "I know Souta!" She exclaimed brightly. "I sit right behind him class!" she blushed, leading Kagome to believe that she had a crush on him.
'How cute.'
Souta was anything but amused, however. He didn't like this girl much because she was always staring at him in class and he hated that. It creeped him out. He was going to side with Inuyasha on this one. Hojo's family was just STRANGE.
"Come on, Kagome! I'm going to be late! And what about your exam? You were in such a hurry this morning, and now you have all the time in the world? I don't get it . . ." but Souta did get it. She liked Hojo and Hojo liked her . . . and all would be fine in the world if only he liked Hojo . . .
"Inuyasha, would you take Souta to class for me? He knows where it is, but you have to sign him in."
"But—"
"Don't make me—"
"Feh." Inuyasha grunted out, folding his arms as he followed Souta up and into the elementary school. He didn't really want to leave Kagome with that 'homo' guy but if he wanted to walk the rest of his life, he had no choice. "Alright, kid, where's your classroom?"
Souta pointed to a door a few feet away.
"It's right there," Souta said, not really paying any attention. He was too busy worrying that Hojo and Kagome might get together, and if they went out, that girl would most likely come and visit more often . . . he scrunched up his face in disgust. He didn't want that to happen. He would do anything to keep that from happening.
He stared at Inuyasha as they stepped through the doorway.
"Hey Souta, who is this?" asked the elderly teacher. She wore a dress that hung loosely around her body and fell down to her ankles.
"He's my sister's friend, Inuyasha," Souta replied as he saw Inuyasha glancing out the window to where Kagome and Hojo were still talking. Hojo was getting a little too close for comfort to Kagome for either of their sakes. That was when Souta thought of something.
"Hey Inuyasha, do you like my sister?"
"Sure kid," Inuyasha responded without realizing what the question actually was. He was too busy scribbling down his name and Souta's while keeping an eye on Kagome. Souta grinned.
'Perfect!'
"Alright, thank you, mister—Inuyasha," the woman said as she led Souta to his seat.
"'Bye Inuyasha!" Souta called after him, but he was already long gone . . .
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"Hey Souta, how was your day?" Kagome asked politely as she picked her little brother up from the side of the school.
"Great, why?" he asked.
"Nothing really." She paused. "By the way, is Sora you friend? Do you guys—" Souta snorted, much like Inuyasha. "You're starting to sound too much like Inuyasha!" Kagome said, angrily. It was bad enough when she was around Inuyasha that she had to put up with his behavior but now he was influencing her brother to do the same!
"Doesn't matter anyway. You seeing that Hojo guy, Kagome?" Souta asked bitterly. Kagome noticed this.
"No . . ." she said blushing. "Why? Don't you like him?" Souta stared out the window. 'Honestly? No.'
"Sure," he bit his lips from adding more to that. "He's okay . . ." they rode in silence the rest of the way home and when they arrived, Souta immediately hopped out of the car and ran into the kitchen to fix a snack.
"Where's Inuyasha?" he called to her, but Kagome only groaned.
"I didn't feel like going back to feudal Japan today so I told him tomorrow on Saturday. I said I'd make it up to him by staying there for two days . . . hope mom doesn't mind," she added as an afterthought.
That night the family, Kagome, Souta and their mother all sat together and watched the news, cartoons and comedy shows. Souta ended up falling asleep.
"Kagome, would you mind taking your brother up to his bed for me? I've had a long day at work and I don't think I have the energy left . . ." their mom said, stroking Souta's cheek with her thumb. "Thanks," she said when Kagome nodded.
Kagome carefully picked up Souta and carried him to his room and placed him onto his blue spreadsheets.
'He looks so peaceful . . . lying there . . .'
"Good night, Souta. Sweet dreams," she quietly whispered, smiling down at him.
"Kagome?" Souta whispered groggily. "Do you like Inuyasha?" However, Kagome thought that he meant as a friend, so she just nodded and said 'yes', but he meant so much more.
"Good night," Kagome said as she tiptoed out of the room after she pulled the blankets over him. She plopped down onto her bed and crawled under the covers. She was also exhausted and mostly from arguing with Inuyasha. He wouldn't leave her alone in school either, he had followed her around the entire day and the teachers seemed to think that he was a new foreign exchange student or something because they allowed him to stay. He kept a close eye on her and wouldn't allow Hojo to come within ten feet of her.
Kagome sighed and quickly fell asleep.
Souta, in the room next to hers, had gotten out of bed and was standing beside the bay window in his room. "God, please help me get my sister and Inuyasha together because they like each other a bunch, even if they won't admit it." With that, he crawled back into bed and was soon asleep, with a happy expression on his face.
******The next day
"Get up, Kagome! Time for us to go back!" Souta opened his eyes to find Inuyasha staring down at him, irritation in his eyes.
"Wha? What are you doing in my room, Inuyasha?" Souta rubbed his eyes and yawned, looking at the clock beside his bed. "It's seven in the morning! What are you thinking? Shouldn't you be waking up my sister and not me?" Inuyasha gave him a weird look.
"Still dreaming there?" he mocked with a smirk.
"What are you talking about . . ." Souta jumped out of bed, but something felt different at that moment. He looked around the room, but it wasn't his room. It was Kagome's. Just then, Souta realized that his prayer had been answered. "No God! I didn't mean this way! I meant help me by putting them together yourself! Have the fates do it, anything but this!" Inuyasha only raised an eyebrow and stared speechlessly as 'Kagome' ranted around the room. "No! Come on, anything but this!"
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A/N: PLEASE review!! I think this is a great story, or it will be! *knows that she has a big ego and tries to squash it* Just need reviews to keep this story going!! Well, not really. I love this story too much to just stop writing it…
Also, check out my first Inuyasha fic, "Kagome or Kikyo, Inuyasha?" if you haven't already! It's finished and I'm writing the sequel to it which is called "Deceitful Lies."