Switched

Saruchan: Hey there, this idea was just dying to come to life. I'll try and get this one out faster then the snail pace Ukyo my Love is coming along. Sorry to those who are still my loyal readers. And amazingly this isn't a songfic. Okay, now for the boring stuff. I cannot take credit because Inuyasha isn't mine. Although sometimes I wish he was. J But anyway, all rights are reserved for the great Rumiko Takahashi, so please don't sue me. I have no money. Also the whole switching idea came to me after I watched Freaky Friday. So that idea belongs to Disney and all the creators. I hope you enjoy my short little story. Tsutomu and Haruna are my own so please ask before using. I'm sorry for the confusion. So from now on, the … will be Kagome's dialogue in Inuyasha's body. Do you understand? And Inuyasha in Kagome will be the same … hopefully that will lesson some confusion. Also I will use he when I'm referring to Inuyasha or she when I'm referring to Kagome. However, when they're thinking to themselves I will make their dialogue in the normal format. "…" If this does not lesson the confusion please inform me.

Chapter 1: Awakening

Summary: After a long day of traveling, Inuyasha and the gang stumbled upon a cottage in the middle of a forest. However, what they didn't know is that its occupants like to play pranks on the guest that arrive at their cottage. Hope you can guess what will happen…Kagome and Inuyasha switch bodies and all havoc will be let loose.

Prologue:

When everything was at peace and harmony, people could live happily with demons and spirits. The couple that lived in the woods took care of it and its occupants. However, one night all havoc broke loose. Bandits came and burned the forest, and killed many spirits and demons. This angered the couple that tired to stop the bandits. The bandits laughed at their attempts of using farming tools as weapons. The captain of the small group of bandits ordered the couple to be slaughtered along with their beloved demons. The others tied the woman up and made her watch her husband's slow death. They had tied him up perpendicular to his wife and bled him dry. When she begged for them to stop the captain laughed and stuck a sword through her. Then another man plunged a dagger into her heart to end her suffering. Her mate watched her quick death while he bled slowly from his wounds. Later the couple was cremated by kind peasants of a near by village. Then they place them back into their home to watch over it. To this day the couple still lives in the house waiting to repay the debt that is owed to whomever walks into their forest or their house. They want revenge for what has happened to their lives of so long ago, so they can rest in peace.

Inuyasha sighed heavily when Kagome complained again that they should rest for the night. Shippo had already fallen asleep in her bike's basket. Miroku and Sango walked between the couple and shook their heads when Inuyasha ignored her request again. "Inuyasha, I think we should stop for the night. We won't find Naraku any faster," Miroku pointed out catching up to the hanyou. Inuyasha growled but sighed.

"Fine, will camp out at the next shelter we find."

"Why?" asked Kagome.

"Do you want to sleep in the cold wet night?" Inuyasha barked back.

"NO!" Kagome snapped.

"Well if you weren't so busy complaining, then you would have noticed it is about to rain," Inuyasha motioned with his arms above his head. Kagome jutted her chin out and looked to the dark skies. Miroku and Sango shook their heads once again. They moved on through the night and had the trees to cover them when it did decide to rain.

"There is a cottage up ahead," Sango cried pointing at a small worn house.

"Hurry, it's coming down harder," Kagome cried. They all ran into the cottage and sighed relief.

"We'll stay here for the night," Inuyasha said looking out at the sheets of rain.

The forest floor was quickly becoming a water patch of artwork. The soothing rainfall became an alluring lullaby. Miroku started a fire in the hearth with some firewood that wasn't rotten or too wet. Sango and Kagome were setting up to cook dinner for the group. Inuyasha glared out at the rain, willing it to stop.

"What's wrong?" Kagome asked softly.

"Something is in the air. Someone or something wants us to stay here for the night," Inuyasha said softly. Kagome raised her eyebrows and looked at the hanyou with shock. "Don't worry, it's really nothing to worry about or the monk would have sensed something by now too," Inuyasha softly said so the others couldn't hear. Kagome nodded and retreated back into the hut.

Later came the smell of food cooking and the sound of the ever-current rainfall. The group ate and talked about the weather and the ways to speed their mission. Shippo munched happily at his dessert, cookies from Kagome's endless yellow backpack. Kirara was already snoozing in Sango's lap. While the monk and the demon slayer talked softly to themselves, Kagome and Inuyasha we're cleaning up dinner. "Are you sure nothing is bothering you?" Kagome asked putting the leftover curry into a smaller pot.

"Yeah," Inuyasha said piling all the messy dishes into the empty pot. Shippo looked over at them.

"What did you do Inuyasha?" he asked munching on a chocolate chip cookie.

"Nothing!" the hanyou snapped.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried when he growled at the fox child. Shippo stuck his tongue at Inuyasha and smiled. Inuyasha growled again warning the kitsune not to make fun of him. Shippo scurried over to Kagome for protection while she washed the dishes in the rain.

"Honestly Inuyasha," she grumbled to Shippo.

"Kagome need help?" Sango asked rinsing her bowl in the rain.

"Sure," she said. The two women finished quickly and the men had set up the sleeping arrangements. Miroku and Inuyasha were going to sleep against the walls nearest to the entrances and they placed the girls and Shippo next to the fire.

"Too bad there is no bath near here," Kagome sighed.

"Well we could take a shower in the rain," Sango said softly.

"No I think that'll be too cold," Kagome replied. Sango chucked and the girls started to get ready for bed.

In the darkest corner of the house where no one noticed, two little urns lay in the dark. One was a beautiful pearl color and one was a dark coal color. The pearl and the coal glowed softly while the girls were getting ready for bed.

"What was that?" Shippo asked pointing at the urns. Kagome looked over to where he was pointing.

"Looks like someone's urn," she said going closer.

"No wait, there are two of them. A black and a white." Sango came to look over her shoulder. Kagome said a short prayer to them and thanked them for allowing their group to use the house and protection. Sango bowed her head and prayed too. Shippo looked on in wonder, while Inuyasha crossed his arms and growled. Kagome frowned and whispered apologizes for Inuyasha's rude behavior. Miroku came over and made some offerings and prayers also. However, they would never know that their prayers and offerings didn't please the couple. Shippo yawned and crawled over to Kagome.

"Let's go to sleep now," he said yawning again. Kagome smiled and moved over to her sleeping bag. Sango and Miroku did the same and soon everyone was getting ready to fall asleep.

When the embers of the fire were slowly burning, the gang's soft snores and breathing the urns started to glow. A small woman delicate in nature was very well built, appeared sitting on her ankles. Her long dark hair was pulling into a twist at the base of her head. Her white yukata looked like peasants clothes but it glowed with a strange eerie light. A hand rested on her shoulder and she looked up at her mate. His calloused hand pulled her gently up, her gray eyes surveyed the room and it's occupants. Her mate was tall with burly arms and a broad chest. His curly dark hair was loose around his face not pulled back like Miroku. And he wore dark peasants clothes. His brown eyes glared at the guest in his house. "Haruna how long have we slept?" he demanded. The woman looks over at her guests and stared at Kagome.

"For over a hundred years," she said softly.

"Why are these mortals and demons here?" he demanded pointing at the group. Inuyasha's ears twitched. Haruna walked over to him and hummed softly. She waited until his breathing was even again.

"They are here to gain shelter from the rain, my love," she said looking back at him. He crossed his arms over his massive chest and glared on. "However, you may punish them for entry if you like. Tsutomu, you may, but you may not harm them!" she said glaring at him. He shrugged and looked at them.

"Which one's shall I place the curse on?" he asked her walking up to her.

"The young lovers, they remind me of us when we where younger," she smiled motioning to Kagome and Inuyasha.

"The half pup and this miko?" he asked glaring at them.

"Tsutomu!" she hissed.

"Done," he shrugged. The couple vanished when Inuyasha awoke once again.

Inuyasha surveyed his surroundings, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. He closed his eyes again and drifted off to sleep once again. Tsutomu's voice wafted into the cottage on the breeze. "Once young lovers will now be fighters. The only way to do what is done is to do something unlikely. These two need to know how the other feels."

"What has been done this night can be undone with love," Haruna breathed. With the spell cast the winds changed and a strong gust of wind blew out the fire in the hearth. Kagome's spirit was pulled out of her body and floated about in the air. Inuyasha gasped when something pulled his spirit unwillingly out of his body and shoved it into Kagome's. Kagome's spirit gracefully was pushed into Inuyasha's body. Inuyasha instantly fell back asleep. Because Kagome didn't feel anything and just snoozed clutching the Tetsusaiga believing it was Shippo. Inuyasha in Kagome's body squeezed Shippo thinking it was the Tetsusaiga and growled softly. Shippo squealed and ran away believing a ghost had touched him. When nothing happened he moved back to Kagome and curled up to her to fall asleep.

Kagome, he said. Shippo shrugged and fell asleep because he was too tired to think about what Kagome had just muttered.

The couple reappeared in the corner of the house and Haruna smiled softly while Tsutomu grunted his reply. Tsutomu hugged his wife and they slowly faded back into the glowing urns. A soft breeze blew in and tickled Miroku awake. "What is done can be undone with love," it whispered. Miroku's eyes snapped open and he first checked his friends.

"What?" Miroku asked looking about. He didn't sense anything unusual so he kept watch because it wasn't like Inuyasha to fall asleep on his watch. The hanyou in question hung his head low while still clutching the Tetsusaiga. Miroku shook his head and rested against the side of the cottage listening to the rainfall. It slowly lulled him back to sleep, which he went willingly. Haruna face appeared on the urn.

"We shall be free yet my love. If a human and hanyou can love, maybe we can forgive and forget. So we can finally rest in peace?" she asked the black urn. It just stood there silently. Then Tsutomu grunted in reply. "Right, we will be able to rest in peace," she said softly, her face slowly fading from the pearly white surface.

The next morning, Inuyasha woke first. He was a bit confused because he didn't understand what was confining his arms and legs. He also didn't understand why he was lying down instead of sitting up against the wall. Shippo was curled near his chest. Get away kid! Kagome spat. Inuyasha then looked about, stopped and froze. He stared right at himself; he was holding the Tetsusaiga and was leaning against the wall with his mouth open. "How can that be me? What the heck did I eat last night? I always knew Kagome's cooking would finally do me in. Wait Kagome…" he thought looking about. He couldn't find Kagome. Then Shippo stirred awake.

"Kagome?" he asked rubbing his eyes. Shippo looked straight at Inuyasha.

I'm not… he started. But instead of his voice coming out of his mouth Kagome's voice emerged. Oh shit! he whispered covering his new mouth.

"Kagome?" Shippo called when she jumped at Inuyasha. For reason's unknown to Shippo, Kagome dragged the hanyou outside, while he just stared in wonder.

Wake up! he screamed. Since the regular Kagome wasn't a heavy sleeper she jumped and threw the Tetsusaiga at herself.

Kyaaa!!! she screamed.

Damn that sounds so pathetic coming from me, he said sadly.

Inuyasha! she screamed.

"What's all the ruckus out here?" Shippo asked poking his head outside.

Nothing, Kagome smiled covering the hanyou's mouth. She waved at Shippo and dragged him off. Kagome? Inuyasha asked himself.

Kyaa!!!! she screamed.

Kagome be quiet! Something must have happened to us last night and now we are each other, he said softly.

But…what…how did this happen? she stuttered. Kagome rolled her eyes and glared at Inuyasha.

I don't know, but we're stuck like this. Only until we can find a way out of this, he said.

Kagome's mind race when someone screamed in her ear. She believed it to be Inuyasha, but when she was fully awake she stared at herself. She looked about, it seemed as though the imposter dragged her outside. Then it finally came rushing to her. She didn't sound like herself…she sounded a lot like Inuyasha. She looked slowly down at herself. Ivory hair fell over her now broad shoulders, and her hands were now his, claws and calloused. How…why… she whispered.

I don't know. However, I did hear someone chanting last night. But I couldn't manage to stay awake. I think that could have been a spell, he said sitting down on a rock.

It's really weird to hear my own voice, but with your personality behind it, she said laughing softly.

Stop giggling, it makes me sound so stupid! he snapped standing up again.

Sorry, she said.

Don't apologize; it's not like me to do so. I don't want the other's to know yet, he said bitterly.

Why don't you want the others to know? she asked.

Because it would be complicated and we don't even know how we ended up like this, he snapped in reply.

Oh no, what about school? We have to switch back! she demanded grabbing herself by the shoulders.

And how do you wanna do that? he growled shrugging his own hands off Kagome shoulders.

I don't know. Wait! Maybe if we some how did what we did last night or a jolt of some sort? she mumbled to herself in Inuyasha's body.

What? Inuyasha demanded.

No wait! You were the only one who didn't show their respect to those who have past, she said bitterly.

So what? he shrugged.

Argh! You baka! This is probably all your fault! Kagome snapped poking herself.

Ouch, he snapped. Stop it Kagome!

Inuyasha kept poking harder at Kagome and Miroku watched this with some interest. What is done can be undone with love. The voice in the breeze had said that.

Miroku smiled softly to himself, "This should teach that hanyou a thing or two, and show Kagome how much that dog demon actually cares for her," he thought chuckling to himself.

"What's so funny Miroku-kun?" Shippo asked looking at the couple quarrel.

"Nothing Shippo, nothing. Just the usual," Miroku smiled. He turned back into the cottage and heard the magic words.

Sit you baka!

Wham!

Ouch! Why did you do that Inu…Kagome? Kagome snapped into the ground. Shippo cocked his head in curiosity. Miroku chuckled and slipped back into the cottage. Leaving the two bickering about something they both couldn't understand yet.

Saruchan: Well that's all done for now. I want to know how people enjoy the story so far. Please tell me if I'm doing something wrong. I haven't read/watched Inuyasha in a long time so the characters might be acting a little differently. So please flame me if this is true. Hopefully I'll get the next chapter out before next month. Right now, I'm on a break from Ukyo my Love. I have no new ideas and I can't end it where it is now. Because I know people will probably be really pissed off at me. Well thank you for reading and have a nice day. Edit: Well I hope with the re-written chapter people will be less confused. Please review or give me a message tell me if it still doesn't make sense. I'm trying really hard, and I don't want to make people leave the computer with a major headache. Thanks for reading.