I could hear a shrill scream through the over powering buzz in my ears. It sounded as if the owner of the scream was in pain, and it was at that moment that I realized it was me. Something was happening. I remember the flash of pain on my neck before my body erupted into flames. I remember the feeling of rocks and branches digging into my skin as I thrashed about. I remember when ice cold hands grabbed my arms, the sound of people talking faded into a buzz and those overly cold hands disappeared to the numbness of my skin.

My senses slowly began returning. The harsh ground, the comforting breeze, the rich scent of the grass, the sound of people talking, and the taste of raw meat. my eyes snapped open, black dots dancing in my vision as I looked around. Everything looked so…odd. As if everything had lost some of its vibrancy, everything looked so dull. Though, the longer I looked, the sharper things came into focus. I started becoming frightened when I could pick out every single crack and crevice of the tree across the clearing from me in the dark.

I tried standing, only to flop back onto the ground. I yelped in surprise, only to do so again when I heard myself. I sounded like a pup. I quickly looked down to my hands, nearly fainting when I saw them. My hands, which were now small and dainty little paws, were covered in brilliant white fur. My eyes widened as I looked up again. I recognized Sango, whom had a worried expression on her face, walked to me.

I whimpered as I smelled her scent. Overpowering body odor and the stench of worry and guilt. I didn't even know feelings could have a scent. I whimpered and scooted back slightly, my legs still not obeying me enough to walk. Sango immediately stopped and looked at me with a look of sadness. I gagged slightly as the scent of her sadness combined with the rest of her scent.

She looked behind her before looking back at me as she kneeled. I cowered slightly, still confused as to what was going on. I watched as Kirara and Shippo came forth. Kirara settled beside me, her fur rubbing gently against my own. I relaxed slightly, relaxing even more as Sango began scooting away from me. Shippo sat in front of me before speaking in yips and growls, which I strangely understood.

"Momma, do you understand?" I nodded before answering, which came to me easily.

"Yes. What's going on, what's happening to me?"

"Please calm down Momma. I'm going to help you into your human form."

"H-human form?…Shippo, honey, what's going on?"

"Momma, I'll tell you, but will you do as I say first?" I hesitated only a moment before nodding. After all, I trusted my son. "Ok, close your eyes and think about being you again. That's how my daddy explained it to me when I was younger." I nodded, once more, before I did as I was told.

Pain once more erupted through my body and I faintly felt as I collapsed to the ground, body convulsing in pain. Though, through my pain I could tell that the pain before this had been much worse. I opened my eyes as only small shivers rushed up and down my spine. Sweat was gathered at my brow and I was panting heavily. This was to much pain for one day.

As I sat up and looked around through half lidded eyes, I realized that everything was in even sharper focus than before. Looking down to my hands, my idea of what was happening was now confirmed, though I still weakly denied it in my mind.

My hands were pale, no longer a sun-kissed tan. They were thinner than before, more elegant looking. And tipping each finger was a sharp, deadly claw. They were perfect, and they were pure white like bone. Turning my hands over, there was an Egyptian eye of Ra on each palm. I choked out a sob as I looked back at the claws on my hands, glinting the sun off of them, mocking me. I looked back down to Shippo, who was looking at me happily, though with a hint of sadness.

"Momma, are you okay?" I looked down at him sadly before shaking my head no. He looked confused for a moment before sighing and nodding, turning back to our group, whom all wore confused expressions. I also looked to them, a clawed hand moving to gently stroke Kirara. She purred happily and leaned into my hand.

"Shippo, how is she? Will she be alright?" I was angry as Miroku spoke, as if I were not here. I growled slightly. My free hand flew to my neck after I had done so, surprised at the menace from the noise. I looked to my friends, who were looking at me with a myriad of emotions. I decided to speak up, it was time I got some answers.

A horrid, awful noise, something between a screech and a growl. It hurt my throat and my ears burned from the too loud noise. My friends covered their ears and Kirara shrunk away from me, the scent of displeasure rolling off her in waves. I began couching as Shippo ran to me.

"Momma, please, don't try to talk like them. Talk like this." I nodded slightly, tears lightly dripping from my tightly closed eyes form the pain of trying to talk. I opened them slowly before looking at him.

"Shippo, please, tell me what is happening." He nodded once more, grabbing my chin as I looked into the glaring eyes of Inuyasha. I focused back down on him, even as I heard the rustling of clothes and Inuyasha's scent slowly began weakening, growing farther away from our clearing.

"I'll tell you Momma, just promise me you'll do as I tell you." I looked at him once more, really looked at him. It had been four years since I first came to the feudal era, three years and nine months since I first met and adopted Shippo. He had grown tall, reaching just under my breasts when we stood side by side. His bright red hair was always in it's customary ponytail, though it had grown much longer. His eyes were more intelligent and mischievous. But he was still my son.

I sighed and looked back down to my hands in my lap. The claws were still glinting at me, almost telling me to discover the mysteries of my new body. The pale skin gently cradled the harsh black eyes on my palm. I clenched my fists as I looked back into the face of my son.

"I promise." He smiled happily as he hugged me gently.

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A/N: Ok, this is my second story. And until one of my two stories are finished, I will only be writing these two. I may do the odd oneshot, but I only plan to work on these two.

Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this. And in case any of you couldn't figure this out on your own, this is in the point of view from Kagome.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA OR ANY OF IT'S CHARACTERS.