Love By Day or By Night
Summary - Kagome was your average wolf who fell for a human. The power of her love for him changed her into a human, well that and a little magic. After her love rejects her new form she is forced to wander alone and inbetween worlds. Will she find love again? If she does, will it be as a human during the day in the city streets, or as a wolf during the night in the forest outskirts? Kagome/Kouga
Disclaimer - I do not own any of the characters from Inuyasha . . . Damn.
InuyashaForever1989 - I actually thought of this while waking home from work and almost forgot it by the time I got here, but I remembered, yay me!! Lol. This first chapter there's a bit of Inu/Kag but it will pass.
Inu - What do you mean it will pass?!
Kag - She means what she says, duh.
Kouga - Yeah, mutt face, this fic stars me and Kagome.
IF - That's right so quit complaining 'cause it won't change.
Inu - WHY YOU-- (lunges for IF)
IF - (snaps fingers)
Sess - (Comes out of no where and takes Inu away)
IF - Yay, now on with the story!
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Prologue - Heart Broken
Kagome sat at the edge of her cage. The zoo enclosure in which she had come to call home was large and looked exactly like her forest home, but she still longed to return. Kagome was a medium sized wolf with black fur and deep brown eyes.
Just a little less then a month ago she had been injured and some humans had found her. When she awoke she was in the man-made forest surrounded by tall fencing. There were others there, but she paid no attention to them. From what she had understood from the humans the rest of her pack hadn't survived and that was what had hurt the most.
Today there was some fuss about a new 'caretaker' or something like that; Kagome never understood much of what these stupid humans did or said. She assumed it to be a replacement for that old man that would drop food off to them daily. Seeing as he had not come today and he was the only human that wasn't there to just gawk at her and the others, she'd managed to figure it out.
Her ears perked up as she heard the sound of the 'door,' as they called it, open. She didn't move from her spot; she didn't even turn her head to see who it was. She heard a soft voice call to them to go get their food and to be honest it caught her attention, but she still refused to move.
She heard soft foot steps come up behind her and then the voice called again, "Hey girl, don't you want to eat?" Kagome turned her head at this and if she could have gasped she would've. The man, their new caretaker she guessed, was fairly handsome for a human; he had jet black hair and honey-golden colored eyes.
He extended his hand to her and proceeded to scratch behind her ear. She leaned into it until he stopped and he led her over to where the food was and he encouraged her to eat some. Truth be told she didn't eat enough normally.
Something was different about this one and she wondered what it could be. The humans here never got her attention, so why was this one different? Kagome looked up at him with a strange curiosity, but shrugged it off and turned her attention back to the food as she proceeded to eat some of it.
Over the course of the next few weeks he came back everyday to feed them. Over that time she had become more and more fascinated by this human whose name she learned to be Inuyasha. In fact, she started waiting for him everyday by the gate.
Today she noticed a few of the others coming over toward her. 'What's up with you?' one of them asked her.
She mentally rolled her eyes, she didn't like these wolves. All of them were born in captivity so they didn't have much in common nor did they share her longing for the outside world. 'What do you mean?' she shot back rudely hopping that they would just leave her alone, they didn't.
'You've been sitting by the gate a lot, are you planning on trying to escape again?' another asked her. That one hurt. Some time earlier, before Inuyasha, she had tried to escape but it failed horribly. She shook her head no as her only reply.
'She's totally in love with that human who comes in here, duh,' a new wolf joined the conversation, 'And to be completely honest it's kind of creepy the way you drool all over him.' All the other wolves 'ohh'ed and 'ahh'ed at the statement and turned and left her.
Could that be what was wrong with her? Was that really what this strange fascination was? She shook her head of the thoughts as she noticed that some one was still there.
'I can help,' the male wolf stated simply. He got up and began walking off deeper into the man-made forest. Kagome looked back to the gate and made the decision to follow the large dark brown wolf.
When they finally came to a stop they sat in a clearing like part of the enclosure and for the first time Kagome noticed his icy blue eyes. 'What do you mean you can help?' she asked.
'I know how you can get that human,' he told her as if it was no big deal. Actually Kagome thought he sounded a little sad.
'How?' she questioned once more.
'It's ancient magic and it won't work until the full moon tonight. I brought you out here now because this is where it will be preformed and to warn you. If you decide to go through with this it will hurt and once it starts there will be no turning back and it's something you should only do if you truly love him.'
Kagome thought about this for a moment, she did have a strong feeling for Inuyasha. Yes, she would do it, she would be with Inuyasha. 'I'll do it,' she told him as she moved to leave the clearing until later that night. 'Oh, wait, what's your name?' she asked looking back at him.
'Kouga,' he answered her and retreated back out of the clearing.
'Kouga, thank you,' she said to him even though he was probably gone. Suddenly she heard a call from the front gate and made a dash to go and meet her golden eyed love.
Meanwhile among the trees and bushes surrounding the clearing Kouga still stood. 'You're welcome, Kagome,' he murmured sadly to himself.
'Kouga, no!' came a shout from behind him. He turned around to discover another female wolf with red fur named Ayame.
'What do you want?' he asked with a slight growl. He didn't like Ayame; she was always trying to get him to fall for her. The one problem that kept getting in her way was that he loved another.
'You can't do this, you love her,' she blurted out bluntly. Either she paid that close attention or it was just that obvious.
'What do you care, if she leaves won't it make it that much easier for you?' he asked an edge of irritation in his voice.
'Kouga, I just want you to be happy and if she's it then I won't let you throw away your chance,' Ayame continued her argument. She looked into his eyes hoping that he would understand what she was trying to do for him and change his mind about letting Kagome go.
'Yes, well, this is what will make Kagome happy so . . . I have to do it,' Kouga admitted and walked off leaving Ayame behind.
I won't let this happen, Ayame thought to herself and ran off to find Kagome. She wasn't that hard to find. Everyday around this time she was in the same place with the same person. As Ayame came up on the gate she found Kagome sitting there with 'Inuyasha.' He was talking to her even though he probably thought that she couldn't understand him.
As she approached Ayame let out a low warning growl. Inuyasha turned his head in her direction, "Hey, what's the matter?"
'Kagome we need to talk, now' she said getting Kagome's attention. Kagome looked from Ayame to Inuyasha trying to decide what to do. Finally she nodded her head and got up and moved a way from a slightly confused Inuyasha to follow Ayame.
'What do you want?' Kagome asked. She only remembered this wolf vaguely, that she was obsessed with someone was about all she could remember at the moment.
'Are you really going to put him through this?' she asked her own question. She wasn't going to let Kouga be miserable just because he didn't want to stop Kagome. So, if he wouldn't she would. Kagome gave her a what-are-you-talking-about look. 'Come on, can't you see the pain this is going to cause him?' she rephrased the question.
Kagome had absolutely no idea what this girl was talking about. Maybe she was talking about Inuyasha? 'Do you really think so?' she asked in reference to Inuyasha.
'Yes, it's soooo obvious, and in the end I bet you'll regret it to,' Ayame finished having made her point.
Kagome thought about it for a moment then shook her head. 'No, no you're wrong! I won't hurt him and I won't regret it either,' and with that she rushed off back to Inuyasha who stood confusedly at the gate watching the two wolves. Ayame just stood there shaking her head; at least you couldn't say she didn't try.
The rest of the day went by quietly for Kagome. Inuyasha left and the sun was beginning to set. At this point she decided to head over to the clearing as it was getting dark. She found that it wasn't that easy to find for some reason and by the time she got there the full moon was high in the sky. 'Kouga are you here?' she called out in a whisper like voice.
'Yeah, I'm here,' he answered stepping out of the shadows. Once again Kagome thought he sounded a little sad when he spoke.
'So, now what?' Kagome asked. She didn't receive an answer; instead he just looked up at the sky. Suddenly a ray of moon light shined down on Kagome and she began to feel drowsy as she swayed back and forth a bit, then a rush of pain ran down her spine and she cried out in pain in the form of a howl and she heard another pain filled howl join in. She snapped her head up and the last thing she saw before she blacked out was Kouga also falling to the ground. 'Kouga,' his name slipped from her as she fell into total unconsciousness.
When Kagome awoke the next morning she was alone in the clearing and a set of human cloths was lying next to her. She looked down to find herself human and quite naked. She quickly grabbed the cloths and figured out how to put them on, which wasn't exactly easy for someone who had just hours before been a wolf her entire life.
Now what? Inuyasha wouldn't come for a while if she was any judge of time and she couldn't go near the edge of the cage or else someone might see her. She sighed and came to the conclusion that she should just stay where she was until Inuyasha came.
To her surprise she had long wait. She almost gave up on him as the sun began to set, but she suddenly heard the rattling the gate made when it opened and knew he was coming, she could smell it and rushed off.
An audible sigh was heard from the surrounding trees and a man with long jet black hair and icy blue eyes stepped out of the shadows. Ayame too, came out of hiding and looked at the man sorrowfully. 'All just for her?' she asked him, knowing he could still understand.
"Yeah, just for her," he replied as the sun finally set and he reverted back to being a wolf once more.
'So, is it going to be like this everyday and night?' she asked another question to make sure he knew what he had gotten himself into.
'Yes, it's the curse, because my heart is broken,' he answered, his voice seemed even more depressed as he admitted the way he felt.
'Well, for your sake I hope everything goes ok for Kagome,' Ayame tried to comfort him a little, even though she probably didn't. 'What now?' she decided to change the subject.
'I don't know,' he started and then paused for a minute to think about it, 'Well, I guess I'll leave and try to find love somewhere else.' He walked over to the back of the enclosure and looked at the fence; he could jump it easily and did so.
Just before he ran off Ayame said, 'Don't forget, I'm here for you.' Kouga nodded and ran for it slowly disappearing from sight leaving her by herself.
Kagome ran toward the black haired figure just coming through the gate. "Inuyasha!" she yelled as she hugged the unsuspecting man.
"Do I know you?" Inuyasha asked, thoroughly confused.
"OH MY GOD! I'm so sorry, I guess I do look different since the last time you saw me. I'm Kagome, you know the black wolf," Kagome introduced herself properly.
This however only served to confuse Inuyasha more. "What are you talking about, and what are you doing in here it's dangerous, they could attack you or something now get out," he scolded her while pushing her out the door.
"But--" she started but was cut off, "--No buts, now get out of here the zoo will close soon and I'm already late for my job to feed these stupid things," and with that he slammed the gate shut.
Tears started to leak down her face and Kagome wondered what they could be. As a wolf she had never cried before. Suddenly she felt the cloths she was wearing pull and tighten on her body. When everything stopped she wriggled out of the cloths and found herself a wolf once more. Well at least this got her, her freedom and she took off heading for the exit avoiding any human contact.
InuyashaForever1989- Yay that's the first chapter. Chapter two will start a few years after this whole mess.
Inu - I'm not that mean!
IF - Oh get over it. Be good and maybe I'll put you back in, in a later chapter.
Inu - WHY YOU-- (lunges for IF again)
IF - I thought you learned this lesson last time. (has Sess take Inu away) Thanks Sess.
IF - Anyway, bye, bye. Don't forget to review please ^_^