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Epilogue
It started off like any other day, they awoke, ate, went shard hunting, Inuyahsa said something, Kagome had an outburst, yet another fight and she had stormed off, blinded by so much fury she didn't see which way she had gone, and got lost.

"Stupid Inuyasha." Kagome muttered as she searched for a way out of the many trees and bushes.

"Why does he always have to be so difficult, why does he have to be so stubborn, why doesn't he come save me?" she yelled when she realized she was completely lost. Walking into a clearing she sat by a tall, moss covered tree.

"I'll just wait here for him." She said out loud crossing her legs Indian style. "That's right, I'll wait here for him to come. He'll say somthing to reconcile me, and we'll bound off into the night all warm and fuzzy...he better hurry."

"You'll be long gone, before he comes," an icy voice said above Kagome's head, making her freeze in place.

'Not again.' she thought. 'Why am I always getting kidnapped.'

She looked up to see that the tree she was sitting under was occupied by a purple haired wolf demon. She didn't even think twice before she took off running. She didn't get far before he was directly in front of her. She stared into the youkai's eyes. And was instantly hypnotized. It was far too late when she realized what he was.

"An enchanter." She whispered.

"Ooh, what a smart little miko, I think I'd enjoy this little meal." The youkai said grabbing her by the upper arms tightly, his claws digging into her skin.

She couldn't feel, hear, or say anything. She was in a land of complete bliss falling, falling, into blankness. She then felt terrible pain in her arms, as she was abruptly brought back to reality. She now saw that the pain in her arms was from where the youkai slashed her arms when he fell down dead.

Dead!

She looked down at herself and saw that not only was she covered in her own blood, but that of the youkai as well. Lookng around she saw a smug looking Inuyasha leaning on a transformed tetsuaiga. That was the last thing she saw before sub oming to the darkness that plagued her mind.

She awoke on a futon in Kaede's hut with a pounding headache. Reaching out hand put a hand to her head, she felt that it had been bandaged up. Sitting up, she almost fell back down from the dizziness. To steady herself she leant against the wall and watched the room spin. The room soon stopped spinning, but she still felt dizzy and a little nauseated. She heard someone outside the room talking, and as they talked, a smell came wafting through the door and she nearly barfed.

Now, who in their right mind would be bringing her a decaying skunk? Kaede that's who, but it wasn't a decaying skunk,it was a steaming bowl of some green liquid, which she, to Kagome's horror, sat directly in front of her, and a bandage. She sat down in front of the dizzy Kagome and pushed the putrid bowl towards her.

"Here Kagome," she said, "drink this, it should make you feel better."

"It's disgusting." Kagome said weakly pushing the bowl towards Kaede.

"But it will stop the dizziness." Kaede replied pushing it back. "And don't worry, its worse going down than it smells."

Sighing Kagome picked up the bowl reluctantly. Closing her eyes and holding her breath, she downed the contents of the bowl as fast as she could, and waited for the dizziness to subside, which it did quickly and effectively. Kaede was now holding the bandages out towards her.

"Now Kagome," she said looking at the young miko, "tie this around your eyes while I let the others in." saying this she got up and walked to the door.

"Why?" Kagome asked curiously but simultaneously doing as the old miko said.

Tying the bandage over her eyes, Kagome found surprisingly that she could see clearly through it.

"Your eyes have had," Kaede hesitated for the right words, "I explain to you along with the rest." Seeing that Kagome had done what she was told, Kaede opened the door.

Shippo was the first in. He bounded into the room and launched himself right at Kagome giving her a big hug. "Kagome," he cried, "I'm so glad you're better!"

"Yes, us too Lady Kagome." said Miroku as he, Sango, Inuyasha entered the room.

When everyone was in and seated Kaede sat back down, this time repositioned herself so she would be facing everyone.

First, she asked Kagome to explain what happened, and Kagome did as best as she could with outbursts and unnecessary comments from Inuyasha.

Kaede held her head down in thought.

"So what's wrong with her you old hag." Inuyasha yelled annoyed about all the silence.

Ignoring him, Kaede raised her head and looked pointingly at Kagome. "By what you've told me, and the state of Kagome's injuries. I have concluded that..."

We are now deep in Inuyasha's forest where everything is peaceful. Well it was until an ear-shattering yell was heard.

"WHAT!"

Sending birds flying, squirrels scampering back into their nests, and that demon that was about to attack the village went scurrying away from fear.

We now return to the hut where we see a very curious scene. A group of people are huddled together on a wall fearing one very angry teenager, who ironically was much smaller then them.

"I'm not turning into a youkai!" Kagome said through gritted teeth trying to get calm.

"Yeah Kaede you must be mistaken." Sango said while everyone relaxed, just a little.

"No," Kaede said calmly, "I am not mistaken. Kagome has already started the process. She is ½ hanyou."

"A what?" Inuyasha asked confused along with everyone else.

"Let me try to guess. She is not entirely hanyou yet, but not entirely human either?" Miroku asked figuring out in his head.

"Yes, that is it exactly Miroku. My guess is the demon blood within her will overide the human, andif you do not find a cure soon it might be permanent."

"I still don't believe you. If Kagome is turning into a youkai prove it." Inuyasha half said half yelled.

"Very well. If you will look at Kagome's hand," she said picking it up, "her nails have grown longer and sharper, but not as big as Inuyasha's, and, Kagome would you please open your mouth."

Kagome who had been looking and flexing her hands opened her mouth, although she wasn't listening to what Kaede was saying.

"Now if you can tell," Kaede said opening Kagome's mouth wider, "Kagome's teeth have gone under that same change. And if you look at Inuyasha's teeth, you can see the resemblance." They all looked from Inuyasha (Whose mouth had been forced open) to Kagome.

"but, she continued, the real reason I think Kagome is turning into a youkai is..." she was now unwrapping the bandage around Kagome's head, who was now running a tongue across her new fangs.

"This." She said as the bandage came fully off revealing two coal black wolf ears, which were laid back because of the bandage and perked up when it was taking off. "And the fact that her wounds have already healed."

Everyone stared in shock. All except Kaede and Kagome, who couldn't see them, but felt them.

"So lady Kagome is turning into a youkai." Miroku stated as Kagome felt her ears with an eep.

"But why?" Shippo asked as he bounced over and was, to Kagome's displeasure, poking Kagome's ears making them twitch.

"Kagome was already poisoned by the youkai, and when Inuyasha killed it, its blood entered Kagome's wound. It neutralized the poison. And was swept into the blood stream. Where it and the neutralized poison started to conquest." Finished she saw all their blank faces and sighed. "Kagome now has youkai blood and it's taking over her human blood." she put simply.

"Ooh." they all said now that they understood.

"What about this bandage around her eyes? Is she blind?" Shippo asked waving his paw in front of her face, and yelped when she caught it.

"Kagome did you not say that the youkai that attacked you was an enchanter?"

"Yes, I did." she said as she tried to remember.

"Well you have the youkai's enchanting powers and this is to protect Inuyasha and Miroku from being enchanted." She said as if that was the simplest answer in the world.

"So where is this cave of whatcha call it again?" Inuyasha asked.

"The cave of truth Inuyasha and I do not know." Kaede told the hanyou.

"Then how the hell do you expect us to go there if we don't know where to go?"

"What does the Cave of Truth have to do with my condition?" Kagome asked ignoring Inuyasha's question.

"Well this cave sets things right. If a person dieing from a sickness were to enter the cave then the sickness would be lifted. Or in your case Kagome it would turn you back into a human."

"We still don't know how to get there." Inuyasha yelled, mad that he had been ignored.

"I do not, but this does." She said pulling out large, blue quartz from her robes. Tossing it to Miroku, she continued. "This is from the cave itself, it glows brighter as it gets closer to the cave."

"Well you should've said so earlier." (Do I even have to say it?)

"So what do we do now?" Sango asked as she scooted away from Miroku when she realized how close they were.

"Sleep. Get well rested. Leave out tomorrow." Kaede said as the group stood up.

"So. Why do I have to where these clothes again?" Kagome asked looking at the forest green miko robes Kaede laid out for her.

"We do not know how much your body will change Kagome. These clothes will fit no matter what." Kaede said as she left the clothes on the floor.

"Oh." Seeing that Kagome was beginning to dress Kaede left the room.

Kagome dressed quickly. She put on the miko attire, put her hair in a high ponytail (she decided she needed a change in hairstyle, besides I love people with long hair to have ponytails.), and wrapped the magical cloth around her eyes.

She checked herself over. Being satisfied to what she saw, Kagome began packing. She had bought quite a few things from the present to make living in the past a little more enjoyable, so the room Kaede had given her looked closely similar to the one she had. With help from Inuyasha, she had managed to bring many things from her house. Anyway, she packed that bag of hers full of stuff. She picked it up and was thankful for a little more strength because it felt light to her.

She left the hut to find everyone outdoors. Sango played with Kirara, Shippo arguing with Inuyasha, and Miroku talking with Kaede. Well they were until Kagome walked out and they all stopped to look at her.

"What?" she asked sweat dropping.

"Nothing, it's just that you're so beautiful. How are you feeling?" Miroku asked appearing by her side suddenly making her jump.

"Fine, just fine Miroku." Kagome said hurriedly as she headed towards Kaede as fast as she could before Miroku had a chance to be lecherous.

"There is no time for that Miroku. You all have quite a journey ahead of you, and your time is limited." Kaede said as she handed the crystal rock to Kagome.

"I have already succeeded in getting the direction you she head in first, she continued as Shippo jumped on Kagome's shoulders to look at the rock, you should head east."

"Then why are we wasting time talking to you. Come on wench, we've wasted enough time." Inuyasha said as he stood in front of Kagome for her to get on his back.

"Umm, Inuyasha. I was wondering," Kagome, said timidly watching the others climb on Kirara, "well since I'm a little faster, if I could run instead."

"Feh. Suit yourself. Just don't come complaining to me when you get tired, your not even hanyou yet."

"Whatever Inuyasha, here you carry my bag so you won't get lonely," she said annoyed as she tossed her humongous bag at him.

"Feh."

"Feh, yourself." And they were off. Inuyasha in the lead, then Kirara, and not to far behind...Kagome.

They had been running for 8 hours now, and they were beginning to tire, except Inuyasha, and mostly Kagome. She had been begun to become tired, but she wasn't going to give Inuyasha the satisfaction to know he was right.

She was noticing different scents as they passed things. But there was one scent, one dominating the others, the forest. It was a rather calm soothing smell. There was also another dominating scent. It was slowly taking over the smell of the forest. It was a fresh, dull, thick scent, with a tiny small hint of mint. Curious for this strange smell she urged her already tired legs to go faster in order to ask Inuyasha. Now using every ounce of energy, she had Kagome caught up with the hanyou.

"Inuyasha," she asked trying not to sound to tired, "what's that scent?"

"Which one? There are a lot." He said sarcastically staring at her.

"That heavy thick smell."

He took a sniff of the air before answering. "That," he said, "is rain."

"oh." she said falling back with Sango and the others. "Inuyasha said it's going to rain; keep a look out for shelter." Kagome told them, and they nodded in understanding.

Seeing her friend's weary face Sango took pity on her. "Kagome? Do you want a lift?"

"Yes." Kagome said desperately hoping on behind Miroku and wincing as the full pain in her legs hit her.

"Ha, told you, you were going to get tired." Inuyasha yelled triumphantly from the front of the group.

"No. you said, 'Don't come crawling to me when you get tired.' And I didn't." she said smiling.

"She's right Inuyasha. You did say that." Miroku said with a little smirk on his face.

"Feh."

They all laughed at him.

It didn't take long for the rain to come. In fact, when they finally found a cave it was night and they were soaked to the bone.

"Whoa, it's coming down like buckets." Kagome laughed, as they began to wring the water out of their hair and clothes.

"I'm cold." Shippo said shivering.

"Yes, it is very cold. Perhaps you should take off your clothes; we wouldn't want you girls to catch a cold." Miroku said looking hopefully at the girls, who just looked back.

Well, he thought Kagome was looking, but couldn't tell because of her bandages.

"What a good idea Miroku." Sango said wringing her hair out.

"Huh?" Shippo exclaimed.

"Yes." Miroku said dropping to the ground and thanking the heavens.

"Yes. What good are we if we're sick?" Kagome stated as she and Sango began to shed their clothes.

"Whoa! Kagome, what the hell are you doing?" Inuyasha yelled frantically, his eyes wide.

"Huh? Oh, Inuyasha we're not stupid. We have clothes under these." Kagome said calmly as she took her miko garments off to reveal a pair of short shorts and shirt that showed a little of her stomach and went past her shoulders a bit, but not to far that it'll fall off. Sango's kimono dropped revealing her Demon exterminator suit.

"Oh." he huffed plainly embarrassed, while in the background Miroku was sulking.

After a while, they had a fire going, with some wood they had found around cave. Deciding that the rain wasn't going to let up soon they set up for the night. After a hearty meal of ramen, everyone went to doing the things they usually did. Miroku meditating, Sango stroking Kirara, Inuyasha was watching through the rain for predators, Shippo was sleep, and Kagome was bored.

Digging through her pack for any source of entertainment, Kagome emerged with her CD player (she recharges the batteries with miko powers. Wish I could do thatsigh.). She slipped the headphones over her head only to realize her ears were in a different place. Now over her wolf like ears she couldn't help but notice how weird it felt. Shaking the feeling off, she turned it on, closed her eyes, and began to move and sing to the music.

The first song that came on was a fast song, Bombs over Baghdad by Outkast. For anyone who has ever heard it will know that that song is crazy. So naturally, when the song ended. She opened her eyes to see everyone looking at her like she had lost her mind.

Now a deep red, she put her CD player up, and then curled in her sleeping bag, her back to them.

Kagome found herself running through the forest.

'Where am I? What's happening?'

She then began to run faster, towards her destination. For some unknown reason she felt concern and fury.

'Why do I feel this way? Where am I running too? Why am I running? Is someone after me? No. I'm after someone. But who?'

She then burst into a clearing and saw...

Kagome bolted up, breathing hard. Shakily, Kagome wiped the sweat off her face. Carefully as not to wake the sleeping kitsune beside her, Kagome stood up upon shaky legs. Walking softly, Kagome left the cave.

'What all that about?' Kagome thought to herself.

'It was like it was me, then it wasn't me at the same time?'

'Urggh this is so confusing.' Kagome thought frustrated.

'And what was in that clearing...ooh pretty.' Kagome had spotted the moon. It was huge, and somewhat glowing a bluish-silver color. She immediately calmed, as she got lost in the moon and all its glory.

Glancing around, she spotted a tree with a thick branch giving you a perfect view of the moon.

"Why not?" she said shrugging

Going over to the tree, she looked up at the branch. Crouching down, she got in a jumping position, and then she lunged. She jumped higher then usually, but it wasn't high enough to land on the branch, she only managed to grab hold. Getting a firmer grip on the branch, she swung her leg up on it. With a grunt, she finally managed to climb up onto the branch.

'whew part demon, and you still can't climb a tree Kagome' she laughed to herself, leaning against the trunk of the tree, then turning her attention back to the reason fro climbing the tree in the first place. The moon.

It seemed even more glorious up in the tree, where she could also see the land glistening in the moonlight from the day's earlier rainfall. Kagome soon fell into a warm peaceful sleep, with thoughts of things she wouldn't remember in the morning.

If anyone in the cave would have woken up and looked up at Kagome that night, they would have seen her glowing, a light silver color, and her hair and clothes blowing in an unseen wind. (Just think of Tima from Metropolis.) But by morning, everything would be the same.

Kagome was floating peacefully within her mind. It was warm and cool at the same time. She felt like she was in water. Yes. Soothing water.

"OI, WENCH, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING UP THERE?"

"AAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEEEE!" Kagome screamed as she fell from the tree, and landed face first on the ground.

"Lady Kagome, are you alright?" Miroku asked as he and Sango helped her up.

"Just fine ignoring the fact that I just fell from a tree." Kagome told them cheerfully brushing the dirt from her clothes.

"What were you doing up there in that tree anyway?" Inuyasha asked irritated for some unknown reason.

"I WAS SLEEPING YOU ASS!" Kagome yelled with such force and baring her fangs so fiercely that the others jumped back from her, and Shippo clung to Miroku's robes so tight he pierced the material.

The outburst seemed to scare Kagome also, for when she felt a rumbling start to build up in her throat she returned to normal with a yelp.

Blinking confusedly at the others, she smiled reassuringly at them.

"So uh, what's for breakfast?" she said then laughed a weak, nervous, laugh.

Sango had made breakfast so Kagome could go put on her now dry clothes, and pack her things.

They ate, and started on their protracted journey again.

Kagome now started off riding Kirara with the others. She reviewed herself on the different smells, and memorized them as best as she could. She had become good at identifying many things, like different plants, animals, and her friends.

Shippo smelled of grass, flowers, and something else.

Sango of lilacs, and something else but it was different from the strange scent of Shippo.

Miroku's scent was strange. He smelt like a giant herb, and two different scents. The first scent was the same as Sango's, but the second strange scent smelt neither of Sango or Shippo.

And last Inuyasha. He smelt of the forest and dirt. (She guessed the dirt smell probably came from being sat all the time) he also had a strange scent. Only his scent was that of both Sango's and Shippo's strange scent mixed together. She thought about it for a while when it finally clicked in her head. Sango and Miroku's strange scent was their human scent, and Shippo's strange scent was his demon scent, so obviously that is why Inuyasha smells like them both is because he's hanyou half human half demon, and that only leaves Miroku's other scent, it has to be the wind tunnel.

Too proud at herself for figuring it out, Kagome didn't notice Kirara and Inuyasha go rigid for a second. Well Kirara went rigid for a second then went back to normal, but Inuyasha went from rigid to tense as he kept his ears swiveling around and his hand on the hilt of his sword.

It wasn't until after all this occurred that the scent of a youkai and spices hit her nose. Jumping off Kirara, she ran to catch up with Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha? She asked trying to keep up with the faster hanyou, what is the smell?"

"Kouga." He growled under his breath.

"Who?"

"Kou..." he started to say, but suddenly a tornado separated him from Kagome.

When the dust cleared, they were nowhere to be seen.

"Where'd they go!" he yelled looking around frantically.

"Ahem cough cough"

Looking to where the noise was coming from he spotted his other companions, who were grinning and pointing behind him.

Spinning around he came to a sight that made his blood boil. Kouga holding his Kagome, and nuzzling her neck. And her red-faced and giggling.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING WIMPY-WOLF BOY?" he shouted outraged veins throbbing in his head, making the others think that if he didn't calm down they would burst.

Kouga simply ignored Inuyasha or didn't hear him, for he continued to nuzzle Kagome's neck. He then sniffed (why he sniffed her, I don't know, he just sniffed her. Let's just say he likes her scent and wanted to smell it. Ok. Ok. Break. clap) her and held her out in front of him. Giving her the once over, he smirked.

"My. My. My, Kagome. Did you do this just to impress me?" Kouga asked a still red-faced, but not giggling, Kagome.

"NO SHE DIDN'T!" a voice in the background yelled. But was still ignored.

"You know you didn't have to do that, I was already enthralled (big word for Kouga) with you. But I'm not saying I don't like what I see."

"YOU WAIT TILL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU KOUGA!" the voice was still ignored.

"No. not that Kouga. You see I was attacked by a wolf youkai, and now I'm turning into a wolf youkai."

"INU-BASTARD YOU ALLOWED MY WOMAN TO GET HURT!' Kouga yelled now holding Kagome by one arm around the waist.

"Oh now you see me. AND NO, I DIDN'T! THE STUPID WENCH WANDERED OFF BY HERSELF!"

"AND YOU LET HER! IT SEEMS I CAN'T TRUST YOU TO TAKE CARE OF MY WOMAN ANYMORE."

Sango, Shippo, Miroku, and Kirara watched on amused. . "Wha...why you?" Inuyasha wasted no time, before he had tetsuaiga out and transformed. He then charged at Kouga. He didn't get very far.

"Sit boy."

Kouga guffawed. Turning back to Kagome he finally noticed something. "Oi, Kagome, did you hurt your eyes too." (Aww, just how I like them. Cute and stupid.)

"Umm, not exactly." Kagome said sweat dropping.

"Then what's the matter?" he said softly lifting up the edges trying to peak.

"No, Kouga don't."

But it was too late, he already taken the bandage off. And as soon as he had taken the bandage off, a purple light flashed from his head to his toe. All was quiet. Everybody was on tiptoes trying to see Kagome's face. Well, trying to see her eyes, but they couldn't. Kouga had her back to them.

"Kouga," they heard Kagome's small frail voice ask concernedly, "Are you ok?"

"Yes, Kagome." he answered in a detached voice with expressionless eyes.

"Umm, Kouga. Could you put me down?"

"Yes, Kagome." he repeated as he set her down.

Picking the bandage up from the ground where it had been discarded. Dusting it off Kagome tied it back on firmly. Looking back at Kouga, who still stood there like a statue, Kagome gave him a weak smile.

"Kouga. Go home and get some rest," she suggested.

"Yes, Kagome." And with that said he turned around and ran off in a gust of wind.

Turning around to face her companions, Kagome raised a questioning eyebrow.

They only shrugged