Chapter 2: Something's Different
Inuyasha sat up and smiled as he looked over the sleeping girl beside him. He brushed a lock of her silky black hair out of her face. She twitched a little to the sudden touch but smiled in her sleep. He smiled again and stood up. The sudden weight rearrangement on the bed made Kagome roll on her side. She opened her eyes and rubbed them as she sat up. She smiled at the half-demon sitting on the window sill, overlooking the yard.
His ears twitched and he noticed her sitting up. He looked over at her and smiled. She returned the smile to him.
"Morning." She said as she stood up and walked over to him.
"Morning….." he said still looking out the window.
"What's wrong?" she asked while putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Huh? Oh nothing…" he murmured. She shook her head and walked towards the door.
"Where are you going, Kagome?" he asked curiously.
"I'm going to go get some breakfast. You want any?" she asked as she stopped at the door and turned to face him. He nodded a 'yes' then put his feet on the ground. He walked over to her and kissed her gently on the lips before she took his hand and led him downstairs. No one was home so Kagome took this opportunity to question him about what had happened back in the feudal era.
"Inuyasha."
"Huh?"
"I'm dying to know….what happened back in the Feudal era? Why were you a dog? Why were your beads of subjugation buried in the yard?"
"Whoa, geez Kagome! I just get here and you're already interrogating me?!"
She just laughed and nodded.
"Fine…..after I threw you back down the well….Naraku followed me to the well and….unbelievably…..allowed me keep my life…..but he cursed me…..he made it where I turned into a white dog, and would live until I found you…..and was killed by your own hands…..and I wasn't to wake up after you killed me….but I think since you killed Naraku….the curse was broken and I returned to my original form.." Kagome stared in disbelief at what he was telling her. He noticed her gawking and raised an eyebrow at her. "What? You don't believe me?" he asked
"No no no no no no! I do believe you! It's just….alot to take in…ya know?" she stuttered and looked away from the smiling half-demon.
"Well anyway, it feels like something……is…..different….." he said quietly almost to himself.
"Well duh Inuyasha. You're not a dog anymore….." Kagome laughed as she got up and washed her cereal bowl in the sink. Inuyasha smirked and went outside. Kagome turned off the running water and followed him. He sensed her and turned around.
"Hey Kagome……you want to go back to the feudal era and take a walk?" he asked shyly.
She raised her eye brows slowly at him then shrugged a "I guess" and followed him to the well house. She could feel his strong arms around her waist and slightly blushed. He could feel her tense up so he held her closer to comfort her. She smiled and blushed.
They arrived in the bottom of the well back in the feudal era and Inuyasha leaped out of the well with Kagome still in grasp. He gently sat her down on the ground. They heard a voice from behind them and quickly turned around.
"Kagome...Inuyasha? Is that truly ye?" the voice asked. Kagome's face lit up as she saw who it was.
"KAEDE!" she yelled as she ran and hugged the old woman. Kaede hugged Kagome back then looked over at Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha? How did ye transform back?" she asked curiously.
"Kagome broke the curse." Inuyasha smirked. "And she killed Naraku."
"Is this true child? Did ye truly defeat Naraku?"
"Yes. I'm not quite sure how, but I did non-the-less." Kagome laughed. Kaede just nodded and picked up the herbs she had been carrying, which she had dropped at the sight of Inuyasha and Kagome. Kagome bent down and helped her. Kaede nodded a thank you to Kagome. She just smiled back and handed her the herbs. But then Kagome felt a great deal of sadness enter her mind. A picture of Sango, Miroku, and Shippo lying motionless on the ground entered her mind and she fell to her knees in tears.