Moonlight Rose

Chapter 2: Transformation

Kagome went back to the others looking like she was feeling better.

"Kagome, why are you bleeding?" Sango asked, seeing the small cut on Kagome's side.

"I...uh...fell." Kagome answered.

"Did somebody hurt you Kagome?" Inuyasha turned around to look her in the face.

-He cares? I knew he did!- Kagome blushed. "I'm fine. Really."

"No you ain't. You didn't just fall and I wanna know who's messin' with ya!" Inuyasha sniffed, and then scrunched up his nose. "You smell like Sesshomaru. Did he do this to ya?"

"Sessho-No! I just so happened to pass by him. He didn't say anything to me though."

Sango could tell when Kagome was lying. Had Sesshomaru tried hurt her little sister? If he had, he would pay! "Kagome, are you sure that you just fell?"

"Yeah! I'm positive that I fell. I mean, you know how clumsy I am." Kagome giggled nervously and gulped. She'd forgotten to remove Sesshomaru's scent from her as Keade had taught her how to do. -How could I have forgotten? Oh, that's right. I was going crazy in my mind.- "Besides, if something had, I would've told you."

"Inuyasha, think about it, Sesshomaru is after you, why would he attack Kagome anyway?" Sango said, trying to get Inuyasha off Sesshomaru attacking Kagome.

"So he could get back at me." Inuyasha growled.

"Can we just drop the entire thing? I fell, end of story." Kagome said and sighed. "We need to keep moving."

"Lady Kagome is right. We should get moving before night fall." Miroku joined in. "We have about two hours before it gets dark and it would be a waste to spend it arguing instead of finding a place to rest for the night."

"Agh!" Kagome clenched her teeth together as pain shot through her body. -T-that demoness must've u-used poi-poison.- Kagome fell to her knees as more blood spewed from the wound on her side.

"Come on, we need to get Kagome's wound checked out." Sango said and Inuyasha picked her up and rushed to a clearing they could use to camp in for the night.

"Move your hand." Sango commanded when Inuyasha had sat Kagome down.

Kagome did what she was told and passed out.

When Kagome came to, it was dark out and everyone was sitting around a fire.

"Kagome, how are you feeling?" Sango asked.

Kagome smiled. "I'm fine."

"Are you going to tell us what really happened?" Miroku asked.

They all sighed when Kagome shook her head. Inuyasha stiffened when a familiar scent caught his nose. Kagome couldn't smell it, but that aura was one she knew. She looked at Inuyasha to see what he was going to do. When he ran off away from everyone without a word, Kagome sighed and forced back the tears that were threatening to spill.

"What's wrong mama?" Shippo asked. He was sleeping when he smelled Kagome's unshed tears.

"Inuyasha has gone off to see Lady Kikyo again." Miroku said and sighed.

"Kagome..." Sango began.

Kagome shook her head and stood up, grunting from the pain in her side that was still present.

"You really shouldn't be standing Lady Kagome." Miroku said.

"I'm fin-AGH!" Kagome dropped to her knees as the pain spread through her entire body. "W-wh-what's today?" She panted.

"It's Sunday Kagome. Your birthday is tomorrow, right?" Sango said.

The sudden realization was obvious in Kagome's reaction. "I-I need to go...go home!"

"But why?" Sango's eyes were concerned.

The pain momentarily subsided and Kagome could speak clearly. "I can't really tell you right now. But please, please may I borrow Kirara for about two or three days?"

"Sure." Sango trusted her sister, but she was slightly worried about her.

"Thank you." Kagome bit back a scream of pain as it came back. She got up and hopped on the now transformed Kirara. They went to the well and Kagome petted Kirara before jumping in. "Go back to Sango Kirara. Thank you." Kagome smiled when her cat demon friend took off into the air after a slight hesitation.

"'Kaa-san!" Kagome cried out when another wave of pain hit her.

"Kagome? Oh! Kagome!" Mrs. Higurashi came into the shrine. "I didn't think you were going to make it back in time."

"I didn't know it was so soon mama!" Kagome gasped. "I...I didn't know it was true!" Tears were streaming down Kagome's face as he pain escalated and consumed her entire body.

"Come on; let's get you out of here." Her mother grabbed the tops of her arms and carried Kagome to the Sacred Tree in their yard. "The ritual will begin in a minute. I am so sorry for the pain Kagome. I wish there was something I could do to stop it."

"It's okay mama." Kagome ground out through her teeth. She fought off the urge to scream. A purple light engulfed Kagome's body and her mother stepped back and began chanting a calming spell in hopes that everything went well with her daughter. It was better for Kagome since her mother was there.

-When I went through that, no one was withme.-Mrs. Higurashi thought as she was chanting. -It's always better when someone is there.-

The chanting and grunting continued as though it was normal.

Night had fallen on the group and Inuyasha still had not returned.

"I hope okaa-san's okay." Shippo said. He was worried about his 'mother.' He'd never seen her in so much pain.

"I'm sure she's fine Shippo. You know how Kagome is." Sango assured him with a quick hug.

"I agree. Lady Kagome is fine." Miroku said with a small smile. The bushes began to rustle and Inuyasha emerged, again straightening his Fire Rat.

Inuyasha took a look around and a couple of sniffs. "Where's Kagome?" He asked.

"I wouldn't be surprised if she left because of how you act. I mean really Inuyasha, could you be anymore insensitive!" Sango was getting upset. "Do you even care at all about Kagome's feelings?"

Inuyasha stood there without saying anything. He knew what Sango was saying was right, but he couldn't bring himself to admit it. "Feh! I'm going' to get her!"

"Don't even bother Inuyasha. If you're only going because I said something you don't need to go."

"You don't what you're talking about! I'll go get her when I want to!" Inuyasha started yelling.

"Kami you're stubborn! I wish Kagome was here so she could tell you to sit! Maybe then you would finally see what you'e doing to her emotions! I swear Kagome has the paitence of a saint dealing with you! I would never come back if I was her! Maybe this time she isn't! Maybe she's finally tired of your bullshit! Kagome sent Kirara back three days ago!"

Sango's words stung Inuyasha, but again, he would never say that to himself or anyone else. "Whatever." He took off.

"Going' back to the dead bitch?" Sango called after him, her chest rising and falling with her harsh breathing.

"Sango, please calm down." Miroku stroked Sango's arms in a calming manner.

"I'm just so pissed Miroku. How can he do this to Kagome? She's done nothing but love him."

"We can only hope for the best Sango." Miroku whispered. He was feeling the same way. He loved Kagome like...well like a best friend that he knew he could never be with because he was in love with someone else. It didn't stop the feelings that brewed below the surface whenever Inuyasha went off in search of Kikyo.

"Are you sure you're well enough to go back?" Mrs. Higurashi asked her daughter a week later.

"Yes okaa. I'm fine." -Maybe now Inuyasha can finally love me for me.-

"You look beautiful baby." She smiled at her daughter.

"Thank you mama." Kagome hugged her mother then jumped back through the well, in hopes that her new look will make Inuyasha love her. The magic from the well covered Kagome and soon she was 500 years into the past.

With her new nose, Kagome easily found Inuyasha's scent and followed it.

-Oh I wonder how they'll react!- Kagome was giddy at the thought. She was now 18 and better than she was in the past. She loved her new self, but she didn't want to be the only one. When she got into the clearing, she was greeted by something she was expecting, and something she was not.

"Oh..."

"My..."

"God..."

Sorry it's so short peoples! I was in St. Louis for the weekend! Hope you likey, please review!

~KM705.M-san