Chapter 7

The Explanation

I quickly ran down the steps and reached the road in front of Kagome's house. I took a right and started walking in the direction of my house. There were quite a lot of people walking down the streets, must be about noon or so.

I started to wonder how I would explain this to my parents. I wonder if dad had gotten back from his business trip. Before I knew it I was walking up my street. I looked up at my apartment building, able to see to see the windows belonging to my room. I made my way up the stairs and to my front door. Oh no! I quickly rummage through my kimono, and luckily found my house key. It would have sucked if my house key had been destroyed, when I had gained my kimono and lost my old clothes. Though I have to say I really liked my Kimono. I unlocked the door and stepped in, closing and locking it behind me. I could hear a TV (possibly the news); I smelled food being cooked in the kitchen (My new cat-like hearing and smelling proved to be very useful).

"Andrew is that you?" I heard my mom ask. I saw her peeking around the kitchen corner.

"Um, hey Mom what's for lunch?" I asked nervously rubbing the back of my head.

She ran over to me with the most serious look on her face.

"Where have you been?! You didn't come home last night, where were you? What happened to your clothes? Did you even go to school today?!" She asked rapidly.

"Well you see…um can we sit down for this?"

I could tell she saw the seriousness in my face, her face became calm again and she led me to the couch.

"What is it? Did something happen?" She looked at me strangely. "Honey you know I don't like people wearing hats in the house, and since when were you a hat person."

She quickly pulled off my hat before I realized she was doing it. My ears twitched and I saw her face go into surprise.

"Yea…this is kind of what I wanted to explain to you…"

After about half an hour of explaining everything that had happened to me (with questions from her every two seconds). I left out some parts, like Naraku Possessing me, so as not to worry her. I waited for her response when I had finished my tale.

"Wow… that's a lot to take in…" She said looking down.

"Tell me about it…"

I saw her stare at me, well actually my new cat ears.

"Go ahead…" I sighed as I leaned down.

I quickly felt her hands feeling my ears.

"Wow their just like a cat ears"

Before I knew it I heard myself purring without my consent. I pulled her hands off of my ears and I laughed nervously, causing the purring to cease.

"Aww, its ok honey, you don't have to be embarrassed by that. I think it's cute" she said in a subtle laugh.

"Oh I forgot to show you!" I proceeded to pull out my cramped tail from my kimono. "I got the ears, senses, and tail just like a cat" I laughed.

"Wow, you really are a cat demon!" She said in wonderment.

Suddenly my stomach growled noisily.

"You wouldn't happen to have made lunch would you? I haven't eaten all day" I asked grabbing my belly.

"Actually the ramen is probably done by now, let's go eat in kitchen! I'm sure you have quite an appetite after having such an amazing adventure." She said happily pulling me into the kitchen.

After eating 3 bowls of ramen, with more questions from my mother, I leaned back in my chair content.

"That was delicious" I said happily. "Hey, do you think dad will be as understanding as you?"

"I'm sure of it honey. I'm just wondering what I'm going to have to tell the school. You did say you were going back to feudal Japan tonight didn't you?"

"Well, Kagome's Grandpa tells the school that she just gets sick a lot. Maybe you could use the same excuse? You could tell them we both caught the same thing, heh?"

"I suppose, but you better come back and catch up on all the work you missed. If your grades go down I'll start teaching you myself!"

"I know, Kagome still keeps her grades up, I'll be ok" I said assuringly.

"This just in! It seems an apartment building has caught on fire! Firemen have yet to control the flame, and it seems that some residents may still be in the building! We have yet to…."

I turned to the small TV on the kitchen counter, to see a news reporter in front of a burning building. A lady suddenly ran up to the reporter, tears streaming down her eyes.

"My baby! My baby! You have to tell the firemen to save my baby!" she said frantically.

The image quickly cut back to the news room.

"Oh no, I have to help those people!" I exclaimed jumping up from the table and rushing to the door.

"What are you thinking?! You'll get yourself killed! Let the police officers handle it!" My mom yelled chasing after me.

"It's alright Mom, I can handle this. I'm not weak like I was before, I am a cat demon!" I said, before running out the door.

Leaving you all on a cliffhanger, keep a lookout for the next chapter to see what happens!

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