Chapter 9: Inuyasha's Secret & Kagome's Memories

Throughout the next two weeks at Shikon High, the two bands begin to know each a lot apparently. At the end of the day, each couple would be doing anything together, other than rehearsing their music. But they do know that they have a month until the talent show at the convention center. It's Friday, which is so excited to know but Inuyasha is getting anxious however. What could make him this anxious? Kagome is worried about him. "You okay?" She asks him with a worried expression. Inuyasha sighs. He knew that this was going to happen, and can no longer hide from her. "Only my band knows about this. It happens every new moon." He said as he sees the sun is beginning to set. They were at Kagome's house by the pool. Kagome is in his arms. She looks at him, "No matter what happens, I'll be there with you." She said as Inuyasha smiles while he pulls her in closer. "Same thing for you Kagome." Then the sun is gone. Inuyasha pulses. His long silver hair turns jet black, his gold eyes are brown, and his claws are fingernail, with no ears on top and no fangs. Kagome turns to see him in a better view. "I understand." She said as she sits up. Inuyasha follows suit. "I hate it when I become like this." He admits. "If you become human on the night of the new moon, then when do you become a full-demon?" She asks nervously. He sighs, "It happened about a month and a half ago."

*Flashback*

Inuyasha is walking on the park. He then hears a familiar voice. "So this girl you had was just playing with your feelings?" another voice answers. "Yeah. That's why I have to end it before I head to a different school, and I want you to come with me." He said. Inuyasha hides in a nearby tree to see who the people are. He gets a good look to see them. His eyes widen. "Inuyasha is nothing more than a fool. He toyed with my feelings as well. He just isn't the one for me." Inuyasha couldn't believe it. It's Kikyo with a man with long wavy black hair. His eyes were a crimson red. He gave Inuyasha the goose bumps. "I'll make sure he won't do that anymore." He said as he wraps her in his arms. "So she's the one who tricked me into believing I toyed with her feelings." He said. "I have to get going now." Naraku said as he leaves the park. Kikyo smiles as she walks the other way. Inuyasha pulses as his gold eyes turn into bloody red with teal irises, his claws extend as well as his fangs overlap his lower lip. Two ragged purple stripes appear on his cheeks. 'Kikyo…" He said with a raspy voice. Kikyo stops in her tracks. "Inuyasha. You've heard everything, didn't you?" She said with a funny tone. Inuyasha jumps down from the tree he hid in. Kikyo is frozen and terrified. In front of her, she has never seen Inuyasha in his demon form. He flexes his claws. "So this is how it's going to be then." He said with a face of betrayal and anger. "I'm sorry, Inuyasha. But I can't handle this anymore." She said as she takes back a step. Inuyasha growls more ferocious. "Kikyo, how dare you turn your back on me. After we've been through, this is what you do? Unacceptable!" He said as he charges at her. Kikyo manages to pull a spell him in his tracks. "If this is what you want then fine, be that way. I cannot love a half-demon like you." She said as she knocks him out.

* End Flashback*

"And that was the end of our relationship." He said. Kagome nods, "It must've been so hard on you." She said. "Too bad I wasn't like you when Naraku ended our relationship." She said with a breaking voice. "I'd would've done the same thing if I was like you. Nothing but a half demon with both a demon and a human as one in a single body." She said as she gets up. Inuyasha stands up and grabs her into his arms. "Ever since that incident, I had to listen to a song that literally fits my troubles." Kagome nods. "If it isn't too much trouble. May I listen to it?" Inuyasha pulls her to loosen the grip. "If you listen to it. Will you understand it?" He asks with soft eyes. She smiles as she nods.

They head up to Kagome's room. Inuyasha sees that Kagome has an iHome. He pulls out his iPod touch onto the dock. He turns to her, "What you're going to hear, can be such a dangerous one to listen." He warns as he browses his list and puts on Three Days Grace's Animal I Have Become.

I can't escape this hell
So many times I've tried
But I'm still caged inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal, this animal)

I can't escape myself
(I can't escape myself)
So many times I've lied
(So many times I've lied)
But there's still rage inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

Somebody help me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake me from this nightmare
I can't escape this hell

(This animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal)

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal I have become)

Hearing the alternative music. It does fit him quite well. She shows a sad face, "I'm so sorry for you to be that form." Inuyasha sits by her. "It's okay. It took me a while to get over her, and start off somewhere fresh." He sighs to add, "But once in a while, I'd be in a nightmare of the incident." Kagome leans onto his shoulder. "Inuyasha…" She asks nervously to him. Inuyasha looks down to her. "What is it?" Kagome closes her eyes. "What about your parents? Do they ever helped you out with this?" He wraps her in his arms, "They got killed the eve on my Moving up day and that was two months ago. So Sesshomaru has taken over my father's company." Kagome snuggles onto him, "I'm sorry that you lost your parents…I lost my father when I was about 5 years ago, so it's just me and my mom." She sniffles. Inuyasha embraces her, "I'm sorry about your father as well." He said with a gentle voice. Kagome shakes her head, "Don't be. I guess it was meant to be…but still, I'm desperate to find who or what caused my dad's death." She said. Inuyasha looks outside of her window. "I'm doing the same thing. Sesshomaru is also helping out to find the cause of our parents' deaths." Kagome looks at him, "Do he find any leads?" Inuyasha shook his head, "No. We still have to investigate the scene." Kagome nods as she goes into her photo album. She turns the pages until she finds a picture of herself with her father. She pulls it out. "You want to see him?" She asks nervously. She barely shows anyone but her mother. "Sure." He said. Kagome passes it to him. Inuyasha sees Kagome as a little kid. She is on an older man's lap. He had brown eyes like her, and the skin color as well. But her hair is from her mother. "You mostly look like him." He comments it. Kagome nods. "We were inseparable. We did a lot of things together. He helped my how to write in an early age." She said as she shows him how beautifully wrote her name in cursive style. Inuyasha is impressed, his handwriting isn't that bad either. But it comes to show that hers is slightly better than his. They kept on talking about their lives until Kagome is getting sleepy. Inuyasha strokes her hair as she is about to fall asleep. "Looks like you need to get some sleep." He said with a smile. Kagome nods as she changes into her PJ's in her bathroom. Inuyasha was looking back to the photo of her and her father. "Mom, Dad. I promise I'll get to the bottom of this." He said quietly. Kagome comes back into the room and throws her clothes into the laundry basket. "If you want, you can spend the night." She asks shyly as she gets under her comforter. Inuyasha, being the human he is for the night smiles, "If that's alright with you?" He said. She moves over to one side of the bed to allow him to sleep in. Inuyasha went into her bathroom. Kagome takes her photo and puts it back into the photo album. Kagome snuggles as she gets her comfortable. Soon after, Inuyasha comes in and wraps her in his muscular arms and chest. She blushes for a second but then relaxes. Looking over the iHome it shows that it's only 12:00 am. He then feels a kiss on his cheek. When she is about to lay back down, Inuyasha smirks as he pulls her chin up to kiss her on the lips. She moans for him as she gets into a better position. They break as Kagome snuggles onto his chest, "Night, Inuyasha." Inuyasha moves a strain of her hair behind her ear, "Night Kagome." Soon they fall asleep.