Chapter 9

Changing is Painful

Kagome pulled her car up next to Sesshomaru's and cut the engine. With a sigh she got out of the car. Sesshomaru got out also and walked up toward her. When he got next to her he knew that something was seriously wrong. Hunched over slightly Kagome was grasping at her stomach and he could smell the salty tang of tears coming from her.

"Kagome? What is wrong?" Sesshomaru asked putting his hand on her shoulder. He regretted it right away, Kagome collapsed on the ground screaming in pain. He didn't know what to do. He decided that it would be best if he got her inside. Whispering in her ear "I'm sorry if this hurts Kagome". With a swift motion he was carrying her bridal style running in to the mansion.

When he entered Kagome screamed an ear splitting blood-curdling scream. Sesshomaru winced but didn't put her down instead he went in search of his mother. It didn't take him long to locate her because she was searching for the person that could be in such pain.

"Sesshomaru, do you know..." she didn't finish her sentence when she saw Kagome she instantly knew it was Kagome that was in so much pain, her face showed every shred of it. Tears running down her cheeks her eyes squeezed shut and willed the pain to go away. Syria looked at Sesshomaru in the eyes worry showing in his golden eyes. "The transformation has begun Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru's heart clenched he knew how much it hurt his mother when she went through the transformation. He was little but he remembered it clear as day his moms screams pierced through the whole palace. He couldn't imagine how Kagome was going to endure the pain. He wasn't sure that he could take it.

"Sesshomaru we need to get her to her room and make her as comfortable as possible." Syria said walking up to him and placing her hand on his shoulder. She already knew that he held feelings for Kagome and she knew that it was going to break him if she was in that great amount of pain. "Kiarila?" Syria said, a few seconds later Kiarila came through the hallway.

"Yes milady?" She asked though her eyes were on Kagome's shaking form.

"Will you call Kaeda and tell her that we require her presences," Syria said turning from the girl she coming to know as her daughter, to look at her most trusted servant. "Hai milady" Kiarila responded ripping her eyes from Kagome she bowed and ran to call the family's doctor.

Sesshomaru turned and left to take her to her room, Syria following along behind him. When they reached Kagome's room she once again screamed this one was louder and sound as if she would burst into nothingness.

Sesshomaru was fighting with his feelings he had no clue on what he was supposed to do and it angered him to know end. He laid her gently down on her king-sized bed and looked down at her trying to figure out how to rid her of her pain.

"Sesshomaru I know you want to help her but there is nothing we can do to help until Kaeda gets here I'm sorry" Syria said after a few moments of silence. She looked down at the sweet girl that was tensing as another wave of pain washed over her body she sighed loudly "All we can do is wait."

Sesshomaru didn't know what to do. He sat down next to Kagome and pushed a stray hair out of her beautiful face. Kagome leaned into his hand and whimpered softly, Sesshomaru sighed and gathered her into his arms. Syria left already knowing that he wanted to be alone with Kagome.

OOOOOOOOOOOO

Kagome didn't know what was happening to her the last thing she remembered was stepping out of her car outside the Tashio mansion. And then everything faded as pure pain washed over her body. She was willing the pain to go away. But nothing she did helped to make the pain recede.

She tried to open her eyes, move her hands and feet but nothing happened it was all black. Then she heard a clam voice speak to her "Kagome can you look at me?" the voice asked.

"I can't open my eyes. Why is the pain so bad?" Kagome asked wriggling in pain as another wave of excruciating pain washed over her body.

"Try to open them" The voice asked lightly.

"I'll try," Kagome answered forcing her eyes open as a bright light hit her eyes. She quickly covered her eyes scared that if she closed them again she wouldn't be able to open them again. Once her eyes adjusted to the light she moved her hand from her face. She blinked a few times making sure that the sight before her was real.

Standing in front of her was a beautiful woman with long midnight black hair and soft walnut eyes. The woman smiled. Kagome inhaled a deep breath as all the pain that she was feeling went away as if her smile could take the pain away.

"Hello Kagome. My name is Midoriko," The woman said sweetly while sitting down beside Kagome. She was wearing a Miko/warrior grab that had armor that covered her whole torso and her forearms.

"How do you know me?" Kagome questioned. She knew the woman was kind but she was uneased that she knew her name.

The woman laughed lightly "I only know your name because I am the one that foretold the prophecy that was destined to be your fate. I was sent by the gods to be your mentor that will help you with your transformation."

Kagome's eyes widen "You mean that the pain I'm in is because I'm going through my transformation. Syria said that it was very painful for her and it was weeks before it was over please tell me that it won't take that long to make it," Kagome asked looking into Midoriko's eyes searching for an answer that she would not get.

"Kagome I'm here to help. How long it takes depends on what the mentor does to help with the process" Midoriko's eyes held compassion because she knew that Kagome was going to endure a lot of pain and she planned to make it as short as possible. She watched Kagome grow up from her spot in the heavens making sure that Kagome took the right path to find Sesshomaru she knew the girl held a lot of compassion and that she would forgive a murder if he said that he truly was sorry and she believed it. "I don't plan for you to take as long as Syria did. Her mentor was very inexperienced I should have done it myself." Midoriko looked down feeling the guilt of having to put a person through that kind of pain for so long. She then looked up looking Kagome strait in the eyes "I promise it will not take that long."

"I believe you I have one question though" Kagome said biting down on her lip.

"What is it?" Midoriko said sweetly. "How come I can't feel the pain anymore?" Kagome asked quietly

"It is because I wrapped you in my aura and until I explain things thoroughly I will not undo it." Midoriko stated simply.

"Oh okay" Kagome whispered shocked that it was such a simple answer to Midoriko, though she almost couldn't fathom how she would be able to do something like that.

"Now there is a lot to explain to you first of all do you know about the prophecy?" Midoriko asked getting down to business.

Kagome shook her head. "All I know is that when I find my true soul mate I will turn into a hybrid almost. I'll have a balance between good and evil, right and wrong I will be a Miko demon."

"Hmm well, there's that and that when your powers fully awaken you will be the strongest demon in the world and many will challenge your power but your mate will not knowing how strong you are. And also when they awaken a dark evil will make it's self be known. He will lust for your power and try to break you and I believe that if you don't continue to train with the Tashio's then you will brake in the pressure and the entire world will fall into total chaos. I would trust no other family to train you. Kagome no one can defeat this Evil except for you." Midoriko's said seriously. Kagome nodded when she looked up to Midoriko she was determined to defeat whom ever that would threaten her world. She would not let it happen.

Kagome stood and said "I'm ready Midoriko tell me what I have to do to so that I can continue my training." She said determinedly.

Midoriko smiled lightly. "Kagome this is going to be very painful but you must stay with me and try not to pass out. I cannot help you if you are unconscious" Kagome nodded again she wasn't going to give up. Midoriko sighed lightly as she removed her aura from Kagome.

Kagome gasped as the first of the pain started to creep into her body. She sat down and made sure that she would not pass out. Slowly pain wash over her entire body but she kept looking at Midoriko for instruction.

"Kagome what you are feeling right now is your bones are growing and your skin is toughening. All of your markings are slowing being etched into your skin by the gods each one having a meaning in your life…" Midoriko explained everything step by step as the pain intensified. Kagome dug her nails into her palms but she stayed conscious for the whole thing.

"Kagome you must go back to your body and continue to train." Was the last thing Kagome heard before Midoriko face faded away. And then nothing, she was where she started at. She shook from the pain but she forced her eyes open again. What she saw surprised her.

Sesshomaru was holding her in his lap. His hand intertwined with hers. And he was sleeping peacefully with his head leaned back against the headboard. She smiled lightly I bet he stayed with me the whole time she thought to herself and she unconsciously squeezed his hand. She didn't notice that she had woken him she sat there smiling at their hands. Speaking of which I wonder how long I have been out for it only seemed like an hour from were I was but that might be equal to two weeks. She furrowed her brow thinking. She then squeezed her eyes shut because a wave of pain swept through her whole body and she shuddered from the intensity.

Sesshomaru tighten his grip on her when she shivered in pain. He knew that it must have been torture for her to go through it. He was just happy that she was awake again. "M-M-Maru?" Kagome stuttered as she looked up into his golden pools. "How long have I been out for?" she asked.

"9 day's," He said while looking down at her. He was stunned to see not the human girl and passed out 9 day's ago but a beautiful demon. Instead of her black hair she had a blue hue to it, but also she had white highlights interlacing with the black. Her eyes were the brightest blue he had seen in centuries her ears were pointed, and she had a star in the middle of her forehead half was pink and the other black. And she had one blue stripe on each cheek, and one on each wrist Sesshomaru was sure that she had some on her hips and ankles like he did. Her fingers were now claws and her body was fuller.

"9 DAYS!" Kagome shouted but instantly regretted it because now her ears were ringing she whimpered in pain. "I need to call my mother!" She said trying to get out of Sesshomaru's arms

"Your mother has already been informed about your current situation and that she should not worry over magazine articles" Sesshomaru said. Kagome relaxed into his arms. She then smirked. "Have you been with me the whole time?" She asked already knowing the answer.

"This Sesshomaru did not believe that you were safe by yourself so I stayed with you the whole time." His eyes showing amusement and then turned to seriousness "I was scared for you Kagome...I think that I-" He didn't get to finish his statement because at that moment an old woman entered the room carrying a tray with food set on it.

She looked up and smiled "I see that Lady Kagome has woken and that the full effects of the Transformation have started to show"

Kagome looked at her in confusion "Have started to show? Sesshomaru let me look at myself in the mirror." She demanded as she started to wiggle in his arms. Sesshomaru Gracefully stood from the bed and walked over to the bathroom door and set her down so that she was standing in front of a full body mirror.

She gasped instantly "She said that I would change but I didn't expect this much." Kagome examined herself in the mirror playing the white strands that were now in her hair and touching each of the markings as if they would rub away at any moment. She now stood 5'6" instead of the 5'4" she had been. And her curves were more, you would say curvier. She looked at all of the little things also. Like her fingernails were now claws and she had canines that were actually sharp. The one thing she didn't notice was the color of her eyes. But after a few moments she saw them "WOW I didn't know eyes can be that blue," Kagome said putting her face up next to the mirror and studied them. Instead of the blue/green eyes that looked like shattered glass they were now smooth azure pebbles.

Sesshomaru wanted to laugh at her reaction. Instead he picked her up and went back to the bed, and laid her back down on the bed so she was in between his legs and leaning against his chest. Kagome felt secure were she was at.

The old woman then walked over and put the tray she was carrying above Kagome. The food looked delicious and Kagome was suddenly very hungry. She took the miso soup and ate that first but she didn't gulp it down because she remembered her manners and took dainty sips. "Thank you very much may I ask what your name is since you know mine?" Kagome asked after she finished eating and was drinking some water.

"I am Kaeda. I am the Tashio's personal physician and they called me in last week to try and figure out how to ease your pain." Kaeda said while cleaning up the tray and lifting it yet again and head for the door.

"Well it was nice to meet Lady Kaeda," Kagome said as she snuggled closer to Sesshomaru. But just as the door closed Kagome eyes snapped open. She remembered that she was supposed to train to defeat the evil that was now planning to break her will.
She sat up and looked at Sesshomaru "We have to start training," She said in a serious tone that Sesshomaru wasn't used to.

He raised a brow. "You need your rest and we will start in the morning when you have a had a full nights rest. Why do you feel the need to start training suddenly?" Sesshomaru questioned. Kagome sighed and told him everything that she was told by Midoriko. After she was finished she was tired and she didn't want to think about anything than snuggling into the comfort of her bed and fall to sleep.

"Hmmm Maru I'm tired," She sleepily as she lay down on his chest. Sesshomaru was about to move when he found that Kagome was already sleeping and had a death grip around his torso. He sighed; he didn't have a problem with spending the night with her. After a few minutes of inhaling her sweet scent his eyes drifted close and he was sleeping soundly for the first time since Kagome's transformation.

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