"I...I..." Kagome seemed to freeze before she finally got up enough courage to continue. "Tori . . . " Kagome breathed deeply before she finished quietly."Tori is my dad." She closed her eyes and waited for the reaction she knew was coming.

"What? How is that possible? You're human!"

"Not fully. My mother fell into the well when she was younger, and was rescued by Tori."

"More like she rescued me." Tori added from near the fire pit.

"Yeah. Well, they fell in love and had me. A few years later my little brother was born. A few days after Souta was born, we were attacked. Tori forced us back through the well after sealing mine and my brother's demon blood."

"Then after it was safe for them to return, the well had sealed itself. It wouldn't let me back through. So, I started wandering, and came to this town. They had a few problem demons, and I helped them. I settled down here and they've come to me for protection ever since." Tori said while handing out breakfast to everyone. Everyone was silent, neither of the three boys knowing what to say. Kagome kept her eyes on her plate as she ate. After a few more tense moments, Mirouku talked.

"So why did you disappear those two times?"

"The first time was to meet Tori in the forest, so he could unseal my demon blood and train me a little, and the second time was just to train. And I was afraid that if I didn't leave when I did, I would say something I would regret to Kouga." Kagome grew quieter with each sentence. 'What is he thinking? Why hasn't he said anything?' She chanced to look up at Inu Yasha who looked like he was focused on his breakfast.

"So, Shippou knew about this?" Mirouku asked as he noticed Kagome staring at Inu Yasha, and him trying to avoid her gaze. Slowly Kagome nodded.

"I told Sango yesterday morning while we were out scouting." She looked back down to her plate. After a few more minutes of intense silence, Kagome couldn't take it anymore. She had to do something. "Would you guys like to see what I really look like then?" She looked up as Mirouku, Kohaku, and Inu Yasha nodded, though, the half demon looked like he was paying more attention to his food. Kagome stood up. "There isn't much of a difference." Kagome let the cloaking spell fall and her true appearance be revealed.

She was right; there wasn't much of a difference. Her hair, which now reached her waist, stayed black, but the tips turned silver. Her eyes stayed blue, but green and gold flecks appeared in them, and her ears grew more pointed on the tips so that they were similar to Shippou's. She also had fangs and claws, though hers were noticeably longer than Inu Yasha's. But her most noticeable new feature was her tail. It was similar to her fathers, although hers had fewer silver streaks and was about a foot longer.

"Wow."

End Chapter
Ok. Secrets out. Also, I might have mentioned this before but some of the things that happen on the show don't happen in this universe. This takes place soon after the Souten episodes, and before the Band of Seven arch(does anyone know the Japanese name for them?). Inu Yasha and co. defeated Naraku before he could revive the Seven. But Kikyo still "dies". She might actually have a part on down the road, but nothing's for sure yet.

Also, I'm not out of tricks yet! There's lots of fluff in the next few chapters, because this story originally was going to be a Romeo and Juliet type deal, but with my own spin. As you can see, from around the second chapter I got off. I like this plot better! Then, after the fluff, Kouga's back in the picture, and a new really really evil dude(hopefully)!

Another note, thanks to those 5 reviewers. Iwas waiting on3 reviews(I set low goals) to update, and here I have 5! Thanks again!

Kat-Lyn