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Chapter 10: Accidents Happen

The group settled into Kaede's hut around the fire. Kaede had just finished her stew and was passing out bowls to the group. Inuyasha was sulking outside in a nearby tree while he waited for everyone to settle down before he made his way into the hut for dinner.

"So Kagome has yet to return?" Kaede asked while she stirred her bowl with her spoon.

"Not yet. But I'm sure Inuyasha won't be wasting a lot of time waiting to go bring her back." Sango said as she blew on her stew to cool it down before eating.

"It's very odd that he hasn't already gone to get her." Miroku added.

The group continued to eat their meal and Inuyasha made his entrance and grabbed a bowl that was placed aside for him. He also had a few questions to ask the old miko.

'I hope she knows something about this demon because if not I'm just wasting my time when I could be bringing Kagome back here.' He thought as he ate his food. Everyone had finished their food around the same time. Shippo had retreated to a corner with his crayons and was doodling in a book Kagome had given him.

"Ey Baba! Have you heard of a demon having a moving barrier?" Inuyasha asked gruffly while the attention resided on Kaede.

"I do recall a demon that had such a power but he has not been seen for at least 20 years or so." Kaede replied, "Have ye come across this demon with such a barrier?"

"I did last night when I went to find Kagome. But it was too strong and I couldn't recognize the demon since I couldn't get close to it." Inuyasha admitted knowing the others have already heard the story.

"Do you know the name of this demon, Lady Kaede?" Miroku asked while he noticed that Kaede had a knowing look.

"He was a gentle demon. Actually he was an inu demon like your father. He enjoyed living a peaceful life away from as much violence as possible. He liked to visit the forest near the old well. I am not sure why though but about 10 years ago he disappeared for months at a time and re-visit for short periods. Nobody knows why or how but he stopped coming back all together." Kaede explained to the group.

"Did you know his name Kaede?" Sango asked curious if this demon could possibly be Kagome's father. 'His name was Torao, right? I think that's right. That's the name on Kagome's letter from her father.'

"Aye child, his name is Torao I believe." Kaede revealed. While Sango tried her best to not have a shocked look to make sure Kagome's secret was kept intact before she was ready to tell the others.

'Sango looks like she knows something about this demon. I know they say he is peaceful and all but I'm still unsure of his intentions. Normally those two are usually bugging me to go apologize to Kagome. They must be up to something.' Inuyasha crossed his arms defensively.

"Thanks Kaede." He said as he casually exited the hut. Inuyasha made his way to the bone eater's well while the group sat there stunned at the sudden display of kindness towards Kaede.

The sun was beginning to set as Kagome went upstairs and began pulling out her textbooks and review sheets to study over while she was home alone. With the house this quiet she was sure she could cover a lot of the material on the mid-term. The hours passed by quickly and Kagome found her eyes heavy and slowly she drifted off to sleep on top of her school work.

'The moon's already high. I hope she didn't fall asleep early again.' He thought as he jumped down into the old well. He landed quietly in the future and quickly jumped out of the well. He opened the doors and leapt up to Kagome's window. He saw Kagome sleeping on top of her desk. 'I knew it. Damn.'

Inuyasha smiled at the site and let himself into her bedroom. He gently picked her up out of her chair and pulled back her blankets and set her down on her bed. He leaned down to give her a goodnight kiss on her cheek. The moment after he kissed her she started to move in her sleep. Shocked and in a panic Inuyasha didn't move a muscle. Kagome had raised her arm and her fingers found his ears and wouldn't let go.

"So soft…" Kagome muttered in her sleep while Inuyasha prayed that she wouldn't wake up.

'Crap she's not going to be letting go of my ear.' Inuyasha thought while he tried to pry her hand off of his ear. 'I guess I'm going to be stuck for awhile.' He smiled at the thought of being able to sleep in her bed again. 'At least she didn't find out about her goodnight kiss.'

As he relaxed on the bed next to Kagome he noticed the bracelet glittering in the moonlight. It was a deep shade of blue and sparkled. 'That Hobo guy probably gave her that.' He thought angrily about the annoying boy who followed Kagome around. 'I don't know what it is about her scent but it's just so comforting and makes me at ease.' He thought as he slowly drifted off to sleep.

Kagome slowly began to open her eyes and found herself in her bed instead of her desk. She squeezed and rubbed the furry appendage in her hand until she realized it wasn't hers. She heard the owner moan softly, 'Oh no. That's definitely not Buyo.' She turned over to see who it was. She found Inuyasha sleeping next to her with a silly grin on his face. 'He's so adorable when he's asleep. I knew he likes having his ears rubbed.' Kagome thought giddily.

Kagome slowly released his ear after having her fun tweaking them this way and that. His ear had a light red mark where he fingers had been and felt bad about making them that way.

'I wonder how come he stayed here instead of waking me up.' Kagome thought as she shifted her weight and became a little more comfortable with Inuyasha lying next to her. 'Maybe I should tell him? I mean it couldn't hurt since he's a hanyou too.'

She began playing with the charm on her bracelet and saw how the diamonds glittered in the moonlight. 'If only he knew I was a hanyou just like him.' Kagome noticed her bracelet glow and panic set in as she was lifted slowly into mid-air. 'No turning back now.'

Inuyasha woke up smelling the panic in Kagome's scent spike but when he turned over to see why. Kagome had been floating in mid-air encased in a blue light while her bracelet was glowing white.

"Kagome! What's going on?" said the panicked hanyou worried about what the heck is going. He even tried to pull her back down but the bubble wouldn't let him touch her. 'What's happening to her? Her ears are disappearing?'

Kagome's features were fading into her hanyou ones and the shocked hanyou watching didn't know what to think. 'Kagome's not a hanyou. But she looks just like one now. Ears, Fangs, Claws. Why does she look so much older now? It looks like she aged 6 years older. She's much more beautiful than Kikyo ever was.' Inuyasha thought as he took in her new appearance as she slowly floated down back to the bed.

She opened her eyes and waited a couple of seconds for her senses to come back down and readjust. 'Oh god. I hope he doesn't think a demon possessed me.' Kagome thought suddenly realizing she should have said something first before changing. She turned and was met by Inuyasha smoldering gaze.

"Is that you Kagome?" He tested warily just in case.

"Yes. It's me" Kagome replied while she stared into his gaze as he took in her new features.

"How are you a hanyou? What happened? Why didn't you tell me?" Inuyasha asked while trying to sort his own racing thoughts along with his demon's thoughts. "How come your eyes are blue now?" He then noticed how shaky and scared she was. 'Dammit. She's scared. It's almost hard to believe this is my Kagome. Kikyo couldn't possibly compare to her. Man I've been a fool all this time.'

A/N: Well I'm leaving that there. Until next chapter! I hope you liked it! Thank you all for the congratulations! I'm very excited and I am only 2 months into my pregnancy. I can't wait to find out if it's a girl or boy. No morning sickness for me! Yay! Just been really tired lately which is why I haven't found time to update. =/ But I will try harder to get these up here. Thanks for your reviews and I hope you like where I'm going with this.