Chapter 9: Reveling Secrets

Toutousai was correct and by midday the next day the seal was done. Inuyasha and Kagome had slept outside the forge with her in his lap. That was the same for Sango and Miroku; Shippo laid on Kirara.

"Thank you SO much Toutousai! I'm really grateful!" Kagome squealed when she saw her seal. It was a kanata.

"Take it out of It's sheath." Toutousai told her, she obliged and took it out. It turned into a long bow.

"It will come in handy either way. It can materialize arrows, and you can use something similar to the Wind Scar with it in it's kanata form…"

"How will I know what to say to bring the power forth?"

"It'll come to you, like it did Inuyasha."

'It didn't really COME to him. Unless you call Sesshoumaru telling him what it was consider it "coming" to him…'

"It is called Shainingu Tarento."

"Why is it called Shining Star?"

"When it is a bow, it materializes a bright arrow, because of your miko powers."

"Wow."

"And it will protect you in danger."

"Well duh." Kagome muttered.

"No, I mean, it will act on it's own accord." Kagome looked at him questioningly "If you can not act, it will act for you. Like when you or Inuyasha are in immense danger, and you can not fight you're demon tries to take over, am I right?"

She nodded.

"It's sort of like that, you don't ask it to come, it just does."

"Oh ok, I think I get it!… Thank you again Toutousai!" Kagome told him as her and Inuyasha walked out.

"You're welcome, Kagome!" Toutousai called back.

"Inuyasha?" As she said this he made a noise to tell her he was listening.

"We have to go and tell my mom now."

"Feh. Come on." He gestured towards his back.

"I think I can run fine. I'm a full hanyou now. Remember?" Kagome told him

"Ya, ya, fine."

"Wanna race?"

"You don't know what you're getting yourself into woman." He muttered under his breath.

"Oh, I think I do!" Kagome told him back. "Miroku, Sango, we'll be back soon, we're going to my era for a while."

"Ok, have a good time Kagome!" Sango said. Shippo jumped on top of Kagome's shoulder and hugged her neck; jumped off.

"Keep Miroku under your control!"

"I will-don't-worry!" Sango told her as she brought the hiraikotsu down on the monk's head; he was knocked unconscious by this.

Kagome and Inuyasha started to run off towards the village. Inuyasha was going slow for Kagome because she wasn't going as fast as she could, or was it that she wasn't used to running…

"Kagome, do you think your mom will HONESTLY be ok with you being mated to me?" Inuyasha asked her slowing down a bit more so it was easier to talk while running.

"I'm pretty sure she will. And I know she will get a little freaked out by me being a hanyou, but she'll get over it. She got over the part you are a hanyou." Kagome answered.

"Ya, I guess. I'm just afraid that she'll be like your grandfather. Remember the first time he saw me?"

"Oh, YES! And I think that'll happen to me, but I'll deal with it." She told him while at the end her voice turned to a sad tone.

"Kagome, it'll be alright." Inuyasha stopped running along with Kagome. He took her in a tight embrace, she snuggled against his haori. "I love you, you know that. And I will never let anything happen to my mate."

"Thank you, Inu."

"I'll carry you the rest of the way there." He said as he picked her up bridal style and ran again. They arrived in less than five minutes. Inuyasha jumped down the well, still holding Kagome in his arms.

"I won't leave you Kagome."

She nodded as he jumped up and stood her up at the opening to the shrine. Kagome opened the door and wrinkled her nose.

"Oh man! The smells are so strong here!" She muttered while falling over dizzily.

"Oh, no you don't!" Inuyasha told her as he clung onto her shirt and pulled her back to conciseness. He put his arm around her waist to hold her up. When they got half way to the house Souta came out.

"Hey Mom! Sis is-" Souta paused when he saw her hair, then her ears, fangs, and claws. Her mom rushed out of the house to see her daughter in Inuyasha's hold and her demonic features.

"Ka-gome?" Her mother asked.

"Yes, it's me Mama." Kagome said softly.

"What wrong? Is-" Her grandfather also stared at her with wide eyes. "Demons be gone!" He yelled while he threw sutras at Inuyasha and Kagome both.

"Uh, grandpa. Just because We're demons doesn't mean we're bad!" Kagome told him.

Her grandfather freezed when he heard his granddaughter's voice.

"Ka-Kagome, is that you?" He asked.

"Yes, it's me. Who else would you see from the futile era with Inuyasha, since WE are the ONLY people that can pass through the well?"

"I… I can't… believe… you've turned into … into a demon!"

"Well, thank Inuyasha for that." She said and smiled at her mate. He tightened his grip on her.

"What did you do to my granddaughter you vile demon?!"

"Oh ges. Here we go." Inuyasha mumbled.

"Father? I think they came here for a reason. Why don't we go inside?" Her mom butted in. They followed her in. "Um, Kagome, do you want anything?"

"No."

"Inuyasha, how about you?"

He shook his head no. Her mother sat down with them after a while, along with Souta and Kagome's grandfather.

"So, Kagome. How did you become a demon."

"Well for starters, I'm not full demon, because of Inuyasha. And second…"She said while pulling the collar of her shirt down for all to see.

"Kagome… What does that mean?"

"It… Well… It means… I'm married now." She didn't want to say mated or her grandfather would kill her for the demonic customs she uses now.

"Won't you get married the modern way?"

"Um, momma? I'm a demon, and demons 500 years ago don't know what rings on each others fingers mean. They've been using the mating mark for thousands of years!"

"Mating?"

"It means married, sort of in demonic terms. We're bonded for life. That's why I became a hanyou."

"Oh… So will I get grandchildren with ears like yours?"

Inuyasha and Kagome both put on a deep blush at this.

"I don't know about kids yet Mama. We have to DEFINATLY make sure Naraku is gone for good this time before that. He pulled that trick last time." Kagome told her after a minute.

"Fine, but you must tell me when I'll get them!"

"At this rate I don't know if we can…"

"What do you mean?"

"We only 3 shards of the sacred jewel, they are all easy to get. But then someone has to make a wish on it, and then the well will close for 500 years."

As soon as her grandfather heard the words 'sacred jewel' he got wide eyed. "You mean the Shikon no Tama?"

"Yes. You wanna see part of it?" She said while holding the part dangling from the neck.

Kagome's family gasped.

"It's so beautiful!" Her grandfather said and he reached for it but Kagome smacked his hand away. He cried.

They finished talking in peace.