Why I'm this way
"So what more can you tell us about Kagome's powers?" InuYasha inquires while looking at the old woman in front of him.
"It is as I feared! Kagome is becoming a demon. The cat that bit ye had venom in his fangs. Ye weren't supposed to live after he bit ye. But instead of dying your blood absorbed the venom and transformed ye. As ye now know your blood is very acidic because it has the same venom in it. Unfortunately its potency is increasing making ye into not just a half-demon but a full demon. The affects are still going to take a few more days to develop, but not matter what ye will become a demon." Kaede explains to the black-haired girl in front of her.
"I see. Will I be evil and will I be able to transform like Sesshomaru?" Kagome asks.
"No ye are too pure hearted to be evil and yes ye will most likely be able to change into a cat. The biggest surprise is your priestess powers are still intact. Ye can still sense the jewel right?" Kaede asks seriously.
"Yes I can still sense them and I'm as shocked as you are Kaede." Kagome explains as her tail twitches with excitement.
"Then it is time I gave ye your own priestess clothing. For ye can longer wear the clothes from your time." Kaede mumbles to herself.
Slowly the old woman stands and walks off to retrieve the outfit. Kagome waits patiently with InuYasha right beside her. The others are waiting outside the hut for the outcome. Suddenly the old woman appears again with the clothing. She hands it over to Kagome and sits back down.
"Thank you Kaede. I'm most grateful for this gift. I'll wear it with pride." Kagome says bowing her head in respect.
Then she gets up and leaves the hut. InuYasha follows after her. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara all turn to look as the pair leaves the hut.
"So what did old Kaede have to say?" Miroku asks politely.
"Only that Kagome is going to become a full fledged demon all thanks to the cat that bit her. She also gave her an outfit just like hers and Kikyo's." InuYasha explains.
Kagome walks off into the woods with the outfit in her arms. Then she sets it down and spreads it out on the ground.
"I'm sorry but I must make some modifications to it." Kagome mumbles to herself under her breath.
Not long after she left Kagome appears wearing the improved version she made. She has cut the sleeves so that they only reach her elbows and made the pants into a skirt.
"This will be much more comfortable." She boasts slowly pulling her hair back to look like Kikyo's (if you can think back to episode 2, you know what I'm talking about.)
InuYasha and the others all stare at her but understand why she did it. Sango smiles and walks up to her friend. She then embraces her and tells her they will always be friends. Slowly the others join in and make it a group hug except for InuYasha of course.
Meanwhile back in the land of mountains and canyons Chikaramaru has finally managed enough strength to begin his journey to find Kagome.
"I'm coming for you my bride. My power will only increase as I search for you. We will be together Kagome." He hisses under his breath.
"Kagome!" shouts a confused voice.
A burning sensation runs throughout the creature's body. A flashback of what just happened runs through its mind. An image of a girl it saved flashes in its mind and the reek of evil pours into its nostrils. Every breath that it takes hurts but still it continues to breath.
"I'm alive." Mutters the voice of a man as he attempts to open his eyes.
"She forgave me and now I live. But how I know that he killed me, or so I thought." He mutters once more to himself.
"I must go after her and save her from him. That bastard controlled me and I won't let him get away with it. Not as long as I'm alive. That's for sure!" yells the man as he listens to his echo.
"Tell me your name." mutters a voice in his head. Then again it repeats the same words until he can't stand it.
"My name is Seimei and I am my own master and I now live to save Kagome!" Yells the now living half-cat demon.
Slowly he brings himself into a sitting position and looks around and sees that no one is there. But now he knows that he must save Kagome from Chikaramaru before he forces her to become his mate forever.
"I will do it for you Kagome. I will kill Chikaramaru, so that you may be free from his grasp." Seimei vows to himself rising to his feet and slowly making his way to the opening of the cave.
"Hurry up Kagome! We're leaving soon to hunt down Naraku!" InuYasha barks kindly at her.
"I know but I wanted to say goodbye to Kaede first. I don't get to see her very often anymore." Kagome hisses quietly.
"Yeah, yeah now come on." InuYasha says turning around and walking off to join the others.
Kagome frowns at him but follows him anyways. She knows that finding Naraku right now is the main priority right now. Especially for InuYasha, since she
knows he hasn't gotten over Kikyo's death. Kagome also knew how hard it had been for InuYasha to tell Kaede that he had accidentally killed the priestess.
'Why he only thinks of dead women I'll never know.' Kagome thinks as she finally catches up to the others.
Without even a word or hesitation they head off to find Naraku again.
Author's note:
Okay admit it. Who saw that one coming? I just couldn't leave it that he died. Though I'm not yet sure how to explain how he lived. I'll have to figure that one out still. Sorry I didn't go any deeper into Kagome's powers. This chapter is dedicated to my cat Kirara who died on Sunday, July 27.