Chapter 3
"Well I believe that when the jewel passed through Inuyasha it took a part of him into you." Kaede quoted to Kagome. "What I don't understand is why the jewel reacted the way it did. Inuyasha, did you wish for something just before the jewel reacted?" Kaede and everyone else in the hut focused their eyes on him.
"KEH! NO, of course not." Inuyasha sat and thought. "Well.....maybe.....but I didn't say I wish.....I just...."
"You didn't have to. It was what your heart desired the most. Wasn't it? Inuyasha, what did you want?" Kaede questioned him although she already knew the answer.
"..........."
"Inuyasha please tell us!" Kagome who was seated next to him, leaned in closer and begged with her eyes.
'She sure got a hang of the puppy dog eyes quick.' "I...um....I said I .....I'd do anything......so you wouldn't die." His voice became very quiet on those last few words.
"I see now." Kaede stared at the two hanyous. "You gave up your choice to become a youkai or human so Kagome would live. That's extremely noble and loving of you. But I don't think her being a hanyou is your fault, Inuyasha. I think the jewel planned for her to become a hanyou. Either that or there is more to your hearts desire then just her living." Kaede closed her eye and waited, for she knew that her comment would get a rise out of the male dog demon.
"KEH. Like what, Kaede-baba," Inuyasha scoffed at her, trying to hide his embarrassment.
"You want Kagome to stay with you forever, don't you?" Kaede gave him an all knowing look. "Now with her being a hanyou, she'll age the same as you."
"KEH," was his only reply before exiting the hut.
Kaede let out a heavy sigh. "He tries so hard to hide his feelings. Poor boy."
Kagome stood and walked over to her bag. 'Did he really do all that? Does he really want me to stay with him...forever.' "If I've been unconscious for a week I need to get home. I'll be out of school in a week or so. Besides I should tell my family about...this." She placed a hand to one ear as she hefted her bag onto her back. "I'll be back in about a week, ok. Don't go having any fun without me, ok." Kagome gave them a quick smile then left the hut and raced toward the well. 'WOW! I'm faster too. That took me no time.' Kagome's new ears picked up a faint sound and pivoted in the direction. "Do you want to come with me, Inuyasha?" She asked him while still staring down the well. She moved so she was seated on the edge of the well with her feet dangling down.
"KEH, why would I want to go there?"
"Moral support for one, plus all you can eat Ramen. Besides, I need to talk to you about some things."
"Then why don't you just stay here and talk?" He asked as he walked over and stood by her.
"Well I need to tell my family about this." She pointed to her ears. "And I need to finish school. I only have about a week left, then I can stay here longer."
'Stay here longer, I like that idea.' "So......all the Ramen I can eat right?"
Kagome nodded at him and pushed herself off the lip of the well. 'I hope he follows.'
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"TADIAMA." Kagome hollered throughout the house. Closing the door behind her and Inuyasha.
"Oh, Kagome your home. How did it......" Her mother stopped short as she walked to greet her daughter and noticed her ears. Unsure of what to do or say, she walked up to her daughter and proceeded to rub her new dog ears.
"Are they.....real?"
"Yes Oka-san, they're real. Let's go sit down and I'll explain. Inuyasha will you go get Souta and my grandfather real quick?" She watched him go silently then motioned her mom to sit at the table, where they waited for the men to arrive.
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"You must really care for my daughter to give up your dream for her sake." She smiled at the boy youkai sitting beside her daughter.
"Ya well, becoming a full youkai was no longer my dream." Inuyasha crossed his arms and looked at the ceiling trying to avoid the astonished and questioning gaze he was receiving from Kagome.
Kagome's mother smile grew larger at her realization. 'They both love each other, but both are too stubborn to say anything. AHH Puppy Love!' She chuckled bit at her last thought. All eyes were on her as she came back to her senses. "So, Kagome, one more week of school. What do you plan on doing afterwards, now that the Shikon no Tama has been used and is gone."
"I'm not sure really, we still need to defeat Sesshomaru, before he does anything stupid."
"Who is Sesshomaru?" questioned her mother.
"He's Inuyasha's older half brother. He thinks that the Tetsusaiga that was willed to Inuyasha should be his, even though he can't use it. He's constantly chasing us saying things like 'Give me the fang, little brother,' like Inuyasha's stupid enough to do something like that."
Inuyasha was about to snap at her for her remark but her mother started first.
"Oh, well, sounds like he keeps you on your toes. Anyway, are you going to be staying with us for the week Kagome is here, Inuyasha."
"Um.....well....I." He looked over at Kagome as she stared at an interesting spot on the table, but he could still tell there was hope written across her face. "Ya....I guess so."
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"Well I believe that when the jewel passed through Inuyasha it took a part of him into you." Kaede quoted to Kagome. "What I don't understand is why the jewel reacted the way it did. Inuyasha, did you wish for something just before the jewel reacted?" Kaede and everyone else in the hut focused their eyes on him.
"KEH! NO, of course not." Inuyasha sat and thought. "Well.....maybe.....but I didn't say I wish.....I just...."
"You didn't have to. It was what your heart desired the most. Wasn't it? Inuyasha, what did you want?" Kaede questioned him although she already knew the answer.
"..........."
"Inuyasha please tell us!" Kagome who was seated next to him, leaned in closer and begged with her eyes.
'She sure got a hang of the puppy dog eyes quick.' "I...um....I said I .....I'd do anything......so you wouldn't die." His voice became very quiet on those last few words.
"I see now." Kaede stared at the two hanyous. "You gave up your choice to become a youkai or human so Kagome would live. That's extremely noble and loving of you. But I don't think her being a hanyou is your fault, Inuyasha. I think the jewel planned for her to become a hanyou. Either that or there is more to your hearts desire then just her living." Kaede closed her eye and waited, for she knew that her comment would get a rise out of the male dog demon.
"KEH. Like what, Kaede-baba," Inuyasha scoffed at her, trying to hide his embarrassment.
"You want Kagome to stay with you forever, don't you?" Kaede gave him an all knowing look. "Now with her being a hanyou, she'll age the same as you."
"KEH," was his only reply before exiting the hut.
Kaede let out a heavy sigh. "He tries so hard to hide his feelings. Poor boy."
Kagome stood and walked over to her bag. 'Did he really do all that? Does he really want me to stay with him...forever.' "If I've been unconscious for a week I need to get home. I'll be out of school in a week or so. Besides I should tell my family about...this." She placed a hand to one ear as she hefted her bag onto her back. "I'll be back in about a week, ok. Don't go having any fun without me, ok." Kagome gave them a quick smile then left the hut and raced toward the well. 'WOW! I'm faster too. That took me no time.' Kagome's new ears picked up a faint sound and pivoted in the direction. "Do you want to come with me, Inuyasha?" She asked him while still staring down the well. She moved so she was seated on the edge of the well with her feet dangling down.
"KEH, why would I want to go there?"
"Moral support for one, plus all you can eat Ramen. Besides, I need to talk to you about some things."
"Then why don't you just stay here and talk?" He asked as he walked over and stood by her.
"Well I need to tell my family about this." She pointed to her ears. "And I need to finish school. I only have about a week left, then I can stay here longer."
'Stay here longer, I like that idea.' "So......all the Ramen I can eat right?"
Kagome nodded at him and pushed herself off the lip of the well. 'I hope he follows.'
~******~
"TADIAMA." Kagome hollered throughout the house. Closing the door behind her and Inuyasha.
"Oh, Kagome your home. How did it......" Her mother stopped short as she walked to greet her daughter and noticed her ears. Unsure of what to do or say, she walked up to her daughter and proceeded to rub her new dog ears.
"Are they.....real?"
"Yes Oka-san, they're real. Let's go sit down and I'll explain. Inuyasha will you go get Souta and my grandfather real quick?" She watched him go silently then motioned her mom to sit at the table, where they waited for the men to arrive.
~******~
"You must really care for my daughter to give up your dream for her sake." She smiled at the boy youkai sitting beside her daughter.
"Ya well, becoming a full youkai was no longer my dream." Inuyasha crossed his arms and looked at the ceiling trying to avoid the astonished and questioning gaze he was receiving from Kagome.
Kagome's mother smile grew larger at her realization. 'They both love each other, but both are too stubborn to say anything. AHH Puppy Love!' She chuckled bit at her last thought. All eyes were on her as she came back to her senses. "So, Kagome, one more week of school. What do you plan on doing afterwards, now that the Shikon no Tama has been used and is gone."
"I'm not sure really, we still need to defeat Sesshomaru, before he does anything stupid."
"Who is Sesshomaru?" questioned her mother.
"He's Inuyasha's older half brother. He thinks that the Tetsusaiga that was willed to Inuyasha should be his, even though he can't use it. He's constantly chasing us saying things like 'Give me the fang, little brother,' like Inuyasha's stupid enough to do something like that."
Inuyasha was about to snap at her for her remark but her mother started first.
"Oh, well, sounds like he keeps you on your toes. Anyway, are you going to be staying with us for the week Kagome is here, Inuyasha."
"Um.....well....I." He looked over at Kagome as she stared at an interesting spot on the table, but he could still tell there was hope written across her face. "Ya....I guess so."
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