Chapter 7
"Mommy?"
"Yeah, Asa-chan?"
"Who was that ookami?"
"He was just some baka..." Kagome lied. Asa-chan, even though she was only 3 years old, knew her mother was keeping something from her.
"Mommy, really, who was he?"
Kagome grimaced. "I'll tell you when you're older. Remind me in a few years."
"That's not fair! I won't remember!"
"Maybe you will." Asa-chan frowned and walked away. She saw Ryo-kun with Sango walking to the market. 'Maybe Sango-sama will tell me!' She ran to catch up to her best friend and his mother.
"Sango-sama?"
"Yes, Asa-chan?"
"Do you know who that ookami from yesterday was? Mommy won't tell me."
"Sorry, but I'm not sure I can tell you. I don't know much about him anyway."
"Ok..."
"Want to come with us to the market? I'll buy you some new clothes; yours are so tattered! You're only three years old; how do you get in such messes?"
Asa-chan shrugged and followed them to the market.
She came home in a brand-new blue kimono.
"Oh! Asa-chan, you look so cute!" Kagome cried as her daughter came home. Asa-chan smiled. She sniffed the air and looked at her mother suspiciously.
"You saved me ramen, right?"
"Of course!" Kagome sighed. 'Like father, like daughter.'
~~
"Inu-Yasha?" Kagome whispered. She had finally gotten Asa-chan to bed.
"Hmm?"
"Well, this morning, Asa-chan asked about Kouga and I didn't really give her an answer, but she has to know sometime, right?"
"I know... but not yet. She wouldn't understand at her age. Maybe when she's 9, 10?"
"Yeah, that'd be better."
"Anyway, I've been thinking about school."
"You aren't going back or something, are you?"
"No! For Asayake. She's going to be starting soon, and she can't just waltz in with dog-ears!"
"Why does she have to go to school anyway?"
"Because she'll have to be educated! School is necessary!"
"I thought we'd agreed that she would live in this world always! But school is just to get a good job, right?"
"It's more than that... and she'll need to be educated whether she lives here or not!"
"Geez, you don't have to raise your voice; you'll wake her up!"
"Well, I happen to think it's important!" She said, dropping her voice back down to a whisper.
"Ok, she'll go to school... but we'll have to find a way to hide her ears or something."
"I know. I think I might know a few ways myself..."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll see."
"Whatever; let's go to sleep."
"Yeah-" she yawned, "I'm pretty tired."
~~
"Kaede-sama?"
"Yes, Kagome?"
"I've been thinking. Asa-chan will have to be able to spend time in my world, but it's unnatural to have dog-ears in my time. Are there any miko spells that would be able to turn her into a full human temporarily/at will? Or maybe hide her ears and demon qualities?"
"Like Inu-Yasha when the moon is full*?"
"Yeah."
"There is one spell that comes to mind."
"Can you cast it on Asa-chan?"
"Oh no, ye shall have to cast it. In my old age, I fear my powers are growing weak."
"M-me?"
"Yes."
"I guess I could do it."
"And ye will need to complete your miko training."
"Hmm?"
"Ye shall have to complete your training as a miko. An untrained miko would not be able to cast the spell."
"And how long will it be until I'm fully trained?"
"Until you can control your powers."
Kagome mentally groaned. She would never be able to control her powers! She would never be as good as Kikyo...
~~
For the next few months, Kagome practiced using her powers to 'reach her full potential.' She was getting much better, and she was almost ready to cast the spell. Now, Kaede had to admit, Kagome was practically as good as Kikyo ever was, although she couldn't say she was better.
~~
"Kagome, I think you should be able to cast the spell, but ye will need to rest for a few days. A complicated spell like this will take much of your energy. You will feel faint for a while afterwards, as well. The best time to cast the spell will be in three days, during the full moon."
"Ok. Three days."
"Until then, rest."
"Um, you never actually told me what the spell does."
"It will turn Asa-chan into a human at will."
"No side effects, right?"
"None."
"Good."
~~
Asa-chan remembered watching her mother collapse the night before. It was strange. At first, her mom let her outside after dark, which was _extremely_ rare, and then, she started mumbling, and her hands glowed. Asa- chan felt really weird, and then her mom just fainted, right on the spot.
"Daddy? What's wrong with Mommy?"
"She's very tired. She needs to sleep, ok?"
Asa-chan nodded her head.
"Asa-chan, can you turn human?"
"Um... I don't know."
"Just try."
"Ok...." Asa-chan closed her eyes and concentrated on turning human. All of a sudden, her demon qualities disappeared; leaving her with raven black hair, fudge brown eyes, and ears at the side of her head.
Inu-Yasha looked in awe of his daughter.
"Daddy? What is it?"
"Look in a mirror."
Asa-chan found a small mirror in her room and gasped.
"Who am I?!?"
"You're the same person; you just look different."
"Can I change back?"
"I guess."
Asa-chan closed her eyes and concentrated on turning back into her old self. When she opened her eyes and looked in the mirror, she was relieved to see the image of her quarter-demon body.
"That's more like it."
~~
"Mommy, are you ok now?" Asa-chan asked Kagome, who had just woken up that afternoon.
"Mm-hmm."
"Good."
"Can you turn human?"
"Uh-huh, watch!" Asa-chan closed her eyes and turned human.
"Good. Did you show anyone?"
"Uh-huh; Daddy!"
"You should show Ryo-kun; see if he recognizes you."
"Ok!" Asa-chan left the house and found him eating his dinner. "Hey, Ryo- kun!"
He turned around and stared at her strangely.
"Don't you recognize me?"
"No."
"I've known you my whole life, and you can't tell who I am?"
"Nope!"
"Does this help?" Asa-chan changed back into... well, herself.
"Asa-chan? How did you do that?"
"My mommy did something to make me human!"
"Cool!"
"I know!"
"Does it feel different?"
"Yeah! I feel so much... weaker."
"Hey, that's how I always feel!"
"Really? Being human is weird."
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Stop it, you two!" Sango scolded.
"Sorry."
"Asa-chan, your mom said that she wanted to tell you something."
"Ok." Asa-chan went back home.
"Asa-chan, the reason that I cast the spell, was so that you could go to school; in my world."
"What's school?"
"It's a place where you make a lot of friends and learn stuff."
"Cool! When do I go?"
"In about... 2 ½ years."
"That long?"
"Yeah."
"Why did you cast the spell now?"
"So you would be used to being human."
"Oh..."
"Are you ok with going to school in my world?"
"School sounds fun! I want to go earlier!"
"Well, you could go to preschool."
"Ok!" Asa-chan said, not knowing what preschool was.
"But remember, if preschool gets boring, you were the one who agreed to it!"
"Ok."
"I'll go tell your father after he gets home from hunting."
"I wonder what we're having tonight. I'm hoping for rabbit or deer..."
"Is food all you can think of?"
"I'm hungry!"
"You are definitely your father's daughter!"
"Duh, who else?"
"It's an expression."
~~
"Hi, I'd like to sign my daughter up for this preschool."
"Ok, sure! Just come with me and fill out these forms."
After signing a few papers, Asa-chan was ready to start preschool the next week.
~~
"Class, this is Higurashi Asayake. She's a new student, so make her feel welcome!"
"Hi, Asayake!" the class said in sync.
Asa-chan had a really fun time on her first day of school, and after class, a girl with short, light brown hair walked up to her and introduced herself.
"Hi, I'm Sana. You're name is Asayake, right?"
"Yeah, but everyone calls me Asa-chan."
"Ok, Asa-chan, wanna be my friend?"
"Sure! Do you have a lot of friends?"
"A couple... you?"
"No... well, there is my mom's friend's son."
"Oh. Do you want to come to my house?"
"Um... sure! If my mom says yes."
"Ok!"
"I think she's waiting outside; let me ask her." Asa-chan walked up to Kagome, asking if she could go to Sana's house.
"You've already made a new friend?"
"Yep."
"Good for you. I'll pick you up later; call when you want to come home, ok?"
"Ok! Thanks Mom!" Asa-chan happily walked back to where she left Sana. "My mom said I could go!"
"Cool!"
When Asa-chan came back from Sana's house, Kagome took her back to the feudal age, and Asa-chan told Ryo-kun all about her day.
"Sana seems nice."
"She is!"
"She could be your best friend there, and I could be your best friend here!"
"You already are!"
"Oh yeah..."
"You're so weird!" Asa-chan said, rolling her eyes.
"You are too!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-uh!"
"Yuh-uh!" Asa-chan said, trying to trap him.
"Nuh-uh!"
"Hah! I got you!!!"
"Hey, no fair!!!"
"When did you say to play fair?"
Ryo scowled and poked her.
"You're so mature!" Asa-chan said in disgust, obviously mistaking it for immature.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"Yuh-huh!" Asa-chan said, trying to see if he would fall for it again.
"I caught you!"
"Shut up." Asa-chan glared at him.
"I'm telling! Mo-"
"No, wait!" Asa-chan put her hand on his mouth.
"I won't tell... if you do something for me..."
"Like what?"
"I don't know."
"Well? What do I have to do?"
"Um... you have to..." Ryo thought hard about what to make her do. All of a sudden, he saw his mom and dad kissing. 'Eww!!!!' he thought, until he realized Asa-chan would think the same thing. "You have to kiss me."
"What?! Eww!"
"Mom!"
"All right, fine." Asa-chan grumbled. She leaned in and pecked his cheek. "There."
A/N: That was a pretty long chapter! Well...it sucked. Oh well... Review!!!
*I'm not sure if Inu-Yasha turns human during the full moon or some other time because a lot of the fanfics I've read had different explanations.
The next chapter will be set about 10 years later, on the first day of high school. Sana-chan and Ryo-kun meet and Sana tells Ryo-kun that Asa-chan has a crush on a classmate! The next chapter might be up today or tomorrow, but by Saturday at the latest.
"Mommy?"
"Yeah, Asa-chan?"
"Who was that ookami?"
"He was just some baka..." Kagome lied. Asa-chan, even though she was only 3 years old, knew her mother was keeping something from her.
"Mommy, really, who was he?"
Kagome grimaced. "I'll tell you when you're older. Remind me in a few years."
"That's not fair! I won't remember!"
"Maybe you will." Asa-chan frowned and walked away. She saw Ryo-kun with Sango walking to the market. 'Maybe Sango-sama will tell me!' She ran to catch up to her best friend and his mother.
"Sango-sama?"
"Yes, Asa-chan?"
"Do you know who that ookami from yesterday was? Mommy won't tell me."
"Sorry, but I'm not sure I can tell you. I don't know much about him anyway."
"Ok..."
"Want to come with us to the market? I'll buy you some new clothes; yours are so tattered! You're only three years old; how do you get in such messes?"
Asa-chan shrugged and followed them to the market.
She came home in a brand-new blue kimono.
"Oh! Asa-chan, you look so cute!" Kagome cried as her daughter came home. Asa-chan smiled. She sniffed the air and looked at her mother suspiciously.
"You saved me ramen, right?"
"Of course!" Kagome sighed. 'Like father, like daughter.'
~~
"Inu-Yasha?" Kagome whispered. She had finally gotten Asa-chan to bed.
"Hmm?"
"Well, this morning, Asa-chan asked about Kouga and I didn't really give her an answer, but she has to know sometime, right?"
"I know... but not yet. She wouldn't understand at her age. Maybe when she's 9, 10?"
"Yeah, that'd be better."
"Anyway, I've been thinking about school."
"You aren't going back or something, are you?"
"No! For Asayake. She's going to be starting soon, and she can't just waltz in with dog-ears!"
"Why does she have to go to school anyway?"
"Because she'll have to be educated! School is necessary!"
"I thought we'd agreed that she would live in this world always! But school is just to get a good job, right?"
"It's more than that... and she'll need to be educated whether she lives here or not!"
"Geez, you don't have to raise your voice; you'll wake her up!"
"Well, I happen to think it's important!" She said, dropping her voice back down to a whisper.
"Ok, she'll go to school... but we'll have to find a way to hide her ears or something."
"I know. I think I might know a few ways myself..."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll see."
"Whatever; let's go to sleep."
"Yeah-" she yawned, "I'm pretty tired."
~~
"Kaede-sama?"
"Yes, Kagome?"
"I've been thinking. Asa-chan will have to be able to spend time in my world, but it's unnatural to have dog-ears in my time. Are there any miko spells that would be able to turn her into a full human temporarily/at will? Or maybe hide her ears and demon qualities?"
"Like Inu-Yasha when the moon is full*?"
"Yeah."
"There is one spell that comes to mind."
"Can you cast it on Asa-chan?"
"Oh no, ye shall have to cast it. In my old age, I fear my powers are growing weak."
"M-me?"
"Yes."
"I guess I could do it."
"And ye will need to complete your miko training."
"Hmm?"
"Ye shall have to complete your training as a miko. An untrained miko would not be able to cast the spell."
"And how long will it be until I'm fully trained?"
"Until you can control your powers."
Kagome mentally groaned. She would never be able to control her powers! She would never be as good as Kikyo...
~~
For the next few months, Kagome practiced using her powers to 'reach her full potential.' She was getting much better, and she was almost ready to cast the spell. Now, Kaede had to admit, Kagome was practically as good as Kikyo ever was, although she couldn't say she was better.
~~
"Kagome, I think you should be able to cast the spell, but ye will need to rest for a few days. A complicated spell like this will take much of your energy. You will feel faint for a while afterwards, as well. The best time to cast the spell will be in three days, during the full moon."
"Ok. Three days."
"Until then, rest."
"Um, you never actually told me what the spell does."
"It will turn Asa-chan into a human at will."
"No side effects, right?"
"None."
"Good."
~~
Asa-chan remembered watching her mother collapse the night before. It was strange. At first, her mom let her outside after dark, which was _extremely_ rare, and then, she started mumbling, and her hands glowed. Asa- chan felt really weird, and then her mom just fainted, right on the spot.
"Daddy? What's wrong with Mommy?"
"She's very tired. She needs to sleep, ok?"
Asa-chan nodded her head.
"Asa-chan, can you turn human?"
"Um... I don't know."
"Just try."
"Ok...." Asa-chan closed her eyes and concentrated on turning human. All of a sudden, her demon qualities disappeared; leaving her with raven black hair, fudge brown eyes, and ears at the side of her head.
Inu-Yasha looked in awe of his daughter.
"Daddy? What is it?"
"Look in a mirror."
Asa-chan found a small mirror in her room and gasped.
"Who am I?!?"
"You're the same person; you just look different."
"Can I change back?"
"I guess."
Asa-chan closed her eyes and concentrated on turning back into her old self. When she opened her eyes and looked in the mirror, she was relieved to see the image of her quarter-demon body.
"That's more like it."
~~
"Mommy, are you ok now?" Asa-chan asked Kagome, who had just woken up that afternoon.
"Mm-hmm."
"Good."
"Can you turn human?"
"Uh-huh, watch!" Asa-chan closed her eyes and turned human.
"Good. Did you show anyone?"
"Uh-huh; Daddy!"
"You should show Ryo-kun; see if he recognizes you."
"Ok!" Asa-chan left the house and found him eating his dinner. "Hey, Ryo- kun!"
He turned around and stared at her strangely.
"Don't you recognize me?"
"No."
"I've known you my whole life, and you can't tell who I am?"
"Nope!"
"Does this help?" Asa-chan changed back into... well, herself.
"Asa-chan? How did you do that?"
"My mommy did something to make me human!"
"Cool!"
"I know!"
"Does it feel different?"
"Yeah! I feel so much... weaker."
"Hey, that's how I always feel!"
"Really? Being human is weird."
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Stop it, you two!" Sango scolded.
"Sorry."
"Asa-chan, your mom said that she wanted to tell you something."
"Ok." Asa-chan went back home.
"Asa-chan, the reason that I cast the spell, was so that you could go to school; in my world."
"What's school?"
"It's a place where you make a lot of friends and learn stuff."
"Cool! When do I go?"
"In about... 2 ½ years."
"That long?"
"Yeah."
"Why did you cast the spell now?"
"So you would be used to being human."
"Oh..."
"Are you ok with going to school in my world?"
"School sounds fun! I want to go earlier!"
"Well, you could go to preschool."
"Ok!" Asa-chan said, not knowing what preschool was.
"But remember, if preschool gets boring, you were the one who agreed to it!"
"Ok."
"I'll go tell your father after he gets home from hunting."
"I wonder what we're having tonight. I'm hoping for rabbit or deer..."
"Is food all you can think of?"
"I'm hungry!"
"You are definitely your father's daughter!"
"Duh, who else?"
"It's an expression."
~~
"Hi, I'd like to sign my daughter up for this preschool."
"Ok, sure! Just come with me and fill out these forms."
After signing a few papers, Asa-chan was ready to start preschool the next week.
~~
"Class, this is Higurashi Asayake. She's a new student, so make her feel welcome!"
"Hi, Asayake!" the class said in sync.
Asa-chan had a really fun time on her first day of school, and after class, a girl with short, light brown hair walked up to her and introduced herself.
"Hi, I'm Sana. You're name is Asayake, right?"
"Yeah, but everyone calls me Asa-chan."
"Ok, Asa-chan, wanna be my friend?"
"Sure! Do you have a lot of friends?"
"A couple... you?"
"No... well, there is my mom's friend's son."
"Oh. Do you want to come to my house?"
"Um... sure! If my mom says yes."
"Ok!"
"I think she's waiting outside; let me ask her." Asa-chan walked up to Kagome, asking if she could go to Sana's house.
"You've already made a new friend?"
"Yep."
"Good for you. I'll pick you up later; call when you want to come home, ok?"
"Ok! Thanks Mom!" Asa-chan happily walked back to where she left Sana. "My mom said I could go!"
"Cool!"
When Asa-chan came back from Sana's house, Kagome took her back to the feudal age, and Asa-chan told Ryo-kun all about her day.
"Sana seems nice."
"She is!"
"She could be your best friend there, and I could be your best friend here!"
"You already are!"
"Oh yeah..."
"You're so weird!" Asa-chan said, rolling her eyes.
"You are too!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-uh!"
"Yuh-uh!" Asa-chan said, trying to trap him.
"Nuh-uh!"
"Hah! I got you!!!"
"Hey, no fair!!!"
"When did you say to play fair?"
Ryo scowled and poked her.
"You're so mature!" Asa-chan said in disgust, obviously mistaking it for immature.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"Yuh-huh!" Asa-chan said, trying to see if he would fall for it again.
"I caught you!"
"Shut up." Asa-chan glared at him.
"I'm telling! Mo-"
"No, wait!" Asa-chan put her hand on his mouth.
"I won't tell... if you do something for me..."
"Like what?"
"I don't know."
"Well? What do I have to do?"
"Um... you have to..." Ryo thought hard about what to make her do. All of a sudden, he saw his mom and dad kissing. 'Eww!!!!' he thought, until he realized Asa-chan would think the same thing. "You have to kiss me."
"What?! Eww!"
"Mom!"
"All right, fine." Asa-chan grumbled. She leaned in and pecked his cheek. "There."
A/N: That was a pretty long chapter! Well...it sucked. Oh well... Review!!!
*I'm not sure if Inu-Yasha turns human during the full moon or some other time because a lot of the fanfics I've read had different explanations.
The next chapter will be set about 10 years later, on the first day of high school. Sana-chan and Ryo-kun meet and Sana tells Ryo-kun that Asa-chan has a crush on a classmate! The next chapter might be up today or tomorrow, but by Saturday at the latest.
