Chapter 3: Confusion and Realization

A.N: I was really happy when I read all the reviews I've been getting!~ I consider 3 a lot, and I'm surprised my writing doesn't suck! Anyhoo, 3rd chapter is underway, and if people keep on reviewing the way they do, this story will be over in a sec! Much thanks goes to Sci-fi Raptor, The Nightopian1 for reviewing! Oh, and flames are welcome too, I'll just delete them anyway, heh heh... (someone whacks her in the head).

Mystery person: That is all for now... enjoy the chapter y'all! (snickers)

'What the fuck? When has she ever called me Inu-kun? Something's really not right here,' InuYasha thought as he stood there, disbelieving.

"What do you mean? Who did-"InuYasha stuttered.

Kagome cut him off. "Well, to put it simply, I talked with Kagura and Kanna during the night, my choice of becoming a demon, except that I have their mother's soul in my body, and yeah, all her fighting powers and stuff," she replied, grinning and sporting off her new fangs.

"I don't understand, why would you do this in the first place? And WHY on earth or hell would you talk to Kagura and Kanna?" InuYasha practically screamed in her face when his words came back to him. Kagome didn't even flinch; she calmly wiped the spit from her face with her handkerchief, then gathered her words.

"You see InuYasha; I didn't always want to be the helpless one who always called people for help, the person who always struggled in this era, the one who was always lagging behind, so I decided that this was a good way to help the team and gain some respect," she stated.

(A.N: Where ARE the others?? ^_^ Aka Sango, Miroku, and Shippo)

"I really don't understand, I never thought you'd be the kind of girl to jump into things like this so recklessly..." InuYasha sighed, then stormed off, angry and confused, while Kagome stood there, with her bangs covering her face.

"Why do I feel so guilty? It's not like I did anything wrong..." Kagome said clearly to herself.

'But your comrade is confused, and that can lead to disastrous consequences,' a voice inside her said, full of pain.

"Wha- Who is this?!?? Oh wait; you're the 'other' Kagome, aren't you?" Kagome cried.

'That is correct. One thing, and one thing only; I want out of this body now,' the 'other' Kagome stated firmly. 'All your pure magic is killing me; I'd rather go back to my grave than stay in this body. Heh, I'm already dead anyway, but still.'

"Fine, if you want out of this body, I'll be happy to give you 'out'," Kagome replied determinedly, "But first, I want to keep your powers, and I swear upon my life that I will kill Naraku given those powers."

'Heh. Kid, you got spunk, and I like that in a kid. But anyway, whenever I get out of a body, they get to keep my powers for good, so it doesn't really matter. Now, if I want to get out of this body, I have to focus so that I can get out of this body; now that's easy, but you have to do the same too, you're miko magic will help out a lot too.'

"Fine, whatever, you can do that, or I can just do this..." Kagome smirked as she gathered a ball of aura in her fingertips and plunged the ball inside her body.

(Now kids, this is where you hear a lot of screaming, so slam your fingers in your ears)

For the next moment or two, all Kagome heard was agonizing screaming inside her body, then a slight, sickening 'pop' as something slid out from her body.

"Yeah, that's real easy for you, but what about for ME?" A woman screamed as she appeared. She had on a black kimono with a red and silver scaled dragon wrapping around the material, and had long, straight, ebony black hair and bangs, with ice blue tips, milky brown eyes, and sharp fangs. In her right hand, she held a fan which was snapped up, and a glowing mirror was attached to a small shackled belt around the waist.

"What? Those are Kagura and Kanna's trademarks!!" Kagome wondered, then stifled a giggle. "Heh, I knew you had a lot of evil around you, so I thought this would help you a bit, and since you couldn't stand all this pureness, you just jumped right out! Well, where will you be headed now?"

The woman aka the 'other' Kagome just rolled her eyes. "I'll be headed back to my grave now; I can't live too long outside of any body, but in my grave I'll be fine." Without another word, the 'other' Kagome raised her fan to her eyes and snapped it open; a great burst of fog surrounded them. When the fog finally cleared, any remains of her were scattered to the winds.

"Well, ok, that was really really weird..." Kagome laughed to herself shakily. She closed her eyes and breathed in the scent of Sakura blossoms, when she felt a tingling in her fingertips. She looked down disbelievingly as her fingers turned into long, sharp claws, and her hair grew down longer, with ice blue tips on the ends, and a sign in the middle of her forehead, and malicious fangs. "AIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!" Kagome screamed, as she grew aware of the changes on her body. She quickly ran back to her camp (which would be like a blur, considering demon speed), and reached the others. She gulped, as she was aware of her beloved comrades silently staring at her as if she was the devil.

"Kagome-chan, no need to explain about your... 'situation'... we already know, and we're not mad, we're just stunned and shaken," Sango smiled weakly.

"Oh Sango, I'm so glad you understand me!! I'm so happy!!! But tell me, where is that mutt InuYasha?" Kagome joked as she hugged her, relieved that they didn't treat her as some kind of alien.

"Well miss Kagome, he ran off to the Bone-eater's Well (Is that what it's called?) to sulk, just like her normally would do after he gets into a fight with you," Miroku uncertainly replied.

"Thanks Miroku, I'm gonna try to get him to loosen up," Kagome cheerfully responded, then raced off back into the woods at a lightning speed.

"Do you think we'll ever have the normal Kagome back?" Sango asked Shippo.

"Well, it doesn't matter either way, because she's my adopted mother," Shippo said as he yawned and stretched out on the base of a tree. Sango ruffled Shippo's hair absentmindedly as she stared out into space.

(Back to Kagome & InuYasha)

Kagome was racing through the woods when she finally came to a stop at a deep, hollow well, to see InuYasha gazing inside; his eyes clouded. Kagome timidly approached him.

"InuYasha, are you alright?" Kagome asked softly as she sat beside him on the rim of the well.

"Well, I just don't understand it? Why did you have to share a body with that creepy lady who's full of evil? Not to mention, she was the wife of Naraku, and the mother of Kanna and Kagura!!" InuYasha gritted his teeth as he said so, his head in between his two hands.

"InuYasha, it's ok now; I've gotten her out of my body, but I'll probably be staying in this image for a long time or forever..." Kagome sighed as she slung an arm around his shoulder. "Loosen up buddy, k?"

InuYasha sighed and hugged her tightly. "I don't care at all what you look like; but I was afraid that you're personality would change, then soon after, she'd take over your body and control you!"

"Well, it's all been cleared up now; what do you say about a bowl of hot ramen and some chips?" Kagome smiled wanly, as she rose up and took InuYasha's hand.

"All right..." InuYasha complained as he dragged his feet all the way back to the camp. Neither him or Kagome noticed a black shadow standing by a few feet away; as it darted in between the trees to it's way home.

"So, Kagome's turned herself into a demon... this will make the game so much more interesting..." the shadowed figure laughed maniacally.

A.N: So, it's finally time for author's note!! ^_^ I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I tried, obviously, to make the chapter a bit longer. Well, I hope you put more reviews in the reviews column!~ All you do is click on the box in the bottom left hand corner, then submit your review! It's that simple!

Sci-Fi Raptor: Yeah, I don't know how I cam up with the Inu-kun thing... it just kind of slipped into my head, heh heh...

The Nightopian1: I don't know why I gave the mother the same name as Kagome either... maybe 'cause I can't make up any Japanese name~~ ^_^;;

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