A/N: GOMEN, GOMEN, GOMEN! You guys are probaly so mad at me for not
updating! My life has been nothing but crazy lately. You forgive me, right?
Readers: NO! ~throws rotten fruit and vegietables at me~
Me: ~sweatdrop~
witchinuyasha: Yay! I'm on your favorites!
Yk freak: Thanks for reviewing and reading my story!
Saturnlover: I sure am lucky, lol. Thanks for reviewing both of them.
Hunter The Dusk: Yep, the ears are back. And he annoys me, too. ~throws a rock at him~ Hehehe.
inukagonly: I'm glad I could help! And I'm glad you like my story. I'll keep an eye out for your story.
myinuyasha04: You'll just have to wait and see what she does. Thanks for reviewing!
Rome34: ~grins back~
oddgirl: Yay, another person loves my story! Oh, and welcome to ff.net! And to me, I now consider you a friend! Anyone who reviews I consider a non- stranger.
UnLovedBandNerd: Thanks for saying it was cool!
c-dog: I love the ears too! Lol.
inuyasha-in-my-heart: Thanks for saying my story is exellent! And I'll read yours, too.
animemistress419: I now what you mean. ~sigh~ Kagome gets all the luck, lol.
Miko Ariko-901: Yep, Inu-chan has doggy ears, lol.
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Chapter 20
'What is going on? He can't have dog ears.' Kagome thought as she pulled her hands away from Inuyasha's head.
'They can't be real.' She reasoned. She reached her hand down and tried to pull the ears off.
The only thing that happened was the dog ears flattening out on his head.
'Okay, so maybe they are real.' She thought and jerked her hands away.
Kagome watched Inuyasha while he slept. "He looks so peaceful when he's asleep." She said aloud. Her eyes traveled to the top of his head again. 'They may be weird, but they are kinda cute.' She thought.
She reached her hands back up to his ears. 'I just can't resist.' She thought. Her hands made contact with velvety soft ears and she tweaked them.
Inuyasha's dog ears were soft to the touch and the fur on them was smooth as silk.
Kagome jerked her hands away when she noticed Inuyasha's amber eyes begin to flutter open.
"Inuyasha, are you okay?" Kagome asked and leaned over Inuyasha.
Inuyasha moaned slightly and brought his hand up and rubbed his head. "What hit me?" He asked and pushed himself into a sitting position.
Kagome sat back on her heels. "A tree branch hit you." She said, still looking at the top if his head.
Inuyasha continued rubbing his head, but paused when he noticed Kagome staring at him. "What are you staring at, wench?" He asked.
Kagome averted her gaze to Inuyasha's eyes. "Um, Inuyasha? Could I ask you something?" She asked as she twirled a piece of long, raven hair around her index finger.
Inuyasha nodded his head and continued to stare at her.
"Inuyasha, why do you have dog ears?" Kagome asked bluntly.
Inuyasha just blinked at first. 'Dog ears?' He thought and reached a hand to the top of his hand. "Shit!" He cursed and quickly covered his ears. 'The spell must have worn off.' He thought as he continued to mutter curses under his breath.
Kagome looked at him in confusion. "Inuyasha, what the heck is going on?" She asked.
Inuyasha silenced his cursing and looked at her. "Nothing is going on, wench." He muttered and kept his head covered.
Kagome's face turned into a slight frown. "Don't play dumb, Inuyasha. Why do you have dog ears?" Kagome asked again.
Inuyasha looked uncertain, but he slowly removed his hands to reveal two solid white dog ears that were twitching madly about.
Kagome once again looked at them, shocked yet again that some one actually had dog ears.
Inuyasha frowned at Kagome's staring. "Are you just gonna sit there and gape like a fish or are you gonna say something?" He asked and crossed his arms.
Kagome shook her head and returned her gaze to Inuyasha's face. She scooted closer to him. "Inuyasha, why do you have dog ears? Is it some sort of a birth defect?" She asked.
Inuyasha was silent for a second before he answered, then he sighed. "No, it isn't a birth defect. I'm a hanyou." He said, not meeting her gaze.
"A hanyou?" Kagome repeated. That was when a memory came to her.
**Flashback**
She was back in the old well house with her mother, she still couldn't see her face though.
"You'll have to protect it, Kagome. There are still people out there who want the power of the Shikon no Tama." Her mother said.
Kagome lifted her head. "I won't have to do anything. Regular people will be easy to keep away from it." She said in a confident sounding voice.
Her mother shook her head. "It won't be as easy as you think. There are still youkai out there. They diguise themselves well with spells that hide their youkai appearances, but they are still out there."
**End Flashback**
Kagome shook her head. "You hid your ears, fangs, and claws with a spell." She stated and returned her gaze to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked up in surprise. 'She's not frightened?' He thought as he looked at Kagome's calm face.
Inuyasha hadn't expected for Kagome to be so calm. The only other people who knew about his secret were Sango and Miroku and that was only because they had found him on one of his human nights.
"Yeah, I did." Inuyasha said once he found his voice.
Kagome nodded her head. "That's what I remember my mother saying." She said and looked Inuyasha right in his amber eyes.
Inuyasha relaxed his muscles when he knew that Kagome wasn't going to be frightened of him.
"Are there many others?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha nodded his head. "Yeah, Shippo's a kitsune, and Sesshomau is my half brother. He's a full dog youkai." He said.
Kagome's face suddenly broke into a smile.
"What are you smiling about?" Inuyasha asked and re-crossed his arms.
Kagome's smiled widened. "I'm smiling because I just remembered!" She said exitedly.
Inuyasha tiwtched and ear. "Well, I guess that is good." He muttered and pushed himself into a standing position.
Kagome also stood up, still smiling. "Well, shall we try and catch the horses and head back home?" She asked and began to walk towards the place where she had last seen the horses.
Inuyasha shook his head and followed. 'She sure has adjusted to my hanyou form fast.'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ~gives all readers a teddy bear as an applogy gift~ I hope you guys can find it in your hearts to forgive me. ~big watery puppy dog eyes~
Readers: NO! ~throws rotten fruit and vegietables at me~
Me: ~sweatdrop~
witchinuyasha: Yay! I'm on your favorites!
Yk freak: Thanks for reviewing and reading my story!
Saturnlover: I sure am lucky, lol. Thanks for reviewing both of them.
Hunter The Dusk: Yep, the ears are back. And he annoys me, too. ~throws a rock at him~ Hehehe.
inukagonly: I'm glad I could help! And I'm glad you like my story. I'll keep an eye out for your story.
myinuyasha04: You'll just have to wait and see what she does. Thanks for reviewing!
Rome34: ~grins back~
oddgirl: Yay, another person loves my story! Oh, and welcome to ff.net! And to me, I now consider you a friend! Anyone who reviews I consider a non- stranger.
UnLovedBandNerd: Thanks for saying it was cool!
c-dog: I love the ears too! Lol.
inuyasha-in-my-heart: Thanks for saying my story is exellent! And I'll read yours, too.
animemistress419: I now what you mean. ~sigh~ Kagome gets all the luck, lol.
Miko Ariko-901: Yep, Inu-chan has doggy ears, lol.
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Chapter 20
'What is going on? He can't have dog ears.' Kagome thought as she pulled her hands away from Inuyasha's head.
'They can't be real.' She reasoned. She reached her hand down and tried to pull the ears off.
The only thing that happened was the dog ears flattening out on his head.
'Okay, so maybe they are real.' She thought and jerked her hands away.
Kagome watched Inuyasha while he slept. "He looks so peaceful when he's asleep." She said aloud. Her eyes traveled to the top of his head again. 'They may be weird, but they are kinda cute.' She thought.
She reached her hands back up to his ears. 'I just can't resist.' She thought. Her hands made contact with velvety soft ears and she tweaked them.
Inuyasha's dog ears were soft to the touch and the fur on them was smooth as silk.
Kagome jerked her hands away when she noticed Inuyasha's amber eyes begin to flutter open.
"Inuyasha, are you okay?" Kagome asked and leaned over Inuyasha.
Inuyasha moaned slightly and brought his hand up and rubbed his head. "What hit me?" He asked and pushed himself into a sitting position.
Kagome sat back on her heels. "A tree branch hit you." She said, still looking at the top if his head.
Inuyasha continued rubbing his head, but paused when he noticed Kagome staring at him. "What are you staring at, wench?" He asked.
Kagome averted her gaze to Inuyasha's eyes. "Um, Inuyasha? Could I ask you something?" She asked as she twirled a piece of long, raven hair around her index finger.
Inuyasha nodded his head and continued to stare at her.
"Inuyasha, why do you have dog ears?" Kagome asked bluntly.
Inuyasha just blinked at first. 'Dog ears?' He thought and reached a hand to the top of his hand. "Shit!" He cursed and quickly covered his ears. 'The spell must have worn off.' He thought as he continued to mutter curses under his breath.
Kagome looked at him in confusion. "Inuyasha, what the heck is going on?" She asked.
Inuyasha silenced his cursing and looked at her. "Nothing is going on, wench." He muttered and kept his head covered.
Kagome's face turned into a slight frown. "Don't play dumb, Inuyasha. Why do you have dog ears?" Kagome asked again.
Inuyasha looked uncertain, but he slowly removed his hands to reveal two solid white dog ears that were twitching madly about.
Kagome once again looked at them, shocked yet again that some one actually had dog ears.
Inuyasha frowned at Kagome's staring. "Are you just gonna sit there and gape like a fish or are you gonna say something?" He asked and crossed his arms.
Kagome shook her head and returned her gaze to Inuyasha's face. She scooted closer to him. "Inuyasha, why do you have dog ears? Is it some sort of a birth defect?" She asked.
Inuyasha was silent for a second before he answered, then he sighed. "No, it isn't a birth defect. I'm a hanyou." He said, not meeting her gaze.
"A hanyou?" Kagome repeated. That was when a memory came to her.
**Flashback**
She was back in the old well house with her mother, she still couldn't see her face though.
"You'll have to protect it, Kagome. There are still people out there who want the power of the Shikon no Tama." Her mother said.
Kagome lifted her head. "I won't have to do anything. Regular people will be easy to keep away from it." She said in a confident sounding voice.
Her mother shook her head. "It won't be as easy as you think. There are still youkai out there. They diguise themselves well with spells that hide their youkai appearances, but they are still out there."
**End Flashback**
Kagome shook her head. "You hid your ears, fangs, and claws with a spell." She stated and returned her gaze to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked up in surprise. 'She's not frightened?' He thought as he looked at Kagome's calm face.
Inuyasha hadn't expected for Kagome to be so calm. The only other people who knew about his secret were Sango and Miroku and that was only because they had found him on one of his human nights.
"Yeah, I did." Inuyasha said once he found his voice.
Kagome nodded her head. "That's what I remember my mother saying." She said and looked Inuyasha right in his amber eyes.
Inuyasha relaxed his muscles when he knew that Kagome wasn't going to be frightened of him.
"Are there many others?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha nodded his head. "Yeah, Shippo's a kitsune, and Sesshomau is my half brother. He's a full dog youkai." He said.
Kagome's face suddenly broke into a smile.
"What are you smiling about?" Inuyasha asked and re-crossed his arms.
Kagome's smiled widened. "I'm smiling because I just remembered!" She said exitedly.
Inuyasha tiwtched and ear. "Well, I guess that is good." He muttered and pushed himself into a standing position.
Kagome also stood up, still smiling. "Well, shall we try and catch the horses and head back home?" She asked and began to walk towards the place where she had last seen the horses.
Inuyasha shook his head and followed. 'She sure has adjusted to my hanyou form fast.'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ~gives all readers a teddy bear as an applogy gift~ I hope you guys can find it in your hearts to forgive me. ~big watery puppy dog eyes~