I don't own Inuyasha!
Inuyasha's a WHAT!
Chapter 4
Everyone was done packing; they had left the house with everyone, except Inuyasha, Shiko, and Kary, in Tori's car.
"Inuyasha, where are we going?" Shiko asked the hanyou as Kary drove her car.
"How should I know?" Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha, are we there yet?" Shiko asked. "Can I touch your ears?"
"Shiko, enough," Kary ordered, she threw Shiko a sandwich, and turned the radio on. "Inuyasha, I'm gonna stop so we can get some food."
"Feh!"
"I'll try to find ramen for you, I promise," Kary glanced over at Inuyasha sadly.
"Fine!"
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After they had eaten they continued. Finally they arrived at their destination.
"Where are we?" Sakura asked.
"The Higurashi shrine," Kary stated simply. Inuyasha immediately tensed.
"We're at Grandpa's house!" Shiko ran circles around Inuyasha.
"Shiko, we aren't here to see grandfather," Kary took her sister's hand and Inuyasha's. "Sakura, Tori, Li…" Kary swallowed hard. "It was fun while it lasted, but I need to finish something my incarnation didn't have a chance to. You probably won't see Shiko or me, again. Goodbye," Kary smiled and walked to the well house with her sister and the cutest boy she'd ever met.
"Kary, can we come with you?" Sakura asked.
"No Sakura, this is my task… my destiny. Yours is tied with Li and the cards, as mine is tied with the Shikon no Tama and Inuyasha."
"Bye Kary! Bye Shiko! I'm gonna miss you!" Sakura began to cry.
"Sakura, don't be sad, maybe if you look in the library you'll find something on Inuyasha or the Shikon no Tama," Kary smiled at the small group of people she was leaving behind, and then jumped into the well with Shiko and Inuyasha.
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"AH!" Shiko screamed when a bright light passed over the three of them. They now stood at the bottom of the well. Her hair turned red and there was now a cute little foxtail protruding behind her.
"SHIPPO!" Inuyasha's eyes widened.
"Why the heck do I have a tail?" Shiko cried in her sister's arms.
"Shh, you look even cuter than you did before, and now you can smell, hear, and see things much better," Kary comforted her sister.
"Amazing, who would have thought that… WAIT A SECOND! SHE'S A HALF DEMON!" Inuyasha sputtered.
"How? How can that be?" Kary stared up at Inuyasha.
"Out of all the people Kagome knew… who else had a name that started with an 'S'?" Inuyasha questioned Kary.
"Sango, Shippo, Sesshomaru, and…" Kary gasped and whispered, "Sota."
"So, Shiko carries two souls combined to make one."
"Cool! Is that a good thing?" Shiko asked.
"I have no idea, Shiko," Kary sighed. "Hey Inuyasha, do you think that Kaede-baba is still alive?"
Inuyasha shrugged, and looked at her oddly.
"Won't she be surprised to see us?" Kary smiled happily up at Inuyasha.
"Not many humans have brown hair," Inuyasha pointed out to her.
"Actually, there are many humans with brown hair; they live far away across an ocean, that's how come I've got brown hair, some of my ancestors traveled from Greece to Japan."
"Kary, take your sister and go back through the well," Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Kary held her sister tightly.
"Sesshomaru…"
"Shit!" Kary grabbed Inuyasha's hand and made the three of them fall back into the well.
"What the hell?" Inuyasha roared.
"You're human tonight, and he wants to kill you…" Kary whispered.
"Huh? What'd you say?" Inuyasha frowned.
"Forgot to take out the earplugs," Kary blushed, set Shiko down, and took the plugs out of Inuyasha's ears. "Sorry, but you know what happens in a few hours, right?" Kary looked worriedly into his eyes.
"Feh!" Inuyasha looked away from her gaze.
"We can see Grandpa!" Shiko became hyper.
"I guess we could stay with Grandpa tonight," Kary sighed. "Hey, Inuyasha… I think my Grandfather might be Myouga reborn."
"WHAT!"
"He's really old like Kagome's jiji, and acts like Myouga."
"Who is Myouga?" Shiko asked.
"Inuyasha's retainer," Kary stated.
"He named his retainer!" Shiko gaped in horror.
"Forget I said anything!" Kary sighed in exasperation.
"You named your mouth guard?"
"MY WHAT?" Inuyasha yelped in shock.
"I'll tell you later, Inuyasha," Kary sighed and walked to the back door of the shrine.
"Is that my two granddaughters?"
"JIJI!" Shiko yelled happily and ran to their cheerful grandfather.
"Kary, you okay?" Inuyasha asked.
"Hey, Inuyasha," Kary looked directly in his eyes, "sorry."
Inuyasha stood there puzzled for a second, and then he watched in shock as her eyes closed and she fell towards the ground. He caught her and carried her past the jiji and hanyou fox-child.
"Kary!" Shiko gasped softly.
"What is wrong with my granddaughter?" the jiji asked.
"If I knew, she wouldn't have fainted," Inuyasha growled and sat down on a sofa, refusing to let go of Kary.
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"Um," Kary woke up to smell something nice. She yawned and opened her eyes. She was in Inuyasha's lap. She rubbed the grit out of her eyes to make sure she wasn't seeing things.
It was dark, and Inuyasha was changing. She held her breath as she watched him change in his sleep. His locks of silver changed to black. Not being able to resist, she reached out her hand and touched his now dark hair. It was soft.
Inuyasha's eyes were open and darting around to finally settle on her, in his lap. His eyes were the purple of a sunset. Kary almost said something, but she just smiled and fell back asleep. She felt safe and content to remain exactly where she was.
Inuyasha swallowed hard as he watched the girl fall back to sleep. She had smiled at him. Was she going to kill him when she next woke up? He hoped not.
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A growl woke Kary from her sleep. It was still dark outside. She yawned and when she heard the thing growl a second time, she located it. Inuyasha's stomach, she grinned as she tapped his shoulder.
He started awake. Glancing down at her, and he saw her signaling him to be quiet. She pointed to his arms and Inuyasha blushed brilliantly. He quickly removed them and she stood up. She took his hand and led him to the kitchen.
"Inuyasha, thank you for carrying me inside, that's the first time I've actually fainted. It's scary," Kary told him; all the while she was making ramen.
"Kary, why did you faint?"
"Did Kikyo die?" Kary swallowed nervously. Inuyasha tensed, "I need to know."
"I don't know. The last time I saw her was when she put that curse on me to be a cat forever, until I met you and regained my sword."
"Crud!" Kary growled. "If she's still alive then that means big trouble."
"What do you mean?"
"If she's alive, what about Naraku?" Kary continued to cook the ramen. "Worse, especially since she might go to my school."
"What does Kikyo have to do with your fainting?"
"I sensed her," Kary frowned. "At least I think I did."
"You can sense Kikyo?"
"Yeah, didn't Kagome tell you that she could?"
"No."
Kary went pale and one thought remained constant, 'Oh SHIT!'
"Kary? Kary?" Inuyasha tried to snap her out of her trance.
"Oh shit," Kary muttered.
Inuyasha stared at her in shock, "Kary, are you okay?"
"Huh?" Kary blinked in surprise and came back to reality. "Oh! Sorry, guess I spaced out on you."
"Um, Kary, what does 'spaced out' mean?"
"It means to think in your own thoughts and ignore anyone who is around you."
"Oh! Okay then."
"You're weird," Kary smiled at him. Inuyasha looked hurt. "I meant that in a good way," Kary whispered and blushed as she stared at their feet.
Inuyasha was now thoroughly confused, "What about being a half-breed is good?"
"You're stronger than any full demon ever was or will be!" Kary frowned, looking up into his eyes. "What I meant was that you are different than everyone else that I've ever met, and I like it."
"You like knowing a hanyou?"
"Yep, she does, and she thinks you're cute!" Shiko chirped as she ran into another room.
"SHIKO! YOU'RE DEAD!" Kary growled and began chasing her sister. In a quick moment of thought, she stopped chasing Shiko.
"Why did you stop chasing the kid?" Inuyasha frowned.
"One, the ramen would have burned. Two, she's still running and I want to eat. Three, now she doesn't get any ramen," Kary chuckled as the hanyou blinked in surprise.
"So, you tricked your sibling out of food, and you like ramen?" Inuyasha frowned.
"I don't like it as much as you do, but I do think it tastes wonderful!" Kary grinned.
"Kary, sugar, are you alright?" the Jiji enters the room.
"Hai, Grandfather," Kary smiled weakly at him. "It's just been a very stress filled time for me."
"Who is this fine young man?" Jiji asked.
"Grandfather, this may come as a bit of a shock…" Kary took the ramen off the burner and set it on a cool one. "This is Inuyasha. The one from Grandmother's stories."
"Maya was right," Jiji chuckled. "I knew something would happen to you, granddaughter. I just wasn't sure what. Your grandmother saw that you would have a grand adventure. Shiko is not your true sister, she was adopted."
"Grandfather, if you knew…" Kary began. "Never mind, I believe I understand."
"You will be leaving through the well, soon, I take it," Jiji smiled and hugs her.
"Shiko should stay here. Ne, Inuyasha?" Kary looked at him in askance.
"Kary," Jiji made her gaze return to him. "She will travel with you. I know my daughter-in-law; your mother will come after her, the first chance she gets. I will try to restock on ramen so that you may visit me and not have to go into town. I bid you a goodnight." Jiji dragged Inuyasha into the living room, "Inuyasha, I know you will protect them both with your life, but…take good care of my granddaughters, they are the only good thing that is left from my son's marriage to that witch."
"I've done a good job of it this far," Inuyasha grumbled.
"Boy, don't let that wolf near Kary. She has a fear of them, ever since she and her grandmother were attacked by them. That is what killed my Maya. I trust you Inuyasha, and more importantly, Kary trusts you. Goodnight, Inuyasha. I hope this adventure of yours turns out the way you wish it to." Jiji left and went back to his bed.
Inuyasha walked back into the kitchen in puzzlement, "Kary, you trust me?"
"Of course," Kary smiled, "I told you about Wood. Only Shiko, you, and I know about his crush on my mother. What he doesn't know is that she'd happily sleep with him."
"She would?" Shiko yawned as she came into the kitchen.
"Shiko, I think Grandpa would like you to spend some more time with him before we leave," Kary whispered to her younger sister. "We may not see him for a very long time."
"Okay, but don't do anything I wouldn't," Shiko yawned again and stumbled off to find her grandfather.
"So, why'd you send her off?" Inuyasha frowned.
"It's not possible for anyone to go through the well unless they are touching either of us, right?" Kary handed him a bowl of ramen.
"As far as I know, it has to be me, you, and the Shikon no Tama," Inuyasha frowned, forgetting about the ramen for a moment.
"What does it look like, Inuyasha?" Kary sat down across from him.
"It should be half of a pink sphere."
"You mean," Kary pulled a chain on her neck, "Like this one?"
Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock, "How did you get the Shikon no Tama?!"
"My father," Kary tucked it back under her shirt. "It's the last thing he gave me, before he died. He found it in a pawn shop. He said the lady gave it to him for almost nothing, because no one seemed to have been able to see it. My Grandmother knew what it was. She told him that he should give it to me. That was right before she died."
"She was killed by wolves?" Inuyasha asked.
"Hai. I don't like wolves. I like dogs and cats, but never again will I like wolves," Kary developed a closed look to her face. "My father was murdered by someone. I suspect my mother had a hand in it. She always was money hungry. The only ones I can trust in my family are my father, grandparents, sister, cousins, and my uncle."
"I understand," Inuyasha placed a hand over hers. He took it away as she sighed and he began to eat. She joined him, and all was quiet in the house.
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End Chapter 4
