Disclaimer: Inuyasha is not mine. Nekoyasha is though. I'm excited... new characters coming soon...
"Spoken," Thoughts
Chapter 20: On a Need to Know Basis … And I Think You Need to Know
The three people settled themselves around the table.
"How are you going to know if Kagome is ok or not while we are in here?" Grandpa asked.
"Buyo is in there with her. He will let me know if anything happens." The Higurashis raised their eyebrows but said nothing.
"I am assuming there is another boy in Kagome's life other than Hojo?" The doctor started off.
Mrs. H looked at her father-in-law, then back at the doctor. "Yes."
Neko nodded her head. "I see. Now I understand why you were worried about her being pregnant. I can assure you both that she is not. But why the reaction to 'puppies'? I mean it's not like there are dog demons running around in 21st century Japan." You so know better than that, Neko. In fact you had lunch with one the other day.
Grandpa gave a nervous laugh. "Of course not." The only one is from 16th century Japan.
Mrs. H. looked closely at the doctor. There was the comment that bothered her. "Excuse me doctor, but how did you know that the bandages are from five hundred years ago?"
Neko sighed. She didn't know how much Kagome had told her family or even when in the timeline Kagome had just come from. Well, Inuyasha has followed her home before. I am assuming they at least know about him. One must trust a little before being trusted.
She looked Mrs. H. straight in the eye. "Because I'm the one that wrapped her up in the first place." There were gasps from both of the Higurashis. Well, I started this, I might as well go all the way, Neko thought. She reached up to her bandana, undid the knot and pulled the bandana off. She did not get the reaction that she expected.
"Oh, they're like Inuyasha's!" Mrs. H. exclaimed.
"We have another one! Wait did you come through the well!" Grandpa asked frantically.
Nekoyasha smiled. "No, my ears are slightly different. I am a cat, not a dog. Which makes life confusing since we are related. No, Mr. Higurashi, I did not come through the well. I actually live here in this time. So basically I am over 500 years old."
"Related?"
"Can you tell us what will happen? How much longer will she have to live between the two worlds?" Mrs. H. asked.
Neko (since that is her modern name) shook her head. "I am sorry. I can't tell what has happened for me, because it hasn't happened for you yet. I might somehow change a timeline and that would not be good. I have to be careful about what I even say. I am not completely sure which visit she's on. But I can make an educated guess from the bandages and her wounds that it is probably from the first visit. I will know better tomorrow night."
"What happens tomorrow night?" Mrs. H. inquired.
"You should be getting a visit from Inuyasha. In a form you may never have seen before."
Grandpa was curious. "And what form would that be?"
"Human."
The both looked at the doctor like she was crazy. "What?"
"Inuyasha is part demon and part human, as am I. One night a month we become fully human. And it is tomorrow night. That is how we are related. Through our human mothers. I am Inuyasha's cousin."
The Higurashis nodded.
"I think it would be best if I stayed here for the next couple of days. Is that alright with the both of you?"
Mrs. H. nodded. "I'll go make up the guest room for you."
"Actually I think the couch might better. That way I can be closer if I am needed."
Mrs. H. nodded her head and left to get the sheets. Neko got up to go check on Kagome. Luckily she had a change of clothes in her bag. But she was still going to need to cancel her appointments for the next couple of days. And get some other clothes. The next several days were going to be very interesting.
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A/N: I am going to my parents house for about a week. Don't know how much writing I will get done there since they're computers are not up yet (I'm still taking my disk with me on the chance that they will be up).
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