A/N: I just can't seem to stop writing tonight.... So here's a little more ;- )

Chapter 11- "I went after you..."

"We should go look for Kagome." Hikaru said. "These woods are dangerous at night." Inuyasha was still immobilized by the powerful sit command Kagome had placed on him.

Sango nodded, "We'll run back to the village and get Kirara, if we're lucky she stayed on the trail."

Miroku looked over Inuyasha and Hikaru, "Are you 2 going to be ok together?"

Hikaru rolled her eyes, "Yes, we'll be fine. I won't kill him I promise."

"I can't make the same promise." Inuyasha growled.

"Oh shush! You're full if idol threats." She called back at him before turning back to Miroku. "Go, it will be easier for you to look for her by air. When Inuyasha gets up we will track her scent." Sango turned to leave but the monk hesitated, "Hurry!" With that he took off.

Hikaru looked down at Inuyasha, "How long does this usually take to wear off?"

"Not long usually, except when she gets sit-happy." Hikaru couldn't help but smirk.

"Inuyasha," her voice became soft. She crouched down on the ground next to him, "There's something I need to talk to you about."

"Well, now's as good a time as ever."

"You know the last time we spoke?"

"You mean the time you threatened to kill me?"

She rolled her eyes, "That would be the one. Well there's a part of that story you don't know. After we fought I went home and my father cleaned my wounds. I told him about our dispute and he told me that the jewel could be used to make you human."

"So?" an aggravated Inuyasha asked.

"I went after you..."

Flashback

The wounded Hikaru took off running from her village. Her right ear was quickly bandaged by her father and her blood was beginning to soak through. I have to get to Inuyasha before he does something stupid. She was running with all her might, following his scent to Kikyo's village.

Sweat was beginning to form at her forehead and drip down her back, but she kept running. She had no idea how far Kikyo's village was from her own, but she had to keep going. She began feeling a cramp in her right side. Shit! I don't have time for this! Still she kept running, until her thighs and claves burned, her hear thumping was all she could hear, and she ran on.

Finally she could run no longer the shooting pains of her cramps got the best of her and she fell to her knees. The pains did not subside but overtook her entire body. Her tail went rigidly still and her sweat turned cold. She could feel her muscles pulling, her bones too seemed to be pulsing. She looked down to her human clawed hands which began to pulsate and darken. Her body seemed to be pulling apart at the seams. She closed her eyes in pain as her hands turned into paws and her legs into hind cat legs. Hikaru screamed in pain, her screams became inhuman, and then merged into roars.

When the pain subsided moments later Hikaru pushed herself up with her hands, looking down she realized they had become paws. Paws covered in black fur with purple hues, like her hair. She turned her head and noticed her body had become cat-like. What the hell?!?!?! She thought. I guess I've inherited mother's ability to become a cat...? Damn I don't have time for this, I need to get to Inuyasha. She took a few unsteady steps. Walking with four legs is hard as hell. Finally she got a hold of her new features and began running, faster then she'd ever run before.

As Hikaru neared Kikyo's village she could smell Inuyasha's scent getting stronger. She hid in the woods and knew he was near. She saw Kikyo leaving the village and heading towards a pasture on the northern side. Good. Hikaru thought, I can steal the jewel and hide it from Inuyasha, at least until I get a chance to talk to him. Now how do I get back to my human form? With that thought she began to feel her muscles and bones retract. It was a lot less painful this time, almost natural, which she was thankful for.

The human-formed Hikaru snuck into the village and made her way to the temple where she assumed the jewel would be kept. When she reached the temple she snuck inside unnoticed.

Once inside Hikaru scanned her surroundings. It seemed safe enough. She glided over to where the jewel was kept when a voice called behind her, "Don't move."