He looked hatefully at Miroku and then turned to Kagome. "Didn't you bring that big bag of yours?"
"Yeah..." she replied.
"Go look in it and see if you have any shoes for this girl to wear."
"Ok..." While Kagome went to search around her bag, the boy came over to Miroku and started yelling at him.
"What are you doing?! Put her down right now!"
"But the cold ground will hurt her feet and-"
"I don't care! Put her down now!" Stuck in between the two yelling men, Kate finally got a good look at the one in red. Are those- she blinked, ears? Sure enough, on the top of the boy's head was a pair of silver dog-ears, the exact same color of his hair. Without even thinking she reached out her hand and started poking one with a finger, making it twitch. The boy stared at her. "What are you doing!" he yelled.
Kate quickly withdrew her hands and looked away from his annoyed gaze. "Inuyasha, you can hardly blame her. It's not like demons just walked casually down the streets here."
"But still she's my-"Inuyasha trailed off as he heard Kate muttering to herself.
"Demon? What's going on? What's happening?" then a strange look came to her eyes. "Inuyasha, I've heard that name before... it's so familiar, but where?" she was totally zoned out now, in her own little word where nothing could bother her. She couldn't hear Inuyasha trying to talk to her, or notice Kagome trying to hand her some shoes. She was gone, in her own little bubble, all by herself where nothing could intrude.
"Kate! Kate! Can u hear me?" Inuyasha called to the girl. "Miroku, what's going on?"
"I'm not sure," the confused monk answered. "But she's managed to block everything out."
"No! I took so long to find her and when she's finally right in front of me, I will not loose her to some dream she's in" Inuyasha cried. He turned back to Kate. "Kate, Kate, can you hear me? Okay then, Kira. Will you answer to that, my sister?"
Kate's eyes flashed red and she turned to stare at Inuyasha, as if only just realizing he was there. "W-what did you call me?"
"Kira. You are my little sister, the wolf demon, Kira"
"K-Kira... That was my name wasn't it? Before I fell..." she touched her head. "I had ears like yours then, and a tail. And my hair was black then too... I remember" she took the shoes from Kagome and jumped away from Miroku's hold. "I remember... Did you come all the way here just to find me?"
"Yes," Inuyasha replied. "You're my little sister, and..." He reached out and pulled Kate into a hug. "I love you." He finished.
Kagome gasped and the others stared in shock, but Inuyasha didn't seem to care. He looks so happy, thought Kagome. Like all his worries have dissapeared... "Ahhh!" she jumped away from Kate, who had started to glow with a bright white light. Inuyasha let go of her in surprise as the others backed away too. Kate fell in a heap on the ground, every inch of her body limp but glowing.
"What's happening?" Sango asked as Kirara, her two-tailed demon cat, jumped into her arms.
"I don't know," said Miroku, inching his arms around Sango. "Ow! Why'd you have to hit me?" he said, rubbing his face. "I was making sure you weren't afraid!"
"Don't touch me you perv! Can't you be serious for five seconds! Something weird is happening and we have to be ready to help!"
During their argument Inuyasha had knelt down beside his sister and tried to help her sit up, but it was no use. She was limp and unconscious and there seemed to be nothing he could do. Suddenly, Kate sat up and started gagging, clutching at her throat. "What's wrong? Tell me how to help!" Inuyasha cried, but she had already stopped. She started whimpering in pain now, while holding her head on both sides very tightly. Little stumps appeared on both sides, one under each hand and another very low on her back. They started to grow big and gained fur. "What are you doing?" Inuyasha practically yelled at her, but he still received no answer. He touched one of the rapidly growing things on her head, and she squealed in pain. Then he looked at her back.
"What are they?" Miroku asked.
"There her ears and tail. She's getting them back!" Sure enough, a few minutes more and a newly gained pair of ears and a tail were sitting happily upon her heavily breathing body. But that wasn't all. Her hair started to change a pure shiny black in random spots and grew down to past her waist, and her nails became long, curved, and pointed. She started screaming and tearing at the shoes, which Inuyasha quickly ripped off. He threw them back to Kagome. "Sorry about that," he said.
Kagome looked at the shoe, and then showed the others. "There are holes all over the toe!" Shippou remarked.
"Yeah, with those claws, I'd hate to get on her bad side, Miroku!" Replied Sango, with and extra emphasis on the name.
"I know, I know! Besides, Inuyasha would kill me before she could." Miroku answered, a little grumpily.
"Yeah, that's true." Kagome said. "After searching for so long, he's going to be very protective. He's going to go looking for who lost her. He told me she's too smart to let this happen accidentally."
"Are you okay?" They all turned back to see Inuyasha helping Kate up.
"Yeah..." she replied.
"Go look in it and see if you have any shoes for this girl to wear."
"Ok..." While Kagome went to search around her bag, the boy came over to Miroku and started yelling at him.
"What are you doing?! Put her down right now!"
"But the cold ground will hurt her feet and-"
"I don't care! Put her down now!" Stuck in between the two yelling men, Kate finally got a good look at the one in red. Are those- she blinked, ears? Sure enough, on the top of the boy's head was a pair of silver dog-ears, the exact same color of his hair. Without even thinking she reached out her hand and started poking one with a finger, making it twitch. The boy stared at her. "What are you doing!" he yelled.
Kate quickly withdrew her hands and looked away from his annoyed gaze. "Inuyasha, you can hardly blame her. It's not like demons just walked casually down the streets here."
"But still she's my-"Inuyasha trailed off as he heard Kate muttering to herself.
"Demon? What's going on? What's happening?" then a strange look came to her eyes. "Inuyasha, I've heard that name before... it's so familiar, but where?" she was totally zoned out now, in her own little word where nothing could bother her. She couldn't hear Inuyasha trying to talk to her, or notice Kagome trying to hand her some shoes. She was gone, in her own little bubble, all by herself where nothing could intrude.
"Kate! Kate! Can u hear me?" Inuyasha called to the girl. "Miroku, what's going on?"
"I'm not sure," the confused monk answered. "But she's managed to block everything out."
"No! I took so long to find her and when she's finally right in front of me, I will not loose her to some dream she's in" Inuyasha cried. He turned back to Kate. "Kate, Kate, can you hear me? Okay then, Kira. Will you answer to that, my sister?"
Kate's eyes flashed red and she turned to stare at Inuyasha, as if only just realizing he was there. "W-what did you call me?"
"Kira. You are my little sister, the wolf demon, Kira"
"K-Kira... That was my name wasn't it? Before I fell..." she touched her head. "I had ears like yours then, and a tail. And my hair was black then too... I remember" she took the shoes from Kagome and jumped away from Miroku's hold. "I remember... Did you come all the way here just to find me?"
"Yes," Inuyasha replied. "You're my little sister, and..." He reached out and pulled Kate into a hug. "I love you." He finished.
Kagome gasped and the others stared in shock, but Inuyasha didn't seem to care. He looks so happy, thought Kagome. Like all his worries have dissapeared... "Ahhh!" she jumped away from Kate, who had started to glow with a bright white light. Inuyasha let go of her in surprise as the others backed away too. Kate fell in a heap on the ground, every inch of her body limp but glowing.
"What's happening?" Sango asked as Kirara, her two-tailed demon cat, jumped into her arms.
"I don't know," said Miroku, inching his arms around Sango. "Ow! Why'd you have to hit me?" he said, rubbing his face. "I was making sure you weren't afraid!"
"Don't touch me you perv! Can't you be serious for five seconds! Something weird is happening and we have to be ready to help!"
During their argument Inuyasha had knelt down beside his sister and tried to help her sit up, but it was no use. She was limp and unconscious and there seemed to be nothing he could do. Suddenly, Kate sat up and started gagging, clutching at her throat. "What's wrong? Tell me how to help!" Inuyasha cried, but she had already stopped. She started whimpering in pain now, while holding her head on both sides very tightly. Little stumps appeared on both sides, one under each hand and another very low on her back. They started to grow big and gained fur. "What are you doing?" Inuyasha practically yelled at her, but he still received no answer. He touched one of the rapidly growing things on her head, and she squealed in pain. Then he looked at her back.
"What are they?" Miroku asked.
"There her ears and tail. She's getting them back!" Sure enough, a few minutes more and a newly gained pair of ears and a tail were sitting happily upon her heavily breathing body. But that wasn't all. Her hair started to change a pure shiny black in random spots and grew down to past her waist, and her nails became long, curved, and pointed. She started screaming and tearing at the shoes, which Inuyasha quickly ripped off. He threw them back to Kagome. "Sorry about that," he said.
Kagome looked at the shoe, and then showed the others. "There are holes all over the toe!" Shippou remarked.
"Yeah, with those claws, I'd hate to get on her bad side, Miroku!" Replied Sango, with and extra emphasis on the name.
"I know, I know! Besides, Inuyasha would kill me before she could." Miroku answered, a little grumpily.
"Yeah, that's true." Kagome said. "After searching for so long, he's going to be very protective. He's going to go looking for who lost her. He told me she's too smart to let this happen accidentally."
"Are you okay?" They all turned back to see Inuyasha helping Kate up.