"I-I think so..." she started looking at herself as best she could, then looked up at Inuyasha, rubbing one eye. "Did I just... transform? Only, I don't think it finished..." As she moved her hand away, Inuyasha noticed that only that eye had changed to its normal color of bright, emerald green and only one fang had grown back. It was sticking out slightly over the right side of the bottom lip.
"Yeah, not all of your hair changed back and only one eye is green..." He wasn't going to tell her about the marking she should have on her face too. He had always hated it because it was the same as Sesshoumaru's. She usually had a light blue crescent moon on her forehead, just like her eldest brother, but for some reason, it didn't show up. "Do you remember what you used to look like?" he asked her.
"Sorta... I had a tail, and ears." She paused to make sure they were there. "And my eyes could change color, but you said only one of them is green right now." She pulled her hair over her shoulder to where she could see it. "And my hair isn't right! It's supposed to be all black! I didn't change back all the way!"
"I might know why." Miroku stepped up. "Do you remember your other brother?"
"Other... brother?" Kate asked. She turned to Inuyasha. "I have another brother?"
"That's probably why she didn't transform back all the way. She started when she fully remembered you Inuyasha. Now she has to see and remember Sesshoumaru to complete it." Miroku concluded. "So, shall we go find him?"
"Who said anything about finding him? I certainly don't want to go looking for him." Inuyasha growled.
"But, I'm not right yet! I don't even have all my senses!" Kate pleaded. "But, we can't go now anyway. I have to tell my parents that I'm leaving. I won't leave until I tell them!" she added before Inuyasha could protest. "So, I'll leave later this morning."
Kagome stepped up. "You're so eager to leave. Will you give up this life so quickly?" Inuyasha shot her a withering look.
"I've always felt out of place here, like I don't really belong, but I tried my best to anyway. I want to go home." Kate replied. "But, it has to be nearing morning. I have to get back before my parents notice I'm gone."
"But," Inuyasha protested. "You can't leave. You just got here!"
"I'm not leaving, I'm just going to my house. Then I'll leave with you. So... I'll see you all later!" With that Kate ran off through the woods back in the direction of her house, wolf-like tail swishing behind her.
"It'll be interesting to see how her parents react to the change and request." Miroku said.
"She'll figure something out to let her." Kagome said, but Inuyasha grabbed her arm and pulled her onto his back.
"You all stay here." He called back to the others. "What are you doing?" Kagome asked Inuyasha.
"I'm going to help her explain what happened and why she should be allowed to come, but they might get scared of me so you'll have to help." They came to her house and Inuyasha made a leap to the open window. Kate jumped back in surprise as he and Kagome came through. "What are you doing?" she asked. "They'll be here soon!"
"That's the idea." Said Inuyasha. The door slowly creaked open. Kate froze trying to block Inuyasha and Kagome, still sitting on the windowsill, with her body from her parents view.
"What are you doing out of bed so early?" Kate's mom said, as she entered the room. "Are you o-"her mom shrank back and gasped at the site of Kate and the people in the window. "What's going on here?!" she yelled.
"Umm... I..." Kate stammered, unsure of what to say. "Tell her the truth Inuyasha!" Kagome whispered into his ear. She slipped off Inuyasha's back as he stepped all the way through the window and into the room. This caused further alarm from Kate's mother who immediately pulled Kate close and yelled for her husband, who came bounding up the stairs and through the door.
"What's going on?!" he yelled, taken aback by the site of Kagome and Inuyasha by the window.
"I would explain if everyone would stop yelling," muttered Inuyasha, clenching his fist. Everyone promptly got quiet and stared at him. Inuyasha pointed to Kate. "That is not your daughter." His growl stopped the protests coming from the parents. "A long time ago, more than five hundred years, she was born. I watched out for her everyday until she started getting older and wanted to be alone some. One day she went off and never came back. I've mourned losing her ever since and now that I've found her again I won't let a few pathetic humans keep me from bringing her home!" Kate's parents stared at him and then at Kate. She slipped free of her mother's grasp and went by Inuyasha's side. They looked at her questioningly.
"It's true." She said. "I remember a little of it... not all of my memories of that time are back yet though. I need to go back with him to try to find out the answers."
"But Kate-" her mother started, but Kate cut her off.
"My name isn't Kate. It's Kira. I remember that now too. I will leave with them later today. Right now I'm going to school to tell Kyle." She grabbed a black baseball cap from a shelf in her room and put it on, turning to face Inuyasha. "If you're worried you can come with me but right after I'm coming back here to pack some clothes and things." With that she grabbed some flip-flops and headed down the stairs and out the front door.
Inuyasha stared at Kagome then at Kate's, now Kira's, parents and followed her. Kagome, left standing under the confused gaze of Kira's parents blushed, and then quickly followed.