Outside Inuyasha was already deep in discussion with Kira. "Who is Kyle?" he was asking as Kagome came up behind them. "Why do you need to tell him?"
"He's been my best friend for like ever and I have to tell him what's up. He's the only one, I promise."
Satisfied for now Inuyasha turned to Kagome. "Kagome, stay here and tell the others what's going on."
"But!" she stopped under his withering glare. "Alright," she said weakly. She turned and left disappearing into the forest behind Kira's house.
Kira curled her hair and shoved it under her hat so it was now hidden. She then tucked her tail under her baggy t-shirt. "What are you doing?" asked Inuyasha.
"I don't want to scare anybody..." Kira answered.
"Oh." Was Inuyasha's simple reply. He remembered when he was little, shunned by humans for being part demon, hated by demons for being part human.
"Inuyasha?" He was snapped out of his trance. "What?"
"Why didn't I transform all the way..."
"Eh?" Inuyasha really didn't want to remind her in case she had forgotten about Sesshoumaru.
"Oh wait, I remember now. That one, Miroku I think, he said I have another older brother? What's his name? What's he like? ...Why don't I remember him?"
"Err..." Inuyasha was still hesitant to answer.
"C'mon! Why won't you tell me?" She stopped and turned to look Inuyasha in the eyes. He stared back, determined not to crack but it didn't last long. Her eyes had a way of talking you into things her voice couldn't. The one newly transformed eye had turned an ice blue, matching the human one, and was now boring into him. "I want to look how I'm supposed to and I want to know who my brother is. He has to have been looking for me too, right?"
Inuyasha couldn't do it anymore. "Alright. You do have another brother. He is Sesshoumaru, my older brother and a full demon like you should be. I think if you see him again and he accepts you as his sister again then you will change all the way back."
Kira started walking again. "And why was this so hard to tell me?"
She truly doesn't remember him at all... Inuyasha thought. Then, "You don't remember?" Kira shook her head. "We... We never got along. We tried to not fight as much when you were with us because you didn't like it but it would never last long. After you disappeared there was nothing holding us back and now... we fight to the... to the death every time we see each other..." he looked down staring at his feet as he walked. He was obviously ashamed of his actions since she had left. Though he never quite gave up hope, he didn't really expect to ever find her, but now that he had he had a lot of things to answer for. But before she could reply, someone called out to her.
"Hey Kate!" it was Kyle. "Where have you been?" he came running over.
"Hey Kyle. I-I need to talk to you for a second..." Kira and Kyle walked over a bit but Kira motioned for Inuyasha to stay where he was.
"So, what's up?" questioned Kyle.
"I'm- I'm leaving for a while... I don't know when I'll be back or anything..."
"What? Where are you going?"
"See that guy over there?" she indicated Inuyasha, standing there waiting impatiently. "He's my brother."
"But you don't have a brother!" Kyle was getting worried.
"That's what I thought at first too. Don't tell anyone what I'm about to say, alright?"
"Okay..." Kyle agreed.
"Well, last night I was taken from my bed by a stranger. He brought me to the woods behind my house and there I found more people waiting for me. But that one there, his name is Inuyasha. When I saw him I knew he looked very familiar but I couldn't place him. Then he called me by my real name and hugged me. Everything came rushing back to me, at least everything concerning him. I have another brother but I barely even remember his name. That's why I have to go with him now. I-I'm not human Kyle. I'm like some freak demon thing! I have ears and a tail!" she reached up and tore the hat off her head and her patchy colored hair fell down about her shoulders to her waist and two dog-like ears popped up out of her head. The tail promptly swished out from beneath her shirt. Kyle drew back in fear. Seeing this Kira burst into tears and turned away. Through her sobs you could make out these words: "See?! I'm a freak! That's also why I have to go! My parents were even scared of me!"
Inuyasha started hurrying over but stopped when Kyle reached out and turned Kira around to face him. "You're not a freak. I don't care what you look like." His voice became very soft and gentle and Kira stopped and looked up at him. "I like you Kate. I've always liked you. The thought of you leaving for good got me to finally say it." He let go and looked down at the ground, beginning to blush.
"I never realized Kyle... But! I'm not leaving for good! If they don't bring me back every now and then I'll find a way to take myself back to visit you!"
"Thanks Kate. I'll miss you while you're gone. Come back soon, okay?" He leaned close and kissed her once on the cheek, then hurried away staring at the ground, his face growing hot and bright red.
"He's been my best friend for like ever and I have to tell him what's up. He's the only one, I promise."
Satisfied for now Inuyasha turned to Kagome. "Kagome, stay here and tell the others what's going on."
"But!" she stopped under his withering glare. "Alright," she said weakly. She turned and left disappearing into the forest behind Kira's house.
Kira curled her hair and shoved it under her hat so it was now hidden. She then tucked her tail under her baggy t-shirt. "What are you doing?" asked Inuyasha.
"I don't want to scare anybody..." Kira answered.
"Oh." Was Inuyasha's simple reply. He remembered when he was little, shunned by humans for being part demon, hated by demons for being part human.
"Inuyasha?" He was snapped out of his trance. "What?"
"Why didn't I transform all the way..."
"Eh?" Inuyasha really didn't want to remind her in case she had forgotten about Sesshoumaru.
"Oh wait, I remember now. That one, Miroku I think, he said I have another older brother? What's his name? What's he like? ...Why don't I remember him?"
"Err..." Inuyasha was still hesitant to answer.
"C'mon! Why won't you tell me?" She stopped and turned to look Inuyasha in the eyes. He stared back, determined not to crack but it didn't last long. Her eyes had a way of talking you into things her voice couldn't. The one newly transformed eye had turned an ice blue, matching the human one, and was now boring into him. "I want to look how I'm supposed to and I want to know who my brother is. He has to have been looking for me too, right?"
Inuyasha couldn't do it anymore. "Alright. You do have another brother. He is Sesshoumaru, my older brother and a full demon like you should be. I think if you see him again and he accepts you as his sister again then you will change all the way back."
Kira started walking again. "And why was this so hard to tell me?"
She truly doesn't remember him at all... Inuyasha thought. Then, "You don't remember?" Kira shook her head. "We... We never got along. We tried to not fight as much when you were with us because you didn't like it but it would never last long. After you disappeared there was nothing holding us back and now... we fight to the... to the death every time we see each other..." he looked down staring at his feet as he walked. He was obviously ashamed of his actions since she had left. Though he never quite gave up hope, he didn't really expect to ever find her, but now that he had he had a lot of things to answer for. But before she could reply, someone called out to her.
"Hey Kate!" it was Kyle. "Where have you been?" he came running over.
"Hey Kyle. I-I need to talk to you for a second..." Kira and Kyle walked over a bit but Kira motioned for Inuyasha to stay where he was.
"So, what's up?" questioned Kyle.
"I'm- I'm leaving for a while... I don't know when I'll be back or anything..."
"What? Where are you going?"
"See that guy over there?" she indicated Inuyasha, standing there waiting impatiently. "He's my brother."
"But you don't have a brother!" Kyle was getting worried.
"That's what I thought at first too. Don't tell anyone what I'm about to say, alright?"
"Okay..." Kyle agreed.
"Well, last night I was taken from my bed by a stranger. He brought me to the woods behind my house and there I found more people waiting for me. But that one there, his name is Inuyasha. When I saw him I knew he looked very familiar but I couldn't place him. Then he called me by my real name and hugged me. Everything came rushing back to me, at least everything concerning him. I have another brother but I barely even remember his name. That's why I have to go with him now. I-I'm not human Kyle. I'm like some freak demon thing! I have ears and a tail!" she reached up and tore the hat off her head and her patchy colored hair fell down about her shoulders to her waist and two dog-like ears popped up out of her head. The tail promptly swished out from beneath her shirt. Kyle drew back in fear. Seeing this Kira burst into tears and turned away. Through her sobs you could make out these words: "See?! I'm a freak! That's also why I have to go! My parents were even scared of me!"
Inuyasha started hurrying over but stopped when Kyle reached out and turned Kira around to face him. "You're not a freak. I don't care what you look like." His voice became very soft and gentle and Kira stopped and looked up at him. "I like you Kate. I've always liked you. The thought of you leaving for good got me to finally say it." He let go and looked down at the ground, beginning to blush.
"I never realized Kyle... But! I'm not leaving for good! If they don't bring me back every now and then I'll find a way to take myself back to visit you!"
"Thanks Kate. I'll miss you while you're gone. Come back soon, okay?" He leaned close and kissed her once on the cheek, then hurried away staring at the ground, his face growing hot and bright red.