"Kagome's Puppy Troubles"
By Xio the Dog Demoness
Xio: I'm back…
Minnie: -sigh-
Xio: I miss my friends from school already… -ears drooping-
Minnie: And when Xio's sad, she makes me sad too…
Xio: Well, I changed my mind about how many times you guys would hear the mysterious voices…
Minnie: You're only gonna see them in this chapter.
Xio: Since I'm not in the mood for anymore chatter, I'll let you read now. Ja Ne.
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, but Kuri's mine. Keep your hands off unless I give you permission.
NOTE: Since the fight of Chapter Nine when Kagome and Kuri's light killed off the demons and healed her friends, Sesshomaru has had both arms. This will be important either in this chapter or the next. I haven't decided. Thank you.
'Thoughts'
"Speech"
Dog Speech
--Scene Change--
------------------------------Last time on Kagome's Puppy Troubles------------------------------
They were about to remove the last barriers of cloth when…
"Kagome…? InuYasha…?" Kagome and InuYasha both turned in alarm and embarrassment to meet the shocked and uncomfortable demon slayer's eyes. "You, you were taking to long with the firewood," she stuttered. The couple looked at her, blushing freely, before scrambling to cover themselves as Sango began to walk to camp. Fully dressed, the two gathered armloads of wood and rushed after her.
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I'm just going to the hot spring for a quick bath. Don't worry, I'll be back shortly. Kuri smiled to herself when she caught Kagome's scent. 'Looks like InuYasha and Kagome enjoyed their alone time.'
Miroku, Kagome, Sango and InuYasha pitched in to set up camp and start fixing dinner. Shippo and Rin talked to Kohaku awhile, waiting for dinner to be finished. A little before dinner was ready, Kuri came back, mostly dry, and sat on a rock near Rin. After dinner, everyone but InuYasha and Sesshomaru went to sleep. Kuri snuggled to Kagome's side, Shippo on the miko's other side. InuYasha sat in his tree watching Kagome sleeping contentedly, and Sesshomaru spent the night guarding the camp.
------------------------------This time on Kagome's Puppy Troubles------------------------------
Chapter Twelve: Changes and Mating Habits
"Koga, we have visitors!" cried a wolf demon.
"Who are they?" asked the wolf prince.
"Kagome and the others. Even the Lord of the Western Lands is with them!" replied the demon.
'Why would Lord Sesshomaru be with mutt face?' thought Koga. "Very well Hakkaku, gather a welcoming party and bring them here to see me." He saw Hakkaku just standing there. "Come on, come on, hurry up you slug! Get moving!" said Koga agitatedly. He sat tapping his foot impatiently as Hakkaku went running. As soon as he was out of the cave Koga yelled for some of his wolves. "Sasho, Micca, Kimaru, get in here and make the cave presentable for our guests!" The three wolf demons rushed in and began cleaning as Koga waited in front of the waterfall.
"Ginta, Karo, Raruma, Aoshi! Koga has ordered us to be welcoming party to Kagome and her friends. We have to go and bring them to Koga! Hurry, get moving!" yelled Hakkaku. Ginta and Karo came running with their spears in their hands, and Raruma and Aoshi came with bow and arrow on their backs.
Raruma fluttered her eyes at Hakkaku. "We're welcoming party, hmm? Why don't we let Karo, Ginta, and Aoshi bring them to Prince Koga?" she purred seductively.
Hakkaku looked clueless. "Why would we not go? Besides, Prince Koga ordered me specifically to gather a party and lead our guests to the cave."
Aoshi and Raruma both rolled their eyes. Aoshi turned to Raruma as the guys walked ahead. "Raruma, you know guys are hopeless without direct statements, don't you? Subtlety is lost on them," she laughed lowly to her friend.
"But he's so cute… I can't help but try!" replied Raruma. They hurried and caught up to the others, where Raruma immediately jumped to Hakkaku's side. "Hakkaku, maybe when this is over we could, spend some time together? Alone?"
Hakkaku looked at her. "I can't. I'm on patrol duty. After we bring Kagome and the rest of our guests here I will have to finish my shift."
Raruma pouted while Aoshi looked sad for her. "Should I try the direct route, Aoshi?" asked Raruma in a low whisper.
Aoshi looked at Raruma thoughtfully. "You've tried everything else. Surely this couldn't hurt. After all, he's either really that dense, or he's not interested." Raruma stared at her.
"Oh, thanks for building my confidence Aoshi… Now I'm sure I can come right out and tell him. After all, there's always the chance he thinks I'm just an annoying flirt…" Raruma looked really depressed. 'What if that's what he does think of me, and he's ignoring my advances because of it…' Raruma sighed and the two looked ahead.
--------------------------------With Kagome and the Group--------------------------------
"I smell wolves coming this way," said InuYasha from behind Kagome. Kagome held a little tighter to the fur on Kuri's neck.
'Everything will go all right, everything will go all right,' Kagome repeated mentally. Kuri's tail snaked past InuYasha and wrapped loosely around Kagome, the inuyoukai trying to comfort her friend.
It's ok Kagome. Koga will understand, and everything will be fine. Koga already renounced his claim on you, remember? Kuri barked soothingly.
"But what if Koga doesn't wanna give up his shards?" asked Kagome sadly.
"We'll take them by force then!" exclaimed InuYasha, clutching Tetsusaiga.
Kuri removed her tail from Kagome and bashed InuYasha over the head with it. Don't worry Kagome, I won't let that happen. Besides, Koga knew eventually you would need his shards. He'll give them to you. Behind Kagome, InuYasha was grumbling curses.
"InuYasha, don't curse around Shippo! He's gonna pick up on your foul language!" Kagome growled out angrily. InuYasha laid his ears back. 'Kagome's scary when she's mad…'
"Don't worry Mommy, I won't use bad language like InuYasha. I'm a good kitsune!" declared Shippo happily. Kagome smiled at her little pup as he wagged his fluffy little tail from her shoulder.
The wolves arrived a little below the group. "All right Kuri, let's go and meet them," said Kagome. Kuri and Kirara headed down, Sesshomaru following slightly behind them.
"Sister Kagome, Koga is expecting you. Follow us please," said Hakkaku.
"Hey, I remember you! I saved your life from one of the Birds of Paradise!" exclaimed Kagome excitedly. (AN: I don't know if he's really the one she saved, but she did save a male wolf, so…)
Hakkaku smiled. "Yes sister, you saved me. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here." Behind him, Raruma watched Hakkaku with love-struck eyes. Kagome was deeply reminded of herself and InuYasha before they began courting… Speaking of which, she still wanted some time without interruptions. 'Maybe after getting the jewel?'
Pretty soon the group were led up to the large waterfalls of the wolf den. They were led up to the top and through the waterfall. Since Kagome didn't want to get wet, (A/N: White shirt…) she put up a miko barrier above the group's heads. The water just rolled off to rejoin the main flow as the group walked through. Koga waited sitting on his pile of hay. "Kagome, it's good to see you again."
Kagome looked at him. "It's good to see you too, Koga," she said. Shippo smiled at the wolf from Kagome's shoulder.
Koga smiled slightly at Kagome as he stood up. "I suppose you have come for my shards?" He looked at her as she looked a little regretful, while InuYasha stood at her side with a smirk. Kuri stood, in small form, against Kagome's leg, giving growls of encouragement.
"Yes Koga. Yours are the only two shards I don't possess. Once I have them, the jewel will be complete once more," sighed Kagome.
Koga easily removed his shards and handed them to Kagome. "I don't think I need them anymore." Koga took a step closer to Kagome. "You may have chosen him, Kagome, but I will still hold feelings of love for you always." InuYasha began to growl, and Kagome silenced him with a look, before she stepped slightly in front of him, holding the shards in her closed hand.
"I love you too Koga, but as I would a brother. The only thing I wanted for us was to be friends."
"I understand Kagome. I'm not even sure if I loved you as much as I thought I did… See, I found someone else…" Koga smiled at a recent memory.
Kagome smiled. "I'm glad. Does she return your feelings?"
"She had them first," replied Koga, smirking. Kagome shook her head with a sigh. 'Oh yeah, gotta love the guy's ego…'
"Koga, thanks for giving us the shards, but we need to go now. Bye Koga, and good luck with your girl!" The group left the cave, then walked until Kagome thought they were far enough from the wolf den.
"All right, here should be a good spot. It's time to make the jewel whole again." 'And hope InuYasha doesn't still wanna be a full blooded demon,' Kagome thought to herself. She took the nearly complete jewel from around her neck and the shards Koga had given her, and held them in her palms. Kuri walked to her side watching Kagome intently. Kagome concentrated and the jewel and shards began to glow with her energy. When the light faded, the Shikon no Tama twinkled innocently at them. Everyone was silent, looking at the purified Shikon Jewel. "It-it's whole… at last it's complete…" said InuYasha with some shock. As he broke the silence, Kagome and Kuri were engulfed by a brilliant white light coming from the jewel. Everyone looked, stunned, as the light filled the area, before shielding their eyes from the blinding brightness.
------------------------------------Inside the Shikon Jewel------------------------------------
Kagome and Kuri opened their eyes to find themselves in a grassy meadow. The background faded into whiteness.
"Finally, the Shikon no Tama is whole once more," said a male voice. Kagome turned to find no one there. Kuri sniffed around but smelled nothing but grass and flowers.
"You are the Shikon Incarnate? And InuTenshi as well. We are grateful for your efforts in completing the Shikon no Tama, as well as ridding this world of evil as you were meant to do," stated a young female voice.
'Dog Angel?' wondered Kuri. InuTenshi? I think you may have me confused, she barked with drooping ears. I'm just Kuri.
"No. You are InuTenshi, companion to the Shikon Incarnate," said a young male voice.
"Kuri is just the name that was given to you," finished a female voice.
"Who are you people anyways? And why don't I sense you?" asked Kagome.
"We are the four souls of the Shikon Jewel. I am Love," stated a female voice.
"I am Wisdom," said the young female voice.
"I am Courage," said the male voice.
"And I am Friendship," finished the young male voice.
"You don't sense us because you are inside us right now," declared Love.
Kagome was silent. 'Inside them?' "Wait, as in inside the jewel!"
"Exactly. You are in the Shikon no Tama right now," replied Wisdom.
But I thought you told me there was a battle between Midoriko and the demon soul in this jewel, Kagome, barked Kuri.
"That's what Sango told me, remember. I thought it sounded reasonable," replied Kagome.
"The battle is still waging, Shikon Incarnate. That is one of the reasons you have been brought here," said Friendship.
"It is time your true nature was revealed. Come forward, Shikon Incarnate, InuTenshi." said Courage.
Kagome and Kuri stood in the middle of the clearing, when they were covered in golden light. When the light faded, Kagome and Kuri were inuyoukai, with humanoid form. The first thing you noticed is that both had silver dog ears on their heads. They both had tails as well, shaped like Koga's but longer and silver. Their tails reached down to their shins and were fluffy yet sleek. Kagome had silver hair with pink streaks, but Kuri's hair was silver with black streaks. Their hair went down to about mid-back. Kagome had green stripes on her face, wrists, hips, and ankles, and pink on her tail, where Kuri had blue stripes on her face, wrists, hips, and ankles with black stripes on her tail. (A/N: Like when she changed to her larger dog form before.) They both had natural light pink eye shadow. Their nails had grown into claws. Both had pink spheres on their foreheads, but Kagome's had a bow and arrow inside while Kuri's had angel wings on the inside. Both inuyoukai wore wearing simple white kimonos, but where Kagome's had cherries, Kuri's had jasmine blossoms.
They slowly opened their eyes to see four people in front of them. The two females were on Kagome's side, the males on Kuri's. The four were wearing blue kimonos with the symbol for their names in kanji. Kagome sniffed lightly, distracted for a second by her increased senses. 'Kuri smells of jasmine and night… But I can't smell these four…'
"Follow us to help end the battle between Midoriko and the demons," said Love.
"Wa-wa-wa-wait just a minute!" called Kuri shocked, and using her human voice for the first time. "Why did… We just… What's going on?"
"We-we're inuyoukai? Why? I need an explanation…" Kagome and Kuri both looked lost.
Courage sighed. "It's destiny. You were fated to be inuyoukai. It is a gift for the trials we have put you through."
"This is our way of giving you the things your hearts desire most," said Friendship.
"This is the only way you could truly have the love you yearn for, with the least problems," stated Love.
"And this way you don't have to worry about death splitting you from your loved ones too soon, or that your form won't allow, well, you understand," finished Wisdom. Kuri and Kagome blushed, but Kuri's was much deeper when Kagome looked at her and elbowed her.
"Interested in someone, Kuri?" Kagome grinned evilly at her.
"You're the one who's always running off with InuYasha," retorted Kuri, still blushing heavily. Kagome's blush deepened.
"Okay, why don't we just drop the subject?" said Kagome.
"Fine with me."
"If you two are finished, it's time to see Midoriko. She has been waiting for a long time for you to finally take your place at her side," said Wisdom.
Kagome looked at Wisdom questioning, but let it go. Kagome and Kuri followed the four as they led them across the meadow. As they moved, trees became visible in the background. They were soon heading through a forest.
------------------------------With InuYasha and the Rest of the Group------------------------------
"There's the jewel, but where's Kagome and Kuri?" asked Shippo worriedly.
"I sense them, but it's faint… like something's covering their presences," stated Miroku.
"I think they're in the jewel…" said Sango.
Rin looked to Shippo. "They'll be back, right Shippo? Rin doesn't want Kagome and Kuri to be gone…"
Shippo took a brave stance. "Of course they'll be back. Kagome and Kuri wouldn't just leave us!" 'I hope they're alright…'
"Kagome, return soon…" said InuYasha, staring at the jewel in his palm as it glowed.
"Kuri, please come back…" said Rin hopefully.
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"Kagome, return soon…"
"That was InuYasha!" exclaimed Kagome in surprise.
"Kuri, please come back…"
"And Rin!" added Kuri with a grin.
They had reached the other side of the forest, and were nearing the exit. As they stepped past the last trees, they saw a battlefield, covered in youkai blood and barren of life except for the demon itself, and the miko battling it. From the look of things, the two were equally matched.
"Here they are, Midoriko and the demon. Midoriko will not be free as long as their fight continues," stated Wisdom.
"How do we help?" asked Kagome.
"Destroy the demon. If all three of you work together, the demon will perish," said Courage.
Kagome and Kuri looked at each other and made their decision. They walked to Midoriko's side as the giant serpentine demon charged. Kagome threw up a barrier and the youkai hit, bouncing off harmlessly. Midoriko looked at the two for a second, before they began attacking the demon. Remembering Sesshomaru's poison claws, Kuri tried that move for herself. Her claws glowed red and melted into the demon's side. It roared in pain. Kagome attempted using Sesshomaru's energy whip. She created a blue and pink whip and sliced off its tail with an experimental flick. Midoriko hacked at the serpent with her sword glowing pink with her miko energy. Kagome and Kuri jumped in unison, striking the youkai with enlarged claws, ripping large gashes into its sides. The demon rushed at Midoriko, but it was greatly slowed by blood loss. Midoriko waited until the youkai had gotten close enough before she delivered the final blow, slicing through its head. Midoriko then stepped toward Kagome and Kuri.
"Shikon Incarnate… no… Kagome, and you as well InuTenshi… Kuri, thank you for finally releasing me from this ancient battle. My soul is free. And now I have to speak to the both of you. Please, listen closely. I don't think that I will have the time to repeat all of this should you not pay attention now." Midoriko stopped to look at the two, who were looking at her with rapt attention.
"Kagome. You are not the reincarnation of Kikyo. She was a weak priestess, not of power but of will. She did not have the strength to protect this jewel, and the power of it began to corrupt her thoughts, thereby strengthening the demon. Kagome, you are my reincarnation. As for you Kuri, you are the reincarnation of my first demon companion, Aiko, who gave her life for mine, many long years ago."
Kagome and Kuri looked at each other. 'We were together even in our past lives!' they thought.
"Wait, if I'm your reincarnation, then how is it that the Shikon no Tama was inside of me, which you were trapped inside of, and how am I speaking with you now?" asked Kagome. Kuri looked at Midoriko.
"You have freed me in the past, giving me 500 years to reincarnate many times before I reincarnated as you. That is also why your soul, why our soul, is so large," replied Midoriko.
"Hey, where did the four souls go?" asked Kuri suddenly.
"They have probably prepared themselves for their release," said Midoriko.
"Their release?"
"Your efforts have allowed the Shikon no Tama to be destroyed at last. No other innocent will lose their life over this cursed jewel," replied the priestess gravely.
Kagome and Kuri were suddenly blinded by a bright pink light. The whole jewel was engulfed in its glow. "Goodbye Kagome. Goodbye Kuri. Thank you for releasing me from the Shikon Jewel!"
"We are finally free… The world will again be balanced… Goodbye Shikon Incarnate, InuTenshi! Good luck…" said Love, Wisdom, Courage, and Friendship. Their voices faded as the light diminished. Kagome and Kuri found themselves back with the group, holding the Shikon no Tama in their hands, before five blue lights shot out of it and spread across the night sky. The jewel turned glass colored, before shattering into dust.
-----------------------------With the Group Before the Jewel's Destruction-----------------------------
InuYasha and the rest looked on in shock as the jewel began glowing a bright pink. Two beams shot from the glow, forming two eerie featureless glowing pink inuyoukai. The glow died down to reveal the two inuyoukai's appearances. (A/N: All of you who read carefully know what they look like, so I'm not repeating myself. If you don't know, go back and reread the first section of 'Inside the Shikon Jewel'.) The two held the jewel in their hands as five blue shafts of light streaked out from it and spread through the sky. The jewel lost its color and shattered to dust.
InuYasha stared at the two youkai that had emerged from the jewel. "Kagome…? Kuri…? Is that you?"
Kagome looked at him with a smirk. "Use your nose, that's what it's there for!" she remarked with a grin.
InuYasha gave a good sniff. 'Cherries… Spring rain…? It's her!' "Kagome, what happened in the jewel?" he asked gruffly, trying to hide the fact that he was worried for her safety, but failing miserably. Kagome could see the relieved light in his eyes.
Shippo took a good look at her and jumped into her arms. "The green stripes look good on you Mommy." Kagome smiled and cuddled her adopted pup closer.
Rin ran to Kuri. "Kuri, is that you?"
Kuri smiled. "It's me Rin. I'm not a little puppy anymore." (A/N: For reference, I'm saying she's the same age as Kagome.) Suddenly Rin glomped Kuri's tail.
"It's so soft and cuddly!" squealed Rin with a happy smile. Kuri just smiled in return and wrapped her tail lightly around Rin. 'I feel like her mother… I want a child…' Kuri thought to herself.
Sesshomaru watched the two with a hidden smile. 'They look like mother and daughter. And Kuri doesn't smell as bad as some of the females trying to mate me… Jasmine and night… It suits her perfectly…' (A/N: Gee, what am I up to here? -evil grin-) "So, you are the annoying puppy? How amusing. I suppose you're as weak as before?"
Kuri stared at him. Then her instincts hit her hard. 'I want to fight him… To challenge him… To see how strong he is…' "Why don't you just see how weak I am then? We could spar…" she smirked.
'An open challenge… And my instincts want me to accept. Hmm.' "Fine, let's go." He led them to an open field. Kirara kept the children occupied on the sidelines so they couldn't see as Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and InuYasha watched them get into position. Jaken squawked about how badly Kuri was going to be beaten until Kagome shut him up with her fist. "I always wanted to do that," she remarked with a laugh.
Suddenly Miroku and Sango sighed. "Could we go back to the village before you two fight? Miroku and I would like to get married," said Sango.
"And I want Mommy to adopt me. The full moon is coming in seven days!" said Shippo with a hint of impatience.
"We can get there in two…" remarked Kuri calmly.
"Not if InuYasha and Kagome make us stop too often," remarked Miroku with a lecherous grin.
-BAM WHAP SLAM THUD-
Kagome and InuYasha punched Miroku, Sango hit him with Hiraikotsu, and Kuri hit him with a large rock.
Kuri looked at Sesshomaru, realizing for the first time she had picked a fight with him. 'What am I doing this for?' -sigh- 'I let my instincts get the better of me…' "They're right, we should get going." Kuri got out of stance and walked over to Rin. Rin just smiled and pet her tail.
Sesshomaru looked at Kuri. 'She wanted a fight…' He smirked to himself. 'What if it was her instincts telling her to challenge me…'
Kagome looked over at InuYasha for the fifth time since Kuri picked a fight with Sesshomaru. 'I wanna finish what we started… but how am I going to get away from the others long enough?' She blushed as InuYasha caught her and he smirked. 'He's so sexy! I wanna just throw him down and… Bad Kagome! If you keep this up Sesshomaru is gonna smell you!' Kagome blushed again, but luckily for her no one noticed.
"I think it's time to sleep. Look how late it is. We can set up camp here and head out tomorrow," said Miroku. Everyone agreed and began setting up camp. After a late dinner of, what else?, Ramen noodles, they all went to their chosen places to go to sleep. InuYasha took the tree above Kagome, and Kuri chose a rock about three feet from her. To Kuri's surprise, Rin snuggled against her tail and went to sleep. Kuri distractedly pet her head, deep in thought.
'My instincts are even stronger now… I think I was about to challenge Sesshomaru's worthiness to be my mate!' Kuri blushed at the thought, thankful that it was night and the blush was covered. 'I can't be all at fault though… My heat, as well as Kagome's, will arrive tomorrow… It's just inuyoukai way to challenge potential mates. If you can beat them, they aren't worthy…' Kuri suddenly went off on another thought. 'Could I have beaten him? And if I didn't, would I have…?' Kuri blushed heavily and tried to go to sleep, but more random thoughts piled in her head. Another thought came to her. 'Kagome doesn't know about inuyoukai mating habits… I'll tell her. I know she isn't asleep yet…' Kuri carefully set Rin down on the rock, giving her a fluffy blanket from Kagome's pack to keep her asleep. Rin snuggled into the blanket and smiled.
Kuri snuck over to Kagome's side, and InuYasha cracked an eye open to watch the two inuyoukai. Kuri looked up and noticed him. "This is none of your business, InuYasha. We'll be back shortly," she hissed. Kagome and Kuri walked out of hearing range of the camp.
"What's this about Kuri?" asked Kagome. She was relieved really because she had been worrying about her new body.
"Kagome, well, we go into heat tomorrow, and I want you to know how you're gonna act. Inuyoukai challenge potential mates to test their worthiness and to see if they would help make strong pups. There are two forms of challenge: the chase and the fight. You will instinctively choose one once you come into heat. InuYasha will either have to beat or draw with you, or he will have to catch you. If he fails your challenge, you can challenge him until he succeeds, but your instincts aren't gonna allow you to go easy on him, or allow you to mate with him until he does succeed. Once you're out of heat, you can mate with him, but you won't be able to mate during your heat unless he is successful in either of your challenges. If he can succeed in one challenge though, you can mate as many times as you want."
Kagome looked worried. "So if he doesn't win, we can't…"
Kuri sighed. "You can't have pups until he successfully completes one of your challenges."
Kagome looked hard at Kuri. "What happens if he wins?"
Kuri blushed heavily as Kagome looked at her. "Well, if he wins… You two will go somewhere private, and well, you'll mate…" Kuri blushed harder as Kagome took on a shocked look, complete with cherry red blush. 'Why can't I talk about it now? I was doing well just a minute ago…'
Suddenly Kagome looked at Kuri with an evil grin. "Was that what you were doing with Sesshomaru?" Kuri looked mortified.
"Kagome, how could you even think such a thing of me?"
Kagome gave her an innocent look that didn't fool her for a second. "Kagome, I can't believe you would think I would do such a thing. Honestly, it was insulting saying I was annoying and weak."
"Doesn't mean that's why you wanted to fight him…" replied Kagome. Kagome's tail began to wag.
"I'm leaving if all you're gonna do is accuse me of being a pervert." Kuri turned away from Kagome and began heading back to camp.
"Wait! I have questions about my new senses!" exclaimed Kagome.
"Ask InuYasha."
"He's a hanyou. What if I have different senses being full-blooded?"
"Ask Sesshomaru."
"Oh yeah, wonderful conversation… That would be really comfortable, asking Mr. Emotionless about my new youkai senses… Please Kuri, you were an inuyoukai before the jewel. Couldn't you please help me out?" Kagome gave her friend the infamous puppy-dog eyes, complete with pout and flattened ears. Her tail was even hanging down. Kuri sighed in defeat.
"Okay, what do you need to know?"
Xio: I'm gonna stop it here. Next chapter will explain Kagome's new senses, and if all goes well, be a lemon too!
Minnie: Poor Kagome, being human so long… Such dull senses… She's lucky to become a demon.
Xio: I'm okay with Kagome as a human, really. I just like her better as a youkai or a hanyou. Oh, and some characters might have been a little OOC in this chapter. Sorry if you don't like it, but it's how I wanted it. If you don't like my story, try not to flame. I post them in the chapter to let my faithful reviewers take a crack at them.
Minnie: Xio's writing more stories… -ears droop-
Xio: I'm not posting them until I finish this one though. Well, here it is, the part some of you have been waiting for, Reviewer Corner! Sesshoumarugrl, Teen15, The Fire Goddess (thanks, I love being evil!), lauren Stringer, Candace (don't worry, I will write a lemon, I just wanted to wait until Kagome and Kuri changed), whitetigerdemon14, Goddess-Hope, Dragon Man 180 (It will be a little while. Kagome and InuYasha haven't even mated yet. And I still have other plans for my group first. -rubs hands laughing evilly-), wolfdemon198, and Andrew (lemon should be next chapter!). Thank you all! Oh, before I forget… We have another flame!!! Let's take a look, shall we?
Kaori dark-princess 2004-05-25 11 Anonymous
FLAME! HOW COULD YOU DO THAT MAKE YASH AND KAGS GET CAUGHT BY ANYBODY! OH IM SO PISSED AT YOU "XIO"! (FIREBALL IN HAND AND KNIFE IN HAND) READY OR NOT HERE I COME XIO. (LAUGHS EVILLY)
Xio: Oh gee, I'm so scared of a person with a knife and a fireball. I'm a demoness… Well, back to your flame. Guess what? I didn't want Kagome and InuYasha to finish yet. Why? I have my reasons. Anyways, it was my right as author to stop them as I saw fit. I chose to let Sango catch them. Don't like it? Tough. By the way, people get caught in the act more than you might think. It's a perfectly logical way to keep them from finishing. Oh, while I'm at it, all caps make you look like an idiot. Ja Ne. -cough- loser -cough-
By Xio the Dog Demoness
Xio: I'm back…
Minnie: -sigh-
Xio: I miss my friends from school already… -ears drooping-
Minnie: And when Xio's sad, she makes me sad too…
Xio: Well, I changed my mind about how many times you guys would hear the mysterious voices…
Minnie: You're only gonna see them in this chapter.
Xio: Since I'm not in the mood for anymore chatter, I'll let you read now. Ja Ne.
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, but Kuri's mine. Keep your hands off unless I give you permission.
NOTE: Since the fight of Chapter Nine when Kagome and Kuri's light killed off the demons and healed her friends, Sesshomaru has had both arms. This will be important either in this chapter or the next. I haven't decided. Thank you.
'Thoughts'
"Speech"
Dog Speech
--Scene Change--
------------------------------Last time on Kagome's Puppy Troubles------------------------------
They were about to remove the last barriers of cloth when…
"Kagome…? InuYasha…?" Kagome and InuYasha both turned in alarm and embarrassment to meet the shocked and uncomfortable demon slayer's eyes. "You, you were taking to long with the firewood," she stuttered. The couple looked at her, blushing freely, before scrambling to cover themselves as Sango began to walk to camp. Fully dressed, the two gathered armloads of wood and rushed after her.
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I'm just going to the hot spring for a quick bath. Don't worry, I'll be back shortly. Kuri smiled to herself when she caught Kagome's scent. 'Looks like InuYasha and Kagome enjoyed their alone time.'
Miroku, Kagome, Sango and InuYasha pitched in to set up camp and start fixing dinner. Shippo and Rin talked to Kohaku awhile, waiting for dinner to be finished. A little before dinner was ready, Kuri came back, mostly dry, and sat on a rock near Rin. After dinner, everyone but InuYasha and Sesshomaru went to sleep. Kuri snuggled to Kagome's side, Shippo on the miko's other side. InuYasha sat in his tree watching Kagome sleeping contentedly, and Sesshomaru spent the night guarding the camp.
------------------------------This time on Kagome's Puppy Troubles------------------------------
Chapter Twelve: Changes and Mating Habits
"Koga, we have visitors!" cried a wolf demon.
"Who are they?" asked the wolf prince.
"Kagome and the others. Even the Lord of the Western Lands is with them!" replied the demon.
'Why would Lord Sesshomaru be with mutt face?' thought Koga. "Very well Hakkaku, gather a welcoming party and bring them here to see me." He saw Hakkaku just standing there. "Come on, come on, hurry up you slug! Get moving!" said Koga agitatedly. He sat tapping his foot impatiently as Hakkaku went running. As soon as he was out of the cave Koga yelled for some of his wolves. "Sasho, Micca, Kimaru, get in here and make the cave presentable for our guests!" The three wolf demons rushed in and began cleaning as Koga waited in front of the waterfall.
"Ginta, Karo, Raruma, Aoshi! Koga has ordered us to be welcoming party to Kagome and her friends. We have to go and bring them to Koga! Hurry, get moving!" yelled Hakkaku. Ginta and Karo came running with their spears in their hands, and Raruma and Aoshi came with bow and arrow on their backs.
Raruma fluttered her eyes at Hakkaku. "We're welcoming party, hmm? Why don't we let Karo, Ginta, and Aoshi bring them to Prince Koga?" she purred seductively.
Hakkaku looked clueless. "Why would we not go? Besides, Prince Koga ordered me specifically to gather a party and lead our guests to the cave."
Aoshi and Raruma both rolled their eyes. Aoshi turned to Raruma as the guys walked ahead. "Raruma, you know guys are hopeless without direct statements, don't you? Subtlety is lost on them," she laughed lowly to her friend.
"But he's so cute… I can't help but try!" replied Raruma. They hurried and caught up to the others, where Raruma immediately jumped to Hakkaku's side. "Hakkaku, maybe when this is over we could, spend some time together? Alone?"
Hakkaku looked at her. "I can't. I'm on patrol duty. After we bring Kagome and the rest of our guests here I will have to finish my shift."
Raruma pouted while Aoshi looked sad for her. "Should I try the direct route, Aoshi?" asked Raruma in a low whisper.
Aoshi looked at Raruma thoughtfully. "You've tried everything else. Surely this couldn't hurt. After all, he's either really that dense, or he's not interested." Raruma stared at her.
"Oh, thanks for building my confidence Aoshi… Now I'm sure I can come right out and tell him. After all, there's always the chance he thinks I'm just an annoying flirt…" Raruma looked really depressed. 'What if that's what he does think of me, and he's ignoring my advances because of it…' Raruma sighed and the two looked ahead.
--------------------------------With Kagome and the Group--------------------------------
"I smell wolves coming this way," said InuYasha from behind Kagome. Kagome held a little tighter to the fur on Kuri's neck.
'Everything will go all right, everything will go all right,' Kagome repeated mentally. Kuri's tail snaked past InuYasha and wrapped loosely around Kagome, the inuyoukai trying to comfort her friend.
It's ok Kagome. Koga will understand, and everything will be fine. Koga already renounced his claim on you, remember? Kuri barked soothingly.
"But what if Koga doesn't wanna give up his shards?" asked Kagome sadly.
"We'll take them by force then!" exclaimed InuYasha, clutching Tetsusaiga.
Kuri removed her tail from Kagome and bashed InuYasha over the head with it. Don't worry Kagome, I won't let that happen. Besides, Koga knew eventually you would need his shards. He'll give them to you. Behind Kagome, InuYasha was grumbling curses.
"InuYasha, don't curse around Shippo! He's gonna pick up on your foul language!" Kagome growled out angrily. InuYasha laid his ears back. 'Kagome's scary when she's mad…'
"Don't worry Mommy, I won't use bad language like InuYasha. I'm a good kitsune!" declared Shippo happily. Kagome smiled at her little pup as he wagged his fluffy little tail from her shoulder.
The wolves arrived a little below the group. "All right Kuri, let's go and meet them," said Kagome. Kuri and Kirara headed down, Sesshomaru following slightly behind them.
"Sister Kagome, Koga is expecting you. Follow us please," said Hakkaku.
"Hey, I remember you! I saved your life from one of the Birds of Paradise!" exclaimed Kagome excitedly. (AN: I don't know if he's really the one she saved, but she did save a male wolf, so…)
Hakkaku smiled. "Yes sister, you saved me. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here." Behind him, Raruma watched Hakkaku with love-struck eyes. Kagome was deeply reminded of herself and InuYasha before they began courting… Speaking of which, she still wanted some time without interruptions. 'Maybe after getting the jewel?'
Pretty soon the group were led up to the large waterfalls of the wolf den. They were led up to the top and through the waterfall. Since Kagome didn't want to get wet, (A/N: White shirt…) she put up a miko barrier above the group's heads. The water just rolled off to rejoin the main flow as the group walked through. Koga waited sitting on his pile of hay. "Kagome, it's good to see you again."
Kagome looked at him. "It's good to see you too, Koga," she said. Shippo smiled at the wolf from Kagome's shoulder.
Koga smiled slightly at Kagome as he stood up. "I suppose you have come for my shards?" He looked at her as she looked a little regretful, while InuYasha stood at her side with a smirk. Kuri stood, in small form, against Kagome's leg, giving growls of encouragement.
"Yes Koga. Yours are the only two shards I don't possess. Once I have them, the jewel will be complete once more," sighed Kagome.
Koga easily removed his shards and handed them to Kagome. "I don't think I need them anymore." Koga took a step closer to Kagome. "You may have chosen him, Kagome, but I will still hold feelings of love for you always." InuYasha began to growl, and Kagome silenced him with a look, before she stepped slightly in front of him, holding the shards in her closed hand.
"I love you too Koga, but as I would a brother. The only thing I wanted for us was to be friends."
"I understand Kagome. I'm not even sure if I loved you as much as I thought I did… See, I found someone else…" Koga smiled at a recent memory.
Kagome smiled. "I'm glad. Does she return your feelings?"
"She had them first," replied Koga, smirking. Kagome shook her head with a sigh. 'Oh yeah, gotta love the guy's ego…'
"Koga, thanks for giving us the shards, but we need to go now. Bye Koga, and good luck with your girl!" The group left the cave, then walked until Kagome thought they were far enough from the wolf den.
"All right, here should be a good spot. It's time to make the jewel whole again." 'And hope InuYasha doesn't still wanna be a full blooded demon,' Kagome thought to herself. She took the nearly complete jewel from around her neck and the shards Koga had given her, and held them in her palms. Kuri walked to her side watching Kagome intently. Kagome concentrated and the jewel and shards began to glow with her energy. When the light faded, the Shikon no Tama twinkled innocently at them. Everyone was silent, looking at the purified Shikon Jewel. "It-it's whole… at last it's complete…" said InuYasha with some shock. As he broke the silence, Kagome and Kuri were engulfed by a brilliant white light coming from the jewel. Everyone looked, stunned, as the light filled the area, before shielding their eyes from the blinding brightness.
------------------------------------Inside the Shikon Jewel------------------------------------
Kagome and Kuri opened their eyes to find themselves in a grassy meadow. The background faded into whiteness.
"Finally, the Shikon no Tama is whole once more," said a male voice. Kagome turned to find no one there. Kuri sniffed around but smelled nothing but grass and flowers.
"You are the Shikon Incarnate? And InuTenshi as well. We are grateful for your efforts in completing the Shikon no Tama, as well as ridding this world of evil as you were meant to do," stated a young female voice.
'Dog Angel?' wondered Kuri. InuTenshi? I think you may have me confused, she barked with drooping ears. I'm just Kuri.
"No. You are InuTenshi, companion to the Shikon Incarnate," said a young male voice.
"Kuri is just the name that was given to you," finished a female voice.
"Who are you people anyways? And why don't I sense you?" asked Kagome.
"We are the four souls of the Shikon Jewel. I am Love," stated a female voice.
"I am Wisdom," said the young female voice.
"I am Courage," said the male voice.
"And I am Friendship," finished the young male voice.
"You don't sense us because you are inside us right now," declared Love.
Kagome was silent. 'Inside them?' "Wait, as in inside the jewel!"
"Exactly. You are in the Shikon no Tama right now," replied Wisdom.
But I thought you told me there was a battle between Midoriko and the demon soul in this jewel, Kagome, barked Kuri.
"That's what Sango told me, remember. I thought it sounded reasonable," replied Kagome.
"The battle is still waging, Shikon Incarnate. That is one of the reasons you have been brought here," said Friendship.
"It is time your true nature was revealed. Come forward, Shikon Incarnate, InuTenshi." said Courage.
Kagome and Kuri stood in the middle of the clearing, when they were covered in golden light. When the light faded, Kagome and Kuri were inuyoukai, with humanoid form. The first thing you noticed is that both had silver dog ears on their heads. They both had tails as well, shaped like Koga's but longer and silver. Their tails reached down to their shins and were fluffy yet sleek. Kagome had silver hair with pink streaks, but Kuri's hair was silver with black streaks. Their hair went down to about mid-back. Kagome had green stripes on her face, wrists, hips, and ankles, and pink on her tail, where Kuri had blue stripes on her face, wrists, hips, and ankles with black stripes on her tail. (A/N: Like when she changed to her larger dog form before.) They both had natural light pink eye shadow. Their nails had grown into claws. Both had pink spheres on their foreheads, but Kagome's had a bow and arrow inside while Kuri's had angel wings on the inside. Both inuyoukai wore wearing simple white kimonos, but where Kagome's had cherries, Kuri's had jasmine blossoms.
They slowly opened their eyes to see four people in front of them. The two females were on Kagome's side, the males on Kuri's. The four were wearing blue kimonos with the symbol for their names in kanji. Kagome sniffed lightly, distracted for a second by her increased senses. 'Kuri smells of jasmine and night… But I can't smell these four…'
"Follow us to help end the battle between Midoriko and the demons," said Love.
"Wa-wa-wa-wait just a minute!" called Kuri shocked, and using her human voice for the first time. "Why did… We just… What's going on?"
"We-we're inuyoukai? Why? I need an explanation…" Kagome and Kuri both looked lost.
Courage sighed. "It's destiny. You were fated to be inuyoukai. It is a gift for the trials we have put you through."
"This is our way of giving you the things your hearts desire most," said Friendship.
"This is the only way you could truly have the love you yearn for, with the least problems," stated Love.
"And this way you don't have to worry about death splitting you from your loved ones too soon, or that your form won't allow, well, you understand," finished Wisdom. Kuri and Kagome blushed, but Kuri's was much deeper when Kagome looked at her and elbowed her.
"Interested in someone, Kuri?" Kagome grinned evilly at her.
"You're the one who's always running off with InuYasha," retorted Kuri, still blushing heavily. Kagome's blush deepened.
"Okay, why don't we just drop the subject?" said Kagome.
"Fine with me."
"If you two are finished, it's time to see Midoriko. She has been waiting for a long time for you to finally take your place at her side," said Wisdom.
Kagome looked at Wisdom questioning, but let it go. Kagome and Kuri followed the four as they led them across the meadow. As they moved, trees became visible in the background. They were soon heading through a forest.
------------------------------With InuYasha and the Rest of the Group------------------------------
"There's the jewel, but where's Kagome and Kuri?" asked Shippo worriedly.
"I sense them, but it's faint… like something's covering their presences," stated Miroku.
"I think they're in the jewel…" said Sango.
Rin looked to Shippo. "They'll be back, right Shippo? Rin doesn't want Kagome and Kuri to be gone…"
Shippo took a brave stance. "Of course they'll be back. Kagome and Kuri wouldn't just leave us!" 'I hope they're alright…'
"Kagome, return soon…" said InuYasha, staring at the jewel in his palm as it glowed.
"Kuri, please come back…" said Rin hopefully.
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"Kagome, return soon…"
"That was InuYasha!" exclaimed Kagome in surprise.
"Kuri, please come back…"
"And Rin!" added Kuri with a grin.
They had reached the other side of the forest, and were nearing the exit. As they stepped past the last trees, they saw a battlefield, covered in youkai blood and barren of life except for the demon itself, and the miko battling it. From the look of things, the two were equally matched.
"Here they are, Midoriko and the demon. Midoriko will not be free as long as their fight continues," stated Wisdom.
"How do we help?" asked Kagome.
"Destroy the demon. If all three of you work together, the demon will perish," said Courage.
Kagome and Kuri looked at each other and made their decision. They walked to Midoriko's side as the giant serpentine demon charged. Kagome threw up a barrier and the youkai hit, bouncing off harmlessly. Midoriko looked at the two for a second, before they began attacking the demon. Remembering Sesshomaru's poison claws, Kuri tried that move for herself. Her claws glowed red and melted into the demon's side. It roared in pain. Kagome attempted using Sesshomaru's energy whip. She created a blue and pink whip and sliced off its tail with an experimental flick. Midoriko hacked at the serpent with her sword glowing pink with her miko energy. Kagome and Kuri jumped in unison, striking the youkai with enlarged claws, ripping large gashes into its sides. The demon rushed at Midoriko, but it was greatly slowed by blood loss. Midoriko waited until the youkai had gotten close enough before she delivered the final blow, slicing through its head. Midoriko then stepped toward Kagome and Kuri.
"Shikon Incarnate… no… Kagome, and you as well InuTenshi… Kuri, thank you for finally releasing me from this ancient battle. My soul is free. And now I have to speak to the both of you. Please, listen closely. I don't think that I will have the time to repeat all of this should you not pay attention now." Midoriko stopped to look at the two, who were looking at her with rapt attention.
"Kagome. You are not the reincarnation of Kikyo. She was a weak priestess, not of power but of will. She did not have the strength to protect this jewel, and the power of it began to corrupt her thoughts, thereby strengthening the demon. Kagome, you are my reincarnation. As for you Kuri, you are the reincarnation of my first demon companion, Aiko, who gave her life for mine, many long years ago."
Kagome and Kuri looked at each other. 'We were together even in our past lives!' they thought.
"Wait, if I'm your reincarnation, then how is it that the Shikon no Tama was inside of me, which you were trapped inside of, and how am I speaking with you now?" asked Kagome. Kuri looked at Midoriko.
"You have freed me in the past, giving me 500 years to reincarnate many times before I reincarnated as you. That is also why your soul, why our soul, is so large," replied Midoriko.
"Hey, where did the four souls go?" asked Kuri suddenly.
"They have probably prepared themselves for their release," said Midoriko.
"Their release?"
"Your efforts have allowed the Shikon no Tama to be destroyed at last. No other innocent will lose their life over this cursed jewel," replied the priestess gravely.
Kagome and Kuri were suddenly blinded by a bright pink light. The whole jewel was engulfed in its glow. "Goodbye Kagome. Goodbye Kuri. Thank you for releasing me from the Shikon Jewel!"
"We are finally free… The world will again be balanced… Goodbye Shikon Incarnate, InuTenshi! Good luck…" said Love, Wisdom, Courage, and Friendship. Their voices faded as the light diminished. Kagome and Kuri found themselves back with the group, holding the Shikon no Tama in their hands, before five blue lights shot out of it and spread across the night sky. The jewel turned glass colored, before shattering into dust.
-----------------------------With the Group Before the Jewel's Destruction-----------------------------
InuYasha and the rest looked on in shock as the jewel began glowing a bright pink. Two beams shot from the glow, forming two eerie featureless glowing pink inuyoukai. The glow died down to reveal the two inuyoukai's appearances. (A/N: All of you who read carefully know what they look like, so I'm not repeating myself. If you don't know, go back and reread the first section of 'Inside the Shikon Jewel'.) The two held the jewel in their hands as five blue shafts of light streaked out from it and spread through the sky. The jewel lost its color and shattered to dust.
InuYasha stared at the two youkai that had emerged from the jewel. "Kagome…? Kuri…? Is that you?"
Kagome looked at him with a smirk. "Use your nose, that's what it's there for!" she remarked with a grin.
InuYasha gave a good sniff. 'Cherries… Spring rain…? It's her!' "Kagome, what happened in the jewel?" he asked gruffly, trying to hide the fact that he was worried for her safety, but failing miserably. Kagome could see the relieved light in his eyes.
Shippo took a good look at her and jumped into her arms. "The green stripes look good on you Mommy." Kagome smiled and cuddled her adopted pup closer.
Rin ran to Kuri. "Kuri, is that you?"
Kuri smiled. "It's me Rin. I'm not a little puppy anymore." (A/N: For reference, I'm saying she's the same age as Kagome.) Suddenly Rin glomped Kuri's tail.
"It's so soft and cuddly!" squealed Rin with a happy smile. Kuri just smiled in return and wrapped her tail lightly around Rin. 'I feel like her mother… I want a child…' Kuri thought to herself.
Sesshomaru watched the two with a hidden smile. 'They look like mother and daughter. And Kuri doesn't smell as bad as some of the females trying to mate me… Jasmine and night… It suits her perfectly…' (A/N: Gee, what am I up to here? -evil grin-) "So, you are the annoying puppy? How amusing. I suppose you're as weak as before?"
Kuri stared at him. Then her instincts hit her hard. 'I want to fight him… To challenge him… To see how strong he is…' "Why don't you just see how weak I am then? We could spar…" she smirked.
'An open challenge… And my instincts want me to accept. Hmm.' "Fine, let's go." He led them to an open field. Kirara kept the children occupied on the sidelines so they couldn't see as Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and InuYasha watched them get into position. Jaken squawked about how badly Kuri was going to be beaten until Kagome shut him up with her fist. "I always wanted to do that," she remarked with a laugh.
Suddenly Miroku and Sango sighed. "Could we go back to the village before you two fight? Miroku and I would like to get married," said Sango.
"And I want Mommy to adopt me. The full moon is coming in seven days!" said Shippo with a hint of impatience.
"We can get there in two…" remarked Kuri calmly.
"Not if InuYasha and Kagome make us stop too often," remarked Miroku with a lecherous grin.
-BAM WHAP SLAM THUD-
Kagome and InuYasha punched Miroku, Sango hit him with Hiraikotsu, and Kuri hit him with a large rock.
Kuri looked at Sesshomaru, realizing for the first time she had picked a fight with him. 'What am I doing this for?' -sigh- 'I let my instincts get the better of me…' "They're right, we should get going." Kuri got out of stance and walked over to Rin. Rin just smiled and pet her tail.
Sesshomaru looked at Kuri. 'She wanted a fight…' He smirked to himself. 'What if it was her instincts telling her to challenge me…'
Kagome looked over at InuYasha for the fifth time since Kuri picked a fight with Sesshomaru. 'I wanna finish what we started… but how am I going to get away from the others long enough?' She blushed as InuYasha caught her and he smirked. 'He's so sexy! I wanna just throw him down and… Bad Kagome! If you keep this up Sesshomaru is gonna smell you!' Kagome blushed again, but luckily for her no one noticed.
"I think it's time to sleep. Look how late it is. We can set up camp here and head out tomorrow," said Miroku. Everyone agreed and began setting up camp. After a late dinner of, what else?, Ramen noodles, they all went to their chosen places to go to sleep. InuYasha took the tree above Kagome, and Kuri chose a rock about three feet from her. To Kuri's surprise, Rin snuggled against her tail and went to sleep. Kuri distractedly pet her head, deep in thought.
'My instincts are even stronger now… I think I was about to challenge Sesshomaru's worthiness to be my mate!' Kuri blushed at the thought, thankful that it was night and the blush was covered. 'I can't be all at fault though… My heat, as well as Kagome's, will arrive tomorrow… It's just inuyoukai way to challenge potential mates. If you can beat them, they aren't worthy…' Kuri suddenly went off on another thought. 'Could I have beaten him? And if I didn't, would I have…?' Kuri blushed heavily and tried to go to sleep, but more random thoughts piled in her head. Another thought came to her. 'Kagome doesn't know about inuyoukai mating habits… I'll tell her. I know she isn't asleep yet…' Kuri carefully set Rin down on the rock, giving her a fluffy blanket from Kagome's pack to keep her asleep. Rin snuggled into the blanket and smiled.
Kuri snuck over to Kagome's side, and InuYasha cracked an eye open to watch the two inuyoukai. Kuri looked up and noticed him. "This is none of your business, InuYasha. We'll be back shortly," she hissed. Kagome and Kuri walked out of hearing range of the camp.
"What's this about Kuri?" asked Kagome. She was relieved really because she had been worrying about her new body.
"Kagome, well, we go into heat tomorrow, and I want you to know how you're gonna act. Inuyoukai challenge potential mates to test their worthiness and to see if they would help make strong pups. There are two forms of challenge: the chase and the fight. You will instinctively choose one once you come into heat. InuYasha will either have to beat or draw with you, or he will have to catch you. If he fails your challenge, you can challenge him until he succeeds, but your instincts aren't gonna allow you to go easy on him, or allow you to mate with him until he does succeed. Once you're out of heat, you can mate with him, but you won't be able to mate during your heat unless he is successful in either of your challenges. If he can succeed in one challenge though, you can mate as many times as you want."
Kagome looked worried. "So if he doesn't win, we can't…"
Kuri sighed. "You can't have pups until he successfully completes one of your challenges."
Kagome looked hard at Kuri. "What happens if he wins?"
Kuri blushed heavily as Kagome looked at her. "Well, if he wins… You two will go somewhere private, and well, you'll mate…" Kuri blushed harder as Kagome took on a shocked look, complete with cherry red blush. 'Why can't I talk about it now? I was doing well just a minute ago…'
Suddenly Kagome looked at Kuri with an evil grin. "Was that what you were doing with Sesshomaru?" Kuri looked mortified.
"Kagome, how could you even think such a thing of me?"
Kagome gave her an innocent look that didn't fool her for a second. "Kagome, I can't believe you would think I would do such a thing. Honestly, it was insulting saying I was annoying and weak."
"Doesn't mean that's why you wanted to fight him…" replied Kagome. Kagome's tail began to wag.
"I'm leaving if all you're gonna do is accuse me of being a pervert." Kuri turned away from Kagome and began heading back to camp.
"Wait! I have questions about my new senses!" exclaimed Kagome.
"Ask InuYasha."
"He's a hanyou. What if I have different senses being full-blooded?"
"Ask Sesshomaru."
"Oh yeah, wonderful conversation… That would be really comfortable, asking Mr. Emotionless about my new youkai senses… Please Kuri, you were an inuyoukai before the jewel. Couldn't you please help me out?" Kagome gave her friend the infamous puppy-dog eyes, complete with pout and flattened ears. Her tail was even hanging down. Kuri sighed in defeat.
"Okay, what do you need to know?"
Xio: I'm gonna stop it here. Next chapter will explain Kagome's new senses, and if all goes well, be a lemon too!
Minnie: Poor Kagome, being human so long… Such dull senses… She's lucky to become a demon.
Xio: I'm okay with Kagome as a human, really. I just like her better as a youkai or a hanyou. Oh, and some characters might have been a little OOC in this chapter. Sorry if you don't like it, but it's how I wanted it. If you don't like my story, try not to flame. I post them in the chapter to let my faithful reviewers take a crack at them.
Minnie: Xio's writing more stories… -ears droop-
Xio: I'm not posting them until I finish this one though. Well, here it is, the part some of you have been waiting for, Reviewer Corner! Sesshoumarugrl, Teen15, The Fire Goddess (thanks, I love being evil!), lauren Stringer, Candace (don't worry, I will write a lemon, I just wanted to wait until Kagome and Kuri changed), whitetigerdemon14, Goddess-Hope, Dragon Man 180 (It will be a little while. Kagome and InuYasha haven't even mated yet. And I still have other plans for my group first. -rubs hands laughing evilly-), wolfdemon198, and Andrew (lemon should be next chapter!). Thank you all! Oh, before I forget… We have another flame!!! Let's take a look, shall we?
Kaori dark-princess 2004-05-25 11 Anonymous
FLAME! HOW COULD YOU DO THAT MAKE YASH AND KAGS GET CAUGHT BY ANYBODY! OH IM SO PISSED AT YOU "XIO"! (FIREBALL IN HAND AND KNIFE IN HAND) READY OR NOT HERE I COME XIO. (LAUGHS EVILLY)
Xio: Oh gee, I'm so scared of a person with a knife and a fireball. I'm a demoness… Well, back to your flame. Guess what? I didn't want Kagome and InuYasha to finish yet. Why? I have my reasons. Anyways, it was my right as author to stop them as I saw fit. I chose to let Sango catch them. Don't like it? Tough. By the way, people get caught in the act more than you might think. It's a perfectly logical way to keep them from finishing. Oh, while I'm at it, all caps make you look like an idiot. Ja Ne. -cough- loser -cough-