A/N: I'm back! Haha... Gomen for taking so long with this chapter.
Anyway, I have been asked more than once if this story was based on Ladyhawke, and all I can say is... I don't know. How is that, you ask? Well, generally, the idea for this story came from the summary of a movie that my friend had watched on cable. She narrated some parts of the story to me, from the start up to half of it, because she didn't finish watching it because of a power outage. She narrated it to me hoping that I knew of that movie and could help her find it in a video store because she wanted to know how it all came out, but the fact is, I didn't. But I liked the starting conflict and thought I'd use it. I had wanted to write it in my disclaimer, but alas, my friend, being the *smart* girl she is, forgot the title. I was actually hoping that some of you would notice and tell me what movie I got this from.
The movie I am referring to stars Michelle Pfeifer (sp?) and Ruthger Hauer (sp?). Is THAT Ladyhawke? I hope so. Anyway, whether that is it or not, I'm putting it in my disclaimer this time. But ladies and gents, I am only gonna use the idea of the first part of the movie, which is the curse. Kagome's not even gonna be a bird. The rest of the story is mine (I hope).
Thanks a lot to all those who informed me of it. Now that I know the title, I can probably read about it or watch it, so I know how it ends... so I don't accidentally make my fic TOO much like it.
Here's the chapter. Enjoy! Please review! Arigatou for your time!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. I am just borrowing the characters and fooling around with them. I also do not own Ladyhawke. I just liked the idea, and I'm darn broke, so don't sue.
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ENCHANTED DAWN
Sunrise and Sunset Banes
-----/---@
"Inuyasha! It's you! How...?" She was startled though, when the wolf growled at her. She backed away further when the hanyou-turned wolf began to advance at her, baring his gleaming white fangs at her, his form crouched down and ready to pounce.
-----/---@
Air...
Air was slowly making its way back to his deprived lungs, and he drank it in gratefully. He could hear muffled sounds around him... but his brain was too exhausted to process anything.
When he could finally move, he slowly opened his eyes, looking around in the darkness. He was laying on the hard ground, strange coarse material wrapped around his body.
He looked up when he heard something that sounded suspiciously like a human's voice. Just as he thought - a human was there beside him, looking at him strangely, almost as if the human was upset, saying things he didn't understand.
What he did understand though, was that he was hungry, and that the pain in his body was taking its own sweet time subsiding. He knew it wasn't natural... and the only one present there was the only one who could possibly have caused it.
The human.
He stood slowly and watched the human back away when he growled. The human was frightened - he knew that for sure. He bared his fangs as he continued to growl at the human who kept backing away from him. He crouched low, ready to attack.
She was shouting something, but of course, he didn't understand what she was saying. Wet trickles were coming out of the human's eyes, and she was trying to reach out to him.
Something around his neck caught his eye, and as the human continued to release the strange liquid from her eyes, he chanced a look. The strange thing was hanging low, loosely around his shoulders, almost reaching the ground. It was round and gleaming, and he looked up and noticed that the human was clutching something identical to it, also hanging from her neck.
Why were they wearing similar ornaments? Did he know this human? Was she his friend? Master? Family?
He tilted his head to one side as he stared at the human. The human was probably female... her scent was too different from his own for her to be a male human. She smelled strangely like... like... cherry blossoms...
She was obviously upset - she was shaking from head to foot. His ears flattened back on his head. Was HE the reason why she was upset? Because he didn't remember her? Who is this human?
She was staring at him in fear, clutching that strange thing that hung around her neck. And the strange thing was, he didn't want her to look at him like that. He wanted to keep this human happy.
He stopped growling and slowly approached her with caution. The coarse material still hung loosely from his body and the girl shrank back as he began to cautiously sniff her.
-----/---@
"Inuyasha! Onegai! It's me, Kagome! Inuyasha! Don't you remember me?" she asked in a shaky voice. She was terrified - she knew Inuyasha was not himself right then. Her Inuyasha would never hurt her - but this wolf didn't seem to consciously recognize her. Tears began to fall from her eyes as she reached a hand out at the frenzied wolf, clutching her pendant with the other unconsciously.
The wolf abruptly stopped and stared down at its feet, and Kagome was concerned. She let the hand she had been reaching out to him fall to her lap and she sat on her haunches in worry. Wolf or not, he was still Inuyasha. "Inuyasha? Nani? Daijobu?" she whispered.
Inuyasha looked back at her abruptly, his canine features twisted into an almost comical look of confusion. He seemed to be staring at her pendant as he tilted his head to one side.
Kagome was scared for herself, for Inuyasha and for her confusion. "What happened? How did Inuyasha suddenly turn into a wolf?" she asked herself, her form convulsing with terror and sobs.
Kagome took it as a good sign when Inuyasha stopped growling, but she recoiled in horror when he leaned down and loomed over her quivering form. She backed against a nearby tree, gasping when her back hit the cool bark. She shut her eyes as she heard him sniffing, and she grasped her pendant tightly, waiting for... for...
Her eyes opened with a start when she felt something warm and wet against her cheek. She stared in confusion, shock and relief when she realized that Inuyasha was licking her face. "Nani o?" she couldn't help but ask rhetorically.
A wolf, a vicious nocturnal hunter, was licking her face like a common dog! He seemed to have taken a liking to licking her tears off her cheeks.
She let out a small sigh of relief when Inuyasha backed away from her, his intense golden eyes staring into her own. She lifted a hand to brush the thick white fur from his eyes, and she finally let go of her pendant to hesitantly scratch behind his ears.
The wolf let out a low growl and Kagome pulled her hand back in shock before realizing that he was enjoying it. His eyes were shut, and she choked back a laugh when she saw his tongue begin to loll out. She had never seen a wolf act like this! She giggled tearfully, glad that she had at least gotten him to calm down.
Inuyasha opened his eyes when she began to sob again, then leaned close enough to nuzzle her. His warm breath washed over her face and Kagome smiled.
"Ano... Inuyasha..." she said slowly, searching the wolf's face for any trace of recognition. There was none. She let out a sigh. "Can I call you Inuyasha? That's your name."
The wolf just stared at her.
"I'm taking that as a yes," she said before straightening. She slowly stood up and Inuyasha watched with a look of confusion. She turned her back to him testily, still peaking over her shoulder. She began to walk in the direction of her shrine, watching the wolf for his reaction.
Inuyasha stood still for a moment, seemingly debating over whether or not he should come along. Kagome nearly jumped in relief when he began to follow her.
'Gods, what should I do? I don't know what is going on, and I know jiichan probably wouldn't as well. Maybe I should go over to Inuyasha's guardian?' she pondered silently.
"Yes... I'll ask Kaede-baachan. She'll know what to do!" she exclaimed, glancing over at Inuyasha in worry. "Besides... I get the feeling that this isn't gonna be the last of it."
-----/---@
"Kaede-sama! Are you in there?" a female voice called through the old miko's shoji door. Though Kagome's grandfather was the town priest, Kaede was still more powerful, and people went to her often to have their ailments healed.
After all, Kaede wasn't originally from this village, and since the village already had a priest, Kaede had always tried to keep a low profile.
The old woman calmly walked towards her door and pushed the mat aside. She blinked twice as she looked at who was at the door.
"Higurashi-san! What brings you here?" Kaede asked, motioning for the woman to come in.
"Kaede-sama," Kagome's mother asked, worry in her tone and face. "Is Inuyasha home yet?"
"No," Kaede said. "Please do not tell me that the boy chased your chickens around the shrine again?" she said lightly, but the worried lady shook her head.
"He and Kagome left the shrine this morning and promised to be home by lunch, as usual. But the sun has already set... and they're still not home! I was somehow hoping that they'd be here," Mrs. Higurashi said in a tearful voice. Tears of worry were threatening to escape her eyes.
Kaede looked thoughtful. "Now that I think about it... Inuyasha is usually back home before sunset. Now I am worried."
Both sat in contemplative silence, and just when Kaede opened her mouth again, they heard a frantic yell of "Kaede-sama!" from right outside their door.
"Kagome!" both women yelled as Kagome entered the hut, concern written upon her features.
"What's wrong, Kagome-chan? Where is Inuyasha?" Kaede asked upon noticing that Inuyasha's red robes were bunched in Kagome's arms.
Kagome began crying. "That's just it," she said just as a snow-white wolf entered the hut. Kagome's mother screamed, and Kaede began to reach for her broom when Kagome cried, "NO! Kaede-baachan, that IS Inuyasha!"
Mrs. Higurashi looked at the wolf in fright. "Kagome, what are you talking about?!"
"That wolf is Inuyasha!" she cried, then began to tearfully tell Kaede of what had happened in the forest. She recounted Naraku's arrival, the strange aura about him, and even told Kaede of the words he had told them as best as she could. Kaede looked worried as Kagome finished.
"I have heard of this curse... or so I think. If it is what I think it is, then we are in deep trouble," she said solemnly.
"What is it?" Kagome asked. She was seated on the hut right between Inuyasha and her mother, who was slowly stroking her hair.
"The curse of the Dawn Bane, I think it is. It is a powerful curse that can only be broken by a specific magical object. For a long time I believed that this curse was only myth, but now I see that it is for real. The daimyo must be quite a powerful sorcerer."
Kagome seethed. "I am going to kill Naraku. Is Inuyasha going to stay this way forever? Kaede-baachan... I can't lose him!"
Kaede shook her head. "No. But before you can rejoice, Kagome, there is something you must know. If this is the Dawn Bane, I believe that you too, will suffer."
"How?" Kagome asked quietly.
"This curse, will fade for Inuyasha once the sun rises. He will go back to his hanyou form by sunrise. Unfortunately... YOU will also change form by sunrise. You will also turn into the animal that best describes your persona, just as Inuyasha changed into a wolf," Kaede explained.
"What can we do about this, Kaede?" Kagome's mother suddenly asked.
"As I said," Kaede began. It can only be broken by a specific magical object, and I believe that the only thing powerful enough to break this would be the Shikon no Tama."
"The Jewel of the Four Souls..." Kagome said in awe. "I've heard about this from jiichan. Isn't it supposed to give the bearer whatever he desires?"
Kaede nodded. "You're right, Kagome. If you can take hold of it, you can break the spell."
"Demo, how? Where is it?"
Kaede looked crestfallen. "I am sorry. All I know is that an ancient, powerful miko once managed to make it explode into myriad pieces, and the shards, I believe, are scattered all around Japan..."
"But... then it would be impossible!" Kagome shrieked. "Isn't there another way?"
Kaede hung her head and remained silent.
-----/---@
Dawn was fast approaching, and Kagome was slowly dreading it. If she changes, it would mean that Kaede's assumption about the Dawn Bane had been correct, and they would have to embark on a search to piece together a jewel she had never ever seen.
She twisted her hands into the hem of her dark green hakama, sweat slightly drenching her white kimono. Kagome hugged Inuyasha's robes to herself, as if seeking comfort from them. She turned and now hugged Inuyasha, her fingers absently touching the charm around the wolf's neck. The wolf looked at her through her love's intense golden eyes.
Her mother had refused to go home, but Kaede had told her to go and inform Souta and Kagome's grandfather of what had happened. They had then agreed to visit her in the morning, whether Kagome was still human or not, to tell her of their next step.
Kaede also sat awake, drinking her eighth cup of tea, while Kagome refused to eat or drink anything. As the sun slowly broke the horizon, turning the sky a blood red, Kagome began to feel slightly uncomfortable. She let go of Inuyasha as she turned to study her arms.
"Kaede-baachan... my body... oh, gods! I think you were right!"
Kaede looked forlorn. "Stay calm, my dear... the transformation may hurt."
"I know... Kaede!" she shouted as her entire body began to feel horrible pain. It felt as if jolts of electricity were slowly running down her arms and legs, and as the sun broke the horizon, Kagome turned back and tightly embraced Inuyasha, screaming her agony.
Kaede watched as a brilliant white light engulfed the lovers, trying to block out the sound of Kagome's pained screams. When the light subsided, there lay a nude, hanyou Inuyasha, tightly clutching a dark bundle in his arms. Kagome's lovely form was nowhere in sight, thought her robes seem to have fallen off her and her green hakama had wrapped itself around Inuyasha's hips, preserving his modesty.
It only meant one thing: Kagome had also transformed.
Kaede watched as Inuyasha slowly gained consciousness, and he blinked his eyes as he tried to focus on his surroundings. The first thing he saw was Kaede.
"Kaede? Where am I? Where's Kagome?" he asked rather groggily as he finally noticed the bundle in his arms. "What the?"
He slowly put the bundle he held down, and realized that he had held a sleek, black cat in his arms. The cat's smooth black fur clung to its body perfectly, and Inuyasha nearly jumped back when the cat opened its eyes.
The cat's eyes... were the exact color of Kagome's.
"Kaede... where is Kagome?" he asked, a feeling of dread crawling through him as he simultaneously noticed his naked state, Kagome's discarded robes and the charm that hung around the blue/gray eyed cat's neck.
Kaede looked sad, confirming his own suspicions. "Inuyasha... THAT," she said, pointing to the cat, "Is Kagome."
-----/---@
A/N: Uh oh... How's he gonna react? Anyway, gomen for taking so long for this chap.
Responses!!!
Litwolf689: I'm glad you like it! Anyway, daimyos are a sort of ancient noblemen (something like a duke, I guess), and reiryoku means spiritual powers, something like Miroku's houriki.
Chevere: Kinda... Lol!
Jesse the Wolf Demon: Glad you liked it! Anyway, no, I've never seen it... Here's the update!
Kiyume: I'm glad you like it! Gomen for the new sorta-cliffy. Hehe... *sweatdrops*
Moonlight Shadow4: Thanks!
Slvrstarlight: Yep! I'm gonna finish all my fics!
Hanamaru285: Thanks! Glad you like it!
Faraday: Yeah... hehe... thanks for telling me about it! I'm glad you like it!
Til next time! Arigatou for reading, and please review!!!
Anyway, I have been asked more than once if this story was based on Ladyhawke, and all I can say is... I don't know. How is that, you ask? Well, generally, the idea for this story came from the summary of a movie that my friend had watched on cable. She narrated some parts of the story to me, from the start up to half of it, because she didn't finish watching it because of a power outage. She narrated it to me hoping that I knew of that movie and could help her find it in a video store because she wanted to know how it all came out, but the fact is, I didn't. But I liked the starting conflict and thought I'd use it. I had wanted to write it in my disclaimer, but alas, my friend, being the *smart* girl she is, forgot the title. I was actually hoping that some of you would notice and tell me what movie I got this from.
The movie I am referring to stars Michelle Pfeifer (sp?) and Ruthger Hauer (sp?). Is THAT Ladyhawke? I hope so. Anyway, whether that is it or not, I'm putting it in my disclaimer this time. But ladies and gents, I am only gonna use the idea of the first part of the movie, which is the curse. Kagome's not even gonna be a bird. The rest of the story is mine (I hope).
Thanks a lot to all those who informed me of it. Now that I know the title, I can probably read about it or watch it, so I know how it ends... so I don't accidentally make my fic TOO much like it.
Here's the chapter. Enjoy! Please review! Arigatou for your time!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. I am just borrowing the characters and fooling around with them. I also do not own Ladyhawke. I just liked the idea, and I'm darn broke, so don't sue.
-----/---@
ENCHANTED DAWN
Sunrise and Sunset Banes
-----/---@
"Inuyasha! It's you! How...?" She was startled though, when the wolf growled at her. She backed away further when the hanyou-turned wolf began to advance at her, baring his gleaming white fangs at her, his form crouched down and ready to pounce.
-----/---@
Air...
Air was slowly making its way back to his deprived lungs, and he drank it in gratefully. He could hear muffled sounds around him... but his brain was too exhausted to process anything.
When he could finally move, he slowly opened his eyes, looking around in the darkness. He was laying on the hard ground, strange coarse material wrapped around his body.
He looked up when he heard something that sounded suspiciously like a human's voice. Just as he thought - a human was there beside him, looking at him strangely, almost as if the human was upset, saying things he didn't understand.
What he did understand though, was that he was hungry, and that the pain in his body was taking its own sweet time subsiding. He knew it wasn't natural... and the only one present there was the only one who could possibly have caused it.
The human.
He stood slowly and watched the human back away when he growled. The human was frightened - he knew that for sure. He bared his fangs as he continued to growl at the human who kept backing away from him. He crouched low, ready to attack.
She was shouting something, but of course, he didn't understand what she was saying. Wet trickles were coming out of the human's eyes, and she was trying to reach out to him.
Something around his neck caught his eye, and as the human continued to release the strange liquid from her eyes, he chanced a look. The strange thing was hanging low, loosely around his shoulders, almost reaching the ground. It was round and gleaming, and he looked up and noticed that the human was clutching something identical to it, also hanging from her neck.
Why were they wearing similar ornaments? Did he know this human? Was she his friend? Master? Family?
He tilted his head to one side as he stared at the human. The human was probably female... her scent was too different from his own for her to be a male human. She smelled strangely like... like... cherry blossoms...
She was obviously upset - she was shaking from head to foot. His ears flattened back on his head. Was HE the reason why she was upset? Because he didn't remember her? Who is this human?
She was staring at him in fear, clutching that strange thing that hung around her neck. And the strange thing was, he didn't want her to look at him like that. He wanted to keep this human happy.
He stopped growling and slowly approached her with caution. The coarse material still hung loosely from his body and the girl shrank back as he began to cautiously sniff her.
-----/---@
"Inuyasha! Onegai! It's me, Kagome! Inuyasha! Don't you remember me?" she asked in a shaky voice. She was terrified - she knew Inuyasha was not himself right then. Her Inuyasha would never hurt her - but this wolf didn't seem to consciously recognize her. Tears began to fall from her eyes as she reached a hand out at the frenzied wolf, clutching her pendant with the other unconsciously.
The wolf abruptly stopped and stared down at its feet, and Kagome was concerned. She let the hand she had been reaching out to him fall to her lap and she sat on her haunches in worry. Wolf or not, he was still Inuyasha. "Inuyasha? Nani? Daijobu?" she whispered.
Inuyasha looked back at her abruptly, his canine features twisted into an almost comical look of confusion. He seemed to be staring at her pendant as he tilted his head to one side.
Kagome was scared for herself, for Inuyasha and for her confusion. "What happened? How did Inuyasha suddenly turn into a wolf?" she asked herself, her form convulsing with terror and sobs.
Kagome took it as a good sign when Inuyasha stopped growling, but she recoiled in horror when he leaned down and loomed over her quivering form. She backed against a nearby tree, gasping when her back hit the cool bark. She shut her eyes as she heard him sniffing, and she grasped her pendant tightly, waiting for... for...
Her eyes opened with a start when she felt something warm and wet against her cheek. She stared in confusion, shock and relief when she realized that Inuyasha was licking her face. "Nani o?" she couldn't help but ask rhetorically.
A wolf, a vicious nocturnal hunter, was licking her face like a common dog! He seemed to have taken a liking to licking her tears off her cheeks.
She let out a small sigh of relief when Inuyasha backed away from her, his intense golden eyes staring into her own. She lifted a hand to brush the thick white fur from his eyes, and she finally let go of her pendant to hesitantly scratch behind his ears.
The wolf let out a low growl and Kagome pulled her hand back in shock before realizing that he was enjoying it. His eyes were shut, and she choked back a laugh when she saw his tongue begin to loll out. She had never seen a wolf act like this! She giggled tearfully, glad that she had at least gotten him to calm down.
Inuyasha opened his eyes when she began to sob again, then leaned close enough to nuzzle her. His warm breath washed over her face and Kagome smiled.
"Ano... Inuyasha..." she said slowly, searching the wolf's face for any trace of recognition. There was none. She let out a sigh. "Can I call you Inuyasha? That's your name."
The wolf just stared at her.
"I'm taking that as a yes," she said before straightening. She slowly stood up and Inuyasha watched with a look of confusion. She turned her back to him testily, still peaking over her shoulder. She began to walk in the direction of her shrine, watching the wolf for his reaction.
Inuyasha stood still for a moment, seemingly debating over whether or not he should come along. Kagome nearly jumped in relief when he began to follow her.
'Gods, what should I do? I don't know what is going on, and I know jiichan probably wouldn't as well. Maybe I should go over to Inuyasha's guardian?' she pondered silently.
"Yes... I'll ask Kaede-baachan. She'll know what to do!" she exclaimed, glancing over at Inuyasha in worry. "Besides... I get the feeling that this isn't gonna be the last of it."
-----/---@
"Kaede-sama! Are you in there?" a female voice called through the old miko's shoji door. Though Kagome's grandfather was the town priest, Kaede was still more powerful, and people went to her often to have their ailments healed.
After all, Kaede wasn't originally from this village, and since the village already had a priest, Kaede had always tried to keep a low profile.
The old woman calmly walked towards her door and pushed the mat aside. She blinked twice as she looked at who was at the door.
"Higurashi-san! What brings you here?" Kaede asked, motioning for the woman to come in.
"Kaede-sama," Kagome's mother asked, worry in her tone and face. "Is Inuyasha home yet?"
"No," Kaede said. "Please do not tell me that the boy chased your chickens around the shrine again?" she said lightly, but the worried lady shook her head.
"He and Kagome left the shrine this morning and promised to be home by lunch, as usual. But the sun has already set... and they're still not home! I was somehow hoping that they'd be here," Mrs. Higurashi said in a tearful voice. Tears of worry were threatening to escape her eyes.
Kaede looked thoughtful. "Now that I think about it... Inuyasha is usually back home before sunset. Now I am worried."
Both sat in contemplative silence, and just when Kaede opened her mouth again, they heard a frantic yell of "Kaede-sama!" from right outside their door.
"Kagome!" both women yelled as Kagome entered the hut, concern written upon her features.
"What's wrong, Kagome-chan? Where is Inuyasha?" Kaede asked upon noticing that Inuyasha's red robes were bunched in Kagome's arms.
Kagome began crying. "That's just it," she said just as a snow-white wolf entered the hut. Kagome's mother screamed, and Kaede began to reach for her broom when Kagome cried, "NO! Kaede-baachan, that IS Inuyasha!"
Mrs. Higurashi looked at the wolf in fright. "Kagome, what are you talking about?!"
"That wolf is Inuyasha!" she cried, then began to tearfully tell Kaede of what had happened in the forest. She recounted Naraku's arrival, the strange aura about him, and even told Kaede of the words he had told them as best as she could. Kaede looked worried as Kagome finished.
"I have heard of this curse... or so I think. If it is what I think it is, then we are in deep trouble," she said solemnly.
"What is it?" Kagome asked. She was seated on the hut right between Inuyasha and her mother, who was slowly stroking her hair.
"The curse of the Dawn Bane, I think it is. It is a powerful curse that can only be broken by a specific magical object. For a long time I believed that this curse was only myth, but now I see that it is for real. The daimyo must be quite a powerful sorcerer."
Kagome seethed. "I am going to kill Naraku. Is Inuyasha going to stay this way forever? Kaede-baachan... I can't lose him!"
Kaede shook her head. "No. But before you can rejoice, Kagome, there is something you must know. If this is the Dawn Bane, I believe that you too, will suffer."
"How?" Kagome asked quietly.
"This curse, will fade for Inuyasha once the sun rises. He will go back to his hanyou form by sunrise. Unfortunately... YOU will also change form by sunrise. You will also turn into the animal that best describes your persona, just as Inuyasha changed into a wolf," Kaede explained.
"What can we do about this, Kaede?" Kagome's mother suddenly asked.
"As I said," Kaede began. It can only be broken by a specific magical object, and I believe that the only thing powerful enough to break this would be the Shikon no Tama."
"The Jewel of the Four Souls..." Kagome said in awe. "I've heard about this from jiichan. Isn't it supposed to give the bearer whatever he desires?"
Kaede nodded. "You're right, Kagome. If you can take hold of it, you can break the spell."
"Demo, how? Where is it?"
Kaede looked crestfallen. "I am sorry. All I know is that an ancient, powerful miko once managed to make it explode into myriad pieces, and the shards, I believe, are scattered all around Japan..."
"But... then it would be impossible!" Kagome shrieked. "Isn't there another way?"
Kaede hung her head and remained silent.
-----/---@
Dawn was fast approaching, and Kagome was slowly dreading it. If she changes, it would mean that Kaede's assumption about the Dawn Bane had been correct, and they would have to embark on a search to piece together a jewel she had never ever seen.
She twisted her hands into the hem of her dark green hakama, sweat slightly drenching her white kimono. Kagome hugged Inuyasha's robes to herself, as if seeking comfort from them. She turned and now hugged Inuyasha, her fingers absently touching the charm around the wolf's neck. The wolf looked at her through her love's intense golden eyes.
Her mother had refused to go home, but Kaede had told her to go and inform Souta and Kagome's grandfather of what had happened. They had then agreed to visit her in the morning, whether Kagome was still human or not, to tell her of their next step.
Kaede also sat awake, drinking her eighth cup of tea, while Kagome refused to eat or drink anything. As the sun slowly broke the horizon, turning the sky a blood red, Kagome began to feel slightly uncomfortable. She let go of Inuyasha as she turned to study her arms.
"Kaede-baachan... my body... oh, gods! I think you were right!"
Kaede looked forlorn. "Stay calm, my dear... the transformation may hurt."
"I know... Kaede!" she shouted as her entire body began to feel horrible pain. It felt as if jolts of electricity were slowly running down her arms and legs, and as the sun broke the horizon, Kagome turned back and tightly embraced Inuyasha, screaming her agony.
Kaede watched as a brilliant white light engulfed the lovers, trying to block out the sound of Kagome's pained screams. When the light subsided, there lay a nude, hanyou Inuyasha, tightly clutching a dark bundle in his arms. Kagome's lovely form was nowhere in sight, thought her robes seem to have fallen off her and her green hakama had wrapped itself around Inuyasha's hips, preserving his modesty.
It only meant one thing: Kagome had also transformed.
Kaede watched as Inuyasha slowly gained consciousness, and he blinked his eyes as he tried to focus on his surroundings. The first thing he saw was Kaede.
"Kaede? Where am I? Where's Kagome?" he asked rather groggily as he finally noticed the bundle in his arms. "What the?"
He slowly put the bundle he held down, and realized that he had held a sleek, black cat in his arms. The cat's smooth black fur clung to its body perfectly, and Inuyasha nearly jumped back when the cat opened its eyes.
The cat's eyes... were the exact color of Kagome's.
"Kaede... where is Kagome?" he asked, a feeling of dread crawling through him as he simultaneously noticed his naked state, Kagome's discarded robes and the charm that hung around the blue/gray eyed cat's neck.
Kaede looked sad, confirming his own suspicions. "Inuyasha... THAT," she said, pointing to the cat, "Is Kagome."
-----/---@
A/N: Uh oh... How's he gonna react? Anyway, gomen for taking so long for this chap.
Responses!!!
Litwolf689: I'm glad you like it! Anyway, daimyos are a sort of ancient noblemen (something like a duke, I guess), and reiryoku means spiritual powers, something like Miroku's houriki.
Chevere: Kinda... Lol!
Jesse the Wolf Demon: Glad you liked it! Anyway, no, I've never seen it... Here's the update!
Kiyume: I'm glad you like it! Gomen for the new sorta-cliffy. Hehe... *sweatdrops*
Moonlight Shadow4: Thanks!
Slvrstarlight: Yep! I'm gonna finish all my fics!
Hanamaru285: Thanks! Glad you like it!
Faraday: Yeah... hehe... thanks for telling me about it! I'm glad you like it!
Til next time! Arigatou for reading, and please review!!!