A/N: Woohoo! Finished the 3rd chapter.....I think this is the longest chapter yet. I hope you guys like it. Took me 2 days to write it....only because of stupid school!! Argh, damn school, cutting into my precious writing time. Ah well....now I'm also working on my other story, it's a Buffy x-over w/ AVP, so the updating may be a little slower than usual. Oh well. Have fun reading and please review! Reviews help feed my already deflated ego....lol
JennyTheWhiteWolf: Thanks! Kagome's probably gonna get more 'cat-like' after this chap though
turtlerad17: This chap is probably more serious but the next one will be more amusing.
Wild KittyKat: Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy the story!
Mellerz: Yes, Catwoman was kick ass....but I hate to admit that in all its gloriousness....the plot couldv'e been worked on a tiny bit.
Saltine: -sighs- Unfortunately, Kagome doesn't get to fight Kikyo....but she gives her a wicked verbal lashing.
MoonGirl19: Okay, so maybe her attitude isn't that sexy....yet....heh heh heh.
SILLY: Here's that update you wanted! D
Rinicat: Omg!! I loved your story! It rocked! I'm glad you liked this and I just wanted to say, I admire all you works!
Randy: Hell yeah! I love Kag/Inu pairings!
Kristine: Sorry 'bout the foul language...I was just so mad at Kikyo....lol.
Ryu: Sneaky Lil' Fox: LoL, yeah, I was pissed at Kikyo and I was very cranky so there were lots of swear words that slipped onto the keyboard. lol.
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Kitty Evolution
by Ashelin Rayne
Chapter Three
Releasing Your Inner Cat - A Fond Farewell to Kikyo
Sunlight filtered through the white cotten curtains, creeping around and lighting up the whole room. The light mischeviously sought out the young girl's face and it seemed to increase in its brightness as it shone directly on her closed lids. The sleeping figure stirred, her eyes cracked open and she quickly yelped, closing it back shut. She jerked away from the offending light and unceremoniusly fell off the bed, legs tangled in her sheets.
Kagome groaned.
Fuckin' sun, she grumbled, trying to untangle her limbs from the pink bedsheets. After a brief struggle, Kagome managed to free herself and throw the blankets back onto the bed. She smiled triumphantly as she stood up and made her bed. Grabbing her towel, she shuffled to the bathroom to take a nice hot shower before getting ready for school. As she scrubbed herself clean, Kagome inhaled the scent of the wonderful strawberry-smelling soap and shampoo, mewing in delight. Stepping out of the shower after finishing, she wrapped her towel around her perfectly sculpted and toned body. Funny, Kagome thought as she poked her now hardened abs, I don't remember having abs.....oh well. Something else caught her eye, there was a mark on her right shoulder, right where she had been shot with Kikyo's arrow, it was a scar. There was another scar in the middle of her chest, just below her coller bone. Turning around in front of the mirror, Kagome found an even larger scar on her back from where the second arrow entered. Shuddering at the horrifying memory, she stepped out of the bathroom. She entered her room and slipped on a pair of matching red, lacy underwear and her school uniform over it. Pulling on her socks and grabbing her backpack, Kagome rushed down the stairs to eat a quick breakfast.
A breeze blew against the miko-catwoman, bringing new scents to her sensitive nose. She began sneezing uncontrollably as the pollution in the air irritated her poor nose. Kagome wondered how Inuyasha put up with it everytime he visited her time. It took a few minutes for her to completely stop sneezing, just in time to spot her school coming into view, also spotting Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi coming towards her. As they drew nearer, Kagome almost started sneezing again, she never noticed how much perfume they wore.
"Kagome!" Yuka squealed as she hugged the said girl.
"Glad you could make it to school today," Ayumi smiled.
"Yeah, your grandfather told us about how your rheumatism was acting up again," Eri nodded. Kagome sighed, expect gramps to come up with a random disease like that.
"Yeah....sure." Kagome shook her head.
"Oh my god!" It was Ayumi that squealed this time as she grabbed Kagome's arm, "Hojo's coming over!!" The miko began to turn to look but the girl currently latched onto her arm stopped her. "No! Don't look! Act casual, he said he was going to ask you on a date."
"Again?" Kagome groaned.
"Kagome! Hey!" Hojo greeted as he came up to stand beside her, "How are you feeling?"
"Hey Hojo," she gritted through her teeth, "I'm fine, thanks for asking."
"I was wondering if you-" The boy was cut of when the three-minute-warning bell rang, Kagome thanked the gods in heaven that were pitying her.
"Oops, that was the bell," she cried, eerily happy, "sorry Hojo, but I gotta get to class. Heh heh, you know how it is, gotta catch up on all that work I need to turn in. So I'll talk to you later. Bye!!" Kagome quickly ran to her class with unnatural speed, leaving behind for very confused people.
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The day seemed to slow to a crawl, the excitement boardering on extremely dull, the teachers' voices freakishly monotone and could probably put Naraku himself to sleep. Kagome's unfocused gaze was directed at the world outside the window, wishing nothing more than to be back in the feudal era with her beloved hanyou. Her thoughts drifted back to what occured two nights ago.
I died. Kagome couldn't believe it. She had been murdered, then ressurected by a cat. Ressurected! By a cat! And she had cat-like abilities, too! She snorted and thought sarcastically: For a limited time offer, get ressurected by a mysterious cat and you can recieve cat-like abilities for free, all for the price of being shot and killed by a walking pile of dirt! She still couldn't believe Kikyo had actually killed her, and the worse part was when she actually admitted that she had wanted to do it, just to keep her from ruining her plans with Inuyasha. Kagome's blood boiled, she definately couldn't let Kikyo take Inuyasha to hell now.
Oh god, Inuyasha! Kagome's flaming blue cat eyes widened, How am I going to tell Inuyasha? Would he believe me? Would he leave my side to go to Kikyo? How would he react? Oh god oh god oh god..... (A/N: sorry, but a hilarious scene of Homer from the Simpsons rolling around on the ground just popped into my head...lol)
Kagome's thoughts were interrupted by the shrill ringing of the bell, singnaling the end of the school day. She sighed in relief and headed out the door, thoughts of horrible scenarios of when she would tell Inuyasha plauging her mind. What if he doesn't believe me and starts hating me because he thinks I'm lying!! I wouldn't be able to live if he hated me....Why did Kikyo do this? Oh wait....I know, Kagome thought bitterly, because she wants to drag Inuyasha to hell.... What if she's with him right now!? ARGH! I need to get to Inuyasha! The miko-catwoman was about to make a mad dash back to the shrine when someone stepped infront of her, because of her new speedy relfexes, she didn't collide into who ever it was. She looked up and nearly screamed in frustration.
"Hey Hojo...." Kagome forced a smile, "what are you doing here? And standing in my way....." She added the latter part in a harsh whisper that the boy couldn't hear.
"I didn't get a chance to ask you this morning, but I was wondering if you would like to come with me to the movies tomorrow, since it's Saturday," he chuckled nervously, a blush staining his cheeks.
"Eh....Hojo-" Kagome was cut off when Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"She says 'YES'!" The said in unison. Kagome was fuming.
"Okay, that's great!" Hojo beamed, "I'll meet you at the movies at-"
"No."
"What?" The three other girls gasped and looked at Kagome as if she were growing three heads and a horn on each forehead.
"What do you mean 'no'!?" They shrieked.
"Do you have a doctor's appointment tomorrow or something?" Hojo wondered.
"I mean 'NO!'" She finally burst, "I am NOT going to go out with you Hojo, and if you can't get that through your thick skull that's just too bad, so DON'T EVER ask me out AGAIN!" With that off her chest, Kagome took off running to the shrine, leaving the four teens baffled yet again.
Quickly throwing more ramen and other necessities into her giant bag, Kagome changed out of her outfit and into hip hugging, stretchy, black jeans, a tight, red wifebeater, and red and black sneakers. She hefted the burden over her shoulder and headed to the well, easily leaping over the edge and leaping out onto the other side. She was relieved when she found Inuyasha sitting in his usual tree, arguing with Shippo. The two stopped when they caught a whiff of her scent. The fox kit immediately launched at her with a big smile on his face.
"Kagome!!" He jumped into her arms as she dropped her bag. "You smell different...what happened to you? You smell like a cat." She noticed Inuyasha sniff at the air and raise an eyebrow.
"Shippo, I need you to go back to Kaede and wait for me with her," Kagome instructed the young kit, "can you do that for me?" Shippo nodded vigerously, willing to do anything to please his surrogate mother, and took off running towards the village. She watched and waited till he was out of listening range.
Inuyasha observed the female standing before him. Instead of her usual green and white uniform, she was wearing a tight, red top and black pants that she called 'jeans,' He inhaled her scent and, as the kit had said, she did smell like a cat, but other than that, she still smelled the same except.....spicier. He couldn't explain it, but it was starting to arouse him. Her smell, the way her body looked so delicious in that new outfit, everything about her was turning him on and Inuyasha was faintly aware of someone calling his name.
"Inuyasha?"
Kagome called out to the hanyou but there was still no response. She rolled her eyes and began to step towards him, but mid-stride on her third step, she froze. A scent hit her nose, his scent. He smelled of forest, wilderness, and an esscence that was purely Inuyasha. There was also a hint of spiciness that had spiked when she began walking towards him. Kagome raised an eyebrow. Is he getting....aroused? Animal instinct took over her body as she grinned like a cheshire cat and continued walking towards him.
"Inuyasha," she purred seductively and saw him visibly gulp.
Holy hell, the hanyou growled when he felt all his blood rushing to the lower region of his body. He watched as his 'bitch' circled him slowly, lazily dragging a finger across his chest, shoulders, and back, stopping in front of him. Inuyasha could feel his youkai side fighting to escape and take Kagome right there and then.
"Inuyasha?"
She whispered into his ear, causing him to shiver. Grinning in delight, Kagome nibbled softly on one of his fuzzy little ears, drawing out a deep rumble in his throat. She giggled then gasped when he suddenly pinned her against a tree and began nipping and licking at her neck. His hands had begun to slide tantilizingly slow up her shirt, leaving a heated trail where his claws came in contact with her skin. Kagome was mewing in ecstasy when suddenly both figures against the tree froze as their noses picked up a familiar scent. She felt the hanyou start to move away.
"Inuyasha, wait!"
Kagome grabbed his arm before he could take off running. Inuyasha looked back at her in confusion and tried to tug his arm out of her grip but it was suprisingly strong. He looked into her blue eyes, seeing a deep running anger and desperateness. "I need to tell you something, something you need to know." The young woman's tone was deadly serious, but the dog demon frantically watched as a soustealer glided past them. He shook off her arm and began to run in the direction of the soulstealer.
"I DIED!!" Kagome finally screamed out and the hanyou stopped and turned to face her.
"What are you talking about? You're perfectly fine!" He growled.
"SHE killed me!" Her eyes flared a brighter blue, "That walking pile of fuckin dirt MURDERED me!!" Inuyasha stepped back in shock, completely confused.
"Wha...? Kikyo...murdered you? Kikyo...? Wha...." He wrinkled his brow in confusion, "Then why are you still alive? I don't smell any injuries on you. Why are you lying about shit like this!?" Kagome winced as he yelled, she exhaled and looked up at him, fear of him not believing her evident in her eyes.
"I was.....ressurected.....by a cat," she flinched under his harsh glare.
"Stop lying to me, Kagome...." Inuyasha let out a warning growl.
"But I'm not lying!" She cried, feeling tears stinging her eyes, "It's the truth! Kikyo shot me! Twice!! I fell through the well and a cat ressurected me somehow!"
"Kagome...."
"Now I have these wierd cat-like abilities and Shippo's saying stuff about me smelling like a cat!" Tears began to streak down Kagome's cheek. "I don't know what's happening to me! I don't know what to do! Inu-"
"Shut UP!!" Inuyasha squeezed his eyes shut, as if trying to will the problem out of existance. He didn't know what to think. His youkai side was screaming for him to rip the clay miko for hurting his 'mate,' his human side was trying to convince himself that Kikyo would never do such a thing, and his hanyou side was just down right confused. "Wh-why are you saying those things?" He slowly opened his eyes and looked into those bright blue flames that were now blurred with tears.
"Please, Inuyasha," she sobbed, "you have to believe me..."
Inuyasha's heart was torn, he didn't know whether it was from seeing Kagome like this or knowing, deep down inside, that she was telling the truth. He could smell her sorrow rolling off her in waves that threatened to consume him and Inuyasha's youkai was whimpering to comfort his 'mate.' His youkai side never whimpered.
"Kagome...." The poor hanyou was lost in her scent, "I-"
"Inuyasha?" Kagome and Inuyasha whipped their heads to the treeline where Kikyo stood. The dead miko spotted Kagome and narrowed her eyes. "You...." The miko-catwoman hissed, her demeanor instantly changing into a more feral-like state. She crouched down in a defensive position, eyeing the bow and arrows on the other's back warily. Kikyo raised her eyebrow and Inuyasha watched her in confusion.
"Why Kikyo," Kagome hissed mockingly, "you must be losing your touch....you failed to kill me, Naraku must not be very happy with you...." Inuyasha's eyes widened at the mention of the dark hanyou.
"Naraku!? What the hell does he have to do anything with this!?!" He barked.
"He's the one that asked you to kill me, right Kikyo?" Kagome spat. Inuyasha turned his piercing gaze to the dead miko, waiting for an answer. Kikyo turned her nose up at them.
"I don't know what you're talking about," she lied. Kagome snorted.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk....." she smirked ferally, "Kikyo....lying isn't very becoming of you...." Inuyasha watched, too shocked to say anything.
"I do not lie," Kikyo tried hard to cover up her growing nervousness.
"Uh uh uh, I can smell it if you lie.....and right now, you're scent is reeking of lies," Kagome growled. The hanyou saw Kikyo's unemotional facade falter for a moment, letting her fear of being caught show. His heart sunk, realizing that the miko-catwoman had been telling the truth, but he was quickly swelling with anger. Inuyasha's youkai side was trembling with rage, never had it been this angry.
She hurt mate! She HURT mate!! It roared, screaming to be released, to tear the one who had hurt Kagome into millions of tiny little pieces. Inuyasha tightened his grip on the Testusaiga, trying to control the raging youkai.
"What was it you said?" Kagome tapped her finger on her lip in mock thought, "When Naraku asked you to kill me....you were more than happy to oblige....isn't that right Kikyo?!" Without warning, Kikyo drew her bow and arrow.
"Die! Worthless copy!" The arrow sailed straight at Kagome's heart and Inuyasha cried out, truly afraid for the first time since he was just a pup. Kagome's body reacted faster than her brain as she quickly back-flipped, the arrow just narrowly grazing her stomach. She landed on the tips of her fingers and toes, looking up at the dead miko she hissed-growled dangerously. Inuyasha glared at Kikyo, rage swelling in his chest, forcing out a menacing growl. He began to walk towards her.
"Kikyo!" He spat. The dead miko quickly notched an arrow and, without any hesitation, let it loose straight at his chest. The hanyou stopped, frozen in shock. Inuyasha winced, his eyes automatically squeezing shut as he awaited the purifying arrow that would end his life. He waited but still felt no pain. The scent of blood wafted under his nose. Not his blood, Kagome's.
Inuyasha looked up, shocked to find Kagome standing in front of him, clutching the area above her left breast, next to her armpit where Kikyo's arrow was embedded. Her blood was flowing freely from the wound and the scent of it pushed him over the edge. Inuyasha stepped in front of Kagome and unsheathed his Tetsusaiga, transforming it. A deep growl rose from his throat as his claws and fangs grew. Purple lines appeared on his cheeks and his eyes began to bleed red. Kikyo gasped as she saw him transform into a full youkai wielding the gigantic sword and for the first time, feared for her un-life. The youkai glared at her with rage beyond comprehension for hurting his mate. The dead miko watched in horror as a wind began to pick up around the blade of the sword before hearing the three dreaded words that were growled out of Inuyasha's mouth.
"KAZE NO KIZU!!" He roared as he brought the Tetsusaiga up and slammed it into the ground in Kikyo's direction. He watched as she tried to shield herself, but failed miserably. The aftermath of the destruction was worse than usual and there was nothing left of Kikyo but a pile of ash, dirt, and clay.