A/N: Sorry for the delay, I had homework and writers block. Hope you enjoy the chapter and I'm working on the next chapter! Thank you to JennyTheWhiteWolf, turtlerad17, MoonGirl19, tyranny, Rinicat, Ryu: Sneaky Lil' Fox, child-of-darkness-and-night, Michael Bulaich, Jamie, skeek122222, tracey mathus, and d-OG-GIRL for reviewing!!

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Kitty Evolution

by Ashelin Rayne

Chapter Four

Explinations

-- Previously...on Kitty Evolution.... --

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.

-- And now....the conclusion.... --

A dark figure sat against the wall of a nearly pitch black room in front of a pale white girl in a white dress holding a mirror, his eerie piercing red eyes glared at the images in the mirror. He watched as his human heart's love, that dead miko -Kikyo- get blasted into oblivion by his rival hanyou Inuyasha. His plan to kill the other miko, Kagome, had failed....twice. How Kikyo had failed the first time still eluded him and simultaneously sparked an interest in his target. How had she survived Kikyo's arrows and come back with only already healed scars instead of serious injuries that should have killed her? His interest and curiosity began to grow. He thought back to how she had talked to his dark, dead-miko, how she made the ice wench nervous. Not even he had been able to do that, much to his dismay. She had even gotten under her skin and made her attack angrily and carelessly. There was a hidden fire inside that interesting miko, he could see a primal force behind those entrancing, fiery blue eyes. It made him crave for that power, lust for it, along with the jewel shards she carried.

"I will have you, my little miko," he chuckled, "and this power you seem to have..."

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Kagome fell back, eyes widened in surprise as she watched the scene unfold before her. Her mind was numb for a few moments, still trying to process the information she had just recieved. She blinked......and blinked again. Did Inuyasha just do what I think he did? Kagome thought, bewildered, Or maybe I'm just having a really good dream. A sharp burst of pain from where another arrow was lodged into her shoulder snapped her back to her senses. Nope, definately not a dream. The miko-catwoman looked to the hanyou.

"...Inu...Inuyasha?" She called out cautiously, being careful of his reaction be it violent, depressed, or a mix of both which would cause him to inflict harm upon himself. "Inu..yasha?" Kagome yelped when he turned and practically straddled her waist as he checked her wound.

"Are you okay, Kagome?" He asked in a slightly worried tone, "It's not too bad, is it?" She shook her head mutely as she looked up into his fading crimson eyes.

"Inuyasha....are you okay?" Kagome asked hesitantly.

"What do you mean, wench," he grunted.

"What do you mean 'what do I mean'?" She raised her voice a little before adding softly, "You just...with your....how can you...."

"Feh." He snorted, "She was going to kill you." Inuyasha answered as if he was just discussing the weather.

"But what about-"

"Let's not talk about this right now," he cut her off and she nodded, "I need to get you to Kaede and get you fixed up." Without warning, Inuyasha carefully lifted Kagome up bridal style and began to head towards the village. Wincing everytime her shoulder moved, Kagome tried to keep as still as possible but couldn't stop her sharp intake of breath when the arrow was moved. Inuyasha's ears flicked at every sound she made and Kagome caught the movement out of the corner of her eye, she tried to supress the sounds even more. When the hanyou reached the village, Miroku was the first to meet them.

"Lady Kagome!? Are you alright? What happened?" He looked between the two, "I felt an extremely powerful youkai prescence but it disappeared." This caught Kagome's attention. Inuyasha had turned full youkai.... she thought, ...but he still had the Tetsusaiga!!

"Not right now," Inuyasha growled, "I need to get her to Kaede."

"Right," Miroku nodded and followed him to the old miko's hut. As soon as the hanyou stepped through the doorway, Shippo jumped onto his shoulder and looked down at Kagome.

"Kagome! What happened?" Sango looked up from her spot in the corner and gasped in surprise, then ran into the back room to get Kaede. Inuyasha followed the demon slayer and set Kagome down on the mat on the ground. Kaede was already busy preparing medicinal herbs while Sango ushered the hanyou out so the old miko could get to work.

Inuyasha sat in hearing range of Kagome as he stared off into nothing, thinking about what he had just done. He didn't know what to feel at the moment, he was torn in different directions. His human side mourned for his ex-lover yet at the same time, was happy she was finally at peace. His hanyou side was also relieved she was put to rest, now unable to torment him again. And his youkai side was practically dancing in joy, the threat to its mate gone. Inuyasha growled at that thought. Kagome is not my mate, he frowned, I don't know why you keep saying that.

Kagome. Mate. His youkai growled back.

'She's happily unmarked and unmated,' Inuyasha barked.

Mark her. Mate with her, it commanded.

'Shut the fuck up already!'

"Inuyasha?" The hanyou looked up to find the monk staring at him from across the room.

"What?" He snapped.

"I've been calling your name for a few minutes," Miroku sighed, "what happened to Lady Kagome?"

"She was attacked," Inuyasha looked to the wall beside him, refusing to meet the other man's gaze.

"By what? Or whom? I highly doubt a youkai would be using a bow around here," he concluded. The hanyou narrowed his eyes at the wall.

"Kikyo shot her...." He said quietly, barely loud enough for Miroku to hear. Placing a hand on Shippo's shoulder to quiet him, the monk nodded and waited for Inuyasha to continue. "Kagome tried to tell me....she said that Kikyo killed her, I didn't believe her because she was standing right there, not dead. But Kikyo came and tried to lie about it, but I could smell that she was lieing, Kagome could too, don't ask me how, but she said she could. Kagome got her mad and she shot at her, but she dodged the first arrow. I yelled at Kikyo and she shot at me. You and I both know I wouldn't have survived a purfying arrow like that, Kagome did too, so she took the arrow for me."

"Kikyo shot Kagome!" Shippo looked towards the room the miko-catwoman was in. "But why would she do that?"

"Naraku..." Inuyasha growled with a hatred that burned hotter than a thousand suns. Miroku's eyes wided, then narrowed as he clenched the hand that wielded the cursed wind tunnel.

"Why?"

"I don't know, but that bastard's up to something," Inuyasha pounded the ground with a closed fist. There was a moment of silence as each individual pondered on the situation. The monk spoke up, breaking the silence.

"And what of Kikyo?" Inuyasha looked him straight in the eye and answered without any sign of regret or remorse.

"I killed her with my Kaze no Kizu."

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Kagome looked around the pitch black room, having no trouble seeing as her cat-like pupil enlarged, acting as a sort of night-vision mode. She could hear the others in the other room talking. She heard Inuyasha tell Miroku about what happened earlier when Kaede and Sango were treating her wound. There was a loud yell and the sound of skin hitting skin, the young miko-catwoman grinned and shook her head at Miroku's hentai antics. Grunting as she used the wrong arm to help herself, Kagome stood up and walked into the other room. Everyone stopped talking and looked towards her, she sighed as she sat down, knowing that she'd have to explain what happened the night before.

"How are you feeling, Kagome-chan?" Sango asked as she handed her a bowl of ramen.

"Much better now that I have that arrow out, thanks," she answered and the two chuckled.

"Lady Kagome?" Miroku called to the miko-catwoman, "Inuyasha informed us of what happened. Do you mind filling in the rest for us?" Kagome smiled and nodded her head.

"Well, it all happened the night before Inuyasha found me sleeping in the tree, during the new moon," she began, "I was just about to come back inside the hut when I saw one of Kikyo's soulstealers, I didn't want Inuyasha coming out because he was human so I followed it. I found Kikyo in a clearing and she shot me. Then she started talking about how Naraku told her to kill me, she said she wanted to do it too, because she didn't want me changing Inuyasha's mind about going to hell with her." Kagome saw Inuyasha clench his fist but continued on. "I escaped and ran to the well but before I could reach it, Kikyo shot me through the heart from behind and I fell over the side of the well. I can faintly remembering a strange cat jumping on top of me and it breathed a green mist into my mouth and the next thing I know, I'm gasping for air....and well, the rest is history."

The group stared at her in awe, unable to say anything. Suddenly, an orange furball launched itself at Kagome, hugging her around the neck. Shippo began to sob hysterically. The miko-catwoman patted the young kitsune's back.

"Shippo?" She stroked his hair gently, "What's wrong?" The kit sobbed even harder.

"Kagome! -sob- Y-you d-sob-died!!" Shippo began to hiccup and Kagome patted his back.

"It's okay, I'm fine," she rocked him back and forth, "I'm right here."

"B-but -sob- what i-if -hic- you didn't c-come b-ack?"

"Oh Shippo, I'm here and I came back," Kagome cooed, "that's all that matters." Suddenly, Sango had her arms around the miko and the kit as she began to sob. Kagome soon joined in the crying as the two other men and old miko watched in a mix of happiness and sadness.

Inuyasha a felt a deep pain in his chest when he thought of Kagome never coming back. His ears drooped at the thought. He looked at the young miko currently being surrounded by a kit, a demon-slayer, and a monk who was gently rubbing her back in a comforting and non-perverted way. Inuyasha's youkai side desperately wanted to take his mate and lick away her tears and make everything better. The hanyou shook his head to clear the thoughts away and looked down at the ground before him.

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A figure sat upon a large boulder in front of a cave at the top of a mountain ten miles away from the destroyed demon slayer village with a beautiful grey cat with black stripes piercing green eyes in her lap. The figure wore a demon slayer outfit with emerald green armor, showing off her lithe, curvy body. Her ebony hair was pulled into a long braid falling past her bottom with bangs framing her elegant face. Her pink lips were pulled into a small smile as her her bright green, cat-like eyes slowly opened.

"Hmm....I can sense another catwoman somewhere, Kero," she purred as she stroked the cat gently. "We must pay her a visit, she must be lost and we need to guide her."

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A/N: How'd you guys like it? Gah ha! I added Naraku(if you couldn't tell who that was) and an OC! And for those who know of CardCaptor Sakura, yes, I used Keroberos' name. Well, gotta go work on the next chap. L8r!