Kagome woke up to the sound of people speaking, but didn't make a sign to be awake. Even without opening her eyes, she quickly recognized her bed and calmed down a little. She heard her mother, Souta, her grandfather and then… The two men's voices again… So, she hadn't dreamed and if her family could see them and talk to them, that meant that she actually may not be insane. But she sure was freaked out and confused beyond belief.
"Don't get me wrong, dear." Mrs. Higurashi's voice was heard. "I am glad that you are alright but will you tell us what happened?"
"Do I have to? I don't wanna start all over again when Kagome wakes up." the dark-haired man's voice answered somewhat irritated.
A loud slap was heard and Souta laughed. "Do what you are told." the other man's firm voice ordered.
"Damn it, Sesshoumaru!" the dark-haired man almost yelled. "Stop hitting me! How do you expect me to go to college if I don't have a single brain cell left?"
"Humph." the man – Sesshoumaru, snorted. "Who said you even have a brain?"
Souta laughed again and Mrs. Higurashi tried to calm them down. Kagome lay stiffly in her bed, not sure what to think. Sesshoumaru?! Sesshoumaru! This couldn't be just a coincidence. But it was too strange and the poor confused girl was at a loss of thoughts. She remained unmoving on her bed, waiting for the dark-haired man to explain. Not that she could have done anything else in her current state, anyway.
"Well, you know that I died in the final battle with Naraku." he started calmly now. "I didn't come back from the dead if that's what you're thinking." he laughed. "Before returning to Kagome's soul Kikyou told Kaede that I will be reincarnated after 500 years. All our friends from Sengoku Jidai turn out to be my relatives. I don't know who married who… Sesshoumaru won't tell me…" Kagome heard rustling as if someone was moving away from her bed. "I guess he's embarrassed for having humans and hanyous in his family…" another loud slap was heard and Sesshoumaru growled something.
"There is something I don't understand, though." Kagome's grandfather finally decided to say something. "How is it possible that you remember your past life? Kagome doesn't remember being this Kikyou."
'Yeah, I was wondering about that too.' the girl on the bed thought, fighting the urge to frown in confusion.
"Well, at first I didn't remember anything, but I did feel kind of strange all the time." he started again. "You see, I was born in the exact date and hour like in my past life, at least that's what Sesshoumaru says. So, they knew it was me and named me Inuyasha. Every time I heard that name I got dizzy and sometimes I even had visions. I've always had that pain in my chest, but one day it just got stronger and I passed out. I woke up pinned to the tree in Sengoku Jidai. I didn't remember anything about my future life then, but now I do." he finished with a heavy sigh.
"But during the year since you were released from the sealing spell…" the old man sounded confused once again. "What happened to you here?"
"I was in coma." Inuyasha said with another sigh.
He sounded tired and miserable, now that Kagome thought about it better. Obviously, her mother had noticed that too. She urged everybody to go downstairs and have some tea. Just when Kagome was about to open her eyes, she heard Sesshomaru say that he would be down in a minute. Then she felt the bed dip a little as someone sat next to her. Gentle fingers brushed her left cheek, removing a strand of hair from her face.
"I'm an idiot." she almost jumped when she heard Inuyasha's voice, sounding so sad all of a sudden.
"Yes you are." Sesshoumaru agreed and he just 'feh'ed.
"What if she doesn't want to see me? What if she got over me?" Inuyasha sounded worried and nervous now. She felt his hand against her cheek tremble slightly.
"Calm down before you get another fit." Sesshoumaru said a little irritated.
"You make it sound like a disease." Inuyasha said darkly. "Don't forget it's the blood I have from you that makes me go wild from time to time."
"Whatever, idiot. She's awake." Sesshoumaru simply said and walked out, closing the door behind him.
Kagome felt the hand on her cheek go stiff and heard him gulp, but still didn't open her eyes. Slowly, he moved his hand away from her and got up from her bed. She opened her eyes just a little and saw him sitting on her chair, next to the bed. His eyes were slightly wide and nervous. She opened her eyes all the way and slowly sat up, leaning her back on the wall and bringing her knees to her chest to hug them.
"You… You ok?" Inuyasha asked hesitantly. "I-I… I didn't want to s-scare you." Kagome didn't give any reaction to his words at all. "You heard what I said?" again no reaction. "Crap, I knew this was gonna happen." he held his head in his hands and put his elbows on his knees for support.
Kagome watched him carefully. She really wanted to believe in what he had said, but somehow all that she's been through during the past year, made her more cautious. How could she prove to herself that he was really Inuyasha? He sure looked like him in his human form, his voice was the same… She thought of asking him something that only Inuyasha and she knew, but what?
"Hey," she said rather loudly and he snapped his head up to look at her with wide concerned eyes. Kagome mentally smacked herself for startling him like that. "W-When… When I-Inuyasha died… Before h-he… died… What did he ask me…to do?"
The black haired man, that now looked more like a lost boy to her, stared at her in surprise. 'Ha!' she thought and despite that moment of triumph, she felt tears in her eyes. So, he wasn't…
"I wanted to see your smile again." he simply said, his eyes softening.
Kagome's lips parted in a silent gasp, her eyes widening. "Inuyasha," she whispered and he nodded, a rather silly grin appearing on his face. "It is really you!" she cried and he stood up when he saw her jump at him, wrapping her arms around him and burring her face in his chest.
He held his arms around her tightly and took a shuddering breath. "I missed you so much." he said and the girl in his embrace cried harder, her whole body shaking.
Suddenly, there was a sharp sound and something cut the back of Kagome's shirt. The couple startled and pulled away from one another. Inuyasha looked at his right hand and saw that instead of a human nail, he had a claw on his forefinger. He shook his hand and the other nails also turned into claws. Kagome was staring at him in shock all the time.
"I'm a little unstable when I get excited." he laughed nervously, his eyes flashing gold for a second. "Since I'm a reincarnation and practically have some of my own blood… Sorry 'bout the shirt."
Then, before Kagome could say anything, having smelled the change in Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru burst through the door. It was pure luck that it remained in one piece. He seemed almost ready to attack, but stopped himself at the last moment. "I told you to calm down, didn't I?" he said irritated.
"What would happen if he gets too excited?" Kagome suddenly asked.
"He turns into his hanyou form, but his state of mind is the same as if he's in his full demon form." Sesshoumaru explained, leaning on the doorframe.
"Will you, um, leave us alone for a moment?" Kagome asked and as the dog demon raised a brow in amusement, both she and Inuyasha blushed at once.
"Just go, will ya?!" Inuyasha almost yelled.
When Sesshoumaru was out, Kagome slipped her right hand under her shirt. Inuyasha made a startled step back and bumped in the chair, almost falling down. Trying hard to ignore him and his spluttering, Kagome pulled out a pink jewel and this time Inuyasha really screamed and fell on the floor.
"The Shikon no Tama!" he exclaimed, getting up on his feet again.
"Kikyou made me take it." Kagome said, still blushing slightly. "I guess she knew…"
"Yeah." Inuyasha nodded sadly.
"You take it." the girl held her hands to him. "That's what you wanted after all, isn't it?"
He looked at her as if she had suddenly become possessed, before having a way too familiar outburst. "Honestly, Kagome! I never thought you'd become stupider than you already was." Inuyasha exclaimed and successfully made the girl in front of him angry. But then, seeing him slightly blushing confused her. "I don't what the stupid jewel… I-I want you! I love you and…" suddenly his eyes turned gold and his claws lengthened. He growled, seeming to loose coherent thought and gripped his head, making a few steps back until he hit the desk.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome gasped loudly and looked around for something that could help her, even she didn't know what. Them she looked down at her hands and an idea struck her. She snapped her head up toward Inuyasha and clutched the Shikon no Tama close to her chest.
Kagome closed her eyes and as she made her wish, the jewel started glowing. Sesshoumaru burst through the door again, but seeing what was going on, stayed still. Inuyasha transformed fully into his hanyou form and fell down to his knees, breathing heavy. The jewel in Kagome's hands turned into shiny dust and faded away.
"Great, more camouflage spells." Sesshoumaru snorted, looking at Inuyasha's dog ears, then turned and left.
Kagome made a hesitant step toward the hanyou. "Hey, Inuyasha… You ok?" she asked quietly and startled, jumping back on her bed, when he snapped his head up.
"I'm a hanyou…" he said looking at his hands, then taking some of his white hair in front of his face. "I'm a hanyou!" he exclaimed, putting his hands over his ears. "I never thought I'd be happy to be a hanyou again!" he looked at Kagome, grinning widely.
"Yeah, yeah…" she shook her head and keeled in front of him. "I should've wished for a rosary." he gave her a slightly hurt look, missing the joke entirely, and she smiled widely, ruffling his hair.
"Hey!" Inuyasha protested, taking her hand. "I'm not a…"
"I love you too." she said and before he could react, pressed her lips to his.
"Mhmm…" was all he could manage, as he pulled her closer and leaned into the kiss, deepening it.
THE END