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Chapter XII– Change Of Style

"So, will you be this way forever?!" Shippo squealed hopefully as he walked by Kagome and Sango's side on the dirt road back to the village.

Kagome smiled down at the little demon holding her hand. "I think so…No idea, really…"

"Yay!"

The hanyou giggled.

Shippo smiled. "You were cool before but now your really cool! You can be my big sister because you're a demon now!" he said brightly.

"I'm still Kagome," she reminded him.

"I know, you've always been my big sister, you too Sango!" the kit added.

The slayer smiled in reply.

Shippo continued his chatter "But now that you're a half-demon it's better."

"I suppose so." Kagome said, no emotion on her face. Not sadness, but not happiness either.

"You look really pretty in your new clothes, Kagome." Shippo commented.

Kagome smiled "Thanks, Shippo." she looked down to examine her new attire. She did look cool in it, like some warrior chick of ancient Japan.

She smiled to herself as she walked, the cheerful sun high in the sky, spreading its bright gold joy all over the green and flowered dotted fields around them.

'What am I thinking? That's what I am…sort of.'

After hours of standing around while middle-aged women bustled around her with measuring reeds and bits of potential cloth with many different colors and patterns, she had finally come out with two outfits that she absolutely adored, one of which she was wearing at the present time.

It was the prettier of the two, a Japanese style dress that went down to her feet, but it had slits from the hem up to her about the middle of her thighs for easy maneuvering.

The top had no sleeves; it came to the ends of her shoulders like a tank top. It had a collar that only went up an inch or so on her neck.

The dress itself was a deep blue that complemented her new hair highlights, the pattern was one of numerous golden glowing-like orbs as if tiny fireflies were all alit on her dress. The outfit's theme, if one was to categorize it, was tranquil and serene, but adventurous and outgoing at the same time…not unlike herself in a way.

It had a trim dyed the same golden color as in the pattern, and it traced the outline of the kimono; across the bottom of the skirt halves then up the slits then down again, coming together at an unknown place, for it was so well stitched it was impossible to tell that it had been added separately.

The same trim (but a different piece because it doesn't outline the middle portion of the dress) was at the top, circling around on the tips of the shoulder-length sleeves.

Then on the short collar, there were two strips of trim were placed parallel, then came across the front in a diagonal which ended under her right arm, that piece was there because on the middle of it were two eloquent designs which interweaved into three identical clasps which were next to each other with a small space in between each. Under these designs was a small, oblong piece of bamboo, which served as buttons. To take the dress off one would slip the part of the weaved design that was in a loop around each button off.

Under her skirt slits (which reveled a little too much leg) she had a white skirt that was still good for fighting but wouldn't prove near as mobile without. Oh well, she supposed she could slip it off sometime (she'd rather have a racy outfit on then die from not being able to move in a less reveling one).

It was well made and a fine fabric, it would last even with all the stuff she went through. It was great for fighting and practical for traveling because it was light but strong and comfortable, which was odd because it outlined her curves very well (perhaps a little too well, but she'd get used to it).

Kagome smiled as she stared at her bare feet. She had taken her shoes off earlier finding that she no longer needed them; they felt weird on her feet now. The soles of her feet were tougher now, but still soft as they had always been. Even now, walking on the dirt road she couldn't feel a difference from her bare feet and having shoes on as a human. She now carried them –along with the traditional priestess kimono she had been wearing for days now 'ick'– in her backpack, which she felt she didn't need anymore either. (So ironic!)

The sunlight backed off under the shade of the trees they had just entered, which signaled they were almost near the village.

Kagome sighed, looked up, and smiled at the slayer walking next to her. "Thanks for taking me shopping, Sango-chan".

She smiled back. "Anytime."

Kagome looked ahead. She sighed. She had only figured out for herself that she was a hanyou this morning, and everyone was so calm about it. It wasn't like she wanted them to freak out, but what did they think?

Shippo adored it, Miroku had said she looked "ravishing" and tried to grope her (typical), Sango seemed unchanged but then again, she just could be doing that not to hurt Kagome's feelings, Kaede knew something was going to happen to her. The older miko didn't act like nothing had happened, but she didn't feel sympathy for Kagome either. She liked that.

And Inuyasha…she had no idea; she hadn't seen him all day, but hey, she had been gone, so she told herself to forget that insensitive thought.

After they had returned to the village, Kagome set her backpack down in the common room of the town house (which was just a room her and her companions hung out in) and went outside to do…well she didn't know what she was going to do, but it was better then staying in the townhouse and getting stares.

Outside in a small clearing, Kagome walked a little ways toward some unknown destination when she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

The world around her was shifting; she could feel it, every aspect of it. Her whole body felt the change in the environment, she could smell it, hear it, feel it.

It freaked her out.

The feeling surged to a peak as a cold wind blew and came out of nowhere and dark clouds suddenly streaked the skies.

She snapped her head up to the graying heavens just in time a see a dark cloud drawn over her and the world around.

The demoness (A/N: ha! I've made a new word! Shakespeare did that all the time you know,) let out her breath in relief. 'Rain.'

She smiled in spite of herself. Half because she was glad that feeling she had just experienced was nothing more than a shift in the whether, half because she felt stupid getting worked up over nothing more than a coming rainstorm. Still, it was kind of cool senescing the coming rain like that; maybe she'd settle into her new self yet.

Kagome drew in a deep breath through her nose, she smiled. She had always loved the scent of rain, even if came during a beautiful sunlit day, and now it was even better with her hanyou senses. Like someone had captured the scent perfectly in a candle or something. Yet another thing she liked about this new body of hers.

She felt another tweak in her senses not alarming like the last one, but not subtle either. Somehow she could identify it as Inuyasha, somehow…

Just as expected the aforesaid (A/N: that means the person that was just spoken about, tell me if it annoys you, I'll kill it…maybe) jumped down from the nearest tree and landing skillfully on the ground next to her.

He approached her, well maybe he was approaching her, she really couldn't tell, he had a distant look in his eyes he walked, but she brushed her doubt away.

Kagome smiled at him, wondering if he had seen her panic attack. He'd probably make fun of her for it. "You're going to have to teach me to do that sometime."

He gave her a cold look, "Why?"

The miko blinked, then glared. Was bipolarity a demon thing too? "What's wrong with you? You've been acting weird lately!"

He looked away and said "Nothing" quietly.

Then Kagome did something completely and utterly weird. Her lips moved back across her teeth with strange eloquence. She bared her new fangs. A of impatient frustration sound administered from deep inside her chest, but then right after it came out she "eep!" 'd and clamped her hand over her mouth.

Kagome had growled! Really growled. Not a fake growl, not a human sound of irritation, not a child trying to sound like a dog for some make-believe game, it was a dog's sound, animal-like. She had Inuyasha do it before, but hers was more feminine. It suited her, which was even creepier.

Blinking, she lowered her hand over her mouth…only to have it brought back up again when she slapped her neck unexpectedly.

The thing that had caused her to hit herself floated down into her open palm; she must've done that a thousand times while being in Feudal Japan. Myoga puffed himself back to normal in Kagome's palm.

She smiled down at him, "Konichiwa hello Myoga-jichan suffix for grandfather ".

Instead of answering like the old flea usually did when she addressed him; he just blinked owlishly at Kagome. The only thing he could say was, "Uh…Kagome?"

She continued to smile "Hai".

Myoga blinked again, the look on his face clearly was asking, "What in the seven hells happened?".

"I um…well you see…" Kagome looked away and contemplated, it was harder to explain than she thought it would be.

"The Shikon Jewel changed her," Inuyasha said, standing to the side, arms crossed inside the sleeves of his haori, not looking at either of them.

"I see" the flee youkai said, though he didn't exactly. "Well, your blood tastes better!"

Kagome sweat dropped slightly. "Thanks." she said, even though she meant the opposite.

At that Myoga jumped out of Kagome's hand and onto Inuyasha's shoulder. "Hello, m'lord".

Inuyasha didn't even look at him as he spoke, "Haven't seen you in awhile…"

The old demon pretended not to hear that last remark as he rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled nervously for a moment as he closed his into tiny arcs. "Yes, well…"

He stopped and changed the subject "I heard that you defeated your enemy!" He turned slightly to address Kagome. "Congratulations!"

The demoness just shook her head slightly as Myoga (who was clueless of her disapproval) swiveled back to Inuyasha.

"So what do you want, Myoga-jiji suffix old geezer ?" the hanyou asked in an apathetic tone.

The flea demon closed his eye into little arcs once more, but this time to show happy anxiety. "Well, Inuyasha-sama, I'm here to inform you over your inheritance"

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Amehana: done done done, suspense, not a very big one but hey…nothing much 2 say except if you have requests, corrections or anything just tell me and review!

Lalala, this is my chapter 12 song, sorry its not very long!

My ne-chan is drawing up demon Kagome, I'll force her 2 finish & try 2 put it up as a link…but someone might have 2 shoe me how sweat drop. If you're confused about Kagome's outfit-it's kind of like Devil Hunter Yoko's outfit.

Amehana out, Blessed Be!