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PG-13

Kagome wants to be able to help InuYasha fight instead of getting in the way. During a battle, her wish is granted by someone and she helps them but then, what's happened to her? Sesshoumaru is looking for a mate, hears about her, and is intrigued. Sparks fly.

U n l i k e D r e a m s, W i s h e s C o m e T r u e

Chapter 12

Re-Transformation

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Kagome was wandering around in the forest where she first met InuYasha. Memories flooded back to her as she remembered everything that had happened since that day. All she had wanted to do was go home but she ended up helping them because she was Kikyou's reincarnation and without her, the world would be in deep trouble.

That's just what it was like back then, just because Kagome was a caring person didn't mean that everyone could use it to their advantage. Sure, she had made some friends here but that didn't mean a thing. Eventually, they would all betray her. Especially since InuYasha hated her. If InuYasha spread rumors about what had happened, surely her friends would go against her.

Spreading her claws, Kagome swiped at a couple of trees and about twenty to fifty fell. Sighing, Kagome sat on a nearby rock by a little spring from the ground. She looked at her reflection disgustedly. If only she had never become a demon! Since she became a demon, she thought about things differently. If she had never become a demon, she could have just kept on living a lie.

It didn't matter if it was a lie. The old Kagome wouldn't have cared. The old Kagome would have just accepted it and kept on loving InuYasha even though he loved Kikyou. Being a demon opened her eyes. It let in new emotions and gave her a new perspective on things...

'What's happened to me?' she thought to herself. 'I wouldn't normally behave like this...'

Kagome's reflection glared at herself. She had become weak! Those twenty to fifty trees that fell weren't nearly as much as she would have cut if her power was full. Something was wrong. Something wasn't going right. Her powers were fading. Would she eventually become human again...?

Sniffing, Kagome looked directly ahead of her. There, in the sky, was Kagura, slowly floating down to the ground on her feather. Kagura was approaching her slowly, taking her time as if she were the only thing that mattered in the whole damn world. Kagome stood stiffly, waiting for Kagura to come.

To Kagome's surprise, Kagura bowed. "Hello, Demon Queen-sama. I'm honored to make your acquaintance."

Kagome wasn't surprised much anymore; Kagura had said this all sarcastically.

"What do you want, Kagura?" spat Kagome.

"Nothing. I'm just surprised to see that you're not around that hanyou anymore. I thought you two were inseparable?" Kagura asked innocently. Truthfully, Kagura was just pumping Kagome for information. She wanted to know if what she thought about her was true, and if it was, Kagome would be able to help her.

"W-what? You know who I am?" asked Kagome, losing her emotionless mask as quickly as she had gotten it up.

"Of course! Your scent is so clear, even though I'm not a dog demon, I can still tell yours apart from the others. And of course, your looks. Did you think I wouldn't recognize you? I mean, no one wears clothes like that and not to mention the fact that your face is still the same."

Kagome fell limp against the rock. If Kagura had recognized her, why couldn't InuYasha and her friends known who she was? Kagura was their enemy and yet she knew who Kagome was! InuYasha, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou didn't know who she was until she told them again and again and they still didn't believe her for a very long time!

Did Kagome and InuYasha's relationship mean so little?

Kagome didn't know that since her demon powers were fading, her scent and looks were beginning to go back to normal so it was easier to recognize her but it didn't matter to her at the moment. She was just too shocked.

"W-what do you want?" repeated Kagome softly.

"Oh, right. Well, I wanted your help. To kill InuYasha once and for all. There are rumors circling around you and the two inu brothers."

"What kind of rumors?" said Kagome weakly. She hadn't heard anything but if the demons at the little 'party' Kagome was at were gossipers, she would be toast. There were so many of them, it would be hard to find out who started the rumors.

"Oh, nothing much. Well, c'mon. Do you want to help me or what?" asked Kagura impatiently.

Kagome looked at Kagura thoughtfully. It wouldn't hurt to help Kagura, would it? Kagome knew for a fact that Kagura wanted to break free of Naraku's grasp and that wouldn't be that bad. Kagome never liked him anyway but if it wasn't for him, she wouldn't exactly be here. It took time for a soul to be reincarnated and if Kikyou had lived happily ever after, then Kagome would probably have been born sometime in the future.

Killing InuYasha was number one on Kagome's priority list but she just didn't know how to go about it. Was she even strong enough to beat him?

There was also the fact that Kagura was the enemy-- or was she? After all, the only reason Kagome was against Kagura in the first place was because she was InuYasha's enemy. Since she was against InuYasha now, did that make her Kagura's ally? But certainly not Naraku's ally. Everything but Naraku's ally.

"I-I guess...I'll help."

"Perfect! Now let's go."

"Go where?" questioned Kagome.

"To find Sesshoumaru! I thought it would be obvious by now. We can't beat InuYasha or N--" Kagura paused, looking up at the sky to make sure of something. Just as she had thought, Naraku's little 'messengers' were floating directly above her. "Well, we can't beat InuYasha by ourselves."

"What! We're perfectly strong enough! We're find the way we are!" protested Kagome.

"Eh? I thought you would be glad to have Sesshoumaru on our team."

"No way!" Kagome blushed. "Why would I be?"

Kagome was too embarrassed about facing Sesshoumaru again. The way she had left him a few hours before was a little too awkward to go back to. What would she say to him? Kagome gave herself a mental slap for being so stupid. These human emotions were coming back to her, along with stupid school girl butterflies in her stomach. She was a demon for god's sake! Or at least, she was for now.

"How would we find him?" challenged Kagome.

"Haven't you heard the rumors?" smirked Kagura. "The ones circling around you and the inu brothers?"

Kagome shook her head.

"Well, for the ones about you and Sesshoumaru, there is one where it says that wherever one of you is, the other isn't very far behind. I'm going to put that rumor to the test."

Kagome sighed exasperatedly and said, "Sure, whatever. But let me do the looking. I've got better senses than you."

Kagura just smirked. Kagome looked at Kagura with a new kind of respect.

'For a bitch, Kagura's not that bad,' thought Kagome. 'I wonder what all the other rumors are saying about me.'

Kagome leapt up and caught Sesshoumaru's scent quickly. Even with her weakened senses, she could still catch Sesshoumaru's in a heartbeat. For a second, Kagome's heartbeat sped up. Was it true? The rumor? Wherever Kagome was, Sesshoumaru wasn't very far behind? And vice versa?

"I've got his scent. About a couple hundred meters that way," pointed out Kagome.

Kagura didn't say anything but the smirk was clearly written on her face.

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"InuYasha! What are you doing back here?" asked Shippou. "And where's Kagome?"

"Hell if I care."

There was an awkward silence as InuYasha blinked repeatedly.

"What?"

"How can you not know or care where she is? Weren't you just with her?" Sango whined. She was worried about her friend-- even if InuYasha wasn't.

"I told you. I don't care where the hell she is," InuYasha repeated stubbornly. "Maybe she's with Sesshoumaru again."

He had said his brother's name in disgust, glaring at nothing in particular.

"If I know Kagome-sama as well as I think I do, then she'll come back one way or another. All we have to do is give her time. Be patient with her," Miroku said wisely.

Everyone's faces contracted into little circles: O.o

Shippou punched Miroku from behind playfully and said, "Since when did you become so smart?"

Miroku just smiled knowingly.

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Sesshoumaru walked across the lake, not really noticing anything around him. He either didn't know or just ignored the fact that passing demons were whispering something about him. To Sesshoumaru, they were too low class to even pay attention to.

He looked up at the sky and wondered why he had even listened to the Demon Queen-- Kagome. It was totally uncharacteristic of him to listen to others, no less a female. But then... why did he?

Sesshoumaru caught a whiff of her scent and immediately stiffened. It seemed she was going his way. In a mere 5 seconds or less, Kagome and...Kagura? Right, he was sure of it. Kagome and Kagura were traveling together it seemed, and they were coming towards him. There was no mistaking it. But why would they come here? Did they come because of him?

Putting on his emotionless mask once more, he readied himself for what was to come.

Sure enough, Kagome and Kagura landed right in front of him, blocking any way out. Mentally sighing, he tried hard not to just turn back and leave. Perhaps they had something interesting to say. Or maybe not.

"Sesshoumaru! We--" Kagura paused. Sesshoumaru was glaring at her intensely.

"Sesshoumaru-sama. We were searching for you for about 20 seconds!"

"What for?" asked Sesshoumaru dully.

"Just to ask you something. And it seems the rumors are quite true after all," added Kagura under her breath. Sesshoumaru heard it of course; being a dog demon with incredible hearing after all. He just chose to ignore it.

"Of course you did, and why would you need to ask me something? If it has anything to do with helping you kill Naraku, you already know my answer."

Sesshoumaru was about to walk away when something Kagura said something... interesting.

"But this time is different. The Demon Queen over there has voluntarily agreed to help kill InuYasha-- as long as you're there with her."

Kagome was about to interrupt when Kagura shushed her. She was about to scream "I never said that! Take that back, Kagura! Stop being such a bitch!" but she didn't. It seemed that something was clicking together in Sesshoumaru's head.

Sesshoumaru turned to face Kagome, "Is this true?"

Kagome was at a loss for words.

"I see. You don't need to trick me into joining you, Kagura. My answer is fina-"

"Yes!" blurted out Kagome. "It's true! I'll only do it if you're there to help. Please, Sesshoumaru? We need you..."

Sesshoumaru looked into Kagome's eyes and found that she too had an emotionless mask concealing her emotions. He was never one to give in to female antics but it seemed almost impossible to say no to Kagome.

Without saying anything, Kagura took Sesshoumaru's silence as a yes.

"Okay! Now," she looked up again to make sure Naraku wasn't watching her. "We just have to get you ready."

"R-ready? For what? I thought we were already prepared!" said Kagome.

"No, no, we need to make some adjustments to your look."

"My LOOK?" asked Kagome, stunned. "What's wrong with my look?"

"Nothing, if all you want to do is beg your father for some sweets that is," Kagura said sarcastically.

"..."

Kagome later found out that what Kagura had meant was that her clothes made her look too innocent to hurt anybody.

It seemed that although Kagura was a strong demon, she was also a great seamstress. She sewed Kagome skirt into a tighter miniskirt and made her blouse into the top half of a kimono without the obi that kimonos had. Now it looked as if Kagome was wearing just the top half of a kimono along with a miniskirt. It was rather pretty on her.

"See? Now you look like you're ready to go and hurt somebody!"

Kagome grinned shyly and suddenly fell to her knees, clutching her stomach. Sesshoumaru's eyes widened slightly, along with Kagura's.

'W-what's happening to me?' thought Kagome. 'This pain...it's familiar! I've felt this before!'

Straining to open her eyes, Kagome looked at her claws as they grew sharper. She didn't know it but her eyes came back to that gold-ish amber they had been when she first transformed into a demon. She also had her stripes back on her face but she only say the ones on her arms. Her senses grew sharp once more and as she stood, she felt stronger than ever.

From behind a tree, a shadow whispered, "Just a little while longer, ne?"

"Kagome?" asked Kagura. "Are you alright?"

"Fine. Just peachy," was Kagome's sarcastic reply. She smirked and moved closer to Sesshoumaru, feeling different than before. She felt more...bold and outgoing. Not to mention more seductive.

She put her head on his shoulders, noting how much taller she had gotten. She whispered something in his ear that had caught his attention.

"Naraku's next. Right after InuYasha. And let's not just kill him. That would be too easy. There are many ways to kill a man. Breaking his spirit can cause more pain than torture-- and I know more ways than one," she whispered as she licked his ear. It sent a tingly sensation down his spine and he knew that was what she was aiming for.

"Hah! I knew it. They were more than just rumors, weren't they? Now let's go!"

"Eh?"

"As a couple, you two are unstoppable!" Kagura kept on rambling.

"EH?" repeated Kagome.

"Two lovers working together to defeat a common enemy. And two demons no less. That seems like something out of a storybook," sighed Kagura.

"Excuse me. Would you care to repeat that?" glared Sesshoumaru.

"Hm?" asked Kagura as she snapped out of her daze. "Don't tell me...you're not lovers?"

Their silence answered her question.

"You two...do love each other, don't you?

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