Pure Breed: Chapter 7

Inuyasha woke to a rough kick in the ribs.

"Oi, Dog! Rise and shine!" Koga laughed.

"You seem happy this morning wolfie. What's up?" Inuyasha asked.

"Kagome says were heading back to the village to get more supplies. A rest just sounds nice." Koga explained. "Get your rear in gear mutt."

"You know I am human now. Could you give the nicknames a rest?"

"Nope. It's pretty much become force of habit…mutt." Koga responded impudently.

"Whatever." was Inuyahsa's response. "I hate to ruin his good mood. I can wait a little longer to tell him." he thought. "Hell, I actually don't want to ruin his good mood. I guess I'm getting soft, which makes sense, being human now. Oh well, no big. Besides, Kagome is totally worth it." a smug grin crept across his face as he finished this thought.

"Let me take your haversack Lady Kagome." Miroku offered. "There's not much left in it anyhow."

"Thanks." Kagome replied. "Let's get going." The journey back to Kaede's village made rapid progress, despite the fact that Inuyasha didn't have his demon speed anymore and there were too many of them to ride Kirara.

"Hey boss," Ginta said to Koga in a low voice, "does Inuyasha seem a little too at-ease for you?"

"No. Why?" Koga asked.

"Well," Hakkaku went on to explain, "he hasn't yelled at you or attacked you or even seemed annoyed by the fact of your presence all morning. Doesn't that seem odd to you?"

"A little, but I ain't complaining. All the better for him, me and Kagome. You know how angry she gets when me and that arrogant puppy argue. Besides, he knows I'd kick his can now that he's human, so it's to be expected." was Koga's logical answer.

"I hope he's finally got together with that Kagome girl." Ayame said silently to herself. "That way, I won't have anymore competition for my Koga!" The red-headed demon smiled gleefully at the thought. If only she knew how right she was! In fact, the couple was discussing how to break the news the same moment.

"Er, Inuyasha how do you think we should tell Koga were together now? I don't wanna hurt his feelings."

"Feh, don't ask me. I think you've made it as clear as you can you don't want him before, and he still doesn't get it." Inuyasha replied.

"If I made it clear I didn't want him, why did you always get so jealous?" Kagome asked suspiciously.

"I dunno. I just did." Inuyasha mumbled in response.

"You know, I think I'm beginning to like your human form better." Kagome said, pulling him closer to her by his arm. "Your a lot more confident and reasonable and kinder and smarter when your human." Inuyasha feh-ed.

"I don't think so." he said. "But I'm glad you like me this way, cause it looks like I'm gonna be this way for a long time. Probably forever even." Sango and Miroku overheard this conversation and decided to join in.

"I agree with Kagome on your personality changes Inuyasha, but I fear you being human may be to our disadvantage next time we meet up with Naraku. Once he learns of your weakened state, he may find it easier to defeat us." Sango interrupted. Miroku, being the brains of the team, already had a solution to this problem.

"I've thought the same thing Sango, but I know away we can make him stronger when the time to fight Naraku comes. I suspect if we use a jewel shard, it may reawaken the wolf's fang's transformation."

"Only one way to find out." Inuyasha said with a grin as he pulled the Tetsiuga out of its scabbard. "Can I have a shard Kagome?" He stretched out an open hand. Kagome gave him a shard and closed his hand over it.

"You can have that, but you need to promise me you won't use it to become a full demon." Kagome said with a pleading look on her face.

"I won't." Inuyasha responded as he flashed her a grin.

"Say you promise, please." Kagome said. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"Fine, I promise you I won't use this shard to become a full demon. I would never do anything to hurt you Kagome." She gave him a quick kiss.

"Thanks Inuyahsa." Kagome said, relived at the promise and the fact that Koga had not been looking when she kissed Inuyasha. Inuyasha placed the shikon shard in the hilt of his Tetsiuga. The sword turned into the fang in a flash of yellow light. He jammed the Tetsiuga back into its sheath with a triumphant grin.

"Well, well, looks like our little doggies sword works again!" Koga exclaimed as he saw the transformation.

"Miroku, you are a genius! I knew you were good for something!" Inuyasha yelled happily as he pulled poor Miroku into what he thought was a friendly hug, but really resembled a headlock more than anything else. Miroku's face began to turn blue, since Inuyahsa's grip was so tight.

"You might want to let him go. I'd hate to have to find a new boyfriend." Sango joked. The whole company laughed hard at this, except for Miroku, who crossed his arms huffily.

"As if you could do better." the ridiculed monk mumbled.

"I heard that Miroku." Sango pointed out to Miroku, who cringed, expecting Sango to bring her boomerang down upon his head. But she didn't. Instead she gave him a hug from behind. "And you're right. I don't think there is anyone better."

"I dunno I can think of a few guys who aren't such lecherous perverts!" Inyasha said, earning him a bonk on the head from Miroku's staff. The whole group, including Koga and his wolves, laughed at the now sulky Inuyahsa jovially, as Kaede's village came into view.

A/N: I just wanted to take this time to thank my few reviewers. You guys rock.