PREVIOUS CHAPTER: BECOMING THE WOLF

(Sorry this one is so long lol)

Inuyasha stared up at her. He had no idea what the hell was going on but he couldn't bring his eyes away from her. Her normally raven hair began to turn a grayish brown and her ears began to move up her head as they slowly become wolfish like. Her normally pale skin began to change into a darker almost tan color. Claws ripped out of her fingers. Muscles began to form and her body became shapelier. Then slowly a tail began to form. It soon grew into a long grayish tail. Just as soon as she had begun to rise she descended back down. He moved towards her unsure of what to do. The towel had fallen away from her body and he placed in back over her. She seemed unconscious, so he picked her up very gently unsure of if she was hurt or not. He pulled the blankets loose from her bed and gently placed her down on the bed. He pulled the covers up and tucked them under her chin. She looks absolutely beautiful. He thought. He turned around to leave and sleep in his tree when he heard a small voice. "Inuyasha…?"

He turned to see her weakly open up her eyes. "Don't leave me…please."

He was shocked to hear her voice. It sounded so distant. He smiled, "Ok I won't."

She felt him crawl over her. He slowly put his arm around her protectively and snuggled up to her body. This feels so nice. He thought.

CHAPTER 6: NEW KAGOME

Kagome's eyes slowly opened up and she surveyed her surroundings. She yawned and pulled herself out of bed. Before she knew it she had tripped over her own two feet. Wait a minute something isn't right. She looked down at herself. Why am I naked?! A tail? All of a sudden her memories of the previous night came back to her. She had been coming in her room after her shower when she had suddenly been lifted into the air with the return of the excruciating pain. She had remembered that she had finally gotten her wolfish features and had felt really tired. A blush crept over her cheeks. Inuyasha must have put me in bed and he even slept next to me when I asked him to. Her eyes found the sleeping hanyou cuddled up beside where she had once laid. I better get some clothes on before someone sees me like this.

In a flash of minutes she had found underwear and a shirt. The pants were another thing as were the underwear. She now had a tail to deal with. She was able to move her tail under her underwear and out the bottoms, but what about pants? Sweat pants were the only things that she would really be able to wear. She tried putting her tail over the back of her pants, but that looked strange and if she wanted to leave her house that wouldn't work. Putting her tail in her pant leg made one of her legs look rather large, and funny. A sigh escaped her lips as she looked at herself in the mirror. "It's pointless, we'll have to find someone to make you some special clothes," a sleepy voice from behind her said.

Kagome froze. A very red blush began to warm her cheeks. "Umm… how long have you been awake?" she was almost to scared to ask. What scared her more was her voice. It seemed stronger like there was more confidence in her voice than there was before.

He shrugged, "Not too long. Just long enough to see you messing with your tail."

Of course this wasn't true. He had senses when she had fallen out of bed. He had allowed his weary eyes to open and observe her, but had closed them when she had looked up at him. Inuyasha saw how bright her face was and decided to change the topic. He gave a large yawn and propped himself up on one elbow. "There are demons in my time that are capable of making clothes that fit certain types of demons."

Kagome felt her cheeks reduce to their normal temperatures and nodded. She looked down at herself and said, "This is just so different." She chose to sit next to Inuyasha on her bed.

He studied her features then said, "Well this is what your meant to be right? You'll get used to it."

A smile came across her lips and she looked at him. "I guess your right."

He smiled up at her. "Well let's go get some breakfast," she said getting up.

She liked the fact that she could smell so well.

"Wow mom this is really good!" Kagome said scarfing down the food with ease.

Her mother smiled at her and she couldn't get over the fact at how Kagome looked so much like her father. Her mother had even said that her hair looked just like Natilruh's.

Kagome found it a little difficult to use her chopsticks at first, but had gotten a little more used to her claws at the end of breakfast. Her tongue on the other hand had taken on quite a bit of damage from her new fangs that had formed in her mouth. It was easier to tare her food she did admit to herself, but there was still a lot to get used to. When she had stood next to Inuyasha she had also realized that she had gotten a bit taller and was almost taller than him. She made a note to joke with him about this later. Once during breakfast Souta had dropped his plate and the agonizing noise had made Kagome wince and her ears had flattened against her head. Something else had happened also. When she had been in her room she felt Inuyasha's pity for her. It was a very odd feeling, but something in the back of her mind had told her that it was pity and she had decided that those were her instincts and that she should listen to them. Things seemed to rush around in her mind. Stuff that she had grown accustom to and she had taken granted for now she had to think about and kind of learn all over again how to do. She had to learn how to smell, sense, see, taste, and feel a little different. She even had to move a little differently with her new body. This is just going to have to take time she thought. Rome wasn't built in a day remember?

As breakfast was cleared away Kagome had decided that her and Inuyasha had better head back to the feudal era. Her mother reminded her that she might want to find Natilruh. Kagome not knowing anywhere of her aunts whereabouts told her mother that she would try to find her. As Kagome came out of the well she felt like just turning around and going back home. She just couldn't face her friends. Inuyasha turned around and looked at her. He gave he a questioning look and then a look came over his features that showed that he understood. "Come on Kagome they won't think of you any differently."

She looked down, "What if they do?" she said in almost a whisper.

Her tail clung tightly to her legs. Suddenly he took her hand and led her to Keade's village. He felt her cling to his back as they came into Keade's hut. Everyone was sitting around the fire and looked up at them. At first they just saw Inuyasha and realized that there was someone else with him. "Umm Inuyasha where is Kagome? And who is this beautiful woman?" Miroku asked rising to his feet as Sango got up behind him glaring at the back of Miroku's head.

"Who is this Inuyasha? She smells just like Kagome! What did you do with her?" demanded Shippou.

Kagome took a deep breath and stepped out from behind Inuyasha. "It's me guys."

They all gave her a questioning look. "What are you talking about?" asked Sango.

Kagome was at a loss of words and gave Inuyasha a pleading look. He cleared his throat, "We have a lot to talk about." With that everyone sat down around the fire.

Kagome had a hard time explaining to her friends what had happened and it was very difficult because everyone kept interrupting her explanation. At one point Inuyasha had yelled at everyone to shut up and let her explain. When she had found it difficult to speak he had slipped his hand into hers and he in his own way had given her confidence to carry on. Once she was done with her story Sango had proposed that they go take a bath so that they could have "girl talk." Inuyasha had at that point slipped his hand out of hers and she could sense his frustration. She gave him a weak smile as she got up to leave and brushed his cheek with her tail.

"Did it hurt?" asked Sango while scrubbing her hair with Kagome's shampoo.

Kagome was busy scrubbing her tail and looked up. "Yeah it hurt a lot. I've never felt anything like it. It felt like…like my whole body was on fire and my veins were about to burst. It was horrible."

Sango's face was a mixture of disbelief and horror and Kagome could smell how badly her friend felt for her. "Kagome…I'm…I'm so sorry that this has happened to you. If it makes you feel any better I think that your new features are incredible."

Kagome rinsing her tail off looked up at her friend, "Do you think so?"

"Of course I do! As many demons as we've seen you have got to be one of the most enchanting. I mean you look better as a wolf demon. I mean umm… no offense you looked good human, but now! Did you see Miroku's face when he saw you? He couldn't stop starring at you in the hut either!"

Kagome giggled and laughed with her friend. "I was wondering what Koga would think of my new look."

Sango giggled, "Yeah now Inuyasha will have to kill Koga to keep him away from you!"

The girls finished their baths and got out of the hot spring. As Kagome was drying off she felt the sudden urge to shake and well she did. "Hey Kagome! Stop it! You're getting me all wet!" Sango screamed.

Kagome giggled, "Sorry about that Sango!" Kagome didn't realize how much the shaking helped. She was dry in minutes. Ok now I'm really acting like a wolf. She sighed and headed back to the camp with Sango.

"So, umm…Kagome what are you going to do now?" asked Sango.

"Hmmm…I'm not sure yet. I think go look for my aunt somewhere.

"Yeah I think you'd better do that because I'm sure that she has a lot of answers for you, and I'm sure she can help you learn some of your abilities."

Kagome hadn't thought much about this. Her abilities? She wondered what they might be. She pondered this late into the night. Slowly she watched everyone fall asleep, but sleep would not come to her. Inuyasha wondered out of the hut while Miroku and Sango fell asleep. Kagome laid there in her Sleeping bad as Shippou cuddled up at her feet. The young kitsune liked her new form. He said that now Kagome could fight off the bad guys so that Inuyasha didn't have to do it all. Kagome had smiled at this at the time. She felt suffocated in the hut and she longed to be outdoors.

She pulled herself out of the sleeping bag without waking anyone up. The air was cool and refreshing outside of the hut and it welcomed her. Normally the crisp night air would've cooled her, but since her change it didn't really bother her. It would've also been very dark outside, but with her new senses she could almost see perfectly in the dark. She wondered over to a large boulder and sat. She wrapped her tail along her side. I wonder which tree Inuyasha is sleeping in tonight. She looked around and then she spotted him not to far from where she sat. He was up in a high tree with his sword lying across him. She grinned. He looked so peaceful sleeping there. Oh Inuyasha. She curled up onto the surface of the boulder like she had been doing it all her life. This actually feels comfortable. Her body relaxed and she slowly closed her eyes. I wonder what tomorrow will bring. That was her last thought before she fell asleep.