Chapter 11

Inu-Yasha stared at Kagome for a minute before pulling her close to him in a hug. "Kami, Kagome..." He muttered into her hair. Kagome sat as straight as a board. What was going on?

"What is it Inu-Yasha?" Kagome asked as she slowly relaxed into his arms. Inu-Yasha held her tighter and didn't respond. "Inu-Yasha?" Kagome asked again as she laid her forehead against his shoulder, burring her face into his silky soft silver hair as well. She suddenly began to cry softly.

Miroku and Kirara came running up to Inu-Yasha and Kagome. "Lady Kagome?" Miroku asked as he knelt down next to Inu-Yasha. Kagome looked up at Miroku with her still red and black "demon" eyes.

"Miroku?" Kagome asked, a hint of sadness in her voice. Inu-Yasha pulled away form Kagome and stood up. Kagome turned her attention to him. "Inu- Yasha... what happened?" Kagome asked slowly and quietly. Inu-Yasha blinked and stared at Kagome for a long minute.

"Lady Kagome," Miroku started.

"I asked Inu-Yasha." Kagome stated firmly, not looking away from Inu- Yasha. Both hanyou's stared into the other's eyes. "Well?" Kagome asked again. She wasn't quite sure why she wanted Inu-Yasha to answer, but she did know something wasn't right, and she wanted to hear anything-bad coming from Inu-Yasha.

"I really don't know." Inu-Yasha replied. Kagome stood up, her head lowered to the ground.

"Why do I look like this? Why do I look like...?" Kagome lifted her head at the thought of what she was going to say. Inu-Yasha looked at her strangely. "You." Kagome finished quietly. Inu-Yasha and Kagome blinked at each other as they thought about it.

"Um, I don't mean to interfere with this reunion, but Naraku is getting away." Miroku said as he took off running into the castle. Inu-Yasha glanced at Kagome once more before running after Miroku.

Kagome glanced at Sango, Shippo, and Kirara before getting a sly grin on her face. Kagome ran after the two boys as well, a freedom feeling coming over her. "Kagome wait!" Sango called after her, but Kagome was oblivious. "Go after them Kirara." Sango said as she moved so her grip was tighter on Hiraikotsu. Kirara growled lightly and ran off after the rest of the group.

Inu-Yasha stopped as Miroku came flying back at him. The two fell backward and Kagome jumped over them. "Pathetic." She mumbled under her breath. Inu-Yasha jumped to his feet.

"What happened?!" He demanded. Miroku looked up ahead of him. He didn't respond, he couldn't respond. Inu-Yasha followed his gaze. His mouth dropped. 'Kagome must have been playing with me before.' Inu-Yasha thought as he saw her easily move around Kagara's wind blades. "Kagome," Inu-Yasha whispered as he watched her silky movements, she could pass for a full demon with that speed.

Kagome smiled as she jumped sideways, avoiding another of Kagura's wind blades. The wind sorceress frowned as she tried again to take the now disobedient hanyou out. "Why won't you die?!" Kagura yelled as she threw another of her attacks. Kagome smiled at her.

"Because you want me to." Kagome replied. Why was she getting such a kick out of this? Kagome crouched to the ground, dodging another of Kagura's wind blades, watching the shadow move as Kagome crawled forward toward Kagura. "You're mine!" Kagome shouted as jumped up and tackled Kagura.

"Damn you." Kagura said as she pushed Kagome off of her. Kagura jumped back about ten feet before throwing her feather into the air, she jumped onto it and flew off. "You won't get off this easily Kagome!" Kagura shouted as she disappeared into the sunset. Kagome growled lightly in the back of her throat.

"Kagome?" Inu-Yasha asked as he came up beside her, and put his hand on her shoulder. Kagome jumped and turned to look at her friend. Inu- Yasha's eyes look as confused as Kagome's.

"What?" Kagome asked as she looked away from Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha was lost, what was happening, this wasn't the Kagome he had begun to love. Inu- Yasha put his fingers under Kagome's chin and made her look up at him.

"What did he do to you?" Inu-Yasha asked, his eyes searching Kagome's face. Kagome followed Inu-Yasha's eyes as they moved over every feature on her face, wondering what was going through his mind. Inu-Yasha stopped at Kagome's red and black eyes, locking his stare with hers.

"Nothing... I mean... I don't really know." Kagome said. Inu-Yasha could tell she was lying, her eyes game her away, as well as her scent.

"Why won't you tell me? " Inu-Yasha asked. Kagome's eyes filled with tears again.

"Because I knew you would get mad, and take it to the extreme! " Kagome said as she buried her face in her hands. Inu-Yasha was taken back, she was afraid to tell him something? Inu-Yasha reached to touch Kagome's shoulder, but Kirara rubbed up against him, and Sango slid off her back.

"Kagome..." Sango said as she wrapped her arms around Kagome. "This is what you tried to tell me..." Sango whispered, Kagome and Inu-Yasha both heard. Inu-Yasha walked away as Sango comforted Kagome as best she could.

'Am I losing Kagome...? ' Inu-Yasha wondered as he watched the new hanyou cry into someone else's shoulder.

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You like you like?! Tell me! I have to know!!! ::Kage walks up and hits the side of mystwriter's head with keyboard:: :Kage- no more sugar for you!: :: mystwriter frowns and begins to cry:: anyway, I'm better now. I realized to late that Kagome's mood changes pretty quick, but that's ok! I'll just make it a side effect of becoming a hanyou so quickly. OK, I gtg, so please R&R. see you later!!

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