Disclaimer: I'm so tired……………………………………………………………………no funny disclaimers for me………………so yeah.
Kagome woke up with Kirara still asleep next to her. She and Kirara were the only ones left in the hut, everyone else was gone. At first she wondered why she was so low to the ground but then she remembered. That's right, I'm a—cat.
Kagome wandered outside and was met with cold weather, a few patches of snow on the ground. There was a melted puddle and when she looked into it, her reflection came back black, furry, and cat-like. Just as she expected, but something was different. The crescent moon symbol on her forehead was gone and her eyes were now a deep red and pink instead of a bright pink with little red in them. That's weird.
She sniffed the air and a scent came her way. It was strange, her being able to pick up scents. And it smelled kind of like—. Shippo?
Sure enough, Shippo came around the corner and picked her up. "Kagome, you're still a cat?" He asked holding Kagome away from him to look at her.
Kagome meowed. No Shippo, I'm not a cat, I'm talking ramen! Jeeze!
Shippo made a face. "Sorry Kagome. Talking ramen?"
Kagome became wide eyed and meowed again. Shippo? You can understand me!
Shippo nodded. "Yep! I can understand Kirara too!"
"Mew." Where's InuYasha?
"He's with the others at Kaede's. Let's go." Shippo gently set Kagome back down on the ground and he started to run towards Kaede's hut with Kagome right beside him. When they reached the hut, everyone had a small plate of ramen that they were eating. Kagome sat down next to InuYasha and yawned.
Shippo sat down next to Miroku and grabbed his own plate of ramen. "Speaking of ramen…"
Everyone looked up at him but they didn't say anything. Kagome mysteriously started to paw at a single ramen noodle. InuYasha glared down at her. "Don't even think about it…"
Kagome growled at him and picked up three noodles with her mouth and carried them over to a corner to eat them. "Hey Kagome! Those were mine…"
Kagome silently laughed to herself while chewing on the noodles. Well they're mine now InuYasha.
Sango stifled a laugh as the others continued to eat. "Careful InuYasha. When Kagome gets her body back, she'll be able to repay you back with all those SIT!s."
InuYasha shuddered when Sango said that. "Please don't say that!"
Kagome gave up on eating the ramen and wandered over to sit down by InuYasha. You guys are pathetic. Yumi is out there and you're eating!
InuYasha had scraped his plate clean and glanced down at Kagome. "What's wrong with you?"
Kagome growled at him. What's wrong?
Sango and Miroku were talking about something when they heard a loud thump and turned around to see what happened.
InuYasha was lying on his stomach looking absolutely terrified and Kagome was sitting on his back with a triumphant look on her face. I warned you!
Sango laughed out loud this time. "I wish I ahd seen that!"
InuYasha hit his head on the floor. "I'm being scared out of my mind by a frikin' cat." He grumbled loudly. Kagome glared at him. Keep talking InuYasha. You have a total of six SIT!s already.
Sango only laughed harder and fell over and Miroku and Shippo just sat there and sighed.
Kagome finally got the idea that they weren't going after Yumi until after they turned her back into a human. She had a sad and tired look on her face as she lie quietly in InuYasha lap. The whole hut was quiet when he finally spoke up. "She's been kinda quiet."
Kagome continued to stare at the wall with the same sad, blank, tired expression. Man I wish I could speak. You guys are talking about me and I'm right here.
Sango looked up from petting Kirara. "She's upset. She wants to go look for Yumi but we all know that she can't including her."
Kagome moved her pink eyes in Sango's direction then went back to focus on the wall. Yumi is here. She's somewhere. She's with Kikyou maybe. What did Kikyou tell her? Why is she doing this? Why can't she leave me alone!
Her thoughts were interrupted when Shippo jumped right in front of her scaring her to death. "What's wrong Kagome?"
InuYasha growled lowly. "Shippo…"
Kagome was breathing really hard and shaking, with her fur arched up in anger on top of InuYasha's head. (kinda like in that episode 100 in the forest of sorrow)
Shippo laughed nervously. "S-sorry?"
Kagome growled murderously. Don't you ever do that again Shippo! You and everyone else are going to be so sorry when I get my body back! Baka! Kagome was screaming those comments in her head fast and Shippo could understand every word. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Kagome's ear twitched. Yumi!
She jumped off of InuYasha and ran out the door, claws scraping the wood as she made her exit. InuYasha growled something to himself and followed the neko outside. Sango made an attempt to follow also, but Miroku grabbed her arm and pulled her back down. Sango looked him in the eye wondering why he stopped her. A serious look on his face kept her from asking anything and she remained silent.
"Kagome!" InuYasha called after her trying to slow her down but she merely took up speed. "Damn it, cat! Slow down!"
Kagome didn't even hear him. It was Yumi's scent and her aura. She could feel it. When she met the forest there was faint bluish glow form a clearing and ran to it. InuYasha wondered what she was looking at since he couldn't see the glow himself.
Kagome reached the clearing and was instantly met with Kikyou staring coolly at her. "You are Kagome?"
Kagome backed up but a soul collector picked her up with its claws and dropped her in front of Kikyou. The miko bent down and scooped Kagome neko up, examining her. Kagome didn't like the fact Kikyou was touching her and tried to wriggle free of her grasp.
Kikyou forced the neko's mouth open and touched one of her white fangs. Kagome felt the raw taste of miasma on her tongue and spat and hissed trying to relieve the taste that sickened her. Kikyou sighed and dropped the limp kitten. Kagome landed on all fours and scampered up a long gnarled tree root where she thought she was going to be sick.
"You sensed Yumi didn't you?"
Kagome didn't look at her.
"She's gone to find Naraku. She plans to kill him but that girl is powerless against him.
Kagome jerked her towards the human miko. And you let her go! She raged inside her mind. The bushes rustled and InuYasha jumped into the clearing locking eyes with Kikyou. "Where is she?" He asked more calmly than he intended to then looked away.
Kikyou sighed. "Naraku's castle. Where she will likely perish again. Yumi really thinks she can kill him. How pitiful."
Kagome hissed at her. I'm going to…Grr!
InuYasha made his way over to Kagome feeling he needed to protect her. "Why would you turn Yumi against us?"
Kikyou shrugged. "I'll tell you something right now InuYasha…" Kikyou said walking swiftly over to him. Kagome jumped down from her root perch thinking InuYasha would move also. When he didn't, she turned around to see why he hadn't. Kikyou had him pinned to the tree her face inching closer to his which pissed off the neko to no end.
"Why spend time with the stupid girl who was so dumb to get herself turned into an animal? When you can die and spend eternity with me…" Her voice became softer as she inched in to kiss him and InuYasha did his best to keep away from her.
Kagome growled and did the only thing she could do; she lashed out at Kikyou and sank her teeth into her ankle, causing miasma poison to fill her cat nose and she once again felt sick. Kikyou stumbled backwards and landed hard on the ground. Kagome wobbled away from her, feeling very dizzy and fainted on the ground.
Kikyou grabbed her ankle in pain and turned angrily to the unconscious neko miko. "You bitch!" Her tone quickly changed when she realized InuYasha was still near. "InuYasha, please, help me?"
InuYasha scoffed silently. "I'm sorry Kikyou but I can't." He replied flatly.
Kikyou growled at him. "Then take your poisoned cat and leave!"
"You tried to kill Kagome again." InuYasha said as leaped away from the tree and landed to pick up Kagome. "And then tried to kill me, again, right?"
Kikyou shrugged, a smile crossing her lips. "Good, good, good. All good."
InuYasha scowled at her and cradling the limp cat in his arms he took off back to the village.
Kikyou laughed after him. "Yumi doesn't belong to either one of you. She's from the past, not the future. I still have a chance InuYasha. Be warned Kagome. I said nothing but the truth to the girl. She figured out the other things…by herself."
Kur0: oooh…. what have I done! HEHEHEHE! Guess what! I was banned! For some strange…reason…well anyway sorry it took so long. Here's the long awaited chapter!
Oh and these are my favorite authors and what my fave storis are from them:
Aero Tendo: "Kagraku" fic
Mika-san (not her fic name) InuYasha vs. Kouga
Naraku's-Mate: The Unwanted Demon In Naraku's Castle
Notamonkey666: The Price OF Happiness
Blueyedgirly: Love Makes You Do Crazy Things
Mx-girl32 (I think that's her name) The Way Out
Lord Dagnarus: Naraku's Plot and Kagome's Heart