Ch.12: A New Problem

(Inuyasha's POV)

Kagome was staring at him shocked, she had even backed away from him a few steps, her eyes wide. What had happened to him to scare her like that, had he blacked out for a few seconds? He remembered her standing right there beside him, and now she was suddenly a few feet away and borderline scared!

"Kagome?" He asked questioningly. His voice sounded different...deeper?

"Inu...yasha?" She said with uncertainty. Her eyes shimmered as her body relaxed slightly, and her heartbeat began to slow down alittle. That's when he noticed that alot of things felt different about him. He looked down at his lengthened claws and his eyes widened, that's when he noticed that all of his sences had grown sharper than before! He was...

"Inuyasha...your a- demon!" Kagome said shocked. Inuyasha had grown just slightly taller, one purple streak was on each side of his cheek, maybe warning marks for other full demons to see- and then his eyes were just one shade of darker amber, and his fangs didn't poke out as much as when he was an evil full demon. Over-all he looked almost the same. But hotter.

"...how did it happen?" They both looked down at the jewel that was lying on the ground, and then they looked at eachother.

"I didn't know that there was another jewel that granted your wishes..." Kagome looked up to Inuyasha confused.

"I'v heard that these hot-springs held treasures and granted your wishes and such but...They are onlysaid to grant the good-hearted people's wishes..."

"Inuyasha! Do not say that about yourself! You have a greater heart than alot of humans!" She scolded him firmly but with a hint of sadness. How could he say that about himself?

Inuyasha just glared at her...but deep down he was touched by her words... His face softened after that, just slightly.

"Inuyasha do you..." She paused nervously. "do you feel like yourself?" He narrowed his eyes angrily at her, peeved again.

"What d'ya mean? Am I loosing my mind?" He said meanly.

"Not loosing it but---"

"Does it look like i'm going crazy Kagome!" He snapped at her. He was hurt that she would actually be scared of him, but he knew he couldn't overall blame her fot it.

He then caught the hurt look in Kagome's eyes. His heart immediately softened. "Look Kagome, i'm sorry for that..."

"It's ok.." She smiled up at him, but he could detect the hurt in her eyes. He felt like shit just then. "Well.." She started happily."It looks like you got your wish after-all Inuyasha."

Inuyasha stared adoringly at Kagome. "Let's go back to Kaede's and find out about how your gonna get home and back ok?"

"Kay." She replied. Inuyasha suddenly grabbed her hand and held it in his own. She looked up at him shocked, and blushed.

"What are you doing?"

"It's gonna get really dark up there and I don't wanna loose you in here." He answered her.

Kagome let him lead her through the dark cave... She thought she heard something scratching around like a mouse so she quickened her pace to keep beside Inuyasha when in her hurry she tripped over a rock and as she braced herself to hit the ground Inuyasha caught her in his strong arms.

"Uh...! Thank you for catching me." She breathed.

"Hrm. I can't have you breaking your foot again on me, can I now?" He told her gently.

As they made their way through the cave, she couldn't help but begin to think of not being able to return back after going home. In that case, would she leave to go back? Could she leave Inuyasha? Then again, could she leave her family and her entire life on the other side of the well?

The bright sun hit Kagome as she stepped out of the cave and onto the soft ground which was covered with leaves from the trees...she became instantly blinded.

She reached up with her arm and shielded her eyes from the bright sun as she tried to squint at Inuyasha to see where he was at.

"Come on Kagome, once we get further into the forest you'll be able to see well again."

She glared at him through squinted eyes. "Oh yah? Well, maybe it's because your a big-bad-demon now and the sun isn't bugging you, but I just came from a completely pitch-black cave into the sunlight and I can't see at all!"

"I wasn't bein' rude." He grumbled back at her. It was true though, he wasn't having trouble with his eyes. Maybe it was because the whole time he was in there, he could see everything in the dark. He had seen a mouse scurry by Kagome at one point in time but he decided it would be better to not tell her about it just then.

She must have heard it though because that's when she rushed forward and tripped on the rock.

They began quietly walking through the woods. Inuyasha leading them back home.

Kagome's thoughts were on her home, and Inuyasha's were on Kagome. He didn't want her to leave him, at all.

Then, a new demonic scent reached his nose. He stopped suddenly, and sniffed the air. And then suddenly the forest grew thick with something sinister. Birds flew away and little animals took off, the entire place was crawling trying to get away from what was coming.

'So even the animals are sencing this..' He thought.

Then he heard Kagome's firm voice. The one that she always used when she was in a serious battle. "Inuyasha, what's---" He heard her suddenly scream out.

"KAGOME!" He turned around and looked at her. She was holding her hands on top of her head and she looked like she was in so much pain, she fell to her knees onto the ground.

"What's wrong!" He yelled as he ran to her, wanting to help her but he couldn't because a demon was coming. He took a fighting stance in front of her.

"It feels like my head's splitting open!" She yelled in anguish.

"Kagome.." He was scared for her. He would have been excited to fight this demon and try out his skills as a demon had Kagome not been hurting like that. But this demon, he could tell already, was going to be one hell of a fight.

"Inuyasha!" She called out in pain, as she curled up on the ground. Inuyasha's ears perked back behind him at a slight noise, and then it sounded like something was slicing through the air.

He automatically seized Kagome from her spot on the ground and quickly jumped to another place, further away. He concentrated on finding the demon, he couldn't place exactly where it was but...if he hadn't gotten Kagome away from there she would have been cut to pieces.

The ground was torn up where she had been. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes as he tried to keep his cool. He set her down onto the ground.

"Kagome, hang in there! I'll take care of this quickly! Just hang in there!" He ran back out to where he had been standing before, he was pissed. This was no ordinary demon. He could smell that it was there but he couldn't exactly pin-point where it was. And he could feel the evilness radiating from this demon.

"WHY DON'T YOU SHOW YOURSELF!" He yelled as he withdrew the Tessaiga.

He heard a woman laugh darkly.

"Are you sure you want that? Somehow I don't think that you can handle all of me.." She said seductively. Inuyasha ground his teeth together in anger. He did not like to be toyed with.

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Ok! So that's all for now!

Thank you guyz so much for reviewing, I feel that my story is luved now and so I have no doubts about continuing it.

ooooo who's this new woman? And where did she come from? Why is she attacking Kagome? (hehe, you won't find out till next time:P)

umm...that's about it, and i'm glad yall like my story! So i'll update l8er tomarrow:)

But damnit, I have a freakin' cavity and now I have to go to the dentist soon and get a shot (I.hate.shots.) so like yah, whish me luck. Shots in the gums don't hurt that bad right? O.O;;;;

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