Chapter 27: Dreams

Kaori saw her world go to black when she saw Kiona fall. She heard Sesshomaru call her name, but she couldn't do anything. She thought maybe the Uzuha Kaori Angel took over forever, but Kiona showed up, her kimono trailing behind her.

"I died a long time ago. My husband and mate killed me and himself during a tough time in our lives. A demon took my body to use as their tool to allow demons to change the mating effects. You did just fine without my help. I will grant you a special gift," Kiona said.

"Just wait a sec. I'm still trying to figure out what happened," Kaori said.

"Tenseiga released the evil from me. I was already dead, so my soul is now able to rest in peace. I would like to thank you and Sesshomaru, so I will give you a special gift I have never given anyone before," Kiona said.

"Will Sesshomaru like it?" Kaori asked.

"Maybe," Kiona said. "On the day you first changed, you will change again. Once every year. If you wish to change back any other time other than that time, you will as long as both of you want to. That's the only exception. Though, I ask when was the day you changed?"

"Well, we noticed the change the day after our wedding," Kaori said.

"Well, you did fall asleep afterwards, so it is a possibility that you will change every day on your anniversary," Kiona said. "I truly hope so. It's hard for males to remember when their anniversary is."

Kaori and Kiona laughed.

"Rest for as long as you wish. Being a demon for the first time is tiring, I know," Kiona said, fading away. "And for one last time, thank you."

Kaori smiled and relaxed. She could use some rest.

Her rest ended up lasting for four days. It worried Sesshomaru extremely. He brought her to her home to her parents, but found out that they were out on a trip again. He sighed as he dabbed her forehead with a towel with cold water for the fifteenth time. When was she going to wake up?

He saw her smile as she stirred a little. It brought some hope to him. She was still moving, at least. Her eyes fluttered open as he rested his head next to her on her bed. He stayed kneeled next to her for the past four days, only leaving her side to cool the water again.

"Damn it, Kaori. Won't you wake up?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Sesshomaru?" Kaori asked in a whisper.

"Kaori!" He exclaimed and embraced her. She gasped and ran her hands through his hair. She noticed his hair was silver again and the silky presence.

"Do you know how much you scared me?" Sesshomaru asked.

"How much?" Kaori asked.

"Greatly," he told her.

She kissed his ear since she couldn't reach his mouth and sighed. Everything was almost back to normal. She pushed his hair to the side and kissed his ear again.

"Kaori," Sesshomaru sighed into her chest.

She then noticed something. She traced his ear with a finger. It wasn't an illusion.

"Sesshomaru, have you looked in the mirror recently?" Kaori asked.

"No," he told her, lifting his head. "Why?"

"You have human ears," she told him.

"You have my stripes still on your wrist," he told her.

"Really?" Kaori asked, looking at her wrist. She then remembered what Kiona had said. "Sesshomaru, did you like anything about humans?"

"Their skin is very sensitive and I wasn't as worried to hurt you with my nails or teeth," he told her. "Why?"

"Would you ever what to change back?" Kaori asked.

"Maybe during one or two occasions," he told her. "Why?"

"While I was sleeping, Kiona visited me. She told me about the changes and a gift she gave us for freeing her," Kaori told him, and he helped her to sit up.

"What gift?" Sesshomaru asked.

"We can change back if we want to. You can become human and I can become demon when we want to. But there's a catch," Kaori said.

"What is it?" Sesshomaru asked, sitting next to her legs on her bed.

"We both would want to," she told him.

"Really? That's not too bad. I mean, we can at least change back when we need to," Sesshomaru said. He leaned down to Kaori's ear and whispered very quietly, "I would really want to try to see if it actually works."

Kaori laughed and personally wanted to be demon to be able to rake her claws along his chest. She opened her eyes and saw chocolate brown ones. She smiled and he rewarded her with a kiss, plus more. Kaori laughed at the end and heard keys in the front door.

"Maybe we should revert back or my mom will freak," Kaori said.

"I agree," Sesshomaru said and saw her silver hair turn back into the brown locks he loved. "But let's try it later tonight."

"Maybe, if you can still move," she said, sitting up. Kaori had to help him. The one defect was he was sore afterwards.

"Shut up," Sesshomaru said, getting some pants on.

Kaori laughed while changing into some jeans and a t-shirt. She went downstairs to greet her parents. Sesshomaru followed after a while. He looked at the room. Before they tried again, they needed to clean up the room as well.