Kagome woke up and sat on her bed. Memories from last night flooded her brain. Why had Inuyasha been acting so...different last night? Something had been off, but she couldn't tell what it was. And he had been kind to her. She smiled softly and got off the bed. Kagome walked out of her room and into the living room. Miroku and Sango were already sitting on the worn couch, watching a movie. Kagome nudged Sango so that she had enough room to sit down.

They were near the end of the movie when Inuyasha emerged from his room. Miroku turned towards Inuyasha to greet him, but quickly quieted and paled. Sango turned to see what was wrong with Miroku and did the same when she saw Inuyasha. Kagome turned to Sango, confused, and glanced at Miroku. But then she spotted Inuyasha. She blinked at him. That was Inuyasha, yet... not Inuyasha. But damn, was he sexier! His black hair had changed into silver and his violet eyes were now gold with black slits. Atop his head perched two pointy dog ears, the same color as his hair. Kagome's mouth formed a small "O" in pleasant surprise. She stood up and walked over to him, slightly entranced.

Inuyasha eyed Kagome suspiciously as she walked toward him before reaching up and gently grabbing his ears before rubbing them softly. His eyes widened in surprise and he reached down toward his neck, looking for the necklace from the night before... and found it wasn't there. A soft blush formed over his cheeks as she continued to rub his ears, smiling at him all the while.

After a few seconds, Kagome let go and backed off, "Where'd you get those?"

Inuyasha looked down at the ground, avoiding Kagome's eyes, as he reached into his pocket and pulled out the same necklace he was holding last night. He quickly threw it over his head and as it settled around his neck, his features changed back to how Kagome had always seen them. Silver to black, gold to violet. Kagome frowned slightly.

"How did you do that?" She asked.

Inuyasha glared at her, "It's none of your business," he snarled. Okay, now he was back to being a pain.

Kagome just narrowed her eyes at him and frowned even more. Miroku stood and walked over to Inuyasha.

"She has right to know since she lives with you," he said.

Inuyasha simply huffed before throwing himself down onto the couch. "I'm a half-demon." Kagome just continued to stare.

"Then, why do you have that... necklace thing?"

Inuyasha glanced at her and said, "Forced to wear it so I wouldn't..." he seemed to be struggling for words, "I don't know, scare you, I guess." Both Miroku and Sango quickly glared at Inuyasha. He ignored them and turned back to Kagome. "So, are you... scared?"

Inuyasha looked down as he spoke. Kagome shook her head. "Why should I be afraid?" Inuyasha looked up quickly and gave her a genuine smile. She smiled softly back.

Unfortunately, the moment was broken by Miroku going, "Awww." Sango glared and then smacked Miroku across the cheek. But Miroku simply smiled charmingly at her. They then started, unsurprisingly, arguing. Well, Sango was attempting to argue as Miroku just brushed them all off, trying to soothe her with sweet words. Inuyasha and Kagome watched for a moment, smiling softly at the scene.

But soon, the fight became boring and Kagome simply rolled her eyes at the two and walked back over to Inuyasha. She picked the necklace up from around his neck and let the shiny silver chain slide through her fingers.

"This is really beautiful, but you know, you don't have to wear it around me anymore." She took the necklace off from around his neck before tossing it at him and he easily caught it.

Inuyasha stared at Kagome as she turned and tried to calm a ranting Sango down. "Okay," he whispered softly, more to himself, as he pocketed the necklace.