Chapter Two

A new beginning

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Inuyasha immediately lifted his head, his eyes wide like dinner plates.

"It's very," Myouga paused, "Risky, unpredictable…"

Inuyasha didn't respond. 'Is he trying to play some type of sick joke?' thought Inuyasha in disbelief.

"She's not past the point of no return; there's still time. If you want to revive her however, you must act quickly. It's only possible with the tear of a demon. You must share blood, and for your demon blood to fuse with Kagome's you must drop a demonic tear onto the site where the blood was exchanged," said Myouga paused and in took a breath, "There may be complications though. It is on a very rare occasion that this revival is possible and I doubt there has ever been a circumstance quite like this. You are a hanyou and she is a priestess, she may be too pure for even the demon tear to fuse the blood together. There are risks. Are you willing to try?"

Inuyasha was motionless giving no sign of comprehension, let alone a sign acknowledging that Myouga had spoken.

"Master Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha did nothing but stare as he managed to absorb all of this. He nodded, 'I have to do something; I just can't loose her. If there's anything I can do to save her I'll do it,' he thought to himself.

Inuyasha quickly used his claw to make a small, clean incision across his wrist and did the same with Kagome's. He then gently joined hands with her, their fingers intertwined, wrists touching. He held her hand for a couple of seconds, watching Kagome intently.

"Let go now," said Myouga as he picked up the little cup that contained the tear. Inuyasha gently let go of her hand. Myouga crawled up onto Kagome's wrist and dropped the single drop it onto the cut.

Inuyasha was still watching her intently, watching for any movement.

Kagome's face tensed, her hands clenched into fists. Inuyasha's heart jolted. Kagome groaned, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

"Inuyasha stand back!" yelled Myouga hopping away as fast as he could.

Inuyasha froze.

"GET BACK MASTER INUYASHA!" yelled Myouga.

Inuyasha snapped out of it and reluctantly stepped back.

Energy emanated from Kagome as she started to hover from the ground. She gracefully arched as her body hovered into an upright standing position. Her hair fell back revealing a set of pointed black dog ears. Her nails had lengthened and thickened forming claws. She then opened her eyes revealing not the familiar smoky brown, but an unnatural shade of electric blue. Without warning a powerful blast of energy emanated from her, pushing Inuyasha back like an extremely strong gust of wind. She hovered higher for a second then collapsed on the ground.

"Kagome!" yelled Inuyasha as he ran over to her. He grabbed her and held her in his arms. He held her tight. He closed his eyes and focused to hear her heart beat. A weak set of arms returned his embrace. "What happened?" mumbled Kagome. Inuyasha smiled, "I'm not so sure myself," Kagome then closed her eyes and drifted into a sleep she was, after all, exhausted.

Myouga gave a sigh of relief.

Inuyasha's ears flicked up.

"What was that for?" asked Inuyasha irritably.

Myouga hesitated before answering, "I was rather unsure of the outcome,"

"WHAT!"

"Uhh…", Myouga looked flustered, "J-Just kidding,"

"Liar," said Inuyasha as he lifted a hand to swat him.

"I should explain to you," Myouga paused, "You have evoked a powerful magic. This is a very rare thing Inuyasha. A tear from a demon is extremely powerful, especially when it is shed over another person. It is so powerful that it can fuse your genetic information with hers."

Inuyasha stared, his ears twitched.

Myouga rolled his eyes, "To simplify things Kagome is now a hanyou."

"How is th-"

"Full demon blood was coursing through your veins when you exchanged blood with her, so she is now a hanyou. Her priestess powers will probably now be altered, they may even completely disappear. Her personality could be altered just as her physical appearance was. We will just have to wait and see."

"Do you think she will still be able to sense jewel fragments?" asked Inuyasha hastily.

"Is that really something to ask right now?" asked Shippo from behind them.

Inuyasha jumped, "AH! You little shit! Don't sneak up on me like that!"

Miroku, Sango, Kirara and Shippo were all there.

"How did you guys get through the force field?"

"It dissipated. A stronger energy or aura…," Miroku paused and went on, "Well something weird happened and the force field dissipated."

"What happened to you and Kagome? When did Naraku flee?" asked Sango.

Myouga sighed and told them everything that had happened, how Naraku had made a barrier after Kagome and Inuyasha had passed a certain point, how Naraku had pierced Kagome, how Naraku had fled, and how Kagome was transformed into a hanyou.

Night had settled in and everyone was exhausted. Miroku had managed to convince an elderly couple in the nearest village into letting them stay there the night. Miroku and Sango got a room to themselves, Shippo slept in a small room with Kirara, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome together in the vacant living room.

Inuyasha could barely get any sleep that night despite his exhaustion. He wanted Kagome to wake up; he wanted to be sure that she was okay. Near morning, before the sun came out, Inuyasha gave up on sleeping and sat, his back pressed against the wall so he was facing Kagome.

Kagome began to stir. "What..? Where..? Uhhh..." mumbled Kagome, who still drowsy from sleep.

Kagome jumped to her feet her eyes were opened wide, "WHERE AM I? WHO ARE YOU?"

Author's note: Eeeesh! That was a short chapter. I know some parts are corny. Gah! Forgive me. The end gives it a nice little twist doesn't it. Now they're going to have to fall in love all over again 3 … Any constructive forms of criticism, suggestions, questions, or comments would be greatly appreciated so please review! (P.S. The next chapter will probably be called 'Making Memories')