Alright... So I lied... It's not called Wrestling with Jelousy... I don't know if I can fit that part into the story anymore... We'll just have to wait and see. Sorry for taking so long to update I've been busy!

Chapter 7

Explanations

Kagome stirred, her eyelids slowly slid open over her bright blue eyes. She yawned and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes before sitting up and examining her surroundings. The memories leading up to her last were blurred, but she still remembered the general stuff. She knew that she tried to save Inuyasha from some demon, the demon had scratched her, but after that things got hazy… She remembered feeling her blood boil and her heart rate accelerate. She reached a hand up to her fangs, they ached. And she had the worst headache behind her eyes, it felt like she had a hangover or something. Kagome looked around her, they were deep in the woods. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were all leaning on Kirara with their eyes shut, Inuyasha was sitting close to her, his head was tilted slightly to the left; he was dozed off too. Kagome felt a pang, her stomach was empty, she decided to get up and grab some food from her backpack beside Kirara. Halfway through standing up Kagome felt lightheaded and started to see white spots. By the time she was fully standing, her head was spinning. She clutched her head with one arm and grabbed a tree for support, she felt her legs tingle (pins and needles) and her knees felt as though they would give way.

"Kagome?" said Inuyasha who had just appeared behind her.

Kagome felt relieved that someone had woken up to help her and explain to her what had happened.

"What the hell are you doing?" he asked.

Kagome frowned, 'Why do I keep forgetting he's an asshole,' thought Kagome.

"Well what are you do-"

But Kagome's knees gave way and she collapsed, Inuyasha stopped talking and caught her before she hit the ground.

Inuyasha caught her and sat down, awkwardly cradling her in his arms. Kagome opened her eyes for a second time, she looked up into a set of golden eyes. "I-Inuyasha what happened?" mumbled Kagome as she tried to pull herself up. Inuyasha swiftly pushed her back down, "Don't try to sit up you'll just faint again." Kagome rolled her eyes, "No, I'm fine that was just a dizzy spell." Inuyasha rolled his eyes and placed her over her sleeping bag. He sighed and headed back to his resting spot.

"Wait," shrieked Kagome, as she hoisted herself up. She immediately felt her head throb, and a wave of nausea swept over her, she grabbed her head.

Inuyasha turned around and rushed to her side, "Stop trying to get up!"

Kagome let Inuyasha push her back down, "What happened?"

"You turned full demon, killed the monster, and collapsed..." said Inuyasha, "Now go back to sleep."

"Why do I feel so sick?"

"We'll talk about it tomorrow. Go back to sleep."

Kagome rolled her eyes, which resulted in more head pain.

She rolled over and drifted back to sleep.

The next afternoon Kagome was still fast asleep, she was, after all, very tired. Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha and the rest of the gang were in a heated discussion with Myouga.

"What do you mean! She can't fight!" exclaimed Miroku at Myouga's last comment.

"I don't mind," mumbled Inuyasha.

Sango rolled her eyes and reasoned with Miroku, "Look how easily she transformed… If she gets hurt at all her demon blood takes over! And you all know what happens if a hanyou stays a full demon too long… It could consume her. Not only that, but look how weakened she is! Imagine if she stayed a full demon even longer."

Miroku paused and took her words into account.

"But why is she so tired?" Shippo asked Myouga.

"I have two theories," began Myouga, "Prior to the incident Kagome was a priestess. Priestess blood is the most pure, while demon blood is the darkest. My first theory is that when her demon blood tries to take over, her priestess blood is rejecting it; fighting it. However, I doubt that's it… It could simply be that she used a power that she has not fully developed yet, and it had drained her of her energy."

There was a murmur of agreement.

"So what do we do?" asked Inuyasha impatiently.

"Well, we shouldn't let her fight until we know which of the two theories is correct."

"How will we find out which of the two it is?" asked Sango.

"The only way to find out is for her to become a full demon again," said Miroku.

Myouga's eyebrows furrowed together; he was in deep thought.

"Alright how about this," said Myouga, "Kagome is so easily provoked that it is inevitable that she will once again become a full demon. But try to postpone it, by keeping her out of danger. When she does transform you can determine which of the two theories is correct. Until then try to train her so that she is stronger the next time it happens; it will improve her odds of survival. She should also develop her powers so that if she does find herself in a situation where she has to fight, she can avoid getting provoked."

Everybody agreed to this.

"For now to avoid contact combat why don't reintroduce her to the bow and arrow?" asked Miroku.

"That's a great idea!" chirped Sango.

Shippo looked at Inuyasha, "Why have you been so quiet the whole time?"

Inuyasha looked up, "Well, I was thinking… Will she still be able to purify the jewel?"

"There's only one way to find out," said Myouga looking over at a sleeping Kagome, "Do you still have the fragment from yesterday?"

Inuyasha nodded.

"And who's got the other fragments?" asked Myouga.

"I do," said Inuyasha, as he held out the half completed jewel in his hand.

"Good, take care of it until you know whether she can actually purify the other fragments," said Myouga, "Now, I'm off!"

Kagome stirred, and blinked her eyes open. She immediately rose to her feet, she felt the dull thudding pain. She remembered what had happened when she had asked Inuyasha why she felt so sick. He barely even explained it to her! She was sick of having to go to him and beg him for every single bit of information. She wanted to know exactly what happened… How she had become a hanyou… And more importantly; the whereabouts of her family!