The sun started to go down. They went back to Keade's hut, dragging Kagome on a tarp. When they got there, it was dark. Once in the hut, Kagome awakened. She looked at her hand it still had blood on it. She went outside, and washed it. She then noticed that her nails seemed shorter then they were that afternoon. She put her hands on the top of her head. She didn't feel dog ears. She then yanked her human ears. She looked at the moon. It was full. Now she knew the night of her "secret weakness". She smiled. She was human! Being a demon was a nightmare. So much power, so much speed, and yet, no control over any of it. And the blood. The dreaded blood. She had been around blood long enough that it didn't scare the crap out of her, but she couldn't stand it. Her hands covered in warm red fluid, the life of another. She shivered. She regretted her rash decision to save Sesshomaru. Thinking back on it, the only reason she did it was because she couldn't bear see him die. Somehow, someway, she was going to find a way to make herself stay human. She just had to.
She trudged back into the hut. Each person was doing their own thing. Kagome spied Sesshomaru standing alone in the corner. Even Jaken and Rin weren't with him. Kagome went and stood next to him. Looking up, she could see that the taiyoukai was thinking. He startled her as he spoke. "Why did you do that? It's just... it doesn't make any sense. Why? After the number of times I've tried to kill all of you.." His response faltered off.
Kagome wasn't sure how to respond. She couldn't tell him that she was so soft that a single death would make her lower her guard. She looked back, and thought that she should have let him die. Kagome couldn't respond.
Sesshomaru turned around. He had his hand on his sword hilt. "Stay still." he commanded. Kagome wasn't sure if she should freeze or run. Old fears and new powers clashed to lock her in place. Sesshomaru's sword bore down on her. She closed her eyes.
Only to open them again, very puzzled. She then realized how stupid she had been. If the youkai had wanted to kill her, he would have done it a long time ago. She had been sliced with the rather harmless Tensaiga. She glared up at him. "What was that for?" Sesshomaru looked at her from behind an emotionless mask. "I was trying to see if you would stay human. I'm not sure if you can. The demon is in your blood now." He turned away from her.
She ran back around to face him. "You can make me stay human?" she said, trying not to let her excitement show. She didn't want to be a demon. She was human, utterly and completely. No matter how twisted her soul now was, she was human. She could leave the demon bits to Inuyasha, Shippo and Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru almost laughed. A small smile showed up instead. "I can see how you despise being a demon. The power and the new senses are just overwhelming your mind. Being a human is so much simpler for you."
Just then, Shippo jumped on Kagome's head. He scrambled through her hair. "Where'd your ears go?"
Kagome lifted him off. "Right here, silly." she said, pulling one.
Shippo looked at her confused. "But I thought that you were a demon.." He shrugged and jumped down into Kagome's arms. Kagome rested her head on his.
She tried to choke back the tears that had begun to leak down her face. "I am."
But she desperately wished she weren't.