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Kagome couldn't handle it. It was too much. Her mind couldn't handle the overwhelming senses and other information that it was receiving. She couldn't move her hands without scratching herself with her claws. She was impervious to the poison, but it still annoyed her. So, she decided to go back down the well. Maybe, if she went back to her own world, she could try to act human again. Hopefully.

So that's what she did. She hopped down the well, and back into her own time. After jumping out of the well, she dug out a baseball cap from the giant yellow backpack she carries. Jamming it awkwardly on her head to hide her ears, she walked home.

"Mom, Grandpa, Souta I'm home!" she called from the door. Her mom came up to her.

"Oh, it's so good you came back. Grandpa and Souta went shopping. Come in, I'll make you something to eat."

As usual, Kagome's first stop was the shower. When she came out, she was toweling her hair dry. She walked into the kitchen with the towel still in her hands.

"Mmm. That sure smells good. What're you making?"

Her mom looked up at her, first with slight surprise, then with a smile. How had Kagome smelt it? There was only the tiniest of aromas. "Your favorite-" Her mom stopped, looking at Kagome with first a look of surprise, then of horror. "Kagome, your head..."

"Shoot!" Kagome pulled the towel down on her head, to cover her ears, but she didn't do it fast enough.

"Take that towel off." her mom snapped, pulling the towel away. "Young lady, you have some explaining to do. What on earth happened?"

"Well, um... I'm not really sure how to start..." Oh no! Kagome thought. How was she supposed to explain to her mom that she was a demon, and besides, she wanted to get rid of the demon in her, not embrace it. She remembered the circumstances under which she had left the feudal era. Out of options, she sat down, and told her mom the truth.

"... I was hoping that Gramps would have a counter spell." she concluded. Her mom looked both shocked and amazed.

She then glanced down at Kagome's hand. The long claws were glowing a bright poisonous green. Kagome saw her mom's glance, and got up. She went and got the nail cutters, trying to get rid of her claws. It wouldn't work. As soon as she'd cut one off, it would just regrow again. She struggled with cutters for a few more moments,then sat down awkwardly. "It's useless.." she tried to swallow the lump in her throat. It didn't go away.

Her mom came around to comfort her. Kagome continued complaining, feeling as if she were about to cry. "I can't do this. The senses, the power..." Her sentence ended in tears.

Kagome ate her food, then waited as patiently as she could for her grandpa to get back home. When he finaly arrived, she was impatient. She forced herself to calm down before approaching him. As she drew nearer, her grandfather started speaking. "Hi Kagome. Did you bring that demon friend of yours back with you?"

Kaogme looked at him. "No."

"Then why is my new demon detector sensing a demon?"

"Yeah, about that Gramps. I'm a demon." Kagome winced as the words came out, knowing how silly they must have sounded.

"Don't be silly Kagome, you're not a demon." he replied, turning his gaze back to his new demon-detector.

Just then, Souta bounded up. "Hey sis, you're back!" He hugged her. "Ok! Get off me!" Kagome exclaimed, tussling about to get her brother off. While she was doing this, Souta snatched the baseball cap off her head. Kagome froze, her ears sticking up. Gramps' demon detector went haywire.

"I tried to tell you." Kagome said, fighting hard to keep back tears. "I'm a demon."