Blood of the Moon


I'm related to InuYasha? Kagome thought for the millionth time that day, this time with great incredulity stressed on the final word as she glared at the subject of her thoughts that was currently bitching to her about how they needed to get more jewel shards and what not.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Osuwari! Seriously InuYasha, it's only for the rest of the week! That's three days, plenty of time for me to have my birthday party and short enough so we don't miss out on too much! I'm not joking when I say it's the party of my life either. My future could very well depend on this one birthday!" Kagome argued, silently referring to the dream she had been having more frequently.

The talons held softly against her bare cheek as she tilted her head sideways, unknowingly pushing her head more firmly in the yasha's grasp.

Kagome shook herself from those thoughts, glaring harder at InuYasha as she tried to bargain her way back so she could prepare for her birthday tomorrow, his form getting up from his mini crater.

Inuyasha huffed noisily when no answer was forthcoming, wondering what was so friggin' important about her dumb seventeenth birthday? Sure the blood moon would be out and he'd turn full demon for a while, but he'd been in control and he could use that power to wreak some serious havoc on the idiots holding the last free jewel shards. But all of a sudden she desired to go back home. For what?

A dumb song and some presents?

InuYasha snorted and turned away. He sighed softly before squatting down. He growled and looked back at Kagome, who stared at him, as did the rest of the inu-gumi. "Well, do you want to go home or not?" he shouted. Kagome suddenly grabbed her pack, hugged her friends who wished her a happy birthday and a nice "squeeze", before jumping onto Inuyasha's back, the hanyou sprinting off towards the village that was less than an hour's journey at this pace. He knew the tajiya, the houshi and the brat would be in the village when he got back.

Kagome sighed, enjoying the feel of the wind's chilly fingers sweeping through her hair and mingling with InuYasha's divergent locks. All too soon they were in front of the well while Kagome was leaning over to jump into her time. Looking back at Inuyasha, she smiled. "I'll bring back some cake, okay?" she said. InuYasha huffed and watched as she jumped over.

"Be sure to put a lot of that cream stuff on it!" he shouted as he watched her form disappear in the familiar purplish-blue hue that signified the well's powers.

InuYasha sighed, a half smirk on his face as he sauntered back to Kaede's village to await the others' arrival.


Kokuei: I know it's short, but all the goodies will be revealed next chapter, which I'll put up sometime next week!

Tizzi: Special thanks to Guardian of the Hell Gate!

Kokuei: Yeah, it was somehow disabled. But I fixed that!


Preview:

Soon Kagome was left to watch her mother and grandfather, noticing that their movements were…jittery, as if they were intensely excited about something. Souta, however, was sticking Kagome's fourth pair of "Hojou Sandals" on Buyo's large form, the cat wailing as he was suddenly forced to balance the thick shoes on his neck, trying not to move so much so his air passage wouldn't be restricted. Suki had taken a picture before lashing at the hysteric Souta while her grandfather cackled merrily.

"Kagome, I want you to listen to me no matter what, okay?" Kagome nodded, feeling herself changing somehow as her mother told her their history