Last time: Kagura, Kanna, Katakoutai, and Koubakoutai (that's a lot of K's) awakened Naraku's final incarnation. Is it her who knocked Charlie out?

Chapter 2: The Naked Truth

Kay sighed and sunk lower into the water. It was so nice. Unfortunately, they would have to leave soon. They couldn't just sleep here... Kay opened her eyes and looked at Kagome who was looking into the water, her knees held close to her chest. She was obviously deep in thought, but Kay had to tell her that they needed to go soon.

"Kagome," Kay said, gaining her attention almost instantly. Her head popped up and Kay smiled. "We should probably leave. If we don't, Miroku would probably come and check up on us."

"All right. That sounds good," Kagome said, standing up. Kay did the same and grabbed for her towel, and wrapped it around herself.

After dressing and getting all dried off they headed back to the village, talking about random things, like what they were going to do when the jewel was complete, and other things too. Upon entering the hut, Kay noticed that Charlie was gone.

"Where's the dog?" Kay asked, looking around for her little friend.

"He left a while ago. Said he was going out," Michelle said lazily.

"I'll go look for him," Kay said, turning around and heading right back out again. It felt like it had dropped ten degrees since the last time she was out there, so she zipped up her black, baggy sweatshirt and readjusted her backpack.

She followed her senses along Charlie's trail. Her ability to know pretty much anything had dwindled down to almost nothing, but she could still get the general direction of people. Maybe it was because she hated her ability that it went so low, or that she loved to wear the necklace that suppressed her power so much. People at school thought she was weird for wearing that necklace.

She was so close, she could almost feel it. Kay called out Charlie's name and she got a bunch of whining as a reply. Kay ran through the forest, following Charlie's trail, and slowed down right before she got there. The darkness filled the forest and Kay went around a tree saying, "Charlie? You there?" Her voice was quiet and she took a couple steps forward, seeing a figure in the distance... but it wasn't her dog. He had long black hair with some white streaks here and there end and little fuzzy dog ears on top of his head that had white around the edges, like InuYasha's except for the coloring. Though, what was weird about this guy is that he had a tail, and she was fairly certain InuYasha didn't have a tail.

"Do you know where my dog, Charlie, is?" Kay asked the demon.

"I... am Charlie," the demon said in a soft voice. He slowly turned to look at Kay, his eyes big and shining, obviously scared. Kay gasped and then looked at Charlie carefully, seeing an unmistakable red collar around his neck... wait a second...

"HOLY CRAP, YOU'RE NAKED!" Kay screamed as she turned around and blushed madly. Charlie looked down at himself and then turned to see Kay digging through her backpack madly.

I'm glad I like boys' shorts better than girls'... but I don't have a shirt in here... damn! Kay thought to herself, grabbing a pair of tan shorts that would reach past her knees on herself, so would probably fit Charlie well since he looked like he was tall.

She didn't turn around, but used her telepathy to move the pants behind her and held them out for Charlie to try and get into. "Put your left leg in the left pant leg, and your right leg in the right one. Got it?" Kay said, covering her eyes and turning slightly so she could be facing Charlie a bit better.

He struggled with the pants, but soon got in them, but didn't understand the button and zipper. "Pull your pants up higher and I'll do them for you," Kay said. Charlie did as he was told and Kay slowly moved her hand away from her face, seeing that her friend had the pants on and was pulling them up so high that he looked like an old man. Kay stifled a laugh and walked over to Charlie and knelt down, zipping up the shorts and then buttoning them. "I'll have to teach you how to button and zip up your pants..."

"Yeah..." Charlie said, watching Kay as she brushed some hair behind her ear and bit on her tongue as she finished buttoning the shorts. It was obvious that Charlie was still learning to use his mouth to speak. He watched humans do it all the time, but he had never got to do that himself.

Kay stood up and looked at her 'dog' and bit her lip. "How are you taking all of this?" she asked, looking carefully at him.

"Er..." he said, trying to make the words right. He was sure he would sound like a small child trying to make things out. "It's... hawrd."

Kay looked up at Charlie and hugged him, practically crushing his neck with her tight embrace. He was tall compared to her, which was strange. He put his head on her shoulders and closed his eyes, breathing deeply.

Charlie sighed. What are these new things I feel? It's so confusing! Before all I know I felt was loyalty, fear, and maybe worry sometimes, but now... Now it's all too confusing! Charlie thought to himself. He took his head off Kay's shoulders and said, "We should go back..."

"Yeah," Kay said, letting go of Charlie. ,i>You know, after you get past the shock, he's much cuter as a person then a dog, and he was pretty damn cute...

- - -

InuYasha sniffed the air and growled.

"What is it, InuYasha?" Kagome asked as Sango sat down. Her and Kohaku got done early. They also made pretty good money, though they hadn't got any rumors of any jewel shards.

"I smell a demon... and he's near Kay," InuYasha said, and as if on cue, Kay walked in and looked around the group carefully, and even seeing Sango, Kohaku and Kirara didn't put a smile on her face. Just as Sango and Shippo were going to ask her what was wrong, the new Charlie walked in and stood there, about a head taller than Kay. This was surprising, since Kay and Michelle were taller than almost every human they encountered. It must be their American blood.

InuYasha jumped up right away, but was stopped in midair, Kay's hand up and her sad eyes upon InuYasha. "Is she being controlled?" Shippo asked.

"No, there is no evil presence in her aura, besides the one that is always there," Miroku said. "Just kidding!" he yelled after the glare that Kay shot him. If looks could kill, Miroku would be dead 100 times over.

"InuYasha, check his scent carefully," Kay said, indicating Charlie behind her.

"Why is he half naked?" Michelle said, standing up with a bag of chips and walking over to their friend to examine him.

InuYasha sniffed the air and his eyes widened. "That's Charlie!" InuYasha said as he was slowly put down. "His scent has changed a bit though. He's a demon now. Obviously a dog demon..."

Charlie was sitting on the floor now, looking up at Michelle with big, sad eyes. "That's definitely Charlie. No one can do the puppy dog face as good as him," she said, throwing a chip to Charlie, who jumped up slightly and grabbed it in the air. He ate it and started to scratch his ear with his hind leg.

"Is he a half demon? He has the same type of dog ears as you," Kay said, ignoring the faces of everyone, save Michelle, InuYasha and herself.

"Nope. Full blooded demon there. Dunno why he has dog ears, though," InuYasha said.

"Prolly cause I like yer ears, InuYaswha..." Charlie said slowly, trying to talk properly. InuYasha blushed a little bit.

"I guess Charlie still needs to learn what being a human... or demon, or whatever, is really like. Can you still transform, Charlie?" Kay said, scratching her head. Charlie nodded. "That's good..."

"You didn't answer me. Why is he half naked?" Michelle asked, sitting down and showing Charlie how to eat a potato chip. She handed him one and he put it in his mouth like she did.

Kay blushed. "Well... You see... Dogs don't usually wear clothes... so I found him... yeah..." Kay said, turning away and blushing even more.

"Ah... So that is why Lady Kay is so reluctant to tell us!" Miroku said, a lecherous grin on his face. It was quickly erased by Sango's Hiriakotsu. Kay thanked her silently.

"Where'd he get the shorts?" Michelle asked, biting down on another potato chip. She seemed totally unaffected by this whole thing.

"You know I don't like those girls' shorts that show off your whole ass. So I get boy's shorts," Kay said, unintentionally giving Miroku a new fantasy to think about. "I had a pair in my bag."

"Well... We need to think about this. Now, what are we going to do?" Sango asked, looking at Charlie who had stuck his head in the now empty potato chips bag.

"Charlie, you have hands now," Kay said, watching the dog turned demon figure out that he can just take the bag off. "I say that Michelle, Charlie and I go with Kagome to her time so we can have Sota teach Charlie the wonders of the modern world... Mainly how to use a toilet."

"Good idea," Michelle said, yawning and stretching a bit. "Let's go in the morning."

"Whatever," Kay said, curling up in a corner nearest the fire. Charlie looked sad, but transformed into his tiny dog state and cuddled up by Kay.

Kirara went over to Charlie and asked, What's it like to be human?

Charlie smirked. Actually, I'm a demon now... but it's really weird. You can speak, and you get all these weird feelings...

Oh... Well, now that you're a person, do you think it's OK to rest near Kay? Kirara asked before going over to Sango and Kohaku, resting next to them.

- - -

"We won't be too long, InuYasha," Kagome said, taking three shards from the jewel and handing it to the three visitors.

"Don't worry, Yasha, if she gets in trouble, we'll take care of her!" Kay said, pushing Michelle so she fell down the well first. She went behind Charlie, who was looking over the side of the well, and pushed him in too. She jumped in herself and was closely followed by Kagome.

At the top of the well on the other side Kagome could hear Kay say to Charlie, "Welcome to present day Tokyo, Japan. Please look ahead of us and you will see a door. These run wild in northern Japan, but are domesticated and bred in southern Japan."

Charlie's ears twitched and he looked at the door carefully. As Kagome got out of the well she led them to the door and opened them, showing Charlie his first look into the modern world as a semi-normal being.

"Well, are all the vibrant colors too much for you to take after being color blind for all your years?" Kay asked, teasing Charlie a bit. He gave a small chuckle and followed Kagome to the house. Kay looked at Charlie carefully and wondered if she could have used one of her baggier shirts for him.

Upon entering Kagome's house, they heard voices coming from the kitchen. Kay's, Michelle's, and Kagome's eyes widened and Kay reached for a nearby hat that was so conveniently placed near them. She plopped it on Charlie's head just as three people walked in, Eri, Yuka and Ayumi.

"KAGOME!" they all yelled as they practically tackled her with a hug.

"We were worried about you!" Eri said, smiling brightly.

"Your mother said that you weren't home at the moment, so we naturally assumed the worst," Ayumi said.

"Of course, now we see that we didn't have to worry at all," Yuka said.

"Oh! It's those Americans... Kay and Michelle! Hello!" Ayumi said, waving madly. How do the characters always remember names? I can hardly remember theirs! Kay thought.

Kay feebly waved back and Michelle just turned her head to look at the ceiling and folded her arms.

"Oh! Who is this cutie?" Eri said, looking at Charlie like he was dessert at a scrumptious meal. "Kagome, is this your jealous boyfriend?"

Charlie blushed and Kay stood in front of him, holding out her hands. "No! This isn't the person you're thinking of. This is Charlie..." Kay said, smiling.

"Is this your boyfriend?" Yuka asked, moving in closer to Kay.

"No!" Kay barked, blushing a bit. He's my dog...

Michelle sweatdropped and said, "Well, Kagome has to rest so she doesn't get sick again." She pushed the three of them out of the house and shut the door so they wouldn't try to get back in.

Kay muttered a thanks as Kagome went to the stairs and started yelling, "Sota! Sota! We need your help!"

Sota appeared at the top of the stairs and started coming down, asking, "What?"

"Sota, you remember us? Well, I'd like you to meet Charlie, my dog who somehow became a demon," Kay said, pointing towards her dog. Sota looked up at the tall dog demon and looked back at Kay. "Well, we need your help. Because Charlie was a dog for most of his life, he doesn't know basic things, like how to use a toilet, how to speak properly, how to use eating utensils, or even how to dress himself... So we need you to teach him, because obviously we aren't going to teach a boy to go to the bathroom or dress himself. Will you help?"

"Eh, all right. Come on Charlie, I'll teach you how to go to the bathroom," Sota said, grabbing Charlie's hand and leading him up the stairs.

"This is going to take a while," Kay said, sweatdropping and walking over to the TV.

Next time: Now that Charlie is human, or demon (whatever), they will have to teach him certain things about being a person. How to act around people, and such. And he can't just keep going around topless and half naked, though we know how much everyone would love that... -.-; So, what will happen?

Michelle: You made Charlie HUMAN?

Kay: Demon, actually.

Michelle: -.-;

Kay: I can imagine him now. Dog collar and all... I'm going to draw a picture!

Michelle: What will Charlie be wearing?

Kay: Well, it will be right after Kay sees him for the first time, so...

Michelle: KAY! YOU SICK PERVERT!

Kay: Hey! I'm only doing the head! Sicko.

Michelle: Yeah, whatever.

Kay: Michelle is perverted, and you should be getting ready to read then next chapter, The Trouble with Clothing.