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Chapter 12
That night Kagome didn't sleep, we slept on the couch in Kikyko's private room. Her grandfather got her a room that was her own and not shared with anyone. Kagome kept shifting near me, she would shift herself closer, I wrapped my arms around her keeping her warm. It didn't seem to help. I couldn't sleep much myself, Kikyko was sleeping peacefully, didn't move or wake at all throughout the night. A nurse came in and checked on her every hour, and the doctor came by as well. He had a tray with him that had medication on it.
"Oh sorry, she's still asleep, I was going to administer some pain killers, but she seems to be doing well," the doctor said checking the machines. He touched his hand to Kikyko's wrist.
"Has she woken or complained about pain or anything?" the doctor said to me. I looked at him and shook my head.
"No, she's been asleep," I said to him. Kagome shifted her legs up on the couch.
"I'll get your wife another blanket, she looks cold, I'll leave the tray with the pills and water here for her if she wakes, she will need to take all of them." The doctor said to me. He removed the needle off the tray and put it in a bag with Kikyko's name on it.
"I'll administer this in the morning," he said and nodded to me. I nodded as he left the room.
After a few minutes a nurse came in with a blanket, she came towards me and smiled. I took it from her she bowed to me then turned to the door. I looked at Kagome who didn't seem to be sleeping, I put the blanket over her.
"Huh…." She said quietly.
"Sorry you look cold," I told her.
"No, I'm just uncomfortable, and my stomach hurts bad, maybe because I didn't eat properly," she said to me. I touched her forehead, no fever. I pulled her to me and held her against my body.
"You're so warm," she said and sighed.
"If your still feeling bad tomorrow, maybe a doctor can check your stomach…" I said stroking her hair. She didn't reply I looked at her and she had fallen asleep again.
"No, I must have… cookies," I heard Kikyko mumble in her sleep. I chuckled and shook my head at her.
Morning came quiet quickly I think I got a few hours of sleep I wasn't sure; Kagome was awake and looking good, she didn't seem to be having any stomach problems. I'm sure it was something and it passed. She was leaning over Kikyko talking to her.
"MOOOOM, no," Kikyko said loudly.
"I know how much you hate needles but you're in pain your cringing and you have a fever," Kagome said to her. She had asked the doctor to come in and see Kikyko.
"I'm sorry Kikyko but this is going to help relieve your pain and bring down your fever," the doctor said coming into her room. I stood up from the couch and came towards the bed.
"What's going on?" I said concerned.
"Kikyko's in pain, and she has a fever… she won't let the doctor administer a pain killer," Kagome said touching her hand. I looked at Kikyko and bent over her.
"Tell you what Kikyko, let the doctor give you this pain killer and I'll go down to the cafeteria and get you the biggest ice cream sundae they have," I said to her. She looked at me and thought for a moment.
"It better be covered in chocolate, if the boys are coming by today, I don't want them have any, and I mean lots and lots of chocolate, meaning all of it…" Kikyko said to me. I laughed and touched her head.
"If you're going to order an ice cream sundae ask for the double decker bowl of ice cream, its massive and covered in chocolate. You can tell them Dr. Niko requested it, put it on my tab…" he said to me. I looked at him.
"Oh, why thank you," I said to him. He smiled and came around the bed.
"This will be super quick," the doctor said, Kikyko closed her eyes. I smiled watching her do this, I don't know why she hates needles, its usually quick and painless and she never feels it, I guess it's just a scary experience. I smiled and watched as the doctor prepared the needle.
Kagome held her hand as the doctor rubbed a pad over Kikyko's upper arm, he quickly injected the needle, I looked at her. She didn't even flinch, I smiled as the doctor put a band aid on it.
"Is it done yet?" she said wrinkling her nose.
"All done," the doctor said and laughed.
"Oh…" she said opening her eyes she looked at the Band-Aid.
"Hehehehe it has puppies on it, I like it," she said smiling.
"Dad you owe me an ice cream," she reminded me. I sighed as the doctor came around me. I leaned over her and kissed her head.
"Yup and I'm going to get it," I said to her. Kagome laughed as I followed the doctor out of the room.
"Well that wasn't so bad was it, here the doctor said you have to take these, one is a vitamin the other are to help heal you from inside," Kagome said to her. Kikyko looked at the cup as Kagome held it and shook it.
"Oh," Kikyko said. She sat up and used the remote to lift the bed.
"I think the pain killers are working," she said again and nodded.
"Good, now take these… please," Kagome said to her. Kikyko smiled and took the cup from her mother, she put the cup to her mouth and tipped it. Kagome then handed her the water.
"I'm going to the cafeteria to grab something to eat, I'm so hungry," Kagome said to Kikyko as she took a gulp of the water swallowing the pills.
"Okay make sure dad gets the sundae," she said to her. Kagome smiled then laughed as she stood up from the chair. She stretched her arms and kissed Kikyko on the head.
"I'll be back quick, your brothers and sister and grandparents should be by soon," Kagome said to her.
Kikyko smiled and giggled. Kagome patted her head then stretched again. She turned to the door and left her room.
"Hm," Kikyko said as her hand touched the bottom of the cup, she felt the paper under the cup, she lifted the cup to her face and pulled the folded paper.
"Huh?" she said, she put the cup down on the tray and opened the paper.
"Hero…." She said reading it.
Kikyko,
I'm so sorry…. I don't know how many times I can tell you this. I care for you deeply and have since I first meet you at school, I know you don't want to talk to me but this, is important. My father is an evil man and he's planning on hunting down your family, he's leaving with my mother's family to the mountain. I'm not going with him. I decided not to follow in my family's footsteps, however last night…. I changed, into a panther, I couldn't stop it.
I couldn't control it; it was this overwhelming power that surged through my body. I did something…. something bad I shouldn't have done. I'm so sorry! I poisoned you, my father gave me a vile… I'm so stupid, I know. I did it to save you, they fear you, my father fears your spiritual powers…. He's scared of you and your mother and what you both can do combined.
He gave me a vile, to take away your power…. I don't know what it's supposed to do, but he said it'll take away your spiritual powers and show you who you really are. I'm sorry, hate me please, I'd rather die by your hands if this ends bad then that of my fathers. I don't know if this can be reversed or what exactly it's going to do. I'm a panther now, I can't change back to what I was, I'm a full panther man. I hate it, I hate it badly! Please forgive me. No, don't forgive me for my actions.
Hero,
"Hero… what have you done," Kikyko said touching her mouth. Tears formed in her eyes and she started to cry.
"Why wouldn't you let me help you… why!" she said to herself. That's when she felt a sudden strength and power in her body.
"What… is… happening?" Kikyko said moving her arm. She pulled the sling from her arm and noticed her arm had healed, she wasn't in pain anymore and she was able to move her arm over her head. She had a fractured bone and a dislocated shoulder, the doctor said this would take a few weeks to heal. However, she was able to move her arm.
"Huh…" she said and lifted the blanket off her, she lifted her hospital gown and looked at her thigh.
"What…. Is this… I don't have any pain…. Or a scar, or stitches," Kikyko said touching her leg.
She slid herself off the bed and to her feet. She looked down at her feet as she stood up.
"Huh…" she said and stretched her body; she took a step forward. No pain whatsoever in her leg.
"No way…. I'm human… I'm not a half demon, my dad and brothers their bodies heal within a day…. mine doesn't," she said to herself. She went to the bathroom and turned the light on. She touched her arms and her legs and her body feeling herself to make sure she was okay.
"What the…" she said and turned to the mirror.
"AAAAAHHHH I HAVE DOG EARS," she screamed. She ran her hands over her ears and looked at herself again.
"NO WAY!" she shouted. She examined herself in the mirror again and smiled, she noticed the teeth.
"AAAAAH, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING…"
"Grandma these cookies smell so good," Hoshiki said watching the oven as the cookies rose. He bent forward near the door of the oven.
"Oh, Hoshiki don't get to close to the oven darling, once this batch is done we…will go visit your sister," his grandmother said to him.
"Oh, hey good morning," Inuko said coming through the hallway with his sister. She was babbling loudly, dressed in a cute top and pants and had her giraffe with her.
"Good morning Inuko, and Mako," their grandmother said to them.
"Oh, Makoto look how cute you are," their grandfather said he extended his hands to her, Inuko passed her over. She giggled and laughed hugging her giraffe.
"Wow, Inuko look at these cookies," Hoshiki said as the timer pinged. Grandma opened the oven door and pulled out the pan.
"These smell so good," Inuko said as his grandmother slid the cookies into a container. This time she had made them without chocolate chips, so that the boys don't get sick from eating them. She used almonds instead.
"This container is for Kikyko, you boys ate them all last time and she got mad… so I made her a special one," their grandmother said and closed the container.
"Can I have one?" Hoshiki said trying to reach for the other container, grandma pulled it off the counter and bent down to him. He took one and smiled.
"SO GREAT!" he said and took a bite of it.
"Let's go see if aunt Sango and uncle Miroku are ready to go and see Kikyko," Inuko said throwing his keys to the air.
"AAAAH, SERIOUSLY THERE'S NO WAY," Kikyko said again she turned around checking her butt for a tail.
"No tail, ahhh I'm a half demon how is this even possible?" she whined loudly. That's when she remembered what Hero wrote in the letter, she opened the bathroom door slightly and peered out.
"I don't hear anyone," she said as her ears twitched. She tiptoed to the bed picked up the letter and her phone from the bedside table then came back to the bathroom locking herself in.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME… HERO, ANSWER ME!" Kikyko typed out to him.
"What? Where are you are you okay?" He replied to her. She snapped a picture of herself and sent it to him.
"What…. the….hell…..happened?" He typed back.
"I'M A DAMN HALF DEMON, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME?" she sent him again.
That's when she noticed her hands.
"I have claws…. WHHHAAAATTTT…." She stuttered out. This made her nervous, she looked herself over again and then her hands, she noticed the phone ping again, she fumbled trying to pick it up off her lap.
"Kikyko I didn't know this was going to happen… I'm sorry my father gave me that vile, I had to do this I'm so sorry. I thought it was only going to take away your spiritual powers not…." Hero typed out. She cut him off.
"NOT WHAT, TURN ME INTO A HALF DEMON, LOOK AT ME…. I CAN'T BE THIS, I'M A HUMAN GIRL WITH THE BLOOD OF A HALF DEMON…." She typed out; she was angry she hissed under her breath.
That's when her phone rang. She awkwardly slide the green bar and put it on speaker phone. She was using her nails on the screen which caused it to somewhat crack.
"That's what my father meant….to reveal who you truly are, I'm so sorry Kikyko. If I had known I wouldn't have done this, I would've taken the vile and ended my life," he started to say.
"SHUT UP you are going to fix this; I can't live like this…. Do you know how I feel, how I feel this overwhelming urge and power within me? I feel nothing but anger and hatred, and this is not me… I shouldn't feel like I want to hunt and kill people." Kikyko said to him.
"I'm sorry, I'll fix this... I'll find something in my father's stash somewhere and fix this, just don't give in to your demon. Remain…." He was about to finish when Kikyko jumped in.
"…what remain pure? I'm not pure anymore, I can't be… I can't even create a barrier around my body, or any spiritual form of energy." She said concentrating she held her hands together, she kept her phone on speaker phone. She tried to focus, pray and allow her body to create a barrier to protect herself… nothing. Nothing would happen.
"Nothing… I can't do anything," Kikyko said to him agitated.
"I'm sorry Kikyko… I however cannot change who I am, but you can… I'll come find you, I'll turn you back into who you really are. Give me some time, I promise…" he said and hung up.
"HERO DAMN YOU…" Kikyko hissed and she fumbled with the phone trying to hang up when it fell from her hands face down and shattered.
"Great," she sighed deeply and looked at the paper, she grunted and ripped it up.
"Huh?" I came into the room with the bowl. I put it down on the table and looked around the room.
"Kiki?" Kagome said noticing she wasn't in bed. She put her tray of food down on the small table by the couch then came around the bed to me. That's when we heard something in the bathroom.
"She can't even walk, she's not supposed to be out of bed," Kagome said coming to the bathroom. She turned the handle, it was locked.
"Kiki… honey are you in there?" Kagome knocked on the door. I leaned in behind her worried. I took a whiff of the air and narrowed my eyes.
"Somethings wrong!" I said and knocked on the door.
"What's wrong?" Kagome said looking at me.
"GO AWAY!" Kikyko shouted to us.
"Her blood, it's not normal…" I said and knocked again.
"Open this door right now!" I shouted at her.
"NO JUST GO AWAY!" she shouted again. I moved Kagome aside and reached for the handle.
"Let me in right now!" I said through the door. Kagome looked at me worried.
"No…. I don't want anyone to see me," she stuttered out, she sounded like she was crying. I took another whiff of the air, there definitely was something wrong here.
"Kiki… I'm worried honey please let me in," Kagome said again.
"No… just…. Dad please," she said in almost a whisper. Kagome looked at me.
That's when we heard the door unlock.
"InuYasha…" Kagome said and touched my arm. I looked at her and touched her hand.
"Don't worry," I said to her.
I opened the door slightly and slid in. Kikyko was sitting on the floor with a ripped paper in front of her. Her cell phone screen smashed and she… was a half demon.
"What…. happened?" I said and bent down to her. I looked her over, she definitely had ears, and claws.
"I… I don't know, I… have ears, and claws…" she started to cry.
"Kiki, what happened? How did this happen?" I bent down to her. She shook her head and rubbed her ears; I could tell she was scared. This is the first time Kikyko ever turned into a half demon, I mean yeah sure Inuko and I turn human on the night of a new moon, but Kikyko has never turned into a half demon ever in her 14 years of life.
"I'm so scared right now," she cried again.
"Can this happen? How…. I mean….is it possible?" she stuttered out she was holding her hands near her face, and trembling.
I wrapped my arms around her and held her close to me.
"I don't know if this is even possible Kiki, I know your scared…." I said to her calmly. I knew how she felt, I had to learn everything about being a half demon myself. When my claws grew in, I was Hoshiki's age and my mother had died before then, I had to learn everything all over again and how to adapt as a half demon.
"I'm so scared… I'm not me, this isn't who I am," she said looking at her hands. How is this even possible, she had black dog ears nestle in her hair on her head, claws, and even teeth just like ours.
"Let's figure this out okay," I said to her and stroked her hair, I helped her off the floor. I pulled her from me, and I was just about to reach for the door when I felt her hands grasp my shirt. I turned my head and looked at her.
"I don't want mama to see me like this, and…. I hear Hoshiki," she said pressing herself against my back.
"Kiki don't be scared… we'll figure this out," I said to her. I opened the door, she was still clinging to me and followed me to the room.
"SIS, HEY WE BROUGHT COOKIES…." Hoshiki's voice bellowed as he came into the room.
"Kiki, why are you hiding behind your father… let me see you, are you feeling okay?" Kagome asked looking around me. Kikyko pulled herself closer.
"Everyone…" I said as our family came into her room. Hoshiki sniffed the air, I saw him take a step away from us, he came closer to his brother.
"Kiki, why are you hiding brat… look grandma…" I saw Inuko sniff the air as well.
"What… the…. Hell…" Inuko said looking at me. He knew something was wrong.
"Everyone we need to talk," I said holding my hands up to everyone.
"Kikyko hey come on stop playing," Hoshiki said. He said this with a nervous tone, he stayed near Inuko, he seemed scared for some reason. I took a step back away from him, Kikyko moved with me as I did this.
"Mm," Kikyko's hands grasped my shirt tighter.
"InuYasha, what is this presence I feel?" Miroku said waving his hand in the air.
"Listen everyone, just wait a minute…."
Miroku was coming towards me, he felt a strong demonic presence in the room I can tell by the way he was moving his hand in the air and how he had this dark look on his face.
"InuYasha your scaring me, Kikyko come here right now…." Kagome said loudly and sternly. Everyone seemed worried and seemed nervous for some reason, Sango was with her boys near the couch she held Makoto in her arms. Even Makoto looked nervous, she grasped her giraffe tightly.
Kagome's parents had gone home to get stuff ready for the weekend. They would return later to see Kikyko. However, I really didn't want them to return and see her like this.
"WAIT, just stop everyone just… wait a minute, Kikyko's not herself right now," I said loudly. Miroku put his hand down and looked at me.
Kikyko came around me slowly. I held my arms out protecting her from everyone.
"KIKI WHAT HAPPENED… how is this even possible?" Kagome said coming towards her. Kikyko didn't even look at anyone, she held her hands to her face and froze in her spot.
"She's... how? I sensed a demonic aura… how is it Kikyko?" Miroku said worried. Hakura and Kira looked at her, I saw their expressions they looked scared of Kikyko for some reason. They shifted to their brother's future into the room. The boys looked at Kikyko as well, they seemed worried and concerned for her.
"InuYasha is this normal to happen? She's human, is this something that can happen?" Sango asked me as she bounced Makoto in her arms. Mako looked at her sister and held her giraffe to her face. Why was everyone so scared of Kikyko all of a sudden?
"Sis are you okay? Do you know why this happened…? I mean how did this even," Inuko said looking at her. Kikyko held her hands to her face scared. She didn't even move from her spot or look at anyone.
"SIS, you look like me and Inuko, why?" Hoshiki said to her. He put the container of cookies down on the bed. That's when I heard Makoto cry.
"Mako… Mako ohhh no need to cry it's your sister, a little different… don't cry," Sango said to Makoto. She was in her arms and her face was buried into her shoulder.
"Everyone calm down, I don't know how this happened... she's scared okay, everyone's just making it worse, let's figure this out…" I started to say. Kikyko stepped back away from me and everyone, everyone was looking at her and I can tell this made her nervous and even more scared.
"Mmm mmm," Kikyko's voice mumbled, she looked at everyone. Everyone seemed worried and scared of her for some reason, she must have felt the tension in the room. She pushed my arm away and ran past her mother and out the room.
"KIKI…" Kagome said worried.
"No one go after her, I don't know how this happened or why… we came into the room and found her like this," I said to everyone.
"Why…" Kikyko said through tears she ran down a hallway leading to the main exist. She held her hands to her ears, she didn't even look up, and slammed right into her uncle.
"Kikyko?" Sesshomaru said grabbing her. She held her head low and cried.
"Why is your scent that of mine and a pure half demon…." Sesshomaru said sniffing the air.
"Kikyko is something wrong?" Rin said to her. Sesshomaru grabbed Rin by the arm as she came near Kikyko and pulled her behind him.
"Don't come near her, she's not herself… something is wrong," Sesshomaru said. He touched Kikyko's face and lifted it to him. He pulled her hands from her head.
"Your…. a half demon, how… is this possible?" he said looking at her.
She looked at her uncle and Yamatoo, she stepped back away from them. Rin peered over to her.
"Hey, we won't hurt you…" Yamatoo said to her he extended his hand coming towards her. Sesshomaru held his hand up to him.
"Don't, this is new for her, she is unaware of how to control her demonic power… I have heard of this happening, a story of a young half demon girl who was human with half demon blood turn into women, her body changed into what they truly are," Sesshomaru said to him. Yamatoo looked at his father then Kikyko.
"No, I'm a human girl not this…I'm not a half demon," she stuttered out scared.
"Kikyko, you know I won't hurt you…" Sesshomaru said extending his hand to her. She took a step away from him.
"Just…. Leave me alone," she stuttered out holding her hands up to her face. She looked at her claws then pulled her hands behind her back.
"Where's your father, does he know about this?" Sesshomaru said coming towards her. She stepped back away from him.
"Yeah, we know about this… we don't know why or how…." I said behind her. She turned and looked at me.
"Everyone is really worried and scared for Kikyko right now… everyone has gathered in the waiting area," I said again. Kikyko moved away from me.
"Kiki you don't need to be scared…" I said to her, I saw her body tremble.
"InuYasha I have heard of this happening before, it may be Kikyko is developing into a woman and her body is changing… her half demon blood has turned her into who she truly is," Sesshomaru said to him. Rin looked over at Kikyko who had leaned against a wall between us. She looked at me then to Sesshomaru.
"Kikyko," Kagome said behind me, I turned to her as she came towards me. Kikyko shifted herself away from us towards her uncle.
"Let's go home, we'll figure this out…" she said to her. Kikyko looked at her mother then ran over to Yamatoo and hide behind him. He looked at her concerned.
"No, everyone is scared of me… I saw everyone's faces and their expressions," Kikyko said leaning behind Yamatoo.
"Kikyko… we were all surprised that's all," Kagome said to her. She was about to come towards Yamatoo when I grabbed her arm stopping her.
"Makoto... she's even scared of me," Kikyko said again. Yamatoo tilted his head to her.
"Kikyko… let's go home, we'll figure this out, we'll figure out why and how this happened..." I said to her calmly. She stepped away from Yamato and came around him.
"I…I can't go home, everyone hates me, I have claws and I'm scared, I don't even know how to use them…" she looked at her hands.
"Don't worry, your dad and brothers… they'll teach you and help you adapt," Yamatoo said to her. She lifted her eyes to him, he smiled at her.
"I don't want to adapt I want to be normal again," Kikyko said. She looked at me and her mother.
"Then come on let's go home and help you work on being normal again," Kagome said to her extending her hand to her. Kikyko held her hands behind her back and came towards her mother.
"InuYasha… this isn't normal for her is it?" Sesshomaru asked as Rin came around him. She followed Kagome to the waiting area, Kagome pulled her arm around Kikyko and led her to where everyone gathered.
"No Sesshomaru it isn't, she's not a half demon, she's never done this, not even as a child…" I said watching her as she disappeared to the waiting area.
"I have a strange feeling… someone may have done this to her, somehow…" Sesshomaru said to me. I looked at him, now it made sense, and this… worried me.
As Kikyko and her mother came to the waiting area, Hoshiki stood up and came towards them, he sniffed the air again.
"I don't like your scent," he said to his sister. Makoto saw Kikyko and started to cry again, Inuko held her close to him and started rubbing her back.
"See… everyone's scared of me," Kikyko said looking at everyone.
"Hoshiki she is still your sister, don't speak like that," Kagome said to him. He crossed his arms and turned around away from his sister.
"Let's go home Kikyko we'll help you and figure this out," Sango said coming towards her. Miroku followed his wife and extended his hand to Kikyko. Kikyko stepped back and hit into me. Kikyko kept her hands behind her back.
"Yeah, let's go home," I said touching her shoulder, she looked at me with this scared nervous expression.
The car ride was rather quiet, no one said anything to anyone, Makoto and Hoshiki went with Sango and Miroku. We didn't want Mako to cry every time she saw her sister and Hoshiki was having such an attitude towards his sister, I hated it. I'm definitely having a talk with that boy about his behavior.
"No, I don't want to ride in the same car with her, she's not my sister, her smell is that of a demon, my sister isn't a demon." Hoshiki said before we headed home. He stood by the car and eyed his sister.
"Don't make me bend you over my knee Hoshiki I can't believe you would say that about your own sister," I said to Hoshiki agitated. He looked at me and at his sister who was already in the car. She didn't look at him. I'm sure she heard his words.
"She's not my sister, someone must have done something to Kikyko and we have to find her, this isn't my sister." Hoshiki said loudly he bared his teeth and hissed at me.
I narrowed my eyes at him.
"THAT IS ENOUGH HOSHIKI, GO RIDE WITH MIROKU AND SANGO THEN, I will deal with your attitude at home. I can't believe you right now Hoshiki," Kagome shouted at him. She crossed her arms and opened the car and got in.
"Hoshiki that was very mean of you to say about your sister," Miroku said to him as well.
"I don't care!" Hoshiki said and turned to Miroku's car.
"I will talk with him, he has no right to speak of his sister in this way," Miroku said to me. I looked at him and nodded. What is with Hoshiki, she is his sister, same hair, same eyes, same round heart shaped face. Why was he behaving this way towards her?
"Kiki…" Inuko said to his sister, she wasn't paying any attention to anything. Her ears where droopy and she held her hands on her lap.
"Sis?" Inuko said to her again.
"Yes?" she said to him quietly.
"Do you know how this happened? Was it just like that or something…. where you sick or …" he started to say. She lifted her eyes to him.
"No Inuko, I don't know," she said quietly again then turned her eyes to her hands.
"I don't hate you; I'm not scared of you either, I'll make Hoshiki apologize to you he had no right…" Inuko said to her again. Kagome tilted the mirror and looked at Kikyko.
"….he doesn't need to apologize, he's scared of me, so is Makoto, I can't change that." Kikyko said again.
"Kikyko, Hoshiki doesn't understand how this happened, that's why he's being this way towards you. Maybe Sesshomaru is right on his theory, maybe you're just changing," I said to her as well. I signaled at a red light, Miroku was behind us. I looked through the mirror at them. They looked like they were conversing in their car as well, I hope he sets Hoshiki straight.
"I...I don't want to go home, I can't…go home, Makoto will see me and so will Hoshiki and…" Kikyko started to say she lifted her hands to her face and started to cry.
"Please stop, don't cry sis… they'll adjust they'll get used to you being like this," Inuko said pulling her to him. He hugged her.
"Kiki my love…we are your family, don't you worry about Hoshiki and Mako, Inuko is right they'll adjust they just need some time," Kagome said to her calmly. This made her stop crying, she lifted her head off Inuko's shoulder and looked at her mother.
"Is…that grandma's cookies?" Kikyko said to her noticing the container on her lap.
"Yes sweetheart, she brought them just for you, you didn't get the chance to eat any…" Kagome said opening the container, she turned and held it out to her.
Kikyko looked at her hands and then the container.
"Like this, see…. Pick it up like this," Inuko said to her reaching for a cookie. She looked at her brother and did the same.
"Aaah, I broke it," she said as the cookie broke into pieces in the container.
"Try again, hold your claws like this," Inuko said holding his fingers together showing her.
"Uhh," she said and tried again. I smiled when she pulled one out of the container.
"Oh," Kikyko said holding the cookie.
"See…" Inuko said and smiled at her. He took the container from his mother and put it between them.
Kikyko took a bit of her cookie then reached for another one, she carefully closed her claws around a cookie and pulled it from the container.
"See you'll get the hang of it," I said to her as we pulled out on the long stretch of highway.
Sesshomaru and Yamatoo had taken Rin for ice cream because she was craving it, and after they were going to meet at our place so we can figure out how this happened to Kikyko.
"My…phone is broken," Kikyko said mumbling. I sighed and shook my head, she never learns.
"We can get you a new one sweetie, or fix it, I'm sure Hitoshi can do that for you, he does have his own computer and fix it shop," Kagome said to her and smiled.
"I don't want the guys to see me like this, please Inuko don't tell them," she said and turned to her brother.
"Sis you know the guys are coming over tomorrow to help with some wedding preparations," Inuko said to her. She sighed and pulled the container to her lap.
"They'll be scared of me…" Kikyko said again eating another cookie.
"Trust me they won't, they'll want to help you figure this out," Inuko said to her. She sighed and crunched on the cookie.
We pulled into our driveway, Miroku pulled in next to us. Hoshiki ran out of the car to our car, Kagome got out and so did I. Inuko got out and just as he was about to come around the car to open the door for his sister, Hoshiki leaned against the door not letting her out.
"Hey Hoshiki don't do this move," Inuko said to him and crossed his arms.
Kikyko looked at Hoshiki then slid to the other side of the car and opened the door.
"Not so smart, now are we?" Inuko said to his brother.
"Why don't you go stay in the guest house…" Hoshiki said to his sister coming around the car.
"Hoshi…" she said to him as she closed the car door.
"HEY that is it, come here…" Kagome said grabbing his arm. She pulled him to the house. I followed her quickly so did everyone else.
Kagome unlocked the door and pulled Hoshiki to the living room.
"Now you listen here, she is your sister whether you like it or not do you understand me," Kagome shouted at Hoshiki.
"Momma, momma, don't yell at him please," Kikyko said coming around her mother, she stood infront of Hoshiki.
"I don't care, she's not my sister," Hoshiki said behind Kikyko. Kikyko turned and looked at him.
"Hoshiki we talked about this, we need to help your sister get through this," Miroku said to him he and Sango came around the kitchen towards him. He hissed and bared his claws.
"Don't you dare boy, I'm telling you right now, Kikyko stays here this is her home, she won't be going anywhere you understand me… you too Mako, she's still your sister," I said to him and looked over at Makoto who was in Hakura's arm. She looked at me then to Kikyko. She didn't even cry this time, I'm sure she understood me.
"Grrrr, I don't care… I don't like her scent, she isn't Kikyko… no one is looking for Kikyko, this isn't her…." Hoshiki said again loudly.
"Go to your room," I said coming towards him. He hissed angrily at me.
"STOP… everyone just stop, please…" Kikyko said, I looked at her. She was upset again and held her hands near her face.
"I don't care… if Hoshiki doesn't like me, I'm sorry okay… I don't know how this happened or why," she stuttered out her words.
"You're not Kikyko, Kikyko has spiritual powers, she's kind…. She doesn't have claws and dog ears, I don't know who you are or why you're like this, but you're not Kikyko," Hoshiki angrily said to his sister. He came towards her and she took a step back away from him.
"Your right Hoshiki, I'm not me…I don't even know who I am right now," Kikyko said to him. She bent down to him, he hissed at her and bared his claws.
"HOSHIKI, I'm serious… go to your room," I said again crossing my arms. Kikyko extended her hand to him.
"I will hurt you I swear if you dare touch me," he growled at her. Kikyko pulled her hand back and she stood up.
"I'm sorry Hoshi," she said to him then ran to the stairs and to her room. We heard her bedroom door slam.
"I cannot believe you right now Hoshiki, my own son behave this way towards his own sister, your father said to go to your room, go to your room until I tell you, you can come out," Kagome said to him. She gave him a stern look and crossed her arms. Hoshiki put his hands down and looked at his mother.
"Fine!" Hoshiki said he crossed his arms and turned to the stairs.
"I can't believe he's behaving this way," Sango said watching him as he ran up the stairs.
"Let him cool off, he's going to accept his sister this way whether he likes it or not," I said to them.
"She's crying…." Hoshiki said to himself as he passed his sisters room, he came back to her room and quietly opened her door. Kikyko was on her bed her pillow pressed to her face and she was crying.
He closed her door then turned to his room.
"I can't accept her like this, she's not my sister… I'm going to help her find out who she really is, this isn't her…" Hoshiki said to himself. He opened his bedroom door.
"I don't know what to do right now, how did this happen… she was a normal girl yesterday and it's like overnight turned into a half demon, I'm beginning to think this isn't hormones," I said to everyone from the living room. Sesshomaru had returned that afternoon with Rin and Yamatoo. Rin felt so bad for Kikyko she bought her a cute furry poncho for her to add to her wardrobe. She had gone upstairs with Hakura and Kira to give it to her.
"I don't know how this happened, I assumed maybe because her body may be changing that this could be possible but now that I think about it, do you think the hospital had something to do with this?" Miroku said to me and Sesshomaru. Sango and Kagome were with the boys in the kitchen making some snacks for us. I tilted my head to the stairs worried.
"Kikyko?" Rin said knocking on her door.
"What?" she said in a half quiet voice. Rin and the girls looked at eachother.
"Can we come in?" Hakura said through the door. Kikyko got up from her bed and went to the door, she slightly opened it and looked at everyone from behind the door.
"I don't want to see anyone right now," she said to them.
"Well I thought I would give you something…. I found this adorable poncho at a store and bought it…." Rin started to say.
"I don't want it Rin," Kikyko said and closed the door.
"She's really depressed, this isn't like her to brush us off like this," Kira said to Rin and Hakura.
"Let's just leave her be, I'm sure she'll come down for something to eat, we can give it to her then," Rin said to the girls. They looked at her and sighed, all three of them turned to the stairs.
"Why Hero… why did you do this to me, I hate myself so much right now, I hate who I am…" Kikyko said looking at her claws. She went to her closet and sat down on the floor closing the closet door.
"Rin, is everything okay?" Sesshomaru said to her as she and the girls came down the stairs towards us. Sango and Kagome looked at them from the kitchen.
"She's so depressed, she wouldn't let us in…." Rin said putting the wrapped gift down on the table. Sesshomaru got up just as Rin sat down next to him.
"Uh Sesshomaru something wrong?" I asked him, he went to the stairs.
"Let him talk to her, he's probably the only one out of all of us… including you InuYasha who will get through to her," Miroku said to me. I looked at him and sighed.
"I hope so," I said again. Kagome looked to the stairs; I can tell she wasn't happy either.
"Don't worry Kagome, I'm sure we can figure this out," Sango said comforting her.
"Yeah but, InuYasha is right… she doesn't go from a normal girl to a half demon overnight," I said to her. Sango nodded and sighed as well.
Sesshomaru came down the hall to Kikyko's room, he saw Hoshiki peer out his door to him. Sesshomaru looked at him, Hoshiki came out of his room and towards him.
"Hoshiki…" Sesshomaru said to him.
"Uncle Sesshomaru, you seem to be the only one who understands… this isn't Kikyko and we need to help her find herself again, somethings wrong… something happened," Hoshiki said to him. Sesshomaru bent down to him and touched his head.
"I believe you may be right Hoshiki, but your sister is still your sister no matter how she looks like, you must stop acting so selfish and arrogant towards her and help her figure this out…" Sesshomaru said to him.
I heard Sesshomaru talking to Hoshiki as I came up the stairs to get him and Kikyko for lunch. I stood near the top of the stair and hide behind the wall that extended from Inuko's bedroom.
"I know… but her scent bothers me, it's like… I can't explain it, I want to hug her and tell her everything's okay, but I can't stand to be around her," Hoshiki said to him. Sesshomaru ruffled his hair.
"That scent you are smelling is Kikyko's demonic form, she's not a demon so that scent is stronger, this is why you and Makoto are confused, there is no need to fear her Hoshiki. She will not harm anyone, but you as her brother must help her, I'm sure that will make her truly happy," Sesshomaru said to him. Hoshiki sighed and nodded. Just as he was about to turn to his room, I came around the corner.
"Hey, I was just about to come get you…" I said to Hoshiki. He turned and looked at me.
"Oh, dad…" Hoshiki said to me. Sesshomaru stood up and looked at him.
"Come on, we made lunch…" I said to him. He looked at his uncle then ran to me.
"What about Kikyko? Isn't she hungry," he asked as I turned to the stairs.
"Kikyko's depressed right now, I think your uncle will bring her downstairs to eat with us," I said and touched his head. He looked at his sisters' room then ran down the stairs infront of me.
"Kikyko?" Sesshomaru said knocking on her door. She didn't answer him.
"May I come in?" he said again. He turned her handle and came into her room.
"I don't want to talk to anyone…" she said from her closet. Sesshomaru heard her in there and came towards her door.
"Are you going to stay in here all day? Your mother made lunch," he said to her through the door.
"I don't want to see anyone," she said again.
"May I come in?" he said to her. She sighed deeply and reached over to her closet door and unlocked it.
Sesshomaru opened it and came into her closet. He looked around her walk-in closet and then to her. She was wearing a hoodie sweater and had the hood over her ears, she held her face into her knees and had her sleeves pulled over her hands. He bent down to her.
"Kikyko," he said to her. She didn't lift her head to him. He touched her head to get her attention.
"You may not like what has happened to you, or understand it… but no one knows better how to control their demonic self-more then your own father, he had to learn to adjust to who he was growing up, you have so many people who care about you and who are willing to help you." He said to her. She lifted her head to him.
"Uncle Sesshomaru, I know how this happened to me…" she said to him and ran her sleeve over her eyes.
He looked at her curious.
"Will you tell me?" he asked her. She sighed and looked at him.
"If I tell you, you'll tell father and everyone, then… there will be a war on our hands," she said to him. He looked at her curious then narrowed his eyes to her.
"That boy, the boy you were seeing… did he have something to do with this?"
Kikyko looked at him surprised he even guessed that.
"His father did, Hero was only doing what he was told… he was scared," Kikyko said quickly.
"Then get up you must tell your father of this, there may be a way to reverse this," Sesshomaru said grabbing her arm, he stood up and pulled her up with him.
"No, no…. there isn't," she said and forcefully pulled her arm from his grasp.
"Kikyko… do not hid this from your family, maybe there is a way to fix this, we must find Hero's father… if he did this and forced his son to cause harm upon you by doing this, then we must find his father. He is a panther demon a dangerous man," Sesshomaru said to her. She turned her eyes to the floor.
"Kikyko…." Sesshomaru said to her. He lifted her face to him and bent forward.
"Thing is…. I don't want Hero hurt, I… I still care for him, and all I want to do is help him… no one can know about this until I figure out how to reverse it," she said to him.
"Does this boy care for you, love you and even want to be with you? Because a real man who does would never do such a thing to the one he truly cares for, he would sacrifice his own life, his own soul and being to make sure she is safe… Kikyko, he does not care for you as such," Sesshomaru said to her. She sighed deeply.
"Uncle Sesshomaru please… you have to promise not to tell my father, he'll kill Hero, he'll hunt down is family and I don't want Hero hurt," Kikyko said to him. She grabbed his hand off her face and looked at him.
He sighed deeply and touched her head.
"You have my word, as much as I hate it, I will not say a word…" he said to her.
"Why don't you come downstairs…" Sesshomaru said to her. She sighed and nodded. He turned to the closet door, and Kikyko followed him.
"Yeah I'm going to head out to see the guys, we still have a lot of stuff we need to finish before next week," Inuko said to us. Hakura sighed and nodded to him.
"So much stuff to do," she said as well.
"We'll take Kikyko's phone to Hitoshi and have him fix it," Kira said pushing her broken phone into her purse.
"I'm making lunch… well I guess we can save some for you three for later," Sango sighed in the kitchen. Kagome looked at them and nodded.
"Sorry mom, but we really need to get this done today, we'll grab something along the way," Hakura said to Sango and Kagome.
"Sure," Sango said to her and smiled, she then took a carrot from the platter and ate it. Miroku chuckled and shook his head at his wife who looked a little peeved off that the kids choose to leave during lunch for their wedding planning. Sango and Kagome have been kind of momma bears since they found out about the wedding date, they've been very… motherly, protective and it seems as if they don't want to let Hakura and Inuko go. I smiled at this thought.
"Okay well call us if you need anything, the venue you chose has it given you an answer?" Miroku said to them. Inuko sighed and shook his head.
"No, they might not give us an answer in time," Inuko said to him.
"Maybe I should call and…" Miroku was about to finish when Kikyko came down the stairs towards us.
"Maybe you should kick the manager and tell him your getting married and that it's important," Kikyko said coming towards her brother. He smiled and looked at her.
"Maybe I should huh!" Inuko said to her. He hugged her and kissed her head.
"We'll be back a little later Kikyko, how about we do some wedding preparations later as well if your up for it," Hakura said to her.
Kikyko nodded to her, they waved at her and headed to the door. I looked at Kikyko, she looked okay, seemed to be back to herself, I think. Sesshomaru looked at me and nodded.
"Thanks," I said to him. Kikyko went to the kitchen to help her mother and Sango. Sesshomaru nodded to us.
"Eeeh!" Rin said rubbing her stomach.
"Are you hungry?" Sesshomaru asked her concerned.
"Yes, very much so," she said and sighed. Kagome looked at her and giggled.
"Oh, this is going to get so interesting, little Rin… being a mother," Kagome chimed and held her hands to her face. Makoto looked at Rin and sucked on her bottle, she was swaying her little feet in her highchair and watching everyone. She mostly watched her sister carefully. I could see her eyes follow her sister's movement in the kitchen.
Rin came towards the kitchen and to the food platter on the counter, Kagome smiled and pushed it over to her.
Hoshiki watched his sister as she tried to help in the kitchen with the lunch.
"Aaah, I can't do this," she said holding the knife on the cutting board.
"Here sweetie we'll take care of this, why don't you go set the table with your brother, and the boys," she said to her taking the knife from Kikyko. She looked at her mother and nodded.
Hoshiki looked at his sister and followed her to the glass cabinet, Yuki and Koji were setting up the placemats, and utensils on the table.
"The fork goes on the right and the knife on the left," Kikyko said to the boys, they looked at her and laughed.
"Why?" Koji said as he came around the table changing the position of the utensils.
"It's proper, and the chopsticks go on top the tip pointing left," Kikyko said again. Yuki looked at her and held the chopsticks in his hands he looked at them then smiled a mischievous smile.
"Don't you think about it Yuki," Kikyko said opening the glass cabinet doors. Hoshiki watched her carefully as she tried to figure out how to pull the plates from the cabinet.
"Like this," Hoshi said to her, he came towards her and reached his hands in to the cabinet and pulled out some plates.
"Uhh," Kikyko said looking at the plates in Hoshiki's hands. She reached in for one plate, just as she thought she had a grasp on it, she pulled it off the other plates and the plate slipped from her hands and hit the hard-wooden floor. It shattered.
"Aaaah," Kikyko said and bent down.
"What happened?" I said coming to the dinning room, Kagome came in behind me.
"I'm sorry," she said looking at us, she held some of the pieces in her hands.
Kagome sighed and came towards her. She bent down and started to pick up the pieces, Hoshiki ran to the cleaning closet and pulled out the broom and dustpan.
"I'm sorry…" Kikyko said again looking at her mother.
"Why don't you go help your father and uncles," Kagome said to her in an angry tone of voice. I crossed my arms and looked at Kagome, she had a harsh mean tone to her voice when she said this. Kikyko stood up and came around her.
"Mom she made a mistake," Hoshiki said, she took the broom and dustpan from him. Yuki and Koji looked at Kikyko as she came around me.
"I'm sorry," Kikyko said to me. I turned to her and followed her.
"Don't worry about it its just a plate, I'll get your mother more of those China plates," I said touching her head. She sighed and followed me to the patio doors.
"Mom, why did you get mad at Kikyko… she's trying," Hoshiki said bending down, he held the dustpan while his mother swept up the broken pieces. She took the pan from him and stood up.
"Set the table, lunch is almost ready," she said to him in an agitated tone of voice. She took the dustpan to the garbage bin and dumped it.
"Something wrong with Kagome?" Miorku said to me as Kikyko came outside. He could hear her tone and the way she spoke to Hoshiki and Kikyko.
"I'm not sure," I said and sighed. I looked at them in the kitchen.
That afternoon we gathered at the table, Kagome, Sango and Rin brought in more bowls and plates of food. Koji, and Hoshiki helped them. Yuki brought over the juice to the table and a few other drinks hew as awkwardly balancing in his arms.
Kikyko looked at them as they finished setting up the table.
"Can… I help?" she said looking at her mother.
"No we're done," Kagome said. We all sat down, Kikyko looked at her mother then sat down next to me. Makoto was babbling to herself in her highchair next to Kagome. I smiled and reached over touching her head. She looked at me and giggled.
"Yamatoo and I will not be joining you, sorry… we have, other plans," Sesshomaru said looking at his son. Yamatoo smiled and nodded.
"They hunt, they don't eat human food," Kikyko said to everyone.
"We know…" Miroku said and laughed.
Sesshomaru and Yamatoo nodded to us and then turned to sliding dining room doors. I looked at everyone at the table. I was impressed that Hoshiki was behaving himself, he didn't say anything mean to his sister, he just kept looking at her.
"If I may," Miroku said to us. Kikyko looked at him and then to us as we reached our hands out.
"Kikyko?" he said to her extending his hand. She touched her hand to mine and his. As soon as her hand touched Miroku's his own spiritual energy passed through him and to Kikyko.
"AAAH," she said pulling her hand back Miroku did as well.
"What, what happened?" Kagome said leaning over me.
"Your spiritual energy Kikyko, where are your prayer beads?" Miroku said looking at her. She touched her wrists.
"I don't know….. maybe they fell off," she said looking at him.
"Miroku what happened?" Sango said to him. Everyone looked concerned. They're eyes were worried, the boys looked at Kikyko, I noticed Hoshiki eyes fill with tears. He brushed them away quickly.
"Her spiritual power, its dark, its not pure…" Miorku said to all of us.
"I'm sorry..." Kikyko said holding her hands to her chest.
"Dark, how? Miroku what's wrong…" Sango said again touching his shoulder.
"I can't explain it, I think… the longer Kikyko stays in her half demon form, her spiritual power will disappear forever, and she will be taken over by darkness," Miroku said again. He extended his hand to Kikyko again. She slid herself away from him towards me. I touched her shoulders.
"I'm sorry, I don't… I don't know what to do," she said holding her hands to her chest.
"Let me help you Kikyko, you need new prayer beads, your mother and I we can bless them at a Buddhist temple…" he started to say. Kagome looked worried, she pulled out her chair and came around me.
"Will that work, can we contain her demonic power, is it possible to return her…" Kagome started to say to Miroku. Kikyko looked at her mother then to all of us.
"I'm sorry…. I can't even do anything right, and I'm… I don't even know how to fix this," Kikyko stuttered her words. Kagome looked at her, and just as she was about to touch a hand to her face, Kagome's own spiritual power touched Kikyko then repelled her.
"Aha!" she said pulling her hand away.
"See what I mean," Miroku said looking at Kagome as she held her hand to her face.
Kikyko looked to her mother, and tears filled her eyes. She quickly got up from her chair and slid away from us.
"Kikyko, sweetheart Miroku's right we have to fix this…." Kagome said looking at her. I got up and slowly came towards her.
"No InuYasha, no one confront her, she's scared… can't you see, this isn't Kikyko, Hoshiki is right. Her demonic form is confused, it is trying to take over her inner being, but her spiritual power is trying to stop it. However, it will not succeed," Miroku said standing up.
Kikyko looked at us nervous, she kept walking backwards towards the sliding doors, she quickly slid it open and ran out. I followed her, so did Miroku and Kagome. Sango looked to the kids.
"Stay here, eat," she said to them then followed us.
"Sis… why," Hoshiki said looking to the door. Yuki touched his shoulder and sighed. Hoshiki shrugged Yuki's hand off his shoulder and got out of his chair he came around the table to his baby sister, she was nervous and held her giraffe tight in her hands.
"It's okay Mako," Hoshiki said to her.
"Kikyko, hey… come one let's go to a Buddhist temple," Miroku said to her, she stood near the patio doors.
"Why, they can't help me…" Kikyko said nervous. Her body shook and I could see her tremble, she was definitely scared.
"Sweetie, you trust us right… you know our uncle is a high-ranking monk and that he can…." Sango started to say near us.
"…. NO, JUST... STOP PLEASE!" Kikyko shouted, she held her hands to her face.
"Do not let your inner demon win Kikyko you are too pure for that, you know how your father sometimes can change to a full demon and how Tetsusaiga protects his demonic blood and returns him to normal," Miroku said to her. I looked at him curious as to where this is going.
"Your prayer beads they can do that as well, they will protect you and reverse this, Kikyko trust me…" Miroku said again, he slowly came towards her extending his hand to her.
Kikyko ran to the patio doors and fumbled to opened them. She touched the glass and forcefully slid the doors opened. She ran out and jumped to the air. I was about to follow after her when Miroku stopped me.
"No," he extended his hand to me.
"Miroku she doesn't know how to use her demonic form, how to control herself, I need to help her," I said looking at Miroku, I watched Kikyko as she landed to her feet near the guest house. She looked at us and I saw her disappear inside.
"She's gone to the guest house InuYasha, all we can do is watch her and make sure she stays near us…. I'll figure out a way to get her to a Buddhist temple," Miroku said to me. I looked at him and grumbled then turned to the house.
"Huh!" Kikyko said as she turned on the light in the guest house.
"What? HERO," she said noticing him standing in the guest house, he held something in his hands.
"Kikyko…. You didn't answer my messages, I was worried," he said panting heavily.
"How did you get in here, why are you here?" she said to him. She then looked him over and noticed he was a full panther.
"You…. You're a panther," she said nervous. She leaned against the door.
"Your security system is easy to get in too," he said to her. She looked around the guest house, he hadn't been there long, she could tell because there were fresh foot pints on the floor.
"Why are you here?" she said to him nervous.
"To warn you, my father…. He's in the mountains preparing… training with the other panthers of my so-called family," he said to her. He didn't move from his spot.
"They are preparing to hunt your mother," he said again. Kikyko held her hand to her mouth.
"I have to warn her I have to tell my family," Kikyko said to him. He looked at her and came towards her.
"You.. dropped these," he said holding up her prayer beads.
"What?" she said noticing them in his hand.
"How did you find these?" she said looking at them.
"I returned to your car, that night… I picked up an unusual scent near that area, and found them, I didn't change you into a demon Kikyko… that night, Nizu did. She somehow, managed to poison the ground you were on, and that… changed you into a demon, the vile, the thing I gave you, that was only supposed to suppress your spiritual powers, it wasn't supposed to do this." He said still holding the beads to her.
"So… how do I reverse this?" she said to him.
"You can't, that poison, it's slowly going to …. " he started to say. He touched his face and stepped closer to her.
"WHAT HERO, what?" she said agitated.
"It's going to turn your blood into a full demon and kill you," he said to her. She looked at him nervous and tears filled her eyes.
"I have to tell my family this," she said she was about to reach for the doors handle when Hero stopped her and pulled her hand from the door.
"Look, I will help you… I know their every move, their hunting calls and I can sense when they will strike, but you must not allow your demon blood to take over you Kikyko, I heard what your uncle said. I was coming to see you and I heard him, he's right… it will and it can work," He said to her. She looked at him and cried. He hugged her and pulled him to her.
"I'm sorry, I really am, I am going to do everything in my power to protect you.…" he said to her.
