Ryuuketsu: just start the damn story, you idiot!!!
General Zargon:-pouts- if your going to be like that then maybe I won't-sees reviewers with pitchforks and torches- on second thought maybe I will-nervous laugh-
Ryuuketsu: the author does not own inuyasha some rich guy in Japan does
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Kagome sighed heavily as she finished packing everything she would need along with everything that she and Souta had found in the trunk. She looked up as Souta ran into the room with Yazi on his heels "hey sis! Guess what?"
She gave a long-suffering sigh before asking "what?"
Souta gave a large grin as he answered "Yazi just told me that the Northern Lands is the strongest of all the lands!" at seeing her confused look Souta explained "which means that we technically outrank inuyasha and Sesshomaru!"
Realization dawned on Kagome as a slow grin worked it's way to her face and she giggled slightly. Yazi spoke up suddenly "we must go Kagome-sama, Souta-sama your father would have no doubt heard rumors about you and is probably searching for you" the siblings nodded and headed out to the well when something occurred to Souta and he asked "um, when is that potion you gave us supposed to wear off?".
At Souta's question Yazi paused and then responded "any day now if things go smoothly" they both nodded and Souta grabbed Yazi and lifted him up onto the rim of the well "o.k. you both hold onto me and don't let go until we're on the other side" Yazi and Souta nodded and they all jumped into the well. Blue and black light surrounded the trio and soon they touched down in the feudal era. Kagome stretched out.
She breathed in the clean air "ah! It's good to be back!" she said as they climbed out of the well.
Souta looked around in wonder but the moment was soon interrupted by a certain hanyou "Kagome! Oh hey Souta!!" inuyasha said and Souta waved as Yazi hid in Kagome's backpack. Inuyasha looked around as he idly asked "so how come you brought the kid?"
Kagome huffed and said "because I wanted to" inuyasha raised an eyebrow in a way that said 'yeah right' just then Souta seemed to notice the absence of one of the group.
Souta looked at Kagome and asked "where did Yazi go, sis?"
The said dragon poked his head out of Kagome's backpack and said "here" inuyasha gaped at the mini dragon for a minute before reaching for the tetsusaiga. Kagome saw the movement and cried out "it's okay inuyasha! Yazi won't hurt anyone!"
inuyasha stopped and asked "why is that demon here?!"
Kagome gulped and said "maybe we should tell the others and I'll explain then" Souta grinned at the dragon who grinned back.
"well come on then!" inuyasha barked and the siblings plus one dragon sighed in unison as they followed the irate dog demon.
The village soon came into view and Kagome looked nervous "it's o.k. Kagome-sama, I'm sure your friends will take the news well" Yazi whispered to Kagome who visibly relaxed at his soothing tone. The group soon reached the village and were greeted by a flying orange blur that attached itself to Kagome's front with a delighted "Kagome!! Your back!" Kagome laughed as she cuddled Shippo while Yazi looked on curiously.
Inuyasha snorted and told Shippo "go get the others and tell them to meet us at Kaede's hut" Shippo stuck his tongue out but did as told and ran off to find the others while inuyasha, Kagome, Souta, and Yazi continued on to the old priestess' hut. Kaede looked up as the group entered her hut, inuyasha promptly sat down next to the door and waited for the rest of the gang to arrive. The siblings and Shippo and Yazi sighed once more in unison before they all chose seats around the fire as one by one the shard hunting group gathered in the hut until they were all there "okay Kagome everybody's here now so start explaining why you brought your brother and that demon back with you!"
Kagome shook her head at Inuyasha's impatience before noticing that everybody had their attention on her which caused her to blush as she started explaining "well you see me and Souta found Yazi as a statue in an old trunk in my attic while we were cleaning out and as soon as our hands touched Yazi's statue he came to life" she paused as everyone leaned forward.
Miroku asked "Lady Kagome, why did you bring your brother back with you?"
Kagome shifted uncomfortably at the question until Souta piped up taking pity on his sister "I wanted to see what it was like here and after I spent a long time begging Kagome agreed!" the shard hunting group nodded wisely at the reply.
Yazi finally spoke up "because Kagome-sama and Souta-sama released me I am now their protector until further notice"
The shard hunting group pondered this for a moment as silence settled over the group until Shippo broke the silence "how come you smell funny mama?"
Kagome blinked and answered "I didn't know I smelt funny, Shippo" the fox kit shrugged before dropping the subject. The shard-hunting group talked for a few more minutes until inuyasha stood up and declared "it's time to start looking for more shards" the group sighed in exasperation before standing up and preparing to leave. Sango leaned in close to Kagome and whispered "how do you think Kouga is going to react to Yazi and Souta?"
Kagome shivered and whispered back "I don't really want to think about it right now"
Sango nodded and the group lapsed into easy chatter. A little ways down the road Kagome tensed up and called out "I sense a jewel shard heading this way!" the group took battle stances, with Kagome arming her bow and Souta standing behind her, a large snake demon soon erupted into the clearing with a roar. The battle was on and it soon became apparent that the shard-hunting group was losing, however the tide turned when the snake used it's tail to smack Shippo into a tree.
Kagome watched in horror as Shippo slowly slid down and lay motionless on the ground "no! Shippo!" she cried out and suddenly it felt like something broke inside of her and she was surrounded by a black light. She dropped to all fours and began to change. Black fur sprouted along her body and her hands became large paws with deadly claws, her head elongated to form a panther's head and a tail sprouted from the base of her spine.
Her teeth became deadly sharp fangs and an emerald five-point star appeared on her forehead and she grew to a size a little bigger than Sesshomaru. With a roar, her transformation was complete and she leapt at the snake demon with claws and fangs bare. The snake demon could tell it was in trouble and tried to run but the newly-transformed Kagome easily caught it and sank her fangs into it's neck, it struggled for a few minutes before going limp in death.
The panther-Kagome dropped the snake's carcass before running away into the woods. Souta looked around and noticed that no one had seen his sister transform into a panther. He looked at Yazi and whispered "go after Kagome, I'll catch up later" the dragon nodded before slipping off after Kagome. Yazi waited until he was out of sight and earshot before stopping and in a second he was surrounded by a tornado of emerald flames.
When the flames cleared a much larger version of Yazi stood there, he was about two times the size of Kirara and more than three times as long. Yazi sighed as he looked down at his bigger claws 'time to face the music' he thought as he took to the air to search for Kagome a few moments later he added to his last thought 'good thing I know how to dance' he chuckled before regaining his seriousness and continuing his search.
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Kagome managed to calm down from her rage at the snake demon for attacking Shippo, though now she was scared as the reality of the situation came crashing down on her. She looked in horror at her big, black paws and she glanced behind her at her swinging tail 'OH MY GOD!' was basically the only thought in Kagome's head at this point as she continued to stare at her paws, though she had retracted her claws. She was snapped out of her shock by a giant black blur appearing in front of her Kagome!!! she heard as the shape resolved itself into the form of a giant black dog with a purple diamond on its forehead.
She dimly realized that the dog had spoken to her in the language of demons but she'd understood him perfectly. Kagome could have slapped herself as she remembered 'duh! You're a demon now Kagome! Get with the program here!' she snapped at herself and responded hesitantly do I know you? the dog actually seemed hurt as he, and it was a boy, looked at her.
The dog took a step closer and Kagome retreated two steps, the dog froze and whispered in a hurt voice don't you remember me, Kagome? a shock went through Kagome as she stared harder at the dog demon in front of her. She remembered Yazi telling her that she'd had several demon friends before he'd taken her away to safety. Kagome took a deep breath and let it out as she tried with all her might to remember if she'd known the black dog 'think, Kagome, think!' she closed her eyes and concentrated on remembering. She felt something in her mind break and a memory surfaced in her mind from where she'd buried it.
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General Zargon: I am sooooo sorry that this chapter came so late! I live on a farm so I've been to busy helping plant watermelons and cantaloupes to really have time to work on my stories, so sorry to anyone who wanted quick updates!
Ryuuketsu: he's actually telling the truth this time
General Zargon:-glares at muse- shut up you -turns to readers- thank you all for submitting characters and reviewing!
Ryuuketsu: the author has decided to extend the character submitting deadline for a few chapters since he's too lazy to actually think up characters on his own.
General Zargon: that is not true!-mumbles to himself-
Ryuuketsu: if you want something to happen or have a suggestion that will make the story more interesting please tell the author in a review or e-mail.
General Zargon: R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ryuuketsu: yeah, R&R