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Chapter 11: Her Other Half
They returned to the house shortly after, Inuyasha still chuckling at what Kagura had said.
"Kagome! Come out of there!" shouted Sango, banging on the door.
"What happened?" demanded Inuyasha insistently. Sango shook her head, "I don't know. The phone rang and she picked it up and the next thing we knew the phone was on the ground and she was locked up in her room." She kicked the door in desperation. "Hey one of you demons, work your magic on this door!" She demanded. They raised their eyebrows. Sango seemed thoughtful, "Come to think of it…she did say something about reinforcing the doors and walls with….what was it again?" she leaned against the opposite wall. "Oh…yes! I remember now! Dragon Scales! She reinforced the wall and doors with Dragon Scales!"
"But how did she get Dragon Scales?" questioned Kouga, dragons were almost extinct in this world. Sango rolled her eyes, "She said something about a return for a favor. I didn't question it." She turned her gaze to the demons, "I assume you know how to get past it?" Sesshomaru shook his head, "Dragon Scales are strange. They seem to have minds of their own and obey their wearers. If Kagome really has put Dragon Scales in her walls and doors, they will only obey their original owner and whoever has been entrusted with them." Sango sighed, "So we have to convince Kagome to let us in?" She asked. He nodded, "Or find the original wearer." Sango pushed herself away from the wall, "Well, let's call Moriko."
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"She locked herself in her room?" screeched Moriko. She paced, not good, not good, not good!
"Yes. Sango says she's reinforced her walls with Dragon Scales." Repeated Sesshomaru. Moriko nodded, "And it doesn't matter what size they are either." She muttered, "Okay, I'll tell them to stop."
This earned shocked looks from the group.
"You!"
"Yes. Those Scales are mine." She pulled down her sleeve revealing small shiny scars. "I am one of the last of my kind to survive from the colonization." She shook her head as if to clear it, "We will dwell on that later. I can only stop the Dragon Scales from working for a short time. You have to get in there before the walls react again." She warned.
"How long can you hold it?" demanded Inuyasha. She looked regretful, "Alas, I gave them to Kagome. She is their mistress now, even more so since she is of my blood." She sighed, "Do what you must, I will keep the Scales from closing again as long as I can." She reached to close the connection, "One more thing, She is very delicate right now. One wrong move and she might not recover. I will give you five minutes before I deactivate the Scales." She broke the connection. "Night Stalker! Bring me my knife." She ordered sharply. He brought it, sheathed, to her just when she needed it. She sliced her palm, "Arinashinoto…" she murmured. White light flashed as the blood dripped down.
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The door glowed faintly as Moriko's magic took affect.
"Come on, we need to get her out of there." Growled Inuyasha, kicking the door in. Darkness greeted them and it took them a few seconds to adjust. A whimper penetrated the Darkness.
"Kagome!" Sango rushed into the room. A figure sat in the darkest corner. She crouched down next to her best friend.
"Kagome? Are you o-!" Kagome let out a bloodcurdling scream, "No! No! Please! I'll be good! I swear I will, just don't! Don't!" She whimpered, clutching herself tighter.
"Kagome…?"
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Please don't touch me! No! NO!" she pushed Sango away. She put her hands over her ears. "Stop it! Stop it! STOP IT!" she screamed. A blast of wind slammed the door shut, leaving Inuyasha, Sango and Ayame in the room alone with the terrified girl.
"Don't do it! Please!" she begged.
"Kagome snap out of it!" ordered Inuyasha sharply. Kagome jerked her head to the side; her eyes were glazed over, memories taking over her mind. Ayame tried a different tactic,
"Kagome it's in the past! You can't change it!" she explained to the terrified woman. Kagome looked at her, "A….yame?" she asked hesitantly as if unsure of what she was seeing. Ayame smiled in relief, "Yes. It's me, Kagome. There's nothing to worry about, Kagome." She held out her hand, and Kagome snatched it in a death grip. Slowly after what seemed like an eternity, the look in Kagome's eyes faded.
"Oh gods…what happened?" she demanded instantly.
"You freaked out after that phone call you got earlier today." Explained Sango, eyeing her best friend warily as if she was going to blow. Kagome drew a deep breath, remembering the incident instantly.
They had laughed at one of Miroku's attempts to get Sango to bear his child. The phone rang and Kagome didn't think twice about picking it up.
"Hello?" she asked into the phone. A male voice chuckled on the other line, "I can't wait to be with you…my little dark angel. The phone slipped from her grasp, as the memories were unlocked. Memories that were never meant to surface ever again. She fled into her room.
"He…he called me…" She croaked, standing up slowly. "Can I get something to eat?" she asked. Sango nodded, "What do you want?"
"May I have a peanut butter sandwich?"
Sango nodded and retreated to the kitchen, the door opening easily. Kagome acted as if nothing had happened, "Inuyasha. How is Moriko?" she asked pointedly. He shook his head, "I don't know. She helped us get to you though." She nodded, "I will have to apologize to her." She mumbled stepping out of the room. She reassured the three men outside the room.
"I'm alright. What would you like for dinner?" No one really believed her. "Sohi!" she cried happily as the puppy bounded towards her. He licked her face as she bent down, "Oh! I still need to get food and toys for you!" she grimaced, "Too late today, how about some cooked meat?" the puppy wagged his tail. She grinned at him. Rising she half-turned toward them, "What would you guys like for dinner?" she asked.
"Dinner can wait, Kagome. We want to know what he said."
She winced, "It's my business." She snapped angrily. Inuyasha blocked her from walking away.
"Tell us what he said." He grabbed her arm as she raised it to push him away. "Tell us, Kagome." She shook her head, "It doesn't matter, Inuyasha." She retorted coldly.
"It does matter, Kagome. It could matter if it involves how you react to what it is." She looked away, "Go into the living room. I'll be out in a few minutes." She said finally, after a long silence. She left them alone in the hall, going into the kitchen. Sango emerged into the living room a minute later looking bewildered. Kagome came out after enough time elapsing for them to become suspicious. She carried a tray of cookies.
"You want to know why I reacted so strangely to that phone call." She told them softly, "He called me….dark angel. It is significant to my past." She stood next to the window looking outside, "When I was young, no, when I was born. I was given to a scientific group, as an experiment." She smiled mirthlessly out the window, "I may be half-demon now, but when I was born. I was human."
(A/N: Should I stop now? Dodges pointy objects Okay, okay! I'll continue! Lunatics… again dodges objects I meant it fondly!)
Silence echoed throughout the room. Kagome laughed softly, "Yes. Shocking isn't it?" she sat down on the empty couch, "Let me tell you a story, about my life. Before I met any of you. Before…I was me." Her tone indicated no interruptions, "When I was born, my parents were penniless. This was due to several bad investments my father had made in the hope of turning out a profit.
"One day a week before I was born, a scientist found my parents. He offered them endless wealth, everlasting, on the condition that they give him their child. My parents weren't stupid. They loved me very much; at least, that's what they told me. But, they decided that they would give me up, when the scientists were done with me, they would get me back. After I was born, my mother wasn't even allowed to hold me, 'To prevent the bond' they told her and they took me to their lab. I received the first injection after they confirmed that I could handle it." She paused and pulled down her shirt until it showed the exact middle point in her chest. Dots marked the spot liberally; "They injected me…with Demon DNA. Not just any demon DNA either, Dog demon." She looked straight into first Inuyasha then Sesshomaru's eyes before returning to her story, "I have a strange protein. It allows my body to accept any outside genetic code. I literally absorb those genes. I became a half-demon." She gazed at her elongated nails; "They injected me with it for…four years I think. Before, they decided, 'why not see if she can handle the opposite? Why not see how far we can go?' So, I don't know where they got it, I don't want to think about it, but, they injected me with Angel DNA." The looks shared with everyone else spoke volumes, exact opposites put together, cause catastrophic results, "I suppose I should say it's a miracle I survived, but I didn't want to. The side effects of the DNA left me in a coma for a year. When I woke up, the last vestiges of my humanity were nonexistent. They were very pleased that I lived. They called me…their little Dark Angel.
"It was an interesting time after that. After all, I had wings." She smiled ruefully, "And dog ears. I got away when I was eight. After I met a scientist who didn't like the way they were treating me. She gave me a necklace." She reached into her jean pocket and pulled out an exquisitely carved jade and onyx pendant. A standing angel, eyes
Closed held an onyx snake, "It seals my unnatural appearance. She told me that in a few days I would meet my parents. I didn't even know I had parents. It turned out that my parents had become fed up with the scientist's excuses as to why I couldn't come back to them. My father had discovered a way for our family to keep the money we were receiving, so when he went to the authorities and exposed the scientists as experimenting on humans, we didn't lose anything. I met my parents for the first time when the police took me from the lab. Unfortunately, they didn't catch all the people involved, two people, a man and woman, escaped. The other scientists were given long prison sentences, and I was returned to my parents. It was a strange sensation, being hugged by someone. They told me I had a little brother, Souta, and that my name wasn't D.A. but Kagome." She lapsed into silence. Arms wrapped around her and she jerked slightly.
"You could've told me, Kagome." Scolded Sango lightly, "I wondered why you acted strange sometimes."
Kagome was silent. "Someone's here." She said finally, "Someone who has no right." She stood up, and headed straight for the backyard.
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TMK: Just some minor changes, some grammar mistakes I didn't see at first. By the way,does anyone want to be my editor? I usually don't see my mistakes until I haven't looked at it for a while and I would be very appreciative if someone would help me out. Hope you enjoy the story!