Chapter 2

"Father! Father!"

I reached home and ran inside. My older brothers following.

"Mother! Father! What happened?!?" I cried. I thought something was going to happen. Hey! I was only 5!

"Father!"

He turned around and looekd stunned.

"How did you-?"

"I don't know!" I fell down and cried, still clutching the sword.

"Inoue! Sota! Are you hitting your sister again?" Mother said walking out and looked at the sword still in my tiny hands.

"Ho-How did you get the sword?" Mother asked walking behind father. I pointed a cubby little finger to my two brothers who tried to get away.

"Alright!" Father grabbed their shirts collars and pulled them up, so their legs were dangling in the air.

"Inuyasha!" Mother yelled. "Put them down!" She ordered.

"Not until I know what they were doing with my sword. How did you get it?

"Well, father, we-"

"Inuyasha! Put them down!

"Kagome! I'm trying to get answers here!"

"Inuyasha!"

"Kagome..."

"Sit!"

Now that I think about it, about every memory I have, ends with my mother saying 'sit'. Anyway, I didn't know it then, how it happened. Hey! It was 10 years ago! Well, it turns out that I was protecting the humans from my brothers. Without realizing, I swung the sword slightly, and all of that released the power. Like what my father wanted, I got the sword. No matter how hard my brothers tried, they can't stop having hard feelings against humans for calling the hanyous. Sad, sad, sad. I stopped at my house and knocked on the door.

"Who's there!"

"It's me Kikyo!"

"Don't open it Sota!"

The door opened opened and there stood my older brother. The twins, Inoue and Sota. They both had yellow eyes, fangs, claws, and dog ears, like me. But I have white hair and ears, and Inoue and Sota have black hair with white ears.

"Told you. Now she's back!" Inoue laughed.

"Ha ha, it's so funny, I forgot to laugh." I walked past them. "Mother! Father! I'm home!" I wonder where they are...

"They're not here,"

"I can kinda see that. Where are they?"

"Somewhere down the river, " Inoue said.

"I'm going down. K'? Don't wait up!"

"Don't forget your sword, "Sota said smugly.

"Don't worry. I won't forget my sword."

I ran out and started walking towards the river until I heard something in the bushes.

"Is anyone there?"

Rustling in the bushes? Of course someone's there!

I quietly pulled Tetsusaiga out of its sheath and walked forward.

"Come out whoever you are!"

Hm... Nothing I wonder who's there...

Suddenly a small cat came out and looked at me.

"Grrrrrrr..." Without me realizing, I went on my hands and knees and started growling. This is a little embarrassing...

Suddenly, when I looked into the cat's eyes, they showed innocence, so I got up, "Oh! How cute!"

"Who you callin' cute?"

"What?" Did the cat just talk?

"Yeah, I guess I lost my cover."

I looked with a stunned look on my face as the cat turned into a boy. He had blue eyes, a long skinny orange tail, and black hair.

"Oh! A cat demon!"

I ran over to him and started petting him.

"Why are you petting me?"

"Because you're a cat, you're soft, and you like it. See? I can hear you purring!"

"Stop petting me!"

"Don't you like it?" I asked.

"Yeah... I mean no! I can't show weakness like that!"

"Why?"

"Why? Because I'm a boy and that's a disgrace to my parents' memory."

"Oh. Your parents died?" I asked feeling sympathy for him.

"Yeah, but I showed their killers who's boss!"

"Really?" I asked doubting him.

"No, "

"Why don't you come home with me?"

"No, I have to find the Sacred Shikon Jewel and learn how to survive on my own."

"You have to what? Repeat that?"

"Learn to survive?"

"No. You're looking for the Shikon Jewel?" I said a small smile forming on my face. I have the jewel...

"Oh. I need the Shikon Jewel so I can become stronger."

"You mean this?" I pulled the necklace out from under my school uniform.

He gasped as he looked up at the jewel I had in my hands.

"So, what's your name?" I asked putting the jewel back in my shirt.

"Hmph, Hitomi."

"Okay. Come on." I said stretching my hands out.

"What?"

"Come on! Maybe my mom's back!" I said impatiently.

"Fine." He sighed.

We walked on until he asked, "So, what's up with the dog ears?"

"Oh, my dad's a dog demon. But, my mum's a human."

"Oh, so what's your name?"

"Kikyo."

"Oh, Kikyo?"

"Hm?"

"Can you really protect me?"

I looked down and felt pity for him. He was a little orphan. That's gotta be tough.

"Of course I would." I said stroking his hair.

"But you're just a hanyou. Are you sure you can defeat full demons?" Hitomi said innocently.

Why you...

I stopped. "Just because I'm a hanyou doesn't mean I can't fight. My dad's been training me since I was little. He's a master." I said crossing my arms.

"Sorry. Didn't mean to offend you." Hitomi said.

I smiled and nodded my head in forgiveness. I knocked on the door.

"Whose there?"

"Mother. It's me."

Mother opened the door and hugged me. She looked behind me and saw Hitomi.

"Whose your friend?"

"Oh. Sorry mama." I said bowing slightly. "Mama, this is Hitomi." I lowered my voice, "His parents were killed."

Mother's smile faded.

"Hey, whose the cat?"

I looked around and saw father staring at us.

"Inuyasha, this is Hitomi. Kikyo's new friend."

"Hmph, you should go home kid."

"Inuyasha!"

"Tellin the truth!"

"I have no home." Hitomi whispered.

Father just stared at him.

"They were killed." He continued.

"Just like Shippo. Come Inu. For me. Please?" Mother asked walking towards father.

"Kagome?"

Mother walked up to him and looked up.

"Not the puppy face pout! Come on! And with the ears! Fine."

I smell something. It smells like, like a wolf.

"Mama. I smell a wolf."

She looked at me and tilted her head.

"You know what? So do I." Hitomi said.

"Inu? Is it-?"

"How did he find you? God, I don't feel like dealing with him."

Father took mother in his arms and started whispering something in her ears. She nodded her head slowly and looked at me.

"Kikyo. Take Hitomi and go to your room. We'll deal with this."

"But-"

"just go." Father growled.

I quickly nodded my head and took Hitomi's hand. We ran to my room and I let go of Hitomi. I looked across the hall and saw Inoue and Sota reading comics. They think their so cool with their comics. They don't even know thtat people don't read that much comics anymore. They have other things from the future though. I smiled until Hitomi said, "It's him."

"Him?"

"The man who killed my parents. Well, actually, my parents, and my village."

"Woah! He killed your whole village?"

Hitomi looked down and I looked at mother.

If that guy can kill a whole village of demons, then how do I know he won't kill Mama when she opens the door?

Mother looked at father before she opened the door.

"Hello Love. Did you miss me?"

"Not one bit!" Father yelled behind mother.

Whatever they were planning, was ruined by father's outburst. I guess he doesn't like it when mother's called 'love' by another man. But who is he? An old boyfriend?

"Hmph, I thought I smelled your dog scent on her." He said crossing his arms. He pulled mother's arm trying to get her outside.

"Come on Kagome. Let's leave this mutt."

"For your information, Koga, she lives here. With me."

"Maybe because you never gave her a chance with me."

"Don't make me laugh! She always liked me better. She just didn't have the guts to say it to you face. So I'll say it for her, 'GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HER!' "

Slowly I started walking out.

"Kikyo?"

"Sh, be quiet."

I looked over to my brother's room and saw them staring at the stranger, Koga, apparently.

"How did you get ears like this mutt, Kagome?" Koga asked stroking her hair.

"Don't you dare touch her!"

"Hey guys! Stop fighting!" Mother yelled inching away from Koga.

"Mama? Father?" I whispered.

I walked slowly and went to mother and father. I hugged mother, not knowing if the wolf demon would hurt them.

"Who are you?" Koga asked.

"I'm their daughter. And if you're going to kill them, you have to go through me!" I yelled.

"Daughter?" Koga asked, "Kagome? You mated with a half breed?"

"I'm a full demon now!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Inu please. I didn't care if he was a half breed." Mother said calmly.

"Anyway, Koga, didn't it ever occur to you. If you had pups with her, your children would've came out half breeds too." Inuyasha said. Mother shot him a death glare for saying, 'If you had pups with her.'

"Hmph, would've been better than your pups though." Koga said crossly.

Why you...

An arrow went over my head and into his arm.

"Good shot Inoue!"

I turned around and saw Inoue and Sota holding their bows in the air.

"Sons too?" Koga asked in disbelief.

He started wincing from the pain in his bloody arm, "They have pretty good aim," Koga pulled the arrow out, "But I've been though worse." Koga looked at me.

"And what do you do? Bother like your father?"

I growled from the insult and pulled Tetsusaiga out of its sheath. "You heard my father and brothers. Stay away from my mother!" I yelled holding the sword pointing at hs chest.

"Children, put down your weapons... Now!" Mother yelled.

We all sighed and put our weapons down.

"Ah man Kagome! You still ruin all of the fun! They were all aiming for him! He was over matched!" Father said.

"That's exactly why. He was over matched."

Koga reached for mother's hands and held them.

"Thank you sweet. You saved me from an unfair death.

Another arrow came flying through the air. "I said, 'Stay away from mother!' " Inoue said when the arrow pierced his leg.

Hitomi walked out in cat form and hid behind me.

"Whose this stupid thing?" Sota asked.

Hitomi looked at them and transformed to his regular shape. "Who you callin stupid?"

"Cat demons shouldn't be here. You should go home." Inoue said.

"Hey you're from that village I destroyed. I knew one ran off." Koga said smugly.

"You destroyed a village?" Mother asked.

I stood tall in front of Hitomi. "Don't you dare touch him." I raised Tetsusaiga back up, "Leave. Now."

"Can't I show you my nephew at least?"

"Nephew?" mother and father said in unison.

"Hmph, Sora get in here!"

"Took you long enough."

My eyes widened when the younger wolf demon walked in. He had black hair, his bangs covering part of his face (Yeah. Emo style). His eyes were green and yellow mixed. Last, was a bushy tail.

"Hey uncle, which one is the 'pretty' girl you'v been trying to impress? None are pretty in my opinion." Sora said looking at me smugly.

"Hey, and who asked for your opinion?" I said, "You're not that good looking either!" I added putting Tetsusaiga back in its sheath.

"So Inuyasha. You're that pathetic hanyou that fought for her?" Sora said motioning his head to mother.

"I'm a full demon now!" Father yelled agrivated.

"Sure..."

I pulled Tetsusiaga back out and wth swift movement, placed the tip against his throat.

"If I were you. I wouldn't be talking. One false move and my sword, just may pierce your throat."

"One false move? Okay." Sora grabbed my arm and twisted it around forcing me to lose my grip on the tetsusaiga. I started to hear my bones cracking until something made him let go.

"What the-?"

I looked down and the Sacred Jewel was glowing.

What's wrong with it?