Chapter 5
To the Feudal Era!
Serena practically slept until later in the after noon. The transformation had really taken a lot out on her body. When she woke up, she felt surprising better then she had before.
She sat up and stretched, and then looked at her night stand. Leaning against it was her Tetsusaiga. Remembering what the jewel had done when it pulsed, she grabbed her sword and held it close to her. Somehow she felt safer with the sword in her hands. She couldn't explain what was happening to her when the jewel pulsed. It almost felt like it was trying to kill her. But with the sword in her hands, the jewel was just a jewel on a beaded necklace.
Serena got out of bed, put the sword in between the wraps of the sash, and went downstairs. As she walked down the hallway, she braided her long silver hair. She believed that there might be confusion between her and Inuyasha because of how they looked so much alike. She torn a shred of cloth from the sash and used it to tie off the end of the braid.
She walked down the second flight of steps and from her mom in the kitchen. She turned around and saw her daughter coming in. "Are you alright now Serena? Kagome told me what happened."
I thought see would, Serena said to herself. "I'm fine now mom." Her long bangs got in her face and she brushed them away. She left some even longer bangs out of the braid and hung on the sides of her face like Inuyasha. "Where are Kagome and Inuyasha anyway?"
"I believe they're out by the sacred tree." She said, pointing out the window.
"Thanks." She got an apple off the table and went outside.
The world seemed so different to her. It looked brighter then it used to be. And she smelled things she couldn't smell as a human. She even heard what sounded like a car honking at something from three miles away. "This is amazing!" She exclaimed as she took a bit of the apple. Even the taste of the apple was greater then normal. All her senses had been supremely increased from that of a normal human.
She went over to the sacred tree and found Inuyasha in it and Kagome at the base of the tree petting the cat Byou.
"Hey guys!" Serena said as she approached them.
"You're awake!" said Kagome. As Inuyasha jumped out of the tree, she asked, "How do you feel?"
"Great." Serena took another bite of the apple and said, "The weird thing is how everything seems different from before."
"Like what?" Inuyasha asked as Serena leaned against the tree.
"Everything seems brighter and my hearing is outstandingly greater then is was before."
"You heard that car honking at something a moment ago didn't you?" Inuyasha crossed his arms and the long sleeves of his kimono covered his arms.
"Surprising, yeah I did." She looked at him. "Is there anything else I should know about being a demon?"
"Well, actually, you a half demon like me. It's hard to explain but you don't smell like a full demon." InuYasha continued to explain that she now had powers and could run faster and jump higher. Serena understood how her Tetsusaiga could transform into a large fang and how she could attack with something called the Wind Scar.
"Maybe we should take her to the feudal era?" Kagome said as Byou jumped off her lap. As she stood up she said, "Maybe Keade or Myoga will know something about that jewel you have Serena."
"Yeah okay." As she finished her apple, she asked herself, Who's Keade?
"Great." Kagome turned toward InuYasha and said, "Can you please take her to the Feudal Era for me please? I have to pack a few things before I can go."
"Feh, alright." Inuyasha lead Serena to the well house as Kagome headed for the house.
