InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Through Your eyes ❯ Explanations ( Chapter 4 )

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Ch 4

It wasn't until about noon that Kagome had woken up. But when she woke she wasn't going to be able to rest like the last time.

“Kagome-sama.” They all said in unison. All accept Inuyasha who was still sitting in his corner being depressed. They had tied Kagome's new long hair back behind her so that when she woke her hair wouldn't fall over her shoulders and scare her with her new hair color. They figured that Inuyasha should tell her for whatever reason. He wasn't too happy about that though.

So once she was awake and had something to eat Inuyasha told her to come walk with him. She apparently didn't remember what had happened because she didn't freak about it and thankfully didn't see her hair.

“Kagome, hop on my back.” She looked at him with a questioning look. “What?”

“Is something wrong? You are acting a little funny. All quiet and asking me to go on a walk with you and wanting me to ride on your back. What is it?” He looked at her searching for his words in her golden orbs. Is that why she stares at me? Are my eyes as hypnotic as hers are. Kagome broke his thoughts by tapping his shoulder. He shook his head and looked over his shoulder to see Kagome waiting for him to bend down so she could get on his back. He bent down and soon they were off into his forest.

“So is there something you wanted to talk about? Or are you just showing a soft side for some strange reason.” At this comment he glared at her showing his usual gruffness making Kagome roll her eyes.

“Yes there is something we need to talk about.” He finally broke the silence having no idea what to say. “It's about what happened last night.” She looked at him confused.

“Don't you remember?” she shook her head. They had stopped at Goshinboku and he let her down and he plopped down in front of the tree. Kagome sat next to him starring, waiting.

He reached behind her back and stopped to stare at her. “You have to stay calm…promise?” she nodded slowly wondering what would happen next. Her heart was racing. He waited a couple more seconds before fiddling with a ribbon behind her back. She felt her hair come loose and then fall over her shoulders. She gasped softly.

“You promised not to freak out so calm down and let me explain it to you.” Again she nodded and took a deep breath.

“Okay when you were bitten. The poison in his rabies would usually kill someone. But I was able to get you back to the village in time and Myoga-jiji sucked out most of the poison. Your miko powers took care of the rest but left side effects. There was something in the bite that made you become half Inu-youkai, like me. So you now have the white hair…” he ran his fingers through her hair. “The golden eyes, but you still have highlights of brown in them but they are faint…” a pause. “The claws and teeth…” he held her hands up into her view and didn't let go. As she ran her tongue over her fangs. “And also…” he slowly placed her hands in her lap before reaching to the top of her head and rubbed her new ears. She let out a low purr in her chest. “Eeepp!” hearing herself purr startled her. Inuyasha let out a soft chuckle at her reaction.

“I'm not sure but you might also have the same fighting moves as I do and speed. We'll check that out after you feel better. So what do you think?” she looked around her searching for an answer but couldn't find one.

“I'm just scared. My head hurts, I've never been able to hear all the different noises, and what sounds didn't used to bother me now send searing pain through my head. And all the smells, I know who is who before I can see them, and…and…” she softened her voice a little and looked up at him. “And I never realized how nice…you smell.” She smiled shyly and looked away. She thinks Ismell nice? But how…I…her. He shook his thoughts away and held her chin up to face him.

“I know it is all new to you. It may take you a while to get used to what has happened. But there is something you should know…Kaede said that this is most likely permanent.” Her eyes widened briefly before softening.

“I see…you'll help me right.” For one moment Inuyasha looked shocked but smiled softly.

“Of course. I'll do what I can.”

With that they talked a little more about the subject before heading back to the village. To talk to the rest of their friends.

“Kagome-chan? Are you alright now?” Sango asked cautiously so not to upset her in anyway. “Yes Sango-chan, I'm fine. I just have a head ache.”

“That should be normal child; it may take you some time to get used to all your new features.” Kaede walked in with a mixture of herbs and gave it to Kagome for her head. She drank it with no problem. After she was done she decided to go lay down to ease the pain.

Late that night she woke again by a small tickle on her nose to see a curious hanyou over her. She hadn't actually opened her eyes yet so she rolled over on her side so Inuyasha couldn't see her face. She smiled to herself as she heard his feet shuffle to her side to look at her a little closer now. She rolled over again to her other side and again he moved to that side, even closer to her face once more. She waited a few minutes before she shot her eyes open and blew in his face. He jumped back a little rubbing his nose before she jumped up and tackled him giggling.

“So, wake me from my sleep huh?”

Inuyasha just laid there pretending to sleep now but Kagome new by one: bad acting, and two: he didn't smell like he was sleeping. So she just got off him and quietly left the hut. Inuyasha's fake snoring was too loud for him to realize that she actually left. But when he smelt her scent fade he got up and walked out. He looked around for her before he dropped to the ground and sniffed for her. He followed her scent into the woods before it stopped at the base of a tree. He got up looked around and then looked up. Sure enough there she was at the top branches starring down at him with a big smile.

He leaped up to the branch she was on. Just before he reached her she leaped to a branch at the far bottom, and then looked up at him. She jumped down and started running. He did the same. She is pretty damn fast. She isn't going to need too much of my help. He sped up just enough to catch her. He grabbed her by the waist and leaped up into the nearest tree. She screamed playfully and started to giggle.

“Trying to escape from me? Well I got news for you I have more experience with my nose so you are no match for me.” He snickered at her.

Still giggling she looked up at him. “Oh? Well then, why did it take so long to find me? I'm sure that if I were looking for you I would have cut your time in half.” She looked at him with challenge in her eyes.

“Oh really? Well sounds like you want to get schooled then.” He leaped out of the tree and set her down. “Doubt it. How about I sit here and close my eyes and cover my ears and we will see just how long it takes me to find you, huh?” she looked at him slyly.

“Good. Sounds like a challenge to me.”

Kagome sat down and Inuyasha circled the tree a couple of times and jumped into the air. He ran to a river and walked across it so his scent would stop at the bank. “Feh, she will never find me.” He stopped in front of a small tree, circled it and jumped up to the top. He waited a few seconds and leaped into a much taller tree close by. “That should do it.”

He sat there for about 2 minutes before Kagome leaped from a tree behind him down wind. “BOO!” Inuyasha jumped just a little and grabbed her.

“Hm, I told you I would cut your time in half.”

“I was going easy on you. It won't work next time.” He laid his head on top of hers as they watched the sun rise. “Inuyasha?”

“Hm?”

“Ever since the night at the hot springs when I changed you have become so much…don't take this wrong `cause it is a good thing…you have become more gentle and soft.” He looked down at her and smiled. “You have gone through a lot and…” his expression dropped. “And, if I hadn't gotten you mad then you never would have decided to go take a bath with Sanshuwa out there and you never would have gotten bitten and ended up like me.” His face dropped just a little more. “Inuyasha, don't blame yourself. It was merely fate that made this happen. He would have just attacked our camp and someone else would have gotten bitten. I'm glad that I took the shot instead of someone else. And besides I didn't get stuck like you, you just got someone who will see life through your eyes. And if there are any hard times because of the way we are, I know that you would be there for me as I would for you. Me being this way is just more comfort for you. And I don't think I will mind this one bit.”

Another 20 minutes passed before Inuyasha jumped down still holding Kagome to him. “And just so you know, just because I can run faster and jump like you can that doesn't mean that you can't carry me…if you want to.” He smiled down at her. “That's good.”

Back at the village Kaede was sorting herbs, Miroku was flirting with the local woman, Sango was getting angry, and Shippou was playing with his human friend Sayo. Looking at life going on, even after all the changes, like nothing happened made Kagome feel good. Before long though she realized that she had to go back to her time.

As they were walking Kagome stopped Inuyasha who looked at her with worry in his eyes. “Inuyasha, what am I going to do? When I have to go home? gasp WHAT ABOUT GOING TO SCHOOL.” Now she started to panic. “I can't go back and say `oh yah I was bit b a rabid Inu-youkai and now I'm a hanyou' it just can't work that way. The hair is a little easier to explain since I could say that I just bleached it, but my eyes? They all know that I am far from needing contacts, so colored contacts are out of the question. And what about the teeth? And…THE EARS! I can't wear a hat in class to hide them. OOHHH what am I going to do.” She wined and panicked until her head hurt.

“Kagome! Will you stop! It will be fine. Damn wench, you worry to much.” I see you are back to your gruffness. So much for the gentle side.

“Well I guess we will just have to see…maybe mama can help…”