Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Circumstances ❯ Trust? ( Chapter 3 )

`Thoughts'

-P.o.v.'s-

--- Scene changing

~Dreams~

Disclamier: I do not own inuyasha or yu yu hakusho

Ch.3

-Kagome's P.O.V.-

When the petals were thrown, a gray/silver wolf and a Black Panther jumped into her body. As they entered her body, she started glowing. She faintly heard the tree spirits last words in her head, `You now have the spirits of a panther and wolf. You will have the agility of a panther and the strength of a wolf. Use your new abilities well', before her vision went black.

-Normal P.O.V.-

Hopping down from his hiding spot, Hiei observed the girl in front of him. `So some stupid story the monk told, was actually true?' Snorting to himself, he looked at her face. `Hn. She still looks normal…' Jumping into a tree, he laid back and waited until she woke up.

~Next morning

New scents assaulted her nose. Waking up, Kagome realized she was still in the forest. Hearing something moving, she looked up in the trees. In a flash, Hiei stood in front of her. "Ah, good morning" she said awkwardly.

"Hn."

She rubbed her head uncomfortably. "So, uh, what brings you here?"

He just stared at her. "What? Do I have something on my face?" Reaching up to touch her face, she saw her hands. She had claws! Her eyes bulged out of her head.

Quickly running to the river, she stared at her reflection and gasped. Her eyes were more narrow (cat-like) and made her look more feminine, her hair was still black, but had a silver-ish blue tint to it, fangs poked out of her mouth, and as she already found out, she has claws. But that wasn't the best part. She had doggy ears!

They were black, like her hair, and had the same colored tint to it. They were a crossover between wolf and panther ears, so they were narrower and long compared to inuyasha's ears.

Hiei observed her from a tree. `Hn, she looks like a demon now.'

Her eyes suddenly widened. "YA! What am I going to do?! I can't let inuyasha see me like this! What will the others think?!" She started ranting and pacing in a circle until she slipped and fell into the river.

"C-COLD!" shivering, she jumped out of the river. Her bangs were covering her eyes and her clothes hung to her. Her ears were flat against her head. She looked like a wet cat. Hiei just smirked.

"Nyaaaaaaah!" she gave a deep sigh. Brushing the hair out of her eyes, she looked up at Hiei. "Ano, how long were you in the trees?"

"Long enough."

Giving him the puppy eyes she said, "you won't tell them what happened right?"

He looked away. Taking off his cloak, he threw it at her. "Here, wear this."

She caught it with a clawed hand and smiled gratefully at him. "Thank you." Putting it on, she started contemplating what she was going to tell everyone. `Great… what to do what to do… I know! Maybe if I think about turning back into a human I will! It's worth a try!"

Closing her yes, she pictured herself normal looking. Opening her eyes, she saw she didn't have any claws. Reaching into her mouth, she found her fangs were gone too. Walking back over to the river, she saw she looked normal again, except her eyes kept their shape, and her hair stayed the same color.

Shrugging, she turned to Hiei again. "You never did answer me earlier. Will you keep this a secret? At least from Inuyasha? Pleeeeeease?!"

"Hn. Like I'd talk to the hanyou." And in a blur he jumped from tree to tree back to the village.

Sighing with relief, she started walking back. She flexed her arm muscles. They seemed bigger, along with her legs. Her body was now leaner and slightly more muscular.

Wondering if she still had the abilities of the spirits while she looked like a human, Kagome did a front flip. She landed perfectly on her feet. Smiling, she tried some other things. She bounced off tree trunks till she got to the top of a tree. She breathed in the fresh air. From her viewpoint, she could see all of the inuyasha forest and more.

Jumping down from the tree, she landed softly on her feet, after all cats always land on their feet right? Satisfied with what the panther spirit gave her, she tried testing her powers the wolf spirit gave her.

Getting into running position, she took off, and in a flash she was at the edge of the village. Humming a happy tune, she entered the village with a big grin plastered on her face.

Her smile faded when she came face to face with an angry inu hanyou. "Where were you?!"

"I was at the river, washing my face" she replied casually.

He sniffed her. "Why do you smell like shorty over there?"

She looked down at what she was wearing. "I fell in the river, and Hiei was nice enough to lend me his clothes." Turning away from him, she went inside the hut.

Miroku and Sango were already awake, and cooking breakfast. Hearing the previous conversation, they didn't pester her with questions.

"Good morning minna san."

"Good morning Kagome/ Lady kagome." They answered in unison.

Opening the flap, Shippo came bounding into Kagome's arms. "Okaasan, why do you smell like that guy?" he asked pointing to Hiei, who was ignoring everyone in a tree.

"Because I fell into the river, and he lent me his clothes."

He blinked at her. "Oh, okay. Inuyasha was furious when he found you missing."

She rolled her eyes. "I know, but I told him where I went. So he should be fine now." Looking outside, she saw kirara walking around. "I'm going to go change, so go play with Kirara okay?"

"Ok!" and he hopped out of her arms and jumped outside.

Going into the next room she changed. She came out wearing jeans and a black tank top. By the time she got out, breakfast was ready. Everyone was inside eating the stew, including Hiei.

Breakfast went silent. Except for Inuyasha and Shippo's bickering. They fought over the last piece of meat.

Gathering all the bowls, Sango helped Kagome. Walking over to the river, she began to talk. "So did anything happen this morning?"

Kagome looked over at her best friend. She could trust Sango of all people. She was just worried about how Inuyasha would react. "Not really. But last night… something weird happened."

Sango gave kagome her full attention.

"You know the story Miroku told us right? About the tree? Well, it was true! And her spirit gave me a wish. So now I have the abilities of a wolf and panther inside me."

Kagome let sango digest all the information. After a few moments of blank stares, she talked. "Well now, that sure is interesting."

"Yeah, wanna see what I look like?"

"sure!"

Focusing, her claws and fangs grew. And her ears popped out of her head.

Sango gasped. "Kagome you look… fantastic!"

Kagome gave Sango a tooth grin. "I know! But I kinda wish I had a tail…" she said sadly. "Don't tell anyone okay? Especially Inuyasha!"

"But of course!"

Giggling, they grabbed the bowls and headed back towards camp. They stopped giggling when they ran into miroku. Kagome, still in her demon form, panicked. "Ah, Hello ladies."

Looking at kagome, he rose an eyebrow. "Lady Kagome, when did this happen?"

"Your not surprised?"

He shrugged. "Last night I felt a burst of energy, and figured it had to do with the story."

She relaxed. "Oh okay, and of course you know not to tell inuyasha right?"

He nodded. "What's so bad about inuyasha knowing?"

"Besides all the ranting he'll do? Well, it's going to be a surprise for him. I'll show him what I can really do now," she said with an evil grin.

Turning back into a human, she smiled. "Let's head on back now."

After putting everything away, Kagome looked at the folded cloak. Walking to the tree she sensed Hiei in, she started talking. "Thanks for letting me borrow your cloak. Would you like me to wash it or anything?"

He jumped down. "It's okay." He grabbed the cloak and put it back on. Before he could jump back into the tree, Kagome called out to him. "Hiei?"

He turned and looked at her. She smiled sheepishly. "Would you mind helping me with my new body. I mean I'm not used to the claws and everything. That is, if it wouldn't be too much trouble."

He thought for a minute. "Fine."

She smiled and hugged him. "THANK YOU!" waving a hand, she ran back to the hut. A slight blush was on Hiei's cheeks. "Hn." Jumping back into the shadows, he thought about what he was going to teach her.

Kagome lifted her yellow backpack. It wasn't as heavy anymore! Stepping outside, she saw inuyasha with his arms crossed, impatiently tapping his food. "Come on! We don't have all day!"

Sango came out with her boomerang on her back, Miroku with his staff. Kirara jumped into Sango's arms, and Shippo did the same with Kagome. Hiei stayed in the trees.

"Okay! Let's go!" inuyasha barked out.

They walked for hours straight, with no rests in between. Everyone was growing tired. Everyone, excluding Hiei and Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha"

His ears turned, showing he was listening. "Don't you think we can take a break? It's already past noon, and we've been walking for forever!"

He turned around abruptly. "No way wench! We need to get those shards! It's not my fault you humans are weak!"

"SIT BOY!"

BAM! Into the ground he went.

Everyone put down their stuff and relaxed. Digging through her backpack, Kagome pulled out candy bars. She handed one out to everyone. Walking over to a tree, she laid down against the truck. "Hiei? Would you like a candy bar?" she asked as she held out the candy.

It quickly disappeared. "Hn."

She smiled to her self. He was becoming a little more social each day. She patted the ground next to her. "Why don't you come down here and sit with me?"

There were a few moments of silence before he jumped down. He cautiously sat down next to her.

They both enjoyed the summer breeze that blew across their faces.

"So why did you become a spirit detective?"

Silence. "Probation."

She rose an eyebrow. "What did you do?"

He didn't look at her. "I kill numerous of innocent people."

"Oh…" she said while looking at him out of the corner of her eye. "Why did you do this mission? To escape the watchful eyes of the spirit prince?" she laughed lightly. Looking at his face, she guessed right. "It's alright. I come here to escape too. But from different things then yours."

He looked at her curiously. She was… different. It was amazing how she could stand the inu hanyou.

"So when are we going to start training?"

"Hn. Tonight."

She clapped her hands together. "Ok! This is going to be fun!"

He rolled his eyes. She sure was different alright.