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Chapter Sixteen:
Changing
She was experiencing the sensation known as falling. It seemed as though she had been falling
forever, but she knew better. She hit
something hard, presumably the ground, and all of the air was knocked out of
her lungs.
It took her a while before she was able to sit up without
having her head spin, and by then a dull aching had started in her chest. Ignoring the feeling, Leota began to climb
painfully out of the well.
Knowing a banishment spell when she felt one, Leota didn�t
even bother to throw herself back down into the well. Even if she did manage to get back, Kagome would probably take an
ax to her neck.
�I hope Inu-Yasha and the others aren�t being too hard on
her. She just doesn�t understand,
that�s all.�
But still, no matter how hard she tried to convince herself
not be angry with Kagome, there was one thing she could not bring herself to
forgive Kagome for doing.
�How dare she separate me from Kouga-kun? Even though I went to her to
try and explain things, she has the nerve to take him from me?�
Finally making it over the top of the well, a familiar face
greeted her.
�Ookami-chan?�
Leota blinked tiredly, �You had so better be glad
there are no cliffs around here��
Not able to find the strength to even finish her sentence,
Leota closed her eyes and let the warm embrace of sleep surround her mind.
A little bit glad that he for once didn�t know what
Ookami-chan was talking about; Tora couldn�t help but wonder why she was so
tired and what she was doing back here?
Going against his will, Tora just had to know.
�Ookami-chan, what happened?�
�Went to see Kagome-san,� she muttered, �she banished
me. Now I have to live without
Kouga-kun.�
�She didn�t! Well,
she has to be telling the truth.
She always tells the truth when she sleeps. And what�s up with her eyes?� Tora decided to ask,
�Ookami-chan, what happened to your eyes?
Weren�t they green before?�
�Curse wore off. I�m
free.�
�What? What the
hell is she talking about?!� Tora
thought frantically as he picked her up and carried her bridal style away from
the well house.
Tora had originally gone to the well house to fulfill his
promise to Shippo and return for a visit.
Now, however, Shippo would just have to wait until he could take care of
Ookami-chan. Nothing a little sleep
couldn�t fix. Although what she said
about a curse had his mind working overtime.
She�d never told him about any curse. Just what else was Ookami-chan hiding?
When he entered the alleyways, Tora knew thaeryoeryone was
staring at the small bundle in his arms.
They, too, hadn�t known that Ookami-sama was really a girl, any more
than Tora had. Some reached out to
touch her, while others simply stared.
No matter what they did when he passed them,everever, all stepped back
to make a path for him to walk down.
Once he reached their apartment, Tora opened the door and
ducked inside. Going all the way to the
room Kyo had occupied not even a week ago, Tora lay his Ookami-chan down and
pulled the blankets up to her chin.
�Thanks, Tora-kun.�
�It�s never a problem, Leota-chan. It�s always an honor to take care of you.�
She smiled then, genuinely, and then turned over onto her
side, taking the pillow with her. She
hugged the pillow to her chest and placed her chin on top of it.
�Raven Hair��
�Well, there�s a creative name for him,� Tora
thought as he sighed, �it�s going to be so hard for her to readjust to life
over here. No matter what, Leota-chan,
I�ll always be here to help you when you can�t help yourself.�

Two days later� (Feudal Era)

�Ye have performed a dangerous thing, Kagome,� Kaede
lectured, wringing a washcloth out to put it on Kouga�s forehead, �do ye
understand what banishment means?�
�It means she can never come back.� Kagome said quietly.
Ever since the incident at the well, everyone had been
glaring at her. Inu-Yasha, Sango,
Miroku, Shippo, and even Kaede, however subtle her glare might have been
because of only one eye.
�Yes, that is exactly what it means. I�ll wager you don�t understand what will
happen now that youtaketaken something that a certain wolf demon cherishes
above all else?�
�No.� Kagome replied,
speaking even more softly.
Kaede sighed, �Wolf demons have their own kind of magic. It is so strong that it was once rumored
that they could bring people back from death by pure will alone.�
�Like what Urasue did?�
Kagome asked.
�Almost,� Kaede corrected, �the ogres and ogresses stole that
kind of magic from the early wolf demons for their own purposes. They had purposed a treaty, but the wolf
demons gave their secrets first, and the treaty was never made. But think, Kagome, if Kouga wants Leota
ba
badly enough, do ye not think he could bring her back? And she could come back, for it is
only the well that ye banished her from using. She could come back, if Kouga so wills it.�
�I really don�t see what your problem is, Kagome. We could use people like Leota and
Tora when we go shard hunting.�
Inu-Yasha said casually, hoping she�d take the bait he�d spent a few
hours creating.
�But she kills people!�
�Heh, she walked right into that one,� Inu-Yasha
thought, realizing just how much time he�d spent with Kagome to know she�d fall
for it, �and just what happens when I become a demon, huh? Don�t I kill people too?�
Kagome gasped, but quickly hid it, �But that�s different!�
�How is it different, Kagome? You just said that she kills people, and
then I say that I kill people. How
in the seven hells is that different?�
Inu-Yasha shout/p> /p>

�She does it for money!�
�And I do it because I�m so weak I drop the
Tetsusaiga! Either that or I do it for
shards! Isn�t that the same kind of
reward as money?�
Too surprised to speak, Kagome could only watch as Inu-Yasha
pulled back the grass mat and stormed outside.
�He does have a point.�
Miroku said, deciding to follow the hanyou outside for some fresh air.
�Face it, Higurashi,� Kagome thought as she stood up
and grabbed her yellow backpack, �you know your decisions are wrong when
even Miroku thinks Inu-Yasha has a point.�

Back in the present�

�How is she?�
�I don�t know, Tora.
She hasn�t moved ever since you left.�
�Which also means she hasn�t moved since I brought her here,
other than grabbing the pillow,� Tora said, taking his place by Leota�s side,
�I wish she�d move, or talk in her sleep, or burp in her sleep or something!�
�You want me to go?�
�Please,� Tora said, not even looking at the one who had
spent the last hour with Leota, �Kami, Leota! What�s wrong? Why
aren�t you moving? What happened
to you back there?�
Figuring he�d only get the answer from Leota or Kagome herself,
Tora settled for just thanking the gods above that Leota was still breathing.

Higurashi Shrine�

Throwing her yellow book bag over the rim of the well, Kagome
next hauled herself out. Sighing as her
feet touched the ground, Kagome dreaded what she had to do. It wasn�t the fact that she was doing it,
no, but the action she had to do just to achieve the goal.
�Oh well, there�s no time like the present,� she
thought as she went towards her house, opened the front door, took off her
shoes, and stepped inside, �Mom, Grandpa, Sota, I�m home again!�
Appearing in her usual you-don�t-know-where-I-just-came-from
fashion, Mrs. Higurashi smiled at Kagome.
Kagome�s grandfather also came, seeming to come from his study.
�Hi Kagome!� Sota
called as he ran down the stairs and towards the kitchen.
�Did you ever find out what happened to that nice boy?�
�Ugh, I forgot how little they know,� Kagome thought,
�you mean Kyo?�
�That�s right. What
happened to him?�
�Kyo turned out to be a girl.�
�A what?!� Kagome�s
grandfather exclaimed.
�Oh that�s right, what was her name? Ota-chan, right?� Mrs. Higurashi asked.
�How did you know?�yes"> Inu-Yasha himself had looked, and sniffed, for his whereabouts,
but neither tracks nor scent were found save for where he had lain in Kaede�s
hut.
�You don�t suppose that instead of bring Leota-san here, he may
have unknowingly used the wolf magic to take himself to her?� Miroku
questioned, �It is the only possibility I can think of for his sudden
collapsing, fever, and now disappearance.�
Kaede thought this over as everyone looked at her, �As much
as I do not like to admit it, Miroku, that is the only solution I can think
of.�

Present�

�Tora-san!
Tora-san!� Called a young boy as
he rushed into Tora and Ookami�s apartment.
�What is it?� Tora
asked tiredly.
�A girl by the description you gave us has just been
caught! What should we do?�
Tora thought for a moment.
Being Ookami�s second-in-command, he�d instructed all of their followers
to capture anyone that looked anything like the description he�d given of
Kagome.
�Have her taken to the Decision Building. I shall deal with her there. In the meantime, you shall watch
Ookami-sama.�
�Me, Tora-san?�
�Do you see anyone else here?�
�No, Tora-san.�
�All right then,� Tora said, ruffling the boy�s hair, �I
guess that means you. Don�t worry,
Kid. She doesn�t bite... hard.�
The little boy smiled and sat down in the spot Tora had been
sitting for the past hour.
�I won�t let you downkamikami-sama,� the little boy
resolved, �if Tora-san thinks I can do this, then I can!�
For the first time since she�d been brought back to their
apartment, with the exception of the pillow, Leota moved. She turned on her left side, facing the
doorway, and took the pillow with her, not allowing it to escape her grasp.
�Kouga-kun��

In the Decision Building, which was actually an old shoe
factory, Tora stood on the raised platform that faced two large doors. The very same doors that the girl who
resembled Kagome�s description would be brought through at the wave of Tora�s
hand.
Giving the signal, the doors opened and two guards on either
side of a flailing girl came in.
�Let me go! Let me go!
I didn�t do anything!�
�There�s no mistaking that voice,� Tora
thought, a smug grin on his face, �not only is she Kagome herself, but she
thinks she didn�t �do� anything!�
�Let go of me!�
�Silence!� Tora
commanded in his best �I�m of higher importance than you� voice.
Surprisingly, Kagome did stop screaming and kicking...much to
his and his guards� relief.
�Tora-kun?� She asked, her voice soft, �Ow!�
One of the guards had poked her in the ribs, �You shall not
speak to Tora-sama in such a fashion.�
�State your name before the second-in-command.� Ordered the other guard.
�Higurashi, Kagome.�
Tora was amused to hear the subtle shaking in her voice, �Is it
nrue rue that you swore to Ookami-sama herself to never set foot in these
alleys again?�
�It�s true.�
There were murmurs of disapproval.
�Did you know, Higurashi, that not one soul here, except for
you, has ever dared disobey Ookami-sama?�
Kagome shook her head, �No.�
�Well now you know, Higurashi. Tell us, what is your business here?�
�I came here to speak to Ota-chan!�
Tora frowned, �You dare speak the name that symbolizes
closeness to Ookami-sama? Even though you
are the cause of her grief?�
�I was wrong! I know
that now! Please, I just want to talk
to her!�
�And if, by chance, I do allow you to see her, what
makes you think that she won�t tear you apart?
In case you have forgotten, Ookami-sama is an expert it it
comes to the mastery of fire. She could
burn you now, if she so chose. Though
she sleeps and you are about two blocks apart, she could burn you where you
stand.�
�You have to let me see her! I have to tell her that I was wrong! I have to tell her just how sorry I am!� Kagome shouted.
There was silence following Kagome�s words. She was very close to tears, but she knew
just what Leota thought of tears, so she held them back.
�Well? I�m
listening.� Came a tired, but very
commanding, voice.

A/N: finally! Now I can work on Chapter Seventeen: A
Real Bargain!
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