Chapter Two- Two Inuyashas
Kagome heard Sango call her name and Kirara�s worried cry. She groaned as she sat up and opened her eyes. They were in one of the meadows in the valley. Shippo and Miroku were attending to Inuyasha.
�How did we get down here?� the high school girl asked.
�Kirara,� said Sango.
Suddenly, Kagome gasped, �Inuyasha!� She got up and dashed over to him. She skidded to a stop and stared in shock. Inuyasha�s hair was black! But, it was daylight and the new moon was two weeks away.
�Did the curse turn him human?� she wondered.
The now human boy sat up and cradled his head. �Oh, my head hurts,� he groaned. Slowly, he lifted his head and saw Kagome staring at him. �Kagome! I�m so glad you�re all right,� he said in relief.
Inuyasha�s display of emotion took Kagome by surprise. He wouldn�t normally say anything like that. He�d normally not do anything more than a nod.
�Inuyasha, are you all right?� she finally managed to say.
�I feel great! Why?�
�Let me test something. Sit, boy.�
There was a double thud as Inuyasha fell face-down. Kagome frowned. Why did she hear a second body hit the ground? That didn�t make sense.
A growl sounded nearby. Grabbing her bow and an arrow, she got into a preparation pose and turned toward the sound.
A figure in a red kimono rose to his feet. Long silver-white hair flowed down his back with a pair of pointed ears on either side of his head. Purple marks adorned his cheeks while anger was reflected in his gold eyes. Prayer beads circled his neck.
�Inuyasha?� she gasped.
�Pathetic human,� the demon spat. �What�cha do that for!?�
Kagome didn�t answer. She kept looking back and forth. Behind her sat a human Inuyasha and in front of her was a demon Inuyasha. �How can there be two Inuyashas?�
Fed up with Kagome�s silence, Demon Inuyasha stormed off toward the mountains. The young priestess wanted to stop him, but felt paralyzed with shock. Instead, she turned to the monk, hoping for an explanation. �Miroku, what happened?�
Miroku stroked his chin and closed his eyes. �Obviously, the shard was cursed. A curse, I believe, targeted towards half-breeds. My guess is that the curse would activate with the first half-breed who finds it.�
�So, Inuyasha got split into two people?� Shippo asked.
�Exactly. His demon half and his human half.�
�How do we break the curse?� Kagome asked.
�I don�t know.�
�Don�t know?�
�That�s great!� exclaimed Human Inuyasha. Everyone looked at him in shock.
�Great?� Miroku echoed.
�I�m finally one race not half of two. I don�t want to go back to being a half-demon.�
Three humans and two demons exchanged looks. Uh-oh.