Inuyasha shoved his back violently against the Bone-Eater's Well as he looked at the moon through his claws, irritation growing on his face as he focused on the outline of the quick fading crescent shape, his ears twitching with frustration. He was still fuming from what had happened earlier that day.

"Damn that Kagome…who does she think she is, going back home whenever she wants without running it by me first." He muttered to himself as he started to fidget his leg up and down. How could she just go off and leave him on a day such as this? Didn't she know that he didn't like her going anywhere when the new moon was so close? But he guessed it was okay, she was safe in her own world. However, that didn't stop demons before going to her time like that crazy bitch, Yura of the hair, the Mistress Centipede, and that Noh mask. He would rather have her by his side so that he could at least see that she wasn't in any danger. But no, she had to go fight this demon called exams. He always wondered why she wouldn't let him just take care of that weak demon.

"Inuyasha, I need to go home and study! You're not helping with your hovering so much around me! God! You are suffocating!" Kagome yelled over her shoulder as she started climbing into the Well, shoving her huge backpack into it first.

"The hell you are, Kagome! We need to find the rest of the damn jewel shards!" Inuyasha yelled as he hopped out of the tree line, heading towards her to grab her before she could make it inside the Well.

"SIT, BOY!" Kagome smirked as she heard him crash into the dirt, kicking the rest of her bag down the Well. There was no way that she was going to let him stop her. No matter how many times she told Inuyasha how important school was to her, he still didn't get it.

"Don't even think about coming to get me! I'll be back in three to four days! See ya!" Inuyasha growled in pain from the impact as he heard her voice echo down the Well until it faded, hinting that she made it to her time before he could get back at her for what she had just done to him.

"KAGOME!" She had just messed with the wrong Dog Demon.

Inuyasha ears twitched rapidly from the memory, his leg continuing to fidget at 100mps until he finally had enough and stood up quickly, jumping down the Well angrily.

"Well, fuck you, Kagome! I'm gonna make you apologized for this!"

He felt a lightning bolt shoot through his body as he passed through the Well into Kagome's time, causing him to fall fast onto his back, hitting his head hard against the cold dirt. Inuyasha opened his eyes, looking up at the top of the Well, his vision blurry as he thought he saw daylight, shining light through the shrine.

"The fuck was that all about?" He muttered to himself as he rubbed the back of his head. He sat up, feeling his back yelling at him from the sudden movement. He crouched over, trying to stretch the muscle, causing his hair to fall forward. Inuyasha's eyes grew wide as he saw his once long silver hair now pitch-black against his arms.

"W-What?" He brought the lock of hair towards his face, examining it. His eyes wandered to his fingers then stopped, his once long and deadly claws were now shortened to useless nubs. He clenched his fingers around the lock of hair, then pushed it away from him. Standing up slowly, his back and head protesting his movements, he looked over his body. He hadn't even felt his body change, just that strange feeling shooting through him when he was going through the Well. But it wasn't the normal feeling he would get when he changed; he felt more like something shocked him.

"T-this can't be happening, this is impossible" His voice came out as a whisper. Shock took over his body as he looked around. It was daytime. How was it possible that he was in his human form? He left before the new moon was complete. Kagome's world was a different time. Is it possible that the new moon could still affect him even in the modern world? That is impossible.

Inuyasha looked up the Well, there was no way he was going to be able to jump out of this damn thing; luckily, Kagome had a ladder in the Well when she would come back to her world. He felt the rope rubbed against his grip with each grasp he took until he finally made it to the top of the Well. He took in a sharp breath; he was right. The morning was just breaking in Kagome's time. But how was that possible? He only turned human during the new moon.

He always thought that when it was nighttime in his time that it was nighttime in her time too. No, it was! He was sure of it. So why was it daytime here? And what was that weird feeling that shot through his body, as he was crossing over time? He looked back at the Well, fear closing around his heart. If he could pass the Well as a Hanyō would the Well reject him now that he was a human. He stood at the edge of the Well, peering down the darkness.

"Shit…There is only one way to find out," He jumped in; instead of being met with space, he was satisfied with the cold dirt. He looked back up; it was still the inside of the shrine.

"I-I can't get back… I'm stuck in Kagome's time." His eyes widened with panic as he looked to the ground, clenching his hand, causing scratch marks in the dirt.

Inuyasha slid open the door to the shrine. He lifted his hand to his eyes, trying to block out the sun as it strained his now brown eyes. He waited for his eyes to adjust as he took a step out, it was quiet, but he couldn't tell now that his super hearing was gone. It almost seems pleasant. He remembered when he used to visit Kagome how noisy those metal demons would be.

"Meowwww ~~" He looked down to see Kagome's fat feline companion sitting at his feet, his head cocked to the side, looking at him confused. He seemed to recognize Inuyasha's scent but didn't identify his features. He reached down and grabbed the feline, holding it away from him.

"Okay Cat, time to talk, where is Kagome?" The feline just answered him with a bored meow and look. Annoyed, Inuyasha decides to have some fun with this feline, as he started to pull on its paw until he got a well-deserved scratch.

"Ahh! Why you little shit" Inuyasha let go of it, bring his hand to his face to look at the scratch.

"He doesn't like his paws messed with. I'm sorry if he caused you any harm. He's usually a pretty laid-back cat." Inuyasha looked to the female's voice to see Ms. Higurashi, Kagome's mother watching him from the doorway of her home.

"Is there anything I can help you wit-?" Ms. Higurashi's smile dropped to confusion as she took in the young man's features. He looked exactly like the dog boy that her daughter would sometimes bring back with her on her travels, but this young man had pitch-black hair instead of the silver hair and no dog-ears. He was wearing the same outfit and the beaded necklace as the dog boy would wear too. Could this be his descendant that was born in Kagome's time? Well, that would explain why he has black hair, but it doesn't answer that he was wearing the same clothes as him. But it wasn't until she heard his voice that she knew for sure that this was Kagome's Inuyasha.

"Hey, you're Kagome's mom," Inuyasha whispered as he slides his hands inside his suikan, panic growing in his face as he realized that the woman coming up to him is Kagome's mother. Only a few people knew of Inuyasha's human form. What would she think? Would she become frightened because he looked so different than his Hanyō form? Or would she prefer this because he doesn't look like a monster? She seemed never to mind him as a Hanyō before, but what if she was just lovely, she was always so nice to him and didn't seem to mind him for what he was, a monster.

Damn these human feelings making him feel weak. Why should he care about what Ms. Higurashi thought of him, he didn't care what others did but why did he care so much about what Kagome's mother thought about him… isn't it obvious stupid …it's Ms. Higurashi, that you're talking about here.

"Is that you, Inuyasha dear, what happened to your ears?" Ms. Higurashi placed her hands on his head, feeling into his hair, trying to see if the dog-ears were tucked under some hair.

"I'm not sure what's going on, I was coming to get Kagome, but when I got here I looked like this, and for some reason, the Well won't allow me to go back to my time." Inuyasha looked back at the shrine, ignoring Ms. Higurashi as she started touching his black hair.

"You can't go back to your time? Oh dear, why don't you come in? I will make you some breakfast and we can talk about what has happened. I'm afraid that Kagome has already headed to school and won't be home until later." Ms. Higurashi smiled as she hooked her arm around his, pulling him towards the door, patting his arm.

Inuyasha revealed more than he would like about how he changes during the new moon to Ms. Higurashi while they ate breakfast. Damn these human feelings. It was just so easy to talk to her, and she never had any judgment in her eyes. She didn't push him to speak either. She would wait for him to start talking again when he was having trouble expressing himself. She would have made a wonderful Miko in his time.

"I wouldn't worry too much about trying to get back to your time, things happen for a reason, and I think there is a reason why you must be human this time. I'm not entirely sure as of what, but I know that you will know the answer when the time is right." Inuyasha studied her face after her words. She was relaxed, drinking her tea with a hint of a smile on her lips, as she truly believed in her words. Maybe she was right. Perhaps this all happened for a reason, for him to find something he couldn't in his Hanyō form.

Inuyasha snapped out of his train of thought as he heard Ms. Higurashi stand up, collecting the dishes and putting them in the sink. His eyes followed her until she turned around and smiled at him.

"Since it sounds that you might be here for a while, how about we go shop for some new clothes for you. It could get boring around the shrine when there isn't anything to do. Plus, maybe you and Kagome could go around town after school." Her smile was contagious, making Inuyasha blush as he thought about her last comment about going around town with Kagome. He shook his head, irritated about how red his face must be. Damn these human emotions.

"W-what is wrong with the clothes I have on right now? Why do I need to get new ones?" He picked up his sleeves to see if they were really dirty or something, any hint for why he would need new clothes. He heard a giggle escape Ms. Higurashi's lips as she watched him.

"Oh no dear, there is nothing wrong with your clothes. But I think it would be fun for you to get some clothes from our time." Her smile only grew more significant at the thought about putting him in clothes that her husband would wear for her when they used to go on dates at their age. He looked at her nervously as she watched her grab her wallet and shoes, what's she up to?

"Come Inuyasha; it will be fun!" She was trying to hold in a giggle when she heard him mutter, "Fun for you, maybe."

They were walking around downtown Tokyo, just window-shopping. He wasn't sure what he was supposed to be looking for; everything seemed so strange and constrictive. He looked at passing couples as they stared at his peculiar clothing, super long hair, and necklace. At least right now, he didn't have to worry about people looking at his ears that Kagome made him cover up every time he came to visit her. If someone were to see his ears, she would always tell him that he was a thing called a "Cosplayer." He still wasn't sure what the hell that was, but it seemed to be a good enough answer for the humans in her time.

He looked up at the sun; it hadn't even been up for two hours yet. It was so strange looking at the sun in his human form. It seemed so dull, not as bright as it would if he was a Hanyō.

He let out a deep sigh, how long was he going to be a human in Kagome's time. Nothing was making sense; would he turn back into a Hanyō when it turns dark here. His eyes widen with panic as another thought crossed his mind.

Would he be stuck here as a human until the next new moon?! That would mean he would be held here for almost a month. That is if it even worked. What would he do if it didn't? Could he use the jewel shards like Kagome could to pass the Well, or will it reject him too? Would he just stick around here while Kagome went back without him to collect the rest of the jewels? No! There was no way that he would allow her to go back there by herself, not without him! Who would protect her? Sango and Miroku could, but they couldn't always be there for her like he could, they definitely couldn't get to her as fast as he could. He felt like he was about to have a full-blown panic attack until Ms. Higurashi's voice pulled him out of his panic state.

"We should go to this shop, dear; I'm sure we can find something for you here that you and Kagome would like." Ms. Higurashi gave a sly smile as she entered the shop, a smile that Inuyasha didn't miss, making his face turn red, this woman is up to something, he just knew it, but he didn't know what. He followed her reluctantly into the store, his eyes set on her until his eyes caught sight of a dark blue hat. He wasn't sure why; he never liked hats, always pushing his ears to his head, but something about it drew it to him.

"Oh, do you like this one, dear? Would you like for me to get it for you? I think it would go nicely with some of the shirts I got for you." His eyes watched her smile then followed her hands as she placed the hat in the basket that she was carrying, filled with at least seven shirts, hair ties, socks, two pairs of shoes, one pair of sandals and slippers for the shrine, a dark brown over the shoulder looking pack thing and some strange looking stretchy cloth? His eyes widen as he saw all that stuff. How could she already get all this stuff? They haven't even been in this place for even five minutes!

"Is this all for me? Why the hell do I need so much crap?" Ms. Higurashi just smiled at his evident uneasiness of someone buying him things and placed her hand on his left cheek, as a mother would do for her child, who was uncomfortable in crowded places.

This gentle crest comforted him and confused him at the same time because he didn't understand why it comforted him so much. Fuck these human feelings. He hasn't felt this way since he was a child since his mother was around. She would do something similar when the people from the village would talk about them behind their backs and judge them because of what he was and how she could have made a beast like him. Inuyasha unconsciously placed his hand over hers that was touching his cheek; he was lost in the memory that he hadn't even realized that he was staring at her until she giggled and rubbed his cheek, breaking him from his trance as she spoke.

"Now, dear, how about we go find some Jeans for you to wear." She turned, heading to the table with stacks of blue fabric. He watched her; his eyebrow arched.

"What are Jeans?" His question started a giggle-fest in Ms. Higurashi as she made her way to the table, picking up a pair and unfolding it for him. He looked between his nubakama and the Jeans, and then pulled on his nubakama's loose fabric. Shocked spread across his face as he looked at the constrictive material. How the hell was he going to fit into that thing? Did it even have enough material to cover him? Or was it going to kill him from constriction like that nasty Centipede bitch was trying to do to him and Kagome when they first met?

Ms. Higurashi continued to laugh at his shocked face as she grabbed a couple of pants ranging from dark blue, black, and regular blue. She hooked her arm around him again, pulling him to the dressing room. Inuyasha looked at her, confused, not sure what this little room was for. When he peeked inside, all he saw was a large mirror, and a weird-looking seat connected to the wall and metal bars.

"What am I suppose to do in here?" Inuyasha question as he looked at Ms. Higurashi confused from her sweet smile. Man could this woman smile. She handed him a pile of clothes that consist of one white shirt, a pair of black Jeans, and one pair of black and white shoes called "Converse," along with that dark blue hat that he liked for some reason.

"Change into this dear, and I'll go pay for them. Just call me if you need any help, dear, and I'll come." Inuyasha felt his face go red from embarrassment from the thought of asking Kagome's mother to help him getting dress. He knew how to change into clothes, how hard can these be?

Ms. Higurashi waited patiently by the door, just smiling as she heard Inuyasha cuss up a storm inside the dressing room. He had been in there for about fifteen minutes, trying to put on the clothes she had given him. She heard the door open; she turns to see an almost shirtless annoyed Inuyasha with his face beet red as he looked to the ground, he had one arm through the short sleeve, his head through the collar of the shirt, and his Jeans unbutton at his waist. Two of the dressing consultants were blushing as they looked at him, trying to decide which one of them would assist the handsome man. But it was short-lived as Ms. Higurashi gave them a polite smile and blocked him from their view.

Both their faces turned to embarrassment from being caught staring at the man by the older woman and made themselves busy, touching the clothes closest to them and trying to ignore the blush growing on their faces.

"What's the matter, dear? Are you having trouble? I remember when Sōta was little, he would always have trouble with the button too." She smiled as she looked at him; he scratched the back of his head and averted his eyes to stare at the wall, embarrassment, and irritation growing on his face.

"We don't have buttons in my time." He muttered, making sure to not look at her as she buttoned them for him. How embarrassing, he couldn't even fasten a button. He was able to figure out the zipper, simple enough, but for some reason, he couldn't get that button through that poor excuse of a hole. He was glad that she didn't laugh at him for not getting it and didn't make him ask her for help; she just knew.

There she stood, smiling at him with her motherly smile. He blushed more, why was she always so patient with him? Was he sure that this was Kagome's mother? Because patience was one thing, Kagome wasn't with him sometimes.

Ms. Higurashi helped him put his other arm through the short sleeve, pulling the rest of the shirt over his torso. Then, turning him around helped untuck his necklace and hair from the shirt, letting her fingers run through it. She wondered if he would let her braid it sometime.

She smiled at the thought of putting cute bows in his hair like she would do when Kagome was a child. She turned him back around to face her; she gave him a once over, noticing his cheeks getting red with all the attention she was giving him. She was quite proud of herself; she seemed to have gotten his sizing correct with how well the clothes looked on him; they weren't too baggy or too tight, just right for his body type.

Her smile dropped a bit as she remembered that she forgot to put the hat on him, Ms. Higurashi picked it up from the ground and placed it on his head, but it seemed to have thrown off his look. So, she ended it up, turning it around, having the visor in the back. Some of his bangs fell through the hole from the cap, giving him a cute high schoolboy look. It was perfect! Kagome was going to die when she sees how her mother had dressed her sweet dog boy.