A/N: Guess what? Yearly Inuyasha phase.. Well, this is a story I've thought of for a while.

For once, I don't plan on Kagome bashing.

She stared at the tree, wondering..

It had been so, so long.. Since she had seen him..

It made her wonder,

had he truly been lying? Did it mean nothing to him?

She was such a fool. Of course it didn't..

She glanced at him one more time, before she began to make her leave.

"Hey!" She heard a strange voice speak, "Leave me alone!"

It sounded human, she turned around.

A young girl in unusual clothing chased off some demon birds.

Quickly, Kikyo pulled out her bow and arrow, and fired several at the birds.

Carefully, she pinned the girl in unusual clothing to a tree.

"Interesting." She thought aloud, approaching the unusual girl. The girl did not appear to be a demon.

"Hey!" The girl struggled, "What's the deal?"

Upon approaching her, Kikyo felt weak.

She stumbled, breathless.

'I've never had this problem before..' She thought, and gasped, 'There's something unusual here..'

"Uhh..." The girl pinned went silent, "Are you okay?"

Kikyo got up, pulling herself together, "Who are you?" she asked calmly.

"Me?"

"Yes, you."

"My name is Kagome." The girl identified herself, "Who are you? And what's the deal with the arrows?"

"Hello, Kagome. I am Kikyo." Kikyo said calmly, "If I may ask, where are you from?"

"What? I'm from Tokyo!" Kagome exclaims, clearly confused.

"...Tokyo.." Kikyo thinks for a moment, and then lets out a slight laugh, "I suppose that must be far away."

"...What? It can't be..." Kagome says, and Kikyo carefully removes the arrows from her sleeves, "The tree is right there." She gestures, and then gasps.

"...That tree?" Kikyo asks, "The one with the boy attached to it?"

Kagome nods, "It's the same one.. But.. What's this forest?"

Kikyo's eyes widened, "You're not from this time.." she pieces it together, "The strange clothes, the recognition of the tree yet not the forest.. 'Tokyo'..."

"What... What are you saying?" Kagome asks, "Are you saying.. I'm in the wrong time?"

Kikyo lets out a slight laugh, "I suppose so. You're in an entirely new era..." She looks at Kagome, "But, how... I do not know."

"No.. This can't be real.." Kagome thinks aloud, "Just some crazy dream.."

Kikyo blinks, and gasps. She stares at Kagome.

Kagome looks confused, "H-Huh? Why are you looking at me like that..?"

"The jewel.. I thought I destroyed it for good.." Kikyo spoke quietly, stepping away from Kagome. Her legs feeling like they're giving in..

Her eyes widened, "This isn't good.. We should get you back to the village."

Kikyo guided Kagome carefully to the village, and to a hut.

"You don't want to draw attention to yourself in this era, Kagome." Kikyo quietly tells her, entering the hut.

In the hut is an old woman, wearing the same outfit as Kikyo. She has an eye patch.

Kagome makes a quiet noise in uneasiness.

"Hello, Kaede." Kikyo says to the older woman.

"Hello, Kikyo." Kaede responds, "Who is this child?" she asks.

"This is Kagome." Kikyo answers, calmly. She looks at Kagome and stares suspiciously at the jewel.

"Huh, curious.. It's pure." She says to herself, quietly.

"Hm?" Kagome asks, "Did you say something, Kikyo?"

"No, nothing." Kikyo replies, staring intently at the jewel inside Kagome..

Suddenly, she turns to Kaede, "Kaede, may I speak with ye for a moment?"

Kaede nods, and they get up in-sync.

Whispers are barely audible to Kagome, and she can only make a few out:

"...Shikon no Tama?.."

"...seems to be..."

Curious, she listens, but the conversation is cut short by a crash.

Kikyo rushes outside to check on what it was. Kagome and Kaede follow, curious.

A giant centipede appears, crushing buildings. It quickly turns to Kagome.

"You have it.. I must have it..." It says, "I must have the sacred jewel!" It screams.

"...Sacred.. Jewel.." Kagome wonders aloud..

The centipede is quickly shot with a sacred arrow from Kikyo.

Unfortunately, it resurrected almost immediately. The mistress centipede turned to Kagome, "You have it.. I must have it.. The sacred jewel!" It attempted attacking her, as arrows were shot by the villagers.

Kikyo attempted to grab Kagome and bring her away, but before she got a chance, Kagome was lifted up.

Kagome screamed, and moved her hand. A light came from her hand, which knocked the mistress centipede away mid-air.

A familiar jewel fell out of Kagome's side.

"Of course.." Kikyo whispered, "Perhaps burning it with my body was not a wise decision.."

Kagome fell, and picked up the jewel that landed beside her, 'It came out of me...'

Mistress Centipede struck again, attempting to get Kagome, "I must have it, I must!"

"We most lure it to the dry well." Kaede said.

"Dry well?" Kagome asked.

"In the forest of Inuyasha." Kaede said.

'The well I came out of..'

"I'll go. Which way is forest?" Kagome questioned.

Kaede pointed, as Kikyo helped some injured villagers up.

Kagome ran, and ran. She held the jewel tightly, and she was scared.

"Mom... Grandpa.. Somebody! Anybody! I don't care who you are, just somebody.." She said to herself, "Help me!"

Close by, a boy with dog ears awoke.

"I smell it.. The blood of the woman who killed me.."

Shortly, a girl wearing unusual clothing ran and fell beside the tree..

"You look pretty dumb there, Kikyo."

She looked up, confused, "Kikyo..?" The girl looked, "I don't see her."

"What? Don't play games with me, Kikyo." He says, "Why are you taking so long to kill it? The Kikyo I know wouldn't waste time."

"Are you talking to me..?" Kagome asks.

"Yes, I'm talking to you, Kikyo!" He exclaims.

"I'm not Kikyo. I'm Kagome." She says, "Ka, go, me."

"Well, I'm saying you gotta be her! Cause if you weren't, then you wouldn't smell so..." He realises, "You're not her."

"Obviously." Kagome says.

"Kikyo was cuter..."

"Kagome, watch out." Says a familiar voice.

Kikyo's ready, with a bow and arrow..

"My spell should have held forever..." She thought aloud, pulling out her bow and arrow.

Just like that, Inuyasha shut up.

But, unfortunately, the centipede demon came quickly..

"I must have it! The jewel!"

The centipede attack Kagome, but Kikyo shot it with an arrow.

The centipede mistress lost her arms, but immediately attacked Kagome and absorbed the jewel.

Kikyo stood strong. She remembered this demon.

The centipede got even creepier, and wrapped herself around the tree, crushing Kagome and Inuyasha.

"Psst.." Inuyasha says, "Can you pull this arrow out?"

Kagome makes a confused noise, "What?"

"Look, can you pull this arrow out or not?"

"Nay, child!" Kaede says, upon arriving with villagers and seeing the scene before her.

"Hey, at least with me you've actually got a chance! Where as that thing's going to eat you!"

Kagome thought, and no one knew what was going through her head at the moment, but she reached for the arrow..

"Given the choice.." She thought aloud, "I choose to..."

She pulled it out, "Live!"

Just as she did, Inuyasha rose up and slaughtered the mistress centipede.

Kikyo breathed, and immediately readied her bow and arrow.

Kagome returned to Kaede and Kikyo.

Kikyo eyed her, questioningly.

Kikyo walks to the pieces of flesh of demon, and removes the jewel from the glowing flesh. She places it in Kagome's palm.

"Only ye may possess the jewel." She says quietly.

"Huh.. But why would I have a jewel wanted by demons?" Kagome asks.

"Exactly." Inuyasha steps on bones, shattering them, "Humans can't use it;' so why bother to keep it?" He asks.

Kikyo immediately reaches for an arrow.

"If you hand it over right now, I won't have to start sharpening my claws on you."

'Wha.. What? He's not the good guy?'