Hey everyone, I'm Kumari-chan (but you can call me K-chan). This will be my first fanfic and I hope to write more! Please leave me your comments and enjoy!

The story and characters within this fanfic belong to Takahashi-san! All except for Suteru! ;)

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The sun was dim in the mountains as Kagome tossed her bag down the well and jumped after it. She went through the warp and into her own time where she once again threw the bag over the well and dragged it home. She slid open the door to her home and called in, "Mom, I'm home!" she was then greeted by Buyo and her kid brother Sota.

"Hey sis!" Sota called. "You came back alone I see..." disappointment fell over Sota's face.

"Oh PUH-LEEZE! Like I'd want InuYasha in this time at all!" She went off. They had already had an argument earlier today that had sent Kagome fleeing home as she usually did. It had all begun with InuYasha insulting Kagome's cooking. "I'm going to go take a bath..." with those words, she went upstairs and did just that.

Meanwhile, on the other side in the Feudal Era, InuYasha sat in a tree mumbling to himself. "Damn Kagome... stupid... cooking... FEH! Who needs her?" He grunted at the thought of her 'sitting' him 12 times when he said he'd prefer ramen to her so-called "homemade" cooking. He crossed his arms, leaned back to the tree, and tried to sleep everything off.

Back in Kaede's village, the rest of the group sat with looks as though the bickering didn't amuse them.

"I don't get it... I like Kagome's cooking." Shippo said randomly.

"Anyways..." Miroku came in. "Did any one notice something strange when Kagome left, like some sort of aura was out in the forest by the well?"

"Yes, as though something was in there." Sango replied. "But I sent Kirara and Kagome made it home just fine. I wonder if something went over to her side."

"But aren't Kagome and InuYasha the only two who can pass through the well?" Shippo questioned.

"Aye, or so we thought. There could very well be demons who could pass through time by use of the well." Kaede nudged the fire with a stick and continued, "'Tis all a mystery to me."

"I'm sure Kagome can handle herself though, whatever it is. But maybe we should check out the well every now and then Miroku, ne?" Sango suggested.

"Yes, we shall." Miroku nodded and stood up. "I'll do that now and then we'll check again in the morning."

"Should I tell InuYasha?" Shippo asked. Suddenly, InuYasha's foot came crushing down on Shippo's head.

"Why bother?" InuYasha smirked.

"InuYasha, have you had enough time to think about things?" Sango gave him a dirty look when she asked.

"Yeah, and I'll go check out the well. I wanna go back and give Kagome a piece of my mind."

Shippo pried himself up from InuYasha's foot. "Yeah right... you know you'll just go there and see Kagome and forget you were ever mad in the first pla-" InuYasha pounded Shippo in the head again.

"Shuddap." He turned around and dashed off into the darkness, down to the well and in it.

Back with Kagome, she sat at her desk attempting to do homework. "Ahh, so nice to be home for once." She started to doze of and fell asleep on her books. She slept soundly and the window creaked open. InuYasha poked his head in. After he noticed she was asleep, he even more quietly slipped in.

"Someplace to fall asleep..." He rolled his eyes. He pulled her chair back and picked her up. Carefully, he carried her to her bed and put her down gently. Then, only after he made sure she was still sound asleep, he took a blanket to cover her. "Sweet dreams..." he whispered. Turning off the lights, he jumped back out the window and closed it behind him.

The next morning, Kagome woke up and noticed that she was in her bed. Smiling, she told herself; "I knew he'd come..." she jumped up and began to get ready for school. She quickly jogged out the door waving to her mom as she stuffed a breakfast bar into her mouth and dashed off to school.

It ended up being just another day until Kagome sat down in class and looked to her right. There sat a petite girl with hair down to her mid-back. It was coal black and shined in the light. She hand evenly cut bangs and two thick strands of hair that ran over her ears and down her chest. The rest was tied back neatly with a white ribbon. When she turned to Kagome, she had amber eyes that just about shined like gold. Smiling, she said, "Hello. My name's Suteru."

Kagome returned a smile and replied, "Hi, I'm Kagome. It's nice to meet you."

The day continued on as though it was no different from what it used to be. Suteru seemed to like sticking around with Kagome and she had no problem with it. They started to walk home, she'd only moved in a little ways down the street from Kagome.

"Well," said Kagome as they made it to the shrine pillars, "This is where I go. I'll see you tomorrow at school... maybe." Kagome wasn't sure if she wanted to go back to the Feudal Era or not yet.

"Uhm... Kagome?" Suteru said quickly.

"Yes?"

"I want to show you something." She set her backpack down and searched around in it. Kagome waited patiently until Suteru pulled up a shard of the shikon jewel. "This, I need to show you this." She held it in her hand in front of Kagome.

A jewel shard?! In this time? Kagome thought. "May I see that?"

"No!" Suteru quickly pulled her hand back and turned to run up the stairs towards the shrine.

"Wait!" Kagome called, running after her. When she reached the top, Suteru was nowhere to be found. Kagome stood there panting and looked around frantically. "What's with this girl?" She looked around a little more and as soon as she saw the doors to the small shrine that held the well were open, she immediately ran for them.

"Suteru? Hey! Suteru are you in here?" Kagome dropped her backpack and walked towards the well. She looked down into it and saw nothing. Could it be? Could she have really gone back? A loud slam behind Kagome made her heart skip a beat. She quickly turned and squinted through the darkness to see Suteru.

"Now, Kagome, you shall come back. Back with me..." She said menacingly.

"Where? What do you want with me?" Kagome backed up more and more until she felt her legs graze the well. Suteru stepped closer, and reached her hand out towards Kagome. She began to glow and was suddenly changed into a blue kimono, lined with silver and flower petals.

"Wh... what are you?" Kagome demanded in an unconvincing tone.

"That won't matter once this mission is complete."

"Mission?!" Kagome yelled. "Just what do you want with me!?"

"Silence." Suteru pushed Kagome into the well and jumped after her, disappearing into the warp in time.