"Kagome!" I threw down my luggage and ran up the flight of stairs to hug my cousin. I smiled at her and saw her raven black hair had grown passed her shoulders. She was dressed in a green and white sailor suit school uniform, with white knee high socks and brown penny loafers. Her brown eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Ember, I've missed you so much." She smiled and walked back down the stairs with me to get my stuff.

After getting my stuff, I saw my aunt and grandpa standing by the front door, smiles on their faces ready to greet me. I gave each of them a hug. My little cousin Souta walked out and instantly greeting me, telling me about the new video games he had and wanted me to play with him. I smiled at him recalling the Christmas I spent here and how many games we beat as a team within a little two weeks.

Luckily, everyone was happy I was here to live with them. I was happy as well, Kagome told me about her adventures in Feudal Era Japan and I was excited to see the things she was talking about. Our plan was to see if I was able to go through the well. We weren't one hundred percent sure how it worked but we were hoping that I would have a purpose five hundred years in the past.

I walked up to the guest room and started putting some of my stuff away, leaving a few outfits out to put into my backpack. After a few hours, I went downstairs to eat dinner. Then we were preparing to leave. Kagome informed me that she had several friends she was so excited for me to meet. She explained what had happened with the Shikon No Tama a few months ago, but she informed me that they weren't very successful that they only had a few jewel shards, and that Naraku had over half of it. In other words, they were losing.

"Come on Ember let's get going before InuYasha comes to get us."

"Okay," I grabbed my backpack and followed her.

We walked to the shrine opened the doors that hid the magical well, I smiled but my heart pounded. Whats going to happen if I don't make it, I thought. I watched as Kagome jumped into the well, a blue light enveloped her and poof, she was gone. I hesitated for a moment, and then I jumped with my eyes closed. Opening them, I was surrounded by the blue light. I let out a laugh, I do have a reason for being here.

"Finally you're back!" A young man with silver hair and dog ears on top of his head hollered at Kagome.

"Hello. My names Ember." I said to the young half demon dressed in red.

"InuYasha."

"Nice to officially meet you, I've heard a lot about you."

He didn't acknowledge what I said, he looked at me and mumbled a keh sound.

"Okay, rude." I shot him a dirty look.

He began to scan my outfit. I assumed that he was wondering what I was wearing since it was so much different than Kagome's schoolgirl uniform. I had on a plain black shirt, shorts, high top converse, and a black and red flannel tied around my waist. My brown hair was down in its natural curls.

"What the hell are you wearing," he scoffed at me.

"Um clothes, duh." I rolled my eyes at him, and proceeded to stick my tongue out at him.

Within seconds, my hands were grabbed my a man with black hair dressed in purple robes he smiled at me and said, "Will you do me the honor of bearing me my children?"

I stared at him for a moment trying to register in my head what he had just said to me. "What?" I mumbled. "Dude, let go of my hands before I punch you." I said rudely.

The look on his face changed from happy to scared. He let go of my hand and moved away from me.

Kagome laughed, "thats Miroku, he's the monk I was telling you about. He's harmless."

"Hello I'm Sango." A pretty girl with long black hair smiled at me.

"I'm Ember." I said back.

"I know, Kagome's told me a lot about you."

"All good things I hope." I said smiling.

"Oh kagome says nothing but good things about you." A little kid with bright orange hair and a bushy tail said, a cat like creature with two tails meowed as if agreeing with him.

"And you must be Shippo," I said to the young kit. " and Kirara." I said to the two tailed

"Enough chattering! We have jewel shards to collect people!" InuYasha yelled.

"Okay, lets go then." Kagome said and we began walking into the forest.

A month had gone by and my journey in the Feudal Era has been exciting, everyday was a new adventure. A few days after I arrived here, our camp ground was smashed by a meteor, we only had enough time to grab our stuff and run before it destroyed the ground. After, not being able to find a weapon for so long we decided to turn the meteor into a sword for me. It didn't have any special powers, but the black blade with the dark wood handles made it look absolutely amazing.

I had also met a few important people, well I though they were important anyways, I met Sesshomaru, InuYasha's older half brother; a full blooded dog demon who was so powerful it was terrifying. I also met Kouga; a wolf demon and is madly in love with Kagome.

Within the month, I had become very close with the whole group. It was like a family, the way we looked out for each other and made sure everyone was safe. They treated me like they have known me my whole life and I treated them the same. They were very grateful because since they've had me around, an extra set of hands, we ended up finding four extra jewel shards. I felt like I belonged here, like they actually needed me and it was a wonderful feeling. I was happy.

"Looks like we have company," InuYasha announced without actually seeing anybody. "Smells like graveyard soil."

"Kikyou?" Kagome asked her face losing all its color.

"No," InuYasha said taking out his powerful sword.

Without hesitating I took out my sword, the black blade shining in the light. "Powerful," I mumbled.

"Wait," InuYasha walked up to me. "How can you tell?"

"I don't know, I just can." I shrugged.

Suddenly there was a group of five men walking towards us. A man made of metal with wheels carrying the four other men. One man, I wasn't even sure was a man due to the kimono he was wearing and make up. Another man, was wearing a bandana on his head, spewing fire out at us after filling his mouth with some sort of liquid. One, had his hair up in spikes, blades coming out of his hands immediately attacking Miroku. The last man, had a long black braid, his eyes were a blue color and he was the one that had the most power. He had a giant halberd on his back, and was smiling menacingly.

"The Band of Seven," InuYasha said, as if announcing it to us. "Lucky for us you saved us the trouble of having to hunt you down."

I began thinking back to my history class. "Crap, do you know anything about them Inu?" I said.

"No, don't need to, why do you?"

"Yeah, they're infamous. Very powerful, they're able to take out whole armies."

"So you know of us." the man with the giant halberd said.

"You must be Bankotsu," I said trying to remember all the names and their faces from the painting in the history books. "Okay guys, he's the leader his sword is very powerful and he's no joke either. Be careful."

"Since when are you in charge?" InuYasha asked nearly yelling at me.

"Well excuse me for trying to help!" I yelled at him.

"Um can't you two save the arguing for later I think we got bigger problems on our hands" Miroku said as he dodged one of the bladed hands.

"You're right. We'll continue this later InuYasha."

"InuYasha? You're InuYasha?" the man who dressed like a women said. "oh you're even cuter than I imagined. I just want those doggy ears of yours!" He practically squealed.

"Ew, who would want InuYasha?" I made a disgusted face and laughed.

"Ember!" InuYasha yelled.

"I'm sorry, I was just kidding." I laughed and ran over to help Miroku.

Kagome began shooting arrows at the metal machine and the man spewing fire. Sango was fighting the feminine man, and InuYasha began fighting Bankotsu.

"So thats Ember," I overheard Bankotsu say to InuYasha in a teasing voice. "Lovers?"

"None of you damn business!" InuYasha yelled back.

"It's a shame I'll have to take her from you, since Naraku wants her. Of course, I'll kill you first."

Why on earth does Naraku want me? I thought as I dodged a blade.

"Theres no way you're getting Ember!" InuYasha said.

"InuYasha," Kagome ran up beside him. "They have jewel shards, each of them!"

"That explains the power you have, I thought you were a little too cocky for a human."

Bankotsu began to laugh, and suddenly a black sack was thrown over my head and my hands were being tied behind my back. I struggled and kicked at the person behind me but soon my feet were tied together too and I could feel myself being thrown over the shoulder of someone. Unable to move, I panicked and screamed.

All I could hear was Kagome and InuYasha yelling for me, and then I heard bodies fall to the floor. I gasped thinking the worst, and began to yell out for Kagome. I heard her respond, saying she was okay and not to worry that she'll save me. But, it never happened.

I was thrown down hard, onto the metal man I assumed. They removed the bag over my head but kept me tied up. They sat me up and I looked around at each member of the group.

"Well, you're a pretty little thing aren't you?" Bankotsu said lifting my chin up so I can look at him.

I spit in his face. "Don't touch me!"

He slapped me causing me to fall back down and nearly rolling off the metal man. "Wench," he mumbled.

"Jackass," I replied not caring what punishment I would get.

He lifted me up by my shirt and got in my face, "You think I won't kill you? I will if you talk to me like that again."

I shrugged as best as I could, a smirk on my face, "You don't scare me. Not because I don't think your powerful because you are, but if you kill me or hurt me in anyway I know Naraku will do worse to you."

He stared at me for a second and let go of my shirt, letting me fall onto my bottom. He sat down beside me and untied my feet. "Do you know why he wants you?"

I shook my head, "not a clue. Do you know?"

"Your power maybe?"

"Power? I have no power! I'm a simple human," I tried not to laugh thinking they must have gotten me confused with Kagome.

"You can't lie to me, the power exudes off of you in waves."

"Look, Bankotsu and the rest of you guys I have no clue what you're talking about. I have no powers, I can barely fight with my sword and you're gonna sit here and try to tell me I have powers? You must be crazy."

Bankotsu untied my legs and we all began to walk, letting the metal man who I learned was named Ginkotsu a break from carrying all of us.

After walking for a few minutes I noticed that all the men except for Jakotsu was staring at me.

"Am I doing something wrong?" I asked, scared and curious.

"No," smirked the man with the blades attached to his gloves. "Just keep looking good."

I turned around and felt my eye twitch, something that happens when I was freaked out. I stayed silent not daring to speak unless spoken to out of fear of upsetting one of the mercenaries. After hours of quiet I could not take the silence anymore, luckily I remembered that I had my iPod touch on me. I frantically reached into my backpack, I had made sure not to forget it at camp, and I pulled out my iPod. I put the headphones in my ear and hit play, completely forgetting where I was I began to sing along to my music.

After the song was finished, I heard someone cough behind me and I was brought back to reality. "Oh," my face turned bright red. "I forgot where I was, and I started to sing. I'm sorry…I won't do it again." I turned back around.

"No, sing all you want. You have a lovely voice." Suikotsu said walking up to me and throwing his arm around my shoulder.

I didn't say anything and just let him keep his arm there, even though the blades were so close to cutting me, he made sure not to let them. I didn't want to move his arm and make him upset and get 'accidentally' cut from his deadly hands.

"Hey, Suikotsu get your hands off of her." Bankotsu ordered.

Suikotsu complied, immediately taking his arm off from around my shoulder and walking behind me again.

We finally made it to a village. They told me to wait and made Jakotsu watch me which he was not happy about.

"Damn, my brothers get to have all the fun while I'm here baby sitting this wench!" He narrowed his eyes at me. "This is all your fault. You're so lucky Bankotsu ordered us not to kill you otherwise I would have already."

"Yeah, lucky me." I replied sarcastically. "It's not right you men just kill innocent people, and for no reason other to stay in a whole village."

"No, we stay in the lords residence, its the nicest. We wouldn't stay in some inn where whores have slept."

I rolled my eyes, realizing nothing I say will make sense to him.

"Here comes Big Brother!" Jakotsu yelled happily. "Maybe he saved someone for me to kill!"

"Hey, Jakotsu we found a place to eat, lets go!"

We began walking down to the little building that looked like a restaurant from the past, there was a few tables scattered throughout the place and we sat down at the largest one. I sat across from Jakotsu, but next to Bankotsu and Renkotsu.

"Bankotsu," Jakotsu began. "Don't have me baby sit that ugly wench again. I can't stand her or her annoying voice. She thinks she knows so much about us, but she's just a dumb wench who knows nothing. She doesn't even know how to dress, and don't even get me started about her hair."

Growing extremely angry, I got up and slammed my hands on the table, "Shut up! You're definitely not the one to talk bad about me, so just stop! You don't know anything about me!"

"Why don't you make me?" he smirked.

"Wan't me throw this chair at your forehead?" I yelled, grabbing an empty chair from a table behind me.

"Go ahead and do it!" he said while getting up.

I threw the chair and he ducked, so it hit the wall behind him breaking.

"Missed me!" I then lunged across the table and we began fighting each other. I punched him in the face twice and he threw me off of him and was getting ready to take out his sword.

Renkotsu and Suikotsu both got up and stopped Jakotsu while Bankotsu grabbed me, and kept me away from Jakotsu. The whole time Jakotsu and I were yelling to be let go, while cursing at each other.

While laughing Renkotsu and Suikotsu calmed Jakotsu down. Bankotsu lead me outside in front of the little building. I calmed down, not wanting to do something stupid to the leader of the group that could easily kill me in their sleep.

Bankotsu looked and me, I couldn't read his expression but I knew he had to be pissed, I just tackled his best friend and punched him in the face. I was fidgeting with my shirt since I still wasn't calm, finally he said. "For someone so tiny, you have a lot of anger."

I looked at him completely dumbfounded.

"I don't think anybody, especially a girl; has actually tried to fight Jakotsu. I've never seen that happen for as long as I have known him."

"I'm sorry…its just that he made me so mad. He was talking crap about me like I wasn't even there and I couldn't control the anger I felt. He has no right to judge someone he doesn't even know."

"Don't take it personally, he just hates women."

I laughed, "and I'm a girl. I should take that personally."

"Most girls just sit there and cry." He laughed. "None of them stand up for themselves like you did."

"Well, I was raised to not take crap from anyone…especially men." I sighed, I should stop talking so much, I shouldn't be nice to my captors.

"People are so weak thats a reason we kill them, and most of them are too scared to stand up to themselves. And, of course; we love the sensation of killing. The way my Banryu feels when it cuts through a person. It's exhilarating."

"Um, wow…I'm definitely not that type of person, obviously. I use my sword for defense, and I occasionally threaten InuYasha with it but only because he's a butthead." Here I go talking too much, again!

"Butthead?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah," I laughed slightly turning red. Shut up, he doesn't even know what that means.

"I don't use my sword as a threat, my brothers already know what I'm capable of doing."

"Well I sure hope I won't have to find that out first hand." I said while holding on to my throat.

He laughed at me. "Don't worry, luckily for you Naraku wants you alive."

"Yeah, lucky me." I said sarcastically. "What does he even want from me?"

He thought for a moment, "I'm not sure. Oh, well." He shrugged. "By the way, you're going to be sharing a room with Jakotsu."

"No way! I'm not sharing a room with him!" I hollered, feeling my anger build up again.

"He's the only one I can trust not to touch you inappropriately. We all know what would happen if Suikotsu or Renkotsu got their hands on you."

My face flushed, realizing exactly what he meant something that I hadn't even considered was a possibility. "Jakotsu will kill me though. Why can't you guard me?"

He smirked and began walking toward me, I slowly stepped back until I bumped into a wall. He got closer until he was only mere inches away. "What makes you think I won't do the same?"

"I…don't know." I shivered with fear.

He began to laugh, moving away from me. "I wouldn't, I just don't need to lose my sleep watching some troublesome woman. I don't need to be up all night making sure you don't try to run away."

I looked at him like he was completely insane.

A few moment later he led me to the bedroom that I was sharing with Jakotsu. It was fairly large, full of dainty materials. A room for women, probably concubines. On one futon was Jakotsu tending to the small bruise that I had given him on his cheek.

"Um, hey." I said as I went completely into the room

"Yo," was his only reply

I sighed, "listen, I'm sorry I threw a chair at you and punched you. You just pissed me off, I mean you were talking about me like I wasn't even there. Like I'm nothing, and I'm not nothing. I've always had people, especially girls, talk about me. It was like a flashback from middle school, and I'm sorry I let my anger get the better of me. I'm going to be traveling with you for a while and we're gonna be roommates. So…" I trailed off.

He looked at me seeing that I was genuine about my apology and he sighed. "It's okay, I'm not really used to someone apologizing to me cause if something like that happened with someone else they would be dead. Luckily for you, I can't harm you because of big brothers orders. So you're forgiven and I guess I shouldn't have been saying stuff about you. It's just you're a women…I can't stand women! But, judging by the punch you gave me. I can accept you for now anyway."

I smiled at him. "I'd give you a hug but I'm sure you'd hate that."

He laughed and agreed with me but gave me a one arm hug. "There, happy?"

"As happy as I can be considering the circumstances."

"So, you're friends with InuYasha right?"

"That's right." I said while getting my pajamas out of my bag that Bankotsu left on my futon.

"Tell me everything!" He said gleaming like a teenage girl who had just met her celebrity crush. He began asking me many questions some of which I wouldn't answer. He and I began talking about other things as well and found out that we had actually a lot in common. I showed him pictures I had on my iPod and took a picture of him. He was so excited he immediately wanted to show Bankotsu.

I slightly smiled, maybe Jakotsu and I will become friends. Suddenly, I remembered where I was and what I was doing here. What am I thinking? He and I won't be friends, he's the enemy Em. Get it together. I gotta get out of here…