Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or I would not have to take exams.
A/N: This is my first Inuyasha Fanfic, so no flames please and REVIEW!!
'…'are thoughts
"…" are words
A Little Further
Kagome bit her pencil tip as she struggled to figure out the tough algebraic question. 'I have no idea how to do it!' Sighing, she thought of all the days she had spent in the Sengoku Jidai instead of learning how to formulate equations in X and Y. 'It can't be helped.' She decided cheerily before shutting the algebra book softly.
"Kagome!" Her mother's voice could be heard above the din Souta was making, wailing about how he had gotten 99 instead of 100 for his mathematics paper. "Are you leaving yet? It's almost noon!"
"I'm coming!" Kagome yelled back, reaching for the Mathematics book, hesitating, then guiltily dumping a few of her favorite comics into the misshapen yellow bag instead. 'How can I live without them?' She fought the objections her conscience had raised.
Racing out of her room dragging the bag along behind her, she nonchalantly smacked Souta in mid-rant before coming to a halt in front of her mother.
"I've packed some luncheon and snacks for you and your friends." Mrs. Higurashi smiled fondly at her daughter, stuffing the food into the bag, along with some Ramen supplies for one ever hungry hanyou.
"Thanks Mum!" Kagome chirped, heaving the bag onto her shoulders. The weight proved too much and she teetered for a moment before almost falling flat on her back, whereupon her mother hurriedly righted her.
Kagome sheepishly unloaded some of the things she had packed to lessen the weight of the bag. 'I guess you'll have to go.' She told her comics sadly. 'I'll miss you!'
Making her way to the old well which allowed her passage through the eras, she stopped and waved to her family, who were gathered at the top of the steps leading down to the well.
"Bye Nee-san!" Souta waved.
Kagome smiled and raised her hand to say goodbye as well. "I promised to be back real soon! Don't deafen everyone with your whining!" She grinned, as Souta stuck out his tongue.
"Watch out for the demons, Kagome!" Her grandfather held up a stack of Spell Scrolls and was about to open his mouth to speak, but was cut off by Kagome hastily declining. Disappointed, he mumbled something about how she was not to come complaining to him if anything happened.
Shaking her head, Kagome finally bade goodbye to her mother, who was chuckling at her father's antics. "Keep safe, Kagome!" She waved.
"Don't worry about me, I will!"
With that, she heaved herself over the ledge of the well and was engulfed by the familiar swirling blue lights and soothing darkness the transition from her time to the Sengoku Jidai involved.
The next thing she knew, she was swathed in blinding sunlight… and being treated to Inuyasha's colorful knowledge of the curse language. "Piss off, bastard!"
Pulling herself out of the well, she was greeted with the happy sight of Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru going at each other's throats. Or rather, Inuyasha going at Sesshoumaru's throat and Sesshoumaru preventing Inuyasha from getting at it. The Taiyoukai looked bored, blocking the strikes and attacks sent his way effortlessly.
Both the inuyoukai suddenly caught the presence of Kagome's scent and turned toward her.
"Kagome! You're late!" was the only form of civilized greeting she got from the hanyou.
Sesshoumaru, however, looked slightly…ever so slightly surprised. "Where did you come from, wench?" He puzzled over her sudden appearance.
'Both of them SO have to work on social etiquette,' Kagome fumed. "My name is not wench, and I happen to come from 500 years in the future, where, incidentally, people have much better manners." She glared at him.
His eyes narrowed. "Insolence."
'OOOPS.' Kagome backed away toward Inuyasha. 'Now you've done it, you stupid girl.' Before she could think or do anything more, Inuyasha had resumed his attack on Sesshoumaru. Seeing that the latter was probably going to unleash a powerful attack sooner or later that would cause her supply of bandages to run low again, Kagome took in a deep breath and said "Inuyasha, SIT!"
>CRASH
"Bitch." Inuyasha spat out a mouthful of dirt. "What was that for?!"
"Stop fighting!" Kagome scolded. "What are you two fighting for, anyway."
Neither could answer.
"He stuck his oversized head into the village, so-"
"I was only passing by." Sesshoumaru's voice was below freezing, making Kagome shiver slightly despite the warm glare of the sun.
Sheathing his sword, Sesshoumaru eyed his brother and Kagome with distaste. Turning to make his way into the woods, he was interrupted by, "SESSHOUMARU-SAMA!!"
'Shit.' He cringed inwardly, looking toward the sky for the owner of the voice. Sure enough, Rin, riding on Ah-Un, was heading towards the clearing where they were all standing in.
"A girl?" Kagome was taken aback with surprise.
Rin quickly slid off Ah-Un and ran towards the Taiyoukai. Kagome had extended her hand and was about to say "Don't!" when the sight of Rin clinging to Sesshoumaru's hakamas with a huge smile on her face stopped her short.
Inuyasha was gaping like a goldfish. "Wh-Wha-How…" He was at a loss for words, finally conceding to say. "You've turned into a big softy, Seshoumaru."
Sesshoumaru was discreetly trying to pry Rin off his hakamas, to retain his dignity. Upon hearing Inuyasha's comment, he growled, fixing Inuyasha with his golden gaze. Finally succeeding in making Rin let go, he whirled around without another word and disappeared into the dense underbrush surrounding the clearing, leaving Rin behind. Not in the least discouraged, she smiled brightly at the bewildered Kagome and Inuyasha before chasing after Sesshoumaru.
"Now what do you make of that?" Kagome asked Inuyasha as she helped him up.
"I have no idea." He brushed dirt off his haori. "The Sesshoumaru I know would have killed her at first sight and decapitated her if she had touched him."
"Yeah. And yet he lets her stay by him." Kagome agreed as they headed towards Kaede's hut. 'I wish I could understand him better.' She caught herself there. 'Why? He's just a merciless demon.' Shaking it off, she suddenly realized the absence of her bag.
"Wait! Inuyasha!" She almost shrieked. Well, she did like the bag a lot.
"What?"
"My bag! It's gone!"
"Keh. Who cares? Go get a new one!"
"It has all the Ramen in it." Kagome worked her way around the hanyou, and sure enough…
"WHAT?! Let's go look for it!" He said anxiously, his manner a complete turn-about from before.
Smirking and shaking her head, Kagome and Inuyasha made their way back to the well. To her horror, her bag was nowhere to be seen.
"Oh no!" She cried in dismay. "Where could it be? Did Sesshoumaru take it?" Immediately after she said that, she found herself consumed in a fit of giggles, picturing the Lord of the Western Lands stealing her bag. Inuyasha gave her a weird look that plainly said 'Is something wrong with you?'
"It must have fallen back down the well." Kagome decided. "I'll go check."
"I'll come with you." Inuyasha offered.
"Nah, you stay here. I'll be right back!" Kagome jumped into the well. Just as she was relaxing into the swirling lights, a searing heat on her chest made her yelp and yank the chain holding the Shikon shards away from her. Rubbing the tender spot, she realized that it had burned a mark on her chest, in the shape of a circle.
"What the hell?" Kagome groaned. The Shikon shards were glowing brightly, sending out sparks of pink light which merged with the usual blue of the transition, sending jagged streaks of pink lightning racing through the vortex. "What's going on?" The colors and lights faded away to nothing as she was deposited lightly on the ground.
Kagome looked up, expecting to see the familiar roof of the shrine. It was then that she realized she was not sitting at the bottom of the well. Nor was she in the shrine at home.
She was sitting in the exact same clearing she had left only moments ago, staring up at the dazzling blue sky.
'Where is this?' Kagome took in her surroundings. Everything here looked the same, but slightly different at the same time. 'Is the well malfunctioning or something?' Dismissing the worries carelessly, she turned around to climb into the well and get back to the future, only to be confronted with her greatest problem.
The bone-eater's well was not there.
This time Kagome started panicking. 'Oh My Shit.' She examined every inch of the ground where it was supposed to be, not finding a single trace of it. Giving up at last, she walked to the nearest tree and sat down, calming herself and forcing her brain to think. 'I'm stranded in god-knows-where, without any supplies, as well as with no way to get back.' She sighed. 'I am so dead.' Looking around again, she pondered on the situation. After thinking things through and analyzing all the facts, she finally concluded. 'I must be in the past. That explains why the well isn't here yet. Great. I try to get to the future and end up back in the past.' She gazed at the small glass bottle containing the Shikon shards. 'And it all has something to do with you.' She frowned at them.
Just then, a girl's voice drifted over to her. "Sesshoumaru! Stop!" Kagome, startled from her reverie, had only just realized whose name it was that had been called, before two figures burst out of the trees on the other side of the clearing. Kagome's eyes widened considerably at the sight of the taller of the two.
It was Sesshoumaru.
But not the Sesshoumaru that she knew. This one was much, much younger. He was barely out of childhood, she could see, carefree, without worries or concerns. He was dressed in the same fashion she had become so accustomed to, excluding the bone- armour and the pelt of soft fur he always had slung across his shoulder.
Turning her attention to the other person, she saw it was a girl. She was beautiful, with jet-black hair flowing over her slender shoulders to her waist. She was wearing a light blue kimono and a deep sea-blue obi. Her face was unmarred, with a crimson crescent just visible on her forehead, and her eyes shone a golden, sparkling hue. 'Who is she?' Kagome wondered.
"Mother will scold us!" She huffed, crossing her arms and glaring across at Sesshoumaru.
When he ignored her, taking her arm and pulling her along with him, she dug in her heels and protested, "Nii-san!"
Kagome gasped. 'What?! She's Sesshoumaru's sister?!' Her brain still reeling in shock, all she managed to think was 'Well, I seem to be a little further back than I expected.'
A/N: I hope you liked that! Please review! I need at least 10 before I update. Do tell me where I can improve and drop me tips. Thanks!
