I do not own Inuyasha.
Kagome entered the court yard for her last period. Months ago, when it was time to schedule classes for this year, an instinct made Kagome take an archer class.
As if I needed an archer class to be a lawyer.
"Kagome concentrate!"
The bow in her hand felt heavy, but right. She closed her left eye and pulled back on the arrow.
"Release!"
The arrow flew and Kagome felt a rush of air leave her as the arrow stuck right under the target center.
"Great job for your first day Kagome!"
It didn't feel like a great job. In fact she mentally scolded herself for missing. In her subconscious, she felt that she should've aced it easily.
Twenty more minutes to go.
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Kagome came home and changed into an oversized sweater and yoga pants. She found her grandfather in the living room with weird key chains.
"What's that grandpa?"
"The shikon no tama."
"The shika on no tama?"
"The jewel of four souls!"
Kagome studied the weird key chain and felt something inside of her stir.
"You really think tourists are going to buy these dumb things?"
"They're not a thing. The ball at the end is an exact replica of an ancient jewel-"
"You do remember its my birthday tomorrow right?"
"I planned to wait another day but-"
"So you did remember!"
He handed her a mummified claw.
"That my dear is the mummified hand of a water imp."
She just handed it over to her cat.
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Kagome woke up with a stretch and a smile. Today was her eighteenth birthday. After taking a quick shower and putting on her school uniform she headed down for breakfast.
"I'm leaving!"
She walked past the temple that housed the ancient well. Her brother sat with a bowel of rice and a dead fish.
"Hey, what are you doing in there?"
"It's not me; it's your stupid cat."
"Boyou!"
Kagome slowly walked down the steps into the darkness only to startle when said cat rubbed against her leg.
Suddenly, the sealed well burst open and Kagome dropped her cat. A chill ran up her body and she felt a great force pulling her in.
Her body was turned around and she came face to face with a naked woman with blank eyes and way to many arms.
"You have it, don't you? Give it to me!"
The woman licked her and Kagome broke free, she shoved her hand in the woman's face and a weird light shot out, making the woman disappear, but an arm was left.
Maybe I hit my head or something.
When the arm fell to the ground beside her she changed her mind.
The sacred jewel? What was that thing talking about?
"Hey Souta? Get grandpa!"
When no answer came back she sighed.
Must've run off. Stupid brat.
She started climbing the vines to get out and noticed a pure write butterfly fly around her.
When she climbed out she sat on the ground beside it. Wherever she was, it wasn't Tokyo.
It's like the shrine never existed.
And that's when she spotted the ancient tree. She walked to it calling out for her family.
Instead of finding her shrine, she found a man hanging peacefully with long silver hair and a red jumpsuit looking thing.
She climbed onto the vine and stood in front of him. And that's when she noticed the ears.
Oh wow they're so cute! I think I want to touch them.
After a few minutes she sighed.
Glad I got that out of my system.
"Stay right there!"
Kagome turned quickly to see seven men aiming their arrows at her. They released and she turned her back, all the arrows almost missing her.
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She woke up on a mat with her hands tied behind her back.
"You didn't have to tie me up you know!"
Look at the way these houses are. And their clothes! It's like they're in feudal japan!
"Make way for High Priestess Kaede!"
An old woman with a patch on her right eye dressed in priestess clothes approached her.
"Let me take a good look at ye."
She roughly grabbed her face and turned it from left to right.
"Come child."
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"Stew?"
"Oh wow, that looks so good!"
Kagome eagerly took the soup and ate happily.
"I see for now that you have no ill intentions towards us. In these times of war those who walk into the village are not to be trusted."
"We aren't in Tokyo anymore aren't we?"
"Toky-o? Is that where you are from?"
"Uh, yeah. So I should get going"
Although I have no way of knowing how to get back of course.
All the sudden a bell rang through out the village and Kaede stood up quickly, grabbing a bow and a basket full of arrows.
"What's going on?"
Kagome ran out to see that centipede woman with a horse in her mouth. A chill ran up her body as she saw it spot her.
"Give me the sacred jewel!"
It rushed at her and Kagome ducked down.
Kaede gave her a sharp glance.
"Bare ye the jewel?"
"I've only head about it!"
That thing, it's after me!
"We must lure it to the dry well."
"The dry well?"
Kagome ran for the forest, hoping to lead the creature away from the village.
Someone will save me right? They have to!
Her feet kept going but she felt exhaustion coming on.
Oh come on, I was on varsity track last year!
"Oh please, somebody HELP ME!"
A connection pulled at her heart and she felt more inclined to not run to the well, but the tree.
"The jewel, give it to me!"
"I'm telling you I don't have it!"
The monster was getting closer.
It dived at her and the ground beneath her sent her flying and she landed at the base of the tree.
"Well hello Kikyou, playing with bugs now are we?"
Kagome looked up to see the boy was very much alive and talking to her.
"So you're alive?"
"Why are you taking so long to kill it? Just do it like you did me. You're looking pretty dumb there Kikyou. The Kikyou I know wouldn't be wasting so much time."
Kagome stood up in frustration.
"That does it! Kikyou, Kikyou, Kikyou! Whoever she is, she's NOT me! My name is-"
"She's here."
The monster came down from the tree and Kagome dove aside as the villagers shot their arrows at it.
"You're pathetic Kikyou."
"I'm NOT Kikyou! Look, I'm telling you I'm not her! Whoever she is!"
Kagome climbed up the vine with half a mind to slap the boy with the ears.
'And I'm saying you got to be her! Because if you're not there's no way you could smell-"
He paused and sniffed at her.
"You're not her."
His facial expression calmed to a shocked one.
"That's what I've been telling you! My name is Kagome! Ka-go-me!"
"You're right, Kikyou was cuter."
Kagome looked appalled and resisted the urge to slap him.
Whatever, I'm cuter than whoever this Kikyou is. Why should I care?
The thing grabbed her by the arms and she reached for the red cloth the boy wore.
"Let go of me!"
The creature let go for a second and she bared her fangs.
"Give me the sacred jewel!"
Kagome made a sound from her throat as she held out her hand towards the thing face.
"STOP IT!"
Another light shot out of her hand and Kagome suddenly felt weaker.
The things arms were gone. But then Kagome's side was glowing white hot and she bit back her tears. The creature bit her side and threw her in the air, the jewel floating beside her.
That thing was inside me?
She hit the ground hard with the jewel in her hand. The thing tied to her to Inuyasha on the tree, her face against his stomach where she dully noted the abs.
"I heard some half demon spawn was residing in this forest. It's you isn't it!"
Half demon?
"Half's all I need to kill you're scaly hide."
"Listen, you talk big. Can you back it up?"
He looked at her in confusion.
"Can you or not?"
"You're helpless to stop me."
The thing squeezed them tight together and Kagome dropped the jewel.
And then, the creature swallowed it. The arms reattached themselves and Kagome tightened her grip on his red jumpsuit. It's pale while skin turned a blackish purple, and the eyes turned bright red.
The grip tightened more on Kagome and she cried out.
"Hey, can you reach this arrow?"
"What?"
"Can you reach the arrow? If you get me free, I can help you."
"Nay child! If you pull out then Inuyasha will be free to destroy us all!"
"Destroy?"
Kagome turned her questioning eyes to Inuyasha.
He could actually hurt somebody?
"Don't be stupid you old hag! At least with me you have a chance!"
Kagome reached up and grasped the arrow. Her eyes caught his and she felt stunned by the beauty of the half demon's gold eyes.
"It's up to you girl."
She glared at him.
"My name is Kagome!" And with that she pulled out the arrow which diminished into thin air.
A bright light filled them both and then suddenly stopped.
Inuyasha's body pulsated three or four times before he slashed through the creature's tail and tossed Kagome to the side. She watched as he clawed straight through the middle of the creature's body, the jewel flying into Kagome's hand.
"How did this even get inside my body? Why would I have a jewel wanted by demons?"
"Exactly, humans can't use it. So why don't you just hand it over?"
Inuyasha walked slowly over to her. From her distance being on the ground Inuyasha looked scarier than normal.
"If you hand it over, I won't have to sharpen my claws on you."
What, he's not the hero?
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Fin.