A/N; Hello everyone! This is my first fic! And I think it pretty much rocks! Constructive critisism is cool!

Disclaimer; I do not own Inuyasha or any of it characters! They are property of Rumiko Takahashi....... darn it... The only thing I own is my character and for the story's purposes my best friend Chelsea..... and this bag of chips... no wait those arn't mine either!

It was the first day of school all over again, and I felt like the shiny new toy. It seemed as though all the students were constantly talking about me and the teachers wouldn't stop fussing over me.
I hoped that in a couple days they would forget all about me. They usually do. I've moved around a lot with my parents. We have that 'move around alot because dad got a promotion' kind of life stle, and the first day of school was always the same. Because of my parents' jobs, it was japan I was being exiled to this time.
Walking from class to class was hard enough without a crowd, but trying to sit at my desk without feeling claustrophobic proved to be even more difficult. Every one was standing around my desk. I tried to keep a smile on and answer all their questions, no matter how annoying it got. I couldn't help but wonder where the heck the teacher was! I desprately hoped (prayed) that they would walk in soon and tell every one to take a seat. Japanese schools are very different from american schools. Hell everything was different here. We have to wear uniforms here, and I absolutely hate it! I wish I could just wair pants, instead of these stupid skirts!
There was only one person who was not hovering over me. I'm not sure if I can remember her name right... Higurashi? 'Higurashi Kagome.' I'm sure that was it. The Higurashi girl was sitting across the room from me, staring out the window. It was raining. Even as the teacher started his lecture, she kept staring at the downpour. She seemed to be in her own little word,(somewhere far, far away apparently). She didn't even look over to Hojo as he asked her about the homework. The poor guy looked away, seeming a little rejected.
Maybe I should walk home with her. We are neighbours now and I suppose it's time i get to know the strange family that lives at the shrine next to me. It would give us plenty of time to talk and I've been putting it off long enough. I mean, I did move in last week. The bell sudently rang loud, and sharp. Damn, I missed that entire lesson.
I grabbed my purse and tried to walk out of the room as fast as I could. I didn't want to give Hojo a chance to ask if he could walk me home. He was a nice guy, just a little annoying. I just needed to catch up with Higurashi. She walked out of class so fast I hardly had time to gather my books. 'Where does she have to get to so fast? ' Walking outside the front doors of the school, I nearly had a heart atack as some boy slid down the hand rail on his skateboared. Well, I guess some things don't change.

"Idiot."

I couldn't help but mumble under my breath. It was better than what I first planned to say.
I jogged across the street, getting closer to the girl I was looking for.

"Kagome!"

I called her name frantically, trying to get her attention before she turned onto the next street. She glanced back at me and put on a small, forced smile.

"Hey!" My sad attempt to be cheerful.
"Mind if I walk with you?"

"I would be honored. I'ts not often any one gets to talk to the mysterious Jessica"
She seemed to be joking but I still didn't understand.

"Huh?" Well that was a genius reply. "What do you mean?"

She laughed. "Even your parents say they never get a chance to talk to you."

Oh, they have plenty of chances. They just never try. I didn't want to start an awkward silence so I tried to think of something to say fast.
"This weather is weird."

"I've seen weirder." she replied in a low mumble. Weird weather? Well it is Japan.

"Whats got you so down"
I was genuinely curious now. I remembered seeing this girl before and from what I gather, she was a normal happy teenage girl. What could be bothering her? I remember her mother said that her and Souta had lost their dad years ago. Was she thinking about that? What could it be!
We made another turn before she took a deep breath. Did she decide to tell me?

"I just got into an argument with a friend of mine a couple days ago."

"What happend? What were you arguing about?"

"It's just silly little things. I'm sure he'll be back today to get me."

"To get you?" Now I was getting interested.

She paused for a moment, a little nervous.
"Well, he'll probably come by to apologise. That's what I meant!"

Then why didn't I believe her? We dropped the subject as we got to the steps of the shrine. "Well I'll see you later Jessica. Thanks for helping."

She started walking up the steps.

"Um... your welcome." I replied, even though I didn't really help her problem.

I made my way into my house. As soon as I look on the table there was a note and a package. I held the note up for closer inspection; it was clearly my mother's neat handwriting.

"Jessica,

Please take this over to Mrs. Higurashi. I told her she would have it today but your father and I were called on a business trip. We won't be back for two or three days so there is money on the fridge for food. Please take care of your self and behave.

All our love, Mom and Dad."

"Nice." I had to say sarcastically.

I walked out of the house, umbrella in hand this time. Carefully stepping onto the side walk and over to the huge steps of the Higurashi shrine, I suddenly thought about leaving the small package in the mail box. I really didn't want to climb all those steps, but I couldn't just leave the box down here... so I started to climb. By the time I did reach the top, I thought I might cry. I was really out of shape and my legs were starting to ache. I started towards the house, mumbling all the way.

"It's ridiculous to have to climb all those staris everyday. I don't know how Kagome does it."

As I was making my way up the path to the front door, I thought I caught a flash of red. Well, that was interesting...wonder what it was. I walked over to where I saw it. There were voices; one was definately Kagome's voice. The other sounded rough, more brash, and definately male. I tried to get closer, but still couldn't make out who the male voice belonged to. They sounded like they were fighting about something. I went closer to try and catch what they were saying.

Kagome was standing right outside the little wellhouse. Her mother had shown us around and given a full tour last week. Why would they be in there? That voice was clearly not her grandfather's voice. Kagome walked further into the old, decaying hut that sheltered all their old artifacts. I didn't want to be rude, or seem like I was intruding, but maybe she needed help.

Stepping into the crumbling building, I could make out Kagome's form standing on the lip of the well. Alongside her was a strange...man(?) clad in red, and did I recognise cat ears? I was ready to ask them what in God's name they were doing! Then they started to jump.

"KAGOME!!! "
I shouted as loud as I could. Is she insane?! What are they thinking? I moved by reflex, jumping down the stairs and right in after them.
Then all I could see was blue.