AN : So here it is again, a revised version of my other 'Bad Day' story. Um...hope you like it better then the last one? I do.

Word Count : 1567

Parining : HowlxKagome

Crossover : Howl's Moving CastlexInuyasha

Disclaimer : Don't own, don't sue

It all started as a black cloud kind of day. I recall it fondly now, but back then it was anything but.

Did you know that 91 percent of the world lies on a regular basis?

Or that rats can survive a five story drop off a building, and then just scamper off?

How about that one out of every three U.S. woman owns a gun?

You probably didn't know these oh-so-interesting facts, and even if you knew one or two, the chances of you knowing all three are pretty slim. Kagome on the other hand did know all of them, and would trade almost anything to have one of these special talents. Maybe she wouldn't be in the situation she was in if she had just lied to one of the many shopkeepers hiring assistants. Maybe she could escape, if a nice, five-story drop didn't scare the crap out of her. And the gun...well, the gun probably wouldn't help but she'd be damned if it didn't make her feel better to go fire at something that she didn't have to go retrieve later!!

Yes, it was a very very off day for Kagome. The omnipresent black cloud that had been pestering her this past week had turned into a fictional thunder storm, raining down on her usually sunny-disposition. Kagome almost wished it was real just so that she could hurt it in some way. Injuring something would make her feel better, not necessarily someone, Kagome quickly reassured herself, but…just something.

Of course, the well had to grow a mind of its own and send her to who-knows where, without any supplies or friendly advice. Sure, it had to drop her out here without any way back, no well to transport her or entrance of any kind. No, she had just appeared in the middle of the streets, looking like she really needed a shower (which she did) and was just pushing the limits of sanity a tiny bit.

And then when she tries to get help about where she is, how she got there, anything, Kagome learns that wherever she is she didn't want to be there anymore, because everyone is so rude!! Uggh!

And how did this all lead up to her being chased by some stupid blobby things that seemed to have the ability to reform themselves? They had mysteriously appeared after Kagome had been in this weird world for about a week. Actually, if she was to really think about it, it had been exactly a week when her pursuers had shown up, unannounced (although she was just hanging around the streets, so they didn't really need announcing) and started to attack her, but honestly, how much could she think about when escape was the major thought at the front of her mind? What did she ever do to them? Maybe some demon she had purified was there mom or something, but Kagome didn't recognize these…things. Plus she was in different world right? They could have been predecessors…then what? Kagome wasn't really sure, but at this moment, she didn't really care. All she knew was that she was on top of some rickety old building, running for her life, and there was no Inuyasha to save her.

Then it really hit her. There was no Inuyasha. No Sango or Miroku, or even Shippo to get her out of this situation. She had always been more dependent in these types of situations, preferring to be the one at a distance, protecting her friends with her arrows. She was just so damned dependant right? The damsel in distress. Her panic increased when a ledge appeared, for she was on top of building although the memory of how she got there wasn't recalled.

"AGH!!"

Nope, frustration still there. Kagome whipped her head around and tried to get a better view of those…things chasing her without being hit by one of them, cutting the corner and attempting to run down the nearest fire exit. It wasn't like she was faster then them; certainly a little human like herself couldn't outrun them. No, not frail, delicate human Kagome, who couldn't ever be more then emotional support. The teenager scowled, at the moment almost ready to admit she was disgusted at her race. What could humans do? Wait to be rescued? Of course, she didn't really feel like that in the long run, but at this particular moment…

So, with these oh-so important thoughts at the forefront of her mind, it wasn't surprising that when a pair of bright blue eyes appeared in front of her flight, Kagome literally felt her skin jump off her bones, her heart start racing a million miles per minute. Nor was it startling that she immediately turned head and darted the other way. Crap, raced through her mind, I really am going to die now aren't I?

And she really thought she was. First it was the blobby things, and now some blue-haired, navy eyed demon spawn - No, that's a mean thought, who knows if he is or isn't a demon… - good ol' Kagome immediately kicked in. Hey… Soon after, reckless, dependent Kagome came following.

"You!!" She shouted, doing a 180, startling the poor blue-headed … thing. Human thing, Kagome thought, human thing that may be able to help her. He looked at her oddly, not that Kagome blamed him. She wouldn't have thought a person sane if they had run away from her.

"Me?" he questioned, pointing at himself.

She grinned, running right at him. Well, you couldn't blame her really, she still had blobby man things chasing her, any long period of waiting would result in…something. Something Kagome didn't want to find out. Of course, he didn't obviously know this, a fact Kagome used to her advantage as she dragged him along, using his surprised stupor to pull him into a temporary safe haven. And by haven, Kagome meant shutting the fire exit door on the blobs.

Pointedly ignoring the black gunk slowly trickling through the cracks, Kagome turned her frenzied mind back to…him. What was he exactly? "Who are you and what can you do?" she quickly asked in a cheerful, forced I'm-still-ignoring-the-situation smile on her face.

Big blue eyes rapidly blinked, owlishly looking down upon her. "Uh…I'm Howl," he paused, gauging her reaction. After a few seconds of awkward silence he continued uncertainly. "I'm a wizard?"

A bright smile lit her face, this time completely of its own free will. "Great! I can use that!" she grabbed his hand again, encasing it as best she could within her own small ones, and put on her best puppy-dog face. "Please," she asked, her eyes tearing up. "can you help me escape?"

The navy-haired man found it hard to deny the beautiful woman in front of him, and although he no longer 'stole' girl's hearts, it didn't mean he was immune to Kagome's tactics. Sophie was gone now, had been for a while and life had been dull. So why not?

"Okay," he said, quickly wondering where the water-works had gone after he had said that. "but what from?"

She looked pointedly at the ever-growing slime pooled at their feet. "Gee, I wonder." Kagome replied sarcastically.

"Then, let's go, shall we?" he offered her his arm, ignoring her sarcasm, an arm which Kagome took gratefully. "One, two, and three!"

They shoved open the exit doors, a surprisingly easy task considering there were still those things pushing it in. Kagome just shrugged it off as a wizard thing.

Her own blue eyes curved in smile as the wizard dragged her away from the blobby men. However, her laughter quickly died in her throat when upon approaching the edge of the roof, he showed no sign of slowing down.

"Erm…wizard-san?" she question carefully, only receiving a bright grin in response. Kagome swallowed a lump quickly forming in her throat.

And then, it happened. One second her and the wizard were on solid ground, the next they were soaring through the air, Kagome clutching tightly onto he new-found saviour's back, only a small pang of sorrow resonating through her at the familiar position. She grinned soon afterwards.

"Hey wizard-san," Kagome shouted over the rush of wind. "I never properly introduced myself. I'm Kagome."

He slowed down, already having of gained quite the distance between them and Kagome's pursuers, but still floating casually above ground. "Howl." he again repeated in reply.

"Well Howl-san, since you're already rescuing me and all, do you mind doing me another favour?"

He grinned impishly at her. "Well, it all depends on what the favour is."

She smiled softly, looking down at the town below her. "Well, I really need a place to stay… and a job. If you happen to know any place I could work…?"

She looked back up at Howl, rejoicing in the fact that she didn't receive a scowl in response to her question.

"Well," he started "how do you feel about cleaning?"

Maybe it isn't such a bad day…

Okay, better. Please, review (yes I'm begging) because I can't decide if I liked the old storyline or this one...