Prologue for a Nightmare
"No way Kagome! You are NOT going home. You just got here again!"
"Inu Yasha, there's nothing you can do or say that will make me stay. I'm needed at the shrine this weekend." Kagome walked off in a huff toward the bone eaters well.
"Kagome-chan," called Sango, "Why is it exactly that is causing you to run off again so soon?"
Kagome sighed, realizing she'd have to explain a little bit. "Umm. well, in my time there's a country called America and there's a girl there who is taking a year off from college to visit Japan and study abroad. She's going to be staying with my family, and Momma made me promise to be home for it. It's summer time, so we're planning on telling her I'm visiting relatives a lot."
"Hmph. since you won't be seeing much of her anyway, why the urgency to go home at all?" grumbled Inu Yasha. Kagome simply turned her nose up and walked away. With a 'feh' from Inu Yasha, Kagome hopped down the well in into her own time.
"Inu Yasha," snapped Shippou. "You can be so mean to poor Kagome-chan some times.
"Feh," said Inu Yasha walking away. The others walked behind him a ways. Kagome and Inu Yasha never left each other on good terms. It was something the group had become quite accustom to.
*In another time*
"Welcome to our home Sandi." smiled Ms. Higurashi. Sota and Grandpa smiled and bowed in welcome. Sandi smiled at the family and bowed politely. She was around Kagome's height, though she was about 4 years her senior. She had beautiful hazel eyes and her hair was kind of an auburn color and very short, but it framed her face nicely. She wore a skirt and tank top with boots and had a back pack slung over her shoulder.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you. I'm really looking forward to being here over the next year."
She took a second to look around. It had been her life long dream to come to Japan and now here she was. It was all so beautiful and amazing to her. It was at about that time that Kagome came running up.
"Sandi -chan, it's so nice to finally meet you! Did you have a nice trip???"
Sandi smiled and nodded. Kagome grabbed her hands, pulling her towards the house, the whole time asking all about America.
*Later that day*
Evening came quickly, and Sandi settled in to her home for the next 12 months. She craved adventure- and this was the closest she'd ever come. It was that evening that Sandi first noticed the shards of the jewel on the desk. Kagome did not tell her much about them . . . they were very mysterious both in appearance and in conversation. This didn't bide well with the curious being now sharing a room with Kagome. She had to learn more about those shards.
The weekend came and went quickly. It was late Sunday that Kagome threw some stuff in a bag and ran off to wherever it was she was going. In her hurry, however, she'd dropped the vile and the shards scattered out. She gathered up as many as she could find and left mumbling something about some guy killing her. . . It wasn't too long after that Sandi happened to find a shard Kagome left behind. "Kagome!" no answer. . . "Kagome?. . ." She ran off in the direction Kagome went, ending up at the shrine containing the well. Unfortunately for her, the family's huge cat was in the way and she went flying; straight into the well. . .