A World Of My Own Chapter 2: A Grand Welcome To Sengoku Jidai, an inuyasha fanfic

A World Of My Own

Disclaimer: Takahishi Rumiko owns Inuyasha and all its characters, not me. –Sniffle—it's just so sad, isn't it?

A/N: Another chapter… sorry if the last one was too short for you. And a great thanks to those who reviewed! Here goes…

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Chapter 2

A Grand Welcome To Sengoku Jidai

Suddenly, as she stared, the world began to spin and she descended into darkness, the pain in her head intensifying until she blacked out…

Kagome awoke to an odd smell, bitter and choking. It made her feel parched and she coughed, attempting to rid herself of the sensation that somebody was sucking the air out of her. Sitting up, she found herself in a wood, sitting in a grassy clearing. Beside lay a single golden coin, engraved with a large dog and a spherical jewel. She scooped it up and slipped it in her skirt pocket, resolving immediately to find her way back to her math class. Kagome was rising from the ground when a sharp pain shot through her head, making her wince and place her hands on either sides of her head.

"Damn…" She whispered to herself. Apparently, the headache had not disappeared.

"Tsk tsk, such language for a maiden such as yourself." A voice reprimanded her softly and teasingly, and she knew the speaker did not mean what they said. She turned, winced as another bolt of pain lanced through her head, then stared at the unexpected visitor.

It was a young man, dressed in the clothes of a houshi in Sengoku Jidai, holding a staff and wearing a glove on one of his hands, wrapped in a string of prayer beads. Kagome judged that he couldn't be much older than herself.

"What is it, dress-up day at your school?" she teased him with a smile at his outrageous dressing. The man looked confused and asked her curiously:

"What is d-er-ess up day? And why would I, of this age be going to school? That is for mere youngsters."

Kagome's mouth dropped open and laughter bubbled out soon after, wiping away the pain in her head.

"How old are you?" She asked the man as soon as her giggles had subsided.

"16 years." Was his reply.

"Oh? And what time period are you living in, man? Sheesh, you'd think you were all fit to go travelling in Sengoku Jidai. What's your name anyway? Mine's Kagome."

He smiled understandingly. "Pleased to meet you Kagome-sama, my name is Miroku. And I see you are another visitor. Prince Sesshoumaru has been bringing in more and more of those. I am a houshi, you see, employed by his brother, Prince Inuyasha. What time are you from? The last one insisted she was from an odd time period called '1850'."

Kagome gasped and wobbled slightly at this news. "You mean…" she whispered to the houshi "I'm in… another time period?"

"Hmm… yes." Miroku tapped his chin. "You mentioned the words 'Sengoku Jidai' before, and I believe that the people in the future call it that, from my other experiences. The people of the past, however, called it the future." He laughed at his own joke, then stopped abruptly when he saw Kagome's face was a pasty white, all the blood having drained from her visage. Her chestnut eyes were open wide with shock and he watched, surprised as she fell, her eyes glazing over as she blacked out.

Reacting fast, the houshi reached out and caught her before she could hit the ground. Lifting her bridal style, he glanced at her face and thought.Hmm… pretty. Prince Sesshoumaru will like this one, though he will probably give her to Naraku like all the others. Absentmindedly he rubbed her thigh. There was a loud slapping sound and suddenly he was on the ground with a hand mark on his face. Standing over him was a demon taijiya in her uniform with her cat youkai Kirara. It was his friend Sango also working for Inuyasha. The outstretched hand she had used to slap him with was now clenched into a fist, which she held up threateningly, then spat out at Miroku.

"Out picking up girls again, aren't you, Miroku? Literally, this time."

Miroku shook his head, stammering slightly as he blabbered out a reply.

"No no no no never, dearest Sango. She was another one from a time and she fainted and I picked her up and then you came and slapped me because-"

SLAP!

"Because you were groping her!" Sango shrieked at him. She raised her hand again.

"NO!" Miroku put his hand out in defense of himself, but it was pushed aside by her booted foot. She then kneeled on the ground on either sides of him, straddling his stomach, and starting slapping his face with alternate hands on each cheek.

"How-many-times-do-I-have-to-tell-you?!!" She yelled between slaps. "Never-grope-girls!!"

There was a small shuffling noise behind her and both whirled around to see Kagome attempting to escape. She felt their eyes boring into her back and spun around, squeaking an excuse.

"Well it looked like you two were… busy so I think I can find my way home, thank you!" Then she turned and plunged into the woods.

"Wait!" Sango got off Miroku and ran after Kagome, picking up Hiraikotsu, which she had dropped to slap her houshi friend.

"Damn it." She cursed as she ran. "That damn girl from another time is going to get herself killed by a youkai."

A scream sounded through the trees slightly to her right, and she turned, plunged through the woods and jumped into the air, yelling "HIRAIKOTSU!" while spinning the giant boomerang to the source of the evil aura she could feel. Her weapon cut through the brush and hit the large snake-like youkai smack on the head. A huge gash appeared, then youkai, blood running down its massive jaw, turned towards the more formidable opponent. A pile of weapons and bones lay on the ground close to it, and Sango had the uncomfortable feeling that they were soldiers that the youkai had already devoured. She caught Hiraikotsu just as Kirara, in her large youkai form this time, ran out of the trees.

Sango jumped onto her back and threw Hiraikotsu once again, this time slicing straight through its body. Miroku came running out of the bushes as well, the slap marks on his face still glowing slightly. He flung off the prayer beads and glove on his hand, then held it up. Somehow, as Kagome watched, amazed, the youkai was gradually being sucked in. Just as the whole lower half of the body disappeared, it twisted round with amazing speed and nearly caught Miroku in its jaws. Sango looked shocked and horrified, but the houshi managed to twist out of the way just in time, even as a fang took off one of his sleeves and grazed his arm. Then, hitting the youkai on the head, making it fall to the ground (which cracked, he started to uncover the kazanna when a wave of pain suddenly racked his body and he fell, kneeling, to the ground.

"Miroku-sama!" Kagome shouted.

He turned to her his eyes pained, and choked out "Its… the poison… from the fangs."

Kagome watched as the snake descended on the houshi. Sango was already hurling Hiraikotsu into the air, but everybody could see she would be too late. Kagome, without thinking, darted to the pile and snatched up a bow and an arrow. Nocking the arrow, she let fly, hoping that it would hit the youkai. After all, she had only studied archery for a week or so at a camp back at school. It all seemed a very long time ago now.

The arrow flew through the air towards the youkai, an odd blue aura gathering around it. Miroku was just lifting the kazanna once again when it impacted with the youkai's head, immediately purifying it and blowing it to pieces. Sango caught Hiraikotsu as it flew back to her, the target having been eliminated, and stared at Kagome with a surprised look in her eyes. Miroku, though he was now covered in bits of snake youkai, had a soppy relieved grin spreading across his face as he covered the kazanna again. Kagome stared at the area where the youkai had been purified, not believing that she had actually done that.

Dropping the bow and arrow, she walked towards Sango and Miroku and asked them

"Are you OK?"

"Find, miko-sama" Miroku answered, still grinning away like a maniac.

"I'm no miko!" Kagome defended herself.

"That arrow purified the youkai immediately. You are a miko, Kagome-sama."

"Call me Kagome." She started to walk away.

"Wait- Kagome!" Miroku called after her.

"Yes?" She turned.

"Come here."

She walked over to him.

He grabbed her hands.

"Will you, the woman who saved my life, bear my child?"

Sango was swelling with rage.

SLAP!

A/N: Well, I wrote more than expected, but oh well! My fingers have a life of their own! We will meet Inuyasha in the next chapter. REVIEW PLEASE!!!