Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in Inuyasha. They belong to

Rumiko Takahashi. I do own Mark and Jess.

Chapter 3

Meanwhile, about twenty minutes from Jess' school. Mark was getting

ready to leave his work to go and pick up Jess. As he was walking out, his

best friend Shawn sang out to him. "Hey Mark." Mark stopped so that Shawn

could catch up to him. "Hey Shawn, what can I do for you?" Shawn slapped him

on the back, "I was wondering if you wanted to come to a club with me tonight?"

Mark thought about it for a moment. Shawn knew what today was and was trying

to get Mark's mind off of it. 'I guess it wouldn't hurt.' Mark thought. Mark turned

to Shawn, "Yeah, I guess that will be alright. Come and pick me up at 8:00pm."

Shawn nodded his head and left without another word. Mark got in to his car

and started it, and started the drive to Jess' school. It will take about fifteen

minutes to get there. 'It is going to be a long afternoon.'

Jess and Gary have been sitting for almost 20 minutes, Jess was getting

worried that something might of happened to him. She turned to Gary and asked,

worry coating her voice, "I hope that Mark is alright, he should have been here

by now." Gary was about to reassure her when he saw Mark's car coming towards

the school gate. "No need to worry here comes Mark now." Jess looked down

the road and sure enough, Mark was coming towards them in his car. Jess let out

a sigh of relief, and walked to where Mark stopped the car.

Mark got out of his car, truned at hearing his name. "Hey Mark, why did you take

so long I was getting worried about you?" He saw Jess and Gary walking towards him.

"I'm sorry. I was talking to Shawn before I left, he wanted to know if I wanted to go

clubbing with him tonight." Jess just nodded and hugged him when she reached him.

She looked up at Mark with her best puppy dog face and asked, "Mark can Gary come

with us to the Shrine, Pleeease." Mark groaned, 'How can I say no when she makes a

face like that.' "Yes, just no more puppy dog eyes." Jess smiled and hugged her brother

again. She turned to Gary, "I told you he wouldn't say no." Gary just raised an eyebrow and

shook his head in bemusement. Mark came up to Gary and whispered, "She gets me

everytime with that look." Gary just laughed, they all got in the car and left for Sunset Shrine.

It didn't take very long to get to the Shrine, Jess looked up at the stairs and took a big

calming breath. 'Okay, I can do this without tears. I have Gary and Mark here to give me

support if I do break down.' After her self pep talk the three of them went up the stairs to the

Shrine grounds. When they finally got up there they were almost out of breath. "Why are

there so many stairs?" Jess wheezed out, Mark and Gary just shrugged their shoulders.

After Jess caught her breath she looked at her surroundings, and what she saw astounded

her. A few feet away from her was a very big and old tree. Several yards from that was

a beautiful two story house. Straight across from the tree was a shack or shed. "So who

are you and what are you doing here?" All three of them jumped at the sound of the voice,

they turned around and saw a young brown haired boy around the age of 10 chuckling at

them. "Sorry for frightening you. My name is Sota and I live here." Jess stepped forward

and smiled at the young boy. "Hi, I'm Jess and this is my brother Mark and friend Gary. I

was wondering if we could speak to the resident Priest." Sota nodded his head, "Yeah,

that would be my Grandpa. I'll go and get him for you." Sota waved at them and ran off

to find his Grandfather.

Jess turned to Gary and Mark, "I'm going over by the tree. Do ye guys want to join me?"

They both shook their heads, Mark was the one to answer, "Gary and I are going over to that

shack to see what's in it." With that said, Gary and Mark went to the shack and Jess went over

to the tree. She sat in front of it and immedittaly noticed that it had a very calming effect on her.

Jess closed her eyes and relaxed in the peacefull atmosphere. A few minutes later she heard

a female voice calling out to her. When she opened her eyes she wasn't in front of the old tree

anymore, but in a clearing with a forest surrounding her. There was a hotspring a few yards from

where she was sitting. Jess was panicking a little bit, 'Where am I, and how did I get here?'

You are in my dream realm and I brought you here Jess jumped up at the soft feminine voice

and turned around to see who talked to her. What she saw made her jaw drop, in front of her

was a 15 foot tall bird of legends a red Phoenix. The three tail feathers were engulfed in flames.

Surprisingly the ground didn't catch on fire, for the tips of the tails touched the ground. The

creature had an elegant shaped head and a sharp beak. The expression in her crimson

red eyes was amusement. Her wingspan would be 20 feet if they weren't folded onto

her back, her feather's were a dark red color that glowed with their own light. The creature

chuckled at Jess' expression. You should close your mouth, little one. It's not very lady

likeJess blushed at the comment then became puzzeled, "How can you be talking?

I never saw you open your mouth." 'I'm telepathic, I can speak through your mind.

I can also read your thoughts." "Oh." The creature just giggled some more. Allow

me to introduce myself. My name is Alpha, and I'm a Phoenix. I'm an ancient

animal spirit that shares your body and soul For a moment Jess was speechless

at what she just heard from Alpha. Then she asked, "How come you never

appared until now?" I had no need to. You see I have the ability to travel through

time, but I need outside magic as well in order to accomplish this. Jess

was still puzzeled so she asked, "I still don't understand. That didn't answer my

question." Alpha sighed, I don't have much time to explain, I can feel your

brother and friend trying to get your attention. There's a prophecy about

Alaomeg. Jess was about to interupt, but a sharp glance from Alpha Kept her

mouth shut. It is said that when a great evil comes Alaomeg will rise once

again. In other words you and Mark are part of the Prophecy. You are

not from this timeline. I brought you to the future when Naraku found

out about ye two, with the help of your real parents.Jess took in all

the information then asked, "My real parents. Are they still alive in the past?"

Alpha gave Jess a sad look, No, Naraku killed them right before I took

you to this timeline. I'm very sorry.Jess tilted her head down so that

she could hide her tears from Alpha. 'I found out that I was adopted, only

to know that my real parents are dead also. Am I not meant to be happy?'

Alpha could sense the sadness coming from the young girl and heard what

she thought. Slowly so as not to frighten Jess, Alpha walked over to her and

wrapped her right wing around Jess in order to give her comfort. Jess was

a little shocked at first but turned and cuddled into Alpha's chest in search

of comfort. After a few minutes Jess got her composer and asked, "Why

are you telling me this?" Alpha thought for a minute then replied, 'You

and Mark have to go back to the past, it is where you belong. I

can also sense that the Prophecy is starting to come to pass.'

Jess looked at Alpha a little bewidered, "Um, okay. But how do

we get to the past? You said that you need an outside magical

force in order for you to transport us to the past." Alpha nodded her head.

'Yes, the shrine that you are visiting has a magic well that acts as

a portal, but only if you have a Shard of the Shikon no Tama.

Fortunatly I can accomplish this without a shard of the jewel.'

Jess was going to ask about this jewel but decided aginst it instead

she asked, "Where is this magic well?" 'It is right across from the

tree that you are sitting in front of.' Jess got a shocked expression

on her face but decieded not to comment on it. Then she could feel

someone trying to get her attention. She looked over at Alpha with a

questioning look on her face. Alpha could sense her unasked question, so

she answered it, ' That is someone trying to get your attention. You should

go now. Oh, and one more thing. Jess looked up at Alpha to let her know

that she was listening. ' When you get into the past there are two people

that you shoul seek out. The first one is Lady Keade, she is a priestess

of the village that the well near in the past. She also helped your parents,

she can tell you about the Prophecy.' Jess nodded, "Okay, who is the other

person?" Alpha took a deep breath and continued, ' The second person I

want you to find is a friend of your fathers. His name is Lord Sesshomaru,

Taiyoukai of the west. He will help train you and Mark in your powers.' Jess

was a little speechless at first. But then asked, "Do you meand Taiyoukai as in Demon

Lord?" Alpha nodded her head, ' Don't worry to much about him, he is cold and hates

humans. But once you tell him what you are, he will train you and Mark.' Jess laughed

nervesly, then a thought occured to her, " Alpha you never told me what I am exactly."

Alpha sweatdropped, ' Sorry, you and Mark are spirit - summoners.' Jess just raised

her eyebrows in question, but Alpha didn't elaborate. ' Jess you have to go now, and

remember everything I've said. We will talk again when your in the past. Ja ne.'

Before Jess could say anything else, Alpha dissappered and the dream realm

was slowly dissappering and then everything went black for Jess. She felt someone

shaking her shoulder, when she opened her eyes she saw Mark looking down at her

with a worried expression on his face. "Jess are you alright?" She just nodded and

sat up and stretched. "Well, come on me and Gary want to show you what we found."

Then the two of them walked to the shack across from the old tree. Jess thought to

herself, ' I wonder if all that was real or just a weird dream.' This was the thought going

through her head while she stepped into the Shack with the well in it.

TBC

a/n: Please, can someone review. (makes puppy dog eyes) Thanks.

Ja ne.