"I am taking a shard!"

"No! You can't have one!"

"I only need one!"

"No!"

Oh, you are so hard headed!

"It doesn't matter what you said. I'm not letting you take a shard!"

"I will bring it back!" she sighed and spoke calmly. "Kagome told me how it is the shards that allow her to go back and forth, so I need it to come back."

"Why don't you just stay gone!"

She sighed again and continued to talk quietly "Because, Sparky, I feel things happen for a reason and that I should come back in case there is some even insignificant role that I should be here for."

"We did just fine before you came and we'll be fine with you gone. We haven't done anything since you've been here."

Kagome is beginning to get upset. This isn't the way one likes to wake up at six o'clock in

the morning.

"Inuyasha..."

"No, Kagome. Thank you, but please let me handle this." Cassandra responded.

"Let's cut a deal, Lassie..."

"My name is Inuyasha."

"First of all, it is not really your choice anyway. They are Kagome's shards. I do understand your reluctance, but let us try to work out something. Assuming that Kagome agrees, you will be better off agreeing because she could always sit you until I'm gone. In exchange for you not giving me any problems, I'll do something for you. I will give you something if you would like."

"Like what? There is nothing you have that I want. Nothing!"

"Come on, is there anything you want? Anything from our time that you can't get here?

...Food? Supplies? Anything? Think about it...Hopefully, something cheap as ramen." she mumbled.

Inuyasha's ears perked up.

"Ramen?" he asked.

Cassandra looked at him. "Yes, you like ramen? I can get that easily."

"How easily? How much?...Not that I care"

"I have a special connection called Walmart. I can get lots and lots of ramen. Is it a deal?"

Inuyasha looked at her suspiciously. Then, he looked at the shards.

"How do I even know if you'll really bring some back?"

After a bit of negotiating, Inuyasha let Cassandra go without a fight and with a shard. She

left a promise of ramen, lots and lots of ramen.

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Cassandra walked through the woods thinking about what had happened over in the past week.

After coming back through the well, she found her friends. She told them she had been chased

by a wild animal and got lost.

'Not really a lie...'

She decided she had to tell her parents the truth. There was no way around it.

'They didn't believe me for quite a while and still have their doubts, but they decided against the padded walls.

'Hum... a room with padded walls. That doesn't sound half bad. Just give me a tv so I can watch my anime and I'll be a good happy little crazy girl!'

She had to take her family to the well to prove it to them. After she had pretty well convinced

them, she had the hard part. She had to convince them to let her go back. That took almost two

days of constant arguing, bargaining, some threatening, and some compromising.

'Then came the questions. Why do you want all this ramen? Who is Inuyasha? That wasn't very fun either.'

&&&&& flashback &&&&&&

Oh, a guy. So that's why you want to go back. her older brother, Chip, said with a nudge and

a wink. Maybe I should go too. I need to make sure he gets a good talking to.

No, Dip. First of all, he's Kagome's. Second of all, NO!

What is he like? Is he cute? What does he look like? his twin bombarded her.

Cassie took a deep breath.

Well, yes, he is cute. Uh.. Cute, strong, full of himself... bossy... arrogant..

Sounds like someone we know.

Chip shot her a you-better-run-fast-now look and the chase was all the way home.

When she got there, she had one last thing to settle.

Mike! Hey, Chip was right about one thing. It is not as safe as it is here. I'll be safe

with Inuyasha and the others, but they aren't waiting for me at the well. Last time the pepper

spray and... uh.. my quick wit and intelligence was enough, but...

You can't go back. I changed my mind.

Mike! I just meant I need to be more prepared. I want to take Deuce for starters.

&&&&&& End of flashback &&&&&&&

It was Deuce, her yellow lab, that brought her out of her deep thought (yeah right).

He would usually stay right beside her, but he just took off.

Deuce! Deuce! Come back here!

'Will my life be filled with chases now? Ahhh!'

Deuce! Stop! Sit! Heel! Something!

'Why do I have a strange feeling about this?'

She suddenly found herself in a clearing. Deuce was right beside her again. There was

a girl not far in front of them. She was obviously frightened by the large dog.

Deuce, stay.

Cassandra walked slowly to the girl.

"Hi, I'm sorry my dog scared you. He is very friendly, I promise."

She knelt down beside the girl.

"His name is Deuce. My name is Cassandra. What is your name?"

The girl looked at her a moment before answering, "Rin."