hii. ok, answering to my reviews here. Yes, there are pairings and yeah I feel bad for writing what happened to Kagome and Yumiko but hey it makes the story good. and yeah, i have dedicated sum of my OC's to the two people who have won the contest in my previous story. And maybe there'll be another contest here too eh?

disclaimer: I own all the OC's and plot line except for the stars from the anime/manga.

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Chapter 3 is going to take place on the first Saturday of summer break. I really don't want to write about her rather boring last semester where she went to cheerleading, karate, hang-outs, dates, etc etc. I'll just give u some quick info. Yumiko had some trouble with the cheerleaders/ fan club members but eventually the fan club perished because Yumiko started to introduce the girls to some of her old friends, and they got hooked up soon enough. Sakura, Momoka, Naomi and especially Kohana have become her BFFs and Ryuu is still her loving hot boyfriend.

ok, so remember this is the first Saturday of summer break. :D please read and enjoy plus dont forget to review :P


Chapter 3

"Ok, bye Mom!" I shouted through the door, then ran down the stairs. Our relationship has been going well since that night. I just hope nothing comes to tear it apart.

Flashback

I twisted the handle slowly, afraid of what the well house could do. But wait, what could a well house do? At the exact moment the thought rushed into my head, I got flung back by a burst of blue light. I hit my back against the rough pavement and screamed.

"YUMIKO! Oh my Kami! What's wrong Yumiko? What happened?!" My mother asked me, throwing open our house door. She rushed towards me, Gran followed close behind.

"Come, take her inside. We'll talk later." Gram instructed. Mother agreed with her and helped me up but I felt fine.

"I'm ok, really. Nothing's wrong. I just...got surprised by the well house, is all." I tried to assure them. Still, they took me inside for examining.

After fully checking me to see if I was hurt, we sat down for dinner.

Once dinner was over I finally got some time to myself so I walked outside but not over to the well. Instead I turned to my left, and faced the Goshinboku. I went and sat under the tree, happily floating around in my thoughts.

"This tree is very important, Yumi." My mother startled me. I nearly jumped onto one of the tree branches.

"Mother! You scared me!" I took a deep breath. She was always doing this.

Suddenly, I looked into her eyes and we laughed, and I felt all the tension that had built up around us for the last couple of months fade away.

"Your father and I married here." she told me. 'Got mated here too. Just five hundred years before.' she silently added.

I stared up at the tree. I never knew...

"Mother. I want to know about Father." I said abruptly.

She sighed. "Well, he's quite handsome but rather annoying. He's arrogant and has no care for...other people. But he was brave, or at least as brave as he could get." She stopped.

"If he was all that, how come you fell in love with him?" I asked slowly, wanting to know more and more.

"Because of the fond we had grown between each other. And his eyes, Darling. His eyes are the same as yours." Kagome replied.

I gulped. "What was his name?" I whispered, and suddenly thought back to the poster.

Kagome winced. "I cannot tell you that, Sweetie. It's for your own good."

"Ok, fine. Tell me about the poster of Inuyasha then." I smiled. My mother winced again.

"Oh?"

"The one in your old room."

"Oh! Well, umm, I was young. Movie star love is all." she answered briefly. "Well, we best go in. Come on Yumi, it's getting cold."

I sighed but followed her in.

End of Flashback

It was strange but we had been getting along fine after that. I didn't even know why. Maybe it was because she told me a little about my father.

I stopped by the well house. Long ago I had made it into a little place for myself, with girl decors and such. There was even a body-length size mirror. I still hadn't figured out where the blue light came from, but it was now safe to hang out in. I took a look in the mirror. Today I had on a mini pleated red skirt and a white halter top that showed my belly. I grinned. My hair was left down and I had on some lip gloss, mascara and eye liner. My school hoops were now replaced with my regular gold ones. Mother had given me a necklace earlier. It was like half a purple/pink-ish jewel that hung from a golden chain around my neck. It always felt as if it was cut in half. I smiled at myself once more and ran down the rest of the steps, in comfortable heels. I had on my red backpack and inside was my wallet.

Today I wanted to do a bit of shopping before heading to lunch with everyone. We had already made plans to go to some fast food restaurant and then hang out somewhere afterwards. As long as we got back before six o'clock we were fine.

I called for a taxi because I didn't have my license yet. Yet. I was going to get it the day I turn sixteen. After all, I had already taken the written test and pasted easily. Soon after I paid for the trip, I was in downtown. I slowly started walking towards the shops, peering into windows and seeing things that I could buy.

Finally, I found one particular store. This shop was called, Ancient Wonders. 'Well that sounds interesting.' I thought. I opened the door and walked into a dimly light room filled with stuff. 'Cool!'

I went rumbling around, taking a look at this and then that. Then my eyes settled on an old antique brush and mirror. It was just what they used to use in Feudal Japan! I was drawn to this so I looked up to find a clerk or whatever.

"Hello. How may I help you?" an old man asked me, popping up from behind the counter.

I was surprised. "Oh! I didn't know you were there. I just wanted to know how much these two are." I held up the items.

"Ahh, those are quite old. Date back about five hundred years. It used to belong to a very powerful Lord's wife. I think so anyway. Umm, how about Five hundred yen?" he asked, smiling. I could see that he had lost most of his teeth and the rest were yellow. But that wasn't what I was worried about.

"Five hundred yen? How about two hundred?" I offered. Even though I had more then enough, I didn't want to pay as much and besides, I wanted to test out my bargain skills.

"Five hundred or no items."

"How about two hundred and a half?"

"What about four hundred?"

"No. Three hundred. Final deal." I said sternly, looking him in the eye.

He sighed. "Fine. I see how it is. Three hundred then." I went over and quickly handed the items over to him for him to put it into a bag. I gave him the money in turn for the brush and mirror and happily walked out of the store.

"Bye!" he called.

I checked my watch. I still had about half an hour to roam around before meeting my friends at the destined place. I think we were going to Harvey's.

I walked some more and found some pretty earrings, a cute skirt and a couple of shoes I wanted to buy but didn't. Why waste my money?

Then, it came time to meet up with my friends. I walked towards Harvey slowly. I wanted to look casual but I didn't want to be sweaty. I opened the door and headed in, looking around for my friends. They were seated at a faraway table, chatting. I walked over.

"Hey guys." I greeted, sliding into the seat beside Ryuu. "Hey, babe." he kissed me lightly on the cheek.

"Yumi!!" Naomi and Sakura cried out, pushing Ryuu away to hug me. I laughed. I looked at Kohana. "Hey." she said briefly.

Naomi and Sakura slid back into their seats. "Where's Momoka?"

I shrugged and looked over to Ryuu. He had on a muscle shirt and shorts which made him look casual yet sexy. How I wanted his hands over me. I sighed.

"What's wrong?" he asked, looking me in the eye. I gulped. "Nothing is, Sweetie."

He smiled and wrapped his arm around my waist, as if he was scared I would run. I leaned towards him.

Finally Momoka appeared. "Hey guys! Sorry for the wait-up! My mother was going on and on about how I had to be back by five." she took a seat beside me.

"Well we have to go order, don't we?" Sakura asked. I laughed. "Duh!" we all responded.

We left our bags and purses and stuff behind so it was to save the table. Then we decided that Momoka should just stay and rest. She agreed so Naomi had to take her order.

Ryuu led me into line. "How come no guys ever hang out with you?" he complained. I giggled. "Sorry." He nuzzled my neck. "No problem."

Kohana looked to the floor. "What's wrong, Kohana?" I asked, pushing Ryuu off slightly. "It's nothing, sorry. I just feel like a third-wheel ya know? Oh well, Naomi and Sakura are third wheels too. Or is it fourth and fifth wheels?"

I laughed. I loved this group. As Ryuu held my hand and dragged me towards the line, I chatted up a storm with the other girls.

"So I totally love the new brush and mirror I got! Well, not new but new as in I just bought it!" I squealed happily.

"Oh, Yumiko! I totally forgot! Can I come over today? My mom isn't going to be home 'til, like, five so I have to hang at your place." Kohana asked.

I nodded. "Sure!"

Then it was my turn to order. "How can I help you?" the man at the cash register asked me. "Umm, one chocolate milkshake and regular fries please." I answered. "Ok, two hundred yen." he told me and I paid him quickly, walking into the waiting line for my food.

"You eat little." Ryuu exclaimed once we were at the table. I looked towards his and my friend's plates. Everyone had a burger, a drink, large fries and well lots of side orders.

"I'm just not hungry much today." I defended myself, laughing. But somehow that was true. I had a feeling that today was going to be BIG.

Ryuu kissed me on my neck. "You look sexy today." he whispered and dove into his food. 'Oh, so do you.' I thought, taking a sip of my chocolate shake.

Once everyone was done, we cleaned up and left, heading towards the mall. We went in and began to search around the first floor.

"Look over there, Naomi!" Sakura cried, grabbing Naomi's arm and dragging her to a window shop. It was the toy store and in the window was a hu-uge teddy bear.

"Aww, so kawaii!" Naomi exclaimed. They giggled and moved on.

"Let's go to the book store!" Kohana shouted. We all looked at her, eyesbrows raised. "What?" she whimpered, trying to act innocent. We laughed.

"Hey, Yumi, I'll buy you this for your birthday." Ryuu told me, pointing to a really sexy bra and, is that a thong? I smacked him on the arm playfully. "Ryuu!"

He laughed. "Just joking. But hey, I would do it."

i dragged him away and towards my friends again.

We went everywhere, trying on this, trying on that. I even had Ryuu try on a skirt! We laughed so hard but he quickly dove into the changing rooms before anyone could see him.

Finally, it was two o'clock. "Sorry guys, I gotta go. Mom said to be home by two." Naomi apologized. "Nah, it's ok. We should head home too." Sakura said. "Awwh, really?" Momoka protested.

We threw our arms around Naomi and then she walked towards the exit doors, waving to us one last time.

I held onto Ryuu's hand. "I'm not going anywhere. But I have a soccer's game I needa go to at four-thirty." he told me.

We left the mall and headed for the park. There we got some ice creams and sat to watch the fountain and children playing at the playground.

"Ok, I gotta go now. Bye guys!" Momoka jumped up. Sakura did too. "Yikes! Same here! Ok, we'll make plans. Bye!"

They rushed off to catch the next bus home.

A couple of minutes after, my cell rang. "Hello?" I answered it.

"Hey, Yumiko? Come home soon ok? No later then four-thirty." my mother warned from the other end.

"Don't worry Mom. And Kohana's coming too ok?"

"Sure as long as she has permission."

"'Course she does! Ok, see you then."

"Bye."

"Bye." I hung up. "Why you have to go?" Ryuu said, looking me with his puppy face. I smiled. "No. Not yet. And Mom said you could stay Kohana."

"Thanks!" she said, happily.

Time flew by and soon I was saying goodbye to my boyfriend. "Hey, I'll call ok?" he told me, kissing me on the lips. I nearly melted but he held me firm.

"Ok." I murmured, unable to believe my luck. He winked, said goodbye to Kohana and got into his bud's car. The guys were all going to the game together.

"You're so lucky, Yumiko." Kohana exclaimed, sighing.

"Oh? How's that?" I asked. We headed home, this time going by foot because it wasn't far.

"Well, you got the guy, the looks, the...the..."

"The friends." I finished for her, smiling. "Oh, Kohana! If I had a brother I'd hook you up with him!"

"Really? But he probably wouldn't like me." She sighed again. I bonked her on the head. "Oww!" she whined.

"Of course he'd like you! Everyone does! It's just 'cause you're hard to get." I answered, sternly.

She giggled. "You hit me on the head for that?"

"Yes."

Finally, the view of my house came. We raced up the stairs, to see who would make it first. Once we were at the top, we were pooped.

"Yumiko! You're finally home! It's half an hour late you know!" my mother shouted angrily.

"Half an hour! It's not like an eternity!" I exclaimed.

"No matter! You're still late! Don't bet on me letting you out often anymore!" she yelled. She seemed to be in a cranky mood.

Kohana stood there quietly, fidgeting with her bracelets.

"How come? 'Cause I got home late?! That's stupid!" I shouted, now angry. It's not fair!

"No it's not! It's the rules! You're suppose to follow them!"

"Rules, rules, why don't you stick it up your ass?"

My mother looked taken back.

"We shall not have any of that language in this house! you remind me of your father!" she spat.

"Well maybe it's because I'm his daughter! I don't even know who my father is!"

"You don't need to know! He's a stupid, idiotic, Inu-baka who's pathetic!"

"Then you're calling me a stupid, idiotic, Inu-baka who's pathetic since I'm his daughter!"

"HE DOESN'T THINK OF YOU AS HIS DAUGHTER!" My mother shouted out in rage at last.

I took a step back, horrified. Was it because of me my parents were broken up? Because he didn't like me? Maybe he never wanted me alive?

"I hate you." I whispered, tears flowing down my face. Kagome took a step forward which made me take a step back. "Oh, Yumi! I didn't mean it like that!"

"I don't care! I don't care! I don't want to hear it! I...I still hate you!" I shouted, running out the door towards the well.

Kohana chased after me. "Yumiko! Yumiko!!"

I threw open the well door and sat on the ledge of the well. Kohana quickly caught up.

"Lock the door." I ordered, trying to wipe my tears away. "I'm sorry, Kohana. It shouldn't be this way."

"No, no it's ok. I...I'm sorry about your father." she reached out to pat my shoulder. It was all in slow motion. The gesture made me unbalance pushing me back into the well. I was freaked out so I slowly grabbed Kohana's arm. Together we fell into the well. "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" we had sceamed.

"Ouf!" I whined, feeling the pain that had come to my butt. "Owwwwwie!" Kohana complained.

I looked around. We were at the bottom of the well, on hard solid ground. Then I spotted an arrow, stuck in the ground. I remembered that a couple of weeks ago our class had taken a trip to an archery class and I had been a whiz, easily hitting the target.

I tried to pull on it was it was stuck. "Hey, Kohana, help me get this out."

"Ok." she agreed, placing her hands above mine and helping me pull it out. Suddenly, it popped out of the ground.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" we screamed again as a blue warm light engulfed us. 'Hey, this was the light that had thrown me to the ground.' I thought, surprised. So the light came from the well.

Soon the light disappeared.

"Wh-what happened?" Kohana whispered, scared. I looked up and let out a surprised gasp. Up above me was no longer a well house roof but a clear blue sky. I could hear birds chirping and singing and the wind rustling the tree leaves.

"Woah." Kohana exclaimed. "Where are we?"

"Let's go." I ordered, grabbing a tree root from the side of the well. It made something to help me pull myself up. Kohana followed my example.

Finally we reached the top and I heaved myself over the side. I moved over so Kohana wouldn't fall on me. "Owwie!" she whined again when she hit the soft ground.

"Kami, Kohana! You're so clumsy!" I laughed. She blushed but then giggled with me.

I looked around, taking in the natural wildlife that grew here. "It's beautiful."

"Yeah I know." Kohana agreed with me, standing up. "I'm seriously going to faint if another weird thing happens." she muttered.

Then I spotted a dark blue blur and silver-white blur coming closer and closer to us. "Uh oh." I murmured, scared.

We huddled together as finally the blue blur stopped in front of us. Standing there was a man, wearing a dark blue haori and had long silver-white hair. On top of his head were two black...dog ears?

"Ok, that's it." Kohana murmured, falling into unconsciousness.

"Kohana!" I exclaimed holding her up then gently placed her down to stand up the the guy...with the dog ears.

"Pathetic human!" he spat. "What are you wenches doing in my father's forest?"

"Your father's forest? He owns all this?" I asked, surprised. Could you even own wildlife?

"You don't know who's forest this is? This is Inuyasha's forest!" he exclaimed, also surprised. Who was this girl?

"Inu-yasha..." I muttered. The name was definitely familiar.

"Yeah! He's my father! And I'm going to be as great as he and his own father was!" the man boosted.

"What are you? And besides, who cares about being great?" I huffed, looking away.

"What? You don't know what I am? I am a hanyou! A full hanyou at that." he bragged even though I knew nothing of what he was calling a han-you?

"Han-you? As in, half demon?!" I cried out, terrified.

He grinned. "Yup!"

I screamed.

Suddenly, a red blur appeared and was with them in a blink.

"Oi! Pup! You still causing trouble?" the red blur shouted. Finally it slowed down to reveal another man, this time in a red haori and had silver ears. The hair was the same.

"No, Dad! Just dealing with some problems, that's all." the first man replied quickly.

"I could see the resemblance." I muttered. Looking away.

Then the second man- I mean hanyou looked at me and gasped.

"Wench! What's your name?" the first hanyou demanded.

Anger boiled in me. "I am not a wench! My name is-"

"Yumiko..." The second hanyou murmured, unable to believe his eyes. He lifted my chin and stared right into my eyes. I was surprised to see that one, he knew my name and two, he had the same gold eyes...

"Who are you?" I asked, shaking my head to get him away. I pushed him back.

"Father!" the first hanyou grabbed his dad as the second hanyou stumbled. "You don't do that to the Great Inuyasha!"

I gasped. "Inu-yasha...I heard that before..."

Suddenly it hit me. 'Mother's poster.'

"How do you know my name?!" I exclaimed, scared.

"Of course I know your name. I have been waiting sixteen years to see someone come out of that well, hoping it would be Kagome with either a baby, or a toddler, or a little girl, or...or you." he answered, standing up straight. "How's Kagome? Is she good? Happy?"

"How do you know my mother? What do you have to do with her?" I shouted, freaked out. This was scary.

"Well, Yumiko. I'm your father."

"FATHER?!"


mha ha ha ha ha ha. I feel so evil! Finally got this done! Phew! I had writer's block but its gone :D

ok so did you enjoy that? would you like to know more? then review and tell me! :P :P :P :P

essh, wats gonna happen to Yumiko? And wat about Kohana? Sorry Anya, had to leave you unconscious for a bit. And what about Kagome? Let's find out in the next chapter ok?

so thanks for reading! Please review and I hope to see you again in the next chapter of Is This Where I Belong?