A/N:: Here's the next chapter for this fanfic. Please review. Enjoy!

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CHAPTER THREE

Manami's eyes widened as she heard Kagome's words. She thought she almost felt her heart skip a beat. "Woah, what do you mean the past?!" she shouted with a bit of panic in her voice. She looked to Kagome for answers. This was all too weird. She was just in her backyard and now she was in the past? "How could this be..."

"I don't know. But please calm down." Kagome instructed with a soothing voice. She looked Manami over again and sighed. "You are already injured so you shouldn't worry yourself."

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes on the girl, Manami. Something was totally weird about this girl. Something about her caused him to feel strange, somewhat threatened.

Manami exhaled, trying to calm herself. She felt light-headed and she placed her hand on her forehead. What in the world is happening to me..., she thought grimly. "This just has to be a dream... and you," she stared at Kagome, "I had bumped into you earlier today so that explains why you're here. But..." Her eyes examined Inuyasha and she grimaced. "I don't know where you came from."

"Look kid, I'm not a figure you just conjured up in your little brain and this isn't a dream." Inuyasha retorted, glaring down at her. "But I suggest you come with us if you don't want to be ripped to shreds by these lowly demons around here."

"Inuyasha!" Kagome scolded the half demon who just rolled his eyes and ignored her words. "Please she just been through a lot so will you just show a little compassion?" She rolled her eyes at him before turning back to Manami. "I'm sorry about that, Manami but this isn't a dream." She watched as Manami shook her head. She stood up and reached out her hand to her. "I think Kaede can help you, come with us."

Manami gazed up at Kagome and smiled softly. It was nice to have someone she at least knew at this moment. She didn't know what was going on but she had kind of faced the fact that what was happening to her isn't a dream. Her hand held onto Kagome's and she stood up. Whoever this Kaede person was, Manami just hoped she was able to help.

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Jaken paced back and forth trying to calm his worried nerves. He was sweating due to the fact that he had lost Rin. And he knew Sesshomaru would be back at any minute and he wouldn't dare lie to his lord. "Oh no, what am I going to do!" Ah-Un watched the little nervous imp have his panic attack. But footsteps caught his attention and he stared at the lord and the little girl who came from the opening of the forest. Even though he had realized that his master had returned, the imp did not. "Oh, Lord Sesshomaru is going to be ruthless!" Jaken cried out remembering the last time he had lost track of Rin.

"Master Jaken?" Rin giggled slightly with a tilt of her head.

The imp turned around with fear in his eyes and he trembled under the icy gaze of Sesshomaru. "Please forgive me, M-Lord! Have mercy on me!" he pleaded as he fell to his knees and bowed as low as he could.

Sesshomaru said nothing as he sauntered passed the groveling imp. The image of the girl he had saved flashed in his thoughts. Something about her was calling to him. It was a strange feeling, as if her aura was beckoning to his true form. It somehow gave him a peace of mind and yet at the same time, a rush of adrenaline. He wanted to feel like that again, he somehow needed it. He had to find out what she was.

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Sitting inside the hut, the demon slayer sat sipping on a hot cup of citrus tea. Small blows of her breath blew away some of the steam and she moaned softly, feeling the sweet liquid flow between her pink lips. Her brown orbs glanced over at her sleeping companion, Kirara. Her hirakotsu was set against the wall. Her eyes averted to the monk who entered in and followed by a young kitsune. "Did you find them, Miroku?"

The monk shook his head and sat down next to her. "No...but I'm sure they're fine. How are you doing Sango?" He replied with a compassionate expression. He looked at her bandaged wrist and sighed. Yesterday they had gotten into a battle with some deranged demons. Her wrist was hurt when one of them had snagged its poisonous fangs onto it.

Sango smiled knowing that monk cared for her. "I'm fine. A little sore but it's going to be okay." Kirara purred as she nudged closer to Sango.

"They're here!" the young kitsune announced happily. His blue eyes lit up with excitement once they entered. But he then tilted his head to the side when he noticed another girl dressed in the same clothing that Kagome wore. "This is your friend, Kagome?"

"Um, kind of." Kagome shrugged and turned to the nervous Manami. "Manami, it's okay. These are my friends, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo." she introduced, "And this is Manami Kanawa."

Manami smiled tiredly and bowed, "It's a pleasure to meet you all." Looking up, she met the indigo eyes of Miroku. Her hands were taken by his and she backed up slightly.

"No it's our pleasure to meet you, Miss Manami." Miroku flirted staring into her jade eyes. "And might I add, you have wonderful eyes; so bright and full of life."

Everyone narrowed their eyes on the perverted monk. He's already at it... They thought simultaneously with an annoyed look on their faces.

Manami blushed slightly, "Um...thank you?" she replied in a soft irritated tone. She took her hands back and glanced behind him at the brown haired woman. Before he was able to say anything else, Sango grabbed his ear pulling him back to his seat. Manami sighed before taking a seat next to Kagome.

"Don't mind him, Manami. Miroku sort of does that with everyone." Shippo reassured with a cheerful little smile. He handed her a cup of tea and sat in front of her. His little tail swished behind him. "So, did you come here through the well with Kagome?" A small discomfort floated between Inuyasha, Kagome and Manami.

A slight nervous chuckle came from her as she glanced at Kagome then returned her attention to the young fox demon. "Not really." Those couple of words caused the three to give her a confused stare. Before anyone else could reply, her attention drew over to the short elderly lady who entered. Her grey hair was pulled back into a low ponytail and a black eye patch was over her right eye. She hunched over, probably because of back pains Manami assumed.

"I thought I heard all of you in here." Her eyes trailed over to Manami and she just stared at her for a moment. She sensed something from her, a strong but faint aura. Energy wafted all around the girl like a boa coiling itself around its prey. She lowered her eyes to the middle of the girl's chest where a faint white light flashed for a second before disappearing in the blink of an eye. Was that...

"Kaede," Kagome addressed her in a soft tone, cutting off the old woman's thoughts. "Kaede, this is Manami Kanawa. She's from my time."

Kaede regained her posture and gave her attention to Manami. "Oh, sorry about that dear. My old mind sometimes wanders off and I can't comprehend stuff as I used to." She chuckled lightly.

"It's okay." Manami replied with a shrug. Kagome glanced at Manami and stepped in again. "Um, Kaede. She needs your help."

"Oh? Is that true young lady?" she asked the teen who just lowered her eyes and nodded her head as she gazed into the warm cup of tea. "Well what happened?"

For the first time since he came in, Inuyasha spoke from the corner he laid in. "We found her in the forest with Sesshomaru." His ember eyes were set on Manami's back. He was tense and somewhat annoyed somehow. It was weird but just being around this girl somehow bothered him. It caused his nerves to tense, feeling on edge. Something was weird about this girl and his instincts weren't allowing him to forget the feeling.

Glancing back at Inuyasha, Manami felt the cold gaze of the dog boy. He made her feel uneasy. But she just ignored it and returned to talking to Kaede. "I-I had fell in the pond in my backyard when I felt so cold and I couldn't move. And when I came above the water, I was in this time." A strong wave of chill came over her as she told her story.

The rest of the gang's attention was set on her. Kaede sighed contemplating the teen's problem. Staring into the palm of her hand, the old priestess opened her mouth but the words never left her lips for the strong demonic aura she sensed. W-What is this?! Her eyes widened and her nerves tensed. In a matter of seconds, Inuyasha sprouted to his feet with his hand gripping the hilt of Testsaiga tightly. "Something is here...." he growled between his teeth. Kagome eyes widened as the presense of a jewel shard hit her like a ton of bricks, "Inuyasha..."

"We sense it too..." Miroku mumbled, standing to his feet. "It's moving fast."

Manami stared at them with an awkward expression on her face. She didn't know what on earth that were talking about but she knew something must have been up for them to be so alert like this. "Umm...guys?" An ear splitting shrill filled the air causing all of them to cover their ears. Manami winced in pain as the shrill still stung her ears. Frightened screams followed from outside that sent the gang to run out there with their weapons. She raised to her feet about to follow but stopped at the door when Kagome called back to her to stay inside. Aware of the serious demand and possibility of her getting killed, she nodded trying to keep herself from running out there and getting in their way. What the hell was going on out there? Her heart was beating against her chest while clamor fluttered into her ears. Not being able to just stand there, Manami stepped out into the destruction, her eyes darting to the sight of fire and people running around. "W-What is going on?!" Corpses were scattered amongst the ground soaked with blood that stained the grass beneath them. Feeling sick, her hands went up to her mouth to try to hold back the pressure that was arising from her throat. This was just horrible! All this destruction, slaughter, it was just terrible.

"Manami! Get down!"

Manami quickly snapped her head in the direction of the demon slayer who ran towards her. Her large hirakotsu was brought back behind her readying to launch it. Manami dropped to the ground while the boomerang went flying over her head and splitting something or someone. Blue blood sprouted to the sky in a geyser that gushed out of the demon's neck before it dropped to it's knees and falling beside her. A terrified shriek escaped from the girl's lips feeling the blood squirt on her clothes and cheek. She scrambled away from it, her eyes still focused on the headless body of the demon. But something about it, the way the blood created a pool on the ground called to an unknown source deep within her. It was if the sight of it created a craving for her to destroy the rest of it.

Sango rushed to Manami's side and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Get back inside." She nudged the girl after seeing that she didn't budge but continue to just gawk at the body. "Manami, please get inside." Her attention diverted to the charging demons that came towards her and the girl. She instantly raised her hirakotsu to block an attack from a demon. With a push back, she unsheathed her sword and pierced the demon's chest. Another tried to move around her but she quickly cut it down in it's tracks. They maneuvered their steps wisely trying to avoid contact with the slayer. It wasn't before long that Sango realized their moves. They weren't just attacking, they were after Manami!Kicking demon to the ground, Sango looked back at the girl who just sat there with blank eyes. "Manami, run!" As she turned around, a demon's blade cut the slayer's knee, sending her to the floor. She fought with the demon who was now on top of her.

"Yes!" A demon snickered as he grabbed hold of Manami's throat, lifting her off the ground. The red gleam of his eyes flickered catching a wift of the orb's power. "You do have it! Well I guess I'm just going to have to devour you in one bite." To his surprise, the girl made no type of protest against him as he ran his claws along her neck to her chest. "Good girl." he chuckled, feeling the chillness radiating from her chest. As he was about to sink his claws deep within her, she grabbed his wrist and a wave of pain shot through his arm as she continued to just squeeze it. Frost crept from her hand and found itself coiling through the demon's blood, freezing the cells in his arm.

"Destruction, that is all you do. That is the only thing you can do." The words came from her lips in a whisper but was loud enough for the demon to hear. Her eyes glared down at the demon she held in her grasp. But that was it. Her eyes were no longer the passionate jade jewels but a void seashell white. The demon squirmed to get free of her grasp but she just held tighter. "Pathetic evil creatures such as you deserves to be punished." With that said, the demon eyes widened for he was unable to move as frost enveloped him before his entire body crumbled away.

Splitting the demon in half that was on top of her in half, Sango threw him off and jumping to her feet. But once her eyes had met the piercing void orbs, she stood still gazing into the eyes of Manami. Or was it. Sango stood and watched as the girl's arm transformed into solid ice. "M-Manami?"

After cutting down some of the demons, Inuyasha caught whiff of another strong aura. The same one he felt before. It was that girl again. Kagome looked to where the demons began to flock and followed them. "What are they doing?!" she shouted to Kaede who stood perfectly still. "Kaede what's wrong?"

"It is." Before her eyes, she watched as demons collapsed into nothing but bricks of ice. She stared at the girl who began slaying the demons instantly with her arms frozen solid. "She has return..."


Okay that's it of Chapter Three. Sorry that it took so long but my life been pretty hectic lately. Still. I'll try to get the next chappie out as soon as I can. Please review, thank you.