The Other Worlds of Us

- By FallenFan77

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World 1 - Slaves of the Demon World: The Inu gang landed in their first world. Discovering that humans are slaves by demons. The jewel shard they are searching for is in the hands of the one who started it. The task will not be easy, but with the help of this first world's version of Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango. Now the Inu group, excluding Inuyasha, for they all look like humans, is not to get caught by the demons running a muck around the city.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own inuyasha!

Author's Note

Please forgive me for not updating in a while. I've been caught up with writing another chapter for Dead Inside But Still Alive and my other story One Love Two Hearts Three Words. I also had school and my after-school job. Unfortunately, I caught a horrid cold that is still bugging me for the past two days. Anyways, enjoy the chapter! I loved writing it, this makes up for the prolonged wait.

Demons

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"So they are going with us to the city," Satomi had said with a hint of pessimism in her voice. Her dark brown eyes stared at her friend with worry to say the least.

"Yes, Satomi, they are. Even if you can't see it, I know they will be a lot of help to us in the future battle. No matter how much you distrust them, we have to work together as a group," Katsumi retorted, pulling her hair up in a high ponytail. Her blue eyes looked into the dusty mirror in front of them.

"Katsumi, we should wait until Neikan leaves the city before we raid it and bring the rest of our kind to safety," Satomi told her. She could see the stress in Katsumi's eyes, the clouded anger of the man who sent forces to kill her family, the pain of grief and loss.

"No. If we wait any longer, how many more families are going to die. How many people are going to suffer under the hands of that monster just so that he can have control over the city. Wreck the peace we once had just to throw it out in two seconds flat. Remember what he did to your family or do you wish to forget it as if it did not happen at all?" Katsumi questioned her.

Satomi stared down at the floor,"You are absolutely right. I just wished it was all a dream. I wish that I hadn't seen my parents like a lamb for slaughter. My brother, I know he too is wondering where I am. I know he is still alive. That is why I-"

Katsumi smiled at her,"It's not good to hold it in Satomi. It'll hurt you even more." The short brown haired girl nodded and tears streaked down her cream-colored cheeks. Minoru walked in and was stunned by the sight of his 'dearest' crying openly. Katsumi stepped to him, her face stern and serious,"Comfort her, but do not try anything." Minoru gave her a curt nod, then walking over to Satomi and also taking her in a tight embrace.

When Katsumi walked out of her tent, she noticed Yoshio standing with his arms crossed and eyes closed. She smiled when his ears swiveled to the sounds of her boots hitting the dry leaves on the ground while she made her way towards him.

His right ear twitched in her direction and his golden eyes stared right at her. He was about to speak when she smiled at him. "I know, me too." She had told him. He gave her a curt nod.

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Five minutes have gone and passed. All the heads in the tent that they were settled in snapped up to looked at Katsumi standing all dressed in black, her hair was in an high ponytail, that was similar to Sango's. Next to her stood Yoshio, he wore a dark red cloak over his leather black clothing. His hair was just loose like Inuyasha's, and his facial expression was disinterested and annoyed for some particular reason.

"You better be ready. We are leaving now," Katsumi told them.

The gang got up and placed their bowls aside and took hold of their weapons. "We're ready," Inuyasha strictly told her. "Good, then let's get going," she said, with her head held high as she walked out of the tent, followed by the others.

"So the run in for the food, medicine and other things that we need is in the center of the city, where is the main point where Neikan's demon scavengers are and you are just planning to go in and retrieve applies?" Satomi had asked when she and Minoru reached them at the middle of the campsite.

"That's the plan," Katsumi said, she turned to the men, women and children that were staring at them with hope shining in their eyes.

"Lady Katsumi, we'll wait for your return," a woman with light-brown hair said. Katsumi looked from the group to the young woman and she smiled politely at her.

"We will be back soon. And when we do, we won't have to be living in fear. This will end, it may not be today or tomorrow, but it will end soon. That I promise," Katsumi told the people. They were loosing all hope, that same hope that they held to on the last five years. But by her speech, they were slowly regaining it. Katsumi turned to the woman who she had spoke to and looked down at Satoshi who was holding onto the women's shirt. "Don't bring any attention and don't let Satoshi out, you know how sneaky he is," Katsumi told her. She nodded and placed a hand on Satoshi's head,"Good luck."

The young boy wanted to go with them, commenting that he was old enough to go. Katsumi had known that he wanted to go because he didn't want to be left alone. He did not look up at her, so kneeled down to look at him directly in the eye by lifting his head by his chin,"Promise me you won't cause any trouble."

"I promise," Satoshi retorted, he feared that she may get hurt, like all the times they would go out and risk their lives for others and saving people. "Good, you're a strong little boy. I'm proud of you and you make the kids that are younger than you safe. That is why I'm not letting you go on this trip," Katsumi said, then thinking that she will never let him go on any of their run-in's in the city.

Katsumi kissed his forehead and ruffled his hair, smiling at him with a kindness only a mother would show their child. Yoshio patted his back,"We'll be back before you know it kid." Satoshi nodded at his words and stood still once more.

Kagome looked at Shippo, worry consumed her scent making Inuyasha snap out of his thoughts and looked at her and then at the kit. "Shippo, stay here with him," Inuyasha told him. Shippo gapped and raised his clenched fists in the air,"No way. I'm going."

"Shippo, Inuyasha is right. You should stay here and keep Satoshi company," Kagome said to him. Shippo opened his mouth to speak but was sucker-punched by Inuyasha and knocked out. "There. Now he won't be arguing back," Inuyasha stated, he then crossed his arms and walked away.

Katsumi and Yoshio exchanged glances but did not say a word. Kagome sighed and picked up the passed-out kitsune and cradled him in her arms. She then walked over to the lady that was standing with Satoshi,"If it isn't so much to ask. Can you please look after him as well?"

The young girl nodded with a smile on her face,"Of course." Kagome handed Shippo over to her and strolled over to the group.

"Good, now that we are all here. Let's head out. Dangers lurk in the dark and we are fortunate that the sun hasn't set yet," Katsumi established. They were being lead to another place rather than the entrance of the resistance camp.

"Lady Katsumi, why aren't we going by the entrance?" one man questioned on what was on everyone's mind.

The said girl had known that one of the men that were accompanying them were to ask that, she looked over her shoulder while they stared at her. "The entrance is not fast enough to reach the city. I know we have used it before hand, but we will be taking the tunnels instead."

Sango and Miroku were confused as to some of the men were to gasp in shock. Yoshio, Satomi and Minoru were not pleased with it, but it was her decision.

"Lady Katsumi...th-there are d-demons in the tunnel. That won't be considered playing it safe," another man had said.

Yoshio surveyed the man, his thoughts and scents that came from the man were confirmed. Inuyasha noticed it as well, the man scent gave off a foreboding and distress smell.

"Scared now are we?" Yoshio asked, his violet eyes were miffed at his words and he turned his head to the mouth off the cave that they were now in front of. "Scared, of course not. Just consider our well being's if we were to step one foot closer to that cave and the tunnels that lead to the city," the man had retorted. "If you didn't want to go why didn't you say so," Yoshio told him.

The man clenched his fists and his eyes shot toward Katsumi,"Why is there even a half demon in this camp. Let alone two in the same place," then looking at Inuyasha. Kagome placed a hand on his shoulder when he emitted a low growl from his throat.

"Akuhei, enough," Katsumi snapped at the man with her eyes blazing with anger. "If I remember correctly, it was Yoshio who saved your ass on the last run-in we had in the city. Don't you forget that." Akuhei sighed and looked down at the ground,"Yes."

Katsumi nodded, she turned back around to the cave and stepped in. Yoshio followed right after here and the others after him.

Kagome stared at the vast opening of the cave, it was pitch black inside. She gulped and unknowingly noticing that she stepped closer to Inuyasha.

"Keh," Inuyasha muttered and they all sauntered in.

The group walked through the cave, there were many tunnels and they had to stay close to one another so they wouldn't separate. If they were to get separated, they will be lost in an neverending maze of tunnels. It was dark, frigid and damp as they walked. Kagome couldn't see a thing if it weren't for the flashlights Katsumi and Yoshio had, who were leading the way to the city. Sango looked around not knowing what to say. She looked in Miroku's direction and he too was staring at her. She slightly blushed and turned her head to the other side.

"In case if you are all wondering when we are going to get to the city, we'll be there shortly," Katsumi said, looking over her shoulder at them. Inuyasha was growing impatient from being in such a place with odd smells of decay and murky water that were only puddles on the ground. His nose scrunched up and his eyes became a thin line of disgust, his ears twitched constantly, but that was another reason.

Kagome stared at him and pondered on what was causing his ears to twitch wildly. She was given the answer when there was a buzzing sound coming from behind them, it must of came from another tunnel that linked to theirs. Katsumi swiftly turned around and threw three star-shaped sharp blades above their heads.

"What the hell?" Inuyasha wondered, hearing the whoosh of the metal weapon whisk it's way passed his ear. The sound of flesh slicing apart echoed in the tunnel they were in and stunned gasps by some of the men that were part of the resistance that were with them.

Katsumi moved the flashlight in their direction and moved her head in the direction to make them notice what it was. "It's one of those damn fly demons, ugly as hell," she stated, noticing one of it's hairy legs twitch when one part of it's body was a few feet away from the other half. "They work for Neikan," Katsumi continued on,"Once it has information that there are some humans roaming around underground, it won't be long until he finds the camp. It was a good thing you didn't move your heads or else you would have a very agonizing headache in the morning," she chuckled.

Sango stared at the blade and reached to grab it when Katsumi let out a loud no. "Those daggers are filled with this herbal potion which kills demons or half demons, but is very toxic to humans as well," Katsumi told her. Sango's eyes widened, it was a highly developed weapon to use in battle, but once slip up it can harm the person holding it.

"How are you able to hold it?" Miroku asked her, never hearing such a weapon before. "Easy...my spiritual powers and besides," she smirked,"I'm wearing leather gloves." Their attention went to a man that was now standing in front of all of them.

"Katsumi-sama, we have reached the end of the tunnel," a man had said, moving the flashlight to the dead end. "No, we have reached our destination," Katsumi informed them.

"It's about damn time," Inuyasha muttered and they all took a few steps back as Katsumi raised her hand. A little flash of pink surrounded her hand and a hole big enough for one person to get out through appeared on the tunnels 'dead end'. Inuyasha and the other's looked over Katsumi's shoulders and gasped. When they had first laid eyes on how the city looked like earlier, it was nothing like this one. It was all destroyed, there were blood spots on the gray cement. It was a shock for Miroku, Sango and Shippo, for they have never seen such a "village" like this one.

Kagome and Inuyasha; on the other hand, was as if they were in Kagome's time when they first met Saiya, the sheath of So'unga and how it showed them the future in which So'unga would have brought about. Although, it was ten times worst, there were lifeless bodies on the floor.

Katsumi's eyes narrowed, she let out a un-lady like growl escape her crimson lips,"I know. It's horrible. This is only one part of the city."

"The humans that are now enslaved by the demons are dying, we tried everything we could. Yet, with Neikan's demon messengers and seekers, we hardly find the time to free them. It's as if he can pin point our exact location. Every waking minute we find ourselves, when ever we leave the camp, bombarded with those damn soldiers of his," Katsumi continued.

The Inu group exchanged glances. Inuyasha hated the fact that the others were humans, he hated that where ever they went there was always trouble following them like a shadow. He tightened his hold on Tetsusaiga and his golden orbs glinted menacingly.

Cries of a young woman screaming caught their attention. They all stared from the opening of the tunnel, on the sidelines as a crow demon dove in and on swipe of it's claws, sent the woman's head rolling onto the floor. Inuyasha growled, he pulled Kagome to him, covering her from the sight of the demon woman. He didn't want her to see any of the blood gushing out from her neck. A gruesome sight to see.

Sango placed a hand over her stomach and mouth. Miroku shook his head and raised one hand up to send prayers for the young woman to have a happy afterlife.

Once the crow demon flew away, Katsumi took a step forward. Yoshio placed a claw hand on her shoulder. She turned to him with a serious face,"We have to go now. It's our only chance."

"I don't want to risk losing you like that woman," Yoshio informed her and pulled her back. Katsumi gave him a small smile and whisked her head to the opening of the hole that she made moments ago. "I will be fine. You do not have to worry about me. I can hold on my own," she said.

Katsumi drew in a quick breath and stepped out into the open, she took one last look behind her before closing the hole. "The hell? She's going in by herself?" Inuyasha questioned angrily that this version of himself let this world's Kagome out to face deadly demons on her own.

He would never let that happen to his Kagome.

"No, she isn't going alone. Once we are informed that we can all go out with her, she will open it once more," Yoshio answered and he continued,"This wall will not let any demons or half demons in or out, only those with spiritual powers can pass through. Katsumi is the only one who can pass in and out for the time being. We had plenty priests with low spiritual power than Katsumi's who had gone with her, but they were killed days ago. We brought this many men with us because they have only a speck of spiritual power in them. We hoped that they could pass through along with her, but we tried a few hours ago and it did not work. They had even vowed their life to keep Katsumi safe. But she's the only one who can pass for now. Your little friend there can pass if she had high spiritual power, but might not be able to come back without Katsumi's assistance."

Inuyasha was about to fight back his words, but Kagome placed her hand on his shoulder and shook her head no. Inuyasha crossed his arms and watched the other half demon. That's when he noticed it, even though they are both from different worlds, only one thing kept them going.

That only thing which was Kagome, but in Yoshio's case, Katsumi. Yoshio's eyes hid a sadness only he understood, the feel of being alone and living a world where your loved ones are gone.

Everyone waited for Katsumi's return, they restlessly were leaning against the tunnel's walls. The men that were with them sharply got up from their positions to hear the sounds of hisses and growls emitting from the far end of the tunnels in which they came from.

Sango couldn't use her hiraikotsu because there was no space for her to throw it. Miroku raised his staff and held it in a fighting position. Inuyasha placed Kagome behind him and told her to stay, the sound of her not saying anything at all confused him, but the sound of a gasp coming from Sango who screamed her name made him afraid. He turned to see Kagome some how phasing through the wall, or rather the hole only those with high levels of spiritual power can go through.

Inuyasha shouted her name.

Kagome fell backwards and hit her head hard on the cement. She groaned in pain and sat up, then looked around. The sky was dark and cloudy, the occasionally thunder clasps ripped the air every few minutes. She looked to her right and noticed that there were shops and a figure in it. "Katsumi," she muttered. The sounds of cawing drew her attention and her head snapped in it's direction. The crows dove straight to her with it's claws sharpening.

The memory of the woman killed earlier went through her mind. Kagome gripped on to her bow and it glowed pink,"I'm not going down without a fight."

Katsumi walked around the store as quietly as she could, but she stepped on the glass that was scattered on the floor and she cursed to herself. The only applies she had found was bottles of water, there were only a hundred, although there was more than two hundred people back in the camp.

In the corner of her eyes she noticed a figure outside, then the sounds of the crow demon. She squinted to get a better look,"Damn it." Katsumi took out the dagger that was in her boot and rushed out. Leaving the applies forgotten.

"Shit, I'm not going to make it in time," Katsumi muttered as she ran as fast as she could.

She briskly stopped and saw Kagome draw out an arrow from her quiver, placing it on the bow string and pulling it back. "Release it quickly," she whispered to herself. She knew for a fact that if anything were to happen to the girl. She would have a very pissed off half demon waiting for her in the tunnel.

"Shoot it..." Katsumi trailed on. What the hell is she waiting for? She wondered.

Kagome sensed something that she hadn't sensed since earlier, was it possibly that there was another shard in this world? She let out a deep breath and focused on the demon rushing it's way to her. Then letting the arrow go.

The arrow shot like a comet, letting out sparkles of spiritual power and made contact on the crow demon's stomach. Katsumi and Kagome saw something glowing and fall onto the floor. Once Katsumi reached her, she stared down at the object that Kagome had in her hand. "That's the same thing that I sense from Neikan. What is it?" Katsumi questioned, I know she knows something. There is something that she and the other's are not telling us.

"It's a um...a..jewel shard," Kagome answered, she didn't know how to explain it to Katsumi. Or else she would start to interrogate her.

"A jewel shard," Katsumi clicked her tongue as the words rolled out of her tongue. "This tiny insignificant shard is the cause of a problem and did all of this. How absurd," Katsumi scoffed, she didn't know whether to believe, that Kagome was telling the truth or that she had lost her mind.

Kagome was about to open her mouth but then remembered that the others were being attacked by demons in the tunnel. "There are the same demons that you killed in the tunnel again. They are in trouble and we have to help them," Kagome panicked.

Katsumi nodded,"Alright then...let's light these bastards up with our power shall we?" Kagome nodded, she wasn't use to seeing herself -other world self - curse.

Inside, there were swarms of the same fly demons in every way they turn. Sango used her sword and sliced some of them in half. "They just keep coming," Miroku said. Sango nodded and continued on slicing.

Inuyasha used his claws to shred them to pieces, using tetsusaiga in this place...wouldn't be a good idea. "Inuyasha!" his ears twitched to hear Kagome call for him. The hole was open and there stood Katsumi and Kagome with their weapons in hand.

"Everyone out," Katsumi said, she let the men that did not have any weapons out first, then the rest of them followed out suit. The men had never been terrified for their lives, they haven't fought with any demons ever since the reign started and lost terribly.

"The fly demons are going to be in here when we return lady Katsumi," one of them said, fearing to have face it again.

Katsumi grinned,"Not a problem, step aside...Kagome. Shoot your arrow when I say go, got it." Kagome tensed when she heard her name after Inuyasha went over to her and asked concretely because of the blood he could smell on her uniform. She had told him she was fine and it was a demon's blood before Katsumi reopened the tunnel.

Yoshio stood on his guard, his ears flicking in different directions, just in case any of demons were to appear in the air. He growled to himself, It is not good to be out in the open, especially if the sun is setting.

Katsumi held the hole of the tunnel she had created open and waited until the demons that haven't gotten their attention on her. Her eyes glared down at them, she had lost two men and they were unfortunately alive, being that their feet and hands were shaking as some of the demons that were fly demons, eating their flesh. "Kagome...shoot their heads," she said to the shaken up girl who's eyes covered from the gruesome sight.

"But I-I can't...they–"

"They are going to die anyways, it's too late for them now. We should end their suffering for they do not need anymore pain," Katsumi told her strictly. Kagome sucked in a whip of air, she couldn't possible do it, she had never killed any living being, excluding demons. Katsumi was right, but she...Kagome she couldn't do it.

Katsumi huffed and ruffly took the bow and three arrows from her quiver, notching it back and shooting the men who's hands fell limp, making the demons snap up at them. "Die you sick bastards," she muttered under her breath and released the arrow and the tunnel glowed a bright pink before all the demons disintegrated in to dust. She snapped her head back to stare at Kagome,"When I tell you something. Do it. Or you will remain the weak girl you are." With that the woman walked in front of the group.

Inuyasha had to stop himself from not yelling at the 'bitch', his demon blood was rising from the way Katsumi had spoken to Kagome. The miko beside him was crestfallen,"She is right." Inuyasha made her face him, gripping her shoulders and looked at her directly in the eye,"Don't you listen to a word she said. Sure you didn't kill them, I know you Kagome. Keh, stupid girl, you ain't weak."

Kagome's eyes widened, he never spoken to her like that, she smiled thankfully to him. He gave her a curt nod and they followed the rest. Sango and Miroku sighed, surely they thought that an argument were to come about between Katsumi and Inuyasha. Knowing the half demon it would've happened if she wasn't Kagome's other world's self. They wouldn't like to see Katsumi getting killed by Inuyasha, or just by the sight would make everyone tense.

Back at the camp, Shippo waited patiently by the entrance in which he had seen his friend go into. He bit the bottom of his lip, he could feel his fang over his lower lip and draw a little blood from being to impatient.

"They won't be back until an hour after sunset," Satoshi said, sitting next to him with his elbows propped on his knees and the palm of his hands under his chin. Shippo nodded at the boys words, he looked at him in the corner of his eyes.

Their life was very similar, they both had lost their parents, but managed to find new ones. Although there was danger in this world like his. The kitsune sighed and looked up at the sky, Stupid Inuyasha, sucker punching me like that. I wanted to go.

As if he could read his mind, Satoshi spoke,"I wanted to go too, but Katsumi wouldn't want anything to happen to me. I want to help, but Yoshio says I'm too young and that I'll understand why there are things that I can and can not do if I don't obey the rules, or so he says. I just don't want to be left alone again, Katsumi is the only one I have left besides the others."

Shippo stared down at his feet,"I know how you feel. Trust me, nothing will happen to her. She left so that she can protect you and help the people who are also here." Satoshi smiled at him,"Thanks Shippo."

The kitsune got on his feet and puffed his chest in pride,"No problem, just so you know, if any demons were to come in here. I'll be able to stop them." Satoshi tilted his head in confusion and his brows furrowed,"How are you going to do that?"

Shippo totally forgotten that he was a human in this form, if he were to show his strength and fox magic tricks, it would blow their cover. "You're right, I'm just saying that because it makes you feel very brave afterwards." Satoshi let out an 'o' and nodded.

"Children, why don't you come inside where it's warm. If you are out in the cold, you will get sick. Satoshi I know Katsumi would not be pleased to have you catching a cold," the young woman from earlier, known as Aiko, had said to them with her hands on her hips.

"You too young one, your mother would not be satisfied in seeing you sick either," she continued, now looking at Shippo.

Shippo opened his mouth to speak, he did consider Kagome as his adopted mother. It put a smile on his face as he followed the two of them to the tent filled with children who waited to hear a story. Shippo took one last glance back at the cave,"Come back soon."

The group walked around the alleys in between the battered buildings. Katsumi had said earlier not to make sudden movements, there were ogre demons patrolling the area when they were passing through.

"No sounds at all," Katsumi whispered to them before they were walking around the ogre demons quietly. Kagome's heart began to pick up pace, she did not like this for some reason. In the back of her mind, she knew something was going to happen.

The man from earlier, Akuhei, wasn't quick enough, he was falling behind the group and he resorted to the only thing he could have done. He took Kagome's shoulder and pulled her back. Thus, breaking the camouflage spell when she had a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder.

Inuyasha hadn't felt the loss of warmth on his shoulder, being that the weather was starting to get strangely warmer. Kagome didn't have time to gasp before she fell onto the pavement and look up when the ogre demons stared down at her.

"She's a good price isn't she eh?"

"Alright...," Katsumi said, her voice draining from the use of her spiritual power,"We made it out in one piece." Yoshio nodded, but his ears caught the words of the ogre and Inuyasha too. They both looked back to see Kagome thrown over the ogre's should limp.

Akuhei gulped, from his face, Katsumi had known that it was his fault. "What did you do," she said to him. "Me? I did nothi–" He was slammed onto the brick wall behind him, Inuyasha was furious. "What the hell did you do," Inuyasha snarled at him.

"I-I'm sorry, I was losing my grip and I must've accidentally pulled her back. P-Please forgive me," Akuhei said.

Katsumi glared at the man,"You cost us this mission, one we could have gone through smoothly, yet...you failed to do one simple task." Inuyasha, as thick headed he was into getting in to battle, stepped to the edge of the alley ready to pound the lights out of the ogre demons.

"Don't do it. Unfortunately it's too late to save her. The camp has food for three days so we shouldn't worry about them, as for us. We can follow them, there's our ticket into killing Neikan once and for all," Katsumi told him.

Author's Note

Sorry for my prolonged delay of completing this chapter. I parted this chapter in three because there were a lot of gaps to fill in.