I know it's a short chapter you'll live. And thanks to KiyomiShizuru. Hope you continue to review and suchness. A.T.


*Dylan*

" See you soon."

Dylan waved to Mayu as he turned to walk he looks towards home, he sees a strange light. In a fit of worry, he runs home.


*Higarashi House*

Mai stands there looking at the others while the stare at runs up beside Kagome and stares at Mai as well.

" What are you all gawking at?"

"Mai you're... you're glowing..."

Kagome trailed off in disbelief. Mai looked down at her hands and the rest of her body. Her eyes slightly widened.

" Wow. This is... amazing."

" You idiot! It's not a good thing!"

" Sis, put that staff down!"

" Hm?"

While Mai looked at her brother, wondering when he got back, Inuyasha ripped the staff from her grip.

" Hey!"

Mai got ticked off and stormed inside to her room, feeling that if she staid there she would be something she would later regret. Dylan watched after

her.

" Oh Mai."

Gramps looked on in awe and shock.

" I don't understand. What happened?"

" It has demonic energy grandpa."

" You said it belonged to a royal family right? Maybe they were demons."

Dylan stared at Inuyasha along with the others while he looked down at the staff in his hands.


*Mai*

Mai sat by her window looking out to the darkening sky with her bag sitting beside her.

" I miss the stars..."

KNOCK.

" Yeah?"

" It's me."

Dylan called from he other side of the door and waited for his sister to come unlock it.

" What happened?"

" I don't know, but it felt right holding that bo staff... I just want to go back to the Feudal Era."

" Mai, it isn't our home, you have to remember that. Although, it should hold some answers. There has to be a reason for all this, besides we're leaving

after dinner so just hang in until then. By the way, we're bringing the staff with us, and since Miroku's a monk maybe he can do something about the

demonic aura."

" -sigh- Fine. You guys go ahead and eat. I'm just gonna chill up here until we leave."

" Ok, I'll let you know."

Dylan softly closed the door as he left, leaving Mai to her thoughts as she laid sprawled out on her bed, staring up at he ceiling for the remainder of the

time until they left.


*By Well*

Inuyasha looked over everyone.

" Ready?"

They nodded as Sota turned to Dylan.

" Thanks for the lesson."

" -smile- No problem. I'll teach you more when we get back."

Kagome's mom stood behind Sota with a smile.

" Be sure to be careful."

" We will mom."

" Do tell me more about the staff when you come back. What ever you find out."

They nodded to Grandpa.


*Feudal Era*

Mai ran top speed towards the others who were waiting for them to arrive.

" Oh no! No brakes!"

Mai went crashing through the bushes and rolled till a tree stopped her from going much further, much to be backs others looked down at her as she

blew hair from her face.

" Lol. Mai, do you have to be this excited?"

" She really likes it here." ' Not that I blame her. The real reason I come back is...'

Kagome looked to Inuyasha in her peripheral, who was laughing to hard to stand straight.

" LMAO. You look ridiculous."

Mai staid where she landed with a pout.

" Shut it Inu-baka."

She picked up a piece of tree bark that had broken off and threw it at him, hitting hit on the side of the head.

" Now come help me up."

" Not a chance."

Mai pulled her puppy face which no one was able to resist.

" Pweeeeeease?"

She wined like a little puppy to add to it. Inuyasha failed.

" Ugh! Lazy little... FINE!"

He lifted her up and she climbed onto his back till they were standing with the others again. Mai jumped off his back and swept the dirt from her close.

Dylan and the others were just looking at her.

" Better now?"

" Yup."

" Inuyasha, you have the staff?"

Kagome's statement caused the others to turn and look at him while he pulled it from his back.

" Miroku, can you do something about the demonic aura? It was active when Mai held it."

Said girl turned away from the group. She was quickly attached to the staff and was not liking it not in her grasp.

" What's wrong with her?"

Shippo asked from his perch on Miroku's shoulder.

" She's upset 'cause it's her new favorite toy and Inuyasha took it away."

Mai crossed her arms.

" Screw you people and your meanness!"

" Oh, you're the mature one... If I didn't care about you Mai then you think I'd let you be possessed by that demonic aura or something?"

Mai turned on her heal to face the others.

" But I'm telling you, I wasn't being possessed!"

" Your eyes weren't normal."

Inuyasha looked at her while she glared at him.

" You might have been sooner of later."

While she continued to glare at him, Dylan turned to Miroku who was looking over the staff.

" So what's wrong with it?"

Mai groaned at them and blasted 'Paramore' in her ears.

" Odd. There's nothing wrong with the staff. What ever was happening must have been coming from Mai because this is just a regular, though granted

expensive looking, Bo staff."

Songo who was standing beside him looked confused then shocked.

" That makes no sense. She's human."

Every one looked at Mai who was in her own world.

" So... if the staff is normal..."

" Then does that mean the aura we sensed was actually..."

" Mai."

Mai noticed the stares and gave them all a funny look while pulling out one of her head phones.

" What?"

Inuyasha went to stand in front of Mai and looked down at her.

" Mai..."

" What?"

She paused her music.

" Don't get too excited cause I know you will, but the demonic aura wasn't coming form the staff. It came from you."