A/N I'm tried to get it done in time! Ah, close but no cigar I guess XD Anyways, Merry (belated) Christmas, and in case I don't update before January 1st, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

CHAPTER 10

Sesshomaru's POV

She had held the wolf as he died, even crying for him. I know it shouldn't surprise me, from what I know of her so far, this seemed like something she would do. Of course, I too had heard about Satsujinsha, he was the next in line for the leader of Kouga's tribe. I was saddened by his death, as they were know to be faithful allies in the past, both his and Kouga's death would be mourned in the Western and Eastern lands tonight.

I saw the wolf die in Kagome's arms, and he sobs were renewed. I felt like I was witnessing a very intimate moment, and turned my head as to give her at least a fraction of the privacy she deserved. When she had finished paying her respects to the wolf, she stiffly got up, her eyes focussed on the ground. When she finally did bring her eyes up I could tell she was surprised to see me still standing here. Heck, why was I still standing here?

Nonetheless she started to walk towards me, the rising sun glinting off of her midnight black her, making it appear as if she had a halo. I also registered the fact that her body had become more toned and her eyes were a rich, warm chocolate brown. Then she swayed and started to fall. I ran to her without thinking, catching her before her head hit the ground. I cradled her in arms, trying to figure out what to do with her.

A sudden idea popped into my head. I knew it would be a cruel wake up call, but it was the only option I could think of at the time. I set her down in the freezing cold river, still fully clothed. Almost as soon as she hit the water she awoke with a gasp, water surrounded her completely, getting in her mouth and nose. She came back up sputtering and coughing, looking not very pleased.

"You idiot," she seethed as soon as she was able to talk. "What made you think that dropping me into a freezing cold river at dawn would solve anything?"

"It served its purpose," I said calmly, apparently it was the wrong thing to say as her eyes got a glint in them that I rarely see in humans. She slowly arose from the water, but as soon as she was standing right beside me she jumped on me. Not being prepared for the extra weight I fell into the river with her on top of me.

I glared at her coldly, but my glare was met with the mirth in her eyes, and then she burst out laughing.

"What do you find so amusing Miko?" I demanded, purposely not using her name.

"You look like a wet dog," she answered, trying, and failing, to muffle her laughter.

That's when I realized that position we were in. Her body was draped over mine in a rather conspicuous manner, and I couldn't help but notice how nice it felt. She had a very well curved body, but was also quite lean and toned for a human female.

"It served its purpose though, didn't it Lord Sesshomaru."

She was mocking me! Lord Sesshomaru! One of the most feared demons in (possibly) the whole world.

I blinked at her in shock for a couple seconds, trying to think of the proper way to respond. If almost anyone else would have laughed at me I would have beheaded them on the spot, yet I knew she hadn't meant it as an insult, yet as a sign of, dare I say, friendship. Something warm spread through me, a feeling I had long ago forgotten. I had not had a friend in such a long time that the feeling that swept over me was foreign.

A heard a splash as Kagome hit the water, apparently, while I was floundering for a correct response, she had attempted to disentangle herself from me. Yet she had only succeeded in doing a face plant in the water, her legs still trapped in mine. This time it was my time to chuckle as she once again came out of the water spluttering.

She mock glared at me before she also started to laugh. And as soon as it started both of us stopped, and I was so very aware of the way I was draped over her, and how the water had made her already tattered shirt stick to her curvaceous body and it was also slightly see through now as well. My tongue felt too big for my mouth as I felt myself react to having her so close. I quickly stood up and backed up a couple of steps. She blinked, confused, before slowly getting up herself, shivering slightly in the cold air.

She looked down at the ground, her face red as she cleared her throat and mumbled something that even my highly trained ears couldn't pick up on. I cocked my head slightly, and said sternly, "Speak up."

I didn't believe it was possible, but her face went even more red, a shade that a priestess's hakama would be jealous of.

"I said," she mumbled a bit louder, "can you please turn around at least so I can get changed."

"Oh," I thought, and with as much dignity as possible I turned around. I heard a weird sound that must have come from her taking off her wet clothes, and then there was a rustle of dry clothes as she put them on.

"You can turn-" she started, but I had already turned by the time she had said "now".

"Where will you go now?" I asked her, genuinely curious.

"Same place you will be going, wherever he goes."

"Accompany me," I said without thinking. A shocked look appeared on her face, one that perfectly matched the turmoil inside my head. Why did I ask her to join?

"You could be an asset to the fall of Naraku," I paused and then tacked on the end, "once again."

She seemed to find what I had said mildly amusing, because at the last part she had let out a dry chuckle, a bittersweet smile appearing on her face at, what I assumed, was the memory of the last battle.

She had yet to respond, so I took her silence as a "no", however, when I went to walk away she ran to catch up with me, her ridiculously large yellow satchel around her back. I looked at it with slight curiosity, unsure of why a satchel needed to be so large.

"It's called a backpack," her voice, full of amusement, broke through my thoughts.

"Ah," I said, not willing to admit that what she had just said confused me more.

"It's like an overly large satchel, except this has a lot more compartments, and is large to be able to accommodate more things like books and clothes." She explained. As she was explaining, something was nagging at the back of my brain, begging to be remembered.

Kagome's POV

"I use it mostly for travelling because I think it is quite convenient and it even distributes a large amount of weight over both-" I stopped mid sentence when I noticed that he was no longer paying attention. I flushed, angry at him for not even attempting to pay attention.

"Pompous brat," I huffed, and we walked in silence.

I chanced a quick look up at him a couple of minutes later, and was surprised at the deep look of concentration I found there. I probably could have stripped naked and done cartwheels and he wouldn't have noticed a thing.

All of a sudden a look of comprehension lit his features.

"What era are you from?"

I felt terror build inside, and I was sure it showed in my face as I all of a sudden stopped walking. Sesshomaru didn't notice for a second, and walked past me, I prayed that he would just keep on walking. Alas, he stopped and slowly turned towards me.

"I do not enjoy repeating myself priestess," he said menacingly.

"And I don't enjoy when you call me priestess," I snapped back at him.

"Fine then, Kagome." I wrinkled my nose at the way he made my name sound almost like a swear word, how rude.

"I'm not from . . . here," I finished lamely.

"Yes, I have figured as much," he sais impatiently and I was quickly trying to come up with an excuse.

Then I realized something; I no longer had a reason to not tell the truth. So what if he killed me? No one would really miss me much anymore.

"I'm from the future," I bluntly stated. He blinked in surprise a few times, but I didn't wait for him to catch on as I continued.

"About 500 years in the future to be exact. On my 15th birthday I was pulled down a well at the shrine my family owns by Mistress Centipede. She was awaken by the Shikon no Tama, which was hidden in my body, because, as you have already gathered, I am Kikyou's reincarnation. Except," here I started pacing, "I broke the jewel, so it was my responsibility to help put it back together. But I also had school on my side, where all girls and boys go to school, and no one would believe me if I said I went time travelling! So I'm "sick" there and my friends there think I'm going crazy to top it all off! And now my friends and family here are dead, but I can't get back through the well and I don't know why!" I finished my rant, panting heavily.

I hadn't exactly tried to get into the well, but I could tell that the magic surrounding it was different, or maybe it was that my magic was different. Either way, I couldn't go home.

A/N CHAPTER 10 DONE! :D Anyways, once again Happy New Years! And thank you for reading my story, special thanks to Veraozao and LoveInTheBattleField, you two keep me going with you comments every chapter! :3 Also, sesschanfan, I love snowy owls, whitelotus123, Death by Me and YoruichiXSoiFon1, thank you as well! :)