*disclaimer* same as chapter . I am poor….. Nuff said. Lol hey you guys this is Mel, the author's sister. I also have an Inu Yasha story called, "InuYashaSecrets" but I am gonna change the name soon to "InuYasha Secrets" . I had to copy this story down onto the computer for her. I made a couple small grammer changes but this story initially belongs to me sister the writer. Ok, now back to the story and dotn forget to check out my story!

Chapter~2

Kagome stood hovering around the well. After a half an hour of debating on whether or not to go through it before finishing her homework. She chose to take it with her to the past. With one last glance, she jumped in.

Mariko had just reached the Higurashi's shrine after walking 5 blocks. She rang he doorbell, then soon realized no one was home. As she turned to leave, she remembered the shrine. She seemed to be drawn to it. She'd been here before, but she seemed like she had known of it for a longer time…. Longer than her 15 years on Earth. When she broke out of her trance she stood beside the well. She heard voices. After looking around the room to find where the voices were coming from when she noticed they were coming from the well.

"Inu Yasha, I'm just having a late lunch with him. I'm hungry and Koga's my friends, that's it!" Mariko heard Kagome's voice from the well. She sounded irrated, as if the conversation had been going on for a long time.

"Kagome's voice is coming from the well?" Before Mariko could panic, a thought came to her, 'what if there was a ladder on the inside of the well?' she looked over and could hear the voices clearer.

"Does he know your 'just friends'?" Inu Yasha barked back.

"I cant see the ladder, maybe they're down further." Mariko suggested to keep herself calm.

"Fine Inu Yasha. Ill take Shippo with me, if that will make you feel better." Mariko climbed inside and let go of the side of the well.

Inu Yasha took of into the sky looking for any youkai willing to fight so that he could blow off some steam from his last argument with Kagome. She had been gone for a month and a half, as soon as she comes back, that baka wolf demon takes her away for a late lunch.

"He'd better not try anything!" Inu Yasha snarled.

Mariko closed her eyes half-expecting to land on a hard surface. She smelt grass and heard birds, as if she were in a open meadow. She opened her eyes find herself lying in the well, with a bright light at the opening of the well. She stood up and climbed out. "Where's the shrine?" After getting her bearings, she walked toward a few trees, and even though she didn't know she was in the feudal era, some part of her recognized a path to Kaede's village. She entered a trance-like state and used the path as a guide.

Once the trance was broken, Mariko stood in the doorway of Kaede's hut.

"Back so soon child, did you remember the herbs I asked for?" Kaede asked, and then turned around at the baffled teenager. The girl's aura seemed so familiar and friendly, as if she'd known her. Yet Kaede couldn't recall ever meting her.

"Sorry, I was looking for a friend, I fell in a well, and wound up here. I'm Mariko Ashido." Mariko blurted out. For the first time Kaede noticed the girls clothes.

"Do you know Kagome?" Mariko's face brighten, "Yes, she dropped her locket at school. Do you know where she is?"

"She hasn't passed here yet." Kaede responded after looking her over, "Have we met?"

"No, I don't think so." The girl responded Whatever connection the girl had to the past, Kaede could find out In meditation. But Kaede needed a way to keep her near by just in case. Just the Inu Yasha landed gracefully on Kaede doorstep. Hopefully he'd be in the mood to watch her. The chances were slim, but she had to try and get to him, "Inu Yasha, this is Kagome's friend Mariko, can you show her around while I meditate, please?"

Inu Yasha thought about it for a moment, "Kagome's friend huh? Fine!" He grumbled. Mariko's eyes lighted up, "Hello, who are you?" she said playfully. She went into a flirtish mode. She wrapped her hand around his and they were off.

Kaede sat cross-legged and started her mediation. "Who have I seen that is that flirtatious?"

"… and that takes us back to Kaede's hut" Inu Yasha concluded the tour. If she hadn't been a friend o Kagome, he would've declined, but he could've gotten what Kagome referred to as 'brownie points' (whatever those were) for helping he friend.

While he was still in deep thought Mariko stood on her tip toes, got in a sneak kiss, and grabbed Inu Yasha's butt. Inu Yasha roared and stepped back several feet, "What are you doing woman?"

Kaede had awaken from her meditation, in time to see the commotion outside her window. Of course, that's it! Why hadn't she thought about that. Quickly, Kaede reached the door and pulled Mariko inside and shut the door before the young hanyou could pounce. He hit the ground, cursing and spitting dirt. He took flight, and decided to find Kagome.

" The 'late lunch' should be over by now." He growled.

" I figured out why you seem so familiar to me." Kaede stated, "You're a reincarnation."

"A reincarnation? Of who?" Mariko asked.

"Of a houshi. Maybe you'll meet him."

"Him? I was a guy in my past life?" Just then a villager came in, "Kaede-sama, this just came for you."

"Thank you." she said as she read it.

"Guess who's on their way here?" Kaede asked after reading the letter.

"Who?" Mariko asked.