Hey!!! Ya know...the prolouge was a really weird begining. But ya know like I said, it will all be explained as the story goes. I don't own IY at all. So R&R.

Return to the Past

"Ko! Time to wake up!" Mrs. Higarashi yelled up to the sleeping 13-year-old.
Ko's eyes slowly opened, she yawned, and slowly rose from bed.
"So early, school bites,"Ko mumbled as she pulled on her dark blue pleated skirt.

I'm Ko Ginte Starr. I live with the Higarashi's. *pulls on white blouse* My parents died when I was just an infant. *puts on a black tie* And my older half-brother doesn't want anything to do with me. *puts arms through a dark blue vest* My only other family...one brother, but he died 7 years ago. *puts on knee high white socks* It doesn't really faze me as much as it used to. *puts on a dark blue jacket that falls just below her chest* It's been 7 years. I was 6 then, but now I'm 13. *pulls her long black hair into a low pony tail* I can take it. I'm not a kid anymore.

She looked at herself in the mirror and sighed. Then she grabbed her bag, and ran downstairs.
The comotion had already started. Kagome was upset about grandpa's terrible birthday present, and was not letting him off without a fight.
Souta, Ko, and Mrs. H were calmly eating breakfast, while Kagome and gramps fought.
"5 bucks on gramps." Souta mumbled.
Ko looked at him,"No way, have you seen Kagome's yelling average? It's better that last season."
Mrs. H chuckled. Ko always made a joke out of everything. Her sense of humor was classic, but she always seemed to stay pretty serious when telling jokes.
Ko finished the last of her pancakes, and washed the dishes. She and Kagome put on their shoes, and were out the door.
"Man, why did you have to bicker with gramps so much?" Ko eyed her friend.
Kagome stared at her,"He gave me a mumified Kappa hand for my birthday. What kind of a present is that.
Ko thought for a second,"...a crappy one."
The two girls chuckled, but continued their walk to school.
Ko's eyes noticed Buyo's tail disappear inside the well house. She slowly followed him. Why am I following him? And of all places the WELL!
As the two of them entered the old well house, a look of regret and fear crossed Ko's face.
What's up with Ko? She looks...afraid, almost terrified!!
They stood at the top of the stairs, both staring down at the well, Ko sweating and shaking.I...I can't move! NO! I can't face him yet!
"No...not yet." Ko mumbled.
Kagome looked confused.
"Ko, what are you....?" Kagome started.
All of a sudden the cover over the well burst into peices, and a giant centipede woman grabbed Ko and Kagome.
After dragging the girls into the well, it seemed to loose interest in Ko, and threw her down the well. She vanished.
"Ko!" Kagome screamed, but she was already gone.

~Ko POV~

I woke up at the bottom of the well. My head hurt badly. Looking above me I saw...the sky!
"Oh no, I'm...*gulp* in Sengoku Jidai."
This was just great. I was trapped 500 years in the past, and my best friend could be lost.
I stood up, brushing myself off, taking off my shoes and socks, my jacket, vest, and tie. No need for them. Then, grabbing the vines, I climbed out.
I found myself walking to the one place I hated and loved the most. The Goshinboku.
I stopped, staring at the trunk. There he was, Inuyasha, my only family left.

Muwhahahahahah!!!! End of chapter 1...the last one was the prolouge. 1 thing, Ko and Koinu ARE THE SAME PERSON!!! If you haven't figured that out yet. the next couple chappies will explain about her...so sit back and wait!