Kagome and Kikyo looked around their new surroundings. They
appeared to be in a grassy meadow. There seemed to be a forest to the
sides of the meadow. Next to where they lay was a well of some sort. All
of a sudden, a giant Centipede youki appeared out of the well. Again, a
feeling that someone was calling to her rushed over Kagome. The Centipede
lunged at the two girls. The girls ran as fast as they could into the
forest. The Centipede was gaining on them. They were trapped with nowhere
to hide. Kagome and Kikyo slowly backed up as the Centipede closed in.
Then, they hit something. Kagome turned around to see a boy with dog ears
pinned to the tree by an arrow. The dog-boy's eyes shot open.
"Kikyo! That guy is alive!" Kagome screamed.
"If you remove my arrow, I can help you." The dog-boy said calmly.
"Don't do it Kagome! He might try to kill us!" Kikyo exclaimed.
"Feh! If you don't remove the arrow, you are both dead!" The dog-boy yelled.
Kagome hesitated. She could hear the pleas from Kikyo not to remove the arrow. She could see the Centipede closing in on them. Kagome looked into the dog-boy's eyes. He smiled slightly. Could she trust him? There was no time to think. If she did not do something fast, they would all be dead. Kagome grasped the arrow and took a deep breath. It was now or never. Kagome pulled the arrow out of the dog-boy. A flash of red blinded them for a moment-the same flash that emitted out of the book before.
The dog-boy clenched his clawed fists and laughed maniacally. The Centipede was mere feet away from them. Lunging at the Centipede, the dog-boy straightened out his fingers and sliced through the Centipede. Kagome and Kikyo embraced each other and averted their eyes from the carnage. When they looked again, the dog-boy's claws were soaked in blood. The Centipede youki lay on the ground, dead. The dog-boy approached Kagome and Kikyo.
"Stay back! Sit! Roll over!" Kikyo commanded.
"I am not going to hurt you." The dog-boy said.
"Here, fetch the stick! Just leave us alone!" Kikyo screamed.
"Feh! I said I wasn't going to hurt you!" The dog-boy yelled. "My name is Inu Yasha. I am a hanayouki."
"I'm Kagome, and this is Kikyo!" Kagome replied happily.
"Kagome!" Kikyo glared.
"Well, I saved your life. Do you have any Shikon shards?" Inu Yasha asked.
"No." Kikyo said pointedly as she turned around and stared at the tree.
"Well, I have this charm my grandfather gave me." Kagome said as she dug through her backpack. "Kikyo, do you have that charm? I can't find it."
Kagome turned around to face Kikyo. As she did, she saw Kikyo engulfed in the glowing red light. Kagome yelled out Kikyo's name, but it was no use. Kikyo vanished within the light. She turned back to Inu Yasha after a moment. Tears filled her eyes.
"I.I don't know where she went. I don't know where I am even. Please, help me find a way back home!" Kagome pleaded.
"Well.The only one who might now a way for you to get back home is Myoga. We will go to the village and find him." Inu Yasha said soothingly as he reached out his hand to hers.
Kagome reached out her hand to him, and then withdrew it. Inu Yasha's hands still were stained with blood from the Centipede youki. Inu Yasha looked at his hands. Spitting on them, he wiped them clean on his clothes. He then reached out his hand again to Kagome. This time, she took it. Inu Yasha smiled at her.
"Welcome to the feudal age." Inu Yasha said as they started walking towards the village.
"Kikyo! That guy is alive!" Kagome screamed.
"If you remove my arrow, I can help you." The dog-boy said calmly.
"Don't do it Kagome! He might try to kill us!" Kikyo exclaimed.
"Feh! If you don't remove the arrow, you are both dead!" The dog-boy yelled.
Kagome hesitated. She could hear the pleas from Kikyo not to remove the arrow. She could see the Centipede closing in on them. Kagome looked into the dog-boy's eyes. He smiled slightly. Could she trust him? There was no time to think. If she did not do something fast, they would all be dead. Kagome grasped the arrow and took a deep breath. It was now or never. Kagome pulled the arrow out of the dog-boy. A flash of red blinded them for a moment-the same flash that emitted out of the book before.
The dog-boy clenched his clawed fists and laughed maniacally. The Centipede was mere feet away from them. Lunging at the Centipede, the dog-boy straightened out his fingers and sliced through the Centipede. Kagome and Kikyo embraced each other and averted their eyes from the carnage. When they looked again, the dog-boy's claws were soaked in blood. The Centipede youki lay on the ground, dead. The dog-boy approached Kagome and Kikyo.
"Stay back! Sit! Roll over!" Kikyo commanded.
"I am not going to hurt you." The dog-boy said.
"Here, fetch the stick! Just leave us alone!" Kikyo screamed.
"Feh! I said I wasn't going to hurt you!" The dog-boy yelled. "My name is Inu Yasha. I am a hanayouki."
"I'm Kagome, and this is Kikyo!" Kagome replied happily.
"Kagome!" Kikyo glared.
"Well, I saved your life. Do you have any Shikon shards?" Inu Yasha asked.
"No." Kikyo said pointedly as she turned around and stared at the tree.
"Well, I have this charm my grandfather gave me." Kagome said as she dug through her backpack. "Kikyo, do you have that charm? I can't find it."
Kagome turned around to face Kikyo. As she did, she saw Kikyo engulfed in the glowing red light. Kagome yelled out Kikyo's name, but it was no use. Kikyo vanished within the light. She turned back to Inu Yasha after a moment. Tears filled her eyes.
"I.I don't know where she went. I don't know where I am even. Please, help me find a way back home!" Kagome pleaded.
"Well.The only one who might now a way for you to get back home is Myoga. We will go to the village and find him." Inu Yasha said soothingly as he reached out his hand to hers.
Kagome reached out her hand to him, and then withdrew it. Inu Yasha's hands still were stained with blood from the Centipede youki. Inu Yasha looked at his hands. Spitting on them, he wiped them clean on his clothes. He then reached out his hand again to Kagome. This time, she took it. Inu Yasha smiled at her.
"Welcome to the feudal age." Inu Yasha said as they started walking towards the village.