Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi-sama. No matter how much I begged and pleaded, she wouldn't give him to me. However, this story does belong to me, so don't try to steal it.

"talking"
'thinking'
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Switched Times

by Nimrodel



"Oi, wench, you're late again!" yelled Inuyasha. Once again he was there to drag Kagome back to the Sengoku Jidai. And, once again, she wasn't very pleased with it.

"Please, Inuyasha, just one more day...I have a big test tomorrow..." Kagome pleaded.

"Keh. That's what you said yesterday. You're always having those stupid test things. If I let you take them all, you'd never come look for the shards with me." growled Inuyasha.

"...but...I barely got to see my family at all, Inuyasha...I want to stay home a little longer...onegai?"

"You're coming back today! The Shikon shards are more important than your stupid old home anytime..." As soon as the words left his mouth, he knew he had made a mistake. He waited for the pain he knew was coming.

"Osuwari! Osuwari osuwari osuwari! Baka! I'd choose my family and home over the stupid shards anytime!" Kagome stalked angrily out of the room.

Inuyasha lay on the ground, waiting for the pain from the multiple sits to subside. 'Okay...maybe that wasn't the smartest thing I ever said..." he thought as he slowly lifted his aching body off the floor. He decided to go find Kagome.

He followed her scent down the stairs and outside. She was standing, arms crossed, outside the door. She looked up as soon as she saw him.

"Hmph. You're slow for someone who is so eager to go find the shards!" she said, glaring at him.

Inuyasha was suprised. "You mean you're coming?" Somehow, after the argument they had, he hadn't expected that.

Kagome sighed. "Yes, I'm coming...but only if I get to come back home this weekend." 'Maybe if I give in a little he'll cooperate...'

Inuyasha considered it for a second before answering. 'Well...at least she'll come back with me...' "Yeah, fine."

"Then let's hurry up. I want this weekend to come as soon as possible." Obviously she was still mad. Inuyasha followed her as she stalked off in the direction of the well house.

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As soon as they had reached the other side of the well, Kagome realized she had left her backpack at home. "God, I'm such an idiot...my bag is at home...I'll be right back, Inuyasha."

"No way. I'll go get it. If I let you go back, you might not come look for shards for another couple of days." He said. 'And maybe if I actually do something nice you'll talk to me again...' he thought.

Kagome smiled a little...even though he acted tough, she could tell that he was trying to be nice. "Thanks, Inuyasha...I left it in my room. I'll go on ahead to the village."

And so Inuyasha jumped back through the well and into Kagome's time.

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A few minutes after Kagome had left for the village, a person dressed in a white shirt and red hakama emerged from the bushes. She slowly walked toward the well.

"So this is where that odd energy is coming from..." she looked at the well with interest. "This could be Naraku's work. Maybe I should do something about it..."

With the ease of an expert she pulled out her bow and aiming an arrow at the well, released it. She examined the well afterwards, and satisfied with her work, walked away.

The energy of the well had been contained. The well was sealed.

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Inuyasha grabbed her oversized bag and started heading back. 'Keh, why does she bring so much useless stuff...' he thought. He had to admit, though, that some of it was usefull...well, he even enjoyed some of it. He wasn't sure if he could ever live without ramen again...that stuff was so good. When they ran out, he'd actually let Kagome back through the well without too much of fight...but he'd be there to drag her back soon after. Deep down, he knew it was because he missed her...but he'd never admit that to anyone. Not even himself. He just kept telling himself that they needed to find all the shards...

He walked into the wellhouse, and, holding Kagome's backpack, jumped into the well. He jumped out again.

He was still in the wellhouse.

He jumped in again, and out. Still in the wellhouse. Something was wrong. He jumped in again, and looked up. Instead of sky and clouds, there was a wooden ceiling. He tried again. Nothing. There was something wrong with the well...he couldn't get back to the Sengoku Jidai.

He was stuck in Kagome's time...without Kagome.


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So what does everone think? I notices there are lots of stories where the well stops working...but everyone is always in their own time when it happens. I figured I'd try it this way...I hope everyone likes it. I'm going to try and have some fun and make it last as long as I can...there's alot of opportunity to have some fun with Inuyasha in Kagome's time. Also, I'm a big IYxK fan so you're definitely gonna see some of that in the story as soon as I can fit it. Also, I think I have a slight tendency to get slightly OOC...anyway, enough rambling. Tell me what you think and give me suggestions on what you'd like to have happen.