Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-yasha and company (but I wish I would). However, I do own Kiken, Koishi, Gin, Aliz, Chaz and Mike that may show up in this fic (I use them in most of my fanfics).

This is needed cause basically we assume that the people are speaking Japanese, but there are some American characters and they use sometimes English. Other symbols are: "talking", 'toughts', ***new place or time***

Chapter 5 Scent of another man

On the morning birds were singing and sun were shining. It was beutiful and peaceful, but suddenly everything fell silent. It was like death was invading the forest. The small animals hide into their dens and bird flew away when snake-like soul snatchers flew around. There was more than five of them catchering around the distoyed well. Slowly Kikyo abroashed the well. She lifted her hand and placed it on the wood with a meaningless sigh. She had followed Inu-yasha's trail for sometime, but they seemed to end here at this well. She knew this well and somehow when touching it she knew there was connection with it and the girl with Inu-yasha. "Where are you now, Inu-yasha?" she asked from the well like she would be talking to the half demon. She played her fingers on the still-standing edge of the well. The soul snatchers moved around her when she sighed again. "Is this the way to her world?" she asked letting her eyes wander on the distroyed well.She was just about to say something more when a rustle got her attention. Gin crawled her way trough some bushes just to end up to the opening. She knew the well was there so she didn't glance to that direction. "Come on!" she called for the others who were having more trouble to get trough the forest. Then she turned to looke towad the well standing broudly, but immediatly when she saw Kikyo standing beside the well she took an attacking position and growled low "Who are you?" Kikyo was silent, but backed a little when noticing Gin's white hair. It was like Inu-yasha's! Was there a connection? She narrowed her eyes when hearing the tohers to come nearer in the forest, but she staid calm. Her demons started to move around her protectively when Gin started to growl even lower. Gin realized that the woman wasn't doing any moves against her so she wondered was there some other people around. The precense of those demons around the miko made her instincts fail her. She glanced around ready for a trap, but just when she turned to look at the womand again. She was gone! Miroku grawled out from the forest next and he still could feel the heaviness of the air. He looked around for any singn of a demon, but there was nothing. Next came Sango out from the forest having Shippo on her shoulder and Kirara followed. "What's with the air?" Miroku asked silently from Gin thinking that she might know. She was long silent staring at the well when the heavy air started to dissappear. "There was a woman with dead souls." she said nodding toward the well. Sango looked at the well getting only one woman in her mind on the moment, but she wasn't sure of it. "She was a miko." That ensured it! Miroku and Sango looked at each other and then at well knowing well who it was. "Who was she?" Gin asked looking at her companions. "It was Kikyo." Miroku answered silently like it would be obvious to everyone.

***on the same morning in Kagome's time***

It was an usual Saturday morning to Kagome when she finally woke up. Only difference was that she was counting on the mornings since their arrival. "Fifth morning and sixth day" she muttered when encirciling one more day in her calendar. Then she put the pen down and streched her back before deciding to take a shower. On her way to the bathroom Aliz passed her having a XXL T-shirt on her. "Morning" the American girl jawned and went to the stairs. 'She's just like she would be home' Kagome thought when opening the door to the bath room. She stared at the bath for a moment. 'Why not to take my time' she thought smiling and started to fill the bath. "" Aliz said in pure English when entering the kitchen where granpa was reading the newspaper and Mrs.Higurashi was doing th breakfast. The boys were playing according to the sound that was heard from the livingroom. "Morning" the others in the room greeted with Japanese. Aliz sat down by the table not bothering to lift her shirt so that her other shoulder would be covered. That was the main reason for Kagome's grandpa to hide behind the newspaper. Then the front door opened and Inu-yasha marched in not bothering to stop when all in the kitchen greeted him. He just cotinued his way up the stairs. He didn't notice, however that Aliz was leaning backwards with her chair and looked out from the kitchen after her. Just when he entered Kagome's room she fell on the floor with the chair. "Aliz!" Inu-yasha could hear Kagome's mom to scold th freespirited girl. The half demon, however, didn't know what the sound had been and why Aliz had been scold, but he didn't bother to look down from the stairs to see. He walked in Kagome's room when realizing she wasn't there. 'Maybe she's in shower' he thought and satt down on her bed crossing his legs and folding his hands. He looked around suddenly noticing the present Kagome got from Hojo yesterday. It looked tempting and Inu-yasha wondered what it might be. No one had opened it yet. Still he decided not to give the control to his coriousity. He wold wait for Kagome come. However, fifteen minutes passed and Inu-yasha's coriousity was taking over. He looked around to make sure no one was there to see him. Slowly he got down from the bed and walked toward the present that was laing on the floor beside Kagome's bag. He grabbed it and brought it right before his eyes and then he catched a scent.

***Several minutes later***

Humming something Kagome came out from the bath room drying her hair. "The breakfast's ready, Kagome" her mom called from downstairs. "I'm coming" she answered walking in her room just to get some clean clothes on. Just then she noticed that something was blowing in her room. She looked at her window and noticed it was open. She didn't remember opening it. Still she walked to the window and closed it. Just when turning to get clean clothes she kicked something on the floor. She looked down to see Hojo's present on the floor. She picked it up and placed it on her table wondering why had it been there. Then she opened her closet and looked for clean clothes. It wasn't school today so it didn't matter what she would put on. She shooce one red skirt and a white T-shirt with some patters around the neckline. Then she got down to the kitchen seeng that Aliz still hadn't changed anything proper on. It also seemed that the American girl had stolen the newspapers from grandpa and now was sitting on one chair having legs on another. Grandpa in other hand was helping Mirs. Higurashi just to have an excuse to show his back to Aliz. Sighing Kagome sat down and her mom put food before her. "Have Inu-yasha eaten yet?" she asked. "Nope", Aliz answered looking from behind the paper. "Didn't you see him? He walked into your room half an hour ago and havent gone by since then." Then the older girl consentrated on the papers again. "He wasn't in my room." Kagome said then realizing the reason why her window had been open. She felt silent and Aliz looked from behind the paper again noticing her to be thoughtful. "You could get the food to him" the American girl told Kagome. "If he's not in your room I wouldn't wonder him to use your window and go to the wellhouse." She smiled gently and Kagome couldn't on the moment be angry to her for the yeasterday. "I will" Kagome said when another plate appeared before her. She looked up to see her mother smiled and then with a smile she grabbed both plates and started toward the door. Aliz looked after her until the maindoor was closed. She smiled widely muttering something that Kagome's mother couldn't hear and then consentrated on the paper again.

***Outside***

Kagome smiled when walking toward the well house. She didn't see Inu-yasha on the roof so she believed him to be inside. She first peeked inside and saw him to jump into the well. Then she heard curses. She knocked the wall of the house when walking in. He immediately jumped up from the well to stand on the edge. First his exression was blank, but then it went angry when seeng her. He looked away and that made Kagome wonder. Maybe he was sngry about the yesterday. "I brought breakfast" she said lifting the other plate a bit. He didn't move so she decided to go down and sit on the stairs. "You must eat" she said gently palcing the plate beside her and putting the other one on her knees. "Hmph!" was all sound when he jumped beside th doorway. Then he walked behind Kagome to grab the plate. Then he was gone. Kagome heard something from the roof and eating what she had in her mouth she stood up. She went out to see Inu-yasha sitting legs crossed on the roof staring at the sky. "Hey" Kagome called, but he didn't bother to look at her. "Are you still angry about yesterday?" "Feh!" he turned to look right the opposite direction of her. He had the plate on his legs, but he hadn't touched it. "You shouldn't be angry of it" Kagome said putting her other hand on her hip. "I'm sorry that I shout to you. I mean it, so can you stop avoiding me?" she got only another grumble from him as an answer. "What's your broblem?" "Nothing!" he growled. He would like to get on with the eating. He was hungry, but how could he keep his mask up when having his mouth full of food. "I don't understand you" Kagome hit her forehead and shaked her head. "I'll go in now, but. Nothing! Just don't get depressed again." Then she left. Now Inu-yasha had finally a chance to eat his breakfast, but what was bothering him that she had gotten a gift from another man! There was a scent of another mand all over the gift.

***Hours later***

"Oi!" Inu-yasha heard a call. He turned around to see Aliz standing some feets away from the well house hand's folded. "I heard you are avoiding Kagome. Why is that?" "It's not of your fucking business, bitch!" he groled looking away from her. Aliz srached her head smirking and holding her other hand on her hip. "You could stop calling me bitch" she said with a calm but hearable voice. "Or I must come up with a real nice name to call you with." It was a clear warning that she won't be yield before anyone. The hald demon carefully looked over his shoulder at her. He growled and that made her only sigh. "Hey" she shout stepping closer. "Kagome's worried about you. You are avoiding her with out reason right. If you aren't tell her atleast the reason." He just growled more loudly and she scrached her forehead again. Was this dog demon trying her patience. "You really do hate me, don't you?!" she more like pointed out than asked. 'Not really' Inu-yasha thought, but he wouldn't admit it to Aliz.He just looked back at the sky saing "Feh!" She sighed again and when he looked over his shoulder again she wasn't there. 'Maybe she went back' he thought sighing. Then he looked before him again, but that only suprised him to death. He rolled down the roof on the ground. "Oops" Aliz smirked when looking down from the roof. She glide up to the roof just to get to him, but all she did was to suprise him to death and of the roof. She jumped down to make sure he wasn't death. Him grabbing her leg was enough proof of not beeng ded. He pulled on her leg and she fell on her back. "What.!" she gasped when falling and saw him to grin down at her. She sighed and then kicked his stomach. It was a atrong kick but it didn't hurt him much. Just caused him to fall backwards. She got up immediatly and waited him to charge. He got up growling playfully, meaning that he wasn't seriously fighting and then attacked her. They continued their playing (you could say it that cause other wise Aliz would be dead) not noticing that Kagome got out from the house. She stopped staring the two. 'He's smiling' she thought when looking at Inu-yasha who was now kicked on the shoulder so that Aliz could escape his next attack. 'He's smiling with her' she thought and just stared at them. She heard them laugh and she could see that Inu-yasha felt alive. But the problem was that Aliz made him feel happy not she. She who had helped him to fight Naraku and collect the shards and. There was too much to list. The point was that he had needed her. until now. The longer she stared at them the more jealous she felt. Kikyo she somehow could handle and image, but why Aliz from all people?! With out a sound she went back into the house. 'She helped me to continue living.' she repeated his words in her mind.

A/N:I can't say eally antyhing else than I have fun while writing and this is getting even crazier. Just wait when Aliz's brother comes and make things even messier.