I still do not own InuYasha. I still love it though!

Ch.2

The girls looked at each other, as if preparing for the leap of death. On the count of 3 they both jumped and landed with a "wumph" on the floor of the well.

"Here. Get on my back. I'll jump us out," said Rea.

"Can you?"

"Feh. Of course I can. I'm hanyou aren't I?"

To Kagome, that sounded so much like InuYasha, she had to stifle a giggle. Then she realized that was exactly what Rea had been going for. They both burst out laughing as Kagome clambered onto Rea's back. She was surprisingly strong for such a small girl.

They came out of the well with a small "thud" and came face to face with the dog-demon himself.

"Well?? Where have you been? You exp---" InuYasha caught sight of the other hanyou and placed a hand in front of Kagome. "There's a hanyou...I'll take care of this..." he said, reaching for the Tetsusaiga.

"NO!"

"Shut up Kag--"

"SIT BOY! She's my FRIEND. As if you would know what that meant! I wanted her to meet you! And I KNOW she's a hanyou!"

"Muggmph mmpphhh pprffth," replied InuYasha, who's face was in the dirt.

Rea looked like she was about to start crying if she didn't let herself laugh at this soon...

"InuYasha? I thought I heard Kagome 'sit' you again."

Rea's ears pricked at the sound of the man's voice. If she wasn't mistaken, this was Miroku, the lech. InuYasha was just getting up as Miroku approached the Bone-Eater's Well. InuYasha grumbled something about how good Kagome was at jumping to conclusions before realizing it was he who was doing the jumping to conclusions.

Rea's eyes narrowed at the monk's approach. He was scrutinizing her. When he reached her, he stuck out his hand and smiled warmly. Hesitantly, the girl hanyou took his hand. He kissed hers and gave her a rather charming look.

"And you are?" he inquired politely.

"I'm Rea. Kagome's friend."

"If I'm not mistaken, you are--" he faltered, looking behind her with a strange expression. InuYasha was sniffing her.

"INUYASHA! What are you doing?!" cried Kagome.

"Um...yeah...could you stop that? Or is your nose so weak you have to be this close?" Rea asked.

She and InuYasha were nose to nose trying to stare each other down. Though over a foot taller than her, he seemed to be loosing. He looked away with a trademark "Feh."

"Rea is it? That is some skill. No one but Kagome can do that," Kagome smirked and InuYasha rolled his eyes at Miroku's comment, "but, may I ask? What kind of hanyou are you?"

Rea paused before answering. "Well, my mother was a Wild Dog Hanyou and my father...I'm not sure. I do know he was full demon though, so that makes me 3/4 demon actually."

"That explains the ears then, but shouldn't you have a tail?" InuYasha asked suspiciously.

"She's got one," Miroku said, witha stupid grin on his face. Somehow he had managed to get closer without being noticed. Soon, though, he was flipped over on the ground and tied in a pretzal knot with speed that not even InuYasha had seen.

Rea's ears were pressed against her multicolored hair and she was bearing her fangs. "Don't do that again, Priest, or you won't have a hand left to grope anything with." InuYasha snickered as Miroku gingerly began disentangling himself.

"Maybe we should get to the village," Kagome said. InuYasha looked at her. "Yes, InuYasha! She is coming with us. She can help. She has a reason. Her mother..."Kagome looked away.

InuYasha's eyes widened. "Can you fight?" he asked quietly after a moment.

"As well as cook."

"She's perfect!" Miroku sighed.