The Foreign Exchange Student

Summary: Kagome houses a foreign exchange student from the US named Jill. One day, Jill falls into the well. What will happen when she meets up with Kagome in this new place? And is she really a foreign exchange student, or a.. murderer?

Setting: Tokyo (Present) and Feudal Japan (Warring States Era)

New Characters: Jill (foreign exchange student; currently residing with Kagome) and Kawani

'Wording' - Thinking

"Wording" - Talking

****** - Time Passes

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Inu-Yahsa. He and all the other great characters (except Jill and Kawani) belong to Rumiko Takahasi.

Chapter 1 - Welcome to Tokyo

Knock, Knock.

Kagome jumped up from the couch and opened the door to a girl about her age wearing black soccer pants and a red shirt. Her hair was done up in a high ponytail and she had a cheerful look on her face.

"Hello! My name is Jill Charmen. I am from the US and I am in the foreign exchange program. Is this the right house?" The girl asked.

Kagome smiled and beckoned Jill in. She took her bags and motioned for Jill to follow her up the stairs. They stopped at an upstairs room. Kagome opened the door and put down Jill's suitcases. "This is your room! Do you like it?" She asked the girl.

Jill looked around the room, there was a bed with a bright striped colored comforter and sheets, a bright yellow wall and the floor was a magenta shade. It seemed to fit her perfectly. "My gosh! It's prefect! Thank you so much. So are you Kagome?"

"That's me!" Kagome said with a smile. She continued, "We will be eating dinner in a few minutes. So, you can wash your hands and you can meet my Grampa, Mom and my little brother, Souta." And with that, Kagome left the room, closing the door behind her.

'I wonder when she'll find out I'm not really an exchange student. I don't want her to find out why I am really here.' Jill thought to herself with a worried expression.

Jill quickly put her stuff in the dresser drawer's and got ready for dinner. She hurried down the stairs and made it to dinner just in time.

******

After dinner, Jill helped Kagome with the dishes. "Thanks again for helping me. I really appreciate it."

"Oh, it's no problem, really." Jill responded. "By the way, when does school start?"

"In about a week. Are you nervous?"

"Just a little." Jill faked her reply.

"I'm sure it'll be okay. We've had foreign exchange students and everyone' been very kind to them." Kagome assured her.

Jill faked a smile, but was very nervous inside. 'We'll see how kind they are to me when they find out I'm a wanted person.'

:.:.:.Flashback .:.:.:

Jill stepped off the subway and went in the direction of her home. She had not gone far when she heard a shriek. She could tell it was from the alley to her left. She cautiously approached the alleyway, her curiosity getting in the way of all warnings about not going into a dark alley at night time. She stopped in her tracks at what she saw.

There, right in front of her, about twenty meters away, was a man towering over a shuddering woman with a gun in his hands. She screamed at the sight and quickly covered her mouth at her mistake, but the two heard it.

"My, my, what have we here?" The man muttered as he sauntered over to her. "Interrupting me, are we?"

Jill backed away from the man and looked at the woman. From her mouth being bloody and the fact that she had a black eye, Jill could easily tell this man had beaten her. She looked at the woman sorrowfully and the woman made a motion for her to run, but she felt the sudden need to help this woman. Forgetting about the threatening man in front of her. She ran past the man and landed at the woman's side. But she turned around at the noise of shoes touching gravel.

"Get out of my way, bitch!" He yelled as he shoved Jill aside. "I need to finish this woman off."

BANG! BANG!

Jill lifted her head off the ground and saw the woman in a pile of blood and the guy drawing back his gun. Jill tried to run, but found herself going nowhere as the guy grabbed her wrist and he pulled her towards her.

"I don't want word getting out I shot this woman, so be a dear and hold this for me." And he shoved the gun into Jill's hand. Before she could protest, the man was gone. Jill thought of running after him, but remembered the woman.

As she reached the woman, she heard sirens. 'Great, just great! What will the police think when they see me over a dead woman with a gun in my hands?' She thought.

Police cars swerved to a stop at the alleyway and police officers got out with their hands starting for their guns at their pockets. They walked over towards Jill and the woman.

One policeman shook his head, "Murderers are starting at such young ages." He reached for Jill's hands to handcuff her, but she pulled away.

"I, I didn't do it! I swear!" She looked into the policeman's eyes and could tell that he didn't believe her, so she did what her first thought told her to do, she ran.