Wow I finally have chapter two up! For anyone who reads this I'm sorry for the wait, my computer crashed, so I had to wait for a new one.

*** -Flashbacks __ - Just to be decorative. ^__^

Anyways.. Enjoy.

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How long she had fallen or if she was even still in the well was unknown to Ninjin. The only think she did know was that something was covered over her, and something was also rapped around her body. The silky voice from before entered her mind awaking her from a horrible dream she was about to have.

Ninjin sat up quickly looking at her surroundings. She was laying on a futon in the middle of a room made out of wood. The door or what she could make out as a door looked very strange indeed. She arched an eyebrow curiously. Ninjin laid back on the futon now starring at the ceiling in confusion.

She also happened to notice her body was rapped in bandages. And her shirt was lying folded neatly beside the flat bed. It wasn't as if she were topless, since she was covered in bandages around her middle and over her shoulder. Still that thought made her uncomfortable.

She sat up once more and reached for her shirt, then slid it over her head.

Ninjin blinked.

Normally when she got dressed her ears would get caught on the shirt. It never happened. She reached up and touched her head, then signed.

No doggie ears.

Her hands fell to the side of her head and she signed louder. Her demon power was gone, which meant it was THAT time again. Ninjin fell back onto her bed and closed her eyes. All would be better in the morning . hopefully.

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Ninjin slept in later then she wanted to, but was awaken by her door opening. She kept her head under the blanket while the person was moving around. Then the footsteps stopped and she peered out. An old lady was standing with her back towards the half-breed, making something.

Ninjin pointed her nose up and sniffed the air. Her face screwed up and she stuck her tongue out in disgust.

"What are you making lady?" She demanded.

"So you are awake," The old lady replied. She turned around holding a small cup steam coming from the top. "'Tis something that shall-" The cup slipped from her hand at the sight before her. It hit the floor shattering into pieces, the contents spilling all over.

"Oh me." The lady said looking taken back, and very stunned. Ninjin turned her head to the side perking her ears up.

She blinked.

"Whats wrong lady?" She asked confused.

"Ye have ears like a demon." The lady took a step forward and knelt down in front of Ninjin. She reached out and grabbed the child's black ears. Ninjin let out a yelp and jumped backwards holding her head.

"Don't touch them you old hag!" she yelled angrily.

"I do apologize child. But I wanted to make sure they were real."

"Real?" Ninjin said studying the old lady like she was an idiot. "Well I surely hope they are real! Since they always have been!" She crossed her arms over her small chest and snorted. The lady began to laugh as she stood up. She opened the sliding wooded door then turned back to the child.

"Whats so funny?" Ninjin asked irritated.

"Ye are child. Ye remind me of someone very much indeed. Now child why don't you follow me and I shall cooking you something." She beckoned Ninjin to follow her and she left. Ninjin frowned and followed the lady.

"You never told me your name lady."

"How rude of ye. My name is Kaede, the head priestess of this village."

She led Ninjin in what could be called a kitchen, except for the fact it had a pot over a whole in the ground where the fire was suppose to be. The table was on the much like the one in the back of the shrine at home.

Home.

Ninjin looked at the floor and signed. She didn't know where she was and she didn't know how to get back home. Her mind drifted to that odd stranger in the forest once more and wondered in her father had killed him. He looked so serious when Ninjin had seen him last.

That was a look she had never seen before. And her Okassan looked worried, and frightened. She was in such deep thought she never heard Kaede calling to her.

".Child!" She shouted in Ninjin's ear. Ninjin jumped and fell backwards landing hard on the floor. "Would you not do that!" She yelled.

"I was wanting to ask your name child. And where you have come from." Kaede said taking a seat at the small table. Ninjin declined her offer to sit down instead leaned against the wall.

"My names Ninjin. I come from a shrine my mother owns in Tokyo. The last thing I remember is falling backwards down the well in the well house. Now I'm here." She looked over to Kaede who seemed to be thinking about something.

Kaede took a sip of tea then asked, "I have heard of this Tokyo you speak of. Another is here from the same place, and she used means of well travel too. Her name is Kagome."

Ninjins eyes widened in surprise. She ran over to Kaede and grabbed the old lady's shoulders sticking her face into hers. Her mother was here too! So she was okay! Nothing bad had happened to her, but what about her papa?

"Where is okas-Kagome?" Ninjin asked hurriedly deciding not to tell that Kagome was her mother. Kaede was a little taken back but smiled.

"She went out with Inuyasha to fine more jewel shards."

Ninjin blinked and stepped back. She reached into her shirt and pulled out the charm at the end of her necklace. She held the jewel in her hand. Now the child could say she was totally confused. Her parents were out looking for bits of the Jewel when she knew they had already found it.

A long time ago.

Kaede saw the confusion in Ninjins face and decided to try and give an explanation of what she thought was happening.

"Let ye explain Ninjin. I believe you have done what the young Kagome has been doing for a year now. Falling down that well has somehow pushed you back in time. Your future is ahead of Kagome's I think, that's why the Shikon is whole in your position.

"Now if I'm right we can not let one of your parents know that you are theirs. It shall have to be Kagome we keep the secret form since you most resemble Inuyasha," Ninjin looked at her surprised. Kaede continued to smile. "It is only the obvious choice child. But to make sure ye is born one parent must not know the truth.

"Yet hiding the future can not happen. They already know that you have in possession the full jewel. Your father found that out the hard way when they found you."

Ninjin interrupted her. "They found me?"

Kaede nodded. "I shall explain."

As Kaede began to tell Ninjin how she was found the girl sat down beside her and listened, taking the tea she was offered.

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The moon shinned brightly over head as Inuyasha and Kagome walked threw the forest. Kagome had finally talked him out of finding the next jewel shard due to the fact of the new moon. They hadn't talked since she mentioned it about an hour ago. Kagome walked ahead of him slowly getting a grunt every here and there because of her slowness.

"You could walk a little faster." Inuyahsa said a bit of a growl in his voice.

"You're the one who made me walk out in front Inuyasha. If you don't like my pace then go on ahead of me. Anyway you shouldn't be mad." Kagome replied coolly. She jumped over a broken down tree nearly tripping but regained her balance quickly.

"Why shouldn't I? We can't even go looking for shards while I'm like this, worthless." He cursed and by the way his clothes made a swooshing sound he had crossed his arms.

"Your not worthless Inuyasha, maybe a little weak but-"

"Little weak? I'm all human Kagome, A weak helpless human who can't do anything, let alone search for something we need."

"Well if you keep that attitude you are weak. Such a negative person, you need some positive in your life! Ha!" Kagome smiled happily as they made their way out threw the end of the forest. She took another step forward until Inuyasha grabbed her arm pulling her back.

"Hey, what the-" Kagome started, but got a hand over her mouth. She pulled Inuyashas hand off and was about to ask what he was thinking when she saw him starring at something. She followed his eyes and saw the same thing.

Whatever it was, was lying next to the old well Kagome always uses to get home. It wasn't moving and looked rather small to be something dangerous.

Still holding onto her arm Inuyasha pulled Kagome along behind him as he made his way over to it. Kagome felt her face flushed at him holding her arm, so close to her hand. Slowly they crept closer until he let go leaving her behind a tree. Inuyasha made his way to the well then suddenly bent down. Kagome tilted her head around the tree wondering what was going on. When he sat there for another minute she left the safety of the tree.

"What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered.

"It's a child." He said. "She looks pretty hurt." Kagome knelt down beside him and looked at the girl. She had long thick black hair; her eye color was unknown since her eyes were shut. A stream of blood ran down the side of her face, and her neck was bleeding pretty badly also.

If anything it didn't look like the girl would make it threw the night. To Kagome's slight surprise Inuyasha slid his hands under the child and lifted her up. He then began to walk back to the shrine where Kaede was. Kagome was left trying to catch up with him threw the thick branches on the ground.

Suddenly Inuyasha stopped.

"Kagome! Come here, look!" He yelled.

Pushing a few more branches out of her way Kagome rejoined Inuyasha. He was starring down at the girl again. Kagome walked around front and looked at her also. Her eyes lit up and her mouth fell open.

"T-That's the shikon jewel. It's whole! Whats she doing with it?" She looked up at the dog demon and he shook his head.

"I don't know." Leaning the child's weight more into his left hand Inuyasha reached out to touch the jewel they had been searching for, for so long. It wasn't until his fingers wrap around it did he feel as if a thousand volts of electricity were passing threw his body. He screamed in pain dropping the child, (luckily Kagome reached out and grabbed her) and was flung backwards slamming into a tree.

Kagome rushed over to him struggling with the child in her arms. By the time she got there he had already opened his eyes and was examining his burnt hand, which was still smoking.

"A-Are you okay Inuyasha?" Kagome asked worriedly.

He nodded.

"That's gotta be the jewel but it seems to be protected by something. Maybe we'll get some answered when the whelp wakes up." He grabbed the girl back from Kagome carefully avoiding the jewel and continued forward.

Once they arrived back at the shrine Inuyasha brought the girl inside and laid her down on the floor. Sango and Miroku had stayed at the shrine with Kaede that night not feeling up to the walk into the next village.

"What happened?" Sango asked walking over to Inuyasha and Kagome. Her eyes narrowed in worry for what she saw. "I'll go get some clothes and warm water." She said. "Could you help me Kagome?"

Kagome nodded and hurried off with Sango.

"Where did you find her Inuyasha?" Miroku asked kneeling down beside Inuyasha.

"Over by Kagome's well."

"Lady Kagome? Could she be a relative of hers possibly?"

Inuyasha shook his head. "No I don't think so because Kagome would have known."

"I suppose so." The monk answered his eyes looking down suddenly becoming very big. "Is that what I think it is?" He reached out to touch the whole jewel, but Inuyasha slapped his hand.

"Don't. There's some kind of spell on it." He showed his hand to Miroku, which was still crisp looking. Just then Kagome, Sango, and Kaede entered the room with some clothes. They pushed the dog demon and monk out of the house, which much protest, and began to clean the child's wounds.

Once they were done they moved her to a room letting her sleep the rest of the night. Kagome was the last one to check on her the girl before going to bed herself. She felt a strange connection to her; she might not have known the child, but if she didn't make it threw the night, Kagome felt that she would be terribly hurt.

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"That's what happened." Kaede finished. "I couldn't figure out why anyone could touch it, so I guessed it was magic, but I see you can touch it."

Ninjin dropped the charm back on her shirt and nodded.

"Yeah, 'kassan put some spell on it before she gave it to me. I'm the only one who can hold it. Unless of course I hand it to someone then they can hold it too. But if it's forceful then it will shock them also. Papa's luckily to have survived that." Ninjin stood up done talking for now.

Kaede got the message and didn't say anything else. Ninjin left the kitchen area and walked outside. Everything looked so familiar to her and she wondered if she could ever see home again. She sat down on the porch letting her feet swing off the side. That Kaede lady was pretty nice to her, and Ninjin was thankful that she took care of her.

Ninjin looked to her left as he ears began to twitch. Someone was on their way over to the house. There were five of them, and they seemed pretty happy about something. She watched as slowly but surely they appeared walking up the long dirt road.

She was excited to see her papa and Okassan, but remembered what Kaede had told her. Ninjin signed knowing she couldn't run up and hug her mother.

But her papa was a different story.

"PAPA!" She yelled and in a flash she was gone. Inuyasha didn't know what hit him; he was in the middle of talking to Miroku when a red blur tackled him. He fell backwards sliding a couple feet.

"What in the hell!" He yelled. Then looked down and saw a small body attacked to his. Ninjin looked up at him and smiled happily.

"Papa!"