Sora: guess who's a college student

Melani: I can't believe they let you in

Sora: ;P yeah well chapters are gonna be far between pouts I'm really busy and can't post as often as I want.

Id: and eventually she'll post a new chapter for her other story 'New Discoveries'

Sora: Kuso its hot baka dorms have no ac, least I have a fridge.

Ego: alright enough of the sob party, start the chapter, they don't care anyway otherwise they'd review.

Sora: meanie

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In the village, the villagers talk about how Rei is the reincarnation of Kikyo. They also creep her out by praying to her.

Inu-yasha is sitting in a tree contemplating what Kaede said. "That. TWIT. is Kikyo?!"

Rei comes up under him and throws him an apple.

He catches it, scowling at her, "Eh?"

"There. If you want more come down."

"What's with all that food?"

"It's from the villagers. Come down and we'll share it."

"What are you scheming?"

"Oh, nothing. I'm just going to lure you into a false sense of security and then pin you back to that tree."

Inu-yasha almost chokes until he realizes the sarcasm all but dripping from her words.

"I'm not scheming anything, jeez. Why do you hate me so much?"

"You make me RETCH!!"

"Listen, if that's 'cause you think I'm Kikyo's reincarnation, stop. I'm not HER reincarnation."

He glares at her as she continues.

"I know whose reincarnation I am but it's not her, so are you going to be nice?"

"What kind of fool do you take me for? I don't care who you are! I won't show you any mercy when its time to take the Shikon Jewel!"

"Oh, really! 'Cause the way I see it, I practically own you. One word from my mouth and your face down in the dirt, eating a nice dust salad. I'm not Kikyo's reincarnation; I'm nothing like her, so stop thinking of me as another Kikyo."

"What are you talking about? You heard the obaba, there is no other explanation for your likeness to Kikyo. So unless you can prove you're that other person's reincarnation."

He doesn't get to finish as Rei releases a loud "Osuwari!" 'Kami-sama, that guy's thick,' she looks forlornly at her communicator, 'I wish this thing was working.'

Two days after her arrival Rei is trying to sleep in Kaede's hut, but really she's thinking. Thinking about her ji-chan and her friends, 'Usagi and Hotaru must be worried sick, Ami's probably trying to find me with her computer, Makoto and Minako are probably comforting ji-chan , Michuru and Haruka are most likely scouring the city trying to find me, and Setsuna.' Rei sits bolt upright, 'Setsuna's probably at the time gates looking for me.' She pulls out her communicator and dials Setsuna, "Come on, please work." She says this in hushed tones, unfortunately it doesn't work and Rei looks crestfallen.

Outside in a tree, a crow like bird with three eyes was spying on Rei, Inu- yasha chases it off. "There's the first of them, sniffing out the jewel. Crow demon. That means trouble."

Unseen by Inu-yasha are two crows, both show concern in their eyes as they glance at the hut containing their mistress.

The next morning finds Rei in the forest. 'The dry well in Inu-yasha's Forest. that's where I came out. So maybe. the way home is there.'

Following Rei are the two crows that had been watching her last night.

"Rei! Rei!"

"Nary a sign in the whole village!"

"Surely she would not have gone beyond. by herself."

Inu-yasha watches the worried villagers with concern.

Still trying to find the well, Rei continues through the forest until she is seized from behind.

She is taken to a rundown hovel, where she is forced down in front of a giant of a man. All around her are brigands; the large man is apparently the leader. 'What's going on?'

"We bring the foreign vixen, just as you commanded, master!"

"Let me GO! What do you WANT?!"

"The jewel."

"Nani?"

"The jewel. Give me the jewel."

'Oh, boy.'

Outside the two crows are ready to attack, if needed.

Elsewhere Inu-yasha is searching for Rei.

Back at the brigands' hovel, Rei is struggling against the men holding her. "The Shikon. No Tama."

'Something's not right here. I sense an evil presence; it's similar to a Youma.' The man in charge picks Rei up by the front of her shirt and drops her after acquiring the jewel. Rei glares at him.

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The two crows came in through the window, one attacks the giant, while the other grabs the jewel from him and returns it to Rei, staying near her. 'These birds. They seem familiar.' The crow that attacked the giant has been swatted away.

"Hold 'er." He prepares to kill Rei with a sword; he swings down and hits one of the men holding her. "Huh. Made a. mistake. This time. your neck!"

'Now I know something's wrong.' The crow, that had been next to Rei, attacks but is swatted away.

"You. DIE!!"

As she dodges, "Yeah, right!" He decapitates two of his men. He doesn't act concerned and the remaining men are scared and concerned. Rei found a spear and gets in a position to use it. "Stop! No closer! A spear's longer! You'll never." She's cut off and so is the spear head. The giant takes another swing as Rei prepares for the worst.

Grak. The sword broke when it hit Inu-yasha's sleeve. 'Inu-yasha.' Rei almost looks relieved to see him. The giant's men are almost outraged. "You. you came to save..."

"Where's the Shikon Jewel?!"

"...me.?" Rei looks at him as she yells back, "THE JEWEL!!!" Rei is ticked.

Inu-yasha just ignores her, "So. Here you are. What a vile scent. The scent. of a half-decayed CORPSE!"

"Wha.?"

"Show yourself-CROW DEMON!" Inu-yasha swipes at the giant's chest plate, splitting it and revealing the crow demon.

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Sora: Well that seems like a good place to stop, sorry about the new format I'm using a different computer then before. I'll try to post more often now that I'm settled in. AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!