Chapter One: Introductions
"Hello? Is any body up there?" Kagome jumped. She knew that voice. . .
"Kagome, what is it?" asked Miroku.
"That voice."
"Hello? Help me some body please! I'm in the well, I fell. Is some one there?"
"You baka! You let her follow you????"
"What do you think Inu Yasha???? I'm just as surprised as you!"
"Who ever it is arguing up there. HELP ME OUTTA HERE!!!!!!" Of course no one could hear her. The Hanyou and Kagome were too busy yelling at each other and their companions were too busy trying to keep them from killing each other. Finally, a very dirty and very annoyed looking girl appeared at the top of the well. If looks could kill. . .
"Hey, why didn't any one... help... me..." she began to look around, her eyes getting wide. She didn't know whether to be excited or scared out of her mind. "Kagome.?"
"umm. . . guys, this is Sandi. Sandi. . . know how you came to Japan to learn more about the language and culture?. . . Welcome to Feudal Japan. . ."
"WHA-?!"
"Sandi, are you okay? You look a little. Sandi?"
Sandi sat down against the well. What the hell. . .? Feudal Japan?! How was that even possible.
'A dream,' she thought to herself. 'This is only a dream, that's it.'
"Feh," muttered Inu Yasha, "just what we needed; another weak, little human."
"Hey," snapped Sandi, momentarily forgetting to be scared, "I'm anything but weak. Who the hell do you think you are???"
"SIT" Inu Yasha went flying into the ground. Kagome glared at him. "What's the matter with you Inu Yasha? Can't you be nice for once in your life?"
Sandi stood dumbfounded as the weird boy with the white hair was pounded into the ground. She felt faint again. Sitting back down against the well, she turned and looked at Kagome.
"So, Kagome," she was finally able to get out, "care to explain to me what's going on?"
"Okay. . . this is a bit much to follow at first. . ."
"We understand Sandi-san. But I have a question for you." started Miroku. Of course, his question was cut off by a quadruple smack to the head by Kagome, Shippou, Sango, and Inu Yasha.
"Ignore him," smiled Sango, "it's a question he asks every female we happen to meet." Sandi nodded, gathering what he had been intending to ask of her.
"Now, I think you need to go on back Sandi. It's really dangerous here and."
"Go back? Why? I just got here."
"Look," interjected Inu Yasha, "that's not important. You ain't stayin' and that's that." Sandi's eyes flashed angrily at him.
"I'm not about to be told what to do, got that?"
"Heh, are you trying to pick a fight?"
"My god, it's intelligent!"
"Okay, that's it-!"
"SIT.
"ARRGH."
Sandi watched, amused, as Kagome pounded Inu Yasha into the ground with a simple word. It was beginning to look like a very fun trip.
"Funny," chirped Shippou. "Don't you think we look weird? 'specially Inu Yasha with those dog ears?"
Inu Yasha growled at the kitsune who ran and hid behind Kagome.
"I'm from America. Inu Yasha looks normal." The others looked at her funny, but Sandi just smiled and giggled to herself.
"We can go in the morning," she replied finally.
"I have a question for you Sandi," Sango said, "how did you get here anyway? Kagome-chan can only come here when she has the shards of the Shikon Jewel, and Inu Yasha is the only one of us who can go through the well. How is it you arrived here simply by falling?"
"Well, I found this little shard thingy on the ground and I was trying to catch up to Kagome to give it to her when I tripped over that gigantic cat of hers. and here I am!" Inu Yasha looked up from where he'd been pouting.
"You mean you've got one of those shards???!!!"
"Yup, and I'm not giving it up to any one. I don't want to be shut out. I like it here." She smiled and made herself comfortable on the ground.
Kagome smiled to herself. Sandi was certainly a strong young woman to stand up to Inu Yasha like that. He could be such a jerk, and yet. she liked that jerk. Blushing, she cleared her mind of thoughts on Inu Yasha and curled up with Shippou for the night.
Inu Yasha settled himself against a rock, prepared to keep watch for the night. 'hmph,' he thought to himself. 'The last thing we need is another weak little human weighing us down. still; she's pretty tough to stand up to me.' His glance happened upon Kagome. He watched her sleep for awhile, a small smile creeping across his lips. Catching himself, he grumbled 'feh' and closed his eyes.
Sandi looked at the two odd companions and then turned to Sango.
"Do they have a thing for each other or something?"
Sango looked over at them to make sure that they weren't listening. "It's something like that. They're just too stuborn to do anything about it. I mean, Inu Yasha's still got feelings for Kikyo and all."
Sandi nodded and then smiled. With a quick good night, she found a spot of her own and curled up. The night was so beautiful. There was something amazing about sleeping under the stars. Sandi had done it many a time on camping trips. With a smile on her lips, she soon fell asleep. From the trees a pair of glowing eyes watched them.