Misery's Child: ^_^ Thankies for being so understanding about my mini- Sailor-Moon rant. I talk about it all the time to my friends... then there was the unfortunate penguin incident... that made me shut up, believe you me.

DIE KOTORI DIE: Why thank you! I like your YGO/IY story as well!

YOU SUCK: *Snorts* Oh, m'god... *laughs a little* oh, m'god, excuse me, I'm sorry for my "spelling", I really am... MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! AHAHAHAHA!!!! *Laughs so hard she starts to cry* AHAAAA!!! *Points and laughs at cowardly anonymous reader (you could have signed in, foolish mortal)* AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!! GET A LIFE!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

TypoNumber5: Formula? Perhaps. But my empty, cavernous mind has yet to be poisoned with Mary Sues and formula self-insert fics, so I have a few fresh, new ideas for this fic. I'm even planning on making a romantic counterpart (counterpart because people reading this might not like romance; "romance" in the first place because I've been watching Fushigi Yuugi too much... "My love", "my darling", "don't ever leave me", etc., etc. Surprisingly cool guy, though. CHICHIRI!!! *Glomp* // Chichiri: That's sort of uncomfortable, no da!) And about the Myoga thing... didn't know that. But I HAVE thought of an explanation (heh). Just keep reading... I think I'll get to it a few chapters from now (I have the entire thing planned out).

Airiya: ^_^ I hope that Miss "Rabbit of the Moon" doesn't use her "Tiara" on me for bashing her and then having people agree with me. EEK!! *Runs and hides*

Back now.

Voices-chan (Too fizzucking lazy to login.... bwahahaha...): Er. she knew that she had them. I mentioned "familiarity" somewhere in the last chapter. um. didja not notice? Well. I layed it on as thick as I could (i.e., "Freak" in Chp. Uno), so yeah, she knew. I doubt *I'D* notice if I had them. I'm just... y'know... too lazy to check.

ONWARD TO... er... THINGS!!!!

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Kagome had just walked through the door of her house after school when her grandfather came panting up to her.

"What's the matter?" Kagome asked urgently. Grandpa looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"Some punk went down the well!" Grandpa hissed immediately, not wanting to arouse panic in the whole household. "I tried to stop her, but she fell in!"

Kagome dropped her backpack on the entryway floor. "Are you sure she went all the way down? She didn't just hit the bottom of the well, I mean?"

"There wasn't a crash when she landed and I triple-checked!"

Kagome snapped into action, making a beeline for the Bone Eaters' Well. Kagome couldn't stop the horrible thoughts racing through her head. 'Who fell down the well? Are they okay? Did a demon...?' Kagome ran a little faster.

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Usagi was bewildered. She jumped from her perch in the tree and looked warily around for signs of life. She unzipped her duffel bag and fished out her Swiss Army Knife.

"Well, seeing as I've got nothing to lose..." Usagi flicked the miniature scissor attachment open and turned around. Then, she made a small slit in the seat of her jeans. ((A/N: Yes, it sounds nasty, but hear me out!!)) She pocketed the knife and stretched. As she did so, a long, black, fluffy tail made use of the new hole. ((A/N: Ha. Not as perverted as once thought.)) Stuffing her beanie into her bag, she started to walk in the vague direction the silver-haired guy went.

She felt marvelously free, no longer wearing her amateur disguise. It could get awfully cramped in jeans. Lucky for her, "baggy" was a popular look in America, so she could hide her tail, however clumsily. The hat was also fashionable, so she didn't stick out that much. She was, however, bullied by shopkeepers ("I SAW you steal that candy bar, you little vandal!" "What the hell-" "GET OUT OF MY SHOP!").

As she walked, she ordered the hurricane of thoughts in her head. 'Okay. I'm dead. I'm really, really, REALLY dead. But due to the lack of fire and brimstone, I'm not in hell. Cool.' She surveyed her surroundings for what felt like the thousandth time. 'Yep. I definitely went to the good place.' She grinned. 'This is SO awesome!'

No school. No father. No stepmother. No horrible reputation. A clean slate, a fresh start. It was more than she ever could have hoped for.

'Now, where did that dog guy go...?'

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Inu Yasha was pissed.

Kagome has demons in her world. That's definitely news. But what the hell were the demons jumping eras for? Kagome's the one with the jewel shards. Why did the 'foreign demon' Myoga gibbered about wind up here?

He was wondering if he should just forget about staying out of this like Myoga advised right about the time he sensed someone near him. A quick sniff told him what he didn't smell was the demon from the well.

'Okay, this is more than a little creepy.' He thought as he quickened his pace slightly. Could he be facing something that he couldn't sense, but could track HIM? Was it really that powerful? Plus, he wasn't seriously going to butt in. Kagome would probably take care of it. Probably. It's not like he's scared or anything. He's just obeying Myoga's wishes.

At least that's what he told himself. An ego is a delicate thing.

Whatever it was, it was coming straight at him. He thought he caught a whiff of something to his right. He slowed down. 'Okay, if THAT'S how it's gonna be... everything I do now is self-defence.' He closed his eyes. Yes, it was definitely to his right. He took a deep breath, then lunged at his foe and slashed it down the center.

...or, rather, that's what he would have done, had he actually sensed his foe. It turns out, he just cut a fair-sized tree in half with his claws. He blinked.

An admiring voice to his left said, "Oh, cool! How'd you do that??"

Inu Yasha spun around. It was the foreign demon, judging by the clothing. But it was not at all what he expected.

Good things do indeed come in small packages, but power doesn't, in most cases. The really powerful demons like to show off and wear skulls of those they've killed, or have some indication of their status. And then there was this girl, who had the power to track Inu Yasha of all people, who must be extremely powerful to get through the Bone Eaters' Well... and she was 5'3", tops.

Usagi was staring at the top of his head, he noticed. Nothing new there. But he also saw black cat ears on HER head, and was mesmerized. How...?

In perfect sync, Inu Yasha's hands grabbed Usagi's ears, and Usagi grabbed Inu Yasha's. Together, the said, "Are they real?"

An awkward pause followed.

After a few seconds, Inu Yasha, horrified to discover just how compelling doing that was, yanked his hands back. Usagi followed suit. They stared at each other for a second or two more, but Usagi, hardly bearing the embarrassed silence, broke the ice.

"Um... hello!" She stuck her hand out in front of her in greeting.

"...Hey." He shook the offered hand, not knowing what else to do.

"Am I dead?"

"..." What was he supposed to say to a question like that?? Are ALL girls from Kagome's time this weird? 'Of course you're not dead! What the hell?' "Uh, I don't think so."

"Seriously?" She looked surprised. "Then... whoa!" Something clicked in her mind. "I... DIDN'T die when I fell down the well?"

"You must have been pretty stupid to fall down that well. It's not exactly hidden, y'know." He couldn't help pointing that out. When in doubt, go with what you know, and he certainly knew insults.

"Hey! I was surprised! No need to get testy!"

"I'm not getting 'testy'!"

"What's your problem?"

"YOU'RE my problem!"

"You don't even know me! How the hell can I be your problem?"

Inu Yasha would have continued the pointless spat if she didn't suddenly stare at her upper left arm. He followed her gaze.

"Greetings, Lord Inu--?" Myoga stopped as he looked up at a huge face that was most definitely not his Lord's.

"Well, hi!" Usagi greeted enthusiastically. "Your aim's a bit wide, I'm afraid. I'm pretty sure that guy's your lord." She jerked her head towards Inu Yasha.

"Your blood tastes... very similar." Myoga commented uncertainly.

"I hope that's a good thing." Usagi cheerfully made conversation.

"Oh, yes, Lord Inu Yasha's blood is held in my highest esteem--ow..." Inu Yasha crushed Myoga the Flea between his thumb and index finger, removing him from her arm.

"What d'you want?" Inu Yasha was irritated that Myoga had used his name in front of the strange demon.

"I came to tell you that the prophesized 'foreign demon' had arrived and not to intervene with its' affairs. It appears that I have arrived a bit late for warnings."

"You got that right." Inu Yasha muttered.

"Whoa, slow down. I'm in a PROPHESY??" Usagi asked.

"It appears so." Myoga answered. "However, my Lord Inu Yasha was not meant to meet you at this time."

"Um, that might be my fault." She grinned sheepishly. "I sort of followed him."

"MIGHT be your fault?! Of COURSE it's your fault!!" Inu Yasha shouted angrily.

"What happens now? I mean, did I mess up the space-time continuum or something?" Usagi inquired, seemingly serious.

"What happens is, I take you BACK."

They all turned to see the flushed Kagome. Apparently, she had run all the way there. Panting, she rushed over to Usagi. "Are you okay? This must be so weird!"

"She's fine. Fine enough to bug me, anyway." Helped Inu Yasha.

"Oh! I recognize you! Don't we go to the same school or something?"

Kagome grabbed Usagi's arm and started pulling her back in the direction of the well. "Come on! I'll explain everything once we--"

"NO!"

Kagome turned to stare at the suddenly livid Usagi. Her ears were back, her tail was madly flicking; she was the portrait of a furious cat. Her eyes bored into Kagomes', tears beginning to well up. "NO!" She shouted again, yanking her arm out of Kagome's grip and taking a step back.

Everyone froze. Kagome was shocked. Was this girls' life really that bad at home? Kagome took a step forward, wanting to attempt to comfort her, but Usagi just turned and ran.

"WAIT!" Kagome cried. "PLEASE, STOP!" But Usagi just kept on running.

"I'll get her!" Assured Inu Yasha as he bolted after the cat girl.

When Usagi heard someone chasing her, her instincts took over. She ran so fast, her legs were a blur of denim. Inu Yasha sped up as well. She didn't know why these people wanted to send her back. She never wanted to see them again! Ever! They couldn't make her go back! 'Not to my family!' She thought as formerly suppressed tears streamed from her eyes. 'Why can't they all just' "LEAVE ME ALONE!" She screamed the last part out loud and kicked blindly out behind her, catching Inu Yasha in the chest and knocking the wind from his lungs.

Shocked at what she had done, she stopped running. She didn't wipe the tears falling down her face as she saw deep into Inu Yasha's eyes. He was just as surprised as she was. Neither of them thought she had so much strength in her. Usagi collapsed to her knees. "I'm... sorry," she whispered hoarsely through still more tears. "I... don't know why I did that."

"S'fine," Inu Yasha wheezed.

"No, it's not. I finally get a second chance, and I hurt someone." Usagi looked behind Inu Yasha at Kagome, who was rushing towards them. "She... fell though the well too, right? She got the same chance I did. But... she did it right." She got up, roughly wiping the tears from her face. "I'm done running, now."

Inu Yasha stared at her. He didn't understand all that she had just said, but it was clearly hard for her to go back to where she came from. He remembered what it was like when he was younger, being teased because of his ears. Because he was different. As he looked at her, he saw that she was very young, probably around sixteen, and had undergone all the abuse that he had. And yet, here she was. Not running.

"Hey," Inu Yasha said gently.

"Yes?"

"You can... you can come back." He didn't know why he was saying this. Of course she couldn't. Didn't Myoga say she couldn't? "If you want to, you can."

She smiled at him, her eyes still red. "Thank you."

Kagome had caught up with them. "What--?"

"I'm so sorry." Usagi apologized to Kagome. "You know what's best. I'll... I'll go back with you." She started slowly toward the direction of the well. Kagome looked at her, then at Inu Yasha. "What did you say?" She mouthed to him.

"Nothing," He mouthed back in all sincerity. She still sent him a look of gratitude and followed Usagi back home.

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