Keiko glanced at the clock in her room. It was already 7:00! She jumped from her bed

and got her clothes on. She ran into the bathroom and brushed her hair. She kissed her

parents and ran out the door. She hadn't seen Yusuke for two years and was so worried

about him. Puu had been acting strange, as if the matter couldn't get any worse. She had

to lock the window so he couldn't pull an escape stunt. When she reached her classroom,

the bell rang. She sighed in relief as she slipped into her desk, just as the teacher was

walking in. One girl that she hated dearly who sat behind her named Serenity, raised her

hand. Keiko turned back around to face Mr. Yamamoto. "Yes miss Wheeler?" He asked.

"Keiko was late. She ran in right before you got here. Are you going to give her a

detention?" Serenity asked in her usual annoying snobbish voice. Keiko hated her. She

acted as if the world was beneath her. Especially towards Keiko. Keiko knew why too. It

was because she had a crush on Yusuke. She also had a crush on another student.

Inuyasha. Since Keiko was new, she didn't know who Inuyasha was. But he seemed to be

a hot topic to talk about. She had also found out that he might know what happened to

Yusuke. Her friend Tea tapped her on the shoulder gently. "Keiko, its only a detention,

don't cry." Tea said, dabbing her friends cheek with a tissue. Keiko hadn't noticed she

had been crying. She felt like an idiot and forced a smile. Tea handed her the tissue as

Mr. Yamamoto slapped Keiko's desk with his hand. "Yukimora! Stop spacing out and

focus on your studies. Keiko nodded and tried to focus. Then, before she knew it, first

hour was over. Then she had math. After math was over, she had lunch. She sat down and

decided she wasn't hungry, besides, her dad had forgotten to give her money for lunch.

And her mom was now so swamped at her job, she didn't have time to go to the grocery

store. Keiko's stomach roared from hunger. This was the fifth day without food. She

decided she would have to use he savings that she was using to buy Yusuke a present for

some food. Then she felt ashamed. Now I'm being selfish. I can't do that. Yusuke has

saved me from countless troubles and now I'm thinking of spending that money on food!

I'm a horrible person. No wonder Yusuke wants to date Kurama's old girlfriend Maya.

She thought to herself. She decided to wait for at least a couple more days. Then, a girl

with long black hair and brown eyes came over. She sat down across from Keiko. Keiko

must have looked surprised because the girl immediately began to talk. "Hi, my name is

Kagome. I've heard about your boyfriend Yusuke." She chirped. "Oh, we aren't dating.

He likes this girl Maya." Keiko explained, as she rested her head on the table. "Oh, well

then, I've heard about your friend. I heard that you haven't seen him for two years. I'm

sorry." Kagome added sympathetically. Keiko had remembered she had forgotten to

introduce herself. "I'm..." Keiko started but was cut off. "I know who you are silly.

That's how I knew about Yusuke." Kagome said. Just then, She saw a boy with long

white hair and dog-ears show up behind Kagome. He was about to say something when

Kagome shouted "Sit!" The boy fell to the floor and everyone in the cafeteria got quiet.

"I told you never to sneak up on me while I'm in an important conversation Inuyasha!"

Kagome shouted. So this was Inuyasha. He got up and screamed back at Kagome. "I was

about to tell you we have to go back to the feudal era. I went there fifteen minutes ago

and found that Sango and Miroku were fighting Sesshoumaru, trying to cover for me

being gone. You know how Sesshoumaru is when I'm not there when he wants to fight.

He may kill them." Inuyasha finished. Kagome whirled around. "But I just know this girl

is in trouble. I have a bad feeling!" Kagome said. Keiko looked up in astonishment. Her

in trouble. She was sick of being hunted. So someone could kill her and Yusuke would

feel bad, even though all he cared about were rich snobs anymore. Two years earlier, he

had ditched Keiko for another girl. It broke her heart. But that was off topic so she

brushed the thought away. She pushed back her long locks of brown hair and stood up.

"Its okay Kagome, I'll be fine...." Keiko was yet again cut off, but now by Inuyasha.

"Then take her." He said hurriedly. "But we have to get back. I don't want those two

idiots to die or then who will fight against demons when they come after me. I hate

fighting. Its dull!" When they got outside and no one was in view, he swooped both girls

up and stuck them on his back. "I don't have time to wait for you two to run along behind

me." He scoffed. After two minutes of queasiness, they reached a little temple type of

thing. Kagome pushed the door open and they all stepped in. Keiko saw a well and

wondered why they had come here. Then Inuyasha and Kagome led her down to the well.

Inuyasha jumped in and in a instant, vanished. Keiko gasped. She peaked down there and

lost her footing. Kagome watched in horror as the girl dropped. Kagome shut her eyes,

but didn't hear anything. She looked down and noticed nothing was there. She blinked

twice in confusion. Only her and Inuyasha could go through the well without assistance.

She jumped in and noticed about a couple seconds later, Keiko sat there dumbfounded.

She looked at Kagome. "I have seen odd things, and heard odd things like Yusuke dieing

and coming back to life, but not dropping through wells and people disappearing, but I

guess we didn't get anywhere." And before Kagome could explain, Kaiko began to climb

up. When Keiko reached the top, she looked around. She saw Inuyasha but he was now in

a red suit. She climbed out. Inuyasha looked at her. "What's your problem?" He asked

rudely. Kagome got up next to Keiko and shouted, "Sit boy!" He fell to the ground, and

this time, there was a dent in the ground. "You jerk! I can't believe you. This is the first

time she has ever seen anything like this and you do that to her!" Kagome went on but

Keiko wasn't listening. She looked around at her surroundings. They were in a forest, no

longer in that little temple and there were little lights flying around with little demon

looking things. They were aqua marine colored and were headed to their left. Keiko

climbed out of the well and began to follow. She wanted to get to the bottom of this.

Kagome must have noticed that she was leaving and began to follow. Inuyasha screamed

after them, reminding them of the reason of why they were there. Kagome stopped

suddenly when Keiko dropped to the ground holding her head. "Keiko? What's wrong?"

Kagome asked. "I sense someone is in trouble." Keiko replied, letting her hands drop to

her lap. Inuyasha looked startled. "What are you talking about?" They all agreed to go

see if it was coming from Sango or Miroku. When they got there, Sango's head was in

Miroku's lap. Kagome twitched and then ran toward them. "What's wrong with her?"

She asked in a panic stricken voice. "Relax, Sesshoumaru just knocked her out. She

should wake up in a little bit." Miroku explained. "I'm surprised he didn't kill you two."

Inuyasha replied. Sango's eyes fluttered open, but of course she was still weak from

being hit with her boomerang. She should have recovered by now, but she kept fighting

so her arm wouldn't heal fast enough. When Sango saw Miroku looking at her and

noticing her head was in his lap, she immediately slapped him. Miroku's hand

immediately rested on the spot where she had whacked him. "Ou!" He moaned. Keiko

looked at the strange light again. Now they were coming this way. She saw the demons

again and pointed up to show everyone. Kagome looked sad and then looked at Inuyasha.

"Aren't you going after her Inuyasha?" Kagome asked cruelly. Inuyasha began to walk

with the demons and disappeared. Miroku then spoke up, "There he goes again. In his

dream like state to meet Kikyo." He said with a disgusted look on his face. He looked at

Keiko. "You have the same school uniform on as Kagome. Do you go to her school?"

Miroku asked her. Keiko nodded. "We just met today." She added quickly. Miroku then

ran over to her and grabbed her hands. Then came the trademark question, "Will you bear

my son?" Keiko felt a jolt of shock run over her. She then slapped the monk. Now he

had two red marks on his face. "Why do I even bother?" He asked. Keiko noticed that

Kagome was sitting on a rock on the hill they were next to. She followed her up there and

sat next to her. "Are you all right Kagome? I'm sorry that Inuyasha left, but, who is he

meeting with?" Keiko asked. Kagome sighed and went on telling about who Kikyo was.

Keiko looked disgusted when Kagome looked at her. "Why would he want to date a dead

girl who wants to kill him?" Keiko asked. Kagome shrugged. "If it makes you feel better,

I kind of know what you're going through. My friend Botan knew how it felt too. It's all

because of this one girl, Maya that we're miserable. Botan was trying to date this one

guy, and he promised that they could date. Then, when he met this one girl, Maya, he

broke it off with her and started dating Maya. Botan was crushed. Then, the guy who

Botan liked, Kurama, decided that Maya was too stuck up for him. He broke up with her

and came back to Botan. Despite what he did, Botan took him back. Now Yusuke is after

this girl. And Serenity Wheeler is after him too. There's no way when he comes back

he's going to come back to me." Keiko sank her head in her hands and began to cry.

"Come on Keiko, maybe a visit to Kaede will do the trick." Kagome said, re- adopting her

cheerful smile. She had to push her feelings away in order to help Keiko. They got to a

little hut where Miroku and Sango were arguing. Keiko followed Kagome in. Kaede

looked up at the two girls. "Where is Inuyasha, Kagome?" Kaede asked. "He went to go

see Kikyo." Kagome said, sounding a little sad, but then she brushed it off. Kaede looked

puzzled at Keiko. "Who is this?" She asked. "This is one of my friends from school,

Keiko." Keiko nodded. "Nice to meet you." She said, of course already knowing who

Kaede was, thanks to Kagome. "Kaede, would you make some stew? I'm starving"

Kagome said. Kaede nodded her head. She built a fire in the hut in the middle over an

old-fashioned stove-looking thing. She then poured water from a bucket into a pot.

Kagome looked at Keiko. "Would you like to go back to our time and get bandages for

Miroku and Sango, just in case?" Kagome asked in a newfound cheery voice. Keiko

nodded. They ran back to the well and jumped in. They landed on the ground again and

climbed out of the well again. "How about we go to my house?" Keiko offered. "We

have plenty of bandages." Kagome nodded. About ten minutes later, they arrived at

Keiko's house. Keiko took out her key and unlocked the door. She pushed the door open

and led Kagome up to the bathroom. Keiko opened the medicine cabinet and pulled out a

first-aid kit. "This should do the trick." Keiko said. "Won't your parents be mad if they

find this gone?" Kagome asked her in a surprised voice. Keiko shook her head. "They're

not here half of the time anyway. And when they do get back from work, they're too tired

to do anything. I guess you could say I'm lucky since I get to watch what I want on

television." Keiko laughed. "Lets go into my room so we can pick out blankets and

pillows. I imagine we'll be staying there for the night." Keiko said as she pulled blankets

and pillows from her tiny closet. "Keiko, I'm glad you're back." Came a familiar voice.

Keiko whirled around to see Botan. She was smiling and holding an unconscious Puu. "I

can't figure what to feed this thing." She said, pointing to the little blue creature. Kagome

stared at it. "What is that?" She asked Keiko. "Its Yusuke's other half. To make it more

simple, Yusuke had to feed that thing his spirit energy for a year. Then, when Yusuke

was too weak to fire his spirit gun, which uses his spirit energy, Puu hatched from his

egg. Its hard to explain since I barely get to know what goes on in his life, wherever he

is." Keiko added sadly. Botan walked over to Keiko. "Its okay sweetie. Hiei and Kurama

are with him. They'll help him through whatever he needs." Botan told her. Kagome

smiled at Botan. "You probably have been wondering who I am." Kagome told the blue-

haired girl. "I am Kagome. Keiko and I go to the same school." She added. Botan offered

her hand. "I am Botan. The grim reaper." Botan said suddenly. Kagome looked shocked,

then fainted. About a half hour later, she revived. She saw Keiko hovering over her, but

no sign of Botan. "Where is Botan?" She asked cautiously. "She would have stayed, but

her boss called her back. We better get going or your friends will think we're never

coming back." Keiko told her. Kagome rose to her feet and her and Keiko walked back to

the small temple. When they got there, they jumped in the well, and in a couple of

seconds, landed on the ground. When they climbed out, they could see that Inuyasha was

asleep by the well. Keiko laughed, "Looks like he does like you enough to wait for you to

come back every time you leave I'm guessing." Kagome laughed too. "Probably just

wants to get me to look for jewel shards." Keiko saw a tear drop to the ground. "That's

all I'm good for to him, is finding jewel shards. Keiko hugged her. They sat next to

Inuyasha. Keiko stared at his ears. "I've seen all kinds of demons, but not ones with dog

ears before. I can remember perfectly the dark tournament." Keiko said. "What was

that?" Kagome asked. Keiko looked at her and began to explain. "It's a tournament where

demons prove how strong they are, and humans can only fight if at least one demon is on

the team. It was horrifying, and I had to worry about whether or not Yusuke would die or

not. Every day was an obstacle for Yusuke and his team." Keiko said. "Why did they enter in it then?" Kagome asked, wiping her eyes. "They didn't have a choice." Keiko

replied. "A man that had won one of the tournaments had won anything he wanted form

the committee. He wished for a demon body that would never age. He also wished for a

demon body that could destroy anything. Yusuke had to go against him and was near to

death. It was so frightening." She went on. Just then, Inuyasha woke up. "Can't you

two..." He started. "Kagome, you're back." He went over and pointed at Keiko. "What is

she doing here? She's worthless!" He said. "Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!" Kagome

screamed. This time Inuyasha was in a ditch. Keiko flinched. "So is she worthless to you

like I am! All I'm good for to you is finding the jewel shards. And what you still don't

get is that Kikyo wants you dead! But yet you still go to see her. Sure, when Kouga

comes around you get defensive of me, but when I start to feel secure that you may care

about me, Kikyo comes around. So of course you chase her down like a little lost puppy!

Well, I'm sick of it! Inuyasha, its either me or Kikyo!" Kagome screamed. "But just to let

you know, I don't want you dead. Sure you have saved me, but remember who saved you

countless times too. Me!" Kagome shouted at him. Keiko started to walk off, thinking of

Yusuke. She saw the lights again and began to follow them. She reached an empty space

where a girl was sitting. She had very long black hair and was very pale. Her eyes were a

dark brown. She looked angrily at Keiko. "Who are you to disturb me while I am

receiving souls. I may as well take yours too. You have the same clothes on as that

Kagome girl. You'll probably go crying to her if I don't act fast. Keiko felt her soul being

ripped from her body. She tried to fight but this girl was powerful. This must be that

Kikyo person. Keiko thought to herself. She fell to her knees feeling weaker. Meanwhile,

back with Kagome and Inuyasha, Inuyasha stopped arguing. "Hey, where did your

useless friend go?" He asked. Kagome looked up to see the soul gatherers. "She must

have went to follow the soul collectors. She had been watching them intently before."

Kagome explained. She ran after the soul gatherers. About five minutes later of running,

her and Inuyasha found Keiko's lifeless body on the ground, and Kikyo smiling at

Inuyasha. "I have finally found a soul that will last me. Inuyasha, you're going to have to

tell Kagome to forget about her friend because there is no way you are going to fight me.

You love me way too much to do that for some silly girl you barely know." Kikyo began

to laugh harshly as she walked toward Inuyasha. "Now I can be with you forever. I won't

run out of soul. Doesn't that make you happy? Now worthless women around here won't

have to lose their souls." Kikyo continued. Kagome rushed over to Keiko and laid her

head in her lap. "Keiko, please wake up. Fight for your soul, I know you're strong

enough!" Kagome pleaded with her fallen friend. Kikyo added, "She can't take it back. I

have put a spell on the soul so that it will not leave my body unless I am killed again."

"Her eyes look so blank. Is this how I looked when my soul was taken?" Kagome said

crying. She looked at Inuyasha hopefully. Inuyasha looked like he didn't know what he

should do. "Inuyasha, please. I know you don't like Keiko, and I know you love Kikyo,

but please, do me a favor and get her soul back." Kagome whimpered. Then, Miroku and

Sango showed up. Sango was still in her regular robe, But she held her boomerang,

flinching. "Inuyasha, I know a way to take that spell off of that soul without Kikyo being

killed. It will be painful to Keiko, but it is our only hope. Besides, maybe after we get her

soul back, Kagome will bring soda for us to drink again, and corn dogs." Shippo showed

up on the smiling monk's shoulder. "I want a sucker!" Shippo said. Kagome forced a

smile. Go on Miroku. Do what you can." Kagome told him. "You fools!" Kikyo called

from up where she was with the soul gatherers. Just then, She hit a barrier. "What

the...?" Kikyo looked around as she fell down to the earth. "Idiot, I made a barrier. You

think I would let you slip away when my reward is going to be soda. That stuff is good."

Miroku began to chant as the soul began pouring into Keiko's body. When most of her

soul was back, her eyes fluttered open. She winced a little, but she smiled at Kagome. "I

have such a head-ache." She said to her. Inuyasha looked at Kikyo. Kikyo had fallen. He

rushed over to her and shot a dirty look at Keiko. "He really doesn't like me, does he?"

She asked Kagome. Kagome looked down at her. "He's just too much in love with

Kikyo. Its nothing personal. Besides he's not used to new people. Kikyo will get other

souls." Kagome told her. Miroku knelt down and Sango did too. "Are you all right?"

Sango asked her in a concerned voice. Keiko nodded, and then fell asleep. When Keiko

woke up, she noticed that she was in a hut. Sango was sitting next to her, with a bowl of

stew next to her. It was halfway empty. "You really should be eating more. I'm surprised

you haven't fainted yet from the way you eat. I had to feed you while you were asleep."

Sango chuckled. "Thank you." She said softly. She yawned and sat up. "I should

probably leave. Inuyasha seems really upset at me for getting my soul back. I still don't

know how that Kikyo girl stole my soul." Keiko said. Sango pushed her back. You

should rest. We all need to rest. It was an exciting day for all of us." Sango told her.

Keiko looked around and noticed that everyone was asleep. She decided to lay back and

drift off. She woke up to the painful feeling of something hitting her head. She opened

her eyes to see Inuyasha standing over her. "Get up! We have to go look for sacred jewel

pieces!" He yelled, carrying his sword. "Sit!" Came Kagome's voice. "You truly are

heartless! The girl just got her soul taken and now your telling that poor girl to get up and

help you? Despicable!" Kagome helped Keiko up and they went to a small nearby

village. "I sense trouble is going on there." Keiko told Kagome. They ran towards the

village to see Goshinki. "I thought I killed that bastard!" Inuyasha shouted. Goshinki

turned and looked at him. "I have come back to life. Naraku has revived me. You think a

petty half breed such as yourself can kill me, I don't think so." Goshinki said as he came

toward the group. Kagome got in front of Goshinki and was about to shoot an arrow

when Goshinki slapped her out of the way. Keiko ran over to her. Goshinki ran over and

slapped her away too. Hoping that Keiko wouldn't be able to help Kagome. He was

afraid that her arrow could kill him. The two girls were bleeding badly since Goshinki's

claws were so sharp. Inuyasha was about to slash the beast when they heard, "Spirit

gun!" Spirit energy shot through the beast. When Goshinki fell, They saw a boy with

black hair greased back and a yellow shirt with jeans on. Inuyasha twitched. "I didn't get

to turn to my full demon form." The boy looked at Keiko and ran toward her. "Keiko!

What are you doing here?" He said. Of course Keiko was unconscious, so she didn't

answer. Inuyasha walked over. "Who are you and how did you get here?" He asked. "I

am Yusuke Urameshi. Some freaky dude named Kaito sent me here. You know, I don't

remember Keiko's hair being this long... Oh, That's right, two years have passed."

Yusuke looked at the girl in his arms. Inuyasha remembered Kagome. "Kagome?

Kagome?" He knelt next to her. "Tell me to sit or something, come on." Sango walked

over to Yusuke, followed by Miroku. "Hi, I am Sango, and this is Miroku." Sango said.

"We took care of Keiko...." Sango began but was cut off by Miroku nudging her broken

arm. She winced in pain and slapped him. "My arm is still broken you know!" Sango

yelled. She then looked at Inuyasha. He was crying. "Its all my fault! I should've kept

you from helping me!" Inuyasha said. Then, without Inuyasha noticing, Kagome woke

up. She looked at Inuyasha. Is he really crying for me? She thought to herself. She tried

to get through to him but he was too busy crying to hear her. So "Sit!" Inuyasha fell

down. He got up and smiled. "Yes! I didn't kill you. I'm so sorry Kagome!" He told her.

She told him not to worry but he kept on crying. "You guys, Keiko is kind of shivering

violently. I'm afraid we should take Keiko and..." Yusuke stopped to catch her name.

"Kagome." Inuyasha offered. "Okay. We should take Kagome and Keiko to shelter.

They're losing too much blood." They began to carry the girls, ,even though Kagome

insisted on walking. Not too long after they started walking, Kagome passed out on

Inuyasha's back, so he was forced to carry her in his arms. They finally reached the hut

and set the two girls down. They bandaged them and laid them down. "You're the guy

who was in the dark tournament thingy, right?" Inuyasha asked. Yusuke nodded. "How

did you hear?" Yusuke asked. "Am I that popular?" He asked conceitedly. "No, Keiko

told Kagome, and Kagome told me." Inuyasha said. Yusuke looked disappointed. He

looked over at Keiko. "I've put her through so much." He said in a regretful tone. "I think

we're both in the same boat then." Inuyasha told him. "What was with that tremendous

power coming from you? You're loaded with it." Inuyasha told Yusuke. "I had to

undergo a very painful task. I was lucky I was ready for my mentor's power to be shoved

into me like that. She told me I could've been eaten away from the inside out." Yusuke

told Inuyasha vaguely. Inuyasha smirked. "I probably could've undergone that easily."

Yusuke looked at him. "Don't be an idiot. That thing almost killed me. You may be

powerful, but not enough for the spirit wave orb." Yusuke said to him. Inuyasha just

looked at the new-comer in awe. Yusuke looked back at Inuyasha. "So, how are we

supposed to get back to the future. I think I understand what you guys were talking about

when you said that we were in feudal era of Japan. I want to get back to bug my mom."

Yusuke said in a quiet voice. Inuyasha looked at him intently and then said, "We need

your help here. That spirit gun took down Goshinki with one blast. We need to defeat this

guy Naraku. He's bad news. Goshinki was just an incarnation of him. He also has two

other incarnations." Inuyasha looked at Kagome, adopting a miserable look on his face.

"For her sake, I need your help so I won't go to my full fledged demon state. I have

already killed so many people, it's horrifying! Every village we go to, they have heard

about me so they run back to their huts, in fear that I'll destroy them!" Inuyasha told

Yusuke, clenching his fist. Yusuke frowned at Inuyasha's distress. He felt sorry for him,

but he had to get back to Koenma and Botan. Not to mention Kurama and Hiei. There

might be another mission for him to do. He also had to get Keiko out of danger. A

thought occurred to him. He could bring Botan there! He would have to be careful to not

let her get hurt. He didn't want for his favorite grim reaper to get killed. Plus, he had a

secret crush on her. He also decided that it would be perfect to consult one of his old

friends. "Inuyasha, I'll help, but allow me to go get a couple of my friends. They'll be

able to help, plus, it will keep Miroku and Sango off their feet. They seem injured as it is.

I'll be back... wait, how do I get out of here?" Yusuke asked as he got to his feet.

Inuyasha got up and explained to him about the well. He told him he would go with him

since not many people could go back and forth through the well arriving to their destiny.

Whether it be the feudal era, or the future. They both reached the well and Yusuke had to

hold Inuyasha's hand to go to the future. Yusuke looked surprised when Inuyasha

grabbed his hand and the floated down. To Yusuke's surprise, They didn't fall. Just

gently landed on the ground a couple seconds later. Inuyasha decided to wait in the little

temple as Yusuke ran off to find Botan and his mystery friend. After hours of impatient

waiting, Inuyasha heard Yusuke call down to Inuyasha, who was in fact in the well. He

had decided to stay in the well since he wanted to get back sooner. Yusuke jumped in

with two other girls. One had blue hair tied back in a neat ponytail. She had violet eyes

and wore a cheerful smile. The other had red hair. She also wore it in a ponytail with a

ribbon. She held a sword and looked determined for what came next. The blue- haired girl

held out her hand. "I'm Botan." She told him in a heavy British accent. He took her hand

and shook it. The other girl offered her hand too. "I'm Ryoko." She told him. He noticed

that Botan was wearing a pink Kimono that came to her ankles. The other girl was

wearing a school uniform. It had a red shirt that came past her hips and a little pink tie.

She was also wearing a yellow skirt. He took their hands and they went back to the feudal

era. He felt silly that he hadn't said much, but he was confused. Now there were five

people from the future in feudal Japan. He couldn't let any of them get hurt. They arrived

in the feudal era and climbed out of the well. Once they reached the hut, they saw that

Kagome and Keiko were still asleep. Inuyasha looked at Botan. "Can you fight?" He

asked her. She shook her head. "I can heal and I also have an oar. I can fly around and

see if anything is coming toward us and warn you guys." She told him. He looked at

Ryoko. He knew she had a sword, but he needed to know that she could defend herself.

"Can you fight?" He asked Ryoko in a concerned voice. "Of course. I have wiped out six

guys at one time before. I should be able to help you guys." She told him in a serious

tone. Inuyasha decided to ask a favor of her since she could fight. "Will you go find my

friends Sango and Miroku?" He described what they looked like and she nodded. Botan

decided to go too. Inuyasha was angry that they had left without warning them that they

were going to leave. Ryoko and Botan left the hut and went out to search for The two

escapees as Inuyasha had called them. They reached a river and saw to figures sitting by

the water. They ran down and were sure form the descriptions that they were the two they

were looking for. The two looked up as the two girls reached them. "Are you Miroku and

Sango?" Botan asked in a cheerful tone. They nodded their heads in answer. The girl

seemed very drained of energy and Miroku looked just about as fatigued. "I'm Botan and

this is Ryoko. We're here from the future to help you." Botan added equally as cheery.

After the two girls had convinced Miroku and Sango to come, they walked back to the

hut. When they arrived, Inuyasha and Yusuke were asleep. They noticed that a little fox

demon was curled up next to Inuyasha. "That must be Shippo." Ryoko whispered to

Botan. They then sat down and pulled out some blankets for Miroku and Sango. They

laid down and shortly after, went to sleep. Since there was no more room for the two girls

in the already crowded hut, they decided to sleep outside. It began to rain and they were

soon drenched. The blankets no longer provided warmth since they were wet too. Botan

frowned. I wish we had a tent or something. We can't just leave so I guess we'll have to

live with it." Botan said in a miserable tone. They shivered and tried to go to sleep but it

was no use. They couldn't get comfortable enough to settle down. "I really don't like the

rain now." Ryoko said in a distraught voice. Botan spoke up, "We just have to think

positively." Ryoko nodded in agreement. After ten minutes of hard core thinking for a

bright side to their situation, all they could come up with was they were still alive. After

what seemed for like an eternity, the sun came up and Inuyasha came walking out,

followed by a yawning Yusuke. Yusuke and Inuyasha took one look at the girls and

began to laugh wholeheartedly. Ryoko and Botan's hair were frizzed and coming out of

the ponytail. They also looked extremely tired and unhappy. "There is nothing funny

about this!" Botan yelled. She was crabby at loss of sleep. "She's right! We let you guys

take the hut while we sat here in the pouring rain. We got no sleep and we're cold!"

Ryoko said shivering. Botan began to shiver too. Inuyasha and Yusuke helped them into

the hut still laughing. The two girls laid next to the fire and went to sleep. Inuyasha and

Yusuke went out to go find some food. They found some berries and apples. They came

back when their little baskets that they had to carry, were full. They woke the two

sleeping girls up. Ryoko and Botan both took and apple. Ryoko looked up at Kagome and

Keiko. "What happened to those two? The whole time we have been here, they have been

asleep." She asked. "They were attacked by a demon." Inuyasha answered. "They lost a

lot of blood. I'm worried about them." He added quickly. He especially wanted Kagome

to wake up. He was so worried about her. He knew it was his fault for not trying harder

for her to stay in her era. He kept going to see Kikyo so she would decide to go home.

Kagome, why do you keep coming back to the feudal era for me? You're putting yourself

in danger. I don't want to see you dead. He thought to himself. Ryoko went outside for

some sunshine. A couple minutes later she came running back in, covered in blood.

"Someone has been killed, and they exploded right in front of me after telling me that

Naraku is coming!" She screamed. Inuyasha and Yusuke exchanged worried glances.

Yusuke asked Inuyasha "What should we do? You told me that Kagome has the power to

shoot pure arrows at people and they will be ripped to pieces. Now, she's unconscious!

How are we supposed to beat evil without purified arrows?" Inuyasha thought for a

minute. "I hate to do this, but we may have to flee. "What?" Shippo asked. "Why? We

can do it! I know we can. Besides, How are we supposed to carry two girls and quickly

move to a safe place without Naraku right behind us?" Shippo added. Yusuke nodded.

"The little runt has a point." He said. "We may as well fight." Ryoko and Botan looked

worriedly at each other. "I can fight pretty well, but I don't have magic powers to fend

off a demon. I'll try to hold him off." She told them in a worried voice. Botan frowned.

"Guys like this usually have side-kicks that are bad news." She told Ryoko in a cautious

voice. Ryoko smirked. "All the more reason I am useful." Inuyasha didn't look

convinced. He shot a glance at Yusuke for reassurement, but Yusuke was to busy looking

at Keiko to help Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked back at Ryoko. I hope she can fight well. I'm

going to need as much help as I can get since Kagome's unconscious. He looked at her.

Kagome. What have I gotten you into? "Inuyasha? Inuyasha? Come back to Earth." He

heard someone say. He looked over to see Botan staring at him with a worried

expression. "We had better get out there now. I imagine they weren't too far behind the

dead man." Botan added. Yusuke looked at Botan. "No Botan. You stay here to help

Keiko and Kagome. If they wake up, They'll probably try to come out and help fight.

Sango and Miroku should stay here too since they haven't been sleeping enough these

past nights." Yusuke told the puzzled girl. She nodded. "Alright." She alleged. Inuyasha,

Ryoko, and Yusuke went outside to wait for Kagura, Kanna, and Naraku. It was a warm

breezy day. They all looked determined. Inuyasha and Ryoko unsheathed their swords

and got ready for when the demons would come. Yusuke focused his spirit energy and

was ready to shoot at them when they came closer. They saw three people coming over

the hill. Inuyasha sniffed. "It's them." He muttered. Ryoko tightened the grip on her

sword. A bead of sweat trickled down her cheek as she watched the three demons get

closer, and closer, and closer. Yusuke lifted his hand and pointed his finger out, making a

gun shape. Inuyasha raised his sword and it transformed. It immediately crashed to the

ground with a thud and Inuyasha struggled to pick it up. "Inuyasha, what's wrong with

your sword?" Yusuke asked. Inuyasha shrugged. In desperation, he gave it a hard tug and

it flew up for a second, then landed back in the dirt. Ryoko gasped. What are we going to

do. Inuyasha is our best hope! I know Yusuke has his spirit gun and shot gun punch, but it

might take too long for him to shoot it. She thought to herself. A couple more beads of

sweat trickled down her cheeks. Finally, Naraku, Kagura, and Kanna were only a couple

of feet away. Inuyasha noticed something. They had Kagome! They also had Botan too.

Inuyasha shot a glance at Yusuke. Yusuke looked just as shocked as Inuyasha felt. "Give

them back!" Inuyasha warned, turning back to the demon holding the two girls. He was

baffled though, that they had taken the two girls out of the hut without noticing. "We

can't do that. Now we have to take that girl right there." Naraku said, darting toward the

frozen girl. Inuyasha couldn't move either. He couldn't just let go of his sword to help a

human girl. Naraku might take it. It was all up to Yusuke. Yusuke shot his spirit gun at

Naraku. It was no use. Naraku was too fast. "Moon tiara action!" Shouted a female voice.

A tiara came out of no where and hit Naraku. To their dismay, Naraku disappeared. He

showed up behind Ryoko. Ryoko whirled around, and desperately tried to slice through

him, but she was caught in his arms. They disappeared and Yusuke and Inuyasha noticed

that they weren't in the forest, but now in a forest. "Where are we?" Yusuke asked.

Yusuke went over to touch a tree, but soon found that it was a hologram. The heard a

voice from the sky. It was an old man's voice. Clouds came together, and they saw a head

poke out from the clouds. "I am Guzaburo. If you're wondering how you got here, I sent

you here. You are in my virtual creation. I have called many minds here. You have just

added to my collection. And once the whole world is trapped here, I'm going to delete

this place, along with your minds! I will be the ruler of all time while all of you will be

trapped here, and to keep you busy, here's something for you to do." The old man told

them. He disappeared, and as he did, monsters began to form in front of them. "Mars fire

ignite!" Shouted another female voice. Inuyasha and Yusuke turned around,

remembering the whole, tiara thing. They saw five girls standing there. All in short

pleaded skirts. One girl in the middle had long blonde pigtails. She had a scepter in her

hand that had a heart on the top. She had sparkling blue eyes and seemed to be the leader

of the other girls. Another girl had brown hair pulled back in a long ponytail. She had

green eyes and wore a frown of frustration. The girl next to her had blonde hair and blue

eyes. She wore her hair partly pulled back. The girl on the other side of the leader had

short blue hair and blue eyes. She was looking around in confusion, as if to try to make

sense of everything. The last girl had long black hair worn down. Her eyes were purple

and were staring back at them, in a confused manner. Yusuke noticed that Inuyasha was

now trying to fight the monsters by himself. Yusuke looked closely at the monsters. He

noticed the Ryoko was inside one, Kagome was in another, and Botan was in the one

Inuyasha was about to attack. All of the girls were unconscious. "Stop!" Yusuke shouted

to Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked at Yusuke, stopping his claws from slashing the beast.

"What's wrong now?" Inuyasha asked him in an annoyed tone. "Did you look at the

beasts long enough?" Yusuke asked. Inuyasha looked and noticed that all of the monsters

had the girls in them. They saw one pink haired girl, who looked like the leader of the

five girls behind them. She was wearing one of those outfits too. They also saw that

another beast appeared. It had a girl with medium brunette hair. She was wearing one of

the uniforms Kagome wore. "Tea!" A voice shouted. A guy with lavender eyes and

blonde hair came running. He stopped. He was followed by a shorter, more innocent

looking version of himself. He looked at the beast and a tear rolled down his cheek. "That

monster is soaking up there energy." They looked behind them to see an brown headed

boy that was taller than the blonde headed boy. He had blue eyes and he looked angry. "I

hate Guzaburo. I've always hated him." He added. Inuyasha looked at him. "You mean,

you know that old psycho path?" He asked. "Yes. That's my late step father. He made his

most trusted employees preserve his mind in this virtual wasteland, along with his son,

which escaped to the real world in my brother's body!" The boy told him. They watched

as another beast showed up with a girl with pink hair. She wore it down and was wearing

an outfit similar to the other five girls, it had a more love theme going on. Two girls and a

boy joined them. "Geeze! What is going on you two. You always leave me out of these

kind of things, but this time you're telling me everything! Why is Momoko stuck in a

monster and unconscious? And why are we in a hologram filled thing?" The boy asked

the two girls. They shrugged and looked up at everyone in the beasts. The monsters

began to attack so they were forced to run since they couldn't fight their friends.

Inuyasha decided that since Ryoko seemed to be able to take more hits than the rest, he

could see if destroying one beast would let all of the girls go. He began to attack the

monster Ryoko was inside. They heard her scream a couple of times in agony, but she

was still unconscious. Finally, she fell limp to the ground from the monster. Another

monster appeared with a blue-haired girl inside. She had wings on her back and had an

old-fashioned outfit on. As soon as she had come, all of the girls fell out of the monsters,

quickly attended by friends. Ryoko was left alone since none of her friends were there.

She woke up and noticed that they were in a virtual world. She looked at Keiko and

Kagome, noticing they were finally awake somewhere. She looked around to see so many

people. She got up to go explore, unnoticed. She saw that there was a lake so she cupped

her hands to capture some water. She splashed it on her face and smiled. She looked a

ahead of her to see a mountain. She decided to go climb it for fun and walked towards it.

When she reached it, she looked at the trail going up. Meanwhile... Inuyasha was

rejoicing over Kagome's recovery. He smiled at her and then did something unexpected.

He leaned down and kissed her. He was so happy she was awake, he didn't care who was

watching. When he pulled away, he noticed Kagome looked shocked. But then she

smiled. "Inuyasha." She said as she sat next to him. Everyone was surrounding all of the

girls stuck in the monsters. They were all so cheerful they didn't hear the call of Ryoko.

She kept calling form the mountain to tell them that she had seen a doorway, maybe one

to get back to the real world. But of course, no one was listening. Then, her foot touched

a rock and slid to the edge of the mountain. It was no use to call for help. She knew she

wouldn't really get hurt but she might not be able to wake up if they ever did get out of

here. Her only savior for the time being was the edge of the cliff. She decided to cry for

help, but she knew it might take away from her focus to hold on tight. She screamed out

one cry loudly so she may be saved. She knew it was a risk, but she needed help. She

didn't care from who. For a while, she dangled there. She gasped as she felt the rock that

she now held onto, was coming loose. Her hand searched for something to grasp, but

before she could grab anything, she came tumbling to the earth. She closed her eyes and

waited for the pain. Then, she felt herself hit something, not the earth but someone's

arms. She looked up to see a brown-haired guy in a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. He wore a

red ribbon on his forehead. And he had gorgeous brown eyes "Hi, I'm Sanosuke." He

said. "You're lucky I came around to look at this mountain when I did. Why did you go

up there anyway?" He asked her. She stared at the big brown orbs staring at her. "I

wanted to investigate this place. By the way, I'm Ryoko. Thank you for saving me." She

told him as he let her to her feet. "See you around Ryoko. I have to get back with my

group." He told her. She saw so many people around there. Thank goodness the place

was big. She looked around. Then she remembered the door. She ran over to Yusuke and

the gang. "You guys have to come with me. I think I might have found the exit." She

explained. They all stared at her with disbelief in their eyes. She beckoned for them to

come and so they finally agreed. They finally reached the top of the mountain and Ryoko

turned back around. "I'll go in first. I didn't get to check it out since I fell from the cliff,

but no need to worry." She reached for the handle and slowly twisted it. It creaked open

and all they saw was a deep blankness. She stepped through and immediately vanished.

Kagome looked worried. Maybe we shouldn't have let her go alone. It might be

dangerous. Botan stepped toward the door. "I'm going too." She said firmly and stepped

in. She then vanished without a trace. Kagome looked at the door. "I don't like this at all

Inuyasha. I want to go home." She said, burying her face in his chest. He wrapped his

arms around her for comfort. Keiko looked at Yusuke and did the same. Meanwhile...

"This place is worse than the world." B.T. said to Bear. Tsukasa shivered. He hated the

world since Morgana resided there. Subaru saw him shiver and sat next to him. She

stroked his back gently for comfort and felt him soothe under her soft touch. She

frowned. I feel so bad for him. His mother is gone and now he's with his abusive dad.

She thought to herself. She heard Mimiru sigh. She knew it was because she wanted to

investigate, but they had told her not to since they didn't know if it was safe.

Meanwhile... "Himura. I would like out of here now. Do you know what's going on?"

Misao demanded of Kenshin. Kenshin now had a black eye and he had a bump on his

head from Yahiko's frenzy. Kaoru was currently sitting next to him. Misao sat next to

him too. "Sorry Kenshin. I'm just terrified. I don't want for my mind to be demolished."

Misao apologized. Kenshin nodded. "It's okey dokey." He told her in a weary voice.

Meanwhile, back with Botan and Ryoko, they were now falling. Botan right behind

Ryoko. The two were screaming as well as waving their arms uncontrollably in anxiety.

They then landed on a totally different mountain on the other side of the virtual world.

"This is not going well." Botan confirmed. Ryoko nodded in agreement. "I'm sorry I did

this to you Botan." Ryoko told the blue- haired girl. Botan looked back at her. "It's not

your fault. It's a doorway. Anyone would've thought that would have been an exit." She

replied to Ryoko. Ryoko smiled. Botan smiled back at her. Then she frowned. "I just

wish we knew where we were." She alleged, examining their surroundings. Ryoko

frowned. She pushed back tears of frustration that burned at her eyes. Sweat trickled

down her cheeks, even though it was exceedingly freezing on the mountain. She hugged

her knees to her chest, feeling cold but still perspiring. Botan decided to move closer to

her and took a cloth from her bow on her kimono. She unrolled the soft fabric and

wrapped it around the two of them. It was pretty long for a bow, so it worked like a

charm for a blanket. They sat there still until Botan decided that they should leave the

mountain for a warmer area. "Come on Ryoko. Let's climb down the peak and get to

safety." Botan declared. They began to inch their way down, slipping a couple of times

since there was ice here and there. Botan felt Ryoko's grip on her tighten. She knew that

Ryoko was panic-stricken and knew they should get down the mountain as soon as

possible. Botan knew the old saying "Don't look down" but she had to see how far they

were from the earth. It was beginning to get warmer and Ryoko wasn't shivering as

much, and had loosened her grip on Botan's hand. Finally, they reached the bottom. But

they realized that they were in a forest. They went on walking through and noticed that

there were snakes everywhere. Ryoko began to hack through them with her sword and

soon, they had either died or run away. Finally, they reached the end of the terrifying

forest. They came to a stream and took some water, Even though they weren't back in the

real world, the water tasted great. They pressed on. Night fell and they decided to sleep.

They built a shelter out of branches and leaves. That was a good thing because it began to

rain. When they woke up in the morning, they decided to stay where they were that day

because they needed to rest. They slept most of the day and then headed back out to find

the place where everyone was. They trudged on to look for everyone. Then, to their

disclosure, they reached the place where everyone was. Kagome ran up to the two and

embraced them in a tight hug. "We were so worried about you guys." She said as Keiko

ran over too and hugged them. "Are you two okay?" Keiko asked after they had pulled

away to face each other. The two nodded. Yusuke along with Inuyasha walked over.

They looked tired and looked at the two girls, who were in fact scraped up and their

clothes were tattered. They were bruised up and also looked tired. Yusuke walked over to

Botan. "Botan, don't ever do that again. You scared us half to death. I need my favorite

fairy girl to give me missions. Oh, guess who showed up." He said. As if on cue,

Kurama, Hiei, Koenma, Genkai, Sango and Miroku all walked over. Genkai was of

course in her younger form. "Where are Kuwabara and Yukina?" Botan asked. Yusuke

shrugged. "They must have set up a barrier so they couldn't come. Kuwabara has a bad

habit of doing that. But in this case, it was actually a good thing. I'm surprised the idiot

knew to do that." Yusuke finished. Koenma walked over to Botan. He was in his teenage

form and his brown hair whipped around in the cool breeze. "Botan, I need for you not to

do that anymore. You're my best fairy girl and I wouldn't want to have to replace you.

Ayame has been working hard but it's not the same. Your optimistic attitude really makes

my day. So, How are we supposed to get out of this thing?" He asked. Botan shrugged.

"Ryoko thought she had found an exit but it led us to the other side of this wasteland. I

hate this place." She muttered in response. Koenma showed a flicker of sympathy for her

and seemed to wish to know what to do but he had no way of knowing how to get out. In

all of his years of experience, he had never seen such a baffling predicament. Botan's big

lavender eyes burned into his thoughts. He smiled at her and Kurama walked over. A tear

rolled down Botan's cheek. She wanted to get back to the real world. This place

frightened her. In all her years as a fairy girl, she had never been trapped in a virtual

world. Kurama embraced her in a brief hug. When he pulled away, sympathy was written

all over his face. "I'm sorry Botan, we'll get out of here. Just not now. We have to think

of a plan." Kurama acknowledged. He wiped the tear from Botan's cheek and smiled. He

embraced her once more and Botan cheered up. She returned the hug and began to cry.

She was so scared that her thoughts had been clouded by fear, resulting in her sobbing in

front of her boss and her friends. Normally she would have just thought of something

optimistic to think about so she could help other people. Keiko spoke up. "Oh Botan. I'm

so sorry. We will get out of here. I promise." Yusuke nodded his agreement and turned to

Koenma. "Are you sure you have no idea how to get out of here?" He asked. Koenma

nodded. "I have no clue. We'll have to wait and see of how to get out of here." Koenma

answered. Genkai looked at Botan. "Botan, you have to stop crying. We need to think of

a strategy to get out of here, or there will be a reason to cry." Still in Kurama's arms,

Botan tried to console herself. She wiped away a couple tears and pulled away from

Kurama. "Are you okay now Botan?" Kurama asked her in a concerned voice. Botan

nodded wiping her eyes. Kurama smiled. "That's the Botan we all know and love." He

chuckled. Botan chuckled a bit too. She felt a little better. Even Hiei was smiling.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, how are we going to get out of here?" She asked.

"I don't know. We'll have to get help from everyone here." He told her, gesturing toward

everyone else in the crowd. Ryoko had wandered off again. Yusuke was the first to

realize that she was gone. "Ryoko left again?" He asked annoyed. Doesn't she ever learn

her lesson? He thought to himself. They all began to look for her. Kagome found her

sitting near a lake. She was taking off her shoes and walked in. She eased her way to the

middle of the lake to retrieve her hair ribbon. She walked back to shore soaked. "Lost my

hair ribbon." She told Kagome vaguely. She tied it back in her hair in a neat ponytail.

"We had better head back to find the others." Kagome told Ryoko. Ryoko nodded. And

with that, they set off to look for the rest of the group. Meanwhile... "Serena! How could

you get us lost in this virtual wasteland?" Rei asked the blonde headed girl in dismay.

With a goofy grin, Serena answered, "It's not that difficult Rei. I bet if you were in

charge, we would probably get our selves lost out of here. Wait, that didn't come out

right." Rei nodded. "That's right. I would lead all of you out of here and by now we

would be safe from that fanatical old guy!" Rei explained to them all pompously. Amy

rolled her eyes. "You two need to stop fighting. Luna and Artemis aren't here so we're

going to have trouble getting out of here, especially if I can't focus." Leita looked at

Amy. "It's okay Amy. I'm sure we'll think of something. No need scuttling through this."

Amy looked dissatisfied anyway. "What's wrong Amy?" Asked Mina. Amy replied in a

small voice, "I'm going to miss my exam. I would like to acquire an elevated score and I

can't accomplish that if we're still trapped in this place." She moaned. Meanwhile...

"009. Do you know where we are?" 003 asked the brunette boy in a disgruntled manner.

She wanted to escape from this ghastly place. She watched as the huge brown orbs

searched the area. He looked back at her and smiled. In a reassuring voice he whispered,

"Of course." Then he frowned, facing the forest in front of him. Truth was, he had no

idea where they were, but he didn't want to scare her. All of the Cyborgs had split up to

find an exit. He wanted to take 003 with him since she could see and hear things that

were far away, and an addition to that, he wanted for her to feel safe. He looked back to

see a tiny tear slide down her cheek and a bead of sweat trickled down his. He didn't

know how to comfort a girl. He sighed and took a step closer to her. He gently laid his

hands on her shoulders. He smiled at her. "It's okay. We'll find a way to get out of here.

We will also be able to help the other people of the world not get trapped in here. No

one's mind will be trapped here," He paused. "I promise." He saw her smile at him with a

flame of newfound hope burning in her big blue eyes. He turned back around and led her

into the forest slowly. Back with Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Yusuke, Keiko and Botan.

Inuyasha was so frustrated with Ryoko. "I say if she does this one more time, she's

dropped from our group!" He yelled out of pure frustration. "Sit!" Came a voice. He

dropped to the soil with a massive thud and made an indentation in the dirt. Kagome as

well as Ryoko appeared, Ryoko saturated with water. "Inuyasha! How many times have

you wandered off? Besides, Ryoko had to get her hair ribbon back!" Kagome screamed.

"I'm very aggravated because of you! All you do is pick at my friends for their faults! It's

rude! I'm going to have to teach you manners!" Kagome yelled. Inuyasha poked his head

up. "Why are you always doing that you loud-mouthed prissy girl? I'm sick and tired of

saving you! You're a waste of my time!" He screamed back at her. Kagome was taken

aback. She looked at him with a miserable look on her face. "So, why did you cry for me

then?" She asked. Inuyasha shrugged. "It was a waste of tears. I'm asking myself that

same question too!" tears streamed down Kagome's face. Her eyes looked blankly at

Inuyasha. Inuyasha smirked. "The truth hurts, doesn't it?" He snickered. Kagome took a

single glance at Inuyasha. "I'm sorry you feel that way." With that, she walked off.

Sango and Botan were about to go but Ryoko told them to wait there. She wanted to talk

to Kagome. Keiko wanted to go too, but had nothing to say that would help in the least.

Everyone shot a glare at Inuyasha. When Ryoko had followed Kagome's footprints and

finally reached her, she sat down. "You know, when I first joined the group, I felt left out.

I had only known Yusuke for a year. I didn't know him as well as Keiko or Botan. And

you knew Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango, not to mention Shippo for a long time. I had just

met them. When we got here, no one seemed to notice I was even there, but I didn't care.

I understand. No one knows me that well. But you have only known me for a couple of

days, and yet, you still hang out with me. You're a great friend. I can tell. Don't refrain

from hanging out back in the feudal era because Inuyasha was in a bad mood. I

understand why he got angry. I keep leaving and wandering off to find things. He's just

in a bad mood. We're all trapped in this place and tensions are running high. I don't take

it personally what he said about me. Don't get angry with Inuyasha. He didn't mean it."

Ryoko established. Kagome perked up. "You think so?" Kagome asked. Ryoko nodded

enthusiastically. "I just want to wait here for a while." Kagome told her. "You can go

back if you want." She added. Ryoko shook her head. "I would rather stay here." She

smiled. "We can camp out here." "Where are the smores then?" Kagome asked playfully.

"There aren't any. Smores are for the cool people." Ryoko shot back chuckling at

Kagome's face. They began to talk about bad camping trips with their friends or family,

or even girl scouts. After a while of giggling and playfully insulting each other, the two

girls fell asleep. When they woke up, they noticed that Inuyasha was standing over

Kagome with his hands on his hips. "Just where have you been?" He asked in an annoyed

tone. Kagome looked at him. "Like you would care." She muttered turning her head away

from him. "I thought you were sick of me!" Kagome screamed in his face. "Well, I don't!

It's just that.... uh...I...uh.... Oh forget it!" He started. Kagome grinned. "You missed

me didn't you Inuyasha?" She mocked. Inuyasha fidgeted nervously. "No!" He said

sheepishly. "I most certainly not!" Kagome grinned. "Stop grinning!" Inuyasha yelled

defensively. Ryoko came up behind him and whispered in his ear, "You love her and you

know it." She said menacingly. Inuyasha looked over his shoulder. He grasped Tetsaiga

and the case and whacked her over the head. "Ou!" She yelled, grasping her head and

tying a ribbon on it. "I don't want people to see a huge bump on my head! "Bastard!" She

yelled at him. Then frowned. "Sorry." She said quickly. "Sorry to interrupt everyone, but

there will be a fighting tournament taking place soon. Everyone must fight! Whoever

wins, will be let back out into the real world, while the rest of you will be deleted. There

will only be one winner. You better train hard if you ever want to see the outside world

again!" Guzaburo said. He finished by laughing maniacally. Unfortunately, he kept

coughing so no one took him seriously. Then it got deadly silent. Kagome looked at

Inuyasha. She thought hard about hugging him, but decided not to. She looked at

Inuyasha. He looked back at her with a sympathetic look on his face. "Inuyasha. I don't

want to fight anymore." She told him. Tears were beginning to form in the backs of her

eyes. Inuyasha looked like he wanted to comfort her, but he wasn't sure. Keiko was now

looking at Yusuke. She looked extremely worried. "Yusuke. How are we going to get out

of this?" She asked him in an apprehensive voice. He shrugged and gazed up at the sky,

as if waiting for Guzaburo. His eyes were filled with resentment. A droplet of

perspiration ran down his face. An indication of apprehension flickered in his features,

but disappeared hurriedly. His eyes wandered back to Keiko. She ran to him and he

embraced her. She didn't cry but he knew she was putting on an act. He stroked her back

soothingly. He felt her ease under his touch. Kurama shot a glance at Botan. She looked

troubled but he knew she was tough. He walked over to her and began to converse with

her. "It's alright Botan. I know you can do it. You have magic and if I see that you're in

jeopardy, I'll help you." He told her. She smiled and thanked him. He walked back over

to Hiei and began to carry on a conversation with him. Ryoko looked over at the crowd.

In the midst, she found a blue-haired girl with her uniform on. "Azumi?" Ryoko shouted

questioningly. Azumi spun on her heel and faced Ryoko. "Ryoko? What are you doing

here? Where are we anyway?" Ryoko shrugged. They soon saw two people walk out of

the crowd. The girl had extremely long hair and was very short. She had big brown eyes

and wore a hint of frustration on her pale face. The boy had short messy brown hair,

tamed by a bandanna and he also had brown eyes. "Young master. Remember; don't look

into any of these girls' eyes. One of them could be your fourth affinity." The girl told

him. They noticed another girl with them who had the same length of hair, but it was up a

tight ponytail. The brunette boy looked at the girl with the long silky black hair. "Don't

call me young master Fanta! It's Ryang Jegal!" He yelled. Fanta giggled. "You're so silly

young master! I have to call you master since you're giving me shelter. Plus I can do

what I want since you ripped my dress. I wouldn't be in this predicament if it weren't for

you." Fanta told him. Ryang sighed in defeat. The other girl with the blonde hair rolled

her eyes. "Can you two please just shut up? I have a headache from you two fighting

earlier. Remember Fanta, I did get my powers back." The blonde told the girl named

Fanta. "Oh Medea. I forgot you were here. Will you tell your little fellow faerie here to

shut up." Ryang told the blonde girl. "No can do Ryang. You tore my dress too, so I

pretty much hate your guts." Medea told him. Ryang sighed once again. Fanta giggled.

She looked over at the group standing there staring at them. She waved and flashed a

huge smile. "Hello over there! How are you guys." The three walked over to the group

standing there. Fanta decided to introduce them. "I'm Fanta, this is Ryang and this is

Medea." She told them all. Medea flashed a small smile and then looked angrily at

Ryang. Kagome spoke up for them. "I'm Kagome, this is Inuyasha, Botan, Ryoko,

Azumi which we now figured out, Keiko, Yusuke, Miroku, Sango, Koenma, Kurama,

Hiei, Genkai, and Shippo. Two more may be coming later. Their names are Kuwabara

and Yukina." Kagome said smiling. Medea spoke up after hearing Ryang start to say

something. She hurriedly covered his mouth with her hand. "So, could we join your

group if you do not mind? We need to find our way around here." Botan spoke up. "Sure.

You guys can come with us." Ryang looked at Medea. "Why don't you ever identify me

as a master like Fanta?" He questioned her. Medea just stared at him. "You should have

recognized already you despicable human being!" The whole group just looked at her.

"What? I'm a faerie. Is that peculiar?" Medea asked them. They kept staring at her,

except for Fanta who just smiled. "That is kind of awkward..." Yusuke started but was

cut off by Keiko, who motioned for him to be silent. "So, do you know how we got

here?" Ryang asked them. Koenma shook his head from side to side sadly. "We have no

idea how we got here or how to get out for that matter." Koenma told the brown-headed

youth. Ryang looked dissatisfied. That answer didn't really make him feel contented.

Fanta quickly noticed this and looked at him. "Are you okay young master." He nodded

and replaced his look of frustration and adopted a smile. "Yeah, I'm fine Fanta." He told

her. She returned the smile and looked comforted. She looked back at Botan who was

now speaking. "So, where do you all come from?" She asked the three. Ryang was too

deep in thought to answer, but Fanta quickly answered. "We come from Avalon." She

said. Medea quickly covered Fanta's mouth. "She's a little psychotic. We were born on

Earth. Heh heh." Medea said with a goofy grin, then whispered in Fanta's ear. "Who's

psychotic now?" Medea giggled out. Fanta wore a look of anger when Medea slipped her

hand away. Medea looked at her and began to laugh at the expression of frustration on

Fanta's face. Botan looked at them both and giggled too, not knowing what to do. Medea

finally stopped and as if on cue, almost immediately, Botan stopped to. She looked

awkwardly at Kurama who was forcing back a major chuckle. Ryoko looked at Azumi.

"So, how did you get here?" She asked the smiling girl. "I don't know. All I know is that

I dropped through a portal." Azumi told Ryoko. Ryoko frowned. She was so confused. If

they didn't really know how they got there, then how could they get out? Azumi looked

thoughtful for a moment, and then frowned. She turned back to Ryoko. "I'm so sorry,

Ryoko." She whispered to the confused girl. Did she just apologize to me? She hates my

guts. Why would she apologize to me? Ryoko asked herself silently. She replaced the

look of pure shock with a sincere smile. "It's okay, Azumi. It's not your fault we're stuck

here." She told Azumi. Azumi seemed to soften up and returned the smile. "Watch out

everybody!" Botan screamed, pointing upward. They all followed her finger to see that

an avalanche was occurring. They quickly ran to the next safe place. They looked around

to see if everyone was there, ,but they noticed that Medea was missing. Fanta looked over

to see a huge bolder coming down toward Medea. Medea rolled her eyes and held up her

hands. The bolder immediately stopped and was crumbled into little tiny pebbles. She

walked over to the group like nothing had happened. They all stared at her in awe.

"Medea, I didn't know you could do that." Fanta marveled. "Well Fanta. While you were

having fun on earth with this human, I was passing my faerie test. I am now a skilled

faerie. Didn't think I could do it, did you faerie Fanta?" Medea asked the confused girl.

Fanta surprisingly smiled at Medea. "Well, I'm just glad you are okay." She told the

gloating faerie. "Yeah, well, we will just see how happy you are when I become the

queen of Avalon." Medea said, then walked over to the now pile of pebbles. She picked

one up and studied it. She then looked back at the group and said, "These pebbles are

made of garnet." Fanta walked over and picked one up too. She studied it, and noticed

that Medea was right. "I wonder if you're supposed to use this to pay for stuff in this

place." Fanta questioned out loud, looking around.

Author: Well. Did you like it? You better have! I haven't written anything in a while, so

please review!