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Chapter 4
Inuyasha, Kagome, Robin and Dojima stared at each other, only a few yards stood between them.
"How did you get here! Answer me!" Inuyasha shouted angrily again, holding the transformed tessaiga in his fighting stance.
"The jewel shard," Kagome whispered. 'They found the jewel shard, and used it to get here, and telling by the look on their faces, it was accidental. These girls mean no harm to us. The jewel shard is still pure, and untainted. If they were evil, the shard would be evil.' Kagome thought all of this while Inuyasha was shouting threats to the frightened girls.
"Let me handle this Inuyasha. Back off, they don't mean us any harm," Kagome commanded Inuyasha as he gave her a glance, a mixture of surprise, questioning and anger. Inuyasha put his sword in its sheath, turned his back in Inuyasha style, and crossed his arms.
"Keh, fine, do what you want. Don't expect me to save you when that girl fries you to a crisp," he said indifferently, his ears twitching. Kagome ignored Inuyasha, and proceeded.
"Did you use the jewel shard to get here?" she asked, wanting to test her theory. She needed to know if it was accidental or intended that they were here.
"The what?" The girl in black answered. "Is this what you mean?" she asked as she pulled the pink shard from her pocket. Kagome started to walk to them, but Robin frowned, and sent a warning flame toward Kagome. Inuyasha jumped up immediately, and ran toward her with his claws.
"That does it! I'm tired of messing with you people. Human or not, I'll put an end to this!"
"Oswari!"
Plunk!
Kagome turned away from Inuyasha, lying on the ground, and looked toward the girls. "It's okay. We won't harm you. We just have a few questions, and it would be easier to talk in the village than to stay out here and get attacked by another demon."
Robin watched her warily, while Dojima watched her in awe.
"So you just say one word and your boyfriend falls to the ground. Nice. Wish I had that sort of power with my boyfriends. Robin, I'm tired and hungry, and I don't think she will hurt us. Let's go to this, um, village. I've had too much excitement for one night. Which way is this village?" Dojima asked, and started walking toward Kagome.
"We need to go home. How do we go home?" Robin asked, ignoring Dojima. Kagome placed her hands together and closed her eyes. Robin watched as the jewel shard from her pocket flew toward a jewel around the woman's neck. Kagome smiled when she was finished.
"Can't go home yet. You'll have to come with us, and after you answer our questions, I'll let you go home. Deal?"
Robin narrowed her eyes, and said in a soft, emotionless voice. "I never trust a witch."
"I'm not a witch. I'm a miko. Big difference."
"A priestess? That would make you a pagan. I don't trust pagans either." Robin answered. Kagome frowned, but then smiled.
"Suit yourself. You can stay here, or you can come with us and we will tell you all you want to know about where you are and how you got here," Kagome turned to a small boulder, and unleashed her miko power on it. The stone disintegrated. "I could have killed you by now if I wanted to." Robin's eyes widened and she realized the woman was right. Still wary, she walked up to the woman, and nodded. Kagome, Inuyasha, Dojima and Robin walked down the path to the village, quietly. None of them talked, until they came to the village.
"Wow. This looks old. Where are we?" Dojima asked.
"Sengoku Jidai…about 500 years in the past," Kagome explained. Dojima laughed. "No, really, where are we?" Kagome and the others just stared at her, and she quit laughing. They walked into Kaede's hut, where Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara and Kohaku were huddled around the fire. Shippo, Kirara and Kohaku were sleeping in the corner together, while Sango, Miroku and Kaede were deep in quiet conversation. They all looked up when Kagome and Inuyasha entered with Robin and Dojima.
"Child, who have ye brought?" Kaede asked as she looked at the visitors through her good eye. Before they could answer, Miroku was at Dojima's and Robin's side.
"I have never laid eyes on such beautiful women," he said as he grabbed their hands. "Please do me the honor of bearing my children!" Dojima giggled, while Robin burnt his fingers. Sango stood up, angry, and walked through the door. Miroku didn't notice, however, and sat next to Dojima near the fire. Kagome's eyes snapped.
"Aren't you going after your fiancée, Miroku?" Kagome asked.
"Who? Oh, Sango? She'll cool down in a bit and come back. She always does." The women in the hut looked angrily at him. Inuyasha and Shippo called him a jerk. He tried to whisper something in Dojima's ear, but she slapped him, and moved to the other side of the room.
"Kaede, these are people from my time. They are…what are you're names? I'm Kagome. This is Inuyasha-"she was cut off by a squeal. Dojima ran over to Inuyasha.
"I didn't notice those cute ears!" She shrieked and felt his ears, much to his dismay. Kagome chuckled to herself, and Inuyasha slapped Dojima's hands away.
"I'm not some dog you can pet idiot!" He screamed as he walked out the door, and onto the roof. Dojima stood there, happy, and sat back down.
"Those ears were so cute! What is that guy anyway? Is he part dog or something?" Dojima asked, and they all heard Inuyasha shout," Shut up you idiot!"
Even Robin started to chuckle at this. Kagome continued to introduce everyone, and started with their story of their adventures that began six years earlier. When she was finished, Robin's and Dojima's questions were answered, and they began their stories. When they finished, Miroku had one question.
"You hunt witches, but you, Robin, are a craft-user. What makes you different from the witches you hunt?"
"I don't let my power corrupt me, and I use it for good. I am not a witch, but I am a craft-user." Robin answered. Miroku stared into the fire.
"I don't understand, but of course, I am from this time, and the future is probably different. To me, this would be the same as a demon hunting other demons and killing them. It just seems like betrayal to me. What do you do with the witches you hunt?"
"We shoot them with an anti-witch power called orbo. It renders them powerless while the factory takes them away." Robin answered.
"What is the factory, and what do they do?" Miroku asked.
"I'm not sure," was all Robin said, as she watched the fire. Kagome told the others of the young girl's power and of the encounter the night before. This weighed on Miroku's mind. This attack and Naraku's prescense in the future were too much of a coincidence.
"So, you think Kagome is a witch?"
"Yes. We have video that shows her killing a man. We were ordered to hunt her and bring her in." Kagome stood up and stretched.
"It is late. Maybe we should talk about the rest of this in the morning." Kagome suggested, and Kaede and Miroku nodded. Dojima was already dozing against the wall. Miroku brought a blanket and covered her up, watching her sleeping face. "Absolutely beautiful. I've never seen hair this color, or anyone this beautiful," he whispered as he sat beside her, and closed his eyes. Kagome fumed, but found a blanket for Robin.
"We can't stay here. We have to work in the morning." Robin informed Kagome. Kagome nodded. "We still have a few questions, but I'll probably take you home in the morning. Just sleep for now. It's been a long night." Kagome looked towards the door, hoping Sango was okay. Kagome resolved to go looking for her when everyone was tucked in for the night.
Kagome walked outside, and noticed Inuyasha in his tree. "Inuyasha?"
"What do you want." He asked coldly.
"I was just wondering if you were asleep. Do you think we should go looking for Sango?"
"She's fine. She's strong; she can take care of herself. She probably just needs to be alone to think about things." Inuyasha said as Kagome walked to the base of his tree, and sat with her back resting against it. Before she knew it, she was dozing off under the stars, and under the careful watch of the one who stole her heart.