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AN: Here I am working on another chapter even though I know I should be working on homework. *shifts eyes* (Don't tell!) And as of right now I'm saddened because I didn't get any reviews for the last chapter! *pouts* Yeah, the last chapter was crap, but this one is better! HA! Let's hope so anyway. lol

Chapter 3

Crazy

            "Who the hell are you?!" a very angry Inuyasha yelled at the girl in front of him. He couldn't help but get the feeling that this girl might be from Kagome's time. She had Kagome's sent on her and many other scents that he couldn't place. She gave him the feeling that she was otherworldly, and he didn't like it. This girl was strange and the farther away from her the better. The girl didn't seem to register his question because she just tilted her head and smiled. He wouldn't like her reply.

            "Did you know you have cat ears?" she asked, her eyes fixated on his twitching ears. A surge of anger ran through his demon blood as he looked on at this brainless girl. He wanted to rip her head off at that moment, but he thought better of it. If Kagome did know this girl, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to kill her. He didn't need Kagome getting mad at him for killing her friends. 

            "They're not cat ears!" Inuyasha yelled unable to control the temper of his words. This girl was annoying, maybe even more so then Kagome could get. She looked at him with the eyes of a curious child, eyes an impossible green. It gave him the chills just to look directly into them. He could smell no fear in her aura just intense interest. Slowly, the girl's eyes began to glaze over with a look of boredom, and she turned away from him as if he hadn't been standing there at all. Inuyasha's ears pinned back in irritation.

              What's wrong with her? I should just rid myself of her stupidity. Instead of ripping her apart like he wanted to, he used his demon speed to appear in front of her.

            "WHO-THE-HELL-ARE-YOU!" he felt a hand on his shoulder. Right away, he knew it was Miroku. Of course Miroku would want to step in if it involved a woman.

            "Inuyasha, please try to act like an adult," his calm voice instructed the fuming half-demon. Miroku gave Inuyasha a slight shove so he was now standing in front of the girl. Inuyasha "Feh'd" and looked away from the sight of Miroku and the girl.

            "Let's try to act decent then shall we?" Inuyasha muttered under his breath in disgust at the Monk.

            "What my friend was trying to say is you're just so beautiful and we must learn your name," Miroku said turning on his charm. The girl smiled brilliantly at the compliment. Her smile held a power that Inuyasha added on his list of reasons not to like her.

            "How sweet. I'm Ariana," she held out her hand to Miroku but instead of him taking her hand in return, he reached and felt up her backside.

            *SMACK*

            Inuyasha rolled his eyes at the Miroku's perverse actions. The monk now had a distinctive red hand mark covering one side of his face.

            "Too soon?" Miroku looked back at Inuyasha.

            "Too soon monk," he replied in a grunt.

            "Just because you're charming doesn't mean you can feel me up as you please!" Ariana spoke up grabbing their attention. She spoke very matter-o-factly, like she was someone of importance. Inuyasha had to give her credit for sticking up for herself, but he couldn't help but add his own rude comment.

            "Come off it Monk. She's no exceptional beauty," Inuyasha said. He looked back at the girl to see if he struck a cord. Surly enough, Ariana was now glaring at him with her creepy green eyes. A power flowed off her that wasn't normal. Just as the feeling came on him, it passed, but her aura was slightly pulsing with her mysterious power. Yet another thing that Inuyasha disliked about her, the little wave of power didn't set him at ease. It wasn't human, but there was no evidence to prove her other wise.

            "I'm truly sorry for my actions and my friend's," Miroku turned back to her and knelt at her feet. "Let me introduce myself, I am Miroku and that is the high-strung Inuyasha," he pointed back to Inuyasha who stood ready to stick him. "My intentions were honorable! I was just so caught up in your beauty that my friend obviously is blind to! Please, will you bear my children?" Ariana stood staring down at him for a long time, her powerful aura softening at his cheesy words. Neither Inuyasha nor Miroku thought she was going to reply.

            "Sure, why not?" Ariana finally shrugged. She stepped up to Miroku and patted him on the head before walking over to Inuyasha.

            "You do know that he just asked you to have his kids right?" Inuyasha didn't know what to think at that moment. He never thought he'd see the day when a stranger didn't turn down Miroku's offer.

            "It's not everyday I'll met a pervert monk who wants to have children," the girl smiled, that influential smile and gave him a mischievous wink. Inuyasha wasn't sure how to place this strange girl. She was interesting that's for sure, but he didn't know if he found her intriguing or just annoying. He knew above all else that he didn't like her.  Looking back at Miroku, he could see the monk was coming out of his dazed shock. A familiar sent flooded his nose, and he looked past Miroku to see Sango and Kagome coming into the clearing.

            "Why Lady Sango! Lady Kagome!" Miroku called. "You're just in time to see I've found a suitable woman to bear my children."

            "I highly doubt that," Sango huffed. She may have put on a front, but Inuyasha knew Sango had feelings for Miroku even if she didn't admit it.

            "Well it just so happens," he stood to pull Ariana at his side. Ariana just got confused as she looked from Miroku to Sango. Ariana's confused gaze softened when she realized her situation. Inuyasha was impressed at how fast Ariana picked things up, but the list of dislikes was still longer than the list of likes. "This beauty has agreed to have my children." Sango swiftly walked over the girl and pulled her from Miroku grasp. Sango's jealously flooded Inuyasha's senses.

            "I'm not sure what he did to you, but I assure you that you want nothing to do with this monk," she turned back to stare daggers at Miroku. Ariana's laugh caused everyone to raise their eyebrows.

             "Oh I see!" she giggled. "You obviously want to have that man's kids! Well by all means, don't let me stop you. I can clearly see you have feelings for him. I am very sorry for arousing your jealousy," Ariana added in mock seriousness. Sango's expression went blank, as she turned white.

            "I am not jealous!" she quickly shouted. "Look here girl! You got it all wrong. I despise that pervert so go ahead and have him!"

            "Before Sango kills this girl, not that I'd mind," everyone turned to Inuyasha who was now sitting on the ground with the tetsusaiga resting against his shoulder. His eyes were closed, and his expression was either boredom or anger. He was much fed up with the girl Ariana. He wanted his questions about her answered. "But will someone please tell me who this wench is!" he pointed to the girl without opening his eyes.

            "Inuyasha," Kagome came to kneel next to him. He could feel her small hands rest on his shoulders. He softened at her touch and some of his stress melted away. "This is my friend Ariana." Inuyasha opened his eyes glancing at Kagome and then Ariana.

            "You can't just bring your friends down the well out of the blue! This isn't some game," Inuyasha snapped harshly. Wait… how would this girl get down the well?

            "I know, but it was an accident. Ariana just followed me through the well. It's not like I could have stopped her," Kagome defended in her own harsh tone. She stood up and moved away form him. Inuyasha instantly missed her presence by his side. He hadn't seen her in a few days and all he can do is act like an ass. She left the first time because he was acting like an ass!  Shippou jumped to her shoulder taking Inuyasha's missed opportunity. 

            "It's good to have you back Kagome!" he cried happily.

            "I wasn't gone for that long,' she laughed as she pulled the kit into a hug. He lovingly snuggled into Kagome's embrace looking over her shoulder to stick his tongue out at Inuyasha. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists in a warning, but Shippou continued to cuddle with Kagome just to annoy him. Kagome had adopted the kit as her own pup and as such the kit stayed closer to Kagome more and more. Inuyasha glanced in Ariana's direction sensing her eyes on him. She was giving him a knowing smile, as if she knew him or something. It was the same look she'd just given Sango. Who does she think she is?! Inuyasha just glared at the girl and turned back to Kagome who had now set Shippou back on the ground.

            "Do you come from where Kagome comes from?" a curious Shippou asked as he bounced over to Ariana. Ariana just tilted her head at Shippou. It was obvious she'd never seen a demon before. Shippou got close enough to her that she could reach out to him. He stood still looking up at her as she knelt down to get a closer inspection of the Fox demon. Shippou smiled happily and Ariana returned his smile.

            "You're cute," she sighs tilting her head. " I thought demons were mean viscous beasts, but you're much cuter than grumpy over there," Ariana nods in Inuyasha's direction. Inuyasha stays indifferent by her opinion.

            "We're not all bad," Shippo said. Ariana nodded. 

            "I come from the same time as Kagome," she answered the kit's previous question. "But I don't hail from Japan. I was born in Montana," Ariana answered but she just got blank stares from the group.

            "Montana's in America," Kagome stepped in. "You guys remember when I explained about America?" The group nodded vaguely remembering one of Kagome's many stories from her own time.

            "Does everyone in America speak with your horrific accent?" Inuyasha asked. The rest of the group shot him a disapproving glare, but Ariana didn't seem to care. She was now busy studying a tree close by.

            "Most people in America learn English as their native language. English is my native language. I think my horrific accent as you put it, has gotten much better believe it or not," Ariana stated. She reached up to the low hanging branch of the tree and pulled herself up. Inuyasha had a hard time believing her accent was once worse. He had a hard time believing Ariana was sane in general. Most humans he'd met didn't climb around in trees like this one. Add that to the list.

            "What is English?" Sango asked.

            "It's a hideous language. It's just a bunch of different languages thrown together," Ariana answered as she continued to climb the tree. Inuyasha watched her in amusement; he could see she was going to lose her balance soon.

            "What is she doing?" Sango whispered to Kagome.

            "She's molesting the tree. What do you think?" Kagome answered with a giggle.

            "That's interesting." Miroku said with a perverted smile. Kagome rolled her eyes as Sango and Miroku looked on with interest. It wasn't like they'd never seen Inuyasha climb a tree. Watching Ariana climb didn't seem like a new thing to Kagome. Inuyasha assumed Ariana climbed trees a lot back in their time. It wouldn't surprise him.

Ariana had only gotten a short distance up the tree before she lost her grip on a branch and fell to the ground. She landed ungracefully on her butt and palms of her hands. Inuyasha felt the sudden urge to laugh, but he repressed the desire. Instead he just let out a signature "Feh."

            "She's not very graceful is she?" Miroku commented as Ariana amused him too. Ariana just picked herself up off the ground and attempted to climb the tree again. There was a look of determination on her face.

            "Can't you sit still?" Inuyasha demanded at the climbing Ariana. 

            "Probably not at the moment," Kagome answered for the girl. Inuyasha just gave her a skeptical look. He had seen five year olds that could sit longer than she could. It just proved more that Ariana was crazy, and that she shouldn't be trusted. Kagome must have got the message from his look because she added, "She can't because her body won't let her."

            "Is she possessed?" Miroku quickly asked.

            "Not quite," Ariana giggled. She had once again fallen out of the tree and had joined the group. Inuyasha was surprised at her sudden appearance. He didn't expect her to return so fast, so much for her determination. "I could tell you I have ad/hd, but sense you have no idea what it is, I can tell you that it's basically a disorder that makes me act like a kid all the time." Yup, she's crazy, Inuyasha mind snag.

            "Are you sure you're not just possessed, because I can do an exorcism," Miroku added very seriously.

            "If only it were that simple, because I'm not possessed," Ariana spoke in a humorous tone. "But I do take different things that control my kid disorder," she held up her hands and used her fingers to make quotations around the last two words.

            "Like the medicine Kagome brings with her?" Sango asked.

            "I guess," Ariana shrugged as she looked back at Kagome.

            "Yup! And with that said, we have to get back to our time to get Ariana's medicine. We'll be back before supper," Kagome took Ariana's wrist and lead her to the well. Inuyasha suddenly stood up. Kagome just got here. And what did she mean when she said, 'We'll be back?'

            "Wait," Inuyasha bounded in front of Kagome to stop her just before she reached the well. His eyes pierced through Kagome's from under his bangs as he totally ignored Ariana.

            "You're not bringing that nut bag back here with you! You figure out how to get her back to your time and then you get your ass back here!" Inuyasha used a tone that he thought would leave her no choice. It just so happened that Kagome's will was unbreakable that day. His ears pinned back as her blazing blue eyes flamed.

            "Excuse me?" Kagome demanded. "You have no right to speak about my friend like that! What if I said your mom was fat… and…well never mind, but you better say sorry to Ariana!" she got flustered in her rage. Inuyasha just looked at her in bewilderment.

            "Feh," was Inuyasha's only response.

            "That's as good of a sorry as you're gonna get," Kagome informed Ariana. She just shrugged her shoulders.

            "It's alright. Being a nut bag is better than being a jack ass," Ariana answered. Her voice was smooth, but deadly. Add that to the list of dislikes. Inuyasha thought. At that moment he didn't care how much Kagome would get mad, he needed to rid the earth of Ariana. The cracking sound of his knuckles must have gotten to Kagome, because she suddenly got nervous.

            "SIT!" Kagome's voice demanded. *Thump*

            Kagome and Ariana stepped over the face planted Inuyasha who lay fuming in his dent in the earth. He could hear them both ran towards the well. Kagome's eyes were on him and he knew it even if he couldn't see her. He was in trouble and at the mercy of her wrath when she got back… if she came back. 

            "We'll be back soon!" Kagome called and the two jumped into the well. The spell wore off and Inuyasha jumped to his feet. He attempted to follow them down the well, but was stopped by something hard crashing down on his head.

            "What the hell was that for?" Inuyasha demanded rubbing the large bump on his head. Sango had sent her boomerang over his skull full force.

            "I think you need time to cool of. I can't believe how rude you can be sometimes," Sango lectured.

            "Yeah!" Shippou added in the heat of Sango's words. "Why did you have to yell at Kagome's nice friend?" Inuyasha snatched the fox demon by his tail and held him away from himself. He did it just because he could. The small demon cried in furry at his unfortunate position. "Put me down! I'm going to tell Kagome!" he squealed.

            Inuyasha dropped the kit as a familiar sent invaded his nose. Kirara tensed at Sango's feet and transformed into her full form. Sango and Miroku both got into a fighting stance. The brush from the forest in front of them shifted and out stepped none other than the Lord of the Western Lands himself. Inuyasha drew tetsusaiga and it transformed in a flash of flame.

            "What do you want you bastard?" Inuyasha growled in warning. The Ice Prince said not a word and stared at them with his usual emotionless mask.

            "I am not here to fight you little brother."

            "How can I trust you?" Inuyasha wasn't going to fall into his trap. He wanted tetsusaiga; that's all he ever wanted.

            "I have come for the girl."

            "Fuck no! I'm not giving you Kagome!" he spat. He had no idea why he'd want Kagome. What was Sesshomaru thinking? Sesshomaru just glared at him with his unnerving gaze. Inuyasha hated how Sesshomaru could use such little words.

            "If not Kagome, then who!" Inuyasha yelled. His temper was boiling over now. Sesshomaru gave no indication that he would answer Inuyasha. It didn't matter, because Sesshomaru barley answered questions asked to him, let alone demanded. "I have no idea who you're talking about!" Inuyasha snapped.

            "Who was with your wench a few minutes ago," it was a question, but the way he put it didn't make it sound like one.
            "Ariana?" the name fell from his mouth. He was confused, as he looked up at half-brother. What would he want with a human?

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            Kagome figured that as long as they were both in contact, they would both be transported through the well. Just as Kagome predicted, Ariana and herself were engulfed in a purple light and landed softly back in modern times.

            "Let's get out of here before Inuyasha comes after us," Kagome said as she started to climb the latter. Ariana followed and the two girls walked back to the house. 

            "Why does than Inuyasha hate me so much?" Ariana asked as they walked through the door into the house. No one was home, but Kagome's mom left a note saying they had went shopping.

            "I can't say. Inuyasha isn't very trusting," Kagome sighed. She watched Ariana pop a few pills in her mouth and swallow them with a glass of water.

            "He trusts you. I can tell. I can also see that you're in love with him."

"Is it that obvious?"

"And I'm not sure, but if it wasn't love and jealousy in his eyes when you played with Shippou then I couldn't say what else it was," Ariana tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and smiled broadly at a blushing Kagome.

            Kagome helped Ariana pack for the feudal area. She instructed her on everything that was necessary, but Ariana turned out to be a light packer. The only thing technologically advanced she brought was her mp3 player. Kagome wasn't sure if it was a wise idea, but Ariana promised not to lose it or use it in front of the villagers. Ariana had her medium sized backpack stuffed by the time they finished.

The girls had a quick dinner before they headed back to the well. Kagome made sure Ariana really wanted to go, but Ariana insisted she did. With everything set, they once again jumped back into the well.

AN: Was that chapter any better? Will someone review? Who knows! Alrighty then, I wasn't planning on putting Sesshomaru in this chapter, but he just kinda popped in. Funny how that happens *Ponder* I originally was planning to have Ariana travel with the group for a bit, but that idea was boring so I changed it! I plan to get the next chapter out soon!

Je na!