A/N: Yes, I actually have a new chapter up. Imagine that! I hope you enjoy it, if anyone is still reading this…heh heh…

Chapter 4: So what now?

Inuyasha and Botan sat in Kagome's living room, waiting for her and her mother to join them.

Inuyasha didn't really want to talk to Botan but there was one question that had been eating away on his patience ever since she'd arrived.

"Hey Botan, would you mind explaining the whole you turning into me thing. It's kinda freaky."

Botan looked uncomfortable, but she told him the story of how she had gotten the curse.

Inuyasha looked quite shaken after she'd finished.

"I did WHAT??!!"

"You jumped into the spring and drowned, then you pushed me in."

Inuyasha did not know what to say. So this whole thing was his fault. Just great.

"I'm going outside to see what Kagome is doing."

Botan looked up at him questioningly.

"Do you really think that's wise?"

"I dunno, only one way to find out."

Botan sighed and leaned back against the couch, staring at the ceiling.

"No wonder she's always so mad at him," she thought to herself.

"Oi! Kagome! What's the hold up?"

Kagome looked up to see Inuyasha run up to her, hair billowing behind him.

"None of your business dog boy."

"Don't call me that!"

"Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Would you rather I call you Inuyasha? The thought never occurred to me."

Inuyasha looked a bit shocked.

"What was that for?"

"For interrupting." said Kagome sourly.

"Keh…whatever…"

Mrs. Higurashi watched curiously as the inevitable fight heated to a boil and Kagome smacked Inuyasha, then stormed off while Inuyasha seethed, his cheek sporting a handprint.

"YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT KAGOME!" he shouted after her.

5-year-old Kagome stared into the depths of the well, wondering what it was that she could have seen. She leaned forward a bit, but not satisfied with her view, climbed onto the edge of the well. Her dad's call startled her so, that she lost her footing and plunged into the well just as Mr. Higurashi opened the door to the well house. Kagome panicked and her mind went blank, except for a dark fear that gripped her heart.

"DAAAADDDDDYYYYYYY!"

"KAGOME!"

Kagome hit the bottom of the well hard on her left arm, and scraped the palm of her hand on a sharp rock. She immediately began crying, and didn't stop until her father had lowered himself into the well and scooped her up in his arms. He frowned as he looked at her bloodied hand.

"Oh dear Kagome, that's going to leave a scar."

            Kagome (15 years old) lay on her bed glaring at her hands absently. "Why'd he always have to be so rude" she thought angrily. Her sulking was cut short however, by a sharp pain in the palm of her left hand.

"OW! What the…?"

A thin scar had appeared on her hand, and quite suddenly, her head began to ache. Memories that she did not recall previously flashed before her eyes and made her dizzy.

"BOTAN! BOTAN!" Shouted Kagome, running down the stairs looking like she'd seen a ghost. Botan raised her eyebrows at the look of Kagome's face and got up to hear the story.

"What's the matter?"

Kagome stuck out her left hand and pointed to the scar. "Look at this!"

"It's….a scar. So?"

"Well, it wasn't there 5 minutes ago!" shouted Kagome frantically.

Botan threw up her arms in exasperation. "You let your past self see you, didn't you!? And then she went and hurt herself!" she shouted, then, seeing the frightened look on Kagome's face, she calmed down a bit and said, "Well, at least it's only a scar. I wouldn't worry too much."

Kagome's cheeks reddened. "I'm sorry Botan, I didn't mean to cause trouble."

"That's ok Kagome, just don't let it happen again; which reminds me, we should get going."

Kagome's embarrassed expression changed to confusion "get…going? Where to?"

"You mean you've completely forgotten what I actually came here to do?"

"Um…."

Botan slumped back into her chair. "Never mind Kagome, let's just get this whole thing sorted out before it's too late."

Botan got up and started walking towards the well with Kagome in tow.