Disclaimer: I own not Inuyasha. Sigh 'Tis the property of Rumiko Takahashi. Now I must weep.

(A/N. Sorry that it took so long for the update. And now...Chapter 2!!!)

Chapter 2: Sweet Laughter on the Wind

"So let me get this straight," said Kida. "All those times you weren't in school, you were here, in this past era of Feudal Japan fighting demons to try and remake this Shikon Jewel, which came out of your body. And it's your fault it shattered in the first place, correct?"

Kagome laughed. "Yep! That's about it!"

Kida leaned back, her head resting against the thin wooden wall. Closing her eyes, she released a large sigh. Her mind was racing with all the information that Kagome had given her.

Kagome was worried about her friend. "Kida? You okay?"

Kida sat back up and looked at Kagome. She laughed at the girl's expression. "Don't worry, Kagome. I'm just fine. Just a little...overwhelmed."

The girl in the school uniform laughed too. "Yeah, I know what you mean."

"Is it hard?"

"What?"

"Living a double life?"

Kagome thought for a moment, her eyes tracing the wooden planks on the ceiling. "No, not really. The hardest part is lying to my friends. Especially you, Kida. The last thing I would ever want to do is lie to my best friend."

Kida put on an angry front. "Yeah! How could you? I thought you loved me, Kagome. But now I see that it was all a lie."

The two girls stared at each other, the corners of their mouth's twitching up. After a few second, they both burst into laughter. The other members of the room just stared at them. Kida and Kagome noted their confused faces, and laughed even harder.

"Stop! Stop!" Kagome panted. "I can't breath!" She laughed even harder. The two teenagers finally finished laughing and sat smiling. Kagome spoke first.

"I've really missed you, Kida."

Kida smiled. "Well of course you've missed me! You need me!"

" I think I forgot that I could laugh that hard. I haven't had anything to laugh about in a long time."

Kida let out a dramatic sigh. "Kagome." She said, her tone that of a teacher. "You need to see the joy in life and grasp it while you still can."

Kagome giggled. "You sound like Mr. Runo."

"Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner!" Kida joked.

"We have too much fun when we're together."

"Yeah, I know." Kida responded to Kagome. "It should be illegal."

"I'm sure that somewhere, it is." Kida and Kagome glanced at each other, before they both said the same thing.

"Duh!" They burst into laughter again.

The five people from the feudal era stared in confusion at the modern giggling duo. None of them understood the humor in the situation.

Kagome sat up off the floor, which she had fallen back onto during the laughing fit. Taking a deep breath (or six), she looked back to her best friend, who was regarding her with judging eyes.

"What?" Kagome asked, her voice still holding a hint of laughter in it. Kida smiled at her.

"I've just missed you, Kagome. We haven't had time to really hang out lately. I mean, just hours ago I was thinking about how we were drifting apart and how horrible it would be to lose my best friend." Kida's eyes began to moisten as her heart grew heavy. Kagome noted the sorrow in her friend's voice and face and she moved over. Kagome held Kida in her arms, stroking her hair while her friend cried. Kagome began to cry too, but softer.

"I know, Kida." She said. "You have no idea how hard it was to keep this from you. And I felt the same. I didn't want to lose you anymore than you wanted to lose me. You're like my sister, Kida. You've always been there for me. I should have just told you what was going on from the start."

Kida stopped crying. She wiped her face with her sleeve and looked at Kagome. "It must have been hard for you, leading a double life."

Kagome gave a short laugh and leaned back against the wall. "You have no idea." Kida smiled, and then looked around the small hut to see five pairs of eyes watching her. Kagome noticed too.

"Hey!" she said to her friends. "I haven't seen Kida for a long time, so excuse me if I slip up and actually enjoy myself for two seconds!"

The girl called Sango responded for the group. "We don't think it's weird, Kagome. We've just never met anyone from your era other than you."

"I've met her family." Said Inuyasha, the half demon that Kida had met at the well earlier.

Kida giggled. "I sure that must have been an interesting!"

Kagome laughed at the memory. "Yeah, it was." She said. "My mother touched his ears!"

The two teenagers broke down into fits of laughing again, and this time, the others laughed too.

Sesshoumaru's ears perked up. He thought he had heard something. Laughter, far away. But why did he notice it? There was something familiar about it, and soothing. He purred slightly as he listened. When it stopped, he turned to Jaken.

"Jaken."

The toad demon looked at his lord. "Yes, Lord Sesshoumaru?"

"Tomorrow, we head north."

"Yes, Lord Sesshoumaru."

Looking in the direction he had named, Sesshoumaru strained his ears, hoping to pick of the sweet laughter again. Tomorrow he thought I will find her. That startled him. Find who?

(A/N: Okay, if you want the next chapter then I need 10 reviews, even if it's from the same person. I promise that the story will pick up in the next chapter. It's gonna be a good one. So, tell your friends to read my story and review!

Sesshoumaru: Will I get a larger part in the next chapter?

Kida: Yes, but only if I get the reviews.

Sesshoumaru: Alright. Will you untie me know?

Kida: ...No.)