ok, here it is.

oh, first, I wanna thank Neko-Yuff16 for the new review. btw, here's who's next....

just so I dont get sued later, I dont own Inuyasha

chapter 3

About an hour later, the movie ended. Eri, Kagome, Yuka, Ayumi, and Miroku came out of the theater. "Y'know, that was better than I had expected," said Miroku.

"Yeah, I liked it," Ayumi agreed.

"That was definitely the best movie I've seen so far," Yuka said. Eri and Kagome nodded.

Kagome was glad that she and Eri were friends again (although that must have been the shortest fight between two friends in history.). She owed Miroku big time.

It was just then that a boy walked past them. I'll admit, he was pretty cute. So would Kagome and her friends (well, not Miroku, thank god). At that moment, she actually said, "Wow. He's cute." So did someone else. Kagome looked at the other girl. She was wearing a white shirt, black pants, and a short red skirt over her pants. She had long black hair and dark brown eyes, and... wait....

"Oh no!" they both groaned. "What are you doing here?" Kagome asked. The girl shrugged, not really giving a care about Kagome.

"Kagome, what's wrong?" Ayumi asked. Then everybody caught a glimpse of the other girl. "WHOA!" they all shouted.

"Kagome... she looks... she looks exactly like you!" Eri stuttered in disbelief.

"Yeah," Kagome sighed, "We've been through it."

"Do you know each other?"

"Uhh... well, umm....."

"She's my cousin," said the other girl.

"That would explain a lot...." said Yuka.

"Uh, guys," Kagome said, "I gotta go talk to my... cousin... for a sec. I'll be right back." She grabbed the girl by the arm and ran down the street behind her friends.

There was a moment of silence between them. Then Yuka spoke up. "What's gotten into her?" she asked.

"Couldn't imagine...." said Miroku with a smile.

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"Okay," said Kagome, "Tell me you're not here. Please tell me you're not really here."

Kikyo blew a strand of hair away from her eyes. "Yeah, I wish," she said, "So, does this mean that I have to go to that place you always go to where you get those weird clothes?"

Kagome just barely understood her. "Y'mean school? Yeah, I think you do." Kikyo sighed. Kagome went on, "But until then, I don't wanna have to be anywhere near you. Got it?"

Kikyo shrugged. "Hey, as long as you're not around Inuyasha, I don't have to be around you."

Kagome nodded. "Deal." Although I haven't even seen Inuyasha yet.

What if he's not coming back?...

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The rest of that day went normally. Later on, Kagome started to walk home. Wait. Did I say the rest of that day went normally? Sorry, it did, but just to a point....

Kagome was walking down the street when the thought of her friends struck her. Not the ones she had in school, the ones from the Feudal Era. Anyway, she couldn't believe what was happening now. Kikyo seemed to remember every inch of her (and the fact that she pretty much hated Kagome's guts), Miroku didn't seem to recognize her at all, though he was still his old perverted self, and Sango... Sango just barely seemed to remember her. This must have happened with the others.

Hm, let's see, Kagome thought to herself, So far I've seen Sango, Kikyo, and Miroku. I haven't seen Inuyasha, Koga, Kilala, or--

"Hey, guys, cut it out!" a small voice shouted.

Kagome looked ahead of her, where the voice had come from.... She noticed that voice anywhere. "Oh no!" she gasped, rushing over.

A little bit ahead, a small boy was on the ground getting picked on by some other boys who looked about a year older. They were kicking him around and calling him names, laughing all the while. "Knock it off!" the little boy shouted, tears in his eyes.

"What's the matter?" one boy teased, "You gonna cry and get your mommy?"

"Stop it!"

"Hey!" Kagome shouted. The boys turned around nervously, and gulped at the sight of an angry Kagome. "Leave him alone! What'd he ever do to you?!"

The boys almost screamed, and ran away, just about scared out of their heads. "That'll teach 'em," Kagome huffed. Then she turned to the boy on the ground. "You okay?" she asked sweetly.

The boy wiped a tear away from his face and sniffled a little. "M-hm," he nodded. Then he looked at his knee, which he didn't realize until just now, had been scraped when he fell to the ground.

Kagome gasped. Then she reached into her pocket, remembering there were a few bandages in there just in case. She pulled one out, and gently placed it on his knee. "There," she said softly, "Feel any better?"

The boy sniffled again. "Yeah. A little."

"Shippo!"

Kagome and the boy looked behind them to find the source of the voice. It was a young woman. She was tall, thin, and very beautiful. She had dark red hair tied up in a bun, and sky blue eyes almost in tears. "Shippo, are you okay?" she asked, walking over to the two.

Shippo nodded. "I'm okay, Mom. I got hurt, but this girl helped me. She's really nice."

Shippo's mother smiled. Then she turned to Kagome. "Thank you for helping him," she said gratefully.

"Oh, no problem," Kagome smiled, blushing a little. "Oh, by the way, my name's Kagome."

The woman bowed to Kagome. "My name is Yumi. This boy is my son, Shippo."

Shippo bowed as well. "Nice to meet you, Kagome," he said in his usual cute tone.

Kagome bowed. "Nice to meet you, too, Shippo," she said smiling.

"Kagome, I can't thank you enough for helping him," said Yumi, "Those boys have been picking on him all the time."

"I think they're done now," Kagome smiled, proud of herself. Yumi smiled, too. Then she picked her little son up in her arms and began to walk away.

"I'm going to take Shippo home," she said to Kagome, "If you ever want to visit, we live just across the street from here."

"Thanks for the help, Kagome," said Shippo.

Kagome smiled. "No problem. I would've done it anytime."

Yumi waved to Kagome, as did Shippo, as they walked to their home.

Kagome waved, too. "Bye!" she called. By the time they were inside their house, Kagome's expression had changed. Now, it wasn't as happy, as it was surprised. I can't believe it, she thought, Shippo and his mother... they were... human.

yup, its true. the demons have become humans. all of them. one in particular, I cant wait to write about.... sorry this was kinda short, I think Im running out of ideas. if u have any, u know what to do. l8r!