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Last time

"…Yuske-kun…? Is this really you?" Kagome asked, her voice breaking. "Where did you go…? I missed you…"

Chapter Two: The Problem

Giving her a relieved smile, Yuske nodded, saying, "I missed you too, Kagome…"

A small cough from Sango let the others know of her presence as she quietly entered the clearing. "Kagome-chan, who are these people?" She asked quizzically, her eyes wandering from person to person when they met the cold dark eyes of Hiei.

Snorting, he spat, "What are you looking at, woman?"

Sango, her eyebrow ticking, said in a voice thick with annoyance, "I haven't even introduced myself yet, you ignorant bastard! Who gave you the authority to even call me woman!"

Barely containing himself, Hiei replied acidly, "I don't need to know your name, since a woman like you obviously is not worth my time."

Eyes narrowing, Sango took her hirakotsu from its position from her back and promptly gave Hiei a large bump on his head, causing the shorter demon to grunt in pain, much to the amusement of the orange haired man who recently gained consciousness.

"Hiei got beat by a woman! Hiei got beat by a womannn!" He sung in a sing song voice, adding to Sango's annoyance, who then knocked him out beside the black haired demon.

The others looking at her with wonder, she put on a sweet smile (to everyone's immense surprise) and introduced herself. "Hello, I'm Sango, one of Kagome-chan's friends. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Yuske was the first to reply, smiling warily at her, and said, "I'm Yuske, one of Kagome's childhood friends."

First looking at Sango, and then meeting Kagome's gaze once again, the red haired demon smiled warmly at her, and said in a silken voice, "My name is Kurama, Kagome-sama. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, and yours too, Sango-sama." Taking Kagome's hand, he kissed her fingertips lightly, causing a blush to creep up onto her cheeks.

Kagome barely answered, "The pleasure's all mine…" , ignoring Sango's look that clearly stated that he was enjoying it just as much as she was.

Smiling once more, Kurama turned and went to pick up Hiei.

Kagome's gaze followed his journey across the clearing, but was jolted when the orange haired man stuck his unsightly head in front of her face. "I'm Kuwabara, nice to meet you Kagome-sama!" He said energetically, spittle flying across the distance between them to land on her face.

Biting back a grimace, she wiped her face off, and replied, "It's nice to meet you too Kuwabara-san."

"Hey, Kagome-chan, can you tell us where the hell we are?" Yuske asked once Kurama returned to the group with Hiei draped casually over his shoulder.

Kagome answered hesitantly, "Well, you guys are probably not going to believe me, but we are all in the Sengoku Jidai. I've been coming and going for the past few years through an old well at my grandfather's shrine."

Astounded, Yuske shouted, "So you're telling me we were sucked four hundred years into the past!"

(A/N the Sengoku Jidai was in the 1600's, as far as I know ;;)

Nodding her head solemnly, Kagome replied, "Yes, but how I do not know. The only thing we can do is go back to the well and get you back to your own time."

"Kagome-chan?" Sango said, eyes widening.

"What is it Sango-chan?" Kagome asked, turning to her friend in confusion.

"I think we're going to have headaches after what's about to happen…" Sango muttered, just as a furious hanyou and a panting houshi burst out of the trees behind them.

"Oi, wench! What are you doing all the way up he-" Inuyasha started to say, but was bowled over by Miroku just as he saw the men surrounding her and Sango.

Fighting back giggles, the girls turned back to their companions, saying in unison, "Everyone, meet Inuyasha and Miroku."

Feeling like having a bit of fun at Inuyasha's expense, Kagome said, "Inuyasha's the baka who doesn't know how to move out of the way." Sticking out her tongue as Inuyasha's face turned red, she added in a singsong voice, "It's the truuuth..!"

"Wench, you better watch your mouth!" Yelled Inuyasha, roughly pushing Miroku off of him and stomping off into the forest, grumbling about clumsy monks who have to fall over everyone.

Calming her laughter down, Kagome gave Miroku a hand up from the ground, backing away from his famous wandering hand. At a warning look from Sango, Miroku said, "Who're these people, Kagome-sama?"

"The tall, black haired one is Yuske, he's an old friend of mine." Pointing to the others in turn, she added, "This is Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama. They are from my time, although I do not know how they got here. But for now, let's go visit Kaede-sama, I miss Shippo, and I'm sure he misses being with us."

Nodding in agreement, Kagome led the group through the woods to a small dirt path that led the way to Kaede's village, and the well.

"So… Yuske… What were you all doing when you were dragged back in time?" Asked Kagome, after they had walked for some time in the hot summer sun.

"Well, we were all on a mission to find out the whereabouts of a powerful dragon youkai, when we stumbled upon a strange looking clearing in the middle of a forest. We still thought we were in our time, but when you came along with Sango-san, we were a bit confused. Somehow we were transported back in time through this clearing."

"How bizarre… Oh well, hopefully the well will let you back through." Kagome said, thinking over what they had said. 'I didn't feel anything strange about that clearing… I wonder what could have drawn them back?"

They all fell into silence once more, drawing closer and closer to Kaede's village, and the well. The spirit detectives looked at the nature around them as the sun arced over their heads, bringing the village into view as it merged with the horizon.

"Kagomeeeeee!" was all that was heard as a small ball of projectile fur slammed into the miko, bowling her over to land heavily on the ground. "Kagome, I missed you!" Shippo wailed into her clothes.

"Shush, Shippo-chan. We're all alright, and we have new people for you to meet." Kagome said, stroking the little kitsune's head until he calmed down, turning his grass green gaze on the newcomers.

"Who are these people, Kagome?" he asked, sensing how dangerous all of them were, even the orange haired one.

"These are friends from my time, Shippo-chan. This is Yuske, Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama. There's no need to be afraid of them." Kagome said, pointing to each one of the spirit detectives.

"Oh yea, Kagome, Kaede-baa-chan said that she needed to see you." Shippo said, jumping off of her and onto the ground.

Smiling and patting his head affectionately, she said, "Ok, thanks Shippo-chan. You be good!" Kagome walked off, leaving the little kitsune alone with the others.

Turning his gaze on Kurama, Shippo asked, "Are you really a kitsune, like me mister?"

Surprised that a demon so young could sense his aura, Kurama nodded, and said, "Yes, I am."

Nodding his little head, Shippo said, "I thought so. Do you think you could help me with something?"

"And what might that be?" Kurama asked, a puzzled Hiei looking at the little kitsune as well.

"I want to make my fox-fire stronger, but no matter how hard I try it doesn't get any better. Do you think you could help me?" Shippo asked, using his perfected (and irresistible) puppy eyes on him.

Chuckling, Kurama nodded, and said, "I will do what I can." Shippo let out a yelp of delight and hugged the older demon tightly, and, quick as lightning, jumped off and ran towards the village, waving at Kurama.

"What an energetic little fellow…" Hiei muttered, shaking his head.

"It's been a while since I've been with one of my own kind." Kurama laughed, ruffling Hiei's hair, much to his displeasure, and added, "It's a relief, but there is something that puzzles me. Kitsune's are very hard to calm, especially for a human. How is it that Kagome, a human and a miko, can calm him just as well, if not better than, his own mother?"

End Chapter Two