A/N: well her's the next chapter. I also wanted to let the people, who don't like the way I modeled Mari after myself, know that 'I don't give a flying fart in space' weather you like the way I write this story or not. I write for myself, it's just an added bonus if other people enjoy it.

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Mari groaned as she untangled herself from the covers on the couch she slept on. 'Why'd I have to let Kagome's mom convince me

that I need to go to school?' she thought to herself as she trudged into the kitchen. She sat down at the table and ate whatever it was

that Kagome's mom had cooked. When she finished her breakfast, she walked up to Kagome's room to change into her new uniform.

When she looked at the uniform on the bed, however, she saw that it wasn't green like Kagome's. It was blue. Her face lost all color

and she sat down heavily on the floor. This wasn't happening. She groaned and pulled the uniform on. At least it was a hell of a lot

more modest than Kagome's.

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When she got downstairs, she went strait to Kagome's mom. "Mrs. Higurashi, Is this by any chance the uniform of Sariyaski (SP?)

junior high?" she asked, dreading the answer. Mrs. Higurashi looked startled for a moment before nodding. Mari closed her eyes and

nodded at her. "I have to go talk to Kagome, please excuse me." She said quickly, and ran off to find kagome.

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"Kagome!" she cried out, when she spotted the girl. She wasn't really surprised to see Inuyasha there too. "Kagome, why aren't I

going to the same school as you?" she whispered. Kagome shrugged, "I dunno." "Kagome, I hafta talk to you for a sec in private."

Mari said quietly. Kagome nodded. Once they were a considerable distance from Inuyasha, Mari told Kagome the cause of her

troubles. "Remember how I told you that you guys that you were an anime in my world?" Kagome nodded, "Youko is from a different

anime altogether. His reincarnation goes to Sariyaski." She finished in a whisper. Kagome's eyes went wide. "Kagome, I don't think

I'm gonna go back until he gets back. Is that ok?" she asked, looking down at her shoes. Kagome nodded and they walked back to

Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, if Youko comes back, will you come get me?" she asked him. He nodded at her and she smiled.

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"So, how am I supposed to get to school?" Mari asked Kagome. Kagome gave Mari the directions she needed and she set off.

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She had just gotten off of the bus when she turned a wrong corner and got lost. "Aw crap. Just my freaking luck!" she swore, and

kicked the wall. She turned to walk out of the alley when she heard something. "Hey girl! Wanna have a little fun?" she whirled to face

whoever said this and found herself face to face with three enormous men. They reeked of alcohol. She cursed silently at herself. How

had she gotten into this mess? She grasped the pendant that Youko had given her for comfort and prayed that help would come.

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With Our Favorite Redhead

Kurama walked alongside two boys around his age as they headed to school. A lot had been on his mind lately and listening to the two

beside him bickering was not helping in the least. Suddenly he felt sort of a pull, and fear that wasn't his own. He stopped and followed

the pull, not caring weather his friends were following or not.

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With Mari

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She had her eyes closed as one of the thugs held her up by her throat. Then something snapped inside of her. She had trained with

Youko for months and she couldn't even protect herself! Her eyes snapped open and she growled at the man holding her up,

delivering him a swift kick in the groin. He dropped her and fell to the floor, groaning and holding himself. She stood and glared at the

other two and they charged her. She snarled in a very threatening manner and took up a defensive stance. Before she could attack,

however, there was the sound of a whip crack and Mari saw a flash of green. She turned and saw both men on the ground,

unconscious. She turned to her rescuer, already knowing who it was, and her eyes went wide. She had expected him to be sexy but,

holy shit, he was freakin' fine! He looked down to were her hand still clutched her pendant and his face took on a confused look. She

quickly tucked it back into her shirt and straitened out. "Thank you for helping me." She said softly. "It was no trouble." He was

about to walk away when Mari remembered something. "Oh, do you know the way to Sariyaski?" she asked him. He smiled and

nodded. "That is were I am headed." She smiled and he led her out of the alley, were his two friends were standing, looking confused.

"She goes to school with us and this is her first day. She doesn't know the way so I thought that we could show her the way and help

her around school." Kurama informed them. "My name is Shuichi and the one in the green uniform is Yusuke Urameshi and the taller

one is Kazuma Kuwabara." Mari nodded at them and smiled. "I'm Mari Lee." They nodded at her and continued. Mari felt a tingling

sensation on the back of her neck and knew that they were being watched. 'Hiei.' She thought to her self. She tapped Kurama on the

arm and whispered into his ear, "You do know we're being watched don't you?" she asked him. He looked surprised for a moment.

He then nodded.

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School had been very boring and Mari's day hadn't been eventful except for meeting Shuichi. She was just walking up the shrine steps

when she felt the tingly thing on her neck again. She just continued walking. She knew he would approach her when he felt like it. She

walked into the house and put her shoes and pack next to the door. She went to Kagome's room and saw a short man with black hair

with a white starburst, and a katana and a bandana covering his forehead. She bowed at him and he looked surprised for a split

second, before returning to his cold gaze. "It's truly and honor to meet Hiei." He looked like he was about to say something but

disappeared before she found out what. She shrugged and walked back down stairs. She saw Kagome at the dining table. She was

about to say something when Inuyasha came bursting in through the door. "Mari! He's hurt!" he told her. She gasped and her eyes

filled with worry as she dashed out of the house and down to the old well house.

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A/N: I hope you gus like this chapter.