Chapter 6

Forest: '...If we could get further away... I wonder what it would be like...Yay...I'd be so happy, inside my heart...All the memories, I have are beautiful in my mind.. But they don't feed the hunger deep inside my soul. And tonight I thought, I'd be just sittin' in my sorrow, and now I must wonder why, what did it really mean to you? I just can't see it anymore...I just can't see it anymore...Whoaaaaaaaa...' ((realizes that everyone is watching her sing the Rurouni Kenshin themesong.)) Uh, how long have you been there for?

Hiei: Since the beginning obviously. We didn't even leave, you just started singing out of nowhere.

Forest: Liar!

Yusuke: Seriously Forest. Ha! You just made a total idiot out of yourself!

Forest: SILENCE!

InuYasha: You really are weird you know that.

Forest: Didn't I say I was damn proud of it? Meh if I didn't I do now. My fahja always told me to be proud! Seriously, though he's always like "Proud of ya!". And you know that whole "skipper" or "sailor" thing? My dad started that. And a whole bunch of other stuff too.

Hiei: You do realize we have no idea what you're talking about. ((Gets shocked.))

Miroku: I don't even know where we are.

Forest: You are in Canada! The land of the free!

Kurama: Isn't that in the American national anthem?

Forest: Maybe! I have no clue! I thought it was in ours, maybe I'm wrong.... ((Starts singing O Canada softly.)) 'O Canada, our home in native land........."

Miroku: Canada? Never heard of it.

InuYasha: Me either.

Koenma: It was discovered after your time. Its on the other side of the world, and was originally inhabited by natives. It is now a multicultural society.

InuYasha: Wait, if you're from another country, and we're in that country, how come you can understand us?

Forest: '...O Canada, we stand on guard, for thee...O Canada we stand on guard for thee...' I guess it's not in there. Probably is the American national anthem. Anyways to answer your question InuYasha, I speak fluent Japanese... Ok so I don't. The REAL answer is because this is of course a Fan fiction! And more importantly, IT'S MINE! So I can make whatever I want happen! Oooo it's good to be in control for once! Ok. Going back to normal depressed Michelle instead of hyperactive Forest......

Michelle: Now that I'm my normal everyday me...

Everyone: Huh?

Michelle: I've been pretty depressed. It sucks. My life sucks. I suck. Whatever.

Yusuke: Who are you and what have you done with Forest?!

Michelle: I am Forest. The actual Forest. I scored a 2 out of 10 on my body image test. I hate my life, and my friend Josh thinks I have depression. Yayyy.......Oh yeah and my last hamster died and now I only have Deuce and my Cat Emma and my fish left when my whole house was filled with animals...Yep. Aren't I lucky.

Koenma: Someone get her some caffeine! Or sugar! QUICK!

Kurama: ((comes up with a pack of sugar and forces it down Michelle's throat)).

Forest: Whoa sorry my human self got out! Back to the hyper crazy random odd me! YEAH!

Hiei: I liked the other one better.

Forest: ((presses shock button)) Whoa that was long! I do NOT own Yu Yu Hakusho or InuYasha.Or Rurouni Kenshin or Canada.

Forest had walked down the street, and onto the busy road her street was turned off of. She then turned again onto a little plot of land where a house had stood a few years before, but when it burned down, no one bothered to replace it. It also led right into the woods where the creek was.

When they were about half way through the lot, Forest straightened out her hood, and changed her body. She didn't turn all animal. She turned into a stunning mix of wolf and human. Her long brown hair now had black and sliver streaks, she had wolf ears on top of her head, her nails turned hard, and sharp and pointed, a tail sprouted from under her sweatshirt, and she grew fangs out of her already abnormally pointed canines. A wolf seemed a good choice right now. More powerful than a dog, they also had a better sense of smell and hearing. She didn't know if that would matter now though.

Along with the physical appearance, her sense of smell and touch increased greatly. She kicked off her shoes and hid them along with her backpack under a pile of branches and leaves, next to a warren of rabbits. She asked them to just keep and eye it, and they agreed. She was now ready. –Let's go Deucer, -- She said silently. And almost as silently, they ran off into the woods.

The boy tried to remember how he had got here. He didn't even know where here was. He thought hard, fighting the pain in his side as he crawled deeper into the crevasse. Then he remembered.

He was having a picnic with the others. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kilala, they were all there...

And Kagome.

He frantically looked around, causing more pain to come from his wound. Where were the others? What had happened? They were having a picnic, eating something Kagome had from her time. Miroku, Shippo, and Sango were asking questions, asking about things in her time. He had been back to her time. It was certainly different! All kinds of machines and other weird things. But for some reason, they could not go back. They were talking about that too. Damn it what else?

It hit him like rock. They were talking about the idea they had. They would all try to take a piece of the Shikon jewel and see if they could go down the well into Kagome's time. Then he showed up. Not just a puppet, the real deal.

Naraku. Evil itself. The coward had come when they were relaxing, trying to catch them off guard. He remembered fighting, getting ready to use his Backlash wave, when one of Naraku's ...parts, if that was the right word, came up behind him and tried to go after the others. He didn't get far but he served his purpose. He had distracted him long enough so that Naraku could attack him himself. He realized that if it hadn't of been for Kagome, he would have been dead. She shot a purifying arrow at him, delaying him long enough for them to her away. Kilala flew them back to Keade's village, where they decided to try the idea with the jewel. Each one of them took a piece, and jumped through the well. Each one had gotten through.

So why wasn't he at Kagome's?

No body knew how the well worked. Kagome had been pulled through it by a centipede demon and since then had been able to go back and forth between the two times. Who knows why she had come to this time. It was fate they supposed. He then had a horrible thought.

What if he couldn't get back? Back to his own time, or Kagome's? He fought down those hard thoughts, curled up in a ball with his precious Tetsusaiga at his side, and went into a deep healing sleep.

She could smell him even before she had changed. Deuce was right, he was a dog. Or at least he smelled like a dog the way that Shuichi smelled like a fox and Hiei smelled like fire and ice. She could also smell the deep scent of his blood. She focused on that scent and tracked it through the woods. She then came upon her first spot of blood. Scattered a little bit among the brush. Her and Deuce both sniffed it, getting a deeper understanding of its owner. He was male, not too tall, but not average height either. There wasn't too much else to pick up. They moved on to the next spot, each one getting them closer to the boy who lay bleeding. They carried on for about 5 minutes, (they were running you know.) until they came upon a puddle (literally) of blood. Forest touched it lightly with her fingertips and sniffed it. Cold, but still fresh. Their quarry (funny word) was probably the next spot they would find. Forest silently hoped they weren't too late, although the feeling in the back of her mind, more of a voice now, told her they weren't, but urged her to go faster. She relayed her thoughts to Deuce and they complied, almost doubling their pace. There was no need to stop and check the footprints of blood now. The next big spot would be it. They followed the scent trail, and it led them to an old tree, the largest in the wood, with big gnarled roots that stuck up and out of the ground, creating little caves and crevasses that you could hide in with room to spare. It was ironic that the, whatever he was chose to hide here. She had often done so herself in the bad weather, or at other times when a hiding place was needed. She lifted her head and gave one long sniff, finding out exactly where to look. There.

She went halfway round the tree and changed back into human form. She didn't want to scare the person in there. Maybe he was like Shuichi and Hiei, posing as a human. If need be she could change herself to any animal, or part animal form instantly.

She crept up as silently as a cat, and jumped onto the root that was the roof of the crevasse. She then peeked inside, and gasped.

It was a boy, in a pool of his own blood. His long silver hair was messy, and parts were stained with his life's blood. He was dressed in a red kimono type suit thing, and Forest couldn't help but wonder who wore those kind of clothes in Canada in 2004. He had long slender hands curled around a sword, held protectively to his chest. He was a very handsome boy, Forest admitted to herself. He was breathing shallowly, and she wondered how a person could possibly lose that much blood and still live. She gently let herself down from the ledge over the cave and crouched at the entrance, signaling silently to Deuce, who had waited in some bushes, as a surprise attack incase the 'victim' was hostile. Deuce cautiously crept over beside her to stare at the boy.

It was then he woke up.

He got up onto his knees, and gasped in pain as he clutched his side. Forest saw the deep gash there, and knew it must have caused him a lot of pain.

"Please," She began calmly, trying to get the boy to trust her. He needed to have that wound looked at. "We only want to help you. My name is Michelle, and this is my dog, Deuce. What's your name?" She tried to catch his eyes, but he kept them down, half closed. He also quickly took off the upper part of his kimono and put it on his head, like a hood. Forest, thinking he was cold, quickly took off her hoodie and offered it to him.

"Take it," She said, still trying to catch his eyes. "It's nice and warm. Don't worry about getting anything on it. I've got tons at home." She held it out to him closer, and he took it gingerly.

"Thank you," He said quietly, still keeping his eyes down and barely moving his mouth. Forest wondered why he was being so...odd. Hiei was too, but not in this way. Shuichi, however was a different story. He seemed normal for the most part, nice and talkative. But why was this boy being so secretive?

"What's your name?" Forest repeated, watching the boy put his kimono on swiftly, and just as swiftly pull on the hoodie and put up the hood. He was breathing more harshly than before, and plonked himself down against the wall of the 'cave' and squeezed his eyes shut. "InuYasha,"he said his voice raspy. "My name, it's InuYasha." He opened his eyes, and for the first time, their eyes met, causing her to gasp again. They were a beautiful gold-yellow color, the pupils different than hers. She could she the pain, confusion and anger in his eyes. "Where," he began softly. "Am I?" He shifted his sword in his lap. "You're at the creek, I found you here under this tree as I was walking my dog. Do you know where I mean? The creek near the Dunston mall?" She was hoping he didn't have amnesia or anything. He shook his head. She didn't understand his question. "No, I mean where is this? What village? What province?" He was hoping she would get what he meant here, and she did. "You are in Dunston (It's a make believe town, not where I actually live!) And its not a village, it's a city, though not a huge one. The province is Ontario, and the country is Canada. Does that answer your question better InuYasha?" She asked, in a kindly way. He nodded once, and asked, "But what year is it?" Forest just answered gently and simply, "It's 2004." She looked at him as he closed his eyes and leaned his head against the wall of the cave with a sigh. He was in Kagome's time, but in a totally different place. He had heard of this 'Canada' place, only when Kagome was doing her schoolwork. He wondered if the others turned out here too, or if they were all safely in Kagome's city.

"InuYasha, you need some help." His thoughts were interrupted by Forest. He looked at her, then looked away. "I'll be fine," he said softly. Forest gave a short laugh. "InuYasha, you're hurt badly. I'm surprised you're conscious. Or even alive. My house isn't far from here, and we can try to get you as cleaned up as we can, then maybe get you to a hospital. Or at least take you home." He looked at her again, a confused look in his eyes. "Hospital?" He questioned. "Yes, to a doctor, or we'll take you home." She repeated. She thought he had forgotten things from his injuries, so she didn't mind repeating things. He smirked softly. "Feh, I don't have a home. And I don't need to go to a doctor. You should just go on home. Here's your sweater," he made a move as to take the sweater off, and stopped because of the pain. She touched his arm. "It wouldn't feel right if I didn't help you. I'm not that kind of person. Maybe you can stay with me for a few days or something. At least until you heal. You've been seriously injured and you can't stay out in this cold, or live under a tree. Like I said, I don't live too far from here. Come on out, and I'll take you to my house." And without waiting for him to answer, she moved in to help him get up. He stared at her. He wasn't used to just any human being nice to him. He had always been stuck in the middle. He smiled at her thankfully. "Thank you," He managed to stammer. "I won't be there more than two days, I swear," he promised, shifting himself over so he could get out from under the tree. Forest knelt beside him. "Which side is your wound on?" she asked. "The left." He replied weakly. She moved over to his right side and put one arm around his waist and the other around his shoulders, taking most of his weight. "Ok, tell me if I'm moving too fast." Forest said, as she and InuYasha started to walk at a slow pace. Deuce was behind them, still sniffing around where he had lain. "Deucer, come on." Forest said after a short whistle. The dog shook his head and followed after them. They walked through the wood, Forest got her backpack and her shoes, and they left for her house, while still being followed by Shuichi and Hiei.

END

Forest: InuYasha is now in the story. Happy?

InuYasha: Yes.

Hiei: No.((gets zapped.)) You realize that the more you shock me, the angrier I get.

Forest: Like I care! Oh no, not the wrath of Hiei! EVERYONE RUN FOR COVER! Hahah.

Hiei: ((eyebrow twitches))

Kurama: I seriously would advise you not to make him angry Forest, he really does have a temper.

Forest: Hah! Like I'm scared of him. ((Gets punched in the face by Hiei, who takes the shock collar control away))

Stewie: Victory is his! ((runs away))

Everyone: ((Stares at the weird little awsome baby))

Forest: ((runs up and punches Hiei in the face and takes back the shocker remote.)) VICTORY IS MINE! ((Does a little happy victory dance.)) Woot! Hey wait a minute. ((presses shock button and holds it.)) HAHA!

Hiei: ((is having little seizure thingies on the ground.)) S-s-s-topp her!! S-sh-she's going to kill me!!

Kurama/Yusuke: ((run up and try to take the remote from Forest))

Forest: NO! HE SHALL PAY!

Miroku: No wait a minute, Forest wouldn't do this!

Everyone: ((gasps)) You're not Forest!

Forest impersonator: ((rips off Forest mask)) You're right! I am a Hiei hater, and have been planning to do this ever since I saw Forest put that shock collar on!

Kurama: If you're not the real Forest, where have you taken her!

Impersonator Forest: I'll never tell((in a creepy voice))

InuYasha: Freaky...

Deuce: ((Runs in all excited and starts jumping around and barking)) Rowowruuuuu.....

Kurama: What is it boy? Did Timmy fall down a well?

Deuce: ((Bites Hiei's arm and drags him over to the closet)) Ahhh! The psychotic dog is going to eat me!

Real Forest: ((falls out of the closet)) AHH!! That poser locked me in this closet for three days! I had to eat a coat!!

Yusuke: Hey that was my favorite coat!

Forest: Well now its in my tummy! Read and review!