The Accident in Chemistry Class

Chapter 12: Attack the Shrine; Part I

Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own 'em, and I haven't succeeded with Billy Martin either... Oh well, he's better off rocking on his guitar! Yay, Billy! Sorry...just...ignore me... ;3

A/N: Sorry if I get this updated later than usual! I'm so busy with everything... Oh yeah, there's some fluff in here!

"So tell me, what are you two doing here in the present?" Mrs. Higurashi asked casually as she picked up a little bit of sushi with her chopsticks.

Yumi continued eating her food and Kei elbowed her.

"Oh! She's talking to us!" Yumi gasped, embarrassed. "Well, uh, I left with my little brother because our house was burned down by angry villagers and then they killed my parents..." she trailed away, absentlyrolling around a pea on her plate with the end of her fork.

"Oh. I-I'm so sorry to hear that, dear..." Mrs. Higurashi said sadly.

"It's okay." Yumi shook her head.

Desperately, Mrs. Higurashi asked Kei why she was here.

"Um...well, I left my mom and my sister and left my village. When I came back, it was in ruins. My mother died but my little sister, who's a full demon, survived. "When I was very young, my dad left me and my mom. So he comes back and wants to take my sister. He took her from me and I haven't been able to find her." Kei replied very solemnly.

"Well, I'm so, so very sorry for you two young girls. I really am. I feel awful for asking..." Mrs. Higurashi murmured and went back to eating.

"Mmm, this was really great, Mrs. H.! This is the best food I've eaten in, like, ages!" Yumi chirped, licking her lips.

"Uh, yeah, thanks, Mom!" Kagome said; she was in a hurry to bring Yumi and Kei back upstairs.

Safe in her room, Kagome slammed her door behind her and glanced at the two female demons.

"Why didn't you tell me??" Kagome asked.

"Tell you what?" Yumi said dumbly, earning an elbow from Kei.

"About our pasts and all!" Kei whispered in Yumi's ear.

"Oh ya..." Yumi muttered sheepishly. "I dunno, I don't like talking about it much, that's all..."

There was a shriek coming from the kitchen and Kagome, Yumi, and Kei could hear InuYasha shouting.

Kagome's heart dropped.

"C'mon!" she shouted and leapt down the stairs.

In the kitchen wall was a large hole and a snake demon was peering through, its yellow eyes gleaming.

"Give me your jewel shardssssss..." It hissed, its eyes glinting.

"No! Give me the jewel shards!" Several more demon voices cried.

"Alright, if you're after the jewel shards, you've gotta go through ME FIRST!" InuYasha growled, pulling out Tetsusaiga. He leapt at a crow demon and slashed at its head, which cawed hoarsely as it was easily defeated by the inu-hanyou. "Kagome!" InuYasha started as he glanced back at her. "Run, idiot, you'll get killed!"

"R-right...!" Kagome muttered and fled the kitchen.

Suddenly a bat demon appeared and flapped its wings at a high speed and sent Yumi and Kei sprawling across the floor. Kagome ducked underneath and sprinted to the Bone Eaters Well in the Higurashi shrine. Panting, she opened the shrine's doors and sure enough, there was the Well with its doors wide open. Gulping, she ran to it and leapt up in the air, then falling back down into the Well. Her feet collided with the loamy soil and she dropped to her side. A purplish flash blinded her and she closed her eyes.

After a while, Kagome opened her eyes, and found a bright blue sky with a few clouds drifting in it.

She was in the past, the feudal era.

Quickly, Kagome clambered up the Well and her feet carried her through the tall grass until she came to the top of a hill that overlooked Lady Kikyou's village. The fifteen year-old stumbled down the dirt path and came panting into old Lady Kaede's hut. Kaede was tending to her ill sister, Kikyou.

"Kaede!" Kagome cried. "Demons are attacking the shrine of the Bone Eaters Well!" she gasped.

"Oh my," Kaede murmured.

"Why? Why are they??"

"I am not so sure, my dear..." the old miko murmured.

"Kaede," Kikyou opened her brown eyes and glanced at her sister. "I must go...to this...this girl, my reincarnation," she said 'reincarnation' with much hesitation. After all, it wouldn't be very easy to accept the fact that there's another you walking around! "I must go to her era."

"Kikyou, ye mustn't! Tis ill! Ye are in no shape to be warding off demons!"

"I know I am ill, Sister, but I might be the only one able to ward off the demons causing trouble in Kagome's era." Kikyou replied, in spite of Kaede's refusal.

InuYasha might be there... A tempting thought for Kikyou.

"C'mon, I'll help you, just put your arm over my shoulder." Kagome mumbled as she glanced at Kikyou half-heartedly; they had left the outskirts of her village.

"I am fine, I can make it on my own. I'm ill, but not ill enough to walk." Kagome rolled her eyes—the priestess looked as if she was going to die back in the hut! Kikyou shook her head and started ahead of Kagome, stumbling a little from her weakness. Kagome shrugged and followed a distance behind her.

"Kikyou," Kagome said hesitantly as they approached the Bone Eaters Well. "You're going to have trouble climbing down the Well... At least let me help you."

"If you must..." Kikyou coughed and held a hand to her chest and she clutched her bow and arrow warily. Kagome gestured for her to wrap her arms around Kagome. Kikyou did so and Kagome struggled to climb down. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, her feet touched solid ground. Hurriedly, she climbed back up the ivy-covered wall with Kikyou clinging to her weakly and she saw InuYasha fighting off the snake demon, which tripped the inu-hanyou with its tail.

"InuYasha!" Kikyou shouted, pulling an arrow and placed it in the bow's quiver. She pulled back and let the purified arrow soar through the air at a tremendous speed and it embedded itself in the snake's heart. The snake demon hissed and came colliding to the ground with a loud crash and a cloud of smoke arose over its corpse.

The Tetsusaiga sat limply in InuYasha's fist as he gaped at Kikyou. She looked faint; her eyes misted and she started to fall, fall...

And fall into her lover's arms.

InuYasha cradled Kikyou's head on his chest and squeezed her shoulders affectionately, whispering in her ear, "Kikyou, you're sick and so weak, and yet you came to help... I'm so sorry."

"InuYasha?" The priestess said in a tiny voice. She smiled sadly and buried her face in his silver-white hair.

Kagome was in the background, watching it all. She could no longer bear and watch this scene. It...it made her sick. In fact, it really did make her sick. Kagome groaned as she straightened herself and shrieked as a coyote demon came crashing through the ceiling and almost landed on top of her. Kikyou looked faint as she stared at the demon. She turned to InuYasha, "This coyote demon has a jewel shard. Right in its head."

"Thanks, I'm gonna need some help!" InuYasha mumbled and he carefully placed her on the ground. "Kagome, duck!"

Kagome scrambled out of the way.

"Wind Scar!"


Review Response!

Demon-Slayer13- Glad you liked Kei's picture! Yeah, a bit short, but hopefully this will make up for it! Thanks for your idea!! I really appreciated it! I'm sorry I forgot about making Kei introduce herself to Kagome and everyone! Yay, Kikyou!

Story Weaver1- ROFL Souta jumping on Inu's shoulders was funny. Yeah, Mrs. H. is used to demons (hopefully!) Thanks for your idea!! I really appreciated your idea! My mind was totally blank and I had no idea what to do with this story.