Chapter 10: Shocker

MEGAN'S POV

I yawned and opened my eyes, groping beside me for the familiar feeling of Sesshomaru's body.

All I felt was grass.

"Grass?" I opened my eyes fully and looked beside me.

Sure enough, I found myself laying in the grass. Beside me was my backpack.

"Sesshomaru?" I called out.

Had I been dreaming?

I stood up and looked down at my clothes.

It wasn't a dream…I was still wearing my forest green kimono…

Then where the hell was I?

I looked around me, searching for the castle.

Just trees…

"I must be in the forest outside the castle," I said to myself and began to head in the direction where I assumed the castle to be.

How had I gotten out here anyway?

If this was some kind of joke… there was gonna be hell to pay.

As I continued walking I heard some laughter from up ahead. I could smell something cooking as well.

Is smelt like burgers…

As I walked out of the trees into the clearing I paused at the sight before me.

"No," I whispered, "No, no, no, no."

It was horrible.

There was three people sitting on the ground, eating burgers. They all stopped and looked up at me when I walked through the tree.

"Um, hello miss?" the man asked.

Who I assumed to be his wife looked like she had seen a ghost, and their small child just smiled.

She looked to be about Rin's age.

Wait…

Rin!

Sesshomaru!

Where the hell were they?

"How did you get here?" I asked.

How is it that they had made it to the Feudal Era?

"Um," the man said, "we drove here."

Drove?

Oh shit…

Everything seemed to come back.

I had hit my head…I had seen my family…Sesshomaru had seemed so distant…he was crying…

"Can I ask you something?" I choked out, holding back tears.

"Sure."

"What year is it?" I whispered just loud enough for the man to hear me.

Please….

Don't say it…

"2005 sweetheart," he said, "are you ok? You look like you've been through a lot."

You have no idea…

My knees buckled beneath me and I broke down into tears.

This couldn't be happening…

I was back in my time!

I flinched when I felt the woman bring her arms around me.

"Oh, Harold, you had better call the police. I think she's in shock," she patted my shoulder gently.

"It's ok dear," Harold said as he fished out a cell phone from his pocket, "I'm calling the authorities."

I shook my head furiously, "Sesshomaru…"

"What was that dear?" the woman asked, "Who is this Sesshomaru?"

I couldn't answer her, I was crying so hard.

How could this have happened? I was just there! Why did time have to take me?

"Yes, hello?" Harold said into his cell phone, "Yes, there is a girl up here…we are in the mountains at the camping grounds near…oh…you traced my call…what? Oh…just one minute…Dear? What is your name?"

I gasped for a breath, "Megan…Megan Evans."

The man repeated the name into the phone, "Really? Alright, well, I guess we will wait here for you to arrive then."

After he hung up, his wife led me over to there blanket and sat me down.

"Megan Evans is it?" the man asked, "The police tell me that you have been missing for almost a year now."

I looked up at him and nodded softly.

"I remember seeing her on TV!" the wife exclaimed, "Your family were so worried about you dear! They assumed that you were dead!"

Without Sesshomaru…I might as well be…

They asked me a whole bunch of questions as to where I shad gone, but I refused to answer any of them.

I could here the now unfamiliar sound of an engine stopping. A few minutes later two men in uniform entered to clearing and approached me.

"Megan Evans?" one of the officers asked, "You will have to come with us."

I felt numb.

I didn't even feel one of them grab me by the arm and lead me to the squad car where they put me in the back seat.

I tensed when we started down the mountain. Everything was so unfamiliar to me…

"Your family has been worried sick young lady," a woman officer asked.

I didn't respond.

What was I going to do?

How could I get back to him?

Another tear rolled down my cheek.

"Where were you all this time?" the man officer asked.

Oh, you know…just 500 years into the past…no where special.

Yeah, that would have put me in the loony bin for sure.

So I just remained silent.

When I looked out the window I began to recognize where we were going.

Home…

Or at least, that's what they told me.

I felt my stomach churn as we pulled into the driveway of a large house with a rusty red roof.

How was I going to explain all of this to my parents?

As I got out of the car, the front door opened and three people ran out. I recognized them immediately as my family from my vision. They looked just as they had in the mental picture.

"Megan!" my mom cried as she embraced me tightly, tears streaming from her eyes.

Kayla was crying as well, and even my step dad's eyes seemed to shine with tears.

I embraced my mom, tears flowing again. I missed them so much…but…

I felt so empty…

My sister hugged me next and then smacked me.

"Do you have any clue how worried we were?" she yelled at me, "the police told us that you were most likely dead!"

I didn't answer her…she had changed so much…

I felt so out of place…

As soon as the police talked with my step dad for a while we all went into the house and sat in the living room.

"What happened Megan?" my mom asked, "where did you go?"

"Yeah, and what's with the weird clothes," my sister added.

I really didn't feel like explaining right now…or ever.

"Um," I spoke for the first time, "I was just around I guess."

"Come on Megan," my step dad Bob said, "you had us all worried sick. You should at least tell us where you have been."

I sighed, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you," I whispered.

My mom held my hand, "Tell us. Of course we will believe you."

I sighed.

What was I supposed to say?

Oh yeah mom…I was in the past where I fell in love and lost my virginity to a demon, was kidnapped by a total ass hole, killed a demon or two, came close to death myself, you know…nothing unusual.

"I was…oh god…I was…in the past," I said softly.

They all just stared at me.

"We are taking you to the hospital," my mom said.

I sighed and sunk my head into my hands, "No."

"No," my mom said, "the police said it would be a good idea anyway, just to make sure that you are ok. Go and shower and then we will go."

Mumbling I went and took a quick shower, hiding my kimono in my room so that no one would try to throw it out.

It was all I had left to remember him.

As I brushed my hair I noticed the two small puncture holes in my neck. Sesshomaru had bit me to show the world that I was his and that he loved me…

'I will wait for you,' he had said only a few days ago.

I sank to the floor and began to cry again.

I couldn't do it…

I couldn't go on without him…

The door opened and my sister sank beside me, hugging me.

"What's wrong?" she asked, "tell me."

She ran her fingers through my hair and stopped at the bite marks, "Oh my god, Megan, what happened?"

I shook my head, "I'll never see him again…"

"Who?"

Before I could answer my mom came in, "Honey it's time to go."

Even though I didn't want to go to the hospital, I appreciated the distraction, I didn't feel like explaining Sesshomaru just yet.

……………THE HOSPITAL…………

They had done so many tests on me that I couldn't remember half of the stuff they did. They did a rape test, blood tests, x rays, and many other thing.

They made me wait in the waiting room with my family who all looked at me curiously.

I guess my comment about being in the past had freaked them out a bit.

"Where did you really go?" my sister whispered.

"I told you guys," I said, "I was 500 years in the past. You don't have to believe me and I don't really expect you to."

"Then tell us what happened to your neck," Kayla said.

"What do you mean? what happened to her neck?" my mom asked.

Before I could stop her, my sister pulled back my hair so that everyone could see the two scars.

"What happened!" my mom exclaimed, her voice shaking.

"I was bitten," I said quickly.

"By what!" Bob said, his voice rising.

I could already picture him getting out his guns to go and hunt down the 'beast' that had bit me.

Before I could come up with a reasonable lie, the doctor came in.

"We have good news," she smiled at me, "You don't appear to have any injuries except the two strange bite marks on your neck. How did you get them?"

I kept silent…

"So she's alright?" my mom smiled.

The doctor sighed, "Well…"

"Well what?" I asked.

"Miss. Evan's," the doctor looked down at me, "You are pregnant."