Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or anything to do with it. If I did I would be very rich and happy. I just borrowed the characters and put them in this situation.

"I sense a jewel shard," Kagome said.

Nadia looked at the strange girl with curious eyes. Suddenly she looked at her, then everyone's eyes were on her, including the pair of curious violet eyes.

Being the closest to her, Miroku looked at the girl for the jewel shard. Her body momentarily distracted him, but then he noticed the shard hanging from a chain around the girl's neck.

"Where did you get that necklace?" he asked. The girl's eyes narrowed on him before answering.

"I'll answer your questions if you answer some of mine first."

"Fair enough," the girl with the large boomerang said.

"I guess the first question would be where am I and who are all of you?" Nadia said with a patient voice, even though she was anything but.

Kagome gasped and stepped forward.

"Oh dear, we haven't introduced ourselves. My name's Kagome, this is Sango," she pointed at the girl with the boomerang, "this is Shippo," she pointed to the small child with red hair and a small bow on her shoulder, "that's Sango's pet Kirara," she pointed to the small two-tailed cat, "that's InuYasha," she pointed to the man with the dog ears, "and this is Miroku," she patted the violet eyed man on the shoulder. Nadia nodded.

"I'm Nadia," she said. "So, where are we?"

"This is Japan…" Nadia gasped.

"Japan? How the hell did that happen?"

"There's more," Kagome said. Nadia looked up at the girl again with slight fear in her eyes. "This is Japan five hundred years ago."

For the first time in her life, Nadia fainted.

Luckily for her, Miroku was close enough to catch her before she hit the ground.

Miroku picked up the girl and then climbed on Kirara with Sango. They carried her to Kaede's village.

Kaede was in shock at seeing the monk and demon slayer there, especially with Miroku carrying a strange girl that wasn't Kagome.

"Who's this?"

Miroku set Nadia down on a pallet and then turned to Kaede. "Naraku brought her though the well. We don't know where she is from, except that she isn't from around here at all. She says her name is Nadia, but I have never heard a name like that before"

"She seemed shocked to be in Japan," Sango said sitting on the other side of the girl, far from the monk's wandering hand.

Kaede sat down next to the girl and looked at her closely. She was a strange one, with short blonde hair and strange clothes, even stranger that Kagome's.

Then she noticed the beads around her hand. Kaede thought it was strange that Miroku was sitting there with his right arm draped over his lap.

"What happened to her?"

Miroku sighed. "Naraku was angry with me and decided to punish me. He chose this girl and pulled her from the well."

"Why does she have the beads around her palm?"

Miroku looked down at the girl with sad eyes. "Because of me. Because of me and this damn curse Naraku has set upon me. He asked me if I was tired of being alone with my curse, and he kept saying that I wanted him to die so I would be rid of it so I wouldn't die alone. Then he said that I wouldn't die alone now. Then he cursed her. It makes no sense. It isn't Naraku's style at all."

Sango glanced down at the girl, whose face was calm and peaceful. "What did he say to you before she appeared?"

Miroku looked up at Sango, who was sitting on the other side of the girl, with confusion in his eyes.

"What are you talking about Sango?"

"Naraku was saying something to you before the well turned red. What did he say?"

Miroku took a deep breath before releasing it slowly. He remembered the harsh words Naraku had thrown at him before bringing this girl through the well. He looked deeply into the brown eyes he had grown to love and knew he couldn't tell her the truth.

"He said that my perverted ways would kill me one day and just wanted to prove it to me is all. He thought I couldn't handle myself around another woman, but I know I can knowing you are by my side."

Sango smiled and took his left hand in hers. The minute their hands touched, the girl started talking in her sleep.

"Darkness….fight…dead…blood…power…Shikon Jewel…"

Miroku and Sango looked at the girl with confusion in their eyes. What was she seeing in her dreams?

Nadia was trapped.

The darkness surrounding her made it hard to see the laughing person hiding in the shadows.

"Who's there?"

The person just kept laughing, but whoever he was he kept moving.

"Go away," Nadia screamed covering her ears.

"Find…the…Shikon jewel…"

"The jewel?" Nadia looked out into the darkness.

"Find…it…bring it….to me…"

"Who are you? What are you talking about?" Nadia yelled with desperation in her voice.

Tentacles shot out from the darkness at her. Nadia screamed and covered her face with her hands.

Suddenly the sound of metal clanging on metal was heard and the stick Nadia had seen earlier being held by the violet-eyed man appeared and broke through the tentacles. The creature in the background screamed and the rest of the tentacles disappeared. Nadia opened her eyes.

She was in a meadow surrounded by beautiful white daisies. Nadia was sitting in the meadow, but she wasn't alone. Next to her was the violet-eyed man, Miroku. He was looking up at the sky. Suddenly her turned to her.

"You don't have to be afraid anymore," he said smiling at her. Nadia felt herself smiling back. Then the girl with the giant boomerang came rushing up to them with a smile on her face.

Miroku stood and dusted off his robes before rushing off to her. Nadia watched and tried to move, but her body wouldn't do it.

She couldn't shut her eyes to what was going on in front of her. Miroku and the girl, Sango, were caught in a passionate embrace. Nadia could feel her heart pumping a mile a minute, and there was nothing she could do except sit there and watch them kiss.

Then their clothes started to be thrown off of them and Nadia screamed in anguish.

Miroku shook the sleeping girl gently.

"You need to wake up Lady Nadia. Wake up!"

Nadia's blue eyes shot open and instantly connected with his violet ones.

Almost instantly, she calmed. Miroku noticed the change in her when her eyes returned their normal blue color. The stormy blue he had seen before had been frightening.

For a few seconds they just stared at each other.

"Miroku?" Nadia said finally breaking them out of their quiet staring contest.

Miroku blinked and sat up. Nadia sat up next to him. "What happened in your dream?"

Nadia's eyes filled with fear, and then with sadness. She looked at Miroku and smiled slightly. "I was in a dark place and someone was laughing at me, then the voice was telling me to bring him something…a jewel of some sort."

"The Shikon Jewel?" Miroku asked curiously. Nadia nodded.

"That's the one. I was lost and confused. Then these giant tentacles came at me, with the intention of killing me. Then…" Nadia froze. The rest of the dream involved the guy next to her, as well as some sad feelings she couldn't explain.

"What Lady Nadia?" Miroku asked putting his left hand on her shoulder.

"Then…you woke me up."

Miroku's eyes narrowed a bit at her explanation. There was more to the dream that she wasn't telling. Miroku shrugged mentally.

"When she's ready to tell me she will," he thought as he turned away from her and leaned against the wall.

Nadia took this opportunity to look around at where they were.

It was a small hut with a single floor, and an oven on the other side. Next to her was a small fireplace where a small fire was currently burning.

"Where are we and where is everyone else?" Nadia said looking at the strange things on the walls by the small oven.

Miroku sighed. "Sango, InuYasha, Kagome, and Kirara are all back at the well investigating what Naraku did to bring you to this world. Shippo and I remained behind."

"Why didn't you go investigate too?"

Miroku lifted his right hand, which in turn lifted Nadia's right hand since she was clutching the prayer beads tightly to keep her wind tunnel closed.

"I couldn't leave because you and I are somewhat attached at the moment until I can get another set of prayer beads. Kaede doesn't have any more or I would already have gotten some."

"Kaede?"

An old woman walked into the hut carrying a small bucket of water. Bouncing in behind her was Shippo carrying a few herbs they had gathered.

"I see ye is awake child," Kaede said smiling at the girl. Nadia looked at the old woman. She had an eye patch over her left eye and was wearing a red and white outfit. Her graying hair was pulled back in a ponytail.

"You're Kaede?" Nadia asked in surprise. Kaede nodded before heading over to the oven with the herbs and water. Shippo looked at Nadia before bouncing onto her lap.

"Hi, my name's Shippo. I'm a fox demon. I'm sorry I scared you earlier, you must not be used to seeing demons huh?"

Nadia smiled at the fox demon. "No, where I'm from the only demons we have to worry about are inner demons."

Shippo tilted his head in confusion. "What are inner demons?"

Nadia scrunched up her face as she thought, making it look like she had eaten a lemon. Shippo laughed and Miroku was trying hard not to let his giggles out.

"Inner demons are something that everyone has. Dark, personal desires that cause you to do harm to others."

"Like Naraku…" Shippo sighed and slumped in Nadia's lap.

Nadia narrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "Who's Naraku?"

Miroku sighed causing Nadia to look at him. He lifted their joined right hands and said, "The man that did this to you…and me."