Sega sat where she stood, being in the very center of the group. She stared at Inu-yasha, apparently waiting for him to speak. Inu-yasha was aware of what she intended, the thing was, he didn't know what to say. He can trust her, but there was also thins feeling that he should be cautious of her power, it was instinct.

After a few moments of silence, Inu-yasha spoke. "What do you want?"

Sega gave a blank stare. "Trust," she said, "though I know that it will be hard to accept me because I attacked you, I will confirm you of your suspicions if you let me."

Silence.

"So," she said, "any questions?"

"I have one." It was Miroku. Sega turned to face Miroku, giving him her full attention. "What are you? Are you human? Demon? Or perhaps something else? And where did you come from?"

Sega stared at Miroku till looking to the ground, thinking. "Well, to answer your first question, I am, surprisingly, human." She paused to let those words sink in. "I just happen to have very powerful supernatural powers. Now, as to where I came from," she looked away, "you may not believe me."

"Just tell us before I loose my patience." Inu-yasha demanded.

Sega sighed, and turned to face Kagome, making Kagome nervous.

"I'm," Sega started, "from Kagome's time."

Kagome stayed silent. Everyone did, all gawking at her with eyes the size of saucers. "What?" Kagome squeaked.

"It may sound a bit impossible, but it's true. I'm just from a different country is all."

Kagome just stared. Inu-yasha, on the other hand, didn't believe it for one bit. "Alright," he exclaimed, "if you are from the future, then prove it!"

"Very well, then. What do you want me to begin?"

"What do you mean?"

"There are many thing in the future that could last me for hours. Maybe even weeks. So, what do you want me to talk about?"

"Uhhhh . . . I don't know. Like . . maybe- - -"

Before he could finish, Kagome interrupted him by giving her own option. "School. Tell me about school. You seem just a bit older than me, so you must at least go to school." She told her calmly, not seeming to be afraid of her gaze.

Sega blinked in surprise at Kagome, but then smiled warmly, and laughed lightly. "You got me there." she said, "Alright, lets see now . . ." she stared at the ground in thought. She suddenly shifted her position and laid down on the ground, arms crossed behind her head, and one leg over the bent one.

"Hmmmm . . . well," she began, "Geometry sucks, History I can actually live with no long lectures, Biology I love, English I love too, P.E also sucks, Spanish is not helping me learn at all (and I'm in Lev.2), and . . ."

Everyone but Kagome listened in confusement. No one knew what these things were, let alone what school is. Inu-yasha turned to ask Kagome if she knew what she was talking about, to find her in a state of shock! She had dots for eyes, one of them were twitching, and her mouth hung open. Inu-yasha blinked. What was wrong? "Kagome?" he asked, waving a hand in front of her face. She didn't flinch. Inu-yasha panicked slightly at this new look from Kagome and gently grabbed her shoulder and shook it, making Kagome come out of her shocked state. No one seemed to noticeSega's sudden change of speech.

"W-W-Wha . . wait just a darn minute!" Kagome yelled, making Sega stop talking and turn her attention to Kagome. "Y-You CAN'T be from the future! It must just be coincidence1 That's it! I'll bet t-that you went through my head so you could know everything of the future!" Shippo in her arms was, at the moment, staring at his mother like she had gone nuts, not to mention the rest of the group.

"But I am," Sega replied, sitting up.

"P-Prove it!"

"What else do you want me to say?"

"Uh . . .w-well I . ." she scratched her head to think, but suddenly winced in pain as she removed her hand from her head, to reveal blood on her fingertips. "What th---" before she could say anything, however, Inu-yasha grabbed her hand and just looked at her bloody fingertips. He then turned toward her head to the spot where she scratched, to find it a bit red with blood. "Kagome?"

"I-I don't know," she replied, knowing what he was going to say, "I just scratched lightly, and . . ." she winced again at the slight burn from her head, trying very hard to hide it. Of course, it was proven useless since Inu-yasha already noticed.

"You alright?" he asked in a gentle tone, a very rare one coming from Inu-yasha that's only heard in front of Kagome.

"Y-Yeah, but - -" before she could finish, Sega interrupted.

"Maybe I should explain this little fiasco since you aren't aware of it."

"Yeah. You should." muttered Inu-yasha in an annoyed voice.

Sega chose to ignore the comment. "Because of last night, you were stripped of your soul and that left you fragile. VERY fragile. I mean, so fragile that even a tough from someone's finger can leave a small bruise. Meaning that . . ." she pointed to Shippo in Kagome's arms, "well, if you don't want to have a bruised rib, I will have to unfortunately suggest that the young boy should not be in your arms."

Everyone looked at Shippo in Kagome's arms, making Shippo very nervous. The next thing he new it, Shippo was pulled away from Kagome by none other then Inu-yasha, holding him upside down from his tail, then suddenly dropped him in front of him. Shippo didn't even complain, too worried for what he has done to her. "D-Did I hurt you Kagome?" Shippo asked through his tears.

Kagome looked through her shirt and found no sign of a bruise ready to form. "It's ok, Shippo. I'm fine." She smiled, making Shippo brighten.

"But," Sega continued, "lucky for you, this will last until nightfall. What will be annoying will be before that. Meaning that you will be carried when you travel, and you can't walk if you want to risk breaking a leg after three steps. Also . . . you will have to be fed by someone."

"What?!"

"I appolpgize for this, but that's the way it has to be, Kagome."

Before Kagome could complain, Inu-yasha suddenly spoke up. "Wait," he said, "If she has to be carried by someone, wouldn't it hurt her anyway since even a poke can hurt her?"

Sega just smiled at Inu-yasha as she suddenly changed the subject. "Inu-yasha, after the revival, Kagome was in your arms, correct?" All but Kagome stared at Inu-yasha. Inu-yasha silently growled and slightly nodded. Sega kept her smile. "And she was in your arms the WHOLE night?" Now everyone was closer, watching Inu-yasha.

This time he answered, "Y-Yeah," he stuttered, "What of it?"

She giggled, "That just means," she started, "you can't hurt her."

Inu-yasha gave her a confused look. Sega continued. "After the revival, she instantly became frail, ever so capable of breaking after taking her first step. But because you rescued her, you automatically became her protector for the time being."

Everyone stared at Sega, then at Inu-yasha and Kagome, both with red faces.

"By the way," Sega interrupted, "I have a bit of bad news now that you are aware of the Soul Sphere." They turned to her, listening. "There are other's in this world that are like me, able to remove a Soul Sphere, which also means that they will come for Kagome. Not to mention the rest of you."

They stayed quiet until Sango spoke. "So what is it that your intending for us to do?"

"Let me join you in your traveling party in search for the jewel shards."

-To Be Continued . . .

I had to stop it there. I'm taking too long in writing it so I hope u all like it!

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-Akida411searcher