As I stated last chapter, the stories I write are straight from my imagination. To all that read my stories, I am known as a really big Kikyo basher. I really do feel bad for all that I've done for, so I won't kill her... Yet. Is it I, or is Dante Gemini the only person that really reviews this story?

Murasaki: I beat all my new Gamecube games so up with a chapter!

Old Acquaintances: Chapter 8 One Miscalculation

In the feudal era...

It was a very bright day. The sun was shining, but everyone was on the other side of the well. After waiting for about an hour, Shippo and Kilala were bored. It had been a long time since they had all entered the well. Shippo looked up from a resting position at a yawning Kilala and said, "When are they coming back?" Kilala responded, "Mew." (A.N. Keep in mind the boredom.) Shippo continued looking at Kilala and said, "I agree, why couldn't we go down. Well, at least go through." Kilala said, "Mew." Just then Shippo had a funny feeling in the forest and noticed soul stealers. "Uh oh, I think Kikyo is over there. Should we run?" Kilala shook her head. So they just lie there and fell asleep while Kikyo was nearby, knowing that they wouldn't be bothered. Meanwhile the soul stealing demons came closer and closer to the well.

In the hectic era, I mean present era...

Kagome had brought out the R/C cars that she was going to get Inu-Yasha to bring to the other side of the well. Haraka, Jaramara, Inu-Yasha, Souta, Sango, and Miroku were waiting to play with the toy cars. She then handed Sango and Miroku their controllers and they were off. Kagome gave Souta, Shippo's controller and he was off. Kagome then showed Haraka and Jaramara how to use the controllers and it wasn't easy. They were staring at the other toy cars like they were youkai without smells, which really didn't bode well with them. When Kagome finished explaining how to use them, they were less skeptical but they joined in the fun. Kagome in the mean time was halfway done with the helicopter. Haraka, in the middle of a contest noticed this and pushed the others off with a slight ramming technique, which had everybody fuming. He then pointed out what Kagome was doing and Inu-Yasha said, "That's what took those pictures. So I don't mind if it stays on the ground for a..." Kagome then interrupted him with, "It's ready! Time to turn this on!" She then hit the ignition switch and the helicopter started levitating. At that moment, Inu-Yasha decided to go underneath a bug net. Little did he know that eggs weren't the helicopters from hell's only choice of weaponry at this time. Inu-Yasha decided that this was a safe position and noted that the helicopter was right above him. Everyone, minus those who had already seen it, was staring at it with amazement.

Kagome was switching through the possible things to use. She was smart when she put on a loader, but she wasn't done yet. She clicked the button that dropped its payload. Inu-Yasha was on the ground looking like this when he was hit by the ammo. Milk that was left out for a month. Everyone was laughing except three people. Inu-Yasha was unconscious from the strong, well odor. Jaramara was sickened beyond belief with the smell. Haraka was sickened by the smell, but made sure Inu-Yasha had Tetsusaiga. Kagome was the first to stop laughing when she remembered who had to travel on his back. She then switched to a more familiar weapon and decided to wait for Inu-Yasha to get out of the bug net and positioned the helicopter high above him. As Inu-Yasha got off the ground, he was attempting to use the backlash wave on the helicopter, that's when he noticed there were eggs on board and paled to the color off his, milky white hair. They were all staring at Inu-Yasha now. Inu-Yasha kept mumbling absentmindedly, "Not the hair, not the hair. Anything but the hair." At this people started laughing, without looking down he said, "You try getting egg out of long white hair and you tell me how fun that is." Inu-Yasha decided it would be safer in the god tree. Kagome figured he'd do that and switched the weapon to nuts and bolts.

In the futile era, I mean feudal era...

It was a very bright day. The sun was shining, but everyone was on the other side of the well. After waiting for about two hours, Shippo and Kilala were bored. It had been a long time since they had all entered the well. Kikyo was nearby and coming toward them. They were so bored they didn't care. That continued to lie lazily on the ground looking at the sun. Kikyo came to see Inu-Yasha but noticed that he wasn't around, but the child kitsune and fox cat were there. That confused Kikyo to no end. Kikyo approached them and asked, "Where is Inu-Yasha?" Shippo looked up very bored and said, "With everyone else." Kikyo looked confused, "Where is everyone else?" Shippo replied very bored, "Down the well." Kikyo now wondering, "Every one down there?" Shippo turned over and said; "Only humans and hanyous can go through the well. Kikyo questioned, "Hanyous?" Kilala said, "Mew." Then rolled over on her back while stretching. Shippo was so bored he didn't care. "We established humans and hanyous can go through, but dead people I'm not sure about." Kikyo was now a little annoyed, "If my reincarnation can go through, I can go through." She then jumped down the well. She was only human, after all. Shippo and Kilala were still bored basking in the sun. To bored to care.

In the present era...

Inu-Yasha was napping in the tree, while everyone was having fun. He still couldn't get the smell out of his hair. Kagome was preparing her bombing run on an unsuspecting hanyou when she said that there was no more milk in the helicopter. Then it all happened in an instant, Kagome hit the button unleashing the payload, and Inu-Yasha heard the incoming projectiles, but smelled Kikyo. As five pounds of metal landed on his face, he fell out of the tree when a nut hit him in the eye. (A.N. His eyes widened when he smelled Kikyo.) As he landed with a thud, Jaramara and Haraka smelled something of earth and bone and they held their noses while saying, "What is that terrible smell? It smells like earth and bones in a body!" Kagome, Sango, and Miroku paled. Kagome thought logically, 'That means that Shippo said something about the well to Kikyo!' Inu-Yasha now held a black and blue eye. As Kikyo finished climbing out of the well house, she was amazed at what she saw, big houses everywhere. Kagome walked up to her nervously and said, "Welcome to a time five hundred years into the future, eh he." While rubbing the back of her head, after landing the helicopter. Kikyo decided to take a small tour of the house. Kagome then said, "That's my house." Kikyo looked at her awkwardly, "This huge house belongs to you?" Kagome said while blushing, "It's very small actually." Kikyo noticed Haraka and Jaramara; "I see there are hanyous in this time as well." Haraka then said, "No we are from the other side of the well. Why do you look like Kagome?" Kikyo said, "She is my reincarnation."

As Kagome gave Kikyo a quick tour, she wasn't surprised when Kikyo was looking with, well surprise, at everything. She decided to skip the bedrooms unless Kikyo asked. After the downstairs tour was up, Kikyo went upstairs, Kagome quickly followed. Kikyo asked, "What are these rooms?" Kagome answered, "Bed rooms." Kikyo decided that she didn't want to be an intrusion, even though she is dead, she still has honor. Kagome then said, "I don't think there are really that many demons in this era. If there are, they are well hidden." Kikyo was taken back, "How could there not be any demons in this time?" Kagome then said, "Technology is more advanced here, sadly it is also advanced in war..." Kagome was depressed when saying that. Kikyo decided that she didn't like this time. She then jumped through the well after passing everybody.

As you have noticed, I'm trying to keep Kikyo alive AND in character. Sorry to all those who like Kikyo bashing, but hey, she is needed later on in the story.