Chapter 3: Other side of the world…

Kagome sat in her room going through the presents that she bought for her friends back in the Feudal Era, and for her family back home, wrapping them neatly. She still couldn't figure out what to get for Inuyasha that she thought he would actually appreciate.

"Knock, knock? Kagome? You still awake?" Rose peeked her head in the door. "I brought hot cocoa and cookies that I made. You feel like talking for a while? I can't sleep either."

"Sure Rose, come in. And thanks for the cookies and cocoa." Kagome proceeded to tell Rose of all her adventures. She wasn't sure if she would believe her or not, but it was nice to have someone to talk to. Sometimes Rose looked shocked and a little disbelieving, but in general, she acted like she understood everything Kagome told her. She seemed particularly interested in the Hanyou Kagome kept speaking of named Inuyasha. It was almost 4 AM before she finished telling her stories. Of course the stories could never really end now could they?

"Kagome, hold that thought for a second. I have to get something from my room." Rose jumped up and ran to her room. She came back minutes later with a book in hand. "Kagome, look at this!" Rose handed her a book entitled World History Legends In Time. She opened up to a chapter somewhere in the middle of the book, and there was a picture of her Hanyou! "See, this tells the legend of Inuyasha, the half demon, look he even has little dog ears, just like you said. Kagome? Are you sure you didn't read this book before?"

"No, I never knew that ever existed in a book, I swear! Oh well, I didn't think you would believe me anyway."

"Kagome, I never said I didn't believe you, it… it's just hard to think of when you are sitting right here in the present, and the legend is in the book, ya know?" Rose tried to make her feel better, she could see the tears forming in her eyes as she looked at the drawn picture of Inuyasha in the book. "Hey, is that what he really looks like?"

"It's similar, but not exactly like it, and he doesn't have a tail, only cute little white dog ears at the top of his head", she smiled inside her heart as she thought of her love. And the two girls sat and talked for another hour before finally turning in for the night. (Well morning by that time).

Meanwhile, on the "other side of the world"…

Well, I'm here, now what? Where is everyone? It's dark, they must all be sleeping still…I'll wait until daybreak…

About a half hour later…

I smell something… Mmmm breakfast! Inuyasha bounds into the kitchen. "Hi Mrs. Higurashi! I smell something really good!"

Mrs. Higurashi jumps and drops her spoon. "INUYASHA! You scared the life out of me! What are you doing here? You know Kagome isn't here now." She turns to fetch another spoon. "Oh, where are my manners, I know you very well by now. Come sit down and have breakfast with us. It will be ready shortly."

Inuyasha hopped over to the table almost drooling, considering he hadn't eaten in two days while he was missing Kagome. Now he felt close to her being with her mother, at least fixing his stomach would be the easy part. He figured he could work on his heart after breakfast.

"Inuyasha! You're here!" an excited Sota ran up to him almost tackling him in the process. "Are you gonna stay for a while Inuyasha?"

They all sat enjoying the wonderful breakfast Mum had prepared. "Actually brat, I came to find Kagome."

"But you know she is in America, Inuyasha. And she won't return until spring." Sota said. "You can stay here with us though!"

"No, I came here to see if you would tell me how to find her. I need to see her now." I need to find her now before I go crazy. Why do I feel like this? Dammit!

Mum answered, "Yes Inuyasha, but you would have to fly there to reach her. It is a long journey, and you would need to disguise yourself for a long time as well. You wouldn't want anyone seeing your …umm… ears, now would you? That would be a lot of questions. And you would need different clothes as well. No one wears that kind of clothing anymore."

"W…w… wait a minute… Fly?" Inuyasha asked, kind of confused, "What do you mean by FLY? You have demons here that allow you to travel on them, like in our time? I thought not…"

"No dear, we have airplanes. They are machines that fly in the air. People travel in them, just like in cars."

Inuyasha remembers seeing the metal beasts outside on the roads that people rode inside. Kagome had tried to explain them to him before. He was fine with it as soon as he understood that they didn't actually eat you and spit you back out again. But gods did they smell bad. The air in general in this time was a lot on his sensitive canine nose. Kagome tried to explain the pollution in the air here, but it was all too much. All he knew was that it STANK here.

"Okay fine, how do I get to 'fly' there, and how do I find her once I get there?"

"Well Inuyasha, I can give you a map to follow once you are there, but you will have to wait for me to get an airplane flight for you. And they aren't cheap, so I have to see if I can get the money for it too."

"It costs money to fly on these things? You're time is so strict here. Too many stupid rules! Money, stinky air, too many people, not enough trees and grass! Well at least you got one thing going for you here. You do have tastier food!"

They all laughed at him. Inuyasha just looked up, not concerned at all, and went back to eating as much as he could fit in his never-ending stomach.

"Sota, take Inuyasha to the storage room and see if you can find him some human clothes to wear while he is here. I will go into town and see about a flight to America."

Inuyasha went with Sota. He tried on some clothes. "Feh! How do people move in stuff like this… It's so tight!" He pulls at the tight fitting denim jeans that Sota pulled out for him to wear.

"Don't worry, you'll get used to it, besides you don't want to stand out now do you?"

Sota was right, and he had to find a way to hide his ears, at least until he got to Kagome. Sota pulled out some baseball caps and fit one to Inuyasha's head. And there he stood. Denim jeans, button up shirt tucked into the jeans, and a cap to hide his ears…. Hmmm what a picture it must have been. Oh yes and let's not forget the socks and tennis shoes that he was told he must wear as well.

"Ahh! These things feel like crap on my feet! How do you people wear this stuff and move around? I hate this!"

At that moment, Mrs. Higurashi walked back in. "You have to wear these things if you want to go to Kagome, Inuyasha, otherwise people will suspect something. It's bad enough you have such silvery white hair. Not much hiding that, unless you want me to cut it for you."

"NO! Uh... I mean uh no, that's all right, it'll be fine. I'll wear the hat, that will be enough."

"Okay Inuyasha. This is the way to get to Kagome's dorm house once you land in St. Louis."

"Wait a minute! I thought I was going to America…"

"Yes Inuyasha, you are. St. Louis is in a State called Missouri, which is part of America. Now, I will take you to the airport and get you on the airplane, but then you are going to be on your own… Are you going to be all right? You will have to stick to this map precisely or you will get lost."

"Oh I'll be fine. I will find her." I have to find her. I can't stand it any more. I feel like I will die if I'm not with her. "How long will it take to get there anyway?"

"It will be about 12 hours on the airplane to get there. And Inuyasha, do what the people on the airplane tell you to do. Don't make a fuss about anything. Remember, no unnecessary attention, okay?"

"Yes, ma'am" Did I just say ma'am? Oh well, I think these clothes are squeezing my head too tight! Okay, here goes nothing, I've traveled the world in my own time, but this is going to definitely be an adventure. 12 hours? "That's a long time!" he stated out loud.

A/N: Okay, Inuyasha flying on an airplane? Hmmm… Will he actually be able to find her on his own in a strange land? Especially in a modern land! What's he gonna think about the world as we know it? Lots of questions, and lots of answers to come! See ya soon!