Fallen: I must say that I'm terribly sorry for such an incredibly long wait. School got in the way too much. It was a crazy year; I'm not going to lie. So, without further waiting I will continue onwards.
IG: And thanks to all those who reviewed!
Fallen: I hope you will continue to review my fic. Now that summer is here, I will have more time on my hands!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha and co. But I do own my own made up characters like Karina and Makkura. And so I rest my case.
From the Last Chapter:
'Well, at least he's calling me by my name, but Karina and I need to get out of here. Where can we go… to the well! Inuyasha can help us!' Kagome thought, a mysterious frantic feeling coursed through her body, 'I don't know what Sesshoumaru wants from us and I don't want to stick around to find out.'
Sesshoumaru could feel Kagome's frantic feelings pouring off of her in waves. He inwardly smirked, 'They will most likely try to run, which will be exactly what I want them to do.'
Kagome was still unsure of how to communicate to Karina, but there was something rising to the surface inside of her that somehow knew.
Back to the Past: Part 2:
Kagome felt a power rising inside of her, 'what is going on? This feels different from my priestess powers!' Her brown eyes widened slightly and then they narrowed.
Sesshoumaru could feel the confusion coming from Kagome, 'Why is she confused, running is not a hard concept, but after all she is but a filthy ningen.'
His cold amber eyes narrowed very slightly as he looked down at Kagome, 'What is this new power I sense?'
All of a sudden Kagome's mind was filled with thoughts, too many thoughts.
'Am I going crazy? I feel these thoughts aren't my own!' Her face showed her confusion.
"Kagome, are you all right?" asked Karina looking at her friend with worry. She reached out a hand to touch her.
"Don't touch her." Said Sesshoumaru. Karina's hand stopped inches away from Kagome's shoulder.
"There is a foreign power inside of her."
"H-how do you know?" asked Karina turning her head to look at the mysterious demon.
"I can sense it around her." Said Sesshoumaru still looking at Kagome. He hadn't moved since he first approached them.
Karina had a feeling that this youkai was not a big threat, since he would have killed them both by now. 'No, he has something else up his sleeve.'
Karina turned back to Kagome and she saw that Kagome looked like she was in deep thought. Sesshoumaru didn't seem like a problem right now, but this "power", as he called it, was a problem.
"Kagome?" Karina tried to make Kagome snap out of her trance, "Kagome! Kagome, listen to me!"
'… I hear my name… Karina? Karina needs my help!' Kagome remembered coming out of her stupor. But other thoughts from Karina and Sesshoumaru that filled her head made her confused.
'…Is Kagome going to be okay?'
'…Karina must get back to her own era...'
'…Who is this Sesshoumaru?'
'…What is wrong with this pathetic human woman?'
"…. Karina? I-I am getting so confused!" Kagome cried out suddenly as she tried to look around to find Karina, but only felt waves of dizziness.
"Kagome!" Karina grabbed the girl by the shoulders, " Kagome, it's okay! We have to get out of here!" She shook her slightly in an attempt to help her out of her strange behavior.
Other thoughts that were not her own kept filling her head. They were all rushing together into a jumble and they kept increasing in volume. "Make it shop!" cried Kagome putting her hands over her ears and closing her eyes tightly. "Make it stop! Make it stop!" Tears ran down Kagome's face.
'There's no time for this!' Karina thought, a cold panic started to get a hold of her.
"Kagome! You have to listen to me! I don't know what is going on right now, but we have got to get you out of here and fast! Kagome! Listen to me, Kagome!" Karina was shaking her a bit harder, "Snap out of it, Kagome! You are okay, we have to go!"
Sesshoumaru stood there silently, trying not to roll his eyes, 'So, the miko really is as insane as I thought.' He was not amused at all and his patience was wearing thin.
'I must be rid of the wench, no wonder Inuyasha gets tired of her.'
Kagome's breath caught in her throat, 'Inu…yasha…' Thoughts from Sesshoumaru jolted her and she tried to push aside the other thoughts that swam around inside her mind, overwhelming her still.
"I am not crazy!" Kagome yelled at Sesshoumaru, "You! You're such a jerk!"
Sesshoumaru was surprised, but didn't show it, "I did not say such a thing."
"Yes, you did! I hear you clearly!"
"I was thinking that you were crazy, but I did not say it." Said Sesshoumaru, and then stopped and came to a conclusion quickly, "You can read the minds of humans and demons."
'Just like…. No, I will not think of her. Not now…' he thought to himself.
"What?" cried Kagome, "and you thought I was insane!"
Kagome's curiosity then got the best of her, "Just like whom?"
Sesshoumaru quickly grabbed Kagome by the neck and lifted her in the air with narrowed golden eyes that only showed coldness and slight anger. 'This pathetic ningen has no right to speak of the Lady of the West. Nor does she have the right to question me.'
Kagome's eyes widened by what Sesshoumaru thought, 'Lady of the West… that means Sesshoumaru does have a mate and that this girl could possibly be related to him in some way!'
"You, miko, are lucky that I will not kill you, yet. Go and run to my pathetic brother if you must." Said Sesshoumaru as he dropped Kagome to the ground. Kagome fell into an ungraceful heap, trying to catch her breath.
"Kagome! Are you okay?" cried Karina kneeling by Kagome's side. Kagome rubbed her sore neck with a wince.
"Yeah…"said Kagome, her voice slightly raspy from almost being strangled, "I know where we can go, follow me." Kagome knew that if Sesshoumaru wanted to kill them, then they would be dead already, even though Sesshoumaru himself told them other wise.
'Sesshoumaru might follow us, but for some reason I think he wants us to go back to the Feudal Era. The question is why? Not only why, but how does he even know?' Kagome thought, but then realized that none of the questions she had were going to be answered now.
"Let's go, Karina."
'Back to Inuyasha and his wrath it is.' Kagome thought with an inward sigh.
"Where are we going?" asked Karina, her brown eyes wide as she stood up.
Karina glanced at Sesshoumaru, 'Hmm, strange.'
"We're going to go to Inuyasha and the rest of my friends. I have a feeling we might be able to figure out what is going on when we get there."
'Good, I do not have to chase a pathetic human then. I would rather I did not waste my time.' Thought Sesshoumaru gazing with boredom at the two.
"Let's run though. I don't like that creepy, emotionless guy. He's a youkai, isn't he?" said Karina in a whisper looking at Kagome.
'Creepy… is that what you think of me?' thought Sesshoumaru. 'But then again you probably forgot most of your previous life.'
'You probably forgot most of your previous life? What is he thinking about?' wondered Kagome, 'I'll worry about that later.'
"Okay. Yes, he is." Said Kagome as they started to run, "How do you know about youkai?"
"Oh, my father used to tell me all kinds of crazy stories about mikos and youkai. He told me one story about a group of people. They were an odd group. There was a demon exterminator, a monk, a half-breed, a kitsune, a fire neko, and a miko. The group was set out to defeat an evil hanyou by the name of Naraku."
"Well, before you are shocked…." Kagome paused for a minute and looked at her new friend from the corner of her eye, "The story about that group of people is a true story."
"Really? That doesn't surprise me, since I know youkai are real."
"Well, that's not all. I am the miko you spoke of." Kagome said holding her breath a bit, she never told anyone from her time what was going on besides her family.
Karina looked surprised, and then narrowed her eyes, "But that was around 500 years ago, in the Feudal Era of Japan!"
"Yes, and that is where we are going." Said Kagome as she ran up the shrine steps. Karina kept up the pace.
"What? But that is impossible!" Said Karina.
They reached the top of the stairs and turned to the right.
"No, it's not. You see a while ago I fell in the shrine's old well and it took me back 500 years to the Feudal Era of Japan. My friends include: a demon exterminator, a monk, a kitsune, a fire cat demon, and a hanyou." Kagome tried her best to explain her situation clearly.
"This is all crazy, are you serious?"
"Yes! I'm an honest person. Anyway, I'm not sure if you'll be able to go through or not. The only ones that we know of that are able to come through the well are Inuyasha and I. But here we are!" Kagome opened the door to the well.
"It's pretty dark in here." Stated Karina.
"Well, grab a hold of my arm so we can hopefully make it through together." Said Kagome and Karina did as told, grabbing her upper left arm with her right hand.
"Okay. Are you sure this thing is safe? I mean it's a long way down!"
"Don't worry you'll be fine! Here we go! 1…2…3!" said Kagome and they jumped together into the well. Kagome felt the familiar warmth of the power of the well surrounding her. There was a blue light, right before her vision turned to black.
-End of Chapter-
Fallen: Well, I hope you enjoyed the next installment of The Dark Side of the Moon! Please review!
IG: No flames! They don't help anyone!
Fallen: I am so tired! I need sleep! Thank you and until next time: Ja ne!