Fallen: Ah, thank you for the reviews! They make me so happy! Anyway, here is another chapter! I feel like I'm in a good mood today! I was surprised that I got some reviews so quickly! There were only three, but they still made me happy!

Inuyasha: It doesn't take much to make her happy…

IG: It doesn't take much to get her angry too, Inu no baka!

Inuyasha: What did you say to me?

Fallen: All right, chill out, dog boy. We're moving onwards.

Inuyasha: I hate this story!

Fallen: I'm going to ignore you now.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha and company! I'm just borrowing! But I do own my own characters: Karina and Makkura! Thanks and enjoy the story!

Chapter 3: The Mysterious Dark Priestess:

Kagome opened her eyes as the warmth of the well's power disappeared and she immediately looked around her for Karina. The well was filled with light from the sun; it was still in the afternoon. The walls were grayish and there were some bones sticking out of them. She turned around to see if the girl was behind her, 'Where is she?' She then became concerned. 'The well must have not let her through!'

"Kagome!" called a voice, "Hey, Kagome! Look up here!"

Kagome looked up and saw Karina smiling down and waving a hand at the top of the well.

"How'd you get there so quickly?" asked Kagome as she stood up and dusted herself off.

"I don't really know," said Karina, "But I made it through, right?"

Kagome nodded, but she had this strange feeling again, 'something isn't right and I don't know how to use that new power of mine yet so I can't read her thoughts when I want to. She must be hiding something." Kagome also felt a demonic aura present, but the aura didn't seem harmful.

Kagome climbed the vines that decorated the inside of the well's walls. When she reached the top, she was able to get a closer look at Karina.

Kagome blinked for a moment, "Karina?" The black crescent moon on her forehead could now be clearly seen. Kagome blinked, 'When did that happen?' She looked at the rest of Karina's features and realized startling changes in her appearance.

Karina's once brown hair was now a silvery white, which sparkled in the sunlight. And her ears were pointed, definitely a sign of youkai. Her brown eyes were now a dark sapphire with golden specks in them. And there were single pink stripes on both sides of her cheeks.

'She reminds me of Sesshoumaru in a way.' Thought Kagome, 'this is crazy! But I had a feeling she wasn't a human anyway.'

Kagome looked at Karina's hands to make sure. There she found sharp, deadly claws instead of human nails.

"Karina, when did you become a youkai? "Asked Kagome, curiosity killing her inside.

"I think I changed once I went through that well." Said Karina pointing at the Bone-Eater's well.

"Well, that's strange." Said Kagome. 'So is this why Sesshoumaru wanted us to go to Inuyasha? That doesn't make much sense…'

"Let's go to Kaede, maybe she can help both of us." Suggested Kagome.

Kagome led the way to Kaede's hut.

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Sesshoumaru walked through the Western Forest making his rounds. Everything seemed ordinary and there were no signs of Naraku or Makkura. But Sesshoumaru was not about to give up hope that one day he would find his mate and daughter.

'And one day I will get my revenge on that impudent wench.' His claws sank into the palms of his hands once again creating crescents from his sharp nails.

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"This isn't normal, is it Kagome?" Karina asked as they walked towards the hut.

"No," said Kagome with a sympathetic look, "it's not. But let's go inside. Hopefully, Kaede will know what caused this. And maybe she can help with my new power."

Kagome said this with a smile and led Karina inside where Kagome's friends were waiting.

"Kagome!" cried Shippou as he launched himself towards her. Kagome hugged him back fiercely.

"Hey, Shippou!" said Kagome as she let go of the demon child.

Kagome tried to drown out the thoughts that were invading her mind. They were still hard to control. She closed her eyes for a minute to try to adjust to the amount of people. Then she heard Inuyasha and her eyes opened quickly again.

"Oi, wench! There you are! I was gonna come after you soon if yah didn't show up! We hafta find the last of the jewel shards and you're holding us up!" exclaimed Inuyasha jumping up from his place on the floor.

"Inuyasha!" warned Kagome in a stern voice.

Inuyasha's ears flattened immediately. Karina watched in silent amusement from slightly behind Kagome.

"Lady Kagome, aren't you going to introduce us to your beautiful friend?" asked Miroku looking at Karina.

'Lady? What's with the talk? Oh, right, five hundred years in the past…' thought Karina.

"Miroku!" warned Sango grasping Hirakotsu in her right hand and narrowing her eyes at the monk.

"Lady Sango! I was only trying to be friendly!" Miroku held up his hands as he spoke.

"Friend?" asked Inuyasha, he then sniffed the air and let out a low growl, narrowing his eyes in the process and putting his hand on the hilt of his sword.

'Why didn't I sense her before?' wondered Inuyasha, 'Keh, I was probably too worried about finding the jewel shards.'

"Why the hell does she reek of Sesshoumaru?" gagged Inuyasha. Then he turned his narrowed eyes at Kagome, "You haven't seen Sesshoumaru around have yah? I have enough trouble with scrawny wolves."

'Reeks of Sesshoumaru!' Kagome's eyes widened, 'I was right! She must be related to Sesshoumaru then!'

'Sesshoumaru? Does he mean that weirdo I met before? I can't be related to him!' thought Karina.

"No, I haven't seen him, Inuyasha." Said Kagome as she put her hands on her hips, "What's that suppose to mean?"

"Keh, you know what I mean."

"No, I don't, Inuyasha and I think you should sit!"

Kagome crossed her arms as she heard Inuyasha hit the dirt, "Anyway, Karina I'd like you to meet my friends Miroku, Sango, Kaede, Shippou, Kirara, and the annoying one is Inuyasha." Kagome heard an incoherent grumble from the ground where Inuyasha was.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Lady Karina." Said Miroku with a slight bow of the head.

"Miroku…" warned Sango again, her brown eyes spoke of the pain the monk would receive. Then she turned back to look at the new girl, "Hello, Karina, welcome to our group!"

The rest gave their welcome, minus Inuyasha who's face was still in the ground.

"Kaede, we need your help!" said Kagome as she stepped closer to the older miko. Karina followed closely behind. "Karina wasn't a demon before we came to this era. I figured that she might be one, but it was only a theory."

Everyone sat around Kaede to listen to what she had to say and possibly add something to the conversation. Inuyasha grunted softly and sat towards the back with his arms crossed.

Karina also listened intently; her whole world was being turned upside down in a matter of a few hours.

"Hmm, that is strange indeed. The only explanation I can tell ye are this: that there was some sort of spell on Karina to make her into a human. And that the well, when you came back here, broke the spell on her." Said Kaede.

"Well, that makes sense," said Kagome a thoughtful expression on her face.

"But this kind of spell could only be the work of one priestess." Said Kaede her voice grave. "There is a legend that I will tell ye about her if ye wish."

"Yes, Kaede, please tell us!" said Kagome with interest.

"The legend says that the priestess I mentioned was a dark miko who wanted to live an immortal life. She achieved this by taking young woman and using their souls to keep her youthful." Explained Kaede.

"How original," said Sango, her voice dripped with sarcasm.

"Oh, but she wasn't an ordinary dark priestess. One day, the miko tried to take Izayoi, the Lady of the Western Lands, Inutaishou's human wife. Of course she was stopped and almost killed. She barely managed to survive and being threatened in such a way made her angry. She went in hiding for a long time. Then about a hundred years ago, a big battle was fought between the Western Lands and the Northern Lands. Lord Sesshoumaru's mate and daughter were taken from the castle while the battle took place. He never saw them again."

"What happened to the priestess?" asked Kagome.

"No one knows, some say she disappeared because she was afraid of the taiyoukai's wrath. Others say she went in hiding again watching and waiting for her next move." Said Kaede looking at the others with her good eye.

"This really happened then?"

"Aye, Kagome. That is how the story goes." Replied Kaede.

"No one knows where they were taken?"

"No. The taiyoukai never said a word to anyone about the occurrence."

'Wow, I had no idea such a terrible thing happened to Sesshoumaru. That must be hard, losing two people you love dearly.' Thought Kagome feeling sympathetic.

"Keh, he did have a mate at one point," spoke up Inuyasha, thoughtfully, "But I just thought he got tired of her and killed her off or somethin'." He then shrugged.

"Inuyasha! How could you say that? How insensitive are you?" yelled Kagome, glaring at him.

"He's a monster, Kagome. No good can come from him!"

"If he loved someone, then he must not have been so bad! How do you know anything?" Kagome yelled back with her hands crossed over her chest in anger.

"You seem to think you know more about him than I do! You probably know so much about him because you probably hang around him instead of going to your stupid era!" accused Inuyasha, narrowing his golden eyes at Kagome.

"What?" cried Kagome, "How could you accuse me of such a thing? I always go home and you know it!" She pointed a finger at him for emphasis.

Karina looked back and forth at the two fighting, 'Do they always do this?'

"Feh, whatever." Said Inuyasha as he looked away from Kagome.

Kagome rolled her eyes, 'Typical.'

"You do not think that maybe Karina is somehow connected to all of this? She smells like Sesshoumaru and she did not know she was a demon until she came here." Said Miroku trying to regain the lost topic.

"I think that could be a possibility," replied Kaede looking at Karina once more.

"That would explain her disappearance. If she was in my era and grew up like a human, then she would have no idea whom she really was. Also the well accepted her and we know that so far it only works for Inuyasha and I." Said Kagome.

Miroku, Kaede, and Sango agreed.

Karina looked at all of them confused, "Then… that would make me?"

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Sesshoumaru was nearly done with his rounds. He walked slowly as his silver hair and white and red clothing rustled gently in the soft breeze. The sun was beginning to set and the air was cooler. He stopped in Inuyasha's Forest.

'I feel a different demonic aura near by.' Sesshoumaru sniffed the air lightly. He smelled something familiar, which he hadn't smelled in a long time. 'I know that scent anywhere.'

He rushed off towards the source of the scent. He also smelled his half brother and his group.

-End of Chapter-

Fallen: Wow, I'm beat! I don't believe I have written this much in a while! But there you go chapter 3!

IG: Thanks again to those who reviewed! Please continue to do so!

Fallen: Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! Until next time, ja ne!