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Thanx SOOOO much to my BFF and editor Robin for spending like two whole hours helping me with this chapter. So thanx again robin! Ure the best! Luvz ya

oh and forgive me, i don't know much about how sesshoumaru acts so if he seems a little off in this chappie that's why

Chapter 15

Back Through the Well

Two Months Later, After Party of Show thingy...yeaaa

Mitsukai and Sayuri, who had arrived together at the cast after party, entered the room. It seemed like they were the last to arrive and when they entered the room everyone cheered loudly. Their friends, all ten of them, rushed forward to take the two girls in a huge group hug. Everyone congratulated Mitsukai, Sayuri, Naomi, and Chie on a job well done, then the party started again. All of the cast were still wearing their costumes from the last act. Which meant Mitsukai had to go around all night wearing a big traditional, elaborate, kimono with all of the layers, also some extra ones underneath that was her demon exterminator costume that she still wore because of the need for a quick costume change. She soon became very hot but ignored it as she was having to much fun with everyone and didn't really feel like taking the time to undo the long obi and take off the outer layer of the kimono. So she just lived with it. It was her human time again, the very beinning, so she was lucky she didn't have to waste energy on putting up a concealing spell.

Mitsukai finally had enough of the hot lights and the heavy kimono. She excused herself from talking to Kage, Takeo, and Chie, and went outside. The cool night breeze felt good in her hair. She stood for a moment just enjoying the breeze. Then she looked down at the necklace that hung around her neck. She had found it about a week ago in the storage room along with a few other ancient looking artifacts but Mitsukai couldn't resist the necklace. It was pretty short, ending at her collar bone. There were three diamond shaped jewels attached to the necklace each seperated by a sort of tooth shaped stone. It was simple, but beautiful and gave off a faint pink glow.

Mitsukai averted her attention to her surroundings then. The sun was just beginning to set. The cherry blossoms were almost all gone, it being the end of the cherry blossom season and all. She was standing outside her uncle's apartment complex, in front of the entrance to the park. Eyeing the entrance to the park she decided to go for a bit of a walk.

It was a bit difficult to walk in the heavy kimono but she managed. She walked along the path and after a very peaceful walk through the park she found herself at the old burnt shrine. She hadn't really walked past it in about a week because Kagome had to drive her to early practices in the morning and had to pick her up after school because of late practices. Mitsukai had given up on the whole "stupid, evil, cat druglord" idea, deciding it was stupid and that she had probably just hit her head. She smirked at the thought as she stared at the well and laughed. 'Stupid Kenji, always having to make sense out of things.'

Mitsukai took a step toward the well. She paused for a moment, thinking that she had just felt a slight pulse from it. When nothing came again she walked the rest of the way toward it and sat down on the ledge. She sat there quietly by herself and watched the sunset. It soon turned dark but the pink shade around her didn't disappear. Puzzled she looked around. She gasped when she saw that the lights were coming from well. Then she growled slightly. 'I knew I was right about this place being contaminated by drugs. This is fucked up,' she thought. She stared at the lights that seemed to dance and put her into some kind of trance. Suddenly Mitsukai fell. She fell into the dark awaiting abyss that swallowed her.

She hit the ground, this time softly. She looked up at the sky. She couldn't tell the difference between her world and the "alternate universe". It was dark, but she did notice that the stars were brighter. She looked around her but could hardly see her own hand in front of her. How was she supposed to climb out now? And the elaborate hairstyle on her head was starting to feel extremely heavy, even though a few tendrals had fallen out. She huffed. 'Well this just sucks,' she thought. She looked up. She could just barely see some vines and foot holds and the top of the well. She grabbed one of the vines and tugged on it to make sure it was secure. 'It's worth a try.'

A few moments, and surprisingly no falls later, she heaved herself over the edge of the well. She plopped herself down beside the well and leaned against it. She sighed, it was difficult to climb when she was human, nevermind the extra weight of the kimono.

She looked around. It was dark and she couldn't really see anything but she did notice the trees all around her, which (to Mitsukai's dismay) meant that she was in the "alternate universe". She sighed, frustrated. What the hell was going on! She stood up. She looked around again. 'Stupid human vision. It's like I'm blind,' she thought. She started walking away from the well. She made it to the edge of the forest when she heard noises behind her, back in the meadow. She turned quickly and looked around. There on the other side of the meadow at the tree line was a pair of large yellow eyes. She gasped and stepped back nearly tripping over a tree root. She was about to turn and run when she heard a whimper of pain. She turned again, slowly, and saw that the large demon was in pain. She took a step out of the forest toward the meadow and toward the demon. There was something about the eyes that seemed familiar. She walked toward the demon cautiously. The demon made no move to run, only followed Mitsukai with it's large yellow eyes. Soon Mitsukai was only a few feet away. She paused. The demon took a step forward into the meadow. Its' gaze finally left Mitsukai to look aroud warily at the meadow.

The demon was quite big. Much bigger than Inutaisho's demon form. But Inutaisho's true form was much much bigger, she knew. This one was about half the size of Inutaisho's true form yet still about twice as big as his usual form that he took when around people other than the family. Mitsukai and the demon stared at each other for a moment. The demon seemed to be trying to tell her that it was boss, that Mitsukai was trespassing on it's space. But Mitsukai didn't really make much of this. She didn't really care if this was the demon's territory, she wasn't going to be scared off by some demon. The demon gave her a bit of a surprised look, seeming to raise it's eyebrow at her, but keeping his expression stoic. Mitsukai looked it right in the eye practically screaming at it with out actually screaming or even speaking that she wasn't afraid of it. They stood like that for what seemed like a while.

Then, the demon did something that shocked Mitsukai to no end. She watched, wide eyed, as the demon turned into something, well someone, Mitsukai really wasn't expecting to see in her "alternate universe". Sesshoumaru, a little bit younger looking Sesshoumaru. She gasped.

"Se...Sess...Sesshoumaru?" she stuttered.

The man gave her a confused, yet still somehow stoic, expression.

"I don't believe I know you wench," said Sesshoumaru, emotionlessly.

"Che, typical, 'wench'," muttered Mitsukai. "Yepp, definitely him."

Back at home Sesshoumaru...well mostly Kenji... but Sesshoumaru too, called her and her mother wench all the time. He said it was some sort of old habit and Kagome would nod in understanding.

"Definitely who? What are you muttering to yourself about wench?" he asked.

Mitsukai shook her head.

"Nothing."

"You're annoying wench."

Mitsukai nodded and shrugged. "Yepp, that's why people love me."

Sesshoumaru glanced at her again. Looking her up and down. Mitsukai watched him impatiently.

"Are you finished staring yet?" she asked. 'Hmm, I surprise myself. Here I am in and alternate universe and I'm totally standing up to this younger version of Sesshoumaru who looks like he's about to kill me if I make one more smart remark or talk back at him. Ha. Let's test that theory.'

"You look familiar," he said.

"Ding, ding, ding! Right! You win...nothing!" she exclaimed.

"You better watch it wench. No one talks like that to this Sesshoumaru. I don't know why I"m not killing you right now."

"'Cause you love me!"

Mitsukai sighed at Sesshoumaru's expressionless...umm...expression.

"Neeeevermind."

Mitsukai plopped herself on the grass and smoothed out her kimono then crossed her arms and stared up at Sesshoumaru.

"What are you doing?" Sesshoumaru asked.

Mitsukai looked to her side then looked back to Sesshoumaru. "Umm...sitting."

"I can see that."

"Then why'd you ask?"

"You're annoying."

"Yeaaa, yea, where have I heard that before?"

Just then there was a yell from the woods and a guy, about 19 years old, appeared in the meadow. Mitsukai stared at him for a moment, taking in the red hakama and haori, the silver hair, and golden eyes, oh and we can't forget the dog ears! (she can see again! Yay). She then noticed the weapon he held.

"Is that a fang?" she thought aloud.

"Keh, what is it to you? Wench," the guy said.

"Bastard."

The guy's dog ears twitched.

"What?"

"Oh, do you not like being called that? I'm sorry...asshole," said Mitsukai.

'Does she want to die?' thought Sesshoumaru. 'I knew humans were stupid, but i never thought they were this stupid.'

The guy growled dangerously.

"Would you like to repeat that?" he asked threateningly. He held up his sword, ready to attack.

"Okay, sure since your offering...asshole."

Mitsukai gave a cocky grin.

"Bitch! What is wrong with you?"

This time it was Sesshoumaru. Mitsukai glanced over at him. It seemed like the first time the guy seemed to notice him too since he started bickering with Mitsukai.

"Out of the way wench if you know what's good for you," said the guy.

"Okay," said Mitsukai and stood up and walked out of the way of the guy and Sesshoumaru.

The guy raised the fang-sword above his head and brought it down, yelling, "Wind Scar!"

Mitsukai watched in horror as the attack sped toward Sesshoumaru. She had to do something. Sure Sesshoumaru didn't seem to have a clue who she was and was being an ass, but he was still her uncle. Mitsukai got up and ran at the guy. Before he could react Mitsukai tackled him the ground and started hitting him, though it didn't seem to affect him much and her punches were pathetic with her being human and all. She looked down at the pissed looking demon and slowly got off of him. She stood up and took a step back.

"Aawwwh shit," she cursed. Then turned and ran as quickly as she could, which wasn't fast enough as a stupid human.

The guy, who Mitsukai now decided was a hanyou, quickly caught up to Mitsukai and ran ahead of her to cut her off. Mitsukai yelped and skidded to a stop, falling on her butt. The hanyou grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her up so that she was looking right in his eyes. Her eyes widened. Now was the time to admit...she was scared shitless. She fought against his grip for a while before giving up and glaring at the hanyou who glared back.

Suddenly the hanyou's eyes widened with a look a recognition. He dropped Mitsukai on the ground and just stared at her. Mitsukai rubbed her wrist and glared daggers at the hanyou. Her glare turned to a look of confusion at the look in the hanyou's eyes. She looked around then back at the hanyou.

"Ka...Kagome," he stuttered.

Mitsukai was quite taken aback. This hanyou somehow knew her mother. This was all too weird. She stood up. She always got annoyed when people said how much she looked like her mother, but to actually mistake her for her mother...grrr. She took a step toward the hanyou and poked him in the chest.

"I don't know who you are, but I know who I am and I am NOT Kagome!" she exclaimed. With that she stalked off toward the forest. Suddenly the hanyou appeared in front of her. Startled she stumbled back a few steps, this tiem not falling though.

"Stop doing that!"

The hanyou sniffed the air. He gave Mitsukai a strange look.

"You aren't Kagome," he said plainly.

"Good job! Someone give sherlock here the detective of the year award!"

The hanyou looked at her confused, obviously having no clue what she was talking about. She sighed loudly.

"Ugh, nevermind."

With that she stalked off into the forest. Leaving the hanyou, and meadow and well behind.

With Inuyasha

Inuyasha stared at the back of the retreating person. What the hell had just happened? It was just like when Kagome had first come to this time...escept this girl was even more pissed to be mistaken for someone else, and somehow Inuyasha already knew that it wasn't her. He sighed and turned. He walked back to the place where he had left Tetsusaiga's sheath, which had dropped when the girl was attacking him. As he bent down to pick up the sheath he noticed something shimmer in the moonlight. It was a neclace...a very familiar one at that.

He stared at it for a while before something hit him like a rock...or one of Kagome's 'sits'. This necklace had belonged to Kagome. He remembered it, she had made it out of the shikon jewel shards so that she wouldn't lose them. (that and cuz it looked good). How did it end up in the hands of this girl. She looked like she was from this era. Didn't look like she was from Kagome's era. She looked like Kagome yes, but she didn't smell like her. Something didn't make sense. Actually ntohing made sense. Another thing, why was she protecting Sesshoumaru and fighting me?

Contemplating these things Inuyasha headed back to the exterminator village. He felt like visiting Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.

He arrived at the exterminator village late the next morning. It was nearly lunch when he arrived. The gate keepers, being familiar with Inuyasha allowed him in immediately. Inuyasha wandered through the gates and through the now growing town to the main house, Sango's and Miroku's house.

The village had grown greatly during the past 15 years since beign built. It was now a fair sized villages with many families. It was well protected and had a great reputation. Sango and Miroku had done well.

They had a family of three children now. They had two boys, Yukio and Sanosuke, and a girl, Sae. Yukio was the eldest, 15 years old. Sanosuke was 10 years old and Sae was only a year old.

Sango spotted Inuyasha enter the village. She called out to him but he didn't seem to hear, or if he did he paid no attention. He was staring at something in his hand. Sango picked up Sae, who was playing in the grass next to her and stood up to greet Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha, it's been a while, almost a month," she said.

Inuyasha finally looked up at her and nodded. Sango looked down at what Inuyasha was holding in his hand. It was a necklace.

"Inuyasha, what is that?"

"It's a necklace...Kagome's necklace," Inuyasha replied.

Sango gasped.

Back to Mitsukai, Wandering Cluelessly Around the Feudal Era

It was dark, Mitsukai was in a strange not to mention extremely creepy forest. She hadn't wandered far from the meadow. She looked behind her. She couldn't see the meadow, but she had a good sense of direction and new her way. She decided that the hanyou from earlier was proabably gone and that the well was her ticket out of this strange place. So, she turned around and headed back toward the well meadow. A few minutes later she arrived in the now empty meadow. No hanyous or Sesshoumarus in sight. Mitsukai sighed and ran to the well and practically threw herself head first into it...but didn't thinking better of it and climbed over the normal way, if climbing into a well was normal at all.

She was engulfed again by abyss and was almost comforted by the now all too familiar darkness. She was going home, to the normal world.

She landed on the other side and climbed out of the well. Just as she was about to heave herself out she heard voices calling her name. Then her mother, Inukuro, Sasuke, and Kenji appeared. Kagome gasped. First when she saw the well and goshinboku, then again when she noticed that her daughter was climbing out of the well. She rushed over and helped Mitsukai out of the well.

"Mitsukai! Where have you been?" she exclaimed.

"I just went for a walk," answered Mitsukai as if she really had just gone for a walk and not to different world.

"You've been gone for an hour!" said Kagome.

"I have? Wow, I just stopped to think for a while. I guess I started to fall asleep while sitting on the edge of this well and fell in," lied Mitsukai.

Kagome sighed in relief, although it was also kind of disappointed.

"Well, lets get you back to the apartment, the party's over," said Kagome.

Back at the Apartment

Mitsukai quickly changed into something much more comfortable: Pajamas. Then she went back downstairs to the living room to say good bye to her friends who were all still there. She skipped down the stairs and over to the couch where half of the gang was sitting watching a comedy show on TV. Mitsukai flopped down onto the couch between Sasuke and Kotaro. She glanced at Kotaro and inched closer to Sasuke. Soon she was practically on top of him.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"Huh?" Mistukai said glancing away from the TV to Sasuke, a bit of a confused look. Then she registered what he had just said and smiled. "I'm keeping my distance."

Sasuke raised an eye brow at her. Mitsukai laughed.

"I'm keeping my distance from Kotaro," she explained.

"Hey!" said Kotaro.

Mitsukai stuck her tongue out at Kotaro. Suddenly the TV flickered off and the group of teenagers protested.

"HEY! What?"

"It's 10:00," said Kagome. She had the remote in her hands. "You have school tomorrow, time to go home."

The teenagers protested but lost the battle and soon Mitsukai and Inukuro were saying bye to the gang then stalking off to their rooms to go to bed...actually to do unfinished homework...then go to bed.

A/N – done... read and review! other than that i don't have much to say... so BYEZ luvzya

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