disclaimer: don't own inuyasha

wow, i've updated like a lot, guess i'm trying to make up for not updating in the three months.

Thanx to reviewers, and on with the story.

Oh and Midorime and Emi come in during this chapter. So now there's like...well a lot of them...anyway... oh and i know that kaede should probably be dead by now but whatever she's alive.

Chapter 16

Just Like Kagome

Mitsukai woke bright and early the following day. No one else was up, so she started making herself breakfast. As she waited for her PopTart to pop she glanced at the clock and groaned when she saw what time it was. It was six-thirty in the morning. The sun was just beginning to rise. Mitsukai jumped when her PopTart popped and as she grabbed it she burnt her finger. She growled. She hadn't been up for 15 minutes and she was already having a rough day. She figured she was stressed out from the confusion of the night before. Who wouldn't be after traveling through an ancient well to an 'alternate universe'? She took a bite out of her PopTart and flopped down onto the couch. She stared at the TV for a moment but decided against turning it on, she didn't want to wake anyone else up. 'Besides there can't be anything good on at this time anyway,' she thought.

She finished her PopTart then walked over to the window to gaze out over the park. She could see the big tree at the shrine on the other side of the park. She soon found herself skipping up her stairs to her. She went into her closet and picked out some clothes to wear. She picked out a comfortable pair of black cargo pants and a white t-shirt that ended just beneath her belly button. Then she headed to the washroom and locked both doors. She didn't bother showering right away if she was going to be walking. She'd do that when she came home. She grabbed a brush from her drawer then started to brush out her hair. She took the stud earings that she wore to bed (otherwise the ones she normally wore would tangle with her hair) out. She contemplated putting her other ones in but decided not to. She pulled her hair up into a ponytail then looked at herself in her mirror. Definitely not perfect, she wasn't wearing any make-up or earings, so she looked a bit different. But sometimes she liked the simple look, this was one of those times. She nodded then quickly brushed her teeth.

Soon she was downstairs in the lobby heading out the doors. She had grabbed a hooded sweatshirt from the closet in the front hall and was glad she did because it was quite chilly out that morning. Mitsukai shivered and crossed her arms over her chest. She walked through the park not really caring where she was going. Every once in a while she would stop to look at something or admire some flowers or something. She kept to the main path which wound it's way through the park. Mitsukai eventually found herself at the burnt shrine. She looked around for a moment wondering how she ended up there. She shrugged and walked towards the well. She stared at it for a moment making sure it wouldn't do anything weird then knelt down beside it. She crossed her arms, resting them on the ledge of the well, then rested her head on her arms. She peered down into the well. She half expected some lights or darkness to swallow her and take her back to that place but she only saw the bottom. She sighed.

She stayed like that for who knows how long. It must have been at least fifteen minutes of just staring into the well. Every once in a while she would sigh or shift a bit to make herself more comfortable. Suddenly the sound of someone clearing their throat to make their presence clear startled her and she spun around to look at the person who had interupted her thoughts.

It was Sasuke.

Mitsukai sighed in relief. 'What is he doing here this early in the morning? Geez, he nearly gave me a heart attack,' she thought.

"What are you doing here?" asked Sasuke.

Mitsukai turned around and looked back at the well.

"Thinking," she replied. "What are you doing here?"

Sasuke stared at her for a moment. Once he seemed content with her answer he walked over and sat down beside her.

"Thinking," he answered with a smirk. "I come here every morning."

Mitsukai nodded in understanding. "Yea, seems like the kind of place that is good for thinking."

She smiled and glanced at Sasuke who was also smiling. They sat in a comfortable silence for a moment before Mitsukai stood. She stretched her hands above her head then turned to look at Sasuke.

"I'm gonna head home," she announced. "I never told Mom where I was going. She's probably freaking out right about now. Besides I'm hungry."

"Don't look at me, I have no food for you to steal today," he said.

Mitsukai laughed. Almost everyday Mitsukai stole something from either Sasuke's or Naomi's lunch (Naomi always had the best food and she just liked stealing from Sasuke), usually Sasuke's because he and Kenji always sat beside Mitsukai in the tree.

"Wanna come back to my place? Get something to eat? Everyone else should be up by now," she offered.

"Sure, I got nothing better to do. Besides Dad and Ai are gone and Makoto doesn't know how to cook, so if I go back there I'll be stuck eating like Mac and cheese for breakfast," said Sasuke.

"Mac and cheese isn't so bad," said Mitsukai.

"It is when Makoto makes it," Sasuke said and shuddered.

Back at the Apartment

As the two walked through the lobby of the apartment complex/hotel (it's a hotel now too) they ran into Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru glared at them for a moment for running through the lobby.

"Oops, sorry..." said Mitsukai.

A flashback of the night before came back to her and she tried her best to contain her laughter. Now both Sasuke and Sesshoumaru were staring at her weirdly. Finally she couldn't hold it in any longer and she burst out laughing. The look on Sesshoumaru's face when she started laughing was just like the one he had been giving her back in the 'alternate world'.

"What's so funny, wench?" he asked.

Mitsukai started laughing even harder.

"Aha, that," Mitsukai replied, referring to him calling her a wench.

"Oh-kaaay, let's go Kai," said Sasuke.

They walked away from Sesshoumaru to the elevator. Mitsukai's laughter had died down to giggling.

"I'm sorry," she said still giggling. "It's just I had this really really weird dream about Sesshoumaru last night and he kept calling me wench and stuff and I kept talking back to him and he looked like he was about to kill me. HA, it was sooo weird."

They arrived at Mitsukai's apartment and Mitsukai put her key in and opened the elevator doors. Just as Mitsukai had predicted earlier, Kagome was pacing the living room ranting about how Mitsukai kept disappearing. Meanwhile Inukuro sat at the kitchen counter eating, pretending to care what Kagome was talking about. When Mitsukai and Sasuke entered she didn't even notice. Mituskai giggled. She put her finger to her mouth to motion for Sasuke to be quiet. They snuck past Kagome and joined Inukuro at the counter. Inukuro just waved at them then continued eating. So as they ate they had entertainment.

It wasn't until Kenji and Naomi came to pick Inukuro and Mitsukai up for school that Kagome realized the Mitsukai was there the whole time and the teens had to run to escape Kagome's wrath. The five of them laughed as they walked through the park up until they arrived at school. The rest of the group stared at them like they were maniacs including two new faces. Kenji finally noticed them.

"Oh, hey, you guys, this is Midorime and Emi," he said.

"Hey," said Mitsukai and Inukuro.

Lunch

"Okay meet you all at the festival grounds in an hour," said Mitsukai.

The whole school had gotten the afternoon off because of a festival going on that day. When at home Mitsukai changed quickly into her spring yukata. The yukata was simple but pretty. It was yellow with flower designs in other warm colours. (okay gay description but i didn't know how to explain it).

(i give up on this so i'm gonna skip this part)

At the Festival

Mitsukai ran to meet up with her friends when she spotted them in the crowd. She stopped beside Midorime. Soon the others came and almost the whole gang was there. Everyone except Sasuke. Mitsukai noticed this. She looked around.

"Hey guys, where's Sasuke?" she asked.

"He had another one of those things that he had to do," said Kage.

"Wow, really, he hasn't had to disappear mysteriously like that since...well since that night we met Mitsukai and Inukuro," said Naomi.

"Hmm, I wonder what's up," said Mitsukai.

"Meh," said Emi. "Let's go, we're wasting precious out of school time!"

The others agreed and went to look for something to do.

Later that evening Mitsukai walked home alone. She didn't feel so well and told the others she was heading home early. But she didn't go home. Instead she went to the well to think. As she sat beside the well she suddenly noticed that something was wrong. The weight around her neck from the necklace was gone. She felt her neck, the necklace was gone. She hadn't even realized it all day. She looked around frantically as if it would be somewhere on the ground around her, but it wasn't. Then she remembered the fight with the hanyou. He had torn the necklace off her neck. She looked at the well. She had to go back. That necklace was her mothers and Kagome would probably kill her if she found out she had lost it.

So without another thought she jumped over the edge of the well into the portal.

In the 'Alternate Universe'

Mitsukai stood in the middle of the meadow and looked around. 'Now what?' she thought. 'Guess I wander around aimlessly until I find him.'

So that's what she did. She wandered around aimlessly looking for the hanyou. After what she was sure was probably an hour walking she came upon a village. She approached a man bringing in some rice from the fields.

"Yo, umm, person!" she called. The man turned around. "Yeah, you. Do you know anything about a hanyou around these parts? 'Cause I'm a little lost and I kinda need something that he has. SO do you know him? Long silver hair, big ass sword, dog ears?"

"You must mean Inuyasha," said the man.

"Sure whatever you say, yeah Inuyasha seems like a name that guy would have. So?" said Mitsukai.

"Why?"

"'Cause," replied Mitsukai.

"Why are you looking for him?"

"'Cause he's got something of mine! I need it back or my Mom'll kill me!" said Mitsukai. "There, happy?"

"You look familiar..." the man said.

"Hmm, lemme guess, Kagome?" said Mitsukai.

"You...?...The priestess has returned?" the man said hopefully.

"Oh, yea, sure whatever, yepp that's me ...priestess," she glanced at the man. He was actually taking her seriously. 'Okay that's pathetic it seems almost mean to tell him I'm this Kagome.' She sighed. "NO you nitwit! Now can you tell me where this Inuyasha dude is?"

"He doesn't come here often anymore. He's seen a lot at the exterminator village though," the man said.

"Okay, and where's this village," asked Mitsukai.

"That way, just follow that road it's about a day's walk," said the man pointing to the road.

"Yea...I don't really have a day and it's getting dark," said Mitsukai.

"Lady Kaede might let you stay for the night. She lives just over there," the man replied, pointing this time to a hut.

"Great, umm thanks," Mitsukai said and headed off to the hut.

When she arrived at the hut she pushed aside the bamboo door flap and stepped inside.

"Hello? Lady Kaede? Is anyone here?" She looked around at the hut. It was emtpy.

"Looking for me, child?" came a voice from behind her.

Mitsukai yelped and jumped a foot in the air. She spun around to watch as an extremely old woman walked into the hut carrying a basket of herbs.

"Are you Lady Kaede?"

"Indeed I am," said the woman.

She sat down beside a dug out and started a fire. Then she looked up at Mitsukai and nearly died of a heart attack.

"Ka-kagome?"

Mitsukai sighed, usually she'd snap and start making smart remarks, but she respected her elderly elders.

"Sorry to disappoint you lady but I'm not her," said Mitsukai.

Kaede studied her for a moment then sighed. "I guess not. Well then, what is your name child? And what would you like?"

"My name is Mitsukai. I need somewhere to stay for the night," explained Mitsukai.

Kaede nodded. "Ye can stay here tonight. Now would ye mind helping me make dinner."

Mitsukai sat down across from the old woman and started helping her make a stew. During dinner Mitsukai hardly touched her food. Kaede noticed this.

"What is wrong child?" she asked.

Mitsukai looked up at her and faked a smile. "Nothing, I'm just foreign to this area. That's all."

Kaede studied Mitsukai for a long moment. "That's not all, is it?" she said.

Mitsukai sighed and set down her bowl. She looked up at Kaede again. She thought for a moment before she spoke. "No, but I'd rather not talk about the rest of it."

"Then we'll talk about something else. Where are ye heading?"

"I need to find Inuyasha," said Mitsukai quietly. She didn't bother telling the woman that he was a hanyou because she had a feeling she already knew.

"Inuyasha? Why would you be looking for him?"

"He has something of mine. A necklace. I didn't even notice it was gone until a few hours ago. You see I sort of picked a fight with him last night and then he thought I was Kagome so I got all mad at him and stormed off, completely forgetting about the necklace," explained Mitsukai.

"Hmm, I see. Inuyasha now inhabits the area around the exterminator village. I'll lend ye a horse," said Kaede. "Ye can leave in the morning if ye wish."

"Thank you."

Next Day Around Early Evening

Mitsukai stared up at the tall wall that surrounded the village she had just come up to. The horse she was riding stomped it's foot. Subconciously she stroked it's mane.

"Who goes there?" (lol, sry) came a voice from above her.

Mitsukai looked up. There she saw a man, in his mid thirties, looking over the edge of the wall. He looked like some sort of monk or something. He wore purple robes and held a tall staff. Mitsukai without even thinking said, "Kagome."

'Okay that was sorta stupid, but smart too. I look like her and if i said my real name they might not let me in. So this works,' she thought.

The man's eyes widened and he yelled for the gates to be opened. Mitsukai cheered mentally and rode into through the opening gate. The gates closed behind her and she dismounted her horse. The monk from before ran to her. To Mitsukai's surprise and annoyance, the man hugged her.

"Kagome, is that really you?" he said, still hugging her.

"Che no!" said Mitsukai pushing him off of her. "And don't ever hug me again, that just totally freaked me out."

The monk stared at her. "But-"

"Yea I know I look just like her. Look I need to see Inuyasha. Lady Kaede said I could find him here," explained Mitsukai.

"Lady Kaede sent you?" asked the monk.

"Yea, sort of."

"What's going on?" came a gruff voice.

The monk sighed. "That would be him now."

Sure enough Inuyasha came into view. He spotted Mitsukai and paused.

"Oh its you," he said.

Mitsukai growled. She stomped up to him and poked him in the chest.

"Yes it's me! And I want my necklace back!" demanded Mitsukai, she poked his chest again.

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Miroku sighed as he watched this girl that looked like Kagome and Inuyasha fighting. 'Just like it used to be...just with a different Kagome,' he thought.

Sango arrived on the scene.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"Umm...I don't really know," admitted Miroku.

Sango saw Inuyasha fighting with a girl now. The girl turned slightly and Sango gasped. The girl looked just like Kagome.

"Is- is that...Kagome?" she gasped.

She looked at Miroku who shook his head.

"No, but isn't she just like her though," he said.

The girl obviously heard him because she spun around to face Miroku and Sango now.

"I. Am. NOT. Kagome! And I am not like Kagome! No resemblance at all!" she exclaimed. She turned back to face Inuyasha. "And I'm still want my necklace!"

Sango stepped into the conversation. "You mean Kagome's necklace?"

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Mitsukai almost snapped at hearing her mothers name again. This was all WAY too freakishly coincidental for her liking. "Yeah, whatever. Look I need it back or my mother will kill me. Really you've never met her, she'll kill me...actually the way your talking it's like you have met her...but that's beside the point. Look I'm gonna do something I've never down before. I'm gonna say please! PLEASE! I'm too young to die!"

The three adults all sweat dropped. This was all just a little weird.

The woman, who had arrived just a few moments ago, stepped toward Mitsukai.

"I've got the necklace at our house. Follow me I'll get it for you," said the woman.

Mitsukai smirked and stuck her tongue out at Inuyasha who growled dangerously. Mitsukai followed the woman through the main street to what looked like the main house. She noticed that there was a guy about her own age practising with a katana nearby. She guessed it was the woman's son. Sure enough...

"That's my son, Yukio. By the way, my name is Sango," said the woman. "So, you've made it clear that you are not Kagome, then who are you?"

"My name's Mitsukai."

"Mitsukai, that's a pretty name."

Mitsukai just nodded. So, Sango Sango continued.

"I'm sorry for Inuyasha's behaviour. He's always like that. He can be really nice though," said Sango. "Can you wait right here, I'll get your necklace."

Mitsukai nodded. She liked this woman, even if she had mistaken her for Kagome at first, but everyone did so she couldn't blame them. She looked around the room. Her eyes fell on a baby in a crib. She walked over to it and knelt down beside it too look at the baby.

She heard Sango enter the room and turned around.

"That's my daughter, Sae," said Sango.

"How many kids do you have?" asked Mitsukai.

Sango laughed. "Three. Here's your necklace."

Sango opened the box and pulled out the jewel shard necklace. She handed it to Mitsukai who studied it for a while, making sure it was the real thing. It was. She smiled and put it on.

"You look tired. You should stay here tonight."

"With Inuyasha around, I don't think so," said Mitsukai.

Sango laughed. "Don't worry he usually goes out at night."

"Oh yea, I know about that. He goes after Sesshoumaru?" said Mitsukai.

"You know about Sesshoumaru?" asked Sango.

"Yeah, he's my...oh nevermind," said Mitsukai.

A/N – chapter 16 done. Wow that's like three chapters this week. YAYA

kage no megami

goddess of shadow

next time Chapter 17 – A new enemy? The village is attacked by a swarm of demons. At first they think it's naraku but it isn't it's a new enemy, a full demon. Who is this enemy? Mitsukai's confused. What the hell is going on and where is she. She returns to her own time.

I cnat spell – looks like u can spell fine to me, and thanks!