The Other Me:

Chapter Three; A Different Kagome

Desera placed a hand over her racing heart, she looked at the well, seemingly peaceful,

but only moments before she had betrayed her sister for her own good. She stood there blankly, chills running up her spine.

Desera was brought back to reality by a voice piercing the air, "Kagome? What took you

so long." Desera stood there, forgetting her 'name'. Inuyasha walked to her side, poking her, "Kagome?"

Jumping, Desera turned to him, "Kagome? OH RIGHT! That's me, um, Yea, Uhh, sorry."

Inuyasha looked confused, "You seem.. Different."

"Different? No, I'm not different! Look at me, Different free!" Desera almost yelled,

she regained her composure, "God, can we PLEASE get going? This air out here is cold

and I'm getting an uncomfortable draft." She tugged at her skirt, which she had stolen

from Kagome.

Inuyasha eyed her one more time before shrugging and turning towards the village, Desera grabbed 'her' yellow backpack and rushed

after him, having to take two steps for every

one of his.

As they walked, Desera couldn't help but gawk at her surroundings, this was NOT Tokyo.

They moved silently, neither spoke for what seemed like hours. Desera broke the

silence by sighing and looking at Inuyasha, "So, what's there to do in this era?" She

tried to speak casually, and not be to obvious that she had no idea where the heck she

was.

Inuyasha ignored her question, thinking she couldn't be serious. He walked on, arms crossed and looking defiant. Once they reached the village, almost immediately Desera was hit with a huge ball of fluff known as Shippo.

Desera screamed, falling backwards and waving her arms in the air, "IM HIT! IM HIT!" Shippo popped up on her stomach, "Kagome, are you ok?" Desera looked him over, deciding her had done no damage to her, she sat up, and placed him on the ground next to her.

"Kagome, its me!" Shippo said, looking more confused than ever. 'Oh my god, who the heck IS this?' Desera wondered to herself, thinking if she played along it would go away she smiled. "Hey.. Uhh, you!"

Shippo regarded Desera's weirdness as something Kagome had once explained as a Period.

Desera ran a hand through her hair, bored with the 'thing' in her lap, she pushed Shippo off and went to venture around the village, little did she notice the confused glances

from Inuyasha and Shippo both.

"Kagome? It's Kagome, She's back Sango!" A man dressed in monk robes yelled from the door way of a hut, soon a woman with long black hair pulled back into a pony-tail walked out next to him.

"Kagome? You're back, that's great, we were just about to leave to go Jewel-Hunting." The woman named Sango said, Sango's eyes flared up and she turned to the Monk, "You pervert!" And with that, her hand came crashing across his cheek.

Desera blinked, hunting, no one said ANYTHING about hunting. "Uhh, ok?" Sango gave her

an odd look and went back into the hut, keeping a close eye on Miroku, who Desera now remembered was the 'perverted monk' Kagome had mentioned.

xOx

Desera looked around the hut, correction, the very small hut. Shivering, she tugged at

the uncomfortable school-uniform Kagome always wore. "Cant she just wear jeans and a shirt.." Desera muttered.

Her constant muttering earned her strange looks from all the others in the hut, Inuyasha had gone out after sniffing the air and almost yelling, "Its HER!" Then he looked guilty and left before Desera even got a chance to make him start to love 'Kagome'.

"Kagome… Inuyasha has gone after Kikyo, and all you do is sit there looking around unconcerned?" Miroku asked, shoveling rice from a bowl to his mouth with chop-sticks.

Desera looked at him, snorting she shifted in her seat, "Like I care who he spends his time with." Taking a hair brush from her pack, she began to run it through her raven-brown hair.

Miroku furrowed a brow, "I guess I always thought you wanted him to choose you to love?" He rolled his eyes, and went back to eating.

"Wait, you mean 'Her' As in romantic relationship, with someone, else?" Desera asked, suddenly alert and looking angry. "Pfft, Kagome, you really are acting strange, you know about how Inuyasha loves Kikyo and you." Sango said, looking up from her food she adding, "That two-timing fool."

Desera's heart began to race, heat hitting her face she stood up on shaky legs, "I.. Uhh.. GOTTA GO PEE! Be right BACK!" She raced from the door/floppy thing, towards the woods.

Once she reached the edge of the wilderness, Desera unconsciously gripped her neck collar, looking around uncertainly, she let out a shaky, "Inuyasha?" Taking slow steps into the darkness, she soon found herself alone in the hunched shadows of the trees.

Hearing a distant murmur, Desera began to head blindly through the woods, occasionally hearing the snap of a stick or the sounds of someone pushing through the underbrush. Figuring it was mere paranoia, Desera continued on her way.

Her feet crunched on dried leaves, causing chills to run down her spine. Desera took a deep sigh, looking around the darkness her eyes still hadn't adjusted to, she continued to wander to a distant person.

Again she called for Inuyasha, her voice echoing back to her. Hearing yet another twig snap under the invisible foot of a creature, or worse a person, Desera's calls became more desperate.

Heat began to pulse in her face, her eyes welled up and she bit her lip, looking around she gulped. "Why so afraid little girl?" Said a strange voice from behind her. Desera froze, her heart pounding in her chest.

"How does one so clearly a Miko come to be lost?" Said the voice, chillingly closer than before, Desera balled her hands into fists holding them hard at her side, ready to defend herself if necessary.

"I'm.. I'm not lost! I'm just playing Hide and Seek with the exit to the woods, and its winning." She said, thinking it would have been funny if she wasn't about to die.

"Hide in seek?" Said the voice, just behind her, his breath reeking as it curled on her cheek. Desera gagged inside, glaring forward at the trees she felt a claw run over the bare skin on her neck.

"Get your hand off me, or you will regret the day you followed me into these woods." She said, her voice sounding clogged and alien coming from her lips.

"What're you gonna do?" Asked the man, clearly a demon. Desera didn't understand how she knew these things, but images began to flood into her mind. She saw herself enter the woods, then him follow, a short sword clinging to his side.

An idea forming in her head within seconds, whirling around, she muttered, "This." Thrusting her right hand to his chest she muttered something under her breath and he was blown back, but not before she ripped the sword from his belt.

Master… You are my new master. Said a voice within her head, Desera looked around alarmed, then felt a pulse go through her hand. Looking at the sword she asked, 'Master? What do you mean?"

He was not good enough, but you flow with power, NOW KILL HIM!

Bounding forward with strength she was unaware she had, Desera landed just feet away from the demon who was howling in pain and clawing at his chest, which now had a gruesome hole through the middle.

Blood oozed from his wound and he looked at her wide-eyed, "No! Please!" He screamed, watching Desera loom forward, her eyes glittering red.

Desera raised the sword over her head, face showing no emotion, she plunged it forward into the demons abdomen. Twisting it from side to side his screams slowly died away, his body went limp and his eyes fluttered closed.

Desera slowly sagged to the ground, her eyes returning to brown and her new-found strength flooded away. "Kag-Kagome?" An astonished voice asked from behind her.

Desera stood, turning to find Inuyasha standing there, mouth slightly ajar. "Stop thinking I cant handle myself, go back to your whore and I'll find my way out of here on my own." Desera said, the words weren't her own, but someone else speaking for her.

She turned to leave, not knowing were to go but hoping the magic that had possessed her would lead her back to the village.

oXo

Desera looked at the sword in her hand as she walked through the woods, leaving an astonished hanyou in the clearing.

'So.. What do you mean master?' She asked, feeling stupid for talking to a sword. The man you killed stole me from a great demon long ago. I eventually was forced to have him as my master, even though he was weak.

Now that he is gone I have chosen you to be my master, I will guide you in battle and make you great. Just leave it all to me.

Desera nodded, feeling it was an appropriate response. She eventually found her way back to the village, slumping into the hut she plopped down on her sleeping bag, ready to pass out.

Just as she was slipping into slumber, Inuyasha stormed in, "What was THAT?" He yelled at her, snapping her eyes open she flashed him an annoyed glance, then closed them and muttered, "Oh, you know, just killed someone, nothing special."

"WHAT?" He yelled. Stomping over to her he pointed at the sword clinging to her side, "Where'd you get that?" He asked, attempting to poke it, but an energy pushed him back.

Desera sighed, "I took it from the guy, leave me alone, I'm tired." Suddenly she felt a tingle go through her body, sitting up, she looked around, "I sense something."

Standing, she ran to the door, "Three shards, coming in fast." Grasping her sword, Desera ran through the door, faster than even Inuyasha.

She was out and on a dirt road in no time, with her sword drawn she watched a whirlwind come straight towards her. Tightening her grip, she narrowed her eyes as a man stepped out.

He was dressed in furs, long black hair was pulled into a pony-tail. Stepping forward, he looked Desera over, "Hey Kagome, how's mutt-face been treating you." Inuyasha was at Desera's side by now, he snorted, "What're you doing' here flea-bag?"

"Just here to see MY woman." The man said, smiling at Desera. She furrowed a brow and looked him over, "Uhh?" Was all she said, 'his woman?' Desera thought.

Seeing the jewel shards in his legs and one in his arm, Desera decided there was no more time for talking. Thrusting herself forward, the sword took control.

"Dragon-Storm!" She bellowed, aiming at the man, who looked shocked and dodged just in time. Her eyes began to glow red, "Lightening Fire!" She screamed another command, yellow-orange whisks shot from the sword towards the man, he jumped away again.

"Kagome! What's wrong with you, its me, KOGA!" He yelled, dodging yet another Dragon-Storm from Desera. Inuyasha looked confused, very confused. Desera couldn't hear a thing, the sword was all she knew.

Flying through the air at Koga she began to chop, hitting the dirt, she flung back up and was at him again. "Dragon-Storm! Dragon-Storm! Dragon-Storm!" She yelled, he dodged each one, but getting closer each time.

Bounding forward she move with demonic speed, her hair flowed around her and she brought the sword out to her right-side. "Black-abyss!"

A dark hole formed in the sky, sucking up all things that were loose on the ground. Desera was unaffected, standing right under it her feet remained planted on the ground while her hair flowed around her.

Koga's eyes widened and he screamed, His breath was hurried, he looked to Desera, his gaze looked hurt, and afraid. With that he whirled away in the tornado.

The black hole disappeared, Desera looked after him, sighing, she turned towards Inuyasha, "Darn" Shaking her head, she headed back to the hut, but not before a clawed hand grabbed her by the arm. "What is up with you!" Inuyasha asked, looking worried.

"Nothing, I'm fine, you wanted the jewel shards, I'm getting them for you, isn't that what you want?" Desera said, pushing his hand away and purposely letting her eyes shine with tears, "I.. I just want to feel useful for once." She said, lying through her teeth.

Inuyasha was taken back, still confused, he pulled who he thought was Kagome into a hug. "You are Kagome, you are."

oXo

Sesshomaru looked up from his spot against a large oak tree. His eyes scanned the horizon, looking for something he thought he would never see again, until tonight. Searching the sky for a black hole, he knew someone had his Roanoke.

Standing from his spot he looked to Jaken, "Take care of Rin while I'm gone." He said, starting to head towards the distant thunder. "But my Lord, Where re you going?" Jaken asked, scrambling after Sesshomaru.

"To find my sword." With that, Sesshomaru was gone. Jaken went back and sat down next to Rin, mumbling to himself.

oXo

Kagome had been in shock, just sitting at the bottom of the well for nearly an hour before she realized what had happened. She had jumped back in, but only met dirt, twice.

Tears clouding her vision she pounded at the floor, "No!" She cried, eventually she climbed out. Going to her room she had stayed in bed all day, feeling betrayed and hurt.

"Sis?" Souta called from her door, knocking lightly, "Are you okay?" He asked. Pushing the door open he walked into the room and sat nest to Kagome.

"Souta…" She said, looking him over before breaking into tears again, would she ever see Inuyasha again? She sat up and hugged her brother, determined to break through the well, and maybe beat the shit out of her so called sister.

Kagome stood and walked out of her door, more ran, calling to Souta, "I'll be back soon!" She ran to the wall a peered inside. It seemed dark and gloomy. She jumped own, feet first this time, and as she thought, she hit the ground with a thunk.

Then Kagome felt a strange tingle creep over her body…

oXo

Desera had left her bunk that night, she decided she couldn't do it. She couldn't make Inuyasha realize he loved Kagome, She couldn't pretend to be Kagome, and she couldn't put up with all the bugs.

Wandering through the woods, Roanoke led the way, soon Desera found herself standing at the edge of the well. Its wood was cracked and looked old as always.

Desera shivered. Fearing Kagome would think she had done something horrible, she bit her lip before walking to the edge of the well. Speaking an enchantment, the wood of the well sprang to life. It glowed blue until finally Kagome appeared at the bottom.

She looked around, then up at Desera. Kagome narrowed her eyes and began to climb up, "DESERA! WHEN I GET UP THERE YOU'RE DEAD MEAT!" Desera shivered, her heart began to race, and she let out a hand to pull Kagome up.

"You don't understand, I was trying to help.. But--" Desera was cut off by the sound of thunder. They both turned around. And found themselves facing the mighty lord Sesshomaru.

A/N heheh R/R