Anna couldn't believe it. Here she was, in a show she loved so much, talking to one of the main characters. She just...didn't know what was going on. "Yes...yes I am, Kagome..."
The hands around her wrist let go and pulled back quickly. "How do you know my name?"
Anna's eyes were adjusting to the dark, and she could see a few things that were going on. She watched Kagome slide back, trying to protect herself if something bad were to happen. "Look, this might sound really crazy to you, but please, please listen." She watched Kagome sit as if she were considering it, then move forward, just a little. Anna sighed. "You...you and Inuyasha, Miroku, all the others, you're all in a TV show. It might sound a little weird, but it's true. You see, I fell in through my TV... and...and...well, I just ended up here."
Kagome blinked. For a minute, she just sat there, not knowing what to say. Finally, she spoke. "That's...that's just crazy...I mean..."
"How else would I be able to get here! Think about it!" Anna didn't mean to yell, but she had to get the idea through to her.
Kagome sighed. "I guess you're right. I mean, the things that happen now? I never thought any of it would happen." She was silent for a moment. The sky was all dark now, and the moon was brighter than ever. The crickets chirped like they do every night, and the water in the stream next to them flowed through the rocks. "Do you want to come with me? You know, to eat something, get some sleep, whatever?"
Anna sat up. "Sure. Sounds good to me."
Kagome stood up, and helped Anna up. "Maybe I can get to know you better..."
Anna followed the anime girl out of the area, away from the beautiful, clear stream reflecting the springtime moonlight. The two girls walked through the trees, stepping on dead leaves and sticks covering the dirt floor beneath them. They found the end, and a bright, red-orange light shining against the trees and things around them. They got to everyone else.
Inuyasha stood up when he saw Kagome come out of the trees. "Are you o-" He stopped when he realized what he was going to say. i Dammit, why can't I just say it! /i He screamed at himself in his mind. "Ugh...where the hell were you?" Kagome took a few steps ahead, and moved to the side, allowing Anna to pass. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "Who's she?"
Anna looked at the four people in front of her. "My name's Anna."
Kagome motioned for her to sit down, and she did. "She was asleep, Inuyasha. Just like you said."
"Hmph." He sat down, leaning against the trunk of a tree and crossing his arms. "I told you."
Sango spoke up. "My name's Sango, and this is-" She pointed to Miroku, but was cut off."
"He's Miroku. He," She pointed to Shippo. "Is Shippo. And the evil Hanyou over there is Inuyasha, the half-brother of Sesshomaru."
Miroku sat up and frowned. "How do you know this!" He didn't mean to yell, but did anyway.
Kagome had her head down. She didn't say it loudly, but Inuyasha could hear it. He heard everything when she was right next to him, although sometimes she didn't know it. Her lips barely uttered, "She's from my time."
Inuyasha looked at her. "How does that make her able to know who we are?" Kagome looked at him, terrified. Sango and Miroku, just ready to rip out Anna's throat, turned to them, wondering what is going to be said.
Shippo stood up and walked to Anna. "How i do /i you know who we are?" He cocked his head to the side. "Are you magic, or something?"
Anna closed her eyes and lowered her head. Kagome watched, and pulled everyone to the side when she saw a tear slide down the girl's cheek.
"What the hell are you doing, Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled. "Don't you know-she knows us! She has to-"
"SIT!" Kagome screamed, and watched as Inuyasha fell to his knees and ate dirt. He stood up, and didn't say another word. She looked at everyone for a moment, and then sighed. "Okay. When I found her, I found out she was from my time. But that doesn't explain how she knows us. She said she came through her TV-"
"What's a TV?" Shippo asked. Miroku and Sango nodded in unison, agreeing to the question.
Kagome sighed again. "Oh...I'm sorry. Well, she went through this thing that a lot of people in my time have, and she wound up here." She paused, and looked up at the stars. Her eyes traced the shapes of the constellations, amazed with the beauty of the night. When she found the bull, she looked back at the small group in front of her. "I don't know how it happened. I'm going to let her have some sleep, and ask her in the morning. She might know something."
"Okay, Kagome." Sango said. "I just hope we can trust you with this. I don't want to have to find out she's...she's...I don't know. I just hope you know what you're doing." She walked away, followed by Shippo, who was rubbing his eyes.
Inuyasha glared at her, and simply walked away. i I don't know why he acts like this all the time. He's just...getting farther away from me... /i She thought.
"Well?"
Kagome snapped out of her daze. "Hmm?"
Miroku sighed. "Okay, um, I was just wanting to know...If she's not a bad guy or something...well, she i is /i really pretty, and maybe if I asked her..."
"NO!" Kagome yelled. Miroku turned around and ran back to the others. Kagome stomped her foot on the ground, and sat down. She tucked her head between her knees and thought. i I don't know why she's here, or how she even got here. I don't know what she wants with us, or how she knows our names... /i She sighed, and leaned back against a tree, closing her eyes. The nighttime breeze gently blew against her face. i I just hope she's here for a reason...and can get back to whenever and where ever she came from... /i
Kagome stayed in the same position for a while, and stood up, watching the clouds cover the moon, and walked back to the fire knowing that there was going to be rain the next day.
