Summary: Kagome gets a new sister…but who is she really? How will this strange girl affect their travels?

Chapter 1: The new girl

Kagome climbed out of the well, wishing that she had Inuyasha with her. But her mother had told her that the new girl from America was coming, and Kagome wasn't sure if she could be trusted with the secret.

"Okasan! I'm home!" Kagome called, closing the kitchen door and dropping her backpack on the floor. As she glanced around the kitchen, her mother answered her, "In the living room, Kagome."

She walked through the foyer, glancing at the bags there. Kagome quickly counted them and wondered why this girl had 5 bags. That was a lot of stuff for one girl.

"Ohayo Okasan, Souto." Kagome said, sitting down in a chair and taking a look at the girl who was sitting stiffly on the loveseat. She was beautiful, but there was also something mysterious about her that Kagome couldn't place.

She had long black hair, piercing blue eyes, and a pale, smooth complexion. Her nails were also long and pretty, matching her make-up. Her clothes were similar to some of the girls she had seen walking around the campuses of private schools. Her skirt was black with a lacy design, with little red figures on them that seemed to be cats. She was wearing a shirt that was cut in an odd design and seemed to be connected to her skirt. Her stockings were those "fishnets" that most people considered kinda slutty, and boots that went up to her knees and had buckles all up the front.

"Ohayo….?" Kagome said, trailing off because she didn't know the girls name yet.

"Kraviez Lisa, but my Japanese name is Kuoda Kumiko." She said, and Kagome was surprised to hear that her voice was gentle and calm.

"Kagome, I thought that you could show her to her room, and maybe talk to her a bit so that she could get used to her surroundings? You're much closer to her age and I should really be getting along to the meetings." Ms. Higurashi said, motioning for Souto to get up and follow her.

"Let's go get your stuff upstairs, Hai?" Kagome said, walking into the foyer and picking up two bags.

"Iie! Kuzuma will get them!" Kumiko said, confusing Kagome. Kumiko smiled, then said, Kazuma is a friend…you will like him."

"Kuzuma!" She shouted, waiting a moment for him to come out.

"Stupid girl! What the hell is wrong with you? Yelling hurts my ears-you know that!"

Kagome looked around and soon saw the boy who came around the corner from the bathroom. He looked almost exactly like Inuyasha in human form!

His long black hair reached his lower back, but he had it tied back into a low ponytail. His eyes were an amazing violet, and his clothes were a red t-shirt and a pair of baggy black bondage pants. His sneakers were simple, with a smart design of faces.

"Kagome, I would like you to meet my companion, Yamashite Kuzuma." Kumiko said, glancing around.

"Where is he staying? Here?" Kagome asked, even more confused than before.

"He's gunna carry my stuff up the stairs…can you show us where my room is?" Kumiko asked, either ignoring or not hearing her question.

"Uh…yeah…" Kagome said, leading the way upstairs and into the bedroom next to hers.

"So…" Kumiko said, looking around the dark blue room, taking everything in.

"So how are things? Is Japan much more different than America?" Kagome asked, eager to get to know her new sister.

"Well, the language is!" Kumiko said, and Kagome giggled. Kumiko turned to Kuzuma and said, "Why don't I call you later? Me and Kagome are going to get to know each other a little bit better."

He leaned down and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. "Sayonara K-chan, Kagome."

When he left Kagome look at Kumiko with a feverish color to her cheeks. "Did he just kiss you?" She asked, holding back a giggle. Kuzuma-kun may look like Inuyasha, but he sure didn't behave like him!

"Hai…we've been together for about 2 years and he just recently started doing that. I think it's because I've been so upset lately. I really miss my kazuko and all." Kumiko said, glancing at the floor and smiling to herself.

"Together…as in koibito?" Kagome asked, feeling herself get even redder than before. Kumiko's head shot up and she shook it with such force her eyes were still slowly moving when she looked at Kagome.

"Iie! He wishes!" She scoffed, then giggled, "Me and Kuzuma are only together for one purpose and that has nothing to do with us being koibito. Thank kami. He would become even more egotistical than he already is."

"I'm the same way with this one guy I know…" Kagome said, thinking aloud.

"Oh really?" Kumiko said, "What's his name?"

"Inuyasha." Kagome said, not thinking about what would happen. However, Kumiko seemed not to be bothered by it, instead she acted as though it was okay.

"Inuyasha…isn't that something like Dog-Demon when translated? His parents must've been quite taken with dogs. Actually, come to think of it, they must've been pretty taken with the feudal era…I recall a dogdemon in the feudal era that was named Inuyasha. Probably they liked how it sounded. I do." She said, and almost scaring Kagome in the process. It seemed like this girl knew something that she wasn't saying.

They talked for awhile more, and then Kagome said that she was going to stay over a friend's house for a few days, but would be back by the end of the week.

"Okay Kagome-chan…I'll see you then. I think I'm going to take a shower." Kumiko said, smiling at her new sister and then pausing outside the bathroom door.

"Kagome?" she said softly, "Don't be afraid of me, okay?"

Before Kagome could respond, Kumiko had slipped into the bathroom and shut the door.

Kagome went to her room and quickly threw some things in her large yellow backpack and then rushed down to her mothers room. She wrote a short note explaining that she was heading back to see the gang for a few days and would be back soon.

When she finished, she hurried out the house and toward the well-house, without looking back at the house once. If she had, she would have seen Kumiko's face peering out at her from the topmost window.

Kumiko ran to her own room and called Kuzuma, who had been eating.

"She just left…we have about 10 minutes until she moves away from the well…see you soon." Kumiko said, hanging up the phone and packing some things into the small backpack that she used for short trips like this. "Extra pants…shirt…some socks…oh…my shoes…"

"Talking to yourself again, K?" Kuzuma said affectionately from the doorway. He had been there a few seconds, but had stood there admiring her as she got some things together. She had been so into her packing that she hadn't realized he was right behind her. Now that she knew, she whipped around and growled.

"Why must you sneak up on me like that!" She asked, changing into a short black skirt and a simple red tee. She then picked up her bag and slung it over one shoulder. She shut her door and made sure that she stopped in the kitchen to leave a note for Ms. Higurashi.

Ms. Higurashi,

Shopping downtown. Kuzuma's with me, and I will be back home around 11:30. Please do not worry.

They jumped down into the well and felt the warmth envelope their bodies. Then, moments too soon, they were in the feudal era, and the warmth was once again gone.

Kuzuma took off his necklace and gave it to Kumiko, revealing his features. Without the necklace he was Inuyasha's double, but kept his hair in a ponytail. One other difference was that his eyes were two different colors, one the same amber-honey as Inuyasha's, and the other a deep ocean-blue.

In one hand he held onto a sword that gleamed in the sunlight from the top, and in the other he grabbed hold of Kumiko. As he leapt to the top of the well, they found that the area was empty except for one thing. Sesshomaru.

"It's about time."

Jap words used in this chappie:

Hai – Yes

Iie – No

Okasan – Mother

Ohayo – Good Morning

Sayonara – Goodbye

Kazuko – Family

Koibito – Lover(s)

Kami - God

I'm studying Japanese, so I'm trying to use as many of my words as I can…Sorry if it's confusing!

I'm also sorry for the cliffie…but I have exams tomorrow…more soon!

Je Ne!