I woke up, colors and shapes swirling before my eyes. I tried to reach out and grab one but my arm wouldn't move. The tiniest strain I put my body through sent immense pain surging throughout everything so I relaxed and lay still trying to focus my eyes.

All I saw were the colors black and white swirling together but then a new one came. It was kind of white and brown and blue and it was towering over me. I grew afraid and tried to move away but my body was still limp and I only succeeded in hurting myself again.

"You're awake!" I heard something say. It sounded very muffled. "It's ok. I'm here to help you. To make sure you come out of this alright." I felt something cool and wet touch my forehead and slightly relaxed. This new feeling was easing the pain a bit and I was able to think. What happened? Why do I hurt so much? How did I get here? Where is here? I paused as I thought about what the new person had said. Here to help me...? I felt my eyes widen as I began to remember. It was Hiei! And Miroku! They were in my room! Hiei gave me a shot and it hurt so badly! Then... I felt people lift me up and I passed out... "Am I in the hospital?" I managed to ask, almost choking on the words.

My vision was clearing up and I saw a lady with brown hair and blue eyes standing over me, holding a wet cloth to my head. Her eyes widened as she realized I had spoken. "Why, yes. Yes you are!" she answered. "I'm going to get the doctor and then you're family will be able to come in to see you. Would you like that?"

I nodded very slightly because I was still hurting and she left though the cloth remained and I was grateful for that. I tried again to lift my arm to adjust it and managed to get it up about an inch before I couldn't stand the pain anymore and let it drop. I let my head fall to the side so I was staring at the door.

After a while a man came through. He had black hair and brown eyes and was dressed in all white. There was a huge grin on his face and I was again reminded of Miroku. "I'm glad to see you're awake!" he said, coming to bend over me. He began examining me to make sure I was fine now. He touched my arm lightly and I cringed. "So, I'm guessing the skin still stings when it's touched." He said.

I nodded and then managed to add, "How did you know?"

"You told me in your sleep. Now, try to lift your right arm for me."

I tried as hard as I could but only succeeded in about an inch and a half this time.

"Now the left please?"

I attempted the left arm this time and to my surprise, I managed to raise it all the way. "I don't understand..." I muttered.

"You're not the only one," joked the doctor. "I'm letting your family in now, alright? I'll be standing by if you need help."

The door opened and my mom immediately rushed in. "Kira? Kira!" she saw me and rushed forward, scooping me into her arms. It hurt so badly! My eyes began to water and she justthought I was crying from happinessupon seeing her again so she didn't let go. "I thought you were gone! You were just lying there, screaming," she trailed off and broke down crying. The doctor came quickly to my side and began prying my mom off of me.

"She's still in great pain!" he explained before my mom could protest. "The slightest touch of her skin sends pains throughout her whole body!"

My mom staggered back and stared at me as I lie there gasping for air and wiping my eyes with my left hand trying to keep myself from throwing up again. She stood for a second and then began crying into my dad and he tried to comfort her as he too looked over at me. I saw all my siblings standing around too and suddenly felt very weak and pathetic. The doctor must have noticed because right afterwards he scooted them all outside and closed the door behind him as he returned. He renewed the wet rag on my forehead and then told me to get some rest as he too left the room.

As I lay there staring at the ceiling I thought of Hiei and Miroku. Was it just a dream? No... He pinched me and it hurt. Doesn't that mean I'm not dreaming? Well, at least he wasn't lying. I'm not dead... yet. They said they would come visit me. I'll wait and see if that happens. Despite trying to stay awake I slowly drifted off to sleep.

I was awakened the next day as the lady from before was moving around my room. I realized now that she was the nurse. "You're awake again!" she said happily. "Can you sit up now?"

I tried and realized that the burning pain was now reduced to a dull ache. I was able to sit up fairly easily. As soon as I was up she started slipping pillows behind my back so I wouldn't have to strain to support myself. Then she set a tray of food in front of me on the bed.

I looked at it and then at the nurse. "How long have I been here?" I found speaking a lot easier now too.

She counted on her fingers, "Well, you arrived Wednesday night around two and it is now Friday evening around six. So that would mean about... ten days."

I coughed on my drink in surprise. "What? How can it have been that long? I was asleep for nine days?"

"Yep!" said the nurse. "So you must be hungry. Eat up!" With that she left the room.

I stared after her until the door shut and then turned to the food in front of me. "No wonder I'm so hungry..." I muttered as I began shoveling it into my mouth.

An hour later, as I sat staring around the room the doctor came back in. "It's time for another examination! You look like you've improved a lot since yesterday." He said as he started messing about. "Yes, lot's of improvements..." In a few minutes he was done and left me alone again. I began to wish for a book or CDs or most of all, my computer. I lay back against the pillows that lay behind me and slowly fell into a daze.

I was snapped awake again at a knock on my door. The doctor entered with several people behind him. My eyes widened as I saw who they were. "They demanded to see you now." He said.

"It's alright." I answered as I stared. The first one I picked out of the crowd was Hiei, then Miroku. Others were there too. I began thinking of the shows so I could figure out who they were. The blue haired girl was Botan, and the boy with slicked back black hair was Yusuke. Following them was Kurama and Kuwabara and after them was... My eyes widened again. Was that Yukina? Hiei was avoiding her so it must be! Kagome came in after everyone else looking around uneasily.

Botan turned to the doctor. "Thank you for showing us in. Could we be left alone now?" she asked sweetly.

"Er..." the doctor looked at me and I stared back with pleading eyes. "I guess so... but not too long!" he said as he went out the door. Kurama closed it softly behind him.

Yusuke came forward and peered down at me. "So this is the all powerful girl who will help us win? Doesn't look like much... Ow!"

Botan had come up behind him and hit the back of his head. She came over to me next smiling warmly and took my hand. "Don't mind him sweetie. He doesn't know anything. Does it still hurt?"

"A-a little." I stammered, nervous and overcome by all the people around me that I thought were fake just a week ago.

"Just a little? Good." Botan released my hand and turned to Yukina. "Yukina!" she called.

"Yes?" the girl looked up and came closer while Hiei backed away.

"Could you heal her the rest of the way?" Botan asked.

Yukina nodded. "Of course." She came to my side and let her hand rest on my right arm where the needle had gone in as I just stared at her. Her hands began to glow and the aching of my body started to stop. "Does it hurt anymore?" she said softly. I shook my head and she backed away.

Kuwabara shoved his face right in mine. "See? Yukina's great at healing!" He said happily.

Kurama grabbed the back of his shirt and pulled him away. "We don't want to overcrowd her." He said calmly. He walked forward to stand beside my bed and knelt down so his face was even with mine. "Do you know who we are?" he asked.

"You're anime characters." I responded quietly and he laughed.

"You're right!" he said. "But do you believe that we're real?"

"I guess I have to... I mean you're here, aren't you? But, what if you're just psychos dressed up to fool me?" I asked.

"Then we'll have to give demonstrations to prove we're real. But that will have to wait until we get outside." He said with a warm smile as he stood and backed away again.

Yusuke put his hands behind his head, looking very bored. "So... can you stand yet? Usually you can leave once you can stand. You do want to leave don't you?"

I looked up at him and nodded. "I haven't tried yet..."

"Kira, how old are you?" asked Botan suddenly.

"I'm 14..." I replied slowly.

"Wow!" she exclaimed. "That's how old Yusuke is! You've been through a lot for being at such a young age and I'm afraid it doesn't stop here..." Her face grew troubled for a second but brightened again right after. "So, shall we try to go?"

"Now? What about my family?" I asked, slowly swinging my legs around so they were hanging off the edge of the bed. I slid down and collapsed at first but managed to struggle to my feet right after, leaning on the bed. I let go and managed to take a few wobbly steps, determined not to fall in front of all these people. After a while I could walk normally again.

That's when the doctor came back in. "What are you doing out of bed!" he cried as he saw me walking around slowly. "These people talked you into it didn't they? I knew I shouldn't have let them in!" he tried to round them all up and shove them out the door.

"Stop!" I said. "They didn't make me, I did it on my own. I feel fine now!"

"Nonsense." He said and tried to push me back to my bed. He was amazed I didn't fall over when he did.

"See? I'm fine now. I would like to leave." I said quietly but determined.

"But!" he looked at me and decided I wouldn't change my mind so he gave in. "I'll call your parents. At least stay here and wait for them. They don't look like they're leaving either..." he said indicating the group around the door. "Just be careful. Don't overexert yourself." He left the room to find a phone.

I backed up and lowered myself upon the bed, not wanting to appear weak by collapsing in front of all these people who were so much stronger than me. They came closer again. Botan kept taking my hands and asking if I was sure I was ok and Yusuke kept hiding his concern with sarcastic remarks. Kuwabara kept getting up in my face to talk and Kurama took it upon himself to hold him back. I looked around at them all and my eyes met Hiei's. Instantly he turned away and it made me feel bad. Had I done something wrong? He was so warm and friendly the other night and now he was standing in a corner of the room away from everyone. Maybe it's all the people here now, making him nervous. I decided. I glanced at Miroku but he was too busy watching Hiei. His jaw was bandaged and he didn't want to get hit again. Kagome was watching me with a sympathetic look on her face, which made me feel very uneasy, and Yukina was staring strangely at Hiei. Kuwabara broke her thoughts when he came to stand with her and began flirting. Hiei shot him a deathly look but noticed that I had seen and looked away again.

Ten minutes later the doctor reentered the room. "I called and they're on their way." He said and I nodded in reply. I was beginning to feel tired again and didn't want to give it away with a shaky voice.

I leaned back on the pillows and as soon as I did Kuwabara was back in my face. "Are you hurting again? Do you need Yukina to help you? She's really good at healing..." he said with a red-faced smile at her. She giggled and waved back totally clueless. I shook my head as Kurama again hauled him away from me.

A short while later my mom came barging in but stopped dead at the sight of all the people. They looked at her for a second and then made a clear path so she could get to me. "Who are all these people?" she whispered, with a quick glance around at them.

Kurama slowly approached her. "We're friends of your daughters." He replied kindly and I nodded to back it up.

My mom looked from him to me and wasn't sure to believe it or not but decided to ignore it. My dad entered the room then and he too stared around at all the people. He approached my bed and said, "the doctor told us you were walking around and had decided you wanted to go home."

My mom frowned and felt my forehead. "Well, you don't feel hot anymore..." she said, growing uneasy under all the stares. "And I know I hate staying in hospitals..." she added quietly. "Can you walk to the car? We're parked right outside. Everyone's waiting for you."

I nodded and staggered to my feet, following them out the door looking at the ground as I passed everyone. I felt their stares on me and it made me nervous. In the short distance to the door I somehow managed to trip over my own feet. As I was falling Hiei rushed over and caught me lightly. My parents turned just in time to see and rushed to my side taking me from him. Hiei backed off with a red face and Yusuke immediately began cracking jokes. I looked up at everyone and managed a soft smile before I passed out in my father's arms.

Kurama came to my side and attempted to help support me. "Please allow me to help you." He said and my father slowly agreed. Kurama slipped an arm around my waist and placed my arm around his neck so he could hold me better and then followed my dad out the door. Everyone else streamed out behind us.

As we passed him in the hall the doctor tried to make a rush for me but was knocked back by Yusuke who hit him into a wall while pretending to yawn. He looked back at him and winked, "We'll take it from here old man." He said.

The doctor stared after him for a bit before replying indignantly, "I am not old!"

We slowly made our way to the car waiting outside, attracting a lot of stares on the way. It's not everyday you see a bunch of longhaired guys carrying an unconscious girl out of a hospital. Usually you leave once you're feeling well and hardly any guys have waist long hair now!

Occasionally I would awaken and look up at who was holding me. Kurama would smile down at me and I would be out again, comforted by his smile. Once he whispered to me that they would come to my house soon, this time by the front door and in a smaller group, so they could explain things further.

We reached the doors and passed through. I was aroused by the fresh breeze on my face, the first one felt in over a week and was aware of my body being lifted into the car and strapped into a seat. I felt the stares of my sibling's directedtowards my limp form and at the people who had helped me. I was awarewhen the door slammed and as we drove away I stared weakly out ofthe window at their diminishing forms. Every now and then someone would try to get me to talk to them, start a conversation, but as I was too tired to speak, they would give up after every attempt.

We pulled into the driveway and I was slowly helped out of the car and up to my room where I was laid gently on my bed and fell asleep instantly. I was out for two days.


When I woke up again I sat up quickly, my eyes wide, and looked around expecting all those people to be standing around me. I rubbed my eyes and felt my hair fall around my face. It feels strange down... I thought as I brushed it behind my ears. I looked around and rubbed my eyes. Was it all a dream? I kind of hope it wasn't... am I going crazy? I lifted my sleeve and looked at my right arm where the needle had gone in. There was a small hole showing that it had really happened. I looked down at my bed and put my face in my hands and began to cry quietly. I had needed to ever since I had first felt the needle pierce my skin. I stopped suddenly as I felt like I was being watched and stared at the window. The blinds were up and I shielded my eyes from the light. "What... are those?" I said to myself. There, on the windowsill right outside were some muddy footprints! I blinked and rubbed my eyes thinking I must be tired and they were playing tricks on me. I looked again and they were still there. Inuyasha? I thought wildly.

I threw the covers off of myself and staggered to my feet. My stomach growled and I held it. I've... lost some weight, I thought randomly as I stumbled down the stairs. When I entered the kitchen everyone was eating pancakes and they all froze to stare at me. My mom quickly recovered and rushed to my side. "You should have waited for someone to check on you!" she said, leading me to a seat and setting a plate in front of me.

"No one ever comes to my room." I said as I began to slowly eat. My right arm still ached the most so I had to go slow but the rest of me felt fine. I still seemed a little tired though. As I ate I felt the stares on me but kept eating, trying to ignore them. As I finished my second pancake the doorbell rang and I got to my feet. "I'll get it," I said. And started towards the door.

My mom headed me off. "No, no. You sit back down and rest. I'll get it."

"I've been sleeping for ten days mom!" I replied. "I said I would get it!" she stared at me but decided not to yell at me for raising my voice since I had been ill. I managed to reach the door, holding my side and breathing hard as I leaned against it for a moment. Then, taking a deep breath, I unlocked it and swung it wide.

"You're up!" Botan screamed as she threw her arms around me. "I was worried you'd still be in bed."

She released me and I staggered back, breathing hard again. "P-please. Come in," I choked.

"Oh dear," she sighed. "I guess you're still feeling kind of weak. That's understandable though!" she stepped inside the door, this time with just Kurama and Kagome with her.

"Who is it?" my mom called from the kitchen.

"Just some worried friends!" Botan cheerfully replied. My mom came to the door and gasped as she saw who it was. She pulled me away and asked, "and who are you again? How do you know my daughter?"

"Mom!" I said, pulling away. "They're fine! Leave them alone..."

"Actually ma'am." Kurama said, stepping forward. "We were wondering if Kira could come outside with us for a while? We promise to have her back before nightfall."

At my mom's hesitation I intervened. "How about if I take a phone? Can I go please?" I felt my eyes filling with tears, though I did not know why, but it helped because she looked at me and went to get the phone. She turned it on and handed it to me. "By nightfall." She said.

Kurama nodded and led me out the door. Botan and Kagome quickly followed and we left my mother standing in the doorway, watching us go. She sighed and returned inside, locking the doors behind her.

Kurama turned to make sure she was no longer looking and then spoke to me quietly. "Can you walk fine again?" I nodded and he continued. "Good. We're just going to your backyard. Deep in the forest the others are waiting for us... and you. Let's go!"

On the way Botan began explaining. "Alright. You probably have so many questions! Let's start at the beginning. The reason we knew you were the one with the disease is that we've seen you die of it before." She continued before I could speak. "Yes, I know. That sounds very strange, but it's true! Over five hundred years ago you were separated from your family and somehow ended up here, in America. You were reborn into a human family here and was raised by them knowing nothing of your past life, but between the ages of thirteen and fifteen every time you would die of this mysterious disease. One time it was at the very young age of five and another at eighteen. No matter the age the results were always the same. You would die of the same disease, one with no cure and no antidote, and then you were reborn into a different human family."

I stared at her in shock for a second at what I was hearing. "B-but how is that possible?" I stammered.

"We were never quite sure until that day fourteen days ago, the day before they came into your room. That was the day we arrived here with the antidote. That was also the day your true brother finally found you."

"My... true brother?"

"Yes. Here you have been randomly born into various families with a lot of different brothers, but he is the original, the real deal. He missed you very much. As I said, it's been over five hundred years."

"Five hundred years..." I repeated. "I still don't understand how that's possible!"

"Well, I'll leave it to him to explain his part how he wants to but I will say this. You're originally from Japan as are us all. You somehow fell out of your world and landed in this one where something strange happened. I'm not sure if you died first or if it just happened but that's when you're soul was taken and born into a family here for the first time. Since then, it's just repeated. If you look in the paper there's articles about it. Articles about why a girl dies around every fifteen years who always has an almost identical face. The humans are catching on..."

"But why wait until now to do something? Why even care?"

"Well, we just made the cure for the illness you've had and we've also recently discovered something about you..." Botan trailed off.

We had reached the woods now and I turned at its edge, to stare at her as I caught my breath. "What was that?" I asked. Kurama stooped and picked me up. "What are you doing?" I asked, my face turning bright red.

He laughed at my embarrassment. "It's alright. You're not heavy and you're tiring yourself out! From what I've figured out you'll need strength to complete these next parts."

"Next... parts?" I asked. He didn't answer so I turned back to Botan. "Why'd you stop talking?"

"Well... I..." she sighed and started up again. "We've discovered that since you've died so many times, you now have a great amount of spirit energy built up but it's not in you. That's one of the hard parts coming. Koenma has kept your energy safe. He's been storing it for you back in spirit world! You'll get to go there with us to take it back later."

"But, why isn't it inside me now? How do I get it back?"

Botan looked down and took a deep breath. "You do watch Yu Yu Hakusho don't you?" I nodded and she continued. "Well, you remember how Yusuke was given all that power and he had to place it inside himself and endure the pain to master it? That's what you'll have to do."

"What?" I exclaimed.

Kurama stopped as well and turned to stare at Botan. Thiswas the first time the actual plan had been told to him."You can't make her do that! She's just a child, ahuman girl! She won't be able to take that pain and hers will be much greater than Yusuke's. I can already feel some inside of her right now and it's very strong already!"

Botan looked down. "What can we do? We can't make it somehow painless! All we can do is train her and toughen her up. We might be able to take it back out if it doesn't look like she can handle it and try again later..."

As I listened I grew more and more terrified of what was to come. I shut my eyes tightly and hoped it was a dream now. More than anything I wished it was a dream! I felt someone stroke my cheek and opened my eyes. It was Kurama. "Don't be afraid." He said softly. "I promise I won't let anything happen to you." I nodded and relaxed a bit, realizing that he would be able to feel my body tense with fear since he was holding me so there was no point.

Slowly, Kagome increased her pace so she was even with Kurama and me. "Are you feeling ok?" she asked quietly. It was the first time I had heard her speak and I nodded slowly. Her eyes were full of sadness. "I'm sorry." She said softly. "I'm amazed at how you managed all that pain. I saw them taking you to the hospital. Even though you were unconscious you were still writhing and screaming..." she closed her eyes for a moment and then continued. "I just want you to know that you're not weak. The others might say that at first but you shouldn't listen to them. I wouldn't have been able to survive as well as you did. I'd still be in the hospital bed. I think you'll surprise them once you meet your brother though."

I looked over at her, feeling ready to cry again but I held them back. "You are Kagome right? Have you seen the anime Inuyasha?" she nodded. "Is everything in it true?" she nodded again. "Then there's no way you're weak! You fight demons and things all the time. You probably would've handled it better than me. I've never even broken a bone! The worst I've had was stitches until now. That was a big gap I leapt just then. But thank you..." I added quietly.

She looked at me and slowly smiled. "No, thank you. You really are very kind and sweet, just like he said..." she slowed until she was behind us in step with Botan now.

Everyone fell silent now as we headed ever deeper into the woods. Even though I was being carried, I still felt weaker with every step and I grew weary. Before I knew it I was asleep in Kurama's arms.

When I next awoke I was on the ground, leaning against a tree with something soft behind my head. I slowly sat up and brushed the hair out of my eyes as my eyes began to focus to the gloom. Everyone was there, including Shippou,Sango and Kirara, who I hadn't seen yet. At first I didn't remember why I was there but then began to recall being carried into the forest and slowly calmed down. I looked around and that's when they noticed I was awake again. Kurama looked over at me and smiled, "So, you're awake again I see."

"How long was I out?" I asked, my face turning red.

"Just one hour." He replied.

"Yeah... Just an hour..." I muttered but jumped as a voice above me answered.

"It's ok. You needed the rest, I could sense it."

I quickly stood and turned around, making myself dizzy in the process, and looked up in the tree. A boy with long silver hair and two little dog-ears stared down at me. He wore an expression I had never seen before in the show and I just stared stupidly back. "I-Inuyasha?" I stammered. As soon as these words escaped my mouth I felt a burning pain all over my body and collapsed where I stood. Some tried to rush to my side with Inuyasha but were held back. Everyone watched as I reopened my eyes to see Inuyasha trying to help me up. I smiled up at him warmly with a strange golden glow deep in my eyes and spoke. "Hello Inuyasha, what are you doing here?"

He stared at me for a second and then responded slowly. "I just came to see if you were ok..."

I laughed and stood the rest of the way. "Why wouldn't I be ok?" I plopped down and stared out at a sunset only I could see. "Isn't it beautiful?" I sighed.

Everyone stared at me. "What's going on?" Inuyasha whispered.

Miroku stepped up and replied slowly, "I think she might be reliving a memory between you two Inuyasha. Just play along."

I turned and looked at Inuyasha. "What's wrong?" I asked. "What are you staring at?"

He turned back to me. "It's nothing..." He then sat down by my side.

"Inuyasha, can I ask you something?" I said, as I moved closer and began rubbing his ears. His tense body immediately relaxed and his leg slightly shook for a moment before it went limp as well.

"Sure." He said, slightly in a daze.

"Why do you and Sesshoumaru always fight? Why is he so against humans?"

Inuyasha was caught off guard and looked at everyone there with a red face before turning back to me. "Well..."

"I think we should leave them alone for a while." Said Kurama quietly. Slowly everyone agreed and went off into the woods.

Inuyasha continued. "As you know, he's a full demon, I'm only half. That's a big deal to him. He sees others who are not full demon or demon's not as strong as him as inferior and has taught himself that they must be destroyed." He clenched his fist and I rubbed his ears some more so he relaxed again.

"But..." I began, tears forming in my eyes. "I'm not quite a full demon... Does that mean he hates me too?" I looked up at Inuyasha with tears beginning to fall and he wiped one away.

"You're his little sister. He loves you just as a big brother should. He looks out for you too. Have you noticed that he becomes jealous when you and I are alone? Especially when you rub my ears like this. It makes him mad to see us enjoying time together. He just wants you all for himself. That also adds to why he hates me so much. Because you like me too... He knows you hate it when we fight and that's why he stops if you come near but it still happens, every day."

I threw my arms around him and started crying, my face on his chest and mumbled, "I'm really sorry Inuyasha! It's all my fault he attacks you so much!"

He looked into the sky and put an arm around me. Slowly he hugged me back. "Don't cry... Even if you weren't here he would still be after me. I told you, he thinks he's superior. Having you here is great because you're the only one besides my mother who truly accepts me."

I slowly looked up at him. "Why? Why are people so evil to you!"

"It's because I'm different. People are scared of things that are different. The humans don't like me because I'm half demon and other demons don't like me because I'm half human."

"But... I'm not quite a full demon either... Why am I treated any different than you?"

"Probably because you're a girl. Also, you're very nice to everyone and everything. No matter what it is, you'll happily lend some help. Though it is strange..." He shook his head andsmiled down at me. "Now, I have a question for you."

I sat up. "What is it?"

Inuyasha began pulling on a silver chain around his neck. It was so small and thin that I hadn't even noticed it was there until now. As he pulled it all the way out of his clothes, I saw a small, heart shaped pendent on it. He took it from around his neck and placed it in my hand. "This is yours." He said.

I looked at it carefully. "It looks very familiar..." I said slowly.

"Open it up."

I took it between two fingers and dug a nail into the lock. With a soft click it sprung open in my hand. I clasped a hand over my mouth as I stared inside it. On one side of the heart was a small picture of me in between Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha and me were openly grinning and there was even a slight hint of a smile beginning on Sesshoumaru's face. On the inside cover was placed a picture of my mother and our father, each smiling softly with their arms around each other. "W-where is this from?" I asked.

"Read the back."

I closed the little heart and flipped it over.

"In return for saving my life,
I leave you this to remember me by.
-Sean"

I read aloud and stared at Inuyasha.

"This... is mine? Then why did you have it?"

Inuyasha looked at me and held my hand closed around the small locket. "You lost it over five hundred years ago, the day you disappeared. I've kept it safe since then, intending to return itand have only just found you."

"Five... hundred years?" I stammered, staring at him in shock. "But how-"

He placed a hand softly over my mouth. "Look around you. This is not the forest we grew up in. This is not the time we grew up in. You are not yourself. You are simply reliving a memory, that is all. I played along, waiting for the right time to reveal the truth."

I looked frantically at myself and around the surrounding forest. "You're right!" I said. "This is not home! But, how did I get here so long ago? I... I don't remember!" My eyes flashed red and I groaned, suddenly unable to breathe and started clawing at my own throat. Inuyasha quickly held down my hands. "What's wrong?" he shouted.

The others heard the shouts and moans and they all came rushing back, stopping dead at the sight. "What's going on!" someone shouted, but I couldn't tell who it was. I suddenly started coughing and Inuyasha released my hands, now keeping me from collapsing instead. I started gasping for air, my lungs about to burst and then my entire body went limp. I looked up at Inuyasha's face, hovering above my own. "I don't want anymore pain..." I whispered with tears in my eyes. The others stayed back, unsure of what to do. I started shaking violently and placed both hands tight over my ears. They suddenly felt very strange and it was hurting very badly. When I removed my hands and placed them closer to the top of my head, my ears were gone! I was momentarily deaf but then the sounds came in more than tripled. I could hear every bug, every breeze, every move someone made. I kept my hands over my head and began screaming in a voice too high to be my own. "Make it stop! It's too loud, make it stop!"

Inuyasha clamped his hands over his dog-ears and yelled back. "Why are you screaming? It's hurting my head!"

Kagome gasped as she looked from me to Inuyasha. We were holding our heads in the same exact spots! "Inuyasha!" she yelled. "Did she have ears like yours?" He nodded, still covering his so Kagome continued. "I think she just got them back! That's why everything is suddenly so loud to her!"

Inuyasha stared at Kagome as he realized what she said was probably true, and then looked back down at me. My nails and canine teeth were growing steadily longer. He picked me up, still screaming for the noise to stop. "I'm going to find a quieter place!" he yelled over me. "We'll come back once she's calmed down!"

"Wait a minute!" someone shouted, but we were already gone.

Hiei began to follow after us but Kurama saw him and grabbed his arm. "Where do you think you're going?" he whispered, going a bit away from the others.

"I'm going to follow them! He could steal her away to his world again."

Kurama chuckled. "And you would miss her very much, wouldn't you Hiei?"

His face turned slightly red as he turned away, glaring. "No!"

"Sure." Said Kurama. "But I will allow you to go. Be very quiet though! She has to get used to her new ears. If they are like her brother's then her hearing will have increased very much. It will be overwhelming at first but she should get used to it fairly quick."

Hiei nodded and bounded off through the woods after us leaving Kurama standing there, laughing quietly to himself. I wonder what they went through the night he entered her room? He thought. I noticed her watching him in the hospital and she was disappointed when he didn't check on her like everyone else did. It would seem she returns his feelings, though she is still young and doesn't understand yet. Oh well, I'll have to wait and see how it turns out I guess. He smiled one last time before returning to the others.

"Make... It... Stop!" I was still screaming as Inuyasha ran with me into the forest, steadily growing more and more annoyed.

"Will you please be quiet!" he yelled, his ears twitching, as he tried to find a quieter place to stop. "And stop squirming!" I was continuously thrashing around from the pain in my head.

Finally we found a place to rest and Inuyasha set me down, trying to calm me and I lay there, holding my head. "It's ok." He whispered. "Take a deep breath and slowly release your head." I began to do as asked. "That's it. You're doing fine. Does it still hurt as much?"

I sniffed and wiped my face. "Not as much..." I said, in a barely audible whisper.

"Good. You just need a little bit of quiet so you can get used to them." he stroked my head softly. "I know it hurts at first but it will be ok. You need to be able to stand up to people who are yelling. Nobody was even speaking when you freaked out..." He took this chance to get a good look at me and the changes I had gone through just a moment ago. My hair was now flowing down in silky waves to far below my waist and while most of it was it's original pure black, there were still many patches near the top of the dark brown it had just been from my most recent human form. I also had two ears sitting on my head, both of them the same black as my hair though noticeably larger than Inuyasha's and more resembling a wolf's than a dog's. I started to rub an eye, but Inuyasha caught my hand before I could.

"What are you...?" I began but Inuyasha interrupted.

"Take a look at your nails." I did and my eyes widened. They were no longer the rounded nails of my human self, but now were curved, sharp and pointed, at least an inch long if straightened. "We don't want you poking an eye out..." Inuyasha warned. "Now, look at me. I need to see your eyes..." I looked at him slowly and he stared straight into my eyes, making me feel uncomfortable. "Hmm... It seems that only one eye changed back..."

"What do you mean?" I asked. I also noted that I was still talking in the higher pitched voice and decided that it must be my original one from my demon form. Since I was partly transformed I had gotten it back as well.

"You're eyes are usually bright, emerald green but right now one is deep blue. That's normal though because your eyes also change color to match how you're feeling so it's showing that right now you feel sadness." I nodded slightly and he continued. "The other one is a dark, brownish green. It remains the same as your recent human form, unchanged. Umm..." he looked away uneasily.

"What is it?"

"You're... also missing your tail."

"What?" I screamed, and turned quickly around. "My tail! It's gone! Where did it go?" I continued, running in miniaturecircles, trying to see behind myself.

"Calm down!" Inuyasha cried, taking my hand so I would look at him. "You haven't finished your transformation back into your old self and I can think of only one reason why. You haven't seen Sesshoumaru yet. I mean, he's the one with the tail. You saw me and got the ears back so you must have to see him to get whatever's left! You're also missing the crescent moon on your forehead, the one identical to his that you shared and the red streaks under your eye."

"How do I get them back?" I asked nervously, tilting my head to one side in confusion.

"We have to go back and find him. You can talk to him and get him to believe you're his sister, which won't be easy, and then maybe you'll change back all the way. I think we can return to the other's first though. You seem to have gotten used to you're knew hearing abilities. Let's test your claw use." He picked up a leaf from the ground beside him. "Try touching this just enough to scratch it but not totear it all the way through."

"Ok..." I slowly reached out and ran my nails down the leaf. When I pulled them away, sure that I had done it, I looked up to see the leaf shredded in several pieces. "Whoops..."

"That was pathetic." I nearly jumped out of my skin at the sound of the voice. I turned and saw Hiei standing on the edge of the clearing, staring at us with a smirk. "He said not to cut it."

"Back off!" Said Inuyasha, rising to his feet and clenching his fists. "She just got them back. It's not her fault if she doesn't have complete control yet!"

Hiei shrugged and crossed his arms. "Fine then. I just came to make sure you hadn't run off with her back to your world."

I sat silently on the ground, my face red and burning with embarrassment. "Let me try again." I whispered.

"What?" said Inuyasha turning.

"Let me try again!" I screamed and he fell back in surprise.

"But..." he stopped at my face. My one eye was turning red, not glowing like before I changed, just normal, though instead of green, it was red. It showed how angry I was and Inuyasha quickly gave in. He snatched up another leaf and held it in front of me. I took a quick swipe at it and when Inuyasha looked at it he saw the faintest signs of scratches on it. "Very good." He said, smiling. "Now let's go find the others."

We stood and walked through the forest with Hiei trailing behind. I could feel his eyes boring into my back but I didn't turn around. Instead we all kept going until we arrived back at the camp with everyone else. Hiei quickly slid around to appear like he had been there the whole time, waiting for us with everyone else.

They all stopped and stared as I came into view. A few mouths dropped open and even Kurama looked surprised! Botan came rushing over. "What happened? Is this what that girl was hinting at?" she pointed to Kagome who, I now noticed, wasn't as surprised as the rest.

"I guess so..." I said and then collapsed. Inuyasha caught me and leaned me gently against a tree as Miroku came over.

"What's wrong with her now?" he asked, examining my newest features. He began rubbing my ear but Inuyasha slapped his hand away, his fist clenching.

"Leave her alone Miroku! She just transformed and she needs to rest, again."

"How much rest does it take to recover from a simple transformation?" Hiei said, stepping forward.

"You have no right to talk half pint!" Kuwabara yelled. "You went into hibernation for six hours before. You couldn't even stand up!"

"Oh? I'm surprised you even know what hibernation means." Hiei replied with a smirk.

Kuwabara tried to charge him but Yusuke held him back. "Alright, calm it down. We're all on the same team here!"

"Oh no, let him try. I still haven't had a chance to kill him yet and with this new power it won't take long and it will be more painful for him than I'd hoped for..." Hiei said softly.

Kuwabara fell back a few steps. "What have I told you about this being a no dragon man zone?" he yelled. Hiei just snorted and stared back at him.

Yusuke stepped forward and took Kuwabara's arm, pulling him back further. "Alright, let's keep you two separated for now..."

Kurama had taken this time to move closer to me. "Hmm... she'll be out for a while. We should get her home and come again tomorrow."

"But! She's supposed to come with me so we can finish the transformation!" Inuyasha complained.

"Her mother will call the police and we will never be able to get near her again if we don't bring her back before dark." He lifted me gently into his arms and turned towards Inuyasha. "Would you like to accompany me?"

"Yeah, I guess," muttered Inuyasha as he walked over to Kurama. Slowly they started off into the woods back towards my house, leaving the others behind to stare again.

"Why does he let him carry her and not me?" Miroku asked, and was answered by a slap to the head from Sango.

When Inuyasha and Kurama reached my house the sun was setting and my mom was standing by the door, staring out the window. When she saw them approaching with me unconscious again she ran out to meet them. "What happened?" she asked, glancing back at me and staring.

"She went through a little transformation." Kurama answered calmly. "If you would allow us to enter your house we will happily explain things better."

My mother simply nodded and walked back to the door with Inuyasha and Kurama following. As they entered the kitchen my dad looked over and jumped up. "What have you done?" he yelled, and then stopped to stare at me. He slowly reached out and touched one of my ears. "What are those?"

"As you can see she's changed a little. The stress of it upon her body has made her tired so right now she is just sleeping." Kurama said. "She will be fine with a little rest. If you show me where it is we should go up to her room and let her sleep while I tell you what's going on."

Right then,Nick came out of the playroom. He froze at the site of the boy with dog-ears and just stared. Inuyasha took a step back as Nick went slowly towards him. Stopping one foot in front of Inuyasha Nick slowly reached out and poked one of his ears. It twitched under his touch and caused Inuyasha to yell. "What do you think you're doing?"

Nick took a step back and muttered. "I had to see if it was real..."

Kurama laughed and turned to Inuyasha. "You can't blame him. It's not normal." He then followed my dad who was leading them to my room.

My mom turned to Nick. "Stay down here. We'll be in Kira's room but you have to keep everyone else in the playroom for now." She then went after the others up the stairs, leaving Nick in the kitchen staring after them.

My dad opened the door to my room and entered. Kurama went after him and laid my body down upon my bed and then sat down at the end. Inuyasha sat on the other side of me closer to my head so he could be first to notice when I recovered and woke up. My parents pulled out random chairs or trunks from around the room and sat in front of my closet, across from my bed.

"Ok, it seems we're ready." Kurama said. "Inuyasha, would you like to tell them what's happened?"

"You tell the first part and I'll tell starting after we left with her earlier." Inuyasha replied.

Kurama nodded and started things off. "Well you see, we discovered something very strange about Kira here. Starting a bit over five hundred years ago she was separated from her real family somehow and landed here. Since then she has lasted about fourteen years each life before she died of a strange disease and then was reborn into another family. We recently found a cure for the sickness and had a couple people sneak into her room on the night she was taken to the hospital and they injected her with the antidote. That's the only reason she survived this time." He stopped at their unbelieving faces. "If you don't believe me you can look at some old newspapers. People started to realize it. They discovered that around every fifteen years or so a young girl would die of this strange disease. Each time the girl had almost thesame face. They couldn't explain it but they did know it was happening so they put it in the newspaper each time so they could keep a record."

"We don't have papers that old..." my dad said slowly.

"Then just take a look at your daughter now. You can tell she isn't normal. There is a great power growing inside of her. I can sense it even now. After every rebirth it steadily increased in power and now it is hard to imagine how strong she has become." He shook his head. "Now, Inuyasha, it's your turn to speak."

Inuyasha looked up. "Ok, when she was taken this morning she was brought to the woods behind your house. That's where everyone else is staying right now. She saw me and went into some kind of trance. She was reliving an old memory of a moment we shared before she left. During it I pulled out this necklace." He stopped to pry something out of my hand. I hadn't let go of he locket even during the transformation. He held it up when he had finally made me let go. "Inside it holds a picture of her with me and our older brother and of our father and her mother. When she saw it she started to remember and then suddenly began changing. After she passed out because she was tired from it all. And... now we're back here." He finished speaking and placed the necklace in Kurama's outstretched hand.

He fiddled with it for a bit and then turned to Inuyasha. "How does it open?"

Inuyasha took it back and dug a claw into the lock, making it click open. "It was designed for her so she could open it and most others couldn't. You have to have a long nail or claw to make it work."

Kurama nodded and took it back. It was the first time he had seen it and he studied the pictures inside, comparing the girl's face to mine. "They are the same person." He said, showing my parents.

My mom took it and stared at it for a while. "I don't understand..."

Inuyasha snatched it out of her hand. "What are you talking about? We just explained everything! So now you know that she can't stay here. I'm her true brother and she's coming back with me!"

"And we don't want innocent people hurt if her power is accidentally tapped into and used." Kurama added. "Do you really think she could find a place here with her new appearance?"

"Yes!" My mom cried desperately. "She has always been very nice! She'll still fit in!"

Inuyasha shook his head. "You're wrong." He muttered. "I'm speaking from experience. Humans fear anything even slightly different from themselves. Imagine the reaction if she went to... what was it called? Class? Yeah, if she went to class like that everyone would run away or just stare at her until she wouldn't be able to handle it anymore."

"It's true..." I said faintly, causing Inuyasha to jump.

"How long have you been awake?" he asked.

"Just now. In time to here what you just said." I sat up slowly, one eye swirling deep blue, and looked at my parents. "They're right. There's no place for me here anymore..." I stopped to stare at my long claws and Kurama handed me the necklace again. "I would like to leave with them tonight. No, tomorrow morning. I want to tell people I'm leaving and explain why I've not been updating." I laughed quietly. "You should see them online. You miss one day and they think you've committed suicide and all start freaking out. For now, I'm going to sleep..." I lay back down and rolled over, clutching the locket in my hand and drifted off to sleep again.

Inuyasha, Kurama and my parents slowly rose and left me to rest. My parents had given up on convincing them to let me stay. They had heard me say it myself, that I didn't belong anymore, so they now had no good reason's to persuade them.

The next day I woke up to find Inuyasha dozing on the floor, leaning against my bed. I lightly tapped his head to wake him up and asked, "should I bring extra clothes or something?"

"I guess so... We shouldn't be coming back here for a while."

I nodded and gathered up a few things into my empty school backpack. I paused for a second and stared at my CD's and player. I shrugged and tossed them into the bag as well, along with my camera. Then Inuyasha and I made our way down the stairs. I set down the bag and went to my laptop whereI thenopened it up and typed in the password. It came to the desktop and Inuyasha snorted. "Why do you have a picture of him there?"

"I like the moon. It's very pretty..." I said. That was partly true at least. The picture was of Sesshoumaru standing in front of the full moon in a field of grass. I loved that picture.

I opened the window for my webpage and looked at the most recent post I had made, the night I was sent to the hospital. My eyes widened. I had 34 comments! I clicked to read them as Inuyasha stared fascinated over my shoulder. "This is my computer." I said, laughing. "It was in my room when Miroku came in. He made me tell him what it did already. I mainly use it to talk to my friends all over the world. I'm about to leave a post to tell them where I've been."

I started to read the comments, beginning with the first ones. They were all calm, about my post, but then they started changing to say things like, "Where are you?" "Are you ok?" "Come back soon!" I laughed and clicked to add a post.

Don't worry! I'm alive! I typed for the subject. Then I began the real post.

Hey everyone! Long time no talk! Guess where I've been! You'll never get it. The hospital! Whoo! Hehe. It's true though... I caught some mysterious disease that doesn't have a cure yet but some people snuck into my room at night and injected me with a cure they had recently found and then I went into shock and my entire body felt limp and it was hard to breathe and I felt like I was on fire! O.O' then I closed my eyes and felt some people lift me onto something hard. Now I see they were the people from the hospital lifting me onto a stretcher. Hehe, I didn't know that at the time and I started thrashing around and stuff... but they got me in the ambulance I guess... I wouldn't know. While they were carrying me out I threw up and passed out. I woke up ten days later in a hospital bed and the next day a whole bunch of people came and asked me if it was alright and stuff. A couple days later they helped me get to the car and my parents drove me home. I went straight to bed though because I was still hurting everywhere. I woke up the next day and went downstairs and those same people who had visited me were there and they brought me into the woods behind my house where the rest of them were waiting and showed me something that made me remember something from a very long time ago. It was a locket that showed me in between family from my past. I thoughtit looked familiarand then I felt really weird and started to change. I look kinda different now but I didn't finish transforming so I have to go with one of the people so he can help me change all the way and stuff. Once I do I'll put up a picture because I know you guys think I'm insane now... It will compare the previous me to the new me. I have dog-ears like Inuyasha now! So, here's the part that will really make ya'll think I'm insane: the one's that visited me at the hospital were (get ready for a lot of names) Miroku, Kagome, Hiei, Yukina, Kurama, Kuwabara, Yusuke and Botan! (Ok, so maybe not too many) anyway... Two of the people who I'm pictured between in the locket are Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru.(The othertwo are my real parents.)Inuyasha is sitting behind me right now wondering what I'm doing with this glowing little box and Kurama's in the kitchen. They're going to take me to find Sesshoumaru so I can transform all the way! Yaaaaay! So, I'll tell you how it turns out but I have no idea how long I'll be away. Apparently it's taken Inuyasha over five hundred years to find me again so I've just been dying of the disease and then being reborn over and over again and that mean's I have tons and tons of spirit power so that's why the YYH group came to me also. Inuyasha just misses his little sister. How sweet. I've missed him too! 'glomps Inuyasha for real' hehe. I have to go now. Cya! 'glomps everyone who really cared that I was gone for so long'

I submitted my entry and opened my email next, sending a short letter to my closest friends saying that I was leaving for a long time and they could go to my site and read today's entry to find out the full story.

I sighed and closed the laptop, standing up and putting the backpack on. "Ok, Inuyasha. I'm ready to go!"

Kurama came from the kitchen and my parents as well. "Won't you... reconsider?" my mother pleaded.

I shook my head causing the locket to swing against my chest. I held it in my fist and said, "I'm really sorry. I've been away so long and I have to go back."

My mom nodded silently and embraced me warmly before I left. My father walked up next. "We missed you in the softball tournament." He said laughing.

"Did... we lose?"

He nodded and I laughed. "I knew they needed me!" I looked away and felt the tears starting to come. I ran forward and hugged my dad, crying. "I'm going to miss everyone here..."

"Want to say goodbye to everyone?" he asked.

"No!" I almost yelled and then looked down again. "It will... just make it harder." I saw him nod quietly and then Kurama opened the door. I ran past him to get outside without looking back, leaving a trail of tears behind as I tried to hide my face. Inuyasha stared after me and thenturned to my parents. "Thank you for taking such good care of my little sister. I can tell this was a very loving family." He said quietly and then ran out the door behind me.

Kurama stared after us both and then turned to my parents, bowed, and walked after us as well. My parents came to stand by the door, looking after us as we disappeared around the corner to the woods behind the house.

When we arrived in the clearing I was immediately surrounded by people wanting to know what had happened to make my cry this much. In between sobs I managed to say, "I'm... leaving... them!" and they all tried to comfort me.

Kurama put a hand on my shoulder and said in a teasing voice, "do you want us to show you our powers so you can know we're not crazy psychos?"

I gave a weak smile and nodded. Inuyasha led me to a tree on the edge of the clearing where he sat me down and plopped beside me, followed by everyone else. Yusuke stepped forward into the clearing first and held out his hand to the sky, his right side facing us. He grasped it with his other hand and took aim. "Shot gun!" he yelled and blue energy erupted from his hand into the sky, destroying the treetops he didn't aim high enough to miss. He laughed and crouched in front of me. "Believe it now?" he asked smiling.

I laughed slightly and nodded. "That was really cool..." I said, staring at the sizzling trees.

"Me next. Me next!" Kuwabara said, standing up. He grinned widely at me and then turned around. "Spirit sword!" he yelled and an orange beam shot out of his hand, reaching high into the sky and then taking the shape of a sword. He grasped the handle and swung at the nearest tree, slicing it neatly in half. "How was that?"

"Very nice!" I said quietly, smiling at how proud he was.

Kurama stood then and pulled a red rose seemingly from beneath his hair. "Rose whip!" he called and a tornado of petals surrounded him. When it cleared he was holding a long thorny vine and he twirled it around himself and then at a tree. It fell to the ground in five equal pieces and he wound the whip up around his hand.

I laughed and said, "that's even cooler in real life. All of them are much, much cooler!"

Kuwabara looked around. "Hey, half-pint hasn't gone yet."

Hiei stepped forward and glared at Kuwabara, causing him to take a step back. "I don't have to prove myself to anyone."

I stood and wiped my face free of tears. "It's alright. I'm convinced enough. Now I would just like to go home for a while."

Botan stepped up. "Home? To where?"

"Back with me," Inuyasha said, taking my hand.

Kurama silenced Botan before she could protest. "This is her brother and she hasn't been home in over five hundred years so she should go back first. That and she also hasn't transformed all the way. If we wait until she does the next part might be a little easier for her to handle. I will go with her and Yusuke and Hiei with both come as well."

Inuyasha reluctantly agreed and we separated from the others and went deeper into the forest.


"How did you even get here?" I asked Inuyasha.

"I found your scent. At first I didn't believe it but I had always kept the hope alive that could still be found somewhere. That's why I kept the locket, so of course I followed it. It took days but I finally tracked it to an old empty well. We jumped in and were brought here. I wondered around and caught your scent again and found you at your house, but they were there too... We argued a bit and then decided to send one from each party to help you so neither could try anything."

"That didn't go too well though..." said Miroku coming up behind us and rubbing his still bandaged jaw.

"You need to learn to keep your hands to yourself before I cut them off." Hiei threatened and Miroku fell silent.

After about thirty minutes of walking we came across an old well, half buried in weeds and bushes. Inuyasha grabbed my hand and said, "we all held on to each other last time in case it wouldn't let us all through. So we wouldn't be separated."

I nodded and held out my hand, smiling. "So, who's coming?"

Miroku rushed forward but Sango hit him in the back of the head, causing him to stop. Kurama lightly shoved Hiei and, as he thrashed around for balance, his hand caught mine and I blushed but neither of us let go. Kurama laughed silently and grabbed Hiei's other hand and then Yusuke's. Inuyasha caught Kagome with his empty hand and she grabbed Sango who was forced to take Miroku. Shippou jumped on Miroku's shoulder and Kirara onto Sango's and we prepared to go.

"And how exactly does this work?" asked Yusuke.

"All you do is jump in." Inuyasha muttered. "Miroku, you first."

"What? Why me?"

"Because you're on the end!"

"Oh..." Miroku took a deep breath and then jumped down into the well. Sango was pulled after him, then Kagome, Inuyasha, me, Hiei, Kurama and finally Yusuke. With a few startled yells we were gone and the forest regained its usual sounds. There was no trace of the strange group that had just been there or of the ancient well buried deep in the weeds of the old forgotten forest.

I suppressed a scream as I clung tightly to Inuyasha and Hiei's hands, fearing that if I let go I would be lost again. The entire feel I got from it was very familiar though I still hated the feeling I got from traveling through worlds. The swirling colors of purple and silver whirling around me made me feel slightly sick. Maybe it was thinking of what happened last time but I couldn't help but expect something bad to happen again. As soon as I felt solid ground again I collapsed and started breathing very hard but Inuyasha hauled me to my feet again saying, "they're not going to have room to come through." He then pulled me up and out of the well after him. Hiei jumped nimbly past and Kurama and Yusuke followed close behind.

I blinked in the bright light that awaited us above ground and looked around. "This is... so familiar."

Inuyasha smiled. "Of course it is. This is your home!"

I heard Shippou groan and say, "that time travel stuff really hurts my stomach..." and I glanced over at him. He was lying flat out on his back holding his stomach with both hands. Hiei, Kurama, and Yusuke were standing in a group staring around them and the others were all grouped slightly away from Inuyasha, waiting to see what we'd do next. I looked up at Inuyasha. "Can we find Sesshoumaru now?" I asked quietly.

His face fell a bit but he recovered again right away. "Alright, but I don't know where he is."

"Why not?" I asked

"Why would I keep track of where he is?" Inuyasha yelled.

I looked down. "Then let's start looking for him, ok?"

Inuyasha calmed and nodded as he looked around at everyone else there. "Do you want to stay here or come?"

Hiei stepped forward quickly and said menacingly "well, we're not about to let her go off alone with you! You'll never come back."

Inuyasha grunted. "Fine then. Let's go." He took my arm and pulled me forward, releasing me as I fell in step with him. The others followed, obviously staying divided into two groups. For the entire rest of the day we just kept walking straight forward. We crossed a couple rivers, traveled throughout several forests and went through a few towns but we still kept going. As night fell everyone began to grow tired, including myself so we finally stopped for the night in the shelter of some trees.

I leaned back against a tree trunk and looked up at Inuyasha who was sitting in the branches above. "Do you think we'll find him soon?" I asked quietly to not disturb the others already asleep.

"I don't know. He usually just pops up sometimes. I never know when he'll come." Inuyasha responded slowly.

"Ok," I said sadly and we both grew quiet. I relaxed and was soon asleep, dreaming of finding Sesshoumaru and of what the YYH group had planned for me.

I awoke to find Yusuke poking me in the side. "Hey, wake up. We're leaving now." He said.

I nodded and he backed slightly away. Standing up I noticed that everyone but myself were ready to leave. I pulled my backpack on and found Inuyasha in the crowd. I asked if he had figured out where Sesshoumaru might be yet.

"I told you, I have no idea. We'll just go until I catch scent of him." He responded.

We set off at a quick pace and I fell slightly behind thinking to myself about what I was going to do when I actually found him. I began to think of the story I wrote and of the character I had created, named after myself. She was Inuyasha's sister and she was taken from her bed and everything too, just like what was happening to me, only the Yu Yu Hakusho group wasn't in that story.

I sighed and looked up, jumping as I noticed Kurama now walking with me. He laughed and said, "Do you remember when Hiei first spoke? He said the translators were working?" I nodded and he continued. "Well, we're not wearing the translators anymore. When you transformed you remembered how to speak Japanese, your original language. This is a great help to us because we would have had to teach you ourselves."

"This is all so hard to believe." I whispered.

Kurama nodded. "Yet you're taking it quite well."

"Did you know I wrote a story? It was about a girl and she was taken from her room. She was brought to the woods behind her house where a group of people was waiting for her. There she found out who she really was."

Kurama raised and eyebrow. "And who was she?"

"Inuyasha's little sister." I looked up at him. "I wrote about this a few weeks ago andI even named her Kira. I don't understand. It's all happening basically the same way except she wasn't taken to the hospital with an illness and you guys weren't there."

"Hmmm... I would like to read this story sometime. It might be possible that you kept slight memories from your past life with your family and seeing the show with them all in it was enough to waken them inside you. Then you took what you had and wrote a little story about it. But then again, I have no idea." Kurama smiled at me one last time and went to catch up to the others to tell them about what I just said.

I started thinking about what he said. I was just messing around when I wrote it. I remembered thinking that Inuyasha didn't have a sister so I would give him one in my story. Was... that how story Kira started?

I was aroused from my thoughts with a strangely familiar smell drifting through the air. "Inuyasha!" I called, sniffing the air. He was by my side in a flash. "What... is that smell? I feel like I know it."

Inuyasha sniffed the air. "I don't smell anything." He said grumpily.

"But-" I sniffed again. "It's right there!"

"Your senses are stronger than mine." Inuyasha muttered. "They always have been. So, what do you think it is?"

"I...I think it's him!" my face lit up. "And it's close!" I started walking to my right and the others slowly followed. A fresh breeze hit my face and I smelled it stronger than ever. "Follow me!" I called and began to run in the direction it came from. The others were startled but still tried their best to keep up. It turned out I was a very fast runner and I began to pull ahead of them, my only thoughts of reaching my eldest brother. Ahead of me I saw a thick forest but I didn't stop. Instead I began charging straight through but somehow still not making a sound. I heard Inuyasha call my name from somewhere behind me and stopped for a second. I went to the edge of the forest and scratched an arrow out in the dirt with a claw pointing them in the direction I had gone and continued going deeper into the woods. I froze at the far edge and squatted down, staring out of the forest. The others came to join me a couple minutes later.

"What do you think you're doing?" Inuyasha yelled at me. I responded by pointing a shaky finger at the figure in the clearing in front of us. He had long silver hair and wore all white with a large fluffy thing going under his arm and around his shoulder. He was standing motionless at the base of an enormous cliff and smelled strongly of demon. It was very a very familiar scent.

"That's him right?" I managed to whisper.

Inuyasha nodded. "So why don't you go see him?"

"He won't remember me. I can already tell."

"You never know until you try and if he lays a hand on you I will come out and kill him." Growled Inuyasha, clenching a fist.

I turned and looked at everyone slowly and Kurama smiled back. "Go ahead. We're all right here supporting you." I nodded and stepped out of the forest.

Once in the open I froze for a moment until I felt a hand push me forward. I stumbled for a second before pausing again and straightening. I took a step forward and then another. Slowly Imade my way towards the figure standing alone there without making a sound. I brought a hand to my chest and clutched the locket hanging there as I continued forward. My eye swirled blue as I stared at him hoping against everything that he would remember me straight away.

As I continued quietly closer a wind sprang up and his head jerked. He slowly turned in my direction and I froze, staring back at him. He watched me silently as I stood there and then spoke in a cold voice, "Come here."

I hesitated and then slowly took a step further. Inch by inch I made my way to him and stopped finallyabout ten feet away. "I said come here." He spoke again and I closed the gap between us.

"Why doesn't she do anything?" asked Yusuke, frowning at the sight of me standing with my head bowed in front of him while he slowly looked me over.

"It's been over five hundred years. Give her time." Kurama answered.

"What do you want?" Sesshoumaru said quietly.

I looked up at him slowly and his eyes widened for just a split second. "I want you to remember me..." I whispered.

"What?" he asked. "Do I know you from somewhere?"

I nodded. "Over five hundred years ago! I disappeared and now I've finally found my way back!"

He stared at me for a second and grabbed my hair, letting it fall through his fingers. "I don't know what you're talking about. You don't look anything like her."

"But... it's true!" I cried desperately.

"You're wasting my time. I should kill you right now." He said, pulling his hand away.

"Don't!" I pleaded. "You're wondering why I don't look like her right?" he paused and I continued. "Inuyasha found me and when I remembered him I transformed but I didn't finish. If you believe me I will, I know it!"

"You're crazy. How could that half-breed find you before I could? I'm the one that's been searching."

I blinked. "You, you have? Then, you should believe me easier! He only found me because he has the ability to travel to different worlds. You remember that girl that's with him right? The one who pulled out the Tetsusaiga?"

Sesshoumaru stared at me. "How do you know about that?"

"Because! But that girl, she comes from the future. She came here through a well and that's how Inuyasha found me. He came through a well that led to where I was taken. He tracked my scent and found me!"

"Your scent is not the same as hers."

"That's because I'm not transformed all the way! I... I don't even have my tail!" Tears of frustration were beginning to fall. "You have to help me! I'm not myself! It's strange!"

"What are you holding?" Sesshoumaru asked. This entire time I hadn't let go of the locket. I moved my hand and he took hold of it, feeling it's familiar surface. He slid a claw into the lock and it clicked open. I undid it from around my neck and he took it to peer closer. "Where did you get this?"

"Inuyasha kept it for me. When he found me he gave it back and I haven't taken it off since."

Sesshoumaru started to walk away and I grabbed his arm. "Where are you going?" I screamed.

He turned quickly. "Don't touch me!" I pulled back in fear of his flashing eyes. "You don't look like her! I don't know how you got this but you're not her!"

The tears were flowing freely now and I stared at the ground. "So, you're just going to leave me like this? I thought you cared about me. I thought you had promised to always protect me. What happened to that? Did that promise disappear when I did?"

His eyes flashed brighter and he bared his fangs, grabbing my face in a hand. "Do not speak like you are her! Do not speak like you know of things you don't!"

"Then why don't you just kill me now!" I screamed at him and he pulled back in surprise.

Back in the forest Inuyasha started to sprint for me but Kagome held him back while Kurama did the same for Hiei. "Wait and see!" Kagome said quietly and they both settled back down.

"By refusing to believe you're ruining my life so why don't you go ahead and end it too!" I continued to scream.

Sesshoumaru responded by shoving me back into the base of the cliff. He slammed a hand into the rock beside my head but I remained unaffected as I sat on the ground crying. He stared at me for a second as I pulled my knees to my chest and cried into them. He turned to walk away but stopped at the words heard muffled by my sobs. "I can't believe you. You're just going to leave me like this, incomplete. I thought you loved me. I loved you too! But now, now I hate you. I hate you Sesshoumaru!" I raised my head and yelled the last part at him.

He just stood staring at me. He walked slowly over and kneeled in front of me, grabbing my face in his hand and forcing me to look at him. "Why would I care that you hate me? A pathetic little half demon that I don't even know? I'm done talking to you." He stood up and tossed the locket at me.

I instinctively reached out a hand and caught it. It was still open and I stared at the picture of him and me enclosed in it. "I see." I muttered. "You don't care about me anymore. I should of known you'd stop caring once I left." I sat there at the base of the cliff, my legs pulled to my chest with my arms around them staring blankly forward with the locket grasped tightly in one hand.

Sesshoumaru turned to leave and I felt the tears fall silently down my face. A few rocks hit the ground around me. "My hit unsettled some rocks at the top. If you don't move you'll be crushed." Said Sesshoumaru quietly as he walked away. I just sat there unmoving, still staring blankly in front of me as more rocks hit. Sesshoumaru stopped for a second and then started walking again.

"She's going to be crushed!" Inuyasha yelled as he sprang forward from the trees. Hiei was close behind though off to the side so no one would notice he had left.

Right when they left the forest was when the biggest boulders began to fall. I didn't even notice. I felt the rock wall behind me rumble a but I didn't move. Living wasn't going to be worth it if my own brother wouldn't acknowledge that I existed.

With a huge crash the largest of the rocks hit exactly where I had been sitting. "There's no way she could've survived that!" Yusuke yelled as he sprang to his feet.

Inuyasha froze where he stood, halfway there, his mouth hanging open. Hiei stopped and clenched both fists. A great aura developed around him as he stood glaring around for any signs of movement in the pile of rocks sitting where I had been just moments before.

"Oh no..." Kurama muttered under his breath. "In his rage Hiei will kill everyone here!"

"Whoa! What's Hiei doing?" Yusuke yelled, only just noticing him standing there powering up.

Hiei darted forward to the pile of rocks. He ruthlessly began pulling them away, digging through the rubble searching for any sign of me. As he laid his hands on the largest boulder it began to rumble and he stepped back. Suddenly it burst into millions of tiny little pieces and Hiei shielded his eyes as he peered through the dust drifting throughout the air.

As it began to clear you could make out a shape crouched down with it's back to everyone. Inuyasha looked around after staring at it for a while. "Wait, where's Sesshoumaru?" Sure enough, as the dust began to disappear you could see that the crouching figure was in factSesshoumaru. He was covering something with his body.

Everyone began to walk over to him, even the ones still hiding in the forest. Slowly Sesshoumaru stood and turned around. Inuyasha gasped and ran to him. In his arm Sesshoumaru held my limp form, unconscious from the rocks falling on me.

As the others began to move closer my eyes flickered open and I stared up at Sesshoumaru. He looked back down at me with a slight smile and I smiled back with a little laugh of happiness. Suddenly my body began to glow with a bright white light and my laugh turned into groans of pain as I clutched my arms. Sesshoumaru held me tight as he felt my body pulse and sensed the changing of my blood. A fluffy black tail began forming behind me and my eye swirled grey to match the other, showing that I was in pain. The brown patches in my hair changed black like the rest too. My claws and fangs grew slightly longer and larger and a blue light in the shape of a crescent moon appeared on my forehead leaving a symbol identical to Sesshoumaru's as well as glowing red streaks under my left eye that resulted in more markings similar to his. When I finished my transformation I managed to mumble, "do you really think I'm just a pathetic little half demon?"

Sesshoumaru smiled and shook his head. "No, I see now I was wrong. You're really my pathetic almost full demon little sister." I looked at him and laughed slightly before I passed out in his onearmed embrace. He sat slowly and laid me down so I was leaning against him with my tail in my lap. He gently pried the locket out of my hand and fastened it around my neck before turning to Inuyasha and the others. "Where did you find her? She said you traveled between worlds."

"I followed her scent to a well and jumped in where I followed it to where she's been staying." Inuyasha growled.

"Relax little brother." Sesshoumaru said sarcastically. "I won't fight you with her right here. How has she lasted for over five hundred years and why wasn't she normal?"

When Inuyasha hesitated Kurama stepped forward. "Please if I may," he started and Sesshoumaru nodded so he went on. "She must have fallen through that well you're talking about and that's how she got lost. She fell into the human world and eventually died of an incurable disease. She was then reborn into a human family and once she became around fourteen years of age she again died of the same illness. She repeated this process until we found her and gave her the antidote. Then we brought her here to find you so she could transform all the way back. She was a full human when we first found her."

Sesshoumaru stared at him for a moment. "You expect me to believe all this?"

"It's the truth so you better!" Inuyasha barked at him.

Sesshoumaru grunted and slowly stood, lifting me into his arm again and turned to leave.

"Where do you think you're going?" Inuyasha yelled, unsheathing the Tetsusaiga.

Sesshoumaru calmly turned and stared at him. "Would you really attack me while I'm holding our little sister?"

Inuyasha growled but let his arm go limp as Kagome came to his side to comfort him.

"Why should we let her go with you?" Everyone turned in surprise and stared at Hiei who had yelled it out.

Sesshoumaru gave a cocky laugh and responded. "I'm going to give her something our father left behind for her. From the way you have taken care of her so far she's going to need it."

"What? He left her something? Why didn't he tell me?" Inuyasha asked.

"Did you honestly think he'd trust you to keep up with something this important?" Sesshoumaru mused and then walked away while Kagome held Inuyasha's arm to keep him from charging. Hiei stood with both fists clenched as he watched me being carried away. He turned to Kurama. "He's not going to bring her back."

"Do you want to follow them?" Kurama whispered and Hiei nodded after making sure no one else was watching them. "Then go quick and don't be seen." Kurama said and Hiei went quickly away.

Yusuke walked over to Kurama with both hands behind his head and a big grin on his face. "Looks like Hiei's got a girlfriend." He said laughing.

Kurama couldn't help but chuckle too. "Yes, it seems that way."

"How do you think she'll react?" Yusuke asked.

"I think she already likes him."

"What?" Yusuke yelled.

Kurama laughed. "You never watched her before everything took place, did you?" Yusuke shook his head. "I thought so. It's very obvious that she at least likes the Hiei that's on that show and he's pretty close to the real thing. The night he went into her room they bonded but he's been too embarrassed with all of us here to continue it. Did you see him digging through those rocks? In the time of desperation he forgot his nervousness and just went for it."

"Wow, you have him pretty figured out Kurama." Said Yusuke laughing.

Kurama laughed too. "It's pretty easy after a while. You're starting to as well."