Emiyan: Look at prologue for disclaimer... I say no more except: Thanks for reviewing Cold Kikyo and Midnight Faerie! Reviewers rock, so have complementary cookies. Another thing, Torakai is on vacation and will not be here for a while...
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Chapter 1: The Things Back Home
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"You're not going anywhere!" Inuyasha growled, holding onto Kagome's wrist in a gentle, but firm manner. Kagome sighed. "Look Inuyasha, I have to visit home. I've got family, and friends, and other things. You are all great, but don't you think I get a little homesick?"
Inuyasha snorted, "You're fine here! Besides, when you go back to your time we waste precious time!"
"I'm sorry!" Kagome hissed, sending the hanyou a glare that rivaled the sun's heat. "But I have a life too, I'm not some doll you can drag around whenever you want!"
Inuyasha shrank back a bit, but continued running his mouth. "I never treated you like that! You should thank me, coming back for you and keeping you alive when I could just let someone kill you!"
Kagome sucked in a breath through her teeth and counted backwards from twenty, telling herself not to say the S word. But the hanyou would not stop, and before the reincarnation could process what she was doing, she opened her mouth and shouted the deadly words. "Sit boy! Sit, sit, sit!"
The rosemary shimmered and Inuyasha found himself eating dirt.
Satisfied, Kagome winked. "Sorry, Inuyasha, but I need to get going. Don't be too mad, 'kay? If you're good, I'll bring back that ramen you like so much." She jumped and disappeared in a glow of violet light.
Inuyasha muttered something best not heard.
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After the well transported her to her own time, Kagome found the well back in the shrine felt crowded, and the ground felt odd underneath her shoes ... as if it were breathing. Then, there were voices. Shouting at her to get herself off.
Kagome looked down, and saw Sesshoumaru, glaring at her. Underneath him, sprawled in an unconscious heap, was Kikyou.
No! This couldn't be real...
As the reincarnation fell into a daze, Kikyou found herself waking up, being crushed by the weight of two people. One she recognized as the Kagome-wench and the other ... had silver hair.
"Inuyasha?" she breathed. The silver-haired man said nothing, but instead forced Kagome off him before jumping out of the well. Kikyou, without any more force, got up and dusted herself off before looking intently at Kagome. "What are you doing here?" she asked coolly, snapping her reincarnation from her daze.
"I could ask you the same question!" Kagome cried, her eyes wide. Kikyou did not understand Kagome's reaction, so she simply raised and eyebrow. "You ... you aren't supposed to be here! Do you even know where you are?"
"Not home," a voice from above replied, Kagome looked up and saw Sesshoumaru looked uncomfortable with his surroundings. Kikyou, upon realizing this silver-haired man was not her Inuyasha, sighed and climbed her way out, Kagome in tow.
The younger of the two mikos nodded warily. "You are in my time," she whispered, shuddering. "You mean the place where you get those odd clothes?" Kikyou asked, eying the green skirt distastefully. Kagome nodded. "No time to really explain, just jump back into the well and get out."
Sesshoumaru did as he was told, but to no avail. He remained in the same spot. Kikyou followed suit and ended up with the same results, leaving Kagome white-faced. "You can't stay," she murmured. "You can't, you just can't..."
"It appears we're stuck," Sesshoumaru muttered dryly, leaping back from the well and leaving Kikyou to climb. "Until we can find a way out of here."
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Shippou sighed and looked down the depths of the well. Nothing was fun anymore without Kagome. Miroku was too "busy," and Sango was slapping Miroku for being "busy." Inuyasha was certainly no fun, and only hurt the little Kitsune when he even hinted getting Kagome.
"If she wants to stay, she can stay! We don't need her!" The inu-hanyou said, crossing his arms and huffing.
So... Shippou was left. He slumped over on the grass to take a nap, he'd dream about Kagome bringing him chocolate and crayons to color with.
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Not good. Not good, not good, not good. She couldn't have Kikyou and Sesshoumaru here! This was...
Kagome shuddered and made a mental pros-and-cons list.
Pros: Uhh... I get company? I don't have to worry about Inuyasha and Kikyou doing something while I'm gone...
Cons: What would Grandpa say once he figures out I'm bringing a taiyoukai to dinner? I mean, he can stand a hanyou, but ... and what if Souta angers Sesshoumaru? I'm sure Kikyou won't kill Souta since he's a kid, but 'm not sure Mr. Bite Me will stand for it. And what will Mom do once she finds out the girl-who-"hurt"-her-child is in her home? Kikyou and Mom might have a battle and I might get caught in the crossfire! And what about school? Both Kikyou and Sesshoumaru are good-looking and they might attract unwanted people who might learn my secret! What if the well closed up? I won't be able to see Inuyasha or Sango ever again!
Kagome took a breath. "Don't worry," she murmured, "everything will be fine..."
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Emiyan: That's it, (sigh) I'm soo not good when it comes to long chapters. But I'll update as much as I can.
