Yuki had been sitting there, his back against the well for a good fifteen minutes. He was still stunned, and he didn't know what he was supposed to do or where he was supposed to go from here. Wherever he was; he was in uncharted territory and he didn't think wandering around aimlessly would help his situation. But he also realized that he couldn't sit here all day; he had to find some shelter somewhere or at least find his cousin. She and that silver haired guy wasn't in the well's shed so they had to have passed through the well like he did and come here, right? Where ever 'here' was... He felt safer near the well, since it was the only thing familiar about this place, but if he sat here all day it wouldn't do him any good. Nor would it solve his problem right now.

It did occur to him that he could try turning around and jumping back into the well, but that wouldn't find Kagome. He couldn't go back without finding his cousin first and making sure she's okay. As confused and scared as he is, he's unwilling to abandon her all the same. Then again, he wasn't sure if it was even a sure thing that he was able to return to his old world.

So he pushed himself to his feet and began to walk in a random direction. He really didn't know where he was going so he basically just closed his eyes and pointed. He wandered into a dense forest, a chill creeping down his spine. He was extremely worried, and it didn't help that he couldn't see any trails nearby so he had to stomp his way through the underbrush. He walked and walked... And walked. It felt like he'd been walking for miles and there was no sign of his cousin or that silver haired freak. Only bugs and a few wild animals that he was able to avoid with little trouble.

Sighing deeply, he leaned against a tree and slid downwards until he was seated at the roots. He was exhausted, and dirty, and there were insects buzzing around hi8s face. And he was completely, and utterly lost. Not to mention, a little scared. It was starting to get dark, and if he didn't find a place to hole up for the cold night soon, he might run into a wild animal or something! If only he could find an actual person to ask where the nearest city or town or any type of civilization was.

He closed his eyes, promising himself that he's just resting his eyes and would just take a small rest and continue his trek once his legs weren't screaming in pain. He's been walking all day, unable to find anything that could help him, so he's physically spent. The teen couldn't help himself; while being outside was unpleasant and he was dirty, the fresh air lulled him into relaxation. Soon, he was out like a light.

Kagome sighed softly as she stared up at the star filled sky, safely burrowed in her sleeping bag among her friends, deep in the forest of the past. She was angry at Inuyasha for barging in and abducting her like that; but also worried about her cousin. He watched her get dragged out the house by that dumb Inuyasha! She hoped he wasn't too worried and that he didn't raise too much of an alarm about it. Still, she couldn't exactly blame him if he did, Inuyasha's so forceful sometimes...

"Are you alright Kagome?" Sango's voice stirred her out of her thoughts.

Kagome looked to the side to meet the woman's eyes, "Yeah, I'm just worried about my cousin. That stupid jerk Inuyasha practically kidnapped me in front of him! I just hope he isn't too worried."

"I said I was sorry, didn't I?" Inuyasha snapped from across the dying campfire.

The miko ignored him, still giving him the silent treatment, "I haven't seen him in years and I barely got to spend time with him before Inuyasha was dragging me back to this place!" she huffed, her arms crossing over her chest, "Don't get me wrong; I love being here with you and the others... But I wanted to spend more time with him!"

Sango nodded in sympathy and understanding. Kagome couldn't help but be grateful that she's in their group, tt was so nice having another girl around, she was more easy to talk to and she doesn't have to worry about her butt getting groped or her head being bitten off like she would with Inuyasha or Miroku... Shippo was also easy to talk to to but he's just a kid. The group was currently camped out in the wilderness, back on track to their journey to find all the sacred jewel shards. They were laid out around a campfire and trying to get some sleep; since there were no nearby villages they were able to stop at for the night.

The red clad male glared at the school girl before 'hmphing' and turning away, muttering, "Whatever."

Kagome glared at him, "Sit."

The beads of subjugation glowed around Inuyasha's neck and he was slammed face first into the ground. He let out a grunt of pain and slowly looked up from the dirt, glaring at the girl, "What the hell was that for?"

The black haired miko shot up in her sleeping bag, her brown eyes alight with fury, "For dragging me back here before I wanted to come back, jerk! Why couldn't you wait for a few days?!"

Inuyasha was on his feet now, "Because we have important business here, Kagome! We don't have time to wait around for you to play around in your world! Naraku grows stronger every day! We need to focus on finding all the jewel shards!"

Kagome pouted and laid back down, turning her back on him. Inuyasha blanched at the childish action and sat back down, crossing his legs Indian style and folding his arms over his chest.

Miroku sighed from his place on the opposite side of the fire, "Now, now you two. There's no point in arguing over it any longer."

"Miroku is right, Inuyasha and Kagome," Sango says reasonably.

"Whatever," they say, in sync this time.

Yuki woke with a jolt, horror spreading through him as he realized that it was dark out already. The sound of the night surrounded him, his only light being from the full moon in the ebony sky. He quickly scrambled to his feet and dusted himself off. He needed to get out of this forest! Find a river or something.

Just as Yuki began walking, he heard an ominous growl behind him. It made him stop in his tracks and his heart drop into his stomach. He began to tremble as the growling only grew louder, and the sound of heavy footsteps approaching him from behind. Swallowing thickly, he slowly turned around to face a pair of red eyes shining within the darkness and staring at him. He gasped in shock and stumbled backwards in terror, tripping over a log and his back connecting with the ground. He let out a grunt of pain and scrambled to sit up as the... The monster slowly appeared from the shadows.

"The shard... The shikon jewel shard! You have it! Give it to me!"

The voice is chilling, wicked, laced with blood lust. Yuki's immediately horrified; his heart drops as he inches back in fear at what appeared in the forest just behind the tree he was sleeping against. A monster that had to be the size of a great oak tree with a bulging purple belly and horns came tearing out of the darkness and straight towards him. Yuki screamed in an unmanly way and dove to the side, dodging the monster's attack only by luck. He grunted as he landed on his side but he scrambled to get his bearings and made a run for it. Naturally, the monster gave a full on pursuit.

'The shikon jewel shard...? What the hell is that? And why would that... THING think I would have something like that?' Yuki thought in terror, picking up the pace but he didn't think that was helping much because he could hear the monster gaining on him.

The monster swung it's mighty fist and knocked Yuki clear off his feet. Yuki was sent flying, knocking into a tree and causing his head to spin.

"Ow..." he groaned, holding his throbbing head.

The monster loomed over him, "GIVE ME THE SACRED SHIKON JEWEL!"

Yuki cried out in terror and covered his head with his arms as that clawed fist jerked out towards him. This thing is going to kill him!

There was no pain. With his eyes closed, he heard a new voice call out, "Not today, worm!" and a scream followed shortly after. As Yuki uncovered his head and peered upwards, the dead corpse of the monster flopped to the ground, dissolving into mere pieces of purple flesh. Yuki openly gagged, his empty stomach churning at the sight; had his stomach not been empty, he probably would've thrown up on the spot.

Standing over it, was a tall man with a long black ponytail and shocking blue eyes. He wore furs and armor on his chest and legs, and Yuki couldn't help but notice just how muscled and tall he was. He blinked up at the male as he stepped over what was left of the monster and approached him further.

"Well, well, just some little human, huh?" the man says with narrowed eyes, his arms crossing over his chest, "How did you come in possession of the sacred shikon jewel?"

Yuki blinked, letting out a sigh as he pushed himself to his feet. He was sore all over, and he was sure that there was a bump on his head. Other than that, he was uninjured thanks to this man, "Th- Thanks for that. And, I- I don't know what this shikon jewel is."

"How can you not know?" the man snapped, advancing on him, "That demon said you had one, so you probably do!"

Yuki stared in shock as his hand automatically went to his front jeans pocket. He bit his lip and looked down, only to notice a strange light coming from the man's legs. He backed away to get a better look, seeing, as clear as day, two of the purple gems that were identical to the one in his pocket glowing through the skin of his legs.

'Sacred shikon jewel? Is that was this little gem is? Why does he have them embedded in his legs?'

Yuki pulled out the little shard from his pocket, "You mean this?"

The man nodded impatiently and held his hand out, "Hand it over, mortal. Unless ya wanna end up like yer little demon friend over there."

The strawberry blond gulped and his golden eyes traveled to what was left of the demon on the ground, and he definitely did not. He'd rather give the man the strange jewel then get killed himself. Maybe if he gave him the shard he can avoid dying in this strange world…

"Alright, alright, here," Yuki says and quickly hands over the shard, taking another step back to put some distance between them, "I don't get why you need it, though. I mean, you already have two in your legs."

He seemed surprised at this fact, which confused Yuki a bit, "You can see the sacred shikon jewels?"

The teenage boy nodded meekly, his eyes still lingering on Kouga's legs, "Yeah, I can also sense when they're close, if that makes any sense. I don't know, when my cous-"

He cut himself off. He couldn't tell the scary stranger that his cousin had more of these jewel shards; if he did, then there was no guarantee that Kagome wouldn't become a target. He didn't want to put her in any danger; especially since she had already been kidnapped by that silver haired beast…

"What was that?"

"Nothing," Yuki says, maybe a bit too quickly, "Anyways, I can see them, so what? Big deal."

The man seemed to be deep in thought, "Hm..." he says, a hand at his chin.

"What?" Yuki asks nervously, not liking the look in his eyes and backing away from him further, "N- Now that you have your shard, I can leave without dying, right?"

"I don't think so," he sneers and advances on him, "Y'see, at first I was tempted to rip you apart and feed your limbs to my wolves. But now that I know that you have the ability to sense the shikon jewel shards, you'll come in handy."

"Huh?!" was all Yuki managed to get out before the brute grabbed him around the waist and threw him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Yuki cried out in surprise and struggled, only when he was over his shoulder did he notice the swinging wolf tail on his lower back, making him squeal in a very unmanly way.

"Y- You're a demon too?! What the hell are you!?"

"I'm obviously a wolf demon you insolent little brat!" said wolf demon snapped in response.

"Put me down, brute!" Yuki shrieked and began to struggle even harder just as said brute began to run. Damn, he was incredibly fast! The ground and trees pass by in a blur, it felt like they were moving through air. Despite how fast they were going, Yuki continued to try and struggle out his grasp. But the wolf's hold was like iron, it was unbreakable. Soon, he grew tired of trying to fight the man off and allowed himself to be carried, wondering where he was taking him.

In that moment, he came to a conclusion.

... He hated this world, wherever it may be.