The days went on without pause. I didn't take any notice to my surroundings at all as Inuyasha; the dog-eared man carried me away. All I could remember through the hours of pain and screaming was that I was lying inside a small hut and a hand held a tight grip on my hand throughout the whole time. As days past, the pain thankfully began to subside, making me more aware of what was going on.
"Agh," I groaned as I slowly pried my eyes open. I looked up to see a straw roof above me, the sunlight seeping through the slits ever more brightly. I squinted, not used to the sudden brightness after being submerged in darkness for so long. How long was I asleep? Where am I? What the hell is going on? Questions began to run continuously through my mind in endless circles.
It took a little while for me to get the strength to rise myself up, as my bones were extremely sore and rusty, from the tingly feeling I felt at my elbows and knees. I got up looking about the tiny hut. It was miniature, no doubt that only 3 of 4 people could fit in here. There was a square in the middle of the entrance to what looked like a sort of fire pit. There was a door that had a simple covering to block the sunlight from entering. I turned around to look upon the window at the side of the hut. It was a beautiful day indeed, the sky shined bright and clouds hovered lightly, making me pause to admire the sight. I continued to look upon the background to what seemed to be a village of some sort, but a very old looking one from the sights of it. There was farmland from far beyond and even more huts surrounding this one.
Where am I? Is this Tokyo at all? I looked down at my hands, recalling the events that had past. I had fallen down a hole at the storage house at the festival and ended up in a random forest, where I was attacked by a group of people with weapons and the a demon. On top of that a severe pain was coursing its way through my body at the same time making me immobile and in the care of the strangers Inuyasha and a girl named Kagome. Huh, wait where are my stuff. I quickly glanced back and forth sighting my bright red sporting bag and the black Katana from before. I quickly rose up, ignoring the irritation of my asleep legs. I dropped down rummaging through my bag for the one thing that could help me. I can't believe I didn't think of this before, I thought to myself. How could I be so stupid, damn!
Finally, I felt the solid form of my cell phone and pulled it out, quickly dialing my father's number. Beep. Beep. Beep. Dammit. Again. I kept trying to get a signal, but at each try it seemed even more hopeless. What is going on?
"Ah you are up. How are you feeling, you really put us in a scare before," said a kind elderly voice. I whipped my head around at the voice, backing away towards the wall, keeping my guard. My stiff shoulders dropped instantly as I got a good look at the woman. She doesn't look threatening. Keep calm stupid! I've been unconscious for a while; she must have taken care of me. I stared at the woman, hesitating before responding.
"What happened to me? How long have I been . . . away?" I whispered at her looking down at the floor, avoiding the woman's eye, as she had the other covered by a black eye patch. I heard a warm chuckle, which made me look at her in shock. She smiled at me, as she approached carrying a sack of what looked like herbs. I glanced at her outfit seeing the red white kimono she was wearing. AH, I see she is a priestess.
"It seems that Inuyasha and the others found you in the forest, screaming and lashing out in pain even though you had no wounds of any kind. Kagome saw fit to bring you here, as you seem to be from her world as well. We put yee here to rest, to which yee have woken in and out of consciousness for the past four days. Thank goodness yee have recovered oneself. I was worried yee would perish with the amount of pain yee seemed to have." She approached me, placing her hand over my forehead. "Ah it seems that yee are better. Shall I give you a change of clothes perhaps? I've brought some kimono from the village girls, who have kindly help me in yee's care."
The old woman smiled at me, making me drop all defenses and smile back. She seems nice enough, I should be respect her kindness. I took the clothes and started to change into the blue kimono. I quickly tied my long brown hair in a ponytail, sick of the hair getting in my face. The old woman gave me a ribbon to tie it, which was harder to do than I thought. I turned to her after changing and sat down across from her.
"What is your name, if you don't mind me asking, my lady?" I asked in a soft voice. She looked into my eyes and nodded at me.
"The villagers here call me Kaede and I am the priestess that resides in this village, and what do they call yee my dear?"
"Kaname. My name is Kaname. I was in the forest after falling in a hole not far from my home. I woke up and started to roam around to find help when I felt this pain in my chest and then it had started to spread," I whispered, shuddering at the memory of the pain. "It was unbearable. I fell down screaming and trying to find some way to stop the pain. All of a sudden I saw a demon approach me saying he wanted to eat me. I couldn't move at all, the pain was too much. After that it all went black. I woke up briefly to see some man with white hair and dog-ears carrying me. His name. . Hmm let me think it was . . . "
"INUYASHA DON'T BE SO RASH! SLOW DOWN YOU DON'T KNOW IF SHE EVEN-"
A female voice I recognized right way from before began to yell out ever more closer. Suddenly, the same man from before ran right through the door, bursting in and breathing heavily. He turned and looked directly at me, an annoyed look crossing over his face.
"Calm down Kagome, she is awake and fine from the looks of it," he responded as the black haired girl in the sailor uniform entered the hut carrying a yellow backpack. She glanced at me quickly, her brown eyes widening in shock, seeing that I was up and well.
"Oh my, your awake, thank goodness!" She shrieked, grasping my hand in a tight hold. "Are you alright now, you were in so much pain before. Kaede, Shippo and I, were here constantly trying to subdue the pain as much as possible with the herbs here but they weren't helping as much as I wanted so I went back and tried to get some medicine and painkillers to help you. But you seem to be doing much better now, how are you feeling?" I smiled at her, putting my hand over hers, trying to calm her down.
"I'm alright, thanks to you. Those herbs did help; I could feel the pain subsiding before I awoke. Where am I though, I awoke in the forest and then a demon tried to eat me and then it all goes black," I asked desperately, gripping her hands and staring at her face intently. Kagome hesitated before answering me, looking at me straight in the eye.
"Please, understand what I am saying is true and you're not going crazy ok?" she said, wryly. I nodded hoping to get some kind of answer out of her. She sighed. "Ok, right now we are in the Feudal Era of Japan, before Tokyo existed before technology came bore the emperor was even first put in place. In this era, demons were ruling strong around the areas of Japan, as were the shougons too."
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Slowly, Kagome began to explain the tale of her discovery of this land and her journey to search for the shards of the Sacred Jewel wither friend Inuyasha. I had heard of the jewel before in the temple where I trained. It was a jewel desired by many wicked humans and demons, as legends says, and could grant the wish of any when tainted with malice.
"Wait, but if you could get through the well couldn't I as well," I asked in a loud voice realizing a possible way to escape this world. Kagome looked at me sadly, and glanced at Inuyasha, who looked down guiltily.
"We tried to take you back to my house but the well wouldn't let you or iNuyasha through, who was carrying you at the time, which was strange. It doesn't seem that the well can help you, which makes me especially worried," she sighed.
What? I can't get back! But . . . NO! There must be a way too . . .
"Ok Kagome I am going to ask her, you've stalled long enough. Hey you girl, what's your name again?" yelled inuyasha approaching and sitting in front of me, crouching to reach eye to eye with me. I backed away in surprise.
"My name is Kaname. What do you want to know exactly, I've told you all that I know," I responded, annoyed at his tone. His yellow eyes glistened in anticipation and he got closer.
"What was that technique that you used against that demon before, you know the one that attacked you. From afar I could see a huge glowing red light and the strange scent . . . what exactly did you do to it? It was great the demon was gone by the time I got there and found you." What?
"What technique? I didn't do anything, I collapsed in pain after I saw the thing and don't remember anything," I yelled. "Wait, you didn't kill it! That's impossible I don't have any special technique, I've only been trained in martial arts and judo." I looked around and saw that everyone was staring at my in disbelief. I suddenly grew angry. "What, you don't believe me!" I yelled at Inuyasha's face.
"Hey no need to be stupid, I was only asking! And of course we don't believe you, it must have been you because the demon was dead by the time I got there and saw you screaming like you were being tortured! And another thing-," he paused looking at me curiously, sniffing at me. "Wait, your scent . . . its different . . . you don't carry the scent of a normal human. " He began sniffing at me continuously, like a dog. I shoved him off and stood up, extremely angry at the implication.
"What the hell are you saying? That I'm not human! Agh, you annoy me, I'm getting some fresh air!" I yelled at his face, walking out of the hut, fuming with anger. Who does that mutt think he is exactly? How dare he question me like that? Damn this all, what do I do!