"Welcome to the present, guys." InuYasha sighed as Miroku, Sango, Kirara and Shippo joined him and a still unconscious Kagome at the other end of the bone eater's well. Silence. Everyone stared in a different corner. "Look out there!" Shippo pointed to the entrance of the barn where a running hose laid. Shippo ran up to it and held it up. The other's gasped as cold water shot out at them.
"Shippo, put that thing down! We don't know what kind of demon that could be, if it is one." Miroku hissed, beginning to unwrap his wind tunnel. "Miroku, put it away." Inuyasha rolled his eyes, shifting Kagome's weight on his arms. "This is the present. There are no demons here, remember?" Inuyasha reminded them.
"Oh yeah." The group replied. Shippo held up the hose to his face and the water squirted out. He jumped it, gasping. Kirara hissed as water droplets hit her. "What are we waiting for? We have to get Kagome inside." They walked out into the open. It was night fall, and the dark sky was scattered with stars.
"What in the world is that?" Miroku gasped, pointing out a car passing by on the road. They all gasped and covered their eyes, minus InuYasha. "It's called a car. People these days use it to get around." Inuyasha said as he led them through the back door of Kagome's home.
They entered the kitchen, where Kagome's grandpa, mother and brother were sitting down to dinner. "Who are you?" Kagome's mother stood up, grabbing a kitchen knife from the counter, her hand shaking. Then she noticed her daughter in Inuyasha's arms. Her eyes moved from her family to Kagome to the group.
"At ease, woman." Inuyasha passed on Kagome to Miroku and took the knife from Kagome's mother's hand, setting it down on the counter. Kagome's mother blinked. "You…you're Inuyasha, aren't you?" She asked, her voice weary. Kagome's brother jumped up from his seat in excitement. "You're Inuyasha?" His eyes lit up.
"Sit 'own, boy." Her grandpa murmured as he rose from his seat. "Please, explain to us why you are here. And what has happened to Kagome?" He asked. Inuyasha sighed. "We were on our way to find a jewel shard, and Kagome veered off the path on her bicycle, and we're afraid she's fell ill. We brought her back, to see if you could help her." Inuyasha said, crossing her arms over his chest.
"Oh, in that case, let's get her into her room. Please, come help me." She gestured towards Miroku and the rest of the gang. Shippo stayed behind and climbed into the seat beside Sota. "Who are you?" Sota asked to Shippo. "I'm Shippo, I'm a fox demon." He smiled. "What's that you're eating?" Shippo inquired.
Sota shrugged. "It's macaroni and cheese. Want a bite?" He asked. Shippo nodded and Sota rose from his seat, walking over and scooping some into a bowl and handing it to Shippo.
Meanwhile, Kagome's mother led them into Kagome's bedroom. "Thank you so much for bringing her here. Please, stay the night so I can show my gratitude." Kagome's mother offered politely. "That's nice of you, but we really we're on our way—" InuYasha started.
"Thank you, ma'am. We'd be honored to," Sango interrupted. Kagome's mother smiled. "If you're going to stay the night, or a few days or however long, you might as well go shopping with me tomorrow. We should find you some suitable clothes. People in this era will think you're out of it. For now, there's some clothes in the hallway closet you can wear and some blankets and pillows to make a bed." Kagome's mother said.
Kagome's mother moved over to her daughter. "We'll call a doctor in the morning. For now, let's get her to bed." She lifted her daughter, straining her muscles, and getting her under the blankets. She then smiled and shut the door.
"Where did that little fox go?" Inuyasha mused as he plopped into a chair. Sango and Miroku were busy looking around the room. "Look at this, Sango." Miroku pointed to the computer in the corner. "What is it?" Sango asked, blinking gently and setting down Kirara on the floor who instantly trotted over to Kagome and jumped up on the bed.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "I'm going to sleep." He said, walking over to the wall and pressing his back against it, sliding down and crossing his legs Indian-style. Miroku's fingers trailed over the keyboard. He hit the escape button and the screen came up. His hand moved to the mouse, moving it around the mouse pad. The two gasped as an IM came up.
JAPANESEhunny20: hey kagome. Grl icant believe ur missing all dis skool!
Miroku and Sango read over the message and looked at eachother, quizzical. "Look, Miroku. I get it! You press the letters to make a word!" Sango mused. Miroku frowned and began to type a message back to Kagome's friend.
Kagome911: hello this isn't kagome.
JAPANESEhunny20: then whoo is it???
Kagome911: we're friends of kagome, miroku and sango.
JAPANESEhunny20: idont get it. y r u guys allowed to come ovr but were not????
Kagome911: Oh we must be leaving now. Good bye.
Sango and Miroku turned to each other and shook their head. The future was so strange.