Hey all, thanks for the reviews OddIsMyHomeboy, angel61991, and the newly renamed Tetsuni. Here is the update for you guys.

Welcome to the twentith century Mamoru and Nozomi. Wait a minute...Dawn saw who at the mall?

The next morning Kagome led us all to the well and held hands with Nozomi and I then leaped into the well. We climbed out and moments later Inuyasha appeared holding Mamoru by his shoulder. Mamoru looked up at me with wide eyes and I smiled comfortingly down at him. "Freaky isn't it?" He nodded and both he and Inuyasha leapt to the floor beside us.

Inuyasha led the way as we headed to the house and Mamoru and Nozomi looked around dazedly. "We will be staying in this house and only here. Kagome and Dawn can go where they like but you two will stay here with me." He said pointing at my mate and daughter. Both nodded in acceptance and followed us inside.

Mrs. Higurashi smiled a greeting and began to make ramen…she knew Inuyasha all to well. I showed Mamoru and Nozomi to my room and told them that I needed to go out and have them wait for me. I kissed Mamoru and hugged Nozomi and headed out of the shrine. I remembered where the mall was from when I walked to Kagome's that first day and I had plenty of money. I strutted through the mall and smirked at the stares I got. I bought a bunch of shirts, skirts, and pants and had just bought some really sexy knee high boots that would fit my lower leg sheath perfectly when a trio of girls came up to me.

"Hi!" All three said.

I looked up at them and they stared at me in awe. "Can I help you?" After hanging with Kagome for so long my American accent had disappeared but I slipped it on when talking to strangers. My new markings could be waved away as 'American weirdness' that way.

One of the girls smiled at me and introduced herself. "My name is Eri, this is Arimi and that is Yuka. We just had to talk to you."

"Oh? Why is that?" I asked shifting one foot a bit sideways so I could flee if I needed to.

"You are just…well not to sound like a come on but you are gorgeous. Who dyed your hair, who did your nails, where did you get those tattoos?" Eri blurted out. She was definitely the inquisitive know-it-all of the group.

Hey wait a minute…these girls are friends of Kagome's! She has a picture of them in her room. Since Kagome knew them and since I lived with her I decided to be nice. If they went to her house when I happened to be there I didn't want to ruin Kagome's friendship with them. "My hair is natural, I painted my nails, and I got my tattoo's at home in America."

Yuka clasped her hands and looked at me in wonder. "I bet you get all the guys."

I laughed, I couldn't help it. "Not really but I just got married." Their eyes all went to my left hand and stared at my ring less finger. "We didn't trade rings. His upbringing isn't the same as most peoples." I stuck to the truth I swear I did. I just didn't tell them what his upbringing was. But I got a great idea. "We both got these tattoos. His are a bit different from mine but they are the markings of our marriage."

Arimi was the one to talk this time. "That is so…well sort of romantic. Do you go to school here? Where are you staying?"

I shook my head. "I graduated and am staying with a friend of mine who lives here."

"Have you been to Higurashi shrine? One of our friends lives there. You should see it! It's a magnificent place."

I was about to make up some answer when the cell phone Kagome had loaned me rang. "Hey it's me. Mamoru is getting worried will you come back?"

"Yeah. I have just met the most interesting girls. Eri, Arimi and Yuka, they were just asking me if I had seen Higurashi shrine." I said looking out the side windows.

Kagome was quiet for a moment then she burst out laughing. "Go ahead and tell them where you are staying and let them come over for a bit, Inuyasha can hide upstairs. The other two can meet them if they wish. Just tell them you are my live-in nurse or something. Gramps is always telling the school I am sick."

I laughed and hung up looking back at the three girls. They stared at me without even trying to hide their curiosity. "That was my patient. She said she knows you. Her name is Kagome. Do you know her?"

Eri shrieked, "Your patient?"

"The friend I live with is also a patient. Kagome is sick so often I offered to come be her live-in nurse. She is feeling much better today if you want to come back with me to see her." The three were almost jumping out of their skin in excitement and ten minutes later we were standing outside Kagome's door. I heard yelling inside and took a long time getting the door open. When it was quiet I opened the door and we headed into the kitchen. Mamoru was sitting at the table without his outer green haori; the white of his shirt was stark against the color of his hair that flowed down to the ground. Beside him Nozomi sat watching curiously in a lavender kimono. I turned to look at the three girls and they were staring at Mamoru. I nudged one of them and they all turned to look at me. "That is my husband Mamoru, he's mine." I said pointedly. They gulped and nodded before sitting down at the table as well.

Mamoru nodded at them, his trademark smile lighting up his face. "Hello, I am Mamoru."

Beside him Nozomi smiled as well. "I am Nozomi!"

Eri leaned forward. "Who did your guys hair? It's so cute!"

I answered before either got a chance, "It was a small saloon where I grew up. When we went back to introduce Nozomi to my parents they got it done. Nozomi is my adopted daughter."

A second later Kagome entered the room and let out a breath. "Sorry about that. How are you guys doing?" Eri, Arimi and Yuka jumped up and hugged Kagome before settling back down. "Dawn has said I could go to school tomorrow but after that we aren't sure. I need to take another test at the hospital." Kagome said quietly. She was leaning against the table and looked exhausted. I didn't think it was an act for her friends though.

"I have to ask you three to leave I regret. Kagome looks too tired. If she doesn't rest tonight I won't let her go to school tomorrow." The three left a few minutes later after I firmly closed the door on their faces. "Kagome go get some sleep. You really do look tired."

Kagome nodded and gave me a small smile. "I will. I could use a good night's sleep in my bed. Oh yeah before I forget, Souta is going to sleep with mama tonight and Nozomi can have his bed. In the morning I'll take you guys back before I go to school."

I nodded and followed her upstairs so I could point Nozomi to the room she could sleep in. "So Nozomi, what do you think of this place?" I asked as I tucked her into Souta's bed.

"Well this bed is nice and soft. It is a bit confusing, light without fire, sound coming from a box." She said quietly.

I noticed the hand mirror that sat on Souta's desk and picked it up. I gazed at my reflection silently a few minutes before turning the mirror to face Nozomi. My reflection was me, but it was a side of me that had lived deep inside. I had always been a fighter and fiercely proud of being 'Dawn'. Now I looked like a fighter, I had defined muscles but nothing overly large and my hair was almost the color of blood. The marks on my face though unusual were beautiful to my eyes and I knew that at least to Mamoru they were beautiful as well. Did I regret becoming a demon…no and I didn't think I ever would.

Nozomi gasped as she caught sight of her reflection and reached out to touch the mirror. "Who is that?"

"That is you my daughter. This is a mirror; it shows us what we look like." I said softly. "Its kind of like a reflection in a pool of water but the glass in the mirror can show images without distortion."

"I am beautiful." She whispered.

"Yes, you are. I love you Nozomi. Sleep tight." I said laying the mirror on the desk again.

"I love you mother. Good night." She said and I closed the door quietly behind me.

I peeked into Kagome's room and smiled softly at the sight before me. Kagome had told me that Inuyasha felt so safe in this world that he slept heavily and I could tell. He was stretched out across the bed his back to the wall, trying to give space to Kagome but Kagome had reached out her hand in sleep and Inuyasha was holding it tightly. I picked up the blanket from the bottom of the bed and lay it out over the two gently. Kagome snuggled closer under the blanket and moved forward so far that her face was inches from Inuyasha. I wonder who will wake first and what they will do. I thought as I left and closed the door behind me. When I got back to my room Mamoru was sitting on my bed looking at photos.

"What are these?" He asked running a claw gently over top of my face on a picture of me and an old friend of mine.

"These are photographs. They copy an image and put it onto a piece of paper. I could photo my hand and then the image of my hand would stay on the paper. Here want to see?" I asked and pulled out an old Polaroid camera. He nodded and I warned him. "Do not move, there will be a flash of light but it won't do anything alright?" I picked up the camera pointed it at Mamoru and snapped the picture. Mamoru jumped and I laughed as I gently waved the picture waiting for it to develop. I opened a desk drawer and pulled out my own mirror and held it up for him to gaze into. "I am sure you know what you look like, but this is a mirror, it's more reliable than water." Then I held up the developed photo. "And this is a copy of your image."

Mamoru looked from the mirror to the photo and back again smiling at me. "That is very interesting." I put the things down and crawled into his lap. "Are you ready for sleep my love?"

I nodded against his chest and he lay down wrapping me tightly into his arms, "I love you Mamoru."

Above me Mamoru smiled happily and ran his claws through my hair, "I love you as well my Dawn."

Kagome got us up around eight and I groaned. "For once," I said as I changed into my new boots and a skirt with slits all the way up to high-thigh, "I would like to sleep in." I buttoned my new dress shirt and rolled up the sleeves to the elbows. "How do I look Mamoru?"

He looked up at me and his eyes darkened instantly. "You look amazing. Why do you not wear that more often?"

I laughed and shook my head. "I never had anyone tell me I looked good in it before. Do you really like it?"

Mamoru stood and wrapped me in his arms and pressed his lips to mine tightly. "I really do."

I kissed him back then finished packing, making sure to add a few more skirts since Mamoru liked this one so much. Nozomi was in the kitchen waiting and we headed out to the well where Kagome waited for us. She was tapping her foot. "I am going to be late. No wait! I can get Inuyasha to take me. Hold on a second." She said and ran back into the house. When she came back out Inuyasha was with her.

"Alright I'll take you to school again but we need to get these guys back to our world." He said and gripped Mamoru's and Nozomi's arms. He jumped into the dried well and a minute later Kagome grabbed my hand and we followed. Once we were all out of the well I hugged Kagome and Inuyasha goodbye and they departed back to Kagome's world. No I didn't really think of it as my world anymore, my world was Mamoru and Nozomi. We turned to head for the village but halfway there two figures stepped out of the woods in front of us. I dropped my things and slipped into a fighter's stance, why oh why had I left my knives with Sango? Mamoru pushed Nozomi behind him and braced himself as well.

"Well Raku, it looks like we have found the two who thwarted our attempt at killing Inuyasha." Tamasine said gazing at me.

"Indeed it looks that way Tamasine. What should we do with them?" Raku said tilting her head sideways.

"I think we should kidnap one of them, Raku. How about the woman there?" Tamasine pointed at me. "Naraku found her interesting. He will find her more so now that she is a demon."

"Sounds like a plan to me Tamasine." They raised a hand in the air and a barrage of demons attacked from the woods. They were all bat demons. It seemed as if the women had a special affinity for the damn creatures. They kept fighting with them.

I hate bat demons! I snarled and flicked out the whip from my fingers and tore through the demons that surrounded me. I tried to protect Nozomi and Mamoru as much as I could but it didn't work so well. I was hit in the jaw and the punch sent me flying backwards into a tree. I gasped trying to get my breath back and stumbled to my feet only to be hit again, this time sending me through the tree into another. Each time I stumbled to my feet I was hit again, pushing me farther and farther away from Mamoru and Nozomi. The problem was I couldn't see what was attacking me. It was invisible, or at least I thought it was. I closed my eyes against the burn of tears and lashed out blindly. I felt my claws enter a body. I opened my eyes and Tamasine and Raku stood behind the large bat demon that had been hitting me.

"Now, Raku, it is time to go find Naraku." Tamasine said and grabbed my left arm.

"Yes, Tamasine, it is time to go." Raku said grabbing my right arm. The world around me was filled with smoke and I closed my eyes against it. It was hours later when I was able to open my eyes and what I saw was a bare room and chains around my hands and feet. Oh damn.

Yes...another cliffhanger. I do these because I actually believe you will review...I don't know why I believe that...

So you have seen the bad guys twice now. What do you think?

Posted for my sun sister ;)