Kay: Hooray for Chapter 2!

Chelsea: Shouldn't you name theses?

Kay: Why?

Chelsea: People will get confused.

Kay: Why?

Chelsea: Because they won't know what the chapter is about.

Kay: Why?

Chelsea: Because you didn't name the chapters!

Kay: Why?

Chelsea: I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'T NAME THEM! YOU TELL ME!!

Kay: Chill, Misakichi. Keep your shirt on.

Chelsea: MY SHIRT IS ON!

Caitlin: Chill, Chelsea. It;s time for the story.

Chelsea: takes a deep breath Ok. We can continue the story.

Kay: looks at her We're just starting it, Misakichi!

Chapter 2

Kagome awaken to the sound of her alarm clock. She stretched as she got out of bed. It was a glorious morning to go to school. Now if only she could sneak past Inuyasha...

Kagome quickly got dressed and ran downstairs to eat breakfast. Her mother, grandfather and brother were already there. So was Gabriel.

"Good morning, Kagome," Mrs. Higurashi said as Kagome sat at the table. "You better hurry. Your friends have come to walk with you to school."

Kagome stuck a piece of toast in her mouth. "Mnkay," she mumbled as she dashed out the door.

Mrs. Higurashi turned to ask Gabriel if he was still hungry, but turned to see that he was gone. Outside, Kagome ran to catch up with her friends who were waiting for her at the top of the steps.

"Hi guys," she said happily as she walked up to them. "You ready?"

Ayumi giggled. "Aren't you going to introduce us to your friend?" she asked.

Kagome blinked. "Huh?" Friend? Had they spotted Inuyasha?!

"Yeah," Eri said as she grinned. "Who's the hot guy we saw? He was looking for you."

Kagome blushed. "Um..."

Yuka nodded. "Yeah," she said. "Was that Inuyasha? He was super hot!"

Kagome blushed even harder. "Uh..."

Someone tapped on her shoulder. She turned around to see a tall boy a little older than her with short brown hair. He was in the school uniform. Beside him was a girl about her age with long blonde hair. She was also in their uniform. The three friends giggled.

"Did you find who you were looking for?" Yuka asked.

The boy smiled and nodded. "Yes, thank you," he said. "Kagome, won't you introduce us to your friends?"

Kagome cleared her throat. "Um..Yuka, Eri, Ayumi, this is..." she started.

The girl hit the boy in the side. The boy jumped and stuck out his hand. "Oh! I'm Gabriel, Kagome's cousin."

Kagome stared at him. "Gabriel? Oh yes. Gabriel. Yeah. My...cousin."

Gabriel nodded. "Yes and this is my American friend Katherine."

"You can call me Kate," said the blonde girl.

"Wow," Eri said. "You speak Japanese very well."

Kate nodded. "Yes," she said with a smile. "It's one of the reasons why I came to Japan. My teacher wanted to see how well I could blend in."

"Well, there aren't many blonde Japanese people, but you are a very kind person," Ayumi said. "It should be very easy for you to blend in."

Kagome walked slowly behind her three friends as they rapidly began to talk to Gabriel. She looked at Kate. "Kate," she whispered. "Is that really you?"

She nodded. "Yes, it's me," she said. "Blonde really isn't my color, but it was either that or red."

"And that's ..."

"Yea. Little Gabriel. He didn't want to be left at home."

"And now my friends are attacking him like he's a piece of meat. Poor Gabriel. I wonder how long he can take it?"

"Gabriel is interested in this kind of thing. I wonder how long they can take him?" joked Kate.

The two laughed as continued on to school. At school, Gabriel was quickly accepted by everyone. Boys wanted to know what he liked to do. Girls wanted to know...just about everything. Kate, basically, was left alone as she walked around, though Kagome's friends tried to get her to talk. In a way, Kate reminded Kagome of Inuyasha, she just didn't know why.

When the bell rang for class, Kagome wasn't shocked to know that Gabriel and Kate were put in her class for the day. Immediately, Gabriel was swarmed by a group of students in a matter of seconds while Kate stood alone as she stared out the window. It took a while for the class to get back to order and for the teacher to get class started. Kate and Gabriel knew a lot about Japanese culture since they even answered questions that even Kagome had trouble remembering.

At lunch, the three escaped to the roof where Inuyasha was sitting. Kagome handed Inuyasha a boxed lunch before sitting down with her own. With a wave of her hand, Kate made two lunch boxes appear in front of her: one blue, the other green. She handed the blue one to Gabriel, who accepted it happily.

"What kind of food do fairies eat?" Kagome asked as she watched Kate open her box.

Kate smiled. "Here on Earth, we eat the same things you do," she said. "In my world, we have things like dandelion dew drop tea and cloud cookies. It can make a human sick, but it's very good."

"Sounds nasty to me," Inuyasha said as he laid down.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Anyway, did you use magic to make Gabriel popular?"

Kate shook her head. "No, he did that on his own. People are attracted to him."

"Did you put a spell on yourself?"

"No. People normally tend to stay away from me. Even before I knew that I was a fairy, people used to make fun of me. One reason was my hair. Another reason was the crystal in my forehead. Magic may help hide these features, but my presence makes people uncomfortable. I like to stay alone."

"How did you not know that you were a fairy?" Inuyasha said. "I knew that I was a hanyou the day I was born."

"Inuyasha, sit," Kagome said angrily.

Inuyasha's body was pounded into the dirt.

Kate stared at her full lunch box before closing it. "I lost my memory when my family had to hide on Earth. Along with another family, Mike's family. Mike and I lost our memory and he was separated from his family because I was too weak to protect him..and my own family." Kate let out a sad laugh. "The queen is still angry at me. I better head back inside. One of the teachers wanted to show me the band room."

Kate waved over her lunch box to make it disappear before heading back downstairs. Kagome glared at Inuyasha, sat him a couple of times, then returned to her eating. When the spell wore off, Inuyasha jumped off the roof to peak into the classrooms, hoping that if he left Kagome alone for a while, she would calm down a little. His ears picked up the sweet sound of a flute. The sound was coming from the band room. A quick sneak peek showed him that it was Kate playing. The song she was playing seemed extremely sad and it made him feel guilty about the things that he had said. Kate stopped playing and put the flute down, but not before staring at it sadly. When she looked up and saw Inuyasha, she blushed and went to the window.

"Sorry," she said. "I couldn't help it. I miss my flute. Whoever has it has no idea what kind of instrument they have."

Inuyasha nodded. Kate turned when she heard her name being called. When she turned back to Inuyasha, he was gone.

After school, the trio quickly went to the shrine. Gabriel seem to melt back into his normal size as Kate's hair seemed to flow back to its original color. Kate sighed as she sat on Kagome's bed. Inuyasha sat on the window sill.

"When are we going back?" he asked Kagome.

Kagome glared at him. "Not now," she said. She looked at Kate. "Where did Gabriel go?"

"He went exploring around your shed outside," Kate said as she stood. "I think he's calling me. I better go see what he wants." With a snap of her fingers, she disappeared.

Souta came running up the stairs. "You won't believe this!" he said.

"What is it, Souta?" Kagome asked.

"Well, me and Gabriel were playing around the shed, when he fell into the well and disappeared! Just like you do when you jump in!"

Kagome's eyes went big. Was her brother lying to her? No. Souta wouldn't lie to her. Kagome quickly went outside and saw Kate standing in front of the well. She quickly went to her.

"What kind of a well is this?" Kate asked her.

Kagome scratched her head. "It's the Bone Eater's well," she replied. "It lets me travel to Inuyasha's time."

"So that's why he seemed so out of place here." She looked back into the well. "Even though he doesn't act like it, Gabriel is still a little boy. I have to protect him and now he's in another time."

Inuyasha came running into the shed. "Might as well leave now," he said as he set Kagome's yellow bulging backpack down beside the well. "The little brat wouldn't last a second in the feudal era."

Kate glared at Inuyasha before staring down into the well. Without a second thought, she jumped in. Kagome was about to look in, when Inuyasha grabbed her from around her waist, grabbed her backpack and jumped in after Kate.

"Where did you come from?"

Gabriel stared into the face of a small fox kitsune. He had finally manage to climb out of the well when he was met by this strange little kitsune with bright green eyes. He wasn't frighten, but the little demon had come out of nowhere, demanding that to see Kagome. Just where was he?

"Who are you?" demanded the kitsune. "What did you do with Kagome?!"

"Shippou, why are you yelling?"

Gabriel looked over to see a man and a woman coming this way. The man in purple looked ok, but the lady in the strange pink and black armor was carrying a huge boomerang! Quickly, Gabriel used his magic to make himself tiny. Small light purple butterfly wings sprouted out of his back. He used his wings to fly on Shippou's head and hid behind his bow.

"Miroku, Sango!" Shippou cried as he pointed into the well. "There is a strange little boy hiding in the well!"

Miroku looked into the well and chuckled. "There is no little boy in the well," he said as he continued to look into the well. "There is a young lady here. Would you like some help?"

Kate blinked. Who the hell was this guy? "No thank you," Kate said as she climbed out of the well. "Well...no maybe you can help me. I'm looking for a little boy. Have you seen him?"

"I did," Shippou said as he jumped up and down. "He was here just a second ago, but then he disappeared."

Kate's eyes went big. She began to look around. "Gabriel? Gabriel!! Where are you!?"

"Stop all that racket!" Inuyasha shouted as he and Kagome jumped out of the well. "He couldn't have gotten far. I can still smell him...a little."

Kate looked at him. "What do you mean by a little?!"

"I mean that I can't smell his scent as strongly as I normally could, but I can tell that he's close."

Kagome picked up Shippou. "Don't worry, Kate," she said as she looked at Kate's worried expression. "He might have just gone to the village." She looked down at Shippou's head. "Shippou, there's something on your bow." Kagome reached to touch the strange purple thing, but it moved. She leaned in closer. "I think a butterfly has landed on your bow."

Kate looked at Shippou's bow. "Gabriel!" she shouted. "There you are. You had me worried."

Miroku looked at Kate. "Gabriel is a butterfly?" he said.

"Gabriel is not a butterfly. He is a fairy. As am I. Come here, Gabriel."

Gabriel let go of Shippou's bow and flew into her hand. Kagome, Miroku, and Sango crowded around her as she brought her hand to her face so she could see Gabriel better. "Gabriel, you gave me a fright!" she scolded. "Why did you go into this form?" Gabriel pointed to Sango before hiding behind Kate's thumb.

"He's afraid of Sango?" Kagome said as she looked at the slayer. "No. He's afraid of Sango's boomerang."

Sango looked at her weapon, then at the tiny winged boy. "My boomerang?" she said. "I'm sorry. We have just come from a village with a demon problem. I didn't have time to change nor put up my weapon. I never thought I would see a fairy. My village used to tell stories of them, but...we were always taught about how small they are."

"That's what I thought, but I guess that the books aren't always right. They are able to change their sizes though."

With an assuring look from Kate, Gabriel jumped out of her hand and transformed back into a little human boy. Miroku, Sango, and Shippou stared at him for a few as Gabriel looked at Sango's boomerang. Suddenly his head made a sharp turn toward the east.

"Do you feel that?" he asked, his head never moving.

Kate nodded. "It is here," she said as she looked toward the direction where he was looking. She sat on the ground. "Portals are very tiring. I'm not used to them. Is there anywhere I can rest?"

Miroku smiled. "I would gladly..." he started before Sango knocked him out with her weapon.

"She said rest," Sango said angrily, her eyebrow twitching. "Come, Kate. I will take you to Kaede's hut. Maybe you can tell us what is going on while you rest a bit..."

They all went into the old miko's hut. Kaede stared at the new comers with curious eyes. Gabriel took a liking to her and held her old wrinkled hand in his small youthful one. With a smile, he guided her to a seat and sat beside her. Everyone sat around the fire as Inuyasha took his spot on the wall.

"Who are these two new ones?" the old miko asked. "Are they from your time, Kagome?"

Kagome scratched her head. "In a way, they are," she said before explaining what had happened at the school.

Kaede nodded. "I have heard of fairies and of the book ye speak of. It was thought that the book was lost when certain doom fell upon their kind." At this, Kate tensed and looked at the floor. Gabriel patted her knee and returned his look to Kaede as she began to speak. "If what you say is true, Naraku must have found the book. Tell me, child, where did you find this book?"

"It was in our library," Kagome said. "Our class was reading it."

Sango nodded. "My village used to tell all kinds of stories about fairies," she said. "Their dust can cure anything and they like to play and help others. Some can grow anything out of any kind of soil."

Miroku frowned. "But why would Naraku want to go to your world, Kate?"

Kate didn't look up. "He took my flute," she said.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "What is so special about an instrument?" he sneered.

"Things are not always the way they seem, Inuyasha," replied Gabriel as he sprinkled his magic dust on the fire. An image of the flute appeared over the blue flames. "The flute can be played just for music, but it can also be used for its magic."

Kagome blinked. "What do you mean?" she asked.

"The flute has been passed down from warrior to warrior, though not by way of bloodline, but to the ones worthy of carrying it. Those fairies were called legendary warriors. As of now, Kate is the warrior of our time, though many doubt her abilities." The image faded away. "Only those with a warrior's heart can play it and use its magic. In the wrong hands...well.."

Inuyasha growled. "And Naraku is the wrong hand," he said.

Sango looked at Kagome and Kate. "Um...how old is this little boy?" she asked.

Kagome smiled. "You wouldn't believe it, but he's 3 years old!" she said.

"Amazing," Miroku said as he picked the child up. "He speaks as if he is as old as Kaede. I have many questions that I would like to ask."

The boy nodded. "As I of you," he replied.

Night fell around them after helping the village with a couple of tasks. To keep everyone from asking questions, Kate and Gabriel were giving clothes to wear and Kate changed her hair color to raven black, just like Kagome's, though it was still much longer. Gabriel played with Shippou after promising Miroku that he would talk with him later about his land. Kagome and Sango watched from their spot by the hut as Kate continued to stare toward the east, her eyes glazed in deep thought. Inuyasha sat beside Kagome with his arms deep in his sleeves.

"Instead of staring at the girl, why don't you ask her," Inuyasha growled. "Or go ask that evil little brat."

"That's Mr. Evil Little Brat to you, Inuyasha," Gabriel said as sat beside Sango with Shippou. "Anyway, it is best to leave Kate alone for now. She needs to be alone." He looked at Kagome. "Right now, I have a question for you. I sense a strange power coming from the shard things coming from your bottle. Inuyasha mentioned shards when we first met you. What are they? Why do you have them? Are they important? If so, then why? If not, then why collect them?"

"Um..." Kagome said as she looked at Sango. Man did this boy ask a lot of questions.

"Never mind.... I'll ask Miroku! He promised to tell me everything about..um...something about the way girls act?"

Sango stood. "He said that?" she said. "Gabriel, stay with Kagome. She'll explain everything. I'm going to have a talk with Miroku."

Gabriel watched as Sango left. He looked at Shippou. "But...if she hits him, she'll knock him out. How will he be able to talk?" Gabriel shook his head and looked at Kagome. "Should I repeat my questions or do you think you can answer them from memory?"

"Um.." Kagome said. "No, I think I can answer them. The shards are from the Shikon no Tama. I accidently broke it while trying to protect it. Now we are looking for all the pieces, though we know that Naraku has most of it in his possession. Possession means.."

"Yes, yes. I know what it means. Please. Do not worry about the meaning. If I don't know what it means, I will ask. Just continue, please. It is almost my bed time and I wish to find out all I can before I go to bed. Now, tell me this. Do you..." Gabriel looked at Shippou. "..have...a lolly for Shippou and me? I like candy from this strange planet. It's....amazing! So...can we have one? Please?"

With a sigh, Kagome dug in her backpack and pulled out two lollipops. When she gave them to the boys, they thanked her and dashed off. Yep..he was 3. Kagome looked up to see Kate coming back. Without a word, she passed by them and went to the hut that she and Gabriel would be sleeping that night. There was a great mystery surrounding her.

Kay: Another chapter done. Another day made. I feel...hungry.

Caitlin: Go eat.

Kay: Can't. I'm doing this all at work.

Chelsea: You? Work? What the hell does an English major do?

Kay: glares I work at the library until I get my major completed!

Chelsea: Oh.... Well, I'll be coming to school with you soon so you'll have to show me the works.

Kay: Uh huh. Until then, I will bother you about graduation!!

Chelsea: NO!!!!!!!!!!

Kay: snickers All right everyone! You know what to do.

Caitlin: What are we going to do?

Kay: cheers REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!

Chelsea: Where did that come from?

Kay: 9th grade English...