AN: Hey guys it's me, I returned from the dead! No, really, sorry I left you all hanging their. My computer has a massive virus issue right now, to the point where it won't let me on, so just don't except many updates until I get it fixed, okay?

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or it's characters.

"Huh? Where am I?" Kagome whispered to herself. Taking in her surroundings, Kagome noticed that they appeared to be in some sort of hut. Her eyes then averted to the rest of the room. There was a plate of rice next to the thick door with two cups of water. She seemed to be on some sort of thick futon. She then looked next to her, where there was a futon identical of her own. Lying on it was Bankotsu, with his halberd lying right next to him.

Kagome shrieked and back away, startling the sleeping mercenary. "What the hell!" He shouted, scrambling up from the futon.

"Wench! Where are we?" He yelled, making Kagome flinch back.

"How do you think I know? And my name's Kagome!"

"Well then, Kagome, you're the one who had that book." Bankotsu accused, putting emphasis on her name.

"That book!" Kagome shouted, suddenly remembering yesterday afternoon's events. "Where is it?"

"Where's what?" Bankotsu asked, looking around the room, probably doing what Kagome had been doing just minutes ago.

"The book," Kagome answered, putting her face in her palm. 'This is hopeless.'

"Oh, why didn't you say so? I don't know, you're the one who had it."

"Great, I just have the strangest feeling that was our only ticket home." Kagome moaned.

Someone opened the door. "Good, you two are awake." A kind voice said, entering the room.

Bankotsu grabbed the lady around her neck. "Where are we? How did we get here?"

Seeing this, Kagome became alarmed. "Bankotsu! Don't kill her; she can't answer us if she's dead!"

'She's got a point. 'Bankotsu dropped her on the ground.

"Do you know where we are?" Kagome asked, helping the women up.

"Of course, you guys are in Japan." The lady responded, dusting off her kimono.

"Where in Japan?" Bankotsu questioned.

"In a village right next to Inuyasha's forest, I am sure you've heard of the demon."

"Wait, demon?" Kagome shouted, maybe it was just a mistake, she meant half demon.

"As soon as he started working for Naraku, he turned him into a full demon."

Kagome fell over from shock. "What?"

"Everyone knows that, dear, are you sure that you are from around here?" The women responded with worry in her voice.

'She's crazy! I know it!' Kagome's mind was frantically telling herself.

"How did we get here, women?" Bankotsu's angry voice prodded.

"You fell out of the sky." She answered, as if was an everyday occurrence.

'She acts like that's normal. She's definitely crazy.' Kagome thought to herself, not knowing Bankotsu was thinking something along the lines of that.

"Huh?' Bankotsu questioned, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Yes, you both fell out of the sky two days ago. I decided to take you here, although I needed four men to carry your weapon." She responded dully, as if bored by their presence.

Hearing that it took four men, made a since of pride bubble up inside Bankotsu. He loved the fact that only he was strong enough to lift the weapon, something he had worked quite hard on.

"Are you both hungry?" The women carried on. "Oh! Please forgive me, my name is Risa. I am the village headman's daughter.

"I'll pass." Bankotsu replied, against his stomach's wishes. There was no way he was going to eat some food prepared by a stranger.

"I would love some." Kagome muttered, still not comprehending the fact that this Risa girl said that Inuyasha was evil.

"Good, if you eat it and don't die. I'll know it's safe." Bankotsu remarked.

Kagome huffed, choosing to ignore the mercenary instead of responding to such a stupid insult. Reaching for the chopsticks laying beside the small bowl, she slowly popped a grain of rice into her mouth. Smiling in satisfaction, she continued to eat the rice.

"Do you have any idea why we're here?" Kagome wondered, hoping that the lady was crazy or this was all just a dream, or both would be fine.

"I don't know, maybe the miko up north could help you. She's the last of her kind. I hear she's really-" Risa was cut off by Kagome.

"What do you mean last her kind? Last priestess?"

The women nodded her head.

"But I'm a priestess." Kagome protested.

'The rice looked safe,' Bankotsu thought, not even listening to the two girl's conversation. 'I guess it can't hurt to have just a little.'

"And stay out!" The women shouted, pushing Kagome out of the door.

Bankotsu looked at her with a perplexed expression on his face.

"You two! Go, hurry! My father would kill me, so nothing personal. But GO!" Risa shouted, going on a rampage about how she could not have those two in her house.

"Okay women, no need to yell." Bankotsu grumbled while lifting his Banryuu over his shoulder and shutting the door behind him.

Risa looked relieved. "That was close! I can't believe I let those two into my house. I should have seen it coming, what with falling from the sky and all."

Outside of the hut Bankotsu and Kagome looked around. "The well!" Kagome shouted happily while running towards it.

"What's so great about a well?" Bankotsu asked rudely. "Are you crazy, too?"

Kagome glared at him. "No, the well's my way home. Where everything should make sense again."

Flipping over the edge, Kagome didn't think she needed an extra breath of air. That was a mistake.

'The well, there's water in it!' Kagome thought as she unwillingly took in a breath of the liquid.

"What a stupid wench. Must be why she's in love with that mutt." Bankotsu remarked to himself as he watched her drown.

Bankotsu walked away, not really wanting to see her die, but stopped. 'Damn! Why do I suddenly get a conscious now of all times. I'm not helping the enemy.'

He could hear her chocking and trying desperately to get to the surface of the deep well. Against his better judgment, he went back.

'I know I'm going to regret this.' He thought as he pulled the girl up from the surface, where she was struggling to stay.

He watched as she coughed up water and filled her lungs with air.

Kagome took one last full breath of air as she watched the mercenary leave. She stood there for a few seconds, not sure if she should go after him or not. 'He saved my life; maybe's he's not so bad after all.'

Kagome shook her head, 'Of course he is. I mean he's working for Naraku.'

'Still I should go after him. He's all I have in this strange world.' And with that Kagome took off in the direction Bankotsu headed.

"Bankotsu wait!" Kagome shouted, trying desperately to catch up to him. Bankotsu speed up even faster.

Kagome jumped on his back. "Get off of me!"

"Then stop!" Kagome said jumping down from his back.

"What the hell was that for?"

"You wouldn't stop."

"Well what do you want?" He bit out impatiently.

"Thanks for saving me." Kagome mumbled.

"Are you done?"

"Hey! Listen, we're in some strange world-"

"I doubt it. The women were just insane."

"As I was saying… You and I are both alone, why don't we have a truce, just until we can get back."

"I don't think so." Bankotsu said before turning around.

"Why not?"

"Because I don't like you. You're annoying. And I'm sure that once I find Jakotsu and the others they tell me that the women was crazy." Bankotsu stated matter-of-factly.

"Yes, but what will you do if she was telling the truth?" Kagome asked, trying to reason with the stubborn mercenary.

"But she wasn't."

"Denial."

"I am not in denial." He grumbled, continuing to walk the other way.

"Bankotsu, we flew up into the air, caused by a book. Inuyasha is supposedly a demon, the well is an actual well and that did not look like Kaede's village." Kagome stated.

Bankotsu hated to admit it, but the wench was telling the truth.

"Fine, you can travel with me, but only if you don't talk. And if we find a way to get back, or find out this was just some joke, we go our separate ways. Deal?"

"Of course, why would I want to be around you more than necessary?" Kagome answered, agreeing.

"Same here," He muttered. 'Damn, what if this isn't some joke? How do we plan on getting back?'

"So what should we do?" Kagome questioned.

"I don't know. And I thought I told you not to talk!" Bankotsu complained.

Kagome brushed him off, "Why don't we try and find that priestess that the girl was talking about. If she's as wise as Risa told us, she probably knows what's going on."

"When did she say she was wise?" Bankotsu questioned.

"It was when you were wrapped up in debating whether you should eat or not." Kagome muttered rolling her eyes.

Bankotsu glared at her. 'It's not like I've had anything to eat in the last day.'

"Fine, let's go see some stupid miko." Bankotsu compromised.

"What do you have against priestesses?"

"They're annoying." Bankotsu remarked, "Now, let's go."

Kagome nodded and followed him. 'I'm not too thrilled about traveling with him. But, I figure it will be best, we're alone in a strange world. I don't think that lady was crazy. This world is different, I'm certain, similar, yet different. Still, he doesn't have to be such a jerk!'

"Look? Are you going to come, or not?" Bankotsu called impatiently.

Kagome noticed that he was nearly out of eye sight and sprinted towards him. "I'm coming!"

"So, where do you think she lives?" Kagome wondered aloud.

"How should I know?" Bankotsu grounded out with annoyance.

"Well, Risa said she lived sort of near the mountains up north." Kagome said, trying to ignore his rude comments and have a decent conversation with him, which was proving to be very difficult.

"Then how about we go towards the mountains up north." Bankotsu reasoned, the girl was constantly getting on his nerves.

"Sounds good to me!"

Bankotsu resisted the urge to smack his head in a tree. Kagome was so strange, she would get some mad at him one minute and return to her happy demeanor the next.

"Are you hungry?" Kagome asked after a few minutes of silence.

'Could have sworn I told her not to talk in the first place.' He thought idly. "No, why?"

"You look hungry. Plus I'm hungry and I ate earlier, so you must be starving."

"Maybe just a little." He admitted begrudgingly.

"Okay, good thing I my backpack came with me. It would be terrible if I didn't have it with me." Kagome babbled on.

"What are you talking about, that thing on your back?"

"Yeah, it holds all my stuff in it, including all of the food." 'It can't hurt to at least try and show some hospitality.'

Bankotsu stared at her as if she had grown another head. "What kind of food do you have?"

"Ramen," Kagome said, forgetting that he had no idea what the noodles were.

When she saw the funny look on his face, Kagome immediately explained. "They're noodles. They taste really good."

Bankotsu watched as Kagome began to start a fire with some strange mechanical object and heat up the noodles.

Bankotsu stared at the food skeptically.

"Don't worry, they're not poisonous." Kagome laughed. "Why would I kill you anyway, you're the only familiar person here."

What she said did make sense. What would she gain from killing off the only person who could fend off the demons? Plus, if they were in another world, he would be the only person that she sort of knew in an alien world.

"Fine, but if it's poisoned, I'll kill you."

Kagome laughed and set a bowl down on his lap and handed him a pair of chopsticks.

"Look, I'm having some, too. It's safe." Kagome said while setting down with a bowl on the opposite side of the fire.

Eventually, Bankotsu's stomach got the better of him. The way his face lit up with joy (something that seemed to happen to everyone who ate ramen) made Kagome smile.

"What are you smiling at?"

"I'm just glad you like it, is all."

"Where did you get this stuff?" He asked, breaking the silence that had irrupted between them while they were focusing on the meal.

"You saw me get it out, from my bag." Kagome answered quickly.

"You know what I mean." Bankotsu ground out.

"It's from the well; I don't have to tell you anything else." Kagome retorted, putting their bowls away with a little too much pressure.

"I can kill you."

"But you wouldn't."

"And just why wouldn't I?" Bankotsu asked, grabbing her wrist.

"Ow, let go! Hate to break it to you, but I stopped finding you scary the minute you tripped over that stick."

"Then quit trying my patience. I will not put up with you. And shut up, like you've never tripped, Miss Klutz." Bankotsu threatened before letting go of her wrist.

'I'm alone with some jerk in some world that I don't know anything about. Fate must hate me.' Kagome thought, willing for the tears that had begun to form in her eyes to go away.

'I shouldn't have been so hard on her.' Bankotsu reflected on the events of the last day. 'But still, she needs to learn.'

Seeing that Kagome was finished cleaning up, he stood up.

"Let's go," He ordered icily.

Kagome followed, not in the mood to fight with him again. He scared her when he was mad; she knew all too well that he could kill her in the blink of an eye.

'I keep telling myself this better than nothing, but I'm not sure it is. I mean sure, he's a jerk, but at times he's not that bad. But he won't believe me and he's so ungrateful, it's not like I had to make him food. Still, this must be better than nothing…' She trailed off her rant in her head.

'I hate to admit it, but it would be best if we stuck together for now, especially if this is real, which I'm beginning to suspect.'

After walking north for an hour, Kagome decided to ask what had been on her mind since they had came here.

"What are we going to do?"

"Huh?" Bankotsu looked at the priestess; she hadn't talked the whole time they were walking.

"If this is some other world. How are we going to get back?"

Bankotsu thought for a moment. "I… I have no clue."

"Well then come on! We have to find that priestess! Hurry up," Kagome ordered and started taking huge strides.

Bankotsu was secretly glad that she had regained some of her exuberance, although he would deny it if asked.

"I said move it!" She called over her should once she realized that Bankotsu wasn't walking with her.

"Yes, Ma'am!" Bankotsu shouted, playing along, before catching up to her.

Kagome smiled, trying her best to forget about the situation and pretend that she wasn't with her enemy.

Two hours later the sun was setting. "We should set up camp now."

"Probably," Bankotsu mumbled, still deep in thought. He was thinking what Kagome had been wondering about. Just how did they intend to get back? He'd bet money that that dumb book probably had something to do with it. To bad that it was nowhere to be found and might as well be on the other side of Japan.

"What sounds good to you?" Kagome asked.

"What?" He asked, completely missing the question.

"Do you want rice? We shouldn't waste all the ramen up, since I'll probably never go home again," Kagome said, feeling defeated. She was never going to see her friends again, or her family.

"Yeah, rice is fine. Quit being so sad, it's weird. Where's your abnormally cheery, optimistic self?" Bankotsu told her in an effort to make her feel better."She's on vacation."

"Tell her to come back then."

Kagome sighed while cooking the rice. She was trying, she really was. It was just so hard to be in a good mood when there was a possibility that you would never see Inuyasha again. 'No! Don't think that, Kagome!' She scolded herself for thinking the worse.

Suddenly a tentacle zoomed past Kagome, missing by just an inch.

A dark form appeared before them. "Naraku!" Kagome shouted, wishing more than anything she had her bow at the moment.

"So you do know who I am, maybe it is true after all." Naraku spoke, every word dripping with malice.

"What's true, tell us!" Bankotsu demanded, lifting his halberd and preparing for battle.

"So you must be Bankotsu. You are as rude as they say," Naraku said lashing his tentacles in all directions.

"Damn it!" He cursed, dodging the flying appendages. "Go hide,"

"No, I want to help!"

"You're useless right now, go!" Bankotsu told the stubborn miko who was hell-bent on staying with him.

Seeing a tentacle coming towards Kagome, he ran towards her, and picked her up.

"Put me down!" She shrieked.

"Damn women! Stay here, I don't need you getting killed." Bankotsu said before running towards Naraku full speed with his halberd ready for attack.

Kagome gasped as she watched Bankotsu run right through him.

"That jewel does come in handy, doesn't it? Of course, you should know the full affects of the jewel, seeing as that is what gives you life." Naraku taunted.

Bankotsu kept slashing Naraku's form again and again, although each time his sword went right through him. "Why can't I hit you?" He demanded.

"I already told you, and I do hate to repeat myself." Naraku answered.

"Just what kind of answer is that?"

Naraku faded out into the darkness, the same way he arrived.

"Are you alright?" Kagome asked, coming out from the forest where she was forced to hide.

"I'm fine? What about you? You could have been killed, idiot!" Bankotsu turned his anger to Kagome.

"It's not like you care," She mumbled under her breath.

"You're right, I don't. You can just die for all I care!" Bankotsu shouted, turning around and crossing his arms.

"Fine," Kagome retorted and picked up her backpack and walked away.

Inside Bankotsu was experiencing a turmoil of emotions. 'That was harsh. So? That girl had it coming. All she does is get in the way, anyways.'

Just then, he heard her scream and not thinking, took off running towards the sound.