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I am sorry about forgetting to tell the meanings of the Japanese words I use. So, let's see.

Sengoku jidai : The is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict.

Shikon no tama : The jewel of four souls.

-jiji : Rude way of referring to an elder man or old man who is not related to you by blood.

Ok. Now, here is the next chapter.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters in it. I only own the plot and its ideas which came out from my honest imagination.

CHAPTER 3 : Totosai arrives!

"So, during the times your scent completely disappears, you were not in this time?" I direct my question to the miko after she finished her short tale.

"Yes. I would go back home from time to time." She replied. 'Hmm. So this explains almost everything. The reason why I couldn't find her scent at all sometimes. And her strange dressing pattern too. Must be from the time she comes from. Though, how could humans think of wearing such revealing clothes is beyond me. But, then, it doesn't answer this question.'

"Why was the Shikon no tama within your body?" The miko glances towards Inuyasha quickly, as if seeking his approval before answering me.

"Well...you are aware of the fact that the jewel grants any ONE most desired wish of the owner, right? Apparently, Kikyo, the original care taker of the Shikon jewel, during her last breath with her battle with Inuyasha had secretly wished that she could see Inuyasha again, while holding onto the jewel. You see, my family back at home owns a shrine, so, maybe, our ancestors had spiritual energy. And, I was born with it. The jewel within me. And then, I came into this era. And was once captured by an old woman who made a clay model of Kikyo. She tried to take my soul out from my body and put it into Kikyo. I escaped thanks to these guys here, but Kikyo was resurrected. And since then, she had been feeding on other lost souls till she finally gave the light of her life for Kohaku to live on during the battle with Naraku. Well, so you see, I was bought into this era to fulfil her wish. Though, I'm sure, it wasn't the way she could have wanted...but, nevertheless, her wish was fulfilled." The miko told me, not only about the jewel but also about how Kikyo originally came back to life.

I listened to Kagome as she continued her story about why she was originally bought into this era. 'So. If I believe that all of this is real, then the soul snapping thing I was saying about is true! Oh Kami! But, who on earth is this Kikyo, Naraku and Kohaku they were talking about? And RESURRECTING?! Whoa! I only read about it in the bible before this...Oh! there was that giving the LIGHT OF HER LIFE thing too...Uhh! There is just so much I don't get. And I actually thought I got somewhere after Kagome first finished talking.' I look around to observe other people's faces to distract myself. Sango and that perv were looking down with their heads slightly bowed. Kagome was peeping at Inuyasha from her lowered head. Then I noticed, Inuyasha suddenly seemed gloomy, looking away in some other direction. As if he would want to look at anywhere but this group. That Sesshomaru guy, though, is altogether a different case. He was simply staring at our direction without any emotion displayed on his face. Even though I didn't really feel so comfortable with these people yet, I didn't like the way their faces suddenly lost the life that was in them only but a few moments ago. 'This is weird. For them to be like this...she shouldn't have spoke about it if it was so personal. Something really sad must have happened in their pasts. Just like mine...I feel bad for them...Hey! This is no time to dwell about it. I have bigger problems to focus on. Like WHY I came into this era as well. Huh? Wait. Does that mean-'

"That I also came into this era with the pearl in my body to fulfill someone else's wishes? So, does that—wait. So, MY SOUL will actually be SNIPPED from me too? So, all that things I said will ACTUALLY happen to me?!" I looked up from my little world and found everyone staring at me, maintaining an even deadly calm silence than before. It was then I realized that I had spoken out loud instead of just thinking. 'Damn! Why me? Guess it's too late to do anything now...' Since I broke away the silence anyway, I decided to go along with it. I was patiently waiting for someone to open their mouth to say something. I kept looking at Kagome most of the time since she had been doing most of the talking. But, a reply never came. It became very unnerving. So I decided to break this silence again.

"Wh-What is it? Why are you all staring at me like that? Did I say anything wrong?"

"No. Actually, we aren't quite sure about that ourselves. But, I just noticed that we all know next to nothing about how YOU came into this era..." Sango carefully replied to my question.

"Well...umm...I-uh...I..." I start but I didn't know how to go on about telling them how I came around the well. It was hard to explain. 'They are still strangers. And now, even more than the normal ones! They have no business knowing about my private life. So, I don't have to tell them that THEY were chasing me. So...let's see...'

"Gamyon. Gamyon." Just as I was about to start narrating my story, the demon cat along with a three-eyed bull with an old man holding a staff sitting on this bull came near us, descending from above, in the air, into the ground. 'They can even fly! This place so crazy! I guess I should never swear on 'when pigs start flying over' ever again. For all I know, they could be real!'

Then Inuyasha suddenly slaps his hands onto his neck and pulls it away to look at it. The flea demon was squashed in his hands.

"Oi Myoga-jiji. Stop that or I will kill you for REAL next time." Inuyasha says.

"Ahh...I just needed some energy before I am about to finally fulfill my task."

"So, you are the new girl with the pearl, aren't you?" The newly arrived old man questions me before anybody could question the old flea. I nod.

"How are you feeling now?" He asks me again.

"I'm feeling better now. Thank you."

"That's good to hear. Now. I have examined the pearl. It is the real thing. The one that was mentioned many thousands of years ago before even Sesshomaru was born. Before that. Tell me dear, what is your name?"

"I'm Ayuzawa Rin."

"Now tell me dear, how did you stumble upon this place?" 'All of them keep asking me the same thing. 'How did you get here?' Why, is this supposed to be some kind of secret hiding spot for them or something? Then, they really didn't do a good job of hiding it!'

"Ok. So...I happened to have come across that well, in the store room at the back of my house, when I was, uh, going to my room. Yup. When I was going to my room. Then, in the darkness, I stumbled upon something hard and fell into the well that was there in the room. Instead of hitting the bottom, I came out of another well in the MIDDLE of a FOREST! I barely OPENED my eyes to take in my surroundings when, the next thing I knew, I was being CHASED by that crazy centipede-mix-woman who was hunting me down as if her life depended on it! But for me, my life ACTUALLY depended on my running feet when I realized that she actually wanted to COMMIT MURDER to INNOCENT people who didn't even know that the body anatomy of HUMANS contains a WHITE PEARL on their shoulders INSIDE THEIR FLESH instead of being present inside oysters like we have STUDIED about!" I say waving my hands up in the air for emphasis. I then continue. "Then, I on impulse took hold of that pearl and ran away when she simply went berserk stating that it belonged to HER when it freaking came out of MY body! Suddenly I slipped on a stupid tree root and fell onto the forest ground wondering if all of this is actually some kind of joke of a nightmare when he-" I point towards Sesshomaru who was STILL standing near a tree leaning on it and continue "—came out of nowhere and chopped off that screeching centipede woman. I hardly heard him speak more than FIVE words when I blacked out. And I wake up here to see that guy nowhere in sight, but you people who seemed to be OBSESSED with making me think that you are all WITCHES part of some STUPID ORGANIZATION SPECIALIZED in SOUL-NAPPING! And, well, then, I guess you all know what happened." I finally finish, happy to have kept my calm as much as I could.

Everyone was silent for some time after I finished before Kagome, Sango, the pervert, Inuyasha and the old woman including that small fox kid burst into a big laughing fit. That flea demon was jumping around in his laughs while that newly arrived old man was trying to control himself from bursting out like the others. I look towards Sesshomaru, hoping atleast he would be stoic, just like a statue, before my jaw drops wide open. 'You got to be freaking kidding me!' There he was, leaning on the tree, his hand around his mouth, trying to fool others into thinking he was coughing instead of laughing. 'Not again! Which part of what I just said was so funny that they had to laugh out their asses! Even the Mr. 'I-am-so-emotionless' is trying to hold in his snickers. This is just so mean! And that too when I was so seriously speaking my mind out. I didn't even lie! Such asses they are! Hump!' I fold my hands over my chest and turn around sulking about their behavior, waiting till they calm down since I had no other choice.

I listen to the little girl as she went on about how she found her way here.

"—Yup. When I was going to my room.-" 'It's as if she is trying to convince herself more than us.' "—the darkness, I stumbled upon something-" I listened to her intently to see if there is something suspicious about this story of hers. Though she seems to have been genuinely ranting about the things that have happened to her ever since she found this era on the other side of the well, I couldn't stop myself from laughing at her words and antics. I roughly fist my hands near my mouth to pretend to be coughing. 'This girl, I have to admit, has a very strangely funny sense of humor...'

Seems, apparently, I am not the only one who felt that way. Everyone was silent for some time after she finished before the young miko, Inuyasha, the monk, the demon slayer and the fox kid along with the old miko burst into a big laughing fit. The flea was jumping around in his laughs but what surprised me the most was to see Totosai desperately trying to calm his aching cheek muscles. But then again, with her speaking like that, it is to be expected. She even had me doing the same thing.

She looks at me and then I notice her jaw go slightly ajar. Seems like she noticed my failed attempt to hide my laughter. After completely ridding myself of the smirk that was tugging across my lips, I look over at her to see her arms crossed across her chest and pouting unhappily at the unexpected laughing fit everyone had broken into.

"I re-really feel—ha..ha..—ba-bad for y-you..ha-ha-" The miko finally breaks, still calming herself.

"Yeah. I can SEE that. Literally." She speaks from her new position.

"Ok. Everyone calm down now. We have a lot of issues to discuss about before us." Totosai finally speaks. His face had a deadly serious look, instantly shutting up everyone, including the half-breed. Then he began speaking.

"Well, the mention of the pearl and the prophecy related to it goes back many thousands of years ago. This pearl is no less ordinary then the Shikon no tama. If anything, it's only more complicated. The legends of this pearl is also mentioned in the books and sayings of the monks and the priestesses. Also, it is the real reason behind your father, Inutashio, the great emperor of the west's, death. And now, finally, the time has arrived to fulfil the one last death wish your father had requested of me and Myoga to make come true."

AUTHOR'S NOTE : Hey readers! Thanks for reading! I'm sorry if you found it short but I really had to post this because I won't have time for the next 3-4 days. So, the next chapter will be up within the next 7 days. But, of-course, only after I get ONE review. So please type something there.

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Maggy: Yes. Sesshomaru had a person to protect and that is not Rin. Well, building up your curiosity is part of the plan, so no revealing who it is. Actually, you'll find out about that in the near 7-8 chapters. But, this I'll let you know, his past is not related to Rin. Thank you for reviewing again! And please continue.

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