Chapter 2:

Mika wore her headphones as she skated through crowds of people. Nothing could get her down today. She had gotten her homecoming dress, snagged a date with the hottest guy in school AND she got her new Tony Hawk skate board. What could make her day any better? She did not want it to be dampened by complaints from people on the sidewalk in her way. She stopped as soon as she got to Nikodo's Sushi Bar. She kicked up her board and went inside, surprise to see who was behind the counter.

"Ninko?" Mika asked as she went to the counter.

"Hey Mika! What's up?" Ninjo, a high school senior with black hair that he kept pulled into a small ponytail in the back with amethyst, greeted Mika with a smile. He eyed her curiously. "Are you stalking me?" he said with a hint of flirtation.

"I didn't know you worked here! My family and I come here all the time but I've never seen you," Mika replied as she leaned on the counter.

"That's probably because I've always worked in the back washing dishes. But Koji called in sick so they needed someone to run the front counter." Ninko replied. "Did your dad call in for a take out order?"

"Yep! That's what I'm here for!"

"Here ya go. All ready for ya," Ninko said as he handed Mika a brown paper bag.

"Thanks! And i'll see you tomorrow?" Mika asked.

"Heck yes! I'll pick you us at 7?"

"Sounds amazing. See ya then!" Mika bid farewell to her future boyfriend as she opened the door and set her board down, jumped on it, and headed for home, excited for tomorrow. Until she noticed a weird glow coming from the alley behind Nikodo's Sushi Bar. She looked down the alley. "Hello?" She called, thinking it might be someone needing help. "Hello!" She called again. But as she went further down the alley, the farther the glowing seemed to get. She continued to follow it though, against her better judgment...

"Yo! If this is some stupid joke then it isn't funny!" She yelled as she farther down. Then the glow disappeared. "Pssh... Jackass..." She said as she turned around to be faced with some sort of ogre! "Holy shit!" She screamed as she jumped back. It smiled at her. She stared at it, not knowing what to think. It picked her up. "Let me go!" She screamed as she kicked at it.

The ogre licked it's lips. "Mmmmm..... My master will be pleased with you." It said.

"Master? What the hell?" Mika screamed. She looked around to see if there was maybe even some poor hobo around that could save her. But no one was around. All she could see was a hole opening in the wall behind her. She had to get free "Let me go!" She yelled as she kicked, kicking the ogre in the jaw.

The ogre dropped her and it yelled in pain. "You bitch!" it screamed. But Mika didn't stay around to see what else it was going to say. She ran right through that hole, getting as far away from that thing as possible. She ran in, but only to black out.

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Hours later....

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"Owww....." Mika mowned as she woke up. She felt something on her forehead. She lifted her hand to feel that it was a damp cloth. "What the... Mom?"

"Kagome! She's awake!" Mika heard a high pitched voice yell.

"Thank God." She heard a girl's voice.

"Jeeze... Finally.... Can we get out of here now? We're wasting time." She heard a guy's voice.

What the Hell...? Mika thought.

"Now Inuyasha. We need to make sure she is alright before we move on." She heard another guy's voice.

Mika shot up, her vision a little blurry at first and her head pounding. "Ah..."

"You should lie down." A girl said as she grabbed Mika's shoulders. Mika looked to see a young girl about her age with black hair and brown eyes looking back at her. She was wearing a school uniform she recognized from her own high school.

But Mika didn't lie down. She was too curious about who these other people were that were with her. She looked around some more and she saw a man with silver hair and ears on top of head. She thought they looked like cat ears. She looked at the girl in front of her. "Am I high?" she said, sounding drowsy.

The black haired girl giggled a little at that. "No. You're not. At least I don't think so."

"Then why does that guy have cat ears?" Mika asked, pointing at the silver haired man. "Was I in a coma or something and today is Halloween?"

"What the Hell? Who are you sayin has cat ears?" the man with silver hair started yelling. "They're dog ears! I'm a dog demon!"

"Whoa whoa whoa!" Mika yelled back, suddenly alert as she stood to face the guy. "They look like freakin cat ears to me! What's your problem! Couldn't get anything better at the costume store?"

"What the hell are you talkin about costume store? These are real!" the guy yelled back.

"Uhhhh... Guys?" The girl said quietly, trying to get their attention, but it didn't work.

"Oh yeah? So i bet it would hurt if I did this huh?" Mika yelled as she grabbed the guy ears and started pulling, only to find that they didn't come off. She pulled a little harder, now out of curiosity. "Wow... These must be professionally put on..." She said as she kept pulling.

"Ow! What the hell is your problem?" The guy yelled. "That hurts!"

"Ahem!" the black haired girl said as she got in between the two. "I think there's a few things we need to clear up."

"I'd say. What's with this guys costume?" Mika said pointing at the silver haired guy.

"This is not a-"

"SIT!" the black haired girl yelled, and the silver haired boy slammed to the ground.

"Whoa. That's cool." Mika said.

"Phew! Glad that's over..." The black haired girl said. Then she turned to Mika. "I'm Kagome Higurashi."

"You're the sick girl! I knew it!" Mika said with a smile. "You're in my math class always falling asleep! You don't look sick now..."

Great... Kagome thought. She's from my school.

"Are you really sick?" Mika asked.

"Kagome's sick?" Everyone jumped up and asked.

"No no no! I'm not sick!" Kagome told everyone. She looked at Mika. "I think I should explain..."

An hour later...

"Wow!" Mika exclaimed. "So you just come here all the time and skip school?"

"Basically." Kagome replied.

"That's AWESOME!" Mika exclaimed. "And these are all the friends you've made here?"

"Yeup." Kagome said.

"So you're Inuyasha?" Mika asked pointing to the silver haired guy. "And you're Miroku." She pointed to a guy with black hair pulled into a small ponytail in the back of his head. He had beads tied around his hand. Mika was a bit curious about them But the man nodded to show she was right. "And you are-"

"Shippo!" a little kid with a fluffy tail said as he jumped up and down.

Mika giggled. "You're a cute kid."

"I'm not a kid! I'm a full-fledged demon!" Shippo yelled back.

"I'm sorry! Of coarse you are!" Mika said with a smile back. She liked kids. They were always cute, especially when they tried to say they were adults. Then she looked at Kagome. "So I guess I'm here to help you find this Shikon jewel?"

"I guess. But I think it would be best if we got you home." Kagome said. "We could-"

"No way! We're not headin back to Kaede now. We're five days away!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Well Mika can't just travel with us. What if we're attacked and she gets hurt?" Kagome asked.

"I'll be fine. What's the worst that could happen?" Mika asked.

"See? She's fine!" Inuyasha said.

Mika could see that Kagome was getting frustrated. But if it was ok with the rest of the group then she didn't see any reason why she couldn't stay and travel with them. Besides, Miroku was lookin pretty cute. Then she saw Miroku stand and come over to her. She wondered what he was doing. Maybe welcoming her into the group?

"Well, if Mika is going to be traveling with us, then I must ask..." he took her hands. Mika wondered what he was doing. Then he looked at her. "Would you do the honor of baring my child?"

Mika's mouth dropped open. She could not believe he just ask her than. Then she smiled. "And I bet you pick up sooooooooo many girls with that line don't you...?" she asked.

Miroku smiled nervously, waiting for the slap. But then he heard Mika giggling and she took her hands from his. "Sorry lover boy. Not this time round."

"Wow... She didn't slap him." Kagome said surprised. She knew who Mika was at school. She had always been the trouble maker. Mika never wore her uniform and was always skipping class hanging out on the roof. And when she wasn't skipping class she was in the hallways getting into fights with the Kendo Club. She was a good fighter, no doubt about that, but Kagome just didn't know how Mika would react to fighting demons and all the other stuff that they deal with in the Feudal Era. It was definitely going to be an experience for her...

AN- Hey everyone! Sry I haven't updated in a while! I hope you enjoyed this Chapter! I tried to make it long for you since I haven't updated in a while. Plz R&R! Thanx! TTFN!