"I think he's dead," a woman says. Satoru's brows furrow together. His body hurts like a motherfucker. And who is that talking? Doesn't sound like Shoko.

"Then leave him. We do not have time for this."

"We could at least bury the guy."

Satoru groans. He's not dead, but he sure as hell feels like someone took a sword to his head again. He opens his eyes and blinks. Maybe he is dead? He's never seen an angel in his life until now.

"Oh! You're alive," the woman exclaims. "How do you feel?"

He sits up and then freezes. The hell is that energy? Satoru glances over to the side and grits his teeth. He doesn't know what the fuck that is, but the white-haired male with markings on his face is not human. Cursed energy may feel monstrous at times, but it's nothing like what's coming from that thing.

On the other hand, the pretty woman next to him feels pure. Light. Nothing like that other white-haired male. This can't be the afterlife. He pinches his arm. Yep, he's still alive.

"Priestess, leave the human and let us go."

She rolls her brown eyes and scoffs. "I'm human and no, we aren't leaving him. He's in the same predicament we're in... I think."

"And where is here?" Satoru questions. Damn, his throat is dry too. He hates this. Satoru looks around. The vegetation is all wrong. The grass is purple, and the sky is yellow. Where the fuck is he?

"We don't know," she admits. "But we all woke up here. Well, Sesshomaru woke up first." She presses her lips together. "Sorry, I'm Kagome, by the way."

"... Satoru." He stands, ignoring how Kagome frets over him. Her hand touches him, and he rears back. What the hell? How did she touch him?

"Sorry!" She holds her hands up. "You shouldn't stand so suddenly. You were out longer than us."

Satoru's nostrils flare. "It's fine," he bites out. "You said you were human, like me. What is he?" Keep it together.

Sesshomaru quirks a brow. "Demon and you will address this Sesshomaru, as Sesshomaru-sama."

The fuck he will.

Satoru steps towards Sesshomaru, but Kagome gets between them and holds her hands out. He clucks his tongue on the roof of his mouth. These two know each other. It's obvious in the way the demon halts when Kagome puts her hands up. But how close are they? Close enough for the demon to listen to her. Is he bound to Kagome like a shikigami?

"No fighting, you two." Kagome glares at Satoru and then at Sesshomaru. "We don't know where we are or even how to get back home. Let's not fight each other."

Satoru stares at her hand on his chest for a beat and then looks up at the yellow sky. He isn't on Earth, that much he can tell, and based on Kagome's words, they know as much about this place as he does.

Did that box send him here?

He gnaws on his tongue. Something foul is at play. That weird brain that took over Suguru's body said he'd release him eventually, but something still doesn't seem right. There were skeletons and then a pink light before everything went black. Satoru glances down. Her hand is still on his chest, but she doesn't seem to notice. He tilts his head slightly to the side. Whatever energy she has, it's massive.

And warm.

Sesshomaru glares at him. It's slight, barely noticeable, but Satoru has great eyes. The demon's golden eyes harden. "Priestess, stand down."

"No."

The two stare at one another. Satoru clenches his fists. Why does it feel as though he is interrupting something? He needs to focus on getting back to his world.

"This Sesshomaru will toss you over my shoulder."

"No fighting," she repeats. "And no flashing Satoru. He doesn't want to see that."

Satoru blinks. His eyes drift down, lingering on her legs. That skirt is short.

"We should find a settlement and go from there," Kagome continues, pulling Satoru from his musings. How much did he miss? This isn't like him either, getting distracted by a pair of legs.

"You mean a city?" Satoru asks.

Kagome shrugs. "I'm preparing for the worst." She motions to the trees that curve and wrap around one another like vines. "This could be a forest and a city could be a ways off, or it could be a town..." She looks him up and down. "Like old timey."

Old timey?

He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone. No service. Kagome presses her face closer to his phone. He stares at her. "What?"

"It's not a flip phone?"

This time Satoru squints. "It's a smartphone?"

Sesshomaru stands off to the side, watching both of them with a bored expression. "What does that have to do with anything?"

Kagome straightens herself out. "Well, Satoru and I are both human, but we have opposing energies." Kagome holds out a finger. "You're a demon, so your energy is different, too." She ticks off another finger. "Sesshomaru is from the feudal period, but he won't tell me how many centuries he is."

Satoru keeps his face blank. Centuries-old? Feudal period?

"I'm 24, but I was born in the 80s," she continues. "And then there's you." Kagome motions to Satoru.

"... I was born in the 80s too and flip phones aren't a thing anymore." Satoru crosses his arms. "I'm 29," he adds.

Sesshomaru looks away and stares off into the distance. "It will rain." He walks away. Kagome rolls her eyes and motions for Satoru to come with them.

"Were you doing anything weird before you came here?" Kagome asks, walking next to him.

"Weird? No. I was fighting curses." He keeps the box to himself. They don't need to know he was sealed. Hell, they could be the reason he is here.

"Someone tried to curse you?"

"No... curses. Physical manifestations of negative emotions."

"Oh." Kagome taps a finger to her lips. "We have evil spirits, but not physical curses. Well, we were fighting too. Another demon."

"A half-breed," Sesshomaru states.

Kagome frowns at Sesshomaru's back. "A half-demon," she corrects. "A Naraku wanna-be, but that doesn't matter."

He waits for her to elaborate, but Kagome never does. She drops the subject as quickly as she brought it up.

"Are we walking around aimlessly?" Satoru asks. He isn't picking up on any cursed energy. The sky darkens and frankly, it looks like piss. What a dreary world to be transported to.

"This Sesshomaru is seeking shelter for the priestess. Humans are weak and are prone to sickness."

"That's code for, he doesn't want us to get sick." Kagome gives him a small smile and readjusts the yellow straps. Satoru frowns.

"Here, I can carry that." He holds out a hand. Kagome stares at him as if he has two heads. Is there something magical in that yellow bag of hers that she doesn't want him to get a hold of? "It looks heavy."

Kagome looks at his hand and then back at his face. "If you really want to." She slides the bag off, moving her bow and quiver to the side. "If we don't come across some settlement, I may need to make my own arrows."

Sesshomaru glances over his shoulder. "My claws are sufficient."

"Pause," Satoru says, sliding the bag on, which is heavier than he initially thought. "You said Sesshomaru is from the feudal era?"

"Sesshomaru-sama."

"But you're from my time period," Satoru continues. Yeah, no. He is not calling that demon, sama.

Kagome blows out a breath. "Time travel." She shrugs. "I don't usually drop that kind of bomb, but since we'll all in this strange place together... I wonder why us though. We may have both been born around the same time, but my world does not have curses."

Satoru hums in acknowledgment. His world doesn't have actual priestesses either, at least not ones that have energy like hers. Nor are there any demons in his world.

Same time period, different worlds.

Same world, different time periods.

All three of them have different energies, though Sesshomaru's demonic energy is similar to his cursed energy. Kagome's energy, though, is warmer and far more pure than cursed energy and certainly lighter than demonic. Though that's not the only difference. She's female and maybe he's reading too into it, but her name starts with a K, whereas his and Sesshomaru's names start with a S.

Maybe Kagome is telling the truth. He assesses her side profile. She isn't distraught or anxious about being in a different world... but she supposedly time travels too, so that may play a part in her nonchalance about this. There are too many variables and not enough answers. He keeps his eyes uncovered for now. A small furry creature with purple fur skitters by. It's as long as a weasel. It stops and stands on its hind legs. Opening its mouth, it flashes its long canines in what he assumes to be a warning. How the hell is its mouth as big as its head?

Satoru takes a step closer to Kagome.

A green light hits it and the creature is split in half.

"Vermin," Sesshomaru says and keeps walking.

Kagome sighs. "I kinda wanted to observe it."

"Pretty sure it wanted you for dinner," Satoru quips.

"You think so? I think it didn't like Sesshomaru. He's giving off major angry vibes."

"This Sesshomaru is not."

"See!"

Actually, he does not see. There was hardly any emotion behind that, and yet Kagome just knows? How long have they known each other? And what is that white fur over Sesshomaru's shoulder? A tail? Decoration?

"We will rest here until the rain subsides," Sesshomaru says, motioning to the cave. "There are no vermin."

"Oh good," Kagome quips, walking into the cave. "Satoru, I have a pot in my bag. We could boil the rainwater to be on the safe side."

Sesshomaru glances back and then walks off, leaving Satoru and Kagome alone in the cave. Satoru sets the bag down next to Kagome and watches as she pulls out a giant pot.

How?

"Where did he go?"

"To get firewood and maybe hunt more of those creatures in case we need food." Kagome sets the pot outside of the cave and sits down, staring out.

What the hell is he doing? The rain can't touch him, so why is he standing around in this cave? Satoru eyes Kagome's back. But she could touch him. Is it just her or is something in this world messing with his infinity?

"So, your world is riddled with curses? Is that why your energy is cursed? At least it feels that way."

Satoru sits next to her. His knee brushes against her leg. That's going to take some time to get used to. "The only way to exorcise a curse is with cursed energy. I'm not cursed. If anything, I'm blessed." He shrugs one shoulder. Though he doesn't feel blessed. "Curses are only invisible to normal humans, though some are sensitive enough to see them. Everyone has cursed energy, with some exceptions, but only a select group can utilize cursed energy." He looks at her. "And your world is filled with demons?"

"Not exactly. My time is safe. No curses. No demons." Kagome blows out a breath. "But demons existed at some point. I don't know what happened to them. Why did they exist in the past but not in my time? But demons aren't that bad, at least not the intelligent ones."

Satoru nods, though he's having a hard time visualizing this world she speaks of. "You said that you were fighting a half-demon?"

"Mhmm."

"So... half what?"

"Human." Kagome smiles and waves a hand at Sesshomaru. Satoru stands. What kind of creature is that? It's as big as a deer, but it's riddled with green scales like a fish.

"So, you two are together, then?"

Kagome drops her hand. "What? Me and Sesshomaru? No way. He hates humans and barely tolerates me."

"Priestess, tend to the fire," Sesshomaru says, dropping the beast and the firewood down. They land with a thud and the sound of rain falling follows. Satoru keeps his face blank, but he doesn't believe a word Kagome just said. He doesn't know this demon very well, but it's obvious Sesshomaru does more than tolerate Kagome.

The pot sizzles and Kagome makes an impressive cat yowl. "No! My pot!" She tries to run out, but Satoru blocks her path.

"I'll get it," he says, though internally he is kicking his own ass. This rain is some kind of acid and he's volunteering to get her pot? Satoru grits his teeth as he walks out of the cave and retrieves the pot. There is some water in it at least. And it's not sizzling now that the rain isn't hitting it.

"... Why aren't you wet?"

Satoru blinks. So, his infinity is working.

Wait.

He went out to retrieve a stupid pot, and he wasn't 100 percent sure that infinity was working? "Family secret," he quips, setting the pot down. Kagome may not have cursed energy, but he isn't convinced she didn't cast some kind of spell. "It's not affecting the forest. Maybe it doesn't react well to this material? Though the pot isn't melting now, even with the water in it."

Kagome huffs. "That's just great. I do have some water, so we aren't in dire need, but I was trying to be resourceful."

Satoru turns to the side right as a scale hits infinity. He scowls at Sesshomaru, who goes back to plucking the scales off. Thunder booms overhead. He bites back a sigh.

It's going to be a long day.

A/N: You don't see this and I don't know what the plot is. I only got vibes.