Alright guys here's my new fic. I hope you like it. I decided on a new writing style and decided to write in a First person POV. (Kagome's). This is a new style for me and hopefully I didn't mess it all up. It is not beta-ed so if there are spelling or grammar mistakes I apologize.

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ARIGATOU!

Ch. 1 Note to Self

"In a normal plane of existence, it is speculated that two identical entities are not able to co-exist in the same realm lest they cause a folding of the space they both occupy simultaneously."

Hm. I hope Shippou is not giving Inuyasha a hard time.

"Students, do you believe that a person is able to travel through time, create a rift in the matrix of the space time continuum and come to meet himself or herself in the past?"

I wonder if he's almost done, I don't want Inuyasha bursting in here and dragging me away. Then I'd have to SIT him until he learned some manners and I'm sure that would only piss him off even more.

"I would like you to think on the matter further, then write me a five page report on your theories."

Finally I-

"Ms. Higurashi, I would like to have a word with you at the end of class, please remain in your seat when the bell rings."

Oh great. What did I do? I don't remember-

RRRIIIIIINNNNGGGG!!!!

Why is he looking at me like that? He isn't going to give me more homework is he?

"It has come to my attention Ms. Higurashi, that during my lectures you have been, shall I say, inattentive and starring off into space. I know that you have been out sick for quite a number of days and perhaps your medication is causing you to loose focus. Because I believe this to be the case, and shall give you the benefit of the doubt, I will give you another opportunity to improve your grades in my class. Therefore, I want you to write me a ten page report on the paradoxes and anomalies associated with time travel."

He wants me to what? I don't have time to write something that long! Inuyasha will have a heart attack if I have to take back that much homework with me! He'll think I'm not paying enough attention to finding the jewel shards and-

"Or else I will have no choice but to fail you in this course. Is that understood?"

"Hai, sensei, I understand." I'm not sure how I'm going to do it since I don't even know what this class is about but-

"Good. You are dismissed. Oh and Ms. Higurashi -say hello to your ojii-san."

Gah!! What is that man thinking? What does he think I do all afternoon, stay home and play video games with Souta? I grumbled as soon as I got home.

Did he really think some medication was making me all ditzy in class? Ugh, well at least that answered one of my questions. I had been wondering what my ojii-san had been saying I was afflicted with lately. He probably told everyone I had some sort of contagious foot fungus that made me lame and an air head. I mean really, couldn't he come up with something much less…embarrassing?

'Note to self: Help ojii-san come up with better excuses.'

Well at least I was feeling a little better now that I was home. So I decided I would just go pack my bag and add a couple of textbooks, as well as restock my emergency kit. I didn't want Inuyasha coming for me or badgering me about being too slow. I was definitely not in the mood.

Though, seeing all of the textbooks I was putting in my backpack I did wonder if I could apply to medical school after I graduated. I had been doing an awful lot of doctoring for everyone -especially the ever Impulsive I have Tetsusaiga and I'm invincible hanyou- back in the Segoku Jidai. Ugh…with the grades I had after missing so much school, they probably wouldn't even let me into their bathroom let alone into their classes. Oh well, I would think of a plan B later, right now I just needed to hurry up.

Uhh…I couldn't believe I had been so grumpy today. I think maybe all that jumping around from era to era was finally getting to me. Well I did wonder when it would. I had been doing it for two years and there's a lot more pressure now that I was in my high school.

Ok, I just needed to think for a bit. If I walked over to the well house slowly and calmly while breathing in and out, that should help…a little. I would just need to gather my stuff and head out.

"Bye mom, I'll see you later." I yelled on my way out knowing she would hear me from the kitchen.

"Alright sweetie, be careful. And say hello to Inuyasha for me."

"I will mom!" I answered wondering if she was ever going to stop telling me that.

Yet, as I opened the door to the well house and walked inside, I noticed my ojii-san was throwing some kind of trash into the well. I seemed to have startled him as I walked in. 'Good!' I thought somewhat unkindly. Well…he shouldn't be throwing stuff in there like it was some kind of garbage disposal. It's a magical time portal for goodness sake!

And just to prove my point I decided to ask in my kindest and sweetest voice. "Ojii-san, what are you doing in here may I ask?" My presence and my voice must have startled him because he looked up at me quite guiltily.

"Ahh!!"

"Er…I mean…what are you doing here child? Shouldn't…um…er…shouldn't you be on your way to see that considerate boy Hojo?"

"What?!!" I screeched angrily.

Why was he even bringing up Hojo? As if I'd want anything to do with a boy like him. Not that there was anything wrong with Hojo per say, but he was just too…just too nice and…boring! I needed someone like…I don't know, like Inuyasha. No wait, that's not right. He was rude, and controlling, arrogant, selfish, unsanitary, jealous, pigheaded…wait…what was I thinking before I listed all this…oh yes. I needed someone like…well maybe Inuyasha had his good points too. He always protected me, even if it meant putting his own life at risk. That was good and…well he was certainly loyal and carried me around when I was too tired…but that usually meant he was probably just complaining about me being too slow when he did.

Ok…well that took him out of my 'I need someone like…' list.

Then I supposed I needed someone like Kouga or…wait…no, not Kouga. Too possessive, much to thick-headed, never listens to a word I say, nope not him. Ok then there's Sesshoumaru. He was gorgeous after all. But…he was also cold, emotionless, not a very good conversationalist, but I bet he was sure able to listen -well if he felt like listening to someone blabber on and on- which I totally doubt. Not to mention he also hated humans. So lets see, he was umm, ok he…oh what does it really matter he was beautiful! So that in itself got him on the list. Hey! I am just a normal teenage girl after all.

I just wish I would be able to find someone who was a bit of a combination of all of them. Wouldn't that be something?

I laughed at myself. I could just imagine my eyes lighting up with little hearts at the thought of meeting someone like that!

Then, out of nowhere I suddenly heard a noise that interrupted my girlish fantasies. I immediately noticed that my ojii-san had conveniently disappeared. Ugh! He must of snuck out while I was keeping myself busy thinking about all of the men -er- youkai I have met. How dumb of me not to have noticed him sneaking off. I grunted clearly upset at his deviousness.

I wondered what he was doing in here to begin with though. I seriously couldn't believe he of all people would have been so irresponsible. Okay perhaps I was being a bit melodramatic but what if he had affected the way the well worked or something?

'And what if this time I ended up in the future instead of in the past with Inuyasha?' I wondered.

Huh, no Inuyasha. Hmm, interesting. Well perhaps that would not be too bad I supposed. But still I was going to have to talk to him about littering when I returned.

I walked over to the well and peered inside. It was dark. No help there, I still couldn't see what he had tossed in. So I decided to forget about it and just jump in as I always did. So I eased myself over the rim ready to jump in when something suddenly crept up my leg and tickled me. I let out a shriek of fright -being in a dark place where I had once been attacked by a centipede slash woman demon before would do that to anyone- and I fell back. I think I must have bumped my head on the edge because I suddenly felt a sharp sting of pain and then…nothing.

'What the heck happened?' I wondered as I suddenly awoke floating around in a shimmering blue light. 'I must have fallen in the well when something scared me.' I concluded. Well I guess it wasn't too bad. I had probably just blacked out for a few seconds and now I was on my way to the feudal era -albeit with a major headache- but I was still on my way nevertheless.

'Okay, another note to self: Deal with ojii-san littering in the well and clean it out of all insects -especially spiders- when I come back.'

So now I was even more grumpy. Who had time to do all of that with a ten page report due soon? Not me, that was for sure. And another thing- wait. Why is the light changing color and why is this taking so long?

Great. So now it seemed that I was right about my ojii-san affecting the well with his trash. I seriously had to have a talk with him when I returned…if I returned.

So I guess there was nothing for me to do now but wait calmly until the colors and magic of the well died down. Hopefully after another few seconds, I would be able to feel my feet touch down at the bottom. And I really hoped it would be Inuyasha who popped his head down the well's edge and told me I was just imagining things and being stupid for taking so long.

But when I didn't see him, or the roof of the well house, I decided I needed to climb out and make sure I was where I was supposed to be. So I hefted my backpack over one shoulder and began the arduous task of heaving myself out of the long, dark and rather smelly well. 'Why does it still have to smell like stagnant water?' I wondered panting with the effort of climbing out. You would think by now I would be in excellent shape, having done this a million times, but that didn't seem to be the case as I gasped for air, finally throwing myself over the lip of the well as I reached the top.

"Okay, I see clouds and trees, so far everything looks normal." I said to myself out loud while lying flat on my back and breathing heavily. I got up reluctantly and brushed myself off noting how my fuku had already acquired some major grass stains. Great.

'Updated note to self: Deal with ojii-san littering in the well, clean it out of all insects -especially spiders- when I come back, and find a way to pay mom back for all my ruined uniforms. My tasks are certainly getting bigger.' I thought crankily.

Well, I slowly stood up and looked around me, and tried to take note of any changes in the area. The first thing that did get my attention was that the sacred Goshinboku tree had shrunk. Or maybe it was just smaller? Not too sure, which one but it was not its normal size. And secondly, this place was obviously not the future.

So how far had I gone back this time? I wondered. And more importantly how was I going to get back? I guessed there was only one way to find out. I shouldered my backpack once more and straddled the lip of the well. Not wanting to jump in with too much momentum, I lowered myself onto my stomach on the edge first, and then jumped in. I didn't know if that would have actually made it any better but I had to try something different.

So I pushed myself off and nothing happened. Well…actually…I had landed on my butt pretty hard and might have actually sprained an ankle. But other than that nothing. No hum of magical energy, no light, and definitely no opening allowing me to travel thru time.

What was I going to do now? Well maybe I could try jumping in again. That wouldn't hurt any right?

A short time later -and with a definite sprained ankle and sore butt- I soon realized that even if I would continue to jump in multiple times and from different angles, the well was still not going to work.

Okay so I needed another plan. I could walk into the nearest village and look around and hope that there was someone who I would recognize.

Or…I wondered if I would recognize Kaede's mother?

Uhh…Probably not.

So I headed for Edo. Or at least the way I assumed Edo was. You know, I was never very good with directions.

So I walked into the forest, hoping that the way I choose was indeed the right way. And looking around I was suddenly glad that it hadn't gotten dark yet and that there was still plenty of sunlight passing through the canopy of leafy branches above as I suddenly felt so alone.

I continued to walk along -or quite honestly it was more like hobble along- for several minutes watching the sky and allowing the warm afternoon breeze to play with my hair. I was not paying very much attention to where I was going, but then again I never really did. And perhaps I should have known this was coming, but I still managed to get caught off guard as I suddenly tripped and fell.

And this wasn't your usual 'branch in the way' fall. That probably wouldn't have been too bad. Yet, somehow I managed to trip and fall over something rather large and rather angry. It flared its aura at me and even though it seemed to be weak, it still had enough power to make me feel nauseous. Great I was about to get killed by a big and grouchy youkai.

'Apparently this could only happen to me.' I thought as I continued to remain motionless where I fell.

But why hadn't I felt him until now? I know why I hadn't seen him -though how I could miss something so big was beyond me.

I would have gotten up and ran off but that would have been foolish as most youkai have super speed. Any demon would have easily been able to catch up to me, and eaten me, before I would have been able to even scream.

And even though I had my backpack I didn't have my bow and arrows. I ended up leaving them behind with Sango until I returned. Now I really wished I carried them around with me everywhere.

I slowly turned around and tried to get a look at the youkai that was behind me already imagining what a hideous and scary looking oni it would be.

What I saw instead was a trussed up and tied up youkai with torn, blood stained clothing and what seemed to be matted silver hair lying in the middle of the road I had been following. And somehow he looked strangely familiar. There was dirt and blood all over his face but if there hadn't been I might have been better able to distinguish his features.

The poor creature. No wonder he was upset and had been flaring his youki at me. Who wouldn't have? But who could have done this to him? Who could have even been possibly strong enough to subdue a demon like this? He was obviously powerful enough to hold a human form as many other lower demons held unsightly and hideous bodies unable to take a more civilized form.

I felt awful. I couldn't just walk away and leave him here could I? Besides I don't think another demon did this to him. It had to have been someone who knew about binding powers and the sort. I could feel some sort of magical power on the ropes that held him down. So maybe, just maybe I might be able to help him after all. I quickly crawled over to kneel by his side -hoping he wouldn't hurt me and that the people or youkai responsible for this wouldn't be showing up all unannounced any time soon.

"Its alright, I wont hurt you." I said trying to calm him. But when he turned his blood stained eyes towards me and growled threateningly, I couldn't help but shiver. He was angry alright and he looked like a wild beast, which was true in a sense. Youkai were not humans after all, but demonic entities. Still I had to get him to see reason, that I was only trying to help him.

"I don't know who did this to you, but I'm going to help you. But you have to stay very still for me so I can remove the enchantment on the ropes okay?"

His growls seemed to lessen to a degree but he continued to stare at me with those crimson eyes as if trying to see straight into my very soul. I shivered again hoping he wouldn't think I was afraid of him. I mean I was, but I thought that if he saw me confident and sure, he wouldn't think that I was just some scared and timid little girl.

"Onegai." I implored.

I saw him nod his head in acquiescence. So I began to place my hands over the rope that went around him and almost covered his entire body. He didn't move or make a sound as my hands began to glow pink. There was some sort of magic barrier around him that thankfully I was able to penetrate. I looked at him trying to make sure I hadn't hurt him with my purifying powers, or had scared him to the point that he just wanted to kill me, but once I looked at him I was sure that I had seen him before.

Too bad I hadn't noticed the five or six demon exterminator's that suddenly came out of the trees surrounding us sooner. And in my defense, I am a miko. That means that I can easily sense demonic reiki, not human aura's.

I was really startled and just stayed there rather motionless, but the youkai I was helping began to thrash and snarl angrily. I was hoping that he was growling at them and not me at this point. I mean I was still very close to a pissed off youkai, with my hands still on the rope that bound him, anyone would hope they were not on the receiving end of those guttural growls.

I placed my hand on the demons chest as if trying to calm him, unthinkingly patting him as I would cranky child, , trying to look at the faces around me. They wore the same slayers outfits that Sango did, only these were various different colors and not nearly as skin tight as my friends. And creepily, their faces were all covered with the same black breathing masks Sango had occasionally worn near a poisonous youkai. 'Great.' I thought. Why do they have to be humans? I mean I could probably fight a couple of demons on my own with my miko powers -at least I think I could- but not a bunch of professional, human, youkai slayers. Just great!

Maybe I could talk to them, get them to see reason….or something. Though they were kinda giving off some angry vibes. Probably didn't like me helping out the demon they had apparently captured and tied up.

Well, it was just too bad for them. So I guess here goes nothing.

"Hi!" Ok way too cheery Kagome, but don't stop now, you'll look stupid! Okay well more stupid than you already do.

Think. Maybe they know Sango or her family….or their her ancestors or something. Shoot, shoot I don't know her families names! Has she ever mentioned them? Crap!

"Well I was just…um…kinda lost and then I bumped into this…" If I say he's just some random demon maybe they'll think I'm stupid and crazy for trying to help him.

"…this, uhh…my friend here. I wasn't sure what happened to him but umm I'll just help him out of these ropes real quick then we'll be out of your way. So don't mind us!" I said hurriedly turning to my 'demon friend' and trying to untie his ropes with my now trembling hands. Thankfully, he remained still and only looked at me with those soul-piercing crimson eyes, which honestly only made me more nervous.

"WOMAN?!!"

Crap! Someone called me stopping me in my tracks.

"You will not untie this demon!! You will remove yourself from our way and begone wench or you, demons whore, will suffer right along with your Lord!!"

What the hell did they just tell me? Okay really now I was trying to be nice but now they seriously pissed me off.

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST CALL ME YA BASTARD?" I yelled before I could think better of it. I actually sounded very Inuyasha-like as I did. I think his foul language is rubbing off on me too much. Stupid Inuyasha!

The group of slayers seemed a bit taken aback with my little angry reply, apparently expecting me to be some meek, little docile woman who was going to run at their leader's first words.

A big, bulky man stepped forward then, his angry brown eyes starring into my now narrowed-eyed stare, daring him to insult me again. He seemed to be too angry to realize I hadn't stopped trying to untie the stupid knots that held the youkai down though all the while never taking my eyes off of his. Apparently he was trying to stare me down. I snorted lightly. As if! He wasn't aware that I constantly held a starring contest with Inuyasha whenever I wanted to go home. I had gotten pretty good at it too. So take that stupid man!!

"You whore, will leave this demon in our hands and leave…now. For if you do not do so, you will die right along side your master."

He said each word slowly as if talking to some mentally handicap person. Okay I was seriously angry now. Why do I have to be this youkai's whore? Can't I just be some friendly person trying to save someone from some apparently prejudiced people?

And calling him my master and Lord? That was just going way too far. I am Kagome, Kagome Higurashi, shikon miko, girl of the twenty-first century, modern woman who takes no one's crap, and no one, absolutely no one was going to call me a demon's whore!!

I slowly stood before my bound youkai companion, feeling my miko powers come forth and crackle slightly around me in my anger. I didn't want to overdo it and accidentally purify the very demon I was trying to help, so I modified my power as best I could. I was still learning after all and had not trained very well yet but I managed.

"You taijiya," I said standing up slowly and pointing at him, "will respect me, you will cease your stupidity and I will be untying my friend here." I said angrily stressing the word friend for his benefit. "Now get out of here because once he's untied I'm sure he'll want to eat your stupid asses for lunch!!"

I'm sure if I could have seen their mouths, they would have all been hanging open in shock. As it were, their eyes seemed like they were about to pop out of their sockets with their wide eyed incredulous stares.

I know I hadn't given much thought to the fact that we were outnumbered pretty badly, and by demon exterminator professionals of all people, but in my anger that fact hadn't seemed to register in my hazy mind. Well, not until the man stepped forward threateningly while several others were trying to stealthily sneak up behind my back.

"A priestess eh?" He said mockingly. "Are you not supposed to be a woman of purity then?" He laughed condescendingly. "But here you are defending a filthy demon. A monster who no doubt has defiled you. Did you enjoy it priestess? Did you enjoy having him between your legs, riding you like some soiled and common whore?"

Yeah the man was totally dead. If I didn't kill him, I was sure going to let the youkai behind me gut him. And if I would have been a demon, I think I would have been trying to transform into my inner beast right about now just so I could eat him alive.

Yet that brought me back to the dilemma at hand. We were still outnumbered and I was still unarmed. How was I going to stop them?

Well it seemed the question answered itself a few seconds later, or probably when I punched the guy in the left eye to be more exact. Well he was asking for it, and that was the only part of his face that was clearly visible with their masks on.

What I was not expecting, was for him to backhand me like some bad guy on one of those stupid late night tv shows Souta always tried to watch without moms knowledge. He hit me so hard my whole body was jerked sideways and I landed sprawled on top of the poor demon behind me with an 'umph' as the air left my lungs. He was pretty solid and it felt like I had landed on a pile of rocks or something, not quite the soft landing I was hoping for.

I felt blood begin to pool in my mouth and run down the corner of my mouth but didn't have time to wipe it away, so I just swallowed it. It was not the best taste let me tell you but it had to be done. It did give me the opportunity though to remain sprawled above the youkai and continue to try and untie him discreetly. I glanced up to gouge his reaction to all of this, yet I saw him looking at me oddly like if he was suddenly looking at a strange new species of animal or something. Having his intense eyes starring at my inexplicably made me blush and my hands began to shake again under his scrutiny.

Why did the stupid knots have to be so confusing and hard? Its like if some boy scout had tied him up or something. Jeeze. Since they were infused with some kind of magic I was beginning to feel the continual pull of my own powers making my body rather tired and weak. 'Great just what I need now.' I thought exasperatedly. But I was so close, I think I only had two or three knots left! Yes!!

No!! Why the hell did the stupid man have to pull me back up again? I was so close too. Hmm…what if I get him to…

"YOU SICK, PIGHEADED, STUPID, UGLY LOOKING MAN-" I yelled at him in my loudest voice.

My plan worked! He hit me again, though this time he didn't backhand me like I thought he would have. No, instead he punched me right in the eye. Hmm, it was the exact same eye where I had punched him too. I heard several feminine gasps of outrage, no doubt by the few female taijiya's in the group, as I fell back again pretty much in the same spot I had landed before; right on top of the youkai's chest. This time though not only did he look at me, he quirked a bloody eyebrow at me then proceeded to make me deaf with some really loud growls aimed at the man still standing above me. And since I was still sprawled all over him, I felt the vibrations deep down in my own chest. It was such an odd and strange sensation really but I couldn't waste any more time thinking about that now, I had only two more knots to go and then-

He yanked me up roughly by the hair and brought me nose to mask.

"I see you still want to feel your demon lover against your body wench, the way you drape yourself all over him trying to feel him one last time. Hm. Once I take you back to the village, back to my home, I will show you what a human man is able to do priestess. I will have you crying out my name once I plunge myself into your-"

"ENOUGH UYEDA!!" Came the harsh demand.

And just in time too. I thought. I sure didn't want to hear what he was about to say. And with the increasing sound of the youkai's growls and snarls he apparently didn't want to hear it either.

"Lets just take them back to the village first Uyeda, then we'll deal with them from there. But you will not touch the woman until we decide what to do with her. She is still a priestess after all, even though she has disgraced herself with this demon."

Someone grabbed my arms and shoved me forward. The rest of the slayers tried to grab a hold of the youkai's arms and drag him off. Yet a sudden surge of his reiki burst forth from his large frame, and with a snarl he was able to break through the last of his confines. I think I could have done a little victory dance then as I saw the sheer panic and fear pass the slayers eyes. Ha! There sure to get it now! I thought in triumph.

And as I saw him stand tall and regal -even in his torn attire- he turned and caught my eyes. Then…..he vanished. He -he had ran off! He just -just left me! To say that the taijiyas were surprised that he had escaped would have been correct. To say that I was surprised would have surely been an understatement. I was not surprised…..I was dumbfounded. No doubt I had just saved his life and he had just left me behind, as if I was of no consequence! Yet that had not been my only disbelief, for I was sure he would seek retribution and revenge for the demon slayers crimes against him, but that was also incorrect.

I mean what kind of demon was he? I had just saved him and he had repaid my kindness by leaving me to fend for myself with the now presumed enemies? Though the more I riled myself up and thought about his betrayal - for that is how I have now come to think about it- the more I thought that there had to be some sort of explanation.

Perhaps he was too injured to fight. Or mayhap he was just too weak and needed to gather his strength, for if he would have tried to fight them in such a condition then perhaps he would have only been wrestled and tied up once more. Hai, that had to be it. Surely he couldn't have tried to grab me and take me with him for by then the taijiyas would have gathered their wits about them and stopped our escape. They were professionals after all and had apparently been very good at their job if they had already captured him once.

The hands that held my arms throughout my internal debate soon increased their hold until it was almost painful. I was suddenly whisked around to stare into the same hate filled eyes of the demon slayer who had struck me.

"Now that your demon has abandoned you, we will make sure to take you to our village and punish you accordingly slut!" He sneered with malice making my stomach turn with the new situation I now found myself in. I could also feel the blood leave my face at the implication of his words.

Oh kami, onegai. I need to find a way to escape! I felt my wrists being bound before me reminding me again of how I had just saved one from such a fate such as mine. I was roughly shoved forward and ordered to walk. I could see my legs moving out of their own accord though I could not feel them at the moment. I hade never been much afraid of anything or anyone, for when you have faced the kind of demons -and rough mouthed hanyou- that I have, a part of you begins to desensitize to fear. Yet as I saw the lustful look of the male taijiya -who held the rope that bound me- I truly began to worry. I was in another time period where I knew absolutely no one, my only possible salvation had fled, and my miko abilities would not work on humans.

So now what? I wondered.

Since I believed myself to be a rather resourceful girl, I knew that I would be able to find a way to save myself.

Well, I really, really hoped that I would find a way to save myself before it was too late.

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