Extremely awesome rambling of that author girl: Minna-sannnnnn! Hey all. It's been much too long, ne? cracks knuckles Let's see if we can get a tune outta this old… erm, story. I've missed fanfiction, dearly. If anyone cares, I'm soon to be 21, and reaching that chaos called adulthood. Gross. XD But I've been writing while gone, and have yet another story lined up besides LSDL. I haven't been active in the fanfiction community for a few years, so I'm a bit out of the loop. I hope even with the end of the Inuyasha anime the fan community is still going strong. - Which reminds me!

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Chapter Ten: Let's Do the Time Warp.

"Just…a little… bit… further, ack!" Kagome tumbled headfirst over the side of the well, getting nicely acquainted with the grass. Which apparently was the same as the grass back home. Well, duh. Grass wasn't really apt to change that much over time, was it? Speaking of, what "time" exactly was she in? This is like some bad "Back to the Future" remake. Where's McFly? I guess that's me. That makes Inuyasha the Doc!

Laughing, she flopped onto her back and stared up into the clear blue of the overhead sky. Her head hurt, and Inuyasha was- Inuyasha! She bolted back upright, her head angrily protesting the back and forth movement. "Inuyasha, what's taking you so long?"

"Keh!"

A quick glance at the well revealed two fluffy white ears barely peeking over the rim of the well. They were twitching in annoyance, no doubt because Kagome had managed to put him in a clothes-less situation again. One day he was definitely going to get her back for all of this. Crap.

His snort echoed through the recess of the well. "Damnit Kagome. You seem to have this thing for getting me naked." He pulled himself up a bit more, and Kagome saw a sly grin to go with those cute ears. "If you want me that bad, just tell me bitch."

"Don't kid yourself, Dog-boy." Blushing red, she turned away to stare at the safe trunk of a giant tree. "Besides, that's how you looked for our original human to hanyou conversation. First impressions stick and all that."

"Well, do what you did then. Find me some fucking clothes." He shook his head wryly. "I am so tired of this."

"Yeah? Me too. Maybe you should try and find some clothes by yourself!" She narrowed her eyes at the tree, imagining it as the ever-demanding Inuyasha. "You make a terrible Doc."

"Huh?"

She tilted her head to the side, imagination taking over as she put Inuyasha in goggles, a lab coat, and char marks. Then again… he's got the white hair, and eccentricity…

"Kagome."

"What." She snapped back to glaring at the tree. Head still hurting… need Tylenol.

"Kagome."

"What?!"

"Damnit bitch! Calm down!" Inuyasha sighed loudly. "I'm about as confused as you are, alright? But right now, all we've got is each other. So even though you drive me insane, I want you right by my side until we figure all this shit out. Ok?"

All the anger suddenly whooshed out of Kagome, and she felt very, very tired. "I know… you're right Inuyasha. What should we do?"

"Let's find someone to ask where we are."

She nodded. "Sounds good. What about… um… clothes?"

Inuyasha sighed heavily. "Let me climb out of this damn well… and do the sit thing."

"You sure?"

"Don't make me think about it."

"Gotcha." She waited until the rustling sounds of his emergence out of the well stopped. "You ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be. Last chance for peeks, Kagome"

She glared again at the innocent tree, refusing to turn around and see the smirk he was sure to be wearing. "Oh… you… sit!!"

And nothing happened.

She turned around, expecting the white fluffy dog Inuyasha. What she was not expecting to see was Inuyasha sitting next to the well, eyes scrunched shut, awaiting the change. Kagome frowned.

"Sit."

Inuyasha popped an eye open. "Maybe you're too far away."

Kagome gulped, and took a step forward. "SIT."

Pause.

Inuyasha cracked a grin. "I am."

"Not funny, unless you find it hilarious to be stuck walking around a foreign forest naked."

The grin slipped quickly off his face, replaced with slowly dawning comprehension. "Try it again!"

Kagome marched directly in front of Inuyasha, and took a deep breath. "Inuyasha, sit!"

"…Shit."

Two hours later, Kagome and Inuyasha were entrenched deeply in forest, and unknowingly walking in the opposite direction of Kaede's village. Which would have been helpful to find, but they didn't know that yet.

"This sucks." Inuyasha was walking a few feet behind Kagome, her sweater fashioned around his hips in an attempt at modesty. She had laughed for the first fifteen minutes of their walk, until he had offered it back. She told him to keep it, permanently.

Kagome had thought she'd be a bit cold in a simple t-shirt and jeans (with the ripped leg flapping annoyingly every time she took a step) as Inuyasha now had possession of her sweater, but the trek through the woods was keeping her warm. Her main worry was that they were lost. Very lost- as in a map would be crunched up and thrown away, and a compass would be stomped into oblivion.

"This really sucks."

Kagome whirled around to face Inuyasha. "I heard you the first time! Perhaps you'd like to lead?" She tried to hold onto her annoyance, but the sight of Inuyasha in the loincloth-skirt-sweater was too much. She broke posture and held her stomach as she burst into laughter.

Inuyasha glared. "Well, I'm glad you're having fun, because I'm -" he paused, and his ears perked up, picking up some approaching noise.

"Because you're a badly outfitted George of the jungle?"

He shot another death glare at the giggling girl, still concentrating on that far away sound.

Kagome wiped the tears from her eyes, and stood back up straight. "I'm sorry Inuyasha, it's just too funny. You know I-" she was cut off as Inuyasha suddenly pounced and dragged her forward, running. "Hey! What's going on?!"

"Shhh! I hear people up ahead. I think there may be a road."

"Oh. Great! Maybe we can ask them for directions… to… somewhere."

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "Maybe. Maybe not. Now be quiet."

They slowed their pace and quietly approached the area where Inuyasha had heard the noise of talking people. He motioned for Kagome to crouch down next to him, hidden safely behind a large bush.

"Hey, there's a dirt road!" Kagome whispered emphatically. "Shouldn't we follow it?"

"Not yet. We don't know when or where we are, so let's see what these people are like before we make our presence known." He watched the road expectantly. "It might be dangerous here."

Kagome blinked, impressed by the forward thinking of the hanyou. She was struck by the realization that as powerful as Inuyasha seemed, living his life as a hanyou had taught him caution. A wave of respect washed through her, and she nodded in agreement.

The footsteps approached, and Kagome heard the cajoling of a group of men. They were all outfitted in battered armor, complete with katana and topknots. Kagome's eyes widened as she watched them walk past on the dirt road. What the hell?

They both sat quietly for a few minutes, watching the men, and listening to the slightly different dialect. Kagome was completely absorbed, drinking in the presence of these locals of the past. I can totally use this in my history final when I get back home, this is great!

"Oi! Assholes! One of you want to lend me a pair of pants?"

Kagome blinked. That sounded like Inuyasha. But that was impossible, he was right next… to… she stared at the empty spot where her companion had been just moments ago. Her eyes shot back to the road, and sure enough there he was. Standing proud and defiant in next to nothing. "Inuyasha!" she hissed, "What are you doing?"

"Getting some better clothes. Now shut up and stay hidden. Those are bandits."

"What?!" All that newfound respect for his thinking flew out the proverbial window.

Sure enough, the group of men- no, bandits, had turned around at Inuyasha's shout. After drawing their katana, they strolled slowly back towards the hanyou. One of the scrawnier ones leaned his katana against his shoulder while scoping Inuyasha out. He spit rudely, and snickered. "You say something, stranger?"

Inuyasha smirked, pointed canine teeth shining in a purely predatory way. "I said, you look like an idiot."

The bandit frowned in confusion. "No you didn't."

"Well, I just did."

"What did you say before that?"

"I said that you couldn't hit a tree with that broken down katana even if it was right in front of your face, idiot."

"Hey!" The rest of the group formed a circle around Inuyasha, awaiting the reaction of their friend. The bandit scowled and picked at his teeth. "That's not what you said either."

Inuyasha shrugged, and crossed his arms. "You're right. Now I'm just insulting you."

From her hiding spot, Kagome winced. What is he doing?

The scrawny bandit spit again, and leveled his katana at Inuyasha. "I don't like your attitude, boy. I think I'll use you as my new practice target." He spread his arms wide, including the rest of his group. "Feel like teaching this punk a lesson, guys?" The rest of the men guffawed greedily at the chance for some bloodshed, and tightened the circle around the hanyou.

Inuyasha leaned into a defensive stance, and upped the wattage on his grin. "Bring it."

"Inuyasha, no!" Kagome jumped up from her crouch behind the handy bush. "You're way outnumbered!"

The bandits looked in confusion at Kagome. "What the hell… is that a woman?"

A short, fat bandit licked his lips. "Hey little flower, why don't you come over here?"

Inuyasha growled. "Kagome, you stupid girl! I told you to stay hidden!"

She splayed her hands out, completely at a loss. "I didn't want you to get hurt!"

"I'll be fine!"

"Well excuse me for caring!"

The bandits quickly grew bored of watching the exchange, and half moved anxiously towards Kagome. The other half approached Inuyasha, ready for a brawl.

The hanyou merely snorted. "Morons."

Before Kagome could even blink, Inuyasha was a whirlwind of action. With well placed punch after punch, the bandits fell easily, without the time to even swing their weapons. Kagome stood in amazement as Inuyasha dusted his hands off, and began to search for the cleanest and sizeable clothes to wear.

There were easily fifteen bandits, all knocked unconscious in a minute flat.

"Whoa. Inuyasha…"

"Hnn?" He looked up from his task of de-clothing the least disgusting bandit.

Kagome paused in awkward silence for a moment. "You're really strong."

A weird look passed through Inuyasha's golden eyes before he quickly looked away. "Whatever. Just a bunch of poorly trained humans." He continued on with his task, and Kagome averted her gaze to give him privacy to change. When he was done, he called her over. "We're going to follow this road and hope it leads to a fucking town. I'm hungry." And just like that, he continued on.

Kagome caught up and walked at a steady pace next to Inuyasha. "Don't you think you should take a katana?"

"Don't need it."

"Yeah, I guess you just proved that."

And again, there was that weird look in his eyes. Kagome frowned in concentration, trying to analyze his look without his knowledge. It looked like… shame. Her eyes widened. That was it. A combination of shame, guilt, and pain?

"Inuyasha stop it."

He glared at her. "The hell are you talking about, bitch?"

Kagome stopped walking, and turned. The pile of bandits was well out of sight now. Inuyasha was a sight to see in his stolen, ancient- well, not ancient in their present location- outfit. With that hard look of pain and shame in his eyes, he was the conflicting image of a hardened fighter and kind boy in the same body. She slowly reached her hand up and tenderly brushed a streak of dirt off of his cheek. The frosty golden gaze softened a bit, and Kagome smiled. "Inuyasha, I meant no insult. I'm not afraid of you, we've been through this."

Inuyasha sighed and glanced away, but grasped her hand when she pulled away. "I know."

Kagome grinned. "Perhaps a bit awed and intimidated, but not afraid. I could still take you in Mario Kart any day."

Inuyasha looked back with a hesitant smile in his eyes. "Weirdo."

She launched herself at Inuyasha, encasing him in a tight hug. He stood stiff for a minute, before his arms came up and tightly embraced her back. Smiling, Kagome privately enjoyed the moment of closeness before pulling away. "So cheer up dog-boy! Let's go find some food."

Inuyasha nodded, and tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear, golden eyes warm. "Wonder if they have anything good to eat in this place. I'm starved."

Half an hour later, the duo entered a small rural village. The forest had given way to rice paddies and vegetable fields, then residential huts. The further they continued into the village, the more people took notice of them. Then the whispering started.

"Look at that girl's weird clothes!"

"That boy looks like a youkai, but he's wearing the clothes of a bandit!"

"They must be youkai…"

"What do they want with our village?"

"Come to steal our food, no doubt."

As the whispers graduated to plain speaking and poorly veiled insults, Inuyasha's temper worsened. Kagome inched closer to the hanyou, trying to hide her obviously out of place clothing. "What should we do, Inuyasha?"

He spoke quietly, but his gaze was alert and assessing their surroundings. "I'm not sure."

"You there! Youkai! Get out of here, we've been terrorized enough by your kind!"

"Looks like they're not scared anymore," Inuyasha mumbled.

The proclamation had come from a teenage boy, who stood defiantly in their path. Kagome and Inuyasha stopped, unsure what to do. Inuyasha anxiously cracked his knuckles, unwilling to hurt a young human boy. Kagome quietly slipped her hand into his in a silent show of support and comfort.

"That's quite enough." An elderly man walked out into the road and gave a small bop to the top of the teen boy's head. "You should show respect to our honored guests… even though they do not wear their normal attire."

Kagome and Inuyasha exchanged confused glances. Honored guests? Sounded better than terrorizing youkai.

The old man pushed the boy out of the road, and motioned for the pair to follow him. "This way if you please, Inuyasha-sama and Kagome-sama."

Kagome's mouth dropped opened in surprise, and Inuyasha jerked at hearing his own name with the attached honorific. The old man started to shuffle away, and they followed at a safe distance.

"Sama? Inuyasha, how does he know who we are? And why the title?" Kagome whispered.

"Maybe that old bat Kaede was onto something. Other than that, I have no fucking clue."

The old man eventually stopped in front of the nicest looking residence in town. He turned, and bowed. "Please excuse my rudeness. My name is Tanaka, and I am the owner of this humble inn. If it would please you two samas, please take comfort in my inn for a night."

Kagome stepped forward and bowed back. "Thank you very much Tanaka-san. If you don't mind me asking, how do you know who we are?"

The old man nodded. "Yes, of course. Excuse me. I was visiting the miko Kaede-sama a few months back, and happened to see you two pass by. Tales of your accomplishments have not gone unheard in our village, and if it wouldn't be too much trouble, I'd like to ask a favor. But first, I do believe a hot bath and food is in order for you two. This way please."

Kaede-sama. The magic word. Not only was she onto something, she apparently lived in the Sengoku-Jidai. Kagome frowned, wondering how she suddenly knew what time period they were in. She shot a look at Inuyasha, only to find him searching her gaze.

"Sengoku-Jidai?" he asked.

"Yep," she nodded.

"Fuck, this is getting weird." He flexed his hand at his side, wishing he could do something to explain the situation all at once. "Should we trust the oji-san?"

"He said he knew Kaede, and I am hungry. Let's trust him for now, but keep an eye out."

"Hnn."

Tanaka-san called for a maid to set up the baths, and chatted with the duo while it was being prepared. When it was ready, he motioned for Inuyasha to follow him. "Inuyasha-sama, if you would be so kind as to follow me, I'll show you to your bath. Kagome-sama, our maid Eiko-chan here will show you the women's bath."

Kagome hesitated, and Inuyasha tersely shook his head. He mouthed "by my side", and looked back at Tanaka. "Sorry oji-san, but I'm afraid we can't do that. We'll take turns in the bath."

Tanaka looked back and forth between the two, noting the stiff posture and wary eyes. He sighed. "Times have become so dangerous that even the kindness of strangers is questioned." Kagome moved to explain, but Tanaka merely waved a hand. "Do not worry child, I mean you no harm. Taking turns in the bath will be fine. This way please," and with a weathered smile, began to shuffle forward and lead the way.

Hot water is one of the greatest things in the world, Kagome thought as she slowly sank into the welcoming water. Inuyasha was stationed right outside the door, ready in case anything should happen. She enjoyed the healing effect the water had on her body, and quickly washed. After she and Inuyasha had both cleaned up, they were shown to adjoining changing rooms and presented with fresh clothes. Kagome ran the dark blue fabric of the outfit between her fingers, amazed at the sturdiness of the cloth. There's nothing like this back home. She held the shirt up, eyeing the size. Looks a bit big though.

She jumped as she heard the shoji door slam open next to her. Throwing on the changing robe, she peeked out the door to see a highly pissed Inuyasha scowling at the heavens.

… In a light purple kimono with pink sakura details.

Inuyasha threw his arms wide, clearly frustrated, and shouted at the sky. "Whatever clothing god or deity I've pissed off, I'm sorry ok?! All I want is some pants! Gimme a fucking break already, shit!"

The stress of the day finally took a hold of Kagome, and she slowly slid down the door, collapsing into a heap of laughter. Inuyasha whipped around and Kagome could only point at the kimono, still laughing. He stalked towards her, looking ready to burst, until she held up a hand and cleared her throat. "Inuyasha, I think these were meant for you. They're much too big for me."

The hanyou blinked, and looked at the clothing Kagome was holding. A pair of dark blue hakama pants, hitoe shirt and an accompanying white kosode. His eyes feasted on the clothing as if it were made of pure gold. "Pants! Thank fucking god!" In his excitement, he grabbed Kagome's shoulders and planted a firm kiss on her lips. As he pulled away, the barest blush could be seen on his cheeks.

Kagome's face was no doubt beet red. She tossed the blue clothing into his arms, and motioned for him to change. He did so quickly in the other room, and presented her with the purple kimono. Where the hakama and hitoe had been sturdy, the kimono was smooth and soft, made of silk. A yellow obi, thick socks, and a pair of straw sandals completed the outfit. All in all, Kagome felt refreshed, and… pretty. She smoothed her hands along the silk, enjoying the sensation against her hand. I wonder what Inuyasha will think. She shook her head, trying to concentrate on the whacked out situation at hand. A change of clothes, and I think I'm ready to face this dream like reality.

She snorted. Right. Keep telling yourself that, girl.

A soft knock moved her attention to the door. "Kagome-sama, Tanaka-san requested that I inform you dinner is prepared."

Kagome slid the door open, and thanked the maid. Inuyasha was waiting, a slight frown on his face. He did a slow once over of Kagome, and jerked his head. "You ready to eat?"

Back in the present, Sango and Miroku were trying to take care of Shippo. And failing.

"Shippo! Do not set the couch on fire, Mrs. Higurashi will be pissed!" Sango snatched the charcoal lighter out of the kitsune's hands as he pouted.

"Where's Kagomeeeeeeeeee, I'm hungryyyyyyy."

Miroku was calmly watching the pair in a comfortable side chair. "That couch has been through a lot today. Inuyasha throwing it around, falling over it, now Shippo's arson-tendencies…"

Sango placated the kitsune with a cookie, throwing a glare at the pony-tailed boy. "You could help out, you know."

"Did I mention that I'm an excellent cook?"

"The last time I had dinner with you, your hand found it's way to my ass!"

"I couldn't help but show my appreciation of such fine artwork."

"Perverted moron."

As it turned out, Miroku was indeed a great cook. The Higurashi kitchen was still a bit bare (all the groceries were still in Kaede's extra freezers) but he managed to throw together a fine pasta dish. After eating, Shippo had passed out on the abused couch with an old blanket. That left Miroku and Sango to clean the dishes. The pair worked together in silence, both quietly worrying about the two who had disappeared down the well.

Sango paused scrubbing a dish, and sighed. "When do you think they'll be back?" A few seconds ticked by, and Sango turned to assess the holy man. "Miroku?"

Said holy nodded absently, not finishing his task of drying the pan in his hands. His attention was fixed on something outside the kitchen window. "I have a feeling it may be a little while, Sango."

"Why do you say that?"

"I don't believe it is normal for bees to pour out of old enchanted wells."

Sango whipped around to look at the well house, and sure enough, droves of bees were exiting the well in an abnormally straight line. The slayer set her dish back in the sink. "Wake the kit. We're gonna go follow those bees."

"Tanaka-san, this food is delicious! Thank you so much for your hospitality." Kagome was trying to politely devour the meal that was set so beautifully on the tray in front of her. To her right, Inuyasha grunted in agreement, refusing to look away from the food until it was completely gone.

Seated across from the pair, Tanaka-san smiled in delight at the happy guests. "It is no problem, Kagome-sama. I am always happy to treat friends of Kaede-sama." He softly set his bowl down, a somber expression etching his features. "Though I do not ask payment for all of this, I humbly request your assistance on behalf of the village."

Inuyasha's empty bowl clacked loudly against the tray, starkly showing a disregard for manners. He had finished his meal in record time. "What do you mean, old man?"

Kagome quietly continued on with her meal, watching Tanaka-san expectantly. The elderly man sighed, and motioned for the maid. "Eiko-chan, I believe it is time for a round of sake. If you would be so kind." The maid quickly poured three small cups of sake, and Tanaka-san moved to make a toast. "To overcoming obstacles."

Inuyasha and Kagome shared a glance. He has no idea. The pair from the future raised their glasses as well. "To overcoming obstacles," and young and old tossed the drink down. The sake was good, and burned their throats in a pleasant way. Eiko took the empty sake cups away, and Tanaka-san nodded as if to prepare himself.

"I mentioned earlier that I would like to ask a favor. You two have become slightly legendary with the Shikon no tama search, and defeating almost every single evil youkai that enters your path- the lady centipede in the forest, the hair demon Yura, the carrion crows, the thunder brothers Hiten and Manten- these are only a few of the stories we have heard. If not for these tales, I would not ask such a dangerous favor."

Inuyasha and Kagome stared in shock at Tanaka-san, and latched onto the only pair of names that sounded familiar. "The thunder brothers?"

Tanaka-san nodded. "Although their territory was miles from our village, the tale has still managed to reach our ears." The apparent demon slayers were silent, words escaping them. The old man took their silence as cause to continue. "As proper warriors, I humbly ask that you defend our village from an Oni that has been regularly attacking us. We've lost many good sons while fighting the beast, but have not yet managed to slay the monster. I am sure that you could easily dispatch such a low level youkai. Please samas, find it in your heart to help this humble village."

Kagome's mind was racing furiously, alternating between trying to absorb the information of the feats she and Inuyasha had supposedly accomplished, and making up an excuse. Think of something quick before Inuyasha says something rude!

The hanyou had a harsh frown etched into his face, and looked ready to protest. "Look old man, we really appreciate the help but-"

"But we've got a long journey ahead of us!" Kagome quickly interrupted. Both men turned to blink in surprise at the girl. She hurried to add onto the excuse. "We're so thankful for your help Tanaka-san, as Inuyasha just said, but we can't afford to spend more than one night in this village. We're on sort of a time limit, you see."

Tanaka-san nodded slowly, a bit of sadness creeping into his smile. "I understand. Our village doesn't register very high in the scheme of things, I suppose."

Kagome and Inuyasha both looked away, guilt filling them. They wanted to help the old man, especially after the first rate treatment, but the warrior stories were not about them. They were about a different pair with much more fighting experience. How could they knowingly throw themselves into a battle in a different time period with zero experience? Bandits were on a whole different level than full blown youkai monsters.

Tanaka-san smiled and nodded in acceptance. "Just as well. I could do no more than ask. Eiko-chan, perhaps another drink… Eiko-chan?"

The maid however, was no where to be found. As Tanaka-san started to explain how hard it was to find good help, warning bells started to echo throughout the village. Soon, shouts of the villagers could be plainly heard inside the room where the trio had just finished dinner.

"Oni!"

"The beast is back! Get the children to safety!"

"Men to arms! Defend the village!"

A surge of panic entered the old man's eyes. He stood quickly, ushering his guests to do the same. "Quickly samas, we must get you to safety!"

He slid open the shoji door and stepped onto the wooden wrap-around portico, pointing the way to safety. Kagome stepped out onto the porch as well, Inuyasha slowly taking his place beside her. Part of the village could be seen, houses burning in youkai-induced fire. There were screams of women and children, and men ran past, carrying whatever weapon they could find. Right in the middle of it all, on a direct path from the forest, was the biggest demon Kagome had ever seen. The Oni.

It stood as tall as three men, black as night with eyes blazing red like the fire it caused. Unlike another pair of red eyes she had seen, there were no traces of regret or humanity in these. Only unstoppable bloodlust. Sharp horns jut forward out of the thing's head, and long claws proved their deadly accuracy as they ripped straight through a defending villager. Kagome shuddered, scared beyond tears, but also enraged at the pure destruction the monster was causing. We have to do something.

Inuyasha stepped forward, clapping a hand on Kagome's shoulder. She nodded, agreeing to his unspoken request. The hanyou's eyes were hard, gleaming a fierce golden in the moonlight. "Tanaka-san!"

The old man turned, his eyes wide in fear. "Inuyasha-sama?"

Inuyasha nodded. "We'll fight."

(There's another chapter minna-san! I'm working on the next chapter as I submit this, so check back soon! Let me know if you liked it, ne? -) 3