It's been 5 years since Kagome re-appeared back in time to live out her days by Inuyasha's side. All of their lives have been going great. Kagome, who is 25 now, is currently pregnant and Sango, who is 26 now, already has 5 children in total. Rin, who is 16 now, is now a mature young teenager with a growing attitude and eagerly awaits Sesshomaru's occasional visits.

Unfortunately, Kaede has passed away, leaving Kagome as the only priestess in the village. Even with that unfortunate event, things were going great for everyone in the small village. It's peaceful there, with the occasional demon that they easily take care of. That was, until one day, the well re-appeared.

Inuyasha and Kagome were on a walk when they spotted the well in the field that they knew all too well. Instantly, the two made their way to it to check it out.

"Inuyasha, why do you think the well has returned? Does it want me to go back through it?" Kagome hesitantly questioned with fear in her voice.

"I don't know, but we won't know until we go over there and check it out." The woman's lover responded as he protectively walked just a little ahead of Kagome. The two of them finally reached the well and hesitantly looked down it.

"Oh!" Kagome exclaimed when she saw what was at the bottom of the well.

"Is that... a girl?" Inuyasha questioned just as shocked as his lover was. Sure enough, though, it was a girl. She had red hair down to her shoulders and wore black pants with a blue tank top. She wasn't moving and seemed to be completely unconscious.

"Well don't just stand there Inuyasha, go down there and get her. She might be hurt."

"Yeah, yeah, I'll go get her." He sounded annoyed but followed the priestess's order. He carefully jumped down the well and landed next to the girl who was all curled up. He scooped her up in his arms and then jumped back out of the well. So, there, at the side of the well, the pair checked her over and determined that she was just asleep and had no wounds they could see. So, not wanting to leave her there at the well, they began to take her back to the village to set her inside of their home.

As they walked away from the well, they turned back to look at it one more time, only to see it gone now. So, with nothing left to do there, they made the trek back to their hut. Meaning they walked through town with a strange girl in the half-demon's arms.

Seeing a random girl in Inuyasha's arms, their friends gathered in Kagome and Inuyasha's hut to figure out what was going on. Sango, Miroku, and Rin were the ones who followed them to their hut and surrounded the girl. They all were curious as to where this new stranger has come from. They never thought another person like Kagome would come through the well.

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It took about a half hour for the girl to wake up, but once she did she was bombarded by questions.

"Who are you? Where did you come from?" Inuyasha demanded as he kept his hand on his Tessaiga. He was clearly on edge.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?" Kagome questioned as she was just concerned for the young girl. The girl just slowly sat up and stared at everyone in the room. It seemed like she wasn't too sure what was going on around her.

"Are you okay?" Rin questioned hesitantly as the girl scanned over her face. Still, though, the girl did not respond. The young girl just blinked and opened her mouth before closing it again. She looked like she was in just as much shock as everyone else in the room was.

"Um... Where am I?" The girl finally asked after a few moments of confused silence.

"Well... Uh, that is a difficult question to answer." Kagome muttered simply. "First answer our questions. Are you okay?"

"I'm just confused is all."

"What's the last thing you remember?" Sango asked in a kind voice as if she was talking to one of her children.

"Well, I remember I was hiding out in the Higurashi well house."

"Why were you there?" Miroku questioned next.

"I had run away from my home and that's where I ended up."

"Wait... I think I recognize you. I think you and I went to the same high school." Kagome suddenly stated excitedly.

"Excuse me?" The girl seemed almost annoyed at what the black haired girl spoke. She was very defensive currently, but quickly softened as she looked over Kagome. "Wait... I think I know who you are. You're Kagome Higurashi, right? We did meet in high school."

"Your name is Kirai Heion, correct? You were a delinquent in our school two years below me."

"What does delinquent mean?" Rin interrupted suddenly.

"It means that I didn't do what others did. I was different and didn't listen to others trying to order me around." Kirai explained to the young girl. "And you're right. I was one."

"Was? You have a nose piercing and your hair is red. That isn't natural, right?" Kagome stated, irritating the new girl again.

"I'm an American, I can do what I want."

"What's an American?" Rin asked again, but she got no response this time.

"Now answer my questions," Inuyasha growled wanting to get to the point already. "How did you get here? Are you a threat?"

"What? No. I don't know how I got here. I tripped and fell down the well and woke up here with you people." Kirai seemed annoyed, but she didn't seem to be much of a threat to anyone, so Inuyasha began to relax. "So now answer my question. Where am I?"

"Well Kirai, you're about 500 years in the past. This is the feudal era." It was Kagome who finally spoke up to explain the situation to the girl.

"...Um... Excuse me, what?" Kirai didn't know how to respond at first. She was confused and horrified at the same time. "You... What now?"

"You fell through the well, which transported you to this time. The well then disappeared when we brought you out of it. I'm sorry Kirai, but you're stuck here. I'm not sure for how long."

"...That's... great." The young girl almost seemed relieved to be told that once the initial shock wore off.

"That's great? Why?" Miroku questioned, confused. The young girl just shook her head and smiled at the group.

"Thank you for bringing me out of the well. If it isn't too much trouble, do you think I could stay here for a little while?"

"Of course. You can stay with Rin in her hut, right Rin?" Sango directed attention to the younger girl. She happily nodded her head after a few moments of thought.

"Of course she can. I'd love to have a guest other than Lord Sesshomaru and Jaken!"

"Oh! We haven't introduced ourselves yet!" Sango suddenly exclaimed, startling Kirai. "My name is Sango and this is Miroku, my husband." She motioned to the monk sitting next to her as she spoke.

"As you already know, I'm Kagome," The black haired girl spoke next. "And this is my husband, Inuyasha. Well, he's actually my mate."

"Mate?" It was then that Kirai took a good look at the silver-haired male and saw the ears that sat on his head. "Um, the fuck?"

"He's a dog demon."

"Seriously?" Kirai walked over to the being and pulled at his ears. "Holy shit they don't come off."

"Oww! That hurts you wench!" Inuyasha yelled out in pain at the pulling.

"Oh, my bad." Kirai returned to her seat and looked a bit sorry for her actions. That caused the women in the room to laugh at the slightly injured male.

"Alright, this little get together is done now. Get out of my hut. I want to have time with my wife. She is pregnant after all."

"Pregnant? You are Kagome?"

"I am. Only about a few months though." Kagome seemed a little upset though.

"Is something wrong?"

"Well, I usually go up to the mountains to collect medicinal herbs, but Inuyasha won't let me in my current state. Meaning we're almost all out and I have no way of getting more."

"Medicinal herbs? Why?"

"Oh, I'm a priestess. Rin is a priestess in training and Sango is a demon slayer. Miroku is a monk."

"I don't... Okay, sure." Kirai was in shock once again. She wasn't sure if she believed what they are or not, but she'd just accept it anyway. "Do you want me to go up in the mountains to get what you want with the kid?"

"Kid?! I'm not a kid anymore!" Rin snapped angrily. Kirai put her hands up as if to surrender.

"Yeah, my bad. You're what, 15?"

"16!"

"I see, I'm sorry."

"If you want to go to the mountains with Rin, then I'd greatly appreciate it. But it's dangerous. Are you sure you can handle it? I mean you just got here and there are demons that roam around the mountains."

"I'm sure we'll be fine. Just give me a sharp object and I can handle myself and protect Rin."

"We'll give you a sword, does that work?"

"Of course."

With that, the two girls got ready to head out to the nearby mountains. Kirai was given a sword and Rin was given a bow with arrows. It was only the morning, so the girls had plenty of time to do what they had to do, even so, they made their way to the mountains quickly. However, once they got there, they ran into a problem.