InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Another Girl Has Crossed Time ❯ Chapter Five ( Chapter 5 )

 

“What an ancient looking well,” muttered Kiki. They arrived at the well around noon. It was made of very old wood. It stood in the middle of a little grassy plane. The plane was surrounded by a bunch of different looking trees. Some of which, Kiki never seen before. Probably because none of these trees grew around where she lived or she was just a complete idiot or she never really looked at the trees until she came here. Either way, she didn't remember them.

 

Kiki stared at the others. What if she could never come back here? She knew they'd come to see her, but she liked it here and wouldn't mind visiting. Or worse, what if it didn't work? Kagome did say only herself, InuYasha, and Kyo were the only ones that could travel the times with the well.

 

“Well,” Kiki said to break the silence. “I hope this works.” She took a deep breath and jumped down the well. She closed her eyes, praying for the well to work. She prayed to be back home and to be back with Riku and her family.

 

Her feet hit ground and she opened her eyes. Looking around, she couldn't tell if she was back in her time or not, so she climbed the wall. `I guess the rock wall they installed at school recently turned out to be useful,' She pulled herself out of the well and found herself in a little shrine.

Flashback

 

“If you do go through, you'll end up at my family's shrine. Just tell them that I sent you through. They'll understand,” said Kagome before Kiki went through the well.

 

End of Flashback

 

“I guess this is the shrine,” muttered Kiki. She walked up the steps and opened the door she looked around and everyone was asleep because it was in the middle of the night. She didn't want anyone expecting her of robbery or whatever. So, as quietly as she could, she left the house.

 

She walked along the street slowly, still thinking about Kyo and the others. She would miss them, but she was back home now. She walked, not sure where she was going. She soon found herself at her secret get-away spot. She wasn't sure why she didn't go straight home. She couldn't explain why she went here or all places.

 

Cherry blossoms grew everywhere. They grew so close that some of their roots overlapped others. She squeezed herself through two trees and walked into the little clearing where no trees grew, but the ground was littered with millions of light pink cherry blossom pedals. She was too deep in thought to realize that someone else was there.

 

“Kiki!” she heard a voice say. She looked up and saw Riku get up.

 

“Riku!” Tears filled her eyes as she ran about five steps to him. “I missed you so much!” Kiki looked into his amber colored eyes that began to water slightly. He was a tall guy, at least a head taller than Kiki. His light brown hair went down to his eyes. She wore a sweater and his school uniform—a black pair of pants and a black short sleeved collared shirt that buttoned with silver buttons.

 

“Kiki!” For the first time in their relationship, Riku was the one that embraced her. She always hugged him. She couldn't remember a time when he hugged her until now. But…he still didn't have that warm feeling she got when she was in Kyo's arms…the warmth simply didn't exist with Riku.

 

Despite that fact, Kiki hugged her back. “R-Riku,” she whispered.

 

“Where were you? Everyone is worried sick over you!” Riku let go and pulled her back gently, keeping his hands on her shoulders. He looked down into her eyes and waited for an answer.

 

`What do I say? I can't tell him that I went back to the Feudal Era. He'd think I was insane…' she thought as she looked back into his eyes. “I…I don't remember. I don't even know what happened…” She closed her eyes and looked down. She hated to lie to him. It really hurt her, but she had no choice.

 

“Do you remember what you did the night you disappeared?” asked Riku. He desperately wanted to know what happened to her. She was away for almost a whole weeks. She disappeared without a trace. No one came in or out of her room that night. No signs of a break-in. it was as if she disappeared into thin air.

 

Kiki shook her head. “I just remember going to school and then coming home. That's it. I don't remember these past few days at all. I want to go home and see my family though.” `And take a bath,' she thought to herself.

 

“Alright. Let's take you home,” Riku took off his sweater and draped it over Kiki's shoulders. They walked out of the trees and made their way home. Kiki wrapped the sweater around her tighter. They walked in silence, not knowing what to say to each other. Kiki stared at the bright full moon in the sky, think of Kyo and the others…

 

Before she knew it, they reached her house. It was a simple little house, big enough for four people. The white paint with dark blue trimming was welcoming, even in the middle of the night. Riku took out his key that Kiki's parents had given him for some strange reason, and opened the door. Kiki turned on one of the lights; the white living room was bright and had a homey feel to it, which she liked very much. It had one couch, a loveseat, a wide-screen TV, and in the middle sat a nice little coffee table. Kiki breathed in the wonderful smell of mint that filled the house.

Not sure what to do, she went up stairs and into her parents room. She turned on the light and went to stand near their bed. She bit her lip, about to cry. They looked like this was their first time they actually slept in days and the bags under their eyes told her that they had been crying, long and hard.

 

“Mom, Dad,” Kiki whispered as she gently shook her sleeping mother's shoulder.

Her mother opened her eyes, closed them and turned over, muttering, “I must still be seeing things.”

 

“No, mom, really, I'm home,” said Kiki a little louder. Tears silently streamed down her face.

`They have been worried sick over me and here I am, as find as I could be,' she though miserably. Her mother rolled over and stared at Kiki.

 

“KIKI! Oh my goodness! Kiki! You're home! Nobuhiro! Wake up! Kiki's home!” cried Kiki's mother. She jumped out of the bed and hugged her daughter tightly, tears spilling out of her eyes.

 

“What? Kiki! Megumi! You're sister is home!” Her father yelled out of the door before rushing to Kiki and hugged her tightly. Her sister ran into the room, tears spilling out of her eyes at the site of Kiki. The family stood in the middle of the room, hugging each other tightly. Riku stood patiently.

 

The next morning, they asked questions, but Kiki couldn't answer them. They let her take a bath, eat, sleep, whatever she needed. Her sister even went to her Jr. High to get her books and homework. Her friends came by and helped her with schoolwork and to hang out and talk. She would return to school in three days. Her parents wanted her in their sight at all times for a few days.

 

She silently missed Kyo and the others, wishing they would come and see her. Then it hit, she didn't tell them where she lived. How where they to find her then? She hugged her bear to her chest in the middle of the night as she thought about Kyo's warmth, InuYasha's sharp personality, Kagome and Sango's kindness, Miruko's humor, and Shippo's kid personality. She missed them and she missed the Feudal Era.