InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Indolentia ❯ Through the Well ( Chapter 17 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Kagome awoke early before the sun was up. She was going to go back to the shrine and explain to her mother what had happened. She tried to sneak out unnoticed, but she saw Inuyasha's ears twitch, and a moment later he grabbed her arm.


"Where do you think your'e going?"


"Home to tell my mom that everyone is coming today. She doesn't know yet, and I didn't want to just walk in and scare her."


"I'll come with you."


"No it's okay really. I can go by myself, I'll be careful, i have Kikyo's bow, and the well is not that far."


"I... you'll take too long. If I carry you we can be back before the lazy monk wakes up."


"Well if you don't mind I guess I don't."


Kagome smiled, and they stepped outside together. The sky was a brilliant swirl of color. Salmony pink with orange splotches. She looked over at Inuyasha, he had his face turned upward slightly, he seemed almost peaceful. Then he turned, his eyes met hers, and she blushed.


"Inuyasha...maybe we should I mean what... oh nevermind."


He cleared his throat. "Hop on Kagome, the point in me going with you was to hurry, not move like slug demons."


Kagome sighed and shook her head, but she did climb onto his back. Immediately she felt completely safe. Inuyasha lept through the trees, and Kagome once again felt like she had grown wings. She snuggled into his back and inhaled the smell of him. Kouga always baited Inuyasha by telling him that he smelled like dog. He didn't. Inuyasha smelled like earth, and rain, fresh grass, and sunshine. She couldn't get enough of that smell.


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"Kagome?"


"Mmm Hmm."


"Uh...we're here."


"Oh yeah sorry."


Inuyasha took a deep breath to keep his composure, as Kagome's hands slid down the front of his haori. She didn't mean to make him shudder, he knew that. It was an innocent action, that she had taken millions of times before. Before you hadn't kissed her baka. If a couple of kisses could do this to him, he wasn't sure he wanted to kiss anyone ever again. Yeah right.


"Inuyasha are you coming?"


"Huh? Oh yeah, your'e the one whose taking so long. Lets go."


He walked past her as quickly as he could, trying his damndest to hide the red tinge on his cheeks.


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"Momma!"


"Kagome, and Inuyasha too, what a happy surprise! Back so soon, oh I'll make some tea. Have you already had breakfast? Inuyasha you look flushed are you sick?"


"I don't get sick."


"Oh of course not, I just worry so, about both of you."


"Feh"


"Oh I know that you wouln't let anything happen to Kagome Inuyasha. She is so lucky that she found you before some nasty demon found her."


Inuyasha winced at his first memory of Kagome. He hadn't been very nice.


"Your'e right mom I am lucky."


As Mrs. Higurashi turned and started messing with the refrigerator Kagome sent Inuyasha a private "I meant that" smile. His face turned a deeper shade of crimson.


"Mom I have got to tell you something."

Mrs. Higurashi's face was solemn as she turned to face her daughter "What's happened? Is it Shippou?"


"No mom it's nothing bad it's something wonderful." Mrs. Higurashi noticeably relaxed. "Sango, and Miroku and Shippou and I mean all of us can get t hrough the well."


"What do you mean honey?"


"When I purified the jewel, I had to make a wish, and I wished for the time slip to remain open for the ones I loved, and the jewel, it opened the portal wider. Is that okay, I mean could we all come stay here for a few days?"


Mrs. Higurashi smiled, and took out another carton of eggs. "I would love to meet them, I feel as if I know them already. I'll fix up the spare bedrooms, and get some breakfast ready. You two hurry along and get the others. Souta will be so surprised when he wakes up."


"Surprised about what mom? Cool Inuyasha's here."


"Hey pup."


"Are you guys gonna stay tonight I just got a new video game we could play."


"Yeah runt, we gotta go somewhere for a little while, but we'll be right back, help your mom out okay."


"Sure Inuyasha...I always help her out around the house. I painted the well house all by myself last weekend."


Kagome smiled inwardly at her brother's admiration. Then laughed out loud when Inuyasha asked "What's Paint?"


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Miroku stretched lazily and yawned obnoxiously, trying to be as loud as possible. Sango slept not three feet from him her head resting on her hiraikatsu, kirara neslted in a ball just above her knees.


How I wish it were that simple. Perhaps I could come back in the next life as a fire cat. Sango stirred in her sleep. Miroku tried to focus on something else. Uny-forms...yes Uny-forms... Sango in a Uny-form....


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When Sango awoke she didn't see Kagome, or Inuyasha, but she did she Miroku, staring at her in a not at all unpleasant way. Although by the look on his face he was envisioning something embarrassing. She sat straight up, her spine tingling pleasantly. Miroku jumped and grinned sheepishly.


"Allow me."


He then slapped himself hard across the face. Sango just stared at him.


"I wasn't going to slap you Miroku."


"You... you wern't?"


"No, but if you felt you deserved it then I suppose I probably should have."


Miroku sighed deeply. "I am so sorry Sango, really I don't know what comes over me sometimes."


"Yes well, do try to control yourself, and I will try to hold my quick temper." She blushed, and Miroku felt something stiffen in the way she looked sitting there. She is so beautiful.


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When Inuyasha and Kagome made it back, Shippou came running and threw himself into Kagome's arms. Inuyasha glared at him, but allowed him to be obnoxious, the little kit was almost trembling with excitement.


"Wer'e ready Kagome, can you show me how to play nine-teen-do? Can we stay the night? Can I have a pillow thingie to sleep on? Can we leave now? Were ready now!"


"Calm down Shippou" Kagome laughed at his questions, "Souta would love to have someone to play video games with, Inuyasha is terrible at them, and we will be there for a couple days, and of course you get your own pillow."


"So can we..."


"We'll leave as soon as everyone is ready."


Kagome didn't need to ask if anyone was ready. They were all standing there waiting at the forest path. Sango smiled at her, and Kagome flashed a smile back. Even Miroku was acting anxious, although Kagome was pretty sure it had allot to do with the handprint over his right cheek. She would have to ask Sango how Miroku had earned that one when she got the chance.


"Okay guys, my mom is exspecting us for breakfast, so we'd better get going. Just follow me."


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Shippou jumped up and down continuously as they made thier way to the well. Miroku and Inuyasha were both getting annoyed with his constant rambling.


"...and Kagome said I could have a pillow, and go to the candy store, and maybe I could play with her little brother, i've never had a little brother, I wonder if he'll like me..."


"Souta likes everyone, I'm sure you'll get along fine."


"Do you think so Kagome? Do you think he'll be afraid of me some humans are, I can be very scary you know."


"Your'e about as scary as Mrs. Higurashi runt."


"Whose Mrs. Higur-shi?"


"That's my mom, she is gonna love you Shippou."


"Oh"


"Were here" Miroku said to no one in particular.


Everyone gathered around the well.


"I'll go first, so I can show the rest of you how, and Inuyasha you go last, and make sure that everyone gets down okay."


"Hmmph"


"Okay I'll see you guys on the other side."


The familiar sensation of weightlessness and a swirling sensation then she was back in the well house, back in Tokyo. She climbed out of the well, using the rope ladder that gramps had installed so long ago. Then Miroku popped his head out, followed by Sango. He helped her out and they all turned to see Inuyasha jump out, Shippou on one shoulder, and Kirara in his arms.


"Kagome is this where you live?" Shippou asked looking around the well house with a wrinkled nose.


"Of course not silly, follow me and we'll go up to the house, momma made us all breakfast."



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