InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love and Insanity ❯ Down the Well ( Chapter 31 )

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Love and Insanity




A/N: Well, so check this out, i went to Hawaii with my ex, I had lots of fun. I hope you guys are having a fun summer? As for me, I'm homeschooled, its just like any other season lol. So yeah, my trip to japan... the plans keep changing by the second... we've already paid $500 to get me into a foriegn exchange program and they say i may leave by august. My mom thinks we should wait till i get a school in Tokyo, or just to wait and get into the program to be an english teacher there, but that doesnt start for a while. I don't know what i think yet, but I guess that doesn't matter to you guys, you just want the story! I shall keep you no longer from what you crave! Let the show go on!




Chapter 30


Down the well




It had almost been a full week since Ao Tokoyami hung around that well.

He knew the answer was close... he just couldn't figure it out. He would be damned if he was going to ask his mother about it. He needed to figure this out on his own. What could the miko and the half-breed have that he didn't have to get though that well? His mind kept turning him to the fact that they both had human in them. He growled in frustration and punched another wall of the well, sending it crushing and flying away.

"Ao, the answer you seek is so simple, it's in your very position..."
he could hear his mother's voice in his head. He only had to think upon it for a moment before it dawned on him. His black eyes widened in realization, "The sacred jewel shards! Why didn't I-"

"Shhhh Ao, speak no more... They are watching, and are unaware of my assisting you,” Tenshi said in a soft whisper before the presence completely left his mind.

Ao Tokoyami immediately straightened up and frowned. He couldn't believe he didn't think of something so simple before hand. He needed to start being more aware of his surroundings. He couldn't count on his mother's help, it could get them both in allot of trouble.

He shook these thoughts and smirked, there wasn't much more to it anyway. Now he just needed to get the jewel shards, and figure out how to find the Miko once he got on the other side. With this in his mind, he quickly flew off to his cave to grab the jewels. It didn't take him long to grab the jewels and return to the well. The whole trip probably only took him a minute, he was just so fast. He couldn't help himself, he was excited to find out what was on the other side of that well. His mother never told him, he never knew there was such a place of mystery on earth.

He wondered if it led him to some magical place... or, as he feared, a holy place. He knew it probably wasn't though, his mother would have mentioned such things. He put the jewel shards in a pouch in his cloth wrapped around his waist. He approached the well, his toes hanging off the edge where one of the well walls had been ripped away, and looked down. He sighed before he jumped down, noticing he didn't just tap to the ground right away. He saw brilliant lights of blues, purples and white, like he was falling down an array of lights. Then he tapped to the ground.

Right then, it was as if the world itself gave a cold gasp at the creatures’ evil presence. The clouds floated over the shinning sun, causing darkness for a brief moment, followed by a fierce whip of wind. But it only lasted for that brief moment, like acknowledging him.

He flew out of the well and out the doors, his wings carrying him in the air as he flew above the trees. He saw children out, walking about with their parents, totally oblivious to his presence. His movements were so fast, no one could see him long enough to get even a glimpse.

He immediately set out in search of Inu yasha and the Miko. "I will not rest until I find them and kill them..."



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Sango threw water on the last bit of the field. Since her villagers had come here, the palace got finished much faster. The homes were almost done, and the crop fields were starting to bloom. The Lord of this town was so happy about hearing the palace would be done today, that he declared a big feast for the two villages.

She smiled at Miroku, who had just finished working on the palace and was wiping the sweat off his brow. He gave her a weak kind of smile as he walked passed her and into the hut that Shippo, Sango, and Miroku were staying in while they stayed here. Sango put away her gardening tools and joined him. This week had been hard work; it was time for a day off.

She started to run, eager to get to Miroku, when she suddenly heard an old woman calling to her.
"You! Demon slayer!"

Sango stopped and turned to the hut next to the one she was staying in.
"How did you know-"

"Come closer to me..." the old grey woman interrupted her. She didn't even think about it as she looked into the woman's grey eyes and sat right down next to her. She started saying strange words she had never heard before and throwing things into a bowl of liquid in front of her.

"I see darkness in your future my child. Pain, and suffering, death follows you like a shadow, I can see it" The words of this woman began to make Sango feel uncomfortable. Those words almost made her choke. "How can you say such horrible things?!" Sango said in anger as she stood up.

"You are angry... I don't mean to irritate you. I only wish to help."

You see, I see another death in your future. I see four others with you, and a cat. I see you on a long journey. You have been traveling some time, haven't you? "

Sango nodded her head as she sat back down, listening intently.

"One of these companions will die... and their death is sooner than you think"

Sango's eyes widened, "Who? Who will die? When?" she asked eagerly.

"That, I’m afraid none of us can foresee, not even the greatest of oracles. Keep in mind, visions are only possibilities, but do not doubt them, for they will grab you by the heart and tear you apart. Heed what I have told you stranger, and protect yourself and your baby... hard times still await you. Your journey isn't over yet" Once she finished telling Sango all of this, she began humming and speaking in tongues that Sango couldn't understand again. This clearly pointing out that the conversation was over since Sango kept trying to get her to explain a bit better, and got no answer.

She sighed as she walked back over to the hut. If visions are only possibilities, she almost wished that she hadn't heard what the oracle had told her. 'I guess it's good that I know, I can warn the others...' she thought to herself as she walked into the hut.



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"Inu yasha, don't push yourself to hard, you're still injured a bit..." said Kagome as she went through her back yard door and saw Inu yasha with his Tensusiega out, swinging it around.

"Stop worrying Kagome, It doesn't hurt nearly as bad, and my skin is patching up... We'll be able to leave in a couple days"

"Oh really now?" Kagome said as she rested her wrists on her hips and tapped her foot. "And how do you expect to NOT get your butt kicked this time? HUH?!
Got any bright ideas?" she snapped back. He backed away a bit frightened at the vien popping out of her forehead.

"What else are we suppose to do? If we stay here... he's going to figure out how to get in this world eventually. Who knows what kind of suffering he will inflict to these people to find us... he might not even leave! If he gets those jewel shards, he might destroy everything here!"

"Well then..." Kagome calmed herself, "I guess we'll have to think of something..."

"Yeah... right"

The conversation ceased at that point for a while. There was a nice cool breeze coming though the shinning sun. "Come on Inu yasha, lets go eat breakfast" said Kagome as she walked back inside the house. Inu yasha sheathed his Tensusiega as he followed her into the house. Once they were all finished eating breakfast, Kagome gathered the dishes and put them into the sink and began to wash them.

"Kagome, I'm going out to take Gramps to the doctor and get some groceries. I wont be home for a couple hours."

"Kay mom, see you!"

As Kagome was washing dishes, her mind began to wonder. Her little brother Souta came from the living room and opened the refrigerator door, grabbing a carton of milk. He didn't say anything until he had poured his milk and put the carton away.

"Kagome?"

"Yes Souta?"

"How did Inu yasha get so hurt?"

She paused, "Fighting..."

"Did he win?"

Kagome gave a nervous laugh and turned back to the plate she was washing. "It's not over yet..." was all she said. As soon as those words left her mouth, she felt something horrible burst inside her. She gasped as she dropped the dish she had been washing and it shattered on the hard floor. Something wasn't right in the world, the feeling of evil almost suffocated her. She knew this feeling, she had felt it once before, when Tenshi came for Kikyou.

"Are you ok, Kagome?" asked Souta worriedly.

"I..." she breathed heavily, "I've got to go get Inu yasha" she ran through the broken glass with her bare feet. She didn't even feel the pain of the glass piercing through her feet, the presence of evil was all she could seem to feel at that moment. She ran up the stairs and heard her door slam shut as she approached the top. It was Inu yasha coming from her room.

"Inu yasha! Something is coming!" she said as she fell to her knees, just feeling the pain in her feet.

"I know, it's him... Kagome, what did you do to your feet?" he asked as he kneeled down and set her feet in his lap, seeing all the blood and bits of glass.

"It's nothing. I just dropped a plate, that's all. It's not important! What are we going to do! You can't fight him now! OUCH!" she gripped his robes as he pulled a large chunk of glass from her foot.

"Sorry," he said, "You don't need to worry, he just caught me off guard that's all. Besides... if I don't go to him, who knows what he'll do, or who he'll kill!" he explained, pulling out bits of glass from her feet. He carried her to the bathtub and sat her on the edge of it as he started running warm water over her feet. "Ok, that will do. I have to go"

"No Inu yasha! You can't! You're not well enough, he'll kill you!"

"I'm the only one who can protect the people of this world right now... he could be killing people right now."

"I'll come with you then"

"NO!" he shouted at her, gripping her arms, "I'm not going to let you die..."

"Just let me help! We fight together all the time! We killed Naraku together incase you don't remember."

"You don't understand. He's not like anyone we have ever faced before. His power makes Naraku seem like a teddy bear!"

She giggled, despite the situation... she never thought she would here Naraku and teddy bear in the same sentence.

"I'm serious Kagome... He's not of this world. He's not really demon, and he's definitely not human, he's something else. And he's after you, and the jewel shards... I won't let him hurt you, and we can't let him get those jewel shards! Who knows what the Datenshi plans for it's use."

There was a pause while she stared into his eyes with her watery orbs. "I have this horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach, like something really bad is going to happen-"

He silenced her with a kiss, and she melted into it. He broke off the kiss and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him. "Don't worry, I'll be fine... Go back into the well, wait for me " he said before he let her go and ran out the door. She sat there for a moment, her eyes looking to the door he had run out of. She felt anger inside her, "Inu yasha... you fool! Always has to do everything himself! Can't he ever let me help!?" she shouted angrily. She sighed as she grabbed the sacred jewel shards and began to pack her back pack. She couldn't shake the horrible tremble in her stomach. It just seemed to bother her more as she packed.




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"What a strange world, I see no demons, and I sense no true evil. What is this place?" Ao Tokoyami thought to himself as he flew above the buildings. He was flying to high for anyone to notice. He tapped down onto the soft grass behind a building. His wings receded behind his back and be started to walk the streets of Tokyo.

He got very strange looks from people. Some of them looked worried, others laughed. These people, they couldn't sense his evil, they didn't have a clue. This must have been some sort of dream world, where demons no longer exists, and the world lives in peace. "How disgusting" he thought.

Never the less, he had no idea where Kagome was. He still couldn't sense Inu yasha's presence anywhere, and he couldn't feel Kagome's presence. He wasn't able to sense the jewel either. When he tracked it down to Kouga, it was a tip he had gotten.

His features turned angry as he approached the first person he saw, an old man, walking along side a young woman. He walked right up to the old man and lifted him up by his collar. The poor old man trembled, while the woman freaked out,

"Let go of my father!" she said as she tried to pull him off.

"Where is the Miko?!" he demanded.

"The.. the what?" the old man asked.

"KAGOME! WHERE IS SHE?!"

"Please, sir, I don't know what your talking about. Please! Don't hurt me!"

People were beginning to crowed around. He looked around and dropped the old man on the ground. Many whispers were heard as he walked right passed them all and continued on his search. He could hear some of the whispering voices faintly. "What was that all about? What's with that weird costume?! It's not Halloween..."

He ignored them as he walked by. They weren't worth the trouble, they were weak. So clueless... "How am I suppose to find her?" He continued to walk down the sidewalk. There was a huge building that many people were in. There were so many, he figured maybe he would find Kagome in there too, so he went to check it out. As he walked into this place, he saw many different rooms with clothing and jewelry and all sorts of treasure.

"Excuse me!"

He turned around to see 3 young women looking at him in awe. "We just wanted to tell you how cool your costume is! Well that, and also my friend here thinks your cute" said the girl with the really short straight hair. The one in the middle blushed and they all went into a fit of giggles. He cracked a devilish grin as he grabbed all three of their hands and bent down to kiss each one. "My name is Ao Tokoyami, it's a pleasure to meet you all" he said as he then let go of their hands.

They all blushed deeply, turning away and giggling.

"Well, my name is Yuri, this is Ayumi, and this is Eri. So yeah, are you going to a costume party or something?"

"Ummm, I'm sorry, costume party is not a term I’m familiar with"

"Hehehe... that's a good one. That's great that you dress up for kicks. So want to go to the movies with us?"

"My apologies... but I'm actually looking for someone. Perhaps you can help me out. Do you know a young lady by the name of Kagome?"

"Kagome? Yeah we know her, she's like our best friend!" Eri exclaimed.

"So how do you know her? " Yuri asked.

"Oh we go way back. She has something of mine, and I really need to get it back"

"Really. Well she doesn't live that far away. Just go back down the street, make a left and then its the next right. You'll see a huge tree, and that's the place" said Ayumi.
He thought to himself, remembering he was just there not to long ago. 'So she lives by that well'.

"Thank you ladies, you have no idea how much you've helped me out" he grinned somewhat wickedly as he turned and left.

"Ja mata!" Eri sighed dreamily after him.

"Why is it that Kagome never introduces us to all her hot male friends?!" Yuri huffed.

"She just wants to keep them all to herself, how selfish!" Eri crossed her arms.

"Anyway" Yuri began, "Lets go, I still need to get a new bathing suit AND new shoes"



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Inu yasha sniffed his scent out, and it led him to a huge building. He instantly recognized it at the place Kagome took him to, she called it a mall. He walked into the mall and followed a scent, noticing instantly that his smell was mixed in with another familiar scent, but he couldn't quite place it. He followed it up the escalator, and the scent led him to a very feminine store. As soon as he walked into the store, he recognized the three girls hanging out in the corner of the shop, where the fitting rooms were.

"Hey you!" he said as he approached the girls. One of them who was just about to get into the fitting rooms turned around and they all looked to see who was talking to them.

"Hey I remember you! Your Kagome's boyfriend!" Eri exclaimed.

"Your all dressed up too!" said Ayumi.

"Are you looking for Kagome also?" Yuri asked.

"What do you mean also? Was there someone looking for her?" Inu yasha asked.

"Yeah, he was in a really strange costume. He said that she had something of his and he needed to get it back."

His eyes widened, "Where did he go?!" he asked impatiently as he gripped Yuri's arms and shook her.

"Let me go! You could ask nicely you know!" Yuri yelled as she yanked away from his grip.

He growled, "Tell me where she went!"

"I think he's jealous" Eri whispered in Yuri's ear. She nodded knowingly.

"He's going to Kagome's place..."

"You told him where she lived?!?!"

"Well why not?! He seems much nicer than you!"

He was taken aback by this comment, but quickly shook it off. "How long ago did he leave?"

"Like 5 minutes ago"

"Shit, that means he's probably already there!" he realized as he took off in the direction of Kagome's house.

"YOU COULD AT LEAST SAY THANK YOU! Sheesh, I don't know what Kagome sees in him. That's the second time I've ever seen him and I already don't like him" Yuri said as she rested her hands on her hips.



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Kagome zipped up her bag and whipped it over her shoulder. She made her way down the stairs and out the front door. Just as she was getting to the well, she hesitated. That feeling of evil was stronger now. He must be here looking for her. Her eyes widened, "Souta!" She dropped her bag and ran as fast as she could back into the house. She slammed open the door , "SOUTA! SOUTA!"

"You don't have to yell, I'm right here" Souta said as he came out of the kitchen.

"Oh thank god, Souta, come on, we have to go!"

"Why? Where are we going?"

She ran up to him and grabbed his wrist, pulling him with her. "We're going to the feudal era..."

"WOW, REALLY? AWESOME!" He said in excitement.

Kagome ran with her little brother in hand to the well. She grabbed her backpack by the well and began helping Souta into the well, until she heard a voice that froze her in place.

"Going back are we? Kagome..."

Her eyes widened, and she slowly turned around to face the creature speaking to her. The moment her eyes met his, it was almost as if his eyes held her paralyzed. She felt a wave of evil completely surround her just by being near him. It was so powerful, so strong.

"I've been dying to meet you. I must say, I can't blame the dog demon and the wolf now that I finally see you. Your beauty is only matched by your Miko power... such a great package If I do say so myself" he grinned.

"Kagome... what is that?" Souta asked fearfully, hiding behind her sleeve.

He laughed a cold hearted laugh that chilled her to the very bone, "I'll be the one to kill you"



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A/N: That's it, I'm off to finish my demonic demons chapter. I hope this chapter filled your minds with disturbing images of what is still left to come! Will I kill someone off? If I do... who will it be? FIND OUT NEXT TIME ON.... LOVE... and insanity.
hahahahaha don't forget to review!!!

~Arianna~