InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Something New ❯ Ch.2 ( Chapter 2 )

I don't own Inuyasha, or any characters, settings, etc affiliated with Inuyasha. I do however own all original characters in the story….so NO stealing XD But anyway, the first chapter was REALLY short, cuz I just wanted to get it out of the way…it was more of a prologue than anything… aaaand the first couple of chapters are gonna be boring and gay, but it gets better, PROMISE …but anyway ON WITH THE STORY!!!

 

 

  It was the perfect day to go sight seeing. The sun was shining, it wasn't overly windy, and the forecasted weather was rather mild. Bailey admired the view from her friend Yoko's apartment. She stood at the window a few moments more, and then returned to her job of packing essentials. Bailey was stuffing a few things into her small backpack she might need throughout the day, like bottled water, money, etc. when Yoko's phone rang. Since she knew Yoko was at work, Bailey picked up the phone.

    “Hello?” She asked.

    “Hey girl,” Yoko replied with a slight Japanese accent. Yoko had spent a year in America, as an exchange student. She had spent the time with Bailey's family. The two had gotten along so well that after Yoko's time in America was up, Bailey had decided to visit her in Japan. It soon became tradition for the two to visit each other once a year. Now, three years after graduating high school, it was Bailey's fifth time being in Japan.

    “Hey Yoko, what's up?”

    “Oh nothing, I had some free time and decided to see what you planned on doing today.”

    “Well, since the weather is so nice, I had planned to go exploring.”

    “Oh that's a great idea! There's a map in the kitchen drawer next to the fridge if you need it.”

    “Thanks, I'll probably be back around dark, but if not just call my cell.”

    “Ok, well, my boss is coming so I'll talk to you later!”

    “Ok bye, Yoko.”

    Click.

    Bailey replaced the phone and looked at her bed once more, where her stuff was strewn. After gathering her bag, she retrieved the map from the kitchen and headed outside.

    Bailey couldn't picture a better place to explore than Japan. After stopping in a few clothing stores to buy some things to take home, she decided to stop for lunch in a small sushi place. When she had her fill of fish and green tea, she stepped outside and looked at her map. After a few minutes deliberation, she decided to take a street she'd never been on before. It looked on the map like there was some large building like a shrine, and it intrigued Bailey. She'd been to a few of Japan's shrines and she had loved them. She quickly made a mental map of her walk and set off to the shrine.

    It took the better part of an hour for Bailey to navigate the streets and make her way to the shrine, but when she finally saw the stairs leading skyward, she smiled and raced to the bottom step.

    “Oh wow, I hope this shrine is worth the walk,” she stated as she began the walk upwards. She reached the top within a matter of moments and gasped at what she saw. The main part of the shrine had been burned down, seemingly a long time ago. She noticed a very large tree, with the remnants of decorations hanging from it. She then saw another building, which hadn't been burned, but looked very old and decrepit, and the roof looked like it was ready to cave in. Bailey was slightly disappointed, all of the other shrines she had visited where kept in tiptop shape, and then she began to wonder what had happened to this one. Surely they could have just rebuilt one part of the shrine. Confused and curious, Bailey started to explore the deserted shrine. She first walked to the old tree. The grass surrounding it was thick and wild, but upon close examination, Bailey saw what remained of a tiny fence surrounding the tree. She looked toward what was once a house, but now was a pile of charcoal.

    Something's not right, she thought. The family taking care of this place shouldn't have just left it to rot like this. I wonder what happened.

    She then walked to the one standing ...well, mostly standing... building. Its doors were cracked and decrepit. Bailey attempted opening one door, but it wouldn't budge, so she tried the other one. It moved slightly. With great effort, she got the door to open halfway and Bailey peered inside. It was damp and musty smelling. The holes in the roof let in a lot of light and Bailey spotted a well in the middle of the room. She carefully walked over to the ladder and being very wary, climbed down.

    Suddenly she heard a rustling sound coming from the shadows behind the well.

    What on earth? oh, I hope its not rats, I HATE rats. Please don't let it be a rat.

    Abruptly a large, fat cat came out of the shadows and stared at Bailey.

    “Meoooow,” It said. She smiled and walked over to the cat. She bent down and scratched behind its ears, and the cat purred back. Bailey picked the cat up and noticed it had a collar. It also had a tag, which she inspected.

    “Hmmm… Buyo, huh? Well that's an interesting name, kitty,” She said to the cat. It meowed back at her. “I think I like you, Buyo. What do you say to a nice warm saucer of milk? Would you like that?”

    “Meow.”

    “Well, I'll take that as a yes. I'm sure Yoko won't mind some extra company, especially company as cute as you.”

    “Meow.” Bailey laughed.

    “Alright then, let's go home.”

    “Meow.”

    One last look at the old well, and Bailey and Buyo left for Yoko's apartment. 

    After introducing Buyo and Yoko and hearing Yoko squeal with delight, the trio settled down to a nice dinner of Onigiri for the girls and a saucer of milk, as promised, for Buyo.

    “He's so cute! Where on earth did you find him?” Yoko squealed.

    “Actually I found him in a well house, at this abandoned shrine I saw today.” Yoko looked up from her food with a quizzical look.

    “Abandoned... oh, you mean the Higurashi shrine. Yeah it burned down about three or four years ago.”

    “Really? Well why didn't they just rebuild the one burned part? They just left the thing to rot.” Yoko got a really sad look in her eyes.

    “That's because someone died in the fire, the family couldn't bring themselves to stay afterwards, and they couldn't find anyone willing to take care of it, so it was just abandoned.”

    “Oh, that's horrible… those poor people. I think I'll go back tomorrow with some flowers or something.” Yoko smiled at Bailey.

    “You're always so nice, it's a wonder you haven't found a man yet.” Yoko said playfully. Bailey shot her an evil look. Yoko laughed again and threw up her hands in a fake surrender. “Ok, ok, just don't shoot!!”

    “If I was going to shoot you, I'd have done it already!”

    “Oh whatever, you know you love me. But anyway, I think Buyo has the right idea.” Bailey turned in her seat to see the cat lying on his back in the middle of the kitchen floor, asleep. The two girls looked at each other and giggled.

    “Yeah, I agree with him.” So the two girls bid each other goodnight and retired to their rooms. As Bailey got ready for bed she heard a scratching at her door. She smiled as she let Buyo in and he leaped onto her bed.

    “So I guess this means you're staying in here tonight, huh?” Buyo cocked his head at her.

    “Meow.”

    Bailey chuckled and finished getting ready for bed, and by the time she slipped between the sheets Buyo was already cuddled on the pillow next to hers.

    “Goodnight, you lazy thing,” she said as she turned out the lights.

    “Meow.”