InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Turning The Tables ❯ Names Will Never Hurt Me. ( Chapter 4 )

Kagome watched him silently and didn't say anything; she just led him out of the house and to the old well house. She stepped into the darkness silently and stood looking over the ridge of the well into the depths that held the feudal era's portal within it.

Inuki cautiously walked inside, "A well house?" He walked over to the old well and looked down into it, puzzled, "It's dry...why are we here Kagome?"

She held out her hand and looked up at him, "Take my hand... and don't let it go." He looked at her hand a minute before taking it, "Kagome, I don't understand.....what are you doing?"

She smiled slightly and braced herself preparing to jump down into the well and take him with her, " Proving to you I'm not crazy, " She sprung over the ledge and drug Inuki with her and the portal opened, with the jewel glowing brightly, and the magick making her hair swirl about her face. Inuki's breath caught in his throat as the air changed around him, " What in the hell is going on?!" He closed his eyes tight in fear and profound confusion, "Why does this feel so familiar to me?"

She looked over to him and held his hand tighter, "Just relax," they landed on the other side gently and the sunlight poured down into the well, the sound of children playing nearby filling their ears.

Inuki looked up out of the well, "Hey, where did the well house go?" He raised a brow and looked at Kagome, "Uhhhhh.....we ain't in Tokyo anymore are we Toto?"

Kagome looked over at him and laughed suddenly, "You really sound like me, it's scary." She smiled and leaned back, "Sango! Miroku!" A child squealed and ran over to the well and peeked over the edge, "Aunty Kagome!!!! You're back!" Kagome smiled, "Yea, for now, go get your mommy and tell her I'm here," she laughed and grabbed a foot hold and began to climb up the wall.

Inuki just stood there frozen to the place where he stood, "Kagome where are we ?" He closed his eyes and leaned into the breeze, "I don't know if I want to be here Kagome lets go back…"

Kagome looked over to him and rolled her eyes, "Don't be such a baby, c'mon. The worst thing that could happen is that I prove you wrong and you take a blow to your ego."

He opened his eyes and gave her a hard glare; "You're pushing it with me today" He started climbing out of the well grumbling about wenches and mikos.

Kagome smirked and yelled over the lip of the well, "AND TELL MIROKU TO GRAB A ROSARY!"

His eyes widened, "You wouldn't dare!!! I don't want another one!!" he whined sounding every bit like the immature child he used to act like.

Kagome looked over her shoulder and arched a brow, "Another one?"

He looked up at her as he continued climbing, "Yeah, another one, or have you forgotten? …took me along time get rid of the last one," He smirked as his eyes flashed amber.

Kagome lost her grip as her limbs went limp and she toppled over the edge of the well, falling flat on her face. He blinked down at her, "Uhhhhh Kagome are you ok?"

Kagome sat up and spit grass out of her mouth, in time to see Sango rushing at her with Miroku not far behind. "Kagome!!!" they both cried, and a blur of brown and orange zipped towards her and a Shippou who looked nearly 8 in human years now attached himself to her, "KAGOME!!!" Kagome started to go blue from lack of oxygen, at the same time a hush fell over the group of friends.

Inuki stood there looking at the people who were gaping blankly at him and raised a brow, "Well, who the hell are these people, Kagome?"

Sango stepped forward, "Inu…Yasha?" she whispered slightly. Shippou's arms went slack around Kagome as he stared up at the person above him. Kagome picked herself up off of the ground. She looked around quietly, "...Sango... Shippou... Miroku..." she looked at each of them in turn then turned to the boy, "This is Inuki."

He smiled at the people, "Nice to meet you." then looked to Kagome, "I don't say this often but I guess your right," he smirked. Kagome smiled slightly, "Yea... well what can I say?" She jumped as a small explosion went off behind her and yelped. Everyone spun around to see a small little girl holding a demolished fire cracker, and judging by the soot on her face, she had set it off. "Rin!" a loud voice boomed behind them, and a man with snowy white hair that was cut short about his chin strolled across the grass, a decrepit looking toad scampering after him. Rin looked up at him and pouted, "What?" The man scowled, "You know every time you do that it takes Uncle Miroku damn near a week to fix the well so aunt Kagome can go back." Rin grinned widely, "Yea. Exactly the idea." The little girl grinned and went off dancing across the grass, and the man turned to Kagome, "Sorry about that she's missed you and sh--" the man's gaze fell upon Inuki and he faltered in his speech, "...Onii-chan?"

Inuki looked at the man, "I'm sorry but you must be mistaken I have a brother but your definitely not Seis," a glimmer of recognition flickers in his eyes, "Sorry, Sesshoumaru but I'm not him."

Kagome looked down and spoke softly, "This is Inuki... Sesshoumaru..." Sesshoumaru continued to stare at the youth, "You...look so much like him..."

Inuki scowled, "So I hear, '' he looked around at all the shocked and sad expressions, ''Feh...I'm sorry I look like him that's something I can't help," he crossed his arms against his chest and leaned up against the well closing his eyes.

Miroku, having proclaimed himself sole "cheerer upper" long ago, jumped at the task and chucked something over Inuki's head and smirked, "C'mon, Kagome, For old time's sake, just once?" Kagome giggled and looked down, "Sit boy." The beads glowed around his neck and he was whipped to the ground in a heartbeat, ripping giggles from the throats of all around, even a small chuckle from Sesshoumaru.

He hit the ground face first, "What the fuck?!!" He sat up pulling at the beads and growled, "Get this damn thing of me, you damn lech, or I'm gonna have Sango proceed to beat the fuck out of you with her boomerang!!!" He glared at Miroku with golden eyes, "What have I done to deserve this today?!" He quit pulling on the beads and sat back in defeat grumbling and cursing.

Miroku and Sango looked at each other and then at Kagome, "Are you sure this isn't Inu Yasha?"

Kagome looked up at them and wrinkled her nose, "Well, he hasn't called me "Stupid girl" or "Foolish Wench" or "Wolf lover" yet." Inuki growled menacingly, "Give me time and I will."