Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do own my totally kawaii Kirara Plushie!

Warning: lotsa cussing later on.

Warning 2.0: Chapter started out a bit weak, but gets better pretty quick

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"Ji-chan! What'd you get me for my birthday?"

I turn to the side, smiling wryly. I can imagine the eager look on my sister's face as she spoke to our grandfather. There was a rustling noise, and soon she was squeaking in horror.

"EW! What in the world is THAT!?"

"It's the hand of a water nymph." came Ji-chan 's gruff, but still a tad loony sounding voice. "It's full of history!"

My eyes widened, and I felt my rose-tinted glasses slide down my nose. Nasty! A hand!?

"Here Bouyo, eat." said my sister's monotone voice. Our cat gave a mew of confirmation, and I heard him trot away, likely with his prize in his mouth.

"No!" shouted Ji-chan. "Kagome, how could you give that darned cat an ancient artifact! BOUYO! COME BACK!!"

I rolled my eyes, turning towards Kagome. "Ew. I hope he doesn't give me anything like that on my birthday."

Kagome scoffed. "Oh please! He does this every year! It gets worse at each of our birthdays."

I smirk. "Souta 's next…. Poor brat. I still have a month to prepare myself for the horror."

"It's not as bad for you though. Ugh, if you had seen how gross that was! Blech!"

I rolled my eyes, grabbing up my snake-head cane, pushing myself up from the floor. Giving her a mock glare out of the corner of my eye, I cock my head towards the door. "Alright, Birthday Brat, we need to go to school. You coming, or are you gonna make me walk with Souta?"

"Fine, fine." she sighed. Calling back to our mother, we both walked through the door and into the bright sunlight.

A small smile flitted across my face as I looked around the yard of the Higurashi temple. It was a bright day, so it only took me a moment to notice our younger brother standing edgily beside the old well house.

"Souta-chan?" called Kagome, walking over, me following behind slowly. "You'll be late if you don't leave now. Besides, didn't Oka-san, and Ji-chan tell you not to play here? It's dangerous."

"But sis…" he murmured. "Bouyo 's down there…."

"Psh! He's a cat, he'll be fine! If something happens, he's still got 8 other lives."

"But, sis….."

I rolled my eyes, removing my weight from my cane. "I'll get him. Just gimme a minute, okay?"

"Don't be an idiot, Mamoiro! It already takes the two of us long enough to get to school without detours!" scolded Kagome.

I waved her off, already using my cane to make my way down the steps, looking blindly around the room. "Bouyo?" I beckoned lowly. I was too quiet a person to actually call. "Are you here? Bouyo?"

I heard Souta and Kagome yelp as a scratching noise came from where I'd assume the well was. Ignoring them, I stepped foreword, scooping the overweight cat into my arms.

"Hey, Bouyo. You scared the hell outta them, nice job!" I chirped, scratching him behind the ears. His purring filled the room, and I listened vaguely as my siblings started arguing about who had been more scared. 'Idiots' I thought.

Suddenly a crashing noise sounded behind me, a blue light filling the room. I gasped in fear as what felt like three pairs of arms latched onto me, dragging me into the well.

Struggling with all my might, I nearly screamed myself as I saw that it was a centipede-like woman that had dragged me in. She grasped my head with one pair of arms, a euphoric look on her face. "Alive…" she moaned. "Oh to be alive once more…. Already, my strength returns!" she looked me in the eyes, smirking at the fear I was certain was written all over my face. "You have it don't you? Give it to me!"

I drew back in horror as her long wet tongue snaked out of her mouth, running over my cheek. "What are you doing! Let go!" I cried, trying to get out of her inhuman grasp. I heard a hissing noise, and looked down to see Bouyo with his claws dug into my cane (how had I managed to hold onto that!?). With a angry yowl, he launched himself at the centipede woman, digging his teeth into an arm.

The woman cried out in pain, pulling away, and I used the chance to grab Knight in Fuzzy Armor. The woman sent me a look of pure venom, which I took as a hint that I should get away NOW!

Mustering all the strength I had (which was admittedly not a lot) I drew back my fist, punching her straight in the jaw. A safe-feeling heat engulfed my hand, and the woman flew backwards, one of her arms actually detaching. "Wretched girl! I must have the sacred jewel!" she cried.

I stared in disbelief as I fell through the blue nothing-ness on my own, clutching Bouyo to me. "The sacred jewel?" I mumbled, watching until she was too far away to do me harm. All of a sudden my feet touched the ground, and I fell to my knees, cane hitting the ground at my side. "Ah!"

I blinked, looking up to see…. Nothing, really. A bright square of light far above me, but everything else almost pitch black. "We fell.. In the well…" I whispered to Bouyo, though I was trying convince myself more then him. "Must've hit my head… or something." He mewed, hopping from my arms. A moment later he was back, pushing something into my hands. I touched it, feeling along the length before squeaking in horror as I touched lifeless, clawed fingers. It was the centipede-lady's arm! "Okay, okay! Maybe not!" I exclaimed, throwing it away. Taking a calming breath, I stood up, using my cane to support myself, as my legs were suddenly to shaky to do their jobs. "Souta! Kagome! Get help!"

I got no answer, and I couldn't make out anyone near the top. I called out a few more times, before giving up. I set Bouyo on my shoulders, and held my cane up to him. "You hold onto this until we get to the top, okay? If you drop it, I wont be able to get out of the well-house." the calico mewed in agreement, closing his sharp little teeth around it. Once certain that he was going to take care of it, I threaded my fingers into the mess of vines along the inside of the well, and pulled myself slowly towards the top.

After what felt like forever, I pulled myself over the edge, collapsing onto the ground. Bouyo dropped my cane into my lap, rubbing my hand affectionately. I sent him a weak smile, and looked around. "This… isn't the well house." I stated needlessly. Whereas the old well-house was too dark for me to see anything but the door, and only if it was open, this well appeared to be in the middle of a meadow in the forest.

I shakily held Bouyo to my chest, burying my nose into his soft fur. "Th-this is okay…" I mumbled. "The floor in the well collapsed… and I fell into a tunnel… that connected to this one…. That's all…..Yes, that's what happened, Bouyo."

He meowed, nuzzling my face before tugging at my sleeve. I could tell he wanted us to get moving. Or he was hungry. Either way he would bring us home. Didn't people say that a cat always knows its way home, no matter how far away it gets?

I stood, smiling down at him. Apparently satisfied, he started foreword, towards the woods, and I followed trustingly. When we were under the shade of the trees, and I could no longer see, he took to meowing or rubbing up on my cane every few seconds. (Bouyo may have been lazy, but he was a genius for a cat )

"We must be in a park, or something of the like." I said after a while, as I struggled to find my way between a pair of bushes. "Where else would have so many trees?"

My only response was a low meow, but it didn't sound like he was agreeing.

"I'm serious, Bouyo. Have you ever seen so many trees and bushes in one place that wasn't a park? There just aren't many huge, wooded forests in Tokyo after all."

"Myaw."

Sighing, rounded a tree, and froze. We were in a small clearing, and right in the middle was a huge tree. A huge, very familiar tree. "Is that the Sacred tree?" I asked, not expecting an answer. "But if so, what's the red thing?"

Bouyo made an impatient noise, so I moved closer. When we were just about upon it, I gasped. "Is that a person!?" I exclaimed, hurriedly following Bouyo onto the thick roots. When we got close enough to touch, I saw that it was indeed a person. A boy, a few years older than me, at that. He was wearing a baggy, all red outfit, and had white/blonde hair down to his waist. He seemed to be sleeping.

Seeing something atop his head, I moved to touch them, but hissed in pain when my chest hit something sharp. I ran my hands over it, to find that it was the butt end of an arrow. An arrow that was embedded in the boys chest, between the multitude of vines that held him there also. I couldn't begin to guess what was going on ,and it was starting to scare me.

"GET AWAY FROM THERE!" shouted a voice from behind me. I jerked violently, losing my balance and falling against the boy on the tree. Sounds of what I thought might have been arrows sinking into the wood around me caused me to hold onto the boy for dear life. Bouyo hissed at the men, hopping onto my shoulders.

A crowd of men ran foreword, grabbing me, and the only thing I could think during this life-threatening situation was 'Are they wearing dresses?'

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Kk. I'm only sayingt this once. I spilt this up from one big-ass chapter, and don't feel like changing anything. Any little (1) marks, you should go to chapter 6, up until I start work on chapter 7. There is also a brief character description.