The Wishing Well

Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Sesskag would totally be canon. Like seriously, Inu is a douche.

A/N: So normally, Kagome travels back to a young Sesshomaru or a young Sesshomaru travels to the feudal era. But what if a young Sesshomaru ended up in the modern world? – Chaotic Plot Bunnies started dancing and I had to write this. By the way, as I am referencing age, demons age 10 times slower than humans so when Sesshomaru is 50 years old in demon age he is 5 in human years. Same applies to every other demon met. (Just to clear up some stuff before we start.)

Chapter 1: To wish upon a well

Sesshomaru was bored. His father was in another war meeting and his mother was greeting her guests again. Although He was 50 years old, Sesshomaru was still considered a child in demon years. He was already done with his studies, which to him, was relatively easy. Currently, he had training scheduled in the afternoon, but he had already trained in the morning and he didn't want to train again. He dodged into a bush as the palace maids ran haphazardly in an attempt to find him. He looked at them in contempt. They were demons, yet they didn't even know how to use their nose to scent him out. Granted, he did cover his scent, but it does not excuse for such forgetfulness.

Deciding that today was as good as any day to sneak out of the palace, Sesshomaru quickly made his way to the servant's quarters. It was less heavily guarded than the rest of the palace since it wasn't as important, and the walls were lower, which meant it was easier to jump over. Furthermore, many servants usually attended to their duties by day and the nighttime servants were still asleep. Truly, it was the perfect place to sneak away or plan an attack. Sesshomaru often wondered why his father hasn't realized this weakness yet but he assumed that his sire must have a plan. For now however, Sesshomaru fully intended to exploit he weakness of the layout.

Sesshomaru silently walked through the servants quarters, keeping his youki close to him and masking his scent as he went. His mokomoko flopped gently on his shoulders as he jumped over various buildings to get to the wall.

Once he arrived at the wall, Sesshomaru ran along the length until he found a relatively tall pine tree that rose above the walls. Gathering his youki to his feet, Sesshomaru walked up along the trees to the tree branches and jumped from one branch to another before jumping across the wall.

Once outside, Sesshomaru gave a small breath of relief and a smile for avoiding direction. He let his youki and scent out as normal and laughed at the foolishness of everyone who let him go. Without hesitation, Sesshomaru began walking through the forest that surrounded the Western Palace.

Sesshomaru had walked for a long time, enjoying the sound of the animals in the forest. He raced some rabbits around to hone his senses and for amusement, but otherwise remained walking at a steady pace. He didn't have any specific destination on his mind, he just wanted out of the palace. Besides, his childish mind assured him that he could return by tracking his own scent later.

Sesshomaru soon found himself in a small clearing in the woods. The grass was soft and Sesshomaru looked around in peace as he surveyed what he deemed as his new safe haven. In the middle of the clearing stood a well. It was old, but strangely not worn out. In fact, despite its appearance, it showed no sign of rotting or decay. Sesshomaru was able to sense power thrumming through the well. Curious, Sesshomaru went to investigate, golden eyes round with anticipation at what he would find. He hopped onto the edge of the well and peered in. The bottom of the well was indiscernible even in the bright lighting of the sunny sky. Sesshomaru squinted and concentrated on seeing if there was anything in the well that contained the power he felt. He just wished that something interesting would happen in his otherwise boring life of repetitions. Maybe, whatever in the well could be brought to his father and his sire would complement him. He only had to find it. In fact the demon child was so absorbed in this activity that he failed to notice the presence behind him

"Foul demon! Die!"

An arrow whizzed through the air and hit a spot few inches from his feet. Startled, Sesshomaru gave a look of a surprise before switching to battle stance. Unfortunately for him however, as he mover, Sesshomaru forgot that he was balancing precariously over the edge of the well. His footing slipped and Sesshomaru plunged into the darkness of the well.

Sesshomaru braced himself, fully expecting the impact of hard ground. However, when he felt none, he opened his eyes and watched in awe. Purple pink streams of magic ran alongside him. Small specks of light blinked in the distance. He felt as if he was floating through the night sky with pretty magic dancing around him. However, as soon as it had started, the vision ended and Sesshomaru did feel the bite of the cold, hard, ground.

As he gathered his bearing, the first thing Sesshomaru noticed was the awful smell of the well. It burned his nose, and he wanted to claw it off. Secondly, he noticed that when he glanced up, the sky was not above him anymore, instead it was replaced by wooden boards. The child mused that it may have been teleportation. He had come across it in his studies but it didn't really interest him. He preferred training more than doing deskwork. Covering his nose, Sesshomaru jumped out of the well. Thankful for its low height. He found himself in a building of some sort, there were doors in front of him, but Sesshomaru could tell that the smell was about to get worse out there and he wasn't sure if he really want to go out yet.

As it happened, Sesshomaru didn't have to decide anything since a child flung open the door before he could. Sesshomaru winced at the new smell that hit his nose and wished for some way to just not smell anymore even though as his father said, the ability to smell was one of the most important sense to an inuyoukai. As he was preoccupied with his nose, he forgot the person who opened the door.

A four year old Kagome stood in front of the well house as she opened the door. Grandpa was asking for some mystical herb that he claimed to grow at the bottom of the well and he had ordered Kagome to check for him. Kagome being the ever dutiful child complied. Although the child was positive that no such herb grew here, she humored her because it was amusing to see him ranting. She certainly id not expect to see a long, white haired child wearing a traditional yukata in the well house in her backyard. Kagome, being Kagome and a child, immediately assumed that the girl in front of her must have been the child of one of the visitors and got lost. The girl was scrunching up her nose and constantly holding it. Kagome thought that she looked very uncomfortable.

"Wow, you are really pretty."

Kagome told the girl, hoping to make her feel better. The girl seemed startled out of her face scrunching and gaped at Kagome. Then, in a very condescending tone, the girl stuck her nose up in the air and asked, "Human, where is this Sesshomaru?"

Kagome stared incredibly at this girl who was very pretty but very rude.

"Duh, you are in Tokyo of course. And by the way, you should of said thank you too because I complimented you." Kagome replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Sesshomaru stared at the human in front of him, irritation gnawing at his whole being. He did not know what this 'Tokyo" is, his nose hurt, and the human in front of him didn't cower in his presence. Something was wrong definitely. The human was small, its hair was short and wore strange attire. Intimidation had always worked on humans – especially males and Sesshomaru intended for it to work again this time. He was about to open his mouth retort back to the child when his stomach decided to make itself known.

Ggggrrrrr.

Sesshomaru flushed in embarrassment. However, the sound did not faze Kagome in the least. Instead she grabbed his arm and began pulling him in the direction towards her house. Sesshomaru gaped at the audacity of this human manhandling his person without his permission and was about to protest when the smell of food hit his nose. It was such a wonderful and welcomed smell in this otherwise very nasty selling place. All complaints, Sesshomaru decided, could be put off until later after the immediate issue of food has been dealt with.

It was not hard to convince her mother to feed Sesshomaru at all. After one look at Sesshomaru and his tattered clothing from the fall and the sweat on both children from running, Mama Higurashi ushered both children into the bath while she prepared dinner.

Kagome went up to her room and prepared a change of clothing for both Sesshomaru and herself. She arrived to the bathroom and began taking off her clothes. Once she was done, she turned around to question her companion if she was ready to take a bath only to see a still fully clothes Sesshomaru standing behind her gawping.

"Y-y-you are a girl!" He stuttered.

"Well yeah? Aren't you?" Kagome asked.

A crimson shade bloomed across Sesshomaru's face as he ran out to find the woman who he had deduced to be the mother of the boy – no, girl.

Mama Higurashi was finishing up dinner and piling it onto plates when a red faced Sesshomaru stumbled into the kitchen. After calmly listening to Sesshomaru's panicked explanation with thinly veiled amusement, Mama Higurashi made Kagome take a quick shower first before helping Sesshomaru with the shower. Apparently, the boy, although older than Kagome, did not know how to use even a simple shower even though it was a common utility in every household. In fact, her stared at it as if looking at a completely new thing. She also exchanged the frilly dress Kagome had brought for Sesshomaru, no doubt to dress him up, and gave him a pair of shorts and t-shirt instead.

When everything was done, she called Grandpa from upstairs when the kids sat at the table. Once Grandpa entered the dining room, he took one look at Sesshomaru and began throwing ofudas at his head. Hackles raised, Sesshomaru was about to retaliate with his youki. During his shower, he had reexamined the details of this new world and all the very strange things he had seen and smelled. He was confused, and his head hurt. A senile old man throwing papers at his head did not help things. It only furthered his irritation. He was about to launch an attack when Kagome threw herself in front of him.

"Stop it Grandpa! He's my friend. You can't hurt him!" She yelled.

Meanwhile, Mama Higurashi was also restraining and calming grandpa down. In his chair, Sesshomaru blushed, anger forgotten. No one at the Western Palace ever claimed him as a friend before. It was always honored son or young master. Although he was a bit disgruntled that the girl who claimed him was a human, he couldn't help the small warmth that bloomed in his heart.

Dinner was eaten in relative peace as Kagome rambled about the events of the day. Grandpa occasionally shot evil glances at Sesshomaru but he deflected them with the well-practiced aloofness he held at the Western Palace. Sesshomaru didn't speak unless he was addressed with a question. Instead, he observed his new surroundings closely and made conjectures within his head. He found the fire that sprung out of the metal contraption that Kagome had called a stove most interesting. To his knowledge, humans did not have the ability to control fire. How is it then that these humans could make fire come out at will? The strange thing that spouted water also intrigued him as well. There were many bizarre things in this building that the humans referred to as home. But Sesshomaru was startled out of his thoughts when Mama Higurashi asked him where his house was and why hasn't his parents come to pick him up yet.

The answer that his residence was at the Western Palace and that his father was the honored Inutaisho was at the tip of his tongue, but strangely, the small inuyoukai felt reluctant to impart this information on these humans. They showed no sign of knowing that he was a demon despite his marks and in the shower, Mama Higurashi even tried to rub them off until he told her they were birthmarks.

"I don't know where my parents are. I am alone." Sesshomaru replied and immediately winced at how the words sounded. However, it served its purpose as Mama Higurashi's face softened and she beckoned him to join Kagome in her bedroom to tuck the children in for bed.

Sesshomaru opted to use his newly washed yukata as pajamas, his mokomoko clean and fresh on his shoulder. He noted that the human girl whined about this so called "bed time". Logically, humans and young demons all needed sleep. So why was this human irrationally denying her body what it needs? Sesshomaru shook his head in disapproval. A frown marred his features.

Mama Higurashi however, was used to Kagome's antics and quickly silenced her. She made Kagome sleep by the bedside to the wall and Sesshomaru slept on the other side. He complained about having to share a bed, much less sleeping quarters with a human. But at Mama Higurashi's look of disapproval, he quieted down. Mama Higurashi told Kagome that she was going to get the bedtime stories book and Kagome urged her to find it enthusiastically. Once Mama Higurashi was gone, Kagome turned to Sesshomaru.

"I don't think we have officially introduced ourselves. My name is Kagome. Ka-go-me. My last name is Higurashi."

The girl whispered.

"This one's name is Sesshomaru, Son of Inu no Taisho, heir to the western throne."

Sesshomaru announced his official title to her, proud of his lineage.

"Sesowwaru?" The girl butchered his name. A brow ticked in irritation.

"No! Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru corrected.

Kagome tried to pronounce his name again, but still got it wrong. Getting more frustrated herself, Kagome yelled.

"I give up! I'm just going to call you Fluffy. It's easy to remember and easy to say."

Sesshomaru bristled. How dare she call him by such a demeaning name! He began listening the many reasons why she is not allowed to call his name all the while inserting insults throughout their banter. Kagome on the other hand, countered with the many reasons that Fluffy was a good name and how he did not have the authority to order her anything.

Their escalating argument was interrupted by someone clearing their throat at the door. Mama Higurashi stood, amused at the sight of the two children looking guiltily away from her.

"It's bed time." She announced. Making sure that both of them were tucked closely under the covers and warm, Mama Higurashi opened the book about the story of a Miko who fell in love with a Taiyoukai. Kagome listened, entranced but sleep soon overtook her as the events of the day caught up. Sesshomaru on the other hand was very interested in the battles depicted in the story. He leaned back in smiled in contentment as he listened to the woman read. His own mother had always been too busy with court affairs to attend to him. Often times, he spent his whole day with the maids and stewards, occasionally seeing his parents once or twice per week. Snuggling into the covers, he decided that whatever this place was, it was not a bad place. Soon, he too joined Kagome in dreamland as Mama Higurashi's voice lulled him to sleep.