Disclaimer: sadly i do not own inuyasha


NOTE FROM AUTHOR

Before you read this I want you (readers) to know that this story is really old. I wrote this years ago and had stopped writing anymore chapters. So before you go and say (oh this is like every other story out there with the whole Sesshoumaru going through the well with kagome thing) that this idea was still fresh years back when I posted it. Anyways I lost the plot to this story so now im just going to go with the flow you could say. So, now that I got that out of the way enjoy the story.

p.s. im kind of not feeling the title: A new passing time (shrugs) but oh well. if you have a better title in mind as the story progresses, i would be happy to read it.


Chapter 1: falling through time


"Child, are you alright?"

Kaede was looking at the young girl who was sitting by the fire, as if looking into a deep hazy thought for something.

"Nothing kaede it's just that… inuyasha's been gone for a long time and I'm worried about him"

She could not say anything else for the girl. Her face scrunched up, you could see the lines and wrinkles starting to form on her old face. She knew it would not be right to say anything about the subject. Looking into the fire as well kaede sat quietly. It was dark with the stars sparkling along the night and kaede knew where inuyasha was. She saw in the distance that there were soul collectors in the forest and not just any soul collectors… kikyos soul collectors. Kaede looked up to see the girl who gave her whole heart to him wondering if she saw the soul collectors and if she knew…

Kagome was thinking of all the possibilities where inuyasha could be. Her head was screaming with thoughts of the cute boy she fell in love with, who had dog-ears. 'Oh inuyasha where did you go… could you be with kikyo. I know nobody wants to say it but I feel like they are thinking the same thing too. What if something happen to him? I mean where could he be, it's not like him to just run off like that without telling us anything. Oh my god what if he got hurt!'

"Kaede I'm going outside for some fresh air"

"Do you think that is a good suggestion?"

"Kaede is right kagome anything could happen. It's late and inuyasha's not here" sango said trying to reassure things.

"No sango, I really need to think. Don't worry ill take my bow and arrows with me. Ok." Nobody said anything else as they saw her leave with her bow and arrows.

"Do you think she's really going for some fresh air miroku" sango looked at him.

Still looking at the flap where kagome just left about two seconds ago. Miroku was taking a deep breath, trying to figure out what to say.

"I don't know sango. Perhaps we should just wait until she comes back. If she is just going for some fresh air, she would want to be alone and not be followed. I know your thinking that you should protect her but kagome is a young woman now and can take care of herself"

"I know miroku but… what if she's going to try and find inuyasha. You know where he is, you saw those soul collectors"

Miroku sighed. "your right. However, we cannot interfere if that is what she is going to do. Inuyasha will realize that the more he hurts kagome by running off to kikyo the more he will lose her and I just know it's bound to happen"

"Inuyasha's such a jerk! He doesn't know what he has is good. Kagome gives all her love and all he does is treat it like dirt" shippo says in a fit of rage with his hands on his sides scrunched in tiny balls.

"We know shippo but there's nothing we can do"

No one said anything else after what sango said in a sad and broken voice. They continued to stare at the fire in the middle of the hut, as its flames crackled and sparked the darkness and there faces giving off a shining glow,

There faces which were that of concern for the only person that they loved as a mother and sister came into there minds. That person was (kagome…)

Kagome was walking in the middle of the village. She did mean it when she said that she needed some fresh air. However, it seemed fate had different reasons to why kagome had to come outside. She was just looking at the sky when something white caught her eye. She was still in a daze that when she could see clearly her eyes went wide. There in the distance was one of kikyo's soul collectors.

Kagome went to that direction; she could not stop her feet from moving. She knew what she was going to see and yet she wouldn't back down. Her heart was racing with every step she took. It wasn't until her heart stopped…

There in a clearing of the forest was inuyasha lying against a tree with kikyo in his lap. He looked so peaceful. It is as if he did not have a care in the world, which had a panging effect on her heart. Nevertheless, what was worse was that kikyo knew she was there; she was looking straight into her eyes and had a smile on her face.

Kagome could not breathe, the scene before her was too much. Her body was stiff as the resolve of kikyo noticing her was not making it easy on its toll. She tried to leave but again her feet would not listen to her. Everything in her body was about to break.

But that wasn't all… at what she saw…

Kikyo moved her hands to inuyasha's shoulders. She leaned forward and pressed her lips to his. Inuyasha reacted to the kiss and leaned forward to deepen it.

It seemed like hours watching them, as the tears flowed down her cheeks. She knew they loved each other some how, she just couldn't get over it even though she told him she understood and that she would stay by his side always. Kagome couldn't think, her mind was somewhere else until kikyo's voice rang through her, the words that would change everything.

"Inuyahsa, do you really love me or are you just saying that because you know that is what I want to hear?" kikyo said in her most lively desperate voice.

Inuyasha held kikyo in a tight embrace looking into her eyes. Those eyes, those eyes full of emotion that kagome never saw before and she knew it was only for kikyo.

"Kikyo I would never lie to you. I love you more than anything"

"What about her?"

"Who?"

"My reincarnation"

"Huh, oh her, she'll never take your place kikyo. She's just a shard detector nothing more. I promise you after we defeat naraku and the jewel is complete. Ill wish from the jewel to bring you back to life"

Kagome could finally move. She could not take it anymore, running as fast as she could. She hurt herself, she couldn't see, couldn't breathe. Her breath was in deep ragging sounds.

She finally wiped her eyes that were full of tears. Looking around to find what she tripped on, her eyes lay on a log. She could not see it so of course she would go over it.

She lay on the ground thinking 'why? Why inuyasha, is that all im worth, All this time and you were just using me… I, i gave you my friendship, my trust, my love…I love no one else. I rather just die… wait! What am I thinking? I'm not going to kill myself. I'm going to live for myself, for my family and for my friends, I'm going to love again too you'll see, you'll see that im not just some shard detector, everyone will see'

With that, she lifted herself up and ran to the well leaving her bow and arrow scattered on the floor. The well was almost in sight, she ran as fast as she could, until she felt a strong aura that made her stop and panic.

'What is that? I can't go to the well now, what if someone sees me? Oh crap, I just notice I left my bow and arrows behind, shit!'

But as soon as the aura came, it was gone. She took a few more steps but there was nothing and no one in sight. "All I have to do is run fast now," she said

After that, she sprang for the well, her legs muscles working as her breathing became labored. Only a few feet more and she was almost there. Almost…

"Shardsss, give me sshardss"

Out came a lizard or a snake demon (kagome wasn't sure, its features were that of a lizard but half of its body looked like a snake) who was coming in a fast tactic speed that a human could not escape; with its slithering body. Kagome pounded hard on her heels, sweat dripping from the side of her face.

'Im almost there'

Finally putting her hands on the lip of the well to jump in. the lizard/snake demon reeled her up on the side and she landed hard on her back. The thought of being killed and no one knowing scared her. But her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the snake cry in pain. When she saw silver, she thought it was inuyasha but she was wrong.

'Sesshoumaru'

"What sesshoumaru?" she said in a weak voice.

He did not know why he saved the woman who was supposed to be inuyasha's wench. But he couldn't let that hebi reptilian demon take the jewel shards. Sesshoumaru had just come to inuyasha's forest so he could pick a fight with him. But to his surprise he saw the wench who hangs around him like a lost puppy running in the direction of a well. He heard a soft weak voice ask him something but he was so into his thoughts he did not acknowledge what she had just said.

"Wench, why are you here? And where are your companions?"

He watched with amusement, as she got angry, Most likely for him calling her a wench.

'Did he just call me a wench?'

Kagome immediately got up on her feet. Blood was boiling inside of her, as she got angrier that you could clearly see her face hot and red. "First of all I'm not a wench, I'm nobody's wench! Second, none of your damn business where my companions are, now if you'll excuse me im leaving"

Sesshoumaru could not believe what he was hearing, had that witch just talked back to him; with immense speed, he caught her by the neck and lifted her from the ground. kagome yelped in surprise at the sudden action of being lifted by her neck. As she hung in the air she felt a hot burning sensation. The burning hot pain in her neck was now spreading, She couldn't breath. looking down she realized that he had let some of his poison out of his claws.

'So that's why I feel a tinge of pain'

"Let… (Cough) me go"

'Not until you apologize to this sesshoumaru for your impudence" his stone voice demanded.

"What? Are you serious?" kagome replied sounding delirious.

With a smirk, he lifted her up more and let his poison flow until you could see red peeling skin. "Alright… alright, But first can you put me down" He easily put her down so that her feet could touch the ground. With wobbly feet, she tried to do the best that she could without dropping to the hard surface. Until she lost her balance and had to use the lip of the well to fully stand.

While rubbing her throat she said, "look sesshou-"

"Lord Sesshoumaru" he interrupted icily.

"Ok… lord sesshoumaru, I am sorry for yelling at you like that instead of thanking you for saving me so… just incase, thank you"

He looked at her closely and snorted inwardly when she said thank you for saving her. "This sesshoumaru did not save you women. I was just passing by and the snake happened to be in my way"

"Oh-ok" was all she said but inside she was boiling 'at least he could have acknowledged that (I) said thank you jeez!'

Time passed and there eyes locked for reasons they did not know. Kagome became nervous under his stare. She leaned more closely to the well. 'Maybe if I lean further enough I might stumble and fall in the well' she thought.

Sesshoumaru saw her moving and that she was leaning against the well. 'Does she want to fall?' he thought. Without realizing, he moved closer to her. Kagome was startled by his actions, so she leaned further until she finally stumbled and was falling into the well with sesshoumaru tumbling after her. He had grabbed her collar while she had leaned further against the well. While she had semi fallen she had kicked him accidentally which had caused him to loose balance and had them both falling into the well.

Kagome screamed. Her eyes went wide as she saw sesshoumaru falling down with her. He seemed pretty shocked too, She had never seen his eyes look so wide before. Kagome's scream echoed against the wells walls as they fell into a deep darkness until blue light suddenly engulfed them both. Kagome was so relieved as she was surrounded by the familiar light. But something was different. It was too bright, so bright she couldn't see anything and she felt sleepy and light headed. She didn't know that sesshoumaru was close by and coming through the wells portal too. Both had felt the same effects of the well and had slipped into unconsciousness. While unconscious, the light had dimmed, both were finally settled in the depths of the well. But the well had definitely changed for the light of the well that had been blue had turned into a swarm of colors. Like a rainbow…


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