His feet barely touched the ground as he sped over the soft grass, rushing to the well to meet Kagome. She was supposed to be back today, and Inuyasha didn't want her to get out of the well all by herself. "She always has such a hard time climbing the vines, besides it's not like I can't easily pick her up and jump back out", the hanyou thought.
He arrived at the well and waited a few minutes before slumping down to sit on the ground. As he tortured blades of grass, he heard a pair of feet touch ground down in the well. Grinning as he stood up, he quietly hopped into the well, scaring Kagome witless, nearly earning a "sit" but completely oblivious as he laughed mercilessly at her bright red cheeks. "What took ya so long?", he demanded through watering eyes. "Shut up, Inuyasha! For your information, I was doing some last minute packing so that I could make sure I had everything we might need," the irate miko stated."Whatever," Inuyasha said carelessly, "come on lets get going already," the demon said as he scooped up Kagome and jumped out of the well.
"Kagome!! You're finally back!," an excited Shippo exclaimed as he leapt at the girls, clinging to her calve. "Yup, and I brought you some snacks. I got you something new, I've only tried it once, but I'm sure you will like it," Kagome told the fox child. "Neat what is it?," inquired the kitsune. "To tell you the truth, it's an American candy a penpal sent me and I'm not entirely sure how to pronounce it," Kagome said as she watched the small demon pour the contents of the bag into his mouth. A look of mild terror and confusion crossed the child's face as the tiny, sugary crystals started to crackle and pop in his mouth. "What is this?!," he carefully spoke around the exploding candy in his mouth. "I told you already I don't know how to pronounce it, but I assure you, you won't die. I ate three of them when I was back in my own time, this is the last package.", Kagome told him and then turned to Sango, giggling.
"Here Sango, I brought you some lotion for your face and hands," the miko said, tossing the slayer some lightly perfumed lotion. "And for you Miroku," she tossed a can of soda. "Did you bring me anything, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, almost politely. "Yes I brought you something" she said while tossing him some cheese flavored potato chips.
While they all sat around, munching, drinking and moisturizing, they shared the events of the past couple of days. Shippo told Kagome about the amazing butterfly he saw while he was out collecting herbs with Kaede, and Sango told her about a beautiful sunset she missed while on the other side of the well. Finally, they entered the subject of what to do next. It was Miroku who suggested they head for the west, as they had heard rumors about a large demon bear that had been terrorizing a village, probably due to a jewel shard. It was agreed and they all went to sleep so they could wake up early and start their quest.