A/n: Hi everyone! I am ever so grateful to you guys who waited until the next chapter of moon goddess! So thanks again and I hope you will enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it!
-Chapter 2-
Almeria quickly sat up when she came to her senses, but as she moved, a pain shot up from her foot to her ankle. "Argh!"
She looked around her surroundings and noticed she was surrounded by tall trees, and greenery. She tried to use all her strength to get up once again, but even the slightest movement triggered the pain once again. "Nice. My ankle is completely broken."
"Where the hell is she?" A certain dog- demon hanyou's voice echoed all throughout the village.
"Now, now Inuyasha, calm down. Lady Kagome specifically said her relative was visiting so she might be running late." Miroku explained with a calm voice.
"Keh! For all I care, she can be taking a crap in the bushes! Point is, we're loosin' valuable time collecting shards!" Inuyasha yelled back even louder than before.
"Miroku sighed heavily. "Inuyasha, you need to learn how to be patient, no matter the circumstances."
"Patience can kiss my hairy ass! In fact, I'm going over to the well right now!" Inuyasha stood up from his spot where he was just sitting on a second ago.
"Inuyasha, I suggest you stay here and wait. I don't think it would be such a good idea." Miroku had his arms and legs crossed, while his eyes were closed and he slowly nodded to himself.
"Who are you talking to Miroku?" Sango appeared from behind holding a tray of food, and cups of tea.
"I was telling Inuyasha here-" Miroku trailed off when he noticed that Inuyasha was no longer in the same spot he was standing a moment ago. In fact, he was no longer even there. "Where did he go?"
"Inuyasha left ten minutes ago. Did you actually think you were talking to him all this time?" Sango snorted as she settled down next to him. "That guy doesn't stay long enough to hear the beginning of a speech."
""And as usual, Inuyashas' patience meter is nowhere near half the bar." Miroku shooked his head with a heavy sigh.
"Oh geez, what am I going to do? I can't walk with a broken ankle, and I'm in the middle of nowhere." Almeria was in the verge of tears not just from fear, but also out of frustration. "Why did this have to happen to me of all people?"
"Huh? Who the hell are you?" Suddenly, Inuyasha emerged from the shadows with a curious look on his face as he looked down at Almeria.
"Oh thank God!" Almeria's face lit up a thousand times more as soon as someone emerged. "I actually don't know where I am or what am I even doing in a place like this, and what's worse is the fact that my ankle is broken and I seem to be stuck on this spot, could you help me?" She looked up at Inuyasha with a hopeful, puppy- dog eyes.
"I don't need your life story wench! I just need you to move cause you blocking my way!" Inuyasha replied with a not too friendly and extremely rude tone.
Almeria couldn't believe her ears. She was here in need of help and possibly medical attention, and this guy says THAT! "How rude! Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me in such a manner? Here I am in need of help and you dare be rude to me? Did your mother ever teach you any manners?" Almeria had practically exploded at Inuyasha.
"Who do YOU think YOU are talking to ME like that? Shut your mouth before I shut it for ya!" Inuyasha argued back as he threatened her with his fist in the air.
"Well maybe of you learn some manners, I will!" Almeria shot back with almost like an angry growl in her voice.
They both looked at each other for a few minutes before you here a heavy sigh escape from Inuyasha's lips. "I can't believe I met a girl even more of a pain in the neck than SHE is. Fine, I'll help you; you just gotta keep your mouth shut. Geez, your voice is annoying enough to make babies cry." With that, he picked her up bridal style and headed towards the village.
Kagome slid open the door to the well. "Almeria? You can come in, are you still in here?" She walked down the old wooden stairs as she tried to see through the pitch black room. "Al- wargh!"
Suddenly, Kagome fell flat on her face because she couldn't see her way through. "Ow…" She looked at what she could have possibly tripped on, and was surprised to find none other than Almeria's luggage.
"It's not like her to leave her stuff lying around, no matter how forgetful she is." Kagome said as she examined the luggage closely. "Something's not right here."
She then stood up and without a second delay, ran towards the house, Almeria's luggage still in hand.
When she reached her house, Kagome dropped the luggage onto the wooden floor, and then quickly ran to the kitchen where her mother was currently making supper. "MOM!"
"Kagome? What's wrong dear?" Ms. Higurashi looked at Kagome's direction from the kitchen stove.
"A- Almeria…well…luggage…" Kagome tried to gasp for air, which caused her to stop between words.
"Calm down Kagome. Take a minute to collect yourself." Ms. Higurashi looked at her daughter with a concerned look on her face.
Kagome inhaled then exhaled a few times before looking back at her mother with both a scared and concern look on her face.
"She's not there mom. And what's weird is that I found her belongings just lying there. You know her; it's not like her mom. Something's wrong, I have to go out and find her."
"No, Kagome, the sun is setting and nightfall will be soon. I don't want you outside the house when it's dark." Ms. Higurashi replied with a stern voice, but her concern was evident too.
"But…" Kagome bit her lip. "What if something bad happened to her?"
"Ms. Higurashi smiled. "She'll be fine Kagome. Trust me." She placed a gentle kiss on her daughter's forehead too make sure she understand as well.
Miroku and Sango saw Inuyasha emerge from the trees, and what surprised them even more was that Inuyasha had a young woman in his arms.
"Hey guys, I'm back!" Inuyasha said with a grin and an annoyed tone in his voice. Inuyasha placed Almeria down gently onto the ground but still having an arm around her waist to support her.
"Inuyasha! What's going on? Where's Kagome?" Sango was the first to run towards him with both a surprised and worried look on her face.
"I couldn't find Kagome, but I found her lying on the ground." Inuyasha explained unhappily.
Almeria pouted, "And he wasn't even nice enough to help me, how rude."
Sango glared at Inuyasha. "Have you no shame Inuyasha? I understand you want to see Kagome, but being a total ass to her isn't the answer."
"Hey, at least I helped her didn't I?" Inuyasha released Almeria when Sango had a hold of her, before crossing his arms.
At that moment, Almeria widened her eyes when she heard Sango say an awfully familiar name. "Did you just say Kagome? You said Kgome didn't you?"
Sango and the others were surprised and looked at Almeria, "How do you know Kagome-chan?" Sango asked.
"Of course I know her, she's my cousin." Almeria replied completely surprised after discovering something new.
"WHAT?" Sango, Inuyasha, and Miroku said in unison, all completely flabbergasted.
Almeria tilted her head to the side. Why were everyone so surprised it's not like she was missing something right?
"Why didn't you tell us sooner. We're actually looking for her. Do you know where she is?" Miroku said after some time.
Sango slowly and carefully lead Almeria into Kaede's hut while the others followed, and at that moment, Almeria's memories of her in the well came floating back into her mind. "Oh my God! The well!"
"Why the hell are ya yellin' for woman!" Inuyasha half-yelled angrily as he rubbed his sensitive dog ears.
"I just remembered what happened in the well!" Almeria responded.
"Well, let's get you fixed up first before anything else." Miroku suddenly intervened who was also helping Sango in leading Almeria into Kaede's hut.
They all walked into the hut, and Sango gently placed Almeria down onto the wooden flooring. "We're back Kaede!"
A/n: and that's it for chapter 2! Tell me what you think and stay tuned for the next chapter cause things get more interesting from here on out! ^_~