Failed Attempts
"Why must you keep staring at me" Sesshomaru said with a sigh
"I'm sorry its just so many things have happened that I'm not used to"
"What is so different now?"
"Well it's just strange seeing you in your armour again"
"But it is what I normally wear"
"Not for the last few days you haven't"
"How is this meant to work again?" Inuyasha asked walking up behind us
"Well I'm hoping that the power in Sesshomaru's sword will be enough to allow him to pass through the well"
"So how will it work?" Sesshomaru asked
"Those two are becoming more alike each minute... it will be a shame to see them back to fighting"
"I'm going to try and use the power stored in your sword to open the well for you"
"You can do that?"
"Well yeah... I mean I think so"
"You have no idea do you?" Inuyasha asked
"Well do you have any ideas?" I snapped at him
"No" he mumbled
"Ok then, Sesshomaru you just have to hold onto me ok and be sure not to let go"
Sesshomaru wrapped his arm around my waist pulling me in close to him, I heard Inuyasha growling behind us.
"My arm would have been fine you know"
"Don't want to take any chances now do we" he said leaning in closer
"Maybe I should go with you"
"Inuyasha it will be fine"
"What if he attacks you once you get there, at least let me get Sango and Miroku just in case"
"I won't attack her; after all I was never after Kagome"
"WHAT!"
"Ok well let's go Sesshomaru, hold on tight" I said quickly
I let the power of the sword flow through me then once I was sure I was fully connected with the sword I jumped into the well with Sesshomaru holding onto my waist. I saw the glow of the well forming on the bottom until it reached up and took me in, as I was passing through the well I felt a strange pain that was pushing me back like it was trying to stop me from passing through.
"Kagome! Kagome wake up!" I heard Inuyasha calling out
"Wha... what's going on?"
"You passed through the well..."
"But I failed to follow you" Sesshomaru said butting in
"Then a few seconds later you came flying back out"
"I did?"
"You don't remember?" he asked concerned
"No... last thing I remember is passing through the well but it was different this time... it was like there was a barrier stopping me from passing through, Sesshomaru did anything like that happen to you"
"No, I landed on the bottom of the well... although when I first passed trough I did have to use a lot of my strength to follow after you"
"I don't understand, I have never had any problems"
"Maybe because your only half demon"
"But you're not even a demon"
"I was holding a demon sword"
"So we don't have a way to get me back
"No... I'm sorry Sesshomaru; I thought using your sword would be enough"
"Maybe I should go fill the others in on what happened" Inuyasha offered
"Yeah ok... we will just wait in the house for you to get back"
Inuyasha nodded then jumped into the well, I watched as he faded away then went back towards the house with a heavy heart.
"I don't know why it didn't work, your power should have been enough" I mumbled to myself
"We can think of another way"
"Yeah, hopefully Miroku or Kaede come up with something"
"Kagome"
"Yeah?"
"Who are these girls coming towards the house?"
"What girls?"
"There are three of them"
"Three... girls... it couldn't be"
I rushed over to the window Sesshomaru was looking at and saw Yuka, Ayumi and Eri walking towards the house.
"What are they doing here?" I panicked "Sesshomaru you have to hide"
"Hide, I never hide from anything"
"My friends don't know about the portal and with you in your armour like that it will be hard to explain! So just hide until they leave" I explained pushing him up the stairs
"And where am I meant to hide" he grumbled
"ANYWHERE!" I hissed at him
Sesshomaru grumbled some more then walked off, I had no idea where he went but it also didn't really matter as long as he stayed out of sight. I was heading towards the door when I heard my friend knocking on it.
"Hello guys" I said with a smile
"Hello Kagome" they said together
"What brings you here?"
"We don't get to see you much" Eri said walking in the house
"Because you're normally sick" Yuka added in walking pass me
"So we thought we would visit and catch up" Ayumi finished following the others in
"Oh well now isn't a really good time... I think I'm getting a cold" I said adding in a fake cough
"Then you should be resting" Eri said holding onto on of my arms
"Good thing were here to look after" Yuka said grabbing my other arm
They dragged my up the stairs despite my protest then stopped at my bedroom door, I prayed that Sesshomaru wasn't in there and much to my surprise when the door opened Sesshomaru stood there dressed in the normal human clothes instead of his armour. I didn't know wether to be thankful that he was dressed normally or panicked that he was standing in my room.
"Who's that?" Yuka whispered in my ear
"This is Sesshomaru, he's a friend of mine" I said pulling myself free
"Never thought I would be calling Sesshomaru my friend"
My friends looked between Sesshomaru, me and themselves before grabbing my arms and pulling me out the room.
"We'll be back in a second Sesshomaru" Ayumi said closing the door
"Kagome why is there a guy in your room!" Eri questioned
"Are you two together?" Yuka asked
"What happened with Inuyasha?" Ayumi asked
"Are you two timing!" Eri shouted
"Were not together! He is just a friend" I explained
"Does Inuyasha know you are alone with him?"
"Yeah"
"And he doesn't care!"
"Have you finally broken up with that no good Inuyasha?"
"We weren't even together!"
"Do you like Sesshomaru?"
"What!"
"What kind of question is that?"
"He seems a bit old for you... how old is he anyway?" Ayumi asked
"Oh he is..."
"He looks around 20" Eri pointed out
"That's 5 years older then you Kagome, should you really be around a guy like that"
"Like what?" I asked confused
"Mother always tell me that older guys only think about one thing and I should stay away from them" Yuka explained
"One thing... NO! No that's... It's nothing like that! You thought me and him, no" I blushed waving my hands around
"As friends we will stay with you while he is around" Eri said
I knew better then to try and change there minds, I have known them for a long time and I knew that once their minds were made up that was it. I sighed in defeat as they walked pass me and back Inuyasha my room, Sesshomaru was standing near the window smirking, there was something about that look of his that told me he heard the whole thing.
NEXT CHAPTER - A Way Back
