Angel weaved back through the trees, this time unafraid of the sun or its rays. This is what the boy had meant by later, right? When Angel would be able to come and go most easily?

Angel reached the edge of the forest just in time to see the pair disappearing into a small building in front of the house. So they hadn't meant right now. Angel, who had come here set and determined to get a few answers, wasn't going to take no for an answer.

He snuck up to the front of the building and glanced around through the open door. The building was deserted. Where did they…? He looked down the stairs and saw an old well. He went down to investigate. At first glance it was just an old well, but Angel suspected something supernatural. How else could they have disappeared?

He jumped into the well, landing quickly on the floor of the old well. But there wasn't a floor to land on…

He was suddenly surrounded in an eerie light, black and gray, and suddenly it was gone, leaving him on the floor of the well, where he was originally intending to land.

"What the?" he asked out loud, looking around him incredulously at the sides of the well. Was it some sort of magical false bottom? He looked up and saw the open night sky. So not a false bottom.

Frightfully confused at this point, Angel decided to climb out and do his job; investigate. After clambering out of the well, he looked around. He was in a clearing surrounded by trees and bushes, and he could just see the glow of fires in the distance.

Fires? I thought nowadays everyone used light bulbs! Angel thought, getting in closer. Was it a large campsite, maybe? As he got closer, he realized his original assumption was correct. It was a village.

"Okay, this is really weird," Angel said, and walked into the village. He hoped this was indeed where the two teens had gone. Although, he had to admit, he had no idea where this was.

No one was out and about at this hour, but there were a few doors open. Among which was one of those buildings you just knew was more than just a home. Angel knocked on the doorframe, this time remembering that he needed permission to go in.

"Hello?" said a woman's voice, closely followed by a small old woman appearing in the door frame.

"A traveler! Come in!" she exclaimed. Angel stepped into the light. The old woman gasped. Angel gave her a questioning look.

"Your clothing reminds me of the clothing of a girl I know, that's all," the woman explained, her eyes still wide. Could it be…

"Could you tell me where to find her?" Angel asked. That had to be Kagome! Based on what he could tell, this was feudal Japan, so the well must be a portal.

The woman was reluctant at first, but finally gave in and told him where he could find the girl. He thanked her and ran off.

He sprinted out of the village and took the directions the woman had given him. It led him to a small campsite just within eyesight of the village. Not wanting to frighten the inhabitants of the camp if it turned out not to be them, he didn't bother trying to disguise his approach. He still didn't think they noticed, though.

He walked into the camp. It was them, all right.