J is for Japan

Rin didn't see Inuyasha and his friends in a civilized manner very much because Sesshomaru wasn't on very good terms with his little brother, but when she did, Kagome would tell her amazing stories of her old home.

Kagome had come to their world from a different place; somewhere she called "Japan." The older girl claimed that she came from a magic well that connected the two worlds.

Rin wasn't sure that she believed her but it was fun to listen to Kagome's stories anyway. The older girl talked about all sorts of things that Rin couldn't even imagine, things like cars and skyscrapers.

The more she heard of Japan, the more Rin wanted to visit the magical place, but when she asked Kagome if she might be able to go through the well someday, Kagome had told her that only Inuyasha and herself had ever been able to go through it, so she didn't think Rin could. That disappointed Rin, but the young girl decided to try anyway.

One day, Rin and Sesshomaru were passing by the Forest of Inuyasha when Rin remembered about the well. Turning to her lord, Rin asked, "Lord Sesshomaru, can we go take a look at the well that Kagome told me about before we leave? Please?"

For a moment Sesshomaru looked like he was going to refuse but then he said, "Very well, Rin, but just for a minute."

Rin's face broke into a grin and she said happily, "Thank you, my lord!"

With that, she began to skip ahead of the demon. With a sigh, he followed her.

After an hour of walking, the two companions (Jaken was off doing an errand) finally reached their destination. Rin let out a squeak of excitement and rushed forward only to stop in confusion in front of the well.

The thing was old and dirty and quite frankly, Rin couldn't imagine something that less resembled a magic well. Frowning, Rin walked up to it and put her hands on the well. It was shabby and coarse to the touch.

Disappointed, Rin leaned in to look down the well, hoping for a glance of Japan. Unfortunately, she leaned a little too far and with a yelp she flipped and fell straight into the well!

In the small part of Rin's mind, the part where she wasn't just thinking AHHHHHHHHHH!, Rin wondered if she would end up in Japan or not. However, it seemed that apparently Kagome was correct. Instead of falling into a new world, Rin just hit the bottom of the well. Hard.

Rin sat up, rubbing her back and looking around. She sat in the dusky, normal bottom of an old well. Nothing spectacular happened. It was just a well after all.

The little human girl looked up and saw a shadow fall across the opening of the well. Sesshomaru looked down at her with a mixture of concern and annoyance. With a sigh, the demon reached down for Rin.

Rin reached up the allowed herself to be pulled up out of the well. As she was being lifted, Rin looked down at the bottom of the well and, just for a moment, she saw something both strange and amazing. Just for a split second, she looked and saw a strange world. It happened so quickly that Rin couldn't describe it but she smiled anyway.

Now she knew Japan was real, and someday she was going to visit it. It was a promise. Maybe Sesshomaru would come to! Looking up into her lord's ticked off eyes, Rin thought: maybe not.

I'M BACK!

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