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Lee

Jin Higurashi was quite a hyper man at times. He tended to wander around the shrine instead of staying in one place for very long.

His wife jokes around saying he must be part cat. Because even their cat, Keno, tended to walk aimlessly.

While Jin was walking by the well house on their shrine, he thought he heard noises coming from it. Shrugging and passing it off as hearing things he went about helping his father with the chores.

Hours later Rina walked out to the well house in order to dust and sweep. It tended to be neglected most of the time. Not many of the people who visited the shrine tend to glance towards it.

There wasn't much interest in an old dry well. Except they should for this one. It tended to guide and interfere with the lives of anyone with even just a speck of Higurashi blood.

She knew the well had magic, she had believed it since she was little. She had visited the shrine with her father and they told her stories of the well and the people it had guided.

If it wasn't for the well her father-in-law and mother-in-law wouldn't have gotten together. And the same could be said for her and her husband Jin.

Smiling to herself she opened the well house doors and coughed as dust and dirt were kicked up by the breeze.

Once it cleared up she began her tasks while humming to herself. After she finished she wiped her brow and smiled.

Now all she would have to do was get Jin to come in and clean up the inside of the well itself.

They had found some teenagers throwing trash into it not long ago.

Thankfully they hadn't seen them around lately but you could never be too sure.

Leaning the broom against the wall, Rina walked over to the small closet that was in the well house.

Pulling the rope ladder out she sat it beside the base of the well. Standing up she meant to go out and find Jin to let him know the well was all his to do now.

But that never happened that day. She looked down into the well as she heard some odd noises coming from inside it.

Gasping as one of her hands covered her mouth she wanted to cry.

There at the bottom of the well was a woman and what looked like a child held close to her chest.

She could see bright blue eyes staring up at her and she ran outside quickly. Hollering for her husband and father-in-law.

Hearing Jin rushing over she went back inside and quickly threw the rope ladder over the lip of the well and secured it in place.

Climbing over the side she made her way down the ladder as she heard Jin and his father come into the well house.

"Rina, are you in here? Where did you.." Jin didn't finish talking as he looked down the well as she reached the bottom.

Seeing the stranger and child at the bottom of the well his eyes widened.

Looking to his father Jin couldn't help but stutter. "There's a woman and child at the bottom of the well."

His father had the same reaction as him as he too looked down the well.

Rina looked up at them after checking the woman over. "She's out cold but she looks a little odd. I think she's a demon because she has three tails. The baby is awake though."

Seno, Jin's father, nodded and closed his eyes. "I didn't believe this would happen while I was still alive. Remember the tale of a demon woman and child appearing in a well? I don't believe it was completely just a story."

Shaking her head Rina looked down at the baby in the woman's arms and smiled.

The little one had such bright blue sapphire eyes. They seemed to be smiling no matter who she looked at.

Leaning down Rina moved some of her hair from her face as she watched the baby. "Hello there, I hope you are alright. Now how do we wake your mother up? I don't wish to cause her or you harm. But we can't let you both stay down in this cold well." She talked to the little girl.

Smiling as the little girl's eyes brightened even more and she started cooing at her. Looking at the woman again she sighed and looked up to Jin.

"How are we going to get them out, love? The child is fine but I don't know if I'll be able to wake her mother up." She asked while rubbing her neck and looking back down at the baby.

"Father said that it shouldn't be too hard to wake her. She is a demon after all. They tend to wake almost immediately when someone unfamiliar is around their children." Jin answered.

Looking up at the woman's face briefly Rina gasped as she saw her eyes open.

Kneeling down beside the woman Rina bowed her head and watched her. "I don't mean you any harm miss. I just want to make sure you're alright. Your daughter seems to be fine. I haven't touched either of you." She seemed transfixed for a moment as the woman slowly sat up and bowed her head back.

"My name is Rina. I found you down here at the bottom of my homes well. My husband and father-in-law are up there waiting for us." Rina smiled a little as the woman nodded her head in understanding.

"Arigato, Rina-san." The woman's eyes started to tear up as she looked down at her daughter. "I appreciate your help even though you do not know me. I didn't know where the well would send me."

Rina sat down beside the woman and rested her hand on her shoulder. "It's alright we will help you as much as we can. You can stay here. I assume that someday you will try to go back through the well."

The woman nodded and looked Rina in the eyes. "You are very trustworthy. I will help you in return to the best of my abilities. My name is Mae. I'm the lady of the southern lands. I'm guessing I'm in the future."

"Yes, you are. Let's get you both up out of the well and in the house. We have a spare room you can use. Along with extra blankets and clothes. I can go to the shop later and pick up stuff for your daughter." Rina said as she stood up.

Mae slowly stood up and nodded her head. Securing Kagome in one of her arms tightly she made her way up the ladder.

Only having a couple of almost falls they all got out of the well finally and went into the house.