Chapter 4
The family of three walked into the well house. Ayane, in all of her years, had never thought that the well could be anything more than that: a well. Kagome had placed a call to her mother earlier, explaining to her the situation. Her mother had promised to come and watch over the shrine for her while she was away in the past. Now, Inuyasha was at the head of the party, headed for the well. Kagome was almost right behind him, her faithful, old, yellow backpack slung on her shoulder. Ayane on the other hand, was still standing near the door. She had packed her things into a green, yet smaller, version of her mother's bag. Inuyasha looked back.
"What's wrong, Ayane? Don't you want to come?" Ayane jumped. She had been thinking back to earlier that day in school.
"What? Of course I want to come, it's just." She let her sentence trail off.
"It's just what?" asked her mother. Ayane didn't want to worry them with her concerns, so she quickly made up a lie.
"Oh, it's nothing! I was just thinking that you were acting very naturally just now. Like you've been doing this forever." Inuyasha looked at her. He could tell that she was lying, but he decided that this time, he wouldn't say anything.
"Hey, wait a second," interrupted Kagome, "How do we know if Ayane can even go through the well?"
"Huh. That's a good point, I didn't think of that. Ayane, you jump in first. Then, if you can make it through, you can grab onto one of us, and we'll get you through that way," suggested Inuyasha. Ayane gave her father a shaky thumbs up. She was nervous about going, but she didn't want to let that stop her. She moved over to the well and looked down. It was a long way to fall. Holding her breath, she jumped in, silently praying that she could make it through. She didn't want to look stupid because she couldn't get through, even if it was just her parents watching. As Ayane reached the bottom of the well, she was surrounded by a strange bright light. Suddenly, she hit the bottom.
Did I make it through? Ayane looked up. She could see the bright blue sky above her instead of a roof, so she chose to assume that she had made it.
"Well how do I get out of here? There's no ladder or anything! Hmm. I guess I have to climb out the old fashion way." As she was about half way up, she saw a red and green blur move past her. Climbing out of the well, she saw what it was. The red had been her father, and the green had been her mother. Inuyasha wore his ever faithful red outfit, and her mother was wearing jeans and a dark green t-shirt.
"What's wrong? You're a quarter demon Ayane. You should at least be able to jump up out of the well," said Inuyasha. Kagome nodded her head in agreement.
"Yeah, trust us, Ayane. Now that you're in Feudal Japan, you have to put that demon in you to work, or you could get in trouble. There are lots of demon who just can't stand humans, and most of them hate weak demons even more. You have to show them how strong you are."
"I'm sorry. I'll work on it," said Ayane. So, she had already messed up had she? Kagome saw her daughter's thoughts written clearly across her face.
"No! Ayane, I wasn't scolding you or anything! I was just trying to tell you that you can't roll over for anybody here. You have to show people that they can't push you around. You're father is half demon, but he didn't let that stop him, and he's stronger than a lot of full demons." Inuyasha coughed.
"Shouldn't we be getting to the village?" he asked. Kagome grabbed her daughter's hand and pulled her along.
"Don't worry, Ayane, you'll fit in. You don't have anything at all to be nervous about." Ayane trusted her mother, but somehow, she felt that now she had even more to worry about. What were her parents talking about? What demon powers did she have? She didn't have to skills her parents did. There was no way she could possibly have such special skills. She was just an ordinary girl. Yet, the quarter demon in her begged to differ.
The family of three walked into the well house. Ayane, in all of her years, had never thought that the well could be anything more than that: a well. Kagome had placed a call to her mother earlier, explaining to her the situation. Her mother had promised to come and watch over the shrine for her while she was away in the past. Now, Inuyasha was at the head of the party, headed for the well. Kagome was almost right behind him, her faithful, old, yellow backpack slung on her shoulder. Ayane on the other hand, was still standing near the door. She had packed her things into a green, yet smaller, version of her mother's bag. Inuyasha looked back.
"What's wrong, Ayane? Don't you want to come?" Ayane jumped. She had been thinking back to earlier that day in school.
"What? Of course I want to come, it's just." She let her sentence trail off.
"It's just what?" asked her mother. Ayane didn't want to worry them with her concerns, so she quickly made up a lie.
"Oh, it's nothing! I was just thinking that you were acting very naturally just now. Like you've been doing this forever." Inuyasha looked at her. He could tell that she was lying, but he decided that this time, he wouldn't say anything.
"Hey, wait a second," interrupted Kagome, "How do we know if Ayane can even go through the well?"
"Huh. That's a good point, I didn't think of that. Ayane, you jump in first. Then, if you can make it through, you can grab onto one of us, and we'll get you through that way," suggested Inuyasha. Ayane gave her father a shaky thumbs up. She was nervous about going, but she didn't want to let that stop her. She moved over to the well and looked down. It was a long way to fall. Holding her breath, she jumped in, silently praying that she could make it through. She didn't want to look stupid because she couldn't get through, even if it was just her parents watching. As Ayane reached the bottom of the well, she was surrounded by a strange bright light. Suddenly, she hit the bottom.
Did I make it through? Ayane looked up. She could see the bright blue sky above her instead of a roof, so she chose to assume that she had made it.
"Well how do I get out of here? There's no ladder or anything! Hmm. I guess I have to climb out the old fashion way." As she was about half way up, she saw a red and green blur move past her. Climbing out of the well, she saw what it was. The red had been her father, and the green had been her mother. Inuyasha wore his ever faithful red outfit, and her mother was wearing jeans and a dark green t-shirt.
"What's wrong? You're a quarter demon Ayane. You should at least be able to jump up out of the well," said Inuyasha. Kagome nodded her head in agreement.
"Yeah, trust us, Ayane. Now that you're in Feudal Japan, you have to put that demon in you to work, or you could get in trouble. There are lots of demon who just can't stand humans, and most of them hate weak demons even more. You have to show them how strong you are."
"I'm sorry. I'll work on it," said Ayane. So, she had already messed up had she? Kagome saw her daughter's thoughts written clearly across her face.
"No! Ayane, I wasn't scolding you or anything! I was just trying to tell you that you can't roll over for anybody here. You have to show people that they can't push you around. You're father is half demon, but he didn't let that stop him, and he's stronger than a lot of full demons." Inuyasha coughed.
"Shouldn't we be getting to the village?" he asked. Kagome grabbed her daughter's hand and pulled her along.
"Don't worry, Ayane, you'll fit in. You don't have anything at all to be nervous about." Ayane trusted her mother, but somehow, she felt that now she had even more to worry about. What were her parents talking about? What demon powers did she have? She didn't have to skills her parents did. There was no way she could possibly have such special skills. She was just an ordinary girl. Yet, the quarter demon in her begged to differ.