In The Other Side of the Well
-Chapter 2-
Kagome's face was frozen in shock, as she stared at Inu Yasha. What did he mean, 'do I know you'?! Of course he did! It was she! Kagome! Kikyo's reincarnation! Kagome! The girl-who-can't-shoot-arrows-unless-the-time-really-calls-for-it-and-sends-of-rapid-fires-of-osuwaris-when-he-gets-on-her-nerves-too-much-Kagome! Leaning foreword slightly, she peered into his face. Looked the same; her eyes traveled up to his white hair, with two dog-ears perched on his head. Same ears. Down to his eyes. Same eyes. Down, to his robe. Same red kimono. Back up to his face. Same mouth, same nose. It was Inu Yasha. Face twisting into a frown, she raised a hand, slapping him on the back of the head, so he fell smack down on the ground.
" BAKA! Stop pretending you don't know me! Now what did you do to the well?! Why am I here?!" She watched, vivid gray-blue eyes glaring down at the stirring figure, she could just see him tense, he would jump up, fuming, and start yelling and cursing.
Oh he jumped up all right...
Jumping up, Inu Yasha's face was ridden with fury for a while, before it as replaced by a trembling lip, watery eyes, and very soon, a river of tears exploded from the half-demon. " ITAI!!! Gomen ne! What'd I do?! I didn't mean to! I didn't mean to give my dinner to the street rats down by the bridge! It wasn't that mother's food as BAD, I just wanted to help! Is it SO BAD to want to HELP!?!??!" Another yell of misery, and he sobbed, head raised into the air, shaking as he cried.
Her jaw dropped, brows knotted in confusion, mouth open in pure horror as she stared at the hysterical form of Inu Yasha. You see, there were always three things Kagome never thought she'd see Inu Yasha do. One was to admit he was trying to be nice. Two, was to see him whine. And three was to see him CRY. And right now, all that she thought she'd never see in a million years, was witnessed in a mere 3 seconds. " I-I-Inu Yasha?"
He sobbed, replying back through wails of sorrow. " W-W-WHAT?!
Kagome's brain racked for ideas. Usually it was Inu Yasha who saw her cry and manage to get her to stop, she had never had to deal with Inu Yasha's crying before, because he never did cry! Her arms rose up awkwardly, hovering inches above Inu Yasha's shoulders. What was she supposed to do?! " Inu Yasha, Inu Yasha, stop crying! I'm sorry--for whatever I did--Stop crying!" But yet he continued, and she flinched with every wail he let out. She bit her lip, pondering what to do, before an idea popped up in her head. Her mouth opened, to let out a simple word...
" Osuwari!" She braced herself, for the crash, shaking of the ground, and the chunks of dirt that would fly up when Inu Yasha's body hit the ground. Alas, that never came. Inu Yasha stood as dandy as he could on the ground, sobbing and calling for his mother, ranting and raving between sobs that people now days didn't appreciate help. Kagome's eyes flew open in shock, brows creased. What happened to the osuwari-crash-bitch-smile(Kagome says osuwari, Inu Yasha goes crash, Inu Yasha says bitch, Kagome smiles, yadda, yadda, yadda…) stage of their relationship?!
She gave a strangled whine from her throat, before she promptly tackles Inu Yasha to the ground, sitting on his back and lifting his hair up, searching for the magical prayer beads around his neck. Alas, there were none. What was going on?!
Well now, Inu Yasha had stopped crying, from the shock of being tackled by a girl whom now sat on his back searching through his hair for who knows what. Well, the first thing that popped into his head…
" HELP! I'M BEING HARASSED!" His voice boomed out, echoed across the valleys. Kagome's jaw dropped in shock; watching and Inu Yasha yelled his lungs out for help. Sputtering, Kagome instantly jumped off his back, abd kneeled down beside him. " No! No! Hush! You misunderstood! Hush! Close your mouth! I'm not harassing you—I'm not Miroku-sama! No wait, he's not that bad—wait, what the—Inu Yasha! Iie! Hush! Quiet! You'll wake the whole neighborhoo—"
" Step away from him."
Kagome froze as a soft, yet deadly female voice spoke up; it was one that she recognized. The drawing of string from a bow sounded, and Kagome slowly did, never once looking up. 'Well, at least Kikyo's the same. What the heck is Inu Yasha's problem?' Pondering this, Kagome raised her head up, knowing exactly what she would see.
Only she didn't.
" Inu Yasha, are you alright?"
" Yes! Thank you!"
Kagome could have sworn pig youkai fly. She watched in perplexity as Kikyo took Inu Yasha by his arm, helping to stand him up, then slinging the bow of her shoulder, began to dust the dirt off him, watching soothing him in his crying.
" Inu Yasha, hush, don't cry. You'll hurt Kaede's feeling to cry. What would your brother say? Here, wipe your tears." Pulling out a small piece of cloth, Kikyo handed it over to Inu Yasha, whom took it with a nod, and blew his nose harshly. " Thank you." A bleak smile on his face, he returned it back to Kikyo, whom after nauseating look, forced a smile and pushed it back in Inu Yasha's direction. " You can have it." Happily, Inu Yasha stuffed it inside his pocket. Casting a glance towards Kagome, she suddenly drew out her bow again, aiming an arrow straight at her. " Who are you?"
Kagome's eyes widened. She wasn't going to shoot her was she?! Hastily, she began to explain. " No! Don't shoot! Watashi wa, Higurashi Kagome! I'm from Modern Japan! I'm your reincarnation!"
Kikyo arched a brow, and looked to Inu Yasha out of the corner of her eyes whom, shrugged, then Kikyo turned back to Kagome. " You have to be dead to be reincarnated. I'm standing here, what do you think?"
Her mouth open to answer, tens he stopped, shoulders slumping. That was true. Here was Kikyo standing fine and dandy. What's more, she was HELPING Inu Yasha. Not like the usual; Inu-Yasha-I-love-you-but-I-will-kill-you-for-betraying-me-and-I-don't-give-a-damn-if-it-was-Naraku-because-I'm-one-of-the-villians-and-it's-my-job-to-kill-you-and-take-you-to-hell routine. No, it certainly wasn't. Kagome's brain then clicked with an idea. Kaede! She said Kaede! Kaede would understand " Take me to Kaede-sama!" She blurted out.
Kikyo arched her brow again. " Why?"
" I need to see her! I, I'm a friend of her's!" Kagome looked hopeful, and as friendly-ish, she possibly could in this situation. Kikyo considered this, and looked over to Inu Yasha, whom was currently playing with a butterfly. A faltering look on her face, Kikyo dragged Inu Yasha over, whispering inside his ear. Finally Inu Yasha, stood up straight, and looked Kagome over, she stood nervously, and he creased his brows seeing her outfit. " Could your skirt be any shorter?"
Turning red, Kagome grabbed the sides of her skirt, flustering. " B-baka!"
Inu Yasha gave a squeak, eyes filling up with tears. Kikyo seemed to want to cry herself; it wasn't an easy job getting Inu Yasha to stop once he cried. " Inu Yasha! No, she didn't mean that, did you?!" She shot a look in Kagome's direction.
" Yes I did—"
" DID YOU?" Her voice was firm, emphasizing the words. Kagome blinked. Kikyo sighed, annoyed, and leaned over, whispering furiously. " He is one of the many people in this world who is very sensitive to what you say to him. If he cries, he hurts. You and I will also hurt. It is not an easy job getting him to shut up once he starts. So I suggest for the better cause, you say 'no' because his pain, becomes our pain to calm him down. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" Kagome nodded furiously, and Kikyo leaned back to Inu Yasha. " Inu Yasha, don't start crying, she didn't mean it." Looking over to Kagome, she nodded furiously towards Inu Yasha's direction, which meant 'help me.'
" Oh!" Kagome walked up briskly, as Kikyo muttered, ' imbecile' under her breath. " Inu Yasha, I didn't mean to say that! Honestly!" Liar. " You're not a baka, you, you're intelligent!" Liar, liar. " You're smart, very resourceful, kind, helping, caring, I wish I had a brother just like you!" Liar, liar, pants on fire. Inu Yasha stopped before his tears exploded out, sniffing and looking at Kagome. " Really?" " Of course!" No presents for YOU this year.
Beaming Inu Yasha looked to Kikyo, who sighed with relief. " Let's take her to Kaede!" Kikyo looked at Kagome, looking at her face closely. Now that she looked, she was very similar to herself. Almost like a mirror image. Except, without the strange green, red, and white outfit, and the girl was far from anywhere near her personality. Kikyo nodded, pushing her hair behind her shoulders. " Alright, but you walk in front. And," She nodded to Kagome's own bow at the ground behind her, do you have arrows for that?" She added, lifting her bow.
Kagome sighed, then nodded in agreement, hey why argue? " No, I don't have arrows." 'Because Inu Yasha kind of, BROKE them." Bending down, she picked up her bow, when suddenly she heard Kikyo give a dignified groan, and Inu Yasha yell. " GAH! Don't do that!" Kagome blinked, looking over at the two, Inu Yasha had his face covered, and Kikyo had turned her head away, as distinguished as she could. " Wha—" " Stand up! J-just stand up!" Inu Yasha commanded, not taking his hands off. Kagome, confused, did as she was told.
" Much better." Inu Yasha lowered his hands. " Don't ever bend over again!" Kagome blinked, then looked to Kikyo for an explanation. Sniggering, Kikyo pointed to Kagome's skirt, then to her own, as she shook her's. " Long," She placed her hand horizontally a few inches under her waist. " Short." She sniggered again, and pointed to Kagome. Kagome turned bright red, about 50 different shades if you looked closely. Grabbing the front of her skirt, she pulled it down slightly, blushing furiously.
Still sniggering in amusement, Kikyo gestured for Kagome to walk in front of them. " Come on—leave it, Inu Yasha will pick your bow up for you." Kikyo added as Kagome tried difficultly to bent down without showing anything. Inu Yasha, nodded, and walked over picking the bow up, as Kagome walked ahead.
She grumbled. " It's their fault for looking." She tugged her skirt down slightly, and then looked at Inu Yasha and Kikyo over her shoulders. " They're so strange. A whiney Inu Yasha, a nice—partly—Kikyo. And they don't know who I am. She turned her head looking foreword as the village came into view. " Kaede would know, she defiantly would." Nodding to herself, Kagome walked along, determined to meet Kaede. It's off to see the Kaede…
(Author's space)
Yay! Another chapter of In the Other Side of the Well! What's WRONG with Inu Yasha? Even if Kagome wasn't amused by all this, :x you, dear reader, most certainly should be. ^^ What adventures await her now? :x I'll never tell….until the next chapter!
Silent Knight
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Bless me with thy sword