^_^ Hey, people. I like this story. I'm gunna keep writing it whether I get
reviews or not... however, even though this is becoming more and more of a
personal need and reviews are not mandatory... PLEASE, OH, SWEET BABY
JESUS, REVIEW!!! *Sob, sob* I know, this is my first serious fic and all,
but ugly baby of mine or not, I still love it. Where is the love, people?
Review:
b00kperson: Shut up, smartypants. (Jesus, I get a review and all I can do is BASH the person?). I'm not changing the friggin' name, so please, bear with me and "pretend" that Usagi means "moon", otherwise all my hints and clues make no sense. Dig?
Hmmph.
ONWARD!!!
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The next school day passed without incident. Hojou attempted to talk with Kagome, but she was a little scatterbrained and didn't really pay much attention to him, making her friends irritated with her. Kagome, however, wasn't even tuning in enough to grasp why they were so cross. Kagome wanted to triple-check that she had everything so that she could visit the feudal era the next day. She thought she had all her bases covered, but honestly, you never know.
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The bell rang. Usagi didn't care, seeing as she was already out of school and walking down the street to no particular destination. It wasn't as if she went to school because she wanted to. Her grades were so bad that even if she aced the rest of junior high, she wouldn't make it into a great school... hell, even a CRAPPY school. However, she showed up that day out of pure boredom, which is saying a lot about Usagi's life. She wasn't wearing her uniform, because it would take at least a week for it to get issued, so she really didn't do much at school that day, but anywhere's better than "home", as she called it... to anyone who cared... which was no one.
Usagi wasn't really paying attention to where she was going, but he didn't really care; if she got really lost, she could use it as an excuse for being out past curfew. Usagi broke her curfew so often; it took awhile to remember what time it was.
After wandering the streets of Tokyo for God knows how long, she came across a small shrine. Usagi likes shrines; in fact her favorite subject was history. If she bothered to show up for the class, her grades in history wouldn't be half bad. Usagi, mildly interested, entered the shrine.
It wasn't anything fancy, but that was just fine. Anything too extravagant would take away from the natural religious beauty laid out before Usagi. Curious and itching to explore what little there was, she slung her black duffel full of clothes, a small boombox, and a few beloved CDs (in case of the sudden need for space for extended amounts of time) over her right shoulder and strolled casually around the area.
It didn't take her long to find the well.
Small, dark houses had an unexplainable appeal to Usagi, and when she came across such a place in the shrine, she just had to stick her head in and check it out. Spotting the well almost instantly, she stepped inside the tiny hut and closed the door behind her. She walked slowly down the steps, and when she came to the well in the center, she got right near the edge of it and looked intently downward, into the black abyss that seemed to go on and on forever. Thinking that she saw something, she leaned down even further. Yes, something was definitely down there. But what was it-
"Hello in there!" Kagome's grandfather suddenly spoke up from the tiny hut's entrance, "No one's allowed down there!"
But, with a small, surprised scream, Usagi fell down the well headfirst... and didn't reach the bottom.
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When Usagi awoke, she could see light pouring down the well. Rubbing her head, she saw her duffel intact and attempted to stand. When her legs didn't fail her, she climbed out of the Bone-Eaters' Well and, with a grunt, collapsed with her belongings right in front of it. Her eyes darted wildly around her, surveying the forest and the rich green grass beneath her feet.
"So that's it," she said aloud, her voice raspy from shock, "I... fell into that well... and broke my neck. That's the only explanation. I-I'm dead." She pinched herself. It hurt. "Wait, that's for dreams," she pondered aloud, "I wonder how you make sure your dead?"
She didn't have much time to talk to herself, however, because she heard soft footsteps coming in her direction. She might still have been in shock, but her keen reflexes took over, making her jump up a nearby tree. She stared at where the noise came from.
And there was Inu-Yasha. Usagi was struck dumb as her eyes ran over his ears, claws, and outfit. She knew instantly it was from the feudal era in Japan, but why would anyone wear such outdated clothing? Was there a carnival nearby?
'Or... did he die in the feudal era?' She thought furiously for an explanation, but most of her mind was busy with his ears. 'Are they real? Is he...?'
Inu-Yasha was obviously disappointed that Kagome wasn't there yet. His mind was switched quickly from frustration to battle-mode when he caught the scent of a demon close by. It smelled different than what he was used to, but the meat of it was definitely demon. He sniffed around, but the scent was surprisingly hard to follow.
Usagi was stunned. Could that thing... SMELL her?? She was utterly baffled, and couldn't take her eyes off his ears. She didn't find them weird in the way a "normal" person would, however... she was transfixed on Inu-Yasha's ears because of their familiarity...
Inu-Yasha thought he was closing in on the demons' location, but then he remembered what Myoga had warned him about. He sniffed a bit more... yes, the creature had definitely come from the well and was nearby. Still a little startled that his highly-skilled nose had been unable to pinpoint the foretold demon, he returned to his group.
A few minutes after Inu-Yasha was out of view, Usagi found it easy to breathe again. She climbed down the tree...
...removed her beanie...
...and scratched her cat ears with a clawed hand.
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^_^ Review and tell me what to think... tell me about that "bunny" thing again at your peril.
Review:
b00kperson: Shut up, smartypants. (Jesus, I get a review and all I can do is BASH the person?). I'm not changing the friggin' name, so please, bear with me and "pretend" that Usagi means "moon", otherwise all my hints and clues make no sense. Dig?
Hmmph.
ONWARD!!!
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The next school day passed without incident. Hojou attempted to talk with Kagome, but she was a little scatterbrained and didn't really pay much attention to him, making her friends irritated with her. Kagome, however, wasn't even tuning in enough to grasp why they were so cross. Kagome wanted to triple-check that she had everything so that she could visit the feudal era the next day. She thought she had all her bases covered, but honestly, you never know.
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The bell rang. Usagi didn't care, seeing as she was already out of school and walking down the street to no particular destination. It wasn't as if she went to school because she wanted to. Her grades were so bad that even if she aced the rest of junior high, she wouldn't make it into a great school... hell, even a CRAPPY school. However, she showed up that day out of pure boredom, which is saying a lot about Usagi's life. She wasn't wearing her uniform, because it would take at least a week for it to get issued, so she really didn't do much at school that day, but anywhere's better than "home", as she called it... to anyone who cared... which was no one.
Usagi wasn't really paying attention to where she was going, but he didn't really care; if she got really lost, she could use it as an excuse for being out past curfew. Usagi broke her curfew so often; it took awhile to remember what time it was.
After wandering the streets of Tokyo for God knows how long, she came across a small shrine. Usagi likes shrines; in fact her favorite subject was history. If she bothered to show up for the class, her grades in history wouldn't be half bad. Usagi, mildly interested, entered the shrine.
It wasn't anything fancy, but that was just fine. Anything too extravagant would take away from the natural religious beauty laid out before Usagi. Curious and itching to explore what little there was, she slung her black duffel full of clothes, a small boombox, and a few beloved CDs (in case of the sudden need for space for extended amounts of time) over her right shoulder and strolled casually around the area.
It didn't take her long to find the well.
Small, dark houses had an unexplainable appeal to Usagi, and when she came across such a place in the shrine, she just had to stick her head in and check it out. Spotting the well almost instantly, she stepped inside the tiny hut and closed the door behind her. She walked slowly down the steps, and when she came to the well in the center, she got right near the edge of it and looked intently downward, into the black abyss that seemed to go on and on forever. Thinking that she saw something, she leaned down even further. Yes, something was definitely down there. But what was it-
"Hello in there!" Kagome's grandfather suddenly spoke up from the tiny hut's entrance, "No one's allowed down there!"
But, with a small, surprised scream, Usagi fell down the well headfirst... and didn't reach the bottom.
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When Usagi awoke, she could see light pouring down the well. Rubbing her head, she saw her duffel intact and attempted to stand. When her legs didn't fail her, she climbed out of the Bone-Eaters' Well and, with a grunt, collapsed with her belongings right in front of it. Her eyes darted wildly around her, surveying the forest and the rich green grass beneath her feet.
"So that's it," she said aloud, her voice raspy from shock, "I... fell into that well... and broke my neck. That's the only explanation. I-I'm dead." She pinched herself. It hurt. "Wait, that's for dreams," she pondered aloud, "I wonder how you make sure your dead?"
She didn't have much time to talk to herself, however, because she heard soft footsteps coming in her direction. She might still have been in shock, but her keen reflexes took over, making her jump up a nearby tree. She stared at where the noise came from.
And there was Inu-Yasha. Usagi was struck dumb as her eyes ran over his ears, claws, and outfit. She knew instantly it was from the feudal era in Japan, but why would anyone wear such outdated clothing? Was there a carnival nearby?
'Or... did he die in the feudal era?' She thought furiously for an explanation, but most of her mind was busy with his ears. 'Are they real? Is he...?'
Inu-Yasha was obviously disappointed that Kagome wasn't there yet. His mind was switched quickly from frustration to battle-mode when he caught the scent of a demon close by. It smelled different than what he was used to, but the meat of it was definitely demon. He sniffed around, but the scent was surprisingly hard to follow.
Usagi was stunned. Could that thing... SMELL her?? She was utterly baffled, and couldn't take her eyes off his ears. She didn't find them weird in the way a "normal" person would, however... she was transfixed on Inu-Yasha's ears because of their familiarity...
Inu-Yasha thought he was closing in on the demons' location, but then he remembered what Myoga had warned him about. He sniffed a bit more... yes, the creature had definitely come from the well and was nearby. Still a little startled that his highly-skilled nose had been unable to pinpoint the foretold demon, he returned to his group.
A few minutes after Inu-Yasha was out of view, Usagi found it easy to breathe again. She climbed down the tree...
...removed her beanie...
...and scratched her cat ears with a clawed hand.
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^_^ Review and tell me what to think... tell me about that "bunny" thing again at your peril.
