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******************************************************************** As Hotaru approached the well she was positive it was the well that voice was talking about it. She didn't know how exactly but it gave off a kind of energy that Hotaru had felt before. "But where?" thought Hotaru inquisitively. "Where have I felt this kind of energy before?" She shook her head and tried not to think about it.

Hotaru was now standing in front of the well. "So...what is it I have to do now?" said Hotaru thinking aloud. Just as she spoke she felt something forcing her towards the well. "Whoa! What the he-"Hotaru was cut off as she the invisible force pushed her down the well.

All Hotaru could see around her was a sort of purplish thick fog. Then when the fog lifted Hotaru was at the bottom of the well. "Ow, ow, ow!" moaned Hotaru rubbing the part of her leg she had fallen on.

She started to climb up the well. "What the hell just happened here? And what was with that purple fog?" she thought to herself. "Ack, I knew this was a bad idea, "said Hotaru as she lifted herself out of the well. "Listening to voices in your head is never a good thing to do. Well here I am home sweet, temporary.... home?"

Hotaru was wide eyed with shock. Instead of being in the dark enclosure where the well had been in her aunt's garden, Hotaru was surrounded by trees and flowers in an open meadow.

Hotaru dropped to her knees and stayed like that for several minutes trying to decide what to do next. But nothing came to mind. All she could do was sit there gawking at her surrounding environment.

Suddenly she could hear voices and Hotaru hid behind the well not wanting to be seen.

"Do you really have to go back so soon?" grumbled a male voice.

"Yes I have to catch up on school work and I want to see my cousin Hotaru." Replied the female voice exasperatedly.

Hotaru's eyes widened even more in shock. It was her cousin Kagome!

"Feh." Replied the male grumpily.

"You can moan all you want but I'm still going home. I'll be back in a couple of days. See ya!"

"Hey wait ....."

"Inuyasha, SIT!"

Hotaru heard a loud "thump".

"Humph, stupid Kagome and her stupid family." said the male voice who's name was Inuyasha.

The grumbling stopped so Hotaru assumed he had gone home. Hotaru sighed and stood up. Where had Kagome disappeared to anyways? Then it clicked. "The well!" Hotaru said. "It must be some sort of weird portal!"

Hotaru then spent the next few minutes peering down the well trying to decide what her next move would be. Then it came to her. "Duh, I'll jump down the well and that should take me back!"

She stood on the edge of the well and jumped in. The next thing she knew she was at the bottom of the well. "Am I back?" She wondered aloud. "There was no purple fog this time. Hmmm." Having decided it probably didn't mean anything, Hotaru climbed up the well. She did a double take when she reached the top.

"No! I'm still here! How will I get out of this weird place?" cried Hotaru. She sat on the grass, her arms wrapped around her knees. She hadn't felt this vulnerable in a long time.

******************************************************************** Usagi stared at the most the bus timetable; her eyes squinted, as she tried to work out where the hell she was. "I'm pretty sure this is the bus the others told me to take," she thought to herself as she scratched her head. "Let's see." She said aloud running her finger down the list of buses. "59 that's the bus I took." Suddenly Usagoi groaned loudly and hit her head against the wall, startling some others waiting at the bus stop. "Ah NUTS! I've gone and done exactly what everyone told me NOT to do!" wailed Usagi.

FLASHBACK . . ..

"Now Usagi," said Ami seriously. "Remember it's the 59 A you're to take. This should take you right outside the aquarium where we'll be waiting for you."

"That's right Usagi the 59 A, not the 59 or the 59 B, The 59 A. A. A. 59 A!" Rei kept saying repeatedly.

"Guys!" exclaimed Usagi. "Seriously do you really think I'm that dense!?"

"Um.... lets not respond to that." said Rei holding back laughter.

"Humph!" Usagi pouted. "Look, I'll prove it to all of you! I'll take the right bus and then you'll all see I'm not that dumb."

END FLASBACK

"But I am that dumb!" thought Usagi. "How the heck did I end up here without noticing? I should have known it wouldn't take three hours to get to the aquarium!"

Usagi looked down the time table, searching for a bus that could take her home. Usagi threw her hands up in despair. "None, none at all!" Usagi sat on the ground. "What am I gonna do now?" ******************************************************************** Hi Mama I'm back!" shouted Kagome as she entered her house.

"Kagome!" answered Mrs. Higurashi running from the kitchen into the hall.

"Is there something wrong Mama? You look worried." said Kagome worriedly.

"Kagome your cousin's disappeared!" cried Mrs. Higurashi almost hysterically. "Sota came home today and told me that Hotaru had had a weird seizure in school and had run away. No one has seen her since? Oh Kagome what are we going to do? We've searched everywhere and we can't tell my brother he's in a bad enough state as it is without this on top of everything!"

"Mama, please, calm down!" Kagome said soothingly, putting her arms around her worried mother.

Suddenly a burst of purple light broke them apart. Both women screamed in fright. The light increased in size. The purple light turned black and moulded itself into a shape of a hand. It entered Kagome through her chest. Kagome all of a sudden felt weak all over, like a part of her was missing. Kagome fell to her knees, breathing heavily. All she could hear was her mother's screams before everything went black. ******************************************************************** Kagome found herself lying on the beach. A cool breeze blew gently as she heard the tide roll in. Kagome hadn't felt this way in a long time. Peaceful. Kagome could have lay there all day just listening to the sounds of the ocean. But a voice disturbed her feeling of tranquillity.

"Kagome," it was calling. "Wake up, Kagome! Oh God please let her be alright!"

The seaside drifted away into nothingness and Kagome found herself in her bed, her family gathered around her.

"Oh thank heavens!" cried Mrs. Higurashi in relief and hugged Kagome. "Oh darling. You had us so worried. How are you feeling?"

Kagome felt confused. There was a part of her missing, a big part, no doubt about that. But yet....

"Please, Kagome, are you alright?"

Kagome looked up at her mother smiling. "I'm okay Mama. Don't worry about me. I feel great. In fact I haven't felt like this for a long time." ******************************************************************** Hee Ho that's it hope you enjoyed. I tried to make that a bit longer than my last chapter. Please review please! :D