Sango runs through a field, and jumps into the air.
"Kirara!"
Kirara jumps up from the grass and transforms in midair, right underneath Sango, and Sango lands on her in perfect form.
"Very Good!! That was excellent, Sango."
"Lay off, will ya? Stupid Monk. She'll never go for you. Not after what you did last time."
"But, we talked about it. She seemed fine."
"Yeah, and Kagome always seems fine. When was the last time you saw her angry, or sad."
"Why, Inuyasha! I didn't know you were so in tune with Kagome's feelings!"
Sango walks up to them Kirara in hand. She is breathing hard, and is a little sweaty.
"Wow! What a workout! Well, we gotta stay in shape in case we get any more crazed youkai, right?"
"Kaede? Can I help you with that?"
"Sure, Shippo. You can carry this."
Shippo is with Kaede helping her to prepare some things for the upcoming festival. Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha come up the hill. Inuyasha looks a little miffed, and Sango is standing close to Miroku. Kirara is walking slowly behind them all. Shippo starts jumping up and down, and waving and shouting.
"Sango!! Sango!! Kaede let me help her!!"
Sango smiled and pressed forward. She comes up and bows at Kaede.
"Is there anything we can do for you too?"
"Old lady! Don't expect ME to help with anything!"
With that Inuyasha stalked away.
"He's been like that ever since Kagome left."
"Thank God she'll be back soon!"
Sango and Miroku help Kaede, and Shippo skips off to see Inuyasha.
Kagome and her friends were walking back from school.
"Why did you say no to Hojo?"
"Because I'm, I'm not really feeling well."
"But you look okay to me."
"Yeah, well, Vertigo doesn't show, ya know?
Her friends look at her questioningly, and shrugged their shoulders. They started to chatter on about the test they just took; this left Kagome to more or less think freely to herself.
'I can't wait to get back to the other side. I hope everyone is okay! What should I bring back with me?'
Before she realized it, they had reached her house, and her friends waved goodbye, and continued walking. Kagome ran up the steps quickly and to the house. She shouted out 'I'm home!' and ran upstairs. Nobody else was home, and it sounded a little creepy. She shrugged it off, and ran into her room, to grab all her first aid stuff, and some extra clothes. She ran back down to the kitchen, and got together some food. She stuffed it all into her backpack, and headed for the shrine behind the house. She walked up the steps, and through the door, and looked over the edge of the well. She smiled and vaulted over the edge. She landed softly on the ground. She cocked her head at the event.
"That's strange! Why aren't I passing through?"
She climbed out of the well, and jumped back down again. Nothing happened once more. She climbed back out, and stood on the edge.
"Third time's a charm!"
She jumped down, and hit the ground with a soft thud. She was very confused. She climbed back out and opened the doors to the shrine. She walked down the steps and stopped when she saw Hojo standing there. Hojo smiled.
"Feeling better, I see?"
Kagome blanched (again) and smiled back.
"Hey Hojo. What are you doing here?"
"That's my line! You should be in bed! What are you doing in here?"
"Oh, nothing!"
Kagome tried to move in front of the shrine, but couldn't stop Hojo from making his way up the steps. He walked in, and peered over the edge of the well.
"Nothing strange here. What's going on Kagome?"
Kagome walked closer, and took his arm, trying to pull him away, fearing that any minute Inuyasha would burst through, to yell at Kagome for being late. Instead of just grabbing on to him, she bumped into him, and he lost his balance. He fell over the edge, and Kagome shrieked. She rushed to the edge, and looked down, but Hojo was gone. Kagome leapt up and ran back to the house.
"Why did he go through, and not me?"
Inuyasha was sitting in the tree line around the clearing with the well. He had a gloomy look on his face, but there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes. Shippo came up to him, and sat down next to him. After a few minutes, Inuyasha reached out his hand, and bonked him on the head.
"Ow!! What was that for!! I didn't say anything!!"
Inuyasha smirked.
"Not yet. But I knew what you were thinking."
Shippo rubbed his head and glared at Inuyasha. Suddenly the well glowed. They both tensed a little, and sat taller, trying to see. Instead of the expected Kagome, there stood a strange looking boy.
"Where am I?"
"Kirara!"
Kirara jumps up from the grass and transforms in midair, right underneath Sango, and Sango lands on her in perfect form.
"Very Good!! That was excellent, Sango."
"Lay off, will ya? Stupid Monk. She'll never go for you. Not after what you did last time."
"But, we talked about it. She seemed fine."
"Yeah, and Kagome always seems fine. When was the last time you saw her angry, or sad."
"Why, Inuyasha! I didn't know you were so in tune with Kagome's feelings!"
Sango walks up to them Kirara in hand. She is breathing hard, and is a little sweaty.
"Wow! What a workout! Well, we gotta stay in shape in case we get any more crazed youkai, right?"
"Kaede? Can I help you with that?"
"Sure, Shippo. You can carry this."
Shippo is with Kaede helping her to prepare some things for the upcoming festival. Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha come up the hill. Inuyasha looks a little miffed, and Sango is standing close to Miroku. Kirara is walking slowly behind them all. Shippo starts jumping up and down, and waving and shouting.
"Sango!! Sango!! Kaede let me help her!!"
Sango smiled and pressed forward. She comes up and bows at Kaede.
"Is there anything we can do for you too?"
"Old lady! Don't expect ME to help with anything!"
With that Inuyasha stalked away.
"He's been like that ever since Kagome left."
"Thank God she'll be back soon!"
Sango and Miroku help Kaede, and Shippo skips off to see Inuyasha.
Kagome and her friends were walking back from school.
"Why did you say no to Hojo?"
"Because I'm, I'm not really feeling well."
"But you look okay to me."
"Yeah, well, Vertigo doesn't show, ya know?
Her friends look at her questioningly, and shrugged their shoulders. They started to chatter on about the test they just took; this left Kagome to more or less think freely to herself.
'I can't wait to get back to the other side. I hope everyone is okay! What should I bring back with me?'
Before she realized it, they had reached her house, and her friends waved goodbye, and continued walking. Kagome ran up the steps quickly and to the house. She shouted out 'I'm home!' and ran upstairs. Nobody else was home, and it sounded a little creepy. She shrugged it off, and ran into her room, to grab all her first aid stuff, and some extra clothes. She ran back down to the kitchen, and got together some food. She stuffed it all into her backpack, and headed for the shrine behind the house. She walked up the steps, and through the door, and looked over the edge of the well. She smiled and vaulted over the edge. She landed softly on the ground. She cocked her head at the event.
"That's strange! Why aren't I passing through?"
She climbed out of the well, and jumped back down again. Nothing happened once more. She climbed back out, and stood on the edge.
"Third time's a charm!"
She jumped down, and hit the ground with a soft thud. She was very confused. She climbed back out and opened the doors to the shrine. She walked down the steps and stopped when she saw Hojo standing there. Hojo smiled.
"Feeling better, I see?"
Kagome blanched (again) and smiled back.
"Hey Hojo. What are you doing here?"
"That's my line! You should be in bed! What are you doing in here?"
"Oh, nothing!"
Kagome tried to move in front of the shrine, but couldn't stop Hojo from making his way up the steps. He walked in, and peered over the edge of the well.
"Nothing strange here. What's going on Kagome?"
Kagome walked closer, and took his arm, trying to pull him away, fearing that any minute Inuyasha would burst through, to yell at Kagome for being late. Instead of just grabbing on to him, she bumped into him, and he lost his balance. He fell over the edge, and Kagome shrieked. She rushed to the edge, and looked down, but Hojo was gone. Kagome leapt up and ran back to the house.
"Why did he go through, and not me?"
Inuyasha was sitting in the tree line around the clearing with the well. He had a gloomy look on his face, but there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes. Shippo came up to him, and sat down next to him. After a few minutes, Inuyasha reached out his hand, and bonked him on the head.
"Ow!! What was that for!! I didn't say anything!!"
Inuyasha smirked.
"Not yet. But I knew what you were thinking."
Shippo rubbed his head and glared at Inuyasha. Suddenly the well glowed. They both tensed a little, and sat taller, trying to see. Instead of the expected Kagome, there stood a strange looking boy.
"Where am I?"