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Author's note: Falalalalalala.... don't really have any author's note so I'll sing for you! Falalalalalala and stuff like that!! *cough* OK, I'm going to stop now... "Speaking" 'Thoughts' *Sounds/'sweatdrop'* ~Flashbacks/Few days later/ect.~

Chapter 9 Back to the Feudal era

To Inuyasha, five days had gone by too slowly. He hadn't moved from sitting next to the well, except for food. He sighed heavily as he rested his head on the lip of the well. "Five days is up, shouldn't she be back by now?" He mumbled to himself as he stared forward.

~Meanwhile~

Shippou paced back and forth in the hut.

"Shippou, calm down." Sango said as she sipped her tea.

"I can't!" Shippou cried. "I hate to amit it, but I'm worried about Inuyasha!" The little kistune grumbled.

Miroku nodded. "Yes, I am too, but Kagome is coming back today so he'll be fine."

Shippou sighed heavily and started to pace again.

~Meanwhile~

Kagome waved her good-byes and ran outside with her giant backpack on her shoulders. She slide open the door to the old shrine that held the well and ran down the creaky stairs. Kagome peered down the vast darkness of the well for a moment before jumping in.

~Meanwhile~

Inuyasha sighed heavily, starring at the other end of the well. "Where is she?" He grumbled.

Unfortunately for Inuyasha, who is now deep in his thoughts, he had not notice Kagome appearing at the bottom of the well. She looked up and saw Inuyasha. Her eyes widen as she thought, 'Oh my god! He looks like an abandoned puppy who has just been kicked!' Kagome dropped her bag. "Inuyasha?"

The sound of Kagome's voice had startled him to a near heart attack. "ACK!" He yelled, jumping back away from the well. Slowly and cautiously he creepted back to the wells' edge and peered down. Seeing that Kagome was down there, he waved a little.

Kagome smiled at him weakly. "Sorry, did I scare you?" She asked insolently.

Inuyasha huffed. "No." He sat back form the well, mindlessly putting his hands into his sleeves.

Kagome blinked. 'Was he waiting for me?' She pondered as she climbed out of the well. She placed her bag down by her feet and sat on the lip of the well. She watched him, not really sure what to say.

'Say something! Say something smart!' Inuyasha repeated over and over in his head as he looked away. 'Come on!! Say something!!' His subconscious yelled. Inuyasha took a deep breath in and turned to her. "Uh, hi?"

Kagome smiled. "Hi."

'Damnit!' He cursed in his head as he stood up. "Let's just go to the village." He grumbled as he turned and started walking.

Kagome blinked, still a bit confused. She sighed lightly. 'I wonder what that was all about.' She thought as she stood up, brushing off imaginary dust. She grabbed her over sized bag and followed after him.

They walked in complete silence all the way back to the village; mostly because Kagome was deep in thought and Inuyasha was still fuming at himself for being so stupid.

Once they reached the village, Shippou immutably greeted them by jumping into Kagome's arms and hugging her. "Kagome!!" The little kitsune exclaimed.

Kagome smiled, giving her little friend a hug back. She looked up and saw Inuyasha leaving. 'Figures...'

"Kagome! I missed you!" Shippou yelled, "Inuyasha has been no fun! You know what he's been doing?"

Inuyasha froze, his ears twitching with annoyance.

"What?" Kagome blinked, looking down at Shippou. Oh, he had her full attention now.

Shippou smirked evily, but quickly covered it with a frown. "All Inuyasha been doing is moping around! He hasn't left the we-"

*WHAM*

Shippou was cut off by Inuyasha's fist slamming into his little head.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome frowned.

"WAHHHHH! What was that for?!" Cried Shippou as he rubbed the newly formed bump on his head.

Inuyasha grabbed Shippou by the collar and dragged him away from Kagome. "Shippou, Kagome doesn't need to know what I've been doing these pass few days, go that?" Inuyasha growled, holding Shippou up to his eye level.

Shippou gulped. "W-why?"

"Because!" Inuyasha snapped. "Now promise me you wont say ANYTHING!"

Shippou nodded, little sweatdrops forming on his head. "O-ok....."

Kagome blinked as the two boys had there little 'conversation'.

"Kagome?"

Kagome whirled around to see an old familiar face. "Kaeda!" She greeted with a smiled.

Kaeda smiled back, but it soon faded. She waited no time to ask Kagome something that had been worrying her. "How are ye feeling?"

Kagome sighed, looking to the ground. "That's what I wanted to talk to you about, but..." She quickly glanced over at Inuyasha and Shippou who were still fighting. "But alone." She said as she looked back at Kaeda.

Kaeda nodded. "All right, come with me."

Without a word to Inuyasha or Shippou, the two woman left to be alone and to talk.

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water_doragon: I LOVE Inuyashas' look when he's waiting for her at the well!! I thank my friend, Waterly for that idea!! I hope you guys like this chapter. ^^