Chapter 1: Down the well
Pant...Pant...A little girl came running to a small hut. "Lady Kaede!" An old woman turned around from the fireplace. "The demons...they have returned!" "So," Lady Kaede mused. "They sense the jewel..." With the help of the girl, Lady Kaede went to the door. Looking at the horizon, she saw a large dark cloud rising... "My Lord! Quick Sakura, get Inu-Yasha!" With a nod, Sakura raced off towards Inu-Yasha's Forest.
At the same time, in the present...
"Hey Kagome!" Kari and her older sister Katharine called out. They were exchange students from America to Japan and were staying at Kagome Higurashi's house. "Kagome! You promised us a tour of your house and shrine today!" Katharine, better known as Kat, crossed her arms back. "I know, I know," Kagome laughed. "First though, put your backpacks in the guest room!" Kari did so, but also slung a pouch over her head. "What's in there?" Kagome asked curiously. Kari grinned slightly. "Nothing much, just gum, candy, my mini camera, a flashlight and a bottle of water, I always seem to need these."
The three girls walked into the well house with Buyo, Kagome's cat and Ranko, Kari's puppy close behind. "This is the last place." Kagome said as the two exchange students looked on in awe. There wasn't much to in awe about in the old wood structure, but there was something in it, a mysterious air in it that surprised the two girls. "Heh, yah, this is the well (duh). Be careful you don't fall in. It's been dry for 500 years," Kagome said. "How do you know that it's been dry for 500 years?" Kari asked curiously. "Oh...just...you know...ah...um..." Kagome stuttered, trying to think of an excuse. "Er...history books...Yah! History books and grandpa taught..." "Oh! I know what you mean." Kari replied, apparently satisfied with the answer. She looked at the well carefully and using her artistic eye, took a picture of it. This well seemed familiar and she sensed something magical in it.
During this time, Katharine had wandered near the well. Looking into the darkness, she could have sworn she heard a creaking noise from inside the well. She stood on the side and cautiously peeked into the dark well. She strained her eyes harder to try and see in the darkness. She leaned further and teetered at a dangerous angle, when suddenly a hand grabbed the back of her collar and pulled her back. It was Kagome. "Sigh, I thought I told you not to fall into the well, it seems like you're trying to fall in on purpose!!" "Aieeeee! Kagome! Behind yo...look out!! Kari screamed and pointed, trembling, behind her. Kagome looked down and saw a hand snake out of the well and grab her leg.
"Eeeeeee!!!" Kagome shrieked. The hand latched itself to Kagome's ankle and started to pull her into the well. She instinctively grabbed the closet thing to her, which, unfortunately, was Katharine's hair. They both fell backwards, but at the last second, Kari grabbed Katharine's hand. Kagome looked down into the bottom of the well, but all she saw was a dark shadow. Katharine moaned and said, "If you haven't figured it out already, you're hurting my hair!" "Well, sorry!" Kagome retorted, "Would you like me to fall?" "Better you than me," Katharine muttered, wincing as Kagome's gripped harder. "I can't hold on much longer!" Kari gritted her teeth. "I think I can pull you up..." Just then, Buyo came up and rubbed against her feet. "Not now Buyo!" Kari tried to push Buyo away, as Ranko came up and stared. "Ranko, get Buyo away!" The hand on Kagome's ankle pulled harder. "Whoaaa!" Katharine felt Kari's hand slipping. With a last desperate move, Kari pulled harder. "Gotcha ya!" Kat was about to climb up when Buyo returned only to nudge Kari hard. "Uh oh...Ahhhh!!!!" Kari fell, with Ranko clawing on the shoulder, into the well along with Kat and Kagome. Darkness surrounded them.
THUMP!!!
"Ow!!" Yelled Katherine. "Did I land on a rock or what?" Kari 'umphed' as she landed on Kat's right foot. She flinched as Ranko landed POW on her stomach. "Ow!" Kari yelled. Kagome rubbed her back as she stood up. "Sigh," She thought, "How am I going to get them back without having them figuring out the well's secret?" Kari moaned and also rubbed her back in the spot where she had landed on Kat's foot, as she got up. She looked up at the blue sky. Wait a minute! Sky?! "Kagome, ah, what happened to the ROOF?" "Er...ah..." Kagome was broken off by a clatter of dirt above her head. Katharine had already gotten up and was trying to climb out of the well. She managed to stick her head up above the top. "Where in the world are we?" Suddenly she screamed and fell back into the well. "I was wondering where that wench went!" Two arms reach down and grabbed them all by their arm and pulled them up really high. Ranko somehow managed to hid herself in Kari's pouch. "What the-?" Katharine gasped as she looked the stranger holding them, and screamed.
Hehehe! I just LOVE cliffhangers! (well maybe not, but hey, its all in the work of writing fanfics xP)
Random reader: (growls and holds a (mines) frying pan above my head) well what happens??
Writer: sweatdrop ummm the next chapter?
edit: i accidently deleted my already written out chapter 2 and 3..sorry. i'll retype them asap.