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A/N: Well, I don't have very much homework today so I decided to add the second part of chapter 3.
Chapter 3, part two
Kagome and Inuyasha had both run to the well house at the same time and, while both trying to get through the doorway, had somehow become stuck. Don't ask me how, they just did.
"This is all your fault!" yelled Kagome, trying to wriggle herself free without much success.
"I got here first bitch!" retorted Inuyasha, cracking his knuckles as he prepared to slash the well house to bits.
In a desperate attempt to keep him from going through with his stupid idea, Kagome flared up and shouted "SIT!" Unfortunately for her, she had forgotten that she was right next to Inuyasha, and shorter that him too.
*SMASH* "AH, FUCK!!!"
Kagome would've slapped Inuyasha for using such language, but she was in no position to, as Inuyasha had fallen on top of her and was unable to move until the subdueing spell wore off.
Botan (now back to her usual self) and Mrs. Higurashi didn't say much as they walked out to the well house. Botan's plan seemed to make sense….thought Mrs. Higurashi, but it was still a bit far fetched. The two women stopped dead when they saw Kagome and Inuyasha, or rather, an angry Inuyasha on top of a very annoyed Kagome.
Inuyasha turned beet red when he saw Mrs. Higurashi staring at him.
"What's going on here?"
Now Kagome, who had been too preoccupied with trying to get Inuyasha off of her, realized who had just arrived at the scene.
"Um…uh...nothing!" she said quickly, finally managing to get out from under Inuyasha, who was still resembling a tomato and muttering curses under his breath. Kagome looked nervously at her mother before explaining.
"Well, you see, Inuyasha just tripped and fell on top of me…"
Mrs. Higurashi raised an eyebrow but decided that Kagome and Inuyasha looked way too embarrassed to be lying.
"Right then, Botan, will you show me your plan now?"
It was only then that Kagome and Inuyasha even noticed Botan. Long over their initial shock of her transformation though, they seemed to be more interested in what she and Kagome's mom were up to. Botan walked over to the well, examining it before turning to face Kagome.
"You need Shikon shards to travel through, right?"
"Uh….yeah"
"Right. Would you mind terribly if I borrowed one quickly?"
Kagome was about to reach her hand down her shirt to fish out the little bottle of shards before Inuyasha grabbed the hand.
"No way in hell." he said roughly, glaring at Botan.
"SIT!"
*CRASH*
Dusting herself off, Kagome gave Botan a shard of the jewel.
"You're not going to the feudal era, are you?" she asked, looking worried.
"Don't worry about me." replied Botan, as she moved to jump into the well.
Botan gazed in awe as blue light surrounded her.
"So this is what it's like" she whispered to herself before landing lightly on the bottom of the well. From outside she could hear shouting. Climbing up the ladder cautiously, she peeked over the edge just in time to see Kagome and Inuyasha run for the well house, and get stuck in the doorway. Trying desperately to keep from laughing, she watched with interest as Kagome sat Inuyasha. She smiled. So that's what happened. Careful not to make her presence known to the two struggling teenagers, she jumped back into the well.
Kagome, Inuyasha, and Mrs. Higurashi were waiting.
Pulling herself from the well, Botan couldn't help grinning. "It worked!" she exclaimed excitedly to Kagome's mom, who looked pleased. Kagome and Inuyasha where quite confused now.
"Wait….how did you…I mean….only Inuyasha and I have ever managed to get through the well before. Even with the jewel shards, the others couldn't get through!" said Kagome, trying to think of why Botan had been able to get through.
Botan gestured for Kagome to be quiet, then began her explanation.
"Kagome."
"Yes?"
"What do you think about every time you travel through the well?"
"Um….well, I'm usually thinking about Inuyasha and the feudal era…"
"I see, and Inuyasha, what do you think about when you travel through?"
"Um…I think about getting Kagome back from her time so that we can gather more jewel shards."
"There you have it, the secret to getting through the well. All you have to do is think about a specific time."
"But then, how come Sango, Miroku, and Shippo couldn't get through?"
"I'm not sure, but it all depends on what you're thinking about."
Kagome thought for a second, then blurted out "but what about the first time I fell in?"
"A centipede dragged you through, right? That's another way to get to a certain place in time, if you have something with you from that time."
Before Botan could say anything else, Kagome practically ran for the well, her face showing pure glee as she jumped in."
"What was that all about?" said Inuyasha irritably.
Kagome landed softly on the bottom of the well and opened her eyes, suddenly cursing herself as she realized there was no ladder there yet. Gripping the stones, she climbed up slowly with much difficulty. As she neared the edge of the well, Kagome could hear voices from outside, happy voices. She smiled to herself and cautiously lifted up the wooden cover on the well.
Meanwhile, Botan was a bit worried; she hadn't warned Kagome of the danger of encountering one's past self.
Kagome gazed longingly at the scene before her from the entrance of the well house; she'd opened the door just enough to peek out and not get noticed. It was her old self, 5 years old, playing catch with her father….laughing….smiling….oh god how she missed him. A single tear ran down Kagome's cheek with the promise of many more. She quietly closed the door of the well house again and jumped back in the well. 5 year old Kagome caught the ball, but didn't throw it back. She was staring intently at the well house.
"Daddy" she said "I saw the well house door move."
And before her father could protest, she'd run in to investigate.
Kagome returned with a smile as she climbed out of the well again, but her eyes were red from crying.
"Oh my goodness, Kagome, where on earth did you go to?" asked her mother, concern apparent as she walked over to her daughter to comfort her.
"Oh….just….10 years back…"
Mrs. Higurashi looked oddly empty for a moment, then joined her daughters tears. Inuyasha and Botan took the opportunity to make themselves scarce.
A/N: I'm SO sorry for the wait. I'll try to get chapter 4 up sooner, but I can't promise anything.
