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Chapter 5: The journey begins
"Why do I have to stay here?!"
"Because it's too dangerous for you to go, your future self might see you!"
Botan and Kagome where desperately trying to convince Inuyasha that it would be a bad idea for him to come along but so far he'd not given up for almost a half hour.
"I want to come with! What do you propose I do while you're gone? Sit here on my ass and rot?!"
"You could go the feudal era and keep the others company." Kagome suggested half heartedly, knowing it wouldn't work.
"And look after Shippo while Miroku hits on Sango? I'd rather not."
Kagome and Botan finally gave up arguing and it looked for a minute like Inuyasha would be coming with after all until…
"SIT!"
*WHAM*
Kagome and Botan turned their backs on the cursing hanyou and walked into the well house.
"So what do we do now?" asked Kagome.
Botan stared into the well with an odd expression on her face that Kagome couldn't make out, then turned to Kagome and said "Think really hard on something you were doing or thinking 2 weeks ago. Something that's somewhat significant."
"Why are we going back a whole 2 weeks Botan?" asked Kagome looking puzzled.
"I take it you've forgotten; we still have to get to China, and I certainly don't have enough money for a plane ticket, let alone 2 of them."
Kagome's eyes widened at the sudden realization. She hadn't even give a thought on how they were going to travel to China. She didn't have the money, and she doubted that her mother would lend her that much.
"What are we going to do then?" she asked.
"We're going to travel my way" she said with a wink, then added "until we get onto land that is; after that, we're on foot I'm afraid."
Wondering what Botan meant by "my way", Kagome decided that it would be best to bring with her giant backpack.
"Do you mind if I take this with? I think we might need it." She said, picking up the yellow backpack off of the well house floor.
"Well…ok."
They were about to jump when Kagome got pelted by a water balloon. She spun around to confront the aggressor.
"HEY! Who did that?!"
Inuyasha smirked at the two girls.
"Thought you could leave without me, did you?"
Kagome and Botan (especially Botan) nervously eyed the water balloons Inuyasha had salvaged from Kagome's earlier assault.
"I told you" Botan said slowly "that it's too risky for you to come along"
Nodding to Kagome, she ran to the well. Kagome followed, hastily thinking of something that happened 2 weeks ago.
"My math final! That's it!"
Concentrating hard, she jumped into the well, followed by Botan, and another water balloon.
*Splash*
"Shit"
"Inuyasha?"
"No, it's me."
"Oh…"
Kagome and Botan, who was now in Inuyasha form, climbed out of the well cautiously, looking around to make sure no one was watching.
"We need to get some hot water." said Botan, sounding very annoyed.
"Yes, but we can't risk running into me"
"That sounded really weird, Kagome"
"I know."
They made their way quietly off the grounds of the Higurashi shrine and headed down the street.
"Hey Kagome."
"Yeah?"
"Do you have enough money for a pretty long bus ride?"
"Yeah, I think we can manage that."
"Good, then let's go catch a bus."
A/N: The adventure begins! How long will it take for the girls to reach China? Will they fix this mess? What will Inuyasha do while they're gone? Only I, the author, knows all. MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Now, please review, it really means a lot to me. ^_^
