Well, I'm back! I was in Ohio with my relatives, doin' some stuff. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was pretty cool, but whatever. Still pretty sick. Coughing, sneezing, you all know what I'm talking about, right? It's not fun. But I still got this chapter together for y'all! Enjoy! And as soon as the reviewing gets back up, REVIEW!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho, but I hope to own the movies!

Chapter 9: Down the Well

"So, we just jump in?" Yusuke asked the miko.

Kagome nodded. "The first time, though, I got pulled through by an overly large centipede demon."

Kurama and Hiei had already passed through, followed by the silver-haired hanyou. Kuwabara was having second thoughts, and Yusuke was waiting for his best friend to go.

"Okay, boys, let's go," Botan said cheerfully, popping up out of nowhere. "It's not so bad."

Yusuke glared at the grim reaper. "You left Keiko a note, right?"

"No, I woke her up and told her," Botan said happily. "We've got to go now, or else you won't be able to ever go through again. It's not so bad, just ask Kagome or Inuyasha."

"Yeah right," Kuwabara muttered darkly. "How're we supposed to go through a well like some sort of fairy tale character?"

Koenma stood at the door of the mini-shrine. "Let's hurry! Not only will Kagome's parents not be happy if they find a whole bunch of boys here, but my dad's not going to exactly be pleased that I'm gone when I should be doing paperwork." With that, he nonchalantly pushed Kuwabara into the well. The Spirit Detective jumped in after his friend, grabbing his backpack at the last minute. The blue-haired girl and Kagome jumped through, hauling an oversized yellow bag, and a wooden oar.

As the last two landed on the bottom of the well, it seemed to be softer than usual. Looking down, Kagome noticed that none of the boys had climbed out of the well. Hiei and Inuyasha were glaring at everyone else, fingering their swords testily.

"This is worse than being sat," the hanyou muttered.

"Isn't the well supposed to be bigger than this?" Kuwabara asked the Spirit Detective, who tried to shrug, but Botan was sitting on his shoulders.

"Come on!" Kagome called from outside the well. "We don't have all night, you know." Botan flew out of the well, literally, dragging along the two humans left in the well. The other three clamored out quickly.

"Damn, how'd I get to be at the bottom?" Inuyasha muttered, spitting out dirt. "I didn't jump in first." No one answered.

Kagome and Inuyasha led the way to Kaede's village, where they were greeted by Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.

"Kagome! You're back!" Shippo cried happily, hugging the girl. "It was way more than you said you'd be gone!"

"Only a day," the miko said, hugging the kitsune back. "And some people came through to visit for a little." The four, who had been hanging back, muttering to themselves, stepped forward and introduced themselves.

Botan fluttered down in her pink kimono. "Don't forget me!" she said, hopping off the oar. "I'm Botan, a Grim Reaper. Nice to meet'cha!"

Miroku, who had been looking slightly disappointed at the rest of the group, suddenly brightened. "I'm Miroku. Botan, was it? Would you please mmph igh phmmigh?" He was cut off by a pair of hands holding his mouth closed.

"Stupid," the owner of the hands said to the monk. "I'm Sango, and he is a pervert." She knocked him over the head with her hiraikotsu. "Don't mind him, Botan, it's just how he is." She sighed heavily at the unconscious monk.

"Strange people," Kurama said to Hiei.

"You're one to talk," he replied.

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