Chapter 2
"Aghh, I can't believe that guy sometimes!" Kagome yelled as she pulled herself out of the well. She let out a sigh and looked back down into it remorsefully. "Wow, this might be the last time I ever get to go back." She thought aloud, thinking over all the experiences she had gone through. She suddenly became scared. "What if Inuyasha doesn't come through because of what I said?" She knew how his temper could flare, and how he would isolate himself from her every time they fought. She stared at the Tokyo Skyline, shining like a star in the night sky. A cool wind was blowing and the moon was low in the sky. They had to get going; it would be morning soon.
As she waited for the others to come through the well, she began to think of what their new lives might hold for them. A smile crossed her face as she thought of waking up by Inuyasha every day. "Kagome, get your head on straight." She told herself, as the happy thought faded from her mind. "He might not even come..." A few moments later Sango and Shippo appeared from the well.
"Well, that was an experience..." Sango said as she tried to collect herself. Shippo on the other hand had caught view of the Tokyo skyline, and was blown away.
"Wow...those are the biggest buildings I've ever seen. Do you live there Kagome?" He was dazzled at how busy and bustling the city seemed to be.
"No Shippo, but I live close by. Don't worry; you'll have plenty of time to see Tokyo." She replied as she picked up the little Kitsune. "Now, you both have to act natural on the bus, we don't want to draw any attention to ourselves." She explained to them.
"What's a bus Kagome?" asked Sango, confused by the new term.
"Umm, it's a bit like a big, horseless carriage that carries a bunch of people around town." She had never had to explain to anyone the things she took for granted before. "Oh brother..." she muttered aloud.
"What was that Kagome?" asked Sango.
"Oh, um nothing...never mind me." She quickly replied. She glanced back over her shoulder at the well one last time. "I guess we should get going. If Miroku and Inuyasha want to come, they can follow our scent. We definitely don't want to be spotted in the morning just yet. The bus stops just a little ways from here. C'mon guys." She slowly began to walk towards the sidewalk with Sango and Shippo close behind. "Please Inuyasha, don't stay mad." She thought to herself.
"Dammit...I'm too late, they've gone already." Inuyasha was kicking himself for the way he had acted earlier. Every time he had an opportunity to tell Kagome how he really felt, he screwed it up. And now what Miroku had said was sinking in. What if there was someone else? What if the guys in her time were better than him? "Dammit!" he shouted in frustration as he punched the wooden framing of the well. One side of it shattered to pieces, the logs bursting into splinters that flew through the air.
"Don't go breaking it before we go through Inuyasha!" Miroku called from a distance. He made his way towards Inuyasha who was cracking his knuckles back into place. "You see what happens when you don't keep your calm?" he asked, almost mocking him.
"Save it Miroku..." Inuyasha retorted. "This isn't the best time to mess with me."
"Look" Miroku said, sitting down next to Inuyasha, "You have to learn to say what's on your mind. You have to let Kagome know how you feel about her; otherwise you're going to be doing this for another fifty years." Miroku finally thought he had struck a chord with Inuyasha when he suddenly stood up.
"Feh, that's easier said than done. I can't even tell her I'd love to come to live with her." They both sat in silence for a moment. Inuyasha trying to figure out how he could tell Kagome he loved her, and Miroku thinking of how he had tried to woo women in the past. He was about to suggest an ass grab, but realized...it never works. They both sat by the looking up at the night sky. There was a storm blowing in from the east, and rain was beginning to fall. "I'm not going until I know how to tell her..." Inuyasha said as rain began to pour down, soaking everything. Miroku was desperately thinking, he was getting wet and cold, and frankly, annoyed with Inuyasha's childlike view of love.
"Hey, I've got it... Once we get to Kagome's time, look around and see how other guys win girls over in her world. I'm sure she'd love that."
"I don't do that sort of thing...," he grunted.
"Fine suit yourself then." He said as he leapt into the well. "See you on the other side!"
Maybe Miroku was right, maybe she would like it. He decided he'd give it a try. He then looked around. This was the last time he would see the world he had lived his whole life in. There was only one thing left to do before he left.
"BURN IN HELL SESSHOMARU!" he yelled at the top of his lungs. He then did a running swan dive into the well.
Fifty-two miles away, Sesshomaru turned his head abruptly. "What the hell was that?
"Inuyasha, look at this place!" Miroku exclaimed as Inuyasha jumped out of the well. "It's mind blowing, I've never seen anything like it."
"Lets worry about seeing the town later...we gotta find Kagome and the others. I think I have her scent. Follow me." Inuyasha said. He knew how suspicious people here could be.
He and Miroku traipsed through the streets of Tokyo for hours, trying to follow Kagome's scent. They did the best they could to throw off suspicion, but it wasn't a common site to see two people dressed so oddly at this hour in the morning. Eventually they came upon the "rough" part of town. As Inuyasha and Miroku walked along the streets, they came upon a group of young men in their twenties, about five or six men. They were standing by a flaming trashcan smoking.
"Hey, check those two freaks out!" one of the gang members said. "They're wearin' some gay ass kimonos." The other gang members began to laugh, and a few drew knives out of their pant pockets. "Let's teach 'em about comin' 'round here dressed like that!" The young men charged at them, waving their blades like madmen. Inuyasha was about to draw his sword, but Miroku stopped him.
"These slime-bags aren't worth it." He smirked. "Let's do this the old fashioned way."
He and Inuyasha charged the men, catching them off-guard. Inuyasha landed a fist firmly in the jaw of the one who had done all the talking, and he felt the bone crack. The man let out a scream as he hit the ground, hard. Blood poured from his nose and mouth. He made his way over to another man holding a pipe of some sort. The man swung at Inuyasha, but he caught it, twisted, and heard the man's wrists snap. He jabbed the piped into his chest and the man fell to the ground. Miroku had been double-teamed, but he quickly swiped the legs of one man who had him in a full nelson. He then slammed him into the ground, placing his elbow at the man's throat while they fell. A loud crunch when they hit the ground told Miroku this man was no longer a threat. The second man threw a jab at him, but he quickly flipped himself off the ground and countered with an autobahn to the man's ribs, breaking a few of them. (Autobahn is a 360 kick.) The man grabbed his side as he ran off gasping for air.
"Well, looks like it's two on one now." said Inuyasha, as menacingly as he could.
The last man fell to his knees, begging for his life. "Please, please spare me! I'll do whatever you want! Just spare me." The man began to weep before them. Miroku looked over at Inuyasha.
"We do need some directions..." Miroku said.
"Take us to the residential area by the beach," Inuyasha said as he picked the man up by his shirt collar. "Or else..." he slid his thumb across the man's throat.
"Right this way! Follow me." The man scampered off, leaving a trial of urine.
"Too easy!" said Inuyasha as he high fived Miroku.
"That was fun." He said as they followed the man. "Off to Kagome's!"
