... nope. can't think of a word. (quoting Ed from Ed Edd 'n Eddy)

I don't own Inuyasha (or any Gameboy stuff I bring up), but I do own Tai and Ame (oh, and Kohana, Tai and Riko's friend).

chapter 4

Miya looked around her room and thought. What could she bring with her?... Well, it would probably be pretty dark outside in Feudal Japan, so she grabbed up a flashlight from her nightstand. Why would she have a flashlight right there, you may ask? ...I don't know. Anyway, she put it in her backpack and wondered what else she would need. She decided she would bring her scooter to get around a little faster, but that was outside, so she would get it on her way out.

Meanwhile in Kaori's room, he grabbed up his Gameboy Advance SP and a few games in case he got bored. He really didn't think getting bored in the Feudal era was possible, but you never know. So a Sonic game and one or two GBA Videos later, he was ready.

"Guys! If you wanna go, we have to leave now!" called Riko.

"Coming!" the twins called in unison.

"Miya, you got the jewel?"

Miya looked back at her nightstand, where the Shikon Jewel lay hanging on a string. She picked it up and put it around her neck. "Yeah, Riko!" she replied as she left her room. Kaori followed shortly after her from his room, which was right across the hall from his sister's. Then he gave her a sly look, which, of course, she noticed. "What?" she asked.

"Race ya to Riko."

Miya smiled. "You're on."

"Okay then. Readysetgo!" Before Miya could even comprehend what Kaori had said, he was rushing down the hall.

"Hey!" Then she ran as fast as possible to catch up with her brother. It was just about a tie, but it took a few extra seconds for Miya to realize she was going to crash into Riko. As a matter of fact, she didn't notice until her older sister caught her.

Miya looked up and laughed, a little nervous and not to mention embarrassed.

"Nice save, Riko," said Kaori. Riko smiled with satisfaction.

"Let's go, guys," she then said, still regretting that she gave in to the two.

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Kagome and Inuyasha walked down the street looking for somewhere to go. Kagome suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Inuyasha asked.

"Inuyasha," Kagome began, "You think the twins are gonna be okay? They're only eleven, what if they miss us by now?"

Inuyasha smiled, putting an arm around his wife. "Kagome, come on. Lighten up a little. Riko's watching them, she can handle 'em. I mean, what could they be doing, going to the Feudal Era?"

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"I still can't believe we're going to the Feudal Era," Riko groaned. (a/n: I'll be doing that every now and then, just a heads-up)

"We won't take long, Riko!" Miya said to her sister.

"We promise!" Kaori chimed in.

"Right," said Riko sternly, "Ten minutes, guys. And when I say we have to go, we have to go. Understood?"

The twins smiled. "M-hm!" they nodded in unison.

Riko sighed. Those two... Oy.

The three finally reached the well, just as a certain wolf-demon popped out of it. Silver and Riko almost literally slammed into each other, they were so close. A small shriek even escaped Riko.

"Uhhh... hi," said Silver.

"Hi," Riko replied.

"What're you doing? I thought I was coming here."

"Yeah, you were supposed to," Riko glanced at her siblings, "But a certain terrible two demanded we come to you."

Kaori and Miya smiled a bit nervously. "Heh..."

Silver rolled his eyes slightly. Those two... --wait, I said that already. My bad. "Riko, when are you ever gonna--"

"Been there."

Silver gave her a look.

"What?"

"Forget it." Silver jumped back down the well, Riko following. Then Miya took hold of Kaori's arm and they followed their sister.

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"What do you wanna do?" Shippo asked Tai.

"I don't know, what do you wanna do?" Tai asked Ame.

"I don't know, what do you wanna do?" Ame asked Shippo.

Shippo just sighed. No one said anything else for what seemed like an eternity. Shippo was sitting against a rock, Tai was lying on the ground, and his little sister, Ame, was on the ground with her head lying on his stomach.

"... How long have we been doing this?" Shippo finally said.

Ame looked at her watch. (a/n: she and Tai are able to go through the well. dont even ask me how, I'm too tired to think.) "I got twenty minutes," she said.

Tai groaned. "I can't believe this," he said, "I mean, this is Feudal Japan, you think there'd be something to do around here that'd keep us preoccupied." As if on cue, a demon suddenly leapt out of the bushes, and the three friends stared at it for a moment.

"That'll do," they said in unison.

(a/n: ok, Shippo's a few years older than Riko, Tai's the same age as her, and Ame's ten. aaaaaaand, cue the battle)

Shippo jumped into the air, coming face-to-face with the nearly ten-foot-tall demon. He held up a hand as a blue light formed in his palm. "FOX FIRE!" he shouted, throwing the fire ball in the demon's face. It winced a little, but the fire barely phased it. The giant creature roared and shot a blast of water from it's mouth. (guess that's why it didnt hurt)

"My turn," Tai said to himself. He then pulled out his father's staff and formed a barrier around himself to shield the attack. The water reflected off the barrier and back at the demon. Lemme tell ya, that one hurt him.

"Leave this one to me!" called Ame. She grabbed a giant boomerang and threw it at the demon. "Hiraikotsu!"

Ame's weapon shot directly through the demon's stomach, slicing it in half, and killing it (no duh, right?). Ame smiled. "Never underestimate a girl."

"Nice work," someone complimented. The three turned around to see Riko, Silver, Kaori, and Miya standing on the sidelines.

"Riko!" Tai gasped. He dropped the staff and rushed over to a friend that he hadn't seen for months. "Aw, man, I missed you!"

"Same here," Riko laughed, happy to see her childhood friend. "Oh, and, Kohana says hi."

"Miss her, too," he sighed.

"Well, if you would get out more often..."

Tai gave her an odd look. What, she didn't consider fighting demons and trying to protect his sister on a daily basis was 'getting out' enough?

"Y'know... outside the well?"

Oh. Tai shrugged. "I like it here. Besides, who's gonna take care of Ame if I leave?"

"I can take care of myself, thank you," Ame chimed in.

Riko gave her a quick high-five. Then she turned back to Tai. "You want a list?"

"No, but I just know you're gonna give me one anyway."

"Your parents, your uncle... Kilala?"

"Myself!" (Ame again)

"Herself?" Riko added.

Tai rolled his eyes. Those two... okay, I'll stop now.

Shippo blew a tuft of hair out of his eyes. "...And I'm bored again."

"No surprise considering that demon barely put up a fight," Silver commented. Shippo tried to ignore him, the pain in the tail he could be.

"So, what do you guys wanna do?" he asked.

Ame groaned. "Please, Shippo, don't start that again." Shippo shrugged. Riko then got an idea.

"Well, I'm not sure it'll pass a lot of time, but..." She turned to face the three youngest of the group. "You guys wanna get in a little training before we go?" Kaori, Miya, and Ame looked at the quarter-demon, wide-eyed, smiles plastered on their faces.

"YEAH!"

"Wait a sec," Tai said suddenly, "What do you mean, 'before you go?' You just got here!"

Riko sighed before explaining her deal with the twins again. "I only promised them ten minutes here because our parents might be home soon."

"Aw man," Tai sighed, kicking at the ground.

Riko shrugged. "That's these two for ya."

"Wait, can't you stay here and just drop 'em off?"

Now Riko gave him a look. "Maybe you didn't figure this out by now, genius, but I'm baby-sitting, here!"

Tai glanced around, secretly kind of embarrassed. "... I knew that."

Sure ya did.

Then Tai changed the subject: "Alright, guys, let's get down to that training!" Riko, Kaori, and Ame followed Tai to another part of the forest. Miya stayed behind for a moment and breathed a small sigh. Her brother heard her and turned around, walking back to her.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Miya looked at the ground. "Kaori," she began, "Do you ever feel... I don't know... jealous?"

Kaori raised an eyebrow. "Jealous?" he repeated.

"Of Riko. I mean, she's got more demon blood in her than we do. I almost feel like a piece of junk compared to her sometimes."

"Aw, come on, Miya. It's not like she rubs it in our faces that she's half-demon--"

"Quarter-demon."

"Whatever. Part-demon. My point is, we should be lucky we even have someone like her just to look up to. I mean, so what if we're not demons? No big deal."

Miya stared at her brother. That was pretty... insightful... for Kaori. Of course, she wouldn't say that to his face in a million years. So instead, her response was simply: "Whatever," and walking away.

Once he was out of hearing range, Kaori huffed. "Geez, there's no pleasing her!" And he walked away, following his sister to their training ground.