Konichiwa my dear readers! I am writing this chapter while doing math and eating a really good bagel. Mmmm... Yummy.

Bagel good, math bad. Well, here ya go!

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Disclaimer: I own a bagel! BWA HA HA HA HA! ... But not Inuyasha or Beauty and the Beast...

Isn't it odd how a majority of my disclaimers contain manic laughter:ponders:

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RECAP:

A misty glow filled the room, a strange blue light, the tinkling noise of bells. Kagome dropped the flashlights she had just found and walked to the well, as if in a trance. She was drawn to it or... it was calling her. She leaned over the well and looked in...

NOW:

Kagome screamed as she was pulled into a empty abyss, that shimmering blue light surrounding her. She closed her eyes and clutched her shoulders, hoping it was just a dream or hallucination. The feel of gravity returned to her and she slowly opened her eyes. She was still in the well. She must've tripped and fallen into the well and hit her head on the way down. But it felt so real... She shrugged of the odd vision and got to her feet.

"Mom! Grandpa!" She yelled. No answer. 'They probably can't hear me' she thought and she searched for a way to climb up the well. She found a vine that crept down the rocky side and she clawed her way to the top. She gripped the side of the wooden structure and pulled herself up. With one last effort, she pushed herself over the side and landed on a grassy platform. Kagome gasped.

"M-Mom? Grandpa?" She whispered. This was not the shrine. All around her sprouted enormous trees weighed down with supple branches. Vines, bushes, and all sorts of vegetation dominated every sight.

Kagome stood shakily and look around. It was dark and only noise was the soft chirp of hidden crickets echoed through the tense, night air. It was like those nights camping, except without any knowledge of where she was, where she was going, and no supplies... Or company.

"H-Hello?" She spun around, frightened by a rustle in the bushes. Whispers and quiet arguments erupted from the bushes and she shivered in fear. A faint scream vibrated the tense night. Could it be...

"...Souta?... Souta!" Kagome ran with a sudden burst of speed towards the direction in which she felt the cry for help had come from. She darted between thick tree trunks and masses of vines and bushes. "Souta!" She shouted. In her haste, she stumbled over a stray tree root and crashed into the hard ground. On her hands and knees, she picked herself up and gasped at the sight in front of her.

A strong hand gripped Souta's throat off the ground as he gagged in desperation for freedom.

"I'm... S-Sorry! I... did... didn't... mean..."

"I don't care if you meant to or not! You did it and you're going to get it back to me!" The assaulter's hand tightened and Souta's eyes watered with pain.

"S-STOP IT! YOU'RE HURTING HIM!" Kagome shrieked. The attacker had dropped Souta and he lay sobbing, sprawled across the ground. She rushed to his side and pulled him close to her. "Oh Kami! Souta!" He cried into her chest and she cradled him.

"What the hell are you doing here?" The assailant growled at her. Kagome looked up to see the speaker. She gasped.

A tall, lean, but muscular man was towering above her. Silver hair cascaded over his shoulder above his red haori and two silver dog ears perked up on the top of his head. His eyes glowed red with glistening blue pupils and two purple stripes spread from his cheek bones to beneath both his eyes. A demon!

Kagome gasped and held Souta even closer to her. She opened her mouth and tried to speak and finally squeaked out a few words as forcefully as she could. "G-Get away from us!"

The demon growled and jumped at the pair. He grabbed Souta with ease and harshly pushed Kagome aside. She screamed as she flew straight across the clearing and skid across dirt and rocks.

"Kagome!" Souta shouted and the demon began bounding away with him.

Kagome sprang to her feet and screeched. "WAIT!" The demon turned around, clearly aggravated by this newly acquired nuisance. "Can you let him go? Please!" She begged. The demon flew back and looked her straight on the eye.

"This stupid little kid owes me! I'm not letting him go, he needs to fix what he screwed up!" He snarled. He turned and began walking away clutching Souta's shoulder painfully. Kagome thought as quickly as she could then made one more request.

"Wait!" The demon glanced back but did not stop walking. "Please! Just wait!" She ran towards him. "Please! You can take me instead! I'll take his place!" The demon stopped in his tracks and slowly turned towards her.

"Keh! You!" He scoffed. For a moment he looked down at his feet, then stared her in the eye again. "You would... take his place?" He questioned. Kagome quivered under his burning stare but nodded her head sheepishly. He pondered this for another moment then glared back at her. "Done."

"No! Kagome, no!" Souta shouted. "Kagome!" The demon threw Souta to the ground and swept Kagome off her feet (A/N: Not in the good way...) and jumped into the trees.

"Souta!"

"Kagome!"

And Souta disappeared in the darkness of the woods as she flew into the night sky.

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Look, look! I did three whole pages:smiles proudly: Yeah. Well, I'm watching Booty and the Beast right now so I think I'll start one more chapter.

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