Disclaimer: Still don't own InuYasha.
Chapter 2:
"How was school today, son?" his father asked as he arrived. "Good, Pa!" he answered. "Hey, big brother, Buyo ran into the shrine that houses the freaky well..." his sister informed. He exhaled. "Well, go get him..." he said. "Uh... no... it's too dark in there!" Rin whined. "You're such a scaredy-cat, Rin!" he teased. "I am not! Just go get him before he gets hurt, please." Rin begged. Hojo smiled kindly. He was, after all, his sister's super her. Once both entered the small shrine, Hojo noticed his sister hiding behind his leg. "C'mon, sis, there's nothing to be afraid of. I'm right here." Rin nodded. "I guess you're right, Hojo. I'm sorry, the well just scared me sometimes. You know... all the stories grandma tells us about demons and about how their remains were dropped into this well and not even hours later disappeared." Hojo just stared blankly at the well. "You actually believe those stories? They're nonsense, Rin. Now, help me find Buyo..." Darkness fell upon them as they stepped inside. "Buyo... c'mere boy..." he called. "Buyo!" Rin called from the door. He chuckled. Scratching sounds alerted him and he jumped back in defense mode, frightning Rin. "Don't scare me like that!" she yelled. When he found the noises were coming from within the well, he sighed. 'Great. Rats!' he thought. A cat's call was heard at that point. "There you are!" he exclaimed. As Rin walked over to retrieve her cat, the cover to the well was thrown over Hojo's head and tentacles shot everywhere. "What the...?" he yelled and was answered by a strange, and very unpleasant voice., "Hand me the sacred jewel, boy!" The 'thing' pulled him into the well, and as they kept falling into a wide space full of light, Hojo kept screaming for it to release him. He fought with all his might against the creature and discovered that it didn't take much to cut through its tentacles. Once he stopped falling, he realized the 'thing' was twisting in agony. "Well, you sure are weak. I barely even touched you," he stated.
As he stood within the well, he looked straight up into an evening sky. "Where am I?" he quietly asked himself. The creature beside him started to rise and took his leg with two legs which soon flew off as Hojo kicked them off. He climbed out of the well as fast as he could and ran through the clearing. "Damn, this is a nightmare. Dad, wake me up!" he shouted, running into the forest. He didn't run much, he soon discovered the 'thing' wasn't chasing him anymore. He stopped. 'There, the sacred tree. Home should be around the corner,' he thought as he walked around it, noticing how young it looked. 'Where? Maybe I should ask when. This tree doesn't look that old'
"Good thing I lost that... that... thing," he said as he closed in on a figure pinned to the same tree by a piece of paper with something written in black ink. "Wow... she's beautiful!" he said as he took a good look at what appeared to be a girl of about his age. She wore a navy blue short kimono and a matching hakama under that. She looked sad, but what caught his breath were the tiny, white, puppy ears on her head. She had silverish white hair as long as... well... it reached her lower back. He itched to touch her face, but what caught his curiosity the most were her ears. He reached and stroke both. 'Are they real? They're so soft.' He sighed. 'This dream is getting weirder by the minute'
"What are you doing here? Who are you?" asked a few men as they approached with bows and arrows. "Don't shoot! It's not what it looks like, honest. I didn't even know she was under age!" he shouted, raising his hands above his head. The men stared confused. "I guess I watch T.V. a lot," he said, narrowing his eyes. The men lowered their weapons. "He must be a spy," one of the men offered. "Yes, I bet he's one of those fox-demons, and he's using his magic to deceive us." offered another. "No, I swear. I'm just lost."