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InuYasha kept waiting for any clue to what the brown-haired kid and the one-eyed priestess were babbling about, but she didn't get any. Hojo listened well as the priestess continued her explanation. It appeared to have a lot to do with the wood that was used to construct said well, but he didn't care. All he needed to know was how he could get back to his time.
"Ye will most likely be able to go back through the well, but ye will have to wait until tomorrow," Kaede said, yawning. "Old people sleep too much," InuYasha remarked. Hojo knew Priestess Kaede was right. His watch stated it was nine in the afternoon; however, the forest was undoubtedly always dangerous. He was lost, and he couldn't stop thinking about his family. His grandmother, his father, and his sister were probably worried sick about him. Kaede unfolded a futon for him and he tried, but he couldn't sleep well.
The next day, Hojo noticed villagers praying to him as he made his way through the crowded village. He was sent on an errand by the elderly priestess, and was given all kinds of offers as he returned. He sweat dropped as he received load after load of fruits and vegetables. On his way back, he spotted her on the branch of a sakura tree. She squinted her golden eyes, trying hard to read what was written in his brown gaze. He smiled, she 'HMPH'ed and turned the other way. "Think fast!" he yelled, taking an apple in his hand and pitching it to her. She caught it with her left hand, without even turning her eyes to follow it. "That's you're share..." he said, plopping down in front of the sakura tree, right below her. He sighed, taking a red apple for himself, and cleaning it with his sleeve. InuYasha leapt gracefully from the thick branch unto the grassy floor and plopped down on his side. "What are you scheming, Kid?" she asked, narrowing her eyes at him. "Nothing... I was just.... hey, you don't like me, do you?"
"No... actually, I hate you.... you make me sick!" she said, venom dripping from her angelic voice. "Listen, I'm not Miroku. Is being a little nicer too much to ask for?" he asked, plunging his teeth into the juicy apple in his hand. "Feh... I wont show you any mercy when it comes to snatching the Shikon Jewel from you..." she began only to be interrupted by Hojo, "Well... as you wish, just remember that all I need to do is say 'freeze'..."
InuYasha had been ignoring him, quickly bolting from her seated position just to be paralyzed. The impact was so quick, InuYasha didn't have time to stand on both feet. Losing her balance, she fell to her side. "You little..."
"Oops.... I swear I didn't mean that..." was Hojo's excuse.
Priestess Kaede welcomed him once again into her hut. "Child, demon slayers from the village in which the Shikon Jewel originated heard of its appearance and will be hear shortly to assist ye in going straight to the well. We must not risk it falling into the wrong hands again," she simply said. "Thank you, Lady Kaede," he answered.
Meanwhile, InuYasha was deep in thought. While Priestess Kaede and Miroku-reborn were asleep the night before, she noticed a demon crow keeping an eye (or should I say three eyes), on the boy's sleeping form. 'No one's taking that jewel away from me now.... I will become a true demon.'
A/N: Yay! Demon Slayers to the rescue! Too bad fate's decided, and there is not much any of us can do about it. This is a twist to the story I hope you like. Oh, and please keep on reviewing with questions and comments.