Sota closed his eyes tight praying that he wouldn't just hit the ground. When he opened them again, all he saw was the well walls. He felt very disappointed. Sota then looked up. He no longer saw the roof that covered the shrine. Instead he saw dozens of trees surrounding him. Sota hurriedly climbed out of the well, overwhelmed with joy.
Meanwhile...
"Someone's coming Kagome." said Inuyasha.
"Can you tell who it is?" asked Kagome.
"No. Let's go find out." Inuyasha said suddenly getting up. Kagome climbed onto Inuyasha's back and they took off. They reached the well before Sota could even reach the trees.
"Inuyasha! Kagome!" yelled Sota.
"Who the hell are you. You smell familiar." Inuyasha snapped.
"It's me: Sota. Kagome's brother." he answered.
"Sota?" asked Kagome.
"Yeah. It's me sis." Kagome smiled as she ran over to Sota and gave him the biggest bear hug imaginable.
"How did you get here?" questioned Inuyasha.
"Before I left, I gave Sota a piece of the jewel shard so he could come visit. It took him long enough to figure that out." said Kagome. "Come on. I want you to meet my friends. Got room for one more on your back Inuyasha?"
"Feh." Inuyasha answered as Sota and Kagome climbed onto his back.
In no time they were back at Kaede's village. Kagome went to get everyone from their houses.
"Everyone. This is my brother Sota." said Kagome.
"Hi" said Sota.
"Hi." everyone chimed in. Kagome introduced the group to Sota.
"This is Miroku, Sango, their kids Nosumaru and Gintenmaru, Kaede, Shippo, and Rin. Sango's brother is out right now but he'll be back later. Oh, Sota. You have a nephew. His name is Inumaru. He's out with Sango's brother though."
"I have a nephew! Cool! When will he be back? How old is he? Is Inuyasha his father?" Sota asked very excitedly.
"Calm down Sota. He'll be back a little later. He's 5 and yes Inuyasha is his father. Why don't you help occupy Nosumaru and Gintenmaru while I make dinner?" Kagome said. "It'll be ready in about 45 minutes."
"OK" Sota said.
"Hey Sota. Do you wanna play hide and seek with us? I'll be it." said Gintenmaru. "Sure." Sota answered as the kids ran towards the trees.