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Chapter 7: Down the Well and Out Again

It turned out to be extremely difficult getting everyone down the well, since the only form of doing it was for each person (and demon), to possess a shard of the Shikon no Tama. And as predicted, Naraku was NOT happy about it.

"NOOOOOOOOO! My precious shards! My beloved jewel fragments! My babies! Give them BAHAHAHAHACK!" He screamed, hands waving through the bars of his cage.

Everyone, well, thosewho hadn't been tied up, put their fingers in their ears. Inuyasha was getting riled up; Kagome had already gone through the well and was probably waiting on the other side. And he was getting sick of Naraku's complaints.

"GrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRR!" Inuyasha growled, "QUIT YER DAMN WHININ'! WE'LL GIVE ALL THE SHARDS BACK IF YOU JUST SHUTUUUUP!" Inuyasha yelled, veins popping and arms waving.

Naraku blinked. He then narrowed his eyes, "You promise?" He asked slyly.

"Yeah, yeah whatever, just shut yer trap!" Inuyasha replied roughly, closing his eyes and rubbing his temples. He though over what he had just said and his eyes shot open as it dawned on him.

"OH CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!"

The crickets were silenced. Miroku and Sango both slapped their foreheads and Shippou sighed.

X X X X

Kagome waited on the other side of the well, tapping her foot impatiently. What's taking so long?

She walked out of the shrine and breathed in the cool night air. She looked up at the dark sky and gazed at the stars, wondering if it was actually a good idea for everyone to take part in the dance competition. She shrugged her shoulders and went back inside the shrine to wait some more.

X X X X

"Everyone got their damn jewel shards?" Inuyasha asked gruffly. Everybody groaned their yes's. "Okay, let's get goin'!" Inuyasha snarled, temper flaring.

Inuyasha picked up the potato sack containing Sesshoumaru and tossed him down the well, he grabbed Kouga by the ankle and dragged him to the edge of the well and threw him in. With a little help from Miroku and Sango, he heaved Naraku's cage down, Inuyasha threw Kagura and Ayame in and Miroku tossed the net which held Hakudoushi and Kanna in. Finally, Inuyasha jumped in, Miroku, Sango, Kohaku, Kirara and Shippou followed suit. After a while, Inuyasha's head popped back up and he looked around the well.

"Sorry." He apologised as he grabbed a fuming, gagged and bound Kikyo, who had been left behind. He threw her down the well and hopped in after her.

X X X X

Kagome yawned; it was almost dawn and still no sign of anyone. Just then inside the well came a bright bluish light. Kagome ran towards the edge of it and peeked in, but it was still too dark to make anything out. She then heard voices.

"Where am I? OW! GEDDOFF!"

"Sorry! Hey I think I landed on something soft!"

"THAT'S ME!"

"Oh"

"OUCH! Who's that?"

"Me!"

"WHO'S ME!"

"I am!"

"WHY YOU-"

"Hey who's got their hand on my-"

"GET YOUR FOOT OUTTA MY FACE!"

"Stop groping me Miroku!"

SLAP!

"I'm over here Sango!" came Miroku's muffled voice, his hand the only thing visible waving from underneath Sesshoumaru's potato sack.

"Then who did I – Oh! sorry Inuyasha!"

"GRRRRRRRR!"

Kagome leaned over, "Hey are you guys okay?" she cried.

"DOES IT SOUND LIKE WE'RE OKAY!" yelled Inuyasha. "ARE YOU GONNA GIVE US A HAND OR NOT?"

"Okay, okay, jeez!" Kagome sighed, rolling her eyes

It took such along time heaving everyone out of the well, that by the time they had all gotten out, it was morning. Naraku was given back the jewel fragments by a reluctant Inuyasha. Miroku and Sango helped untie everyone and Inuyasha was voted the one to remove the sack from Sesshoumaru. After the sack was taken off, the demon lord stood to his full height and glared murderously at his brother. Inuyasha gulped.

Kagome reconsidered letting Naraku out of his cage, deciding it would be safer for him to stay locked up for a teeny while longer.

Everyone stepped out of the shrine and stared in wonder at the new era they had travelled to.

"Alright everybody, let's go inside and let me explain what we're going to do!" Kagome said cheerfully, motioning for them to follow her. Sesshoumaru walked slowly towards the house and occasionally stole glances at Inuyasha and chuckled in his mind.

Inuyasha grumbled to himself as he wheeled Naraku's squeaky cage towards Kagome's house as a hyper Shippou bounced repeatedly on his shoulder.

Kikyo floated along thinking bitterly about her betrayal and not noticing the telephone pole in front of her.

WHAM!

A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter cos I sure did! Oh yeah, my sister gave me a couple of ideas on the first few chapters. I'm writing this because she won't stop DAMN BUGGIN' ME! (author calms down) ahem, please read and review! Thanks!