A/N Welcome to chapter three! Thanks to all of my reviewers out there! Horselady902001 , PInK cuTie KaGomE-miceal m, Empatheia, Candice, Shadow Dragon, MovieStar385, Sango, Kagome Priestess of light, Kuroi, and bushes283

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha! But I do claim Satyura, Satyuri, Sotka, and

Takumi.

Chapter 3: Let the Search Begin

Kagome stood outside the well house, it was the night of the new moon. Sango, Miroku, and Shippou would be waiting for her on the other side. She took a deep breath and jumped into the well, but she continued to fall without traveling into the past, 'What is going on? I'm not going back… oh no… I'm going to hit the ground…' Kagome tried to prepared herself for the impact of the hard ground beneath her, but it was too late. She landed with a sickening crunch upon her ankle. Tears sprang to her eyes. She pulled off her shoe and inspected it. Her ankle was already swollen and was starting to turn black and blue luckily though she had not broken it. Kagome began to cry. She picked up a hand full of dirt, threw it, and screamed in frustration. The pain did not really bother her, she had felt worse over the years, she cried because she could not get back. She placed her hands on the sides of the walls and carefully stood. She placed her good foot in a crack on the side of the wall and used her hands to climb to the top of the well. Once she reached the top, she threw herself over the side and lay there trying to catch her breath. Once her arms felt rested she carefully stood and limped back to the house, where she grabbed some herbs and began to make a compound to spread on her ankle under a bandage.

Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and Shippou talked through the night and well into the morning, until they reached the village. They were now walking through the village looking for the woman in question.

"Lady Keade said that her name was Satyura, but that she also had an evil twin brother, Satyuri. She said Satyuri would be a challenge, but we must first pass Satyuri to get to Lady Satyura…" Sango explained as she watched children play in front of an old home.

"Keh, yeah like he's gonna be a problem. There ain't nothing' we can't handle…"

"Inuyasha" Miroku interjected, "I would not underestimate this Satyuri Sango speaks of. If Lady Keade said he was a challenge, then I would listen to her. We do not want to go into this battle underestimating the opponent. That is the biggest mistake one could make."

"He has a point Inuyasha." Shippou said while searching the village for anyone who looked like they could help.

"Ok, so where do we find this Lady Satyura, or more importantly since I guess we have to go through him first, where do we find this Satyuri guy?" Inuyasha was getting frustrated. He did not have enough time to bother with this. 'What if Kagome really doesn't care anymore and she turns to that Hobo guy..?'

"Um, excuse me. I am terribly sorry to interrupt, but did you mention Lady Satyura and Satyuri?" A young farmer asked gently as to not upset the two demons traveling with the humans.

"Yes, kind Sir. Could you possibly point us in the correct direction?" Miroku asked as he walked closer to the man so he could hear him better.

"Oh no, I could not. You see, Lady Satyura lives in a place no normal human knows of, and one can not simply be given directions at to where it is." The farmers eyes were wide.

"Look here…" Inuyasha yelled with his fists clenched ready to pound the man for not being able to help causing the man to flinch.

"Inuyasha!" Sango put her hand on his arm. "He can't help it if he doesn't know the way." Sango turned to the man. "You say no normal human, does that mean there is someone who knows the way?"

"Yes, but of course." Replied the man and he pointed at a hut. "Lady Sotka who lives down the path. She knows the way. She will be most likely happy to take you."

"Thank you for your help kind Sir." Miroku said as they began to walk away towards the hut the man had pointed to.

When they came to the hut, a woman, about their age, stood with her back to them preparing to enter the hut. She wore long white robes which clung to her body perfectly giving her the body of a goddess. Her hair was white, just past her shoulders, and was blowing in the breeze.

"Lady Sotka?" Sango called.

The woman slowly turned to the voice calling her. "Yes? May I help you."

Sango froze. Her eyes, they were strange, like ice almost, silver. Her face held no flaws. She was perfect.

Miroku made no attempt at hiding his admiration for her beauty, this hurt Sango but Sotka still stood waiting for an answer. Obviously Miroku was speechless, Inuyasha was not good at these types of things, and Shippou was just too young, so Sango spoke for them.

"Yes, my name is Sango. This is Miroku, Shippou, and Inuyasha. A kind man told us you may be able to lead us to the home of Lady Satyura and Satyuri."

Sotka smiled, only making her appear more beautiful. Miroku was clearly drooling, even young Shippou seemed rendered speechless by her beauty. However, Sango noticed Inuyasha did not even look twice at her. 'He is too worried about Kagome… why can't Miroku be more like him?'

Sotka's smile intensified. "Sango, it has been too long since I was last asked about them… I know not for what reason you search for them, but I will be happy to escort you to their home."

"Hey, Sotka," Inuyasha called.

Sotka's face stiffened. "You speak as if you know me. I know you not. Speak to me with respect."

"My apologies, Lady Sotka, but can you tell us about the threat Satyuri posses to us? What must we do to pass him."

Sango was shocked. 'Inuyasha must really want to get Kagome back fast, he is even being polite!'

"Ahhh, well if it helps, your sword will be of no use. That is all I can say." Sotka looked out at the sky which was beginning to darken. "We head out in the morning, you are welcome to stay here with me tonight."

"Sotka, we really have no time to waste here…" Inuyasha began to explain.

"Explain not, I know your situation. I know everything. I also know, that you would stand no chance at Satyuri's test during the night and while you are tired."

"But I do not need rest. I am not tired." Inuyasha interjected.

"Lie not, half-breed." She sneered. "I already told you I know all. You came to this village straight through the night with no sleep… lie not to me. I hate liars and I do not aid them. You will sleep here. No questions asked." With that she drifted to the other side of the room and laid down on her mat.

Kikyo made her way through the edge of the forest, just outside the village.

"Inuyasha… I will make you mine."

"You're too late." A deep, smooth voice replied.

Kikyo turned around to find Sesshomaru standing behind her. "What do you mean?" Kikyo narrowed her eyes, 'What has happened to him. He is all bloody. Could it possibly be he has killed Inuyasha? A final battle? Or has he met his match?'

Sesshomaru glared at her, turned, and walked away.

Kikyo turned back towards the village and walked to her sister's hut. "Sister…"

"Kikyo, why have ye come here?" Keade asked as she would on preparing some herbal remedies for the village.

"I seek Inuyasha sister."

"Ah, Inuyasha, eh? Well ye are too late. He has left here." Keade smiled.

Kikyo was getting angered. "Where is he?"

"He has gone to find a way to reopen the well."

"You sent him to Satyura? You betray me as a sister!" Kikyo yelled.

"Is that so Sister Kikyo? How is this so?" Keade stood from where she was sitting.

"Why are you helping him get back to her? She is trying to take my place!" Kikyo's face was set with hatred.

"Kikyo, have ye forgotten? Ye have no place here now. Ye are dead. Kagome is alive." Keade stated simply.

Kikyo glared at her sister, turned, and walked away. "I will find him, you will not stop me, Keade."

Keade shook her head. "I will not try to stop ye, Kikyo, I can only hope ye find peace."

Sesshomaru walked to a nearby tree in a secluded place and lay down to rest and recover from his wounds. "Damn that Takumi, I will defeat him." 'Who would have thought he was such a strong demon. That last attack… what was it? It was so powerful…'

Sesshomaru turned his head quickly to his right. There was someone there. A human.

An older teenage girl stepped out of the woods and stared at him. She came closer until she was around five feet away from him and held some food out for him to take.

"You are foolish. I am a demon, I don't need to eat. Now leave."

She looked at him with a frown then got up and walked away into the woods, but he could still feel her presence for hours after she had left.

(A/N: yeah I know I made Rin 18 here for my own reasons, and I didn't know how to introduce her other than how it was done in the series sooooo… yeah.)

The girl ran back to her village a little after sundown only to be met by a group of angry men.

"Where have you been, Rin? I take you in and how do you repay me? Running off and forgetting your chores? Get over here!" The crowd closed in on her and the man who had been yelling at her beat her until she could barely move.

A/N: ok so that was chapter three and now for an RPG!

Kagome: (runs into room screaming with man/ demon chasing her) Run away! It is the cotton candy demon!

Sango: Chill Kagome… if it is a cotton candy demon… just eat it!

Kagome: Good idea! (turns around, grabs his arm, and starts munching)

Demon: Rulfflelulu

Kagome: Yum… want some?

Sango: No thanks.

(Inuyasha walks in and notices the demon and thinks it is hurting Kagome)

Inuyasha: Windscar!

Kagome: Inuyasha!

Inuyasha: Kagome!

Kagome: Inuyasha!

Inuyasha: Kagome!

Kagome: (annoyed) No! Inuyasha!

Inuyasha: WHAT?

Kagome: He was a cotton candy demon… I was eating him!

Inuyasha: Oh… damn… sorry. Well if you see a ramen demon tell me!

Kagaome: (eyes flash red) Uh oh…I think I ate the evil…

Inuyasha: Kagome!

Kagome: (gets bulky) Die Inuyasha! (Punches him hard. He gets up, hesitates then Kagome slams him to the floor)

Inuyasha: Kagome, I don't want to hurt you… (Kagome runs towards him and he knocks her out)

Sango: Kagome!

Inuyasha: I SAID I didn't want to hurt you…

Kagome: (wakes up, but something is wrong she has hearts in her eyes) Inu… Inuyasha! (flies after him with her lips ready for a kiss)

Inuyasha: Uh… uh… Kagome?

Kagome: Inuyasha! Pucker up!

Miroku: (walks in) Wow! Their relationship has really kicked off!

(Kagome chases Inuyasha until he trips and Kagome falls on top of him. Right as she is about to claim him her eyes go back to normal and Inuyasha flips her over making him on top of her and licks her face like a puppy)

Rin: (Walks in) Oh..uh.. Did I come at a bad time?

Kagome: Ummm… I had been possessed by a cotton candy demon.

Rin: Oh so that is what they call it in the future…

A/N: Alright that is all today! I will try to update soon I promise! Sorry for the long delay! Please review!