iNuOTpIe-I absolutely love you for reviewing every chapter so far! And for reviewing one of my oneshots. I said Sesshomaru was OOC and it was semi-spur of the moment.

Gem: I only own my OCs. Given that I'm college age now, there'll be long periods of time before I update plus I've been brain dead a lot recently.

They were sitting on Kat's bed carefully eating a bag of pretzels. Kat was drawing a picture of Inuyasha using the picture Kagome had on her.

"That looks like anime," said Kagome.

"I know. He is cute though! Nice choice," Kat replied.

Kagome had come to accept that Kat had some odd quirks like being able to almost exactly copy a picture. It was slightly creepy but Kagome did like the current drawing.

"You want me to do all of the group and make copies for whenever you head back?"

"Yes, please."

It was a weekend in October and they had absolutely nothing to do. Kat didn't work until tomorrow and they had finished their homework. It had been raining for the past few days though.

(Feudal Era)

"I miss Kagome!" came a wail from inside Kaede's hut.

Inuyasha winced. His poor ears! Kagome had gotten really busy and hadn't been able to talk. He missed her and he seemed surprised that she missed him too. But he knew he wasn't the only one.

"Shh, Shippo. It'll be fine. Kagome will be back sooner than you know it," came Sango's voice.

"I miss her though!"

Kilala shot out of the hut and up to Inuyasha's hiding place.

"Can't stand it either girl?" he asked the firecat as he scratched under her chin.

"I'm not sure how Lady Sango and Lady Kaede are faring with Shippo. Both of them are in there."

"At least they have normal human hearing. It hurts!" complained Inuyasha.

"You do have a right to complain. I pity your hearing at this point. Even those treats Lady Kagome's mother sent back are being refuse?"

"Every last one. I was in there until he started wailing. It was too much!"

Miroku grinned at the face Inuyasha made. He wasn't surprised. The poor half demon had to be going nuts and it was affecting Kilala too. So much for his idea of a lollypop or pocky to get the kit to calm down.

"Shippo, Kagome will be back sooner than you know it," came Sango's voice over Shippo's wails.

"Miroku, I have an idea and you're helping me with it," said Inuyasha.

"How so?"

"Just come with me to the Bone Eater's Well. Let's find out if both of us can get through."

"And how's this supposed to get Shippo to stop crying?"

"First we have to find out if you can get through."

"Fine."

Miroku briefly poked his head into the hut to tell Sango and Kaede that the two of them would be back soon. After that, the two of them and Kilala headed off to the well.

"Okay. You've watched either Kagome or me go through haven't you?" asked Inuyasha. At Miroku's nod, he continued, "Try jumping in and see if you can't pass."

Miroku jumped in and the well didn't let him pass.

"Your idea failed," he called up.

"One of my ideas!" was the response.

Miroku managed to get out of the well and looked at Inuyasha again.

"So what's the other idea?"

The poor half demon turned beet red before stuttering out, "W-we have to hold onto each other." (a/n I'm sorry but it's just funny!)

"As long as this is never mentioned again, fine," agreed Miroku.

Miroku grabbed one of Inuyasha's sleeves as they stood on the lip of the well and jumped. This time the well let them through.

"Well that one worked," Inuyasha said as he looked up at the now roofed in well.

Inuyasha and Miroku returned to the Feudal Era really fast to let Sango know that they had a plan. Miroku was going to be the one who told her though while Inuyasha checked with Kagome's mother.

(Japan Modern Era)

"Mrs. Higurashi, I have a question," said Inuyasha rather nervously.

"Yes, dear? What is it?"

Inuyasha then explained to her all that was currently happening in the Feudal Era including Shippo's non-stop wailing and Sango's failed attempts to quiet him. "Do you mind if they come and talk to her?"

"Not at all dear. Not at all. In fact bring them for dinner because I would love to meet them. I've only seen pictures."

"Thank you," said Inuyasha as he blushed some.

"She's so nice. Why'd she accept me and not run screaming in the opposite direction? She even touched my ears! And thought that they were cute or something along those lines."

Miroku walked back into the hut to tell Sango the plan. Kaede was out for the moment so he wasn't too worried. Shippo was still crying but hopefully this would get the kit to calm down.

"Lady Sango, there is something I have to tell you."

"What is it?" she asked still slightly distracted by Shippo's wailing.

"We can manage to get through the well and if all goes well on the other side, we may be able to talk to Kagome. Inuyasha was going to talk with her mother. And I believe that he's back."

Inuyasha was smiling ever so slightly that Miroku almost missed it.

"I'm guessing that all went well?"

"Yes. And she wants to have us for dinner. After we'll be able to talk to Kagome!"

"You mean it?" Shippo asked, his crying slowing down some.

"Of course I do! But we all have to hold onto each other to get through."

"Fine by me," said Sango as she picked up the now sniffling kit.

They walked to the Bone Eater's Well and stood up on the edge of it. Inuyasha quickly explain how they were going to get through. Shippo and Kilala hung off of either shoulder while Miroku and Sango held onto his sleeves. Less than a minute later, they were in the modern era.

"How do we get out?" asked Sango.

"Give me a minute," replied Inuyasha as he jumped out of the well.

They could hear him moving around and then heard him yell, "Head's up!" Miroku and Sango moved to one side of the well as a ladder came down. Both of them hurried up it as fast as possible and Inuyasha put the ladder back in its place.

As the five of them headed towards the house, a young boy came running towards them yelling "He's back!"

"Hi squirt," said Inuyasha ruffling the boy's hair.

"I'm Souta! Who are you? Are you staying for dinner? How did all of you get through the well? Did you like the trip?"

Miroku looked over to see Inuyasha half laughing and half exasperated. It seemed like he was on good terms with the kid. This had to have been Kagome's brother though.

"Kid, wait until later. Your questions will be answered."

"Inuyasha, dear, you're back! Dinner's ready. I hope all of you are hungry." (a/n I'm cracking up as I write this)

They trooped inside and sat down at the table. After a quick round of introductions, they ate like there was no tomorrow. The cooking was wonderful! Towards the end of the meal, Inuyasha disappeared up the stairs for around five minutes and then came back down with a smile on his face. He led Miroku, Sango, and Shippo upstairs while trying to explain about a magic box that would let them talk to Kagome and her friend Kat.

"Feh.": both of you on?

StillSearching: yup. Let's hear it for being the weekend!

me: "Your mind's in the gutter." athene: "You can't believe it's not butter?": kagome's been eating too many pretzels lately. Though I can't figure out why that would make her hyper.

StillSearching: Kat ate them along with me. You should see some of her drawings!

"Feh.": Lady Kagome, you're friend can draw!

me: "Your mind's in the gutter." athene: "You cant' believe it's not butter?": guessin by the formality, that was Miroku. And yes, I can draw but only if I copy it. My free hand stinks to high heaven.

"Feh.": Kagome, I missed you! And so did Shippo. What exactly is this thing?

StillSearching: a magic box. I barely understand how it works but I know that I'm able to talk to all of you!

me: "Your mind's in the gutter." athene: "You cant' believe it's not butter?": someone's still a bit hyper

StillSearching: don't care!

"Feh.": how are both of you 'talking'?

me: "Your mind's in the gutter." athene: "You can't believe it's not butter?": who're we talking ta now? And we have two "magic boxes" as you call them.

StillSearching: I'm not on the slow computer this time!

me: "Your mind's in the gutter." athene: "You can't believe it's not butter?": that's b/c you commandeered the good one. We have one that I believe is from hell. It's temperamental

"Feh.": Lady Kat, if you don't mind me asking, how can a magic box be temperamental?

me: "Your mind's in the gutter." athene: "You can't believe it's not butter?": I have no clue but this one managed it. I think it's just old and tired though. It's been around for a while. We're waitin for it to officially die.

(back to Japan)

Miroku was amazed that he was able to talk to both girls at the same time. Inuyasha had apparently made sure that both were on and it seemed like they did this together a fair amount.

"Hey Inuyasha? Where's Lady Kat's 'name' from? It makes no sense," asked Miroku.

"I have no idea," replied Inuyasha and he asked the two girls where the 'quote' was from.

Surprisingly it was from a round of 'ping pong' the night before and Kat was laughing really hard as she told someone that their mind was in the gutter and her friend misheard it. (a/n this quote actually happened. I told a guy friend of mine that his mind was in the gutter but I was cracking up when I said it so my best friend misheard it)

"What's this 'ping pong' she mentioned?" asked Sango.

She got the shortened version of what ping pong was along with Kat explaining that she could barely explain anything.

"Can I tell her something?" asked Shippo.

Inuyasha reached back and pulled him off of Sango's shoulder. He then let Shippo stand on his lap and place his tiny paws over his hands. Miroku and Sango were amazed that he was willing to do that. Or maybe he was just afraid of getting sat whenever Kagome came back.

"Feh.": Kagome, I miss you! When are you coming back?

StillSearching: Shippo, I'll be back sooner than you know it. Oh, before I forget…

me: "Your mind's in the gutter." athene: "You can't believe it's not butter?": my mum wants you ta come fer either thanksgiving or Christmas! All of you. She said she didn't really care as long as she knew if ya were comin or not. She also wants ta know how sleepin arrangments'll work

"Feh.": Kagome, should I ask your mother? Everyone here is making a big commotion.

Indeed everyone was celebrating loud enough that Kagome's mother poked her head in.

"Anything I can do for you dears?" she asked.

Inuyasha waved her over and had her read Kat's last response. She immediately agreed and went off to make plane reservations.

Gem: That had better keep everyone happy. I've been working on this chapter for a while. And there's going to be even longer periods of no updates. I promise that I'll get back to Sesshomaru.

Inuyasha: R and R. Flames will be used for making my Ramen.

Gem: Hate to break it to you but that's my Ramen you're commandeering. Anyway, as Inuyasha said, flames will be used as a cook fire for Ramen.