Drabble 8
After a morning of conversation over tea, the old shrine keeper agreed to show them a mysterious old well on the property. It had a reputation going back hundreds of years as the abode of monsters and spirits.
The old man lifted the cover plastered with sutras off the well. "That's strange," he muttered.
A blue glow showed faintly when Chibi-Usa looked down the dark hole. She brought out her time key, which flashed to a brilliant silver. The glow in the well intensified. She felt herself drifting into the air. Kenshin blocked the old priest moving toward the well.
Chibi-Usa hurtled into the well, screaming as she fell. Silence arose as the shriek cut off abruptly. Kenshin looked down to see if she was hurt. The well was dark.
The priest fetched a lantern from a nearby shed. He lit the wick, tied a rope to the handle, and lowered it into the well. Both men and Kaoru peered into the well. The lantern rested on the dirt floor of the empty well. Kenshin shrugged and commented, "I hope she made it home okay."
~ End ~