Toxic-Fox-Kumiko: I AM SO SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING IN FOREVER! Please don't hate meh T.T I shall make this all up to you by adding another chapter in addition to this one tonight and updating sooner. I promise I won't wait this long to update again and I'm going to make it a priority to update at least once a week.

Disclaimer:I do not own….nor will I ever….

ATTENTION: Important notes for the story plot:
1. Kikyo never protected the jewel.
2. Kagome and Kikyo do not share a soul, they just look a LITTLE alike.
3. The Western Lands are being watched over. You will find out by whom later and it's not Myoga or Totosai o.o

Kagome looked at the old wooden walls around her. She was obviously not in the well house if the lazy blue skies above and thick, vibrant, green vines around her were anything to go by. Her foot shifted and she heard a crunching noise which immediately caught her attention. She looked down and gasped in horror at the sight of bones surrounding her. Looking back up she gulped down her disgust and took a deep breath. Maybe, just maybe someone that could help her would be out there.

"Hello?"

Kagome waited for a reply, but sadly she did not receive one. Taking initiative, she grabbed onto a thick vine and hoisted herself up onto the thick foliage. Her footing, however, failed her and she slipped down, ripping a large portion of the vine she had been holding onto down with her. She cursed under her breath as bits of wood and dirt fell onto her and released the vine she was holding in favor for another one. Once again she hoisted herself up and this time did not fall.

Kagome scaled the seemingly endless wall and smiled in victory as her hands took a firm hold of the lip of the well. She pulled herself up so that her torso rested on the lip f the well and came face to face with a golden eyed; dog ear boy staring menacingly down at her.

Inuyasha's head popped up as he heard a distinct shout from the direction of the village. He quickly jumped from his perch in the tree and raced towards the village only to see Kikyo standing at the edge of the path that led to the Bone Eater's Well. Her face was contorted in what seemed to be shock and confusion.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

The priestess' brows furrowed in confusion before her hand reached out in front of her as if trying to grasp something that was not there. Inuyasha stepped forward in worry. Kikyo never acted like this. She was always calm and collected and even in the most hectic of situations, kept a cool head. A clawed hand reached up to grasp the woman's shoulder.

"Inuyasha," she paused as if in thought, "Do you not feel it? That power?"

Inuyasha looked in the direction Kikyo was staring in confusion. He had felt a slight shift in the wind, but assumed it was a passing demon or such. Just as he was about to try and comfort Kikyo's woes, a pulse of something he had never felt before thrummed throughout the village and surrounding area.

It was like pure power, but somehow restrained. Inuyasha had no time to think about the strange pulse before Kikyo darted off in the direction of the well. Shocked, it took Inuyasha a minute to register what had happened before he ran after the woman. It took no time for him to catch up to her and when he did find her, she was standing about fifteen feet away from the Bone Eater's Well. Her eyes were wide in wonder and what looked to be fear.

"Kikyo, what is" she shushed the half demon before he could finish his sentence. Inuyasha walked towards the priestess to stand by her side as she notched her bow and arrow. Kikyo turned her now narrowed her towards Inuyasha.

"Whatever holds this power is in the well Inuyasha," whispered Kikyo. Inuyasha knew that the fearless priestess he had come to know would never act such a way without being provoked by something. And for something to cause such a reaction in her had Inuyasha confounded. He narrowed his eyes and cracked his knuckles as he turned around and started towards the well.

"Hello?"

Inuyasha paused in his steps at the feminine voice that came from the well. His eyes narrowed even further. It could be a demon trying to trick them, but then Kikyo wouldn't have acted this way if it were simply a demon. After a few minutes and multiple crashing noises Inuyasha continued walking and stopped at the edge of the well. He glared down at the offending intruder just as their small hands came over the lip of the well with their torso. And he was more than surprised to see a petite young woman with blue black hair and bright blue eyes that held a striking resemblance to Kikyo.

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