Disclaimer: I do not own any Inuyasha characters. All characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi. However, I do own an OC that comes up in this story.

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In the last Chapter…

"Souta! Go welcome our new neighbors! They're only here for now, and they have a nice daughter. She needs help writing about a fantasy world revolving around her. If you meet her, you can tell her about the Fuedal Era, no?"

"You mean, bring her there?"

"No! She can't make it through, and you know that. Just tell her about it without actually, well, telling her about it. Can you do that?"

"Sure, I guess."

"Good. Go now! Don't want it to be too late."

/End Recap

With Souta

I walked quickly to our new neighbor's home. It was a two story home abundant in nature, a common thing to see around our neighborhood. It was summer, and many plants were beautiful in this time of year. I considered slowing my pace, but I decided against it. I wanted to get this over with, and quickly. I was anxious, and annoyed that I had to delay my trip to the Feudal Era. When I got there, I knocked on the door and well, waited. I looked around, wondering if if would be better if I knocked once more. 'Couldn't hurt...I guess' was what I had originally thought. But as soon as I saw a girl try to get out through a window, I immediately knew something was different with my new neighbors. It obviously wasn't the usual," Oh, hi! I'm your new neighbor, and I'm not going to bother you, so you can go ahead and leave now," type of neighbor. But more like the," I'm going to waste your time and bother you so I won't be bored. Oh! I'll cling to you while I'm at it so you feel disgusted and annoyed," type of neighbor.

She actually looked...kind of, well, stuck in the window. But I wasn't about to be rude and say she was fat or anything. Oh, gosh, no. I mean, if I could give a good first impression, I would. So, I called out to her and asked if they needed my help...

...which is a good example of what I actually wish I did. Instead, being the insecure dope I am, I gaped at her. I was so surprised, I just...stared. All thoughts of a good first impression left my head. Like I said, I would give a good impression, only if I could. Big difference there. 'Maybe I should just walk away slowly..Don't want to get caught up in their business. Whatever type of business includes getting out through a window.' I gave myself lots of excuses to get myself out of there. But being me, I had to screw everything up, because the girl suddenly turned to my direction.

"How did she know I was here? Why didn't you get out quickly Souta?" I yelled at myself in rage. Wait. I yelled? I felt my cheeks heating up and stopped gaping. I moved my face down to stare at my tattered sneakers, becoming quite interested in them. Even though I just told myself not to be rude... When I finally looked up after a long while, I realized that the girl was still staring at me.

"Um..Uh...I-" I tried to find words to add on to my stammered sentence.

I didn't get to finish in the end. Before I could finish my statement, the girl was gone from the window. I heard a lot of crashing, rustling, and running before the door was opened by the same girl who, upon closer inspection, seemed to be about a year older than me in age.

"I'm sorry! Did you need something? I just moved here, so I don't think I can help you with anything,"she said calmly, as if nothing had happened. She looked tired and worn out but her features remained calm and under control. Being the dope I am, I just stared.

She looked tall, and well, everyone did compared to me. She had brown hair and amber eyes, was wearing a black t-shirt with white shorts, and had her hair pulled back into a bun.

"…Help me out?" Suddenly, I was pulled back into reality.

"Huh?" Oh, god. What kind of reply was that? 'Souta, you idiot!' I thought. I mentally slapped myself and changed my reply while trying to hide my blush. "I mean, can you repeat that? I didn't hear you the first time."

With Kanon

"Kanon! Unpack right now. The owner of the shrine's grandson is coming over. Maybe you can ask him to tell you some legends, wouldn't that be fun?"

I jumped to attention when I heard my parents' demand. I never really got why they bothered to actually ask what I thought. Honestly, it's obvious they want you to do what they "suggest", but I guess they just want to seem nice about it. 'Well, since they were nice about it, might as well.' Other than the option they gave me, there really wasn't anything else to do. So I went up the stairs to my new room. My desk and dresser were already in place, as well as my bed. I guessed unpacking meant taking all the extra stuff I brought at putting them in the places I believed they belonged. It was hot in the room, and my parents were hogging the fan downstairs. I found my suitcase and took out some clothes I thought would be adequate for having a visitor over, without looking like a slut, of course. I changed from my jeans and sweater to my black t-shirt and white shorts. 'Thank goodness this place doesn't jump from hot to cold.' I reminisced about my home in China while pulling my brown hair into a messy bun.

It was still hot, and it pulled and plucked at my nerves. I opened a window, and was happy to find that there was a slight breeze. Finally, I began to take my objects out of the cardboard boxes that were stacked up around my room. I unpacked at a fast pace, I never liked doing things slowly. I was finished in an hour, and decided to see if I could get any writing in without listening to my family's legend. I was never told about the legend, but it wasn't like I cared much about it either. Knowing my parents, it was probably some type of made up story that didn't concern our family at all.

After thinking for what I believed was a long time, I checked a clock. It was still quite early, but I was getting hungry. 'Should I get something to eat? I don't really want to move from this chair... But I don't like being hungry. Should I go?' I debated for a bit longer, and decided to go downstairs. But I couldn't even make that task simple. I tripped as soon as I got out of my chair, which created a burst of wind, which ended up making a mess of the papers on my desk. Guess where the papers decided to go? Outside the open window. Just my luck.

I studied the window and I wondered if I could fit into it.'Well, no sense in wondering about what might happen.' So I did what many people wouldn't do. I tried to get out through my window. I know it wasn't very bright of me, but I thought I could do it the way people did in the movies. Until I realized that I wasn't at my old, one story home. I was too scared to call for my parents, and too embarrassed to say a word. I mean, of all the things that could happen, I got stuck. Yep, that's right, I got stuck. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not overweight or anything. But somehow, the window decided to close up on me. I flailed and I tried to push myself back inside the window, the very thing I didn't try. That didn't work either. That is, until I saw a boy standing at our front door, gaping at me like I was an idiot. In some cases, I guess I was.

"How did she know I was here? Why didn't you get out quickly Souta?" he yelled at himself. From where I was, I couldn't hear it very well, but I thought I heard him call himself Souta. 'If he was talking to himself, I'm probably the girl he's talking about.' The thought made me embarrassed, I caused a scene! He looked down, away from my face, though I couldn't see what he was looking at. I never stopped trying to get myself back in, and somehow, my embarrassment must have appealed to the window. It let me in. When I got back in, I ran to get the door, hoping I could catch the boy in time.

I ran through my new room, down the stairs, through the kitchen, and was stopped by my mother briefly before rushing to the door.

"Kanon? We know you're very busy from cleaning your room, but slow down a bit? Rushing too much will wear you out."

" Alright, alright! I'll slow down!" was my reply, even though I didn't bother to slow my pace at all. I was set on getting the door before Souta, was that his name?, left. I finally got to the door, and was happy to see he was still there.

"I'm sorry! Did you need something? I just moved here, so I don't think I can help you with anything," I began to speak calmly, as if he hadn't seen my little...incident. I knew I was tired and fatigued inside, and I struggled to keep my features under control, calm and collected, my usual image. He didn't say much, he just stared, and I did the same to him. An awkward silence passed between us. I didn't think it was awkward, but I'm sure he thought that. I was studying him, making sure I would remember his first impression, though it wasn't very good. He was short. That was the first thing I noticed, and he seemed younger than me. Twelve maybe? He was wearing a light blue collared shirt with green shorts.

After a while, I decided to start with a normal greeting," Hi, I'm Kanon Tsubaki. I just moved in, and I take it you're from the shrine? When coming to get the door, my papers blew out the window. Do you think you could help me out?

I waited for a while for him to reply. Why? I honestly don't know. He just kept staring at me. Finally, I think something clicked inside him and he replied," Huh?"

He looked down and said," I mean, can you repeat that? I didn't hear you the first time."

I repeated my previous comments and it seemed that my assumptions were correct. "Yeah, my name is Souta Higurashi. I live at the shrine, and I could help out. Sorry for not hearing you the first time," he said quickly. "Thanks!" I said, relieved. "Come on inside."

After a long hour of finding all the papers, the sun was still high in the sky. Not that we minded, really. We were debating about almost every topic you could think of, and he was telling me about Japan.

"I don't think we're that different from where you came from. China right?" What? I never told him this.

"Did you stalk me? How do you know?" I grinned.

His eyes widened, "No! Of course not! Why would I do that?"

He was so set on proving me wrong, I was amused. "Yes, yes, of course," I told him while laughing.

Exasperated and embarrassed, he began yelling. "I'M TELLING YOU I DIDN'T STALK YOU!"

We ended up wasting a lot of time, and it was around 8 P.M. when Souta decided he had to go. While walking out the door, he seemed to remember something important, "Oh, shoot! I was supposed to tell you about something! You have to write about a fantasy world, right? I might be able to help."

Crap. I really didn't want to listen to anything about legends and such. But it seemed weird. He looked annoyed, maybe he didn't want to talk about it either? "Would you like to come over to the shrine for dinner?" he asked me.

"Sure! My parents won't mind," I quickly replied. So after telling my parents and listening to them cheer about me making a new friend, we left for the shrine.

When we walked out the door for the second time, he turned around without saying a word and started walking. 'Is he annoyed? Did I do something wrong?' I wondered. 'He was fine just a while ago...' Geez, I never really was good at making friends.

Suddenly, as if he read my mind, he turned around and said," If you're wondering, I'm not annoyed, I just like to think. Do you know the feeling where you would just rather think instead of talk?"

"Uh, yeah, when I feel comfortable around a friend."

"Exactly! I'm not angry, I just don't feel like saying anything. Race you to the shrine!" Quick as a flash, he was five feet ahead of me.

"I don't know the way there!" I yelled while breaking into a sprint.

"Then you're just going to have to run after me!"

So we ran, laughing quite hard. We were told to "shut up and be quiet" from a few people, but it was fun. 'Souta is pretty cool. If everyone was like this in the world, making friends sure would be a lot easier...'

We were sweaty when we got to the shrine, and his mother looked at us and chuckled," Did you guys have fun?"

"Yes!" we chimed. I introduced myself to Souta's mother, and I followed them around the shrine. They told me about many things, and what caught my attention the most was an old well, inside of a shrine.

"What is this called?" I asked them.

They exchanged a quick, uncertain glance before Souta told me," This is the Bone Eater's Well. It was made in the Feudal Era, and has an interesting past behind it."

"Oh. I...see." I peered in was surprised to see a sky. My eyes widened and I screamed and fell backwards.

"What happened? Kanon! Are you okay?" Souta and his mother asked me.

"I-I-I'm fine. But... But...! I saw-"I stammered.

Mrs. Higurashi stared intently at me and asked," Kanon. Pull yourself together. Can you tell me what you saw?"

I took several deep breaths before telling them I saw a blue sky. They seemed to be as surprised as I did, because their eyes widened to the same extent. They looked at each other and mumbled quietly, as if discussing something of utmost importance. I tried to listen in, but only heard bits of their sentences. I heard them say things like "-possible?" and "Go through?".

To beak them out of their huddle, I asked them quietly," Is there something wrong? Did I do something wrong?" It seems as if they forgot I was there, because they looked at me blankly for some time before registering what I had said.

"OH! NO, NOTHING'S WRONG!" Souta yelled. I, having nothing to say, only nodded meekly and let his mother drag me inside their home for dinner.

What do you guys think? Too short maybe? I'll try to make it longer in the next chapter. Review please?

~Siren