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Okay! Here we go.

In the last Chapter…

"I (Kanon) 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."

/End Recap

With Souta

Our dinner was pretty silent, and I don't think it was very comfortable either. Kanon was fidgeting (though it might be because I was staring at her), and my mother seemed to be sweating and avoiding our eyes. We didn't speak at all for a while, but as soon as my grandfather came in, things became less tense.

My mother and I introduced Kanon to our grandfather, and he immediately gave her a souvenir. "It's a talisman," he said while handing her a rabbit's foot, "and it will bring you a lot of good luck!"

Kanon was a bit confused; I could see the way she looked at the foot. But no matter how confused she was, she still thanked him. I was pretty surprised. If it was me or my sister, our cat Buyo would have eaten it by now!

But of course, we moved on to a different subject as we ate, and my grandfather chose the weirdest one of all. "So Souta, how are Kohaku and Rin? Did you visit them today? You said you would."

I was staring daggers at him as my mother paled. Kanon looked flustered. "Did I stop you from going to meet your friends? I'm sorry! Did you promise them you would visit? Will they be angry? If you want, I could go with you and apolo-"

"It's okay Kanon. I swear." Her ranting was getting on my nerves more than my grandfather's question. You just don't ask that in the middle of dinner! I prayed Kanon would take no notice and decide not to ask where they live. But well, my luck is horrible, and she asked anyway.

"It is not! You had no reason to visit me, yet you did. That is not fair for you! Where do they live? I'll go visit with you."

I can't tell her where they live! But…wait a second. She might be able to go through the well! 'But if she doesn't want to, she might not be able to cross…' I started a debate in my mind when my mother tried to change the subject.

But not many people do well under pressure, and my mother was one of them. She changed the subject to potatoes, and of course, that did not last long. Thankfully, by that time I was done thinking.

"Kanon, are you sure you really want to go where they live?" Deep down, I was hoping she would say no.

"Yes, I really do." One more question to go.

"Even if it involves the Bone Eater's Well?"

"What do you mean, Souta? What would the well have anything to do with this?"

"Just answer my question. Do you want to go or not?" I was sweating. If she said yes, I would tell her the secret of the well. She is most likely able to cross anyway, there's only one barrier in her way now.

"Well, yeah, I said I would. I won't change my mind now." There. She said it. Oh gosh, how am I going to explain the well to her?

"Okay fine, but let me tell you a story first. Let's go up to my room."

Suddenly, the two adult onlookers decided to comment on my last sentence. "Don't do anything you'll regret Souta! What you need is on the table next to your bed okay?"

I immediately flushed. "WHAT? I just said I was going to tell her a story! It's nothing like that!"

I grabbed Kanon's hands and stomped upstairs, muttering a string of foul words under my breath. I looked at Kanon and to my surprise, she either didn't hear what they said, or didn't know what they meant, because she didn't seem embarrassed at all.

With Kanon

Truthfully, I heard nothing Souta's parents said. I was actually wondering what the Well with the Sky (my new nickname for the Well) had to do with his friends. When he dragged me up to his room, I sat on his desk's swivel chair as he sat on his bed.

"Okay, Souta, you got me up here, what does the well have to do with your friends?"

"Well, I already told you I had to tell you a story right? The Bone Eater's Well is part of this."

"Oh. But why did we have to go to your room for me to hear this?"

"If you haven't figured it out, it's rare when someone sees a sky at the bottom of a well, you know?"

"Riiiight."

"Anyway, let me tell you about a legend of a girl who went through a well."

"You mean the Bone Eater's Well?"

"Be quiet, I just told you I was going to tell a story!"

"Sorry. Go ahead."

"Ahem!," he cleared his throat," There once was a girl…

Her name was Kikyo. She was a powerful miko with purifying powers. One day, she received a stone which is now called the Shikon Jewel, also known as the Jewel of Four Souls. This jewel had many powers, if it was given to any demon, the demon would gain unimaginable power.

Because of this, the Jewel was tainted with demonic aura easily, and many feared its powers. They chose the right girl, for Kikyo kept it safe, fighting demons with a bow and arrows. However, she fell in love with a half demon named Inuyasha. The day they decided to use the jewel to make Inuyasha human, a dying thief that had also fallen in love with the priestess decided to let demons manifest him, making a monster named Naraku.

Naraku changed his form to look like Inuyasha, fatally injuring Kikyo, while Inuyasha was being confronted by a Kikyo look-alike, which was also Naraku. Inuyasha felt betrayed, and took the Shikon Jewel, and went to a sacred tree.

There, he found Kikyo injured, the whole town's people surrounding her. She shot him with a purifying arrow, but she was so in love she could not kill him. Instead, she sealed him to the tree, where he slept for fifty years. The Shikon Jewel was burned with Kikyo's body for she did not want any pain and suffering for anyone.

This was thought to be the perfect solution at the time, but as both lovers slept, a girl was born in a shrine. This girl was named Kagome. At age sixteen, she was pulled from the other side of a well for something she possessed. This thing she possessed was a Shikon Jewel.

This was not thought to be possible, but it was actually in her body for the years she had been alive. And upon closer inspection, she seemed a lot like Kikyo on the outside, a reincarnation. However, their personalities were very different. While fighting the demon that pulled her into the well, or rather, to the other side, she awakened a certain half demon stuck to a tree: Inuyasha. Together, they went around Japan to find the shards of the Shikon Jewel which had shattered due to an accident.

They had Naraku as an enemy, many good friends that helped on their journey, and feelings that had blossomed for each other. After their journey went to a close, they completely destroyed the Shikon Jewel and Kagome decided to stay with Inuyasha after being trapped, or so she thought, on the other side of the well. The barrier against the well was her feelings, for she was scared to go back, and she did not want to go back after being away from her family for so long. However, after her feelings changed, the well reopened and she stayed there as a miko. The well's purpose was over.

"And that is the legend of the well," said Souta to end the story.

By that time, I was crying. "That's so touching!"

He was flustered. "Wait, don't cry!"

"B-but Inuyasha found true love twice, and he was separated from both of them for such a long time!" I couldn't stop crying.

"Well, I guess so. But did you guess what this story has to do with my friends and the well?"

I forced myself to stop crying before I answered. One tissue box and toilet paper roll later, I thought of an answer to his question.

"The Bone Eater's Well is a replica of the well Kagome went through." I was serious, but if I was wrong, I would never tell him that.

He face palmed. I stared. He stared back with a red mark on his forehead. I laughed. He scowled.

"Look Kanon. I know you're not that dumb. Be serious." What? I was serious!

"Uhm…the well Kagome went through is the Bone Eater's Well?" I was laughing at the absurdity of the statement inside. But I began to doubt myself. 'It's possible that I just said that right answer. I'm guessing I just did. After all, I did see the sky in the well…'

My assumption was correct, as usual. He smiled and nodded. "That's where my friends live. On the other side of the well," Souta said.

Wait. What? No. Way. That's…AWESOME! A grin stretched across my face. "You're kidding!"

"Nope. I'm not."

"Then how did you get to the other side? You're not Kagome."

"I'm Kagome's brother."

My eyes widened. I thought Kagome was…dead. As in the story happened a long time ago. Was this even possible?

Souta broke into my thoughts. "Remember how I told you the well's purpose was done because it had to no need to transport my sister? It can transport people with enough spiritual powers, and even then, they have to really want to go. Basically, it's your feelings that decide if you go or not."

But there was still one thing bothering me, even though all this information was a bit hard to absorb. "I've never even known about this well. I'm not born in a line of priests or priestesses. Why me?"

He looked surprised. I guess he hadn't thought of this before. "Well, we'll have to go through the well to find out, won't we? You said you wanted to apologize, I guess you're stuck with me tomorrow."

Wow. I'm traveling back in time. 'Way too much info, way too much info..' I kept repeating that one sentence in my head. "Yeah, I'll be there."

"I'll walk you out."

"Yeah, thanks."

He walked me to my house, and I thanked his mom and grandfather before leaving their home. When I got home, my parents asked if I had fun and I nodded. I probably looked tired, because they didn't pry. They let me take a shower then go to sleep.

Of course, I didn't actually go to sleep. There was simply too much information to process. I was always one for intellect, and I wanted to get my facts straight before passing through the well. Oh, gosh. What have I gotten myself into? Well, at least I can write my story now. I hope I packed tons of pen and paper. I have a feeling I'll need it.

Uwaah, I feel like I wrote a lot. But I didn't. I wrote less than last time? GAH! I'm sorry!

~Siren