So here's the next chapter. I promised myself that I would post chapter 14 of Pure Heart before I post chapter 3 of this one, so it might take a bit. On the bright side, the chapter is almost written so I just need to edit it and type it after that. Typing is what takes the longest, especially when I change what I've written while doing so. Some other good news is that I have up to chapter 8 or 9 of this story planned, and the basic layout done up to chapter 5, so writting these chapters will be a sinch!

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For Love or Peace

Chapter 2: Falling

I was flying over the Atlantic Ocean on Beelzebub with Liz and Patty in my back pockets in their gun states. We were only five minutes or so from reaching Japan, as I could see the island come into view. As I reached the country, locating Tokyo wasn't much of a problem. I kept in mind that it held Tokyo Tower, so I merely looked for that.

Landing in an alleyway within the city, Liz and Patty transformed back into humans to stretch. There really was no point for them to be in their weapon forms any longer.

"Ugh! I hate being a gun for so long!" Liz complained, stretching out her arms. "So where is this shrine thing anyways?"

"I have the address here," I answered, pulling out a piece of paper from my pocket. "Though I don't know where this is. I guess we could ask someone for directions."

And so I did. Actually, I asked many 'someones.'

As I walked down the streets of Tokyo, I asked passing civilians if they knew the location of the Higurashi Shrine (Language wasn't an issue for I was already fluent in Japanese and I hired a tutor to teach the girls a while back). Unfortunately, no one seemed to know where this place was.

"Excuse me," I said to a teenage girl with short, brown hair, wearing what appeared to be a white and green school uniform. "Can you point me in the direction of the Higurashi Shrine? I don't really know my way around the city."

"Of course!" The girl responded. "I'm actually best friends with one of the shrine keepers, and I was headed in that direction anyways. Just follow me."

"Thank you. I really appreciate it," I said as we began our walk down the streets.

"So what's your name?" She asked me as we turned down a busy street.

"Death the Kid."

"Death the Kid… interesting name. I'm Yuka! So, if you don't mind me asking, what are you going to be doing at the shrine?" Yuka questioned me. This girl is just full of questions, isn't she? I waited until we crossed the next road before answering her, trying to word it in a way as to not give out too much information.

"No, I don't mind. I have some business to attend to with one of the shrine keepers."

"Business? Uh… how old are you?"

"Sixteen… why?" I asked, slightly confused at her own confusion.

"N-no reason. So which shrine keeper? I'm a family friend so I know all four of them," Yuka said, turning another corner.

"Kagome Higurashi," I answered.

Yuka stopped in her tracks. Thankfully we weren't in the middle of the road. She was making a sound. Was it something I said?

"We're here," She said quietly, almost like a whisper. "Just be careful around her. She's been very sick lately."

I nodded hesitantly as she walked off again, not even giving me the chance to say thank you. I turned to the side, ignoring the oddness of Yuka-chan, and was given the sight of a long staircase (though not as long as Shibusen's) and a crimson archway at the top. When I reached the top, I saw a square, traditional house in front of me with a giant tree to my right- a goshinboku, I think- and a well house on the left. Odds are that's where the bone-eater's well lies.

Being the gentleman I was raised to be, I first headed to the house to speak with the shrine keepers before barging into their sacred property. When I knocked on the door, a woman, maybe mid-thirties answered it right away.

"Can I help you?" She asked me, unfazed by my 'strange' appearance. Most people at least look at me odd when they see these disgusting stripes on the one side of my head.

"Uh, yes. I am looking for Kagome Higurashi. Are you her?"

"No, that is my daughter," She responded. Daughter? She must be about my age then. Is father serious? "May I ask who's asking for her?"

"My name is Death the Kid and these are my partners Liz and Patty Thompson." Liz nodded her head at the sound of her name while Patty cheered "HAI!" at the mention of hers. "We would like to ask her a few questions about the Bone-Eater's well here in your shrine."

I noticed her face fall as I spoke. "I'm sorry. Kagome isn't here right now. I'm not sure when she'll be home either."

I said my 'thank yous' and walked away, squinting my eyes in confusion. Yuka-chan said she was sick, but her mother said that she was away. Something was up and I was going to figure it out one way or another.

"Liz, Patty."

"Hai!"

"We're not leaving yet. I want to take a quick look at that well before we go."

"O…kay," Liz said, not wanting to argue, though I could hear it in her voice that she'd rather not stay.

I slid open the door of the well house and stepped inside, walking down the short, wooden steps. An old well was placed in the middle of the room, surrounded by nothing but the four walls and the ground beneath it. I didn't understand. What was so special about this old thing? It looked just like an ordinary well. And I didn't sense anything strange around it.

"Obviously it was just a rumour so can we go now?" Liz asked, tapping her foot at me impatiently. I really hated it when she did that. She only tapped one foot. Never the other. The asymmetry was about to drive me into madness. I took a deep breath to calm myself before answering her.

"Yes, I guess we can for now. I'll try again tomorrow," I replied, turning my back on the well. But then I felt it- the strange sensation that I was looking for found me first.

It was as if some invisible force was lifting me off my feet and into the depths of the empty well head first. I could hear the girls calling my name in panic as I plunged deeper, expecting me to hit the ground.

But that sudden impact never came.

I never hit the ground.

AN: Yeah... he fell in the well.. way to go Kid! (facepalms.)

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