Inu and Takai were going to the well. Inu hasn't spoken a word since Kagome was killed. It was like he was in some sort of shock. Though, couldn't blame him. He had just lost his mother. Anyone would have been. Sensing that his friend would rather wither in the silence. That, and the fact that Takai had tried to say something but Inu hadn't heard anything. Inu was pretty much dead to the world for the time being. Though, Takai did notice the young half-demon wiping at his face once in a while.

Takai knew that Inu was crying. Or at least, trying hard not to cry.

Sighing softly, Takai looked up at his best friend and saw the strange look in his eyes. His once shining eyes were almost dull. Takai sighed and did the only thing he could do. He punched Inu in the face with all the strength he could muster. Inu had fallen over, since he wasn't expecting that to happen. Narrowing his eyes on Takai, Inu growled out "what the hell was that for?" Takai knew that he was in for it. That much was easy to see. But it was just one of those situations that needed a punch.

"Your zooning out Inu. You need to stop spacing out! Look your mother is gone and I feel sorry for you. But I'm sure that your mother wouldn't want you to think it was the end fo the world just cause she's gone! Do you understand?" Takai had said to Inu with a bit of a yell. Seeing his best friend like this was just sad. It was like looking at a hallow shell of who Inu used to be. Inu was a proud person. Never asking for help unless he knew that he wanted it. And he never gets upset over anything. The only thing that Inu was doing, that he normally does is bottle up his emotions till they burst from himself. And that wasn't healthy. Even if he wasn't a full human.

Inu just sighed softly. There wasn't a point in trying to fight with his best friend. There just wasn't a point. Takai figured that he had won the fight. For now. Once they arrived to the well house. Or, what was left of it. Inu calmly said "we'll be safe here. At least, safer then being here." The young half-demon stared at his best friend. And almost fell over. Takai just gave him a look that was telling Inu that he was crazy. Growling, he said "I'm serioues dude. This is where I've been for a few days."

Before Takai could give a responds, Inu had took his wrist and dragged him into the well house. There was no way that they could stay in this well! They might break their necks! Takai tried to break free from Inu's grip. But damn, his friend had a strong grip on him. Not enough to cut off his circalation. "Inu your crazy if you think we'll stay in this well!" He yelled at the hanyou.

Inu just looked over his shoulder. Giving him a tired look. "We're not staying in the well. We're going through it." He calmly said. Takai didn't understand. How can you go through a well? End up on the other side of the world? But wouldn't you have to go through the earth's core to do that? They'd be burn to a crisp! The young man tried to free himself from his friend's grip. But no matter what, Takai just couldn't break free. It was as if Inu's grip had gotten tighter and tighter. Yet, still without cutting off the blood flow. Before Takai knew it, Inu had jumped into the well. Along with himself.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Shouted Takai. Thinking that this was the end. He waited for the pain he knew was coming. He waited... And waited... And waited... But nothing. Confused, Takai knew that this well couldn't be that deep. He and Inu used to sneak into the well house to make ghost stories. Since it was dark and creepy enough for it. Slowly, Takai opened his eyes and blinked in confusion. Yet amazment. "Wow..." He said with wide eyes. Surrounding both teens, was a light blue aura. Orbs floating around them. Takai tried to reach out to touch one. But it just went right through his hand.

"Dude..." Takai was speachless. This was amazing. It just didn't seem possible at all. And yet, here he was seeing it right before his eyes. Takai stared at Inu, wondering how he was reacting to this. But, the hanyou's expression was blank. Frowning, Takai calmly asked "you alright?" Inu just turned to look at Takai, only to look away. That wasn't much of an answer. When Takai was about to ask his best friend if something was wrong, Inu spoke.

"I'm fine. It's just not to amazing to me."

"What's going on?"

"We're going back in time. By about five hundred years. This is where my mother met my father for the first time." Inu calmly explained. Once the light faded, Inu and Takai were standing on the bottom of the well. Takai looked around. They were still in the well. That didn't make any kind of sense at all. Takai blinked when he felt Inu pushing Takai to the wall. Or, more so to the ladder. Takai blinked in confusion but climbed it anyway. As for Inu, he just jumped to the mouth of the well.

"Dude why didn't you help me?"

"I showed you to the ladder didn't I?" He said coldly.

Takai was getting annoyed with Inu's attatude. It was getting out of hand. Sure, he could understand when someone is pissed about a few things. But when you take it out on those close to you. Weither it's friends or family. Then you'll just end up with nothing. And that is what Inu will end up with if he keeps this up. Suddenly, there was foot steps. Takai was freaking out. did one of the demons follow them? Or was there more to the foot steps. Gulping, Takai was about to run till Inu grabbed his shoulder.

"It's alright. It's only Hana."

"Hana?"

Just like that, a girl ran into Inu and hugged him. Takai blushed. She was beautiful. But there was something else that he had just noticed. Inu was letting a girl hug him. Inu never let any girl near him. Let alone hug him. It didn't make any kind of sense at all. Tilting his head, Takai figured that this was Hana. Maybe Inu has taken a liking to her. That would be a miricle. Chuckling, Takai calmly said "hello. I'm Takai, a good friend of Inu's." He was trying to be poilite. But that was hard since she was such a beautiful girl.

"Keep your eyes in your sockets Takai." Inu said with emotionless eyes, and a voice to match.

Hana looked up at Inu and blinked her blue eyes at him in confusion. Takai let out a small cough as he said "miss, would you mind if I speak with you for a moment?" Takai saw Inu's glare and he calmly said "calm down dude, I really do just wanna talk with her. I won't do anything stupid." With that, Takai gently took Hana's wrist and started to walk away with her. Though, he couldn't help but notice Inu's growls. That guy was just weird when it came to this girl.

"So, Takai was it? What do you need to talk about?" Asked Hana in her soft voice.

Takai ran his hand through his hair. Trying to think of something, trying to think on how he could explain Inu's situation to her. Sighing softly, Takai calmly said "I need your help with Inu. He had just lost his family and... He's keeping it bottled up inside. It isn't healthy and it might cause problems in the future for him." Hana just stared at him. As if she was thinking of what he had said. Takai wasn't sure if she had believed him. But there was nothing more that he could do to try to convinse her. Only how Inu would act.

"That explains the vibe..."

"Vibe?"

"I sense people's emotions. And I couldn't sense anything from him. It was like he had shut himself down to prevent himself from getting hurt again." Hana calmly explained.

Takai understood that. There were people that could sense certain things. Like how he could see sacred and demonic aura. As well as sense it. Hana, can sense people's emotions. At least Takai can sense when Inu is having one of his emotional break downs. Sighing softly, Takai calmly asked "so, care to take me to where Inu has gone? Please?" He gave her a stare that showed Hana that he would have gotten lost.

With that said, Hana and Takai started to walk toward the village.

Inu had walked to the village. The looks that people were giving him was something that would have bothered him. If it wasn't for the fact that Inu had locked away his emotions. The looks they gave him, was the look of fear. As if he was going to kill them. Inu didn't know why they were staring at him like that. It wasn't like he really was going to kill them. Sure he was hiding his emotions but give him a break! He'd never hurt humans.

"Inu your back!" Shouted Shippou.

Inu just stared at him. The young fox demon gave the young half-demon a weird look. Was Shippou gonna act weird too? Great. What he didn't need. Sighing, Inu calmly said "I'm back. And I brought a friend who should be here any time now." Shippou just gave him a confused look. Shrugging, Inu sat down in front of the hut that Sango and Miroku lived in. Though, he didn't smell them near by. "Where are Sango and Miroku?" Asked Inu, staring at the fox demon with his emotionless eyes.

"They left to slay some demons in a few villages over. They should be back in about seven days." Inu just nodded softly. Sighing softly, he leaned back and waited for his friend and Hana to show up. His ears twitched softly, Inu lifted his head only to see two figures walking toward them. He knew right away that it was Takai and Hana. Hard not to catch their scent. "Whoes the guy with Hana?" Asked Shippou.

"That's Takai. A good friend of mine. He was the first one to have tried to be my friend. And, to know that I had demonic aura." Inu calmly said.

Shippou blinked at the young hanyou. So his friend could see aura's eh? That just makes him think of a priest or a monk that were born with that ability. Was his friend born with that as well? Or was it just mere luck of the draw? Shippou wasn't sure for the time being. Looking over, he saw a boy that was the mirror immmage for Miroku. But had slight differences. There's no way that this was Miroku's and Sango's son. He wouldn't be wearing clothes from Inu's time if he was.

"Who are his ancestors?" Asked Shippou.

"Donno, he only told me that he was a decendant of some kind of monk and demon slayer." Inu said with a shrug of his shoulders.

Shippou just stared at Inu like he grew a second head. Though, not that it wouldn't be normal for a demon to have more then one head. It's happened. Shaking his head, Shippou turned and saw the boy and Hana walking over to them. But as they walked, Shippou could make out what they were saying. Tilting his head to the side, Shippou walked over to them. Maybe it had something to do with how Inu was acting.

"Um... Hana? Who is that guy walking over to us?" Takai said with a blink of his eyes. He was a little nervous. The guy had a tail and fox feet! Was he another demon that wanted to try to kill him? Dear god he hoped not. And, hoped that what Inu saying that there are good demons too, that this guy was one of them. Taking a deep breath, Takai looked at the demon's aura. Trying to see if it was as demonic as those other demons he had seen. His aura was demonic. But it wasn't evil. That's a plus.

"Hey, I'm Shippou. You must be Inu's friend. Takai right?" Shippou said with a smile. Being careful not to show his fangs. Thinking that this guy might be freaking out as it was. Takai only nodded. Shippou smiled as he said "okay, I need to ask something. What's wrong with Inu? He's acting weird... He's acting like, he's hiding from people." Takai saw the look of concern on the man's face. Sighing softly, Takai started to explain everything.

How demons attacked their world. How Inu had found him burried under stone. The battle with this weird man with long brown hair. Kagome's death. Inu losing control and was more beast then man. The whole thing. Takai wasn't sure why Shippou looked so sad when he mentioned that Kagome was gone. He almost looked like a little boy that had lost something dear to him. If that counts for sometihng.

"Kagome's dead?" Shippou said, trying hard not to cry. He may be a teen now, but he still thought of Kagome as his mother. She looked after him. Brought him sweets and toys. Cause of that, he had, and always would think of her as his mother. Shaking his head, he whispered "I can't believe it. Kagome's really gone... She'd never go down that easily! It just doesn't make any kind of sense! She's faught many kinds of demons and survived! And now, this happens!"

"What?" Takai said with confusion. Not really sure what Shippou was talking about. Shaking his head, he calmly said "Shippou... we have a chance to save Kagome. But we need to help Inu. He's bottling up his emotions and it isn't healthy. He may have demon blood in his veins. But he's still human. It isn't right for him to keep it bottled up." Shippou nodded. He missed Kagome, but now wasn't the time to be a kid. He had to help Inu. It was the least he could do.

"We'll have to plan it carefully." Shippou calmly said.

Inu was sitting outside under the tree. He had been like this for a few hours. Not wanting to stay in the village, he decided to go for a walk. Only to end up by the sacred tree. It was the only thing that brought him peace. Even if he didn't show it. This tree held so many memories. Sighing softly, Inu stared at the sky. Wondering what his next corce of action will be now. His mother was gone. He didn't know where his father was. Inu had never flet so alone before in his life.

Sighing, Inu leaned his back aganest the tree. Wanting to relax. Wanting to forget about the pain his heart was feeling. But no matter how hard he tried, Inu just couldn't let the pain out. It wouldn't leave his heart. It didn't make sense to him. Maybe it was because he had closed himself off. His heart was seperated from his body for the time being. Staring at the starry sky, Inu wondered what his life would have been like, if he had been born a normal human instead, of this monster. This, demon... Maybe, if he was born human isntead, then his mother would have survived. She wouldn't have been attacked.

Taking a deep breath, Inu's head fell forward a bit. His gaze on the ground, eyes getting heavy. he was so tired. So very, very tired. Yawning, Inu slowly started to drift to sleep. But a soft sound of leaves crunching under someones foot. Sniffing the air, Inu couldn't tell who was walking toward him. The wind was blowing their scent away. Taking a deep breath, Inu looked up slightly. Squinting his eyes, he saw the figure of his best friend. "What do you want Takai..." He said with demand.

Takai narrowed his eyes. Not liking his friends adatude. Taking a deep breath, Takai calmly said "Inu, you have to let your emotions out." Inu just turned away. Oh how Takai wished he could kick Inu's ass. Takai grabbed Inu by the collar of his shirt and picked him up. "Inu your starting to piss me off!"

"Shut up Takai."

"Damn it Inu! Inu you have to leave the village. Hana told me everything. She has a painting that may lead you to your father."

"I will go to get the painting. Stop acting like you know everything."

"I'm not. Just stop acting like some emotionless ass hole! When we go to get the painting I'm going to kick your ass!"

"Your not going with me."

Takai almost choked on his own breath. What did Inu say? That Takai wasn't going with Inu. Well, Inu didn't have a choice. Takai was going with Inu and nothing would stop him no matter what. Takai narrowed his eyes saying "I am going with you Inu. And you can't stop me." Inu just stared at his friend with his emotionless eyes. Takai just growled a human-like growl. "Damn it Inuyasha Higurashi! I'm going with you and I'll help you with your father! I'll help you save your mother."

"You can just shut the fuck up Takai. Your just a human. You can't do anything to help me." Inu said with a growl. The kind of growl that he used when he was so pissed, that he would have killed or in his case, attack anyone. "You can't even defend yourself from bullies. Let alone demons! How the hell do you think you'll be able to protect yourself huh? Care to answer me that Takai? Can you?" Shouted the young hanyou.

Takai narrowed his eyes. "I can easily protect myself. I just chose not to use my strength on them. They weren't worth it." And to prove his point, Takai punched Inu in the face. His fist burning with sacred energy. And the strength that matched that of a demon. Inu fell to the ground in shock. And pain. Groaning Inu got to his feet. Trying to shake off the burning pain of sacred energy on his flesh. Sure, Inu had sacred powers as well, but other sacred energy still hurt him.

"What the hell? The whole time you had that strength and you never fucking used it?" Inu said with a growl. A little more emotion was in his eyes and expression this time. Takai just grinned like a fool. Yup, Inu was back to his normal self. Chuckling, Takai started to walk away.

"I told you. They weren't worth it. Now, if I was protecting someone like say... the beautiful Hana. Then I would clearly use my powers to protect her. And, she'll be putty in my hands." Takai said with a grin.

"Oh you better stay the fuck away from her you pervert!" Inu yelled, running after his best friend. Who, just ran off laughing.

'Good to have you back Inu... Now, we can leave this place and find out who has that jewel thing...' Thought Takai with a grin.

sorry it took so long to update, I had writers block like you couldn't imagain, and tried to get the argument to work... also, might take longer cause I'm taking care of a little baby bunny, my step dad was cutting grass with his weedwacker and by mistake cut it's ear off and it's mother doesn't want anything to do with the poor thing, so I'm looking after it till it's old enough to be on it's own ^_^ also, look at my profile for the new story ideas I'm planning, they won't be added to the poll but I'll make a new poll soon