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Inuyasha paced the well, waiting for Kagome to finally show up. She knew it hacked him off when she was late coming back! He tried to control the rage he felt, but as the sun sank lower on the horizon, his ire grew.
Miroku strolled up around sundown, shakujo jangling merrily. "Kagome-sama has not yet returned, then?" He tried to get an answer without drawing the hanyou's wrath, but to no avail.
"Does it look like the wench is back? If she were back, would I be here waiting on her sorry ass?" He hollered.
"Calm down, my friend. I'm sure Kagome-sama has a good reason for being late back. Have you gone through the well to check if she's alright?"
Inuyasha deemed this a good idea, and in seconds was by the well, prepared to jump.
He did, and nothing happened.
Kagome melted at Arashi's son, who was stubbornly refusing to be put down. Not that she wanted to, anyway! They adjourned to the family room, the equivalent of a sitting room, Kagome supposed, and sat, Sesshoumaru still in her arms.
"You know, Arashi, my family should be okay without me for a few days. I can stay here for a while, if you'd like." She knew, somehow, that if she ever went back through the well, there would be no return to this time period, and she wanted to spend as long with Arashi as she could before she jumped back down the well. And if it didn't work, well, she was stuck here, and while her heart ached at the prospect of never seeing her family again, she knew she could be happy with Sesshoumaru and Arashi in this time.
"If you're sure, I must admit that would please me greatly. I was dreading to think of your return home, as I would miss you greatly, and I believe my son would as well."
Sesshoumaru sleepily tightened his grip on the piece of Kagome's hair he was clutching in his sleep, and she made up her mind.
"What the hell?!" Inuyasha looked like he was about to turn blue with rage. "Why isn't it working?"
Miroku looked down into the depths of the well, a worried expression on his usually serene face. "I don't know, but Kaede might."