Through the well and back again

Disclaimer: I still don't own Inuyasha...

Author's note: Thank you for all the reviews and the favorites! :) they all made my day!

Chapter 2:

Sleepovers? Rin had never heard of them in her life but, she had to admit that it was amusing listening to Kagome talk about them. It helped her forget for a moment how mad Lord Sesshoumaru probably was and it did sound really fun being able to play with hair and paint nails. Being the curious person that she was, Rin couldn't stop herself from asking; "how do you do these sleepovers?" Kagome laughed and led her up to her room. In no time at all, the two girls were doing each others hair and, it surprised Rin how... fun this whole thing was, even if she was pretty bad with the paint and didn't really know how to play with hair properly. Soon, she was yawning and slouching forward slightly in her spot on the floor next to Kagome's bed and the other girl brought out another blanket and pillow for her to use and, it didn't take long before she was asleep...

The next day, when Rin woke, she found Kagome sitting at her desk, hunched over a huge stack of books and papers. Had she slept at all? Rin frowned, worried. "What's that for?" The other girl sighed and shoved everything away from her, looking defeated.

"Remember, I have a test coming up in two days now and I don't understand a single thing." Wanting to be supportive of her but not knowing how, Rin settled for putting a hand on the other girls shoulder and squeezed gently. Then, an idea hit her. She wanted to be helpful and if this worked... "Kagome, is it possible for me to go to this school with you?"

For a moment, the other girl hesitated and looked like she wanted to say no but then... "I don't see why not. First, we'd have to stop at the office and get you a uniform and then we'd have to order all your books for you and, not only that but, if you do this with me, Rin you would have to travel back and forth between times like I do and, can you handle that? You would probably be away from Sesshoumaru a lot more than just three days. "

Rin bit her lip. It did sound scary and of course, she didn't want to be away from her lord any longer than she had to but... her curiosity always seemed to be getting the better of her these days.

"Yes, Kagome I can handle it. You have my word. "

Kagome looked at her for several long moments and then nodded. A second later, she was packing everything into her bag and moving quickly all over her room. "Okay then, it's settled. Come on. I have an extra uniform you can borrow for now until we get you one of your own."

Rin did as she was told and, soon she was wearing a green skirt and white shirt with long sleeves and pulling down at the skirt uncomfortably because it was short. The other girl smiled at her.

"Don't worry, you'll get used to it. Plus, you look adorable. Now come on, let's go get some breakfast and you can walk to school with me." Kagome tugged on Rin's arm and the two girls walked down together for food and then... Rin was about to have her first day of school. She wasn't too sure how she felt about all of that but, she just hoped that she was making the right decision. Something deep inside her told her that somehow, she was. And it made her happy.

Sesshoumaru:

A mighty demon paced the forest, but at the same time, was trying to make it look like he wasn't. 'She's been gone for too long.' And then another part of him was screaming 'who cares?' The truth was, though is that he did care and it made him angry. Long ago, he had made a point to his foolish half demon brother that he despised humans and he always would. In fact, he was still angry at his father for falling for that human woman a long time ago. After all, it was she who ended up getting him killed and he had been the one who wanted to defeat his powerful father. However... even though she was indeed human, traveling with Rin wasn't all that bad, he supposed. In fact, most of the time, she stayed quiet and, more importantly, she intrigued him. No matter how much he denied it, he knew it was true.

"Jaken!" he waited and a second later, his faithful toad demon was bowing before him, his green nose to the ground.

"Do not worry, my lord. I will find Rin even if it costs me my life!" He declared, rather bravely.

"Where is she, Jaken?" He knew he was being harsh but, he also knew that it wouldn't stop Jaken from following. In fact, it helped get answers out of the toad much faster.

He heard the toad gulp nervously and smirked. "I lost her in the forest my lord. She took off on her own and I couldn't stop her."

There was no need to ask why he hadn't been able to. Rin was a grown woman now and that fact had been appearing every day, even to Jaken who couldn't bully her anymore like he used to when she was a child. Sesshoumaru actually suspected that Jaken has become rather fond of the girl but, like himself, the toad was stubborn.

'In the forest, huh?' He thought and then he turned and walked silently away. He could already smell her. It was faint, but her smell was there. And it was leading him to the well. The question was... why? She knew better than to venture there. He had warned her away from it long before she ever knew about it. There was something about it to him that didn't seem right. Especially if it let that weird miko of Inuyasha's pass through it from some strange land. And if Rin was there, he didn't know if he could get her back...

Rin:

School was strange, to say the least. She liked Kagome's friends well enough but now that she was actually here, she had a weird feeling. Like something didn't completely add up right and it bothered her. Not only that but, Kagome's friends kept asking her things like where did she come from and how did she like it in Japan? The truth was, Rin knew nothing of this new Japan and that was probably part of what troubled her. The other part was that she had to keep lying to the other girls because there was something in her gut telling her not to tell them the complete truth because she knew that this wasn't where she belonged. On the other hand, though, if it helped Kagome... and for some reason, Kagome seemed to think that Rin needed this school.

Despite it being her first day, the teachers didn't seem to have any guilt about loading Rin with a whole pile of studies to take home with her. She had no idea how she was going to keep up with it all and, not only that but she was already starting to miss Sesshoumaru. She couldn't get him off her mind. Was he worried about her, looking for her? She had no idea. Kagome noticed instantly and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry, Rin. Now that the testing is done, we can head back to the feudal era first thing tomorrow morning." They were walking the many stairs that led to Kagome's house and, even with all the ninja training she learned from Lord Sesshoumaru, she was still left panting slightly. The weight from her new backpack on her back and all the books she now carried were a burden but, she would never complain out loud.

As overwhelming as it all was, she had to admit that this school was actually, dare she say it, fun. How she was going to explain all of this to her lord and why she all of a sudden was going to have to do more traveling without him was going to be hard. Maybe she could even ask him to come along... 'If I was able to pass through the well, maybe he can, too?' She shook her head violently. There was no way her lord would accept this and no way he would allow her to come back. She knew how he felt about his younger brother and if he learned that she was now traveling with Kagome part time in order to study and learn... the thought made her gasp. Would he really leave her behind? No, he wouldn't... 'We've been through so much together already...'

But, no matter how hard she tried convincing herself otherwise, the thought of being left behind by her beloved demon lord wouldn't leave her mind.

Author's note: Something I've come to realize with my writing is that endings are a thorn in my side and actually pretty hard for me to write so, if any of the endings to a chapter seem odd... well, that's most likely why and I'd like to apologize for that now. Anyways, here is chapter two! :) I hope you guys like it! Let me know what you think? Please and thank you! :D More will be posted soon. :)