Took a bit more time since this chapter is longer. This was a suggestion by Sandninjanaru (or at least half of it-I plan on doing another Kagome time chapter).
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Rin was playing in a field, Jaken and Ah-Un nearby. Rin paused in running around and saw that Jaken had fallen asleep. Well, that was no fun. She had been going to see if Jaken would go fish in the small stream nearby. Turning, Rin walked away from the temporary camp site, and moved further into the forest that surrounded the field. After a few minutes of walking, Rin came across an old well. Rin approached it, unaware that Kagome used it to go back and forth between her time and the past.
Rin peered over the side and stared down the well, wondering why she saw no water nor heard it. Glancing around her, Rin picked up a small rock. Turning back to the well, Rin dropped the rock down the well. She didn't even hear it hit the bottom of the well. How far did the well go down? A loud sound came from behind Rin, startling her, and caused her to topple down into the well with a frightened cry.
Jaken had actually woken up and had been following Rin, wondering what she was up to. When he saw her overbalance, Jaken hurried forward and went down the well after her, only to fall to the bottom of the well and nearly knock himself out. Jaken leapt up and looked around wildly. Rin was nowhere in sight. Jaken climbed out of the well, where he promptly started to fret, wondering where Rin was. "Oh...what am I supposed to tell Lord Sesshomaru?"
"Tell me what?" Sesshomaru questioned in an even tone, standing nearby. He watched impassively as Jaken started to grovel and apologize that he had lost track of Rin for a second and she had fallen down the well, but she was nowhere to be seen. Sesshomaru turned and, ignoring the still groveling Jaken, stared at the well. From the scent in the area, it seemed like the human girl with strange clothing, Kagome, came to the well often. Was the well the connection? How she got to this place? Sesshomaru considered the well again. He had seen Inuyahsa earlier that day, and the woman hadn't been with him, meaning that she had used the well that day or the day before. Sesshomaru got closer to the well, and picked up Rin's scent with Kagome's. He frowned. How did the well work?
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Rin opened her eyes, holding still as she realized that she was on the ground of the well. Rin sat up, wondering why she wasn't hurt from falling down the well so far. Well, no point in staying where she was. She'd see if she could climb back up the well, and go find Jaken and Sesshomaru. With some difficulty, Rin climbed up the well and stepped away from it. Rin looked around in surprise when she saw no forest around her, but instead was dark and enclosed somehow, but she saw light coming from further in front of her.
Rin slowly approached it, climbing some stairs to approach the light. She pushed the door open and stared around at the sight that greeted her. It was an unfamiliar sight, and Rin stayed next to the door. Something felt wrong. Rin would have been standing there for hours if Kagome hadn't noticed her standing there.
Kagome walked over to Rin, and saw that the young girl recognized her, "Rin, how did you get here?" When she received no answer, Kagome realized that Rin was nervous about her surroundings. Kagome thought about what to do, before offering a hand to Rin, "Why don't you come to my house for a little while?" Kagome led Rin into her house and had Rin sit down on a chair. Kagome sat down on another and asked, "Where's Sesshomaru, Rin?"
Rin shook her head, "Lord Sesshomaru wasn't there when I fell down the well."
'Oh, so she did fall down the well...but I thought only Inuyahsa and I could cross time.' Kagome felt a little trepidation. 'Wait, if Rin can cross time, does that mean that Sesshomaru can too?' Kagome wasn't sure if it was a good idea for Sesshomaru to come there. She wasn't sure how he would react to the presence of more humans in one area than he was used to.
"Do you think Lord Sesshomaru will come get me?"
'I think it would be a bad idea, but...' Kagome smiled at Rin, "I'm sure he would, but you can go back down the well and you'll be back home."
Rin quickly shook her head, "It's too scary."
'Well...now what?' While Kagome tired to figure out what to do, Rin looked around the inside of Kagome's house with a hint of interest. What was that box in the corner of the room?
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Sesshomaru stared at the well awhile longer, before leaping into it. He fell for quite awhile, longer than the well looked, before he landed on the ground. Sesshomaru wrinkled his nose slightly when he realized that he was at the bottom of the well, before leaping out of it. Sesshomaru stood still for a moment, as he realized he was in a shrine of some sort. Sesshomaru left it, and paused outside momentarily, to take in the strange sights and the strong scent of many humans.
After a moment, Sesshomaru picked up Rin's scent in the building nearby, along with Kagome's scent...was it her home? Sesshomaru entered the building and found Rin and Kagome sitting in the living room, where Rin was surprised by moving pictures on a box.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin said happily, jumping up off the chair and going over to him, television forgotten.
Sesshomaru stared at Kagome coolly, before turning and walking back the way her had come.
Rin followed after the demon, but waved good-bye to Kagome as she left. Before she had gotten very far, an old man rushed into the room and confronted Sesshomaru, waving paper slips and water around.
"Begone, foul demon!"
Rin and Kagome watched the old man waving the slips at Sesshomaru, who stared at the man, wondering what he thought he was doing.
Rin giggled at the sight while Kagome sighed, "Grandpa, stop that. Let him leave." 'Before he decides to attack you.'
Kagome's grandpa looked sorely disappointed, but shuffled to one side, eying Sesshomaru and muttering something about demons.
Sesshomaru ignored him completely and resumed walking, Rin going after him, still giggling.
Kagome watched her grandpa slink out of the room, still looking disappointed and then watched Sesshomaru and Rin leave the house. Kagome wondered if when she went back to the past if Inuyahsa would pick up Rin or Sesshomaru's scent and make a big deal out of it. Especially if he found out that Sesshomaru was capable of crossing time. Kagome sighed. She'd probably have Inuyahsa hovering outside her room again if he did find out. Maybe a shower would help.
Back inside the shrine...
Rin hesitated near the well, nervous about the thought of jumping again.
Sesshomaru noticed this, and, seeing that no one was nearby, picked Rin up and jumped, feeling Rin clutch him tightly at the suddenness. Sesshomaru landed on the ground, immediately being able to tell that they were back in the right time. Sesshomaru leapt out of the well and landed next to the startled Jaken. "Go get Ah-Un." Seeing Jaken scurry off, Sesshomaru turned his attention to Rin, who's still clutching him tightly. "...We're back."
Rin lessened her grasp and looked around at their surroundings, calming when she saw all of the trees.
Sesshomaru set Rin down on the grass, and stared in the direction that Jaken had gone.
"Thank you for finding me, Lord Sesshomaru."
"..." Sesshomaru nodded faintly as he continued to stare.
Rin smiled as she sat down and waited for Jaken to come back with Ah-Un, wondering if she should go visit Kagome again sometime. She lived in an interesting place.
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I have a list of ten words that I hope will turn into chapters, so I'll update when I get one done.