A/N: Okay, so here is a completely revised version of the original story. I hope everyone enjoys it, and don't worry I'm hoping to have new chapters up soon! ^-^ Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inu Yasha characters, they belong solely to Rumiko Takahashi.
Kagome sighed as she continued to stare up at the clouds. She was sitting with her back against the wall of the old, dry well…thinking…just thinking.
'Two months,' she thought desperately, 'it's been two months since the well has let me pass. What could have happened?' She thought back over everything, anything that could have happened, but nothing seemed to really click. She hadn't done anything, and as far as she knew, no one else had done anything. Miroku had said that it was fate. The God's were trying to tell them something, and all they could do was sit and wait…sit and wait and see. Kagome rolled her eyes.
'And die of boredom,' she glanced back at the well, 'and worry.' Her mind instantly went to the family on the other side, her family. 'Mom, Sota, Grandpa…Buyo.' She sighed again, for the millionth time, and then jumped to her feet.
"No use moping," she said enthusiastically as she clapped her hands together, "the well won't let me through, and that's that. Time to go back to the village and catch up with Inu Yasha."
She paused then as she felt that all too familiar shiver go up her spine, the shiver that she felt whenever a demon was to close for comfort.
"Go back to Inu Yasha?" asked an all too amused voice. Kagome's eyes widened as she spun around, trying to locate a body for the voice. "I think not, girl." Her eyes narrowed then as she looked into the trees, hoping to see something.
"I know that's you Naraku! Show yourself!" she yelled as loudly as she could, hoping beyond hope that somehow Inu Yasha would hear her and come to her rescue. He let out a maniacal laugh, but remained hidden. She growled in frustration.
"What do you want?" she yelled again. He laughed once more.
"You." She spun around, and her eyes widened before she fainted. A blast of miasma caught her in the face, traveling down into her lungs, and effectively putting her unconscious. Naraku smiled evilly as he easily caught her. 'Humans…what weak, pathetic creatures.' He glanced over her once thoughtfully, and then shrugged as he dropped a scroll to the ground and took off into the air. 'Try finding her now Inu Yasha.'
Kagome groaned as she woke to the smell of mold, and mud and the touch of cold stone. She sat up slowly, and brought a hand to her head.
"Oh my head," she moaned, she coughed once and winced, her lungs hurt too. What had Naraku hit her with? She wracked her brain, trying to remember, but nothing seemed to surface. She sighed dejectedly as she carefully looked around her. "Oh no…where am I now?" There were no windows, and the only thing she was sure of was that she was in a cell…a dark cell…with no water…or warmth. She shivered at that thought and then sat back against the wall. "I just have to wait for Inu Yasha…he'll come for me," she tried to reassure herself, "he always does." Her eyes slowly went to her left as two small lights flicked on. She frowned and concentrated on them…they almost looked like…her eyes widened as she tried to flatten herself against the wall behind her. Before her, were two, bright gold eyes staring intently at her, but because of the dark, she could make out no body. They grew closer and closer, and with them, one of the strongest aura's she had ever felt.
"Inu Yasha! You're only going to get in another fight!" Shippo yelled. Inu Yasha bounded off towards the well regardless, all of his companions in tow.
"Don't say we didn't warn you Inu Yasha," Miroku warned. Inu Yasha rolled his eyes and scowled.
"She probably hasn't even gotten through!" he argued back. Sango frowned at her friend's insensitivity…really, he could be so stupid sometimes.
Inu Yasha landed in the clearing, with everyone behind him, but instead of his usual complaining, Inu Yasha froze.
"Inu Yasha?" Sango asked unsurely. Miroku frowned as he stretched out his powers…he didn't feel anything odd or out of place. Inu Yasha drew his Tetsusaiga and growled loudly.
"I smell Naraku!" he grounded out. Miroku placed his feet apart and readied a sutra; Sango hefted her boomerang in front of her and raked her eye through the trees.
"I don't sense him," she whispered. Miroku frowned and nodded in agreement. Shippo glanced around cautiously before his eyes landed on the small scroll next to the well.
"Inu Yasha?" he whispered. Inu Yasha growled once more and brandished his sword.
"Show yourself Naraku!" he yelled loudly. The trees began to blow fiercely, and a few birds flew off, but the forest remained silent. Shippo picked the scroll up carefully and bounded over, up on to InuYasha's shoulder.
"Inu Yasha, what's this?" he asked quietly. Inu Yasha glanced at him, the scroll, the surrounding woods, and then back at the scroll before sheathing his sword.
"He's not here," he growled before snatching the rolled up paper from the small fox kit. He hurriedly opened it, and read its contents; all the while, his eyes grew wider, and his face paled. Shippo frowned as he read the scroll over Inu Yasha's shoulder, before he too paled considerably and hopped to the ground.
"Inu Yasha?" Miroku whispered before pocketing his sutra. Inu Yasha's hand shook as the scroll fell to the ground.
"He has her," he said simply. His fists clenched and unclenched as he tried to reign in his anger, and his worry. Sango frowned.
"Who has who?" she asked confusedly. Inu Yasha looked up angrily and kicked the scroll away.
"Naraku has Kagome."
"No Master Jaken, you have to catch the fish like this," Rin encouraged. She shoved her hands into the river again, and was rewarded with a flapping fish. She smiled brightly as she threw it to the shore and watched the little toad demon. He nodded enthusiastically before staring at the water, and then shoving his hands in and pulling them back out just as quickly.
"I-I did it!" he squawked happily. Rin clapped her hands happily as she laughed.
"Master Jaken did it! He did it! Lord Sesshomaru, did you see? Did you?" she looked up at her lord with completely hope and trust filled eyes. He glanced down at the two of them, before giving her a curt nod and then turning his attention back to the sky. He frowned, which only caused Jaken and Rin to glance at each other.
"My lord?" Jaken asked unsurely. Sesshomaru stepped forward confidently before unsheathing Tokijin.
Jaken's eyes widened as he ushered Rin behind AhUn. "Stay down Rin," he squawked before hiding with her. She nodded, but lifted her head to watch her lord. There was a large blast of wind, which made her duck her head, but when she looked back up, standing on the side of the river, was Kagura. Sesshomaru's frown deepened as he lifted Tokijin.
"Kagura," he whispered. She bowed to him, but never let her eyes leave his face.
"Lord Sesshomaru," she said with a smirk. She snapped her fan open and then snapped it shut again. "I did not come for a fight Lord Sesshomaru," she said calmly." He raised an eyebrow, but did not sheath or lower his sword.
"I come baring a message, from Naraku," she said coldly. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed before he sheathed his sword and turned on his heel.
"Jaken," he said stoically. The small toad demon squawked once before getting AhUn to follow their master. Rin jogged behind and threw one last glance at Kagura before grabbing onto AhUn's halter.
Kagura smiled wickedly.
"I told him you wouldn't listen! I told him that you wouldn't care!" she yelled. "Even if it was about your family!" Sesshomaru paused before turning his head and glancing at her.
"My…family?" he whispered quietly. She smiled evilly before bowing her head again.
"Naraku formally invites you to his castle. You see, he has something of yours, and he believes that you might want it back." Sesshomaru quickly glanced over at Rin before glaring back at the wind witch.
"That half breed truly is a fool if he thinks I wish to rescue a half breed," the strange wording wasn't lost on him, but he wasn't about to bless either creature with a name. Kagura laughed as she grabbed one of her feathers and lifted herself into the sky.
"It is not Inu Yasha of whom he speaks Sesshomaru!" she yelled before flying off, back towards Naraku's castle. Sesshomaru frowned as his thoughts deepened…not Inu Yasha. Rin and Jaken both glanced at each other before realizing that their lord was heading in the direction in which Kagura had just flown. Jaken's mouth fell open before he ran after him.
"My Lord! Surely you do not intend to go see Naraku? That nasty half-breed has probably set a trap for my lord," he spluttered. Rin pulled on AhUn's reins and began to pull him along, but then stopped when Sesshomaru did, he looked down at her and then back towards where Kagura had gone.
"Rin." She smiled happily.
"Yes my lord?" she chirped.
"Stay here. Jaken. You too," he ordered. He began to walk again, leaving his companions behind. Rin smiled and waved as he walked away.
"But-But-my lord-" Sesshomaru paused once more before glancing over his shoulder.
"Jaken." He froze and then bowed at his waist.
"Yes Lord Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru began walking once more, and soon was out of sight.
Jaken sighed and then threw a wary glance at the human child next to him.
Rin cocked her head to the side as she dropped AhUn's reins and then turned to her caretaker; she took a deep breath before firmly poking his shoulder.
"Tag! You're it!" she squealed before yelling happily and running off in circles around him.
"Why does my lord torture me so?" Jaken groaned as he plopped down onto the grass.
A/N: …so, what do you think? I would like to hope that my writing has improved a bit since I've started…but I guess it's up to you guys to tell me. Be constructive, or you can just tell me how much you loved it (or hated it, that's cool too), but please review! It makes me happy! Thanks again everyone for baring with me! Enjoy the next chapter!