Chapter Two

….. The Lady stood in exhausted pain and watched as visions filled the steaming waters of her magical spring. The well and surrounding area appeared before her. She had used so much strength in her bid to bring the girl and Taiyokai together and had little stamina left for what was left undone, ~ they would need each other for what was coming. ~

She silently stood guard as Sesshoumaru arrived, driven there by her enchantment, and she signed in relief and gently released her hold on him. He would not leave now. She had planted the need to be there deep within him. He would stay for his pride would force him to see who could dare to call him forth.

After Kagome had jumped in, Kaede and Miroku gasped in horror, as the magic slowly drained from the well.

Sango’s head shot up in fear, as she heard Shippo yells coming from the forest. He wouldn’t yell unless something was wrong, he must be in trouble. She had promised Kagome-chan that she would take care of him. She grabbed Hiraikotsu and ran in the direction of the forest with Miroku fast on her heels with shakujo.

"Shippo we’re coming, we’re coming. Sango gashed out as she ran.

Shippo swung the bucket back and forth as he ran towards the forest. He needed to be out here sometimes, the forest called to him.

He frowned, ~ It wasn’t that he didn’t like the others, but sometimes he needed to be alone, to be a kitsune with nature. I missed Kagome, I was going to ask if I could call her Okka-chan (mother). ~ He bounded in the direction of the well and the Goshinboku tree he always felt better there it reminded him of Kagome and Inuyasha, ~ I wish they were here. ~

Sniffing the air, Shippo eyes wideas tas the scents in the air filled his lungs, that scent was familiar, very familiar. He had not smelled her scent in four very long years, but he still knew it. But it was also different. ~ Was it…~

"Oh, it is, it’s Kagomeeeee…………… Kagomeeeee…….., Kagomeeee…………" Shippo yelled as his ran for the well.

A streak of red and orange lightening, Shippo ran for the well chanting Kagome’s name over and ovgaingain. Looking around he noticed that the well clearing seemed to be empty except for her scent and…… Something else. Maybe she was still in the well.

Puzzled joy showed on Shippo face as he ran to the Bone Eater’s well’s edge and looked over. ~ She’s not here. She’s not in there. ~ Discouragement and tears took over as he sniffed the air, ~ I thought I had smelled her, I know I s I smell her. That is her scent, but it’s also changed some. There’s another scent as well…..SESSHOUMARU!!!! ~

Trying to be courageous for Kagome as he looked around for the Lord of the Western Lands, Shippo growled threateningly and thrust his chest out iway way that hint at the memory of a certain inu hanyou just before he when into battle as his thoughts raced though his head.

Quickly, Shippo turned and started running back the way that he’d come, towards where he could hear Sango and Miroku running toward him. ~ They’ll help me find her. And I’ll have my family back again. ~