Episode 12

The Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul is the twelfth episode of the InuYasha anime. It first aired in Japan on January 22, 2001.

Plot
It's a hot day in Tokyo, Kagome gets out of the Bone Eater's well in her school uniform but it has short sleeves instead of the long ones. She asks her Grandpa to run a nice bath for her. A voice is heard and it was Hojo. Grandpa gives him another lousy excuse of the fake illness that Kagome is having. Hojo Gives him a little present. When Hoko leaves Kagome is asking how is her rheumatism. Kagome is at school and has a lot of catch up to do. If she told her friends for what she has been recently while out of school going to Feudal Era, they'd freak out After school Kagome and her friends Yuka, and Eri went to get ice cream along the way home. Her friend Eri realized that she had to take a makeup test in math. Yuka knew that she had great grades in math, but when Kagome has been going to the Feudal Era she's been flunking. She and Eri are wondering if Hojo is Kagome's new boyfriend since he has been giving her weird present for illnesses. Kagome tells them that she isn't his girlfriend and yet she mistakes for the illnesses her grandfather has been telling him. They come across a playground full of little kids playing with fireworks. The girls do remember doing that when they were at that age. In on of the openings of a circle a little girl in a heavy coat, and no shoes on, sets of a fire work to themm scaring them of. Kagome goes to her and tries to get her to apologize to them and then she disappears. Kagome's friends are asking her what she was doing.

Back in the Feudal Era In the forest there's a bees hive and the Tetsusaiga is in it. The Bees fix it with their special wax to repair the crack in the sheath during the previous battle against the Thunder Brothers. Myoga warns Inuyasha not to go near the bee or else he'll be stung to death by their venom. Shippo in a pink blub decides to mess with Inuyasha's Head pretending to biite it. Inuyasha Hits him, that Shippo is getting bored when Kagome is not around. InuYasha spots a benevolent yōkai called the Soul Piper, leading the souls of dead children with its tune; it's a good sign when its eyes are closed, but should they open, the child is taken to hell.

Back in Kagome's time, Kagome is asked by her mother to take her brother Sota to the Hospital to take a present from his class to a good friend of his Sinoaru. Sota asked her to see if ghost are really. When they get there, Sintoru's mother had burned hands. It turns of that Sintaru has been in a coma for half a year since the fire. All of a sudden a tube was yanks and the pad for SIntoru was broken. Kagome finds that girl who was the park the other day. Kagome asked Sota why about the is such thing as ghost. He tell her that some of his classmates have been seeing a ghost from the apartment that Sintoru, his mom, and Sister lived in. For any one who goes there some bad happens. He believe that it's Mayu who has been doing those terrible things to them. When They go there a flower is tossed of the porch and almost hit both of them. Mayu was on the railing but when she jumped off onto the ground in front of Kagome, she tells her that she's dead and it's none of her business, and doesn't care about her brother and her mother. She thinks that her mother didn't know that she died in the fire. When some trees were torn of the ground, the soul piper is right in front of Kagome and its eyes were closed.

Kagome goes back to the Feudal Era to take with Myoga. Myoga tells her that was the Soul Piper who entertains the children with its flute, if the eyes are closed it's ok, but if they're open something bad is takes the evil spirit to hell. Kagome wants to help out Mayu but Inuyasha to let it go. For Ghosts and spirits aren't something to killed with since they're dead already.

Kagome gets back to her time and has a talk with Mayu's mother to see what really happened. It turned out that Mayu is always having arguments with her. When Mayu's mother was on her back from shopping some of the neighbors at the apartment tells them that their apartment is on fire. She rushes in and managed to save Sintaro, but the other firemen found Mayu dead. Mayu is Sintoro's room wrecking the room. Kagome tells her to stop. Mayu's mother comes in and realizes she's there. Mayu uses some force to throw her mother out of the room. Kagome tries to get her to understand for what happened. In the flashback Mayu puts her scarf on top of the kettle stove and hides in the closet. If Sintaro tells her where she is she'll be mad. More rage comes of her which cause the bed to fall out. Kagome couldn't find him, But Inuyasha manages to catch just in time. Inuyasha tells Kagome that she'll never make it to heaven. Behind out came the Soul Piper and its eyes are wide opening. It takes Mayu to hell for where the place where she was burned. The got to the apartment. When they got in Kagome vanished and Inuyasha was left behind. In the dark Mayu is in chains and hears the fire crackling, she opens the door and realizes this is how she died. Kagome calls her name and tries to help her to get out of there. Mayu tells her that she's dead and then the chains begins to drag her to hell. Kagome quickly grabs her hand to save her from it. Kagome tells her to make up with her mom. She even tells her that she misses you so much. Mayu feelings sorry and then the chains break.

The next day Mayu's mother goes the burned apartment, and goes to the closet for where Mayu died. Mayu appears behind her and asks her to forgive for what she had done. She does and Mayu says goodbye. On the rooftop Inuyasha was worried sick that if Mayu took Kagome to hell, He would've been able to save her, but it was a risk she had to take. Kagome is her bedroom doing some homework, and then Mayu calls her. Kagome really loves her summer kimono her mother made for her. Kagome reinsures that she was just an ordinary little girl who loved her mother. Mayu goes and dances to the tune from the Soul Piper.

Trivia

 * This is the first time Inuyasha never used his Tetsusaiga during a fight on this episode.