Chapter 9: The Re-Arrival of Inutaishou

Kagome and her family had been happy now for 20 years. Kei was growing very fast, and very powerful. Kagome and Kei did small drills for controlling his powers, which only Kagome could suppress if she felt an outburst coming. He was young, and understood all of this, and concentrated very well. He hadn't had an outburst in weeks thanks to the practices.

Mizuki and Kane were finally over the ordeal that they had experienced, and were now talking freely. Kane and Misaki had one child, named Ayamu, who looked like Sango, exactly. Though they weren't related to her, she was definitely present in his young features. Mai and Izayoi were living together (WOW) happily, waiting for Inutaishou, but fine living as friends. Inuyasha still hadn't found a mate, though he wanted Kikyo returned, that would mean that Kagome's soul would split because Kikyo was her reincarnation. Knowing she wasn't to be revived, he dealt with the next best thing: Ai. Ai was Kagome's personal maid who had a large crush on him. Ai was then released, mated to Inuyasha, and they were expecting a child now.

Kagome felt her mother call to her, and she knew what this meant. Kagome had to open another scroll, because she had done the two prophecies. Silently, so not to disturb Sesshoumaru, she went into her own room, closed the door, and walked to the doors. Taking out the next scroll, she read:

The tasks are now done. The danger is past.

The time to relive is now.

Inutaishou holds clues on how to help the demons.

Help them survive Human's torment.

Kagome was confused, and the onyx crystal was still dark.

"You are wondering what exactly to do?" Marici appeared out of nowhere, scaring Kagome, and making her drop the scroll on the ground. Its noise clattered through the castle, but nobody came running, much to Kagome's relief.

"I forgot about my barrier... Yes I am wondering what the hell it means."

"Just before you revive Inutaishou, he will be given instructions on how to save the demons on Earth."

"Thanks. How long will it be until I revive him, or rather, when is he going to release that information to me?"

"When it is time. You of all people know things are never late or early, you are given the information when you are given it. Everything happens for a reason Kagome. I must be off, I shall see you later."

"Wait,"

"What?"

"How do I get to his gravesite?"

"You ask Kei. He can open the portal to the gravesite."

"Ok." Kagome said and bowed. Marici disappeared and Kagome replace the scroll in the box. It was dawn, and Kagome wanted to go for a walk. So she left a note for Sesshoumaru and jumped out the window.

She landed in the gardens, beside the dogwood tree, and used the tree to catapult over the wall and float over the woods, landing gracefully by the lake. She started to drill herself on her powers; she had been slacking off since they had gotten back from the pirating trip. Fire was ok, she used it often enough, as she did earth. But her psychic powers were really slacking, and she was tired of everything and everybody looking into her mind. She practiced her telepathy and even entered, psychically, into the afterworld, looking for Inutaishou. She found him alright; he was standing in what looked like to be a reenactment of his last words with Sesshoumaru.

"You'd kill me? Your own father?"

"I desire the tetseiga and So'ounga,"

"Do you crave power that much?"

"It is the only way to get through this world, through fear than love."

Something that she didn't remember about this memory that Sesshoumaru must have blocked out came up.

"You have been this way since you and Kagome parted. If I see her in the afterlife, if I do, I shall tell her of everything you have done. Perhaps she can come back and help you"

"She is dead. There is no way I could do anything. I couldn't help my Intended."

"Goodbye, Sesshoumaru. If I don't see you again, though your half-brother lives, protect him, he will have a hard life as it is, so don't try to kill him." He said before transforming into his wolf and ran to Izayoi, who Takimaru killed. He revived her.

"Inuyasha. His name is Inuyasha. Now RUN!" he said as He placed the robes over them and they rushed out of the castle and he died.

Kagome gasped, and Inutaishou turned around. He smiled and sat down, patting the grass next to him.

"Kagome, so nice to see you again. You faked your death."

"No. Marici did. I'm supposed to bring you back to the world of the living; you have more to be done."

"How long has it been?"

"Two hundred years, roughly. About two hundred thirty years closer to an exact year."

"And how is everything doing?"

"Well, Sesshoumaru and I are mated, though you probably guessed that. We have adopted two children, Rin and Shippou. And have had three children. Kane, Maru, and Mizuki. I was kidnapped and had a full demon; somehow, I named him Kei, after-"

"Your father. He was a great man, my general, you know. But tell me about Kei."

"Well, My Kei is twenty years old, still a child, and he holds Priest powers, instead of other powers, as far as I know." she said lightly, Inutaishou laughed about this.

"You might want to get back, before you're kept here." he said. They hugged and she left the afterlife, ready to meet him in person. She sighed, and opened her eyes. Sesshoumaru was walking up to her, Kei in his arms.

"Well, looks like somebody had fun. Seeing as I couldn't find where you were." Sesshoumaru said. Kei jumped down from him and ran over to her.

"Mother, I had a dream that I was to help you bring back grandpa!" Kei said. Sesshoumaru's eyes widened, surprised as Kagome blushed.

"Yes. You are supposed to help me. But i need to talk to your father, ok?" he nodded and ran off around the lake, Practicing his powers. Sesshoumaru sat across from her. "I forgot to tell you. Your father still has more to be done in this world."

"He made my life a living hell after you had gone."

"I was talking to him just now. In the afterworld. He misses you. And wants to know Inuyasha."

"Are you sure you don't have to revive your father?"

"The new prophecy said his name. Not Kei." She said. It started to downpour everywhere, except where Kagome and Sesshoumaru sat, and Kei. He was opening a portal, to Inutaishou's grave. Kagome ran over as he stepped through. The portal stayed open. And they stepped through, landing on a water platform, jetted out by Kei.

"Mother? Our practices let me bring out my other powers!" Kei said excitedly, as the platform reached and dropped out as they reached the shoulder. Kagome pulled out her dagger and thrust it into a bone. Just like Izayoi, Inutaishou's bones, (what needed, replaced his fang for one) started to grow back, along with blood vessels and eyeballs and muscle, skin and finally fur. They stepped onto Kagome's cloud, and caught the demon as he shrank to his mortal size. Inutaishou was unconscious as they flew back through the portal and ushered up to the castle, putting him in his old room. Kagome shooed them out and started to chant over him, to bring back his soul. It had been in the afterlife for so long, she had to fish it out.

For two days Kagome chanted inside the locked room, and finally pulled his soul back to his body. He started to breathe and looked around, stopping at Kagome.

"Izayoi?" he murmured, his eyesight blurry. Kagome shook her head.

"It's me Inutaishou, its Kagome."

"Kagome? You brought me back?"

"Yes. How are you feeling?"

"Better than when I died, that's for sure."

"good." she chuckled, helping the naked man stand. Kagome looked away quickly, not wanting to see her father-in-law's penis. He chuckled.

"Nothing to see anyway. You can look." he said, as he turned to his closet. She turned back around and blushed as she saw his pale backside. Before he dressed. Kagome bowed to the now clothed Inutaishou and they left the room together, and were met in the garden by her very large family. Nobody moved as he stood in front of his sons, nobody spoke a word. Then, instead of Inuyasha running to his father, Sesshoumaru did. He hugged him with tears flowing freely. Kagome had Mai and Izayoi both come to the castle for this, and Inutaishou was speechless about his family that had grown so much after his death. Kagome stood next to her six children, who stood next to their children. Rin and Kohaku, joining hands with their three children, Mabaru, Ruby, and Lin. Shippou stood next to his mother; he didn't have a mate and didn't want one at the moment. Mizuki and Kei stood next to each other, and Kane and Maru stood next to their mates, who rested their other hands on their swollen bellies. Kane held his two month old daughter, Ayamu close to his chest. Inutaishou and Sesshoumaru withdrew, and Inuyasha pummeled them both, throwing everybody into a laughing fit.

Once they were done rolling around on the grass, they stood and Sesshoumaru proceeded to introduce everybody in his family. Which, if you think about was rather large, seeing as it included Kagome, Kane and Misaki, Shippou, Rin and Kohaku, Maru and Midori, Mizuki, and Kei? Not to mention his grandchildren, Mabaru, Ruby (who both had gone under a blood change), Lin, Ayamu, and three unborn children. (I'm not saying who will have two pups, it's a surprise!) Along with Inuyasha's mate, Ai, who was pregnant as well?

Everything was good, until Inutaishou stood in front of two demonizes, who he hugged both, and who hugged him back. All of this was done without speaking a word. Izayoi and Mai decided to dress identically, and it was very confusing as to who was who. The only difference in the night that Inutaishou could distinguish was their hair color. He knew what they were doing. They were going to make him make an impossible decision.

"How are you, Father?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"I am doing well, thanks to your mate. Two hundred and fifty years have passed, but I am astounded how much you have turned out like me. Taking in a human, holding her in your arms, her changing back into your lost beloved, the arrival of many children, and grandchildren. You are definitely more than ready to be called to a higher duty. But let's talk of that later. I would like detail on everything that has happened, ever since you have gotten back together with Kagome." he said, sitting in between his two women.

It had been nearly a week since Inutaishou first talked with Sesshoumaru, and just like when Inuyasha was revived, Inutaishou, Sesshoumaru, Mai, Inuyasha, and Izayoi were inseparable. Kagome sometimes wondered if they were gluing themselves to each other. But that was fine. Now everything was ready and calm for the three pregnant women, in case they went into labor. Which they did. All of them at the same time. Mizuki, Rin and Kagome ran around the birthing room, helping each of them deliver their children.

Ten days after they had gone into labor, Ai delivered her children. Sabra and Kohana were delivered safely into Rin's arms. Only two hours later, Misaki had her second child, Celina. But Midori was so afraid to push that Kagome had to knock her out and cut her stomach to save her children. Midori woke up to three children in Kagome's arms, who was having difficulty feeding them (Midori was out for nearly four days. Kagome brought her own milk forth to feed them). Hideaki, Arcata and Yuri looked exactly like Maru.

Inutaishou was taking well to be alive again. Totosai heard of his return and started to make fang-scale swords for Kagome's entire family.

Mizuki felt uneasy the more she spent around her growing family, and for privacy, she took Coal, who was a father of two with Ash, to a distant area, well away from anybody. Always to a different area, but it wouldn't matter, because her grandmother's bow and katanas accepted her, and now rejected Mai's touch.

One day, she was just flying around, when she sensed a neutral area that she hadn't remembered being there before. Coal drew down into the clearing, and Mizuki recognized the bit of wood that her mother described as the destroyed Bone Eater's well. She drew near it, and she felt more neutralizing power. A rustle in the bushes snapped her out of it, and out came a boy wearing weird clothing.

"Who are you?" the boy said, frightened.

"Who are you?" Mizuki said at the same time.

"I'm looking for Kaede, but I found out she's dead."

"She's been dead for nearly, fifty years at least."

"It's been that long here?"

"Yea. Who are you, again? I don't tell a young man anything about me until they speak about themselves."

"I'm Toni. I came here through that well."

"What? You can time travel?"

"Yeah. My friend's aunt, she stayed in this aura, but I don't know where she went or what she looks like now. Here's a picture of when she was young." he said, pulling out a picture out of his wallet. She didn't move, but stiffened when he took a step towards her. She reached a katana out, scaring him.

"Put the paper on the sword." she said slowly. He did and she retracted in away from him. Looking at the "picture" she noticed it was a much younger version of her mother, hugging her uncle Inuyasha. "What magic is this?" she said, tossing the paper back. She didn't like that thing he had, not one bit.

"It's not... Never mind, you'd get a headache. Do you know either of those two?"

"Yes. The female is my mother. The once half-breed is my full-breed uncle."

"You are Kagome's daughter?"

"Yes."

"Can you take me to her?"

"I don't know..."

"Please?" she didn't answer.

Mizuki, it's almost time for us to be heading back. We need to go. Coal said. She sighed and nodded.

Coal, looks like we are taking on a passenger.

Who?

Boy from the future. Remember Mom's stories? They are true.

Coal snorted but came out.

He smells strange, and i don't like the smell. He said to her as they got on.

"Are you sure this is safe?" Toni stammered as they took off for the western castle. Mizuki sighed. This was going to be a long ride.

"This and walking are the only ways to get around. Either you have somebody take you, or you walk there." she said. But no that they were this close, Mizuki studied his face. The rest of the trip was quiet. Toni seemed intrigued that he was 500 years back in time. But he had no choice to be quiet. Something told him this mystery girl was important.

Toni saw just how important she was when they headed towards a garden in a castle. A slightly older Kagome stepped out into the garden that they had just landed in.

"Mizuki, what were you thinking-" Kagome started, but stopped. There was not just a human, but a boy from the future. Kagome, not looking at his face entirely, ran up to him and hugged him. "Souta! How did you get through the well?" she squealed. He was gasping and she let him down.

"I'm not Souta! I'm his best friend's son!" Toni said, slightly offended that she would have mistaken him for an old guy. (A/N: Toni is about 19, the same age that Mizuki looks) Kagome looked at him more carefully then drew back.

"How did you make it through the well? It's been closed for... fifty years." she said.

"Well it pulled me through."

"Tell me, what has happened in the future?"

"Well, where do I start?"

"What do you mean?"

"Souta filled me in on everything that happened in the last near fifty five years. Then as we passed by the well house, I was sucked into a blue light and found myself here."

"Tell me everything. What of his mother, his grandfather?"

"Well, his mother died three years ago. His grandfather died two years after they last seen you. Your note destroyed Souta for many years, and he's had nothing but heart break."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, he got married and had twins, but they died with her a month later, in a car crash. She was on her way to pick him up from work. He married again, and she died of cancer five years ago." he said. Kagome nodded slowly. She walked inside for a few minutes, and then came out with a sealed scroll.

"Give this to him. Don't try to go through the well again. It will ruin your life, Toni. I can't see you destroying yourself." She said. Mizuki climbed off as Kagome climbed on, Toni, unsteadily, behind her. They took off quickly back to the well.

Mizuki was in her rooms, and she had sealed herself in, for an hour a day, like always. She practiced her powers. By sealing herself in her room, she was able to practice her hidden powers without anybody catching any smell of just how much power she had. Mizuki, by far, was more powerful than anybody she knew. But something she found out, three days before Kei's birth, that she harbored very different powers than her siblings. She held the elements like everybody else, but she also had shape shifting powers, and her psychic powers as well. She could do much that her mother could, and things she was not sure if she should test. Things were very strange with her. Her mother couldn't see the future, and her grandmother had spent all of her powers creating things her family would need for help in the tasks in front of the future. But every time Mizuki saw the future, she saw herself in a very different place, with children, and a man she could never see his face clearly. How was this possible?

Kagome came back home from throwing Toni down the well, and went to find her daughter. But Mizuki was asleep, and Kagome kissed her star, and then went to her own bedroom.

Mizuki decided to see everybody else's dreams, except for her parents. Sango and Miroku were sharing the same dream, so she didn't stay very long. She didn't bother trying to do much with Kane or Maru, as they were... busy with their mates. Upon entering Tenaji's dream, she was appalled at it. He was confessing his love for Mizuki, in front of a make-shift Mizuki, and she accepted his request to become his mate, undressed, but the moment they laid on top each other, Mizuki decided to see him later, not wanting to see what horrid things he wanted to do to her. She fell asleep, leaving everybody's minds alone once again. But her peaceful slumber was interrupted. Mabaru came in around midnight.

"Mabaru?" she said, lighting her room. He sat on the edge of the bed. Then she noticed his eyes. Bloodshot.

"Mizuki, I can't sleep." he said. She stared at him, bewildered about what to do. "Can I sleep with you?"

"Can you keep your beast at bay?"

"Duh."

"Ok." she said. He curled up towards her chest, and she held him there, she could feel him shake as he dreamt. She entered his mind.

He was battling a man in a snowy pass, trying to protect himself. The man knocked him out and took off.

When he woke again, he found his sister crying over his bloodied parents. He picked her up and walked the way they came back, enduring fainting, coldness, and hunger. Then everything went dark.

Mizuki gasped at this revelation. She hugged him tighter, pulling him into her lap as she rocked back and forth, singing a sweet song in his ear. The shaking stopped, and they fell asleep like that, and slept well into the day. When she finally woke, she was surprised as he was still asleep. She shook him gently, calling his name.

"How'd I get here?" he mumbled. The sight was amusing: A grown demon being held in a ball to a young woman's chest.

"You came in here, wanting comfort. Come on, we have slept long enough." she said and he got up and left. She stretched and proceeded to get dressed.