Hey guys! I know, I know. I'm horribly late. But, here I am, delivering you one of the longest chapter I wrote to make up for it.

So... let's read!

Saturday morning came quicker than he thought. He never did something quite like what he was preparing himself for. He had to meet them at the Higurashi Shrine by 9 o'clock and it was already 8 and a half.

-Dear, you better get going. You don't want them to wait for you.

-I gonna miss you, Soten.

-I'll miss you too.

They kissed on his way out. It had been a long time since Shippo had done something with his adoptive mother and he was quite excited. At the rendezvous point, he realized he was the first one to arrive. He waited patiently until his inhuman ears got Koga's car coming.

-Shippo!

That was Kagome's voice. He couldn't help but smile. Everytime she called his first name, every memory just came back to him from when he was just a kit.

-Hey mama. How are you?

-I'm great, thanks. But what are you doing here?

-He's coming with us.

-You didn't tell her?

-She doesn't know a thing.

-What are you guys talking about?

They were climbing the infinite amount of stairs leading to the actual shrine. Koga chose to kept silent and not answering her questions. He knew for a fact that the kit understood everything he wanted to say, so his mind was more at ease. Once at the top, he did not went to the actual house but to the well's house.

Kagome was confused. What in the actual hell was going on?

-Are you gonna keep ignoring me or are you finally gonna talk to me?

-Love, the truth is… we are going back.

-Back?

-I found a way to go back through the Bone Eater well.

-What?

-The answer was quite simple actually. My research showed that as long as you got some Shikon jewel power, you could go through. So, I send my men look all around the globe to see if they were some shards that could still be around.

-But I thought we got it all back then.

-So did I but, to be frank, I was quite the desperate one to see you again. I know that you don't like hearing that but it's still the truth. So… what my guys found were small shards, almost like chips of it, so when you got A LOT together, you could create a actual shard.

-How did you know?

-Inuyasha told me about 300 years ago. Still, I got enough stuff to make 5 of 'em. So, what we'll do is get each one of us one shard in our system. It's important that the jewel is under our skin. I'm gonna put mine near my heart.

-That's kind of a good idea.

The next 30 minutes or so were spent in pain and blood, especially for Kagome which did not heal as fast as her traveling companions. With her little Band-Aid on her heart, she looked up to Koga. They exchanged two of the brightest smiles Shippo had ever seen. They were really in love and, if he looked at the facts, they were awesome together. Good ol' Inuyasha could just hope of holding the candles between the two of them. The wolf clapped his hands, getting ready. As Kagome looked into the well, she could see a beautiful clear blue sky at the bottom. It was beautiful and she really appreciated the wind on her face. Once everyone was ready, she jumped inside, only to catch another hand on the other side. She got pulled out by a clawed hand she knew far too well. In an instant, she was in Inuyasha's arms while the other two were climbing out on their own.

When they broke the embrace, the half-demon, clearly in the same mindset he was 500 years ago, thinking something was going on between the two of them. When the old Shippo saw that, he made a step forward but Koga stopped him. He had to admit that the picture before him felt like if it was coming straight from his worst nightmare but he loved the miko and he trusted her.

The second their lips had contact, Kagome opened her eyes wide. What did he think he was doing? Who did he think he was? She put her hands on his chest and pushed him away quite violently. While he was too shocked to fully understand the situation, she slapped him so bad it made his head spin. The wolf stood there, smiling at the act of his fiancee. He remembered quite well the force of her slap when she was a younger, weaker, human. But what Inuyasha just received was quite different. She was older, stronger. She had a better control over her miko powers AND she was now a wolf demon mate, meaning she shared a little bit of his powers. Meaningless to say she could throw a punch.

-Just who do you think you are, wench?

-Who do you take me for?

-I don't know about you, but I remember you were being quite friendly inside that damn jewel. I thought there was something between us, Kagome.

-There was something. But you were too stupid to realize it at that time, so, here I am, almost a decade later, and you think you can have me like that?

-Yes! You're mine, you said it yourself!

-Really? You're that stupid? Just so you know, I am not the same girl anymore. I am older, wiser, stronger and engaged.

-You what now?!

-Damn right, she is.

-Damn right, she is.

For the first time, Inuyasha noticed the two other men, standing there. They both had an arm crossed on their chest and one fistbumping the other. For a second, he didn't know which one of them "betrayed" him, but after a while…

-You're with that damn Wolf-Cub?! How could you fall that low?

-Excuse me?

-Inuyasha, I love you dude, but you gotta stop insulting my mate.

-Your what?!

The hanyou needed a second. As he took a step back, his hands found their way to his head. How could Kagome do this? To him? He saved her life many times over and she let him down like that? He could hear the rest of the pack coming. Shippo, well, his Shippo was gone to his stupid fox exam. It was probably one of the reasons they chose that particular time to go through. Miroku and Sango finally arrived with Rin holding Kaede's arm. The two girlfriends hugged each other, the children watching with reserve. He looked at her. She was more beautiful than ever and her smile was so wide and genuine. As he began to accept the fact she was happier without him, he smelled it.

-You've got to be kidding me.

-Inuyasha?

Everyone felt silent. The half-demon looked as if he was going to destroy a entire village. Miroku was the only one courageous enough to put an hand on his friend's shoulder. Inuyasha pushed him away.

-It was not enough for you to come bragging in my face, Wolf-Cub?

-What are you talking about? This is so out of nowhere.

-It was not enough for you to come here now that you mated her, you had to come here while she's…

-While I'm what, Inuyasha? Please, finish your sentence so we, the rest of the group, shall follow.

-Say it.

Shippo had talked and everything went silent again. It was kind of weird to see an older fox to what they were used to. It seemed he also grew up a lot, him that was already mature. Obviously, other things grew up in him, like a certain kind of hatred for his foster dad.

-I dare you to say it. It makes you mad that somebody claimed her before you did. It makes you sick that someone stole the one dream you never thought you had. But guess what? You chickened out when she was yours. You didn't even try, man. You had everything and you freaked out. So say it. What is she?

-Shippo, don't be like that to him.

-No, Koga. I love Kagome as a mother and I had to witness every single bad things he did to her. Again and again. I got to witness him choosing a dead body over mama. I mean, look at her. Look, Inuyasha! She is beautiful and just and generous and freaking adorable!

-I already know that!

-Well, it doesn't appear so to me because you left her alone a bunch of times. The only reason you stopped is because your… monster was gone. And now, you have the guts to be mad? I don't think so.

-What the hell is going on?

Shippo looked at a very displeased, very irritated Kagome. Inuyasha chickened out again and could not finish his previous sentence. Not that it was a very big surprise. Well, for his mama, he would do it.

-Mama, you're pregnant.

A very angry Shippo with all the reasons in the world to be. He did grew up a lot. Til next time. Love you all.