Chapter 51: The Right Time

They walked into the house and sat in the living room.

"Have you read the Tale of The Miko and The Hanyou?"

"Yes I have."

"I am Kagome, and this is Inuyasha. I fell down the well here when I was 15. I was the one who shattered the Shikon no Tama, I am the one who released Inuyasha from the Tree of Ages or Goshinboku, I am your granddaughter, and your daughter is pregnant with me now. In my time though my father died before I was born. I never knew him, and he tried to kill my mother. She remarried some pain in the ass guy and had a son named Souta. You still can't make sutras. My mother is exactly how I remembered her, except she was never a youkai and I was born human." She said. He was trying to take this all in.

"The last time I went down the well, was in 1512 or in my time 16 years ahead of now…" She shook her head and looked at the floor. "I never knew what happened to them, or my older self or my older friends or anything. Much less my normal friends. I always wanted to talk to my older self to find out what went wrong…." She sighed. "I - I just don't know. I'm pretty positive I couldn't redirect the well to another time, much less mine, now that its so off…. I just don't know." She started to cry. Inuyasha hugged her and rested his fangs on her mark then pierced it to make her stop crying. She did and hugged him tight.

"I bet you could Kagome. Kikyo was a powerful miko, and your more powerful than her. She never was a youkai or had the ability to heal." Inuyasha told her. "I don't think it would take as much power from you to redirect it than to open it again."

"I think it will. We'd have to stay a week to help me recuperate."

"You did it as a youkai the last time you did it. It took so much miko power from you, but if you did it as a human I bet it wouldn't be as bad."

She thought for a moment. "It would be tricky to get it exactly right."

"Go to the Feudal Era again and then do it."

"I want to make sure I can get it right first. I don't want to waste energy and not get it right."

He nodded and she sat back. Her father looked concerned.

"Its all right dad."

"I'm just worried about you. Any time you talk about your time you cry. Maybe we should of let history run its course."

"No, I want it this way. I've always wanted it this way. The only thing I'm worried about is the Feudal Era stuff."

"I know you are."

"I want it this way, but… how am I supposed to mate Inuyasha then?"

"I've got an idea. I'll make you. I'll push you down the well and you can go after and make sure it happens the way its supposed to the first days. Then history will run its course your way. Then when he comes here I can ask him to. I'll explain who we are. He'll probably go for it."

"Inu, answer me truthfully. I mean it. Did you want me to come back the first time or was it because I was your 'shard detector'?… I won't get mad. Please, we need to know to let history run its course."

He thought for a minute the sighed. "I wanted you to come back. I truly did, I felt like there was something missing when you left. After the first few minutes I wanted you back here to detect the shards but then I realized I wanted you back here because I missed you."

She rubbed his ear. "Thank you Inu." She said.

"It'll work then. We'll do that. I'll just need your help Kagome."

"I don't mind."

"We will need to train you soon mate." Inu Heki said and then his eyes widened when he realized what he said.

"What's a mate?"

"Youkais' meaning for husband or wife." Kagome said.

"Its all right, I don't mind you calling me that Inu. You can if you want."

He smiled and kissed her quickly.

'Mom?'

'Yes?'

'Can we come see grandma?'

Kagome's eyes widened and her father saw it.

"What is it darling?"

"Um… I think the kids want to come meet their grandmother." She said.

'Mom?'

"I don't mind."

"Fine, you go get them Inuyasha." She said nudging him with her elbow.

"Me? Why me?!"

"Because I said so. Sit…. Now go."

He plummeted to the ground and growled. "Fine."

"Stay out of sight until you get here Inu."

'Mom? Are you there?'

'Yes, you can come. Wait though, your father's coming to get you. He'll bring you here. Ok?'

'Yes.'

'And keep out of sight when you come, I'm releasing you from your human forms.'

"Henjo Tenka Kengen."

'Ok, thank you mom.'

'You're welcome.'

"Who did you release?" Inu Heki asked.

"The kids. I can't have them come here in their human forms. They should be here soon."

Her mother nodded.

"Kagome?" Her grandfather asked.

"Yes?"

"You won't hurt us will you?"

"Of course not. We only hurt humans who hurt us. The last time I killed a human was in… oh gosh… 1738 I think. When the slayers came. That was brutal. Remember father?"

"Yes, I do. It was not an enjoyable battle."

"How did you not feel that wound in your back? You still have a slight outline of it."

"I still don't know."

"Anyway. We've lived as humans for 300 years almost. So we won't hurt you. I couldn't hurt my own family if I wanted to anyway."

"Kagome?"

"Hmm?"

"Why are you a youkai if you were born human?"

"Read the tale, everything in there is exactly the same as I said. I've read it many times. What I'm worried about is that it may change soon."

"I promise you it won't Kagome."

"I -" She sniffed the air then she moved her ear. "They're here." She said and got up to let them in.

"Mother, this is Muteki, Inu Reijin, Nodoka, and Inuosukyo. Muteki is 469/22, Inu Reijin is 243/13, Nodoka is 159/9, and Inuosukyo is 102/7. And no more to come, hopefully. Now I can take birth control pills, unlike 500 years ago. With this one it was hard to keep him off me."

"At least I could smell if you were in heat! That was your birth control!"

"How about the first time, huh? You got me pregnant with Muteki first and didn't have any clue!"

"Feh. Whatever."

"Sit. That's for getting smart with me mister."

"Like always." Her father said shaking his head.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Kagome asked.

"You always end up sitting him, no matter what. And you always have."

Kagome smiled. "I love you dad."

"I love you too." He said kissing her crescent mark. It shocked him and he looked at it then her. "What was that?"

"What was what?"

"Your mark shocked me."

"Touch it again."

He touched it with his hand and pulled away when it shocked him again. Her eyes widened and her mouth opened slightly. Her lips started to move a little, like she was going to say something.

"Inuyasha, the well… its calling me…. I hear my family's voices. They're calling me."

"Well lets go, kids stay here. And don't go out of the shrine. Muteki you watch them."

He grumbled something about always babysitting.

They walked into the well house again. There was a faint blue aura around it. Inuyasha looked at Kagome and she looked over at him. He clung onto her waist and they jumped in. It was a shorter distance than usual. The air was the same as before. They jumped out and opened the well house door. Everything looked the same. She hadn't tried the mark in years.

'Mother?'

'Kagome?'

'Where are you?'

'In the house why?'

'Look.'

Her mother came out of the house and ran up to her and hugged her.

"I missed you mom, so much." Kagome told her, hugging her mom back.

"How did you get here?"

"I don't know. But I saved father, mom, on the other side. The future will be so messed up now. You are a youkai, you're pregnant with me. I don't know how I will mate Inuyasha all the way, we have ideas but… god! I'm just so glad to see you! What year is it here?"

"1999. Why?"

"Its 1981 then. I need to talk to my older self. I need to fix this mess. Can you get me here?"

"Sure, come in."

'I better keep that feeling in mind that the well is admitting…. Father? Can you hear me?'

'Yes I can, why?'

'I just want to make sure the connection is still there, can someone watch the well for a while?'

'Sure.'

'Tell me if it stops glowing blue.'

'All right.'

"Kagome?"

"Hmm?"

"I told your older self it was urgent. Come in and get settled. They'll be here soon."

"Who all?"

"Just you and Inuyasha I think."

"Good." They went in and got settled. There was a knock at the door about a minute later.

"Come in you two. In the living room, please."

The two stopped and got wide eyed when they saw their selves sitting on the floor in front of them.

"We can't. We'll mess up the future." The human Kagome said and turned to walk out.

"Please, that's what I need to talk to you about. I've messed it up on the other side. Please, you're my only hope."

She turned around again and they sat in front of the others.

"I've saved my father on the other side, but my mom has become a youkai as well. I'm worried I won't mate Inuyasha in the future. I mean, in the past, ugh what ever, you know what I mean."

"Let history run its course. You'll be fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I am the one who devised the plan to save father. I know it'll work out fine."

"Do you think this future or mine will be better?"

"Well, it depends on how you look at it. You will have a father now. You may have a bit of trouble getting Inuyasha to mate you, but that's not big."

"Not big? That's the whole problem!"

"No its not. It took me years to devise a plan that would make you mate Inuyasha as well as have a father. As long as you used the soul mark with him you are fine so far. When you are 15 push yourself down the well and watch from afar to make sure the first visit to the Feudal Era is like it was when you went. Then ask Inuyasha to take care of you no matter what and then ask him to mate you eventually."

"All right. I hope your right."

Youkai Kagome got up and went into the kitchen. "Mom, what has happened these past two years?"

Her mom looked at the floor. "Your grandfather died of phenomena last year."

"He did?"

"Yes…. Souta has a girl friend now."

"I knew he would."

"Nothing else really. I've missed you a lot."

"I have too…. Mom, I can't exactly explain it, but there are two worlds now. I don't know which is real anymore. They - they're both real but not in the same way. If I'm not careful, this world could disappear. For good. I may not be able to pass through the well at all anymore…. I'm sorry mom." She said and started to cry. "Even though you are on the other side, its not you. You don't know half of anything on the other side. I - I just wish I could have both worlds without a problem."

"I know. I do too." Her mom said also crying. "I'll miss you Kagome."

"I will too mom. I'll try and do this again as soon as I can."

"I love you Kagome."

"I love you too mom." She walked out of the room.

'Kagome, the well. Its loosing its color.'

Her eyes widened. "Inuyasha! Now! We have to go now!"

Youkai Inuyasha got up and she ran to him. "Thank you, so much. Can I turn to you in the future maybe, if I need help?"

"Of course. Get going. You better hurry."

"Right."

They ran to the well. It indeed was loosing its color. It was almost back to normal. She grabbed a hold of Inuyasha's waist and jumped down. They traveled through and the same scent hit their noses.

"Grandpa! The well closed!" Muteki yelled.

"Oh god! No! NO!" Inu Heki said.

'Kagome? Kagome, can you hear me? Kagome?!'

"What?" She said when she jumped out of the well.

He got wide eyed then ran and hugged on her. He kissed her cheek and held her head with his hand. "I got so worried! I thought you were still back there." He said nearly crying.

"I know I heard you just now. I love you dad. Forever. No one can take this away now."

"Did you learn what you needed?"

"Yes. She said it took her years to make a plan to save you and mate Inuyasha. She told me pretty much the same plan you told me."

He smiled. "Now we know it'll work."

"Yes. I just hope I can do that again if I need to."

"I bet you will, now that its open again you'll be fine."

"I hope everything is like its supposed to be, I mean it may not be me. I'm already the reincarnation of Kikyo. I may not be a miko."

"You will, your older self planned this all perfectly mate. It wouldn't of taken her years to figure one out if it would have been easy."

"Your right."

He smirked.

"For helping me I'll let you on me tonight." She whispered very low to him, so only he could hear it. He smirked bigger.

They walked out of the well house. All the kids were in Goshinboku.

"Senmo Kengen Haburi Tenka Omomuki" Kagome muttered.

"Mooom! What was that for? Now we can't get out!"

"No, its just your looks. I just want to be careful incase anyone comes up to the shrine…. I just realized something. I can go back to school and get my diploma!"

"Oh no you don't!"

"Inuyasha. I was in my 9th year of school. That's only 3 years more. And I can do it over the computer too so I don't have to leave home. Then I can finally get a job."

"You don't need one mate. We've got enough money already. We've been in the business for what, 200 years."

"I know, it would just make me feel normal. I mean the kids are going to graduate elementary school soon, that means we have to take them out and home school them as well. It'd just be as easy for me to do it at the same time."

"Feh."

They walked back in the house and relaxed.

"I will always be here for you father. No matter what happens, I'll be here for you now. Nothing can happen now." Kagome said.

He smiled. "You always think that way. Unfortunately things can happen. I wish they couldn't but things will be better than they were before."

Six Months Later:

'Father, you can come in now.'

'Thank you.'

Her father walked into his bedroom. He saw his mate holding a child. The child had youkai ears and silver blue hair and had a silver crescent mark on her forehead. They couldn't figure out her eye color because they were closed.

"It's a girl Inu." Mrs. Higurashi told him. He came up to her and kissed her forehead.

"Like I thought…. Kagome. Her name will be Kagome." He said smiling at his daughters which were actually the same person.

"Can I see for a second mom?" The older Kagome asked.

"Sure."

She walked up to the baby and laid her hand on the child's left side and pressed lightly.

"Its there. The Shikon no Tama is actually there. I am still the reincarnation of Kikyo. But how?"

"I don't know." Her father said looking at her. "But this will be confusing. Calling you both Kagome I mean."

"Her middle name can be…" Kagome smiled. "can be Kobushi."

Her father smiled. "That's perfect."