Chapter 54: The Tomb
It was Saturday and the kids were all off at friends houses. Kagome had told them to call their grandparent's house if there was a problem.
Inuyasha dressed in his fire rat haori and hakamas. Kagome was in another older pair of haori and pants she had forgotten about.
"All right mate, you ready?"
"Yea." He said pinning the Tetsusaiga to his waist.
"Look, when we get there, we're only lounging out in the village. No showing off the sword. And DON'T let him touch it, he'll have his chance tonight."
"Feh. Fine."
"Henjo Tenka Kengen." She said and they turned into youkais. "Now follow my lead when we're there tonight. We will only help if we have to."
"Fine, come on."
They ran out of the house and ran to the well.
"Thank god it's not blue today." She said as they jumped down it. They jumped out and started towards the village. "Henjo Tenka Kengen."
They heard a girl scream. Inuyasha looked ready to go but Kagome stopped him. "Its Yumi. I swear it is. Its just because I changed her."
He relaxed and they continued. Her sister ran out of Kaede's hut.
"Did you have to do that without telling me?!"
"I didn't think you would mind…. Sorry Kaede if it scared you." She said when Kaede walked out.
"Its all right. Is this the older Inuyasha?"
"Yes and he's still mostly the same…. No! No, you get back here!"
"Ugh."
"Where do you think you're going?"
"In a tree."
"Uh-huh. Yea. Don't go anywhere near your younger self. He'll freak and try to kill you, then you'll kill him. Remember Sesshoumaru isn't too nice right now to you."
"Feh."
He jumped into a nearby tree.
"See what I mean." She said rolling her eyes.
Her sister chuckled. "He's actually opened up to me a bit."
"Doesn't sound like what happened to me yet but that's good too."
"I'll leave ye."
"Ok, bye Kaede!" Yumi called.
She waved and left. "Come on sis!" She said yanking her sister's hand pretty much out of the socket as they ran. They ended up under a leafy tree. "Inuyasha." Yumi said sweetly. Nothing happened. "I'll be right back." She said and jumped into the tree. She came down a minute later after Inuyasha plummeted to the ground.
"I didn't do anything!"
"That's the point! I wanted you to come down you baka and you didn't even acknowledge me!"
"Ughhh." He said getting up. "Hello."
"Hey."
"What brings you here so early?"
"I just wanted to lounge around for a while before your brother comes…." Her head slowly moved to a tree near Kaede's and she was glaring.
Something jumped from the tree and ran over.
"Why were you looking at me like that?!"
"No reason mate."
"Th-th-this is me?!"
"Yea, I told you we turned into youkais."
"I just didn't know I will look like this."
"What did you expect?"
"I don't know."
"Are you guys hurt anywhere from yesterday, or from maybe falling out of the tree."
"I am right here sis." She said pointing to a spot on her back.
"Hold your haori up so I can get a look at it."
She did what she was told and Kagome started to heal her. Then she put it back the way it was when she was done.
"Are you hurt anywhere?"
"No!"
"I was just asking, gah! See what I mean mate! You're SO different now."
He chuckled and rolled his eyes and then he muttered something.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing."
"Right…."
They lounged out for the rest of the day then around dinner they got ready. They heard something coming so they walked outside.
"Remember, don't be fooled. It is not your mother. No matter what happens don't fall for it." Kagome told him.
He nodded and they got ready.
"Come on mate." She beckoned to a nearby tree.
"What! You're leaving us!"
"No, we're watching. We can't fight all you're battles for you! Then you would never master the Tetsusaiga and everything else!"
"Feh."
They jumped into a tree. They waited and saw the huge ogre and Sesshoumaru holding the Un-mother disguised as Izayoi.
'Don't fall for it. Don't fall for it. No matter what don't fall for it.' Went through the younger Inuyasha and Kagomes' minds.
"Seems like you've missed me little brother." Sesshoumaru said. The older Inuyasha growled but she elbowed him. "And it also seems like you've picked a full blood mate."
Inuyasha and Yumi looked at each other wide eyed and shocked.
"She's not my mate!… Yet." He whispered. She put a small smile on.
They went on about Izayoi.
"Don't fall for it!" Yumi said.
It wasn't working.
"God. Why does this always have to happen!" Kagome said leaping out of the tree. "Inuyasha! Stop you baka! She's not real! You know that!" She yelled.
He wasn't stopping.
"Fine. Want to play that way Sesshoumaru? Inuyasha move! Infinite Aura Blast!" She shot at the monster and it screeched. It was about to get her but she didn't move.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled from the tree and jumped out. He unsheathed the Tetsusaiga. "Move! Wind Scar!"
She jumped out of the way and it hit the monster but did little damage.
"Are you ok Kagome?" He asked.
"Yea."
"And who are you? Why do you have the Tetsusaiga?"
Inuyasha looked at him. "Look familiar to yea?"
Sesshoumaru's eyes widened.
"What? Did you expect someone different? I'm the rightful owner of the Tetsusaiga. You can't even hold it! You can't even hold it as a human!" He said smiling.
"Why you!" Sesshoumaru said jumping towards them.
"Kagome!"
"Senmo Kengen Haburi Tenka!" She said. Sesshoumaru stopped jumping.
"Wha-what happened? What did you do bitch?"
"I turned you human. So go away and I'll turn you back. You are not getting into the tomb. Inuyasha, Yumi, go! Now! Run!"
"Right!" They ran off.
"Jaken."
"Yes mi lord." He started off after them.
Kagome pulled out her katana and turned it into a sword. "No you don't." He freaked out. "Sapphire Blaze!"
He ran for his life and just made it, but on the way dropped the staff.
"Turn me back now bitch!"
"No. I'm your sister-in-law so I don't have to do what you say. Especially now. You are so much better after being human for 300 years and killing Naraku, god. I forgot how pissy you were."
He ran up to her and held her by her neck.
"I can still take you on with my own strength."
"You let go of her now!" Inuyasha yelled.
"In… u… ya… sh… a."
He growled and transformed into a 45'. His brother smirked and held her in front of him.
"Don't want to hurt your mate do you?"
"Mate." He barked.
She smirked and started to transform but couldn't. Sesshoumaru gripped her tighter.
"I ca… nt… Inu… yas…ha." She muttered about to pass out. He transformed back and unsheathed the Tetsusaiga. He ran up to him.
"Inu…." She said before passing out.
"Kagome…." He growled. "You will pay for that Sesshoumaru!" He started to attempt to fight him. Kagome woke up and her eyes were dark blood red. She clawed Sesshoumaru and he still wouldn't let go. She brought both hand's claws out and put her hands on his shoulders and dug them into his skin. He gasped as she raised up out of his grip. The tighter he clenched the harder she raised up. He finally gave up and threw her to the ground.
She growled deeply at him. He backed off some, knowing in one hit he might die.
"Kagome." Inuyasha said.
She looked at him with a death glare that said 'let me at him'. "No Kagome. Leave him."
She growled. He sheathed the Tetsusaiga and came up to her. She now looked at him like 'leave me alone or else'. He came up to her and hugged her. She tried to get free at first then she let him hug her. She went limp in his arms.
"Get out now Sesshoumaru. I'll set her on you when she wakes up if you don't. Don't underestimate us. We've had 500 years more experience then you."
"You better turn me back."
"I can't yet. She's not awake. But if she can do it through time then she can do it from a few miles away. Leave us. Now."
He walked away thinking 'I can wield the Tetsusaiga. I will be back.'
He carried her into Kaede's hut. Kaede gasped when she saw her. "What happened?"
"Sesshoumaru got her. He's still pretty powerful as a human, but he would of killed her if he was a youkai. Just watch over her, she should wake up soon. I'm going to find the younger ones."
He left and went to find them. They were in Goshinboku. "Its ok, he's gone. You can come out now you two."
They jumped out. "When Kagome wakes up we're going through the black pearl." He said.
"How can you get it out?"
"You'll be amazed." They walked to the hut and Kagome was just waking up. Inuyasha walked over to her. "Hey."
"What happened? The last I knew Sesshoumaru had me."
"He had you and then you passed out. You turned into a youkai and hurt him good enough."
She got up. "You ready?"
"You mean already?!"
"Yea. Come on, we all need to go outside to do this." They walked out. "Ok, mate you take it out."
He nodded and took his younger self by the neck lightly, just enough to hold him still. He then placed his hand over his right eye and formed his hand to make it look like he was water bending almost. Lighting shot out of his hand and the younger one flinched. He pulled it out.
He let him go and had the black pearl in his hand.
"That's my father's tomb?!"
"Yea, pretty much. You'll be amazed though. Where's that staff?"
"I'll get it. Jaken dropped it." She ran and got it then handed it to Inuyasha. He flexed his brow and the dropped the pearl; smashed the bottom onto the pearl. The tomb opened. Kagome grabbed them and they all went in.
They started falling and two bone birds caught them
"I-is that-"
"Father. Yep."
They flew into the corpse and into the stomach. When they got to the bottom they all jumped off.
"That's Tetsusaiga? That thing couldn't cut paper! Wet Paper!"
"Yea, wanna try?"
"Senmo Kengen Haburi Tenka. Yumi, pull it out."
"Why me?"
"Only a human can do it."
She nodded and pulled it out. Then handed it to the younger Inuyasha.
"How do I get it into that other form?"
"Think of protecting her, loving her."
He closed his eyes and thought of that. It started to pulse then after a minute it transformed. "I did it!"
Yumi hugged him really quickly and then let go. He blushed.
"Here." Inuyasha handed him the sheath. "Now let's get out of here."
"Henjo Tenka Kengen. Right." They jumped out. Inuyasha looked around and then whistled. Two of those birds came and got them. They went through the hole and when they came out the black pearl went back into his eye.
"You can never take it out again. Its permanent now."
He nodded.
"Come on mate, I think we better get going."
She winked at Yumi and ran off. When they got out of the well house her father was at the back door looking at them, smiling.
"How'd it go?" He asked as they came up.
"Senmo Kengen Haburi Tenka. Good, Sesshoumaru almost killed me though."
"He did?" He asked shocked.
"I had to turn him human or he would of killed us all. Then he got mad and picked me up by my neck and choked me on his own strength. You can still see his hand mark." She said pointing to her neck. Her father growled. "Its ok dad, he didn't know. He's better now that he knows us more. You know that."
"Yes, but how dare he hurts my daughter."
"You can't blame him. He wants to get the Tetsusaiga, even if he can't use it."
He sighed. "I guess. Why don't you two come in for a bit and rest. Did anything else happen?"
They walked in. "Not other than me almost killing him. I turned into a youkai after passing out and trying to transform."
"Well at least you did something. Is he all right?"
"Oh dammit! I never turned him back!" She said smiling. "Henjo Tenka Kengen. I hope he won't realize we already went through the black pearl…. And what happened to Jaken?"
Inuyasha looked funny and then looked like he was thinking. "Kagome, Sesshoumaru from this era wants to see us. He said meet him at the park. He didn't say why though."
"Ok, I guess we'll see you later dad. Bye." She said and kissed his cheek, he did the same and they started off again. "You want to hurry it up?"
"Sure."
"Henjo Tenka Kengen." They changed and ran off towards the park. "Where did he say he was going to be."
"He didn't say."
She groaned. They arrived in a matter of seconds. They started to look around near the fountain.
"This would be so much easier if he was youkai to spot him."
"Try it."
"I don't want to get on his nerves, but ok. Henjo Tenka Kengen…. Oh god, Inuyasha."
"What?"
"Look."
They saw him coming, he was in his old haori and hakamas as well as armor and fur. He was walking towards them.
"Why are you in that Sesshoumaru, you'll frighten people more." Kagome told him when he came up.
"Well why are you two dressed like that?"
"Because we just came from the Feudal Era."
He rolled his eyes. "Look, we need to go somewhere else if we're going to be youkais."
"Fine, where?"
"We could go to our house. The kids should be in bed and its sort of out in the open."
He nodded and they started to run off again. Inuyasha got there first then Sesshoumaru and Kagome.
"You two go out back, I'll be right there." Inuyasha said going in the house. They heard a small girl's scream then yelling something.
"They always get frightened when they see him like that. They were born as youkais, I don't understand why they scream when they see their father like that." Kagome said shaking her head. They were walking into the backyard. Inuyasha came out the back door.
"That was Nodoka. I don't know what they were doing when I came in, but it wasn't anything too important because she got up and ran off. The others just stayed there and looked at her like she was a freak." He said.
Kagome sighed. "All of them but her got your fearless genes."
"Anyway, what I brought you out to talk about was this. Give me the Tetsusaiga."
"No! You'll just run off with it!"
"Mate, let him see it. I'll turn him human and kill him if he does."
"Fine." Inuyasha said in an annoyed tone. He unpinned it and gave it to his brother. Sesshoumaru took it and took it out. Kagome's eyes widened as he transformed it and didn't flinch.
"How-how did you do that? It always shocks you if you come anywhere near it!" Kagome said.
"Practice." He said. "Now look at it closer." He told them. They came closer to it. It looked a little different. The hilt was lighter, the fur was shinier, and the blade was tinted purple a bit.
"What's new about it? It looks different." Kagome said.
"I've figured out a way to make it work for me. I changed it's trust. I made it accept me."
"How?"
"I looked it up in history. Its like a spell."
"Will it still work for us?"
"Yes, and your children. Its because you trust me now. But it feels like its threatening to shock me again. Why?"
"When we were in the Feudal Era, today was the day you opened your father's tomb. I had to turn you human or you would of killed me. You grabbed me on your own strength and knocked me out."
"Then she turned into a youkai and almost killed you."
He looked sharp at Kagome. He then gave the Tetsusaiga back. He walked over to her and put his arm on her shoulder, she flinched.
"I won't hurt you. Not now. I trust you."
She nodded. "But back then you didn't. And you looked at us and wanted to kill us once you knew who Inuyasha was. You went even harder on him then you ever had tonight." She told him. "You wouldn't even let me transform. You could of broken my neck if you tried hard enough."
"I'm sorry."
"Wait, your apologizing?"
"Yes. I have to." He said and chuckled. "You all are family."
"Ok, who are you and what have you done with Sesshoumaru? The Sesshoumaru we know would never apologize to anyone."
He took his hand off her shoulder. "Look I've changed. I swear I have. Its just living around humans for centuries and having a mate that was once human has changed my view of everyone."
"Are you sure? I've never known you to be this way."
"Of course I'm sure." He said and smiled.
Kagome's eyes widened. "That's the first true smile I've seen on you that's not evil in my life!" She said.
He shrugged. "I should let you go to your kids. Am I the only one who has heard a ruckus in there?"
"Uh-oh. We'll see you later Sesshoumaru." Kagome called as they ran up the steps to her back porch and ran inside with Inuyasha.
When they got in there, there was fuzz flying everywhere. Kagome started coughing.
"KIDS!" Inuyasha yelled. They saw two heads poke out from behind one wall and two other heads from behind another. Inuyasha growled. Muteki stepped out first. "Who started this, and what happened?"
"It looks like a pillow fight." Kagome said still coughing.
"Who started it?"
"It was me dad." Inuosukyo said stepping out. "I'm sorry dad." He said cringing. Kagome started laughing.
"What are you laughing about?!" Inuyasha asked.
"You're gonna yell at them for a pillow fight? Sure its going to take some time to clean it up but people older than us have pillow fights. You can't yell at them for this mate."
He rolled his eyes.
"All right, you all clean up this mess. Now." He said.
They all groaned and Kagome and Inuyasha went into their room and shut the door. Inuyasha laid on the bed. "Kids these days." He muttered.
"Hey, just because we didn't have the perfect childhood, doesn't mean you should take it away from them."
"I'm not trying to take it away from them!"
"You don't have to yell, but it seems to me like you are."
"Feh."
She laid on top of him. He held her. She smiled and changed them to humans, then kissed him. "I love you." She told him.
"I love you too." He told her and kissed her again.
