A/N: Inuyasha does not belong to me. I just like making up stories with the characters! =D

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Inuyasha stiffened a bit as he caught sight of Kagome's family. This wasn't going to be easy to explain, and it wasn't something he was looking forward too.

Kitanie caught sight of them first and shrieked, running to Kagome and embracing her before she had time to protest. "Kagome! You're all right! My baby's alright!" Her eyes were red and it was clear she had been crying.

Kagome winced at her mothers initial outburst and tried to take in oxygen as she was pulled into an embrace. "Yes mom-- I'm fine. . . " She said lightly, being squeezed to death.

Inuyasha stood back and watched sheepishly, but let out an awfully cute yelp as Kitanie turned on him. "And you! What on earth did you think you were doing up there! What the HELL WAS ALL THAT?!" She hollered at him.

Inuyasha sank back, his eyes wide and ears flat to the sides of his head. "I--I-I. . . " He stammered, not being able to get the words out against THE TERROR OF KAGOME'S MOTHER!!! Dun dun dunnnn! (In theaters everywhere December 31st.)

Upon being released, Kagome took in a huge breath-- regaining her breathing once more. Seeing her mother advance upon Inuyasha, she inwardly groaned. "Mom! It wasn't his fault!" She said, hands on her hips.

Kitanie hardly listened as she continued to advance upon Inuyasha, who fell back into a tree, his eyes wide with something of fright. "You two-timing half-witted self-centered---"

Inuyasha stammered on. "I--I--Uh, no I---" He couldn't get anything out, and took to shaking his head wildly.

"Mother!" Kagome yelled louder, her arms now crossed. She stomped up to her, standing next to her, since there wasn't enough room to come in between the two. "Like I said before, It -wasn't Inuyasha's fault-!"

Kitanie looked over to Kagome, blinking. She seemed to be noticing her for the first time. "It wasn't?" She asked lightly.

Inuyasha who looked like he was going to have a heart-attack, now sank down to the base of the tree, letting out a very loud and relieved sigh.

"Not-- it wasn't. It's a whole complicated story that involves his brother. . . " She paused. " So, you just jumped to conclusions, verbally attacking him." She still had her arms crossed, looking somewhat annoyed.

Kitanie blushed lightly. "I'm sorry Kagome love." She turned and looked to Inuyasha, who flinched lightly, expecting some type of blow to the head. "And I'm sorry Inuyasha." She smiled softly and turned back to Kagome. "So, what now then?"

Kagome let out a small sigh. "The well will only work one more time. So, you can either go home now. . . which would actually be the best solution. . . " Kagome mumbled. "Or, you can stay here and wait until Inuyasha heals up. . . "

Kitanie gasped. "Kagome!!!!" She almost screamed and pulled her daughter tightly into a hug, without so much of another explanation as she burst into tears.

Inuyasha watched, blinking.

"Eh?" Was all Kagome could get out before being pulled into another back- breaking hug. She inwardly sighed. 'Not this again.' She thought to herself as her mother cried loudly. She couldn't even move to see what Inuyasha's reaction to all of this was.

Kitanie continued to sob uncontrollably as she hugs her daughter. "I'll---" She stammered through breathless crying. "I'll-- n-never get to, see you a- again!!!"

"Mom-- The jewel will eventually be reborn at some point--" She inwardly blushed at thinking about 'who' it'll be -reborn- in. "And when we 'find' it, we'll be able to visit. . . " She quickly explained.

Kitanie stepped back, sniffling. "Really? It will be?" She paused for a moment as she whipped tears from her cheeks. "Who will it be reborn from?"

Kagome hesitated for a minute. "I-- I dunno..." She quickly lied, trying to hide a blush.

Kitanie narrowed her eyes. If she had learned one thing, it was when Kagome lied. "Kagome. . . " She warned. "Tell me the truth."

"What? I don't know!!" She said, crossing her arms, trying not to back down at her mother's tone of voice.

Inuyasha finally stood back up, brushing himself off. "Oh, I know." He said matter-of-factly.

Kitanie turned to him quickly. "You do? Tell me then!"

"Eh? You do?" She asked hesitantly, turning to see him. She inwardly groaned, 'Here we go-- he's going to do something extremely stupid isn't he?' She thought to herself.

Inuyasha nodded. "Yea. It will be born again in the child of. . . the one who. . . " His cheeks suddenly flushed a bright red, and a sheepish grin came over him. "Oh." He said lightly, looking to the ground.

Kitanie blinked. "What? What happened?"

She nearly had a heart-attack as he almost gave it away, but blushed lightly as he figured it out. "What he meant to say was-- It will be born in the child of the one who lives in the--first hut that you see when you walk into the village..." She said quickly.

Kitanie looked to her daughter, and rolled her eyes. "Kagome. . . maybe I would have thought of believing that is Inuyasha had said it, but you know I can tell when you lie." She looked at her penetratingly. "Tell me."

"I'm not lying!!" She said defensively as she glanced to Inuyasha, giving him a look that said, 'say what I said again.'

Inuyasha stared at her blankly, not understanding the look, but instead misinterpreting it. "She. . . meant that. . . it will be reborn in. . . our. . . " He kept his eyes on Kagome, even as Kitanie turned to look at him. ". . . Child. . . "

Kagome inwardly groaned as she slapped a hand to her face, not believing he just said it. 'He's dead. . . ' She thought to herself.

Kitanie starred, wide-eyed. "W--What?" She stammered, and turned to view Kagome. "W--WHAT?"

"Eh?" she took a step away from her mother. "W--what he -meant- to say was. . . It will be reborn in -their- child, meaning the ones in the first hut you see when you walk into the village. She said in one breath."

Inuyasha looked at her, quirking a brow. And took it that she didn't know. "No Kagome, didn't you know? It will be reborn in our child." He said mater- of-factly.

Kitanie looked like she was about to faint.

Kagome glanced at him, giving him a look that said, 'Shut your mouth, or I'll cut your kawaii ears off with a rusty pair of scissors. . . ' "N-no-- I think you are mistaken..."

Kitanie stepped up to Kagome without a word, hugged her tightly, and then turned back to the well. "Visit me and the Jewel is reborn Kagome. . . " She smiled sadly, blew her a kiss, and turned to the well with the rest of Kagome's family.

Kagome blinked at her mother's sudden mood change, not being able to get out any words. Her mother scared her-- a little too often. She watched them walk up to the well, and gave a small sigh.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome. "Kagome. They'll. . . need the Jewel, won't they?"

"No-- The well is open for just a short amount of time after the jewel disappears, so they can get through." She said, not glancing back at Inuyasha, her eyes on her family.

Inuyasha frowned. "Are you sure this is what you want, Kagome?" He asked softly, his gaze also on her family as they began to climb over the side of the well, and disappear one by one.

Kagome gave a nod. "They would never be able to survive even a week here, and I wouldn't even think of returning back to my era." She said as she watched them all disappear.

Kagome's grandfather was the last to go, and he turned back giving a soft smile to Kagome and mouthing the words, 'I love you. Good luck.' before disappearing too.

Inuyasha reached down and took Kagome's hand, giving it a small squeeze.

Kagome gave a small smile in return, but inwardly sighed as she watched him disappear in the well. She turned to Inuyasha. "Well, what now??" She paused. "Clean up the mess, Interrogate Miroku and Sango?"

Inuyasha nodded. "Hey Kagome?" He asked lightly.

"Hmm??" She looked up at him.

Inuyasha turned, looking to her. "Back when I was telling your mom that stuff. . . you seemed like you were a little angry." He spoke innocently, head cocked to the side as one of his ears twitched lightly.

"Well-- You weren't supposed to tell her. . . " She spoke sweetly-- a little too sweetly. So sweet that it's scary.

Inuyasha swallowed lightly. "O-oh. . . " He said, wondering about her demeanor. "Why, why not?" He said softly.

"Well-- It's all simple really." She paused. "You could have given her a heart-attack, or she would have taken all of her frustration out on me, giving me a -huge- lecture. . . Now-- did you want that to Happen?? No-- So I -tried- to get you to stop, I tried to cover it up, but you just kept on coming. . . " She said slowly, and still, sweetly.

Inuyasha sank back, stammering. "I-I didn't know. . . I'm s-sorry." He said, suddenly seeing a hint of Kitanie in her daughter.

She gave a sigh. "Well-- it's over now, and -luckily- I got out alive. . . " She glanced at him. "So-- now lets go hoard Sango and Miroku with questions!" She said, sounding rather hyper all of the sudden.

Inuyasha nodded frantically, glad to be gone from that conversation. He took Kagome's hand, flung her onto his back, and took off towards the hut.

She let out a small 'eep' as he unexpectedly 'flung' her on his back, but within seconds, she calmed down, holding on tightly as she loved when they often did this.

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A/N: Story is almost done people! Sad, aint it? I'm going to miss you guys. T_T