Disclaimer: I'm getting really tired of writing this.........no I don't own Inuyasha, but I wish I did!

(Chapter 5: Old Friends)

"Oh my gosh, Sakura, I can't believe it's really you," Kagome cried out in joy.

Sakura held her mother in a loving hug. Her cold mask slipped away as she

cried her heart out, relieved that she had finally found her mother.

"Hey mom, I hope you're not mad that I got engaged to Koga without asking you

for permission first. I really wanted to tell you, but I just found you a week ago, and

I didn't have the heart to reveal myself then," Sakura whined.

"Permission! Dear, you don't need permission as long as you two love each other,"

Kagome soothed, as she wiped a tear from her daughter's eye.

She turned to face Koga, who had stars twinkling in his eyes, and a smug look on

his well tanned face.

"Oh, and Koga, if you hurt my baby in any way, I promise you that I will shove my foot

so far up into your dick, that you could be considered as a girl. No one wants a pansy ass

guy with no balls now do they," Kagome glared at Koga.

(AN: I just love that little quote! I hear girls say it to guys all the time where I come from...)

Sakura giggled, and Koga looked at kagome with a horror-striken face. He shook his head and

smirked, "Yes, and I'd believe that you would do it too Kagome," Koga laughed.

Sakura rolled on the floor, tears leaking from her eyes, and she was clutching her stomach in pain,

from laughing so hard.

"Please, please stop! It hurts so much! I can't take it anymore!" Sakura was giggling on the ground.

She hadn't laughed this hard, or been this happy, since she was told that her mother was alive.

"Hey, Sakura, now that you have a mate, I expect to see plenty of grandchildren," Kagome snickered

at her daughter.

"Mom! How can you say such a thing!" Sakura stood up and glared at her mother.

Kagome's laughter faded away, when she remembered a question she had wanted to ask.

She had waited five years for an answer to her question, and damn it, she was gonna get it!

"Sakura, what happened all those years ago? What happened to your father?" Kagome questioned,

sadness filling her words.

Sakura sat on the sofa, shocked that her mother had asked it now, her smile fading away, wondering

how she could possibly answer.

"Mom......why would you ever ask......it's not important now! If you were happy to see Koga, just

wait until you see everyone else!" Sakura lead away from the question.

"Huh?" Kagome was confused, and Sakura grabbed her by the arm, leading her down through

the halls of the mansion.

They moved up some stairs, down some stairs, and through several doors, and it was making

Kagome dizzy. She didn't think she'd ever be able to find her way back.

Suddenly, Sakura stopped, making Kagome stumble at the unexpected halt.

They were in front of a pair of massive, highly decorated doors. Whatever was located in

the room, it must be very important. None of the other rooms were as large as this one.

Kagome could hear voices coming from inside, several voices. She assumed it was either

a room for small gatherings, parties, or important meetings.

Without hesitation, Sakura pushed open the massive doors. A bright light flooded through

the hall, it came from the room ahead of them.

Sakura walked right inside, while Kagome stayed put, until her eyes adjusted to the light.

Soon, her vision was cleared, and right in front of her was the most incredible sight that

she had ever seen.

The room was similar to that of a ballroom, only there was large gathering center in the middle

of it all, and a grand piano was off to the side. Chandeliers were hanging from the ceiling everywhere,

adding more light to the room.

Kagome gasped as she recognized the people who were waving at her from the gathering

area.

Sitting with smug looks on their faves were Shippo, Kirara, Miroku and Sango. None of them

looked even a day older. Hakkaku and Ginta seemed to be a a heated discussion, something

about politics.

(AN: Hehe....politics -.-)

Waving to her from the corner of the room, by the piano, were Rin and Jaken. Rin had

blossomed into a beautiful young lady, where as Jaken was still as short and cranky as

ever.

Kagome looked behind her, and saw Sango and Miroku's twins, Saro,Mira, and Rikku

playing tag with each other.

"Wait a minute. I can see why Hakkaku, Ginta, Shippo, Kirara, and Jaken are still here,

they're demons. What about the rest of you? It's like five hundred years into the future

since the Feudal Era!" Kagome gasped.

Miroku, Sango, and Rin all smirked at each other, and turned towards Kagome, dropping

down their disguises.

Demons!

They had all somehow transformed into demons!

Miroku and Sango both had furry ears on the top of their heads. Sango's were gold, Miroku's

silver. Their hair had grown at least a foot longer, and they had their respective colors

weaving in and out through it. The two both had furry tails, the same colors as their ears,

wrapped around their waists, and teardrop symbols were on the tops of their heads. Their twins

looked exactly like their parents, in demon forms.

Kagome's jaw went agape, when she realized that they were dog demons. If she didn't know

better, she would say they looked like Inuyasha.

Rin looked almost identical to Sesshomaru. She had black hair, running all the way down her

back, and two little elfen ears stuck out through it. Her tail was fluffy, and black, and she also

had it wrapped around her shoulder as he did. Rin had the same markings on her face, only

instead of magenta, she had purple streaks on the sides of her face, and she had a blue moon

on the top of her forehead.

"What happened to you guys? Who did this to you?" Kagome asked in awe.

"Well, when Inuyasha had supposably died, by Naraku's hands, we wished for him to come

back to us," started Miroku.

"However, the jewel took the wish the wrong way, and into turned us into, well, this!" Sango

interrupted.

Kagome looked down at the ground, trying to hold back tears when Inuyasha's name was

mentioned. She snapped out of her thoughts though, when Sakura gave her a loving pat on

the shoulder.

"Okay guys, I get that part, but what about Rin?" Kagome wondered.

"That would be my fault," came a cold voice from the dark corner of the room.

Kagome turned her head around to come face to face with a man with long black hair.

It went past his waist, and he had bright violet eyes. He dropped off his disguise, and Kagome

smiled at the familar white-haired demon.

"Well it's good to see you again.....Sesshomaru," Kagome's eyes twinkled in glee.

She could see the mating mark on his neck, and looked over towards Rin to see the same.

"Well, I'll be! It would seem that the, oh so cold taiyoukai, has mated with Rin! Well, I give

you my untermost congratulations!" Kagome giggled.

Sesshomaru smirked, he wasn't as cold as he used to be. Rin had gotten him to open up

his emotions over the years. He was always pleased to get a compliment from the powerful

Miko, and he wasn't afraid to show it.

"Mom, Sesshomaru was the one who's been taking care of me over the years," Sakura

smiled.

"Well then, Lord Sesshomaru, I shall always be in your dept for taking care of my daughter,"

Kagome bowed down.

"No, it was my pleasure to be able to take care of your beautiful daughter, Miko Higurashi,"

Sesshomaru answered politely.

"Well, now I almost have the answer to everything. Except, whatever happened to my husband?

What happened to Inuyasha?" Kagome questioned nervously.

The whole room went dead silent.

Kagome wondered if Inuyasha had really died, trying to protect his family, and loved ones. She

hoped, no, she pleaded that he was still alive.

Sango was the one to speak up.

"Kagome, Inuyasha may have very well died on that day...

Kagome's eyes began to well up with tears. She had found her daughter, but without her husband

she was nothing. Inuyasha was her everything. She loved Sakura very much, but it just

wasn't the same anymore, without her husband.

Miroku continued on for Sango, seeing as she was about to give into tears as well.

"Kagome, Inuyasha may have died.............but Inuyasha, well............

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we think he may have survived through it Kagome."

(AN: Oh the suspence! It kills doesn't it? What happened that day? Where is Inuyasha?

Is he even still alive? Review to find out!)