Sorry for the late update. I planned on updating faster now that I was on break but I got caught up with relaxing snores a little and then wakes up oh srry I dosed off again. Just got back from track practice a while ago and im still not up lol. N e wayz i k u all think im evil for putting 2 very important cliffies in a row but oh well deal with it grins ur gonna like this one though. its not that bad of a cliffy as before. now read and enjoy. R&R

disclaimer (wow havent done this in some chappys): i dont own inuyasha and im very sad but i do own Anisha so deal with it im happy!

Inuyasha was soon lifted into the air. Kikyo's head fell to the floor with a thud. She gave a small yelp in reply.

"Tell me. Where has my Kagome gone?"

Inuyasha looked utterly confused. "Your Kagome? She never was your Kagome. I'm glad she left. I wouldn't want her to be with you. Why do you want her? You hate humans. Besides she…"

"Stop your blubbering you annoying half breed and tell me where she is!"

Inuyasha soon grew angry. He wouldn't let Sesshomaru have her. Not in this lifetime or the next. She was his and she agreed that her heart belonged to him. Sure Sesshomaru saved her life…partially but that didn't mean he changed. He was still the human hating youkai he knew all his life. He wouldn't let Kagome be miserable. He opened his mouth to curse Sesshomaru for taking her in the first place when Sango interrupted.

"She went back to her time…through the well."

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru looked at her with surprise, as did everyone else.

"What do you mean…her time?"

Sango opened her mouth but Miroku interrupted her. "She lives in the future and goes through time through that well. How...we don't know. It's still a mystery. She just comes and goes. Only Inuyasha can go through."

"It's true. My reincarnation is from the future and she shouldn't have been here in the first place. Although without her we couldn't have defeated Naraku and save all of Japan. Without her there would be no future and she wouldn't have been born."

FLASHBACK

"Kikyo!"

The sudden appearance of the dead miko surprised Kagome. This was going to be trouble. Kikyo cocked her bow towards her reincarnation.

"You have cause too much trouble young one. Inuyasha was meant to be mine and mine alone. No one was to have his heart but me. Now DIE!"

Kagome knew this was the end. She couldn't match Kikyo's skill at archery, besides her bow was flung to the side seconds before and there was no way to defend her from her impending doom. She braced herself for the impact and tried to erect a shield around herself at the same time. She waited but nothing came. She dared to look up and saw Kikyo in the same stance with her bow slightly down.

'Did she get hit?'

Kikyo looked at her and in her eyes were many emotions. Kikyo flung herself around the face Naraku and let it fly. Naraku jumped just in time but dropped his glasses holding Kagura and Kanna's hearts. The two incarnations stopped their attacks and picked up their hearts and ran away from the battlefield. Kagome swore in the wind she heard 'free at last.'

Kikyo ran to Kagome's bow, picked it up, and gave it to her. It was now one on one with Naraku and Inuyasha. Inuyasha dodged blow after blow but couldn't keep it up forever. Out of the sky appeared Sesshomaru with his eyes glowing red. He joined Inuyasha with the unrelenting attacks until they both were paralyzed by Naraku's miasma. Naraku moved in to deal the final blow.

"Kagome ready your bow!"

Kagome did as she was told and Kikyo raised her bow parallel to hers. She told Kagome to switch one of her arms and hold it at the same place as Kikyo did on her bow and vice versa. They let their miko energies surge and they let two arrows fly right at Naraku.

Naraku gave a horrible scream that forced Kagome and Kikyo to cover their ears and Sesshomaru and Inuyasha to flatten theirs on their head. It was finally over.

END FLASHBACK

'So that's why…'

Sesshomaru dropped Inuyasha and was at Sango's side in an instant. He grabbed her around the waist and threw her over his shoulder. She gave an 'eep' and kicked her legs trying to get the taiyoukai to let her go. Sesshomaru could smell her fear.

"You will show me the well."

Sesshomaru took off with Sango over his shoulder. She gave him directions to the well out of fear. She also knew this was the best thing for her friend. She saw the tears on his face after she told him to let her go and she saw how protective he was of her. This was the best thing for her she was sure.

They arrived at the well sometime later. Sesshomaru put her down none too gently. Sango gave a 'humph' and turned away from him. Sesshomaru put one foot on the well and looked down. It looked dark and empty. It was unbelievable that it led to the future.

"You can guarantee me this will take me to Kagome? If you can't I shall slaughter you right here."

Sango backed up, "I can't guarantee. It won't let anyone but Inuyasha through. I can't even go. You possibly can't go through and I doubt Inuyasha will go through for you. Maybe you should wait until she comes back?"

Sesshomaru looked at her and jumped.

Kagome landed on her knees inside the well.

"Great. I'm going to need peroxide to help heal the cuts."

Kagome hoisted herself up and was face to face with the shrine door. She slid it open and walked towards the house. She stopped at the door and stood there for some time and then knocked. Her mother opened the door on her second knock.

"Kagome! You're finally home! Souta, Grandpa Kagome's home!"

A teenage Souta appeared from in the kitchen. "Hey sis I haven't seen you in months. What's wrong?" Souta saw the sad expression that his mother had missed in all her excitement. Kagome tried to smile and then broke down crying and fell into her mother's waiting arms. She led Kagome to the couch and told her to explain. Kagome told her the whole thing from a lightened version of her capture and to when she jumped down the well. Her mother was astonished and scared at the thought of her daughter dying but ignored it to comfort Kagome.

"I told you not to stay in the era Kagome. That hanyou couldn't take care of you."

Kagome looked at her grandfather and cried even harder earning a smack on the head from Kagome's mother.

Sesshomaru appeared with the smell of gas, the familiar scent of Kagome, and her tears clouding his sensitive nose. He followed the source determined to find her.

Kagome had just stopped crying and was explaining her predicament with Sesshomaru when someone burst in and she saw nothing but the taiyoukai himself at her door.

"Kagome you will come with me now!" He walked over to her and grabbed her wrist.

"Hey!" All three of the Huarache's cried. Grandpa put his charms all over Sesshomaru trying to purify him; Kagome's mother tugged on Kagome's other wrist and pulled her back and forth against Sesshomaru, and Souta jumped on Sesshomaru's back trying to get him away from Kagome.

"STOP!" Kagome yelled. She stood there huffing and puffing as they all stared at her and she burst out laughing, momentarily forgetting how dangerous the situation was. Kagome's mother joined her. And they were both leaning on each other laughing.

Grandpa's hand was still on the sutra on Sesshomaru's forehead and Souta was still hanging on his back. They were all confused as to why the two women were laughing. They all looked at each other and back and the girls and a sweat drop appeared on their foreheads as they stopped and started laughing anew.