A/N: Sequel to My Only Hope! Yay! I know many of you wanted one, and I finally got around to starting it! Good for me! Ahem…anyway, please review and let me know what you think about it. This one will be shorter than the other one…so I hope you enjoy it! Chapter two!

Summary: Sequel to My Only Hope, we finally see Inuyasha and the gang in the future. What other types of problems could the gang possibly run into now that the hard stuff is supposedly behind them?

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What the Future Holds
Chapter Two

"There's…no way!" Kagome gasped.

"You can smell it just as well as I, can you not?" Sesshoumaru growled. "If he continues on his current path, he could reach us in mere minutes!"

Kagome grabbed her bow and sword. "Shippo! Taka! Toku! Sumire!" She screamed up the stairs. "Grab your swords! There is something heading this way…" She paused. She could have swore she has sensed Shikon shards earlier…but…there was no way! Granted, she was the reincarnation of a feudal priestess, and this thing that was heading towards them smelled as Naraku did…did that mean that the jewel could also have come back into being?

"Kagome! Why are you spacing out?" yelled Inuyasha. "We need to be ready when he gets here!"

Kagome's four children appeared at the bottom of the stairs. Sesshoumaru's daughter stood by him, her sword at the ready.

"Inuyasha…I…earlier…I could have sworn I sensed a large portion of the sacred jewel…" she whispered. "Is that possible?"

"You sensed what?" Inuyasha yelped.

Kagome nodded. "I wouldn't bluff. I could have sworn that was it…I haven't sensed anything like it since we completed the jewel. I don't understand how the jewel could resurface after it has been so long…" Kagome paused. "Oh, no…" she gasped. "Oh, no…that would explain it! The jewel of four souls! Damn it! Damn, damn, damn!"

"What are you screaming about?" demanded Shippo.

"Inuyasha! It's the jewel of four souls! The jewel had a soul! Do you know what that means? Do you understand how bad that is? If the jewel had a soul…and this one had four…then it could have been reincarnated…reborn! Just as Kikyou was into myself! Damn it all to hell!" she cursed.

Inuyasha turned, his eyes wide. "Are you serious?" he gasped.

"No. She's making it all up to scare you to death," smirked Jin. "Kagome…are you absolutely sure of what you felt?" he asked her, and she nodded.

"Then I think we have a bit bigger of a problem than we originally thought we had…" Inutaisho whispered. "I say we leave now…meet this Naraku reincarnation before he gets here…try to keep him out of the heart of the city…"

Jin laughed. "We're a little late for that, old friend…"

"Who cares at this point? Do you think those humans would rather be devoured by a monster or let us handle the situation to the best of our ability?" Sesshoumaru asked the group.

They all nodded.

"Is everyone ready?" Inuyasha glanced around the room.

"Yuka, Izayoi, and Akira…please stay indoors. We will protect you." Inutaisho promised.

The three women nodded, and retreated up the stairs. When they were out of sight, the remainder of the group threw open the doors and ran outside. They could feel the evil Naraku-like presence somewhere close by, but could not pinpoint it. It seemed to be coming from all different directions at once.

"Damn it! I can't tell where it's coming from!" Inuyasha cursed.

Kagome smiled in realization. "I don't think he has the jewel!" she yelled.

"What do you mean he doesn't have the jewel?"

Kagome nodded. "I sensed the before Sesshoumaru noticed Naraku's scent! And I can tell the jewel is somewhere close by…it feels as if we are right on top of it…although I can not see it anywhere around here…"

Inuyasha yelped. He remembered something from back when he had first met Kagome. Something very important to all of them. The location of the jewel. "Kagome!" he screamed. "Look down! I bet the jewel has returned to it's original resting place!"

Kagome gasped, glancing down at her midsection. Sure enough, the bright pink glow of the shikon jewel was coming from inside her body. "Inuyasha! It's back inside my body!"

"I know, Kagome! Get away from here!"

"He won't know, Inuyasha! He can not see the shards, remember?" Kagome reminded him. "Besides, I refuse to leave the fight!"

"Stubborn woman!" he growled.

"You'll get over it!" Kagome retorted. What am I going to do? How do we get the jewel out of my body? It has to be purified again, or we will end up repeating the same process that we went through in the feudal era! We can not possibly go through all of that again! Not in this time period! Kagome turned this thought over several times in her head. She had to think of something. Maybe the hospital…

"Mom!" Sumire screamed. "What's wrong? Wake up!" she yelled. "He's coming straight at us!"

Kagome blinked several times. She could see the 'new' Naraku coming at them now. He looked almost the same as she remembered him from the feudal era. She shivered at the thought, and got out her bow. He couldn't possibly be that strong, right? Right?

Naraku laughed. "I am surprised to see that you all have survived this long…" he mused.

"We're surprised you were reincarnated." Shippo retorted. "You know, what with your lack of a soul and all…" he smirked.

"Really now?" he smiled. "Well, if you all are here, that must mean that the jewel is around here somewhere, isn't it? Tell me where and I promise I won't absorb you…" he threatened.

"That's funny…" smirked Sesshoumaru. "You act as if you were reincarnated with all of your powers…although I surely doubt it…"

"Maybe not…" he growled, "but your children are pretty strong…and if I absorb them, I may get the rest of my powers back…"

"We'd like to see you try!" snarled Rin.

Sesshoumaru paled. "Rin! Shut your mouth!" he demanded.

Kagome gasped. Naraku was reincarnated. That was clear to all of them. However, Kagome was a reincarnation of Kikyou…yet she shared none of Kikyou's memories…only a slight resemblance, her miko powers, and her uncanny abilities with a bow. Yet Naraku not only looked as he did five hundred years ago, but had retained all of his memories. How was this possible for a hanyou who technically had no soul of his own?

Kagome aimed her bow, and let a purifying arrow fly. The arrow soared past Naraku's arm, causing part of it to disintegrate. She cursed.

Naraku laughed. "Haven't had to actually use that in a while, have you Kagome?"

"Shut up…" she growled.

"I bet you know where the jewel is, don't you girl? You were the only one besides Kikyou who could see the shards the last time. I doubt that has changed. You haven't died. You still have your ability to see the shards, don't you? Can your children do it as well?" he questioned.

Kagome frowned. The jewel had been gone by the time that the twins had been born, so she didn't actually know if they could sense the jewel shards or not. She knew that they had inherited her miko powers…but did that mean that they had inherited her ability to see the shards as well?

She glanced back at her twins, who were trying not to look at their mother. Kagome could tell simply from the looks on their faces that what Naraku had inferred about them had been correct. They could see the jewel. And that made them vulnerable…

"No, they can't." she smirked. "And there is no jewel. After we killed you, we used it. It no longer exists."

Naraku laughed at that. "You are a bad liar, girl…" he smirked. "I should kill you simply because of your stupidity…but then again, that would mean that I wouldn't have anyone to take me to the jewel…" He took another threatening step forward.

"Come any closer to my mate or my children and you won't live to tell about it!" Inuyasha growled. "Step away now!"

"Now, why would I do that?" he smirked.

"Mom…" Taka whispered.

"Don't say a word, Taka!" Kagome hissed. "Do not give him a reason to hurt you!"

"I may not have given him a reason to hurt me," growled Sumire, "but he doesn't seem like a very nice guy…and I'm not going to sit here and let him threaten my family like this anymore!" she yelled.

Realizing what she was about to do, Sesshoumaru, Jin, and Inutaisho transformed with her. Only mere seconds later, three large white dogs and one large black one stood guarding the group. The four of them lunged straight at Naraku, baring their fangs. Naraku seemed to have no problem getting rid of the threat that they posed, and soon the four of them were unconscious and back in human form. Naraku laughed happily and turned his attention toward the remaining people in the group.

Kagome blinked. "Sumire?" she whispered. "Oh, my god, Inuyasha...she's..."

"Kagome, get back!" Inuyasha commanded.

"That's my daughter, Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled.

Inuyasha frowned. "I know it's our daughter, Kagome! But they are hurt and now they need our help! We cannot just sit and stare at them! Load another arrow and take a shot while you have the chance!" he commanded. "Before Naraku tries to attack again!"

Kagome quickly did as she was asked, but Naraku dodged her attack easily, and again she cursed under her breath. "What the hell? He was never this fast before! I don't understand!" She loaded another arrow and prepared herself for another attack.

"We haven't dealt with him in a while!" Shippo replied. "Don't worry about it, mom! We're going to beat him! We've already had to do it more than once, right? What could make this time any different?"

Naraku smirked. "I'll tell you what can make this time different…" He pointed. "New variables…" He lunged toward Taka and Toku, who looked just as surprised as their parents and brother at the move.

"Don't touch them, you son of a bitch!" Inuyasha growled.

Kagome gasped as Inuyasha was thrown into the nearest building. She heard glass shattering. Inuyasha fell and did not move. Kagome stood in front of her children, growling and holding her sword out in front of her. "You will not touch my children…" she snarled.

Taka and Toku already had their swords at the ready.

Naraku smiled. "Honestly, Kagome…have you forgotten about me?" He paused. "Don't you remember all that I could do when you knew me? You should have thought about that, you know...it could be dangerous to forget such...important details about one's enemy. Especially when that enemy is someone like myself..."

"What are you...?" began Toku.

Taka screamed at what happened next.

Suddenly, Naraku's tentacles shot out from under him. Kagome paled considerably. One tentacle wrapped itself around Kagome, and Naraku began to shake and slam her around until her sword dropped uselessly to the ground. The sword looked similar to Inuyasha's when it was not transformed. Rin screamed as two more of the hideous tentacles shot towards the twins, grabbing them easily. The twins weapons were easily discarded by Naraku. Naraku soon dropped Kagome uselessly to the ground and disappeared, still clutching the twins Taka and Toku within his tentacles.

"Damn you!" screamed Shippo, kneeling down at his mother's side. "Mom...mom! Damn it! Wake up, please! Mom, Naraku has taken Taka and Toku! Please, wake up!" Seeing that his mother was not flinching, he turned to Rin, who was the only other one who seemed not to be injured. "Come on, Rin. We have to help them. You may not be old enough to remember Naraku...but we can not leave Taka and Toku alone with him for too long! He'll kill them! We have to help them!"

Rin nodded in agreement, and the two of them took off after the scent.

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A/N: (smiles) Evil, I know, but I will update soon! Please review and let me know what you think! I hope you liked it!