A/N: Okay, I am going to finish up What the Future Holds and New Beginnings before continuing on with The Best I Ever Had. What the Future Holds is close to completion. This one will be a bit open ended, but the chapter you are about to read is not the last one. It's close though...Please review and let me know what you think.

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What the Future Holds
Chapter Fourteen

"That idiot. He always has to go off and do things on his own. He's going to get himself killed one of these days, and all because he was too damn stubborn to wait for us and let us help him..." Inuyasha growled.

"First of all," smirked Kagome, "you just practically described yourself...and second of all, if we don't hurry and find Sesshoumaru, I think you may be right...so could you calm down a bit and help us look for him?"

Inuyasha blinked. "There's too many damned people in this city. I can't smell anything..." he grumbled.

"I can." His father nodded. "The strongest bond is that between a parent and child...even if Sesshoumaru isn't a child anymore..."

Inuyasha nodded. "All right then, dad. Lead the way."

Kagome sighed. "That's why Sesshoumaru went off on his own. What your father just said, Inuyasha...of course he wouldn't want to wait for us, because he knew he would be able to pick up her scent easier on his own. He is, after all, her father..."

"That doesn't excuse his rash behavior." frowned Sango. "I mean, I know we didn't always get along back in the feudal times, but that has been a long time ago, and the least he could have done was trust us to help him out."

Kagome shook her head. "No...I think we all know he would have gone off on his own whether we were there to stop him or not...that's just part of who he is..."

"Mom...guys...stop..." whispered Hikari. "Can't you all sense that presence? There is a really powerful demon up ahead. Could it be him?" She looked directly at Inutaisho, who seemed to be studying the air intensely with his nose.

He sighed deeply. "Yes, it is...but my next question is...if he's here, then where is he?"

They looked around. The demon lord was right. They could not see Sesshoumaru anywhere, although, as both Hikari and Inutaisho had noticed, he was there. The spot they stood in front of was familiar, and suddenly, everything registered in Kagome's mind.

"It's my family's shrine!" she gasped. "You don't think...? I mean, we sealed the well..." she stammered. "Is it possible that...?"

"After all that you've been through, you should know that anything is possible, mom." Taka whispered. "You think we should try it? If the jewel and everything came back, then maybe the well does work again? Maybe that is where Uncle Sesshoumaru went..."

"But what I saw..." Kagome whispered.

"I say we try it. There's no harm in trying..." Inuyasha leaped up the shrine steps. When they reached the well house, Kagome grabbed his arm before he could jump inside, and everyone stopped.

She frowned. "Inuyasha...what if we run into ourselves? You know...from the past? What are we going to do then?"

Inuyasha seemed to be thinking about this for a moment before he finally responded to her. He took a deep breath. "It's possible, but we don't have time to worry about it. If it happens, we will deal with it, but we have to help Sesshoumaru before he gets himself and Yuka killed."

"And what if it's a trap?" questioned Miroku, who was now standing on Inuyasha's right.

Inuyasha nodded. "Well, if it is, we'll just have to not get caught, eh? We can't worry about such things right now, though. If something happens while we're there, we'll take care of it...now come on already!" he basically commanded, taking Kagome's hand in his own and jumping into the bone eater's well.

Much to all of their surprise, they were all allowed to travel to the other side of the well. Once again, they found themselves in the feudal era. It had been five hundred years since they had lived in this place, and now, going back to the past, they weren't sure what they would find. Everything looked the same.

The group was about to come to the edge of the clearing of Inuyasha's forest when they ran into someone they were not expecting to run into...the feudal version of Sesshoumaru.

"Inuyasha?" he blinked several times. "Father?" he paled.

Both Inuyasha and Inutaisho nodded.

Sesshoumaru gulped. "L-L-Look...I just saw...myself...come through the bone eater's well in the forest and chase after a demon and a hanyou. I can't explain it...because I didn't get the time to talk to...myself..." he gulped. "But...I think...I...I headed that way..." he pointed. "You are looking for...me, right?"

Kagome nodded. "Yes..." She explained. "You did see yourself...the future version, anyway...and thanks for the tip." she smiled as they started to run off.

Sesshoumaru scratched his head. "Lady...Kagome? What happened to...?"

"Good-bye, Sesshoumaru!" they called as they ran in the direction in which he had pointed.

"We can't stop anymore!" Inutaisho called. "He was right...his scent is coming from this way, and I don't think we have much time left to find him!" He told everyone. "Be prepared when we get there!" He had already drawn his own sword, and was charging through the woods, slashing at obstacles as he came to them. Finally, he stopped. The rest of the group followed suit.

In front of them, Sesshoumaru was standing with his sword drawn, staring at the unnamed demon, who held Rin around her waist with a claw to her throat.

Kagome gulped. This is how everything had began. This is what she had seen.

"Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha called. "Be careful! Your sword can not kill him!"

The demon looked over in surprise. "How the hell would you know that?" he demanded.

Sesshoumaru blinked. "How am I supposed to help her?" he demanded of his friends and family.

"I have an idea..." smirked Miroku.

Sango glanced at him. "What do you mean?"

"Sango, look down." He commanded.

She did as he told her to do, and gasped at what she saw. None of them had noticed it before because they had been so preoccupied with finding Sesshoumaru and Rin, but they were all back in the same clothing they had worn during the feudal times. She nearly screamed. "What? What in the--? What do you think this means?" she asked him.

He smiled confidently. "I'm thinking it means that the well has more tricks than we thought. We're back to our old element...which, if I am thinking right, should mean..." He looked down at his hand.

Sango gasped. "Miroku, no! You can't risk it!"

He grinned at her. "Yes, I can." he replied. "Kagome, can you make a barrier around Sesshoumaru?"

"You idiot! You'll suck Rin into that black hole of yours as well!" Sesshoumaru growled.

"No, I won't." Miroku shook his head. "Trust me."

"Trust you?" yelped Sesshoumaru. "If she gets hurt, I swear I'll..." he growled.

"Mom...what is he talking about?" Hikari whispered, looking around in suspicion.

Sango frowned, pushing Hikari back slightly. "Traveling back to the past has put us back...well, back into our old roles. Your father's wind tunnel is back...so, you're going to want to stand behind me. I don't want you to get sucked in..." she worried.

Hikari nodded, and glanced at Shippo, who nodded softly as he looked himself over. They were indeed back to their old selves, quite literally. But it was confusing. They had already ran into the feudal Sesshoumaru...and here they were standing in front of the future Sesshoumaru. But...if they looked like they used to, what did that mean to their feudal selves?

Shippo shook his thoughts out of his head in confusion. He couldn't think of such confusing things right now. It wasn't the time for such things.

Miroku smiled. "Kagome, I'm going to count to three..."

"What?" growled the demon, wheeling around. Rin yelped in fear, and cried out for her father.

"One...two..." Miroku began.

Kagome nodded in determination.

"Three!" he screamed, ripping off the barrier that protected everyone else from his cursed hand.

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A/N: Please review and let me know what you think:D The next chapter, as well as the the exciting conclusion, will be here soon:D