Chapter three: Leaving to the Future.

When the morning came, everyone woke up and went to Bone Eaters Well.

"Are you guys ready?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yes, for, sure!" everyone answered.

"You…I want you to understand that I'm not forcing you to do this. This is gonna be very dangerous" Akehiko said with hesitation.

"Hey, of course we will help you. Don't worry" Kagome said.

"Thanks…"

"Now, lets go!"

everyone jump to Well. But when they clime up…..

they see just dark and silent place, with everything destroyed.

"Is….is this our future?"

"Yes, it's even worse than when I left here." Akehiko says.

"Well, where is your home?" Inuyasha asks.

"Follow me."

They walk some time, until they see very big crystallized castle.

"Is this your home?"

"Yes. The Crystal Castle, as we call it."

they hear steps.

"Who's there?"

it comes close and says with male voice:

"I really didn't except to see you here, in the future."

"Ni-niichan!" Akehiko runs to him and hugs him.

"I'm so glad you are okay! I was so worried!"

"I'm fine, but Father didn't survive."

"No…."

"You, you mean you are Akehiko's brother!"

"Yes, I am. I'm very grateful that you helped him. Thank you"

"It's nothing, really"

'This young man…he doesn't smell same as Akehiko. His scent is full demon, not hanyo..' Inuyasha though.

"Follow me. We are safe inside of the castle. I'm gonna tell you what happened with these thirteen years."

They follow him. After they are inside of the castle, they go to it's upstairs. In room they are is crystallized bed, with seal. There lays two persons, woman and man hanyo.

"Brother, are they…..?"

"Yes, Mother and Father. But they are not dead"

"Mama, papa!" he runs to them.

"Don't!" but it's too late, Akehiko touches to seal and gets from thunder blade. He faints.

"Akehiko!" Inuyasha runs to him.

"Is he okay?"

"He's going to be. He wakes up within time" Akehiko's brother answered.

"Can you tell us finally, who you are? You don't even have same scent as Akehiko does, so you can't be his brother!"

suddenly this young man starts to laugh.

"Ha, ha, your nose is as sensitive as always, isn't it Inuyasha?"

"How do you know my name?"

"Don't you recognize me? Well it's not miracle, it's been thirteen years, I'm not child anymore."

"Huh?"

"Yes, you look little bit farmial…." Kagome said

"It's me….Shippo"

"WHAT?"

"Are you joking! You are so tall and you really have muscles. You can't be Shippo"

"But I am. It's been thirteen years. I'm eighteen now. And I'm treaded my powers too."

"It's so amazing, now you are taller than us"

"Yes"

"Well, can you now tell us?" Inuyasha asked carrying Akehiko on piggy bag.

"Of course. So thirteen years ago, when we defaulted Naraku, or so we though, there were six months of peace, but then, we got to our knew, that Naraku hadn't died at all. Yes, we had killed his body, but his soul still existed. It became more greedy and advance-wanting, until, it was so big that he could share to others too. This is how he got his new minions. Those were really dark and terrible times, you couldn't trust anybody, not to your friends, family or love, because outside it couldn't be seen if you were under Naraku's spell or not. After year of this, your future self, Kagome, with Shikon no Tama, made this castle. It has seal around of it and that seal doesn't let anyone evil come inside. This sure eased things little, but it as still terrible. Then, after two years of this happening, we collected everyone with spiritual powers to here and together we managed to seal Naraku. We couldn't kill him, because he was just soul, not body. So, we sealed him up, but there had to be some thing that would break the seal. This thing was very, very hard to happen……But after we sealed Naraku, began the happy and peaceful times at last. And….well you all got married to someone…"

'Inuyasha probably to Kikyo' Kagome though

'Kagome probably to Kouga or that Hobo guy..' Inuyasha tough

"You, Kagome and Inuyasha and Sango and Miroku."

Everyone but Miroku and Shippo(both of them) turned deep crimson.

"My dear Sango, I knew you love me" Miroku said taking Sango's hand and Sango gave him a slap on the face.

'Inuyasha married….me? Not Kikyo?'

"Ho-how?" asked Inuyasha, still blushing.

"Well that's not all. You also got kids. Inuyasha and Kagome, you got two and you also adopted me. Miroku and Sango….well maybe it's better that I don't say… Inuyasha, Kagome, Akehiko is your first own child. He's your son"

"WHAT?"

"Akehiko is our son? How can that be?"

"It just is so. You also has daughter, Mirako. She is three years younger than Akehiko"

"Shippo-san, can I ask something?" Inuyasha asked.

"Sure, what is it Inuyasha?"

"Akehiko has always told me that he is really weak. Why is that? If he really is our son, he should be strong."

"I guess I need to tell you. When Akehiko was bearing, Mother had some kind of weak moment in her body. It would have killed her, if Akehiko was born. It was either Akehiko or Mother. But Father couldn't decide. He didn't want to kill child that hadn't even ever been in this world, but he didn't want his wife to die either, he loved her too much. But then he got and idea. He got the Shikon no Tama to Mother, so it would give her power. It helped and Mother gave birth to beautiful boy. But, just when we though everything was okay, we came to know that Shikon no Tama hadn't given Mother it's own strength, it had taken Akehiko's powers and gave them to Mother. We though he was going to die, but he wasn't. But he was really, really weak and vulnerable. He always would be. That's why he also learn things slower than other children. He could walk age of three, he could speak age of four…..but his brain were really good. He has always been smart and still kind and innocent. Mother and Father asked me to look after him and I did. Akehiko is why I can't move away from home. I can't leave him."

"But how did he know about us in the first place?"

"I've many, many times told him about legendary Inuyasha and Kagome who travel around the world and collect Shikon no Kakera as good-night stories. He loves that story"

(for those, who don't know: Shikon no Kakera is Shikon Shard in Japanese)

"Unm" Akehiko starts to wake up.

"Oh, you are awake. Are you okay?" Inuyasha asks

"I'm fine. Little bit dizzy…"

"Shippo-san, you said something about a thing that would let Naraku free. What was it?" Kagome asks.

"Follow me"

they go to another room

"This is the holiest room of this castle. This is where we kept Shikon no Tama"

"Kept?"

"Yes. The thing that would let Naraku free, was that, Shikon no Tama would disappear. We though it wouldn't never happen, but….."

"No…NO!" Akehiko cries and runs out.

"Hey! Come back!"

"Let him go. This must have been very hard to him."

"But what if he goes out of the seal? I'm going to get him"

"Fine, but if he wants to alone, don't refuse."

"Alright"

Inuyasha goes out and sees Akehiko crying on the steps.

"Hey, don't cry."

"Inu-niichan. This…..this is ALL MY FAULT!

"What the heck are you talking about?"

"I….I made Shikon no Tama to disappear, but it an accident, I swear!"

"Hey, I don't understand a thing. Now, tell me everything."

"That day, when the attach happened, I was again begin teased by those boys. They said I couldn't be papa's son, because I was so weak and he was so strong. They said mama had an affair. I became so angry and sad, because I want to be papa's son, not anyone else's. That day, I was alone at home, because I had little bit fever. Everyone else were in the forest. I came to think that Brother had always told me that Shikon no Tama had the great power, maybe it would make me stronger. So, I went to it. usually just mama and papa are allowed to go near to it, but because I was their son, seal let me though. But when I took it to my hands, it…it just disappeared. I couldn't do anything. But I swear, I didn't mean it! if I had known about that it was Naraku's seal's breaker, I wouldn't never done it!"

"I believe you. Don't worry. We will help you with this. But come on now, we have to sleep little bit, before we can fight."

"Okay. Thanks."

Everyone went to sleep as night fell over the dark and silent future.

End of Chapter three.

Hello! I hope you liked this chapter. I hope you don't blame Akehiko of his mistake, it wasn't his fault! He is really cute and innocent, but very weak, as future Shippo told. I hope you don't blame me about that there is not much romance yet, but there is going to be, in the end at least. Well, see you! Review, please!