Chapter 14: The Tale of The Miko and The Hanyou

"Sit, I'm going to tell you the story. It's going to take a while." She told them; Inuyasha walked over to her and sat down.

"One year ago, when my illnesses started I discovered that the well could bring me back to 1512. I am the reincarnation of a miko there. She pinned Inuyasha to the tree around 1462. When I got out of the well I was attacked and he awoke because I called for help. I unpinned him and shattered the Shikon no Tama later. We have been fighting various demons to get the shards. They can give you ultimate power if the jewel is complete… Kouga is a wolf demon, Sesshoumaru is a inu-youkai and is Inuyasha's half brother, Miroku is a monk with a cursed 'wind tunnel' in his hand, Sango is a demon slayer, and Shippo is a kitsune."

"Why aren't they here with you?" Yuka asked.

"Because the only ones who can pass through are me and Inuyasha."

"So, why are you a inu-hanyou?" Houjo asked.

"Because I'm Inuyasha's mate." Kagome told him.

"Mate?" Ayumi asked.

"Wife in human terms." Inuyasha offered up.

"When did this happen? Is this the two timer?" Eri asked.

"Two-timer? Kagome?" Inuyasha asked furiously. Kagome laughed nervously.

"I should of known when you rejected me all those times, Kagome. I'm sorry." Houjo told her.

"It's ok, Houjo." Kagome told him.

"Hey guys? Do you remember that story we read about the miko and the half-demon legend we read about in history?" Yume asked.

"Oh, yea. It never mentioned the names but I think it was around that time…" Eri told her.

"Here, I've got my book. Lets see… Oh here it is. The Tale Of The Miko and The Hanyou."

"Let me see that Houjo!" Kagome told him.

He handed the book to her. She gasped.

"What is it?" Inuyasha asked.

"It tells exactly what happened and…" Her eyes got as wide as saucers.

"What?"

"It says… It says how we defeated Naraku…" Kagome said quietly.

"How? How, tell me!" Inuyasha said.

"No, I can't! It's too painful! Oh Inuyasha!" She cried into his haori.

Eri grabbed the book. "It says what you said Kagome and then this, 'Inuyasha used his large sword to destroy the other hanyou-'"

"Naraku."

"'-Then Inuyasha turned into a youkai and in order to protect the miko, defeated the other hanyou with one blow.' "

"What's so bad about that?" Inuyasha said. "I've turned into a youkai before and turned back safely too, without hurting you. And now we're mates, Kagome you don't have to be afraid of me. I've told you before, I can feel it. He loves you as well."

"That's what your older self said." She replied.

"My older self? Huh?"

"When I first came here earlier today, I meat your older self. He said that the battle with Naraku is in a week and that he is stronger than ever. We must team up with Sesshoumaru and Kouga to win or else. And we'll need all our power too."

"We're you with him?"

"No, you were alone. He didn't say anything about me or anything else."

"Wait, how come you saw him as his older self? You would die! Humans only live at the most a century!" Houjo said.

"Half demons have a WAY longer life span than humans do. So my older self was probably only in his 20's in human years." Inuyasha told him.

"Yea, and he was human too. He only looked human though. He said something about we are living off of my power to keep us human. There will be demon slayers in a few centuries that will kill off every demon alive. He said our whole family, Shippo, Kouga, us, and even Sesshoumaru are depending on my power to keep them safe!"

"Wow, you will probably be really weak then." Houjo added.

"No, if I was to be weak, I would hold the well open. But I couldn't even do that for an hour without collapsing."

"ANYWAY… Back to the story… 'The miko got frightened of the youkai and he tried to calm her but she hurt him and he turned on her. He tried to kill her but she used the jewel to restore herself and him by turning themselves into inu-youkais. She was unharmed after this and he returned to his normal self, regretting what he had done, he tried to kill himself. Kagome stopped him. She told him what she had wished for and he stopped. In the end they had four children. They were hunted down, along with all the rest of the demons. No one knows what happened to them to this day.' Well, we already know what happens to you. You live here." Eri told them.

Kagome had cried throughout the whole rest of the story; Inuyasha attempted to comfort her as their future was being read aloud to them.

"Kagome, I'm sorry. That this is going to happen to you…" Ayumi told her.

"It's all right. At least I know I won't have to go through that dream again for too much longer…"

"What dream?" Yuka asked.

"I had a dream last night that I couldn't find Inuyasha… Then… Then I found him and he was a… a youkai!… He tried to kill me… he said he had… had… always wanted to… kill me! " Kagome sobbed as she clutched Inuyasha's haori harder and he tightened his grip on her.

"What did I tell you, wench? I told you I would never do that! Not even if I couldn't control my self!" Inuyasha told her sweetly.

"You called her a WENCH?" Houjo asked infuriated. Inuyasha growled and looked at him His eyes flashed red for a second and now knew why she hated his youkai side.

"Inuyasha, don't." Kagome told him rubbing his ear. Inuyasha tried to hold back a purr, but it didn't work.

Eri laughed. "Aww, that's cute! Can I try?"

"I wouldn't Eri. He only lets me do it. Or on occasion my mom." Kagome told her continually rubbing his ear.

"Ok, will you stop petting me now?" Inuyasha said after a while.

"Fine. At least I didn't sit you."

"You got that right."

"Sit? Huh?"

"These beads-" Kagome said while pulling the necklace out of her sleeve, and Inuyasha cringed when he saw them. "-are beads of subdegation. Watch…"

"Oh no, you don't!"

"Come on Inuyasha. Just one more time? I'll destroy them afterwards if you let me do it! You can even help me!"

"Feh. Fine once. Then you better take them off or else I WILL kill you!"

Kagome started to mumble a prayer as the beads turned pink. Inuyasha looked away. Knowing what was going to happen. Everyone else of course the eyes were on the beads. They disappeared from her hand and Inuyasha saw them then and along with every one else, around his neck. He flattened his ears.

"Sit." Kagome said and Inuyasha fell head first into the floor, once the spell wore off he popped back up and walked over to Kagome.

"Now take em' off!"

"Maybe I don't wanna." Kagome teased.

Inuyasha growled deeply, Kagome's eyes widened knowing he wasn't playing. Though she knew, he could never lay a hand on her. She took the beads off and he sighed.

"You better destroy that thing tonight wench!"

"I will with you're help. Last time it broke was when Sesshoumaru hit you with the Tokujin. I can't do it on my own. Even if I am the reincarnation of the one who made them." Kagome told him. He growled again.

"Well. We came here to say goodbye, so I think it's time to go. It's already 5 o'clock. Seeing as You got here at three, and I got here around one or so."

"I'm gonna miss you Kagome! Don't leave!" Ayumi told her.

"Yea Kagome! Don't leave, stay here!" Yuka agreed.

"We love you Kagome!" Eri yelled.

All three girls were on top of Kagome, what looked like strangling her. Inuyasha and Houjo just stared. After a minute when they didn't let go Inuyasha started to growl again. All three girls jumped up frightened.

"Oh, Inuyasha. I've taken on, you, Naraku, Sesshoumaru, and many other demons. You think I can't handle three teenage girls on my own?" Kagome asked him while she sat up.

They all got up an walked to the door. "Good bye mom, Grandpa, Souta! I love you! I won't forget you! I'll come see you as soon as I can!" Kagome yelled back to them. "Good bye Eri, Yuka, Ayumi, Houjo. I'll use Higurashi as my last name in this century so, you may meet up with my kids. Then you can come visit when you find me, or I find you, which ever."

"Goodbye Kagome!" They all yelled. Everyone was at the well house. She waved goodbye and clung onto Inuyasha as she jumped down the well into the past for the last time. When they got out of the well Kagome stopped and smiled at Inuyasha.

"You wanna destroy it now?" Kagome said lifting the beads out of her sleeve.

"Sure. Put it on the ground." He said as he unsheathed his sword.

"Here'd goes! AH!" He said splitting it in two pieces. Kagome picked up the two pieces and threw it in the well.

"There, now I can't get it." Kagome told him.