A/N: Hello again guys! I just wanted to take this opportunity to answer one of the questions someone posed in a comment. The question was how far along Rin was in her pregnancy. And, she's a few months, maybe around 6 months. :-). Hope that helps!
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Chapter 27: Back to the Future
Having Rin around was amazing, Tamako spent so much time in town. But, all things must come to an end, and Sesshoumaru insisted on getting her back to the safety of the castle in the western lands. They'd only stayed for about a week. It was sad to see them go, but she knew she'd see Rin again.
Since Rin and Sesshoumaru had left, it was more now down to business. They had to decide what would be done about the Kanju and Kyora who was seeking it. In order to gain more information, they all met in the woods by the Goshinboku. They wanted a bit of an air of privacy so nobody would hear them.
Tamako, Kouga, Inuyasha, Kagome and Kohaku met there to talk.
"You're not going after Kyora, and thats final." Kouga said to her.
A frown formed on Tamako's lips, looking at her mate. "Last time I checked I'm my own person and can make my own decisions. Just because you're my mate does not mean that you own me." she said.
"Enough." Inuyasha inserted, looking at the two of them. "You can't exactly go after him, Tamako. If you hold the jewel he seeks, than you will be in more danger than you know."
Kagome sighed a little. "He will find out she holds the jewel eventually. Ryura did, so Kyora will as well." she said.
"Right! See, he'll find out. So why not fight him?" Tamako asked.
Growling, Kouga looked at her. "Theres a difference between defending yourself and running towards death!" he declared.
Tamako crossed her arms across her chest, a heavy sigh coming from her, looking down. "Yeah...I suppose you're right. But, we cannot just sit back and let him come and attack us." she said.
"What about what we talked about, huh? About pups? If you want to go after everyone thats after this stupid jewel, that'll never happen." Kouga pointed out.
Growling slowly, Tamako looked at him. "I'm not wanting to go after everyone! This Kyora is killing people to find me. Killing them! Thats who I want to go after.."
"The longer we argue about it, the longer Kyora will be out there, and the faster he'll find you, Tamako." Kohaku pointed out. He hadn't once chimed in during the argument, but now was the time.
A blush spread across Tamako's face when she heard his voice. Looking towards him a little and sighing. "True...but we'd be able to tell if he was coming. Theres two half demons, and a full fledged demon here. I don't think he can take us by complete surprise."
"Keh, yeah, like any demon could sneak up on us." Inuyasha said, looking towards his daughter. "I hate to say this, but for once I agree with wolf boy over there."
"Watch it muttface..." Kouga growled, shooting him a glare.
Tamako sighed a little. "Would you both stop!? Kouga, stop calling my dad a mutt. I'm sick and tired of hearing you two bicker. You sound like a married couple."
"Do not!" they both chimed in at the same time.
Kagome giggled a little. "Actually, dear, you do." she said, resting one hand on Inuyasha's elbow, looking up at him. "We all have to get along for this. Including you and Kouga."
"Right!" Tamako said, looking at Kouga and pouting cutely to him. "Please? For me?" she asked.
Kouga looked to her, shaking his head. "Fine. I'll get along. For now. I still don't have to like him." he said.
"No, but you have to get along." Tamako insisted.
"Can we stop arguing and talk about the matter at hand?" Kohaku asked, looking at the four of them. "What will we do about this situation."
"Obviously we're not going to agree on anything...this is hopeless." Tamako said, crossing her arms across her chest.
"But we're all in agreement that you should stay put here." Inuyasha said, looking at his daughter. "Begin your life. Kouga said you spoke about having pups. Do it. You don't have to spend your life fighting. I've made sure of that. I've taught you enough to protect yourself, yes, you can protect yourself. You're strong, yes...but you don't have to be on your own." he explained.
Looking up at her father, her ears drooped a little bit. "But I want to. I want to be strong and I want to stop this guy.."
"It doesn't have to be your job. If he figures it out and comes looking, then we will deal with him. As of right now, he's aimlessly trying to find information on the jewel, which his brother obviously did not share with him." he said, looking at his daughter and smiling a bit to her.
A sigh came from her lips, nodding. "I suppose you're right.." she said.
At her words, Kouga almost sighed in relief.
And Kohaku nodded. "I will try to gather more information about Kyora. He killed everyone in my village, I will not let him get away with that."
"There, see? We have a plan. Kohaku can take care of himself." Inuyasha said.
Kouga, Inuyasha and Tamako all seemed to stiffen at the same time. A growl came from each of them as they glanced towards one area.
"Kagome. Home. Now." Inuyasha instructed, resting one hand on the hilt of his tetsusaiga.
"What?" Kohaku asked, looking at them.
"Somethings coming." Tamako answered. Her own fingers finding the hilt of her sword.
A gust of wind nearly knocked all of them back. The only one that was knocked back was Tamako. She fell back, stumbling into Kohaku. Both of them fell onto the ground with an oompf.
Slowly shifting to sit up a little, Tamako looked down at Kohaku slowly, blushing. "Hey...are you okay? I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize. What in kami was that?" he asked, sitting up with her a little.
Wind seemed to surround them all, and it was a harsh wind. Inuyasha moved one hand to steady Kagome so she wouldn't fall, unsheathing his sword and planting the transformed blade into the ground so they wouldn't move.
Kouga dug his feet against the ground, kneeling and growling, looking around. "I don't know, but I don't like this..." he said.
It seemed to narrow to surround Tamako and Kohaku, mostly Tamako. She let out a yell as she moved to grip ahold of Kohaku for support, leaning against him.
A scream came from Tamako, making Kouga and Inuyasha look back quickly. Roots sprung from the ground, entangling around the two of them on the ground. Pushing them up into the air, Tamako screamed, her arms moving around Kohaku's neck to grip him a little as they were pushed above the trees. She'd been within the trees, but with nothing but these roots holding them up...it scared her a little.
The roots wrapped around the two of them, squeezing them against each other so tightly, she let out a whine.
"Well well, we finally meet." A mans voice came once they were high enough in the air.
Tamako opened her eyes halfway, looking up at the man standing ontop of one of the roots by them, a smug grin on his face. He had long red hair and similar red eyes. His features almost looked more feminine than masculine, but his scent was undoubtedly male.
Upon seeing him, Kohaku's eyes widened. "You...Kyora..."
"Yes. And I knew I would eventually find you with the girl. Good work, Kohaku. Naraku was right to keep you. You are a good ally." Kyora said with a grin, looking towards Tamako. "And you, my dear, will be mine." he determined.
Growling at him, she glared at him, shaking her head. "Like hell I will. You won't get what you seek, Kyora, so just...give up."
Kyora chuckled slowly, reaching to cup her chin, pulling her face to look at him. "Oh, but you will. You possess the thing I want. And you will give it to me. Like it or not." he said, grinning.
Shaking her head, she pulled her face away from his grip. She was barely able to move, being held against Kohaku so tightly against the branches.
Kohaku gripped her a little, shifting and pulling his own sword from its sheath. "I don't think so." he said as he got his hand free. Slicing at the branches that held them. His sword cut through them and he gasped as he started to fall.
And, Tamako fell with him. Letting out a yell, she looked down at the ground, her eyes wide. "W-What now!?" she asked.
"Just...hold on." Kohaku said. Letting his sword go, he moved his arms around her shoulders and pulled her so he was falling just below her, his back facing the ground. Closing his eyes tightly as he held her, bracing himself for the impact.
"Tamako!" Kouga yelled when he saw them falling, running towards them.
The two fell alright, before Kouga could get to them. And, the fell straight through the Bone Eaters Well.
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They laid on the bottom of the well for almost forever before Tamako slowly stirred. Shifting a little, her body still mostly on top of Kohaku's. Closing her eyes tighter before opening them just a little. "Wha-..." she started to say. Shifting to push off of him, laying on her back on the cold ground, wincing and looking up. The entire well was dark. She could not see the sky.
"Ko-haku?" she asked, slowly glancing towards the man that laid beside her. "Kohaku!" she said. Pushing herself to sit up, resting her hands on his shoulders and shaking him a little. "Kami please wake up Kohaku...please wake up. Please. I can't be the reason you die, I can't." she said.
As she shook him, Kohaku winced, opening his eyes just a little. "Not...dead..." he said. Opening them a little more, he pushed himself to sit up a little.
"Oh thank Kami." she said, hugging him slowly, relieved he was alive.
A blush crossed his cheeks, clearing his throat a little. "Ah-hem...I'm fine. How though? Where...where are we?" he asked.
Slowly she let him go, shifting to sit up a bit more, looking up at the top of the well. "I dunno. I think we're in the Bone Eaters Well. But...I can't see the sky..." she said.
"Kouga! Daddy! Mama!" Tamako called, hoping to hear their voices. When she got no answer, she pouted a little. "Well, somethings wrong. Come on." she said.
Helping him to his feet, she moved one arm around his waist to hold him. Crouching and jumping up high, landing on the edge of the wood of the well, moving to let Kohaku go and looking around. They were inside some sort of building.
"A building? We...we weren't inside before..." Kohaku said confused. Stepping off the side of the well, slowly he took a few steps up the stairs that were in front of them. Moving to the door, his fingers moved to slide them open, wincing a little as the light from outside spilled in.
Coming up behind him, Tamako looked outside, blinking as she looked around. Seeing the Goshinboku, as well as the house that sat just by it. It looked so strange, yet so familiar. She winced a little, her ears pinning to her head as she was assaulted by all the sounds and smells suddenly. They weren't in the woods anymore, that was for sure.
Tokyo looked so strange to her. She hadn't been there in years, not since she was five years old, twelve years ago. Her sensitive ears and nose weren't used to the smells anymore.
"Tamako..?" Kohaku asked, seeing the look on her face. "Whats wrong?"
"I...I know this place. I...I grew up here. But...but how are we back?" she asked, glancing back at the Bone Eaters Well. "I...I guess the well saved us... that fall would have killed us." she said. Turning her attention back outside, looking over at the house. Slowly she tilted her head to one side, her ears twitching a little.
Looking at her confused, Kohaku blinked. "You grew up here? Didn't you grow up in the village?"
"Yeah, sorta. But...I was born here." she explained. Shaking her head a little. "Oh Kami...I hope we can get back." she said.
"What do you mean get back? We can't get back!?" he asked frantically, turning to look at the well and walking back up to it, resting his hands on the wood and looking down the well.
Sighing, she nodded. "Yeah. My mother lived in this time...she traveled back a lot to hunt down Naraku with my dad. And when the shikon no tama ceased to exist...the well stopped working. She um...found out about me after the well sealed. My dad came back through when I was five and brought me home. Since then the well hasn't worked..."
Slowly she walked up to the well with him, leaning against the wood and looking through. "I don't know how to get it to work..or if it will even work." she said with a sigh, standing up straight and smiling to him. "So...lets make the best of this. The well doesn't work just because we tell it to."
"Yeah...we need to get back though...and soon. Who knows what Kyora is going to do with us gone."
"You can say that again." she said with a sigh, looking at the well. "Lets hope it opens soon." she said. Glancing at the doors again, biting her bottom lip. "But...but my grandma...and uncle...should be here..." she said. She hadn't seen them in years, she barely even remembered them. Most of her memories were from the feudal era.
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Kohaku and Tamako weren't the only ones worried. Kouga had ran to the well, looking down in it and seeing nothing there. "What the hell! They fell right here!" he said, growling.
Inuyasha was just behind Kouga, looking down the well, his eyes going wide. "No...no no no..." he said. Not everyone in the feudal era knew about Tamako's true past, that she and Kagome were really born in the future.
Inuyasha's hands hit against the well. "NO! Give her back! Give. Her. Back!" he yelled down into the well. Bringing himself to stand on the edge of the well, he jumped in. But, there was no blue light, no weightlessness, just gravity pulling him down to the ground. "No..." he said. Hitting his fists against the stone wall of the well, growling.
All the while he was doing this, Kouga watched him in confusion. "Who in the hell are you yelling at? Have you lost your damn mind?"
The half demon in the well growled, his hands hitting the side of the well. "You can't do this...you can't...I can't lose her, not my daughter." he said. Slowly his golden eyes started to bleed into red, the whites of his eyes turning first, his claws starting to get longer, his growls deepening.
Kagome came up to the well next, looking down at Inuyasha, shaking her head. "Oh no...no...Inuyasha. She didn't..." she said slowly.
"Would someone tell me whats going on!?" Kouga demanded. "Where is she?"
Tears welled up in Kagome's eyes as she watched her husband. One hand rested over her mouth. "She's in Tokyo..."
"And where is this Tokyo? How can she get there through a well?" Kouga asked, not understanding.
Looking up at him with tear filled eyes, Kagome bit her bottom lip. "She's...she's safer there than here. Kyora cannot get to her. Tokyo is where I was born. Five hundred years in the future. The Bone Eaters Well and the Shikon no Tama brought me here to this era. After the jewel disappeared I was trapped on the other side, and gave birth to Tamako. I died there...and Inuyasha brought Tamako back here." she explained, looking down the well.
Within the well, Inuyasha was fuming. His eyes bled to red completely, his fangs elongated and his claws grew. He couldn't stop his rage, even with tetsusaiga sheathed in his possession. His demon blood screamed at him to protect his daughter, but he didn't know how. She was just gone.
"In the future? Are you kidding me?" Kouga asked, looking at Kagome, growling slowly. "How do we get her back!"
"I...I don't know. The well doesn't exactly tell anyone its plans...perhaps it opened the dimension in order to save her..." she answered, looking down at the wood. "I wish I had an answer...I truly do. My baby..." she said, her fingers moving to grip the wood. "If...if she's stuck there...I'll never see her again...oh Kami." she said, slowly sinking down to her knees.
His eyes held disbelief as Kouga looked at the well, shaking his head. "This...this can't be happening. It can't..."
But, it was. Not only was Tamako gone, but Kohaku as well, disappeared to the other side of the Bone Eaters Well.
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A/N: So, I changed up Kyora's powers. Well, added to them. Its basically the same guy from the movie, just with...more stuff. Hope you enjoyed! :-) I was so iffy about this chapter, let me know how it is.