Kagome gritted her teeth, and then asked, "Do I have your word that you will not harm him, or me?"

Seshoumaru narrowed his eyes, "You are in position to be negotiating, miko, but you have my word nonetheless."

Kagome blinked, and then let out a long breath. Here went nothing.

"I found him."

Seshoumaru cocked a brow, echoing her previous statement, "You found him?"

Kagome stared at the ground nervously, "Yeah."

The girl was not lying. That much was certain. Her scent remained unchanged and that somehow made the inuyoukai calm. She did not seek to deceive him. But she was definitely hiding something.

"And just where did you find him, miko?"

Kagome fidgeted a little and mumbled something which even Seshoumaru had to strain his ears to hear.

"The well."

Now, he seemed confused, not that his face betrayed anything, "The well? You found him in a well."

Kagome made a face and motioned to Kilala, who walked up to her. Kagome put the young inuyoukai on the ground.

"Keep an eye on him, all right?"

Kilala purred and settled down next to the pale faced child.

Kagome stood straight and looked Seshoumaru in the eye, "He was injured and I looked after him. I won't offer excuses as to why I took him with me. He was afraid and frightened. I wasn't going to leave him alone to die."

"Why is the pup's scent the same as this one's?"

Kagome shuffled her feet, and Seshoumaru growled impatiently.

"He's you."

Seshoumaru suspected something like this, but it was still a shock to him to find himself facing his past self.

"Why did you not kill him?"

Now it was Kagome's turn to growl, "He may grow up to be like you, but he is still just a child."

"Pup."

"Huh?"

Seshoumaru corrected her, "This one is a pup."

Kagome thought for a second and then shrugged her shoulders, "Makes sense."

"Hn. Why did you attempt to hide his presence?"

Kagome shrugged, "I'm not suicidal, Lord Seshoumaru. And you enjoy trying to kill me."

Seshoumaru didn't bother to reply. That part was true enough.

The pup moaned in pain, and Kagome immediately flitted to his side. Seshoumaru noticed the way she dismissed him from her mind without a second thought and growled. There was nothing wrong with the pup. He was fine. There was no need to hover over him. It didn't occur to him that the fact that this pup was his past self, meant that Kagome lavishing attention on him was one and the same thing.

However, he watched the child curiously. He looked just like him, only the pup carried a more innocent air about him. He was just an infant. Seshoumaru's eyes narrowed. He would only have known the basics of hunting. But, he wracked his memory, unable to remember anything. Shouldn't he, the Seshoumaru of this time, be able to remember a journey to the future? He got blurred glimpses and flashes of a laughing woman and screams and a green haze. It made no sense.

He glanced at the miko. She was kneeling next to the boy.

"Seshoumaru? How are you feeling?"

As the pup slowly regained consciousness, he blinked and let out a whine. His head hurt. He tried to remember where he was but failed. He tried to sit up, and Kagome helped him, supporting him with her hands. Blinking, he looked around disorientated and his gaze finally settled on his future self. He stared at him. Kagome was not injured so that meant she had talked to the Seshoumaru of this time.

Now that he was not scared for her, he studied his future self in awe. He was magnificent, and his aura was so immense. His face was beautiful, but cold, and he seemed to be studying him with some disdain. The open scorn on his face made the pup feel small and insignificant.. He turned towards Kagome and whispered, "Will I be this powerful one day?"

Kagome smiled at him and he felt reassured. Then something struck him and he cast an uneasy glance at the stoic inuyoukai, "Will he make me leave you?"

"What?"

Kagome then looked at the silent demon.

Seshoumaru studied the pair. It seemed that woman was very possessive about the pup, and the pup himself did not seem to want to be separated from her. The pup seemed more at ease with the miko as well. Maybe he should study his past self before taking any dire steps.

"I will not take the pup from your side, miko. It is obvious that he is used to your scent. You have two options. Either you and the pup shall travel with this Seshoumaru, or this Seshoumaru will travel with you and your group. I will not have my past self put into danger."

Kagome stared at him.

This was not what she had been anticipating.

A.N: I know my updates are short but I just can't seem to write long chapters. I'm too impatient….Do review.