The silence in Inuhime's sitting room was disturbed by a maid bringing some refreshments.
"Here are your refreshments miladies and milords."
"Nanami, I thought I told you that you have the rest of the day off."
"Forgive me, milady, but I got bored and decided to get back to work. No one hadn't ever given us a day off. We all appreciated the thought though."
"We? You mean that all of you..."
"Yes. We are so used to working that when we did got a day off. We just didn't know what to do with ourselves."
"Oh. I see. Thank you for the refreshments, then."
"It's my pleasure, milady."
Meanwhile, Inuhime watched amused in between worlds of the living and the dead. Amaterasu tapped on her shoulder to get her attention. Inuhime turned around and smiled. At first, she would had been startled, but since she got used to being there. Her senses would be double in the spirit realm then it would had been in the mortal realm. Therefore no one was able to use stealth or be able to hide their aurae as well as they could in the mortal realm.
"Child, are you wondering why you're senses are ten times more powerful here then in the mortal realm?"
Inuhime nodded. "It's because you are in your spirit form. Everyone in the Spirit World isn't like those in the Mortal World, where senses and abilities are limited. Here they were unleash as though it were never been half-sealed in the first place."
"Is tonight the night to resurrect the dead?"
"Yes."
Izanami appeared with Inutaisho, Inuyasha, and Kikyo.
"Child, we really do need your assistance in this because we, the Kami, are forbidden to open up the gates from the inside. It will take an outside force to open it. There are only two living beings in the Mortal World, who could open up both gates of heaven and the underworld."
"And who are they?"
"They are you and your son."
"My son? How? I mean he's 55 yrs old. He's still a pup."
"We know. The youkai sword, Tetsusaiga, has meidou zangetsuha, which could open up the gate of the Underworld. Your son has the same ability. Your father only had the power of rebirth, but couldn't access it inwardly."
"Shall we begin," asked Amaterasu.
They nodded in unison.
"Very well. You must manifest your power in one area and expand your power outward."
She did as she was told.
As everyone in Inuhime's sitting room were enjoying their refreshments. They were began feeling a warm and static feeling.
"Um...do you feel that?"
Sesshomaru said, "Yes, but I don't know where it's coming from."
Suddenly, a bright light manifest itself at the entrance of the sitting room. Inuhime used her body as to locate and send the portal to the room that was next to her vessal. A light was getting bigger and wider. Then when it became to the exact size as it was at the other side of the portal, a bright light begun dimming to a appropiate brightness. So that, it couldn't blind them no more.
Four shadowy figures appear in the light walking towards the exit in the Mortal World. Everybody's eyes widen because of what...should I say who came through the portal. Everyone was happy and their tears were overflowing. Everyone except for Sesshomaru, who rarely ever show any sort of affection, even if he saw his twin standing there in her glory, was crying happy tears.
Kagome gasped when she saw Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Inuhime.
She thought, "The one near Inuyasha must be the father of Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, InuTaisho, because all three of them looked similar in appearances. Although we resembled each other, Kikyo really looked like she has her own soul because her aura is now brighter than it was before she 'died' the second time around. Inuhime, certainly, looks like she's glowing. Could it be the light surrounding them the reason why she's glowing?"
Sesshomaru thought, "I wondered how Kagome feels when she sees the baka half-brother of mine. The same goes to my meddling mother, but is this case, my father. Hmm... I don't sensed anything other than happiness seeing them coming from Kagome. My mother, on the other hand, seeing father on the side of Inuhime. I wonder what she's thinking, right now. She better not start her foolishness again. If she does, I won't hesitant killing her. Or maybe I will just injure her. If Inuyasha believes he'll get Kagome back has another thing coming. No one and I mean no one will be able to take her away from me. They would had to kill me and send me to hell before I let that happened. My sister looks so radiant in her kimono. Wait a minute, why is she not wearing what she'd now wearing on her body. It would be logical if she was, but she's wearing a brillant white kimono with pink sakura petals embroidered on it. She can't be dead, can she?"
Inukimi thought, "My mate. He still is as handsome as I remembered him looking before he died. I wondered if Inuhime, the Kami, or perhaps both are testing me because of my feelings and actions of the past. I feel no hatred or even jealousy in my heart as I am seeing them standing side by side. I am grateful for that. I am just happy seeing him alive...wait alive. And he's not the only one either. I seems that my mate's half-breed son and that miko person are alive as well. Hmm...knowing the history between Kagome, Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Sesshomaru will be interesting to watch, yet I sense nothing, but happiness coming from Kagome. Hmm...I wondered what Sesshomaru is thinking right now. The way his aura is appearing and fluctuating, it seems that he isn't thrilled seeing his half breed half-brother. My daughter, she looks as radiant as the sun. Wait a minute, can it be that she's dead? Oh no, she can't be dead. The Kami can't be that cruel to take her away, can they? Oh yes, they could or would if they'd desire to be so. I hope that this is only temperary. I don't know what I'll do if I lost Inuhime this time. This time will be no turning back. Oh Kami, please don't take her away. Not yet. Please, not yet."
Inuhime spoke as the light disappeared.
"Mother, Sesshomaru, and Kagome, as you know father, Inuyasha, and his soul mate Kikyo are here to help with our new foe. I know you have questions regarding of this situation. So please let's clear the air before we go any further."
Sesshomaru was the first to speak. "Inuyasha, if you think that you are going to take..."
Inuyasha chuckled as he interrupted his brother. "Keh. Didn't you listen to sister? Geez, ice prick, I hadn't been here under a minute and here you are accusing me of wanting to take Kagome. Yes, it's true. I love her, but only as a sister. Besides Kikyo is my soul mate."
Kikyo added while smiling excitely, "Kagome, don't worry about me needing your soul to survive. Inuhime had given me my own soul. I am my own person, now."
InuTaisho said, "Inukimi, I am aware of your desire to know and to regain the love and trust that you'd foolishly rejected those many years ago, but if you broke her heart. I promise I will kill you; make no misconceptions about that."
Inukimi knew that he would say something similiar to that. To make no arguements about it; she submitted.
"Don't worry about that, InuTaisho. I will not betray her like I did in the past. I came to my senses a long after you'd died. Probably even before then, subconciously."
InuTaisho looked at Inuhime to see her reaction. She told him telepathically that she was sincere and telling the truth.
"Very well, but my promise still stands, Inukimi."
"Is there any more questions or statements you like to say before this one returns to the Spirit World?"
Inukimi yelled, "You are not staying!"
Inuhime shook her head. "Mother, I am much needed somewhere else."
"What are you saying? Are you telling me that you are dead or something?"
Inuhime looked at everyone in the room and said with a firm voice, "Let me make something clear to you. I am NOT dead. The Kami has an assignment that I must do. Please know that I love you and miss you all. So please, don't make this any harder as it already is."
They all nodded in unison apologically.
"Good. I need to return. Remember to work as a team. You will gain alliances while this foe is making havoc. Sesshomaru since now you know that Inuyasha won't do what you thought he would do. Promise me that you will try at least be nice to our brother. The same goes for you, too, Inuyasha. I may be in a comatose state, but I will know what is going on. So the both of you, BEHAVE OR ELSE."
As she was saying those last few words, her eyes were beaming dark red. Sesshomaru knew immediately that she means it. He has no desire to get his ass kick by his twin. Even though, they are about the same in strength wise. She can still beat him. He has no desire to look weak in front of Kagome and/or the rest for that matter. They all simply nodded. She smiled knowing that she made her point clearly.
"This isn't good-bye. We will see each other again soon. Father, please watch over mother."
He nodded reluctantly. She gracefully turned around and vanished in thin air.