Shippo was standing in a field that seemed to stretch on forever. He was curled up beside his father sleeping. He sighed happily in his sleep. Suddenly he felt a blast of cold air and opened his eyes. His father was no longer beside him. Instead he saw the thunder brothers floating just above him.
"Shippo you're the last one." One of them said. He looked to see that one of the thunder brothers was wearing his father's body as a belt.
"Father!" He called out tears forming in his eyes. The thunder brothers just looked at him and laughed. "You bastards!" He screamed at them. They immediately stopped laughing and glared at the little fox demon in front of them.
"You're gonna get it now you little weakling!" They yelled in unison. They began to chase him.
"AHHH!" He screamed.
"AHHH!" Shippo screamed as he shot up .
"Shippo?" He heard Kagome roll over and look at him. "Did you have a bad dream?"
"Mm-hm" he whimpered crawling into Kagome's lap. She sat up and began to rock him back and forth as he cried in her arms.
"Shh Shippo." She crooned gently. "You're ok I've got you, nothing's going to happen to you. I promise."
"Don't make promises you can't keep Kagome" Inuyasha said in a bitter tone.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"If he doesn't shut up I'm gonna punch him!" Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha…" Miroku warned as he woke up. Sango was already awake and staring at Kagome with a worried expression.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked sweetly. Inuyasha started to look scared. "SIT!" Inuyasha's head met the ground with a loud thump. "Humph" Kagome said and went back to rocking Shippo.
"Kagome would you sing me to sleep?" Shippo asked.
"Yes Lady Kagome" Miroku said.
"We're all awake you might as well" Sango reasoned. Kagome blushed a little and started singing.
"Come stop you're crying
It'll be alright
Just take my hand
Hold it tight.
I will protect you from
All around you" she glared at Inuyasha as she sang that
"I will be here don't you cry.
For one so small
You seem so strong
My arms will hold you
Keep you safe and warm.
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I will be here don't you cry.
Cuz you'll be in my heart
Yes you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart
Always
Why can't they understand
The way we feel
They just don't trust
What they can't explain
I know we're different but
Deep inside us
We're not that different at all.
Cuz you'll be in my heart
Yes you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
Don't listen to them
Cuz what do they know?
We need each other
To have, to hold
They'll see in time
I know
When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together cuz
You'll be in my heart
Yes you'll be in my heart
From this day on" Her voice climbed the staff to reach higher notes
"Now and forever more
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart
Always.
Always
I'll be with you
I'll be there for you always
Always and always
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
Always"
Kagome finished and looked at all her friend's faces. Miroku and Sango were asleep and slightly snoring. Shippo was in her arms smiling in his sleep. Inuyasha was looking at her with an amazed expression on his face.
"Wh-where did you learn that song?" He asked her.
"Hmm? My mom used to sing it to me every night before I'd go to bed." She looked at him and saw a far away look in his eyes. "Inuyasha? What's wrong?"
"Nothing…" He said. She laid Shippo down on her sleeping bag and moved over to wear Inuyasha was. She put her hand on his shoulder. She turned her head to the side and tried to look into his eyes.
"Tell me" she said gently.
"It's just… my mother used to sing that song to me too" He looked up at her light tears forming in his eyes. Kagome gave a small gasp and hugged him. He tensed in surprise to her touch but then melted and wrapped his arms around her.
"Oh Inuyasha. I'm so sorry. I didn't know. If I had I never would've sang that."
"No!" He very nearly shouted. "Don't be sorry. You sounded just like her! I mean I had started to forget my memories of her." He said sadly. "But when you started singing that song…. I remembered everything about her. Thank you Kagome." He said pulling back and looking into her deep chocolate brown eyes. And she looked in his beautiful gold ones. Kagome didn't know who leaned first but suddenly they were an inch apart and each lost in each other's eyes. "Kagome?" Inuyasha said in a gruff voice. He leaned in more and their lips met. The kiss was tender. They pulled apart and when Kagome opened her eyes and looked into Inuyasha's and saw they were hungry. They closed the distance between them quickly and began kissing again. Kagome moaned and leaned into him pressing her body against his. He swept his tongue across her bottom lip; asking for an entrance. She let him in and their tongues began exploring each other's mouth. Inuyasha ran his arms down her shoulders and down her waist before resting on her hips. Kagome shivered in delight. She had never felt anything as good as Inuyasha kissing her. She couldn't believe it.
This is actually happening!! She thought. I can't believe it. They broke apart gasping for air. Inuyasha looked in Kagome's eyes. He stroked her face. She closed her eyes and leaned into his hand.
"Kagome?" he asked tentatively. She opened her eyes and looked at him. "I love you" he whispered just loud enough for her to hear. She gasped. D-Did he just say he loves me?! Kagome thought excitedly. He was staring at her waiting for an answer.
"I love you too Inuyasha." She said. He grinned and leaned forward hugging her hard.
"You'd better" he growled playfully. She laughed and buried her face in his neck. They pulled apart and began kissing again. Kagome stroked Inuyasha's hair. Inuyasha began kissing down her jaw and on her neck. Kagome moaned and pulled his hair gently. She moved forward and rested her knees on his hips; sitting in his lap. He nipped her neck causing her to squeak in pleasure. He stopped kissing her and looked into her eyes. She smiled at him.
"We'd better get to sleep, Inuyasha." She told him. He frowned at her.
"Why?" he asked.
"If you want me to hike around this era and try to find you some jewel shards I've got to get some kind of sleep tonight." She laughed. He leaned in and started nibbling her neck again. She moaned in pleasure. Inuyasha pulled back and smirked.
"See? You don't even want to sleep"
"I may not want to but I need to" she laughed at his solemn expression. She rotated in his lap until her head was resting on his shoulder and she was lying across his lap. "If I sleep like this, will you be ok?"
"Yea" he said and kissed her forward. "Sleep well my Kagome." She sighed and closed her eyes.