I woke up to the sound of the cool wind blowing nicely through the wind. It was a pretty nice day, nothing too special, just an ordinary spring day.

"Inuyasha! Hey wake up silly"

I shot up from my comfortable spot in the plains and saw her. That beautiful maiden smiling at me with that lovely, god forsaken, smile that makes my heart stop.

"Come walk with me"

she reached out her hand and tilted her head slightly to the left. But just shrugged it off on purpose.

"No! I'm tired" I laid back down with my arms behind my head. I started to smile knowing what Kagomes next move was going to be.

"come on Inuyasha, you can't sleep all day"

And as I predicted she grabbed my hand and pulled me up. Together we walked through the meadow hand to hand. I searched for Miroku and the others, but no one was around. It didn't matter anyways, I wanted them gone…all I wanted was to be with her. If only I just tell her….tell her that I'm in love with her.

"Kagome"

"Yes"

I pulled her closer to me until I was able to wrap my arms around her body and I can feel her warmth.

"I've been wanting to tell you something…"

I can't hold it back anymore, I can't keep it a secret from her. It's now or never.

"Kagome…I wanted to say that I'm…in…"

then she disappeared. In an instant she vanished from my arms.

"Kagome? Kagome!?"

The dark gray clouds overtook the warm sun and brought forth a cold, violent blast of wind. Then I smelt it. That awful smell of burnt flesh and blood.

Naraku was here.

I could hear the basterd laughing from behind, and I didn't hesitate to take out my sword and face the monster.

"Naraku!"

I swung the Tessuiga from above him to slice off his head, but he quickly dodged it and disappeared from my eyes.

"Naraku!! NARAKU WHERE ARE YOU?! SHOW YOURSELF!!"

"Inuyasha!"

And there he was from afar, laughing as he lift Kagome from the ground and tightly squeezed her neck, until air was impossible to capture. I felt my blood rise as saw him chocking her, I was not going to lose her to him! Not ever!

"LEAVE HER ALONE!!"

I ran up closer to them, until a ring of fire as tall as a mountain crossed my path. I tried to go through it, but the flames were think and I couldn't see

"Inuyasha! Inuyasha!!"

"Kagome!!"

And then I heard it! That terrifying sound that nearly crushed my soul. The sound of a neck snapping in half. Narkus laugh was heard after and it only got louder and louder.

"Kagome!! Kagome are you still there! Kagome!! KAGOME!!"

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Inuyasha wakes up in a gasp, with his heart pounding, and sweat pouring down from his face. It was night time and Inuyasha was up in a tree sleeping, while everyone slept on the ground.

Inuyasha sighs in relief

"Curse it all…why do I keep having this stupid dream? Is something going to happen to Kagome?"

Inuyasha jumps down from his branch to Kagome's sleeping bag..

"Kagome" Inuyasha slightly moves some of her hair to see her face.

"She looks so peaceful when she sleeps. Kagome what's going to happen to you?" Inuyasha stares at Kagome until she wakes up

"Inuyasha?" Kagome yawned " What…why are you staring at me. Is there something wrong?"

Inuyasha jumps backwards. He just couldn't be so close to her at the moment.

"I…um… saw you shivering and I just wanted to check up on you."

"Oh it's nothing to worry about. It's just cold tonight."

Inuyasha takes off his robe and wraps it around Kagome.

"Here, you can use it for tonight."

"Thank you, but will you be cold"

"I'll be fine"

Inuyasha's concerned look on his face caught Kagomes eyes, and naturally she would be worried.

"Ah, Inuyasha…us there something wrong? You know you can tell me"

"No… I just…"

Inuyasha was silent, he couldn't tell her about his dream. Everyone was already up to their necks over Naraku and Kohaku. Telling them about his dream, even him wasn't certain about, would only make things worse.

"Inuyasha?"

"I'm going for a walk"

"I'll come with you"

"No, I'll be alright by myself." Inuyasha gives her a little smile "Go bck to sleep. We have to get an early start tomorrow."

"alright"

Kagomes gives a little yawn and falls back to sleep, while Inuyasha walked away into the night.

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The afternoon, Inuyasha was still half asleep as for everyone who was wide-awake.

"Yawn! So what leads do we have?"

"None so far, we didn't find any clues at Oni's remains" replied Miroku

Inuyasha was getting annoyed and folded his arms.

"Darn it! We always lose Naraku at the last minute. Man this is annoying."

"You said it!" Shippo agreed. A small growling noise was heard beyond the trees, and everyone stared at its source.

Shippo's hungry little stomach.

"When are we going to eat? I'm starving"

"Yeah, come to think of it we all haven't eaten anything for two days now." said Sango

"Look! There's a village up ahead." said Kagome as she pointed her finger the upcoming village.

"But you forget, we ran out of money."

"Don't worry, I have it under control"

Everyone looks at Miroku. Knowing him, that he was most likely to scam the village in a phony exorcism. Next thing you know, all of them are sitting in a well furnished room with lunch right before them.

"I wonder what Miroku told them this time let us stay the night."

"Knowing Miroku, he might told them a phony tale or something about a demon nearby. What a liar." said Inuyasha

"Sadly that is probity true." Kagome agreed

Miroku walks into the room with a bunch of ladies following him.

"Please, please ladies I'm only here to help." said the beautiful geishas "Thank you lord monk!"

"We only wish we can do more to satisfy you."

"That is okay, you've done enough." Miroku closes the door and sits down to eat lunch.

"What did you do, Miroku." said Sango

"I simply told the people in this town that I put up a barrier to keep away the upcoming danger."

"What danger?" said Inuyasha

"Well Naraku is still out there, that is enough danger isn't"

Nobody could really say anything. True that Naraku was out there so it might be dangerous.

"Also I heard they have the best dinning here, so I couldn't refuse."

Now everyone knew it was just a fake lie.

An old man comes into the room with some more food and sits it on the table.

"Excuse me monk, but does this have to do with the mysterious castle on the mountain."

"A castle on the mountain?" said Kagome

"Yes one day as I was walking I saw a mysterious castle on the mountain near us. I wanted to go but I think some sort of barrier was around it. So I went away. After I left I felt a very bad feeling for my village."

"A barrier around the mountain!?" thought Kagome "Maybe that is where Naraku is hiding."

"Which way is this mountain?" said Sango

"Just north from here, it's about a two day walk from here."

"We should be going then. Naraku might be hiding over there." said Kagome

"Right lets go." said Inuyasha

As everyone walks outside Miroku runs and stops them at the door.

"Stop! We can't go now."

"How come"

"I sort of told everyone that we will stay here for one night to make sure everyone is safe."

Everyone give Miroku an evil stare and Miroku sweats a little bit.

Inuyasha sit down all aggravated.

"Geeze how annoying! Why do we always end up saving Miroku's butt every time he screws up."

"Thank you for helping me out with this."

"Yeah! Yeah!"

Inuyasha then remembers his dream last night. He remembers the mountain, Kagome, Naraku, and himself.

"Could that be the mountain the old man is talking about? Is that where he is hiding?"

Kagome notices Inuyasha sudden silence.

"Anything wrong Inuyasha?" wondered Kagome

"No, its nothing. I'm going for a walk."

Inuyasha walks outside and goes toward the woods. Kagome walks outside the house and waits at the door.

"Inuyasha? Are you sure your alright? You've been acting strange since last night."

"Its nothing alright! A guy needs to think a while doesn't he!"

Feeling a little awkward from shouting at Kagome, Inuyasha continued toward the forest. Kagome looked at him he was completely out of her sight..

"Hope he doesn't get into to much trouble." Kagome worried

"Don't worry. Inuyasha will able to handle anything that comes in his way." said Shippo

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Night quickly approached

Inuyasha freely lies on a tree branch staring at the black, starry sky. While messing with his necklace. Inuyasha chuckles as he ran the beads of segaration through his fingers. "I wonder why I still can't get these blasted things off." Inuyasha remembers when Kagome and he first met. How Kaede gave, or should I say, place the beads on him against his will.

He remembers all the times he had with Kagome. The time he first met her. The first time she told him to sit. The first she cried for him, the first time he ever held her.

Inuyasha held his chest as his heart began to race.

"Kagome…I need to tell you" all the sudden Inuyasha sees a bunch f white wavy demons in the sky. "Are those…Kikyo's soul collectors?" Inuyasha ran after the soul collectors with led him to an open cliff where you got a great view of feudal Japan.

Right there looking from the cliff was Kikyo and her servants.

"Kikyo"

"Hello Inuyahsa, I see you have survived."

"Duh, I wasn't going to let Naraku kill me that easily."

"Inuyahsa, have you figured out how to destroy Naraku yet."

"We need to destroy his heart for him to completely be destroyed. But I thought you knew that."

"In order to destroy the heart you need to pierce it with a strong enough sacred arrow. Sadly, my arrows aren't that strong. If you want to completely destroy Naraku you need to find a priciest stronger then I."

"Where can I find such a priciest?"

"I don't know if there was any stronger priciest. If they were, they would have been chosen to guard the sacred jewel shard in the first place."

Inuyahsa and Kikyo were silent for a bit. Kikyo thought back to the time Kagome saved her from the miasma. Only a person with enormous power was able to do that. Then she thought about Kagome using her arrow. Kikyo looked at her companions "Maybe she. . ."

"Kikyo?"

"Naraku's powers are getting stronger by the day Inuyasha and so is his heart."

"Naraku's heart is getting stronger?"

"I have to go. I'll see you again soon".

Kikyo files up into the skies along with her servant and disappears.

"Kikyo"