Kagome's head slowly came out of the well and she looked around.

'I hope he hadn't noticed I was gone...' she thought but just then she saw him.

Inuyasha was sitting under a nearby tree. The tree's shadow was making it difficult to see him clearly and Kagome prepared for the yelling that she was sure was coming. Well, she was wrong. Inuyasha didn't move from his position and the girl slowly, trying not to make any noise, exited the well. She silently crept toward him.

'You're not the only one who can startle people when they're asleep.' Kagome thought smirking as she approached the hanyou.

When she was close enough to see him clearly she saw he was asleep. But by the looks of it the dream he was having wasn't a good one. He was clutching at Tetsusaiga and was making odd growling sounds, some of them sounding more like a whimper.

Kagome quickly went to him and kneeled in front of him. She placed her hands on his shoulders and shook him gently. He just clutched at his sword more tightly.

"Inuyasha, wake up." Kagome shook him again, this time harder.

"No..." he mumbled. "...couldn't...save her..."

"Inuyasha, please..." Kagome said louder than the last time and shook him even harder.

Suddenly Inuyasha's eyes shot open and his head snapped up hitting the tree trunk. He groaned and whimpered. He held his hands on the back of his head doubling over. Tetsusaiga fell on the ground, on his left. Kagome, who had pulled away when he awoke, now came back to him and tried to move his hands away from his head.

"Inuyasha, calm down." she said.

"Damn, it hurts..." the hanyou said through gritted teeth.

"Let me see." the girl pulled his hands away and ran her fingers through his hair to see if there was a wound.

"Don't touch it!" Inuyasha yelled and pulled away only to hit his head in the tree trunk again.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome tried to hold him but lost her balance and fell over him.

This time he only growled in frustration and sat up rubbing his head. "I hate that tree." he said and turned for a moment to glare at it. Suddenly he heard Kagome clear her throat. When he looked at her he saw he was holding her really tightly with his free right arm.

"Inuyasha, you can let me go now." Kagome said, a slight redness creeping on her cheeks.

Instead of complying the hanyou stiffened and his eyes widened in pure horror. His lips parted and he took a sharp breath. Kagome looked at him confused and when he just stood there she started to get worried.

"Inuyasha, are you alright?" she asked looking in his eyes.

When he still stood there without moving or saying anything Kagome reached with her left hand to touch his cheek. But when her hand came in contact with him he suddenly released her and growled. He looked around for Tetsusaiga and finding it stood up ready to leave.

"Sit." Kagome said. She knew that there was something seriously wrong with Inuyasha.

'And when we talk about Inuyasha – he'd prefer to fight with Naraku than admit anything at all.' she thought. 'So, I'll have to make him talk.'

"What did you do that for, wench?" Inuyasha yelled at Kagome when he was finally able to stand up.

She sat more comfortably on the grass and looked at him. He wanted to leave but knew he'd just get sat again, so he sat in front of her crossing his legs and arms. Kagome raised a brow as if waiting for something.

"What?" Inuyasha snapped.

"Did you have to call me that way?" she asked serious.

He just 'humph'ed and looked away. Kagome sighed and shook her head. They stood silent for a while. Inuyasha knew she was going to ask him about his dream and was desperately trying to find a way to avoid it. Kagome, on the other hand, had a problem of finding the words to ask him.

'I just sat him and now I'm going to ask him if he's ok?' she asked herself sarcastically. 'It'll look stupid.'

"Hey, Inuyasha, I'm sorry." she said and he 'feh'ed still looking away. "But that was the only way to stop you from going away..."

"And why did you want me to stay?" Inuyasha looked at her angry. "I thought you'd want to get rid of me knowing I'd be mad of you for leaving without warning."

"Why are you talking like that?" Kagome looked at him with hurt in her eyes. "I... You were having that bad dream and I was worried."

"Don't be the next time." Inuyasha said and stood up heading toward the village. "Are you coming or not?" he asked after seeing that she wasn't following.

"Yes." Kagome sighed and stood up.

TBC