Wandering Through Dreamland

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and have no intent on plagiarism. I just wanted to write my take on a bigger story created by Rumiko Takahashi.

Summary: While on their search for the Shikou no Tama and Naraku, the gang meets a formidable foe. Whose will power will prove to be strong enough to save everyone? Read on to discover the characters deepest dreams… and nightmares. This is suppose to be like a filler episode thing and it's going to (unless I change my mind) have more of the romance that I craved for in the anime than the action. Hope you'll enjoy it ^^

5/2014: Yeah so I wrote this a few years back and it's just sitting on my computer petting dust bunnies… and now it's out and about! Hope you'll like it ^^

"Ka-Kagome…" whined Shippo, "Wh-What's that over there?" The young fox demon, who was perched on Kagome's shoulder, had a petrified look on his face as Inuyasha and the gang walked through a foggy bed of pale gray and yellow poppies. In their search for the Sacred Jewel shards and Naraku, the gang has traveled miles across the land until they ended up in a blooming valley between two mountains, each giving off a mild demonic aura.

"Keh. That's nothing but a tree. Don't be such a wuss. What didya think it was? A ghost?" teased Inuyasha. Tears began to form under Shippo's eyes and he looked at Kagome for help.

"Inuyasha…" said Kagome, "Sit." The simple command sent the hanyou flying face first to the ground.

"Why you…" Inuyasha reached up as if to grab someone, but the gang has already walked ahead of him. "Dammit! Why do you always take his side?!" He got up and ran in front of Kagome, preventing her from further advancement. "You better apologize for sitting me! I almost hit that rock back there!"

"Heh you deserved it Inuyasha for making fun of me," retorted Shippo. Inuyasha made a grab for the demon, but he hid behind Kagome, barely missing Inuyasha's claws.

"Inuyasha! Knock it off!" shouted Kagome as Inuyasha tried to catch Shippo again.

"Keh, why should I? You ain't the boss of me, wench." This time, he managed to catch Shippo's tail and held him upside down, demanding for an apology. "What are you gonna do about it now, idiot," he said to Kagome while poking in her face, "You can't tell me what to do!"

"SIT YOU STUPID DOG! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!"

"Inuyasha never learns does he…" signed Sango.

"Nope, and I don't think he ever will," replied Miroku as his hand snaked over to rub Sango's bottom. He was rewarded with a slap across the face; Kirara shook her head in disapproval.

"Nor will you, Hoshi-sama."

"E-heh," laughed the monk as he rubbed his left cheek, which now has a red palm mark on it. "But Sango, do you feel it?"

"Yes, I do. This demonic aura. It isn't very large, but it's not comfortable enough to stay in. We should hurry out of this fog and continue our search," replied Sango.

"I agree. But what I can't seem to understand is why this place looked like a flourishing valley before we stepped foot in it. Something doesn't seem right," the monk directed his attention towards the arguing trio, "Hey guys. We should get going or else we'll be stuck here for the night,"

After a few disapproving looks between Inuyasha and Kagome, they began to walk again.

"Geheheheheh. I won't let you leave yet…" cackled an evil voice. "Fall under my spell and dream forever!"

Inuyasha's ears twitched, responding to noise made outside of their group. He stopped and stared around, scanning through the mountains. "What is it Inuyasha?" asked the monk.

"I thought I heard someone. Something's not right," he answered. He sniffed the air and smelled the pungent aroma of the poppies and something else, something sickly sweet. While trying to pinpoint where the second scent was coming from, Inuyasha felt something grace his back. He turned around to see Kagome falling towards the ground. "Kagome!" He managed to catch her before she hit the soil and looked up in alarm only to see Miroku and Sango lying down as well while Shippo and Kirara tried to wake them up. What in the world is going on? Inuyasha wondered. "Kagome! Kagome, wake up!" The demons frantically tried to wake their human companions up, but everything was done in vain.

The sweet scent grew stronger and the demons began to feel drowsy as well. "Dammit…" said Inuyasha as he felt his consciousness weaken, "Where is he? Where is the bastard?" His heavy eyelids closed as he lay down with Kagome wrapped protectively in his arms, Kirara and Shippo slept in between the other two and the gang went deep into their dream.

Okay so I just realized my plot was kinda similar to one of the episodes where everyone sleeps in a moth cocoon and Inuyasha tries to save them, I mean the whole sleeping and dreaming part… but my story is definitely going to be different cause I thought that episode wasn't the greatest of them all (I didn't like any of the moth people episodes…) therefore I won't copy. The only thing is that when I get to Miroku's and Sango's dreams, I think they're probably going to be the same idea… well the whole thing is the same thing over, but like you'll know what I mean when you read it. Well this whole thing didn't make any sense. So I hope you'll read the rest of this story and see what happens!

~Iris