Indecision

Chapter One: Kagome's Nightmare

Disclaimer: I did not create any of the characters in this story

Kagome tossed and turned. She was having trouble sleeping again. For the past week now, she had been having terrible dreams. But, she refused to tell anyone. She didn't know why she was having these dreams; rather, a dream. As the sweat collected on her furrowed brow, she continued to toss and turn.

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Kagome and Inuyasha sat by a campfire. As she looked up at the bright stars, she smiled to herself.

" It's a nice night, don't you think, Inuyasha?" she asked him.

Inuyasha looked up into the night's sky as well. " I guess so." he replied.

Kagome looked at him. " Is something wrong?" she asked, " You seem a little off..." She looked around and noticed that everyone else was asleep. Then, she looked back at him.

The hanyou looked away. " It's nothing..." he replied.

" Inuyasha?" she asked, worried. 'This isn't like him...' she thought.

Suddenly, he got up. " I know, Kagome." he said quietly.

She rose. " Know what?!" she asked nervously.

" I know about you, Kagome. I know...how you feel..." he said thoughtfully.

Kagome froze. " What?!" she said softly, panicked. 'But, how?'

" Kagome..." he said again. She looked him in the eye, afraid.

" Yeah?" she asked meekly.

He walked up to her, and took her hands into his. " Tell me..." he said, and she could almost sense him being gentle. It made her feel a slight rush, and her heart pace quickened.

" Inuyasha..." she said quietly.

" Yes?" he asked.

" I-I'm in love with you..." she said, almost in a whisper.

He paused for a moment. Then, he leaned closer. He almost kissed her when, suddenly, he pulled away. Kagome sensed something was wrong.

" How can you?" he asked.

" What?" she asked, embarrassed.

Suddenly, his eyes began to glow red. " How can you love me if I can kill you?" He started to grin wickedly.

Kagome stepped back. " What is wrong with you?!" she asked, panicked.

He stepped toward her. " I could kill you, right here, right now. I want Kikyo back, not you..."

" Stop it, Inuyasha!" she cried, prepared to run.

" Not until you're dead." he replied, the wicked grin covering his face. " If I kill you, then Kikyo will be brought back."

" Sit!" she commanded, but the command failed. She was frozen in shock and disbelief. ' What?! It didn't work?!'

He cackled. " I've been waiting for this chance for so long..." he said sinisterly. " I never loved you, Kagome! You're just a human! What made you think I could ever be in love with you?!"

" Stop it!!!" she plead with him, feeling hurt at the sound of his words. But, her plea fell on deaf ears. She soon began to run.

" You know you can't escape!" he shouted, chasing her.

Kagome ignored this obvious fact, and continued running. Soon, though, he caught up to her, and pounced on her.

They both fell to the ground. Kagome saw him raise his claws high in the air above her, and-

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Kagome shot up from her sleeping bag, panting. She looked at everyone else that was around the campfire, fast asleep. A quick scan made her realize that Inuyasha wasn't in the group, either. She sighed.

" I wish these dreams would stop." she said aloud, in a faint voice. " I wish I wasn't so cursed...why am I having this bad dream, anyway?" She looked up into the sky, looking at the stars. Suddenly, she looked over at the treetops, and saw him. He looked so calm, he loked like he was at peace up in those trees. She stared at him. His white hair fell over his shoulders, and he sat in the tree in such a carefree manner, almost as if he could never fall. She faintly smiled at the sight of him.

' I wonder what he's thinking about?' she thought. Suddenly, she remembered, and sighed. 'Oh, yeah...' she reminded herself sadly.

'He's thinking about Kikyo...'

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Inuyasha sat up high on his perch, staring out into the night. 'Kikyo....' he thought, 'Where are you now? It's been so long...' He sighed, looking down. Suddenly, he noticed Kagome was awake. 'Kagome? Why is she awake?' he thought, puzzled. Then, he saw her get up, and start to walk off. 'Where does she think she's going? It's dangerous in these woods at night!' He made his decision to follow her, and quietly made his way across the treetops.

As he followed her, he thought about her. 'I've seen her waking up in the middle of the night a lot lately. What's wrong with her?' Suddenly, he saw her stopped under a giant tree, and she started crying. He suddenly felt sorry for her. When he realized this, he growled at himself. 'Hey, why do I care, anyway?! It's not like I like her or anything...' That thought alone made his face turn pinkish. He froze for a moment. Suddenly, he heard her speak.

" SIT!"

He was instantly slammed into the ground. He growled. 'Damn curse!' he thought, 'This is the last time I go following Kagome at night!'

Kagome stood over the hole in the ground that Inuyasha lay in, paralyzed. " What were you doing following me?" she asked. " I can't go on a walk alone without you hovering over me!"

After a moment, he rose. " Come on, Kagome!" he yelled. " Do you have any idea how dangerous this place can get at night?! You can't just go wandering around alone!"

Kagome softened a little. " Inuyasha..." she said, " Were you worried about me?"

The hanyou crossed his arms and looked away. " No!" he replied, " I mean, well, I still need your help finding the jewel shards, you know. I can't just let you run off like this!"

Kagome groaned. " I should have known!" she yelled, crossing her arms as well. " You don't care about anyone! No one execpt for yourself!" she paused. " And Kikyo." she added icily.

Inuyasha froze. He didn't like the sound of Kagome's voice when she said that. "Hn?!" He looked at her, a bit worried now. He saw tears in her eyes, but she turned away angrily after he saw. " Kagome-" he started, but she interrupted him.

" You know what?" she said, ready to start yelling again. She paused slightly, then calmed down. " I don't care...it's none of my buisiness, Inuyasha." She walked back to the campsite.

Inuyasha stood frozen, confused. 'What's her problem?!' he thought to himself, 'Why is she acting so weird?!' Suddenly, he snapped to his senses, and lept to the tree tops once again. He hurried back to the campsite as well, returning to his perch. He soon fell asleep.

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The next morning, Shippo was the first to rise. He rubbed his eyes, and jumped on Kagome.

" Kagome!" he said cheerfully, " It's morning! Wake up!"

Kagome sat up, and yawned. She looked down at the little fox child in her lap, and grinned. " Good morning, Shippo!" she said, almost as cheerfully. " Did you sleep okay?"

Shippo smiled. " Yeah!" he replied, " I had a great dream, too! I dreamt I was really big, fighting all these demons! I was so powerful, too! You should have seen it!"

Kagome laughed, but inside, she felt sick. 'I don't want to think about dreams,' she thought uneasily, 'After last night...' She shuddered slightly as she remembered the reoccuring nightmare. She also thought of what happened in the wood. She felt bad for saying the things she did to Inuyasha, even if they were true. She just didn't want to think about it.

" Kagome?" Shippo asked.

"Hn?" She looked down at him. He had a perplexed look on his face.

" Are you okay?" he asked, puzzled.

She nodded. Suddenly, Moroku, Sango, and Kilala woke up, and came up to them.

" Good morning, Kagome!" Sango said.

Kagome smiled. " Good morning, you guys!" she replied. " Anyone ready for breakfast?"

The gang replied with cheers and mmm-hmms. She laughed.

" Okay!" she replied.

As she was setting everything up, she noticed something. " Hey, you guys, is Inuyasha awake yet?" she asked. " He's usually up by now..."

" Oh, I think I saw him go into the woods." Sango replied.

Kagome looked up. " What?!" she exclaimed. " How long ago?"

Sango only shrugged, and Kagome groaned. She looked down at what she was making, thinking to herself, 'I hope he isn't still mad about what I said! Oh, no, I must've really screwed things up this time!' Suddenly, she looked up, only to see the gang staring at her.

" What? What did I do?!" she asked nervously, standing up.

" Is something bothering you, Kagome?" Shippo asked, concerned.

She stomped her foot, replying, " I'm fine! It's not like I'm worried about Inuyasha or anything; so you can stop staring now!" With that, an aggrivated Kagome walked off into the woods.

Sango looked at Moroku, concerned. " Is she going to be okay?" she asked.

" Why do you ask?" he replied.

Sango shrugged. " You're just acting like this is an everyday thing." she said. " I didn't know if I was missing out on something or what!"

Moroku shook his head. " This happens pretty often," he replied, " Though, it seems to be happening more often lately. I think Kagome is troubled."

Sango was even more worried now. " Troubled?" she asked.

Moroku nodded. " I woke up last night, and saw her in a troubled sleep. I fear she has demons of some sort in her dreams..."

" Are you sure that's it?" she asked. " After all, it's somewhat obvious that she cares for Inuyasha. Maybe she's having dreams of rejection?"

" Ah, yes," he replied, " That is a reasonable suggestion. Perhaps one of us should go talk to Kagome, and see what is troubling her."

Sango nodded. " Good idea." she replied.

Moroku held a hand up to his heart. " I feel it is my duty to comfort Kagome by any means neccesary!" He started to march into the forest, but Sango hit him hard on the head.

" Forget that!" she said, " This is a girl thing. Besides," she added, " We all know what your idea of 'comfort' is!" With that, Sango walked into the wood, searching for Kagome.

Moroku sighed. " Well...one thing has been settled...but who's going to tend the food cooking over the fire?" He sighed. " Guess this is the payback I get for telling all those inn keepers that there were luminous dark clouds overhead."

Shippo came up to the campfire. " Forget it, Moroku!" he said, " You'll probably burn our food! I'll make breakfast before you hurt yourself."

" Ah, thank you, Shippo." Moroku replied, sitting back as the child began cooking.

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Deep in the wood, Kagome stopped at a felled tree. She sat down on it, resting for a moment.

' Why was everyone staring at me?' she thought, still a bit irritated. ' I must be having a bad day already!'

Suddenly, she heard a noise. ' What was that?!' she thought, gasping. She turned around quickly, and came face to face with...

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Author's Note: This is my first Inuyasha fic! Hooray for me, right? How did I do? The first few chapters probably will be horrible, but it's all in trying to jumpstart the creative process, so, hopefully I'll get better at this. R&R me please, but go easy on me! Later, Trin