She stared at the outlined figure that was grinning at her. It just kept grinning as if it was observing her. "You'll be a fine sacrifice for the day of reckoning." it said. She spun around and saw a large gray gate looming over her. The gate doors had strange words and markings on them. She watched as it cracked up, peering into the darkness that lay beyond. Her eyes widened as she took a step back. Inside the gate a giant eye opened and stared at her. She screeched as tiny black hands reached for her. She turned and ran. It was no use. The tiny black hands grabbed ahold of her and pulled her inside. And then she woke up with a start.
She looked around the camp. Everyone was still sleeping. She took a deep breathe to calm her ragged breathing. "Just a nightmare." she whispered as she laid back down. Her troubled mind didn't allow her to sleep, instead she stayed up until Inuyasha began waking the others.
The group now traveled around feudal Japan, helping out villagers that needed the help. Wether it be demon exterminantion or aiding those who are sickly. The Shikon Jewel was complete and hung around Kagomes neck. She could hardly believe that it took them only a year to find all the jewel shards and defeat Naraku.
Miroku and Sango had gotten married a month later after his defeat, and now Sango was expecting a child in a eight months. The two of them couldn't be happier. Shippo had gone off with Sesshomaru to train to become a better kitsune and, surprisingly, become heir of the Western Lands. Inuyasha had grown distant from them. He hardly spoke to them and when he did it was quick and sweet. She tried talking to him, but he would brush her away or make up an excuse of some sort.
Kagome sighed as she glanced at Inuyasha. She was worried about him. How could she help him if he wouldn't lean on her? Why was he acting the way he is? To be honest, she was quite frustrated with his attitude. She stopped in the middle of the path, her hands curled into tight fists at her side.
"Kagome? What's wrong?" Sango asked after noticed that her best friend had stopped walking.
"Inuyasha," she whispered. "Sit boy!" and down he went. Once he recovered he jumped back to his feet and threw a heated glare in her direction. Not a single insult came out of his mouth. Instead he turned his back and began walking again. "Sit boy!" she yelled. Kagome quickly approached his fallen form and planted her foot in the middle of his back. "Inuyasha! If you do not tell me what has you so distant and distracted these days, so help me you'll and the ground will become very close friends." She removed her feet and he stood up.
"It's... nothing." he grumbled.
"Sit boy!"
"Damn it Kagome!"
"I can do this all day!" she snapped.
And that's how the next few hours went. Kagome consantly screaming for him to sit, Inuyasha kissing the dirt, and Sango and Miroku not interfering with their issues. It was well into the evening when Miroku noticed a sudden change in the wind. By this time, Inuyasha was face dirt in a deep crater and Kagome was huffing and puffing.
"Kagome... Inuyasha..." Sango slowly stood up to stare at the same thing Miroku was staring at.
Inuyasha lifted his head from the ground only to have his golden eyes widen in shock. "K-kagome..."
Kagome's anger faded into confusion. She looked up at Sango and Miroku who were looking at someone, or something, behind her. Slowly she turned around only to come face to face with what she hoped she'd never have to see in reality.
The giant gate she'd seen in her dream. Those gates that resembled a set of stone engraved with a mural. Her entire body froze and fear crept up her spine. Whatever this thing was doing here couldn't be good. Just like in her dream, the gate began to open. Kagome knew what was going to happen next, so she took off, hoping to get far away from that thing.
She didn't get far before they all shot out of the gate and took hold of her arms and legs, dragging her into the gate. Inuyasha and the others tried to fight off the small hands that held her, but failed.
"Kagome!" they screamed as she was pulled inside and the doors closed.
