Hi again everyone! Sorry it took so long to update, but I went to the beach with my family, and couldn't get online. Then we had to work on the new house, and other stuff, and I just didn't have the time.
I just bought the first season of Inuyasha on DVD, and I love it! If I had been up to me, I would have watched it all when I got home, and would be watching it right now. I never knew that Naraku's Poisonous Insects were called the Sanyosho. I didn't think they had a name.
Enough about that, ON WITH THE FIC!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha… how sad….
"Were you serious about having that dream, Sakura?" Kagome asked, after the laughter had died down.
"Yep," Sakura said, getting up from the ground.
"Then, how did you know that it would work?" Miroku asked suddenly. "I mean, how did you know it wasn't just a dream?"
"Well…." Sakura said. "You see… I've always had strange dreams…. Dreams that really aren't dreams."
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked.
"Well, they feel different," Sakura said, "and whatever I dream… happens."
"What's that supposed to mean!" Inuyasha said angrily.
"How can I say this…," Sakura said, thinking. "My dreams are… of the future. At least that's what my mom tells me."
"So, you're like a psychic?" Kagome asked.
"Yea, I guess so," Sakura said, yawning, and withdrawing her wings, "and right now this psychic is tiered."
"Me too," Sango said. With that, everyone went to prepare to go to bed.
MEANWHILE, IN THE WEST
Benji woke up slowly, and found that he was tied up once again. This time, he staid still, and gave no sign that he was awake. Glancing about through half-open eyes, Benji saw Kouga's two flunkies huddled around the still-unconscious Kouga.
This day is turning out to be pretty weird…. Opps! Looks like the sun has set, so the day's over…. He glanced over at Kouga and his gang again.
How the heck did I do that? Benji thought to himself. One minuet I was tied up, and the next I was in the air…I guess it was some kind of teleportation. I wonder if I could do it again….
Benji closed his eyes fully, and tried to remember what had happened. He had felt funny, just before it had happened, like a great deal of energy was building up inside him. Just before he hit Kouga, he realized, that feeling was gone.
So Benji thought I need to get that feeling…. He focused very hard, imagining energy coming from the air and going into his body. Sure enough, he began getting that same feeling. It grew and grew, and when Benji felt that he could hold no more, he forced another image into his mind: the place in the forest right in front of him.
FLASH!
Suddenly, Benji was no longer tied up, but was standing on the ground, exactly in the place he had envisioned.
"Hey!" one of Kouga's flunkies yelled. Without a word, Benji turned and ran.
"You stay here," one of the flunkies said, "I can catch him easily enough."
He's right Benji thought grimly I gotta find a place to hide….
"You can't run from me, lizard-boy!" the trailing wolf demon yelled. "I could track you from a mile away!"
Ohhh boy Benji thought He's pretty close…. Wait! What he call me? Lizard-boy? The wolf's words had given Benji an idea.
"I wonder…" he murmured to himself. He stopped suddenly in front of a huge tree. Pressing he back up against the tree, Benji closed his eyes, and focused on the color and texture of the tree's bark. Holding his breath, he hoped his idea had worked, as the wolf demon came closer and closer.
IN THE NORTH
Hinata felt a hand upon her arm, rock-steady, but it felt like her entire body was spinning like crazy. She opened her eyes, and saw nothing but a blur of colors and shapes. She felt sick, and closed here eyes again.
"We have arrived, wolf child," the voice from the forest said.
"Where are we?" Hinata exclaimed, opening her eyes and looking around. The forest had vanished completely, and had been replaced by a beautiful castle.
"This is where I live, little one," the voice replied. "As long as you are here, I promise that you will never be alone.
Alone. Hinata felt herself shudder slightly.
"Is something wrong?" the voice asked.
"No," Hinata said firmly, "it's nothing. Say, I wish I could look you in the face so I can thank you properly."
"Is there anything that I can get you?" the voice said, changing the subject.
"No…." Hinata replied, "Well, yes, there is. Do you know where my two friends are?"
"Are you not happy?" the voice asked, sounding wounded.
"Oh, no! That's not it!" Hinata said hurriedly. "I just miss them. I don't think we've ever been separated for more than a day sense we met."
"I can show you where they are," the voice said, "but I don't think that's the best thing for you to do…."
"What do you mean?" Hinata asked. "Whatever it is, I can handle it."
"Very well," the voice said with a sigh. The voice grew fainter, as it called out "Follow me."
"Where are we going?" Hinata asked, trotting to catch up to the voice.
"There is a special well on the castle grounds," the voice answered, "that will show you what you wish to see."
"Really?" Hinata said, skeptical. "How?"
"Why don't you look in and see for yourself," the voice said. "Here it is."
"Okay…," Hinata said. She walked up, slowly, to the edge of the well and looked in.
SAKURA'S DREAM
Sakura was dreaming that she was back at home, eating dinner with her mother. She was laughing at one of her mother's ridiculous jokes, when everything began to waver, like a fading mirage. Suddenly, Sakura was surrounded by darkness. Images flashed before her eyes: three strange men's faces, two with black and white hair, a large tree, a large well…. Pain, sharp and intense, flooded her body suddenly, as voice rang through the air. None made sense, but slowly, one of the voices rose above the others, growing louder and louder.
"Don't leave me alone! Don't leave me alone! DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE!"
Sakura woke with a jerk and a small scream. Inuyasha, Kagome, and the others were standing around her, looking worried.
"Are you alright, Sakura?" Kagome asked.
"No…," Sakura said shakily, "Something's wrong… terribly wrong…."
"Did you have one of those dreams like you told us about?" Miroku asked.
"Yes," Sakura replied, "Something is wrong with one of my friends." She described her dream in detail.
"The faces, those are Kouga and his flunky-boys," Inuyasha said gruffly. "I bet if we find Kouga, we'll find your friend."
"Okay, let's go!" Sakura exclaimed, leaping up.
BACK AT THE CASTLE
Hinata watched, with a shocked look on her face, as an image appeared in the water. She recognized the faces of her two friends, but not the rest of them. Sakura's hair was now blue, and Benji's was green. They were both lying in a sunny field, relaxing and chatting.
"This place is the best, isn't it Sakura," Benji said, his voice slightly muffled.
"Yea," Sakura replied, "aren't you glad silly Hinata isn't here to ruin it all?" Hinata gasped at the cruel words that had come out of her friend's mouth. She had to have heard wrong.
"Definitely," Benji replied, "She'd probably freak out over a bee or a beetle."
"Either that, or she'd get her head stuck in a tree or something," Sakura said, laughing cruelly. "She is such a clutz-spaz"
"Yea, and stupid to boot," Benji said, laughing as well, "Can you believe that she thinks that we're her friends?"
"Yea, I know," Sakura said, "I never thought our joke would last so long. I mean, doesn't she realize that no one wants to be friends with someone so stupid and silly and…." Hinata couldn't watch any more. She ran off in tears.
"I knew that would be bad for you," the voice said.
"How… how could they say such horrible things?" Hinata sobbed, curling into a ball. "I thought they were my friends."
"I'm sorry you had to hear that," the voice said. "It was not my intention to hurt you."
"Was it this place that made them say that?" Hinata asked suddenly, "Could that be it?"
"No, my dear," the voice said sadly, "I'm afraid they have been like that for quite a while. Sense you met them."
"How do you know?" Hinata sobbed.
"I have seen it," the voice replied, "I can show you, but…."
"Show me," Hinata said suddenly.
"It would not be good for you…." The voice began saying.
"Show me!" Hinata said savagely, all tears gone from her eyes and voice.
A/N
And that's the third chapter. Sorry again for taking so long. I'll try to have the next chapter up within the week.
In the next chapter, I'm going to start what I call Mini-Theater—short, silly one-shot stories.
In this chapter, however, I'm trying something I call Code Breaker. I have two codes that I love using, and I'd like to see if anyone can crack them. Take your time, there's no need to rush. The first person to crack either code will be featured in the next chapter, which means that there will be two winners, one for each code. I would recommend copying and pasteing, so you can mess with them.
The first code is:
EkFdooreTOhnE
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pEeEE NSEEr
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soK SDTipt O
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S amraa Oo
(Hint: Try changing the font.)
The second code is:
Iowfhtohaemgtrheeebneeaaurttyh
Aanmdotnhgeswthtihteesmtoaorns
Aensdotfhtehmeywsatteerris
Atnhdethheeadretsoifrmeaonf
Irciaslelaynoducrosmoeutlotmoea
Fhoerrioafmntahteumroet
Wohtohgeiuvneisvleirfseet
Firnogmsmperaolcletehd
Anngdstmoumsetarlelttuhrin
(Hint: It's all mixed up.)
Good luck everyone! See ya next time!
