Chapter 7
Kagome's dream
The wind was blowing with an evil aura smothering it. As Kagome walked along the road to the village she looked around to see if she could find Inuyasha but all she found was herself all alone with no one else around. "I wonder where everyone is.." She said as she heard a sound from the top of the a tree, but saw nothing. As she continued walking she came across dead bodies of people she knew.
As she fell to the ground and started crying she tried to understand what happened, "Why did this happen? Who did this!" She felt someone watching her as she turned around she saw Inuyasha. He was covered in blood, his eyes were red and a purple strip on both sides of his cheeks. His claws were longer and soaked in blood and his human aspect had disappeared.
"Inu...yasha? Did you do this..?" Kagome looked at him and moved a bit closer to him hoping it would transform him back. "Inuyasha it's me, don't you recognize me?" Inuyasha made a low growl as he cracked his knuckles, Kagome went to touch him when he hit her shoulder with his claws. Her shirt was covered in blood as she fell to the ground grabbing her shoulder, "Inuyasha don't do this to me!"
He looked at her as she started backing away, she knew he wasn't himself. He moved closer as she turned and started running. Kagome ran towards the sacred tree and when she got there she felt a sharp pain on her back. She looked behind her and Inuyasha had clawed the back of her shirt open leaving deep cuts on her back.
She fell to the ground as Inuyasha stood above her head, "Well well, seems we have a little situation. Don't we Kagome?" She looked at him with tears in her eyes. He cracked his knuckles again, slightly scratching her cheek so she was bleeding. "Inuyasha.. Please stop." Kagome closed her eyes, before she realized it she was alone in the darkness. "Well Kagome, seems you are slowly losing your sanity. Am I right?" Kagome looked around looking for the shadowy figure again, she knew it was watching her. "You're slowly losing your sanity looking for me, Don't say I didn't help you my dear Kagome." The voice started fading away as she looked up to see Inuyasha with the shadowy figure.
Kagome awoke a few seconds later, she looked around and sighed. Not realizing what had happened she shuffled downstairs to the kitchen. "Oh good morning Kago-" Her mom stopped and looked at her dropping a bowl as she rushed over. "Kagome what happened to you?" She looked at her mom in confusion but realized where she was looking. Kagome touched her shoulder and pulled her hand back revealing that she was bleeding. Sota looked at her back, "Sis you're bleeding on your back too! They look like claw marks." Kagome shook a bit, 'That's where Inuyasha hit me in the dream..' Her mom looked at her with concerned eyes, "Kagome your face is bleeding too.. Are you okay? What happened?" She looked at her mom and shook her head, "I'm fine, has Inuyasha been here yet?" They all shook their heads, "No he hasn't."
Kagome looked at her mom, "Will you help me clean up and get dressed. I have to go talk to Inuyasha." Her mom nodded and help her upstairs, she helped her get cleaned up. She left Kagome for a moment to get her clothes. She bandaged Kagome's wounds and helped her get dressed. Sota helped her to the well and with that she was off.
Inuyasha was sitting in a tree near the well when he got a sniff of what smelled like blood, "I know this blood. Oh no.." He said as he jumped from the tree to help Kagome out of the well. As she sat down on the ground he looked at her with concern. "Kagome, why do I smell your blood?" Kagome looked away from him, "Inuyasha I have to tell you something.." Inuyasha looked at her, his face turned red. "But I'm having these dreams.. And in the dream I had last night you attacked me.." He looked at her stunned, 'I would never attack Kagome, what is going on?' Kagome pulled her shirt off to show him her shoulder and her back. "Kagome I didn't do this.." She looked at him, "I know, these dreams are getting worse every time I sleep."
He looked at her with wide eyes, "How long have these been happening?" She looked away, "Since the last time I saw you with Kikyo. It was first telling me that it was the subconscious part of me that hated Kikyo and wanted her gone.. Now it's saying that I'm slowly losing my sanity and hurting my body in the real world now." Inuyasha looked upset, he grabbed her and hugged her. She was in pain and he loosened his grip. "Kagome I'm sorry, I'll protect you." She smiled, "Inuyasha I want to go back home now, will you come with me?" He looked at her and nodded as he picked her up and jumped into the well. When they returned to Kagome's time her mom was waiting for them, she greeted them inside the front door as Inuyasha carried Kagome to her room. As Inuyasha set Kagome down he tried to be gentle as he did so he wouldn't hurt her.
Kagome whimpered as the pain shot across her face, "Kagome are you okay?" He asked her. She nodded and pulled him onto the bed so she could lay her head on his chest. "Inuyasha don't leave okay? I don't want to be alone.." He looked at her as she started falling asleep. He wrapped his arm around her, "I won't leave I promise." Kagome nodded and relaxed a bit, "Kagome, please tell me about these dreams.." He looked at her and she was already asleep. 'Damn she fell asleep. I guess I will talk to her when she wakes up.'
Kagome's dream
Kagome looked up to see the shadowy figure with Inuyasha, "Why is this happening, it's all just a dream right?" Inuyasha stepped closer to her as he grabbed her by the neck, picking her up making it hard for her to breathe. The voice moved closer so it came from behind her, "It's not a dream, it's your every thought that you ignore. Now what will become of you inside your head where Inuyasha can't do anything to protect you? He will rip you apart. Piece by piece."
Kagome felt light headed as she grabbed Inuyasha's wrist and tried to break his trans, "Inuyasha! Please snap out of it!" She managed to get him to let go of her but as she fell to the ground he cut her thigh open. As the blood started oozing out she screamed in pain.
Inuyasha heard Kagome scream as he smelled her blood. Looking at her he noticed blood dripping down her thigh. As he leaned up he tried to wake her up but nothing was working. "Kagome!? Wake up Kagome, open your eyes!" He shook her a bit but nothing worked. He looked at her as she screamed again from the pain as a new cut appeared on her arm and hand.
"Inuyasha please don't hurt me anymore!" She yelled as he clawed her again on the arm. As she tried to crawl away she was confronted by the shadowy figure, "Kagome, don't try to fight it. It will only make things worse. Inuyasha has no use for you anymore." As she crawled closer to the figure she noticed a distinct feature of the figure. "Why is this happening to me.. I don't want to get hurt anymore!" Inuyasha moved closer to her and started choking her as the figure walked away. "It's only a matter of time until you lose your sanity and crack."
Kagome shot up in fear and pushed herself into the corner of her bed, Inuyasha looked at her worried, "Kagome are you okay? Is this what happens in your dreams? It's me doing this to you inside your dreams.." He looked at her in shame as he sat down on the floor. Kagome looked at him and went to the bathroom to get a bandage to wrap her thigh so she didn't continue to bleed. Inuyasha sat on the floor looking at the ground, 'How could someone harm her in her dreams and it affect her in the real world too.. I'm so confused.' He listened quietly as Kagome wrapped her leg, he could hear the pain in her voice as she did it.
Kagome splashed her face with water to keep herself awake, but as she did she realized Inuyasha standing behind her which wasn't normal for her while she was in the bathroom. As she reached out her hand she felt a burning on her finger tips and pulled away. She looked up and realized she could see through Inuyasha as he took his finger and cut open her hand a little. She fell to the ground and screamed, Inuyasha ran into the bathroom and found her sitting on the ground holding her hand. She looked up and saw two of him, but soon the other one had faded away. "Kagome are you okay? What happened to your hand!"
Kagome looked terrified as she scooted back away from him, she didn't know what had just happened, 'Why were there two of him!? I'm losing it, must be from all the blood loss..' Kagome shook her head, "I'm fine Inuyasha, can you help me up please?" She stretched out her other hand so he could grab it, helping her up he looked at her and her scent had changed, 'She doesn't smell sweet anymore, what is happening to her? Something isn't right with her, she's changing.'
Inuyasha held her as he helped her back to her room. "Kagome, what is happening to you?" She looked at him with curiosity in her eyes, "If I knew would you think I'd be putting myself through this!? I just saw two of you!" Inuyasha looked at her with confusion and worry in his eyes, "Kagome I think your sick. I'm starting to believe, I mean this honestly, that your sick."
Kagome looked at him, "Inuyasha..." She fell into his chest and blacked out. Inuyasha held her for a bit and was worried beyond belief, he didn't know what was going on with her. 'Kagome what is wrong with you.. Why is this happening to you.' Inuyasha lifted her over his shoulder and carried her towards the well, "If anyone knows what's wrong with her it would be Kaede." He jumped down the well, a flash of lavender and blue light flashed as he emerged to the other side.
He emerged from the well, jumping into a nearby tree. "Okay Kagome, let's get you to Kaede's before anything else happens to you." Kagome was out cold, as he jumped to the hut where Kaede was he busted in and looked at everyone. "What are you all looking at!?" Miroku looked at Sango and Shippo with curious eyes as they all slowly turned their heads to look at Inuyasha. "What's wrong with Kagome? She doesn't look okay." Shippo asked as he jumped on Miroku's shoulder. Sango got up and laid out a bed mat so Inuyasha could set Kagome down.
Inuyasha looked at Miroku with worries in his eyes, "Guys, look at her. She's having these dreams and they are harming her in the real world. She just collapsed." Inuyasha pulled up her shirt and showed them the gashes on her back and shoulder along with her arm. "Inuyasha how is that possible? It's not normal and it's not common. I don't understand how these things are happening to her." Sango said as she grabbed the pail of water and a rag to clean Kagome's wounds. Kaede walked in and looked at everyone with worry in her eyes as she looked at Kagome, "Inuyasha, what happened to Kagome?"
Inuyasha looked at Kaede, "She just collapsed.. She has been having these dreams and the more she dreams the more she becomes injured. According to what she told me her dreams involve me hurting her but I don't know why I would ever hurt Kagome. I would never hurt her." Kaede looked at Inuyasha with information in her eyes, "It must be some kind of spell that has been placed on her. It is the only explanation." Sango and Shippo cleaned Kagome up, covering her with a blanket. Inuyasha was worried, "A spell?" Miroku looked at Inuyasha, "Inuyasha it could be Naraku. He does loathe us and took out one of our main defenses if you think about it." Sango nodded in agreement, "He does have a point Inuyasha, it sounds like something Naraku would do." Inuyasha looked at them with a concerned look in his eyes, 'I'm worried about Kagome, if I find out Naraku is behind this. He is going to die.'