Upon entering the hut, Inuyasha made his way across to the darkest corner of the the room. Furthest away from the fire, away from his friends. He didn't want to be seen right now.

Sitting in the darkest corner of the hut, cross legged, his weight propped against his sword. The sword he had vowed to use to protect her.

He lowered his head, hiding his face beneath his black bangs. He wanted to be upset, he wanted to be angry, he wanted to hate her, he wanted to cry, but he couldn't do any of these things. Because no matter what, he was just thankful that she was safe, and that she was happy.

Sango and Miroku exchanged glances as Inuyasha had entered the room. Despite him sitting as far from them as possible, they could see the pain all over his face. Never had they seen him look this badly.

"Inuyasha," Sango had softly tried to call him out of his corner, "Come join us."

There was no response, Was he pretending to be asleep?

"Inuyasha?" She spoke a little louder, but he only grunted lightly in response.

Glancing over to her husband once again, his eyes were full of concern, but he just shook his head.

I guess I should just let him be...


Kagome walked through the tall grass in the open meadow, Where am I?

She turned her head from side to side, taking in the beauty of her unusual surroundings.

This place...

She turned around, Everything looks so familiar... Like a dream...

There was a large tree visible in the distance, she felt herself being drawn towards it. Walking briskly, she made her way across the field. There was a whole forest in front of her now, and night had fallen.

When did that happen? She carefully made her way through the dimly lit trees. The shadows almost appeared to be moving. Just keep moving, she reminded herself.

Suddenly the tree was in front of her, in all it's glory, she smiled, approaching it.

This tree... it feels like its calling out to me...

She placed her hand against its trunk, it felt so warm.

Turning her head behind her, "Is someone there?" She called out into the shadows.

There was a pulse under her finger tips, she turned to look back at the tree. It felt softer than a moment before. All she could see was red. What the?

Her eyes traveled upwards, Silver?

Her heart was pounding, Could it be?

His face was hidden by the shadows.

"Inu-yasha?" She breathed out.

He stepped forward into her.

His golden eyes were so full of sadness and pain. "What's wrong?" Her voice cracked, full of concern.

He closed his eyes, placing his hand on top of hers against his chest.

"You left me." His voice was hoarse, barely a whisper.

Her eyes widened, "But I didn't!" Her voice echoed through the trees.

She embraced him, holding him tightly against her, shaking.

"I didn't leave you Inuyasha!" She sobbed into his kimono, grasping it between her fingers.

"You left." He whispered again. His voice sounded so far away now.

She looked up, He was gone?

"INUYASHA!" She screamed into the darkness as it began closing in all around her. Enveloping her completely.

She dropped to her knees, crying into her hands.

"But I didn't go... I stayed for you Inuyasha..."


Her body jerked upwards, she was drenched in sweat, panting heavily. She could feel the wetness on her brow and cheeks, she had been crying in her sleep again.

After a few moment, she had finally calmed herself. It was just a dream... She frowned.

Glancing at her bed side clock, it read 3:06AM, groaning, she put her hand up to her face, and wept a little, clutching her blanket against her chest.

I didn't leave you...


Short chapter I know, but I promise to update again in the next day or two. Got a couple more chapters written, just have to type them up.

Reviews are nice, Horrifying errors pointed out to me are always helpful. I try to stay as much in their actual characters as I can. I always found going to far out with them can sometimes ruin the story (For me anyways, I'm just funny like that though.)