hey everyone back again. wanna shout out to Jean456 for reviewing. Also, sorry for the chapters being so short. I'll try to make them longer but i'm not makin' promises (warning: this is a short one) :) usual disclaimers anyway enjoy the 9nth installment!

It was broad daylight, but Inuyasha was still human. Why? he wondered. This shouldn't be happening.

He was on the slope of a mountain, next to a cliff. How did I get here? The last thing I remember, I was…hmm. I don't remember.

He kept walking, hoping to find out where he was. He just remembered bits and pieces of what happened, but none of it seemed real. He felt like he'd been walking for hours, but he knew that wasn't possible. Even though he didn't know how, he'd just got there. Even if it did look like he'd walked up the mountain…

He was walking up a small slope when he saw Kagome's head. He beamed and ran up the slope, calling her name. When he got to the top, he felt his stomach in his throat. Standing behind her, holding her by the back of the neck, was Mazutear.

"You bastard, let go of her!" Inuyasha yelled, running towards them. "Stop or she dies!" Mazutear yelled. Inuyasha immediately stopped. "Now that I have your attention, our chat can begin. I have something you want, you have something I want." His gaze drifted down towards the Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha followed his gaze, and put one hand on the hilt of the sword. "Inuyasha, no!" Kagome yelled. "Don't listen to him!"

"Give me the sword, or the girl dies." Mazutear told him. "Look at it this way: your sword or your woman?" Inuyasha, feeling more helpless than he ever had, said, "I'll give you the sword. Just let her go." Mazutear sneered. "The sword first."

Inuyasha pulled the Tetsusaiga, sheath and all, out of his sash. "Let her go." "Slide the sword over to me." "Inuyasha, NO!"

Inuyasha slid the sword over to him. Not taking his hand off of Kagome, he picked it up and drew it. The sword transformed for him. "You fool." Mazutear said. "Say goodbye to your love."

"NOOO!" he yelled as the Tetsusaiga went through Kagome's chest. Blood sprayed everywhere. Kagome gasped as the life left her eyes. Mazutear laughed and faded away. Inuyasha ran over to Kagome as she hit the ground.

She was barely rasping for breath, blood pouring from her chest. "Kagome, no!" Inuyasha yelled, tears feely falling from his face. "Kagome, I'm sorry! I couldn't protect you!" "Inuyasha…" she said weakly. "It's…not your…fault…" "Save your strength. You can't die on me!" "I'm sorry…Inu…yasha…"

She went completely limp. She wasn't breathing. Inuyasha but his ear to her chest. Her heart wasn't beating. He looked to the sky as his cry echoed all throughout the mountain. "KAGOME!"


It was dark in the hut, with a single candle casting ghostly shadows on the walls. Even through the darkness, Kagome could see the tears falling down Inuyasha's face. Then he spoke a single word: "Kagome…"

Kagome picked grabbed his hand again and said, "Inuyasha, can you hear me?" Nothing. "If you can, listen to me. The others are trying to find a way to wake you up. They should be back anytime. I'm here if you need me, Inuyasha."

"Kagome…I…" Then he was silent again, tears still falling from his face. The sight caused Kagome to cry. "Are ye alright?" Kaede asked when Kagome started crying. "I'll be fine." she answered. "As long as Miroku and Sango get back soon."

There was only a couple hours until dawn. When the sun comes up Inuyasha will get his demonic power back. Maybe he'll be able to fight the nightmares better.

The final hours of darkness passed, and the sun started rising. But Inuyasha was still a human. Why? Kagome thought as the sun shone right on Inuyasha. Why's he still human? Kaede sighed. "I feared this would happen."

"What are you talking about, Kaede?" Kagome asked her. "Nightmare Powder is extremely dangerous." she replied. "Not only does it cause seizures and nightmares, but in half demons, it can mess up the transformation of their human form. It could reverse as soon as he wakes up. Maybe hours later. It could even be permanent."

Kagome was imagining Inuyasha spending the rest of his life as a human. He wouldn't be happy about that. While Kagome was wondering what it would be like, Sango rushed in, with Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara behind her. Sango held up the vial full of blood.

"Got it." Sango said. "That was quick." Kaede said. "How did ye manage to so easily get a hold of it?" "The Unicorn part was easy." Miroku replied. "We found one dying in a forest. We told her our intentions, and she was happy to help the world one last time." "And the Dragon?" Kagome asked. It was Shippo that answered. "We found Ryuukotsei's corpse, and lucky for us, there was a little bit of blood in his head."

Sango handed the vial to Kagome, who took the stopper off and went to pour it into Inuyasha's mouth when Kaede stopped her. "Wait." she said. "What, Kaede?" Kagome asked. "Ye must purify it first."

Kagome focused all her senses to the vial, hoping to purify it. Nothing happened. "I can't." Kagome whispered, tears blurring her vision. "Yes ye can." Kaede said. "Remember who it's for."

Kagome took a deep breath, focused on the vial, and thought of Inuyasha. I want to help him… she thought.

Suddenly, the liquid started glowing, then it stopped. It didn't look any different, but Kagome could sense that something was different about it. She looked over to Kaede, who nodded her head. Kagome slowly poured the liquid into Inuyasha's mouth, tilting his head back to help him swallow it.


Inuyasha was fighting off demons in his human form, swinging the Tetsusaiga in every direction. His friends were behind him, probably dead. I can't keep going… he thought as he fell to one knee. Just as the demons closed in to finish him, there was an extremely bright light, and they faded away. What's going on? he wondered. Kagome started breathing again. He looked over at her in surprise, then ran to her. She looked up at him and said, "Inuyasha, come back to me." "Kagome? What d'ya mean?" he asked her. She smiled, and told him, "Time to wake up."

Before he could ask what she meant, his entire vision went white. When he could see again, he was in a hut, looking up at everybody's worried faces. He tried asking what happened, but slurred something even he couldn't understand, feeling nauseous.

"Inuyasha!" everyone cried simultaneously. "You're alive!" Shippo added. Inuyasha quickly sat up, looked over at Kagome, and kissed her. He didn't care that everyone was there. The nightmares showed him how important she was to him. When they pulled apart, Inuyasha pulled her into a crushing embrace. "Kagome." he said softly, able to speak. "I'm so glad you're okay."

Everyone stared at him, and his face went a little red. "What do you mean, that I'm okay?" Kagome asked him. "We were afraid you were going to die!" Sango cleared her throat and said, "Do you want me to tell him, or do you want to, Kagome?" Kagome remembered no one had told Inuyasha he was still a human.

"Tell me what?" Inuyasha asked, irritated. "I don't care who, someone just tell me!" "Inuyasha," Kagome started, "you're going to freak out, and probably be angry." "Damn it, just tell me!" He was tired of everyone looking at him like he had two heads or something.

Kagome pulled a mirror out of her backpack and held it up to Inuyasha. When he saw his reflection, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "What the HELL?" he shouted. "The Nightmare Powder, the stuff that Mazutear threw at you, messed you up more than we thought." "How long am I going to be like this?" Inuyasha asked, not knowing what emotion to feel. "We, well, that is, we don't know…" Kagome said.

Inuyasha sighed. "I can't believe I fell for such a simple trap." He's taking this much better than I thought he would. Kagome thought. Maybe it's because he's human, his temper isn't as bad.

"Well, now what?" Inuyasha asked.

sorry for the short chapter :( i'll try to make the rest longer. also, sorry about the crappy back story of Miroku and gang getting the blood i was more focused on trying to think up nightmares (i know, not something an author should do). Review with ur thoughts, good or bad criticism, and/or ur ideas. i'll try to incorporate them into the tale (if i like them, anyways XD) catch ya later!