These dreams I'm having...They make no sense. It always starts off the same: with me being pulled into the mirror. But each time that happens, the other girl always does something different. From what I can tell, she loves to torture. In my dreams, she's been torturing Inuyasha, mostly. But every now and then, she kill the others, and leave Inuyasha last. Or she'll kill him first.
What do these dreams mean? Every time I close my eyes, I see that face. The face that looks exactly like mine. She's always laughing. I can hear it in my head, even right now. Who is she? I'm always asking her. She never replies, or she just smiles and tilts her head to the side. She's very creepy.
I always find myself in Inuyasha's arms, only because I keep fainting. Kagome and the others keep saying I have a high fever, and that I shouldn't be walking around and get some sleep. I always do the opposite of that. I'm fine, it's just these nightmares and my lack of sleep. I have no fever, that I could tell. Unless, I did and they're right, I just can't tell. My sleeping routine is all messed up. I've been sleeping during the days, and even those are horrible cause I can't escape the dreams. I've also been staying up all night, afraid to lose my eyes.
I know everyone's worried about me. I can see it in their eyes, well, except in Inuyasha's. He still hates me for that one time. I don't blame him, though. I would hate myself too.
I'm just afraid. I'm afraid of telling them all. they all already have enough problems to worry about, like Naraku, and finding the Sacred Jewel Shards. I didn't want to add another problem to their huge list. But I feel like I have to tell them. I can't keep going on like this. It's unbearable for me, and them.
It's been four days since the first dream I had. I had to sit out of everything, like fighting demons. I've just too weak and tired. So, later that night, I decided to tell everyone my dreams.
I sighed deeply. "I need to tell you guys something." I say.
"What is it?" Miroku asked.
"I'm still sorry about what happened four days ago. but, before that, when I was sleeping, I was having a nightmare. I keep having that same nightmare, and it just feels so real. I can't close my eyes without seeing....her..." I say, and the tears start coming. "It always starts out the same. I'm surrounded by darkness, and then there's this voice! I turn around to see a mirror. My body always walks towards the mirror, I can't stop. My reflection in the mirror...is horrible. It's like, it's me, but it's not!"
Shippo hopped over to me and put his little hand on mine. It was warm and welcoming. I smiled at him.
"The girl in the mirror pulls me in, and while shes out...she's killing you all, or torturing you..." I choke out. I pull my knees to my chest and wrap my arms around them.
Everyone was silent for a while. "That sure sounds scary." Kagome said finally. Silence again.
"I'm just so scared. I didn't want to tell you guys before, cause I know you all have enough things to worry about. But I can't get any sleep, I can barely close my eyes without seeing her in my head, laughing all the time." I add on.
"I'm grateful you were able to tell us. We've been worried about you, always wondering what was going on." Miroku nodded with a kind smile.
"I think I may have the answers to the dream." A tiny voice said. I saw Inuyasha smack his cheek out he corner of my eye. I knew just who that was. Myouga the flea demon. "Ow, Inuyasha. Why must you be so cruel?"
"You do, Myouga?" Sango asked.
The tiny flea jumped up on my knees then and cleared his throat. "Yes, I believe I do."
"Then get cracking, I don't want to deal with this anymore." I said, wiping away some of the tears.
"Well, a long time ago, the Lady of the Eastern Lands, Lady Megumi used to love Inuyasha's father. They went out, had some fun. but tragedy struck at a party when she walked in on him and Inuyasha's human mother. Her heart was filled with hatred and disgust and she started a war. during the final battle between them, Lady Megumi disappeared."
"I think we already established all of that before, Myouga. Get to the point." I say, agitated.
"Well, yes, I'm getting to that." Myouga coughed. "Well, if what you say is true, that you are not Lady Megumi, then I believe that maybe the real Lady Megumi is inside of you."
"Are you sure?" Kagome asked.
"I'm positive. Lady Megumi is filled with hate. If she's able to show herself in your dreams, then she's getting stronger and stronger. And since Inuyasha's father is dead, then she would most likely go after you, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru."
Inuyasha just stared. Miroku started to say something. "How would Lady Megumi be getting stronger? Do you think someone is actually messing with Megan's head, or could something else be strengthening her?"
"That, I do not know." Myouga replied.
"Well, I'm getting a bad feeling about all of this." I said. "Naraku hasn't made a move yet, like I thought he would. I'd figure he wanted to get me, maybe to use me."
"Maybe this is Naraku's doing." Sango piped in. "Maybe he's doing something to cause the dreams."
"He could be." I said. "Or he might be using someone else to do it for him."
"It must be someone of great power, to be able to do this indirectly." Miroku added. "We should be on our guards more than ever."
"Well, it seems they are on to me," Pandora's sinister voice spoke through the room. She stared at the mirror, looking at me and the group.
"You're doing a great job, Pandora. How soon will we be able to control her?" Naraku asked the dark priestess.
"Soon, Naraku, soon." Pandora snickered. "I'll wait until she reaches the Eastern Lands. That way, we'll be able to get her in your control, and I can have my payback."
"It seems like you have stuff planned along the way." Naraku noted.
"You have no idea." Pandora then laughed and walked out of the room. "I have many things planned for times to come." Then she left the room completely.
"Well, looks like you finally figured out who I am." The voice ringed from the mirror. "I'm the real Megumi. The strongest halfbreed of my time. But now, you are walking around, pretending to be me." She sneered, glaring at me.
"I'm not pretending to be you." I tried to sound brave, and strong. But, she still scared me.
"You're still afraid of me. How amusing." Megumi chuckled. "You're fear is what makes you weak. It's why I'm able to do this to you. you let me!"
"Why do you have so much hate in your heart?" I asked. I stared at her hardly. Her expression changed from amusement, to disgust.
"Why I am the way I am has nothing to do with you!"
"Yes it does. I'm in your body, I'm the one in control!"
"Ha! You think you're in control? You make me laugh. I could have taken over you the first time you barged right in here, locking me in my own head! but i thought, 'It would be so much better to torture her later, when she least expects it.' and I was right!"\
"You'll never win. I won't let you take your hatred on Inuyasha and Sesshomaru! They didn't do anything!"
"You're right. Sesshomaru never did anything. He was already born by the time I came around. But he's his son. and Inuyasha is the source of my hatred. to think, a mighty demon like his father to marry a human?! If she wasn't in the way, I could still be with his father. Heh, perhaps you could have been his mother."
I just turned around and walked away from her. she was still talking and laughing.
"It's just a matter of time, Megan! I will take complete control, and you won't be able to do anything about it!" Then she laughed and laughed. She kept on laughing and laughing until I woke up from my sleep.