Inuyasha crossover Heart no Kuni no Alice

Chapter 10: Nightmares

Kagome had efficiently moved to another place of lodging somewhere nearer to the Park, meanwhile, she avoided Boris whenever she could, even preferring to be more tolerant towards Blood than to be with Boris and that goes to say a lot.

"Kagome!" a voice that she had least expected to hear outside of her dream as she turned her head in the direction in surprise to see the sickly dream demon calling to her as a rather tall and gloomy looking male followed not too far behind of him.

"Nightmare-san…this is a surprise…" Kagome said as she looked at him tiredly.

"Can't you look a little more excited to see me…?" Nightmare asked her sulkily.

"I'm too tired to do so," she told him, turning her attention to the male that is now standing by his side. "And you are?"

"Gray Ringmarc, nice to meet you," he politely introduced himself.

Dark blue hair with honeyed eyes and a tattoo of a lizard the side of his neck, odd but she could see the two blades openly worn and sheathed on the sleeve of his jacket when he reached out to shake her hand as Kagome smile at him politely, introducing herself to him.

"He's my subordinate! Aren't I great?" Nightmare bragged a little more proudly but was met with Kagome's own cool unwavering eyes that did not seem too amuse at the moment as she returned her attention to Gray.

"It must have been difficult on you to take care of such a terrible patient," Kagome said as she extended her sympathy with a grimace at the way Nightmare was behaving like a child at the moment.

"It's been a pleasure to work for Lord Nightmare," replied earnestly, which got Kagome to raise an eyebrow as she wondered on it.

"Though I do have a question for you two, why are the both of you here in town? Isn't the Tower of Clover like far away?" Kagome asked curiously.

"Didn't you know that since the lands have moved, we've now in the land where the Hatter Mansion used to be," Nightmare asked her.

"Oh, okay, I guess that would explain it," Kagome said in understanding, "But this is rare, I thought you would be cope up in the Tower doing work," she added on after a thought.

"I needed a breather and to see you in person," Nightmare purred leaning forward to come face to face with a deadpan looking Kagome which threw his fun away.

"Stop doing that I like my personal space, though I guess you've already cross that barrier when you keep visiting me in the dream realm," she told him, commenting on the matter, that made the incubus to sudden turn sullen.

"You're not like your usual self Kagome," Nightmare said with a sigh, "What's the matter?" he asked out of concern for the first time.

"Nothing that you should really worry yourself over Nightmare-san," Kagome told him, turning her head away to avoid his gaze which did not go unnoticed by the two males.

"How unfortunate for you then," Nightmare said as he dragged her along with him with a sighing Gray following after them.

"Nightmare-san!" Kagome called out, trying to drag her hand out of his grasp but he did not let go, at least not until a little of her abilities slipped out of hold and singed Nightmare's hand, causing him to drop it in pain as he shook his hand in the air before looking at his palm.

"You could just politely asked me to join you, and not force me to walk with you," Kagome reprimanded him with annoyance as she crossed her hands before of her chest.

"That hurt! What if you killed me?!" Nightmare asked her, showing to her his palm that is looking rather burnt at the moment.

"Well you could have avoided it if you asked!" Kagome retorted with rising irritation in her voice. "And you will not die that easily," she added on in a mumble that was heard by Gray.

The former assassin was frowning at what had just happened, a mere touch from the girl's hand and she was able to injured Nightmare so easily, and if death was possible by the touch of her hands, will it be best if she was watched more closely and if not, eliminated?

"Really! Stop sulking, here let me see it," she grumbled reaching out to gently take his hand as she inspected it, blowing at the palm of his hand gently, Kagome placed her hand over his, covering it as she closed her eyes in concentration for a moment before opening it as she inspected his palm again.

"There, its healed," Kagome said letting go of his hand as Nightmare brought it up to his face to inspect it like he would with a product earning a shake of the head from Kagome.

This discovery for him was least to say, shocking. Too shocking. Never had Gray ever thought that a person is able to do so, especially one so like her, someone who looks so fragile and frail, and petite in size like she could do no harm to anyone.

"That was rather…amazing Miss Higurashi how did you manage to do that?" Gray ask, his curiosity getting the better of him.

Kagome looked at him for a moment, thinking if she should say it but did so in the end with a shrug. "Just Kagome is fine, and I'm a priestess, we exorcise and well...eliminate demons as side from taking care of the shrines and the rest of the priestess duties," Kagome said as casually as possible, not too sure if she was doing the right thing, but there was something about him that is a danger.

"Then you can easily injured another with just a single touch?" he asked narrowing his eyes dangerously as he kept his killing intent down, but it would seemed that she have sensed it when Kagome's eyes scrutinized him for a moment, there is reckless bravery in it like Alice, but there was also knowledge in it that made him even more curious.

"Not to humans, demons, like youkai or hanyou, or even to get rid of the impure and possible helping out the spirits, ghosts and what not," Kagome continued slowly, her eyes never leaving his honeyed ones that reminded her closely of that of Inuyasha's and Sesshoumaru's.

The thought of them brought a sharp stabbing pain to her heart as she gasped with wide eyes, her hand clutching the front of her dress that she had bought in Wonderland as Kagome's eyes began watering from the pain. Her mouth parted trying to breath in air that her lungs was having trouble taking in because of the tightening in her chest area as Nightmare went up to try supporting Kagome with a worried frown upon his face.

"We need to take her back with haste," Nightmare said with urgent authority, but Gray was already moving towards carrying her bridal style like a precarious bundle ready to explode as he moved swiftly towards the direction of the nearest inn or hotel in the town.

"Take deep breaths, you'll be fine," Nightmare tried reassuring her, keeping up pace with Gray as he continued to watched the blood draining from Kagome's face. Though by the look of it, it would seem like she did not hear anything that he had said.

Gray laid her down in bed, as she continued to try taking in deep breaths into her lung but it was like watching a cat trying to breath, in short quick pants. Nightmare watched her suffering, as he lightly touched her forehead with his fingers, as he let some of his magic wash over her, taking over her conscious as he find his way to enter it.

Her face that was contorted in pain slowly eased off as her face gradually became more relaxed and her breathing began to even out.

"What happened?" Gray asked as he watched Nightmare did his job, using his unique skill that had everyone in Wonderland fearing him.

"I'm quite sure that the Joker as a part in this, for her to become the way she is, and for her appearance in Wonderland," Nightmare told his subordinate as he took a seat that Gray had brought over earlier as he took it and sat down.

"For now she will be alright, but I cannot do this every time her memories trigger this reaction from her," Nightmare said with a sigh, coughing out blood as he tried to cover it with his hand. Gray was sharp about it and immediately had a handkerchief in his hand as he wiped the blood off of Gray's mouth.

"It feels like you don't even respect me at all the way you would man-handle me all the time," Nightmare sulked.

"That's not true Lord Nightmare, you have my utmost respect and loyalty," he told the incubus that he had tried to kill once upon a time as he stood by his side, watching the female that is now resting looking peaceful.

Unlike Alice, there is something about this girl that is not as dangerous something that drew out the curiosity and dangerous side of him like a moth to a flame. Though, in his deep thoughts, did he accidentally let his guard down enough for Nightmare to hear that thought of his? Glancing at the silver lilac haired male who was leaning forward, leaning his chin on his entwined fingers as he watched her sleeping form in seeming deep concentration.

It would seemed that he did not read his thoughts, so he was safe, Gray looked at the girl as he sighed out softly and told Nightmare that he'll go make some tea, something different from the usually drink of coffee that they would often have.

Kagome was having a nightmare of her past, the first of the worse since coming into this World. Nightmare watched her dream and he followed her in it, keeping himself out of her way as he heard her screams and saw her tears as her horror unfold before of him. Between Alice and Kagome, Kagome has far worse fears, making Alice's own pale in comparison that there was without a need to even make the comparison.

A/N:

Hello Readers!
Wow! Thanks you guys for letting me read your reviews, really great to see it after writing and posting the chapter. I'm so glad, really! And yes, I actually do agree with most of you about Alice, she is a rather expandable character, a little delusional and well let's keep the rest to ourselves ;P. Here's a little more interaction between Nightmare and Kagome soon and a little of what she can do. I hope that you guys enjoy this new update!

To AngelicTrinity
Haha, well it is true, Alice is not suited for Wonderland thinking that it is a dream, denial is so not cute on her sadly. Yea I do noticed that as well on her job, I'm going to change it up a little, been planning to since the last chapter after writing about Boris, so we'll see what she can do next. Wonderland a place where everyone will love the Foreigner, sadly it doesn't exist anywhere except in our head and in otome harem games. Haha well, I hope that you enjoy this new chapter!

To Sebby-chan fan
Well they do change, minus the killing more, but well most of them at least still retain their main traits and personality so thankfully the change is not much. Though when we're in love, we do try to change the other after a while into the relationship, guilty as charged here, but hey at least we learn something about it and it does changes us for the better of the relationship (if we survive the fights and arguments). And well, we'll see how things goes along for Kagome~ =)
I hope that you enjoy this new chapter!

To Kage
Yea that may be true, but I guess with the way I write it, it seems like they do not spend enough time with Kagome. I will try to show more interaction, even if it is snippets of it here and there. =) Kagome is the second Foreigner, so I guess they are inexperience even though somehow they all seem so...experienced hahaha. Hope that you enjoy this new chapter!

To June-May
Agree, he is so damn adorable, just as adorable as the rest of the role holders xD, totally crazy for all of them except maybe for Mary Gowland for me. Hope that you enjoy this new chapter!

To Kayla
I've yet to check out that song, but I will read up the lyrics soon! Hope that you enjoy this new chapter!

To SandraxLuv
Haha thanks! I do love the role-holders as well, they are super adorable in the handsome and dangerously charming sense. =w=
Hope that you enjoy this new chapter!