Chapter 10
Alira's P.O.V you were in a deep sleep, having a strange dreamlike nightmare. Dream P.O.V You sat in a bare meadow playing a strange tune on your Nikko. It was slow and sad but still very beautiful. Tears ran down your face unexpected. "What! Why am I crying?" You suddenly looked up sensing someone else's presence nearby. Your eyes opened wide in shock, "This is too cruel, he's dead why bring him back even in dream!?" You dropped your instrument and sobbed hard into your palms. "why? Why! Why!? Why do you torture me so!?" you were afraid to look up, afraid that his image would turn into the image of his dead body that always haunted you. You jumped in shock as two arms wrapped around you but quickly relaxed back into his chest. "There, there my love, dry your tears and tell me what's wrong." He spoke softly in your ear, causing your hold body to tingle. "Kurade, how are you here? You're dead, this can't be anything but a dream." You looked down disappointed at this revelation. "That is true my dear, but this is the world of dreams and everything and anything can happen here, even the dead coming back to life." He got up and made you stand and face him. "Here you can say or do anything without consequences." He smiled his ever chipper smile at you and your heart skipped a beat. "Kurade, I've missed you so much. I constantly blame myself for you and Mitsuki's death, I never thought I would ever have the chance again to talk to you like this, to ask for forgiveness." You looked down, waiting for his response. He chuckled lightly and lifted your chin. "If you keep blaming yourself for everything your going to be old and gray way before your meant to be." His eye suddenly became serious, "Alira, do not blame yourself for what happened. You couldn't tell what was to happen, you were only trying to protect us. Now do me a favor and smile for me will you?" You did just as he asked. His face moved closer to the point where your breath mingled with his. "You don't know how much I've missed you." You grinned playfully and traced your finger over his lips. "As I have missed you my darling." Your lips touched and many good memories came flooding back with the one kiss. He ran his tongue over your lips asking for entrance. You allowed him, 'I forgot how good a kisser he was.' It was pure bliss. You relaxed and let your guard down for once. The kiss deepened and became more intense. His hand found it's way to your shoulder and her slid your sleeve down until your breast and abdomen were exposed. His practiced hand fondled and teased you, causing you to moan. You felt his smile with self satisfaction and then all you could hear was an ear splitting scream. You realized it was you screaming. Every nerve in your body was on fire as you looked down at the source of the pain. Kurade's hand formed into an iced dagger was embedded in your stomach. Kurade pulled his hand out and smirked as you fell to the ground. "Why Kurade, Why!?" The tears ran freely as the blood flowed even faster down your legs. You tasted the blood in your mouth and knew this was a nightmare. "Why don't I answer for him my dear?" Naraku stepped from the shadows clapping. "I thank you Kurade for you wonderful performance." Kurade bowed to Naraku as he walked up to you. "My poor, poor beauty. I brought him back to life with a jewel shard. His life is fueled by the hatred he pours into that tainted shard." He laughed maniacally, sending shivers down your spine. Kurade leaned down and pulled you up by your hair. The pain of all this was just way too real. 'What's going on? I should have awoken by now' "Like I would ever forgive you filthy wench! You never loved me, the only person you ever loved was the disgusting dog! The fact that you walked away as Mitsuki and I were slaughtered proves I am correct!" he pulled on your hair harder. You screamed in agony as he dropped you and kicked you in your wounded stomach. He laughed continuing to kick you. "You only mated with me to humor me you bitch! How stupid I was!" He punctuated this by kicking you harder."Kurade, I always loved you and Mitsuki. How could I not?" you coughed up more blood. He just glared down at you and walked away. "My dear Alira, did you think I would be that easy to defeat? You are so naïve, never underestimate an opponent." He laughed and disappeared in a purple miasma. "I can't die here, not now! oh please, someone help me. Please dear gods, don't let my children die here with me!" You coughed up more blood as you body started to numb and your vision got black around the edges. A pair of feet appeared in your line of vision. He knelt down with a concerned look on his face. "I must be hallucinating, there's no way he'd come to save me now." Your vision became blurry with tears. A blurred vision of your hallucinated Sesshomaru lifted you and kissed your forehead. "I'm real, and what's more real is the fact that you need medical attention and you need it now!" He sped off in the direction of the castle. You heard yourself say a faint goodbye as your vision finally clouded over. The last thing you heard was his quiet pleas telling you to hold on, to not leave him. End Dream P.O.V
You shot up screaming in agony. You knew you were awake but the image of Kurade standing over you, looking at you with such hatred, was blinding you. You struggled to stand and realized there was a sharp pain in your side. Rin and the other awoke with a fright, and realized there was something wrong. You tried to walk a little further away from them, ignoring the pain. The tears streamed down your face and you noticed that you were in you humanoid form with your demon markings glowing. 'What's happening to me? Was it a vision? But I've never had one so intense and real before…' A tickling sensation was coming from your side. You looked down and saw blood oozing from your old wound. 'It's like it's been newly inflicted!' The pain grew stronger and you collapsed to your knees. "Mommy! Mommy! What happened momma!? Who did this to you!?" She hugged you and sobbed. Yuki came over and tried licking your wounds clean. Your vision began to fade. "Milord! Lord Sesshomaru! Lady Alira is injured!" Jakken yelled for Sesshomaru's help. You felt His arm beneath you and he threw you over his shoulder. "Jakken, pack up camp and head towards the castle. I'm going ahead. I will see you there." A white miasma like cloud surrounded you two just as you vision went black.
Sesshomaru's P.O.V Your thoughts were disturbed by a scream piercing the night. 'It's coming from camp' You ran towards camp puzzled as to why there was a scream when no demon was nearby. You stopped just on the edge of the forest. In front of you, you saw Alira sitting up screaming her heart out. Her eyes and marking were glowing and she was bleeding profusely form her wound. 'She's having a vision' She stood and wobble walked away from the others. Jakken and the others woke up curious as to what happened. Rin and Yuki noticed Alira's absence and looked over to where she now kneeled eyes still alight. They all ran to her with Rin crying for her "mother". Jakken was calling for your help. "I'm here Jakken." You walked towards the scene wrinkling you nose at the strong smell of blood. 'What happened to her?' "Milord, Lady Alira needs help.' Jakken started to plea with you, he plead for you to save her. "I can see that Jakken." You lifted her and threw her over your shoulder. "Jakken pack up and meet me at the castle, I'm going ahead. I will see you there." You sped off in the direction of home cursing her for staining your clothes with her blood. "Stupid woman can't even protect herself." You smirked. 'But I have seen her have a vision before and they've never given her wounds. What's happening to her?' You let these thoughts dominate your mind as you ran towards the castle.