Hi again, lol surprise! I finished a chapter already. I am actually proud of myself to finish this in one night. This was supposed to be half a chapter but I could not wait to post it so I decided to post it now. Normally I would post longer chapters but this will have to do for now. I will post another chapter in two days or perhaps I will surprise you and post it sometime tomorrow.

I have amazingly very free time now so I will try and dedicate myself in My savior and another story I have of inuyasha and kagome Regret which is co-authored with BlaezBlack my beta reader.

For those who does not know about my other story you all should check it out it's called Regret co-authored with BlaezBlack; here is a short summary:

Kagome and Inuyasha thought it would last forever, until one of them betrayed the other and this unexpected situation would changed the fate of their love forever. Will their bond become stronger or will it perish? InuxKag, RinxSess, MirxSan

This story is a little more slower because since it is two authors it kind of difficult to work with each other or find time since one studies abroad in Canada and the other in the Caribbean. However, we are still planning on continuing the story so have no fear.

Well that is all for now, please enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the Dark Series.

Chapter 9: Nightmares

Kagome was sitting on her porch watching the sunset, deep in thought. Ever since Inuyasha came into her life a few days ago she has been consistently overwhelmed by his presences even if he was injured and stuck to a bed.

Imagine if he could maneuver around he would become even more overbearing then he already is. Kagome laughed to herself at the thought.

In addition, she has also been noticing few small changes in herself which she found strange. When she opened the door and came onto the porch for some fresh air, the amount of information that flooded her was shocking. Creatures were roaming the forest, and Kagome knew the precise location of each animal, from a pack of wolves several miles away to three mice scurrying in the bushes close by. She could hear water roaring in cascading falls and bubbling softly over rocks. The wind played through the trees, the underbrush, and the very leaves on the ground. The stars glittered overhead which were now starting to appear after the sun had finally set, were like millions of jewels radiating prism of colors.

Entranced, Kagome got up from where she was sitting, leaving the door open to allow the odor of blood and sweat and pain to seep outside, to be replaced with clean, fresh air. She could hear the sap running like blood in the trees. Every plant had a special scent, a vivid color. It was as if she was starting to transform into something…something that is not human.

Kagome lifted her face to the stars, drawing air into her lungs, relaxing for the first time in the short amount of days she has known Inuyasha. An owl slipped silently through the sky, its wingspan incredibly long, each feather iridescent to her improved sight. The sheer wonder of it drew her toward the deep woods. Droplets of water sparkled like diamonds on moss-covered rocks. The moss itself looked like emeralds scattered along the winding stream and up the trunks of trees. She had never see anything so beautiful in her life.

Her mind, as always, processed the data flooding into her brain. It was all a huge jigsaw puzzle, but the pieces were beginning to fit themselves together. She was overlooking a very important fact. Her mind then circled back to what Inuyasha was saying to her, that she could be part demon. She stopped walking for a bit and leaned into a three. She needed to organize her thoughts well. She had always believed she had been born from a human women, it did not matter if people were called priestess, monks, demon slayers or if they possessed special powers of some kind, no matter what they would all still be considered humans. All these humans survived on food and possessed the same life span.

Now the other race that humans discovered long time ago and then labeled them as demons they displayed decided difference in sensitivities, metabolism, and nutritional requirements. This meant that the demons could not survive on food alone. She heard from her mother long time ago that demons required blood every so now and then. Especially if they were severely injured drinking blood would aid them in healing faster. This meant their bodies would have to process everything differently. Their organs would have to be different. Everything would be different.

Kagomes eyes grew wider. Now she understood what her mother meant long ago when she said demons required blood. That would also explain the haunting dream she had with Inuyasha biting her neck. She did not knew how she was able to keep it a secret from him that she remembered everything from the night before.

However, what she does not understand is why he made her drink his blood. That time she was too tired to resist and distracted by the closeness of their bodies the night before. Kagome blushed at that thought.

Kagome shoved at her hair. Her tongue swept her lower lip, teeth biting nervously. Would this explain the sudden changes to her body. Was that because of the blood exchange?

Well that answered perhaps one of her questions she had. However, there were still so many more questions bugging her. She still needed to find an answer as to why she was so drawn to him.

It could not be because of the blood exchange, because even before the blood exchange and the that weird spell he casted on me I was still drawn to him the first moment I had laid eyes on him.

Something drew her to that stand, calling her insistently to that horrible place of torture and cruelty. To Inuyasha. They had to be connected. Somehow, some way. Intellectually it seemed impossible. By every standard she knew it was impossible. Yet … there was an explanation that a tiny part of her human mind and prejudices could not comprehend, even with the facts in front of her.

She decided that she needed to ask Inuyasha some few questions as soon as she returns to the cabin. Now with that out of the way she still needed to think about her main mission. She could not let Inuyasha presence side step her from her mission. She needed to find the other half of the jewel and find a way to destroy it.

Kagome sighed again and closed her eyes while leaning her head gently against the tree she was leaning on. Why couldn't I have a normal life?

Inuyasha woke up sweating, his eyes popping open. How long have I been asleep? He felt alone. He looked around the room and could not see Kagome anywhere. He could not help the panic that was starting to rise from deep within. He closed his eyes and scanned with his mind around the small house in search for his lifemate. She was nowhere around the house.

Kagome! The call was loud, a flood of fear and confusion, an impression of strangling, of darkness and pain.

I'm here, Inuyasha. She sent her answer back so easily it starteled her. To reasure him, she tried to fill her mind with every beautiful thing she saw.

Come back to me. I need you.

She smiled at the demand in his voice; her heart somersaulted at the raw truth in his voice. He never tried to hide anything ffrom her, not even his elemental fear of her leaving him to face the darkness alone. Spoiled brat. She sent it tenderly. There's no need to sound like the lord of the manor. I'll be right in. There was no reasonable explanation for the joy flooding her at the touch of his mind lingering possessively in hers. She shied away from looking at that on too closely, too.

Just come to me. He was more relaxed now, beating back his fear of isolation. I do not want to wake alone.

I do need an occasional break. How was I supposed to know you would wake at this precise moment?

She was teasing him. Warmth curled in the pit of his stomach. He had no memory of such a thing before Kagome. There was no life before Kagome. There had been only ugliness. His world had been torment and hell.

He found himself smiling. Of course you should know when I wake. It is your duty.

I should have known you would think that way. Kagome laughed aloud as she raced across the rough terrain back to the cabin, reveling in her ability to do so, at the sudden surge of strength she had never before experienced. For just a brief moment a heavy weight seemed lifted from her shoulders, and she knew carefree happiness.

Inuyasha found he couldn't take her eyes from her. She looked so beautiful, her black hair tangled and wild, just begging for a man's fingers to straighten it. Her eyes were sparkling as she came across the room to his side.

"Are you feeling any better?" As always she examined his wounds to see for herself if he was making progress.

He lifted a hand, needing to touch the silk of her hair. Much. It was a blatant lie, and she scowled at him.

"Is that so? I'm beginning to think you need a monitor like we have for newborns. I want you to lie quietly. I can tell you've been squirming around again."

I have nightmares. His golden eyes never left her face, burning his brand into her heart. No one had the right to have eyes like his. Hungry eyes. Eyes that held fire and the promise of passion.

"We'll have to do something about them," Kagome said with a slight smile. She hoped her own eyes weren't revealing her confused, unfamiliar feelings for him. She would get over them soon; it was just that he was the sexiest thing she had ever encountered. No one had ever needed her as he did. Not even her own mother. Inuyasha had a way of looking at her as if his life, the very air he breathed, depended solely on her. Intellectually she knew that any living person would really do for him, but she wrapped herself up in his hunger and fire anyway. For this time in her life, when she was alone and hunted, near the end of her endurance, and coping with many bizarre happenings, she would enjoy this unique experience.

His golden eyes smoldered, a velvet seduction. I need a dream to rid myself of nightmares.

She backed away from him holding a palm outward to ward him off. "Just you keep your ideas to yourself," she warned. "You have that devil's look, the one that says no woman is safe."

That is not true, Kagome, he denied, the hard edge of his mouth softening into temptation. Only one woman. You. She laughed at him.

"I think I'm very grateful you're in no condition to move around. The sun has just set, and I have to secure the cottage for night time. Go back to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up." Kagome patted the one comfortable chair she had.

You will lie beside me where you should be, he informed her.

Kagome carefully closed the windows and fastened them. She was always cautious in locking her home. During the night she was very vulnerable. Already she could feel her body slowing, becoming heavier, more tired.

I want you to lie beside me. His voice was a sinful caress, enticing, insistent.

"I think you can manage all by yourself," she answered, refusing to look into his light, hypnotic eyes. Instead, she went to her desk closed some of her books and took some stuff to the kitchen and went to lock the door.

I have nightmares, little black hair. The only way to keep them at bay is to have you close beside me. He sounded very earnest, innocent, hopeful.

Kagome found herself smiling as she poured him another unit of her concoction. Tomorrow she decided she would have a discussion on the whole blood issue. She was beginning to think the devil himself had shown up at her doorstep. Inuyasha was temptation incarnate.

"I did a big surgery on you just a couple of nights ago, and you have a major wounds all over your body especially near your heart and throat, and you just recovered from your hyperthermia. If I move around while I sleep, I could easily bump into you and start some of your wounds to bleed again. You wouldn't want that, would you?"

He took the container from her hand, his fingers curling around the glass precisely over the spot where her fingers had been. He did things like that, intimate things that sent butterfly wings brushing deep within her.

Not my heart, Kagome. They did not get me in the heart, as they should have. It is here within my body—can you not hear it? Your heart beats with the same rhythm so that it matches mine.

"Were you a playboy before they captured you?" she asked him, tossing a mischievous grin over her shoulder.

"You need to drink that, Inuyasha, not just hold it. And then go back to sleep. The more rest you get, the faster you'll heal."

You persist in being my doctor when I so need my lifemate to come and lie beside me. Again his voice was temptation itself.

"Drink, Inuyasha." She tried to sound stern, but it was impossible when he was looking so desperate for her company.

I am desperate.

She couldn't help but shake her head. "You're outrageous."

He made an attempt to raise the glass to his mouth, but his arm wobbled. I cannot lift this without your aid, Kagome. I am too weak.

"Am I supposed to believe you?" She laughed aloud but crossed to his side.

"You were strong enough to lift me off my feet with one hand when you had the first chance of escape. Don't give me that poor-little-boy look, Inuyasha, because it won't work."

But it was working. He needed to feel her touch, the brush of her fingers in his hair, and she stroked his thick mane without conscious thought. Her fingers lingered as if she enjoyed the sensation as much as he did. Inuyasha grabbed her hand and pulled her down beside him, as hungry for the feel of her warmth beside him as he was for the sustenance she provided. Her scent drifted to him—the forest, the flowers, and the night air itself. He wrapped an arm around her and held her to him. She relaxed, allowing her eyelashes to drift down.

Kagome slept fitfully, her body cumbersome in the dark of the night. Inuyasha lay beside her, motionless, his arm a heavy weight curved possessively around her waist.

Hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Please review i know this story is also going a bit slow paced, however there are somethings that needs to be resolved first before the outside world story can progress.

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