What's up? I can't sleep, I really need to, I have to go to work tonight.. But I can't sleep.. And that really sucks.. Thank you to all my lovely reviewers.. I love you all, I'm just too lazy to look up the names right now.. --… actually, I can't get online at the moment to actually write them all down.. Anyways.. I guess on with the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha (god, how I wish I owned just him….) or The Dropkick Murphy's music, but I could definitely enjoy owning one of the Dropkick Murphy's (mainly the vocalist or the bassist.. Very, very, very hot guys). Some of the Disclaimers are for future purposes just in case.. heehee

The Beginning of Kagome's Frightening Dreams

Something in Inuyasha told them that Miroku and Sango weren't okay or having fun. But they couldn't have any contact with them. They would be found, and that meant something really bad.

'I hope to gods they are okay.' Inuyasha pleaded in his mind as they followed Nathan up a short dirt road and pulled into a dark driveway.

The house their new friends stayed in was a normal one story home. It was simple, but very well kept on the outside. As Kagome and himself got out of the Explorer, he watched Heather carry her little boy in the house, she looked so sad, yet happy all in the same. Nathan unlocked the door and waved them to come in. Kagome was half way up the steps to the front door. In the illumination of the porch light he saw that the house was a tan color, with red trim and shutters. The living room was neat, a large tan couch, recliner, loveseat, and a glass coffee table across from an entertainment center with a Flat Screen Plasma on it. There were pictures of Zachary, and Heather and Nathan's friends and family on the white walls. He followed Kagome to the loveseat and sat down. For the most part it was quite, just slight cries from Zachary refusing to stay in his bed. After about five minutes Nathan walked into the living room, the wooden floorboards making slight creaks with every step. He was barefoot, and shook his head worriedly as he plopped on the recliner.

"You guys want anything to drink?" he asked looked over to Inuyasha and Kagome.

"I'm going to go see if I can help Heather." Kagome rose and started down the hall.

"Ok. Just follow the sound of Zach. You can't miss his room." he smiled weakly at her. He leaned down to the side of his chair and pulled up a large sketch book, and flipped through it.

Kagome walked off down the hall, leaving the two guys together, both of them just sitting there silent, unsure of what to say.

"sorry you had to see all that." Nathan finally piped up.

"don't worry man, I get the same way." Inuyasha muttered.

"Man, I worked hard to get Heather to trust me after Jason did all that shit to her. Now he's just going to waltz in here and fuck things up."

"I don't think you have anything like that to worry about. Heather doesn't seem to be like that."

"Yeah. But, I wonder about Jake sometimes. I know he's still in love with her. I'm not blind. That was ballsy of him to kiss her in front of me. He's just lucky I was holding Zachary."

Inuyasha looked at Nathan. He was zoned out with an angry face pasted onto his usually smiling face.

"But, I think that would only make things worse. But I know what you mean. I'm the same way when it comes to Kagome. Why do you think I beat that asshole Jason's ass?"

"Yeah. True. Shit, I'm putting some damn music in."

Inuyasha stood up and walked into the dining room, then into the small kitchen. He popped the refrigerator open and grabbed 2 Guinness Stout's out of the door.

"here man, you could use one of these." Inuyasha laughed popping open one of the bottles and handing it to Nathan.

"Thanks."

Nathan threw back the bottle, and pressed play on the CD player. The speakers pumping out The Dropkick Murphy album 'Do or Die'. Inuyasha smiled at the choice, opened his own beer and sat back down on the loveseat.

After a few runs to the kitchen to get a couple more beers, they started talking about drawing and anime. Coming up with an idea for a manga, and then quickly moved to the dining room table.

Heather and Kagome heard the CD player being cut on. Zachary finally had gone to sleep, she'd removed his ear plugs, and back to sleep after changing him into his pajamas. Kagome couldn't believe the shit Heather had to go through to get him to go to sleep again, and suppressed her laughter at the little boy when he'd throw his fits.

She followed Heather to her and Nathan's bed room, and sat on the bed while Heather changed her clothes from a pair of jeans to a pair of navy blue scrub bottoms. Heather came out from the bathroom in her room and let out a deep sigh and flopped on the full size bed.

"Did Nathan draw that?" Kagome asked noticing a large picture that was drawn of her and Zachary playing in a sand box

"Yeah. He tells me I'm his inspiration to create. He doesn't realize that he and Zach are the inspiration for the music I write…" she trailed off looking at the picture, then sat up on the bed, leaning over to grab her acoustic guitar, just fumbling with the chords and strings.

"It's very good. Inuyasha draws too." she continued, trying to figure out in her mind a way to ask about the whole Jake incident, but Heather beat her to it.

"I don't know why he's so worried. Yeah, I mean, I care about Jake, he was my first love, but I'm with him now. I hate how angry he gets. It amazingly stupid." she confided in frustration.

"Well, at least you know he loves you. That's a good thing. You should see how Inuyasha and Koga go at it all the time over me. I hate that idiot. He's always claiming I'm his woman and making his fiancé' cry. Ayame is a really sweet girl too. I don't see why she puts up with it." laughed Kagome.

"Those names sound familiar. Like I know them from somewhere… Did they go to school at Madison County?" Heather asked with slight suspicion.

"I know Ayame did. Koga, well, I don't really know. I met him in Los Angeles, before we moved over here."

"What year did she graduate?"

"2000 I believe."

"Have you mentioned me or Nathan at all to her?"

"No. Why?"

"Just don't mention us. Trust me. She might try to keep you from hanging out with us." she laughed with sarcasm in her voice.

"huh?" Kagome looked at her with a look of confusion.

"She was one of those preppy bitches in school and we played one hell of a prank on her. I don't think she's ever gotten over it. If she were to see us, I don't know how that would turn out." she laughed reminiscing on past with Kagome staring after her.

"well, lets go see what the guys are up to." Kagome sighed and standing up on the side of the bed.

"Probably drunk and drawing. Nathan will start drinking and get all into his drawings. He's got a whole comic book made up for our best friends', Nina and Jon-o, wedding present. It's really good."

"Do you really think they're out there drawing and drinking beer?" laughed Kagome as they began out of the room.

"I'd bet you five dollars on it."

The walked down the hall, Kagome excepting the bet, and losing. Heather knew Nathan, and if Inuyasha liked to draw just as much him, well, Nathan and he would be working on some sort of project.

"How did you know?!"

"I just know my Nathan. You made the mistake of saying that Inuyasha liked to draw too." Heather laughed taking the five dollar bill from Kagome. She leaned over Nathan shoulder, and looked at their work in progress, a new Manga which didn't surprise her at all.

Kagome watched Heather slide Nathan's Guinness bottle away from him, take a good gulp, and place it back where it was. Nathan grabbed Heathers hand as it started away from his beer bottle. He turned to her and they made up.

They guys continued working in the dining room, and the girls went outside to talk girl talk. Throwing down a couple beers, not realizing how much time had gone by until they both had gotten to the point of being unable to quit yawning. The guys were still working on their project, but weren't working on the drawings anymore, just working on the story line.

"Nathan, umm. It's 3:30 in the morning. You and Inuyasha are drunk, and Kagome and I are a little buzzed. I think I'll take Kag to the guest room. When you guys are through, show Inu were the guest room is. They're not driving home." Heather stated as firmly as possible being in a altered state of consciousness. Kagome had a strong feeling she was one of those drinkers, that could keep going and going and going, but sober up quickly if anything was to happen.

"Okay. We're about through. You show Kag, I'll show my man here. Wait up for me." Nathan said, his head not turning from the plot outline on the table.

Heather laughed and called to kagome to follow her down the hall. Kagome laughed at the entire scene, and squeezed Inuyasha's shoulders lightly before following Heather down the hall.

"Here you go! Just a whole 3 paces down the hall." Heather laughed throwing open the door right before Zachary's room, and switching on the light. It was just a made up king size bed, with a nightstand on either side. "Bathroom is across the hall, I've got to go crash my god do I need to go crash."

"Thanks, I'll see you whenever I wake up. Cool?"

"But of course, night!" Heather waved and walked down to her room, leaving Kagome's door partially open.

Kagome looked at the big inviting bed, pulled off her shoes turned off the bedroom light, and threw herself onto it.

"Comfy." Kagome murmured, getting positioned and ready to fall out. She tried to just stay awake until Inuyasha came in, but she was sleepier than she thought and drifted off. Her dreams taking her to a place she'd never been before that was dark and frightening. She saw Miroku and Sango in the dream begging for Inuyasha and her to help.

Don't hate me for taking so long to update. It's been a VERY long and interesting week. I hope you all like this chapter. It was probably boring, but oh well. Review please!!! I love my reviews. Oh, and the guy who commented about the wife beater in chapter two… No, she didn't buy it, she made it.