Author's Note: I often times think of random situations involving the group in which they are not long enough for a story but I still want to write about them. Based off a series of authors especially Alannada's Barks, here are some short stories. Also as a challenge: any themes/suggestions are welcomed. Give me a theme and I will try to write a short T unless otherwise noted.

NIGHTMARE

"Naraku!" The raven hair woman screamed in distress as she ran towards the well. The rest of her friends were with her as they went to make a final stand before the well that connects the past with the present.

"Hiraikotsu!" Kagome heard as she turned her face up towards the sky. Sango was riding on the back of Kilala, trying to get above Naraku. Her boomrang came flying down at record speed but Naraku simply released some Miasma and caused the Hiraikotsu to be blown off course. Kilala quickly moved to a safe distance as Sango stared down.

"He was able to reflect the Hiraikotsu," Kagome with said with some awe as well as some worry. Only a few strong demons are able to change the course of the Hiraikotsu once Sango has released it.

No one could prepare for what happened next. With a tentacle that ended in a sharp point and without any hesitation, Naraku stabbed it through Sango's heart. Her eyes had widen with shock and surprise but closed as her body fell to the ground.

"NO!" Screamed Kagome and Inuyasha

"SANGO!" Screamed Miroku as he turned and ran towards the evil half-demon.

Kagome sank to her knees and wiped away her tears and within those few seconds, Kilala was caught and was being absorbed and Miroku had been beheaded.

"NO! Miroku!" Kagome screamed as she saw the body crumble to the ground. She felt bile was rising in her throat. No this can't be real. Her friends can't be dead. This cannot be happening.

"NARAKU" Inuyasha screamed as he ran towards Naraku. Tears steaming down his face as he raised his sword. Naraku stopped his momentum with another tentacle in his back.

"INUYASHA!" She screamed.

He turned and faced her. "I never loved you. My heart has always belonged to Kikyo."

Kagome blinked in horror as she felt herself rising and she was suddenly face to face with Naraku.

"So this well connects this time with your time. Once I consume you, I will be able to pass between both worlds and I will be able to overtake both words. Thanks to you, I will become the true leader of the past and the future!"

As his tentacles started wrapping around her, she glanced around and saw the destruction, her two friends dead and Inuyasha dying as his cold empty eyes stared at her. She was useless. There was literally nothing she could do. It was her fault because she broke the jewel. Now, people that she had truly cared about and the man that she had loved were dying or dead and there wasn't a damn thing she could do about it.

No…No this can't be happening. As the tentacles started to squeeze tighter, she opened her mouth to yell and that's when she realized that something was blocking her from being able to scream. She thrashed around but she was held tight by the tentacle. She thought to bite the blockage but it was kind of nice.

Her heart started settling and her nightmare started fading as the kiss pulled her back into reality. Kagome's brown eyes slowly opened and she was shocked to see violet eyes starting directly into hers. Kagome pushed at his chest and could not resist slapping him across the face. The slap woke up the demon and demon slayer along with the fox kit and Kilala.

"Miroku! What the hell!" Kagome yelled in surprised as she rubbed her hand over her mouth, her cheeks blazing.

Inuyasha angrily stood in front of the Priestess as he faced his friend. "You better have a damn good reason for…you know doing that to Kagome."He said in a growl. His hand was on his sword's hilt, his body tense and alert at the same time. Everything about Inuyasha's body language screamed danger. Kagome found herself trying not to smile and slowly starting to relax as the nightmare receded even more. Obviously, Inuyasha still had a lot of life left in him, he was okay and he cared about her. He was obviously jealous as he stared down the Monk.

Sango's face was red as she stood, her hand going to the strap on her boomerang.

"Now! Now! there is a reasonable explanation." Miroku said, backing away from Kagome with his hand up.

"Yeah! You're a letcher!"

"She was having a nightmare and I didn't want her to wake everyone up!"

"Yeah! Sure!"

"Please! That's the oldest excuse in the book." Inuyasha said waving his hand but still not moving from in front of Kagome.

"Idiot." Shippo said as he jumped up to Inuyasha's shoulder.

The tension was broken as Kagome half crying, half laughing hugged Inuyasha from behind. The half-demon was incredibly stunned as he felt her arms encircle his waist but he could feel her trembling and hear the reminisce of the terror in her voice. He reached down and pulled her hands away, only to turn around and hold her to him. her body was shaking, tears were streaming down her cheeks. Any embarrassment dissipated as the young Priestess held him extremely tightly, like she was afraid he would disappear.

"He's telling the truth." Kagome said as she buried her face into Inuyasha's kimono, just happy that he was alive.

Although, his cheeks were red, Inuyasha kept his arms around Kagome until her body stopped trembling. She looked up at him, the horror of her nightmare still present in her eyes but and she gave him a small smile. "Thank you."

"Keh"

Miroke and Sango had quieted as they watched Inuyasha calm Kagome. without warning, she moved and hugged Sango tightly as well. "Kagome!" Sango said with surprise.

"Don't be too hard on him. I really was having a nightmare and he woke me up." Kagome whispered to Sango as she moved once again to her sleeping bag. Miroku and Sango made up and Inuyasha settled down but this time he stayed close to Kagome After all she could have another nightmare and if anyone was going to kiss her…well it wasn't going to be Miroku!

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