Disclaimer: Inuyasha doesn't belong to me, but you know Christmas IS coming up... *hint hint, wink wink*

A/N: OMG! GOMEN, GOMEN! I'm soooo sorry that I haven't updated in so long, but I'm just a simple girl from Alabama...No! Please DON'T hurt me! I'm sorry! But I kinda forgot about it...*ducks as numerous sporks fly at her head* I'm sorry...I bet you all thought I died... But I was in Mississippi visiting my old hometown at my Grandma's last week and this week my cousins from Louisiana came by and I had to deal with some romance between my cousin and my best friend...*shudders at the images* Ack! *gags* I was told I was jealous that I'll never find true love, but I don't call one night true love and frankly, I don't care if I die alone...Little voice in my head"Of course you do." Shut up! I'm emotionally scared for life. Arin- Chan the inages will haunt me forever. Shout-outs at the bottom of this chapter.

_______________________________________________________________________ Memories by a Golden Locket Ch.7: Another day, another night

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Kagome's Dream~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

A single snowflake fell as Little Kagome, now nine years old, ran across the shrine grounds towards the God tree. Her dad sat by it in seemingly complex thought. She smiled at him and sat by him. He didn't accknowledge her there, but she knew he was in too deep of thought to notice. He seemed sick to her. His face was red, but she guessed it was from the cold, crisp air about them. "Daddy?" she asked unsure if he was okay.

"Hnn?" he asked/muttered.

"What's wrong?"

"...Nothing.."

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing important!" he snapped at her. Tears weilded in her eyes in disblief as she stood staring at him like she was slapped. She couldn't believe her caring father could be cruel to her, but what she didn't know he was really trying to concentrate on the chest pains he had been experiancing for a while now.

She broke down crying beside her dad. Big heart-breaking sobs wracked her small frame as she collasped by her dad, burying her face in her small hands as her tears mixed with the hard soil. Her dad kept staring into space before he realized what was happening and drew her into his lap, stroking her hair. He put his arms around her tiny waist and whispered in her ear, "Shh...It's okay Kag. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you like that. I'm sorry Kag...Don't cry.." He looked down at her as she continued sobbing; she couldn't stop.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*In Reality~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Inuyasha's ears perked up at the sound of a muffled sound coming from below his perch on the high branch of a tree. It sounded like a muffled sob coming from someone below. He gracefully jumped down and landed without a sound; not even a cruppled leaf or snapped twig. He scanned the area for the source of the sound, his eyes resting on Kagome.

She tossed and turned in her sleeping bag as her face contorted in pain at her dream. Tears streamed down her face as she sobbed into her sleeping bag. Sweat was covering her face as she kicked the covers off, rolled on her stomach, and then turned so her face was to Inuyasha. 'A nightmare?' He thought as he causiously made his way towards her.

She was still sobbing as she curled into a shivering ball. Inuyasha put one hand on her shoulder and used the other to swipe a stray hair away from her face. He placed that hand on the side of her cheek, mindful of the claws and stroked her cheek carefully as he gathered some courage thinking of all the 'sits' he'd get.He tucked the covers back around her and leaned over and whispered in her ear, "It's just a nighmare, Kagome. It's okay, don't cry."

She stopped crying and was still for a while as her harsh breathing returned to normal. He stepped back after kissing her on the forehead and he was about to jump back into the tree, but heard her whisper something. "G' night, Inuyasha..." and she rolled over the other way. He stood wondering if he woke her up but only whispered "Feh." into the wind as he once again sat perched in the tree.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~Kagome's Dream~*~*~*~*~*~*

She sat in her dad's lap crying as he tried to comfort her, but failed. The ground started to shake a bit and the colors faded until she could no longer see her dad. She cried about that now as she slowly felt herself grow bigger; older.

She laid in the darkness, a teenager once more, crying her eyes out with harsh sobs escaping her lips when she tried to breathe. She felt cold winds blow around her, making her shiver. She then felt something surround her, like a blanket, making her warm once more. She heard a familliar voice that seemed to echo throughout the darkness. The voice was relaxing and made her stop crying to listen.

"It's just a nighmare, Kagome. It's okay, don't cry."

She looked up and saw a famillar fire rat kimono in front of her. Her gaze continued to raise to the deep golen orbs belonging to the man who always saved her, even if it was just for the shards and the fact that she was the Shikon detector. Inuyasha smirked at her in a way only he could. He hugged her against the darkness softly and kissed her forehead.

"I'm always here, Kagome." He said gruffly as he turned to walk to the tree again. She whispered to him, "G' night, Inuyasha." He smiled and jumped in the tree with a "Feh." in his presence.

She smiled as she shrank once more and was in her dad's lap. He started singing a familliar tune, he always sang when she was hurt or sad.

"Little one I know your hurt, But wipe away the tears. The pain inside is great, But you'll be okay my dear.

Don't worry about it, It'll be okay. The sun will still rise, and I'll always be here.

So please stop the sobbing, I promise there's a way to make the pain disappear.

Let me see your smile. Forget about the tears. Remeber the happy times along the years. Your heart will beat again.

When you see the sky, See the birds flying high. The freedom they possess will be yours, If you'll be happy once again.

Lift the pain off, I promise it won't hurt. The sun will rise tomorrow, And I'll still be here."

She smiled and thought of how even in her dreams Inuyasha was always there protecting her from darkness. The sun was now over them and there were rumaging sounds all around her. She groggily sat up in her sleeping bag as Inuyasha appeared before her waving a cup Ramen in front of her. She smiled and took it from him. "Okay, I'll make you some Ramen." She said as she bagan to start cooking it. If she had turned around, she might have seen Inuyasha smile. But, her back was to him.

~*~*~*~*~*~T.B.C.~*~*~*~*~*~*

A/N: Okay, I didn't leave it at a cliffhanger, unless you wanna count seeing if she burned them a cliffhanger. I know it was short, but I'll update soon, I promise. Maybe tomorrow or Monday. I just need suggestions on where the memories could occur. fighting a demon, walking, a cave, etc.

SHOUT-OUTS:

Suya: Yes the evil Kodachi Kuno laugh. HOHOHOHOHOHOHO! I'm sorry it took so long to update, I really am, but I had a whole bunch of crap going on. But I'll defanitly have a new chapter by Monday night, or Tuesday morning at the latest.

Jupiter's Light: I'm glad you like it.

Katzztar: Oh I'm sorry about your mom. And yes, her father did die from complications from smoking in my fic. My father came close to dieing from a heart-attack several times and I guess that's why I'm inspired to write this fic. My father smoked for 25 years and has had three heart-attacks and a quaddrupal bypass. Please forgive my spelling; spelling never was my strongest point...

Lil Washu: No my Inuyasha plushie! I'm sorry this took so long to post, I'll post soon, k? I know, smoking is a waste of money. I mean why would poeple actually want to start when you get lung cancer or heart disease? I'll just never understand...

Skittles: I got the Inuyasha movie 2 days ago! Yay! I'm happy now. I'm glad you like my story. I'm gonna review yours soon, I just got behind in reading the chapters, but I will review it soon, I swear. I love it! ^_^ You're awesome!!!

pinkpiggy: Sorry it took me so long to update! I am gonna add more songs, I think i'll have a song a chapter from now on. ^_^

Kagome-Chan: yay I updated. Gomen. It took me long enough.

Aeyikie: Yay! I got my Inuyasha plushie back! I'm complete once more! ^_^