Part 11
Hojo was the first to awaken and was mildly surprised to find he was still dreaming. Last night's nightmare of him going into the past after Kagome, meeting and fighting a demon named InuYasha, and then being stitched-up in the back room of a grass and straw hut had been incredibly real. Starring at the ceiling he realized he was still in that dream only now sunlight seemed to be seeping through a small window. The intensity of the light burned his eyes and he squeezed them shut.
Thinking that if he just went back to sleep he would awaken later at home, Hojo shook his head slightly and rolled onto his arm. Raw, hot pain shot from his shoulder, across his chest, and into his neck. He clenched his jaw and groaned loudly as he rolled back flat. Tiny red and white stars burst in his vision and he realized he was incredibly thirsty before everything went dark again.