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Disclaimer: If Inuyasha belongs to me, I wouldn't be writing a fic!!! Plus, if inuyasha is mine, Kikyou will be LONG DEAD!! Buwahahahahahahahahah!!!!

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--What a Girl Wants-- by: Mord-sith

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Unbelievable. Kagome released another sigh for the fifth time in the last three hours. Inuyasha turned to see her looking distantly at the fire. He narrowed his eyes as if examining if something's wrong with her.

"Oi, what's the matter with you, Kagome?" He finally asked, wondering why she's not cheerful today.

She looked up at him then back to the bonfire. "Nothing's wrong with me. It's just that it's been months since I've been away from my family. We've been traveling so far from the bone-eater's well for trying to find that damn Naraku that I haven't notice how long it has been when I last saw Souta, grand pa, mama, Buyo and even those how's-your-boyfriend questions my friends always ask me. " She heaved another sigh. I also missed Dad, I wonder if he'll be coming back from abroad.

"What's a boyfriend?" he asked skeptically.

Heat rushed to her cheeks at the blunt question. "Nothing! Ignore what I said."

Inuyasha looked around his surroundings as if trying to find the well. "Well, even if we went back to the bone-eater's well, like you said, we are too far from it and it'll take months to get back. Besides, I feel Naraku's near."

"Then, we better move on. The sooner we destroy him, the faster I'll be able to return back home." She straightened up a bit, feeling slightly determined. Inuyasha stared at her silently and it's his turn to stare at the bonfire, frowning.

"I think you better sleep, Kagome-sama. You look tired." Miroku suggested.

She nodded nonchalantly as she started to feel her sleepiness. "You're right." She stood up and went beside Sango, who's asleep already, and started to sleep.

Now, only Inuyasha and Miroku are awake, Miroku noticed the hanyou was quiet.

"What are you thinking?" he wondered. Inuyasha looked at him, his arrogant self is returning.

"None of your business." He snapped stubbornly and scanned around, finding the nearest tree branch he could sleep in.

"It's either about Kagome-sama or Kikyou-sama, right?" he pressed. Inuyasha staggered on his feet and turned to face Miroku.

"What do you mean?" He asked guardedly.

"Well, you got this.gentle look, you know, that let me know your thinking about something important to you. You have this look after or while you're with Kikyou-sama or Kagome-sama. So I figured out you're thinking about them." He explained. Inuyasha noted to himself to harden his face before thinking about either of them, to prevent a pressing monk who likes asking about everything.

"And so? What's wrong if I am thinking?" he crossed his arms.

"Well, I just saw you making a sad frown."

"And?"

"What did Kagome-sama told you? She's also sad." Miroku asked.

Inuyasha sighed. "She'd like to go home."

"Eh?" Miroku gaped at him in bewilderment. "But. Isn't your answer to her always is 'no'?"

"Yeah, but.she's right. It's almost five to six months since we're away from the well since we're so far off. She has the right to see her family now. She's getting depressed because she missed them dearly." He slumped down beside him, staring at the fire.

"So you'd let her?"

"Maybe, maybe not. Naraku's around here somewhere so I told her that after we have defeated that stinking knave, maybe we could return back."

"And if we can't defeat him?" Who are you to prevent Kagome-sama from traveling back to the well?"

He never hesitated as he glared at the fire. I'm the one who'll protect Kagome. I'll never let her travel alone."

"What if Kikyou-sama showed up?"

"Then.I still wouldn't leave Kagome (Let's see that in the true episodes.). Kikyou can protect herself with her arrows. Kagome can't. She still has no control of her spiritual powers."

"Then Kagome-sama is more important to you than Kikyou?"

"Yes."

Miroku looked at him with an amused look. "Yes?"

Inuyasha's the one who turned to face him, with confused look. "What the question again?" he asked. Miroku did it. Inuyasha got so caught up with the questions that he never noticed he's answering. Miroku hid the smile. It was said that the heart was the one answering at times like that.

"Oh nothing." Miroku dismissed him with his hand. He tried everything but he just couldn't remember what they're talking about. It's like Miroku hypnotized him and, when he woke up, he couldn't remember anything. But he pushed his doubts aside, shrugging, as he jumped up to the nearest tree.

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As they traveled, they came upon a quiet village. I mean, a very quiet, with deserted streets, village.

"Hey, where are all the people?" Sango asked.

"I don't know, I can't smell blood." Inuyasha said, his eyes scanning the village.

"I can't sense Shikon shards anywhere around here either." Kagome stated, concern written on her face.

"Come on, let's look around. There's something fishy around here." Miroku started to enter the village and the others followed. As they walked around the streets, they found people lying all around.

"It's as if people in this village is all asleep." Kagome said.

Inuyasha walked to one person lying near the riverbank and put his ear near the person's nose.

"No, this one is dead." When he straightened up, Kagome and the others began checking if the others are also dead.

"This one is also dead." Sango said

"Funny, this one is still breathing. It looks like she's only sleeping." Miroku said and before he can register what hit him, a red hand mark was plastered on his cheek.

"How dare you violate this girl!" Sango scolded, her Hiraikotsu ready to strike Miroku.

"Really, Miroku-sama, even a girl sleeping." Kagome shook her head, giggling.

"But, you know, I think I've heard of this cases.Especially when these people lying here are all smiling," Miroku started as he regained his senses. They looked around and saw what Miroku saw is true.

"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked as Kagome started to kneel beside a small girl, beside a man who seem to be his father, to see if she's breathing or not.

"I heard from one village that a youkai attacked them and the youkai will show you."
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Miroku's voice suddenly felt distant to Kagome's ear as she felt something prick on her neck. Suddenly, she remembered her mother smiling at her and also when she and Souta started bickering with each other over a small problem. She smiled at the memory as she started to feel sleepy.

She felt little when she fell forward with a thud.

I wonder what will happen if Inuyasha, the others and I live in my time. I wish I were with my family.complete family.

Blinding light forced Kagome to shut her eyes as she was led to dreamland.
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". your deepest and biggest wishes and dreams at the moment his needle hit you." Miroku said.

Inuyasha looked around when he suddenly felt an odd feeling and just when he turned around, he saw Kagome starting to fall over.

"Kagome!" He rushed and caught her before she can injure herself from the fall.

"Kagome-chan!" "Kagome-sama!" "Kagome!" were heard from Sango, Miroku and Shippo as they dashed to her side. Inuyasha shook her, trying to wake her up.

"Damn it! What the hell happen?" He said, frustrated that he hadn't been there to protect Kagome. And the fact that a smile was on her face before she fall only worried him more.

Miroku started to examine her-from bottom to top-and Sango was about to hit him with her Hiraikotsu, feeling that he'll grope her friend, when he pulled a green two-inch needle from her neck.

"What is that, Houshi-sama?" she inquired.

"I think this is what the needle the Youkai I'm telling you about." Miroku said and showed it to them.

"Do you know what the youkai look like?" Inuyasha clenched his fist as his temper rose.

"Ah! Another Youkai!" They turned to see who spoke and saw an old man who started to walk fast to Inuyasha and poked him several times. When Miroku and Sango saw Inuyasha getting angrier, they pulled the old man away from him.

"Hey, if you value your life, old man, don't try my temper because I'm in the mood to throw an old man to the next life." He threatened through gritted teeth. The old man stopped struggling from Miroku and started to kneel next to small girl beside Kagome.

"I never saw this girl beside my grand daughter before." He wondered loudly, pointing to Kagome.

"She's one of us. She's hit by this needle." Sango said as Miroku showed the needle to the old man and she added, "Can you tell me what happened to your town? What youkai attacked here? We know little about that youkai." She glanced at Inuyasha, and silently told him to bare his patience and the information can help them save Kagome, with a look.

The old man sighed and looked up to Miroku and Inuyasha, "Can you help me in carrying my son and grand daughter? I'll explain to you what happened once we reached my house."
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"It happened four or five days ago when the youkai came to our town. I heard that a person, when hit by his needle, dreams about his deepest and biggest wish. Once the person, consciously or unconsciously, accepted the dream as the reality, the youkai will feed on his soul. They said the youkai was somehow attracted with people who have high dreams or wishes.

"Those dead people were the ones who already give in to the dream and those who're still alive are those who still live in the dream and still have doubts if it's true or not." The old man stared at his son and granddaughter sadly.

Inuyasha was stunned, frustrated, afraid and angered that some youkai will try and feed Kagome's soul. Kagome somehow invited the youkai. She liked to see her family. He looked down at her sleeping form. I wonder if you're happy in your dream.happy more than what is in here. he thought bitterly.

"Oi, old man, what'll happen if the youkai will be destroy? What will happen to the people caught in the dream?" Inuyasha asked. Miroku looked up at him, surprised to see he's not jumping to conclusions and kill the youkai without knowing the consequences. Obviously, Sango is thinking the same by the way she glanced at Inuyasha.

The old man sighed and shook his head. "I really don't know. One thing I know is that if the person recognized the difference between the real from the dream, then he'll escape the spell that was placed to him. But if not, then his soul will be feed to the youkai."

Inuyasha growled. "Give me your best guess at what will happen if I killed that Youkai." He demanded.

The old man looked thoughtful before he answered, "Maybe.a big maybe, the spell will be destroyed and the people will woke up. But maybe again, nothing will happen. Like I told you, it's for the people to decide if they will recognized and live, or not." He said. As an after thought, he added, "But maybe the youkai will try to do something to make everything in the dream acceptable or he'll do something to make the victim to say he wanted to be just in the dream and abandon the reality to steal the soul."

Inuyasha straightened up and began to walk towards the door.

"Where do you think you're going?" Shippo asked, his eyes all red because of crying.

"Where do you think I'm going? Make your guess." Inuyasha replied and began jumping up from rooftop to another and another until he's out of sight.

"What I guess? I think he's going to fight the youkai who did this to Kagome before Kagome decided to live in the dream." Shippo guessed in an as- a-matter-of-fact tone. Miroku tapped his small shoulder.

"Congratulations, you guessed right. Protect Kagome while I'm not here." Miroku addressed to Sango who nodded. Miroku rushed out of sight, trying to find Inuyasha and the youkai.

Sango looked at her friend, who seems to be having a nice dream. "I wonder what you're dreaming of. I wish you could recognize it's a dream."
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"Kagome-chan? . Kagome-chan." That voice.I know that voice. Kagome forced her eyes to open and found three pairs of eyes staring down at her in concern. She recognize them quickly even with the painful throbbing of her head.

"Erii-chan.Yumi-chan. Kaeri-chan (made that up.)." Kagome named her friends, sitting up while holding her head as if it'll come off. She realized they were under a tree in their school garden. That is where they used to hang when they're eating lunch.

"Are you tired? One moment, you're listening and laughing while I'm talking. Then, next moment, when I looked at you, you're already sleeping." Erii sighed exasperatedly.

Before she had time to register what she said-or asked, it already escaped her lips. She couldn't think right because of the pain in her head.

"Where is Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.

"Huh?" Yumi said

"Inu-what?" Erii asked as the pain in her head lessened.

"I said Inu-what did I say?" Kagome asked herself. What did I say anyway? I can't remember it.Have I ever said anything?

"Nevermind." Kagome waved her hand in dismissal of the topic. She ate her lunch as she listened to Kaeri who is narrating what happened to her and her boyfriend.

"Hah!" She heard. Kagome turned to see where that familiar voice came from. Kendo club. She stood up and walked towards the bamboo house nearby. She glanced from the window to see that they're getting ready to leave. One young man caught her eye. She held her breath as she stared at the long black hair and his purple eyes. She didn't know why she told herself that he's a man and he's the one she heard a while ago, when obviously, he's a she.

"Eh, Do you have secret meeting with Kenjirou-kun(I just made that up.^_~) today?" Kagome turned to see Erii smiling slyly at her.

"Who?" Kagome asked.

Kaeri poked Kagome in a playful manner. "Are you still sleepy? It's Ken-ji-rou-kun! He's from our class, remember?"

Kagome's eyes widened as she remembered 'memories' "Oh yeah! I guess I'm still asleep."

"Yeah? You're sleepwalking then." a voice answered. She turned around and saw Kenjirou, smiling at her.

"Kenjirou-kun." Funny, it's unnerving to say the name She smiled at him.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

She shrugged, "No reason.I'm just curious where that noise came from."

"I see. Kagome, I wish to talk to you after dismissal. Can I see you on the rooftop?" Kenjirou looked down and asked.

"Okay." She replied nonchalantly and she was completely unaware of the sighing and giggling of her three friends.

He looked at her and smiled again. He started to walk towards the school building, waving good-bye at them. She just smiled at him, knowing they'll see each other in their classroom. She turned to her friends and she gave them a strange look when they squealed in delight.

"Way to go, Kagome-chan!"

"What happened to you three?"

"Can't you see? Kenjirou is going to confess to you his feelings! This is your chance! Once he told you his feelings, tell him yours too!" Yumi squealed again whilst laughing.

"What do you mean?" she stammered, blushing.

"Well, you confided to us that you like him, remember?"

Kagome flinched, then after processing what she heard, she also smiled and blushed. Though she don't know why she was blushing. "I did?"

"Of course, girl!" Erii winked at her and held her hand.

"Come on, I heard our bell ringing! Our class will begin any minute now!" They ran back to the tree, collected their things and they walked to the building.

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TO be Continued... ~~~~~~******~~~~~~

There!!! I've finished!!! This will only be two chapters long! Actually I just cut it into two! I just wanted to know what you think!!! Please review or maybe I'll not continue this!..*Smiles*.*Smiles* kidding. You know I can't do that!!!. or maybe not..
~Mord-sith