Disclaimer: InuYasha is not mine and such…it belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, the woman who can write plots and draw very well, too. And so I have no claim on InuYasha, though I wouldn't MIND owning Inu-chan…

A/N: Don't ask where this "plot" came from. It just popped into my head, pretty much. Which means I'll get writers block on this story a lot unless I can get help from Krigome, my good friend…but hey, who cares? I hope you enjoy this fanfic, and please keep in mind that it is ALTERNATE UNIVERSE!

Feeling Awake

By: Spellcaster Inverse Gabriev

A loud screech…

A warning sound…

A bright light…

…then, suddenly, darkness.

Kagome woke up suddenly. Or, at least, she thought she had woken up. But from what? She couldn't remember anything but what had just played over in her head. And why was she lying in a field of grass?! She was just driving on the road a few minutes ago!

She slowly sat up and surveyed her surroundings. It was just grass, for miles! Nothing else was there…and, strangely enough, she seemed to be in the only patch of grass that was level with the ground.

Now here was a real thought…why was her mind so into concentrating on GRASS all of a sudden? Why was she not paying more attention to where she was?

'I'm just tired…' she thought. That's why. She was just tired. But why did her head hurt so badly if that's all that it was?

'Argh! I can't stay awake and argue with myself. Also, why does it feel like I'm not even in a place?'

Suddenly a feeling of cold and a large headache swept over her, and she gently lowered herself upon the ground, cradling her head with her hands to try to ease it. Just minutes later, the tall grass around her began to rustle, and not with the wind. Kagome raised her head hastily, and then clutched it again, telling herself that what she just did wasn't the smartest thing to do when her head wouldn't stop pounding.

Then she heard a very unfamiliar yet humorous voice say, "DAMNED GRASS!" and a whole stalk of grass shot up in the air and flew about fifty miles backwards. Kagome's eyes widened. Should she be frightened, or should she fall over laughing?

She didn't have time to contemplate what to do, because just then, a figure emerged from the huge stalks.

"So, you're awake!" He said. "Hope it wasn't the stupid stalks that woke you…"

He was a rather strange looking fellow, with dog-like ears and white hair…

'Wait…DOG-like ears?!?!' her shocked mind actually let the sight sink in, and then she said aloud, although not meaning to, "AM I HALLUCINATING?!"

"Nice response there, girl."

"Sorry…" she said quickly, covering her mouth. But she couldn't stop staring.

"What? Never seen a hanyou before?" The, well, 'hanyou' asked.

"Actually…n-no…I haven't."

The hanyou facefaulted to the ground in surprise, then sat up again and started laughing again.

"Well then THAT explains it!"

Kagome puffed out her cheeks in irritation.

"Look Mister, who are you and why are you here?"

He just looked at her strangely, and said, "My name is Inuyasha," he picked a blade of grass out of his hair, "…and I'm here because I have to lead you back into consciousness."

She looked a bit surprised. "Consciousness?"

Inuyasha nodded. "I can explain EVERYTHING if you come with me."

Kagome smiled at him. "Alright, but just one thing."

"Hmm?"

"Are you ALWAYS this nice to people?" She asked.

"Oh, hell no! You seem scared and you haven't annoyed me…yet, so I just decided to be really nice to you. Don't mind me when I'm with my group of friends, ok?" He responded

Kagome smiled. "Thanks for the honest answer. Now I trust you, so we can go."

"Wow, you have a strange way of testing people," he laughed and held out his hand to her. "Now try to keep up with me."

She took his hand and nodded, and soon they were flying through the rest of the grass stalks. She couldn't believe he could run so fast, and it was really hard to keep up!

Soon enough, they were at the top of a hill. Inuyasha stopped and looked down towards the bottom of the hill. There was a really strange looking hut there, painted black with red symbols. It looked like a box, almost.

"What is THAT? I've never seen a building like that in my life!"

"That's because they don't exist in your life…" Inuyasha responded plainly.

"Well, that does explain it!"

But Inuyasha had already started down the hill and beckoned her to follow. She glanced down the steep hill, balanced herself at the right angle to walk down, and took a step forward.

~*~*~*~

Once inside the hut, Inuyasha sat Kagome down at a table. There was a man across the room, looking a bit bored, as if waiting for something to finish.

"Miroku! Something to drink, quickly!"

"I'm not your slave, Inuyasha." The person across the room, obviously named Miroku, called back to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha stuck his tongue out at Miroku. "What would I say if I said we had a guest?"

"Then I'd say, 'say please.'"

"Hell no! What makes me think I'll be polite to you?"

Miroku sighed. "Fine then…"

Pretty soon Miroku set a cup of tea in front of Kagome, and one in front of Inuyasha, but not after he splashed water in Inuyasha's face.

"H-HEY!"

Kagome laughed, but shut herself up when Inuyasha "glared" at her, or at least as much as he could since he had water all over his face.

Miroku smiled. "She's rather cute," he said.

"Should I take that as a compliment?"

"You can if you want," Miroku responded.

"Ugh! You have a wife, Miroku!" Inuyasha said.

"That doesn't mean I can't compliment people, sheesh…" Miroku took a seat down at the end of the table. Then Inuyasha noticed someone was missing:

"Speaking of your wife, where IS Sango?"

"She's out scouting the treetops for any sign of…well, you-know-who."

Inuyasha growled out, "Boy do I ever…"

"Lord Voldemort?" Kagome asked.

Miroku and Inuyasha both looked at her strangely. "Lord Who-de-what?!"

"Ok, I guess it's not THAT you-know-who."

Then Inuyasha began to get frustrated, "Look, girl, would you like to know why you're here, or not?"

"I would like to know, but if you know why I'm here, then how come you don't know my name?"

Miroku laughed. "She's got a point there, Inuyasha."

"Look, I've only met you today and I had to remember all the other important information so I forgot your name…okay?"

"Higurashi Kagome."

"Hmm?"

"That's my name. Higurashi Kagome."

Inuyasha thought on this for a second, "Yes, that's it! You are the girl, so now I'll tell you about everything.

"So, as you probably remember, you were in a bad "car crash." I hate those stupid human inventions, no one can work them!"

"Get on with it already!" came from Kagome.

"Alright! Well, it turns out that your injuries have knocked you into a coma, at least in your world."

Kagome's eyes widened and she covered her mouth with her hands on instinct.

Inuyasha nodded. "So, your spirit came here to have one of us lead you back into your world so you can be conscious again and carry on with your life. Sometimes it takes awhile, and sometimes it doesn't take any effort at all."

Kagome nodded. "I see. But, if I'm here, then why is my body opaque instead of transparent?"

Miroku answered this one, "This world gave you a body exactly alike your normal human form, so we can communicate easier."

Inuyasha nodded in agreement. Then he added another thing,

"Kagome, listen to this very carefully."

She looked at him and nodded.

"If we ever get separated, and you run into anyone who calls himself Naraku, DON'T FOLLOW HIM. If you do, your body, right now sustaining life in your world, will completely stop responding…and you'll never get back home…"

A/N: Well, what do you think? Do you like it? I hope you do, but if you don't that's cool too. I really would like you to review my story, though! Because if you like this story and review then I'll update quicker! Also, if you give me constructive criticism I'll work on improving and update as an even BETTER author. Thank you!!!!

**pulls out yo-yo** You will click on review…and you will submit a review…you will click on review...and you will submit a review…

Tankies!

~Spellcaster~