Chapter 2
"A Dream Come True"
After Inuyasha and Kagome arrived at the campsite, everyone ate their dinner and settled down to sleep. Miroku was leaning against Sango with his arm around her waist. Kirarra sat to the side, slightly away from them, expecting the violent reaction that would come from Sango when she woke up in the morning and found the lecher sleeping with her.
Kagome was snuggled into her sleeping bag along with Shippou who was curled up next to her. They were by the base of the tree that Inuyasha was perched in.
The hanyou was laying comfortably on a branch, gazing up at the stars in the sky. The moonlight shone onto him, causing his hair to look dazzling white and his golden eyes gleamed.
Inuyasha yawned and felt his eyes begin to close. After making sure that there was no danger anywhere nearby, he relaxed completely and fell into a light slumber.
The night was dark as Inuyasha snuggled against his mother. She smiled down at him and took his little hands in hers, and gave them a gentle squeeze. She then started to sing to him the song she had always sung every night.
"Silent stars in the skies, full moon sparkling, close your eyes... go to sleep my little one, and dream about the morning sun. Always know I'll hold you near, there is nothing for you to fear..."
Then, his mother sang it again untill Inuyasha was asleep. He sighed as his golden eyes drifted shut... the last thing he saw was another hanyou like himself, laying on her straw mat. Suddenly, Inuyasha smelled smoke... smoke from torches. He looked up to see several shadowy forms outside their hut. There was an eerie silence, untill the other hanyou's eyes flew open. "They're here." She murmured in a ghostly voice.
Inuyasha jolted up on the branch he was on, gasping for breath. It was that dream again... the dream he had every night, it seemed... the dream about his past.
Sitting up on the branch, he groaned and rubbed his eyes. Who was that hanyou girl in their hut with them? Inuyasha had always tried to see her face, but it was hidden in shadow, therefore concealed.
The hanyou could still feel the fear and suspense creep through his very being. He could still smell the smoke from the torches outside their hut the last night he had spent with his mother.
In fact... the smoke really WAS there... Inuyasha sniffed the air and frowned. Far off, he could smell smoke. What was the smoke coming from?
Suddenly, Kagome's voice rang through the air. "Inuyasha... I sense a jewel shard."
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The trees flew by and Kagome gripped Inuyasha's shoulders tightly as he leapt from tree to tree. Sango, Shippou, and Miroku were close behind on Kirarra.
As soon as Inuyasha had heard that a jewel shard was near, he had rounded everyone up and headed towards the smoke he had smelled earlier. The hanyou knew that whatever was causing the fire was a youkai, for he could pick up its scent... and he also knew exactly where he was going now, too... The familiar sights and smells of the woods around him opened a door in his mind. He was going back to the village where he was born.
As soon as the village came into view, they could see tall flames shooting up from some of the huts. But strangely, all the people seemed safe and calm; all sitting on a hill a safe distance from the fire and smoke.
The companions stepped to the ground near the people. Inuyasha got a hold of one of the villagers and demanded, "What the hell is going on here?!"
The villager's eyes widened. After a moment, they seemed able to speak. "You... you look so much like her..."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "I look so much like who?"
The villager pointed a shaky finger towards one of the huts that was on fire. Suddenly, a large snake youkai crashed through the side of the hut, covered in flames. Inuyasha looked closer to see that something was actually on the youkai.
Kagome gasped and tugged on Inuyasha's sleeve. "It's a girl!" she cried.
Inuyasha gasped as his eyes locked on the woman upon the snake demon. She had long black hair streaked with silver, and a pair of dog ears atop her head, as Inuyasha had. Her eyes were a dazzling purple color, and flashed with valor, as she swiped her claws down the snake-youkai's body, killing the beast. As the youkai fell to the ground, she jumped off and landed on the ground in front of Inuyasha.
Suddenly, as the two locked gazes, a strong surge flew through Inuyasha. The girl... was the one from his dream... she was the hanyou girl who was in the hut with him and his mother!
Inuyasha's memories from that day came pouring back to him. It was as if a spell had been broken and a bright light shined through his mind. The hanyou gasped as his surroundings faded, and he was swept into a dream-like world, where he came face to face with the continuation of the dream he had been having about his past...
Inuyasha looked on from a distance as he saw himself, a cute 7 year old, cuddled in the lap of his mother. Then he saw the other hanyou like himself, laying on her straw mat just like she had been in his dream... Suddenly, he smelled smoke... smoke from torches. He looked up, as did young Inuyasha, to see several shadowy forms outside their hut. There was an eerie silence, untill the other hanyou's eyes flew open. "They're here." She murmured in a ghostly voice.
His mother gathered her children in her arms.
"Wait!" Inuyasha's mind screamed. "Her children...? Can that girl be my... my sister!?"
The hanyou girl's purple eyes were wide as angry voices called out for their mother to surrender and let herself be killed.
Inuyasha saw his mother lay a hand on each of their foreheads. She closed her eyes and murmured a prayer. "Gods have pity on these young souls... Please help us!"
Outside, the yelling got louder and more insistent. Inuyasha felt his heart beating faster and faster. This was how he had felt... that cold, horrible night.
Suddenly, a bright light seemed to fill the room, and Inuyasha could see a glittering body appear in the darkness of the room. It was a goddess, he knew, the goddess of wish and wonder...
She spoke in a calm voice to Inuyasha's mother. "You wish to protect your children..." she spoke. Inuyasha's mother nodded.
"Then it shall be done. Before I proceed, are you aware of the consequences?"
Inuyasha's mother was silent.
"Consequences? What consequences?!" Inuyasha called out even though he knew they would not hear him.
The goddess looked down apon Inuyasha's mother. "You shall not be spared, and your very life shall be taken from you, for the villagers seek your demise."
Inuyasha's mother nodded. "I am aware of that."
The goddess nodded as well. "Also, your children's memory of eachother shall be erased. They shall be carried to safety... one to the North and one to the South... Untill, and if fate brings them together again, both shall forget the other, but live lives quite like the other... If one falls in love, the other shall also. If one falls sick, so shall the other. They will always be connected in such a way, and only in their dreams may they relive these memories. They will always remember you, up untill this very moment. So I ask. Do you accept or decline?"
Inuyasha's mother was silent. After a moment, she spoke. "I accept... only if you assure me they shall meet again."
The goddess nodded. "As you wish." She said. "But know this- their meeting shall bring tragedy."
Inuyasha's mother looked concerned as she hugged her children tightly. "What tragedy do you speak of?" she asked.
"When they find eachother again, one shall die. It is that simple, I regret."
Inuyasha's mother was silent. "If they are to ever meet again, then I pray somehow all their questions will be answered." She said momentarily.
The goddess nodded. "They shall watch this very scene." She said.
Inuyasha's mother glanced around the room. Strangely, her eyes fell upon Inuyasha, even though she could not see him. The hanyou was too shocked from watching to do anything. With her children still in her arms, and her eyes staring to where Inuyasha was, she said, "My children, I love you. Enjoy your life and live it to the fullest, for when death arrives you shall have no regrets."
Inuyasha gulped. "M-mother..." he stammered, reaching a hand out towards his mother. "M-mother... I will..."
The goddess then opened her arms and took the two hanyou children. "You shall have a special place in paradise." She said to Inuyasha's mother as she started to disappear. "For your love for your children shows your goodness and pure heart."
As the goddess vanished, Inuyasha watched as the villagers burst into the hut and attacked his mother. "NO!" he cried, trying to leap towards her to help. "Mother!!!!"
After Inuyasha and Kagome arrived at the campsite, everyone ate their dinner and settled down to sleep. Miroku was leaning against Sango with his arm around her waist. Kirarra sat to the side, slightly away from them, expecting the violent reaction that would come from Sango when she woke up in the morning and found the lecher sleeping with her.
Kagome was snuggled into her sleeping bag along with Shippou who was curled up next to her. They were by the base of the tree that Inuyasha was perched in.
The hanyou was laying comfortably on a branch, gazing up at the stars in the sky. The moonlight shone onto him, causing his hair to look dazzling white and his golden eyes gleamed.
Inuyasha yawned and felt his eyes begin to close. After making sure that there was no danger anywhere nearby, he relaxed completely and fell into a light slumber.
The night was dark as Inuyasha snuggled against his mother. She smiled down at him and took his little hands in hers, and gave them a gentle squeeze. She then started to sing to him the song she had always sung every night.
"Silent stars in the skies, full moon sparkling, close your eyes... go to sleep my little one, and dream about the morning sun. Always know I'll hold you near, there is nothing for you to fear..."
Then, his mother sang it again untill Inuyasha was asleep. He sighed as his golden eyes drifted shut... the last thing he saw was another hanyou like himself, laying on her straw mat. Suddenly, Inuyasha smelled smoke... smoke from torches. He looked up to see several shadowy forms outside their hut. There was an eerie silence, untill the other hanyou's eyes flew open. "They're here." She murmured in a ghostly voice.
Inuyasha jolted up on the branch he was on, gasping for breath. It was that dream again... the dream he had every night, it seemed... the dream about his past.
Sitting up on the branch, he groaned and rubbed his eyes. Who was that hanyou girl in their hut with them? Inuyasha had always tried to see her face, but it was hidden in shadow, therefore concealed.
The hanyou could still feel the fear and suspense creep through his very being. He could still smell the smoke from the torches outside their hut the last night he had spent with his mother.
In fact... the smoke really WAS there... Inuyasha sniffed the air and frowned. Far off, he could smell smoke. What was the smoke coming from?
Suddenly, Kagome's voice rang through the air. "Inuyasha... I sense a jewel shard."
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The trees flew by and Kagome gripped Inuyasha's shoulders tightly as he leapt from tree to tree. Sango, Shippou, and Miroku were close behind on Kirarra.
As soon as Inuyasha had heard that a jewel shard was near, he had rounded everyone up and headed towards the smoke he had smelled earlier. The hanyou knew that whatever was causing the fire was a youkai, for he could pick up its scent... and he also knew exactly where he was going now, too... The familiar sights and smells of the woods around him opened a door in his mind. He was going back to the village where he was born.
As soon as the village came into view, they could see tall flames shooting up from some of the huts. But strangely, all the people seemed safe and calm; all sitting on a hill a safe distance from the fire and smoke.
The companions stepped to the ground near the people. Inuyasha got a hold of one of the villagers and demanded, "What the hell is going on here?!"
The villager's eyes widened. After a moment, they seemed able to speak. "You... you look so much like her..."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "I look so much like who?"
The villager pointed a shaky finger towards one of the huts that was on fire. Suddenly, a large snake youkai crashed through the side of the hut, covered in flames. Inuyasha looked closer to see that something was actually on the youkai.
Kagome gasped and tugged on Inuyasha's sleeve. "It's a girl!" she cried.
Inuyasha gasped as his eyes locked on the woman upon the snake demon. She had long black hair streaked with silver, and a pair of dog ears atop her head, as Inuyasha had. Her eyes were a dazzling purple color, and flashed with valor, as she swiped her claws down the snake-youkai's body, killing the beast. As the youkai fell to the ground, she jumped off and landed on the ground in front of Inuyasha.
Suddenly, as the two locked gazes, a strong surge flew through Inuyasha. The girl... was the one from his dream... she was the hanyou girl who was in the hut with him and his mother!
Inuyasha's memories from that day came pouring back to him. It was as if a spell had been broken and a bright light shined through his mind. The hanyou gasped as his surroundings faded, and he was swept into a dream-like world, where he came face to face with the continuation of the dream he had been having about his past...
Inuyasha looked on from a distance as he saw himself, a cute 7 year old, cuddled in the lap of his mother. Then he saw the other hanyou like himself, laying on her straw mat just like she had been in his dream... Suddenly, he smelled smoke... smoke from torches. He looked up, as did young Inuyasha, to see several shadowy forms outside their hut. There was an eerie silence, untill the other hanyou's eyes flew open. "They're here." She murmured in a ghostly voice.
His mother gathered her children in her arms.
"Wait!" Inuyasha's mind screamed. "Her children...? Can that girl be my... my sister!?"
The hanyou girl's purple eyes were wide as angry voices called out for their mother to surrender and let herself be killed.
Inuyasha saw his mother lay a hand on each of their foreheads. She closed her eyes and murmured a prayer. "Gods have pity on these young souls... Please help us!"
Outside, the yelling got louder and more insistent. Inuyasha felt his heart beating faster and faster. This was how he had felt... that cold, horrible night.
Suddenly, a bright light seemed to fill the room, and Inuyasha could see a glittering body appear in the darkness of the room. It was a goddess, he knew, the goddess of wish and wonder...
She spoke in a calm voice to Inuyasha's mother. "You wish to protect your children..." she spoke. Inuyasha's mother nodded.
"Then it shall be done. Before I proceed, are you aware of the consequences?"
Inuyasha's mother was silent.
"Consequences? What consequences?!" Inuyasha called out even though he knew they would not hear him.
The goddess looked down apon Inuyasha's mother. "You shall not be spared, and your very life shall be taken from you, for the villagers seek your demise."
Inuyasha's mother nodded. "I am aware of that."
The goddess nodded as well. "Also, your children's memory of eachother shall be erased. They shall be carried to safety... one to the North and one to the South... Untill, and if fate brings them together again, both shall forget the other, but live lives quite like the other... If one falls in love, the other shall also. If one falls sick, so shall the other. They will always be connected in such a way, and only in their dreams may they relive these memories. They will always remember you, up untill this very moment. So I ask. Do you accept or decline?"
Inuyasha's mother was silent. After a moment, she spoke. "I accept... only if you assure me they shall meet again."
The goddess nodded. "As you wish." She said. "But know this- their meeting shall bring tragedy."
Inuyasha's mother looked concerned as she hugged her children tightly. "What tragedy do you speak of?" she asked.
"When they find eachother again, one shall die. It is that simple, I regret."
Inuyasha's mother was silent. "If they are to ever meet again, then I pray somehow all their questions will be answered." She said momentarily.
The goddess nodded. "They shall watch this very scene." She said.
Inuyasha's mother glanced around the room. Strangely, her eyes fell upon Inuyasha, even though she could not see him. The hanyou was too shocked from watching to do anything. With her children still in her arms, and her eyes staring to where Inuyasha was, she said, "My children, I love you. Enjoy your life and live it to the fullest, for when death arrives you shall have no regrets."
Inuyasha gulped. "M-mother..." he stammered, reaching a hand out towards his mother. "M-mother... I will..."
The goddess then opened her arms and took the two hanyou children. "You shall have a special place in paradise." She said to Inuyasha's mother as she started to disappear. "For your love for your children shows your goodness and pure heart."
As the goddess vanished, Inuyasha watched as the villagers burst into the hut and attacked his mother. "NO!" he cried, trying to leap towards her to help. "Mother!!!!"