Yeah. Terribly sorry about the wait. Computer hasn't been the happiest
crayon in the box lately. Neither has my dad. ^^;; But.. I found some
time and I'll get as far as I can with it.
"What exactly happened to her?" the wolf youkai questioned, staring up at Kaede with those large cerulean orbs, gently stroking Kagome's raven tresses.
Inu Yasha grimaced and Sango took this opportunity to stop the fight before it even began by clearing her throat and telling the story.
"Inu Yasha woke and found her like this. It's like she's being attacked in her sleep. We can't wake her and every now and then new wounds appear like she's fighting something."
As if on cue, Kagome cried out as a large gash formed across her collar by an imaginary claw.
Kouga held her closer, nuzzling into her neck for a moment, then reentering the world. "I had a dream that may connect this together. I saw Kagome crying on this hill.. the hanyou had just left her rather cruelly.." He glared at Inu Yasha who shot back the same face. "Then a youkai.. I think serpent.. appeared behind her. She was weeping so hard she couldn't notice it in time. I couldn't stop him. He attacked her then I woke up."
"So that's why you came.. to try and be the hero and get Kagome to go back to your mountain and be your mate." Inu Yasha snarled.
"At lest I treat her better and wouldn't let her get attacked! Everyone knows dreams are real emotions, especially for humans, and you made her cry. Obviously I haven't." Kouga nodded quite pleased.
Inu Yasha growled, "That's not true. I didn't do anything to hurt her. I haven't upset her for at least a week. Ask Shippou. He's been keeping track."
Just as Kouga was preparing to spar with Inu Yasha once more, an old voice broke through.
"ENOUGH!"
Both men glared daggers as Kaede spoke up.
"You both speak the truth. There is a youkai in her dreams attacking her. Kouga says he saw it. That confirms it. Though it is strange for a serpent youkai to attack through dreams, it's not their nature, but incredibly dangerous. I'm not sure to its motives, but it must be stopped. It must have entered through Kagome's sadness or pain.."
Inu Yasha growled and Kouga grinned triumphantly.
"..But it may have been fake emotions that the youkai caused itself. Or it indeed could have been subconscious pain. We know in her dream, Inu Yasha caused it. Though ye may not have in reality. It is simply what the girl feels."
Kouga spoke up here, noticing to more cuts and possibly some broken ribs due to the blunt force he felt hit her while Kaede was speaking. "How do we help her? She'll die if we don't get this under control. I won't allow it. She's my woman and I won't have her die."
Kaede spoke before Inu Yasha could cause any bodily harm to Kouga. "Ye have two options. First, ye may get into her dream and fight the youkai. But this can harm Kagome as well if something goes wrong. Second, coax her from her sleep and correct the feelings that should not be there. The youkai will be forced from her dream and ye shall slay it."
"We'll take the second," mumbled the hanyou as he stood back up. "How do we coax her out, though."
Kouga nodded. "Give her a reason to come back."
Mirouku beamed. Rambling off, one by one his reasons while a grin was plastered to his face. "Kikyou's taken Inu Yasha, Naraku has the jewel, Kouga's here, Shippou was kidnapped, Sesshoumaru has the tetsaiga, Inu Yasha's a full youkai, Sango's gone insane, everyone thinks Mirouku's a hentai, and last but not least, Inu Yasha admitted his feelings to Kagome."
The group simply gawked at him as a soft moan ushered itself from Kagome's lips.
"What exactly happened to her?" the wolf youkai questioned, staring up at Kaede with those large cerulean orbs, gently stroking Kagome's raven tresses.
Inu Yasha grimaced and Sango took this opportunity to stop the fight before it even began by clearing her throat and telling the story.
"Inu Yasha woke and found her like this. It's like she's being attacked in her sleep. We can't wake her and every now and then new wounds appear like she's fighting something."
As if on cue, Kagome cried out as a large gash formed across her collar by an imaginary claw.
Kouga held her closer, nuzzling into her neck for a moment, then reentering the world. "I had a dream that may connect this together. I saw Kagome crying on this hill.. the hanyou had just left her rather cruelly.." He glared at Inu Yasha who shot back the same face. "Then a youkai.. I think serpent.. appeared behind her. She was weeping so hard she couldn't notice it in time. I couldn't stop him. He attacked her then I woke up."
"So that's why you came.. to try and be the hero and get Kagome to go back to your mountain and be your mate." Inu Yasha snarled.
"At lest I treat her better and wouldn't let her get attacked! Everyone knows dreams are real emotions, especially for humans, and you made her cry. Obviously I haven't." Kouga nodded quite pleased.
Inu Yasha growled, "That's not true. I didn't do anything to hurt her. I haven't upset her for at least a week. Ask Shippou. He's been keeping track."
Just as Kouga was preparing to spar with Inu Yasha once more, an old voice broke through.
"ENOUGH!"
Both men glared daggers as Kaede spoke up.
"You both speak the truth. There is a youkai in her dreams attacking her. Kouga says he saw it. That confirms it. Though it is strange for a serpent youkai to attack through dreams, it's not their nature, but incredibly dangerous. I'm not sure to its motives, but it must be stopped. It must have entered through Kagome's sadness or pain.."
Inu Yasha growled and Kouga grinned triumphantly.
"..But it may have been fake emotions that the youkai caused itself. Or it indeed could have been subconscious pain. We know in her dream, Inu Yasha caused it. Though ye may not have in reality. It is simply what the girl feels."
Kouga spoke up here, noticing to more cuts and possibly some broken ribs due to the blunt force he felt hit her while Kaede was speaking. "How do we help her? She'll die if we don't get this under control. I won't allow it. She's my woman and I won't have her die."
Kaede spoke before Inu Yasha could cause any bodily harm to Kouga. "Ye have two options. First, ye may get into her dream and fight the youkai. But this can harm Kagome as well if something goes wrong. Second, coax her from her sleep and correct the feelings that should not be there. The youkai will be forced from her dream and ye shall slay it."
"We'll take the second," mumbled the hanyou as he stood back up. "How do we coax her out, though."
Kouga nodded. "Give her a reason to come back."
Mirouku beamed. Rambling off, one by one his reasons while a grin was plastered to his face. "Kikyou's taken Inu Yasha, Naraku has the jewel, Kouga's here, Shippou was kidnapped, Sesshoumaru has the tetsaiga, Inu Yasha's a full youkai, Sango's gone insane, everyone thinks Mirouku's a hentai, and last but not least, Inu Yasha admitted his feelings to Kagome."
The group simply gawked at him as a soft moan ushered itself from Kagome's lips.
