Unasareru

Chapter 7

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"No. We have to find her!" he called to his panting human (and kitsune) counterparts. He was worried and he hadn't even bothered to conceal the fact. He raced at top speeds, sniffing constantly. -That's it!! - He yelled mentally. His eyes lit up at the recognition of her scent. It was slipping away on the wind, but he followed it as if it was his only lifeline. -Hang on Kagome I'm coming! -

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Kagome was walking shakily back to where she thought the camp was. She leaned against trees every step of the way. Kouga followed silently behind her. She didn't seem quite right. His presence went unnoticed by a Kagome too preoccupied to sense his jewel shards.

Eventually, she grew tired and frustrated at not being able to find their encampment. She sat against a tree and spoke aloud to herself. "What am I going to do? I need to get back and help Inuyasha defeat Ijin, but..." she broke off. -I don't want to go to sleep! - She tried to tell herself. -What if Ijin's there? - It really didn't matter to her brain who was there; it simply knew that it needed sleep. She slipped into the warm, soft darkness that was sleep.

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Miroku whacked Inuyasha over the head with his shakojuo [A/N- I think this is the name of Miroku's staff. Correct me if I'm wrong.] for the fifth time in under thirty minutes. They had all slowed down considerably. Even Inuyasha was showing signs of sleep. Or concussion from being hit by Miroku one too many times.

Shippou was tossing I his sleep next to Sango, who was riding Kirara. The huge cat could barely keep her eyes open, in fact, most of the time she didn't. Miroku had 'suggested' that they stop and rest until morning before looking for Kagome more. He was beginning to get annoyed at the hanyou's persistence in finding her.

Suddenly, Inuyasha heard a thump behind him. He froze. A second thump was heard, followed by- snoring?!? He turned to see his four friends asleep on the ground. Spilling sleeping bodies everywhere, Miroku and Kirara had dropped from exhaustion. The hanyou was torn between protecting his friends and finding Kagome. -She would want you to protect them. - He told himself. -Besides, by now she's found a perfectly good way to protect herself, or she's... - He refused to allow himself to finish. He refused to think that way.

He positioned himself on top of a large rock and looked towards where they slept. He closed his eyes and let himself float out of consciousness; to the only place he could find Kagome at that very moment.

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Kagome's POV (still in 3rd person) ~~~~~~~~~

She walked along behind the taller grass, thinking that it would camouflage her from some attack. Kagome heard the rustle of a sneaking predator in the bushes. She pulled her bow into a ready position, her arrow resting in the bow comfortably. She listened for another sound. For a moment she heard nothing, then it resumed, closer and faster. She let the arrow go.

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Inuyasha's POV (still in 3rd person) ~~~~~~~~~~

Inuyasha noted the delicate white flowers reaching out from the grass. He sniffed carefully for the one he could not find while he was awake. He sniffed, and thought he could pick up her trail. -I'm sure that's her! - He moved farther into the grass. He stopped, sniffing again. He was sure he had a lock on her now.

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A deadly arrow sliced the air, glowing neon pink. Inuyasha barely dodged it. Kagome stood, still holding her bow. She dropped it immediately after she saw him, a mix of horror and amusement contorted her face. She found that they were emotions that were difficult to mix.

"Inuyasha!"

He grumbled slightly. "Stupid bitch... Kikyou... kuso..." Kagome laughed. She could imagine what he was saying under his breath. He growled at her, but the ghost of a smile played on his lips. "Hey! What the hell are you laughing at?" Kagome shook her head, regaining control over her fit of giggles.

Inuyasha remembered why he had been looking for her before. "Where did you go?" he asked, his tone darkening. "Do you really hate to be around me so much that you took off?" He looked down dejectedly. Kagome's smile had disappeared. "No! Why would you think that?" Inuyasha looked away from her. "Look, all I know is that I fell asleep and when I woke up, you were gone! What else could have happened to you?" Kagome was mildly impressed by how concerned he sounded.

"Inuyasha?"

"What?"

"I wouldn't leave you."

"You didn't answer my question."

"Kouga."

"What about him?"

She smiled and he seemed to relax a little bit. "Well..." she began ", Kouga found us- in the woods- together." Inuyasha blushed slightly, but tried his best to hide it. "Well, he thought we were in danger." He cleared his throat "/You/ were in danger." Kagome nodded her head. She knew Inuyasha wasn't high on Kouga's priority list. She finished ", and he decided to take me back to his cave. I guess he thought I'd be safe there." Inuyasha looked thoughtful for a moment, then nodded. - *I guess I did sort of put her in danger... I should have been more careful. * 'But still, that doesn't give wolf-breath the right to take what is ours.' *Kagome isn't 'ours'...* 'Sure, whatever you say, puppy.' *Damn voice! *-

"Inuyasha? Inuyasha? Inuyasha!"

She jolted him back to reality [A/N- Well, sort of reality- It is a dream! ^_^] -Who'd a thought you could have dreams within dreams? - "Huh?" She sighed. "You were spacing out!" A light blinked on in Inuyasha's head. "Kagome where are you now?" At the confused look on her face, he explained. "YOU-you, not dream you." "Oh! Ummm... the forest, by Kouga's cave, I guess I didn't make it very far." She explained to him her exact location. He began to walk away to wake himself up.

"Inuyasha?"

"What?"

"I- "

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Inuyasha jolted awake. He was terrified by the mass of heads staring down at him. "GGGAAAAHHHH!" Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and Kirara were all leaning over Inuyasha and had apparently been talking in hushed voices. Shippou smiled as he explained ", Oh, Inuyasha, we were afraid that you weren't gonna wake up!" Inuyasha gave into the urge to ruffle the kitsune's hair. "Stupid squirt. You can't get rid of me that easily."

Inuyasha turned east. "Come on! I know where Kagome is!" Sango's face lit up. "Really?" Within a minute, camp was packed up and they were off to find Kagome.

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I know that was really short, but the shorter chapters are, the faster I can update. Also, more chapters mean more chances for reviews! Thank you to every one who has reviewed so far!

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