Bent Reality
The Truth About Dreams
The sun rose and Inuyasha realized he was still holding Kagome in his arms. He smiled at her sleeping form and gently shook her.
"Kagome?" he said softly.
She stirred slightly and held his kimono tighter. "No…five more minutes mom."
Inuyasha fell over but quickly picked himself up before Kagome noticed. "Kagome wake up!"
"I'm up, I'm up!" she yelled and finally opened her eyes.
She had been sure that she would wake up to her bedroom and that the warmth wrapped around her would be her own blankets. But when she opened her eyes, she saw Inuyasha's golden eyes. And she liked waking up to that.
"G' Morning." She said.
Inuyasha let go of her and stepped away slightly. "Are you ready to be on our way?"
Kagome smiled and nodded. Inuyasha bent down slightly and Kagome climbed onto his back.
"Which way?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome bit her lip and then pointed over Inuyasha's shoulder, towards the rising sun. "That way."
Inuyasha leapt off and Kagome clung to his back.
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"We have to go after them!" Miroku said.
"We don't even know where they are!" Sango protested.
"We just can't give up!" Miroku countered.
"Then what do you suggest we do?" she asked.
Miroku opened his mouth about to speak then closed it. He thought for a moment opened his mouth again only to decide once more to close it.
"I made my point." Sango said.
Shippo tugged on the bottom of Sango's kimono.
"Yes," she said.
"I can smell where they went." Shippo said. He pointed into the opposite direction of the hut.
Miroku smiled proudly and started to run off in that direction.
Sango rolled her eyes.
Kirara transformed and Sango hopped on her back with Shippo. They caught up to Miroku and Sango reached out with her hand.
"Let's go!" she yelled.
Miroku grabbed her hand and held on to it as Kirara increased height. Sango pulled him up and he sat behind her.
"Thanks." He said.
She turned her head slightly so he could see it and smiled.
"More to the left!" Shippo was holding tight to Kirara's head in between her ears.
Miroku had nothing to hold onto but didn't want to get slapped at that moment. So he tried to hold on to Kirara's fur beside him. It was very difficult.
"Sango…"he said nearly falling off.
"Yeah what is it?"
"I'm about to fall off." Miroku said.
Sango looked at him.
"What I'm trying to say is…can I hold onto your waist…Please don't hit me." He quickly added that last part.
Sango sighed. "Fine."
Miroku flinched…"What?"
"Well hurry up, I don't want you to fall to your death." Sango looked forward as a light blush crept across her face.
Miroku slowly put his arms around her waist and held tight. "Thanks."
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"You!" Ms. Higurashi pointed at him.
"Yeah, Inuyasha is my name."
"You're the one Kagome's dreaming about!"
Inuyasha was startled. He hadn't thought Kagome would tell her mom.
"Well, about that." He rubbed the back of his neck.
Ms. Higurashi eyed him. He didn't seem like the jerk Kagome always described him as.
"You might want to sit down for this Miss." He pushed the chair towards her. She took it and sat down.
"Yes?"
"When your daughter dreams…she journeys into the past."
****
"Straight." Kagome said.
"Kagome…" Inuyasha wanted to say what he was thinking.
"Yes?"
"Never mind."
"What is it Inuyasha?"
"I SAID NEVER MIND!"
Kagome gasped and gave the back of Inuyasha's head a sour look.
'Jerk.' She thought.
'Shit, I'm such a jerk.' Inuyasha thought.
Kagome rested her head on his shoulder and she let her mind wander. 'That smell…so wonderful.' She took in a deep breath and slowly let it out in a sigh. 'What is this feeling? My heart aches when I am not near him and melts when I am. Is that the feeling they call love? Nonsense how can I be in love, I don't really even know him.'
'But you do,' Another part of her mind said. 'You have spent many years searching for the jewel shards with him. You know him better than anyone.'
'Yeah.' She thought. 'I do.'
'So do I love him?' she closed her eyes and let his smell consume her. 'Yeah, I do.'
Inuyasha let a serious expression cross his face. 'What if she goes home and I never see her again.' He thought. 'What do I care…I care a lot. Would I miss her? Of course I would miss her! But why? She's my friend that's why! Is she more than that? Do you want her to be more than that? No! Maybe. I don't know! Why does life have to be so complicated? Life sucks…' Inuyasha ran a little faster.
"Inuyasha…"
"Hmm." 'Oh god she's going to ask me something important.'
"I'm hungry."
Inuyasha nearly tripped over his own feet.
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"You don't have to believe me Miss." Inuyasha finished.
Ms. Higurashi stared at her knees. "Will Kagome be okay?"
"I suppose." He looked at the sleeping beauty.
"You suppose? Weren't you there?" she stood up.
Inuyasha put both his hands up. "Calm down, sometimes choices change and even the slightest change can alter the future."
Ms. Higurashi stopped her advance on him, but now she was worried for Kagome. "Can't we do anything?"
"We can pray." Inuyasha took Kagome's hand. "And hope."
Ms. Higurashi watched the love in Inuyasha's eyes appear when he looked at her daughter. She smiled. 'So,' she thought. '500 years can really change a person. No wonder I thought he was nicer than Kagome had described him.'
****
"Miroku…that's not my waist," Sango gritted her teeth together.
Miroku laughed nervously.
SMACK.
Ooh that's got to hurt.
"Sorry Lady Sango." Miroku rubbed the side of his face with his hand.
"They stopped there for the night!" Shippo pointed below them.
Sango forgot about Miroku. "Are they still there?" She leaned over a little.
"Naw." Shippo pointed just below the sun. "That a-way."
Kirara flew a little faster.
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Not such a bad cliffhanger, actually I don't think it's one at all. I know Inuyasha seems a little softer in the future, but think about it. It's been 500 years. I don't think you would have the same personality. Well I hope you liked it. Please review and keep reading!