Five Jewels, Two Souls, One Destiny
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahashi does though! I'll give you five dollars for him!
Inuyasha- Hey! I'm worth more than that!
Heather- You're right! You are! Ok, I'll give you $5.50 for him!
Inuyasha- ::GROWLS and flexes claws::
Heather- Bad Inu-chan! Temper, temper! All right, enough of this! Onto Chapter two!
Inuyasha- What did you call me?! ::GROWLS::
ENJOY! ^_^
Chapter Two: Bad Dreams and a Blind Date!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Present time Tokyo ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome climbed up the stairs in her house and made her way to her bedroom. She wasn't exactly in the mood to celebrate a birthday but she did because it was her brother's. She tried very hard to keep a smile on her face today and she almost succeeded. Sota had believed her fake attitude and smile to be very genuine. Kagome had fooled her grandpa too but there was one person she couldn't fool: her mother.
Kagome and her family had spent the day at an amusement park, one of Kagome's favorite places to go but today wasn't exactly her favorite day of the week. She was exhausted and tired from holding her true feelings in today.
Kagome opened the door to her bedroom and walked right over to her comfortable bed. She sat down at the edge of her bed. Kagome looked down at her pillows and blankets with longing, She knew if she laid down now, she would surely fall into a deep slumber and wouldn't wake up until noon tomorrow. She had no school because tomorrow was Sunday and she was relieved. She would have to make up tons of tests when she got back. ::Hopefully grandpa didn't give me a gross disease that he did last time. Didn't he know that hepatitis is a disease that comes from dogs?! Where does he come up with this stuff?::
Kagome drew her gaze away from her blankets and pillows and walked over to her window. She slid the window up and a cool breeze attacked her face. She looked up at the darkened sky and saw the end of a beautiful sunset filled with the colors of dark violet, pink and midnight blue. They were about to have dinner soon and Sota's birthday cake. Kagome still wasn't in the mood. Her mind wandered over to the fight Inuyasha and her had this morning. ::How could he say that to me?! I know he's said stuff like that before but this time it was just unbearable. Why am I even thinking about that jerk?!::
A gentle hand on her shoulder made her jump out of her skin. She turned around to face the interrupter of her thoughts. Of course, it was her mother.
"Dinner's ready. Are you ok honey? You've been acting not like yourself today." Her mom was worried about her daughter.
"It's ok mom. I just don't want to talk about it right now." Kagome didn't want her mother to worry about her. "I'm not feeling so good tonight. Can I just get some sleep? I'm not very hungry."
Her mother gave a questioning but concerned look at her daughter and embraced her in a tight hug. "All right, but remember if you need me, I'm here for you. Goodnight sweetheart." She pulled back a little and kissed her on the forehead. "Sleep well." She stepped away from her daughter and headed over to the door. The last words she heard as she exited the room were 'goodnight mom'.
Kagome went over to where her mother left the room and she closed the door. ::Thanks for caring.:: Kagome quickly changed into a dark blue tank top and tiny black shorts. She was about to hop into bed but she felt a cool breeze sweep over her body causing goose bumps and the hairs on the back of her neck to stand up. She rushed over to her window and quickly closed it, not bothering to lock it. Deep in the back of her mind, she was hoping Inuyasha would come for her. She wanted to discard that thought but couldn't.
Suddenly, a red and silver flash raced across the courtyard. Kagome looked back out the window but saw nothing. ::My mind's playing tricks on me. I guess I really need sleep bad:: She didn't want to think about it right now. Kagome walked away from the window over to her bed. She took her necklace, the one holding the Shikon no Tama, off and placed it in her backpack by the side of her bed. She pulled back the covers and hopped into the blankets, resting her head on the soft pillow. She closed her eyes and drifted off to an inviting slumber thinking about today's events and Inuyasha. Sleep quickly claimed her soul.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Inuyasha (Where are you?) ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
:: I can't believe I actually came here. What am I doing here? I'm not going to apologize, so why am I here? What in the hell am I doing here?:: It appears like Inuyasha is having a little trouble dealing with himself. A part of him wanted to just barge into that house, swing Kagome over his shoulder, jump back into the well and continue with collecting the jewel shards. Another part of him wanted to forget about her and move on without her but he knew that he couldn't do either of those things.
:: And why is she constantly on my mind?!::
His inner voice answered. 'You know you love her. You can't stop thinking about her because you love her!'
::Feh! I'm suppose to be mad at her!::
'Does that mean you can't love her?! Plus, why are you mad at her?! You should only blame yourself!'
::Why myself? She's... ::
'She's what? Why yourself?! It's obvious! You COMPARED Kikyo to her! How do you think she felt?! Don't you remember that look on hr face? Pain...'
::Feh... I know I care about her a lot. I didn't mean to hurt her! I just wanted her to be in Sengoku Jidai with me... There! Are you happy?! I ADMIT it! What do I do about it?! I can't just go up and blurt my feelings out to her?!::
'Well you care about her so you can't tell her yet. What'll happen if you tell her and then she gets in the middle of a battle and distracts you?'
::She'll end up getting hurt all because of me and my feelings. I won't be able to protect her! I can't let that happen! She won't die because of me!::
Inuyasha was in the well house shrine staring down at the well, looking into its depths. He kept thinking about everything that has happened today, especially his fight with Kagome. He walked away from the well and went over to the tree by Kagome's window. Something seemed to try and pull him up the tree so he decided to climb until he got to the branch closest to the window. Suddenly, the scent of tears filled his nostrils. Inuyasha looked through the glass of the window and saw Kagome caught in the middle of a bad nightmare. He was relieved that it wasn't something too bad. It could have been something worse.
::Why is she crying?:: He wanted to go in there and comfort her but his pride and stubbornness kept him put on the tree branch.
Inuyasha saw her bolt up and awake with a start. Her eyes held fear and despair. They held bits of anger and lots of pain. He didn't know what to do. He wanted to go in there and hold her, telling her it would be all right, but he didn't. Before he was spotted by Kagome, Inuyasha jumped down from the tree and ran back to the well. He knew she would be okay because it was only a stupid nightmare. It wouldn't hurt her, she'd only be scared. Kagome will move on and forget about it. Still, Inuyasha wondered what she dreamt about that had made her so upset.
Inuyasha reached the well. He figured he had to leave. It wouldn't be a pretty sight if Kagome caught him outside her window, staring in at her. She'd probably rant at him and 'sit' him a few times. ::Why'd I even come here in the first place? Feh, time to go anyway:: Inuyasha jumped in the well, traveling back to his time in Sengoku Jidai, where he belonged.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Kagome's Room ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome awoke with a start and sat upright in her bed. She held both her hands tight to her chest, trying to stop and steady her racing heartbeat. She tried to focus on her surroundings but her vision was blurred. Something wet splattered onto her hands. Kagome looked down at her clenched hands and lifted them to her face. Her fingertips trailed the warm tears on her heated cheeks. Kagome knew why she was crying. It all came back to her in a flood of memories.
[-------{Kagome's Dream}---------]
I'm running. I feel so tired but I HAVE to keep moving. I CAN'T stop no matter what. I MUST keep moving. There's thick forest all around me, trying to consume my body whole. It's trying to suffocate me. My hair keeps getting tangled and caught on the branches and who knows what else. Got to keep moving... I CAN'T stop! The trees seem to be reaching out to me. It's so dark outside and I keep tripping on the tree roots sticking out of the ground. It's so hard to see. I can barely make out anything but I keep moving straight. I MUST keep moving. I'm NOT running away from something or someone. I HAVE to get to somewhere. My legs try to carry me as fast as they can but it's not fast enough. I might NOT make it! No! I HAVE to make it! I HAVE to! The trees are still reaching out to me, grabbing me, trying to get me to slow down my pace. They're trying to stop me from getting there! They're against me! No! They CAN'T stop me! I'm so tired and feel weak but I CAN'T stop! Tears are trailing down my hot, sticky face. So many tears grieving, knowing somehow that something bad is happening! I CAN'T do anything to stop it! All I can do is run, feeling the cold dirt and the hard sharp rocks beneath my bare feet.
The trees seemed to open up a path in front of me, clearing my way. I didn't notice a tree root sticking up out in front of my walkway and my bare foot got caught causing me to fall down to the ground. My chin scraped across the ground on a rock but I was oblivious to the pain. All I saw was the horrifying scene in front of my own two eyes.
A poor village was being attacked. A raging fire consumed the houses and the people in its fiery hot depths. There was screaming and people yelling 'demon' and 'monster'. They were running in all directions, trying to get away from all the terror and destruction. My eyes burned with the embers and the hot ashes. Smoke was choking my throat and making me want to cough and heave. This is WRONG! What's happening? This can't be real! Then I sensed it. I sensed a familiar presence but it was corrupted and tainted by evil. I knew exactly who it was before he came into my sight. This can't be true! There was Inuyasha, but something was very wrong. He was different. It couldn't be him! He isn't the Inuyasha I know! He can't be! He appeared to be flying over the village causing all the destruction and violence. An evil grin was plastered to his face like he was enjoying and loving to see all these people in pain and being tortured in this vile act. He swooped down and landed in front of a terrified family. That Inuyasha slashed at the father's throat for a clean kill. His wife and two daughters watched as that Inuyasha slaughtered that man in front of them. They were too scared to scream. They just stood there, watching as that poor man fell to a helpless corpse at the ground. I couldn't take my eyes off of the display. I wanted to so badly but I couldn't and I had to watch as they all died at that Inuyasha's hands. He picked the mother of the two children up by the neck and just as he was about to tear her to pieces he stopped.
Suddenly, he dropped that defenseless woman and like magic he was in front of me staring down at me. I got a good look at him then. His eyes were blood red, not the golden amber color of my Inuyasha's. He had one purple streak across each of his cheeks. He still had his fluffy ears above his long mane of silver hair, but it wasn't him! This Inuyasha smirked and then evilly grinned down at me. I noticed how close I was to the cold- hearted murderer and I tried to back away but I couldn't 'cause he grabbed me by the neck, his nails biting into my skin. He lifted me up until we were face to face. He smiled with his sharp fangs showing and gleaming in the moonlight and I felt a chill go up my spine. The hairs on the back of my neck were standing up on end.
"So, you like what you see wench? You know, I never cared about you. You're pathetic and weak. You were only a little helpless shard detector to me and now since I'm full demon, I can do whatever I want and no one can stop me! Not you, or your friends, or ANYONE! This is all your fault!" He pointed to the village behind him. All his words were hitting me like cold knives in my back and I winced at his tone. "You gave me the jewel and now look what happened." His voice was filled with satisfaction and blame. It was intimidating and it held strength and power. Where'd my Inuyasha go? "Here's my thanks wench!"
Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. That Inuyasha's eyes switched to killing mode and he looked in rage. I didn't fear for my life, I feared that I lost my Inuyasha. He's gone. I still hoped he was in there somewhere, behind all of this evil and trickery. A lone tear trailed down my cheek to my scraped chin.
"Inuyasha....," I whispered.
He raised his arm, claws ready to strike. He looked me in the eyes in triumph and brought his arm down for a final strike to kill. His nails pierced through my skin on my stomach. My heart clenched in pain, both physical and emotional pain. It felt like my heart was being torn into two pieces and could never be repaired because here was Inuyasha, killing me with his own two hands. I really had lost him. He pulled his arm back and then slashed my face, on the cheek down my neck to my collarbone. The blood dripped down and outlined Inuyasha's claw marks. He never drew his gaze away from my eyes. He kept looking at me in triumph and satisfaction, and he looked like he enjoyed seeing me like this. Another tear fell down my face and landed onto this Inuyasha's hand. He finally tore his eyes away from mine and looked down at his hand where my tear fell. He smirked and looked back at me with those blood red eyes gazing into my lifeless chocolate brown ones. He reached out and grabbed onto a strand of my raven hair, twirling it about in his fingers.
"How fragile you stupid humans are. Thanks for the jewel wench." His tone of voice was so cold and superior. It was frightening to see him like this. I really truly had lost him...
The next moment, this Inuyasha dropped me soundlessly to the ground, letting me fall into a helpless heap in my own dark blood. He looked down at me and chuckled. He turned his back on me and walked away towards the village. In front of the blazing flames with her bow and arrows stood her. Kikyo... She looked at me and her cold eyes laughed and danced with amusement and hatred. There I lay in my own blood, killed and betrayed by the one I loved most and he went back to her.
That Inuyasha never looked back at me. He discarded me from his mind and walked over to his lover, Kikyo. I felt like I was falling away from all that was real and unreal. I couldn't really tell. Everything started spinning and drifting away from me. Memories of my Inuyasha flooded back to my mind. Everything he said to me. Everything he did to me. The pain, the emotions, my thoughts, my tears, my Inuyasha! I didn't want to lose him! Why's he leaving me? Come back! Come back! Inuyasha...
[---------{End of Dream}-------]
Kagome was scared of what happened in her nightmare. ::It's too weird to think he could do that to me but then again I am only his shard detector:: A few tears made their way to her eyes and blurred her vision. She quickly wiped them away. Kagome ran her fingers through her matted hair and breathed deeply. ::Thank Kami-sama it was only a nightmare. Maybe a warm bath would help me relax:: She flipped the covers off of her body and got out of bed. She yawned and stretched. Kagome looked over at her clock and noticed it was only 4 AM. ::Well, it's good to start a new day early:: She grabbed her robe, lavender soap bubbles and beads and made her way to the bathroom as quietly as she could so she wouldn't wake up her family.
Roughly an hour later, Kagome came out of the bathroom in her blue cotton robe feeling more relaxed and refreshed but still a bit tense. She was running her fingers through her damp hair thinking about Inuyasha and that nightmare. She entered her bedroom and closed the door. Kagome walked over to her closet and found a baby blue cotton t-shirt and blue jean short shorts. Kagome changed out of her robe into those clothes. She brushed her hair and then left it to air-dry. ::Okay, what to do now? I'm not going back to sleep. No way! I know, I can go online and figure out what my dream was trying to tell me::
So there was Kagome, sitting in her grandpa's study at the computer looking and searching for clues to her dream. Finally after 20 minutes of searching for something that was related to dreams, she found a site. Kagome started reading it. 'Dreams are a story that a person "watches" or even takes a part in during sleep, Dream events are imaginary, but they are related to real experiences and needs in the dreamer's life. They seem real while taking place. Everyone dreams, but some persons never recall dreaming. Other remember only a little bit about a dream they had just before awakening and nothing about earlier dreams. No one recalls every dream.' ::So I wasn't suppose to remember my whole dream?:: 'The events of a dream form a story. In some dreams, the dreamer takes part in the story. Dreams involve little logical thought. In most dreams, the dreamer cannot control what is happening. The story may be confusing, and things happen that would not happen in real life.' ::So they're saying Inuyasha would never hurt me outside of a dream?:: 'People see, in most dreams, but they may also hear, smell, touch, and taste in their dreams.' ::Okay, enough of this. Maybe I can find the source of my dream::
Kagome spent another 20 minutes searching. Finally she found what she was looking for. 'Dreams are a product of the sleeper's mind. They include events and feelings that they have experienced. Most dreams are related to the events of the day before the dream and strong wishes of the dreamer.' ::Wish?! Well, that doesn't explain my dream:: 'Many minor incidents of the hours before sleep appear in dreams. Few events more than two days old turn up. Deep wishes or fears- especially those held since childhood- often appear, and many dreams fulfill such fears. Events in the sleeper's surroundings- a loud noise, for example- may become part of a dream, but they do not cause dreams.' Kagome got bored and scrolled down and found something that caught her eye. 'Some dreams involve deep feelings or fears that a person may have without even realizing it in real life.' ::Deep feelings or fears?::
RING! RING!
Kagome looked over at the clock on the desk and it read 9 AM. She didn't realize she had spent so much time on the computer.
RING! RING!
She picked up the phone before it made any more noise and woke her family up from their deep slumbers and dreams.
"Hello?" Kagome asked into the receiver.
"Ohayo Kagome! It's Yuka! How's everything going?"
"Hi Yuka! Everything's fine over here but, why are you calling so early in the morning? My family isn't even up yet!" She whispered loudly in the phone.
"Why are you up so early in the morning?" she retorted. "Anyway, I'm calling because.... just guess?!"
Kagome was getting a bit annoyed at her friend. "I don't know but it better be important. Why are you calling me?"
"Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed. So guess who has a date at noon today?! Plus, it's with that hottie in gym class, Hojo!"
::Oh no! Not again! They're trying to hook me up with him AGAIN!:: "You're kidding me!" ::Oh please tell me she is::
"Not at all! YOU have a DATE with HOJO! Isn't this exciting?! Anyway, be ready and meet him at the movie theatres on Fuchsia Avenue at noon! He'll be waiting for you with the tickets! Such a gentleman, he paid. Have fun! I got to go Kagome. Call me later and tell me what happened on your DATE! Bye!" CLICK!
Kagome stared at the phone in her hand. She hung up the phone and looked at her watch. ::Only 9:17, so I still got a few hours to do whatever I want before my date with... with... with Hojo. She sighed. Kagome walked out of the study and closed the door. She was about to walk upstairs to her room but the smell of delicious food caught her nose. Her stomach rumbled with hunger and emptiness. ::Yum! It smells so good! I still got time for some breakfast!:: Kagome made her way straight into the kitchen. Her mother was making some food and her brother and grandpa were sitting at the table. She joined them, trying not to drool when the food was set in front of her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 45 Minutes Later ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Thanks for breakfast mom! It was great. I think I'm going to go upstairs and get ready for my date." Kagome got up from the table with a full stomach. ::Maybe I ate too much... Nah!::
"All right dear. Have fun." Her mother gathered up the dishes and put them in the sink with a small crash.
Kagome got in her room and shut the door. She went over to her desk and decided to get some homework that she missed while she was "sick" done. Kagome looked through her textbooks and noticed math was the only subject that she had homework on. She sweat-dropped. ::Oh crap:: Kagome sat down at her desk, opened her textbooks, and got to work,
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ An Hour and 17 Minutes Later~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome had fallen asleep a few minutes after she had started working on her math homework she was trying to make-up. Every now and then, her body would start to shake and get a bit restless. A few tears made their way down her face and landed softly on her homework. She was having another bad dream.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed onto her shoulder and Kagome jumped up, awakened from her sleep. She spun around to face the intruder with teary eyes. Golden amber eyes stared back at her, but that wasn't what she saw. Kagome saw those blood read orbs and two purple streaks across his cheeks. He had that evil grin on his face and he was just staring at her with amusement and hatred. Kagome backed away in fear but her desk behind her prevented her from moving away. More tears crept forward to the surface of her eyes and tried to fall down her cheeks but she wouldn't let them. She had to appear strong.
"What are you doing here Inuyasha?" she said coldly and bitterly.
Inuyasha was alarmed at her tone of voice at him. ::Why does she look so scared and angry at me? She isn't still mad at that Kikyo comment, is she?::
"Kagome? What's wrong? Are you okay?" he asked very worried about her. Inuyasha reached out to touch a strand of her dark raven hair that had fallen out of place but only to have his hand slapped away from Kagome.
"Don't YOU try to touch me!" she said to him just as bitter and cold as she had before.
"What's wrong with you?!" Inuyasha saw pain in her brown eyes. He saw hatred and fear. He saw her anger and her tears. He didn't like what he saw. This wasn't her, was it? Where'd his Kagome go?
"Why should you care?! What are you doing here? Why are you here and what do you want?!" Her voice was fierce and hit Inuyasha like daggers in his heart but he didn't show it.
"I came to bring you back. You've been gone long enough in this time and we have to finish collecting the jewel shards. Everyone has-" He was sharply cut off by Kagome's next words.
"That's all you care about! Those shards!" Kagome went over to her backpack that was still sitting by the side of her bed and took out the necklace with the Shikon no Tama. She threw it at him but his reflexes were so fast and he caught it in mid-air before it hit him. "Take it then!" she yelled at him. "Just leave! You got what you wanted now leave!" Kagome still wasn't seeing the Inuyasha she knew. She was seeing that cold-hearted murderer from her nightmare.
Inuyasha stared at her in shock and surprise. ::She wants me to leave?:: Kagome turned around with her back facing him, not wanting to look him in the eye any longer.
"Kagome, I -" he whispered, reaching out his hand out to touch her shoulder again. She shook his hand off of her.
"Just leave and don't touch me!" Kagome told him. Inuyasha dropped his arms to his side. He was about to leave out the window from where he came but he remembered the jewel he still had in his hand. He reached around Kagome's body and put the jewel on the desk.
"Goodbye Kagome," he whispered right next to her ear. With that, he left her room out the window and went back to the well to go back to his era, where he belonged but then he stopped and turned around. The smell of salt was faint in the air but he still smelt it. ::She's crying. Maybe I better keep an eye on her today and make sure she's alright::
Back in Kagome's room, she let her tears flow freely. She picked up the Shikon no Tama and looked at the pink jewel in her hands. Kagome put the necklace on around her neck and let it hang down. Then she remembered her date with Hojo! She looked at her watch. 11:56 AM!
"Oh no! I'm going to be late!" Kagome grabbed her purse and rushed out of her room, down the stairs, and out the door of her house. She wiped away the tears off her face and continued running to the movie theatres with a silver-haired figure following her.
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Well, that was kind of a cliffhanger. What do you think Inuyasha will do when he catches Kagome with Hojo? Use your imagination till I get another chapter posted. Please stick with me! I hope you enjoyed my chapter because I enjoyed writing it! Please give me reviews and tell me what you thought about this chapter! Till next time!
-Heather Christi
NOTE TO ALL THE READERS: I will NOT be updating until I get more reviews. This will also give me time to work on this story 'cause I have a writer's block. Until I get AT LEAST 7 genuine reviews, then I will post the third chapter! SORRY to disappoint the other readers and fans of this story but I want to know if you enjoy it or not. IF you have a PROBLEM with this, email me personally and I will try to get it up sooner if I can!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahashi does though! I'll give you five dollars for him!
Inuyasha- Hey! I'm worth more than that!
Heather- You're right! You are! Ok, I'll give you $5.50 for him!
Inuyasha- ::GROWLS and flexes claws::
Heather- Bad Inu-chan! Temper, temper! All right, enough of this! Onto Chapter two!
Inuyasha- What did you call me?! ::GROWLS::
ENJOY! ^_^
Chapter Two: Bad Dreams and a Blind Date!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Present time Tokyo ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome climbed up the stairs in her house and made her way to her bedroom. She wasn't exactly in the mood to celebrate a birthday but she did because it was her brother's. She tried very hard to keep a smile on her face today and she almost succeeded. Sota had believed her fake attitude and smile to be very genuine. Kagome had fooled her grandpa too but there was one person she couldn't fool: her mother.
Kagome and her family had spent the day at an amusement park, one of Kagome's favorite places to go but today wasn't exactly her favorite day of the week. She was exhausted and tired from holding her true feelings in today.
Kagome opened the door to her bedroom and walked right over to her comfortable bed. She sat down at the edge of her bed. Kagome looked down at her pillows and blankets with longing, She knew if she laid down now, she would surely fall into a deep slumber and wouldn't wake up until noon tomorrow. She had no school because tomorrow was Sunday and she was relieved. She would have to make up tons of tests when she got back. ::Hopefully grandpa didn't give me a gross disease that he did last time. Didn't he know that hepatitis is a disease that comes from dogs?! Where does he come up with this stuff?::
Kagome drew her gaze away from her blankets and pillows and walked over to her window. She slid the window up and a cool breeze attacked her face. She looked up at the darkened sky and saw the end of a beautiful sunset filled with the colors of dark violet, pink and midnight blue. They were about to have dinner soon and Sota's birthday cake. Kagome still wasn't in the mood. Her mind wandered over to the fight Inuyasha and her had this morning. ::How could he say that to me?! I know he's said stuff like that before but this time it was just unbearable. Why am I even thinking about that jerk?!::
A gentle hand on her shoulder made her jump out of her skin. She turned around to face the interrupter of her thoughts. Of course, it was her mother.
"Dinner's ready. Are you ok honey? You've been acting not like yourself today." Her mom was worried about her daughter.
"It's ok mom. I just don't want to talk about it right now." Kagome didn't want her mother to worry about her. "I'm not feeling so good tonight. Can I just get some sleep? I'm not very hungry."
Her mother gave a questioning but concerned look at her daughter and embraced her in a tight hug. "All right, but remember if you need me, I'm here for you. Goodnight sweetheart." She pulled back a little and kissed her on the forehead. "Sleep well." She stepped away from her daughter and headed over to the door. The last words she heard as she exited the room were 'goodnight mom'.
Kagome went over to where her mother left the room and she closed the door. ::Thanks for caring.:: Kagome quickly changed into a dark blue tank top and tiny black shorts. She was about to hop into bed but she felt a cool breeze sweep over her body causing goose bumps and the hairs on the back of her neck to stand up. She rushed over to her window and quickly closed it, not bothering to lock it. Deep in the back of her mind, she was hoping Inuyasha would come for her. She wanted to discard that thought but couldn't.
Suddenly, a red and silver flash raced across the courtyard. Kagome looked back out the window but saw nothing. ::My mind's playing tricks on me. I guess I really need sleep bad:: She didn't want to think about it right now. Kagome walked away from the window over to her bed. She took her necklace, the one holding the Shikon no Tama, off and placed it in her backpack by the side of her bed. She pulled back the covers and hopped into the blankets, resting her head on the soft pillow. She closed her eyes and drifted off to an inviting slumber thinking about today's events and Inuyasha. Sleep quickly claimed her soul.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Inuyasha (Where are you?) ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
:: I can't believe I actually came here. What am I doing here? I'm not going to apologize, so why am I here? What in the hell am I doing here?:: It appears like Inuyasha is having a little trouble dealing with himself. A part of him wanted to just barge into that house, swing Kagome over his shoulder, jump back into the well and continue with collecting the jewel shards. Another part of him wanted to forget about her and move on without her but he knew that he couldn't do either of those things.
:: And why is she constantly on my mind?!::
His inner voice answered. 'You know you love her. You can't stop thinking about her because you love her!'
::Feh! I'm suppose to be mad at her!::
'Does that mean you can't love her?! Plus, why are you mad at her?! You should only blame yourself!'
::Why myself? She's... ::
'She's what? Why yourself?! It's obvious! You COMPARED Kikyo to her! How do you think she felt?! Don't you remember that look on hr face? Pain...'
::Feh... I know I care about her a lot. I didn't mean to hurt her! I just wanted her to be in Sengoku Jidai with me... There! Are you happy?! I ADMIT it! What do I do about it?! I can't just go up and blurt my feelings out to her?!::
'Well you care about her so you can't tell her yet. What'll happen if you tell her and then she gets in the middle of a battle and distracts you?'
::She'll end up getting hurt all because of me and my feelings. I won't be able to protect her! I can't let that happen! She won't die because of me!::
Inuyasha was in the well house shrine staring down at the well, looking into its depths. He kept thinking about everything that has happened today, especially his fight with Kagome. He walked away from the well and went over to the tree by Kagome's window. Something seemed to try and pull him up the tree so he decided to climb until he got to the branch closest to the window. Suddenly, the scent of tears filled his nostrils. Inuyasha looked through the glass of the window and saw Kagome caught in the middle of a bad nightmare. He was relieved that it wasn't something too bad. It could have been something worse.
::Why is she crying?:: He wanted to go in there and comfort her but his pride and stubbornness kept him put on the tree branch.
Inuyasha saw her bolt up and awake with a start. Her eyes held fear and despair. They held bits of anger and lots of pain. He didn't know what to do. He wanted to go in there and hold her, telling her it would be all right, but he didn't. Before he was spotted by Kagome, Inuyasha jumped down from the tree and ran back to the well. He knew she would be okay because it was only a stupid nightmare. It wouldn't hurt her, she'd only be scared. Kagome will move on and forget about it. Still, Inuyasha wondered what she dreamt about that had made her so upset.
Inuyasha reached the well. He figured he had to leave. It wouldn't be a pretty sight if Kagome caught him outside her window, staring in at her. She'd probably rant at him and 'sit' him a few times. ::Why'd I even come here in the first place? Feh, time to go anyway:: Inuyasha jumped in the well, traveling back to his time in Sengoku Jidai, where he belonged.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Kagome's Room ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome awoke with a start and sat upright in her bed. She held both her hands tight to her chest, trying to stop and steady her racing heartbeat. She tried to focus on her surroundings but her vision was blurred. Something wet splattered onto her hands. Kagome looked down at her clenched hands and lifted them to her face. Her fingertips trailed the warm tears on her heated cheeks. Kagome knew why she was crying. It all came back to her in a flood of memories.
[-------{Kagome's Dream}---------]
I'm running. I feel so tired but I HAVE to keep moving. I CAN'T stop no matter what. I MUST keep moving. There's thick forest all around me, trying to consume my body whole. It's trying to suffocate me. My hair keeps getting tangled and caught on the branches and who knows what else. Got to keep moving... I CAN'T stop! The trees seem to be reaching out to me. It's so dark outside and I keep tripping on the tree roots sticking out of the ground. It's so hard to see. I can barely make out anything but I keep moving straight. I MUST keep moving. I'm NOT running away from something or someone. I HAVE to get to somewhere. My legs try to carry me as fast as they can but it's not fast enough. I might NOT make it! No! I HAVE to make it! I HAVE to! The trees are still reaching out to me, grabbing me, trying to get me to slow down my pace. They're trying to stop me from getting there! They're against me! No! They CAN'T stop me! I'm so tired and feel weak but I CAN'T stop! Tears are trailing down my hot, sticky face. So many tears grieving, knowing somehow that something bad is happening! I CAN'T do anything to stop it! All I can do is run, feeling the cold dirt and the hard sharp rocks beneath my bare feet.
The trees seemed to open up a path in front of me, clearing my way. I didn't notice a tree root sticking up out in front of my walkway and my bare foot got caught causing me to fall down to the ground. My chin scraped across the ground on a rock but I was oblivious to the pain. All I saw was the horrifying scene in front of my own two eyes.
A poor village was being attacked. A raging fire consumed the houses and the people in its fiery hot depths. There was screaming and people yelling 'demon' and 'monster'. They were running in all directions, trying to get away from all the terror and destruction. My eyes burned with the embers and the hot ashes. Smoke was choking my throat and making me want to cough and heave. This is WRONG! What's happening? This can't be real! Then I sensed it. I sensed a familiar presence but it was corrupted and tainted by evil. I knew exactly who it was before he came into my sight. This can't be true! There was Inuyasha, but something was very wrong. He was different. It couldn't be him! He isn't the Inuyasha I know! He can't be! He appeared to be flying over the village causing all the destruction and violence. An evil grin was plastered to his face like he was enjoying and loving to see all these people in pain and being tortured in this vile act. He swooped down and landed in front of a terrified family. That Inuyasha slashed at the father's throat for a clean kill. His wife and two daughters watched as that Inuyasha slaughtered that man in front of them. They were too scared to scream. They just stood there, watching as that poor man fell to a helpless corpse at the ground. I couldn't take my eyes off of the display. I wanted to so badly but I couldn't and I had to watch as they all died at that Inuyasha's hands. He picked the mother of the two children up by the neck and just as he was about to tear her to pieces he stopped.
Suddenly, he dropped that defenseless woman and like magic he was in front of me staring down at me. I got a good look at him then. His eyes were blood red, not the golden amber color of my Inuyasha's. He had one purple streak across each of his cheeks. He still had his fluffy ears above his long mane of silver hair, but it wasn't him! This Inuyasha smirked and then evilly grinned down at me. I noticed how close I was to the cold- hearted murderer and I tried to back away but I couldn't 'cause he grabbed me by the neck, his nails biting into my skin. He lifted me up until we were face to face. He smiled with his sharp fangs showing and gleaming in the moonlight and I felt a chill go up my spine. The hairs on the back of my neck were standing up on end.
"So, you like what you see wench? You know, I never cared about you. You're pathetic and weak. You were only a little helpless shard detector to me and now since I'm full demon, I can do whatever I want and no one can stop me! Not you, or your friends, or ANYONE! This is all your fault!" He pointed to the village behind him. All his words were hitting me like cold knives in my back and I winced at his tone. "You gave me the jewel and now look what happened." His voice was filled with satisfaction and blame. It was intimidating and it held strength and power. Where'd my Inuyasha go? "Here's my thanks wench!"
Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. That Inuyasha's eyes switched to killing mode and he looked in rage. I didn't fear for my life, I feared that I lost my Inuyasha. He's gone. I still hoped he was in there somewhere, behind all of this evil and trickery. A lone tear trailed down my cheek to my scraped chin.
"Inuyasha....," I whispered.
He raised his arm, claws ready to strike. He looked me in the eyes in triumph and brought his arm down for a final strike to kill. His nails pierced through my skin on my stomach. My heart clenched in pain, both physical and emotional pain. It felt like my heart was being torn into two pieces and could never be repaired because here was Inuyasha, killing me with his own two hands. I really had lost him. He pulled his arm back and then slashed my face, on the cheek down my neck to my collarbone. The blood dripped down and outlined Inuyasha's claw marks. He never drew his gaze away from my eyes. He kept looking at me in triumph and satisfaction, and he looked like he enjoyed seeing me like this. Another tear fell down my face and landed onto this Inuyasha's hand. He finally tore his eyes away from mine and looked down at his hand where my tear fell. He smirked and looked back at me with those blood red eyes gazing into my lifeless chocolate brown ones. He reached out and grabbed onto a strand of my raven hair, twirling it about in his fingers.
"How fragile you stupid humans are. Thanks for the jewel wench." His tone of voice was so cold and superior. It was frightening to see him like this. I really truly had lost him...
The next moment, this Inuyasha dropped me soundlessly to the ground, letting me fall into a helpless heap in my own dark blood. He looked down at me and chuckled. He turned his back on me and walked away towards the village. In front of the blazing flames with her bow and arrows stood her. Kikyo... She looked at me and her cold eyes laughed and danced with amusement and hatred. There I lay in my own blood, killed and betrayed by the one I loved most and he went back to her.
That Inuyasha never looked back at me. He discarded me from his mind and walked over to his lover, Kikyo. I felt like I was falling away from all that was real and unreal. I couldn't really tell. Everything started spinning and drifting away from me. Memories of my Inuyasha flooded back to my mind. Everything he said to me. Everything he did to me. The pain, the emotions, my thoughts, my tears, my Inuyasha! I didn't want to lose him! Why's he leaving me? Come back! Come back! Inuyasha...
[---------{End of Dream}-------]
Kagome was scared of what happened in her nightmare. ::It's too weird to think he could do that to me but then again I am only his shard detector:: A few tears made their way to her eyes and blurred her vision. She quickly wiped them away. Kagome ran her fingers through her matted hair and breathed deeply. ::Thank Kami-sama it was only a nightmare. Maybe a warm bath would help me relax:: She flipped the covers off of her body and got out of bed. She yawned and stretched. Kagome looked over at her clock and noticed it was only 4 AM. ::Well, it's good to start a new day early:: She grabbed her robe, lavender soap bubbles and beads and made her way to the bathroom as quietly as she could so she wouldn't wake up her family.
Roughly an hour later, Kagome came out of the bathroom in her blue cotton robe feeling more relaxed and refreshed but still a bit tense. She was running her fingers through her damp hair thinking about Inuyasha and that nightmare. She entered her bedroom and closed the door. Kagome walked over to her closet and found a baby blue cotton t-shirt and blue jean short shorts. Kagome changed out of her robe into those clothes. She brushed her hair and then left it to air-dry. ::Okay, what to do now? I'm not going back to sleep. No way! I know, I can go online and figure out what my dream was trying to tell me::
So there was Kagome, sitting in her grandpa's study at the computer looking and searching for clues to her dream. Finally after 20 minutes of searching for something that was related to dreams, she found a site. Kagome started reading it. 'Dreams are a story that a person "watches" or even takes a part in during sleep, Dream events are imaginary, but they are related to real experiences and needs in the dreamer's life. They seem real while taking place. Everyone dreams, but some persons never recall dreaming. Other remember only a little bit about a dream they had just before awakening and nothing about earlier dreams. No one recalls every dream.' ::So I wasn't suppose to remember my whole dream?:: 'The events of a dream form a story. In some dreams, the dreamer takes part in the story. Dreams involve little logical thought. In most dreams, the dreamer cannot control what is happening. The story may be confusing, and things happen that would not happen in real life.' ::So they're saying Inuyasha would never hurt me outside of a dream?:: 'People see, in most dreams, but they may also hear, smell, touch, and taste in their dreams.' ::Okay, enough of this. Maybe I can find the source of my dream::
Kagome spent another 20 minutes searching. Finally she found what she was looking for. 'Dreams are a product of the sleeper's mind. They include events and feelings that they have experienced. Most dreams are related to the events of the day before the dream and strong wishes of the dreamer.' ::Wish?! Well, that doesn't explain my dream:: 'Many minor incidents of the hours before sleep appear in dreams. Few events more than two days old turn up. Deep wishes or fears- especially those held since childhood- often appear, and many dreams fulfill such fears. Events in the sleeper's surroundings- a loud noise, for example- may become part of a dream, but they do not cause dreams.' Kagome got bored and scrolled down and found something that caught her eye. 'Some dreams involve deep feelings or fears that a person may have without even realizing it in real life.' ::Deep feelings or fears?::
RING! RING!
Kagome looked over at the clock on the desk and it read 9 AM. She didn't realize she had spent so much time on the computer.
RING! RING!
She picked up the phone before it made any more noise and woke her family up from their deep slumbers and dreams.
"Hello?" Kagome asked into the receiver.
"Ohayo Kagome! It's Yuka! How's everything going?"
"Hi Yuka! Everything's fine over here but, why are you calling so early in the morning? My family isn't even up yet!" She whispered loudly in the phone.
"Why are you up so early in the morning?" she retorted. "Anyway, I'm calling because.... just guess?!"
Kagome was getting a bit annoyed at her friend. "I don't know but it better be important. Why are you calling me?"
"Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed. So guess who has a date at noon today?! Plus, it's with that hottie in gym class, Hojo!"
::Oh no! Not again! They're trying to hook me up with him AGAIN!:: "You're kidding me!" ::Oh please tell me she is::
"Not at all! YOU have a DATE with HOJO! Isn't this exciting?! Anyway, be ready and meet him at the movie theatres on Fuchsia Avenue at noon! He'll be waiting for you with the tickets! Such a gentleman, he paid. Have fun! I got to go Kagome. Call me later and tell me what happened on your DATE! Bye!" CLICK!
Kagome stared at the phone in her hand. She hung up the phone and looked at her watch. ::Only 9:17, so I still got a few hours to do whatever I want before my date with... with... with Hojo. She sighed. Kagome walked out of the study and closed the door. She was about to walk upstairs to her room but the smell of delicious food caught her nose. Her stomach rumbled with hunger and emptiness. ::Yum! It smells so good! I still got time for some breakfast!:: Kagome made her way straight into the kitchen. Her mother was making some food and her brother and grandpa were sitting at the table. She joined them, trying not to drool when the food was set in front of her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 45 Minutes Later ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Thanks for breakfast mom! It was great. I think I'm going to go upstairs and get ready for my date." Kagome got up from the table with a full stomach. ::Maybe I ate too much... Nah!::
"All right dear. Have fun." Her mother gathered up the dishes and put them in the sink with a small crash.
Kagome got in her room and shut the door. She went over to her desk and decided to get some homework that she missed while she was "sick" done. Kagome looked through her textbooks and noticed math was the only subject that she had homework on. She sweat-dropped. ::Oh crap:: Kagome sat down at her desk, opened her textbooks, and got to work,
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ An Hour and 17 Minutes Later~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome had fallen asleep a few minutes after she had started working on her math homework she was trying to make-up. Every now and then, her body would start to shake and get a bit restless. A few tears made their way down her face and landed softly on her homework. She was having another bad dream.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed onto her shoulder and Kagome jumped up, awakened from her sleep. She spun around to face the intruder with teary eyes. Golden amber eyes stared back at her, but that wasn't what she saw. Kagome saw those blood read orbs and two purple streaks across his cheeks. He had that evil grin on his face and he was just staring at her with amusement and hatred. Kagome backed away in fear but her desk behind her prevented her from moving away. More tears crept forward to the surface of her eyes and tried to fall down her cheeks but she wouldn't let them. She had to appear strong.
"What are you doing here Inuyasha?" she said coldly and bitterly.
Inuyasha was alarmed at her tone of voice at him. ::Why does she look so scared and angry at me? She isn't still mad at that Kikyo comment, is she?::
"Kagome? What's wrong? Are you okay?" he asked very worried about her. Inuyasha reached out to touch a strand of her dark raven hair that had fallen out of place but only to have his hand slapped away from Kagome.
"Don't YOU try to touch me!" she said to him just as bitter and cold as she had before.
"What's wrong with you?!" Inuyasha saw pain in her brown eyes. He saw hatred and fear. He saw her anger and her tears. He didn't like what he saw. This wasn't her, was it? Where'd his Kagome go?
"Why should you care?! What are you doing here? Why are you here and what do you want?!" Her voice was fierce and hit Inuyasha like daggers in his heart but he didn't show it.
"I came to bring you back. You've been gone long enough in this time and we have to finish collecting the jewel shards. Everyone has-" He was sharply cut off by Kagome's next words.
"That's all you care about! Those shards!" Kagome went over to her backpack that was still sitting by the side of her bed and took out the necklace with the Shikon no Tama. She threw it at him but his reflexes were so fast and he caught it in mid-air before it hit him. "Take it then!" she yelled at him. "Just leave! You got what you wanted now leave!" Kagome still wasn't seeing the Inuyasha she knew. She was seeing that cold-hearted murderer from her nightmare.
Inuyasha stared at her in shock and surprise. ::She wants me to leave?:: Kagome turned around with her back facing him, not wanting to look him in the eye any longer.
"Kagome, I -" he whispered, reaching out his hand out to touch her shoulder again. She shook his hand off of her.
"Just leave and don't touch me!" Kagome told him. Inuyasha dropped his arms to his side. He was about to leave out the window from where he came but he remembered the jewel he still had in his hand. He reached around Kagome's body and put the jewel on the desk.
"Goodbye Kagome," he whispered right next to her ear. With that, he left her room out the window and went back to the well to go back to his era, where he belonged but then he stopped and turned around. The smell of salt was faint in the air but he still smelt it. ::She's crying. Maybe I better keep an eye on her today and make sure she's alright::
Back in Kagome's room, she let her tears flow freely. She picked up the Shikon no Tama and looked at the pink jewel in her hands. Kagome put the necklace on around her neck and let it hang down. Then she remembered her date with Hojo! She looked at her watch. 11:56 AM!
"Oh no! I'm going to be late!" Kagome grabbed her purse and rushed out of her room, down the stairs, and out the door of her house. She wiped away the tears off her face and continued running to the movie theatres with a silver-haired figure following her.
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Well, that was kind of a cliffhanger. What do you think Inuyasha will do when he catches Kagome with Hojo? Use your imagination till I get another chapter posted. Please stick with me! I hope you enjoyed my chapter because I enjoyed writing it! Please give me reviews and tell me what you thought about this chapter! Till next time!
-Heather Christi
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