Disclaimer:  I don't own InuYasha or have anything to do with it.  But I do wish I owned an InuYasha toy.  Unfortunately, I only have the limited edition InuYasha collection for the first three DVDs.  Not that I am disappointed.  I am really happy I could get the limited edition Desktop Calendar and the DVDs that came in the box.  I even got two InuYasha playing cards for the card game coming out soon.

Anyways, I am so sorry for the long wait on an update, but my computer had a BIG computer problem and I had to erase my entire C drive and reinstall everything.  Believe me it was very annoying.  I don't even have the other chapters on my computer yet.  But I am going to try and get this chapter done as closely done to the chapter I was working on.  *sigh* I really wish I could perfectly connect this chapter to the last one.  Heck, I might even be able to.  But I am sorry if it doesn't continue straight from where I left off.  I did have this chapter done but I wanted to redo it.  I hope you like this version.  I like it better than the original.

Before I start the story I want to make certain you know how to pronounce Kirara's name.  The English people do not pronounce it right and it drives me bonkers.  Kirara's name is pronounced like this: (kir ra ra) now pronounce that fast and you have her name basically.  And for the fun of it this is how you pronounce Miroku's name: (Mir ra ku) that is basically it.  I know I am probably over reacting but oh well.

All Dreams have a Meaning

            I stood up from where I was laying down on the ground.  I looked around and noticed that the place was the same, yet different.  I was in the same forest but I was standing near the wooden house I had just escaped from.

            "Why am I back here?"  I looked at the villagers walking by.  They were walking as if I didn't just run through here.  Some were repairing some broken down houses while the others were trying to get the food inside the house for later on tonight.  They went past me as if I wasn't even there.  One villager hit me in the shoulder but it went right through me.

            "What the heck is going on?  Is this some sort of dream state?  But if it was, why did I have a choice to go where I wanted too?"  I started to walk back to the building I was in.  I peaked inside and saw that monk in perfect health.  "Wait, perfect health?  Didn't I nearly kill him just a few hours ago?  I don't think humans could heal that fast."  I thought as my eyes searched for the wounds that weren't there.  I noticed a movement next to him and saw the female, who had caused me to be almost tied to the bed, next to him looking through me to some one else.

            I turned around and saw someone that looked like me, but was a hanyou.  "Maybe this was the person they were mixing me up with."  I thought.  I looked around some more and couldn't find the one person I wanted to find out about.  "Why am I so curious about that female anyways?"  I shook my head and looked around a little bit more.

            The person that looked like me was glaring back at everyone else with an almost defiant look.  He was holding Tetsusaiga next to him as well.  "When did I know the name of that sword?"  I growled, irritated, not understanding what was going on.

            The monk was going to stray his hand back to the female again but hesitated.  He sighed and put his hand back to where it was suppose to be.  "I guess he got too many hits on the head today."

            "Inuyasha, you should be more patient.  Kagome was just going to take another one of those test things.  She should be back in another day or two."  The monk looked at the hanyou that looked like me as he said this.

            "Inuyasha is my name…is he me?  I do know what sword he is carrying and he looks like me.  Maybe we are the same person.  But if that is the case, why can't I remember who these people are?"

            "I don't care if she is taking one of her blasted test things or not.  We should be looking for the shards!"  I saw the other Inuyasha glare at Miroku.  He then got up and started heading for the door.  "I will go get her right now!  She should be here, not in her time playing around!"

            "Osuwari."  The other Inuyasha hit the floor.  I saw the rosary around my neck glow but it didn't do anything.  Maybe it recognized the voice and command but knew not to do it.  "When did I know the purpose of the rosary?"  I glanced down to the now growling hanyou.  "I guess I can figure it out from him.  Mine does look exactly the same…I guess that proves the fact I am him.  But that doesn't explain why I can't remember anything and why I look slightly different."

            A female I recognized just walked into the hut and glared down at the hanyou.  "Man, I can't believe your impatience Inuyasha."  The female said.

            I looked at her.  Recognizing her from when that other female's face changed into this woman's face.  "Kagome…" I whispered as she looked exactly at where I was.  She blinked a few times and then turned away.  "Weird.  I could have sworn I just saw Inuyasha with his youkai blood awake."  She mudered under her breath.

            "Youkai blood awake?  Am I when his youkai blood is awake?  It would make sense.   I heard that when someone's demon blood is awake they forget who they are.  But then why do I remember bits and pieces?  Am I different some how?"  I shook my head.  It was too confusing.

            Kagome went around the other Inuyasha and sat down next to the female.  "Sango, has Miroku tried to group you today?"

            The woman called Sango looked over at Kagome.  "Yeah, he has grouped me at least twice today.  Why do you ask?"

            "Oh, I am just trying to find his average of groping people in a week.  I have to do it for a piece of math homework and Miroku is the perfect one to do this with."

            Miroku looked at Kagome with an almost hurt look.  "Hey Kagome, I don't grope Sango that much."

            Both Sango and Kagome looked at him and said, "Yes you do."

            A little kitsune, which was sleeping by Kirara, woke up at that and yelled "Kagome" while running up to her and jumping into her arms.  Kagome caught the young kitsune youkai and hugged him to her, laughing slightly.

            "Shippo, how have you been?  Has Inuyasha been causing you trouble?"  Kagome said.  But it was faded.  I looked around and noticed that the place around me just blurred and refocused, but the scenery was different.  I was in some sort of a dark forest it seemed.

            "I guess this is a dream."  I thought, as I looked a little bit more at my surroundings.  It wasn't night out like I had thought earlier.  It was as if the forest was supposed to look like this to begin with.  The sky had a black sun up in the air and there were no stars to be seen, so it was definitely not night time yet.

            In the distance I could see the entire group.  Sango and Miroku where kneeling next to Kagome, trying to comfort her it seemed.  Kagome, herself, was holding onto a crying Shippo as she cried as well.  I blinked in confusion.  "Why are they crying and why can I not hear them?"  There was no voice at all.  I was just watching their movements to decipher what they were doing.

            I turned around and froze.  The female I killed before stood there, her Miko dress swaying in the breeze.  She had her bow and arrow pointed at me as I stood there.  I tried to move, but I felt something restricting my movements.  I looked down and noticed this weird thorned plant wrapped around my legs.  This shouldn't have restricted my movements, but it did, probably some sort of venom in it.

            The Miko was about to release the arrow when something in the air spoke.

            "You are already dead but you still fight.  Why do you not just surrender?"  I blinked in confusion.

            I then felt my self-start feeling weak, and as I blacked out, I heard my own voice speak out of my mouth, but it wasn't me.  Someone else made me say it.

            "Because I still have to save Kagome."

            Then everything went black.

            When I woke up I saw Kirara look at me.  She mewed something and ran off.  I tried to get up, but I felt numb all over.

            "Oh yeah, that dumb clay miko had a toxin in it.  I probably haven't recovered from it yet."

            I closed my eyes feeling exhausted even though I had just woke up.  My ears twitched as I heard something coming towards me.  I heard it growl as it came through the bush.

            It looked like a wolf youkai.  It was completely black and it was about twice my size.

            It snarled at me and then it opened its jaws.  It then lunged towards me, picking me up in its jaws.

                                                                                                                                               

I hope this chapter pays up for the long wait.  I know it isn't as long as I had hoped it would be, but it is longer than my last chapter I think.

            Please review my story.  The last chapter I put up didn't get any reviews.  If I get too many chapters with no reviews on it, I will quit the story.  I will probably quit if this happens two more times.  I don't want you guys to feel like I am threatening you people.  It is just that I feel that if not at least one person can review my newest chapter, it isn't worth being continued.  So please review.