Chapter 11

After dinner, Asa-chan walked over to Kaede's hut to ask her about her dream.

"Kaede-sama?" she asked, knocking on the door.

"Come in."

"Kaede-sama, I had a really vivid dream. It was about the school dance that's coming up in my time, and I've had really bad feelings about it for a while, and in my dream, everything went wrong! The weirdest thing is that one of my friends' fathers were there and he said he knew Mom and when I told her about him, she said she did know him! Mom said something about me possibly having the power of foresight or something."

"Aye, that is strange..."

"What do you think? Could it have just been a weird dream?"

"Many mikos have different powers, or specialties. Your mother's is the bow- and-arrow. It is very handy to have an offensive power, but the power of foresight can also be very valuable. Visions of the future can usually come to mikos in dreams. That could be the case here."

"But if I did have the power of foresight, how would I know the difference between a regular dream or a vision?"

"You'll know the difference, child. Visions are much more realistic."

"So is there anything I can do to stop the dream from coming true? Assuming it was an actual vision, of course."

"Possibly. Sometimes visions are meant to changed, but sometimes they just come as warnings for people to prepare for something to happen."

"Thank you, Kaede-sama. I should probably just think about it."

~~

"So what did Kaede say?"

"She said that the dream I had might be a vision and that I might be able to change it... but I might not..."

"Just hope for the best..."

"Yeah. I'm going to sleep, ok?"

"Sure."

**

"Oh, not again~!" Asa-chan cried. She saw herself walking in the school hallway, next to Sana. "Don't tell me it's another dream!" To make sure, she tried walking through the students. "Yep. Definitely another dream."

The bell rung and all the students entered their classrooms. She followed the dream version of herself into History class. She noticed two of the seats were empty; they were Kaoru's and Yame-chan. A lot of Yame-chan's friends were glaring daggers at Keisuke and Yuki looked seriously pissed, so Asa-chan assumed it was the Monday after the dance.

"What happened to Yame-chan?" Asa-chan wondered. "Oh, no! Was she the one that screamed just after the blackout? It sounded like her... well, it sounded like just about all of the girls in our class, but if it was her, then Keisuke has something to do with it. This is all my fault! If only I hadn't fixed them up!" She sneaked over to Keisuke's desk and looked for any signs or clues. "Oh my goodness! What's he doing with a knife?!" She screamed. She looked at the small knife that he had hidden in his desk. "Wait, why would he bring a knife if he wasn't going to use it? And who would he use it on besides Yame-chan? But if he's the reason she's absent, then how could he expect to use it on her now?"

After class, the students went to lunch. Keisuke kept the knife in his pocket and Asa-chan watched him _very_ carefully. "It'll be over soon," Asa- chan heard him say, "Sana!"

**

"You're going to be late for school!"

"Dad! I was having a very important dream!!!"

"Well, that's too bad! Go to school!" Inu-Yasha said.

"Fine, Dad, it doesn't matter to me that my best friend might die on Monday!!!"

"Kagome, talk some sense into your daughter!" he yelled to his wife.

"I'm making breakfast! Take care of it yourself!"

"Asayake, what are you talking about?"

"Kaede-sama told me that I might have visions of the future in the form of dreams, and I dreamed that someone was trying to kill Sana-chan!"

"It was just a dream. Don't bother yourself with it. Just go to school, it's 7:30."

"Ok, ok."

~~

'Kaede-sama said that some visions can be changed. Ok, all I have to do is stop Yame-chan from asking Keisuke.'

Asa-chan looked around for Yame-chan in the hallway. She spotted her about to walk into one of the classrooms. "Yame!" Asa-chan yelled. "Did you ask Keisuke to the dance?"

"Not yet. I was hoping to catch him after History."

"Well, it turns out that my, uh, source made a mistake and Keisuke isn't the one that likes you, it's, uh, Keitaro from, um, class E. Heh, sorry for the mix-up!"

"Oh, really? It would've been pretty embarrassing if I had asked the wrong guy! Thanks for telling me."

"No problem. I gotta get to class. See you!" she said, walking away.

"Bye."

'Dodged a major bullet. Now I have to talk to Kaoru and ask if there's anything I can do for her mom. That was what started the chain of disasters. But first, I need to ace that Trig test!'

~~

"Hey, Sana, what do you know about Uchiha Keisuke?"

"The one in our Science class?"

"And in our History class."

"Him? Not much. Why?"

"I heard a- a rumor that he, uh, had a grudge against you."

"Really? Well, he _did_ ask me to the dance and I turned him down because I'm going with Kyouko, but I didn't think it was a big deal."

"Oh. Well, it might've been wrong. I'm not even sure who said it, I was just eavesdropping."

"Sounds like something you'd do!"

~~

'He got rejected? That's it? Why is he going to try to kill her just because she turned him down?? If he takes something like this so seriously, he's gotta be pretty desperate! I don't understand any of this. If only I could have another vision; another dream, maybe it could clear all of this up!!' Asa-chan thought while she should've been paying attention to the history worksheet. 'Maybe if I just fell asleep in a class, I could see the rest of my dream. Ok, language-arts is always boring, and I'll do anything to get out of one of Ms. Hitachi's tests. It's next period, so I won't have to wait too long.' Asa-chan checked her watch. It was 12:43; almost fifteen minutes until lunch. "Maybe I will... I could just take a little nap now..." Within minutes, she was sound asleep.

**

"Oh my gosh, Kagome! He's so beautiful!" Sango cried.

"I know. My little boy!"

"A son... This is great!" Inu-Yasha said.

"The labor was a lot more difficult than with Asa, but he pulled through!"

"I'm glad that you're ok."

"I'm fine. Just a bit tired."

Asa-chan saw her mother holding a small baby boy. He looked a little scrawny compared to Asa-chan's baby pictures, but still healthy.

"I was so scared that he might not make it, but I'm just amazed that he's perfectly healthy!"

**

"Ms. Higurashi, I asked you, what was your answer for #2?" Mr. Toranoko said, waking her up from her dream.

"Huh?"

"It's clear that you weren't paying attention, so I'll have to give you detention on Monday."

"But Mr. Tora-"

"No excuses. Detention on Monday. I'll give you the slip to get signed after class."

~~

"This is such a drag! Detention on Monday? Plus, my mom'll kill me when she finds out I was sleeping in class!"

"Why were you sleeping, Asayake-chan?" Kaoru asked.

"I was just tired. Anyways, I heard that your mom was going to chaperone, but got sick. Is she ok?"

"I'm not sure. She came down with a pretty high fever last night. I'm kind of scared."

"A fever? I know just what'll take care of that. My mom said that if you add lavender to oolong tea and let it steep for 5 minutes, the fever disappears. It's what she always did for me."

"Really? Great. I'll tell my mom that before I go to the dance."

"So what are you wearing to the dance, Ka-chan?" Sana asked.

"It's a beige, strapless dress that reaches just past my knees. It's so cute!"

The girls continued discussing their dresses for the dance, while Asa-chan mentally let out a sigh of relief. She'd just about taken care of everything. Except figuring out why Keisuke wanted to kill Sana. 'Maybe it's a really old grudge. Like something that happened between their parents or something. Or maybe I've been reading too many mystery novels. If I could just make out what's going on, this would be _way_ easier!' Asa- chan decided not to worry herself with that and congratulated herself for single-handedly saving the dance.

~~

"Ryouga Kohaku Houshi! What's taking you so long???" Asa-chan yelled from outside the door where Ryo-kun was supposed to be getting changed into the clothes Souta chose for him.

"I look ridiculous!"

"That's what people where these days! And besides, I finished changing half an hour ago, and _I'm_ a girl!"

"Fine." Ryo-kun said, slowly opening the door. He came out in a tux with his hair tied back, just like Miroku's.

"You look handsome."

"Ridiculous."

"Aunt Sakura, tell him!"

"She's right. You look fine."

"And what you lack in handsomeness, I make up for in beauty!" Asa-chan joked. She was wearing a sort of modernized version of a kimono that was white with blue flowers. Her hair was done in a high ponytail with a flower on one side. She wore a silver necklace and light blue high-heeled shoes. (Sorry, I know the description sucks, but I have it in my head; I just can't explain it.)

"You _do_ look beautiful."

"Don't I?" Asa-chan laughed. "Come on, let's go. We're going to be late!"

~~

"Hey Sana!" Asa-chan met her by the bathrooms.

"Hey Asa-chan! Hi, Ryouga-kun."

"Hi, Sana, it's nice to see you again."

"Sana, where's Kyouko?"

"He said he had to go to the bathroom."

"Um, you haven't seen his dad,

"Oh. Well, I'll see you on the dance floor; I'm going to go show off my boyfriend."

"Alright. See ya." Asa-chan walked off, dragging Ryo-kun along by the arm.

"Asa-chan!" Yame-chan called out.

"Hey."

"Is this your boyfriend?"

"Yep!"

"I'm Ryouga." He said, introducing himself.

"I'm Ayame." She said, blushing.

"Hey, he's taken!" Asa-chan joked.

"Aw, too bad."

"Wait, how did it go with Keitaro?"

"Good... he's getting me some punch. The only problem is that he's so shy! His face turned redder than a tomato when he tried to tell me that I looked nice."

"Aw, come on. That's kind of cute."

"I guess, but it's sort of uncomfortable."

"Well, at least he's cute."

"Ok, but still!"

"Good luck with that, but I'm getting a little thirsty. I'm going for some punch; see ya."

Asa-chan walked over to the punch table when she saw Keisuke. 'If only I knew what he was thinking... wait, wasn't he next to the punch table when Yame-chan got angry at him...? I'd better try to keep him away from it, just in case things take a turn for the worse.'

"Ryo, could you hold on for a sec?" she asked.

"Sure." Asa-chan slowly tapped Keisuke on the shoulder. He turned around, with a knife in his hands. Her eyes grew wide before she fainted.

A/N: This chapter's a little shorter than usual, but I thought this was a real good cliffhanger. Sorry for the wait, but it took longer than I thought to get everything going. I'm hoping to update soon, but it might take as long as it did for this chapter. Expect it within the next week or two, but I might be busy with school.