Disclaimer: *sob* unfortunately I don't own inu or any others

AN: thanx for the reviews. Sorry this chappie isn't as long as I would have hoped, but hey; it beats nothing at all.

Ok enough with my ramblings… on with the show!!! *reaches around and grabs the popcorn bowl and drink and snuggles into a fuzzy blanket*


CHAPTER 3

Kagome tossed wildly in her sleep.

'*' '*'

'What happened? Where am I?' She walked in complete darkness till she finally saw something. A light. Not only that but there was someone in this light, wearing a school uniform; facing away from her. All she could see was that this person had raven black hair and had on the familiar green and white school uniform.

'No, it can't be... me?'

The figure turned around to look Kagome face to face. A look of pain in her eyes, both physical and emotional. Her body was tattered, flesh and muscle tissue were exposed all over her beaten body.

'Why am I here?'

"Because you have loved, been betrayed, and felt the need to survive; for him." Her voice calm and even. "You have your place, your destiny. This is your destiny. You can choose to accept it or in this case, die. If the jewel were to be removed from your body now, your wounds would return and soon after, kill you."

'But why now? What has changed in me?'

"You must figure out that answer for yourself. I am only here as a reminder of who you were, a small weak girl. You now need to find your true self, and forget about me." The young Kagome starts to fade away slowly, Kagome could only take one step closer..

'Wait! Don't go, please. There's so much I need to ask you, please, don't leave me.'

Only a whisper of something is heard from the figure before she completely disappears into the darkness of Kagome's mind.

'*' '*'

"NO!!!" Kagome awoke with a start and sat straight up in her sleeping bag, soaking with a cold sweat. Eyes wide yet unfocused darted around to gather her surroundings, not seeing the worried expressions on her companions' faces; or any of them for that matter. It was nearly dark and they built up the fire to keep out the chill of the night.

"Kagome? Gods you scared us. Hey Kagome..."

Kagome quickly got to her feet and looked around herself in all directions as if looking for something, or someone, she'd lost.

"She's looking for a part of her herself."

"How would you know, flea?" Inuyasha just noticed the flea sitting on his shoulder.

"Because, Lord Inuyasha, I've seen this look in another's eyes before. And if there's one thing I learned from that is that look is dangerous if not subdued quickly. We don't know what the body will do to get the missing piece back."

Sango took a step towards Kagome and tired to grab onto her arms to comfort her but backed away from her as Kagome easily twisted her arm free from her grasp.

"Inuyasha looks like you'll have to do something." Miroku was also backing away from Kagome. She was still looking about taking a few steps back away from the fire but hardly moving from the spot where her sleeping bag lay.

Inuyasha took one step in Kagome's direction and she turned to him with a wild look in her eyes, like she could kill just by looking at a person. He took one step more and she went on the defense, readying for an attack; baring her fangs and growling at him.

"Don't hurt her Inuyasha. She doesn't know what she's doing!" Sango yelled from her distance away.

"Well I need to do something here!! If I can't attack her what can I do!?" Then a thought dawned on him, if he could just get her pinned to the ground she'd be easier to control.

Putting that thought into action, Inuyasha slowly walked over to the defensive Kagome. As if sensing that he was up to something, Kagome leapt into the air and away from the silver haired hanyou.

Inuyasha leapt up. Coming face to face with Kagome. The look in her eyes dangerously blank. He wrapped his arms around Kagome's chest pinning her arms to her sides. When they hit the ground they rolled over and over till he finally stopped her and ended up on top straddling her stomach and pinning her hands above her head.

"Kagome" Inuyasha growled. "Kagome, listen to me. You gotta calm down. Come on, focus on my voice."

"Inu-Inuyasha?" Her struggles lessened and her eyes began to focus.

"That's it, girl. Focus on me." Inuyasha turned a slight crimson at what he said.

Kagome closed her eyes and lightly shook her head as if to clear her thoughts. 'Finally' Inuyasha thought, 'she's regaining her senses.'

The demon exterminator was the first one to come up near them to see that Kagome was shaking her head, followed by the houshi and the fox kit.

"Inuyasha? Why... what happened? Why are you on me?!"

"You mean you don't remember... anything?"

"No."

*****

AN: well now. That was just slightly fluffy. Don't worry, fluf fans, more is soon to follow. ^.