Author's note: WARNING! There is a bit of a touchy scene in here, so if anyone is uncomfortable with rape or near-rape, then you might want to skip this one. (It's not that bad though...)

Kagome stared down at the hanyou in horror as leaped into the air, already bringing the great sword down in a deadly arc.

"NO! Inuyasha, wait!!" Kagome screamed, too late, as the sword swung toward her...

Kagome closed her eyes as the weapon came down, and was surprised when the blow never came. She cautiously opened her eyes and looked around. The scene about her had changed, and she was in a dark room of some sort. What happened...? puzzled, Kagome sat up and realized that she was no longer in the tree, but laying on a soft bed of hay.

Where am I? She wondered as she slowly stood up and tried to peer through the darkness. There was very little light, and so she decided to wait until her eyes adjusted. While she waited, Kagome tried to figure out what was going on. Just two minutes ago she had somehow switched bodies with a dead priestess, and was about to be cut in half by Inuyasha. Now she was standing in a dark room with no idea how she got there. All she wanted to do was find Inuyasha and the others and let them know that she was still alive, but first she had to figure out where she was.

While she stood there thinking, her eyes finished adjusting to the dim lighting. The walls were made from stone, rising on either side until they were lost from sight. The source of small light turned out to be an odd-shaped doorway at the far end of the chamber. As her eyes took in her surroundings, Kagome recognized bits and pieces of the room around her. Beneath her feet was a large bed made of straw, and abruptly Kagome recalled where she'd seen one just like it.

She was in Kouga's wolf den.

Well, I guess this isn't so bad, she mused. Kouga had always treated her decently, if you didn't count his insistence that she was his property. Maybe he help her find her friends. Yeah, and maybe I'm just dreaming! The thought reminded her of something, but before she could think of what it was the frail light failed entirely.

"So, I see you're awake," Kagome squinted and was barely able to see the silhouette of Kouga in the doorway.

"Huh? Kouga, how did I get here? Where is Inuyasha and the-"

"Do not speak that name here!"

Kagome took a step back, fearful of the sudden venom in his voice. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you Kouga."

The wolf demon strode confidently toward her, his face breaking into a grin that stole the warmth from Kagome's body. "You could always make it up to me," he closed the gap quickly and wrapped his strong arms tightly around her waist. His dark eyes bore down on her, and Kagome could see the hunger burning in the brown depths. "I've been waiting for this."

Instantly Kagome knew that she was in trouble. "Look Kouga, you're a nice guy and all, but-"she was cut off as the wolf demon pulled her into a rough kiss. He held her close for several moments before shoving her down onto the straw bed. Terror began to claim the girl, and she tried desperately to think of a way to escape. "Please Kouga, stop it! You're scaring me!"

"Maybe you should be scared," he growled and moved to leap onto the bed.

Kagome managed to roll aside before the wolf demon landed on top of her. As Kouga crashed into the straw, she ran for the entrance of the cave. But with his shards, Kouga's reflexes were far better than her own and he caught her before she could escape.

"No! Someone help me! Inuyasha!"

She screamed as Kouga's weathered hand slammed into her cheek. "I warned you woman! You are mine, not some half-breed's!" he pulled her around so that she was facing him. "Besides," he sneered as he pulled her closer, "he's not coming to save you this time. Look!" he smiled as he forced her to look at the doorway.

There stood Inuyasha, framed perfectly in the dying light. He stood with Tetsusaiga slung over his shoulder, looking very much like the hero Kagome needed just then. "Inuyasha! I told you he would come for me!" but her hope was short-lived as the hanyou began to disappear. "Inuyasha! No, come back! INUYASHA!" Tears blinded the girl as she stared in disbelief at the spot the half-demon had just occupied. He was gone! Had he really just abandoned her?

"NO!" She screamed again as she stared at the empty doorway. Kagome sagged in Kouga's arms, still caught up in the shock of Inuyasha's disappearance. Kouga began to laugh; a cruel sound that brought Kagome's fear back in a flash. What was she going to do now?

"Wolfs, to me!" The pack leader shouted. Kagome's eyes widened as she watched the member of the wolf pack creep out of the shadows. They circled the pair, mouths open and drooling in their excitement.

"Now, Kagome, it's time to make you mine forever!" The wolf pack, as if on cue, leapt at Kagome, each trying to pin her to the ground. She fought against the arms that sought to hold her, but there were just too many.

Tears streaked her face as she clothes were torn from her body. Soon she lay naked on the floor, helpless as the wolf tribe pinned her. Kouga stood over her, the hungry grin back on his face. As he leaned over her, Kagome stared fearfully into his once-kind eyes. Now they only held the fire of his passion, but there was something else that Kagome could see there... "Souta?" Kagome blinked and looked again. Sure enough, she was seeing her brother's reflection in Kouga's eyes! Suddenly everything came back to her in a rush, and she almost cried in relief. "Souta! Help me!"

The boy was instantly beside her, and his presence seemed to freeze the wolf pack in their places. "Kagome, I'm sorry. I can't help you...I can only remind you that this is your dream. You have to gain control over it before it consumes you! Inuyasha and the others are with you; draw on their strength and you can get through this!"

"I can't..." she whispered, crying at the memory of Inuyasha vanishing when she needed him before.

"Yes, you can! Call him again, this time he'll come." Souta began to fade, just as the hanyou had done earlier. As he lightened, the wolf pack began to slowly move once more. "Souta! Don't leave me!" The boy was gone before she could even call to him, and the demon wolf's were fully reanimated.

"I already told you. No one's gonna help you this time. You're all mine!"

Panic almost set in as Kouga traced his hand up her thigh. Kagome, with every last shred of willpower, called out one final time.

"INUYASHA!"

"Kagome!" the pack of wolf's snapped their heads up as a new voice echoed through the cave.

"Inuyasha?" she murmered in surprise. When she heard him call her name again, hope flooded through the girl and she renewed her efforts to break free of the wolf's grasps. "Over here! Help me!"

The pack seemed to explode into action as the hanyou began to tear into them. He flung each wolf out of the way until he finally stood nose to nose with their leader.

"Let her go, Kouga," the half-demon growled.

"I don't think so, half-breed." Kagome screamed as Kouga lunged toward Inuyasha.

The hanyou was ready for him, having drawn Tetsusiaga in one fluid motion and moving to decapitate the wolf demon in one stroke.

As Kouga's lifeless body fell to the floor, he and his pack seemed to dissipate. When the room was clear, Inuyasha dropped his great sword, letting the dull-looking blade clang upon the stone floor.

"Kagome..." he whispered. Quickly he removed his jacket and draped it over he exposed body. He dropped down next to her and gathered her shaking form into his arms.

"Oh Inuyasha! I was so scared! I thought he was going to-"

"Sh, it's all right now."

"-and I thought you'd abandoned me..."

"No! I'll never leave you, Kagome! I promise."

Kagome nestled in Inuyasha's embrace. She knew now that this was all some kind of terrible dream, but this part wasn't so bad. The thought of Kouga's attack still left her shaken, but Inuyasha's presence was strong and comforting. Soon she began to relax, and the world around her began to grow dim. Oh no, this must mean another dream is coming! Please stay with me...Inuyasha...

Darkness claimed her, but only for a short time as the scene began to shift once more...