Disclaimer: As much as I wish I did, I do not own InuYasha. But I own a good ol' rotten report card to go with the F on the blank report that I mentioned earlier!! Ok, ok I'll get going, sheesh.

Review Answerer: InuYashasluvr16; Tee Hee, I'm just as anxious to update as your are, so no need to worry about me slacking off!! I was gonna do it next week but I figured, "What the hey?" Just remember, Hey is for horses!!!

Oki489Tsubasa; .::Eyes get all big and watery:: Is it really cute?? Thank you! I shall finish this story for the benefit of my wovley readers!!

Kay, kay on with da storie!!! Oh, and a question to the readers after this chapter.

The Shared Nightmare

The image of a terrifying demon wondered around Inuyasha and Kagome's sleeping heads. Masquerading as an old and helpless man didn't make it seem too fierce, but it's true form was horrific.

All of the skin seemed to be rotting off. Every single tooth in its mouth was too long for the jaw, causing them to show at the bloodstained tips. Large, wild, lifeless eyes glistened in the moonlight. The sound that crept up its throat was stomach churning. It ran towards a defenseless white cat lying in the middle of the path.

"InuYasha!" Kagome called. "InuYasha, get out of the way!!"

The cat stayed there, eyeing the monster as if he could stare it down.

Kagome tried to turn away, but her body wouldn't let her move at all. She saw that the cat could at least turn his neck, and as she watched, the cat opened his mouth and howled a "Meow!!! Mrew mew mew mew!" All she could do was watch as the demon neared the cat, and she uttered a small whimper, "InuYasha..."

Inuyasha's point of view

He lay in the middle of a path were the demon was running towards him, ready to devour him as soon as it came. InuYasha tried desperately to move, but his body failed him. A shout caught his attention and he turned to see if it was who he thought it was,

"InuYasha! InuYasha get out of the way!!" He couldn't, though; all he could do was turn his neck.

He needed Kagome to get to safety; if he couldn't then she would have to. He called to her, although all he could say was, "Meow!!! Mrew mew mew mew!" the thing that he wanted to say swirled around in his head. (Kagome, leave here! Get yourself to safety and let me to this fate!!!) But all she did was stand there. Watching in horror as the demon neared him. All he could hear before blacking out was a faint "InuYasha..."

InuYasha woke with a start, a cold sweat dripping down his cheek. He sighed heavily, Thank goodness it was all just a dream... Getting up, he figured that sleeping under the bed wasn't such a good idea after all.

Careful not to wake Kagome, who looked like she wasn't having much of a good dream either, he jumped to the window and forced it open. He had a little trouble getting to the roof, but managed. He stretched, yawned and went back to sleep where he normally did- under the stars.

Kagome woke up shortly after InuYasha left. She remembered everything that happened in her nightmare just now, and asked herself, "What was Katsuro doing there..... And why did I call him InuYasha??"

...........................The next day; 1:42 p.m....................................

InuYasha was still outside, he had come in earlier in the morning for a quick breakfast, but the outside called to him and he decided to explore the neighborhood. He sniffed here looked there and all that whatnot.

It's strange how no one seems to see me. They just walk by as if I don't exist. Which is fine by me, cause I don't want anybody getting in my way. Well, he was fine with it, until a sharp pain stabbed his tail!

"MREEEEEEOW!!! (Owwwwwch!!!)" He yelped. He looked up at the man who had just stepped on his tail. What the hell did I do to you!? Obviously, the tail stepping incident left InuYasha in a very bad mood.

The man looked down at the cat he had just stepped on. His business suit, neatly combed hair and suitcase didn't make him look like much of an animal lover. He knelt down to 'InuYasha kitty level' to apologize.

Bad idea.

The man walked away slightly angry with three long, red scratch marks on the side of his hand. Leaving a very, very upset hanyou kitty and it's throbbing tail.

I can't stand this stupid body!! How am I supposed to get rid of this dumb spell? I don't even know how I got it! Except that weird looking incarnation of Naraku's must've had something to do with it. Yet another loud car horn startled him out of his thoughts. What are those loud things for anyway?! He thoughtand decided to head 'home' as he would have to call it.

He walked among a crowd of people that were heading towards the crosswalk. He sat down and observed how the people and the cars took turns using this street. According to his mental notes, the light on the other side of the street would change colors and the cars would stop so they people could go.

When the light flashed to another color again it would be vise versa. Little did he know, the light had to be a certain color for it to be his turn.

Okay, I'll give it a whirl.

They're where currently no cars in sight, but when InuYasha stepped off the sidewalk, the rules of looking left, right and left again were beyond his knowledge.

InuYasha would soon learn exactly what car horns were for.

((A.N. I was sooo close to giving you a cliffy!!! Consider yourselves lucky!!))

The loudest car honking off all filled his scenes, causing him to freeze right where he stood.

InuYasha's eyes widened, his amber eyes welled up with utter confusion and fear for his life. The car was coming too fast to stop. In fact, it didn't really seem to be trying! InuYasha did the first thing that came to his mind, he ducked.

The car sped over him, but luckily, InuYasha was smack dab in the middle of the lane, so he was right in between the two sets of tires.

Once that traumatizing experience was over, he ran all the way to Kagome's house without stopping to catch his breath once.

Finally, I'm here! He thought. InuYasha collapsed in the grass in Kagome's front yard, panting.

Kagome, who was inside helping her mother with housework, thought that InuYasha was in the yard playing the whole time. She saw him through the window and came outside.

"Awww, did you have fun playing out here, Katsuro?" She asked gleefully. InuYasha glared up at her, still breathing heavily and laying in the cool grass. I'm going to pretend you never said that. He thought, as though speaking to her.

Another thing that InuYasha (a.k.a. Katsuro) failed to notice, was that his cat body was getting used to the petting that he hated ever so much.

Author's Note: Well, I was very tempted to give you a cliffhanger, but I just couldn't bring myself to it! What adventures will our dear Katsuro- I, I mean InuYasha have next chapter? That's for me to know and for you to find out in the very near future! Thanks to the reviewers foe reviewing and the readers for reading!!!!