Okay I decided to get right to work on the update this time. Now that Kagome is safe from Naraku, things can finally cool down right? WRONG!!! You're forgetting about her nutcase father! The climax begins today!

-Randall Flagg2

(1)

POW!!! The heavy bag flew back as Isamu's foot flew into it with bone shattering force. Quick as a flash, he darted behind it and threw another kick, sending it back in the direction it had come from. Then he stopped. The training session had been a good one. Isamu had felt particularly tired that day, and the martial arts had woken him up.

"Who needs coffee or tea when you have this?" Isamu thought. He went out of the basement and sat down in a chair to rest. Lately the kung fu practice had been tiring him out more then usual. He didn't know if it was because he was getting old or some other reason. It was most likely the latter. Even at his age he had a lot of energy to burn.

"I'd better take a break. I'll need all the energy I can for later."

He went upstairs to take a shower.

(2)

It had been two days since they had rescued Kagome. The whole affair with Naraku was done and Kagome was safe. Inuyasha was more at ease now. He was just happy that everything had turned out okay.

After Inuyasha had knocked out Naraku, Miroku and Inuyasha had stayed with Kagome until the police had arrived. Kagome had regained consciousness a bit before that and she had started crying the moment she saw them. Inuyasha had done his best to soothe her, but she had only continued crying. Only when the police arrived did she stop. Inuyasha and Miroku had been questioned by the police for awhile, but they had made it out without any trouble. An ambulance had been called after that and Kagome had been taken to the hospital. After that, Inuyasha and Miroku had left and decided to leave everything else to fate.

And as expected, things had turned out alright.

(3)

"Kagome?" Inuyasha called from outside the guestroom door. "You sure you're okay now?" It had been a day since she had returned from the hospital. School would be starting again soon. But until then, they still had some time to themselves. Inuyasha was actually looking forward to going back to school. Then he could put this whole crazy vacation behind him. There was a lot about the past few days that he wanted to forget.

"Hang on Inuyasha, I'm still getting dressed!" Kagome called from behind the door. Inuyasha waited a minute for her. Normally he didn't do this, but ever since Kagome had come back from the hospital, he had gotten even more protective of her. Maybe it was for good reason. First Isamu, not Naraku. It was too much, too soon.

After what seemed like eternity, Kagome came out. She was wearing an unzipped sweater and a yellow dress. The bruises on her face had faded and the stitches she had gotten on her legs didn't show. She looked beautiful.

"Hope you're alright. You've been through a lot lately."

"For the last time Inuyasha, I'm fine!" Kagome said, a tad roughly.

"Can I help it if I'm worried about you?!" Inuyasha snarled.

"You're worrying too much! Stop being so nervous!" Kagome yelled back.

"That's hardly anyway to treat somebody who just saved your life!"

"Oh shut up!"

"Come on you two, knock it off! We're trying to watch TV down here!" Sango called, coming up the stairs. She and Miroku were downstairs watching a movie.

Inuyasha turned to face her. "Sango you should be lying down. They said you should take it easy after they stitched you up in case your wound opened again." After Kagome had been taken to the hospital, Sango had asked her father to take her there as well. The gash on her stomach worried her.

Sango smiled. "A little walk up the stairs won't hurt me. It's only lots of crazy activity that will hurt me. I'll be fine, so don't worry about me."

Inuyasha sighed. "You and Miroku can do what you want for awhile. I'm real tired so I'm gonna take a nap."

Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "You taking a nap? What's with you? You never take naps!"

Inuyasha yawned. "I just feel really tired for some reason. See you later." Inuyasha replied. As Kagome went downstairs, Inuyasha headed up to his room and lied down on his bed, not bothering to get under the covers. He fell asleep almost the moment he laid down. For awhile, his sleep was dreamless.

Then it began.

(4)

In his dream, Inuyasha was being pursued by Isamu, only the doctor wasn't dressed like a normal person. In his dream, Isamu was dressed in a black hooded robe, much like the kind the grim reaper would wear. The only difference Kagome's father had from the messenger of death was that instead of a scythe, he carried a gleaming scalpel. No matter how fast Inuyasha ran, he could not get away from his pursuer.

"You think you can get away from me Inuyasha? Well you can't. Once I set my sights on something, I get it. And I want my daughter back. You had better just hand her over, because if you get in my way, I'm going to make you suffer like no other person has. Nobody gets in the way of what I want Inuyasha. Nobody!!"

Inuyasha rounded a corner and was greeted by an obscenity. There, on the floor, was Sango and Miroku. It didn't take a genius to know they were dead. Both of them had their eyes gouged out and their faces were covered in slash marks. Both of their stomachs had been split open and their intestines spilled out. Multiple gashes littered their legs.

Inuyasha tried to scream but could not. He turned to face Isamu. The doctor's hood had been taken back, revealing his face, filled with lunatic joy. The scalpel in his hand which had once been clean was now dripping with blood. Kagome's father was smiling.

"That's what happens to people who get in my way. Look to your left." Isamu said.

Inuyasha turned to his left and saw what was there. He tried to scream but nothing came out but a hoarse whisper. He felt as if he would go mad if he didn't scream. He tried again and a groan came out, but he was still not screaming.

Hung by a hangman's noose, was a bloody skeleton. Normally that would be disgusting enough, but what made it so terrible was that the skeleton wore the same dress and sweater as Kagome. Clumps of her hair were still attached to her skull, but that was the only resemblance the skeleton had to the real Kagome.

Isamu was chuckling. "That's the fate that's awaiting you and your friends once I find you Inuyasha. You had better be prepared. And you had better wake up."

"Huh?" Inuyasha finally managed to speak.

"Wake up! You have to-"

(5)

"Wake up! Damnit Inuyasha wake up!" Sesshomaru almost snarled, shaking his brother. Inuyasha's eyes fluttered open and he wrenched free of his brother's grip.

"What's going on?" Inuyasha said groggily.

"I heard you from down the hall Inuyasha. You were saying 'no' over and over in your sleep."

Inuyasha looked at his brother steadily. He became aware that his cheeks were wet. "Was I crying?" he thought to himself. Then that terrible dream replayed in his mind and he could hold it back no longer. He clung to his brother like a little child and began to cry.

"Sesshomaru it was horrible!" Inuyasha sobbed. "You don't know what I dreamed! I've never had any dreams like this!"

Sesshomaru stroked his brother's head. "Tell me the dream. Maybe I can help." Sesshomaru would have added "Even though I don't want too.", but something held him back.

Inuyasha let go of his brother and wiped his eyes with the sleeve of his shirt. He tried to speak, but more sobs came out. Sesshomaru put his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder.

"Inuyasha stop it." Sesshomaru said sternly. "Calm down and explain."

Inuyasha took a deep breath, and let it out in a shuddering gasp. At last, he calmed down enough to speak and explained his dream to Sesshomaru. With each word, Sesshomaru's expression grew darker and darker. When Inuyasha finished, Sesshomaru remained silent for quite sometime. Then at last, he spoke.

"For once, I'm frightened about what you said Inuyasha. I don't like the way this dream was played out."

"Me neither. I have a bad feeling about this. Do you think it was a… a um… how do you say it?"

"It's called a premonition Inuyasha. I call it that because I don't believe in psychic flashes."

"I don't believe in premonitions Sesshomaru. I still have a bad feeling, but I refuse to believe people have the power to see bits of the future. I think I was just worried about Kagome and it got to me."

"You might be wrong Inuyasha. Isamu came after you once already and he could do it again just as well. And if he does, this time he might not run."

Inuyasha covered his ears. "I don't want to hear anymore! Isamu is not going to come after us! That guy may be nuts, but he's not crazy enough to take all of us on at once! All of us combined could take him on at once!"

"Don't get cocky Inuyasha. Need I remind you I am the only one who spent a significant amount of time with him and I can tell there is something dangerous about him. It's true he attacked you and the Mikage boy once, but you only met him for a short period of time. I spent a much longer period of time speaking with him and I could tell he was forcing himself not to attack me. He attacked you only for a short time. With me on the other hand, he looked like he was building up for an attack. If he had come after me, he would have done a lot more."

Inuyasha would not admit it, but he was more frightened then he had ever been in his entire life. Heck he was, as the saying went, scared shitless. He couldn't bear the idea of Sango and Miroku dying, let alone Kagome. God, his life just wasn't complete without them! He cared for all of them dearly, even if he fought with them from time to time. He was overwhelmed with fear for himself and his friends. His face contorted and he began to sob again.

Sesshomaru gave his brother a wad of Kleenex. He looked more disgusted then sympathetic. "Stop it." Sesshomaru growled. "I'm going out for groceries. I'll see you later."

Inuyasha stopped crying in time to see his brother walk out of his room and down the hall. Okay so he was frightened, big deal. Despite how frightening that dream was, he still refused to believe his dream had been a premonition. He had never believed in people having the ability to see certain events before they happened. It was all crockery. Humans did not have psychic powers of any sort. They-

All of a sudden there was a sharp cry, followed by footsteps. Inuyasha raced out the door and down the stairs as fast as he could.

At the bottom of the stairs near the doorway, Sesshomaru was lying stomach down on the ground. Blood was spreading underneath him. But that was not what scared Inuyasha so bad.

What frightened him was that Kagome's father was standing in the doorway, a blood stained scalpel in his hand.

"Hello." Isamu said up the stairs to Inuyasha. "I've come to send you to Hell."

To be continued…

What will happen now? Sorry but not hints! You'll just have to wait for the update! The next chapter will be wild! Look out for it!

-Randall Flagg2