Chapter 2: Unexpected Visions
Just as suddenly as his eyes closed, they opened. A sudden change of smells confused him. He felt a breeze lightly touch his face. He looked around trying to figure out where he was only to find that he was sitting in a tree, holding a branch that he thought was Kagome. He looked to see her below asleep in her sleeping bag with Shippou curled up beside her. Sango was at one end of the camp, asleep, leaning against a tree. And the lecherous monk, Miroku, sleeping at the other end with a cheesy grin on his face.
Inu-Yasha sat up and jumped down next to Kagome. Staring at Kagome's face, he gently moved a strand of hair out of her face to see her sleeping eyes.
'Dammit' He closed his eyes. 'It was a dream'
He ran a finger down her cheek. "Kagome" he whispered.
Shippou's face suddenly changed into Miroku's classic grin. Inu-Yasha noticed this, random change his hand automatically forming a fist, hit him over the head. Shippou's voice wailed when his head came in contact with Inu-Yasha's fist. "Waa!"he screamed "Kagome!" he started to sniffle as he turned to the sleeping girl "Kago-"Inu-Yasha's hand slapped over Shippou's mouth, "shhh, she needs sleep, and you know it." Inu-Yasha growled.
Inu-Yasha stared beyond the trees concentrating on the midnight sky, and then he yelped and lost it when teeth pierced into his hand, without thinking his free hand rose up and smashed into Shippou's head. "Waa!" Shippou's voice cried out again. Inu-Yasha head snapped down and glared at the kitsune. Shippou sniffed then moved out from under Inu-Yasha's fist. Inu-Yasha stared at the figure appeared above forestry.
A giant creature's eyes narrowed as it searched the terrain. Inu-Yasha watched the glowing purple hover across the land till it faced them. It sensed the shards and disappeared back into the forest. "Shit" he growled. Inu-Yasha shot up and slapped Miroku's face "wake up monk!" Inu-Yasha snapped then looked to Sango, "no worries here, I'm already awake." she waved gently then stood up. Inu-Yasha looked back to the monk "Miroku!" he snapped. Miroku looked up to him and yawned, "fine, fine" he mumbled. "And it was just starting to get good..." He stood up and looked at Sango "ya know… you look really really good in red." Sango blushed and slapped the monk. "What- Why were you drea-"
"Not right now!" Inu-Yasha snapped. He glared at the two and then to Kagome. Who slowly sat up and looked at them "something's coming..." She looked past them into the forest, "there's a shard in it," she closed her eyes and concentrated, then pointed straight forward. "It's in its forehead, straight ahead." "Kagome..." Inu-Yasha whispered. "Miroku" Inu-Yasha's voice was deep, and serious, "Lets go." "Wait!" Sango exclaimed "Stay here" Miroku demanded.
"Hia" she responded in an almost automatic manner then smiled and turned to Kagome were her smiled faded into a look of confusion. "Kagome" her voice was weary, "What's wrong?" Kagome's face was pale, Sango touched her forehead, "you're burning" Kagome looked up to meet Sango's eyes her voice trembled "don't go..." Sango smiled and hugged Kagome "I wont" Kagome's body fell heavy as she returned to sleep. "Shippo," Sango looked to him and untied one of her wrist bands "Go soak this in the spring" "hia!" Shippo disappeared behind the bushes. "Don't worry Kagome, it'll be alright..." Sango looked up to see the demon fall into four, a loud screech echoed across the land then slowly it disintegrated. A flicker of light caught her eye and she smiled as she whispered to Kagome "it's going to be ok."