Disclaimer: I NO OWN INU-YASHA!

Hold on Kagome thought Inu-Yasha as he ran through the forest back towards Kaede's village. Kagome groaned and Inu-Yasha drew the unconscious girl closer to him as he dashed between two trees. He had left the others behind after it had been agreed that Inu-Yasha, being the fastest, was the only one that could get Kagome back to the village in time. The problem was none of them had the slightest idea of what was wrong with her.

Inu-Yasha smiled grimly when he spotted the village. Almost there thought Inu-Yasha as he vaulted over a log and into the clearing across the river from the village.

Kaede shielded her eyes from the sun as she stood up. She was concerned about Kagome but for what reason she did not know. She was always concerned for all of the companions whenever they left but this was different. Something had woken her up out of a dead sleep the previous night. It was like something about the very air was wrong for a few seconds but even after the feeling of wrongness subsided it left behind a terrible sense of foreboding. There was no mistaking it, something had happened.

Kaede's was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard one of the villagers yelling. "Inu-yasha, he returns". I was afraid of this thought Kaede as she turned and headed back into her hut.

Inu-Yasha gathered his strength and leapt over the river and most of the village to come skidding to a stop right in front of Kaede's hut. He heard some villagers shouting but he ignored them and headed straight for the entrance. "Old woman" he shouted as he walked in almost tearing down the bamboo curtain covering the door to the hut. He looked around and spotted her crouched over the fire setting up a pot of water so it could boil. "Kagome is…" began Inu-Yasha but Kaede held up her hand silencing him.

"I know Inu-Yasha" she said, "set her down and fetch some blankets". For once Inu-Yasha did as he was told. Kaede picked up her bag and headed for the door. Just before exiting she turned back to Inu-Yasha and said "I need to gateher some herbs, ye wath over her". With that she was gone.

Inu-Yasha wrapped Kagome in the blankets and sat down next to her. The girl was unconscious but she kept twitching and she had a look of absolute terror on her face. Whatever visions where troubling her had to be bad. Inu-Yasha reached down and brushed some hair out of her face. "Kagome…" he began but the rest of his words died in his throat. Please be okay he thought as he leaned against the wall. It was going to be a long day and an even longer night and Inu-Yasha intended not to move an inch from his spot at Kagome's side.

Kagome's Dream

She was running. Her feet pounding on the ground. Away from what se didn't know but whatever it was it wanted her and her alone. Where am I? She thought looking around frantically, not for the first time either. There was nothing. Just an endless black corridor stretching into eternity. Strange ghostly images sometimes floated by as she ran. Memories, faces, it did not matter. She had no time to look, only time to keep running.

Suddenly the corridor ended and she was just able to Skid to a stop before the end. The corridor opened onto true oblivion. There was nothing beyond the corridor. No where to run. No where to hide. She turned slowly. The thing that had been chasing her was coming closer. A dark shape bounding down the corridor. It slowed and began advancing slowly somehow sensing that it's prey was cornered. It focused on her. Those horrible glowing eyes focused on her and seemed to bore into to her very soul. It grinned showing a set of glisting fangs. Kagome, the girl that had been trying so hard to escape, was cornered. She screamed.

Inu-Yasha jumped at the sound of Kagome screaming. She was cluching at the blankets as if to saver her life. No thought Inu-Yasha after looking closer more like an enemy she is trying to hold back. Kaede had come back a few minutes earlier and was adding some herbs to the now boiling water. After a few seconds she soaked a cloth in the water and laid it on Kagome's forehead. The girl immediately stopped thrashing and quieted down.

"There" said Kaede settling down against the other wall. "That should help for now. But I'm afraid that's all I can do for now".

Inu-Yasha just continued to hover over the girl. "Inu-yasha" said Kaede. He looked up. "I be needing more information. How did this happen?"

Inu-Yasha leaned against the wall again and sighed. He really didn't want to discuss what had happened but he had no choice. Swallowing his pride for what could have been the first time in his life Inu-Yasha took a deep breath and began to explain what had happened.

Well that's chapter 1. sorry its so short but I wanted to get this going before I slacked off for another few months. Chappie 2 should be up really soon.