A/N: I know, I know, I already have four other stories on the go but I've been watching a lot of Inuyasha lately. This story takes place after the second movie but not at a particular time. I have a friend who will be doing at least 3 illustrations for me, I have to ask him if I can use another one, so I will provide a link if I get them so you guys can see what I use for visual referance. Also note that I'm not doing the whole add in one or two Japanese words or phrases, the weapons and characters names are the same as the manga or the anime, but I won't be adding other words. That's simply because I don't speak Japanese and I know that it confuses the casual reader who is also a casual Anime watcher.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the other characters, I'm just a fan with a lot of time on my hands. But I know that if I ever get another dog it is so getting named Inuyasha.
Title Inspiration: The song "The Reason" By Hoobastank, the lyrics are at www. azlyrics .com /lyrics/ hoobastank/ thereason . html (remember to delete the spaces to get the address to work) I think the suit Inuyasha perfectly.
Synopsis: Kagome is a young girl who can travel back and forth between the past and the present. She keeps having strange dreams about her friend Inuyasha. Are they her heart telling her that this is what she secretly wants, or is something more sinister at work here?
Also I dedicate this mostly to Chris and Renee since they're the only one's who I know personally that understand the greatness that is Inuyasha.
A blur of red and silver could be seen moving swiftly through the trees. In the distance smoke and ash could be seen billowing around a monstrous shape. A curse escaped the lips of the figure running through the trees as he approached the demon that was easily ten times his size.
The small half demon stared at his opponent. He needed a battle plan and he needed one now. His opponent was slow and didn't seem to have any devastating attacks. Then where did those flames come from Inuyasha? The half demon asked himself.
The demon in front of Inuyasha turned slowly. It looked like a snake had mated with a spider. Its long legs were hairy and sluggish and a forked tongue peeked out of the mouth from time to time. Its lazy eyes focused in on Inuyasha and the mouth slowly opened. Inuyasha barely had time to dive out of the way at the flames that came at him.
"I guess that answer's that question. Backlash Wave!" He yelled as another fire ball came shooting at him.
A glowing arrow appeared and ran along side his Backlash Wave. The two hit the demon at the same time, disintegrating it. A glowing pink shard of the Shikon Jewel dropped to the ground. Inuyasha picked it up and tucked it into his kimono. He looked back in the direction that the arrow had come from and smiled as he watched his companions walk down the hill.
He was getting a glare from Kagome, the human girl who had come into his life a few years earlier and had quickly become the most important thing to him. Miroku the Monk was helping Kagome down the hill. They finally reached the bottom of the hill and walked towards Inuyasha.
"You couldn't wait two minutes could you?" Kagome asked, continuing to glare at him.
Inuyasha smirked at her. "Your hormones are working over time I see."
Kagome's eyelids dropped even lower as she crossed her arms over her swollen belly. Inuyasha grinned stepped closer to her, resting his hand on the spot where his child was curled up, well protected from the evils of the world.
"Hey no sucking up! We agreed that you would stop taking off on your own!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and dropped his hand away from her stomach. "Hey it's not my problem that you've gained so much weight that you…" He trailed off as Kagome's face turned a deep purple and she was glaring so much that her eyes were practically closed. "Wait, Kagome, I didn't mean it!"
"Inuyasha, sit!" Kagome shouted.
The force of her command made him slam face first painfully into the ground. He groaned in pain and silently cursed as the command wore off and he could move again. He growled at Kagome playfully only to receive another "sit" and was slammed back down again.
Kagome Higarushi sat straight up from her straw mat. It took her several minutes to realize that she was in Kaede's hut in the feudal era. She glanced around at her comrades. Sango, the demon slayer, was curled up with Shippo, a young fox demon. Both were fast asleep by the fire. Miroku had his back pressed to the wall, his head drooping in slumber.
She glanced across from her and stared at Inuyasha. His back was pressed against the door frame and he was staring out at the night. The moonlight shone against his skin, making him seem to glow unnaturally.
Kagome found she was uncomfortable by his presence after her dream and climbed to her feet. With a stretch she climbed over Inuyasha's legs, well aware that the half demon was staring at her.
Inuyasha heard movement from within the hut and turned back to see Sango sitting up. "Want me to go talk to her?" She asked him.
Inuyasha scoffed, "Like I care if something's bothering her."
Sango rolled her eyes. She knew to take that as a yes since that was the most straight forward answer she would get from Inuyasha. She stepped over Inuyasha's legs and wandered outside. She knew where Kagome was going, it was where she always went when she had trouble sleeping at night.
Sango approached the tree where Kagome had first met Inuyasha and found the girl lost in thought. She stepped up beside the girl who had become like a sister and folded her legs underneath her.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Sango asked, using the expression she had heard Kagome use a hundred times.
"I had that dream again." Kagome said softly, staring at the bare spot of bark where Inuyasha had once been pinned.
Sango gave her a questioning look. "That one where you are carrying Inuyasha's pup?"
Kagome nodded. "I don't understand it Sango. He and I have only kissed once and here I am, dreaming about having his children. There's something very wrong with that image."
Sango stared up at the same spot Kagome was looking at. "Sometimes dreams are our hearts deepest desire. While you may think that it's stupid or wrong, you're heart doesn't. Tell me, is there something wrong with the idea of carrying Inuyasha's children?"
Kagome fell silent. She couldn't bring herself to answer Sango's question, not only out loud but to herself as well. "I don't know Sango. It's hard enough to deal with Inuyasha as it is, we are always fighting."
Sango laughed. "Inuyasha picks those fights to try and hide his true feelings for you." Kagome looked at her friend in wonder. "He's not only trying to deny it to us, but he's trying to deny it to himself."
A loud crash interrupted their conversation. "Sango, please tell me that you have the Hiraikotsu with you." Kagome pleaded.
Sango shook her head. "No, it's in the hut with all my other weapons."
A tree to their left was ripped up from its roots and the demon from Kagome's dream lingered in front of them. Sango grabbed Kagome's arm and pulled the smaller girl out of harms way. They couldn't run back to the village, it would only endanger everyone who lived there. Kagome stared at the rolling eyes of the demon and she did the only thing that came to mind. She screamed.
"Inuyasha!"