Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, though I wish that I did... but no... The true owner, who I am forever grateful for, is none other than Rumiko Takahashi.

Nightmares Witness Futures

Nekomata-17

Truths

Kagome looked away before shaking her head slowly. Inuyasha slowly and gently grasped her chin and made her look at him.

"Please Kagome; I want to know what you see that troubles you so much." Kagome turned her head out of his grasp.

'Should I tell him…?'


'I… I can't… I don't want him to be mad at me…' Kagome thought. She still couldn't believe that he was here, holding her close. In truth she was too scared to tell him, afraid that if she did, Inuyasha, the comforting, might all be fake, that this was just another fantasy. She was afraid that if she said anything, that this fantasy might break, and fall apart. Leaving her to wake up and feel broken yet again.

Kagome was so lost in thought that she almost didn't feel the rough, yet gentle hand hold her cheek, gently turning her head towards the man she secretly loved. She almost gasped as she looked into his eyes. Inside those deep amber eyes she could see his emotions like an open book. Concern, worry, and there was one other. It looked like… love? No, it can't be… but if it is… could this be the dream she was so worried was not real. Before she could continue deeper into her thoughts, the person in front of her spoke.

"Kagome… please… I need to know what you're so scared of. Remember how I said I would always protect you? Well I need to know what it is you're afraid of before I can protect you." Inuyasha spoke in a low whisper.

'I… I need to tell him… please, Kami, be on my side tonight.' "Inuyasha… I want to tell you… but please… promise me you won't be mad at me?" Kagome looked up at Inuyasha with pleading eyes, which Inuyasha noticed were becoming watery.

With his hand still on her cheek, he gently rubbed her cheek gently, looking down at the action he was making before once again looking in her teary eyes.
"Kagome, I promise I won't get mad at you." Inuyasha then put his arms around her and pulled her against his chest. He didn't know why he did it, but he felt that she needed it. He gave a small smile when Kagome buried her face into his chest.

'Well here it goes...' Kagome took a deep breath before recalling her dream. "I… awoke from the sleeping inside the campsite we made. I was reflecting on everyone and how much they meant to me. Shippo, like a son, Sango like a sister, Miroku like a brother… I looked up to find you but you were gone…" Kagome closed her eyes and bowed her head slightly. She tried desperately to stop the tears from falling. So far, she was winning. "I knew where you had gone… but I didn't want to admit it. But for some reason I followed the soul stealers anyways." She opened her eyes, though she was looking at nothing unparticular, just staring into space as she recalled the memory. "I started toward the forest and found where you had gone. You were in her arms… Kikyo's arms." Inuyasha visibly flinched, but Kagome didn't notice, due to her head being buried in his chest. Kagome inhaled before continuing on. "I know that I'm no match to Kikyo… I knew that… that you had chosen her. I was ready to get over it too." Inuyasha gave an inaudible gasp. "I was going to return to the camp but… Kikyo, she called my name. I faced her, and she told me I had to return from whence I came. I didn't understand though, I didn't want to return to my era. But then…"

Kagome stopped, she was trying to keep the tears hidden but failed miserably as she silently let them fall down her pale cheeks. Inuyasha could already smell the tears and knew that there was more to the dream. He was almost afraid to find out. But he managed to find his voice.
"B-but what Kagome… what happened after…" He asked, unknowingly tightening his hold on the crying girl.

'I can do this...' Kagome told herself, but whatever encouragement she thought she couldn't bring herself to believe. 'No… I have to do this…' She thought before continuing on with her story. Tears were still falling from her eyes as she struggled to find her voice. "But then… I saw you walking towards me. You told me that I was wrong… that Kikyo meant something else. You told me that… that I had t-to return to K-Kikyo's body!" Kagome sobbed silently into Inuyasha's haori but continued to tell her story. "You s-stood in front of me and told me I had to return y-you looked so cold towards me… b-but what I didn't know was that while you w-were talking to me, K-Kikyo was notching her arrow. W-when I finally did, you held me in place and let her shoot me! You let her shoot me! And you were smiling!" Kagome couldn't hold it any longer and began sobbing into Inuyasha's haori. "Please! Don't hate me! Please!" Kagome shouted between sobs.

Inuyasha was shocked for the most part. 'H-how can she think that I would ever betray her like that?' What made him even more confused was as to why Kagome would think he was mad at her. Sadness was etched on his face as he looked down at the woman in his arms.
"Kagome, why would I be mad?" He asked gently, one arm was wrapped around her tightly while his other hand stroked the girl's hair gently.

Kagome opened her eyes and looked down at Inuyasha haori. "B-because… I didn't want you to hate me for dreaming Kikyo in such a way… I'm sorry…" Kagome spoke so softly that even with his demon hearing Inuyasha had to strain to catch those words.

'What the hell!' Inuyasha, if possible, held Kagome tighter to his body. "Kagome, please, don't apologize… I could never be mad at you. But… I have to ask, why would you ever think that I would do that to you?" Inuyasha asked as he gently rested his chin a top of Kagome's head.

"Y-you love her… d-don't you want to have her body restored to life when the journey is over? Don't you want to be happy?" Kagome asked, but wished she didn't… she didn't want to know the answer he would give.

"Kagome…" Kagome slowly looked up to the man that held her. Her breath caught in her throat as she realized how close she was. Their noses almost touched. Kagome looked into Inuyasha's eyes that held so much raw emotion. Something she had never seen before. "Of course I want to be happy, but I would never take your life like that… never let me hear you say that again…" Inuyasha tried to look stern but his face held to much sadness to do it. "… and also… who ever said I wanted to be with her…" Kagome gasped her eyes wide in shock as she looked into Inuyasha's face. "

W-what do you mean?" Kagome asked as she looked uncertainly into Inuyasha's eyes. Inuyasha smiled softly, his eyes softening as well. He brought his hands up to Kagome's face and wiped her cheeks gently with his thumbs, careful not to scratch her with his claws. He brought one hand to the small of her back, the other still at her face.

"Kagome… I hope you believe me when I tell you this… but since we began our journey I kept having feelings for you… but I never wanted to admit it. I didn't want to be betrayed again. But you saw me as me, and not some worthless half-demon." Inuyasha's eyes never left Kagome's as he spoke. "Kagome… I didn't realize until recently that… that you mean so much to me… even more than Kikyo…" Kagome gasped yet again, unable to believe what she was hearing. "But there was one thing you were right about with your nightmare, that night, when you had your nightmare, I was with Kikyo…" Kagome felt her heart plummet again as she looked down, away from Inuyasha's eyes. With the hand that was still on her cheek, he made Kagome look at him. "Listen Kagome… it's not what you think, what I am telling you is exactly what I told Kikyo… I told her that I'm not going to hell with her, or wishing for her to be alive. I told her… that though I might have loved her once, it was nothing compared for the love I have for you." Kagome was shocked. Has she heard right? Did Inuyasha really love her? "Kagome… you don't have to worry about me going anywhere…"

Kagome finally found her voice and asked the one question she desperately wanted to know. "B-but what of Kikyo?" She was expecting Inuyasha to like anything other than the face he now showed. It was gentle… his eyes seemed to be somewhat happy and a small gentle smile came upon his lips.

"Well... believe me… she wasn't too happy… but she understood… she knew that nothing would change her mind. So now she is where she belongs… she left this earth, knowing she lost. And now… I'm here… where I belong…" Inuyasha whispered the last part, his eyes closing slowly as he bowed his head, leading Kagome's closer to his, her eyes following the same action his did. Inuyasha placed his lips gently onto Kagome's, whose head was dancing but also turning to mush at the same time. As Inuyasha finally broke the kiss, he smiled warmly at Kagome's now smiling face.

"You mean it?" She whispered looking at Inuyasha.

"Every word… but now I would like to ask you a question Kagome." Inuyasha said, bringing his head down again, eyes half closed, while he brushed his lips lightly against Kagome's, whose eyes were closed fully. "Kagome… will you do me the honor of becoming my mate?" Inuyasha asked his breath feather light on her lips.

Kagome opened her eyes slowly to look at the man before her before whispering her response. "Yes…" Inuyasha smiled before taking Kagome's lips into a passionate kiss; letting Kagome know all the love he had for her… knowing deep in his heart that neither she nor he would ever be lonely again.

A/N: Hey, im sorry for not updating but ive been swamped with work lately. I finally got this chapter one! And I wish to thank all who reviewed my last chapter, for I am forever grateful!

Reviews:

pistachio564 Ha-ha, im so evil. Well im glad you liked my chapter! Also, im sorry that chapter two made you sad, but in total honesty, I was actually hoping that I would have that effect.

Amanda Trinh He he! I know im evil! And don't worry, I don't like Kikyo that much either. And as you can see, this is an Inu/Kag. It's the only Inuyasha fanfiction that I do!

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Siyaki Hey, im glad you liked my story so much. And don't worry Imouto; I know that Inuyasha and Kagome are meant to be. And I totally agree about Kikyo!

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