I don't own any of the characters from the Inuyasha anime series; Rumiko Takahashi does. I just own Yume. Constructive criticism welcomed bashers ignored!

Translations:

Miko - Priestess

Kitsune - Fox demon

Hanyou - Half demon

Nani - What?

Sama - Lord, Master

Taiyoukai - Ultimate demon

Youkai - Demon

Ningen - Human

Onegai shimasu - I beg you

Yamero - Stop

Nekoyasha - Cat demon

Shi'ne - Die

Hentai - Pervert

Doshite - Why?

Hai - Yes

Sama - Lord, Master

Onegai - Please

Yuuwakusha - Seductress

Mochiron - Of course

Sore dame da yume - This bad dream

Kiri desu - Beautiful

Sou da yo na - It is, isn't it?

Ima yameru - Stop it now

Kazzana - Wind Tunnel

Inuyoukai ki - Dog demon spirit (Don't know if it is a word…makes sense though. Inu-Dog, Youkai-demon, Ki-spirit)

Hiraikotsu- Sango's boomerang that she uses in battle. The battle cry for her attack

Futon - A mattress and bedding the Japanese traditionally slept on

Chapter 17

Long black hair flowing freely through the wind as she ran towards the field of darkness. "It's time..." She thought; her senses overwhelmed by the jaki that surrounded the field. "Time to put an end to all of my suffering..." Determination mixed with several other feelings as she thought of him. "Sesshomaru...sama..." Her eyes narrowing into a pained look as she stoped a few yards away from the dark storm that was going on ahead. "...This is it..." She muttered as she unsheathed the Bloody Rose sword; her eyes glowing an eerie red color as she held the sword high above her head. "...Welcome to my nightmare..." Her reply as icey as the air around her as she drove the sword of nature into the ground starting a chain that would be difficult to start.

With the sky and everything else fading into black the team of Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Kikyo and the others awaited the ultimate battle against this devious demon of dreams and nightmares not knowing they were heading straight into something they couldn't prepare for...

"KAGOME!" The hanyou's screams echoing into the darkness.

Their eyes shutting as a massive bolt of lightening attacked them; a wicked laugh continuously ringing in their ears. "There is no escaping this!"

Sesshomaru's golden orbs refusing to close as his Tensaiga glowed magnificently. "Not even for you!" Her hidious voice piercing the ears of all that surrounder her as the thunder rained down on the group.

"Tensaiga…" He breathed. His eyes failing to narrow upon what he thought was something wrapping itself around his ankles in an attempt to restrain his movement. "Bare witness to your darkest fears..." A swirling, dark mist blanketing the field. "Suffer in your nightmares..."

The final thunderbolt rained down on him and the group as he caught sight of glowing red eyes & hands gripping the hilt of nature's prized weapon. "...Rin..." His eyes widening for a second as he endured the major shock

"Sweet dreams…" Those being the last words anyone hears as everything goes black.

Red rose petals falling from the sky as the Taiyoukai started to come to. "Let your greatest fears be realized…"

"Where am I?" Sesshomaru muttered, shaking his head as he got to his feet. "Kiri desu…" He muttered as he surveyed his star lit surroundings.

"Sou ya do na…" Answered a beautiful voice. "Lord Sesshomaru." Turning around his golden orbs met with the eyes of darkness.

"Dark Lady…" Sesshomaru began.

"Looking beautiful as always my Lord." She replied in a neutral tone her arms folded across her chest with her Bloody Rose Sword at her side.

"What is the meaning of this?" Reaching out for the Sword of Nature only to be slapped.

"...Wrong..."

"You belong to me." She answered sternly her eyes full of passion.

Unmoved by the attack he smirked and showed his back to her. "Ima yameru..."

"Even in this state…" Her hand resting on the hilt of her sword. "You still refuse to acknowledge me…!" Going to attack him but to no avail as the Taiyoukai turned on his heels and lashed out at her with Tokijin.

"Rin..." His golden eyes equal to her own passionate and battle hungry orbs as his sword tasted the air.

"Do you really think a sword forged by betrayal and deceit will stop me?" She questioned defiantly; sending Sesshomaru back with her Shock Wave attack.

"Some thing is wrong..."

"You're so smart…" Growling sarcastically as he gripped his weapon.

"Smarter then you think Sesshomaru-sama." Her sword at the base of his neck as she tried to infuse further intimidation into his fearless heart.

"What will you do now?" Pressing up against his body. "Something you have yet to figure out…" He replied arrogantly as he gripped her waist.

"Ima yameru…" She replied mockingly.

Backed into the tree the Taiyoukai lifted his gaze towards the woman. "I had enough of these mind games Dark Lady." His eyes glowing a violent red as he stared at his opponent. "Enough nonsense."

"I sense his Inu youkai ki…" She thought nervously as she slowly backed away from him.

"Did you hear what I just said?" His tone sounding somewhat annyoed with Dark Lady's behavior.

"We will end this in the Dream Realm Lord Sesshomaru." Dark Lady replied sternly as she took a few steps back into a Cheery Blossom Tree and melted into the darkness.

"…Your not getting away from me…" He growled; unsheathing Tokijin and following the same path as Dark Lady disappeared into.

"...So wrong..."

"Owch!" Shippou whined as he sat up. "What is this place?"

Surveying the area with his big, emerald green eyes. "Everything is all cold and wet looking…" He replied in a childish tone as he noticed the contrast between his murky, frosty looking surroundings in comparison to where he once was.

"What happened to the thunder bolts?" His eyes widening at the sight of what appeared to be bones of dead demons. "Wha?" Becoming anxious as he took sight of more bones and disheveled bodies covered in dried blood.

"What did this?" Fright overcoming him as he heard a terrifying growl from behind him. "I-Inu-yasha?" He stuttered. "This isn't funny!" Shivering as his small hand rested upon a big, wet nose. "What the?" Feeling meek as his green eyes spotted two huge, red ones with sharp white fangs.

"AHHHHH!" The kitsune screamed as he took off running from the huge saber toothed Nekoyasha that was right on him. "KILALALALALALAL!"

Upon the light of the crescent moon a crystallized coffin shined brightly in the eyes of Kagura and Kanna.

"Pathetic…" Kagura muttered as she stared at the motionless body.

"Isn't she lovely?" Questioned Yume as she walked into the secret room.

"It's just Rin…" The wind demon replied in an uninterested tone.

"Her spirit form."

"Who cares?" Rolling her eyes. "Naraku would of killed her already."

"I'm not Naraku."

"Right." Her hand gripping her fan. "You are nothing more then a good for nothing second rate descendant of the true guardian of the subconscious realm.

"Doubting me once more…?" Walking over to the mirror Kanna stood next to.

"I could care less about you and your special powers." Kagura admitted shamelessly. "And neither could Naraku." Smiling as she got in Yume's face. "You are worthless."

Sucking her teeth the demonic beauty just tapped her mirror with her staff and smiled. "Remain silent and see how worthless I really am."

Surrounded by darkness the miko lying on the ground in a dark forest surrounded by many purple crystals began to stir at the sound of a sudden noise.

"Kagome…" Her eyes slowly opening. "Inu…yasha?" She asked weakly; yawning as she sat up.

"Looking for me?" Questioned the hanyou.

"I'm so glad to see you!" She replied happily as she embraced him. "I was so worried! I thought I lost you!"

"...Never Kagome..." He muttered softly as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "You'd never lose me. I'll always be with you." His faced buried in her hair.

"Inuyasha..." Sighing against him. "...I...uh!" Her eyes widening as the feeling of pin needles sticking her in her back came to her. "No...!" Tears falling down her cheeks as she looked into the glowing red eyes of the angered half demon.

Pushing him away she placed a hand behind her back and drawing it towards her to see blood covering her palm. "How could you?"

"How could I not?" The hanyou menacingly walking towards her; his youkai aura as obvious as can be as he came closer.

"Not now…" Kagome breathed. "…You can't…!" She cried; reaching for her bow and arrows to find nothing.

"Kagome..." The voice of the undead priestess striking fear into Kagome's heart as she caught sight of her.

"N-nani!" Eyes widening as she realized what she was without.

"Shi'ne!" An arrow flying right into her chest.

Blood dripping from her chest as she looked up at what attacked her. "K-kikyo!" Kagome cried; her hand gripping the arrow that pierced her heart.

"DIE!" Growled Inuyasha; his fangs and teeth gleaming as he came for Kagome.

"Inuyasha…!" Screaming as she saw her hanyou come at her with his secondary weapons. "NO…!" Running from him and Kikyo; tripping over a rock.

"ONEGAI! She screamed; Inuyasha growled as he lashed out at her with his claws.

Tears streaming down her face as she dodged Inuyasha's claws. "Stop…!" She whined as she kicked the hanyou in the face. Crawling on the ground trying to regain her composure as she caught sight of Kikyo's purity arrow heading right for her.

"Please!" She screamed feeling as the arrows pinned her to the ground by her feet. "Please stop!" Slapping the fleet of arrows away from her. "Onegai shimasu!"

"Shi'ne yuuwakusha!" Kikyo yelled as she shot another arrow into Kagome. This one hitting her in the thigh. "This is a nightmare!" She cried as she struggled to get away from her violent pursuers.

"How right you are…" Replied the devious guardian of the Subconscious Realm.

"So." Began Naraku. "Is this how you intend to carry out your plans for defeating Inuyasha, Sesshomaru and Kikyo?"

"Hai, Naraku-sama." She smiled.

"How long do you think this will last?" He questioned.

"Until they die…" A smile gracing her lips as she rested her back against a wall. "…In their dreams of course."

"You really believe they will die in their dreams?"

"Yes." Her hands combing through her long black and red hair. "They will all die by their greatest fears."

"And what if they don't?" His glare focused on Yume's swaying hips.

"Then Dark Lady will kill them for me." She smiled, staring back at the sleeping, spirit like shell of Sesshomaru's human pup.

"How conniving..." He smiled.

"They all got in the way of my goal…" Resting her staff against the glass top of the coffin. "And now they will all suffer and die miserable deaths."

"Do you believe this girl?" Kagura growled; looking to her sister for a response.

"She will be eliminated soon enough." Kanna replied calmly.

"Oh?" Raising an eyebrow at her.

"Kagura…" The creepy girl began in a low voice. "Everyone knows that although every living being has difficulty controlling their dreams." Waving a hand over her mirror. "That there are some exceptions."

The evil demons eying every one of their enemies who were bound by chains against the walls of Naraku's Castle.

"You hurt my feelings Kanna…." She replied in a feint voice.

"Don't be too hurt." Naraku replied in a cool toned voice as he placed a hand on her bare shoulder. "Your not as powerful as most high ranking demons..."

The look of disappointment covering her face. "Your just a loely guardian of the dream world is all."

"No one…ever seems to understand me." She replied in a sad tone as she hugged herself.

"Mochiron…" He began as he walked over to the glass case that concealed Sesshomaru's human pup. "…You are a very strange demon after all."

"That I am my Lord." Smiling as she observed the suffering amongst her enemies.

"Unique perhaps?" He went on; falsely flattering her when inside he didn't really care about her problems.

"Hai, and for that I am judged."

"Right…" He muttered in a half uninterested tone.

"It is difficult to comprehend my logic. But I will admit that there is a method behind my madness."

"As if…" Kagura replied in a sarcastic tone."

"I went through so much trouble to steal Rin's soul and poison it with my darkness." Her eyes full of seriousness as she spoke. "Battling feelings of vengefulness for Sesshomaru and now with my chance to satisfy my urge for obtaining justice you all dare to ridicule me?

"Don't raise your voice at me…" Kagura growled; her patience for the dream guardian lost. "Oh shut up…" Yume muttered.

"You want them all to die…" He continued as he looked down into the glass case. "Even this girl…" Staring at the sleeping Inuyasha and Kagome and Kikyo who were bounded by black, thorny vines through Kanna's mirror. "You can kill them all so easily…" His angered aura rising as he stared into the closed eyes of Kikyo then Inuyasha. "And yet you allow this to drone on."

"It's more fun to watch others suffer at the cost of my original suffering my Lord." Smiling as she shone light on the next victim's situation.

"Foolish…" An uncaring tone to his voice as he stared up at the Monk who struggled in his sleep; "Yet entertaining." Enjoying the grief stricken look the monk wore in his sleep while bounded by the oppresive chains of nature.

Laying in a hot spring; Miroku's eyes opened wide as he caught sight of many beautiful woman.

"Ahhh…" Smiling as he got to his feet. "Which one of you would like to give me the pleasure of bearing my children?" The eyes of every girl within the area widening as they caught sight of the naked Monk.

"I'd love too Hoshi-sama!" Cried one girl with long dark brown hair and big blue eyes.

Another girl with short black hair whined as she pushed a few girls aside to get close to the monk. Several others screamed, and shoved one another.

"Ladies! Ladies." The monk replied in a calm, cool voice. "No fighting." He answered as he opened his arms wide. "There is plenty of me to go around!" Smiling as he welcomed the storm of naked women into his arms.

"Hentai!" Yelled a loud, provocative voice.

"Sango?" His eyes widening as he felt her large boomerang coming in contact with his body. "What are you doing?" He yelled out angrily seeing as his fans disappear. Leaving him with the annoyed demon exterminator and her Hiraikotsu in between his legs.

"I want you all to myself Hoshi-sama." She replied in a clear tone as she entered from out of her shadowy hiding place. "Wha-wha?" Stuttering as he saw her. "She's even more beautiful then I imagined!" He thought excitedly as he gazed at her well sculpted body.

"Your all mine…" She smiled as she embraced the proud monk. "This is not right!" The demon exterminator thought desperately; having difficulty from stopping what was happening.

"Sango…!" Blush rising to his cheeks as he felt her hand act as devilish as his own normally would in this situation. "Wonderful!" Sighing to himself as he endured Sango's gentle touches.

"Keh?" Jumping as he felt something cold and sharp come in contact with his body. "Gomen ne!" Crying inside as she became offensive.

"SANGO!" He yelped as he took off running. "What are you doing!" Screaming as he ran from a battle hungry Sango with katana in hand. "NOOOOOOO!" Crying as he found himself in a corner. "Doshite…!" He cried as his wind tunnel opened up automatically and began to suck him and everything within the area in.

"Shi'ne!" Sango yelled as she dashed at him with her katana. "Sore dame da yume!"

"Kazanna!" The black hole in his palm opening up as he drove himself to stop the pursuing woman. "No! I can't...! Stop this!"

"MAKE IT STOP!" They screamed as they attacked eachother.

"This bores me…" Kagura muttered as she began to fan herself with her own fan.

"Blow away wind demon…" Yume growled. "This is only for myself and Lord Naraku's interest."

"I have to agree with Kagura…" Naraku muttered in an uninterested tone.

"Nani?" Her eyes widening. "My Lord?"

"This is something I will leave you to handle." He replied. "Kill them quickly. Do not return to me until they have all been destroyed." Turning his back on the dream demon.

"You don't trust me…" She muttered angrily; a sense of depression setting in.

"If you can successfully kill them in their dreams as you say you will then you may return to me with their soulless bodies."

"Your ruining my plans...!" Her anger rising as each second past.

"I shall reward you if you are successful."

"Kimi yarou!" Her eyes glowing a deep red color; siginifying the actual level of her rage.

"Hold your temper…" Kagura replied as she noted the demon's pain. "Unless you want to die before succeeding.

"Why do you bother to speak?" Turning on her heels; the same depressed tone in her voice as she gripped her staff. "The sound of your voice annoys me." Disappearing into the darkness.

Shaking violently from her pent up anger Kagura pulled out her fan and went to attack the first thing she saw; her mistake.

"What do you think you are doing?" Naraku questioned.

"I am worthless to him..." Hugging herself as her discomfort in her reality began to hit her.

Naraku's horrifying gaze focused on the angered demon and his hand clasped around her neck. "Na-naraku!" She stuttered through breaths.

"Shall I follow her?" Questioned Kanna.

Looking into her palms. "I am powerless in comparison to him..."

His irate glare moving towards the small demon girl as he released his grip on Kagura and nodded. "Report her failures to me."

"Hai." She replied as she walked into and faded into the darkness.

"So quick to judge…" Kagura coughed.

"So are you." Sitting down on his futon.

"I won't let him stop me from taking over the Western Land..." Concentrating her power into her weapon.

"Follow her." Nodding the wind demon followed her sister into the same shadowy hall and disappeared.

"I will gain power..." Pouring all of her dark energy into her cresent bladed scythe like staff.

"It'll all be over soon?" Kagura muttered to her sister Kanna.

"Even if I have to crush Naraku..." Her eyes widening as she felt something penetrate her heart. "...To get it." The scythe of the staff shatterring into millions of pieces.

"Yes, soon." The little white haired girl replied as she walked over to the mirror.

"...Ma...sa...ka..." A pool of blood forming underneath Naraku's feet.

"...Your are of no use to me..." A look of indifference plastering his features as the shattered scythe's broken crystals fell atop the pool of blood he was standing in. "Your job is done here." The crystalized coffin shattering and the soul once held inside of it disappearing into thin air.

Brown eyes widening. "...She's gone..." A hand rested atop her chest as she felt herself feezing in mid stance. "...She has abandoned me..." Her eyes shinning with tears that begged to fall as she turned and allowed her eyes to meet with serious ones.

"...Rin..." His voice sending a wave of emotion into her heart. "Wake up...end this nightmare." Nearing her she continued to back away. "...Nightmare...?" Tears slowly streaming down her face as she stared back into the eyes of the Lord of the West.

"No!" Inuyasha begged as he struggled to fight off his emotions. "Kagome run!" His mouth wanting to speak the words but not being able to as his youkai body lunged forth. "Nigero!" He roared as he continued to slash at the weakened Miko.

"Please stop Inuyasha…" She whined in a weak voice as she laid helpless on the floor.

Roaring Inuyasha continued his assault on Kikyo's reincarnation. "Stop Kikyo!" Seeing as the undead miko willingly and continuously shot arrows at Kagome.

"Why can't I stop?" The undead miko wondered as she shot another arrow at Kagome.

"Kagome…!" Screaming in his mind as he went to attack Kagome. "Damn it!" His desire to protect her instead of harm her again becoming reality as he jumped in front of the oncoming arrow. "…Make it stop…" The sharp projectile piercing right through his chest.

"Inuyasha!" She screamed; her tone sounding hateful instead of stressed as she watched the arrow sear through his chest. "What have I done?" Her heart feeling shame as her body reacted towards her dying reincarnation and her ex lover.

Eyes narrowing upon the figure before him. "This is all a nightmare..."

"Even you are dreaming..." The sad woman of darkness muttered.

"Hai..."

"...Sesshomaru...sama..." More tears streaming down her cheeks as she gripped the Blood Rose Sword.

"...Rin...you have the power to free us from this nightmare..." His tone remaining serious but with good intent as he got even closer to Dark Lady. "...You must remember who you are...who I am...and everyone else in order to do that."

A look of uncertainty written all over her face. "...I don't know..." Her grip loosening on the hilt of the blade. "...If I can..."

"This must stop…" Tears falling down Kagome's face as she felt her body going cold from the pain of attack. "Someone…" With her last ounce of strength raising her bow and arrow to meet with the undead priestess who was heading straight for them.

"Ka-gome…" Falling to the ground; his blood seeping out his chest as he fell to his destruction.

"Suffer…" Yume's haunting voice echoing throughout the strange realm of darkness.

"Save us…" Breathing heavily as she tried to survive; releasing her arrow.

"Sesshomaru…" Kikyo whispered in a low voice. "Help her..." Pausing slightly as she felt something pierce her right shoulder.

"Why do you say that..." Concern begining to overtake his tone of seriousness as he studied Rin's gradual weakening.

"Help Rin to remember..." Collapsing to the ground as the pain began to overwhelm her.

"...Because...I hardly..." The tone of her voice begining to stir up an emotion he hadn't felt since his Father's demise

"It's the only way...anyone of us can escape this place of damned dreams..." Loosing focus as she stared at the motionless miko who laid on the ground next to Inuyasha; bow at her side.

"...I hardly remember you..." Silence as well as an eerie sense of lonilness claiming both individuals as the darkness that surrouned the air became thicker & even more unpleasent to be in.