A/N: I've been busy making a website, so its probably not as good as it should be today. Since I was busy making a webby (While I was supposed to be doing homework, I might add…) I kinda revisited a few old scenes because it was way to short as it was. (BTW, the dream may seem kinda…whacked…but everything has a significance. BELIVE ME.)

Chapter 18: Deepest Fears

She cut him off crying. "I love you, Inuyasha!" She sniffed. "I…I know you have Kikyou…but I can't help it, Inuyasha, I can't help it!"

"Kagome…" He murmured, gently touching her cheek and bringing her face close to his. He had no more doubts. She had said the one thing he had never expected to hear, and yet he knew it had to be true.

She stared at him. "Inuyasha?"

He drew her closer, and with every centimeter, her heart rose a bit, and that melting feeling filled her up once again. "Inuyasha…? What are you—"

But she was cut off.

By Inuyasha's lips.

Her heart pounded in her ears and she turned bright red. The kiss didn't last long enough for her to comprehend what had just happened, and so her eyes were still wide in shock when he pulled away.

He pulled her against his chest, holding her again. "Kagome, I gave up on Kikyou a long time ago. We knew we'd never be together again. And that's when I realized, how I felt about you."

Kagome gave a small gasp as he said, "I love you."…

"I mean…Kagome…will you…will you marry me?"

She gasped. "Yes."

He was surprised. "Y-Yes?"

She grinned. "Yes!"

He also smiled. "Yes…"

"Yes! YES! Inuyasha, YES!"

Then he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her like never before…

"I know, Kagome." Inuyasha said in a calming voice. "I'm scared too. I mean, look at me! I don't know the first thing about kids! But we can't be sad about this happening. You'll make a great mother, no matter what you think. And…" he said, placing one hand on her abdomen. "Kagome, you've given me something more than I could ever hope for. I never, ever thought in my wildest dreams that I might one day be a father! We're in this together Kagome, and you can bet that I'll help you out in anyway I can."

Kagome looked up at him, no longer crying. "You're right, Inuyasha. This baby is…it isn't a curse. And…" A small smile found its way on her face. "I wouldn't have anyone's baby but yours."

"You did it Kagome," he said, kissing her forehead.

Kaede came over, with a small bundle. "It's a boy." She said, smiling, handing the crying baby wrapped in a blanket over to Kagome. Kaede and Sango left the hut, to give the family a little privacy.

"A-a boy?" Inuyasha asked. "I have a s-son?"

"I guess you were right after all." Kagome smiled, looking down at the child. It had a small tuft of black hair on its head, with chocolate eyes. On top of its head were two small dog ears.

"It's got your looks." Inuyasha said, wrapping his arm around Kagome.

As Kagome traced its face gently with one finger, it stopped crying and tried to bite her with its gums. "And your temper." She replied.

"What are we going to name it?" Inuyasha asked.

"Well, we can't name it Suki," Kagome said. "Or Yume…or any of the names I picked out…"

Inuyasha ruffled the baby's black hair. "Kuro." He said.

Kagome smiled and leaned against her mate. "Kuro." She sighed. "Welcome to the family."…

"We did it Kagome." Inuyasha said, smiling down at Kuro. "We finally have a family."

"Yes," she said, also looking at Kuro. "Our family."

"You know, Kagome, the one thing I always dreamed of…was this moment."

She stared. "Yeah right."

"No," he said sweetly. "I truly mean it."

Kagome smiled. "Inuyasha…I wouldn't have anyone else's children but yours."

"I know." The hanyou replied. "And that's why—"

All of a sudden, everything went dark. "Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. "Inuyasha!"

"Don't worry, Kagome!" his comforting voice said. "I'll take care of it."

She heard the Tessaiga being drawn. "Inuyasha, will you be all right in the dark?"

"I'll be fine!" he said.

All of a sudden she felt Kuro being grabbed from her hands. "Kuro!" she yelled. "Inuyasha, where's Kuro?"

But he didn't answer. "Inuyasha? Inuyasha!"

She heard the screams of Kuro, but they were suddenly cut off. "KURO!" she cried, and ran towards where she had heard him. Though dim, she could see him. It was a sight that haunted her.

He was dead.

"No…NO!" she cried. "Kuro! Who did this? WHY?" she cried, hugging his lifeless, bloody body.

She heard an evil laugh, and turned around. A youkai was standing behind her. She couldn't see its face, or any of its features, but she could see the blood shining on its claws.

"Why?" she asked. "WHY DID YOU DO THIS?" she yelled.

"Because hanyous and humans don't belong together. Especially, hanyous and mikos." The voice laughed.

"No, you're wrong!" she said. "There's nothing wrong with us being together!"

"I beg to differ." Another, airy voice said. "Hanyous are half youkai…they aren't meant to be with humans. They're not be trusted. And neither is your hanyou."

"What do you mean?" she demanded the bodiless voice. "What's wrong with Inuyasha?"

"See for yourself." It replied.

All of a sudden, the youkai that had killed Kuro came into the light. She gasped. It was Inuyasha. But…he was not in his youkai form. He was a hanyou. His eyes were amber, there were no stripes on his cheek. He was the same as before, except now his eyes held hatred instead of love.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome said. "WHY?"

He grinned evilly. "Hanyous and humans aren't meant to be together Kagome…"

"Why not?" she asked. "Why can't we be together?"

"Because that's not the way it is." He jumped at her, his claws raised. She screamed and moved out of the way just before he hit the ground.

"But why now?" she asked. "We lived happy for so long, why do we have to change now?"

He glared at her, with hatred in his eyes. "Youkai are superior to humans. You don't question us. I am half youkai, so that goes for me as well! Now, DIE!"

In a last second, she used her miko powers to make a barrier. Inuyasha struck the barrier, and was repelled. "DAMNIT!"

"But you're also half human, Inuyasha!" she cried. "Think about your human side! Your mother!"

"How can I think of my filthy human part of me? My damned mother! I wanted the shikon no tama to turn into a youkai, but you had to destroy it, you filthy little bitch! If you hadn't used it, I would have been a great youkai! Feared throughout all the western lands!"

"Inuyasha, Please! You told me you loved me, are you saying that was all a lie?"

He laughed, flexing his claws. "Who could love a foolish wench like you? I HATE YOU!"

The tears came, and she couldn't stop them. "Inuyasha!" she cried. "I BELIVED YOU! I BELIVED YOU ALL THIS TIME!"

"You are a baka, wench!" he said. "And you will die a baka!"

He lunged, but again met her barrier. She tried to put up a good defense, but Inuyasha was stronger. He was overpowering her. In and instant, her barrier broke. He struck her, but only sliced her arm. Inuyasha readied himself for another attack, but Kagome found herself holding a bow. Before she could think, she released an arrow.

He didn't have time to say anything before it pierced his chest, pinning him to a tree. He gave her one last look of hate, and then passed away.

Kagome stared, her mouth open. "No…what have I done? What did I do? NOOO! INUYASHA!"

She saw an image of Kikyou. "The same thing happened to me…Hanyous and humans are not meant to be together."

Kagome ran up to Inuyasha's lifeless body, and grabbed on to it, crying. "But…why? WHY!"

Kagome found herself being shaken awake. When she opened her eyes, Inuyasha was holding on to her, looking concerned. Before she could think, she jerked away from him.

"Ka…gome?" he said, in a pained voice. His ears were once again drooped. I hurt her bad this time…she doesn't want me around her.

She realized what she had done. Though the dream had haunted her, she knew what had just happened was much worse. Kagome knew what was going through Inuyasha's mind. "No, Inuyasha…I…I didn't mean…"

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" he said, walking out of the hut. He wasn't angry with her, but more than ever with himself. He didn't know what was causing those dreams, but there was no way to stop them. No way to keep himself from hurting her.

He punched a tree, leaving a gaping dent. "DAMNIT, WHY CAN'T I HELP HER!" He cried to the night. "WHY CAN'T I STOP THEM!"

A/N: If you haven't guessed by now, one of the main themes of this fic is racism. That is a main theme of Inuyasha, after all. But the whole "dream sequences" have another purpose, and not just to freak Kags out and make Inu mad. All I'll say is, the evil dude could have done something else rather than this, but they particularly evil when they came up with this idea. (The evil dude being me, MUA HA HA HA HA HA!)