A/N: Thanks for the reviews! Here's the next chapter!

>>>>>>

Dream of Me
Chapter Four

"Kagura, why haven't you disposed of him already?" growled Naraku, stepping out of the castle wearing a cocky smile on his face. "Is there some kind of problem?" he smirked.

Kagura shook her head. "I will not hurt him." She vowed.

"Oh, really? Then you are nothing but a traitor to me, aren't you, Kagura?" he hissed, taking a threatening step forward. "Did you forget that your life is in my hands? It is up to me whether or not you live or die. Why would you take such a risk?"

Kagura frowned. "Because either way it is better than not having control over my own life." She snapped.

"If you wish to have it that way, then you and the dog demon will both have to die…" Naraku swore.

"We'll see about that," smirked Sesshoumaru.

>>>>>>

"Kagome?" Inuyasha called out. "Kagome…are you here? I can't see you, Kagome!" Inuyasha's ears twitched. He could hear someone off somewhere to his left…and Kagome's beautiful scent assaulted his nose.

"Who's there?" Kagome's voice echoed through the darkness. "Hello?"

"Kagome, it's me! It's Inuyasha!"

"Inu…yasha?" Kagome repeated. "I don't…what do you want? Who are you?"

"You know me, Kagome! You just…you don't remember me. That's all. I miss you. Everyone misses you. Your family loves you. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara…I love you. We all love you…" he whispered. "Please, Kagome. Where are you?"

Kagome took a deep breath. "But I can't…remember anything. How do I know you aren't lying to me like…like he did?" she frowned. Inuyasha could see her now. He ran to her, grasping her hands in his.

"I would never lie to you, Kagome! What Naraku did…I was so scared. I thought he was going to kill you. Now I see that what he really did is almost worse. I can't tell you I know how you feel…but I would never lie to you, Kagome. Never. I want to help you remember what you've lost…so that you can return to your family…and return to me…"

He wrapped Kagome tightly in a hug. Suddenly the darkness disappeared, and Kagome and Inuyasha were standing in the clearing near the bone-eater's well. Inuyasha turned around, pointing to a large tree adjacent to an old well covered in ivy.

"That is where we met…about three years ago. That tree…the sacred tree…I was pinned to it, and you set me free, Kagome. You helped me." Inuyasha explained. He pointed to the well. "That is how you get here, and how you get back to your family. You came here from the future…through the well, because of the Shikon jewel…"

"The shikon jewel…" Kagome repeated.

"Yes." Inuyasha nodded. "You're a priestess…and you came to this time…and you helped us," he whispered. "You've helped a lot of people. You've done so much good since I've known you."

"I'm a priestess?"

"You're still learning, but you've done an awesome job so far. Try, Kagome. Try to remember something…anything…for me…?" he pleaded.

Kagome gulped nervously. "I don't remember, Inuyasha. I want to believe you." Her eyes welled up with tears. "I want to believe you, but I can't remember anything…"

"All you have to do is try…we can work from there…" Inuyasha promised.

Kagome screwed up her face in concentration. Inuyasha jumped. Once more, their scenery had begun to change. Suddenly, they were now standing in Kagome's room. Inuyasha recognized it immediately. Kagome, however, did not.

"Where are we now, Inuyasha?" she asked. "Was this…did I think of this?"

Inuyasha nodded. "This is your room at your home in the future…"

Kagome jumped. Someone was opening the door. "That's…me!" her mouth dropped open, and Inuyasha paled…however, the other Kagome seemed completely unaware that they were standing in her room watching her. She looked ill.

Inuyasha sighed. "I remember this. It was right after we got out of that oni's stomach. Your feet were burned…because you stayed with me. I made you come home…" He paused a moment. "But I remember, I came to be with you…I was worried…" Sure enough, as if on cue, Inuyasha from Kagome's memories hopped through the window.

"Try and remember something else. We have to figure out how to remind you of who and what you are, Kagome. We could be in danger if we are unconscious for too long…"

Kagome nodded. "I know. All of this is a dream…" she again screwed up her face in concentration, and the scenery around them fell away. Inuyasha looked around, finding that they were standing inside the oni's stomach. Kagome had remembered the incident which he had told her about. She screamed when she opened her eyes.

"What the! Where is this! That is…is that us?" Kagome stared at the scene in front of her. She was watching Inuyasha try to free everyone. For him, the memory was still painfully fresh in his mind.

"This is what I was telling you about," Inuyasha whispered. "But you've pulled this out of your own mind…"

"What are you doing?" she demanded.

"Just watch." Inuyasha instructed.

Kagome nodded. In front of her, she saw herself, a monk, a girl about her age, a cat demon, and a small child huddled under some sort of barrier. There was acid dripping from all angles, and Inuyasha, his sword aimed, was letting it hit him as he tried to blast his way out of the oni's stomach with his sword.

"Kagome, hand me the jewel shard!" he yelled. Kagome's face contorted in confusion, and Inuyasha looked away nervously.

Kagome watched as she gave the hanyou the shard. She turned to the Inuyasha standing beside her, but he just shook his head. "No. You just watch. You'll understand soon. This is one of your memories, after all…" he told her before she could say a thing. She nodded obediently.

The other Inuyasha yelped, and began to change. He was turning into a full demon before her eyes. Kagome kept her ears alert and her eyes glued to the scene, waiting for what was to come next.

"No!" she heard.

"Kagome!"

Kagome watched herself run out from under the protection of the barrier, straight into the stomach acid and Inuyasha's arms. He was still growling, but slowly began to calm and return to normal. Kagome sighed with relief, and continued to watch.

"Inuyasha…"

"Kagome…stay with me just a little longer?" he whispered.

Kagome smiled. Again, the scenery changed. Kagome gasped. She had remembered something else…and she hadn't even realized it? She was starting to believe the hanyou Inuyasha, and for some reason, that thought warmed her heart.

"I didn't do it!" Inuyasha whined. "Where are we? Back at your house…" he realized. "But I certainly didn't do anything…oh…" he smiled at Kagome. "You are starting to remember!" he laughed. "Ha. Funny part is…I don't remember this." He admitted. The two were standing in the Higurashi kitchen, and Kagome had just walked in from outside. "When did this happen?" Inuyasha frowned.

"This was sometime after the second time that Kikyou tried to kill me," Kagome blurted, and quickly slapped her hand over her mouth. "Did I…?" she whispered.

Inuyasha's expression was pained for a moment. He hated to admit it, but he was painfully unaware of just how deep and complicated the relationship between Kagome and Kikyou was. He smiled. "I'm sorry, Kagome…" he wrapped her in a hug. "I guess I've broken my promise to protect you more than once, haven't I?"

Kagome gasped. Suddenly, all the scenery went away, and there was black surrounding them. Kagome looked up into Inuyasha's eyes, and smiled happily.

"You did promise me that, didn't you Inuyasha?" she grinned. "I remember. I remember everything!" she jumped and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. "Thank you so much!"

Inuyasha picked her up. "You do? Everything?" He asked. Their faces were only inches apart.

She nodded in enthusiasm. "Everything." She repeated.

"I'm so glad, Kagome…" Inuyasha smiled. "God, I missed you…so much…" Inuyasha leaned in, placing a small kiss on Kagome's lips.

Kagome blinked. She was surrounded by one of the strongest barriers she had ever seen. Next to her lay Inuyasha. Her fingers were intertwined with his. She blushed at this as the hanyou woke up, smiling happily at her.

"Kagome? Do you remember me?" he asked uncertainly.

Kagome nodded. "Yes, Inuyasha. I remember you. I remember everyone…everything…" she paled when she said the word 'everything', and her hand shot up to her neck. However, the mating mark she thought would be there was not. It had disappeared. She sighed visibly with relief.

"Kagome!" Miroku and Sango chorused.

She flashed a smile at her friends. "Hi!"

"Are you all right? We could use the help…" Sango sighed.

Kagome nodded. "Come on, Inuyasha!" It was then that she realized that she was still holding tightly to Inuyasha's hand. She blushed again and released it quickly.

Inuyasha nodded, seeming to ignore the incident. The barrier around the two of them went away, and Inuyasha unsheathed his sword.

"I have a certain despicable hanyou to kill now…" Inuyasha announced, and left to seek out Naraku.

"Sit!" Kagome yelled. "Inuyasha, you will not be going out there by yourself! Do you understand? I will be going with you!"

"…I really wish you hadn't remembered that." Inuyasha growled, getting to his feet when the spell of the rosary finally wore off.

"Well I did." Kagome smirked. "Now come on. If we are going to defeat Naraku, we need to do it together…" she smiled at him.

Inuyasha nodded, standing, and brushing himself off. "Yes, I think we both owe him a couple of good beatings after all that he has done…"

Kagome agreed. Her body ached everywhere. Physically, she was not prepared for the battle that was laid out ahead of them. Emotionally, however, she felt much better…especially now that the void she had felt in her heart over the past two weeks was filled. All of her physical injuries were Naraku's fault. She was going to pay him back for the pain he had caused her.

Inuyasha picked her up, going out a back door and up onto the roof. From there, they would be able to jump down, rather than come into the battle right behind Naraku. Inuyasha landed next to his brother, who was standing protectively in front of a very injured Kagura.

Naraku looked very surprised. "What the hell? How did you get to her? Does she have her memories back? Damn you! It took me nearly a week to erase all of them! How did you bring it all back so quickly?" he demanded.

Inuyasha smirked. "It was easy."

"The girl will still die," he threatened.

"Really?" Inuyasha was surprised that it was his brother who had replied to Naraku's threat. "Can't you smell it, Naraku? There is no longer any link between you and the girl…"

"I marked her. If I die, so does she." He snarled.

Kagome loaded her bow with an arrow and aimed it quickly. "Would you like to test that theory? I'll promise not to miss…" she growled.

>>>>>>

A/N: I know this ending probably kills you guys, but I have a method to my madness. I hope you liked this! Please review and let me know what you think, and I will update as soon as possible!