A/N: Here is the next chapter of this one! Hope you all like it! Please review and let me know what you think.

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Dream of Me
Chapter Thirteen

Kagome did not seem to improve, nor did she get worse over the next couple hours. She just laid as she had been, not moving, the look of pain still on her face. Her mother stayed by her side, as did Inuyasha. They were waiting…hoping that Inuyasha's plan had worked. Praying that Kagome would wake up and be okay…

Inuyasha looked up. He could suddenly sense a change in Kagome's scent. It was almost the same as it had been before, except now, it seemed like it was spicier. He smiled.

"It worked." He announced simply.

Everyone in the room turned to look at him.

"It worked?" whispered Kagome's mother, a small smile gracing her lips. "You mean…Kagome is really going to change into a hanyou?" she asked.

Inuyasha nodded. "Yes. That's exactly what I mean."

"That's great!" smiled Souta, jumping up from his spot next to his grandfather.

Inuyasha wrinkled his nose. Kagome's scent was a pleasant one, and it was getting really strong. The transformation he thought would take her quite a while was in fact coming very quickly.

He looked around. Apparently, Shippo and Kirara had noticed the sudden change as well. They looked uncomfortable, and soon excused themselves from the room.

Inuyasha smiled at Kagome, and then glanced up at Mrs. Higurashi. "Her appearance may start changing soon. Her scent is getting stronger and more defined. I just didn't want you to worry or get upset when it happens." He informed her.

She nodded. "I understand."

Within the next couple of seconds, Kagome's body once again began to pulse with demonic energy, and then it happened. First, her hands changed, and her human nails developed into strong, sharp claws. Kagome's mother gasped at this and gently set her daughter's hand down. Next to change were Kagome's teeth. She quickly grew fangs inside her mouth where her normal human teeth once were. They were sharp and pointy, just as Inuyasha's were. Kagome's skin grew slightly more pink. She looked healthier, even though she was still unconscious. Last of Kagome's visible appearance that changed was her head. The ears that were once placed symmetrically on either side of her head now suddenly appeared on top. Her raven black hair stayed almost the same as it was when she was human…except, Inuyasha noticed, for the silver tips on the end of her pointy ears, and the small, rare streaks of silver highlights that appeared in various places in her hair. Inuyasha could not see her eyes, but he was sure she probably had strong beautiful, golden orbs like his own.

He smiled at Kagome's new appearance…her new beauty, and nodded to her mother. "The transformation is complete." He whispered. "I think Kagome is going to be just fine." With that, Inuyasha stood and left the hut for some fresh air.

He took a deep breath when he got outside, and his shoulders slumped with exhaustion. From somewhere nearby, he heard his brother's amused smirk.

"What is it, Sesshoumaru?" he frowned.

"Nothing," he smirked. "I was going to make a comment earlier about how amusing the idea of your mating with a human was…."

"You did. Remember?"

"…but then I realized that now the girl is the same as you. She's a hanyou…" Sesshoumaru finished, as if he hadn't heard a word his half brother had said to him. "It's not as amusing when I look at it like that…" he admitted to himself.

"Shut up."

Sesshoumaru cleared his throat. "I'm glad you could protect her, Inuyasha. I realized too late what Naraku had done to Kagura, and there was nothing I could do to save her."

Inuyasha blinked. "Sesshoumaru?"

"Don't say a word, Inuyasha." He glared.

Inuyasha nodded. "All right, I'll keep my mouth shut on this one…" He paused. "Thank you, though. For warning me about everything."

"That's what…two up I have on you now?" Sesshoumaru smirked.

Inuyasha growled. "Damn you!"

"Inuyasha!" Kaede screamed. "Kagome is already waking up!"

Inuyasha turned and ran back into the hut. The old woman had not been lying. Kagome's eyes were open, and she was staring up at her mother, smiling. Inuyasha nearly jumped for joy. He dropped to his knees and took Kagome's free hand in his own. Kagome looked over to him and smiled.

"Hey…Inuyasha…" she whispered.

"Kagome…I'm so glad you're all right." He grinned. "We…err…we had to do something to save you, Kagome. It's kind of big…" He stammered.

She blinked. "What is it?"

"Don't you feel any different?" Inuyasha asked, but when she did not respond, he continued. "You were dying, Kagome…and, it was…is a bad wound. No human would have survived."

"I remember my dream," she shivered. "You were there, and you…you hurt me, Inuyasha. Then Naraku was there…and he…he was taunting me…and he stabbed me. I thought I was going to die."

"You were." Inuyasha nodded in honesty. "And I couldn't let it happen." He looked down towards the ground guiltily. "So…so I did something about it."

Kagome blinked in confusion several times. "Inuyasha," she sighed. "What exactly did you do to me?"

"You don't feel any different?" He repeated his same question from earlier.

She shook her head. "No…why?"

"Because you are a hanyou now, Kagome." Sesshoumaru blurted from the doorway.

Kagome's face paled. "I'm a what?"

"You were going to die, Kagome. It was the only way. Naraku killed Kagura. The tenseiga was of absolutely no use. It did nothing." Sesshoumaru said honestly. "We had to take the only option we could find to help you…"

Kagome took a deep breath, and glanced around the room. "How…how do I look?" she stammered.

"You sure look different, if that's what you are asking," smirked her grandfather, and Kagome's expression instantly changed to one of hurt.

"Kagome…you look absolutely beautiful." Inuyasha smiled, practically growling at her grandfather. "And once you are better and your wounds have healed, you're going to be so much stronger than you ever were…"

Kagome smiled at her hanyou love. "Thank you, Inuyasha." She whispered.

By the end of the next day, Kagome was able to sit up fully. The morning of the day after that, she was able to stand up. Her midsection was still heavily bandaged, and her steps were slow, but at least she was up.

Kaede motioned for Kagome to come over to her. Kagome sat down very carefully, and Kaede glared at the other people in the room. "Unless ye are Sango or Kagome's mother, I suggest ye leave right now." She demanded.

Miroku, Inuyasha, and Kagome's grandfather and brother nodded quickly and stood up. Sesshoumaru and Shippo were already outside somewhere.

Once they had left, Kagome removed the top of her school uniform, and Kaede began to undo the bandages around her middle. Kagome groaned slightly as Kaede removed the last part of the bandage. Kagome gasped as she looked down at her stomach. There was a huge gash in her middle, and although it was no longer bleeding, it still looked rather bad.

"Another couple of days and you should be good as new!" Kaede smiled. "Although…before we all relax, I do think I need to figure out how to ward off any more attacks from Naraku…"

Kagome nodded. "I agree there." She laughed and groaned in pain at the same time.

"Okay, all done." Kaede nodded. "Now how about ye go and spend some time with Inuyasha for a bit?" she suggested.

Kagome blushed, glanced to her mother and Sango, and finally nodded.

Kagome walked shakily outside, where Inuyasha, Shippo, and Miroku sat. Kagome frowned when she realized that Sesshoumaru had once again disappeared, but she quickly shrugged it off. Shippo looked as if he longed to jump into her arms, but he settled for smiling at her. Miroku merely nodded to acknowledge her existence. Kagome nodded back and smiled at Inuyasha.

"Come on." She waved.

"What? Where are you going?" Inuyasha looked confused.

"You'll see, because you're coming with me." She answered. "Come on." She started to walk towards the forest, but Inuyasha stopped her quickly.

"Oh no! You're not going out there all alone in your condition! It's too far for you to walk and you could be attacked! Hop on!" He commanded, motioning to his back. "I'm going to carry you. You just tell me where we are supposed to be going."

"Take me to the sacred tree, Inuyasha." Kagome smiled.

Inuyasha blinked. "Why in the hell do you want to go there?"

"Just to go…" she smiled.

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"Why are we here?" Inuyasha asked Kagome for the second or third time since the two of them had left the village. He jumped into the sacred tree with Kagome in his arms, and settled there.

Kagome took a deep breath. "In my dream, we were at the base of the sacred tree…"

"I would never hurt you, Kagome." Inuyasha said quickly. "That was just a dream…a nightmare. I would never do anything like that to you. Ever. I couldn't. I couldn't, because…because I love you…"

Kagome blushed. It took her a minute to respond, but finally, she did. "I know, Inuyasha. Really I do." She paused. "I love you too. Thank you…so much for helping me out." She snuggled into his chest, and took a deep breath. "You smell so good!" She complimented him.

Inuyasha sighed. "Thanks, Kagome." He paused. "You still haven't actually told me why we are here?" he asked.

Kagome grinned. "We're here because I wanted to be here…because this is where we met." She whispered. "Inuyasha?" she looked up at him. Her head was still on his chest.

"Hm?"

"How…how did it happen?" she questioned.

"What? How did what happen?" Inuyasha blinked.

"How did it happen? How did I end up like this? What happened?" She shot him her series of questions. "I know it's not important at this point, but I think I need to know how it happened. My grandfather…he doesn't seem to be very happy about the idea…" she admitted.

Inuyasha nodded in understanding. "All right. I'll tell you." He sighed. "You had to have a blood transfusion…take in some youkai blood. So I gave you some of mine." He finished.

"You did?" she smiled.

"Yes." He nodded affirmatively.

"…Thank you, Inuyasha." She whispered again. "Will I have attacks like you do? Can you teach me how to use my power and everything? I want to be able to help more the next time we run into Naraku…Please?"

"Anything for you, Kagome…" he smiled.

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"I tried to warn you, Master. I told you it would not work. Inuyasha has once again found a way to save the girl…and now you have yet another problem on your hands. Kagome is a hanyou now. You have just made your enemy even more deadly than they once were." Kanna said in her emotionless voice.

"The girl…is a hanyou now?" Naraku repeated. He waited, and Kanna nodded.

"Yes," she said quietly. "She survived your attack, and now she is a hanyou."

Naraku seemed to be thinking about this for a moment. "Well, that may be true, and she may be stronger, but she is also new to her power. She does not know how to control it all yet. How is she going to use her power to its full potential against me if she doesn't know how?"

Kanna cleared her throat. "Aren't you forgetting something? Or someone?"

Naraku blinked. "What are you talking about?"

"Inuyasha." Kanna replied simply.

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A/N: Had to leave it there! I hope you liked it! Please review and let me know what you think, and I will try to update as soon as possible. Thanks!