Chapter 2

When Kagome woke, she couldn't feel a thing from her body. She opened her eyes slowly and could see that everything was white and so bright. She got some other images but they were all just blurs. She could hear everything in the back of her mind….how chaotic and noisy her surrounding was. Apparently many activities were going on in there. When she got her full sight back again, she could see clearly who the people in front of her were. She was beyond happy to detect the first familiar face. It was her husband, Inuyasha. Beside him stood her mom and Jii-Chan.

"Inuyasha….Mama….Jii-Chan….Where am I?" Kagome asked, scared.

But they didn't reply. They looked so distressed and in shock. She could see her mom and Jii-Chan were crying, while Inuyasha tried as much as he could to control his emotions. "What's going on here? Guys….What had happened to me?" Still they didn't react in any way to Kagome's questions. All of a sudden, she could feel the enormous pain in her chest. What's this? Help! Please help me! Then she could hear somebody dressed in white say to her family…

"We are able to resuscitate her heart…Thank God.

"Now could you all please leave the room?…The doctor still has to examine the internal bleeding in her brain…" added a female voice.

What is happening here? That's man must be a doctor and that woman must be a nurse….meaning….I AM IN THE HOSPITAL! What's wrong with me? Am I dead or WHATTTTTTTTTT! Kagome cried frantically. Inuyasha…..Can't you feel me. I am here. Suddenly, she could feel how light her body was and…slowly…slowly she was floating away in the air...and she watched in horror as she saw herself lying helplessly in the bed, while the doctor and nurses were busy putting the oxygen mask on her face and infusion in her veins. They examined her wounds as well. She had been bandaged all over her body. Now everything cleared up in her mind. She had fallen of the cliff.

"Doctor….I am here….Hey! Nurse….I am fine here!" screamed Kagome to the doctor. But he didn't even look back at her. She couldn't understand why none reacted to her. She walked out of the room and saw that her family was there, waiting in agony. She could see sadness and worry written all over their faces. She ran towards Inuyasha and tried to hold him but she couldn't do it. She couldn't feel or touch him.

"Kagome….Please don't leave me….You promised to stay with me forever…Kagome …I will never give up on you. Please fight this for me…." Inuyasha said with tears in his eyes.

"Inuyasha….Can't you see me? I am here….I will never leave you….Never. I will be with you no matter what happen………INUYASHA…I love you…." Kagome replied standing right in front of her husband.

"Mama…..Jii-Chan…Where are Yukio and Naomi?" Kagome yelled at them.

Still they didn't say anything but kept crying.

"It was my fault…I shouldn't have asked to go for a picnic…." said Mrs. Higurashi weeping.

"Bah…..It's me who was at fault. I should never have asked her to change her clothes…She would have never gotten out of my sight then. I am so stupid….baka….FUCK! FUCK! I am so sorry Kagome..",cried Inuyasha. He was almost losing control over himself.

"It's not your fault…Inuyasha. But what will happen to me now? CAN ANYONE TELL ME? What's going on with me…" Kagome screamed hysterically.

But suddenly she felt as if she was being dragged away by a powerful force. Her body was being sucked into one direction and she couldn't do a thing to stop it. She was yelling and screaming, using her last energy………before she disappeared and lost consciousness again.

"INUYA…SHA….Help me! Don't let me go! I...love you….."

When Kagome regained her consciousness, she was still shaken and confused about what was happening to her. She realised that she was in a different place. In a forest, it was so dark. She felt like she was the only living being in there. She was surrounded by huge trees with very big branches. Where am I now? Wait I think I am familiar with this forest. If I am not mistaken Kaede's place is on the other side. She got up immediately and started to jog as fast she could. She almost couldn't breathe properly because she was running too fast. But she could feel that her body was as light as a leaf when she was running. She was approaching the hut now. But it was so quiet. She was about to enter, when she heard a woman's voice from inside…

"Kaede! Go get the water from outside. I need to mix these herbs".

Kagome almost froze to death for a second. She recognised that voice……IT'S KIKYO! She is alive….again. What is she doing here? Then she rushed back into the forest again and hid behind a tree.

She could see somebody coming out of the hut now. She was taken aback for because of what she saw ….It was Kaede…but she was still a small girl. It was not the old miko Kaede she was expecting to see. My God….Where am I? Her body was starting to tremble badly. She couldn't even move her feets. "I'm in a time where Kaede's still small. NOOOO!" She croaked painfully.

"Is anybody there?", Kaede asked suddenly.

Kagome didn't reply but started running far ….far away from her. She ran and ran as far as her feets would take her, until she felt that she didn't have the energy to run anymore. She sat down near a big tree and cried alone there for a while. She stayed there until she felt something jumping onto the top of her head…making its way from one tree to another tree. She was so scared! She got up and looked up….She saw a big ugly creature, like a gorilla, sitting on top of the tree staring at her.

"I can smell human blood. It's a girl. Prepare to be my dinner!" said the creature smiling, then swooping down towards its prey, towards Kagome!

Kagome didn't know what got into her. She dodged very quickly and escaped from there. She had never been so afraid. Suddenly….behind her back…that big youkai was about to attack her. Before it could do that…Kagome was pushing it away as hard as she could…..

"I WON'T LET YOU KILL ME!",

And at the same time……….she could hear

"SAN KON TE SU",

Someone must have done something behind the creature's back because it just dropped dead instantly. As soon as the huge body fell down, Kagome got the most shocking and surprising view as she saw the person who was standing in front of her. He was a half demon, hanyou with his doggy ears….somebody who was so familiar to her. He was staring at her with his claws still covered with blood.

"INUYASHA!" said Kagome amazed.