Midnight Omen
Of course Inuyasha and all his hot buds don't belong to me….but that doesn't mean they don't want to!
Chapter 1- Haunted Dreams
Kagome stood on a mountain precipice overlooking a blue sky. Down below she could see nothing but an inky blackness that seemed to stretch endlessly before her. A bird flew in front of her. It flitted about, basking in the happiness of the blue sky around it, chirping to its heart's content. Like the bird, Kagome felt happy and free from all troubles. She sat down on the grassy mountainside and inhaled deeply of the clean scent of fresh air. Her eyes seemed to close of their own accord as she basked in the warmth of the sun. Now this was the life! No one arguing, nobody begging her to bring them snacks and best of all: no Inuyasha telling her it was time start moving again! Speaking of which, where exactly had that hanyou gotten off to? He never left her alone for very long. In fact, he was probably watching her right now. She slit an eye open just to make sure he wasn't gazing at her from somewhere nearby. She didn't see him anywhere in the near vicinity so she closed her eye again. No sense letting him think she was awake. She wanted to stay like this as long as possible. She had almost dozed off when she felt a decrease in the sun's rays. Kagome sighed. This would be Inuyasha's way of telling her it was time to go.
"Inuyasha, move. You're blocking the sun."
There was no answer.
"Oh come on," she complained. "You don't have to be a jerk. I just want you to move out of the way."
Complete silence.
She opened her eyes to glare at him, but was surprised to see no one there.
That's strange, she thought. I could have sworn someone was standing in front of me. She looked up to see that the sun was partially covered by a cloud. Other dark clouds drifted in from the distance.
"How weird!" she exclaimed. "It was so nice and sunny a minute ago." Something stirred in the grass a few feet away from her. Startled, she jumped to her feet and went over to inspect it. She gasped when she realized what she saw. It was the bird she'd seen playing earlier, although it was hardly recognizable. It was covered in blood and gasping for breath. It looked as if something had tried to peck it to death, leaving it's body maimed. It's eyes looked at her beseechingly. As much as she wanted to look away from the awful sight, Kagome's eyes remained connected with the bird's. She could not look away. The bird's eyes glazed over but remained trained on her own. The creepy feeling she got unnerved her so much she managed to break eye contact with the lifeless animal. She looked around wondering where everyone was.
"Inuyasha?" she called. "Sango? Miroku? Shippo?" She called each of her friends names in turn, but they were nowhere to be seen. The uneasy feeling grew greater until she wanted to cower in a corner like a small child cornered by a wolf. She turned away from the precipice to look behind her. A dark cloud, darker than any she had ever seen before raced toward her, threatening to engulf her in its dark aura. She walked backward, trying to distance herself from it without looking away. She was reminded of the precipice behind her when her foot felt no ground beneath it. Instantly she was sliding, her fingers getting scratched as she clawed desperately at anything to break her fall. Finally she managed to get a foothold and slid to a stop, hanging onto the side of the mountain with all her strength.
"Inu…yasha…." She cried. Where is he? She thought desperately. He'd never left her before; surely he would come to her rescue now as well. She looked up to see the cloud pool over the side of the mountain engulfing her in its blackness. The world around her seemed to stop. She struggled for breath. Was it night or day? Where was she? Where was Inuyasha? Somehow she knew she must hold on. To what, she didn't know. The darkness massaged her fingers and her tense muscles, enticing her to relax. Without deciding to, she gave in. Her fingers released their grip and she plummeted down into nothingness.
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