To my readers: It seems to be my lucky day! I now have the FOURTH INUYASHA MOVIE ON MY COMPUTER! (cheers are heard in the background, and jealous wails are heard from a few Inu fans)

Okay, since I have someone typing for me, I decided to update. I had this little scene in my head, and I wanted to get it on paper.

Typing Person: But this isn't on paper.

inuzrule: Ah, shaddup!

Thanks goes to: DarkInuHanyou, Ashsmee, RinCutie7455, dawna marchant, LadyRinUchiha, and Anime-Lover09. YOU PEOPLE ROCK!

Now…Onward!

Disclaimer: If I owned InuYasha, I would put him on a little leash, and he would sleep on my couch, and I would be able to 'sit' him, and I would also have a trunk full of kotadama rosaries, for everyone I hate, and they would all have their own subduing words. Unfortunately, this is only in my dreams.

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Nightmares

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Kagome turned in her sleep.

"No, please, don't! Otousan, please! Don't leave!" she mumbled, thrashing out at her surroundings. Suddenly she paused, holding in her breath.

"OTOUSAN! INUYASHA!" she screamed, awaking with a start, her heart pounding a wild tattoo in her chest.

She wiped the sweat from her brow, recalling the awful dream. She started crying.

Sesshomaru woke from his own sleep, alerted to the sound of sobbing. For a moment he thought it was Rin, so was surprised to see Kagome crying instead.

"What's wrong." He whispered, trying to keep the others from waking.

"I-I was dreaming about my father. In my dream I was with him when he died…it was horrible! And so real." Kagome looked down at her hands, which had been covered with blood in the dream. Her father's blood, and her blood, mixed together. She shivered, ever so slightly.

"And…for a moment, Otousan turned into InuYasha." Kagome winced, and glanced around for InuYasha, reassuring herself that he was alive and kicking. But every tree nearby the area was empty.

"Sesshomaru, did you see your brother earlier?"

"The hanyou's been missing all evening." Sesshomaru pronounced hanyou like it was a curse word that burned his tongue.

Kagome cuffed him upside the head, reminding him that he was one to talk. Sesshomaru rubbed his head gingerly, finding a bump already growing, and continued.

"Perhaps it has something to do with the new moon tonight."

"Oh gods! I forgot!" An anxious look briefly crossed Sesshomaru's face.

"What did you forget?"

Kagome hesitated for a moment. If she told Sesshy, InuYasha would definitely be pissed off. But even if she didn't tell him, he would find out eventually. And he was human himself; what could he do?

"Well…on the night of the new moon, InuYasha turns human. He never willingly falls asleep, but this is the first time he's run off. He's at his most vulnerable now!" Kagome instantly went into worry mode, and panicked. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes at the fretting young miko, and stood up.

Might as well find him before the miko has a seizure.

He heard the soft rustle of cloth behind him, as Kagome stood as well.

"I'm coming with you to find him."

"Keh!"

Kagome did a double take. Was…was that Sesshomaru. Her eye twitched, as she stared at the former youkai lord. Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he realized what he had said, and he hastened to make up a plausible excuse.

"Um, well you see…I, um, meant to say…um…"

To Sesshomaru's surprise, Kagome began to laugh. She could barely stand, as the humorous side of the situation hit her. Even as she laughed, tears of mirth rolled down her cheeks, and she clung onto Sesshomaru's frozen form, just to stay up.

This was how InuYasha found them, Kagome leaning against his older brother, crying and laughing hysterically, while his brother just awkwardly stood there.

Before Kagome could say anything, InuYasha was between her and Sesshomaru, a nasty sneer gracing his face as he glared at his brother, while one hand clamped onto her shoulder.

"Inu…?" Kagome said, looking at the jealous boy. InuYasha was just about to punch his brother's face in, when he felt Kagome wrap her arms around him.

"InuYasha, I was so worried! Why'd you leave the camp? You could've gotten into trouble!" Her grasp grew tighter, and she continued to lecture the now human hanyou. Sesshomaru began to slip away from the two, glad for the diversion.

InuYasha disentangled himself from Kagome's grip, and placed a finger over her lips.

"I wanna show you something."

Kagome slowly nodded, showing she understood. InuYasha grabbed one of her hands, and dragged her off.

"Inu, where are we going?"

"It's a surprise." He smiled at her, excitement in his dark eyes. Kagome couldn't help but smile back; a genuine smile from InuYasha was rare, and much appreciated when it was directed at her.

He led her into the forest, following some unseen path. After a short while, they reached a small clearing.

Although the night was dark the clearing was lit by millions of fireflies. Their glow cast an eerie, but warm light around them.

InuYasha grinned at Kagome's awed expression. He sat down on a nearby log, and she joined him, taking the sight of the whole area.

The drops of dew on the tree leaves glistened in the soft light, resembling diamonds in all their splendor. She could just make out the sound of stream, and the noise it made was just like the sound of small bells.

"Kagome, why were you awake?"

"Oh! Just a nightmare. Sesshomaru cheered me up." InuYasha scowled, growling ever so slightly when she mentioned his damn brother's name. It should have been HIM cheering her up, not Sesshomaru.

"I dreamt that I was with my dad when he died. And right before I woke up, he turned into you. For a moment, I felt like my lungs were being crushed, and then I woke up screaming. I haven't had that nightmare for a while, and I never saw you there either." Kagome took a deep breath, recalling the worst part. "There's more. I had blood on my hands. Yours, Otousan's, and mine."

InuYasha listened as her voice became choked with horror. He pulled her against him, until her face was buried in his haori. She had wore her tear ducts out for the night, but her body was still wracked with dry sobs. Inu tried to soothe her, running his clawless hand through her hair, and inhaling her scent, which was just as pleasant even without his youkai senses. She calmed down at his touch, and melted into his gentle embrace.

"Arigato, InuYasha."

"Douitashimashite." He spoke this right next to her ear, sending shivers up her spine.

"Are you cold?"

"N-no. I'm fine." Kagome whispered, snuggling against his chest. How could she be cold, when he was so warm. Her eyelids began to droop.

"Oyasuminasai, Kagome." he murmured, as she dropped off into slumber.

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Warm sunlight hit Kagome square in the face. She groaned slightly, and tried to roll over. She couldn't budge an inch.

Oh well, the sleeping bag must've gotten wrapped around me. She hazily thought, as she tried to drop off again.

The sound of high-pitched whispers and giggles woke her up. Her eyes opened immediately, and as she peered around the area, she saw a flash of orange and purple, and heard running footsteps, fleeing from the area. Several footsteps.

"Damn kids." Kagome almost jumped out of her skin, hearing InuYasha's sleep-worn voice near her ear. The previous night came flooding back, and Kagome remembered falling asleep in InuYasha's arms. She tried to get up, but he only wrapped himself tighter around her. She twisted her head around to see his face, and saw two bright golden eyes looking down at her.

"'Morning Kag. Didja sleep well?"

"Could you kindly let go of me?" Kagome muttered, her face turning a deep crimson.

"Nope."

"Nope?"

"I know when to seize a good opportunity when I see one, and this is too good to miss out on." He smirked slyly, and kissed her on the forehead.

"Someone's feeling confident today."

"It's amazing what a good rest can do to ya."

"InuYasha…if you don't let go of me this very second…"

"You'll 'sit' me? Better think twice, Kag. If you sit me, you'll go down with me as well." He planted a small kiss in the nape of her neck, feeling cockier by the minute. "Besides, aren't you enjoying yourself?"

Kagome's blush grew deeper, if that was even possible. She did enjoy the attention and affection from the gorgeous hanyou, but she still felt shy around him.

"Inu, you do realize that we're no more than half a day away from the exterminator's village, right?"

"Mmm." InuYasha mumbled, as he pressed his nose into her hair, inhaling her scent.

"And the sooner we get up, the sooner we can get there, and find a way to turn Sesshomaru back, right?"

"Mhmph." InuYasha began to trail kisses down her neck.

"And the sooner that Sesshomaru changes back, the sooner we can get rid of him, and his companions, and get back to Kaede's village, and drop Shippo off with Kaede, and the sooner we can get some 'alone time'."

InuYasha abruptly stood up, taking Kagome with him. However, he was reluctant to let go of her. The thought of 'alone time' with her prompted him. She grinned at his eagerness, not too sure if she should be frightened, or flattered, or just plain amused.

"I guess if you put it that way…" He started the walk back to camp. As Kagome started to follow him, he turned, and shot back one last comment.

"But don't think that this it over. Oh no, this is just beginning."

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Miroku sat on the steps leading up to the shrine. He had made his prayer, but Sango's was taking a lot longer.

He couldn't blame her; she had a lot to pray for. Her brother's safety in his journeys, for one. Ever since Kohaku had healed from his encounter with Naraku, he had gone out on his own, trying to pay back the innocent lives he'd taken, by slaughtering the youkai that threatened humans. Sango had been in a fretful state ever since.

It didn't help that he was the only one that could convince her that everything was alright. She missed Kagome, Shippo, and even InuYasha. It was like losing half of their little makeshift family, she told him.

"Oi! Bouzu!"

"InuYasha…?" Sango walked hesitantly out of the shrine, and towards the voice.

"SANGO-CHAN!" Sango brightened, and ran up the hill, where she'd spotted Kagome, as well as InuYasha in his telltale red haori.

"KAGOME-CHAN!" The two girl raced at each other, and began hugging.

InuYasha snorted at the sisterly affection between them both. He noticed Miroku coming up behind Sango, and nodded at him. Miroku grinned in a way that was genuinely cheerful. He walked up to the hanyou, and mock punched him on the arm.

"How's it been going?"

"Shippo's the same as always, but we've got a few others tagging along." He jerked a thumb at Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken, and Leiko. Miroku could only recognize the toad and the little human. InuYasha took in his confused look, and rolled his eyes.

"The tall human's Sesshomaru, and the young demon's Leiko. Long story short, Sesshomaru got transformed into a full blooded human, and lost his shiro to this group of demons, the Tai no Seigi, and we need to turn him back." Miroku's brow furrowed for a moment. He turned to the whole group.

"Why don't you all come with us. We'll work out the details, and everyone can rest for a while."

The group nodded as one, and the monk led them towards the large hut he and Sango shared.

Rin and Shippo started exploring the hut as soon as they entered. They scurried around the perimeter, memorizing every inch. Leiko was tempted to join the younger two, but compromised by turning her head every which way, taking everything in. Sesshomaru simply strode in, and sat down, back against a wall, watching as everyone else became comfortable.

"Um, Sesshomaru, why don't you start us off."

Sesshomaru sent the monk a withering glare, but before he could respond, Rin answered for him. She started with the first appearance of the Tai no Seigi, and what had transpired since then.

Rin left out no details, and even though she left out the parts that she had missed, she DID happen to mention the battle between the two brothers, and also how she, Shippo, and Leiko had found Kagome and InuYasha sleeping together that very morning.

A lecherous smile graced Miroku's face. He shot a glance at InuYasha, who glared right back, and Kagome, who looked like she'd been caught like a deer under a demon's claws.

"Keh! It wasn't like that, ya lecher! Kagome had a nightmare, and I was just trying to comfort her."

Sesshomaru spoke up at this.

"You mean that nightmare where she saw her father dying?"

InuYasha's glare shifted over to his brother. Although he was somewhat grateful for having the subject changed, he didn't like the fact that Sesshomaru was bringing the dream up. Kagome's face went from blushing a bright crimson, to a pale white. Her breath caught in her throat, and she looked down at the floor.

"Oh Kagome-chan…" Kagome held one hand up, signaling that she didn't want any pity from them, and composed herself. She pasted a large, fake smile on her face, and looked at Sesshomaru.

"Anyways, we didn't come here to talk about my subconscious, we need to find a way to turn Sesshomaru back to his normal full youkai form, so he can fight these sonsofbitches, and get back to ignoring us."

Miroku sat back against the wall, lost in his thoughts.

"Maybe…maybe there is an unseen, undetected barrier around the spear. It is possible that by touching the Denkou Yari, Sesshomaru triggered this, and it turned him human, by purifying him. InuYasha, remember when you went through that barrier on Mt. Hakurei. You became human. The same could have happened to Sesshomaru."

"But such a barrier would purify him to dust. InuYasha only survived because he's half human, and humans could survive that barrier."

"Over age barriers weaken. The one guarding the Denkou Yari was incredibly old, older than then one around Mt. Hakurei by far."

Sesshomaru looked down at his hands, wishing that he had his claws back, so he could slice something in half…preferably a large tree…or maybe even InuYasha while he was at it.

He sighed. Damn all humans! They can take their emotions and all their faults, and shove it up their asses! I've never been this frustrated before! Damn it!

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Okay, all together now: "Aww! Poor Sesshy-chan!"