"Speaking"

'Thinking'

Kagome's time

Kagome sat alone under Inuyasha's favorite tree. Rays of sun made their way through the branches and washed over her. She smiled for a moment, remembering how Inuyasha had always been there to rescue her. He would show up just in time to save her from anything and everything.

But, all he needed was to catch the scent of a dead miko and he would be off. Which left Kagome to any danger that might come about. Of course, he would always come back with his tail between his legs and say he would never leave her like that again. Kagome knew better. He made promises to her that he hadn't kept. But, Kikyo was an entirely different matter. He loved Kikyo. He still loves Kikyo. No matter if Kagome was almost killed by her, he still loved her. She and him were once the only things that had any purpose. Until, the betrayal came. Everything changed…

And so began a love triangle…

Back in Inuyasha's time

Inuyasha's eyes turned toward the sky, as a giant white feather descended from the heavens. A low and pissed off growl erupted from the hanyou. His hands immediately found Tetsaiga and he pulled the sword from its sheath.

"Kagura!"

"Well, hello Inuyasha. Where's the rest of your little circle of annoyance?" Kagura opened her fan up. She held it in front of her face; red eyes peeked over the blades.

"What a surprise. To think that Naraku would have something to do with this." Inuyasha said sarcastically, avoiding the subject of Kagome.

Kagura narrowed her eyes. "You are so gullible, Inuyasha."

"I've had just about enough of you! Why don't you just shut up and fight me already!"

"Temper, temper." Kagura tightened her grip on the fan. And with a flick of her wrist, she sent demonic energy flying toward Inuyasha. "Dance of Blades!"

Inuyasha dodged the attack. The hanyou saw his companions out of the corner of his eye. Sango was getting ready to throw her hiraikotsu, with Miroku preparing to fight as well.

"You two stay out of this!" Inuyasha demanded.

Sango lowered her weapon in hesitation. "But, Inuyasha…"

Inuyasha ignored her and leapt toward the sky. Kagura looked up and saw that the half breed was coming down right on top of her, with Tetsaiga in hand.

"I'll slice you in half!" He said as gravity swiftly brought him closer to her.

Kagura closed her fan quickly. And the two weapons collided. Golden eyes stared intently into terrified red ones. Tetsaiga's blade was dangerously close to her. And the only thing stopping it from slicing through her flesh was her demon fan.

A smirk formed on Inuyasha's lips. "What's a matter? Don't like close combat?" He said, making fun of her weakness.

"No, it's just fine with me." The fear disappeared from her eyes. Suddenly, a harsh storm-like wind blew Inuyasha backwards a few feet. Now that she had space, Kagura re-opened her fan and began to spin it in a circle. "Dance of dragon's" She said the phrase with ultimate confidence.

The wind picked up to a dangerous level. Inuyasha brought his arm up to his face to block out the harshness of the air. Several tornados began to descend from the sky and tear up the earth around them. Chunks of ground went flying. Kagura just laughed as Inuyasha and the other tried to grab onto the ground to keep from being blown backwards. Pulling the white feather from her hair, Kagura made her way to safety. She turned and yelled over her shoulder. "Well, it's been fun, Inuyasha. But, I'm afraid I have to leave. We'll continue this another time."

As, Kagura disappeared from sight so did the tornados.

Inuyasha pounded a fist into the dirt. "Damn!"

Kagome's time

Kagome slurped down the broth at the bottom of her ramen cup. "Damn! There's nothing on T.V.!" Kagome flipped the television off. And threw the remote aside. She set her empty ramen cup on the coffee table and laid down on the couch. 'I'm tired' A yawn escaped her lips and she felt herself drifting to sleep.

Entering her dream

Inuyasha grabbed her hand and looked into her eyes. "I'm sorry, Kagome. But, the last thing I would want is for you to see it. I don't want you to dwell on that image. I would rather have you hate me."

'I don't hate you…I didn't mean it. I just hate it when you push me away.'

"I have a promise to keep. After all, my word is all I really have. I …I don't want to die. But, I will. Forget about me…Please forget…" A single tear rolled down his cheek.

'Inuyasha…I…don't understand.'

Suddenly, everything disappeared from her sight. And there was blackness. Pitch black silence.

'Inuyasha! I…I'm alone…'

End dream

Kagome's eyes flew open. She sat up and ran a hand through her messy hair. It was dark. She had been asleep for a few hours and it had grown into night. She looked around not being able to see anything at all.

"I'm alone. It's dark and quiet….Pitch black silence."

Note: It is now 12:43. A new day has just begun and I'm going to sleep through most of it. Goodnight everyone. Hope you enjoy the new Chapter. I loved writing it. It was the funest one to do yet!

p.s. If the dream confused you, I'm sorry. Everything will be explained in later chapters. Love ya!