Okay, while I was writing my last fan fic, this popped into my head. The events and main ideas are taken from Kingdom Hearts, as well as some of the lines and plot, though none of the game's characters will show up at all, but if you want that kind of crossover from me, let me know, okay? I'm all open for story ideas! Here's my latest fic, "Two Souls, One Heart."

Disclaimer: I do not own the song "Simple and Clean," Kingdom Hearts, Inuyasha, or any related characters. They are all owned by their respectful peoples.

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I've been…having these weird thoughts lately…

…like, is any of this for real…? Or not…?

Falling…he was falling, falling into a foggy emptiness that was completely foreign to the hanyou. No…he wasn't falling, nor floating, just…sort of…there. Molten amber eyes revealed themselves from behind heavy eyelids, sweeping over the vast nothingness. What was going on…how did he get here? Where was here, exactly? On either side of his line of vision were two long, flowing blood red sleeves that seemed to swim gracefully in a nonexistent air. He saw silver wisps of hair twist and swirl around beside the sleeves, seemingly reaching out to touch the light that he was slipping away from.

Only one thing clouded the teenage hanyou's mind…her. Where was she? Was she alright? Oh, Kami-sama, he hoped that she was alright.

Hey…

That voice…so angelic…it was…her voice. Where was it coming from? He looked to either side of him, but all that welcomed his searching eyes was a vast emptiness.

…wake up…wake up…

"Come on, wake up."

The hanyou boy opened his eyes slowly, blinking once, twice, squinting against the midday sun that beat down on the earth relentlessly. He absentmindedly clutched his fists, his claws tearing grass from its proper place on the ground to be clenched in his fists. Hold on a minute…grass…solid ground…

He looked down past his red fire rat haori clad chest to see a beautiful shimmering lake, its surface gleaming temptingly, as if urging him to come into the water. His dog ears, perched atop his head, swiveled up to greet the sound of the waves gently kissing the edge of the dirt that surrounded it. He sat up to better observe his surroundings a moment, before a loud and audible yawn escaped his lips, reminding him of how tired he had been from spending the last three days fighting demons, among other things, and not getting a wink of sleep. He leaned back on his hands, about to ease himself onto the ground, before his bright amber orbs met a beautiful face of ivory cream colored skin, shimmering ebony hair that blew down to seemingly reach out to him, hazel eyes glinting brilliantly, observing him. He was, at first, startled, but knew who it was nonetheless. She was the reason that he was at this clearing; he was waiting for her to return.

"Oi, Kagome…" He turned to sit on his knees so that he could look at her better. Her frame was hovering over his, her hand on her knees. She giggled girlishly, her head tilting up to watch him better as he sat, her eyes never leaving his face. She stood up fully, arching her back slightly to wake it from bending for so long.

"Inuyasha, you lazy bum. I knew that I'd find you moping around here." He waved his hands in front of him innocently.

"No, this huge…black THING swallowed me up! I couldn't breathe, I couldn't-OW!" She playfully clocked him in the head to stop his blabbering.

"Are you still dreaming?" She said playfully, but they both knew that she believed him, no matter how bizarre that the dream seemed to her.

"It wasn't a dream! Or…was it…?" Was it simply a dream…nothing more? It had seemed so real…so real…

"I dunno. What was that place…? So bizarre…" He whispered, mainly to himself. Kagome intertwined her hands behind her, stepping past the boy to let her feet welcome the waves of the lake.

"Sure…okay then, Inuyasha." He turned her way, sitting back on his rear while he brought one knee up to rest his arm on.

"Say, Kagome…what was your hometown like? You know, where you were born?" She smiled at his innocent question, though her heart tore slightly at the thought.

"I've told you before, I don't remember." He cocked his head to the side a moment at her response, which hadn't changed since the first time he asked her.

"Nothing at all…?" He pressed her, though she shook her head, flicking away a lock of her hair that was teasing the front of her face.

"Nothing." He knew he'd feel stupid for asking this next one, given that she didn't even remember where she came from.

"Do you ever want to go back?" She tilted her head to the right slightly in thought before answering, still keeping her back to him.

"Well…I'm happy here, in both times." He almost failed to suppress a snort.

"Really…"

"But you know…" She looked up at the sun, smiling brightly at the thought of actually seeing the place that she entered this world from.

"…I wouldn't mind going to see it." His ears drooped at the sadness that lined her voice, so he tried his best to cheer her up.

"I'd like to see it, too." She turned towards him, her warm smile softening even more. He loved it when she smiled. It was like all the troubles of the world disappeared, if only for a moment, when her lips were curved toward the heavens. In his eyes, she was from heaven. A special goddess that the gods had sent to earth, just for him, though he knew he wouldn't be admitting that for a while longer. His confession, however, would come soon enough. That much he knew.

"You know…you've changed." Kagome said as they watched the sunset on the docks of the stream. He didn't take his eyes off the sunset, but he could already imagine the dreamy, thoughtful look that was sketched lightly over Kagome's face.

"What makes you say that?" He asked in a husky voice, scooting closer to her.

"Well…hmm…" She paused in thought, though both of them knew just how much he had changed without her saying anything. He turned his head to look at her.

"You okay?" His husky voice remained, and he did nothing to change it. She suddenly widened her eyes.

"Inuyasha, let's go somewhere, just the two of us!"

"Huh?" She laughed happily at his flabbergasted response.

"Just kidding." She joked light heartedly. He laughed with her a bit.

"What's gotten into you?" He sobered a bit, though his smile never quite left his face.

"You're the one that's changed, Kagome." Her eyes grew wistful, dreamy. It was times like these where the hanyou wanted nothing more than to immerse himself in her beautiful eyes and let himself drown in their warmth.

"Maybe…" She whispered in a far off voice.

"You know…I was a little afraid of this upcoming battle with Naraku at first. But, now I'm ready!" She smiled at him, and he returned the smile.

"No matter where I go or, what I see, or what happens, I know I can always come back here…" She turned her head back to him, gazing into his amber eyes, which were transfixed upon the sun once again.

"…right?" He looked at her again.

"Yeah, 'course!"

"That's good…" She looked down at her lap again.

"Inuyasha…don't ever change."

"Huh?" He blushed slightly as she stood.

"I just can't wait…once we win the fight…it'll be great."

Little did they know, that this would be their last night together for quite some time, for they hadn't noticed the shadows shift and disappear, to return to their master again.

Inuyasha bade Kagome goodnight as he walked out of the hut that she was sleeping in with Kaede, whom was an aged priestess from the Sengoku Jidai, and Sango, a taijia from the same time period as he and Kaede. How he had wanted to stay beside her; something was growing in the pit of his stomach. A feeling…a feeling like something was going to happen that would tear them all apart, and he wanted to be as close to her as possible. He had, however, dismissed the thought. That was the hut that the girls were to sleep in, and his presence would make it very uncomfortable, though they knew he would never do anything. So, he walked out of the hut to bid Miroku and Shippo, a houshi-sama and a fox kitsune youkai, goodnight as well.

"If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Goshinboku. Night, Miroku, Shippo. Oh, and Miroku- if I hear that you were being a hentai again, you'll meet my fists, understand?"

"Perish the thought, Inuyasha-kun. I wouldn't even dream of it." He laughed nervously, but bade the hanyou goodnight as well. Inuyasha looked down at a little fire cat youkai, a two-tail cat demon named Kirara.

"Watch over the hut, alright, Kirara?" The little youkai 'mewed' a response and trotted over to the entrance of the hut that the girls were asleep in.

Inuyasha walked over to the Goshinboku, jumping atop one of its lower branches to rest for the night. Though he tried to close his eyes, Kagome's words seemed to play and replay themselves from when they watched the sunset.

"Inuyasha…don't ever change…" It had meant the world to him when she had said that. Had his confidence in himself not left him at that moment, he would have embraced her, told her everything, everything that he felt and desired, everything that he had been dreaming of for the longest time. All of that, however, had required courage, and it had left him before he could open his mouth to reply.

"I just can't wait…once we win the fight…it'll be great." He looked up at the stars, finding comfort in her words just enough to rest his tired amber eyes…

…until he looked back in the direction of the hut.

Above the village, a huge cloud of darkness was forming, electric white pulses flashed through the area as the black of darkness swarmed over the village.

He leaped off of the tree. This was no ordinary storm- it was only concentrated on one area of this entire domain, nowhere else. It was too suspicious for him not to check it out…only above Kaede's village…only above Kaede's village…the thought flowed his every thought as he broke into a fast sprint towards the village. Only above Kaede's village…only above Kaede's village…

And what bothered him most about that darkness was that Kagome was right underneath it all.

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YAY! I did it! Stick around for the next chappie, k? Oh, and about mentioning "Simple and Clean" in the disclaimer, it'll show up in the next chappie- I feel like mixing it up a little bit!