Ehhh... Gomen gomen gomen!

I am so sorry! It has been much to long!
I never should have gone this long without updating.

There has just been so much freaking school work and I have been so worried about exams and year end projects I commpletly forgot about updating. But now that summer is here I can update all the time! yay! I'm planning on uploading all the chapters again because I have edited a lot and changed some things.

Well.. There is so much to talk about!
Omg! THe new Inuyasha video game is AMAZING! It was just released in Japan a while ago and I really dont want it to come North America because they will ruin it like they did with the other game T.T. Ugh and Viz got ahold of the third movie. T.T sometime this summer it will be out. How depressing.

Well I went to Anime North again and had a blast. If you were there, I was Dr Jackel in a Get Backers skit in the Masquerade. I was the one in the back with the long black trench coat who hit the other two with bread D;;;! No one really liked our skit, a little to random and strange for everyone, but I thought it was effing hilarious. I mean, hitting people with bread! doesnt get much better than that. I cosplayed as a J-rocker, Bubbles from the PPG anime, and Razzly from Chrono Cross for which I recieved an Anime North Hall Costume award. Yays!

Now for more Inuyasha info. There was this great chapter recently in the manga. I'm not sure of the title, "nice guy" or something... hehe.. But Inuyasha met Kagome's friends (again)... KAWAII DESU NE? It was amazing. I was squealing so much when I read it that my mom came upstairs and was like "Are you alright?" P Hahaha!
I finally have aaaaaaaaaall of the Inuyasha CDs (all 14 of them.. I think there are 14...lol i should count my collection.. well minus the new character cds and drama cds.. have to wait for a couple weeks for them.) There is this amazing song on the best of movie OSTs cd. Its the last track, a bonus one. Made me cry when I listened to it... Jeez I'm such a sap XD. Omg! I got manga 38! the one where Kagura dies! It is so sad... sigh I really do love her. I also got one of the shonen sunday Inuyasha specials. Oh and I got some more Inuyasha posters! I really have no room for them anymore. My walls are filled with them .. hehe XP And my friend got me more for my birthday.. I have no where to put them P I'll have to start pinning them to my forehead or something. lol

Well I saw Howl's moving castle. IT WAS SOOOOOO GOOD! Howl is my new Jakotsu... Hey I havent talked about Jako-chan much on here. Well, let me begin with HE IS MINE, FAN GIRLS(or boys) BACK OFF AND BEWARE MY EVIL FIERY WRATH P. Ok, so Jakotsu may not like women, hey thats ok with me. I'd get a sex change for him any day. XP! Anyway, I hope you all know who Jakotsu is. he's the yaoi boy from Inuyasha. He was in the Shichinintai (which were resurected by Naraku) and he liked Inuyasha. Man, he is one heck of a hottie. and he is mine -heart- huggles jakotsu. BTW my nick for him is Jako-chan and you randomly find me ranting/going on and on about him you will know who I mean. P

Well, I sucessfully graduated from my Japanese class. I have finished Level 1 and I am semi fluent in Japanese. It's great but it also sucks cause I have to go through the fic and find all my Japanese mistakes.

-sigh- lol oh well.

I've also taken down my song fic version of chapter 15. I really got sick of it. It wasnt very good. Sorry to any who actually liked it.. P

Well, let me allow you to read this chapter. enough of my ramblings!
Let me just say I really like this chapter and there is going to be a hell of a lot of stuff with Naraku coming up. I assure you that. You guys are going to love what i've got planned.. Well love or hate.. but it will probably turn out good in the end.. Anyway!

Enjoy

Chapter 17 - The Dream

Megumi slowly opened her eyes, waiting a moment for them to adjust.

But all she could see was darkness.

Her eyes darted around, straining to see something… Anything…

She attempted to turn her head, but couldn't. She tried to get up, to move her arm but her body would not respond. It was almost as if she trapped within someone else's body.

"No! Get away from me!" A woman screamed, startling her. Finally, through the darkness she saw the faint shape of a young girl, not much larger than herself, holding a mirror. In the mirror she saw two people. A young woman that reminded her of her mother and a man with long, wavy black hair.

The woman's wrists were held in shackles that were chained to the wall. Her body hung from the chains, weak and powerless.

The man moved toward the woman, his arm outstretched. He grabbed her chin and jerked her head to look at him. She stared at him with contempt, her eyes full of hate.

He leaned in, his face inches from hers and whispered, "I wonder what your hanyou, Inuyasha, would think if you came back smelling of his enemy?" She stared at him in horror and pulled her face away.

"Inuyasha will come and he will destroy you, Naraku. You disgusting, filthy-"

The sound of a slap rang throughout, what Megumi now assumed was, the dungeon.

Tears began to fall from the woman's eyes as the man's hand caressed her cheek. He stared into her eyes, enjoying the fear he saw. He leaned closer, his hand trailing a path down her neck. She could feel his hand drawing ever closer to her breasts. She tried to lean back as his face drew closer.

Feeling the cold of the dungeon wall behind her, the woman closed her eyes and Megumi saw her jaw tense.

The man pressed his lips against hers and she cried out in disgust, flailing her arms and legs wildly while trying to break the kiss.

With a flick of his hand, more chains appeared, holding her legs and torso to the stone wall.

Finally the man pulled away, his hand still lingering on her chest, a look of pleasure in his eyes. More tears fell from her eyes, as she continued to struggle to get away from him.

"Now you're precious hanyou will never take you back. He will discard you like the trash you are, priestess." He said, a grin beginning to form on his face. The woman looked at him, her eyes blank, and spit in his face.

Again, he slapped her, this time with more force. Megumi could see a bruise beginning to form on the woman's cheek.

"In time, you will learn to obey me, wench."

"That will do, Kanna." A voice ordered, though Megumi felt as if it had come from her mouth. She began to get very frightened as she realized the voice was the same man from the mirror.

The scene in the mirror faded and the girl walked away.

"Excellent." The voice said. "Now that the well is open, my plans may be put into motion."

I will send a demon to keep Inuyasha busy and then I will take the priestess and the child, he thought.

Megumi desperately tried to move her arms to get rid of the voice that was inside her head but could not.

I will steal the jewel and kill the child. The priestess may prove more useful though. We'll see exactly how much it will take to break her spirit. Only then shall I be truly unstoppable.

The man began to laugh, the sound evil

Megumi tried to scream, but once again, found she couldn't.. She tried kicking her legs but they just wouldn't move. And then…

"Megumi!" A voice called. Slowly, she opened her eyes, blinded by the morning sunshine. She saw her mother's face and relief flooded into her. She began to cry and grabbed onto Kagome.

"Megumi… What's wrong? Are you alright?" Her mother asked, cradling the girl and slowly rocking her back and forth.

Inuyasha came running into the room and hurried to Kagome and Megumi.

"Nani?" He asked, worriedly. "What happened?"

"I don't know.. I was just sitting at my desk when Megumi started screaming and kicking." She explained. "I think she was having a nightmare. " Looking down at the girl, she added, "Do you want to tell us about it?"

Megumi rubbed her eyes and looked at her mother, realizing what the nightmare was. She remembered how yesterday her mother had explained that when the steps on this 'magical paper' were completed, she would be able to see into this bad person's mind. That was what the dream was. She had seen this bad man while he was watching the mirror.

"Okaa-san…" She said, quietly.

"Yes, Megumi?" Kagome asked, anxiously.

"I had a nightmare… And I saw you and this man… Through a mirror. But the man wasn't otou-san…" She began, starting to tremble. "He... He was really mean and he slapped you and made you kiss him. T-Then he said that otou-san would never want you back..."

Kagome put a hand to her lips, her face taking on a look of disgust.

"That sick bastard…" She gasped, already positive of the man's identity.

"Megumi, what did the man look like?" Inuyasha asked quickly, needing to confirm his assumption.

Megumi hands tightened into fists as she recalled the appearance of the man.

"H-He had wavy black hair… It went down to his waist almost… A-And he was w-wearing a dark coloured kimono… And his voice was so… scary!" She buried her face in her mother's shirt and began to cry.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome with a shocked expression. Kagome tried to console the girl, but felt as if her world was falling apart, once again. She felt the familiar urge to cry, but did her best to suppress it, if only for her daughter.

After a moment of silence Kagome asked, "What should we do?"

Inuyasha thought for a moment and then walked over to Kagome. He gently took Megumi from her and held the girl. He sat down on the bed.

"Megumi… That man was Naraku." He stated simply.

Megumi brushed the tears from her eyes looked at her father. It took her a minute to comprehend what he had said.

Staring at her father she realized something.

He had gone through countless horrors and suffered endless pain so she and her mother could be happy and safe. He was willing to give up his life for them.

He was courageous, loving, and protective.

She compared herself to her father. She was weak, afraid, and a coward. She'd promised herself she wouldn't let Naraku get away with what he had done to her family, but the mere thought of ever having to see him in person scared her.

She took a deep breath and wiped away her tears, slowly beginning to tell her parents all she remembered of the dream.

"The man… he said something about a demon. And kidnapping the 'priestess' and killing the child." As the soon as the words left her she knew exactly what he had meant. Her eyes widened and she felt tears forming but held them back. If she ever wanted this to end she would have to be strong, like her father.

This dream had helped her to really understand the seriousness of the situation. This man, Naraku, really did want her family dead. He wanted nothing more than to see them suffer. If she allowed herself to be a cry baby, he could easily win. But if she stood up for herself and her family, she might have some hope.

I might only be six years old… But I have to help stop this. Any way I can! She thought. She looked to her mother, noting her watery eyes and frightened look.

Megumi stood up and walked to her mother.

"Okaa-san… It's ok. I'm gonna do everything I can to stop him! I promise! We just gotta be strong!" She exclaimed, her arms crossed over her chest and standing tall, trying to resemble her father's brave stature.

Kagome smiled and said, "Thank you Megumi." She hugged the girl and Inuyasha gave a hurt look.

"What?" Kagome asked.

"Is that really what you think I look like when I do that?" He questioned, immediately breaking the tense atmosphere.

Kagome started laughing and Megumi nodded, a broad smile on her face. Even though she had known her father for only a few days, she had already memorized every aspect of him.

Inuyasha stood up and grabbed Megumi by the waist.

"You don't think you can get away with making fun of me like that, do you?" He tousled her hair and began to tickle her.

The little girl giggled and struggled to get away. She called out for her mother and Kagome told her, "Grab his ears, he hates that."
Megumi stretched her arms up and tweaked his ears, eliciting a yelp from Inuyasha. He quickly let her go and she ran to her mother, giggling wildly.
Inuyasha glared at them, rubbing his ears.

"Osuwari." Kagome said simply.

Kagome stood and picked Megumi up. She stepped over Inuyasha and walked to the door.

"Don't look at us like that." She told him, a mischievous smile on her face. "We're going downstairs to get some food. We'll talk about all this later."

Megumi and Kagome left the semiconscious Inuyasha to wait for the spell to wear off.

Well I hope you liked that :)
I think the ending is cute...:D!

Maybe I rushed things a little..Ah well, theres always revisions to be done -.-;

Also.. heh heh heh.. wait until you see what's going to happen... -devilish laughter- it's going to be awesome..

That is if it ever gets done..
I wont be updating much, as school starts in a week. I will honestly try my best but now I've got an anime site to co-own plus somuch work I know I will be given at school.. Plus I'm stuck at the moment. I know what I want to happen.. but I just cannot seem to write it. Very sorry.. But I will do as much as I can.

I also must say,.. It's much easier writing while listening to the drama cd.. -laughs my ass off- then again.. they distract me because they are so funny.

-Kellai-chan-