Aurora Whisperwind: Ok, my jaw just snapped off the rest of my body. I never expected so many reviews! As a rule, I never update this fast, but you guys blew me over! Chapter 5 is here!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi. I'm only borrowing them for a while.

A few days passed with no further incident and no further word from the disembodied voice that claimed to be Kagome's father. Now they were headed towards a village which was rumored to be haunted. They had no idea if it was Naraku, but with no other leads to follow, they had to settle for this one. They had covered around half the distance when Miroku suddenly remembered what day it was. It was the night of the new moon. They decided to stop; there was no point of rushing into a possible trap greatly weakened. Of course Inuyasha agreed with some hesitation, and sat grumbling all evening.

Kagome volunteered to make dinner, but was gently dissuaded by a very concerned looking Sango and Miroku. She noticed that Miroku was watching her, not in his usual lecherous way, but with a rather shrewd expression. "We'll make dinner, Kagome-chan, why don't you just…um…cheer Inuyasha up?" Sango ventured mildly. Kagome hesitated, but noticing the look in Miroku's eyes, left quietly. Inuyasha was sitting in his usual stance, the Tetsusaiga in his arms. He looked moody and irritable. Normally she would have tried to talk him out of it, but she didn't somehow feel like it. So she turned away, walking away from the camp.

She wasn't supposed to wander, she knew, but something was leading her away. Her shoulder began to get warmer, forcing her to run. There was a greenish glow up ahead, almost beckoning her, calling her. The warmth in her shoulder increased, and before she knew it, she was sprinting, towards the strange green light. The more she ran, the farther the glow seemed to be. 'I have to get there' she thought, though her heart felt like it would explode. She ran faster, not even noticing the numerous small wounds she sustained as she sprinted and suddenly the glow seemed to be coming closer, and pretty soon she ran into a clearing.

There was a small waterfall there, the water sparkling in the starlight. Next to the waterfall, she noticed what she had been running for; a small green ball was floating in the air. 'Touch it…touch it…' Who was saying that? Was it her? 'Just touch it…who really cares?' Her shoulder warmed again, indicating she should touch it. And ignoring the small, almost unheard voice in her which said no, she reached out and touched it. The result was instantaneous; her shoulder was burning, burning like her anger for Kikyou, burning like her passion for Inuyasha. Her head was spinning, and she could only manage a small scream before falling into the dark bottomless tunnel that she knew so well.

Meanwhile, back at the camp…

"Here Inuyasha, here's your food" Sango offered him the bowl and looked around "Where's Kagome?" she asked holding another bowl in her hands. Inuyasha looked up; concerned "I thought she was with you guys" Sango's eyes widened as she slowly shook her head in dissent. "We asked her to stay with you, Inuyasha! She was going to go cheer you up!" Sango shrieked, clearly panicking now. "No, I tell you!" screamed Inuyasha, getting to his feet "She didn't talk to me at all! I haven't seen her since you guys decided to make dinner"

"She went somewhere on her own? There's something definitely not right about this" muttered Sango as she climbed on top of Kirara with Miroku and Shippou. "Ok you guys check out that area and I'll go this way" commanded Inuyasha as he sped off. "You know, I'm sure she's being possessed, just like lady Kaede said" mumbled Miroku. Sango turned pale at that "Should we tell Inuyasha?" she asked. Miroku thought for a while, and disagreed. "We're not sure of it yet…let's wait. In the mean time let's keep a close eye on her" he said, both of them watching Inuyasha's rapidly vanishing figure and rising to the air themselves to search for Kagome.

"Damn this stupid human form!" Inuyasha cursed as he tried in vain to catch Kagome's scent. 'Where could she have gone? She's been acting so weird since she came back from her time' he gave a start when he noticed a piece of green cloth caught on a thorny bush. It was a bit of her skirt. There was a little blood on it, most definitely hers. She was running this way, and must have torn herself on this bush. Inuyasha sped off in the relative direction, and soon enough ended up in the same clearing. It was a beautiful place, the waterfall gurgling happily, and the serenity of the atmosphere bewitching. He paid no attention to that though, for Kagome was on the ground, writhing in pain. "KAGOME!" he screamed, rushing to her side, "WAKE UP WENCH!"

She didn't wake. She kept thrashing around, mumbling incoherently. He stayed there, feeling helpless. "Kagome…" he said, caressing her smooth cheek, "Please wake up" Miraculously, she stopped twitching around. Her hand reached out, and cupped his own. He was startled, but held her hand anyway, and lifted her head onto his lap. She opened her eyes slowly, staring at him like he was a ghost. He looped his arm across her shoulders and made her sit up. "Alright Kagome, what's happening?" he asked, pulling her closer and sitting with her.

"I keep having these dreams…" she muttered, wondering briefly if she should tell him everything. She quickly decided against it; let the whole coin mess be for a while. "What dreams?" he asked, the rare gentleness in his voice showing. "I…well…" she stuttered, her voice beginning to crack, "I keep dreaming that I'm Kikyou, and it's always the same dream… the day she…well… died" she burst into tears "I keep trying to wake up, but it's so real, every time…" her voice cracked, and she didn't feel like continuing anymore. Inuyasha looked shocked. He just held her tighter now, not saying anything. They stayed like that for a while, until Kagome looked up with her tear filled eyes to gaze into his. "Inuyasha? Can I ask you something?" he nodded. "Will you stay by me? Until we defeat Naraku?" she asked. His eyes widened, not expecting this. "Of course"

"You won't betray me?" she inquired again. "Kagome, I didn't betray Kikyou! It was Naraku!" he defended, grabbing her arms, realizing what she was driving at. "I know..." she said, lowering her head onto his chest and looping her arms around him "It's just that…I felt what she did on that day and…" she stopped, feeling Inuyasha's arms around her again, his head in her hair. "Kagome, I promise…" he murmured, stroking her hair "I'll stay by your side, until Naraku's gone…" The stars twinkled up in the sky, as a rainbow faded in and out of focus near the beautiful waterfall. A breeze blew, drying her tears, but bringing their aura to a waiting shadow, whose sole purpose was to make sure that those tears were shed again.

A promise made…. Will it be kept?

I love writing mild fluff! Mmmm… I feel warm… Please keep reviewing! One of my stories was removed and your reviews are the only things that are keeping me alive! I know I answered no questions, but I had to place the last piece on the board…

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