A/N: Ok so the second chapter today... as promised. I know it is short, but hey this is the second one today!You are so lucky! Lol. Ok so my friend Lely posted a story. She is one of the ones who writes the RPGs with me. The name of the story is The Purest Truth and her penname is Moviestar385 go check it out! It is amazing! (it's about Rin/Sess but it is very unique!) Also go check out dolphinlady's story called Undetected. Plus a special thanks to dolphinlady who created the new summary for this story! Thanks so much to all of my reviewers! shout outs next chapter... I know I promised them now, but if I don't end this now, I will not have time to watch Inuyasha later... lol.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha!

Chapter 17: The Secret Revealed

The world around her was engulfed in a pale red light. All around her people in white cloth walked in a hurried pace, some running. Mothers were screaming to their children, children were crying for their mothers. They rushed by Kagome in a blur of colors, none of them standing out, just their voices heard. "You must help us." A teen-aged girl appeared in front of her, she wore royal robes and a headpiece on top of her silver hair, she had a crescent moon on her forehead. Kagome panicked. 'The man... ' She looked behind the girl and saw a dark figure slowly walking towards them. Kagome tried to find her voice to yell but only silence came. The panic in Kagome's eyes seemed to be reflected in the girls actions though, for she took a few steps towards her. "Do not fear," She began but was interrupted by the blade as it entered her back and exited her stomach. The girl gasped for air and said one final word before her eyes grew big and slowly shut, "Inu...yasha..." 'Inuyasha? How does she know Inuyasha?' The man behind her laughed then threw her body from his sword. The girl fell to the ground, her blood flowed from her like a river through the sandy earth. The man looked at her and laughed again. Shadows covered his face, she could not see him clearly. She only heard his voice. "You can join me, together we can overcome them all... you and I." Kagome wanted so badly to scream at this man, yet her voice could still not be found. She shook her head furiously at the man, then remembered what the girl had said before. All she had to do was simply run towards the eye. She turned quickly and began to run, but the man close behind her was faster. He quickly caught up to her and tackled her to the ground. He brought his blade to her throat and his face became a little clearer, but her head was quickly turned away from his face as he turned her head to the side, making access to her throat easier. He pushed the blade deeper and deeper into her skin and slowly cut across her vein. Tears fell from her eyes as her blood oozed from the pulsing gash. She turned and stared at the eye in the sky and watched it slowly shut, as she too shut her eyes, never to awake again.

Kagome sat up in her bed struggling to breath. She gasped for air and her neck burned. 'Why is the pain so real? Why can I still feel it?' Kagome jumped out of her bed and ran down the stairs towards the kitchen. 'I need water.' She crossed through the living as quietly as she could because she saw someone laying on the couch. She walked through the kitchen in the dark, being careful not to hit anything. She opened the refrigerator and grabbed a bottle of water. She shut the the door and spun around quickly, only to be met by the dark outline of a body standing a few feet away. Kagome took a sharp breath in and dropped the bottle of water. Her hands were trembling. The dark figure reminded her of the man from her dream. 'I won't let him win...' She ran towards him, once she was a few feet away, she did a spin, bringing her right foot up and around to make contact with his face. The man gracefully brought his hand up and easily caught her foot. A look of frustration crossed her face. She jerked her foot away but before she could do anything else to attack him, he grabbed her and pulled her to his chest.

"Geez Kagome, I thought you would still be mad at me, but this is a little over the top don't you think?" Inuyasha's voice called to her from the darkness.

Kagome felt the tension leave her body and she sighed. "Well I think my reaction was perfectly normal for anyone who walks into their kitchen in the middle of the night and finds a guy standing there." She shook her head. "You scared me to death." She looked up at him and smiled. Kagome could barely make out his features in the dark, but she saw the smile on his face. 'We... we're so close... I...' Kagome's stomach began to do somersaults. Inuyasha leaned down towards her and Kagome stood on her tip toes. They were face to face, inches apart. 'This... I... geez... I know I like him... I like him a lot... but...' "Inuyasha?"

"Yes Kagome?" His voice was heavy and seductive.

"I... I need to talk to you about something." Kagome whispered back as she turned her head away from him.

"Anything." He tried to look into her eyes but she kept them adverted.

"Inuyasha, I have been having these weird dreams. I have had them since I was a kid. They were always the same... that is until I came here and met you... now... they have changed." She turned back and looked at him. "I can't sleep without them bothering me. And then tonight when I had the dream... the girl in it... she called out her name as she died... I know it means something but I don't know what..."

Inuyasha placed a hand on her face and closed his eyes. He sighed deeply before he opened them again. "If you want to know the truth... I can tell you..."

Kagome looked at him with a hint of confusion. "The truth... what truth?"

Inuyasha took a deep breath. "The truth of who you really are..."

Kagome was even more confused now. "Wha..."

"Look." Inuyasha interrupted. "I don't want to talk about it here in the kitchen..."

Kagome nodded her head. "Right..." She gently pulled away from Inuyasha, took his hand, and led him to her room. Once the were there, she shut the door and locked it. She turned to Inuyasha who was sitting on her bed looking off into space. She quietly walked over to him and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Kagome, I don't know if you will believe me when I say this, but you are an important key in my family... a key to our survival." Inuyasha sighed. "I don't know how much I should tell you just yet, I don't want to scare you away..."

Kagome looked at him and smiled. "Inuyasha, nothing you have to say will scare me away..."

Inuyasha smile. "Long ago it was written, there would come a young girl into a Inu Youkai's life. She would posses the powers of the priestess, but also hold the keys to the ancient world. With this girls powers the Inu Youkais would be able to defeat their enemy, the man you has led a never ending slaughter upon the Inu Youkai breed for centuries."

Kagome stared blankly at Inuyasha.

"Don't you see Kagome?" Inuyasha whispered to her.

"You aren't possibly suggesting that I am the girl..." Kagome found it all hard to believe but it all seemed to match what was going on in her dreams.

"Yeah, I'm not only suggesting it... I know it. My father told me that was who you were... my father is a wise man, Kagome. He wants to meet you."

Kagome sat down on the bed next to him. "Inuyasha... what do I have to do..."

"It's really complicated Kagome..." Inuyasha turned to her and smiled seductively. "I will let you know when the time comes."

Kagome wanted to answer him so badly, but the way he smiled at her rendered her speechless.

Inuyasha could tell the effect he was having on Kagome was strong. He put an arm around her waste and pulled her towards him. "Kagome..." He called her named gently.

"Yes?" Kagome said, her voice barely a whisper.

"Is it alright if I..." His eyes became gentle and he brought himself closer to her. Their faces were inches apart. He stared at her lips longingly.

Kagome felt like she could not breath. She wanted so badly to say 'yes' but she could not find her voice, but she managed to nod her head yes.

A small grin spread over Inuyasha's face as he brought his lips closer and closer to hers, breaking the distance between them as slowly as he could, building the longing and suspense of the moment, until finally their lips touched.

Kagome was shocked. He was so gentle. His lips brushed against her with such ease and grace. The kiss lasted for only a few seconds before he pulled back and looked at her.

Kagome smiled and laughed. "You know... I've never kissed a demon before."

Inuyasha grinned back at her. "Well Kagome, there is a first time fore everything..."

He was about to stand when Kagome grabbed his hand and pulled him back to her. "Yeah, and there is always a second time too." She brought her lips to his. She kissed him softly at first, then her kissed deepened. She pushed him back onto her bed and pulled away from him. "Inuyasha..."

"Yes Kagome?" Inuyasha asked as he looked at her questioningly.

"Will you stay here with me tonight? I don't want to be alone..."

Inuyasha nodded his head as Kagome climbed under the covers. Inuyasha put his arm around her. She positioned herself so that her head was resting on his chest, and slowly drifted off to sleep. Inuyasha watched her with a smile, until he too drifted into the world of dreams.

A/N: Ok that is it. You are lucky I posted, because it was without editing that I did so so please excuse all mistakes... please...? You know what to do. Review! Talk to ya later! Bye!