Finally, I've gotten over my Writer's Block! From now on, there will most certainly be regular updates! I'm so happy! I can finally make my friend, Kagome2009-chan happy!

I sincerely apologize to all my readers for the almost 6 month delay, but during that time I was searching for an idea worthy of putting out and I could NOT come up with a kick-ass idea for nothing! Just when I thought I had one when I was writing chapter 3, I just lost it! Damn short term memory! But luckily, Psychology 201 came to the rescue and now I have a solid plot for the continuation!

To my reviewer Qem-san; answering question one, Inuyasha said it in the episode "Koga of the Wolf Demon Tribe" after Koga called him an 'albino runt' and Inuyasha said "You oughta be put down for rabies!" (I cracked up on that part)

Answering question two; you already answered it; you'll find out later :)

A'ight, InuYasha and Miroku ain't mine, they belong to Takahashi Rumiko-sama. And a HUGE economy-size thank-you goes out to my friend, and VERY first reviewer, Kagome2009-chan! Without her, this story would've remained a one-shot!


"InuYasha's Nightmare"
Chapter IV

Inuyasha remained still on his back on the grass, his eyes rolled up underneath his eyelids as he groaned in irritation. That voice was the last thing he wanted to hear.

Inuyasha remained on the ground, hoping the owner of the voice would leave. He waited about two minutes, but the visitor's scent remained. Inuyasha's ears picked up the sound of the visitor's foot tapping in irritation onto the grass.

Giving up, Inuyasha opened his half-lidded eyes in a glare. Standing over him with his arms crossed and glaring down at him was Koga, his glare tinted with slight curiosity as to why he was screaming bloody murder and thrashing about like that.

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed more as he muttered, "Keh" in disdain. He sat up, resting his head on his hand as he was still very sleepy and exhausted.

Koga scoffed in disappointment, "Huh, blows that hope into oblivion." He muttered after Inuyasha moved. "I was hoping you were dead."

"Keh, my apologies for disappointing you." Inuyasha growled sarcastically, wishing he had the energy to hack the wolf youkai into pieces.

While Inuyasha sat facing away, Koga observed him, noting how fatigued the hanyou was.

Koga smiled mischievously, an idea coming to him.

"Tired, mutt?"

"No." Inuyasha growled, still facing away from the wolf youkai.

"Not at all?" Koga taunted, his grin broadening.

"No."

"Feel like fighting?"

"No."

"Sleep well?"

"No."

"Mind if I have Kagome?"

"No."

Inuyasha's eyes popped open a second later.

"HEY!"

He immediately jumped to his feet and unsheathed the Tetsusaiga, causing Koga to halt and look back.

"Hey, you said I could have her." The wolf youkai pointed out with a taunting grin.

"It doesn't count since you used a cheap trick like that!" Inuyasha hollered, crankily.

"And who fell for the cheap trick, dumb mutt?"

Inuyasha charged at Koga, raising Tetsusaiga and preparing to run him through with it, when he was stopped by an iron skillet that slammed into his forehead. He tripped and fell onto his face.

Koga laughed at him when he was struck in the back of his head by another iron skillet.. He turned around and found Kagome holding the skillet andcasting a very stern look. He grinned idiotically, hoping it would change her expression.

Seeing as it wasn't working, Koga tried to explain himself. "Hey, he started it."

Inuyasha rose his head indignantly and protested, "Like hell! You're the one who started running your damn mouth!"

Kagome silenced the two demons before they could resume fighting "I don't wanna hear anymore fighting. I came to tell you guys that dinner's ready."

She received a flat glare from Inuyasha, who still laid on the ground. "I'm taking a guess he's gonna be eating our food?" He questioned in disdain, pointing his thumb at Koga.

Kagome returned his glare with a bright smile. "I hope I hear no objections to Koga having dinner with us, Inuyasha."

The hanyou teardropped at the miko's visage, seeing the irritation behind it. He had started to speak his protest, but upon seeing her face, and the threat hiding behind it, Inuyasha shut up and thought about his options, weighing the odds.

The last thing I want is that scrawny-ass wolf anywhere near Kagome. But judging by that look she's giving me...I'm so tired, I could fall out right now and if she sits me, I won't wake up until next month.

Inuyasha gave a defeated "keh" and rose to his feet, walking with Koga and Kagome back to the campsite, staying behind Koga to make sure he didn't snatch her up and run away with her.

Everyone sat around the warm fire, enjoying the delicious dinner of stir-fried ramen noodles and yakitaki Kagome had prepared.

They also stared at Koga as he happily wolfed down his food. When he finished, he bowed his head, hiding his face and humbly extended his bowl to Kagome.

"Might I be graced with another serving, dear Kagome?" He requested.

"Koga, you've already eaten three bowls!" Kagome exclaimed, flattered.

"Your cuisine is very delicious! To be satisfied with just three servings would be an insult to you." Koga replied with sincere humility.

Kagome chuckled with pride that Koga thought so highly of her cooking and gladly obliged his request. He lifted his head, revealing his thankful smile and devoured the food like there was no tomorrow.

Miroku noted the wolf youkai's behavior. He made a mental note to himself that when it was Sango's turn to cook to show his utmost appreciation. Hopefully, he would get her utmost gratification.

Miroku grinned as he hoped it would be the gratification that would lead to "intimacy".

His grin disappeared when he caught the intense dragon-like glare Sango gave him and ate like nothing happened.

Koga ate until he could eat no more and set his bowl before him, loudly thanking the gods for such a kind and generous woman as Kagome.

Sango poured green tea for everyone and offered a cup to the ecstatic wolf, "How has your search for Naraku been, Koga? Have you had any luck?"

"No, it's been lousy actually." Koga answered solemnly, accepting the cup of tea. "It seems everytime we think we got a lead on the bastard, it turns out to be a demon he detached from his body."

"It's been two months since Naraku's sudden disappearance." Kagome stated quietly to herself, gazing at the fire in thought. She looked up at the stars. "What could he plotting?"

Kagome's audible thoughts were interrupted as she brought her eyes from the night sky. She found Koga holding her hands in his and gazing deeply into her eyes, regretfully.

"This has made you so upset, Kagome." Koga stated softly, apologetically. His tone became determined, "I promise you, I'll make up for my failure. I'll search high and low for Naraku and I'll bring you his head."

The wolf youkai smiled proudly at his declaration while Kagome grinned nervously, teardropping. The thought of being presented with Naraku's head dripping with blood wasn't something that appealed to her.

"Oh no, you don't have to do that, Koga," Kagome spoke up politely, prying herself from Koga's gentle but firm grip. "Just seeing him dead is good for me."

"That's all, Kagome?" Koga asked. He seemed shocked at such a plain request. "There's no need to save all the fun for me. I'll lend you my sword and you can hack at him as much as you wish. Just seeing your enjoyment will bring me happiness."

Ginta and Hakkaku sat behind him, silently applauding Koga's declaration, wishing Kagome would throw herself in his arms and run away with him.

Koga glanced to his right after feeling a few glances on him and Kagome. Sango and Shippo averted their eyes and pretended to gaze up at the stars. Miroku kept his curious eyes on Koga, then looked away.

"And just what're you looking at, monk? Never saw anyone make a promise to him woman before?" Koga inquired, wondering why Miroku was staring.

"Calm down, Koga. I just noticed you here having dinner with us, you're trying to woo Kagome, and I have yet to hear Inuyasha run his mouth about it." Miroku calmly pointed out, smiling in amusement.

Everyone else found it strange as well.

Inuyasha'd be going through several different conniptions by now. Shippo thought.

Beside Kagome, Kirara mewed and motioned her head ahead of her.

Inuyasha laid inside Kagome's sleeping bad, sound asleep. Sleeping so deeply, in fact, that he was completely unaware of Koga's advances. Naturally, it made the others stare and worry if he was alright, but they figured Inuyasha was fine as he appeared peaceful and took advantage of the silence, continuing their meal. Sango made sure Koga didn't go too far with his advances on Kagome and Shippo stuffed himself to sleep. Miroku kept a watchful eye on the hanyou, hoping his dreams would be as peaceful as his visage.


Koga ran for all he was worth through the plains just outside the forest. He looked back and saw Inuyasha leap out from the trees, fixing his eyes on him and grinning cockily.

"Hahaha! I'll get you, mangy wolf!" The hanyou gloated.

Koga panicked and tried to run faster. Inuyasha descended and landed on the wolf, pinning him to the ground and commenced to beating the living crap out of him. Inuyasha rose his fist over Koga's head, wearing a dominating grin when the wolf stopped him and begged for mercy. Koga crawled from under Inuyasha and bowed on his knees before him, hiding his face.

"You're right, Inuyasha-dono! I'm a low down wild animal unworthy of having his name enter your ears!" Koga groveled fearfully.

The hanyou stood with a proud smirk, his head swelling with pride. So this is how Sesshomaru feels, huh? I could get used to this. Inuyasha folded his arms across his chest proudly, looking down on Koga and commanded him to berate himself further.

"Kagome is too good for me! You alone are the only one worthy of such a beauty! I give up on her completely! She belongs to you, mighty and superior Inuyasha-dono!"

"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried out happily as she ran toward him.

She happily ran into his open arms and threw her arms around him in a warm embrace. Seeing as Kagome had chosen her mate, Koga humbly wished them happiness and faded away.

Inuyasha returned his beloved's embrace, happy she had chosen him over Koga. They took a walk in the bright woods together sharing a lighthearted conversation. They came to the edge of the woods where the sun shined brightly over an open field of grass and a magnificent view of the ocean. Inuyasha took a few steps forward in front of Kagome and admired the view. He sat down in his dog position and took a deep breath, filling his lungs with the fresh crisp air; Kagome's presence added to his serenity.

"You were right, Kagome. It does feel good taking a break from jewel shard hunting. That view is something, huh?"

Inuyasha continued to gaze at the sparkling ocean, then realized Kagome didn't give a response.

"Is something wrong?" Inuyasha asked in a soft tone. "You're awfully quiet, Kago-"

His sentence was cut off by a dagger sent into his back and through his chest, the blade missing his heart and its tip protruding from his chest!

Inuyasha yelled in agony as the weapon was withdrawn from him. He leaned bent over the grass and saw dark blood pour from his chest and quickly form a puddle under him. Inuyasha looked behind him and found Kagome standing over him holding a small sword dripping with his blood in her right hand. She glared down on him, her visage hard and cold.

Inuyasha stared, his golden eyes widened in shock. "Kagome...wh..." He uttered, straining in pain.

He looked around Kagome as their surroundings captured his attention. The serene and bright scenery quickly transformed. The sky turned a blackish red, the forest and grass melted away, revealing the bare rocky ground.

The ground underneath Inuyasha's feet cracked and gave out. He grabbed onto the ledge that remained, grimacing from the pain; as he watched the rocks fall, Inuyasha's eyes widened.

Several thousand feet below, the rocks fell into an infinite pit blazing with fire. Flames spewed upward at Inuyasha as if trying to reach up and pull him in, but fell short several hundred feet.

Inuyasha placed both his hands on the ledge, and tried to pull himself up. His claws dug and raked into the ground as he often lost his footing and slid back. Kagome stepped before his outstretched arm and knelt down. Inuyasha rose his pleading eyes to her, then trembled at what they saw inside Kagome's eyes.

Hatred.

Pure hatred and malice toward him.

"Kagome..." Inuyasha whispered, straining.

He's frightened. Inuyasha is frightened. A wicked smile stretched across Kagome's lips. She was greatly pleased at the fact.

Inuyasha's eyes trembled, his heart beat faster as Kagome's smile frightened him more, which gave her even more pleasure. The smile dissipitated and Kagome's cold eyes fixed on Inuyasha. His heartbeat sped up as she drew even closer.

He felt himself start to slide back and dug his claws harder into the rocky surface to anchor himself. Kagome reached out and savagely seized Inuyasha by his throat, allowing him a limited amount of air. He gagged, struggling for air as she lifted him upward a few inches over the ledge. Their eyes met, Kagome's hatred burning into his soul. Inuyasha's eyes widened and trembled in fear as they locked onto the blood stained dagger in Kagome's raised hand.

"K-Kagome..." Inuyasha strained, frightened. "Don't...pl-please.."

Hardening her heart to his plea, Kagome sent the dagger plunging into Inuyasha's accelerating heart. A broad evil grin stretched across her face as she listened to the sweet sound of her beloved screaming in agony, her eyes wide as the fright on his face and blood pouring from him thrilled her greatly. Desiring more pleasure, Kagome stabbed him again and repeated the act, sending the dagger plunging over and over into Inuyasha's chest, listening to his shrieks.

Inuyasha gagged and choked on the blood that crept up his throat and trickled out of his mouth. When the stabbing had ceased, he weakly opened his frightened eyes to gaze at Kagome's face.

"Ka..." He gagged on more blood. "Ka...go..me..."

She narrowed her hateful eyes at him, agitated he was still alive, and plunged the dagger into him a final time, driving it through his back and moving the blade around inside his wound, delighting in listening to him shriek and clutch the ground in excruciation. Kagome slowly drew closer and placed a lingering kiss on Inuyasha's lips, then resumed her malicious gaze on him.

Kagome...

"Join Kikyo in hell, Inuyasha." Kagome hissed sadistically.

As Inuyasha's eyes feebly flew open, Kagome released his throat and pushed the dagger even deeper into him, forcefully sending him falling off the ledge and into the pit of fire below. Inuyasha screamed in terror.

Fire gathered at the base of the pit, swirling ominously. It condensed into a great mass and erupted, sending a tremendous fountain of fire shooting upward toward Inuyasha! It reached him within seconds and engulfed his body, burning completely through his fire-rat robe and into his flesh and bones!

Inuyasha's shrieks of utmost excruciation sounded from the top of his lungs as he was incinerated alive, the horrible sound lost in the savage intensity of the fires of hell.


Inuyasha shrieked wildly as the fires continued to incinerate him, thrashing about in sheer terror. He was silenced suddenly when he felt the wind get knocked out of him as something collided into his stomach.

"YO! SHUT UP WITH ALL THAT DAMN NOISE, MUTT! KAGOME'S TRYIN' TO SLEEP!"

Koga had kicked Inuyasha in the stomach after he and everyone else was awakened by his terrified shrieking. Koga was about to yell at him again when he stopped and observed the hanyou carefully.

Inuyasha lay on his stomach, his body stiffened on the futon of Kagome's sleeping bag. His fierce grip squeezed at the edges, his claws tearing into the cushion.

The expression on his face disturbed Koga the most.

Inuyasha's ivory white hair was scattered wildly over his head and face. His golden eyes were widened beyond their full extent and trembling fiercely, filled with sheer terror, staring into space before him. His teeth were bare and gnashed tightly. Inuyasha's breathing was frighteningly rapid, trying desperately to keep up with his heartbeat, which was beating at a dangerous velocity.

M-My body...IT'S BURNING! MY BODY'S BURNING! HELP ME! SOMEBODY HELP ME! Inuyasha screamed desperately in his thoughts, his vocal chords paralyzed.

His body felt like it was still being burned, but there were no flames surrounding him. Then in an instant, the feeling intensified, causing his features to do likewise, and then vanished!

Koga stared with a very disturbed face as he saw Inuyasha's terrified visage. "What the hell is wrong with him?"

He drew his foot back to kick Inuyasha in the head to wake him up, but halted when Kagome intercepted his path and fell to her knees before the terrified hanyou.

"Inuyasha! Inuyasha!" Kagome called out to him, scared.

Kagome's voice brought a halt to Inuyasha's shaking body. When her voice registered in his mind, his eyes looked up and found her face.

Inuyasha instantly sat up and drew away from Kagome, looking bewildered with fright. She drew back, startled by his behavior.

What's wrong with him? Inuyasha looks like he's scared to death of me...

That movement caught Koga's attention; he stood by, read to jump the hanyou if he dared to hurt Kagome.

Kagome slowly drew closer to Inuyasha and placed her hand on his left cheek. It was covered with cold sweat. She spoke very gently to him, trying to calm him down as he had obviously had a very terrible nightmare.

Inuyasha's breathing finally began to slow down as he listened to Kagome's gentle voice soothe him. He blinked and looked into her brown eyes.

They were beautiful and filled with kindness and love for him.

Inuyasha's breathing slowed to normal as his body relaxed completely. He realized he had awoken from another nightmare and came to his senses.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome softly asked, staring into his golden eyes. "Inuyasha, are you alright now?"

Inuyasha swayed a little, growing lightheaded from all the oxygen rushing to his head and felt a massive wave of exhaustion overtake him. Kagome drew herself closer to him as he fell forward, allowing him to fall onto her. She held Inuyasha close as his head rested on her shoulder, his slow but heavy breath warming the base of her neck.

"Kagome..." He whispered feebly, worn out from his nightmare, nuzzling Kagome's neck tenderly before falling into a deep sleep again.

Koga stood behind them, his arms folded and his eyes looking up at the starry night sky away from them, silently labeling Inuyasha weak and pathetic. Ginta and Hakkaku looked at their leader, noting how he seemed just a little childish wearing that expression.

Miroku, Sango and Shippo drew closer to Inuyasha as he slept on Kagome's shoulder while she gently stroked his hair to keep him soothed.

"Is he alright now, Kagome?" Sango asked, worried as she had also seen Inuyasha's terrified visage.

Kagome quietly answered, "I think for now he's okay. Even though he just had a nightmare, it really almost terrified him to death. It's best we let him sleep."

Shippo looked scared as he saw that Inuyasha's face was almost as white as his hair. Miroku tried to ease the young kitsune's fear, worrying about his friend as well.

The campsite calmed down again as everyone returned to sleep. Kagome held her position, allowing Inuyasha to sleep in her arms for a while longer. She then gently laid him back onto the futon of the sleeping bag, sleeping beside him and resting her forehead on his chest, praying that he would sleep well for the rest of the night.