Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, except maybe in my dreams.
"Inuyasha," I glanced over at him shyly, my brilliant blue orbs full of wanting and confusion. 'Oh, Inuyasha, you have finally come back to me.' He walked towards me, begging, questing, for the one thing that only I had the capability of giving him. All thoughts, of the priestess were swept aside, as he searched my eyes for the same love and desperation that he secretly held for me. He pulled me to him, his warmth sucking the very being from my chest. His presence overwhelming mine, demanding submission. How could I do anything else? The tide had swept over me and I was carried away. He lifted his lips to mine in a passionate kiss, not to hard but defiantly not the gentle softness of a sweet lover. I was lifted to a higher plane of existence, as he probed my mouth, searching for my passion, my need. He wanted me, and that was all that mattered. I belonged to him just as I held his soul. There would be no more heartbreak now, no more denial, just us.
Of course it was only a dream, a sweet fantasy, but that didn't stop me from having it. I lazily opened my groggy eyes to the reality that would soon overtake me. I was here again, back in my shell of a room, with my shell of a dream. I shifted off of my bed and stepped heavily down the stairs to the living area.
"Morning Momma, grandpa, Souta"
"Morning dear, it's so good to see you so fully rested, you seem so exhausted every time you come back from the feudal era."
"She's probably to busy making googly eyes at Inuyasha, to actually get any sleep," Souta snickered.
"Shut up Souta, you're just pissed of because no girl in her right mind would ever like you."
"Kagome, Souta, stop your bickering this instance. It's hard enough with Kagome being gone all the time."
"Yea, and it's not easy to keep coming up with excuses for her absences either. Last time I had to tell her teacher she had a rare fungal virus on her toes."
"Grandpa, can't you come up with any normal diseases for once." I rolled my eyes and begin to sit at the table, so wonderful adorned with delicious home cooked food.
"Maybe, you should slow down Kagome, there is plenty of food, and you'll get a stomach ache eating like that."
"Its okay mom, I'm just hungry, that's all."
"You're going back to the feudal era today, I suppose?"
"Yea, well, I kind of have to. Sango, and Miroku are leaving the group for a couple of days, to see if they can find Miroku's old mentor, and mend the tear in his windscar. If I don't go Inuyasha, and Shippo will kill each other."
"You know you will get even further behind on your studies again. Is that what you want?"
"No, I want to go to school, and be a normal teenage girl, but I also want to help Inuyasha, more."
"Okay, dear, but were going a have to chat, about how we are supposed to keep you in school, and fighting evil all in the same year."
"You make it sound so corny mom. I will be back in a couple of days, and will talk about it then okay."
"Okay, sweety, I already packed your bag full of essentials, and if you get in over your head, remember home is just through the well."
I nodded my head at my mom's obvious over concern as I began to clean the dish from my meal. After that, I quickly paced back up the dark wooden staircase and into my room to complete my morning ritual. After I was completely satisfied, I grabbed my over stuffed bag and began to make my journey to and down the old well.
I pulled my able body out of the well, only to see Inuyasha, looking of into the distance, like he does when he has something important on his mind.
"Inuyasha?"
"Oi"
"What's the matter?"
He didn't answer. He just looked at me, almost like he was about to cry, but he didn't. He just keep starring, opening his mouth like he had something important to say, but no sound echoed out.
"Where's Shippo?"
"I sent him with Miroku, and Sango, he'd only slow me down."
"Slow you down?"
"You should go home, now. It's not safe."
"Why, Inuyasha, you're scarring me."
"Because I smell my brother's scent. He's coming for something that he thinks should belongs to him. Something that I won't give up."
"Inuyasha, what are you talking about. Inuyasha, where is Tetsiaga?"
He spun me around and grabbed me roughly by the shoulders. His eyes pierced mine in a desperate pleading glance. "Tetsiaga is gone and you will be too if you don't go on."
"I don't understand, you can't go without Tetsiaga, you'll revert back to your demon form. Besides, what could Sesshoumaru want with me?"
He looked down, his eyes shifting nervously on the ground.
"Inuyahsa?"
"He has the tetsiaga, but now that he has the demon sword he doesn't need it anymore. He wants a trade, you for the tetsiaga."
"A trade, but what does he want me for, why doesn't he just give tetsiaga back?"
"Because, I wasn't strong enough. I couldn't keep the tetsiaga from him, and now he wants compensation for not receiving it first. That's why you have to go back, I have to defeat him and get my sword back before I turn into a monster."
"But, what if he hurts you? What if you don't get it back in time?"
"Don't worry about it. It's me okay."
He gives me that arrogant smirk of his, the one where you think he could take on the world. Then he lifts my head, delicately in his clawed fingers. Like a jeweler examining a precious saphire. His eyes look into mine, and I feel suddenly light headed. His breathing begins to accelerate, as his beautiful tan lips edge closer to mine. So close I can feel his warm breath tingling my skin, and exciting my senses. I have waited for him to kiss me for so long, I can barely control the urge not to step into him. His eyes are filled with a longing I can't quite place now, but I am too far over the edge to care. He whispers gently in my ear.
"I'll come back for you"
My world becomes a blur, as I am pushed unceremoniously, back into the abyss from witch I came.
My eyes strained desperately to decipher the blur that has now become my world. 'something about Inuyasha, he's in trouble.' I place my palms on the bottom of the well as I chant desperately, "take me back, please take me back." But my prayers are unanswered, as I realize that the way is sealed. "Inuyasha how could you, how could you do this to me?" I bang my hands against the hard brick that is my prison, only to find stinking pain course through me. 'Please don't die, Inuyasha, I can't live without you. It's not fair.' "You're such a jerk!" I know that my words have little meaning, he did this for me. He pulled me back into a world of safety, while he faced the devil himself. But I still have to try; my heart can't take it if he's gone. "Don't you leave me Inuyasha, Don't you dare." I begin to sob uncontrollably, my mind losing thought and focus, as my world eventually goes black.
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"Honey, wake up, Kagome baby, open your eyes."
I look around my room; everything was in perfect order, but something underlying was completely wrong.
"Mom, what happened? Why am I here, and not in the feudal are with Inuyasha, and Shippo?"
"I don't know baby."
She laid her soft hand across my check, comforting me, giving me a feeling of warmth, as my mind went non to gently, into the chaotic past.
"Mom, Inuyasha's in trouble he needs my help." Tears streamed down my face, as fear over took me again. We would never be together; we would never share our first kiss.
"Shhhhhhh. It's okay baby. You had a rough trip back, you need to rest."
"No, mom, I have to get back to the feudal era, if I don't Inuyasha could die." I begged and pleaded with my eyes, don't give up on my dreams.
"I already sent grandpa out to see what he could do about opening the passage way, but you're in no condition to go now anyways. You need to rest."
"No, mom I can't." 'Please, let grandpa find a way, I can't stand this any longer.'
"Here take this, it will help you sleep." My mom handed me a glass of steaming hot tea. I looked at it with distain, but quickly gulped it down, exhausted for any relief.
"Mom, I don't see how this is going to help any?" Of course I was so wrong, I had no idea what my mom happened to concoction that day, but it defiantly did the job. I soon drifted of into the peaceful state of nothingness.
I awoke back in my shell of a room, in my hell of a nightmare. I groggily got up from my bed, holding onto the walls desperately to regain my composure. I remembered what I had to do; I just had to summon the strength to do it. I paced myself down the stairs, grabbing my bow and arrow on the way out. 'Come on Kagome, just a few steps further.' Now, the fear was belching up from the pit of my stomach. What could I do in this condition, how would I ever be able to save my Inuyasha. No other choice, except I had to. I made it to the well, and carefully climbed in. I reached my hands to the floor, praying, that the gods would hear me and set me free. Unfortunately, the gods weren't listening tonight, and I was left out in the bare cold. I dejectedly began to climb out, sure of my defeat, as white began to glow around my now shaking body. 'I'm going to make it to the other side; the gods did hear my prayers.' With new found strength I climbed out of the well, and into the dead of night. I had no idea, where to start for Inuyasha, but I knew that I had to find him fast. I walked through the forest determined that I would save the one I forever loved, and everything would go back to normal. I paced for what seemed like hours, my integrity growing dim, but my heart, not allowing me to give up. The trees all looked the same, and I knew I was lost, in the middle of nowhere, probably to be eaten up but a host of lowly demons. I rested under a large oak tree; my body exhausted, as salty tears began to sting my eyes. 'Inuyasha, please don't let me lose you.' I cried into, the night, giving my sobs to the wind. Who else would listen, who else was there? I picked myself up and begin to head out on my hopeless journey, when I was jarred by a shockingly feral growl.
"Show yourself demon, I am not afraid of you." I stood my ground, my face proud as I strung the arrow carefully into my long oak bow. I was ready; I'd been through to much to give up now. Of course I was never ready for the sight before me. His eyes full of fire, his claws covered in blood. I knew not the animal before me, and yet he was the one I was trying so desperately to find.
"Inuyasha, please." He didn't listen, he was gone. He crouched like a tiger, stalking his prey, and gracefully pinned me to the hard floor. He growled loudly into my ears, letting the forest hear his blood lust.
"No. Please. Sit." The magic was no longer strong enough to hold him, as my sceams echoed through the mossy trees.
Okay, that's enough for one chapter, I'm bushed. I kind of think the story is progressing a little fast, but I hate boring parts you know. Well, It will slow down a little when I write the next chapters.
