Everyone has dreams right? And some of those dreams have to have a meaning behind them right? I mean, having a dream about Inuyasha making out with me has to be a sign right?

...okay. What about the one where Naraku completes the Shikon no Tama? Oh wait - no. That's a nightmare. I don't know what's going on, but lately... these dreams, these nightmares have been haunting my sleep and I wake up in a cold sweat every night, scared out of my wits. I have to just be completely covered by my sleeping bag. I've been sleeping in it for the past two weeks. Miroku and Sango both have asked if I would rather be more comfortable in something lighter, what with the temperature being so humid and all. I said no. I can't feel safe anymore.

And what's worse, I can't remember what's in my nightmares. There are little hints to me, a pale face, a tiny hand here and there, but... it terrifies me. I can't stand being alone. When I'm alone I always start humming or snapping or slapping my thigh lightly with my hand, trying to rid myself of an image that I can barely remember.

I suppose I'm going crazy. Right? I mean, after all, dreams are supposed to be your subconscious. Maybe mine is telling me I've gone off the deep end.

Or maybe there's something I need to know behind those grotesque images I can barely grab ahold of.

Being in the Sengoku Jidai for as long as I have, I think I may be having visions. And that is what scares me the most.

I'm going to have to meet the thing I am most afraid of... and I don't even know what that looks like. There's nothing more frightening than not knowing what the thing you fear looks like.

Nightmares And Visions

Nightmares

by: bs

Inuyasha has been harassing me all day, saying that I don't look well. He wants to know if I'm sick.

"Well, are you??" Inuyasha peered at my face closely, which I found rather scary. I don't know. Before, when he stood so close to me, I would always get this fluttery feeling in my heart and my face would flush. But now... when he stands so near me, I feel nothing but anticipation and... as sorry as I am to admit it... fear. His eyes. The way they peer so intently at me is just unnerving.

...as if something behind his eyes is watching for a mistake... and waiting to pounce.

I have to be going crazy. There is no way that Inuyasha would try and hurt me! For crying out loud, he's standing in front of me right now, fretting that I might be sick! The way he's looking at me is scaring me, nonetheless.

"I'll go see Kaede." I quickly snap out, and I started quickly towards Kaede's hut. Surely she will know what is making me think like this. I'm becoming so paranoid and I scared to see things. I'm scared to sleep. I'm scared to eat. I'm scared to bathe. I'm scared to do anything.

As I gently push aside the flap to Kaede's hut, I peer inside to see if the friendly face that I find very comforting is actually in the hut. And what I see scares me. I see a haggard old witch, piercing eyes and a cold smile.

"What ails ye?" As I look at her, I try and give her a weak smile, but it faltered when she stood up. What was she going to do? If she walks over here... oh gods... her claw like hands... oh gods. I have to remain calm.

As she stood up, I let a sigh of relief to see her grab a medicine pot and sit back down.

"Kaede, I need to talk to you." I breathed the sentence into a word.

Kaede looked up, paused in what she was doing and gave me a look. I thought my bones were melting and I was slipping to the floor, a flab of meat and skin. Her eyes... oh gods... why is she looking at me like that?

"What is it? Child, ye do not look very well. Sit." I nodded slightly before sitting myself across from her, the fire inbetween us. Big mistake. The shadows of the flames dance across her face, giving her a menacing look. Believe me.. the way the shadows lighted her face as if to show her dark aura to me. I'm going crazy.

"I.. I have been having dreams." Oh my god. What was that that was moving behind Kaede?? I saw something leap and scuttle onto the ground. I'm sitting on the ground. It's somewhere in this hut and it's scuttling closer and closer to me. No... no...

"What kind of dreams child?"

The scuttling. I can hear it. There! I just saw a flicker of a face in the darkest corner of the hut. I swear I can see its outline, a small crouching child... teeth gleaming in the darkness. Oh god. Oh god. Oh god...

I took a deep breath, and continued shakily. "Well - " and that was all I got to. I let out a piercing scream. I saw Kaede quickly get up and head towards me... but it is too late... I saw the face of the child... dear lord... the pale pale skin... the dark outlined eyes... the grin... and then all I saw was a black black black that clouded over my vision...

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AN: okay. I just did this in like twenty minutes. It's a cliche story line, with dreams and crap. But I swear it's different!!! But I can promise you weekly updates at least... (maybe one tomorrow..) because I've been having nightmares... and I've been describing them. And to think this is all from seeing the preview of The Grudge...