AN: Sorry for the long delay.. I'm only updating this as seen to my saneness... seriously. I hope you enjoy this!

As I awoke, all I see are a blur of faces. They are all peering at me... gods... don't. They are all so pale... their eyes are glaring... don't... stop... Their faces. Gods... stop it. I cannot help but see their faces as that child's. With his grin. His horrible, cold grin. His eyes were cold too. But they were also filled with hate. And anger. His skin was white. So pale it was as if he had never seen the sun... as if powder had cascaded down upon him and remained that way.

He seemed to be a perfect image of something from my dreams. I could not help but moan and whimper and hide my head underneath the blankets I was covered with. There were some shouts and outraged cries, but I did not care. Kaede said something to help calm them down. But I still cannot bring myself to look at them. I will do anything. Just don't make me look at them.

I don't want to see. I don't want to see...

Nightmares and Visions

Dreams

by: bs

I lay there, still and numb from all the shock I went through. I have been thinking. I have to ask Kaede if she noticed that little boy. I have to ask her if she noticed him. If she has, then I am not insane.

...if she hasn't... then I don't want to think about it.

I can hear some people shuffling around me in the hut. Oh please please let that be them. Please let it be Inuyasha and Kaede.

"Oi... what's wrong with Kagome?" I can hear him muttering in a low voice, as if not to disturb my sleep. Too late.

"Before she passed out, she screamed."

"I know that! I heard it! What happened before that?"

"She looked very frightened. I could not tell why. She asked me a strange question though..."

"What was that?"

"She told me she had been having dreams..."

"Keh! Everyone has dreams! That's stupid. Why did she faint?"

Inuyasha, your typical dumbnut.

Love him to death, but frustrating to be around.

"Her dreams, oh wise Inuyasha." Miroku? Didn't he leave the hut? Who else was in here? What else was in here? I'm pysching myself out again. Not a good thing. Oh gods. Oh gods. Breathe. Breathe.

"Keh! What can dreams do? It's not like they can hurt you!"

That is true Inuyasha... but they can sure as hell creep you out!!

"Inuyasha. What ye say is true, but ye must understand that they are no ordinary dreams that Kagome is having..."

"What, like premonitions?"

"No. More like nightmares."

"So?"

Wow. I never really realized how damn INSENSITIVE Inuyasha really was... but I really just can't gah -!!! The blanket above my head was violently ripped away, and it caused me to shriek out and cover my head with my arms, curling myself up into a little ball.

"Oi!" I heard Inuyasha calling out for me, and gently tugging on my hands. I tightened my hold in myself and whimpered. Why can't he just leave me alone?

"Dammit Kagome!"

And I gasped in shock as he quickly, but smoothly, pulled my arms away from my tear streaked face. That's odd. I didn't even notice I was crying.

Inuyasha knelt down and put himself face to face with me, and I could not look him in the eye. Oh my god... what if I saw a monster? Not a hanyou. No. Not ever. What if I saw something there that would... oh gods...

Inuyasha gently pressed his hand against my face and guided it so I was looking at him. "Oh gods Kagome..." he breathed gently. I sniffed and gave a silent sob but looked at him. Thank god... He didn't look any different. Maybe he could protect me... maybe... and then he wrapped his arms around me and whispered into my ear. I don't know what he was whispering... I was too busy crying.