Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. That right goes to Rumiko Takahashi and those VIZ people.
A/N: This story came to me in the middle of the night, just like all my other's. And like my other's, I can't get any sleep until I at least write an outline. I don't want to make this a one-shot, but it will be a very short chapter story. You could call it a three-piece one-shot if you like. But I might write an epilogue if I want to. Well, please read and enjoy.
Unknown Forewarnings
Chapter One: A Growing Fear
Kagome ran through her bedroom door and down the stairs. Her breathing had become ragged as she ran for her dear life. Tripping over own feet, she fell down the stairs, coming to a deafening crash on the ground floor. If her grandfather hadn't woken after that, nothing would wake him.
Brushing the hair out of her face, Kagome looked over her shoulder as she tried to stand up. She felt as though her entire being were bruised. She could see the shadow of the demon flicker on the wall as it moved closer to her. With as much might as she could muster, she heaved herself off of the ground and practically through herself through the sliding front door. Running along the grounds, she had only one thought.
'I need Inuyasha!'
However the demon started to speed up behind her, anticipating where she was going. With brute strength, he slashed at her back. Luckily she had been running fast enough to not be ripped to shreds, but not so lucky that she now had three long gashes on her back.
She screamed in agony, falling to the ground. She leaned on her right elbow and kicked with all the vigor she had left. She had kicked him good, much to her surprise. Right in the abdomen.
She took advantage of this distraction and ran into the well house. But before she could close the door behind her, a claw came from underneath, cutting the bottom of her foot and brining her down to the ground, crying from the pain.
Two hands gripped her shoulders and she was forced to turn over so that she laid on her back now. Now forced to look at the demon, the last thing she saw were two bright red eyes and a large clawed arm poised above her ready to strike.
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Clutching her chest, Kagome sat up. She was having a hard time breathing, as though she had run a mile, and was now looking at her surroundings, frantically looking for her attacker. She then realized that she was sitting in her sleeping bag. Her friends were also asleep. She tried to calm down, but with no such luck. The dream had seemed so vivid. As though it had really happened. She lay back down and closed her eyes. She tried to forget the images she saw. The pain she had felt. But the harder she tried to forget it, the clearer it became. She rolled over in her sleeping bag, careful not to wake the peacefully snoozing fox demon beside her. All she could do was to think to herself, 'It was just a dream. It was just a dream.' Not like that really worked though.
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Later the next day, the group decided to rest up and eat. Inuyasha hadn't complained much considering he was hungry as well. Kagome had been kind of quiet all day, and everyone seemed to notice this but Inuyasha. When everyone finished eating Kagome cleaned the bowls then walked to Inuyasha.
"What?" he growled at her.
"I'm going for a walk. I was wondering if you would like to come with me." She looked at Inuyasha with hopeful, puppy dog eyes. No pun intended. Inuyasha gulped. There was no way he could resist that look.
"Feh. Whatever. Somebody has to look after you I guess."
Kagome nodded and held out her hand to help Inuyasha off the ground, but he merely brushed it aside and stood. They left the clearing, leaving a curious monk and demon exterminator to wonder. Shippo and Kirara had already fallen asleep.
Just as Miroku had already begun to follow, Sango had hit him upside the head with her Hiraikotsu. "Just where do you think you're going?" she asked menacingly.
Inuyasha and Kagome had been walking for many minutes now. It was starting to get dark, but the moon shone brightly over the lands. Illuminating everything the light touched. Especially Kagome, Inuyasha noticed.
"Kagome it's getting dark. Maybe we should head back now."
"No, not yet. Please, can we at least rest in the clearing up ahead?" she pleaded. Inuyasha sighed.
"Fine."
"Great!" she grabbed his hand and led him up the hill. Inuyasha blushed.
She let go of his hand and lay down on the grass. Inuyasha followed suit and lay next to her. Kagome smiled slightly. This was nice. 'Beautiful moon, peace and quiet, no Kikyo. Just me and Inuyasha all along.'
But her smile faltered when she thought back to why she had brought Inuyasha here. She needed to talk to him.
"Inuyasha?"
"Hm"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure"
Kagome hesitated. "Do…do you consider me as…just a shard detector?"
Inuyasha was thrown back by this question. "W-well, I, uh, feh. Of course you're just a shard detector." He growled at himself mentally. Why did he always refuse to be kind to her? However the response was different than he expected. Instead of crying, or calling him an idiot, or sitting him, she laid there emotionless.
"Good" she finally said.
Inuyasha sat up to look at her clearly. Something was definitely wrong. "What do mean 'good'?"
Kagome looked at Inuyasha's face. She grinned at his apparent confusion. "I mean, it's good that you think of me as just a shard detector. That way, if the day ever comes, I won't have to hurt so much when we're forced apart."
"Forced apart?"
"When the shards are complete, and Naraku is destroyed, I'll have to return home. And even if I didn't go home, you're going to go to hell with Kikyo. Either way, we're going to be separated in the end. I would like it to hurt as little as possible. It will if you don't care about me."
Inuyasha felt bad. He felt hurt for Kagome thinking that he didn't care about her. And he felt guilty because he knew that it was because of the way he always treated her. What could he say to make her feel better? There was nothing.
Kagome sat up. "Alright Inuyasha. Let's head back now." She stood up and started to walk away. She turned when she realized that Inuyasha wasn't following her. "Inuyasha…is something wrong?"
Inuyasha looked back to her. Shaking his thoughts from his head, he stood up and followed Kagome back to camp.
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The next morning, Kagome had planned on going home. But now she was starting to have second thoughts.
"What is it now, wench?" Inuyasha asked irritated. It had taken many 'sits' for him to agree to this, and he wasn't about to let all that go to waste.
Kagome looked over at him from across the well. She had been staring into it for quite some time, and Inuyasha was beginning to get antsy. "What? Oh, nothings wrong. I was just thinking about something."
"Well then get going" he told her.
Kagome nodded her head and jumped in. The blue and purple lights swirled around her as she passed through time. Finally they stopped and she felt her feet hit ground.
Author's Note: Alright, I thought this story all on my own. So if it is in ANY way similar to yours or anyone else's that you know of, than please tell me, and refrain from foul language.
But that was just the first chapter. It only took me two hours to write, and I didn't write an outline. I do hope you enjoyed this so far, and if I get enough reviews I'll post the next one. There will probably be only two chapters. Sorry but I don't think I'll be able to prolong this story much.
Please read and review, tell me what you think. Flames are welcome.
