A/N: Our story continues... I really have nothing more to say.. OMG Lost is on!

Chapter 3

"Inuyasha..."

A voice was calling him. He ran inside a doorway just as he saw a beautiful woman falling to the ground. He watched as she tried to get back up. Her long dark hair covering her face.

"Please Inuyasha, escape this place while you still can." Her voice was barely a whisper, straining before she collapsed once more.

He ran to her side. He felt the pang of fear in his chest as he saw the blood spilling out onto the stone floor from a wound underneath her body.

He pulled the hair from her face, seeing her eyes clouding as death crept upon her. "MOTHER!" he screamed shaking her body, "MOTHER!"

He heard a sound and turned to see someone trying to break through the door of the next room. He turned back to the body of his mother, but it wasn't his mother. A priestess laid before him, her long dark hair spread out upon the grass, blood rushing from a wound on her shoulder. "…Kikyo?" Suddenly he was shot by an arrow and pinned to the Sacred Tree.

Suddenly Kagome was before him, she smiled as she climbed up the tree to him, placing a hand on his cheek.

Everything became dark. The arrow disappeared from his chest and he slid down from the tree, falling further and further into darkness.

Suddenly he was in the village. Everywhere around him people were screaming and fleeing past him with fear. He ran in the direction they were running from into utter blackness. One thing shone from a distance in front of him. A girl lay upon grass. Her body scrapped and bruised. He recognized this girl immediately.

"Kagome!" Heyelled as he ran to her side. Kneeling beside her as he lifted her limp body into his arms. He put his ear to her chest, listening to the shallow heartbeats. "Kagome wake up!" But no reaction came from her. He shook her face a little, trying desperately to wake her; he could feel her heartbeats becoming weaker.

Then from the darkness he heard the shrill laughter of joy. The sickening laughter of enjoyment coming from the pain he was witnessing before him.

Inuyasha woke with a start, looking around Kagome's room, which was dimly lit from the rising sun. He looked over at her as she slept in her bed. Her dark hair no longer curled like the night before, her face completely innocent and glowing in the first morning rays of light.

"What the hell was that?" he spoke out loud, completely shocked by whatever he had just dreamt.

Just then he was startled once more by the sound of Kagome's alarm clock. Slowly reaching over, Kagome turned it off. Nearly falling out of bed as she did. Yawning she pushed back her covers before climbing out of her warm bed.

"Good- morning" She smiled as she slipped her feet into her slippers.

"Keh, it's not that good." Inuyasha was still thinking about that dream.

"Oh yes it is Inuyasha" she smiled once more. "I've decided to go back tonight instead of waiting another day, after all the sooner we set out again, the sooner we find Naraku."

Inuyasha smiled a little, he was glad she wanted to go back. He didn't understand why she wanted to go to that school of hers anyway. Then he remembered that guy from the night before, holding Kagome in that way and his smile faded.


Back in the feudal era, Miroku and Sango had come into some interesting information. Myoga the flea demon had come to tell Inuyasha of a rumor he had heard that sounded like Naraku was planning something. Apparently Kagura had been in the surrounding area, promising shikon shards to Demons for attacking villages.

"Why would Naraku do that?" Miroku questioned, looking at the others for an answer. "What could he possibly have to gain?"

Sango stared at the floor, thinking hard of a reason why, but she had no idea. Kaede looked puzzled as well. This seemed so out of character for Naraku, as despicable as he was he wasn't the type to needlessly attack. He usually only made these sorts of arrangements in order to gain something. But what that could be they had no idea.

"When was Kagura last seen?" Sango asked, concentrating on figuring out what she could have been doing.

"A little over an hour ago she was seen flying westward" Myoga answered.

"Then lets go Miroku." Sango got to her feet, grabbing her demon exterminator clothes and her haraikotsu. "There isn't much time."

"Shouldn't we wait for Inuyasha and Kagome?" Shippo asked

" Kagome and Inuyasha aren't due back until tomorrow. Whatever Naraku is planning, we need to know as soon as possible. You and Myoga stay here with Kaede and wait for them. You four can catch up with us later." Miroku concluded as they set off.


As Kagome walked home from school she felt a little tired. It was becoming hard work trying to come up with excuses. But once again she survived the day, explaining to all of her friends the best way she could come up with why she had stormed out of the dance once Inuyasha arrived. But she told them that her and Inuyasha just had a little argument and were fine again. The only harm done by the night before was to Hojo. She saw him at lunch as he crossed the school grounds, obviously confused about what had happened.

As she looked up the street ahead of her she saw Hojo walking. She felt a sadness creep across her, but she knew what she had to do.

"Hojo" Kagome called running up behind him. He looked a little surprised to see her, a smile sweeping across his face the moment she ran up beside him.

"Hello Kagome, feeling better today as well I see."

Kagome felt so sorry for the pain she was about to cause him, but it just had to be done. She shouldn't let him go on feeling for her the way he did when she could never return those feelings. "Hojo, lets go into the park. We need to talk."

Inuyasha was walking along the path Kagome took to school, a dark blue hat tucked tightly around his ears. Kagome… nothing in the world seemed nearly as important at that moment as he thought of the look on her face when he met her from school. Smiling, glad to see him and glad to be returning to their journeys. Then he thought of the other times he had come to get her, she was angry that he left the shrine, endangering his ears from being seen. But he had them good and covered today, there is no way she could get mad.

As he came towards the park he smelled her scent, good he thought she's nearby. But as he smelled the air again he realized that she wasn't alone. He remebered her words from the night before... I've known Hojo a long time... much longer then I have ever known you! Looking to see if anyone was watching him, he leaped up on the wall that separated the park from the street before hoping into a tree that stood above a bench.

There below him sat Kagome and that guy from the night before. A deep feeling emerged in his chest as he looked down towards them. A feeling of not only anger but betrayal. How could Kagome do this to him, again!

"Hojo, I need you to understand who that guy was that came to see me at the dance last night." Kagome spoke, her voice slow and speaking with kindness.

Kagome was trying to break what she needed to tell Hojo as gently as possible. "Inuyasha is my boyfriend. I'm so sorry I never told you before. I tried I just…" She stopped the deep sensation of pity filling her body as she saw the look on Hojo's face.

Boyfriend? Inuyasha thought as he gazed down at the two below him.

Hojo turned to her; his eye's glistening. "Do you love him Kagome?" He watched her reaction. She turned from his face, looking out on the children at the swings.

Inside she was searching her head for the right answer; she didn't feel it was right to say that she loved Inuyasha when she wasn't even sure he felt the same way. Fidgeting with her skirt she replied, "I care about Inuyasha a great deal, more than anything in my entire life." She finished. It had felt so good to say that out loud for someone to hear, even if it wasn't Inuyasha himself.

But little did she know he was listening the entire time. He could hardly believe what he had just heard. His heart skipped a beat as she spoke. I care about Inuyasha more then anything… He shifted his weight a little, detaching a leaf, which hung loose on his branch. Seeing it falling slowly toward the ground knocked the half demon from his dazed state. He became aware of Hojo rising from the seat and leaving.

Turning back to Kagome, Hojo smiled "As long as your happy Kagome, I am" he said as he left the park and walked down the street once more.

Kagome sat on the bench leaning her face into her hands. That was a lot harder then she thought. She heard a rustle in the tree above her; not knowing that the person she had on her mind at that moment was just leaving.


That night Kagome filled her bag from top to bottom. Trying her best to gather all the things on her lists that are essential for a trip to the feudal era.

As they were saying goodbye, Mrs. Higurashi gave Inuyasha a large box of ramen to take with him. Which he was overly too excited over.


They came to the other side of the well, a little cramped at the bottom as you can imagine, but Inuyasha grabbed the box and Kagome's bag making it much easier for her as she climbed out. They walked quietly through the forest, lit by a dusky sky. Kagome couldn't help but look over at Inuyasha. He had been incredibly quiet most of the day, minus the moment when he got the ramen. She thought perhaps something was bothering him, although she wasn't sure what that could be.

Inuyasha's mind was replaying the dream he had the evening before. Memories he would have rather not have replayed and then Kagome. He had forgotten about it until he heard those words escape her mouth earlier that day. I care about Inuyasha more then anything… Those words had knocked something inside of him; something he didn't know was even really there. Remembering the part of his dream with Kagome, holding her in his arms as she was drifting away from life. He never wanted to have that dream again. He never wanted to see her hurt like that. ...more then anything... He knew he had always felt something towards Kagome, no matter how much he tried to hide it. But he felt immensely in tune with that feeling now. He hadn't felt this way in a long time. Not in over 50 years…

"Kagome…" Inuyasha faced her, he had an intense look about him. That look made Kagome's heart leap up into her throat. "Yes?" she asked, looking up into those deep amber eyes. His expression softened. "I will always protect you, you know that right?"

Unsure of why he was asking she replied, "Yes Inuyasha, I know."

"I… I care about you." He said, turning away quickly he began to walk on.

Kagome was so shocked she had no idea what to say. She followed him, blushing intensely. "Inuyasha… "

But at that moment they had come to the clearing where a bouncy Shippo was playing with one of the village children. "Kagome! Inuyasha!" He yelled as he came scampering over. "You're back so soon."

Kagome smiled at Shippo glad to see him again. Although she felt a little regret that her moment with Inuyasha had ended so soon. She watched as he continued on through the village, towards Kaede's hut.

"C'mon Kagome, Myoga is here with something important to tell you and Inuyasha!" Shippo exclaimed "You should hurry up to Kaede's."

Just as Shippo and Kagome began heading up towards the village, something caught the young fox demon's eye. It was like a light had reflected off of something in the forest, but the second he looked there was nothing to be seen but the trees. "Are you coming Shippo?" Kagome called, and the littlest of the companions chased after her into the village.


A/N: Well now, what could that crazy basturd Naraku be up to? You'll just have to wait and see to find out. :D Reveiws Please! Oh and that crazy Charlie, stealing Clare's baby. GET OFF THE DRUGS!(if you aren't watching lost then you have no idea what that last sentence is about.)