Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Attack on Titan.

Pairing

: Levi x Kagome or Eren x Kagome (There will be voting)

Summary

: The first time she saw the creatures, she fled and let mankind fight their battle. The second time she saw them she stayed to fight to make up for the death that stained her heart.

Macabre Dreams
Chapter Two: One Hell to Another

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She found that waking up was the hardest.

Her legs were always numb and stiff.

Her arms would feel like jelly.

Opening her eyes would be the worst because they were assaulted by bright light.

Kagome stumbled from the alcove she had made her bed. Foliage had grown over it and she had to hack it away with a blade hidden in her pocket so that she could make her way out into the world.

She collapsed on the ground the moment she pushed herself from little entrance and took a deep breath, embracing the scent of trees and the earth and the simple scent of life.

Her eyes adjusted fully and she opened them and she paused.

Something was off.

She gazed around and took in the monstrously large trees and bit her bottom lip.

Why were they so big?

Just how long had she been asleep?

Grabbing her bag from the alcove, she shouldered it and began the trek to civilization...

Kagome hated this part.

After living past her time, she realized, she didn't know what to expect and that was scary. It was like being fifteen years old again, walking into a new world and new life. Only it was different - different because now she had no hanyou protector, no legendary sword to be swung at her enemies.

And she still had enemies.

The lesser youkai always sensed her first; maybe because they lusted for power the most - and they always woke and dragged themselves from the dredges of society and she was always forced to fight and kill them. And to this day - it always bothered her to do so.

Kagome's feet were the only sounds in the forest.

There were no birds. No insects. Nothing.

It was a little more than unsettling.

There had been no sounds of a bustling city or even a small town and she was sure that before she fell asleep that there had been a city nearby.

Shouldering her pack, she wiped the thick coat of silvery goop that clung to her body. She had no idea what it was but every single time she fell asleep, she always awoke covered in the stuff that shimmered like the worst sort of glitter. She figured it may have had something to do with keeping her well preserved as she slept [and possibly unharmed by bugs, foliage, etc. that filled the trees that she made her resting spots].

Kagome turned around and began to head in the direction she thought civilization was in... her memory was a little wonky each time she woke...

After walking what seemed like hours - what she found made her pause.

It was run down, destroyed, covered in growth - abandoned - but she knew what she was looking at.

It was the city.

The city that she had turned away from.

But where was everyone? Why did it look the way it did?

People just didn't abandon entire cities.

Her breath came in short pants and she picked up her pace, moving along what used to be a road.

It too was covered in growth and cracked by years of disuse and her concern grow as she dodged rocks in the road and stepped through long, untamed grass. It was still too quiet.

She quickly pulled out her compound bow and with it an arrow.

She walked with them at her side, ready to be strung at a moment's notice.

What happened to the inhabitants?

As she went deeper into the city the hair on the back of her neck prickled in warning and she strained her ears.

The sound was distant but it was there.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Hear heart raced and perspiration gathered on her brow.

The sound was familiar and she closed her eyes attempting to place it.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

She growled. Stupid muddled memory!

Thump. Thump. Thump.

What was it?

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Her eyes snapped open.

And she remembered.

She drew back the arrow and turned in the direction of the sound and her eyes were wide.

The monsters still existed.

And one was walking straight toward her.

She released the arrow and watched as it hit home - as it disintegrated she breathed easy for just a moment - and then...

There were more.

Taking a steadying breath, she pulled more arrows from bag and prepared for the worst.

Lips pursed - the Shikon between her breasts pulsed and the monsters began running.

Kagome allowed her tense body to relax - one thought on her mind...

Survive.

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'Gome Yuki:: I'm back into this fic and I'm ready to start popping out chapters. Sorry for this one being so short. I'm going to try and make the chapters longer since I just had midterms so I've been busy. These two chapters were like mini prologues - onward to the story though! Tell me what pairing you guys want and we will see what we get. We can try and swing a threesome if that is how popular vote goes.