Disclaimer: Inuyasha is not mine, and neither is the song "1000 Words"….I have absolutely no idea who it does belong to…probably the people who own FFX2. Whatever.

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Only a Dream

Chapter 3

Inuyasha woke up with a gasp. He looked frantically around him. This wasn't his village, where was he?

"Calm down, little brother." Said a cold voice behind him.

Inuyasha swiveled around on the…bed? He gazed at his surroundings, and felt instantly at peace. This was his old home, at least the garden part of it. There was the old small bridge where he used to play with his ball. Over there was…the first place he saw his mother cry.

Inuyasha let his legs swing off the side. "I don't remember this bed being here." His voice was soft and almost a whisper, as if his speaking any louder would break the scene around him.

Sesshomaru came to his side, "I don't remember getting here."

Inuyasha frowned in confusion, "So, I'm still dreaming?"

The demon lord's eyes grew a fraction, "What?" He stared hard at the boy, "You were also given a gift? From one named, Mina?"

Inuyasha got up and walked a ways forward, "Yeah, I got some stone thing, green and weird looking. The woman said it would give me a glimpse at what could have been, so I did as she said and…Well, here I am."

Sesshomaru felt sakura blossoms brush past his face, "That's not all." A statement, not a question.

There was silence, then Inuyasha moved forward to the edge of the water. With a claw, he made circles in the water, watched as the ripples moved out to touch the other side.

"At first, I was with you, but I was also with father. You left to do something, and I got to be alone with him. I asked him if he was proud of me. He ruffled my hair and said, 'Of course I am!', and I swiped his hand away. Then, I thought I had woken up." Inuyasha looked back to his brother. "What about your dream?"

Sesshomaru's eyes became soft, as he remembered the haunting dream. "Father wasn't there, but you were. We were…creating an empire together. It didn't matter to me that you were a half-demon."

Inuyasha nodded, "So how do we wake up?"

Sesshomaru smirked, "Simple," He began walking over to Inuyasha, "We open our eyes."

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Inuyasha gasped for air. He looked down into his hand. There it was, the stupid stone that started all this. The markings of dream glowed for a moment, then faded away.

Growling, the boy got up, he had been sleeping on Kaede's roof again, "I'm not letting you get away that easily!" He jumped down, then started running into his forest.

Your words were like a dream,

But dreams could never fool me,

Not that easily,

Sesshomaru woke up, dropped the stone, then let blue light envelope him. He flew off into the night sky.

Oh a thousand words,

Have never been spoken,

They'll fly to you,

Crossing over time and distance holding you,

Suspended on silver wings!

Everything flew past them in a blend of colors. Nothing could be distinguished as tree or animal, it was all meaningless. All that mattered was finding each other.

The dream isn't over yet…

And a thousand words,

Call out through the ages,

They'll cradle you,

Turning all of your lonely years to only days,

They'll hold you forever!

They meet at the God tree. Silver hair caressed by moonlight, golden eyes meeting their brother's…it was as if they were still in that dreamscape. However, this was too real.

As shown when Inuyasha shattered the moment, "Stop staring at me, will ya!"

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed, "So impatient, half-breed?"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Whatever."

The eldest brother ignored that, and looked up to the full moon. "You don't hate me, little brother?"

The younger brother shifted uncomfortably, "Not really," Pause, "but I don't like ya either!"

Sesshomaru glares at him, then turns away. "It's a start." Then he begins to leave.

Inuyasha does too, not really in the mood for a fight. That dream seemed to drain him.

Sesshomaru slowed down, then stopped. He couldn't leave like this. "Inuyasha!"

The boy turned around, more curious than suspicious.

"I do not hate you, as well." The demon lord turned around to glare at him. "Expect nothing more from this Sesshomaru."

Inuyasha let out a, Keh, "Same here!" Then finally runs off.

Sesshomaru finds himself smirking, not smiling, but lifting his lips just a bit as he heads back to his camp.