A/N: Hello Everyone! So this is the third chapter in AS DREAMS MAY COME. So I hope you enjoy and review please! That's important!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha! If I did it would be exactly as you see here.

AS DREAMS MAY COME

CHAPTER 3: EMBRACING THE OPPORTUNITY

Inuyasha looked into the sky as he sat on the branch on a tree just outside the village. The feeling he had wasn't going away any time soon, so all he could he could do was stare into the sky. An hour ago sleep had taken hold of him and he dreamed. The vision was so clear, the exchanging of a promise before the dream cut to black and he was awaken from his slumber. Now he just waited for the event to happen so he could move on.

"I can't wait for….well for whatever is going to happen..'

"Inuyasha!"

He cast his view downward to see Kagome and the gang staring up at him in concern. Kagome looked a bit irritated mostly because Inuyasha has been so caught up his thoughts that he paid her no attention since she came back, but she decided to shrug it off and move on with the journey. Naraku was still a present threat as well as jewel shards they still needed to collect. She looked into Inuyasha's eyes and saw restlessness. Why?

"What do you want?"

"Come on let's go! We're leaving to continue the journey. There has been some demon activity in the next town. Could be Naraku?" Inuyasha sneered. Naraku….the thorn in his side for too long. Oh how he wanted to rip him to shreds with his bare hands. It is imperative to learn more about his location but he…..can't leave just yet. He needs to wait for the 'event' to happen before he could go.

"We'll go tomorrow!"

The group looked at each other in astonishment. Inuyasha hated Naraku with a passion! How could he possible give up an opportunity? Is he insane?

"Inuyasha! Have you lost your marbles? We need to go today! Not tomorrow! Today!"

"Well if you guys want to go so bad, GO! I 'll catch up with you guys tomorrow." He turned his head back to the clear sky not wanting to argue with her anymore. Kagome was furious. What has gotten into him? Sango tried to calm her down.

"Now, now Kagome. He might just be tired as all, we can wait till tomorrow. " Miroku stood beside his love helping the process.

"She's right Kagome. It's not a big deal." They tried their best to console her, but after several minutes passed they gave up with a 'well we tried' and moved to the side. Inuyasha wasn't paying any attention to any of them. He was still facing the sky, looking at it like a lost puppy. He was so enwrapped in what he was doing; he failed to notice Kagome stomping towards his direction, radiating fury.

"Inuyasha! We are going right now! You rushed me to come back early so we can collect jewel shards and now you want to wait a day? Uh Uh! We're leaving!" She turned to the others, who only stood on the side, too scared to utter a single word. "Let's go."

Inuyasha scoffed but made no attempts to move from his spot. This was important. Kagome would have to wait….that is until—

"Osuwari!"

The beads in his necklace glowed with fury as the branch beneath him collapse and he slammed into the ground below, face first. Ouch. "Damn it…" he swore as he tried to find his balance to steady himself with. Sango and Miroku waited. Normally when Kagome 'osuwari' him, he would do whatever she ask. Actually the both felt, she was abusing this power often. However, to their surprise, Inuyasha climbed back up into the tree and sat on the branch on the opposite side. Kagome seethed.

"Osuwari!" she yelled as once he again he came, crashing to the ground. Miroku and Sango tried to intervene as the two began to quarrel, calling each other names that they knew they would regret later. They started by splitting them up.

"Calm down you two!" They yelled in unison as Miroku pulled Inuyasha to the side and Sango took Kagome to the other side. Shippou stayed to the side, fear fur being caught in an all-out war. Miroku started to mend the situation.

"Inuyasha" he looked up, "What is it are you waiting for? What have you so wound up?" He looked at Inuysaha to make sure he was listening then looked over his shoulder to see if Kagome was calm. "You've been acting strange all day and you keep staring into the sky. Do you know what it is?"

He shook his head. "No…..I don't but something tells me that I have to be here and wait for whatever is coming. I'm sorry but that's all I know." He smiled weakly at Miroku, the pain of the double 'Osuwari' 's started to appear. Leaving Inuyasha, Miroku turned to the others with a smile on his face.

"I think we should wait till tomorrow." He could hear the obvious groan from Kagome but he shrugged it off, "Whatever Inuyasha is waiting for is very important to him. I saw we wait with him. I'd like to see what has him so riled up."

"I agree. Kagome it's just one day and we'll be off tomorrow. I know Inuyasha has rushed you but sometimes these things tend to happen." Kagome deepened her groan before nodding a silent okay in Sango's direction. Shippou walked to his adoptive mother with Kirara and sat in her lap as they sat in silence around the tree. Kaede appeared from the path leading to the village, staring down at the siting group with confusion vivid in her eyes.

"What be this now." Miroku and Sango turned to smile back at her while Kagome kept her head down and Inuyasha staring into the sky. "Are ye not travelin' to the next village?"

"We're going tomorrow. Inuyasha is waiting for something and won't move from the tree. So we're waiting to see what has him so riled up." Shippou said from Kagome's lap.

"Aye, I see." She turned to Inuyasha who continued to stare into the sky, "When will it be coming Inuyasha?"

Without turning his head, he said. "I don't know what hour, but it will be today. That I'm positive."

"Do ye know what it is?"

He shook his head.

"Alright then. Do ye know where it will appear?"

Without saying a word, he lifted his arm and stretched his arm up, pointing to the sky.

"It will appear from the sky…"

"Then we shall wait…" she replied before looking into the sky with the rest of the group.

AS DREAMS MAY COME CHAPTER 3: EBRACING THE OPPORTUNITY

I had made it to the University, the university I worked so hard to get into, only for me not to be able to go. I don't know how long it will be until I leave this world and into the other, but my stomach tells me it will be soon….very soon. I stared down at my luggage, eyeing it with curiosity while the thoughts processed in my head.

'Maybe I shouldn't head to the school…' I thought as I rolled through the streets of Tokyo. It was a very interesting place and I loved all of it. It's just too bad that this will only be temporary. I guess I should head to the school. Mama is probably freaking out and I need to put my stuff somewhere. With that thought I headed to the school.

'The school looks so much bigger in person' I thought as I stood at the front gates baking in the glory that was Tokyo U. The building structures, the gardens!, 'Oh! I wish I could stay here forever!' My eyes saddened. If only I had forever….

I walked through the halls taking in the scenery, how the classrooms were constructed, the gardens that were always kept neat and the people walking through the halls. This was the dream. Ting. My knees buckled from the sharp sound that erupted inside of my head. I looked around frantically wondering if a band was playing but to my surprise they were none.

'I wonder what that was…' I thought as I continued moving through the school, 'Maybe it was a false alarm..' Ting! I buckled again but manage to keep standing. Whatever this was, it was making itself known to me and I need to find out why.

As I rounded the corner, I started pass by a room but stopped and looked inside. A mirror…..a humongous crystal rimmed mirror was embedded into the floor of the room. I walked inside staring into the mirror as if it was calling me. Wait….Mirror? Calling me? I stared back at the mirror in astonishment. The sky was reflected in it but it was inside of a closed building. It should be reflecting the ceiling!

"Is this the gateway to my fate?" I muttered

"That mirror is a new addition to the school." I whipped around to see an older gentleman standing a few feet away from me, staring into the reflection of the mirror a smile creeping onto his face. He was a very nicely dressed man, for someone his age, sporting a coffee colored suit and a cream collared shirt. A black tie stuffed into his jacket to give him elegance. His hair was jelled back making it slick and smooth.

I watched the man as approached the edge of the mirror, fixing himself as he came to a stop, his hands behind his back.

"This mirror was made by a well know Chinese fortune-teller who was called Tu Li Ling, who saw what she wanted through the mirror's reflection. One day a man wandered into her home in search of an answer to his lifelong question."

"'I want to know my other half..' The man had claimed. Tu Li Ling found the man quite attractive and wanted to know more about him."

"'What is your name sir?' she replied."

"'Hei Zhi Lan.' She looked into her mirror only to find nothing but her own reflection. Baffled by the mirror's actions she asked the mirror once more but only to find the same result. "I'm sorry Zhi Lan, it seems my mirror is broken. It only shows me."

"The man stood and grabbed her hands. "It is not broken Li Ling, it means it is you." Thus this mirror was created to celebrate the meeting. However the mirror seems to have a strong will." He looked at me smiling, "Are you a new student joining use this year?"

"Yes sir." I bowed to him, "My name is Kisara Princeton. I have traveled from the states to be here."

The gentleman bowed before standing straight again, "I am Kureno Yoshikuni, I am one of the teachers of this fine establishment. Now did you like my tale of Tu Li's mirror?"

"Yes. Yoshikuni-sensei, it was very fascinating. Tu Li must have been very happy." He smiled back at me before heading to door. He turned around, cracking a smile. "This tale is not over my young one." I raised an eyebrow. "Oh no it is a long one, but I have a feeling we'll see more of each other. I'll you with something to ponder. This mirror is also known as 'Yume no kagami' or the Mirror of Dreams."

Before I could say another word, he disappeared from my sight, leaving me to ponder the mirror's name alone. In my train of thought, I peered back down to the mirror to the sky still showing calling me to it.

I must go tonight. There's no other way around it. With that thought I grabbed my bags and headed to the dorms without another word.

The dorms were very well furnished and styled but I wasn't interested in that. I was hard not to be interested to. All the furniture was gold trimmed and the two rooms were identical. A twin be covered in back sheets with golden trimmings, a dark wooden oak night table to the right of the bed, dressers and vanities mad of the same oak and a painting of geisha's on the wall. Even though I just came to this college I was already leaving it behind as I packed the few little things I needed for this journey into my messenger bag. As soon as the bag was heavy enough without hurting my arm, I slung it over my shoulder. Carefully in my head, I went through the check list.

Sketchbook….Check

Pencils…Check

Soap and Shampoo….Check

Toothbrush and toothpaste…check

Extra clothes…Check

Swim suit just in case ….check

Pendent (I looked down to see it resting on my neck) …check

Snacks…double check

Blanket (in case it's cold)….check

Jacket…..check

Camera…check

Taser and pepper spray (again just in case)…..check

Alright I think that's it. I turned around putting my bag on the bed as I ran to change my clothes. First impressions are always good even in situations like this, especially when I'm going to be traveling with him. I ran to the bathroom with a pile of clothes that I had randomly pulled from my bag. When I was done, I came out to model in front of the gold rimmed mirror that was attached to the back of the door.

It was perfect for well…what I thought I was going to do. My chocolate tight curls fell to my shoulders in contrast to my caramel colored skin. My lips were shinning thanks to the lip gloss I had gotten from Sephora's last week. My outfit was kept very simple. A white short sleeved shirt that clung to my body and had a moderate dip in the front. I also wore a pair of flared light blue denim jeans with a brown leathered belt and a pinkish orange sarong that covered one side of my pants. I finished the outfit with a pair of black converse.

I stared down to my neck, adjusting the Rosario so that it hit just below my collarbone. I grasped it tightly in my hands. I cannot leave this behind. The memory of the dream of snow came back to me. This necklace has to go to him. With that I muttered a silent prayer of protection.

"Please protect me…" I finished when something caught my eye. A black container marked by the words prisma colors had fallen out of my bag in my previous haste, but I because I had not opened it, it had not damaged. I picked it up in my hands when the thought occurred to me.

"Oh my God! Mom, I need to call her!"

Stuffing the pencils into my bag, I grabbed my cell phone, quickly dialing the number. How could I forget to call my own mother? Jeez it was the first thing that was banged into my mind before I left. Sigh….and besides that, this would be the last time I would ever speak to her. I'll probably make an excuse about class overloads and stuff. She picked up on the first ring.

"Hello? Kisa sweetie is that you?" she sounded frantic.

"Yes. Mama I made it, I'm in Tokyo."

"Oh thank heavens! I was starting to worry. I was literally two seconds from hoping on a plane myself."

"It's alright Mama. I'm alright…."

"…Baby is everything okay? You sound pretty glum there hun." Leave it to a mother to know that not all is well with her child. "Honey?"

"I'm fine Mama. I really am. Just tired."

"Well go on sugar-lump and rest and give Mama a call when you a chance."

"Yes Mama."

"I love you very much dear."

"I love you more Mama. Bye…."

"Good-bye dear."

With that she hung up leaving me in silence. I slouched on the bed trying to gather my thoughts. Was this really worth it? I would be leaving my family, my dreams, everything behind to venture off into some unknown place to save the lives of people I don't even know. I don't even know what I'm supposed to do to save their lives or who I'm even saving. This is stupid…I shouldn't go.

Suddenly the memory of the man behind the broken glass resurfaced. The sinister words kept resurfacing in my mind. "If you do not go…..his life will be forfeited due to your carelessness…"

Damn why do I have to be so sentimental? Oh well nothing I could do about it now. I rose steadily from the bed, leaving slightly wrinkled sheets behind. Slinging my messenger bag around my shoulder, I hastily moved out the doors leaving the life I knew behind me.

I moved swiftly through the halls until I reached the room of the Mirror of Dreams. 'Good no one is here.' I thought as I moved into the room, silently closing the door being me. It's weird how no one is here now but that's not the point. Moving slowly, I ventured to the edge of the mirror and looked down. The sky was still showing brightly. A voice began to call.

"You have made it young dreamer…step into the center of my glass."

I did as I was told.

"This world is far different than the one you've known….listen to your dreams to guide you, listen to your other to advise you…..listen to your heart to decide the path to take."

"Yes. I will."

"Then prepare yourself for your journey as it will be a long one….." Almost immediately my body began to pass through the glass.

"Nngh!" I struggled but finally let the mirror take me. It began once again.

"Lastly….do not fall in love with your other dreamer…"

I gasped at the end. By now most of my body had passed through the mirror, a blue light engulfing me entirely making it hard to see. "Not that I care but why can't I?"

"The end to your first dream should answer that." I stared wide eyed to the ceiling, "There is sacrifice in this battle. Love will only bring unwanted hardships and in the end will amount to nothing…"

My head was sinking faster into the mirror, covering my mouth and preventing me from speaking. Within a matter of seconds, I was completely engulfed.

"Do not forget these words…."

AS DREAMS MAY COME CHAPTER 3: EBRACING THE OPPORTUNITY

The group had continued sitting by the tree looking up into the sky, although most of the group was extremely bored and started playing old maid with Kagome's strange cards from the future. Kaede had long since gone back to her hut in the village to tend to the herbs that she had been growing for the past few months. Inuyasha still continued to stare longingly into the sky. Kagome looked back at him.

"Inuyasha just give it up already. Whatever was supposed to come isn't coming. It's starting to get late too." She looked into the sky. It was already twilight and the children in the village were starting to go back home.

"She has a point Inuyasha. We've been waiting all day. Maybe something had happened or it could've changed schedule." He called back the hanyou in the tree who still continued to look at the multicolored sky.

"I know you were excited about….uh well whatever it was coming, but I think it's time to go home." Sango chimed in petting the sleeping Kirara in her lap while simultaneously playing cards. "It's time to eat too."

"Yeah I'm hungry…" Shippou whined holding onto his small stomach. The all looked back waiting on Inuyasha to respond, watching his eyes shift from waiting to sadness. He understood what they were saying and maybe they were right. It was getting late and he can't wait here forever. Even his stomach was growling in objection but it's going to happen today he knows it will. His heart wants to wait for wait for whatever was coming but his mind said to let it go. With a sigh he turned around to his friends.

"Alright. Let's head back you guys." He called. His friends cheered and stretch the bodies around to relieve the stiffness. He started to climb the branch….

Until….

A bright blue light like the one that comes from Bone Eaters well when Kagome leaves from home, erupted from the sky, shining so brightly blinding upon the people below even Inuyasha and the gang directly below.

"What is it? What's happening?" Kagome yelled in confusion, her short green shirt fluttering from the excessive wind. "Ahh!" She screamed tring to hold her skirt down.

"I don't know!" Miroku yelled trying to keep Shippou from floating away in the wind, "This wind is ridiculous! Sango are you alright."

"Yes sort of!" she yelled over the wind.

Almost as quickly as it came, the wind stopped blowing and the lights begun to move within themselves creating a circular shape that looked just like….a mirror?

"Is that a mirror?" Kagome asked after fluffing her skirt freeing it from wrinkles, then stood next to Inuysha.

"It looks like it but….it looks strange!" Shippou concluded as he looked into the sky. The mirror was huge fro one but it was also lined with crystals creating patterns along the edges. Each edge had a different pattern. To the north was a green crystal tortoise with a snake wrapped tightly around it, to the south a red crystal pattern of a phoenix, to the west a white tiger so fierce and strong, and lastly to the east a black crystal dragon. All were extremely beautiful as strange lettering circled around them, as they glowed a bright a blue.

"Wait! Those are the four Shirei from China!" Miroku blurted as he carefully pointed to each of the different patterns. He pointed to the tortoise first "The God of the North Genbu" , next the tiger "God of the West Byakko", he pointed to the phoenix "God of the South Suzaku", he pointed to the dragon lastly "And the God of the East Seiryū."

"That's great Miroku, but what is it doing here?" Sango said out of confusion. A sudden light caused them to look up as something started to come through the mirror. It was small whatever it was as it drifted down slowly towards them.

Something in Inuyasha was bouncing. Was it this he was waiting for? He walked slowly underneath the drifting blue light, standing and watching as he watch the object floating down slowly. Once it go closer, he noticed it wasn't an object but a person.

"Inuyasha what are you doing?" Kagome asked skeptically as she watched him under the blue light. Inuyasha only smirked.

"It's the thing I've waited for all day."

"You didn't even know what it was you were waiting for before. How do you know that this is it?"

"I dunno. Just a hunch.

"Oi it's coming closer!" Shippou yelled as he scurried behind Kagome. Inuyasha raised his arms, gently catching the figure that had floated into his arms. Just immediately as he caught the person a voice popped into his head.

"Protect what you see…..follow your dreams….and you will be victorious…" The voice faded into the wind as the mirror above collapsed into itself, disappearing completely. He stood there speechless still supporting the figure.

"Hey it's a human girl." Kagome called as she moved closer to Inuyasha.

"Whoa it really is one." Shippou agreed in shock as he scurried to the top of Kagome's shoulder. "Hey Kagome she's wearing strange clothes like yours."

"You right!"

"She has interesting hair" Sango interjected.

"Yes, I've never seen anything that curly before." Miroku added, "I love the color of her skin, it's like caramel.'

"Mmm caramel." Shippou licked his lips at the thought.

'Curly hair? Caramel skin?' Inuyasha broke away from his thoughts to see the sleeping figure in his arms. Suddenly realization set in as he looked her over. 'Oh my God! It's really her. The one from the dreams!' He looked around and then finally at the sky.

'What is she doing here anyway and why come through a mirror?' He stumbled as the girl in his arms shift herself to attach herself to his warmth.

"Kisara…." He whispered silently.

Kagome looked up in confusion. "What, did you say something?

"I said we need to bring her to Kaede, she might be hurt."

"Good idea Inuyasaha." Miroku chimmed as he placed a hand on his right shoulder. "We can ask her about herself when she awakes. Let's go."

"Right" Inuyasha agreed as he turned to walk down the path to the village with the girl sleeping soundly in his arms.

A/N: So what do you think? Any ideas? Please let me know!

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