Chapter 22: The Dream

"Kagome…" Inuyasha said. They were in the Feudal Era, but they were human. "Kagome?"

"Hmm?"

"I wanted to know… to know if you wanted… wanted to be… wanted to be my mate?"

"No! I hate you Inuyasha!"

"Why? I thought we had something between us!"

"Well, we don't! Go to Kikyo."

"I don't want her. I want you!"

She gasped.

"I love you Kagome. Nothing can change that. I will protect you with all my life."

"You really mean that?"

"Yes, I wouldn't lie to you about anything."

"Then yes. I will be your mate." She said coming up to hug him.

"Thank you."

"Then…" Kagome said "Come to hell with me Inuyasha!" Kikyo said. He realized that he was hugging Kikyo. He was also a hanyou again.

"What? No! You're not Kagome!"

"What? Of course I'm not."

"But I asked her not you."

"No you didn't, you asked me… Now come with me Inuyasha." She said hugging him tighter. She tried to pull away but couldn't.

"NO! KAGOME!" He yelled as he saw her.

"Goodbye, Inuyasha." She said crying.

"NO! I LOVE YOU KAGOME! KAGOME!"

"NO! I LOVE YOU KAGOME! KAGOME!" He yelled in the real world.

"Inuyasha! INUYASHA! WAKE UP INUYASHA!" He said shaking him.

He woke up and gasped. He fell out of the tree. Kagome would of thought that was funny if he wasn't yelling her name like she was going to die. She leapt down from the tree.

"Inuyasha, are you ok?" she asked him.

He was quiet as he got up and dusted himself off.

"What was that about? You were screaming my name like I was dieing." She told him. It was early morning; still dark.

"I… I… just had a nightmare, that's all." Inuyasha said as he sat against the base of the tree. He looked down.

"What was it about?… Come on you know you can tell me." Kagome told him.

"It was about… about you…. You said you hated me and wouldn't be my mate. We were human. Then… then you turned into Kikyo and tried to take me to hell with you. And I saw you in the distance… you were crying and said goodbye. I couldn't get free of her grip… I wanted to so bad though. That's when I woke up."

"I… I'm so sorry. I had no idea."

"No big deal."

"But it is. You screamed my name countless times. I couldn't wake you up. I almost bit you, you were so bad. Then you fell out of the tree, which are you ok?"

"Yea. I just won't be jumping too much today."

"That's all right, I'll help you. Are you sure you're ok? Because you don't look it. You're really pale and sweaty."

"Well I do feel that way, but I am fine."

"You want to go sleep in the hut for the rest of the night. It might help since you can't jump too good."

"Ok, but we have to be quiet."

She nodded as they started to walk to the hut. When they got to the opening she stopped him an kissed him passionately.

"I just wanted to let you know I'm here." She whispered to him.

"I love you."

"I know, I heard you say it in your sleep."

"What else did I say?" He asked her quietly as they sat down against the wall of the hut. Everyone was sleeping so they had to be quiet, and that was easy because of their sensitive ears.

"Mostly just my name. Then right before I woke you up you said I love you."

"That it?"

"Yep, but I heard you say something about Kikyo. Like I'm not coming with you to hell, it was very demanding too. I don't think she liked it."

"No, she didn't. And I don't want to go with her. I want to stay with you forever."

Kagome smiled and kissed him again.

"I do too. I won't leave. Never."

"I can't leave anyway if I wanted. I don't think you could handle that youkai pup on your own if you wanted."

"Speaking of which, we need to think of names. How about… Inume for a girl, or Izyaoi."

"You want to give her a human name?"

"I don't care. It doesn't really matter. "

"Well then, if it's a boy… Muteki or Inukyo."

"Inukyo? What, you think he'll be bigger than us?"

"No, but if we teach him right he could."

"I think Muteki is good."

"Well, I think Izyaoi is good."

"Then I'm fine with that. Let's get some sleep. You're gonna need it to get better." She said moving into his lap.