InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Breathe (With Me Sesshomaru) ❯ Nightmare ( Chapter 5 )

Small Needed Warnings (SNW): This takes place a few days after the final episode of the series, so it's gonna be a bit of a spoiler if you haven't seen the end. There are also Limes, Lemons, and a Lemonade or two through-out the story. Characters are a bit OOC.

 

PS- If you see (~*Then something inside.*~), it's me talking

 

 

Author Note: GOMENNASAI!!!!! (I'm so sorry!) It's been forever since I posted. I had really bad writer's block…..and then I got a new computer at Christmas and forgot to transfer my documents ><. I'm so dumb. Lol Well, here's Chapter 5. It's not what it was going to be originally, but I like it all the same. ^_^ Enjoy!

 

 

 

Breathe (With Me Sesshomaru)- Nightmare

 

Inuyasha returned by noon and no one said a word. The group sat in silence for quite awhile before anyone spoke. And when someone did, it was the half-demon himself.

 

“You won't see him again Kagome,” he said.

 

Her heart sank. He didn't understand, and she could feel the tears behind her raw eyes.

 

“You can't stop me,” she whispered. She spoke a little louder as she stood up from the ground. “It's my decision Inuyasha.”

 

“You won't go near him again. You got it?”

 

“And why the hell not!?” she screamed as she walked around to stand in front of him, tears already formed in her eyes.

 

He took her firmly by the shoulders and forced their eyes to lock.

 

“That bastard is never going to hurt you again.”

 

She felt her heart stop. The firm and angry tone stunned her and made her still. The sound of his voice made her…scared of him. She stayed there dumbfounded until it kicked in. Then she started looking around rapidly. She searched his eyes for anything to calm her nerves. Kagome was panicking. She was actually scared of Inuyasha.

 

He could feel how scared she was of him. It was an aura and scent he had never gotten from her before. It frightened him. He let go of her, which caused her to shake; his heart dropped into his stomach, or maybe even lower. He gently and slowly gathered her into a warm embrace and held her.

 

“I'm sorry,” he said softly. “It's okay. I'm sorry.” The half-demon gently rocked her.

 

She stayed still, her heart still racing. She couldn't get a grip on herself.

 

“I-I…I didn't mean to scare you,” he said gently. “I'm sorry Kagome. Please forgive me.”

 

Kagome came back to reality, to the fact that Inuyasha was just scared of her getting hurt. He didn't want anyone, or anything to hurt her anymore. And that's all he wanted.

 

She allowed her arms to wrap around his neck and squeeze. She rested her head into his shoulder and held him. Her body was still a little shaky, but she knew that she was safe.

 

“I forgive you,” she said softly. He gave her a squeeze.

 

“I understand how you feel, but I just don't want him hurting you Kagome,” he whispered. “Please just stay away from him.”

 

The miko was a little shocked. She didn't want to stay away from Sesshomaru.

“Just until you have your confidence back, okay?” Inuyasha said, pulling them to look at each other. “I want you to be ready to handle whatever he will do before you confront him again, alright?”

 

She nodded, looking straight into his eyes. “Okay,” she said softly. “I understand.”

 

He pulled her into another hug. “Thank you,” he told her.

 

 

(~*Hmmm. Sesshomaru now! ^_^ *~)

 

 

The Demon Lord was sitting down in his den. He was still clueless about how a human could do such an unspeakable thing to him. Sesshomaru shook the thought from his head and gazed around the magnificent room with a blank stare.

 

Anyone who didn't grow up around this kind of décor would surely faint, or be astounded. The ceilings reached the lowest point of the roof, which was on top of the second story. A landing, which led to a staircase, came from only the best bedrooms of the castle, the ones for the grand inhabitants. The walls were smooth and gold and etched with designs by the artist that worked on the castle centuries ago. The floor looked just like the walls, as was the ceilings. Grand windows covered the only wall that faced outside. They reached up to the second story and were made of the most reinforced glass available. The glass was separated into square pieces that were separated with wood. Four of these windows took the wall with a gigantic fireplace right in the middle of them. Huge stones that resembled others that made up the castle were included, along with red and blue stones that complemented the décor.

 

The furnishings were a different story. Sesshomaru's mother had gotten all rich Japanese and European furniture for her castle. The den was so large that there were five sitting areas, all with their own flair and background. He was sitting by window closest to the landing in the German furniture. The texture of the antique furniture was anything but soft and the green of the cushions looked as though someone had poured buckets of mashed peas all over them.

 

He couldn't think of anything to do. The Demon Lord could go wonder around his land, but that would just cause more problems than he needed.

 

Sesshomaru would have to tell Jaken and Rin he was leaving. Jaken would whine and say things like “Would you like me to come with you, My Lord?” and “You should have an advisor for your rounds, sire.” And then Rin would beg to let her go as well. Sesshomaru would have to tell her that it was dangerous and she would play the “I've been near Naraku and other demons and I wasn't scared” card.

 

`I'll sneak out for the afternoon,' he thought. `I'll act like I'm going to sit in the garden and that's when I'll take off. Maybe I'll go to the hot springs.'

 

 

(~*Who wouldn't want to be cooped up in a magnificent room?*~)

(~*Oh! The child raised in it! lol Back to Inuyasha and the gang.*~)

 

 

The gang gathered their things and started back for Kaede's village. They kept small conversation, but mostly stayed quiet. When they arrived, it was already dark. Kagome, Sango, Shippo, and Kilala all settled in almost instantly and fell asleep. Inuyasha sat next to Kagome's sleeping figure, gently petting her hair.

 

“What happened Inuyasha?” Kaede asked of him. “Did ye and Kagome have a fight?”

 

When Inuyasha didn't answer, Miroku said, “Not exactly Lady Kaede.”

 

“Oh; then what did happen? For I know something happened.”

 

Inuyasha didn't say anything, but when Miroku started to explain, he jumped in to tell the whole story…

 

 

(~*Some time later…*~)

 

 

Kaede nodded. The story made sense of the young adults' actions. She looked around the room now. Miroku had dozed off during the story; Shippo and Kilala were fast asleep; Sango and Kagome were cuddled up near each other; and Inuyasha was still mindlessly petting Kagome's hair.

 

“You should get some sleep Inuyasha,” the old priestess said. “Ye'll need your sleep in the morn'.”

 

And with that, she fell asleep.

 

But how could he sleep?

 

`I did all this…I'm so stupid…' he thought. He looked down at Kagome. He took in every bit of her face and how her body moved as she slept. The half-demon then gently said, “I'm sorry Kagome.”

 

 

(~*To Sesshomaru!*~)

 

 

The Demon Lord had indeed snuck out, like a modern teenager. He now walked onto his favorite hot spring. Sesshomaru took in a deep breath of the moisture and air. He then began stripping off each piece of his outfit: his armor, any extra dressings, and his robes. The Western Lord then settled himself in the hot water with contented sigh.

 

`This is just what I need…a break…' he thought. Lord Sesshomaru sighed again.

 

 

(~*Kagome's dreamtime!*~)

 

She was in the forest again, but she couldn't find her way through. Kagome looked around desperately for a sign, but none came. She frantically turned in circles to see if she could spot somebody.

 

Kagome opened her mouth to call out…

 

Nothing.

 

“I-`nuyasha.'

 

Kagome was really scared now. She wasn't able to call out for help. The young girl was on the brink of panicking. There was only one thing she could do now.

 

Run.

 

And run she did. She didn't know which way she was going, but she didn't care. The young miko just wanted out. She ran and ran, for what to her seemed like hours.

Suddenly, she saw a light to her right.

 

`That must be a way out!'

 

Kagome ran to it, not caring about what could be there waiting. She just wanted out of the forest. She winced when the light became brighter against her eyes. She squinted as she saw a figure in the light.

 

It was Inuyasha.

 

Waiting for her.

 

She smiled and kept going. The young girl just wanted to be where she knew she was safe.

 

But now to her left was another light with the same brightness. She tried hard to make out the figure that was coming towards her.

 

“Kagome,” Inuyasha said softly, but with a warning tone. She turned away from the other light and kept moving towards Inuyasha. She kept glancing back, her curiosity getting the better of her.

 

The figure was now becoming more defined. It was a large animal; and as it got closer, she could tell it was a dog.

 

A large white dog.

 

`Sesshomaru?'

 

“Kagome,” Inuyasha said a little louder now, still with that tone in his voice.

 

She stopped for just a second, but that's all that was needed.

 

In that second, Kagome saw Sesshomaru's red eyes and bloodthirsty fangs. In that second, she realized that he wasn't at all normal at this time. And in that second…

 

She froze.

 

All was silent for just a minute. The whole minute, all Kagome could hear was her rapid heartbeat, her jagged breathing, Sesshomaru's growling, and Inuyasha's steady breathing.

 

That's when it kicked in for her. Sesshomaru's eyes were red, like they were when he was about to destroy someone or something. Inuyasha was normal: amber-eyed and waiting for her outside of the forest.

 

She kept chanting in her head quickly, `Move now. Move now. Move now.' Nothing was happening, and now Kagome was about to panic severely. She thought harder, hoping to make some progress in her escape.

 

That's when her brain got the message: `I'm gonna die if I stay here.'

 

Kagome turned quickly and took off running quickly. Sesshomaru gave her no head start, taking off the second she moved. She ran as fast as her legs could carry her. The forest didn't seem to end and Inuyasha looked very far away.

 

She just kept running though, not giving up her life yet. Faster and faster she tried to run. Sesshomaru was gaining fast though, not giving her much hope.

 

At what seemed like the last minute, she flung herself towards Inuyasha and hoped for the best.

 

Kagome woke up with a start and realized that she was being tightly held in a pair of strong arms.

 

`Inuyasha,' she thought, as she snuggled into him. `Thank you for being here for me.'

 

 

(~*Inuyasha now*~)

 

 

Inuyasha had watched Kagome's nightmare unfold from the outside. She had mumbled, whimpered, and struggled in her sleep. He didn't know what was happening in her dream, but he knew if he was next to her that he could help her wake up. He had gently said her name, to see if she'd react. Each time he said her name, she relaxed and calmed down; but not for long.

 

Now he held her, after she had practically jumped into his arms at the end of her nightmare. He now comforted her by holding her close.

 

“It's okay Kagome,” he said softly. “I'm here for you. I'm always here for you.”

 

She nodded into his shoulder and cuddled into him tightly.

 

“Thank you,” she whispered.

 

 

A/N: I know it's short, but I thought it was a good place to stop. ^_^ Please review! Add my MySpace! http://www.myspace.com/mrsjoey_wheeler