InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Decision from the Heart ❯ The Dream ( Chapter 2 )

Okay, folks! Since I've gotten a couple of reviews, I've decided to write the next installment of “Decision from the heart.” I hope this one comes out as good as the other.

 

 

Kagome awoke with a fright. Her whole body was glistening with sweat. Her hair stuck to her face as she raised herself from her sleeping bag. `What a weird, horrible dream,' Kagome thought.

 

Her dream had consisted of, what else, Inuyasha's decision.

 

Chapter 2: The Dream

 

Once out of her sleeping bag, she walked over to the entrance of the hut. She looked up at the bright, starry sky. It looked just as beautiful as when she drifted off to sleep. She took a deep breath and slipped quietly out of the village towards the forest.

 

Kagome brushed her annoying hair out of her face. “I think I need to go to the hot springs and cool off. I'm sweating like a pig!”

 

As she walked in the direction of the hot springs, she raised her left hand up towards her neck. She gathered the chain of her necklace and carefully pulled it out from under her blouse. Hanging at the end of the chain was the shikon jewel.

 

Kagome cupped the jewel into her hands. The moon's rays allowed the jewel to shine magnificently. `How could something so beautiful be so evil at the same time?' Tears began to form in her eyes, but she quickly held them back. She had learned long ago that crying would not solve anything.

 

Kagome finally reached the hot springs. She lifted her blouse above her head and threw it down on the ground. Next she pushed her skirt down to her feet and stepped lightly out of them.

 

Her feet were the first to hit the warm water of the spring. `Mmmm, how delightful,' she mused. Realizing how cold the night air suddenly felt, she quickly submerged her whole body into the water. She took in a deep breath and plunged her head into the water.

 

She rested herself on the bottom of the spring. Her eyes opened, looking into the abyss of the springs. All was calm. Nothing disturbed the serene water. Needing some more air, she pushed off from the rocky floor and reached the surface. She swam towards the edge of the spring and sat down.

 

The quiet and stillness of the forest did not help her forget her dream. The dream kept pressing at her consciousness. It wanted her to remember exactly how Inuyasha looked after the shikon jewel fused into his body.

 

Kagome shook her head wildly. “No! I will not relive that dream! I just won't,” she determined.

 

But no matter how hard she fought, the memory pressed harder and harder. It became unbearable. Kagome let out a huge scream. Birds fluttered from their resting places.

 

Tears strolled down Kagome's cheeks. She could not fight them back this time. The closer dawn came, the more she realized she could loose Inuyasha forever. She clutched the shikon jewel as hard as she could. She wanted to crush it into dust, destroy it forever.

 

`I don't think I could bear it if Inuyasha left me. Once he leave, I'm sure I would just die then and there. Please, I beg of you, Inuyasha! Don't leave me,' she exclaimed to herself.

 

 

Inuyasha awoke to the sound of a person's screaming and the fluttering of the birds. `What's going on? That scream sounded like it came from the hot springs. It also sounded like Kagome's voice. What would she be doing over there at this time of the morning?'

 

Inuyasha stood up and hoped down from the tree. He ran as fast as he could to where he thought he heard the scream. `Please let things be okay.'

 

He rushed through the forest and finally came upon the hot springs. Just as he thought, there was Kagome. Kagome looked up from the jewel. A huge blush flushed onto her face.

 

“SIT!” Kagome exclaimed, “Your such a pervert! You're no better than Miroku!”

 

“Hey! What was that for? I heard a scream and came to see if everything was alright! That's the last time I run to someone's aide,” Inuyasha declared.

 

Kagome's expression changed. `He came to see if I was okay. He still cares about me. Maybe that's a good sign,' she thought.

 

“Now what's wrong?!”

 

“Oh, nothing,” Kagome said with a shake of her hand.

 

“Whatever. I'm going to go before you tell me to `sit' again.” Inuyasha turned to leave. Kagome noticed that he was about to leave.

 

“Inuyasha?”

 

“What?”

 

Kagome blushed. “Thanks for coming to my rescue.”

 

Inuyasha's eyes widened. Normally when Kagome thanked him like that, it meant that there was something wrong, deeply wrong.

 

“Kagome?”

 

“Yes,” Kagome responded.

 

“Are you okay with everything that's going on?”

 

“What? Oh, yeah. I'm okay. How about yourself?”

 

“Kagome, don't worry about me. I'll be just fine. Trust me. I know what I'm doing.”

 

“Are you sure?”

 

“You trust me, don't you?”

 

“Well, yeah, but I don't want you to make the wrong decision. I just want you to be happy. I want everyone to be happy.”

 

“Kagome, I know you better than you think. I know you well enough to know when you're upset. So tell me what's wrong.”

 

“Inuyasha, nothing's wrong.”

 

“Don't give me that! I know exactly what's wrong,” Inuyasha yelled.

 

“Oh really?! So what is it then? What's wrong with me,” Kagome yelled back.

 

“You're afraid that I'll leave you!”

 

Kagome's eyes widened and her jaw dropped. Tears began to swell in her eyes. Her eyes became so swollen with tears that she couldn't keep them back any longer. She cried harder than she ever cried before.

 

Inuyasha noticed Kagome's tears streaming down her face. He hated it when he made her cry. He never meant to make her cry.

 

“Kagome, I'm sorry. Do you want to tell me what's wrong?”

 

“There's nothing else to say,” Kagome whimpered. “You already know what's wrong. You hit it right square in the nose.”

 

“Kagome, tell me everything.”

 

Kagome nodded. It was now or never. If she was going to change his mind at all, it would have to be now. He needed to know. He needed to know exactly how she felt about the whole ordeal.

 

“Okay, I'll tell you everything. Just let me put some clothes on first. This will take a while.”

 

Inuyasha nodded and turned his back towards her. He wanted to make sure that she put on her clothes knowing that he wasn't watching. He hated the `sit' command.

 

 

Sorry it took so long to write the 2nd chapter. I'm working this summer and I pretty much only get time off two days a week. So in case it takes a while to get the next installment up, you'll know exactly why. Please review! I love to hear what you have to say, good or bad.