InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Power II: Running ❯ Dream's Promise ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3: Dream's Promise

They landed some ways off to keep from being noticed and crept carefully forward. Kagome noticed now how much easier it was to hear people and how she could feel what was going to make noise as she crept forward. The result was that she could move at a fairly fast pace while remaining totally silent. Sesshoumaru had it down to an art. He could now move at incredible speeds while remaining completely silent. Jax and Riasha were also very good at it, but Hal made up for all five of them with the sound he was making, crashing through the woods to attempt to keep up with them. She could feel Sesshoumaru's annoyance and asked Jax to carry Hal. Jax obliged in his good natured way and they got so close that if the people had looked real hard, they would have seen all of them standing there. They observed it to make sure the village was harmless before Sesshoumaru, Shippou and Jax transformed themselves to look more human. Sesshoumaru went through the process of changing his hair black, and his beautiful eyes were now brown, with just a hint of the previous color they had been. Shippou only had to draw his fangs in, where Jax had to hide his light-blue streaks in his black hair, and draw in his fangs. Riasha did not have any fangs or anything, just a few marks, and signifying clothes that she wore. Nothing extravagant that would cause suspicion. Kagome only had the marks she had received from Sesshoumaru, and pointed these out. Nothing could be done without training though, which they didn't have time for, so they found the road that lead into the small town and followed it in.

People were giving them weird looks because all of them except Hal still had on the trench-coats, but seeing as how they were not outlawed, they were not stopped or spoken to by the police car that slowed down as it drove by. The town street was dirty and smelled of decay. The buildings were runned down and looked upon the verge of collapse. There were many taverns in the area, so they stopped into a cleaner and more respectable looking one to buy a few drinks.

Kagome suddenly flashed back to the night she had her dreams of Sesshoumaru, and how he had gotten so drunk. The scene of him standing on the balcony hit her hard, almost doubling her over with pain that was emanating from him as he pleaded to know where she was. It was gone as quick as it came though and she straightened up, eyes glaring. She spied what she was looking for and signaled to Sesshoumaru. They left the building and went into an alleyway before stopping. Jax was looking at her curiously, and Riasha was looking slightly worried.

"What happened, Kagome?" She asked her while Kagome collected her thoughts. She let out a long held breath and stared at them all in turn before speaking.

"Apparently, news of us somehow reached the police and they searched the mansion. I'm wanted for murder of the thirty people who I killed. We're all wanted for kidnap. And somehow they found out about how Sesshoumaru killed that guy in the alleyway that day." They all had forms of shock or surprise on their faces. Even Sesshoumaru was looking slightly bothered by this news.

"Why did you usher us out of there so fast?" Riasha asked her. Kagome shook her head.

"Duh! I didn't just have some sort of premonition and figure all that out. I just had a flashback which gave me the idea to look around, and that's when I saw the poster that has our names on it. Actually, it has Shippou's, Sesshoumaru's, and My name on it, with Hal as the one we kidnapped." They looked from one to the other, eyes shifting in consternation. This was trouble. They were one of the most wanted criminals in America at the moment, which wasn't an easy way of getting away from the gangs either. Kagome thought a moment before turning to Hal.

"You know you can't go back with them now, you'll have to stay with us." She told him. Sesshoumaru and Hal both tried to argue this at the same time, but Shippou butt in.

"She's right. If you go back, they'll torture you into telling them anything and everything you know about us, and most likely you'll end up dead. There's no other choice." Shippou informed them. Hal's mouth hung open as he tried to think of something to say, before he finally realized it was hopeless and shut it firmly.
Sesshoumaru saw the determination and hardness in his mate's eyes and realized nothing would change her mind now. A thought occurred to him. If he killed the guy he would no longer be a problem…

`Don't even think about it.' Kagome's voice warned in his head. His lip lifted in a snarl. Sometimes he wasn't sure he liked having his mind read. She shook her head, before starting deep into the wood, the others straggling along behind her.

"Where are we going now?" Jax asked. She turned back around and stared at him like he was stupid.

"Well, we very well can't stay in a hotel here, we might as well try to sleep a few hours in the woods. Yep, guys, we're roughin' it tonight!" She started back into the woods, the rest following. Jax just shook his head and chuckled.

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Insects crawled all over her, she couldn't move. She opened her mouth to scream, but they scrambled inside and she choked on them, she couldn't breathe, they were stopping her from breathing! Why couldn't she move? She choked and felt herself go lightheaded, everything was going darker, but then she noticed a bright light, misty, the light filled her vision. Sesshoumaru appeared from within it, the mist parting for him. His face was passive, his hair swirled around him. She tried to tell him that she needed help, but she couldn't speak, the bugs were still choking her. She tried to reach her hands out to him, her chest felt like there was a truck set on it. There was a buzzing in her ears; it was taking over her brain. Her head felt like it was going to explode! She shut her eyes tight, feeling tears leek through, sliding down her cheeks. A hand wiped them away tenderly and she opened her eyes, seeing her mate's. She saw his stoic face, and something lifted off of her heart. The weight on her chest lessened, the buzzing became a low drone. Her head's pounding decreased to a bearable rate, but voices invaded her brain. So many voices, she couldn't pick out a single one to listen to. She frowned and tried to concentrate, but Sesshoumaru's hands grasped hers and she looked up into his eyes. He was looking at her worriedly, something was bothering him. She tried to ask him what was the matter, and suddenly she couldn't think of his name. Who was this amber-eyed angel? She shut her eyes and tried to remember him, but couldn't. She opened her mouth to speak, but no sound came out. When she opened her eyes, she giggled, seeing his pointed ears. Was he an elf? She thought about it, thinking he must be because of his silver hair.

"Rin?" His steel cold, yet deep and reassuring voice made her feel so secure. But then everything was going darker and darker. He disappeared and she felt the tears of loss slip through her eyes. She was alone now, all by herself. Sobs racked her body, and she closed her eyes to try and slow the tears. She opened them and found it was light again. She started to realize she could move, and slowly pushed herself torturously to her feet. Her whole body hurt, even her fingers hurt. She felt as if she had been crashed into by a truck, about ten times. She looked around and found herself to be in a familiar place, by the Bone Eaters well, the one that had transported her to the Feudal Era. She looked about her to see trees abounded, and realized she was in the clearing in the Sengoku Jidai. She walked to the lip of the well; it called to her, whispered to go down it. Other voices she could not make out accompanied it, but one voice stood out from the rest, it's low baritone forcing her to comply. She felt as if in a trance as she swung her legs over the lip and jumped in, expecting to hit the bottom. But she never did, instead that weird feeling of weightlessness swept over her, and then she was crashing onto her knees and felt dirt and bones beneath her fingers. She got up and saw the ladder that signified she was in her time, on the other side of the well. The same voice as before came stronger this time, telling her to go up the ladder. The other voices that whispered in her brain increased in volume when she grabbed the ladder rung and started up. When she got to the top, she climbed out, noticing the voices had gotten a little bit louder. Still she couldn't make out any single voice. She went to the well house doorway and looked out, seeing the place was deserted. She saw her house, with newspapers piled on the doorway, mail overfilling the mailbox. Finally one of the voices broke through from the rest, a new voice that was also familiar.

"Go back!" It said forcefully, a young voice, male. "GO BACK NOW! You can't stay here right now!" Souta! It was Souta!

"Go back where? What do you mean, where are you?" She yelled to the expanse of nothing.

"I'm here." The voice sounded so close and she wheeled around, surprised to see her brother standing not 10 feet away. "Go back down the well. You have to go back for a while, okay Kagome? Don't go in the house; go back to the feudal era for a while. Go now." Slowly he faded.

"Souta?" She called. Tears clouded her vision. "Souta!" The deep baritone from before told her to go to the well. This time she fought it and started toward the house. She felt as though she was pulling hundreds of pounds with her, she could barely keep moving. Finally she got to her door and opened it. The first thing she noticed was the stench, it smelled of death.

"Mama?" She called hopefully. Her mom should be home, the sun was only halfway through the sky. "Mama?" She called again louder, starting farther into the house. She saw liquid running from in the kitchen to the hallway. She bent down to examine it, but pulled back in horror to find it was blood. She felt dread fill her, weighing her down. She forced down the bile that was threatening to come up her throat and peered into the kitchen. Two bodies lay on the floor in a pool of blood. One was little, the other larger.

"Mama?" She said softly. She took a step closer and saw the knife in her hand. Then she saw the slit across her mother's throat. Kagome opened her mouth and screamed, but no sound came out. She was screaming, long and silent, when the scene disappeared and she shot upright.

"Kagome!" Sesshoumaru's calm face peered into hers. She felt sick, sweat running down her back in rivulets.
"You were dreaming. Is everything alright?" He asked. She shook her head, feeling the tears well up into her eyes. Whispered voices pulsed through her fevered brain, the buzzing never ceased. She rocked back and forth, her arms rapped around her knees.

"What's wrong Kagome? What was your dream about?" Instead of answering She got to her feet quickly and started looking around. She stopped and sniffed the air, but nothing could be smelt.

"Something's coming, but I can't sense or smell it." She finally told him. Then her eyes widened. "Kanna!" She called. A white being, about the size of a child came out of the trees. She heard Sesshoumaru growl behind her and felt the movements of the other, signaling they were all behind her and ready to help. She stood lazily, like she was bored.

"What do you want, Kanna?" She said in a low, even voice, letting absolutely nothing show.

"You. If you give yourself to me, I will stop the gangs and the government from going after you, and your friends will go free. But I want your power." She said in an emotionless voice. This surprised Kagome.

"You have come to finish Naraku's work and get the Shikon?" She asked. She got a tip of the head from Kanna.

"Of course not. Unlike that bastard, I know that the power of the jewel would devour any normal demons mind. You are special, the Shikon purifies into being almost harmless in you. You also inherited its powers, without the drive to kill. But you have more power than just what the Shikon gives you. Your own power, mixed with that of a demon such as Lord Sesshoumaru's makes you strong, stronger than you know. I want to exploit that power." She told them all. Kagome could feel the surprise from the whole group, this was unexpected.

"If I'm so strong, why don't I just kill you instead?" Kagome proposed. Kanna wasn't one easily phased, even when Kagome unsheathed her claws, cracking her knuckles. "We all know your mirror cannot harm me, what makes you think I'm going to go with you so easily?"

"Because you are still part human, which means you have strong feelings, and somehow I don't believe you would like to see your grandfather dead." Kagome stilled, it was a lie, and Kanna didn't have her grandpa. Although, in her dream, grandpa wasn't with Souta and Mama…

"Prove it, Let me see my Grandpa." She told Kanna. Kanna held up her mirror, an image slowly materializing in it. Her grandfather's body, strapped to a bed, was shown. He had his eyes closed and was pale, very pale. He looked almost dead.

"What have you done to him? Let him go now, or I'll rip you to shreds!" Kagome held out her hand and took a stance as if to attack. Kanna's next word stopped her.

"His soul is in my mirror, if you kill me without freeing his soul, he will die. He is too far from the mirror, if his soul was let out of it now, it would get lost and end up as a wandering spirit, a ghost if you will." Kagome stared at the girlish looking demon, before sheathing her claws and standing back up straight. The damn bitch wasn't lying, she could tell. A look of hatred crossed her face.

"I swear if you hurt him in any way, I will kill you so slowly, you'll wish you'd never even been pulled from Naraku's body. I'll have Sesshoumaru bring you back over and over, and kill you a different way every time." She promised. Kanna looked unfazed.

"So you will come with me?" She asked. Kagome stood still, her face black with anger. Finally she nodded and followed Kanna into the forest. She heard the footsteps of the others following her, but said nothing. She continued into the forest behind Kanna, silently watching her. She had to keep her eyes on her because the demon had no Kehai or scent. She was virtually impossible to sense, making her hard to follow if you lost sight of her stealthy body in the trees. Kagome was traveling at a good pace and heard them stop behind her to take care of Hal. Sesshoumaru kept following her as the others stopped to wait for the human who was crashing through the brush. She turned her attention back to the girl in front of her and found she had lost her.

"Kanna!" She called, trying to let it be known that she had lost her. She growled in annoyance. She should have paid more attention.

"This way." Her voice echoed through the trees, but was coming from directly in front of her. Kagome went in that direction and found herself in a clearing with a large building dominating it. When she sent out her senses she noticed she could no longer feel the presence of her friends, and realized behind her there must have been a barrier. She stood there and waited for what would come; all alone, hoping her friends were all okay.

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