InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Secrets of the Shinju (Part II): Tortured Soul ❯ Nightmares ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter Two

Nightmares

Miroku woke the others at dawn and the group headed out. InuYasha kept watching the monk with suspicion and asking him why he was in such a hurry. Miroku told InuYasha that he just wanted to find Kagome and make sure everything went as planned. Later when they stopped for a quick rest, he pulled Sango aside and told her what he thought. She became worried, but promised she wouldn't tell InuYasha.

"Tell me what?" They turned to see him standing a short distance away. He walked towards them and again asked them what they were keeping from him. Miroku sighed and decided to tell InuYasha. "I believe Hitomi allowed me to break the mirror. I fear Naraku already knows the location of the shinju and will be trying to retrieve it." He turned to Sango giving her a look that told her to keep quiet about Kagome and Sesshoumaru. She understood and said nothing.

The three took off again, moving swiftly through the woods. Though Miroku felt much better now, he was still having trouble sleeping. Fatigue was starting to wear him down, and the others knew it.

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Kagome felt as if she were under assault the moment she tried to close her eyes. She knew Hitomi was trying to enter her dream and she kept waking herself. Finally she drifted off and was running through the forest. She wasn't sure from whom she was running, but she was terrified. Finally her pursuer leapt in front of her. It was InuYasha, his eyes glowing red. He had transformed to his full demon self and looked like a wild animal. Kagome quickly ran the other direction, only to again have him leap in front of her.

She was saying his name trying to calm him, but he lunged towards her. She dodged him, but he left a deep wound on her back. She fell to the ground and he stood over her. Suddenly he was himself not a full demon. He looked down at her with disgust and then turned away from her. Standing near a tree waiting for him was Kikyo. The two embraced and then he kissed her. They walked towards Kagome and looked down at her. InuYasha stared at her with hate in his eyes and then bent down so that his face was near hers. "Soon you will die and Kikyo can have her soul back." Kagome felt tears escape her eyes and both Kikyo and InuYasha laughed at her.

Suddenly she woke and looked around. She was still in the small room holding Kilala. Her back was in excruciating pain, but she knew it was only in her mind. She moved a little and realized she wasn't alone. Naraku was standing in the darkened corner near the door. He stepped forward with an evil smile on his face. "Having a bad dream?" She scooted back to the wall as he came near her. "Tomorrow I will return and do my best to persuade you to do what I have asked." The threat in his voice was very clear. He left her room and she sat in the dark, not wanting to sleep.

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InuYasha woke violently. He couldn't believe the dream he just had. He was a demon and trying to kill Kagome. Then Kikyo was there and he was himself again. He had wished her dead so that Kikyo could live. The scent of her blood was on his claws and quickly got up to go to the water. Kagome's hurt eyes were in his mind, as he tried to get rid of the smell of her blood.

Miroku was awake when InuYasha got up and hurried away from camp. He followed him and found him in the water, frantically cleaning his hands. "InuYasha, what's wrong?" The half demon looked up with fear in his eyes.

"I tried to kill Kagome." Miroku knew right away that Hitomi was again playing with his mind. Though it would appear now, she was not only using memories. The monk walked to the water and waited for his friend. They both walked back slowly before InuYasha began to speak

"You're still dreaming too, huh?" Miroku nodded his head but said nothing. "How about Sango, is she having dreams to?" The monk thought a moment then spoke "I haven't heard her talk about any recent dreams. Hopefully, Hitomi has decided to leave her alone." The two continued to camp and sat watching the fire. Both had grown very tired and decided they would need to sleep and deal with the consequences later.

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Miroku was suddenly a child again. His father was about to be pulled into his wind tunnel. Miroku ran towards him, this time Mushin was not in sight. He almost reached his father when he felt someone grab him and pull him into an embrace. It was a woman and she didn't allow him to look as his father was killed. She then released him and he looked up to see Kagome looking down at him. Miroku woke and looked around; he had not been asleep long. He sensed that Kagome had really been with him just now, though he didn't know how.

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Kagome had attempted to contact Miroku and found him again having a nightmare about his father's death. She looked to around and noticed that Mushin had been trapped inside the building. She could feel Hitomi there, and she broke into a run to catch Miroku before he reached his father. After having felt such real pain when waking from a dream, she sensed that reaching his father could actually kill him. She caught him and hugged him to her, not wanting her to witness the sight again. After she released him he disappeared. She pulled herself out of the dream and sat there again. It was still cold and dark. She was very hungry and needed a bath terribly. She sat Kilala on the ground and began pacing the small room. Her back was still in pain, but she didn't want to use her powers to heal it. She wasn't sure what Naraku intended to do to her and she obviously wouldn't be getting much food or sleep here. She would need to save her energy.