InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Secrets of the Shinju (Part IV): Power of the Purified Shinju ❯ The Sweetest Dream ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter Three

The Sweetest Dream

That night Kagome again felt something tickling her mind. She could feel Naraku next to her and sighed heavily. She closed her eyes and allowed herself to sink deeply into nothingness. Soon she was standing in an open field. The sound of a nearby stream played in her ears and the scent of wild flowers tickled her nose. She walked for awhile, taking in the beauty around her. The sky was blue and filled with soft clouds. The birds were singing sweetly, and she looked around her. The landscape was very familiar to her, though she didn't know exactly why.

Soon she reached the top of a hill and saw a village in the distance. She continued to walk in that direction and soon came across a beautiful home. It was very large though not a castle. The gardens were beautiful and she walked closer.

Soon she heard a woman singing lightly and she moved around to the side of the building. There stood a beautiful demoness. Her hair was silver and it shimmered brilliantly in the sun. It was not the near white color of both InuYasha and Sesshoumaru, but a few shades darker. She got closer and could see that the demoness was pregnant. Kagome called out to her but didn't receive an answer. Soon the demoness moved to a chair and sat down. Kagome moved closer and could see that she held beautiful markings on her face and arms. They were a rosy red color and looked beautiful against her pale skin. Her eyes were a very light brown and held an amazing magnetism.

Kagome continued to stare at her, trying to figure out why she seemed so familiar. She then turned her attention back to the home and gardens. They too seemed oddly familiar, as though she had seen them before in some sweet dream.

Then she heard the voice behind her. She turned to see a demon walking towards them. As soon as she saw him she knew. He looked so much like Sesshoumaru that it was unmistakable. This was Lord Inutaisho. He held a soft look as he went to his mate and gently placed his palm on her bulging stomach. The two spoke kind words and the woman smiled up at him with so much love and adoration that Kagome was left breathless.

`This isn't right, he was horrible. This surely can't be the same demon that whipped Sesshoumaru and treated him so poorly.' Kagome thought as she looked on in wonder. She stepped closer and heard the two of them discussing names for the child. Inutaisho was smiling as he and his mate both listed names and their meanings.

"I like the name Akihiko, it means bright boy." She said as she looked up at him. He smiled and nodded his head. Several more names were mentioned until he sat beside her and said. "I like the name Sesshoumaru. It is a strong name that demands respect and will radiate honor and dignity. Traits important to the ruler of these lands." The demoness looked at him and smiled and agreed that it was a wonderful name.

Soon Lord Inutaisho got up and again went to the field. The demoness, whom Kagome realized she did not know the name of, stood and went inside. Kagome stood in the garden for sometime and finally began walking through the grass that was very tall and softly grazed her legs.

She moved towards the village and saw something that surprised her. Lord Inutaisho was speaking with a group of human men. The men did not appear to be afraid and Inutaisho did not appear to be threatening them. Soon they parted ways and a very pleasant looking Demon Lord walked in her direction. As soon as he passed her he stopped and looked around, as though he could sense her and then continued on his way. Kagome shivered and then found herself awake in bed.

She looked around her, not sure if what she had just witnessed was a dream or something that had actually happened. She now knew why everything had been so familiar to her. She had been forced to watch Sesshoumaru's memories and she had just been at the very home that he lived in. She felt as though she knew his mother personally, mostly from Sesshoumaru himself.

Kagome could feel the intense positive aura from her, which is something that she had never felt from a demon before. Inutaisho too held a positive aura, though it was not nearly as strong as the one his mate had radiated. Kagome didn't know why, but she felt tears coming to her eyes. Something about the two demons was tugging at her. She again wondered what could have caused Inutaisho to turn into the heartless monster that had hurt Sesshoumaru on so many occasions. Kagome remembered quite vividly many of Sesshoumaru's memories and they were terrifying to her. Even her time with Naraku did not disturb her as badly.

She then gave thought to the feeling she had when Inutaisho stopped and looked around as though he knew she was there. She had felt the shinju. It had called to her when he walked by. It was not tarnished, but radiating its immense beauty. It had called to her in a way that the Shikon jewel never had, almost as if it were begging her to take it and keep it safe from the hatred that would destroy it. Kagome then looked at Naraku. She would need to get the shinju away from him. Something was telling her that if it wasn't returned to Sesshoumaru, terrible things would happen.