Unfortunately, Sesshomaru wasn't the only one having an uneasy night. Nope, Kagome was also suffering.

Kagome's Dream

She was alone, standing in the dark. Everything was silent. She looked around frivolously and took a couple steps forward searching for… something, anything. A small child-like giggle shattered the tense silence and Kagome sucked her breath in sharply. She didn't know who or what made the sound, but she was going to find it. She ran blindly to where the sound had come. She tripped suddenly as a bright light came on. It made a small spotlight around a tiny girl. A strange little girl with midnight black hair, golden eyes, and cute black dog ears perched on top her head. A strange little girl who bore an uncanny resemblance to a certain hanyou. Almost like she'd spoken her thoughts aloud, a second light appeared next to the first and Inuyasha walked into it, wrapping his arms around the girl. 'Oh crap. What's going on? Who is this girl? Is Inuyasha her dad or something? Then who's her mum?' Again, another light shone out next to the other two and out sauntered Kikyo. Kikyo planted a kiss on top of Inuyasha's head and one on top of the girl's when she reached them. 'Hmm, so Kikyo is this girl's mom but who exactly is that girl?' Just then, still as if some unseen thing was reading her thoughts, Inuyasha muttered the girl's name as he tickled her, "Heh Aiko, you silly."

Kagome watched for a while as the two adults took turns amusing the girl. She wasn't sure what to do: keep an eye on them from a distance or step into the light to talk to them. She battled with herself for a short time, but ended up deciding to step into the ring of light. As she did, though, Kagome felt an odd sensation, like wind blowing through her. She shook it off or she tried to. She couldn't move, she no longer had control of her body! Her limbs refused to move for her. Her legs moved her forward when she wanted to go left, closer to Inuyasha. They stared at her as she was forced to bend down and pick up a bow and 3 arrows out of nowhere.

Her arm swiftly notched an arrow on the string, pulling it back as it was aimed. The tip set its sights on the little Aiko's heart. 'No! No, I won't shoot her!' Kagome screamed in her head, trying to force her arms to move somewhere, anywhere else. Her appendages complied, only to aim at Inuyasha. Said hanyou was frozen with his arm around Kikyo and the other around the girl, his eyes wide open in fear. Kagome watched as her fingers, almost in slow motion, let go of the shaft of the arrow. It hit him on the opposite shoulder Kikyo had once hit and ripped through the fire rat material, plunging into the porcelain skin. A fine spray of blood flew from the wound and landed on Kikyo's stunned face. 'No!' Kagome shrieked in her head, still unable to move anything, let alone her lips enough to scream aloud.

Before she could get over her own shock, her hands had found the other arrows and shot them off at the little girl and the ex-priestess. Another strange wind blew, giving her control again. She sank to her knees in despair as blood pooled around the three victims. Inuyasha was crawling over to Kikyo, his bloody hand over the gash on his chest. Through the silence, Kagome heard him whisper to her before he died, "Aishiteru."

Her cry of anguish echoed off into nothingness as she began weeping, murmuring his name over and over. She half ran, half stumbled over to where he and Aiko lay, blinded by tears. Kagome gently placed their heads in her lap, calling out their names desperately, like if she cried out to them, they'd come back to life and forgive her. And so she sat, coaxing them to come back to her, until her voice failed. Then silence reigned supreme as the light around them faded, leaving Kagome in her misery and mourning again in the dark.

End of her dream

To Sesshomaru

Thump! He fell off the bed unexpectedly as the young woman next to him squirmed and turned excessively in her sleep. Sesshomaru sat up and was about to wake her and tell her off for pushing him on to the floor when Kagome started to whimper softly. "Inu…yasha…no…come back…Aiko…don't die…help me…" Sesshomaru felt his eyes open widen ever so slightly at the pitiful sight in front of him. Tears were streaming down the girl's cheeks and she was still tossing about in the bed. "No…Inuyasha…don't leave me!" she sobbed out. Sesshomaru couldn't stand her tears for that miserable excuse for his brother so he seated himself upon his knees, still facing her and lightly prodded her awake with his claw. She awoke with a gasp, sitting up straight, covered in a thin sheet of cold sweat, tears continuous. Kagome panted for breath as though she'd run a long distance. She looked around frantically for something, but when she looked at him, she burst into some more noisy tears.

Sesshomaru, totally caught off guard, anxiously wracked his brain for something to get her to stop crying. About 20 seconds later he had an idea and like any guy's idea when they're under pressure, it wasn't very good. (A/N: You know when you put a guy on the spot for their opinion or something; they can't come up with anything really half decent? So he did the only thing he could think of and placed his lips on her, hard enough to get her to stop, but not painfully hard.

Momentary shock and surprise flitted across her face as she did ceased her crying before she closed her eyes and leaned in. Now it was his turn to be shocked. He hadn't really expected that, not saying he didn't like it, no on the contrary, he was enjoying it immensely. He was just stunned she didn't slap him or something else along those unpleasant lines. 'Well enjoy it while it lasts because she's probably going to hate you after this.' His conscience reminded him. So Sesshomaru ran his left claw experimentally through her raven black hair, breathing in her scent. 'Hmm…smells kind of like milk and honey, very nice.'

She didn't know why she was kissing him, but it somehow felt right. Kagome opened her eyes wide when she felt his claws softly graze the back of her neck, sending small shivers down her spine. She broke the kiss rather reluctantly, staring straight into his haunting eyes. "Why?" Her question barely came out as a whisper, but she knew he had heard her. He coughed to clear his throat, avoiding her gaze and stood up. He turned his back to her and gestured to a fairly large closet set in the wall off to the far side of the room. "Get dressed, have breakfast, then come to my study. We need to talk." He started to walk away, and then looked over his shoulder curiously at her. "Do be careful, they were my mother's." He added as he walked off, opening the big door in front of him and closing it silently behind him.

So there she was: very much alone in a strange room in a strange place on a strange bed, in the hands of one of her enemies. 'No, scratch that. I'm in the hands of one of his enemies, not mine, even though he's tried to kill me twice. Let's see: the first time it was just to try and piss him off and the second time it was because I was interfering with their fight. Nothing personal really, so I can't exactly call him my enemy, not my best friend either, but not enemy. Plus he did bring me back to life and knows my whole sad life story. So how is it that Lord Sesshomaru, lord of the Western Lands, king of the human haters (minus the cute little girl that travels with him) had mercy on me earlier and just now was KISSING me, raking my hair with his claws! Wait, that was his left arm he was using, wasn't it? When or how did he get it back? And did he say 'my study' earlier? And why would his mother's clothes be here? Does this mean I'm at his castle? Okay so that's ANOTHER couple of questions I can ask him later. Peachy.'

She rubbed her temples slowly, trying to ward off the headache that was threatening to ruin her day. She glanced around the room leisurely, taking everything in. She had the feeling she was going to be in this room for a while. The walls, floor, and ceiling were made of a grayish stone and to her left was another doorway other than the one Sesshomaru had left through. A lovely dark green throw rug covered most of the floor except by the bed. (A/N: I don't know if they had throw rugs but I thought there should be something on the ground other than just a stone floor. Her bed was pushed up against a wall underneath a vast stain glass window that depicted a beautiful garden of flowers. There was a dresser with a full-size mirror by it next to the head of the bed. To the right was the closet he had pointed to.

She swung her legs off the side of the silky and comfortable bed and stood up. She walked across the cold stone floor in her socks over to the closet. Hoping for the best, not really knowing what powerful demoness wore, Kagome pulled the slide door back to reveal…many breath-taking kimonos. There was one of practically every shade of every color and each with a different, awesome design. Her knees felt weak. "Oh my gosh, they're so gorgeous! These look like they're just my size, too! I can't believe he's letting me wear them!" She nearly squealed with delight as she began going through them very carefully.

After what seemed an eternity and after many tough decisions, she found one perfect to wear that day. It was a stunning black silk kimono with a fiery red dragon that bore an uncanny resemblance to Ryuukotsusei. She hurriedly undressed, dropping her dirty school clothes on her backpack, next to her shoes, that lay at the foot of the bed and redressed in the kimono. 'How'd my shoes and pack get there? Oh, who cares! This fits like a glove! Yay! Well, one problem solved. Now, where to find the kitchen to get some breakfast.' And with that, she opened the big oak door and began her journey through many hallways.

To Sesshomaru

'I don't think I'll get to say this often, but I'm a fool. Why didn't I just leave her there? Why did I feel the urge to play the hero and save her? Why did I allow myself to get caught up in my brother's affairs? Why, why, why? She is a miko and has strange powers so maybe she put an enchantment on me to control me…Hmmm… No; somehow I feel I acted on my own as much as I don't want to admit it. There's just something about her that draws me to her. It's been there since I first saw her. That's why I kissed her earlier, well that and to get her to shush; she was hurting my ears. And I'm still not completely sure I believe her about her being from the future and all. Maybe this talk will clear some things up.' Sesshomaru sighed in his fluffy chair in his study.

It was a huge room lined with shelves and shelves of various books about anything and everything. This was his favorite room in the castle, except for his mother's dressing room/guest room. He spent most of his time in here, doing lord-like paperwork or just reading and relaxing. Mainly, though, he came in here to get Jaken to leave him alone by pretending to do work.

A knock at the door sounded. "Lord Sesshomaru, are you in there? I have urgent and distressing news! Please, let me in!" Jaken cried out in his squeaky noise.

Okey doke! Another chapter down for the count! I know you guys really don't want to hear my lame excuses about how come it took me sooooo long to update, but I was really busy! I go to my dad's house every other weekend and it just happened that I had to go twice while I was trying to write this chapter. Also I got a PUPPY! Yay! But it got sick right after we got it so I spent like 3 or 4 days watching it like a hawk to make sure it wasn't going to die on me, that's how sick he got. So I'm REALLY REALLY REALLY sorry I made you people wait SO long, but I'll try to be better. I'm even taking a writing class now to help me write better! Lol and yes, I HAD to throw in the kiss. Sorry to anyone I offended by killing innocent people like Aiko. I just thought if I had a nightmare, I'd probably see myself killing someone I love and their wife and kids. So...Bye! Oh...REVIEW! It usually makes me write faster. That's not a guarantee, but it's something along those lines. And if you have any suggestions on what should happen in the castle while Kagome's there, send them to me in an email, you don't want everyone else to know what happens!