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Hello there, and welcome to my first fanfic! I am so happy to finally get a story of my own onto this website. This is a great day for all mankind! (Gets hit in head with a golf cub for being such a braggart) Owwwww... Anyway, enjoy the first chappie!

Awaken From a Dream

"Where is that stupid wench?" Inuyasha growled. It had already been 3 days since Kagome had left, and he was getting impatient. Why did she have to take a stupid "test" anyway? It's not like it ever helped her find more jewel shards. Inuyasha growled again in impatience.

"Calm down, Inuyasha. Kagome said she would be back soon. You just need to give it a rest." Miroku calmly stated. Inuyasha always got like this when Kagome wasn't around. Miroku privately wondered when Inuyasha would finally admit his feelings to Kagome. He could see it in the hanyou's behavior that he actually cared deeply for the young miko. His mind wandered from these thoughts, and his hand did the thinking as it came to rest on one of its favorite spots.

"HENTAI!"

SLAP

A furious Sango stood up, glaring furiously at the lecherous monk. Miroku now sported a brilliant red palm print on his face. "How many times do I have to tell you, lecher?" she fumed.

"Why, my beautiful Sango, whatever do you mean?" Miroku innocently asked.

"Idiot." Shippo muttered under his breath. Kirara mewed in agreement.

"That's it, I'm going to get Kagome!" Inuyasha said. He had had it up to here with waiting. Striding out of the cabin, he took off in the direction of the well.

'Stupid Kagome. How dare she make me wait so long? When I get to her era, I'm going to give her a piece of my mind." Inuyasha sulked as he raced across the ground.

Reaching the well, he jumped into it without hesitation, the blue light engulfing him as he was transported into modern time.

Jumping out of the well with a quick jump, he exited the shrine. A quick sniff of the area confirmed that she was in her room, and he bounded up to the window.

Looking inside, he saw Kagome sleeping on her bed. She was breathing softly, her chest rising and falling. A few strand of her hair fell over her face, resting in front of her eyes as she slumbered.

'She's so beautiful…' Inuyasha thought. The sunlight coming through the window fell on her at just the right angle, making her appear to glow softly. To the hanyou, she looked like an angel.

'If only I could just…aaaaaaaah! Don't think that! Kagome deserves better! She could never be satisfied with a dirty half-breed like me.' Inuyasha sadly thought. In reality, he actually had deep feelings for Kagome, but he could never let her know that. He felt that she could never possibly return his feelings, and he was already lucky enough to have her as a friend, and he didn't want to ruin that.

Shaking himself from his thoughts, he opened the window and jumped inside. He walked over to the bed, planning on waking up Kagome and yelling at her for sleeping while they needed to find more jewel shards.

"Inuyasha…"

Inuyasha stopped. His eyes showed a hint of confusion. 'Why did she just say my name?' He thought. 'Could she be dreaming about me?' Suddenly, the scent of salt met his sensitive nose.

"Inuyasha…no!" Kagome pleaded in her sleep. "Please…don't leave me!" Inuyasha…"

Inuyasha stared at her in horror. 'I made her cry? No! I never want her to cry! It hurts so badly to see her cry.'

"Kagome," he whispered, softly wiping the tears from her cheeks. "Kagome…it's all right. I'm here." He gently laid down, wrapping his arms around her carefully. "Please don't cry. I hate to see you cry."

Kagome snuggled up against him, still asleep. Inuyasha could feel the comforting warmth of her body against him. He wished this moment would never end.

"I love you, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha mind didn't just come to a screeching halt, it completely and utterly shut down. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. Kagome loved him?

'She loves me? Me? Her…and me? I don't believe it…Kagome loves me?' Inuyasha was in a state of serious mental shock. He had never felt like this before.

He was snapped back to reality when she began to stir. Kagome slowly opened her eyes, the silver-haired hanyou on her bed coming into focus.

"Inuyasha…?" she said quietly, still half-asleep. Disoriented, she began to sit up.

"Shhhhh….it's all right, Kagome." Inuyasha whispered. "Just go back to sleep. I'm here." He softly kissed her on her cheek, slowly lowering her back down on to the comfortable bed and lying down beside her.

Kagome was thrown into the realm of the non-drowsy in an instant. THAT was definitely NOT normal! Inuyasha was being nice? He wasn't bugging her to go back to the Feudal Era? He was sleeping next to her? And above all, HE HAD KISSED HER! She just couldn't seem to fully register what had happened. She was still tired though, and the warmth of Inuyasha's form was slowly lulling her back to sleep.

She did a quick little dance for joy in her mind, and then slowly closed her eyes and drifted off to the realm of dreams. Before she slumbered, however, she quietly wondered what the next morning would bring.

As the two young ones slept, Fate quietly watched on, smiling at the events it would bring about.

Annnnd...cut! End chappie! How was the beginning? Please review, as I love to hear feedback! Flame me, praise me, I don't care! Just hit that little review button please!

-InuBlade 360