Have you ever had the undeniable feeling you are not suppose to be somewhere? Kagome was having that feeling. Everywhere she looked, she was meet by darkness. Even so, she could feel things brushing against her. It felt...soft, but coarse at the same time. Sticking her hands blindly into the never ending dark, Kagome could feel it. Is that sand? Kagome thought as the light touch of it ran over her hands. Reaching further out Kagome tried grabbing at it, but it smoothly slide out of her hand. With an annoyed huff she tried again, but was greeted by a different response. The sand reached out and grabbed her arm, pulling her forward into the dark.

Like a slap in the face the light hit her eyes, almost blinding her. Unlike the cool darkness Kagome was in before the sun was beating down on her almost immediately causing her to sweat. "This is a dream. This stuff just doesn't happen to normal people! But come to think of it, I am not all that normal…" Kagome said, taking in her surroundings. The ground was covered in sand, and the area seemed void of all animals and plants of any kind. The area did, however, seem to have plenty of bugs. Shivering a little bit at the thought of a run in with a poisonous bug, Kagome pulled herself off the ground and continued to look over the empty desert. From the corner of her eye she saw what looked to be a small sand storm heading her way. Well, I guess this desert isn't all that empty... About to run in the opposite direction she stopped dead in her tracks. In the middle of that sand storm was a boy.

Kagome would not have noticed the younger looking boy if it had not been for his fiery red hair. Even from hundreds of feet away Kagome could almost feel his anger. His sadness. Looking up to his eyes she noticed he was staring at her. Well, it was less staring at her and more looking through her. The look in the boy's eyes made Kagome shudder slightly. His eyes made him seem… dead. The dark black make-up rings around his sea foam eyes made him seem even scarier than he was at first glance. I would say that I shouldn't be afraid of someone who only looks about 7, but the feudal era has taught me a thing or two. Kagome thought as she watched the young boy walk in her direction, slowly. His hair gently swished around his head like a gentle wind was blowing and from under his short bangs Kagome could see the kanji writing on his forehead, Love. Kagome found that slightly ironic considering he seemed void of such emotions.

The sand storm stopped when a man came across the sand dunes. He kept his distance from the boy but his words seemed to calm him down. Slowly the sand that surrounded the boy fell down around them, leaving large sand dunes covering the ground. Turning back in the direction that a large wall could be seen in, they both walked back togther, but had enough distance between them for a train to go through.

With a start, Kagome jerked up from her sleeping bag. The questioning look Inuyasha sent to her was enough for her to sober up. Moving away from Shippo, Kagome wiggled out of her sleeping bag. Going over to Inuyasha, she slowly sat down next to him. "Uh, you okay?" Inuyasha asked awkwardly. With a smile and nod from the girl that was now snuggled up next to him, he started to focus back on their surroundings. Kagome can be so confusing… With a shake of his head he cleared those thoughts. Looking back down at Kagome, Inuyasha ran a hand under bangs to feel her forhead, Inuyasha asked softly, "Are you sick again? Tell the truth this time, cause last time we had to wait longer then we would have had to because you denied it."

Shaking her head, Kagome looked up and met Inuyasha's eyes and said just as softly as Inuyasha, "No, I was just cold and you are closer to the fire tonight. If I moved the sleeping bag then I probably would have woken up Shippo. Do you mind?" Inuyasha shook his face as he blushed lightly, looking away from Kagome's searching eyes. Kagome just wanted to be close to Inuyasha, to make sure that it was really only a dream. Just a dream. It was just a dream… But I can't get his eyes out of my head. He reminded me of Inuyasha before we came along, all alone. Acting like he doesn't need anyone when he is probably braking apart inside... Laying her head on Inuyasha's shoulder, she drifted off into a, thankfully, dreamless sleep.

With one last look down at Kagome, Inuyasha, still on alert slipped into a light sleep. Both unconsciously moved closer to the other, Inuyasha's head now rested on Kagome's smaller one and Kagome's hand clutched onto Inuyasha larger one. It was as though Inuyasha knew that Kagome needed comfort at that moment, and was happy to give it. Completely unaware of the four sets of eyes that stared at them from the other side of the camp sight as the fire burned down.

AN: So... Hello! I'm o0Lilly of the Moon0o and I would like to thank you for muddling through this first chapter of my first ever fan fiction! Just the thought that you even clicked the button to view this makes me extremely happy, even if you never read the next chapter. I guess this is my first step out of writing in my school notebooks, huh? Believe it or not, this Will be a Gaara and Kagome pairing so just hold on! Even if you don't like like the story, thanks for stopping by! I would say don't get hit by a bus but that would be a little sassy, and I am obviously not sassy! (I'm pretty sassy) Well, thanks again, but don't forget to tell me what you think! Review!