Travel Through The Times (Inuyasha x Male! Oc)

~Chapter 3: Nightmares~

Sweating. Hotness. That's all I felt burning in my chest. The pain was unbearable. Before Inuyasha's tree I stood slumped on my knees. The tears wouldn't stop falling. I had left him that day. I left Inuyasha all alone the day he was sealed. I should have been there! The guilt I felt, leaving for the modern time, as I couldn't bear seeing Inuyasha with Kikyo that day. Only to return to my best friend dead. Sealed. Bound to the tree by the very same women he loved. In my heart I wanted to vow to find Kikyo. Even so, I knew I just couldn't do it. I couldn't do that to my friend...He loved her! But I loved him...A part of me wanted to say why her? Why her and not me? But that's okay. For I keep my feelings buried deep inside, being his friend is enough. But now...I couldn't even do that! The one time I leave out of selfish reason, is the one time he needed me most! I knew I shouldn't have left, but here I am! Slumped on the ground crying because I lost the only person who cared! I'm not good enough to be his friend or to be anything to him! It should've be-

I shook myself awake, cold sweat on my back drenching my kimono. I'm shaking. Wait? Inuyahsa! I look desperately around the room for my beloved friend. To which I find him half asleep. I sigh in relief. My sigh makes his ears perk up.

"Are you alright?" Inuyahsa asks looking at me.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you." I say looking away.

"No you didn't wake me, I was already half awake anyway. Besides your stirring had me worried.. You seemed to calm down for a minuet, so I thought everything was alright. Nightmare?" He says sort of gently.

I just nod, feeling like a child. I feel silly. He's comforting me like he would when we were children. He's so comfortable around me, but with the others he puts up this barrier. I feel...bad...about it? Why should I? We grew up together...But at the same time, I'm happy he can be that way around me. It's like nothing changed since we last seen each other. That truly makes me happy.

"Here." He says coming closer to me. He pulls me into his chest. Holding me close.

"I'm sorry. You don't have to do this.." I say with sleep apparent in my voice.

"I want to. Now do you wanna tell me about it? If not, shut up and get some sleep." My tails gently begin to sway at the sound of his voice. I chuckle a bit at the shut up part. My arms also come around him. I snuggle into him, enjoying his warmth. I think for what seems like a while. I then go to speak, but then decide against telling him, not wanting to bring up Kikyo. So I just shake my head.

"Alright then." he says. I just lie there listening to his steady heartbeat to get my mind off the situation. Soon enough, I was again asleep. However this time, thankfully, I was not plagued with nightmares. It seemed as though we were children again. Looks like the platonic cuddling worked.

- - -

The morning light shone through the hut, waking me. I awoke to find the half demon gone. I groggily looked around, only to find Kaede cooking some fish for breakfast.

"Aye morning, child." Kaede said. I sit up and rub the sleep from my eyes, and stretch my arms out. I pick up my futon, and put it away. After, I fix up my kimono, and sit down by the little in ground fire placed in the middle of the hut.

"Mmm. It smells amazing Kaede. Thank you." I say grabbing a stick with fish on it. I bring the food to my lips, the texture being quite rough. While the modern time's food was much tastier, I still have to appreciate the food from my home timeline. After all I technically don't belong in the modern time. It simply, served as a temporary home.

"So, where's Inuyasha and Kagome?" I ask finishing the yummy fish. I look at the older woman sitting across from me. For the first time I really take in her features. I tend to forget that it had been 50 years since I left. The last time I saw Kaede, she was a young girl. Now she has grown into an old women. Her face matted with wrinkles. Her wiseness placed in each one of them. As the village priestess you can tell she has seen a lot of things over the years.