The Silence of the Falling Moons by Wishful Silver Goddess

Unsettling Rain

Hey thanks for reading, this is my first fanfic and i can't wait to see how it turns out!

Things in 'Italics with single quotes' are peoples thoughts

Bold things are inner demons or concencies

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Chapter one: Unsettling Rain

The darkness swells all around, and things are most dangerous tonight, the night of the full moon.

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"Time for bed." The kind looking woman cooed to her children softly.

"Mama I'm not tired."

"Me neither, tell us a story."

Both of them looked at her with pleading eyes.

"Yea, how about the one the Princess trapped in a tower and the prince climbs her hair to save her."

"No not that one again. Mama tell us the one about the brave knight who killed the bad dragon."

"No tell my story mama"

"No mine!"

"Mine!"

"Mine!"

"Children calm down. I know of a story that you both would like to hear."

"Really" The children spoke in unison.

"Yes, but you have to be good and settle down for me."

"Okay mama"

Each child laid down on the bed ready to listen to the story. The woman had seated herself in the chair next to where they were. She closed her eyes trying to remember every detail of the story.

"Alright, you see there was this-"

"No mama that's not how stories start," stated the little girl.

"Yes you are quite right Atsuko. Once upon a time, there was a young girl around the age of fifteen. She had an encounter with fate that she would never forget-"

"She doesn't die does she mama?"

"Would you like to tell the story Hideaki?"

"No mama" he placed his head back down on the pillow quietly

"Alright then no more interruptions or I wont tell the story."

At the mention of not getting a story both of the children sucked their lips into their mouths hopping that neither would say a word.

"Were was I, oh yes, a fateful encounter indeed. She was pulled through the well of ages going back five hundred years only to end up in the Sengoku Jidai, a time that was full of demons."

"Like daddy and us?"

As soon as the words had slipped out Atsuko covered her mouth in shame.

"Yes, dear, like you and your father. Don't worry I am not done with the story."

Their little faces lit up as brightly as the lights of Las Vegas.

"Ahem, continuing, There in that time she made wonderful friends. A young woman named Sango, a lecherous monk, Miroku, a half demon, Inuyasha, a neiko demon, Kiara, and a young fox kit, Shippo. Now for the longest time Kagome had been in love with Inuyasha, but you also need to know about his previous love Kikyou."

At the sight of the questions rise in the young children's faces, she merely held up a finger to her lips and continued.

"She was a priestess who lived fifty years before Kagome was pulled down the well. Kikyou and Inuyasha had been in love, but they were betrayed. Many times when Inuyasha sees Kagome in his heart and mind he was actually seeing Kikyou."

"How sad"

"Yea...that isn't fair to Kagome."

"Hush, yes I know that it isn't fair but you will just have to hear the story and decide for yourself see."

Scooting her chair closer to the bed she continued.

"The group had traveled many times together searching for the pieces of the shattered Sacred Jewel. During their travels, the group ran into many strange demons and humans a like. But there was one-half demon who all of that time despised, Naraku. He himself was almost the very vision of evil. Being a half demon he did have a night in which he was vulnerable but the group had never had luck to find him on such nights. Where the story begins, dears, is with Kagome and Inuyasha, a half demon on his night of weakness, and his friends trying to protect him."

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'Why does it always take so long for the sun to rise on these nights? Every other day goes to fast, but never these nights. Not to mention being stuck in a forest with an irritated Inuyasha, oh so much fun'

"Miroku what was that?" Kagome asked being pulled out of her thoughts and whipping her head in the direction of the unsettling noise.

"I don't know Kagome. Sango and I will go check it out you stay with Inuyasha. Let's go Sango!" as Miroku spoke Inuyasha tumbled out of the safe house.

"Wait, Miroku I'll come with you. The last thing I need is to be 'protected' by Kagome!" Inuyasha stated while strutting towards Miroku.

"Inuyasha...SIT BOY!" commanded Kagome. Her voice giving the impression that she wouldn't back down.

Miroku walked over giving his friend a sympathetic look as he stuck a small sutra upon his head.

"Sorry Inuyasha but we can't let you leave"

"Kagome the sutra will wear off in approximately five minuets but we should search the grounds around here to keep it safe for the night"

"Alright be careful Miroku, you to Sango."

"Yoou lacy basters geh bek herr!"

"Inuyasha..." the warning in her voice made Inuyasha visibly shudder.

"Okay then...um, you watch him, Kagome. Shippo, why don't you come with us?" Miroku said as he walked away with Shippo and Sango trying hard not to laugh.

As Miroku, Sango, Kiara, and Shippo rode away; the night seemed unsettlingly quite. The trees swayed with the light wind, and their branches almost sounded like they were singing and not howling. The moon shone bright against the dark figures of the night. Kagome and Inuyasha were left alone in the camp with only the sounds of this eerie night to keep them company.

But the most unsettling fact was that just as soon as Miroku and the rest had left a silver glowing being had snuck into the camp. It was watching both Kagome and Inuyasha and deciding what to do next.

"Man Kagome, do you always have to be such an idiot." Complained Inuyasha, who was finally able to sit up and scratch his ear.

"What do you mean I'm an idiot? Inuyasha why do you think we all are trying so hard to protect you, no answer well its because we care about you. So why don't you suck it up and stay put." said Kagome as she sat down roughly keeping her hand on her bow just incase...

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"Hey Miroku, do you think that it was wise to leave Kagome and Inuyasha together alone?" Sango asked worriedly

"Yes, I know that Kagome will do her best in protecting him. And Inuyasha is in no position to not accept her help. Am I correct?" Said Miroku half chuckling to himself at his most cunning deed of the day yet. I am very good at what I do. Plus..., Miroku looked forward, now I have Sango to myself, sort of.

Miroku paused, and Sango stared at him what could he be thinking; but then all of a sudden she knew as she felt his hand gently stroke her backside.

"MIROKU!" Screeched Sango as she spun around and slapped him.

"He never learns," said Shippo, watching Miroku put a hand to his now reddening cheek; and looking at Sango's embarrassed face.

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'Why does he always try to be so macho? Idiot! We are stuck in this place because of him, and his night of the full moon, losing his powers. We are all tired of his complaining but we have sucked it up enough to care to protect him! I wish that for once he would stop thinking about himself and realize how we all feel...or how I feel.' Kagome sighed and Inuyasha looked up at her.

'Great what did I do now? She keeps sighing and looking disappointed. What ever it was, I am not apologizing! End of story....well then again if I don't apologize she might tell me to sit again...' Inuyasha shuddered at his thoughts.

'Bet he doesn't even know how I feel about him even after our three long years together...all he thinks about is Kikyou this and Kikyou that. I am tired of being compared to her all the time. I wish he would see me for who I am and not see Kikyou, but that is never going to happen it is...'

'Once the jewel is done all of this mess will be solved. I will be able to have both Kagome and Kikyou and then poof problem solved none of this choosing between them nonsense.'

'But what if when the jewel is done he doesn't want me. What am I going to do? I can't leave for good; I would miss Sango, Shippo, Kaede, Miroku, and everyone else so much. Maybe that wont have to happen if I marry Inuyasha. I could come back and forth between era's forever...'

Kagome raises her head to sneak a peak at the very thought involved Inuyasha, just watching his face change with so many different emotions before she saw him look up when she looked immediately back at the ground again pretending like it was interesting.

'What if I really had to choose when the time came, who would it be? Kikyou was with me when no one else would dare to be, she opened my heart to her and the world. But Kagome released me and allowed me the chance to make friends and even have a sort of odd-looking pack. I think if it truly came down to it I may never choose, each of them has helped me in their own way...'

But while both were pondering what the other one was thinking, the silver being was watching them and slowly started to make a move towards their camp...

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Dream: Yea...so, I liked it

Inuyasha: Really wench, I don't! I look like a dickhead!

Dream: Well...

Kagome: You are.

Inuyasha: Why you lazy bitch .:grr:.

Kagome: Inuyasha...SIT BOY!

WHAM

Dream: Who wants pankcakes, ehh?

Kagome: Sure what the heck ^_^

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