InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I Need You ❯ Lost Memories ( Chapter 5 )

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Disclaimer: I DO NOT own InuYasha, its characters OR any quotes I may use.
 
A/N: I was trying to figure out how to make an easy distinction between thoughts, flashbacks and when a person is speaking. So here it is.
FLASHBACK
THOUGHTS
SPEAKING
Hope that makes sense and that you enjoy this next chapter.
 
 
CHAPTER FIVE: LOST MEMORIES
 
Rin sighed heavily and looked out the window. She sitting in her last class of the day and dying for it to be over. Her teacher was talking in a monotone voice, droning on about the History of Japan.
If he goes on for a minute longer, I'm going to pull out my hair.”
Rin sighed again, turned back to the classroom and looked at the clock, “20 more minutes?! Pleasejust let this be over…”
A folded note landed on her desk and brought her out of her daydreams. After making sure the teacher wasn't watching, Rin quietly unfolded the paper and quickly read it.
 
Hey you up for a double date? Me and Daichi, you and Isamu. Think about it and tell me after class.
 
Rin's eyebrows shot up and she glanced over at her friend, “What?!” she mouthed.
Linda smiled and nodded.
Rin just shook her head slowly.
Daichi Suzuki and Isamu Tanaka were the two most popular and sought-after boys in the whole school. Rin couldn't imagine what insanity had possessed her friend to set this up.
Linda leaned over, “Come on Rin. It'll be fun.”
Rin scoffed, “No way.”
“Miss Higurashi!”
Linda and Rin snapped up in their seats, “Yes sir?”
“Do you have the answer?”
Rin stood, “Answer sir?”
Rin flushed slightly as the class snickered, but raised her chin and placed her hands behind her back. Clasping them together slightly she took a deep breath, “Would you please repeat the question sir?”
Sensei Juno nodded, “What time in the history of Japan was referred to as the Feudal Era?”
Rin flinched.
“I have to go back! I belong there! Please take me back!”
“You can no longer live there. You belong in here, not in the Feudal Era.”
Rin gasped and grabbed her desk for support, her face pale.
The class murmured and Linda jumped to her feet, “Rin? Are you alright?”
Rin's breathing quickened.
“My lord will come for me. I know he will. He won't abandon me”
Rin dropped to her knees, holding her head with her hands, “No! Not now!” she silently pleaded.
“Rin!” Linda screamed
Sensei Juno rushed forward, “Somebody get the nurse. Now!” he snapped.
Rin blinked her eyes, her vision blurry, and her head was ringing with voices.
Sensei Juno waved a hand in front of Rin's face but she didn't respond, “Rin?” he called, “Rin can you hear me?”
Suddenly the voices stopped and everything was clear. Rin looked up and standing right in front of her was the tall man from her dreams, the one with the cold golden eyes.
“It's you” she breathed before she fell to the floor.
 
InuYasha and Kagome rushed to the school as soon as they heard something had happened to Rin.
Kagome talked to Linda while InuYasha conferred with Sensei Juno. What they both learned worried then greatly.
“So, this kind of thing has happened before?” Kagome asked Linda.
The girl shook her head, “No. Not like this. She's told me about them, that she sees things, or remembers them like a flashback. But she's never lost conscious before. That I know of. But I know she's had weird dreams. One that she's had for years. And just the other day when we were at the old tree at your home, she acted strangely too. Saying she'd seen something, like a forgotten memory.”
Kagome nodded slowly, “I see. Thank you Linda. Why don't you go back to class now?”
Linda bit her lip and looked past Kagome's shoulder into the backroom. Kagome smiled and put a hand on her arm, “I'll let you know if anything comes up.”
Linda smiled briefly then turned and walked down the hallway. Kagome walked over to InuYasha and Sensei Juno to see what the teacher had to say.
InuYasha was frowning as he listened and turned to his wife as she approached. “Sensei Juno says she's never fainted before. But she doesn't pay attention very well in class.”
Kagome nodded, resisting the urge to smile. Rin told her once the teacher was hard to listen to and she found it difficult to stay awake.
“I asked her a question and then had to call out her name loudly to get her attention.”
“And what was the question?” Kagome asked.
“I asked her about the Feudal Era.”
Kagome jumped and dug her nails into InuYasha's arm.
“What kind of question?” InuYasha asked slowly.
“I asked her what time in the history of Japan was referred to as the Feudal Era.”
“I see” InuYasha said softly.
Sensei Juno looked confused, “Is there a problem?”
Kagome shook her head, “Oh, not at all. Thank you Sensei Juno, I know you have a class you need to get back too.”
Sensei Juno nodded and bowed before leaving the couple alone.
Kagome turned to InuYasha, “This could be a problem InuYasha.”
InuYasha frowned, “How so?”
“What if she starts remembering?”
InuYasha shrugged, “Would that really be so bad Kagome?”
“Yes!” Kagome snapped. She then sighed and closed her eyes, “I'm sorry. But you know she can't go back there. And if she remembers she'll want to. I hate it InuYasha I do, but she can't remember. Anything.”
InuYasha slowly blew out his breath, “I understand Kagome. I do.”
He took her into his arms and hugged her tightly, “There is no way we can let her go back.”
 
Rin slowly opened her eyes and took in her surrounds. After a minute she discerned she was in the nurse's office, in the back room. She sat up slowly, trying to remember why she was there. Swinging her legs over the bed's side she stood and walked to the door way.
“Hello?” she called.
Kagome poked her head out of one of the room, “Oh good. You're awake.”
She walked over and gave the girl a hug, “How are you feeling?” she asked pulling back.
Rin shrugged, “Okay I guess. I'm not really sure what happened.”
InuYasha appeared at Kagome's shoulder, “You weren't listening in class. And when the teacher asked you a question, you fainted.”
He chuckled, “Wish I had thought of that when I was in school. Getting out of answering a question. Extreme, but effective.”
Rin smiled, “Very funny Daddy. But it wasn't on purpose. In fact” she stopped; a slight frown on her face.
“What's wrong Rin?” Kagome asked.
“What was the question?”
“What do you mean?” InuYasha exchanged glances with Kagome,
“The question he asked me. It meant something to me.”
InuYasha laughed, “I'll say. Enough to knock to right to the floor. Come on Rin, we'll take you home.”
Rin nodded absent mindedly. She remembered that question held some meaning for her. But it frustrated her she couldn't remember what the question was.
 
Weeks past without incident and Rin decided to put it behind her. The nurse said she just needed more sleep and a healthier diet. Two things her mother set about to fix right away. Rin looked down at her math homework and stirred the health drink her mother gave her as soon as she walked in the door. Staring at the numbers she tried to make sense of what she was looking at. But they just stared right back at her.
Frustrated she grabbed her book and threw it across the room, it landed face down and pages bent. She'd hear about that later.
She dragged herself over and picked the book up. Carefully smoothing the bent pages she sat down on her bed and placed it next to her. Reaching into her bag she pulled out her history book and a small piece of paper fell out and fluttered to the ground. Setting the book aside she picked up the paper and opened it.
It was the note from Linda.
As is on cue Rin's cell phone rang, the song indicating it was Linda.
“Speak of the devil” Rin muttered before answering.
“Hey! How you doing?” Linda sounded happy. Too happy.
Rin sighed warily, “What have you done?”
Rin could just see her friend on the other side, a slight pout on her lips, “What do you mean? Is that any way to greet your best friend?”
“When you answer the phone in that tone of voice, I know you're up to no good. Call it instinct.”
“Humph. I call it you're a real stick in the mud. But let's not ruin this moment. I have exciting news.”
Rin inwardly groaned, “What?”
“Well, remember a couple weeks ago I asked you about that double date?”
Rin glanced at the note now lying on her bed. “Talk about irony” she murmured before answering. “Yes I remember.”
“Weellll. Guess what.”
Rin rolled her eyes. Linda may be a down-to-earth type of girl, but she was very dramatic. “Please, tell me. The suspense it killing me” Rin said dryly.
“We have a date this Saturday.”
“What?!” Rin's mind screamed but she kept her voice calm, “I see.”
“That's it? Just `I see'? Come on Rin. This is totally awesome! Daichi Suzuki and Isamu Tanaka!”
Rin took the phone away from her ear and glared at it. “Linda, you're an idiot!”
Putting the phone back to her ear Rin sighed deeply, “You know Linda. I really rather not. I mean, it's just not my thing.”
She could picture Linda's reaction before the other girl even opened her mouth. She mouthed her word for word.
“What?! Oh Rin stop being such a stick in the mud. You know, this is a great opportunity for you. You do realize this right? And…wait, you're mouthing what I'm saying right now, aren't you?”
Rin smirked. “Oh yeah.”
Linda laughed then quickly sobered, “Please Rin. I'm asking this for the both of us.”
Rin sighed and rubbed her temples with her hand, “Fine. I'll go.”
Linda squealed, “You will?”
Rin nodded though her friend couldn't see her, “Yes, I will.”
“Oh I wish I could hug you right now!”
“I'm sure. Listen, I'm gonna go and inform my family now.”
“Oh? How come?” Linda sounded confused.
“I've never gone on a date in my life, nor have I ever expressed the want to. The shock just might kill them. So if I tell them now, I'll have plenty of time to back out of the date and plan a funeral.”
Linda laughed, “Oh Rin. It wouldn't be that bad. You'll see. I promise.”
They said goodbye and Rin placed the phone back on her dresser. Glancing at her reflection in the mirror, she wondered what she had gotten herself into.
 
Rin moped into the kitchen and sat down with a huff at the table. Kagome looked up from her spot on the couch were she was reading a book, “Something wrong Rin?”
Rin shook her head, then shrugged, then nodded. Kagome smiled as she sat her book down and walked over to her daughter, “Can I help?”
Rin sighed and looked up, “Linda set us up on a date. With the two most popular guys in school.”
Kagome's eyebrows rose, “I see. And this is a problem?”
Rin just groaned and let her head drop to the table. Kagome smirked in amusement as a grunt of pain escaped her lips softly, but she made no move to pick her head back up.
Kagome rubbed her back, “It'll be fine Rin. I promise.”
“That's just what Linda said.” Rin said to the table, her head still connected.
But why do I have the feeling everything will just go wrong?”
 
A/N: This chapter is kinda random, I wanted to write more, but the source of my computer is making me get off. Hopefully I can get my computer fixed soon and finish.
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