InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Firefly Wishes ❯ Chapter 2 - Of Water and Memories ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: I do not own or claim to own any part or characters of Inu-yasha with the exception of this fanfiction. Author's Notes: Sorry if Inuyasha seems a little OOC, but remember he got bonked on the head pretty hard, so it seems that his brains are a little scrambled.

Firefly Wishes

By DBZ Vegeta

Chapter 2 - Of Water and Memories

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Water!

It was dripping onto my lips and I licked at it greedily. More drops fell, and I greedily licked again. Reaching out I tried to capture the water. The dripping was too slow; I wanted a drink of water

"Not too much" said a voice. "You need to take it slowly, so you don't make your self any sicker."

The voice was a woman's, sweet and familiar. I was fully awake now, but I didn't open my eyes. I wanted to hear the voice again before seeing her.

"Is he going to be all right, Kagome" came another woman's voice, it also seemed familiar, low and husky. ~ Kagome ~ I thought. ~ Why was that name familiar. ~

"Yes, he will be. His demon system will heal him soon. He is just very dehydrated. Umm, I mean he has been without water too long." said the sweet voice again, concerning rippling through the words.

I couldn't take it anymore I had to see who this woman was. I opened my eyes, blinking rapidly against the bright light over head. My eyesight was fuzzy, as if it hadn't been used in a long, long time. Slowly, the room came into focus. I was lying on a soft red blanket that reached around my body covering me up to my waist. My chest was bare and covered in several places by bandages.

There were three other people in the room with me. A small kitsune youkai and two dark haired girls. One had dark brown eyes and the other. . . .her eyes; they reminded me of the ocean as the twilight sun began to sparkle of the dark black-blue waves. I felt like I could drown in those eyes, so familiar, an angel this Kagome.

"Inuyasha, your awake." she said a bright smile crossing her lovely face. I tried to sit up to be closer to this angel. I was afraid that I was dreaming again, that I was still in the desert.

"Where am I?" I asked, "How did I get here." my voice barely a whisper.

"Inuyasha," said the brown eyed woman, "we found you wandering in the forest not far from the Kapirals Desert." concern tightening her features. "You and Miroku had left for the Shrine at Hiroshi a month ago. You both were supposed to return in less than two weeks. When you were late we became worried and started looking for you." she said. "Do you know where Miroku is? When we found you, you had his staff." her voice was slightly panicked.

I stared up at her, confused, ~ Who was Miroku? ~ I thought.

"Sango, he needs to rest. We can ask him questions about what happened later," said Kagome as she placed a calming hand of the shoulder of the other woman. Turning she smiled back down at me again before reaching over and picking up a small bowl of water, which she held it to my lips. "Here drink this. Slowly." she chided as I eagerly tried to down the water quickly.

The water was wonderful, the most delicious thing I had tasted in so long. I looked down at the now empty bowl and back at her.

"You can have more later. This is enough for now," she said seeing my gaze. "Lie back now and rest. You will be back to normal soon."

"I. . . .I. . . ." I tried to speak again, my voice sounding harsh and grating to my ears.

"Shhh. . . ." she said, placing a finger against my lips. "Rest now, we can talk later."

Resignedly, I lay back down and watched her as she gathered bowls and cloths from next to my bed. My eyes followed her as I became more and more tired, unable to stay awake, I finally succumb and let the darkness envelop me.

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The dream came fast and fierce, sweeping through my mind like flames across dried wood. I was watching a group of people, five in all. Three I recognized immediately as the two girls, Sango and Kagome, who I had met when I awoke in the hut. The small kitsune youkai was there also, perched upon the shoulder of the girl called Kagome. The other two were men, one dressed in the dark robes of a monk, who was sitting next to Sango. The other man, a half demon dressed in a red hakori sat alone in a tree near the group.

It was evening and they were sitting around a fire in the deep woods, talking and laughing, all except the hanyou. He was staring off into the night as if didn't belong to the laughing group below. I felt mournful for the man in the tree; it seemed that he was an outcast within this group, not accepted by anyone.

I watched as the seen unfolded before me.

~~ Dreamscape ~~

"Oh, I can't believe you asked that Miroku, and to the lord's wife of all people. Do you always ask every woman you meet to have your child?" laughed Kagome as she watched Miroku get up and kneel down in front of her, taking her hands in his.

"Kagome, would you bear my child." he said seriously, a hint of laughter in his eye. Shippo fell off her shoulder, eyes rolling with laughter.

"Pervert" she yelled, smacking him across the head, laughing as she did. He had a tendency to do this about once a month. She continued chuckling as she watched him limp back over and sit down next to Sango.

"Miroku, you idiot. When are you going to learn that you are not God's gift to women and stop being a pervert." smirked Sango as slapped him again hard, his hand had been creeping down to her butt, again.

Both Kagome and Sango laughed harder as Miroku rolled back onto the ground clutching his poor abused head. Moaning that he hadn't done anything wrong.

"Hey, Inuyasha, how about getting down here and helping me out." he groaned out still clutching his aching head.

"Feh, don't bother me. You brought it on yourself." growled the half-demon sitting in the tree, trying to ignore the howling women. ~ That was me, I was stunned. That's right, they called me Inuyasha. Funny I didn't recognize myself. ~

"Oh, it's just too funny." gasped Kagome. Still chuckling, she slowly stood up and brushed off the seat of her skirt. Walking over to her pack, she pulled out a set of clean clothes, a small bag and a towel. "I'm going to take a bath in the hot spring. Sango, could you keep an eye on our local pervert and ensure that he doesn't follow me to take a peek."

"Sure, Kagome. But I think it is going to be awhile before he is going to be able to see straight anyway." Sango said. "But, I don't think you should go alone. There have been too many youkais' around lately. At least take Inuyasha with you, you can always "sit" him if he misbehaves."

"No, I will be fine on my own. It isn't very far and if I need help I can always yell." she said as she disappeared into the trees.

~ I was watching the reactions of my dream self. He seemed to be ignoring everyone, but I could see his eyes following Kagome's every move. What did this girl mean to me? Turning back to the group I surveyed the fellow they called Miroku. He was the one that Sango had been asking about. I looked at his face trying to remember where I had seen him before…~

Suddenly from the forest came a loud frighten scream. "Inuyashaaaaaaaa….."

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Startled, I bolted up right in the bed, the covers falling to my waist. I clutched my head as I moaned painfully from the sound ringing through my mind. Her voice seemed to echo from every recess of my skull. Looking around I saw that it was late evening and everyone else was asleep, I hadn't awakened the others with my outburst.

Feeling a warmth nearby, I looked over to find Kagome curled up on a blanket next to my bed. The terror lingering in my mind made me anxious to check to see if she was alright. Lying back down beside her, I carefully reached out a hand to move the hair that had fallen across her face, blocking my view of her. I drew back startled as I saw the wet path of tears on her checks. She had darkened patches beneath each eye, as if she hadn't slept in a long time. Something drew me to her as I reached out to dry the tears from her face. I knew that I didn't like to see this woman cry. I watched as my fingers caressed her check and she smiled softly, in her sleep, as she snuggled into my touch.

A feeling came over me, something I don't remember ever feeling, a sense of peace. Just being near this woman, put me at ease. I reached over and pulled her closer to me, placing her head on my shoulder, inhaling the sweet fragrance of her hair as I closed my eyes. Holding her close, I pondered my dream and suddenly remembered the last part about Miroku and Sango's questions earlier. Drifting to back to sleep as I pondered this mystery, who was he?

Dressed in dark monks' robes . . .the dead man . . .was that him? Trying to remember the face of the man in the desert. Was it Miroku or was it someone else? Something didn't ring right here . . . darkness overcame me as I tried to remember what had happened.

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Author's Notes: This is end of chapter 2. Is Miroku dead, we won't know until Inuyasha gets his memories back. Just to let you know I do not have a definite plot for this fic (yet), I am just writing it on the fly adding what seems appropriate. Any suggestions are appreciated (you can email me - see my description page). Please read and review, all comments welcome.