InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forgiving Loss ❯ Chapter 6 Diary ( Chapter 6 )
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Chapter 6 Diary
“Hello? Is anyone here? It’s Kagome!”
“Kagome? Oh, dear child, you are home! Oh how I’ve missed you. Have you ailed for anything? I hope Inuyasha’s been taking good care of you while we could not be here when you were in the accident. We came straight home when Rin called us.”
“H-Hi, Grandpa. Um, I can’t breathe. Could you please let go? You’re crushing me.”
“I am sorry, dear child. I’m just so happy to see you well. You had your grandfather and mother so worried!” Kagome’s grandfather wailed as he tightened his grip around Kagome.
“Uh…”
“Hey, old man. She said for you to let go, or did you not here her? Hey, gramps!”
“Forgive me, Kagome. I was so terrified when I found out about the news,” he said as he released Kagome and wiped the tears of joy from his eyes.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to worry you so much.”
“Please, do not apologize. You have been through a lot lately. Come and sit in the living room. Inuyasha, could you please take yours and Kagome’s things up to her old room.”
Grandpa walked Kagome to the living room while Inuyasha went upstairs to her room.
“Kagome, I heard that you were hit by a car and lost your memory, am I correct?”
“Well, yes. It seems that way. I don’t know the full details and neither does anyone. Rin was there when I had the accident, but neither of us knows why exactly someone attacked me or anything. I hope that within the next few weeks, we’ll be able to get some information on who threatened us and why they did it. Until then, all Inuyasha and I can do is hope to find out if I can regain my memory soon enough before whoever tries to come after us again. I hope we won’t burden you if we stay here. I don’t want my family to get caught up in it no more than what you are already in.”
“Nonsense, Kagome. You are my granddaughter and we all love you, no matter what may happen because of you. Now, enough of this talk about someone coming after you. Let’s talk about how you are doing. How have things been, for the past few days?”
Kagome thought for a moment. “Well, not too much interesting. I’ve been basically going back and forth to the hospital. Our friends have been frequently stopping by, just to chat or see if I could remember anything. I’ve been basically just staying home or at the hospital really.”
“What about Inuyasha? Have you two been getting along well?”
“Inuyasha? I guess he’s okay. He hasn’t been saying much to me ever since he picked me up from Rin’s house two weeks ago. I can’t really say much about him though.”
“Is that so? He hasn’t been acting suspicious or anything at all?”
“Not that I can say. Why do you ask?”
“You still don’t believe me, do you? I told y’all that I ain’t doing anything to Kagome, or is it y’all just don’t trust me?”
“Why, I said nothing of the sort. I was only clarifying that my granddaughter is all right. I have not been home to see her for almost a month, and I only want to know that she is in good health.”
“Well then stop asking if anything happened otherwise. We’ve told you all we know so stop pestering her with your damn questions. She remembers no more than what we already told you we know.”
Kagome placed a hand on Inuyasha’s shoulder. “Calm down, Inuyasha. Grandpa was just worried, is all. He didn’t mean anything by it.”
Inuyasha turned around and marched towards the kitchen door. “Well then tell them that I don’t care. They can trust me or not, but I didn’t do anything so stop asking questions ‘cause they’re making it sound like I’m suspicious of something!”
The door slammed behind him, abruptly ending the discussion.
“I’m sorry, Grandpa. I can’t really speak for Inuyasha, but he’s seemed kind of irritated and distant. I guess it’s because he’s still very upset over what happened to weeks ago.”
“Well, I guess you can’t really blame him, but he should more respect to his elders! I swear he still acts the same way ever since I first met him when you were on break from college.”
“You mean he acts like this all the time?”
The old man sighed. “I’m afraid so, Kagome. You still remember nothing it seems. Well, your mother and I will make sure to take good care of you while you two stay.”
Kagome bowed courteously. “Thanks, Gramps. I’ll try not to be too much of a burden.”
“Oh, nonsense,” he chuckled. “I’ve gotten used to it ever since you and little Souta were born. A few weeks will not bother me, and most certainly not your mother. Please, do whatever you like until she comes home, dear child. I will be out cleaning the shrine if you need anything.”
“Uh, thank you.” Se bowed again as Kagome’s grandfather left out the side door.
‘Well, I have nothing else to do,’ Kagome thought to herself. ‘I might as well go through the shrine. Maybe I can remember something…’
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‘Wow, this is a big tree. I wonder how old it is. It must be centuries…’
“Kagome? Oh, dear, you’re here.”
Kagome snapped out of her reverie and saw her mother carrying groceries. “Oh, hi Mom. We arrived about fifteen minutes ago. Here, let me take those for you.”
Kagome grabbed a few of the bags and helped Mrs. Higurashi put them up in the kitchen. Kagome noticed that she bought about ten boxes of ramen.
“Mom, why did you buy so many cups of ramen noodles? Isn’t it a little much?”
“Actually, I don’t think I bought enough. I know they’ll all disappear by the middle of the week.”
The side of Kagome’s mouth started twitching. “Say what? How can ten boxes of five cups of ramen run out by the middle of the week?”
“Oh, you didn’t know? Inuyasha just absolutely loves ramen. That’s basically, what he mostly eats. I guess you hadn’t noticed.”
“Apparently. There wasn’t any ramen at the house when I was there. Actually, I don’t think he ever sat down with me and ate within this past week since I’ve been with him. I always cooked and by the next morning, half of it was eaten, so I assumed he ate sometime after I did.”
“I see. Maybe he’s just not sure how to approach you since you don’t really remember him. He was somewhat shy when you first brought him here to meet us. He would always blush and avoid the subject whenever it came to you two. Give him some time. He’ll come around to talk to you more.”
“Okay. Say, Mom, what’s up with that tree out there? The big, old one with the seals around it?”
“Hmm? Oh, you must mean Goshinboku. It’s been here for centuries; at least, that’s what Grandpa says. In fact, that tree is older than this whole shrine. It’s part of the Higurashi heirloom. I don’t know much about it except that it’s enchanted with some mystical power. You would have to ask your grandfather about. He has a story for everything here.” She laughed at that reminder. “Just hope that he doesn’t try to tell you everything. He gets so in depth whenever someone asks about any part of the shrine. By the way, where’s Inuyasha? I didn’t see him when I came back from shopping.”
“I don’t know. He disappeared out the door a minute or two after we arrived. I think he got upset after something Grandpa said. Should I go look for him?”
“No, that’s fine. I think maybe he just needs to be alone for a while. He can get pretty emotional over things your grandfather says. I’ll get started with dinner now.”
“Would you like for me to help?”
“No, I have everything in order for now. Why don’t you go looking around some more? Maybe your old home will help with your memory.”
“Okay. Call when dinner is ready, please.”
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‘Hmm, I wonder what I should do for now?’ Kagome thought when she arrived in her room. She had already unpacked her clothes and belongings earlier before she went outside to investigate various parts of the shrine. The bed had fresh linen on it and her casual clothes were already in the closet. What else was there to do?
She lied down on her bed and looked at the room upside down. She had been bored for the last thirty minutes. Inuyasha was nowhere in sight, and, even if he was, she still wouldn’t be able to get anything out of him. Grandpa was busy sweeping up the shrine to do anything else but tell stories of the many artifacts and tales of the lands of Higurashi shrine. Mrs. Higurashi was still fixing dinner, and Kagome wanted to escape the place before the mother person ran her over. She sighed. She had absolutely nothing to do besides just sit around, and that didn’t sit too well with her. She wanted to do something, but what?
Kagome spied the desk across the bed from her and saw the bookshelf. ‘Maybe I’ll read a book for now,’ she thought as she sat up and strode across the room to the small study table. She looked up at the selection of books. Most of them seem to be books from her college days, such as Psychology for the Wanting, Advanced Mathematics IV, and Nature and Its Unruly Habits. She also spotted some books on family relations and fetal care. ‘Wow, I really had some difficult books in college. I must have also made sure that I took good care of our baby before the accident. Now I feel even guiltier about what happened.’ Disappointment ran its course through her as she remembered that she was still three months pregnant when the accident happened. ‘I feel so stupid and careless. How could I have been so foolish as to run into the street in front of a car, knowing that I was pregnant? Especially since I knew that I was putting mine and the baby’s life in danger? How could I…?’
Kagome balled her fists up on the desk, trying to understand how everything came to this. She opened her eyes and they were blurry with tears that warmed her cheeks and fell to the desk, darkening the wood.
“What am I doing? I shouldn’t be thinking about this right now. Everybody’s been trying to keep my mind off that because it’s not my fault. But how can I believe that when I don’t remember?”
‘Stop it, Kagome. This isn’t the time. Everyone’s downstairs probably. If they come up and see me like this, then they’ll think something is wrong, especially Inuyasha. I gotta get my mind off this.’
Kagome rubbed her eyes with her sleeve and looked back up. “I just need to get my mind off of things. I wonder if I have anything interesting to read…” She looked through the books again and found a book with a pink binding with no name. She took it off the shelf and examined it. The front and back of it was a pale blue with light pink lacings. It didn’t have any writing on the covers either.
“There’s a lock on it. I wonder where the key is…” Kagome started looking through the drawers, looking for any key that looked like it would fit. She came up empty. She studied the lock for a few moments, looking at the design. It was silver with small engravings in it, tiny designs that swirled in a flowing pattern. In tiny markings, the letters HK were inscribed. She guessed that this book was made especially for her.
“Now, if I was me, where would I hide a key?” Kagome pondered the question for a few seconds before it popped in her head. She walked up to the closet door and reach over the frame, searching for the key. Near the middle of it, found a small, thin object and took it from its hiding place. “Yes, I found it!” she exclaimed, happy like a younger sister finding her older sister’s diary.
She picked up the book and carefully studied the key and the lock just to make sure it was the key. She didn’t want to get her hopes up too much before finding out that the key wasn’t for the book. The designs were the same, so she assumed it was the right key and inserted it into the keyhole. She turned it and heard the lock click as it snapped open. Kagome was elated as she opened the book and sat on the bed. She looked through the first pages, gazing at the words that she had once written before. Seeing as there was a lot of dust in between the pages, she guessed that she must hadn’t have opened it in a long time. She began to read the first entry, and, by judging from the details, it was when she was still in high school. She flipped toward the end of the book, and, on the third from the last page, it was marked “March 23, 2007”. It was most likely two years after she graduated from college. She checked the room for any certificate, and sure enough, there were two different certificates in frames. She walked over and the read the print on both.
The first read:
“We award on this Saturday, March 24th, 2001, this certificate of completion to Higurashi Kagome for graduating from S.T. Bensei High School”
The second one was similar to the first.
“Ashita no Mirai Academy of Kyoto would like to congratulate Higurashi Kagome for completing his/her courses for Psychological and Medical Curriculums and has received a full degree under Medicine. This certificate certifies Higurashi Kagome that he/she has earned a full Bachelor’s Degree on this day of March 26th, 2005”
“So I graduated with a medical degree…Guess I never went to Med School, or why else would I be working for a protectorate agency? I think I should read this,” she said looking down at the book she cradled against her heart. ‘Maybe’ she thought, ‘Maybe I can sort through some of the details of my life and get an idea on some things. I might even get my memory back sooner.’
Suddenly, a flash of a vision appeared in her head. She was standing in a crowd, a crowd of people around her own age. Everyone was wearing robes of blue and gold, including herself. Before stood, no, knelt a young man, also donned in a robe of blue and gold.
Just as fast as it appeared, the vision faded into memory. Kagome held a firm grip on the chair at the desk. ‘Whoa, what was that? And, who were all those people? That place seemed familiar, but I can’t remember what it looked like…’
Kagome sat on the bed, trying to snap out of the sudden dizziness that tried to overcome her.
A knock came at the door, and Mrs. Higurashi peeked in. “Dinner is almost ready. Kagome? Are you okay? You look a little pale, dear.”
Kagome tried a reassuring smile. “No, I’m okay. I just felt a little nauseous. I’ll be fine in a little bit.”
“Are you sure?” Her daughter nodded. “Okay. If you need anything or want to talk, I’m here.”
“Okay, thanks, Mom.”
Mrs. Higurashi closed the door, and Kagome stared down at the diary in her hands. ‘I think…I should wait a while. It might be somewhat bad if I try to rush my memories. I’ll save this for later.’
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“Ah, that feels nice…”
Kagome plopped down on the bench by Goshinboku, enjoying the late spring wind. She tilted her head back and smiled as she caught the breeze. She opened her eyes slightly and looked at the sky through the Sacred Tree’s leaves as they rustled.
“It’s such a nice evening. I wonder what the others are doing…” The brightness in Kagome’s features faded some. She looked as if she was pondering something.
Unexpectedly, someone dropped out of Goshinboku in front of her. Surprised, Kagome yelped and lost her balance, falling backwards. Before she slipped off the concrete bench, that same person grabbed hold of her arms and pulled her upright on her feet.
When she recovered, she looked up to see golden amber eyes meeting hers, a very pissed look inscribed on Inuyasha’s features. It took a good few moments for Kagome to realize she was staring before backing up, blushing, mortified at what just happened.
“What did you do that for? You scared me near death!”
Inuyasha folded her arms across his chest, glaring at the young woman who was flushed slightly and what looked like near confusion written across her features. “Keh! What the hell are you talking about? I came down to figure out why you’re out here this late in the evening when you suddenly freaked out from just seeing me. You tell me what’s wrong with this picture?!”
“Well, you didn’t have to scare me like that!”
“It’s your own fault for letting your guard down like that. You know what kind of situation we’re in right now, so don’t blame it on me.”
Kagome casted her gaze aside, embarrassed. “Sorry.”
“Keh, whatever. By the way, why are you out here? It’s almost dark.”
“I came out here to think for a bit. A lot’s been on my mind lately.” Kagome looked up at the clouds passing over as she slowly strided past Inuyasha. “Everyone has been trying their hardest to help with my problems. Even Mom cares a lot about what’s happened. I wonder if she was always like this or if she’s just really worried about me because of what happened.”
“Your mom’s been like that ever since I met her.”
Kagome looked down, over at Inuyasha. He had a deep look on his face, a very concerning expression. She smiled. “Why are you out here?”
He caught the look she gave him and drew back some.
“What’s wrong?”
“Stop looking at me like that. You’re creeping me out.”
“What’re you talking about, Inuyasha? How am I looking at you?”
“Just drop it. It was nothing.”
“It’s not nothing. I did something, so tell me what I did!”
I said drop it! I don’t wanna talk about it.”
“Well I do, so talk!” Inuyasha grunted and turned his head away. Kagome pulled the hair that hung from the side of his face. “Are you listening to me?!”
“Fine. You gave me that look.”
“What look?”
“Keh! That look that makes you look all… all… girly.”
“But I am a girl!”
“No, you’re not!”
She pulled again. “So you’re saying that I’m a man?!”
“Yes, I mean, no! Damn it! I meant you act like a little girl.”
“So what am I supposed to do? Be a total baka like you?!”
“No! I meant you’re not a little girl. You’re a grown woman, and you should act like the way you are.”
“I was acting like the way I am. What? Would you rather me act like someone I don’t know? Well, I’m sorry, but I don’t even know who I am!”
Kagome turned around and started towards the house.
“Kagome, wait! That’s not what I-”
“You’re so impossible, Inuyasha!” she said before slamming the kitchen door shut. Before the door closed, Inuyasha could smell the salt of her tears.
Bensei- eternity (get it, high school is forever :P)
Ashita no Mirai- Future of Tomorrow, Ashita- tomorrow, Mirai- future
Okay, I know nothing about graduating from high school and college because I’m still in the high, so bear with me on the certificates.
Okay, fans. I was gonna add on to this chapter but I decided that I wouldn’t make you suffer any longer than I have. I’ve kinda been procrastinating more than usual. Gomen nasai, sumei masen! Well, I’m trying to devote more of my time to my stories since I have people probably wanting to kill me. I might’ve been able to update last week, but I was grounded for not listening to my aunt when she told me to wake up for church. Oh, well. Well, I’m gonna try updating Engaging Enemies because one of my friends is basically begging me to update it. Oh, and, from now on, I’m gonna try to focus on updating one story a month since switching back from 3 different stories is kinda hard and trying to find a new innovation to keep typing an original fic just won’t come easy. Sorry. Well, please review so I can find that new spark to keep me from not getting adoration from my loving fans. Ja ne!
BA326’s Final Thoughts:
I adore birthdays, especially when it’s mine. It was my birthday Saturday and I got a lot of stuff, and I was finally off punishment. I got to read five different mangas: Tsubasa, RESERvoir CHROnIcLe Vol. 1 and 2; Gohou Drug; Cowboy Bebop (even though I’ve seen most of the anime at least fifty times), and Kodocha, Sana’s Stage. I got two new watches, three balloons, 7 birthday cards, $35, a $50 check, $50 worth of Barnes&Noble Gift Cards, A DVD called Plastic Little, a diary notebook thingy, and I got to go to the movies with friends to see Guess Who. How better can life get?! Well besides the fact that my cousin is now mad at me for missing the bus this morning. LoL!Converting /tmp/phplCddjj to /dev/stdout
Chapter 6 Diary
“Hello? Is anyone here? It’s Kagome!”
“Kagome? Oh, dear child, you are home! Oh how I’ve missed you. Have you ailed for anything? I hope Inuyasha’s been taking good care of you while we could not be here when you were in the accident. We came straight home when Rin called us.”
“H-Hi, Grandpa. Um, I can’t breathe. Could you please let go? You’re crushing me.”
“I am sorry, dear child. I’m just so happy to see you well. You had your grandfather and mother so worried!” Kagome’s grandfather wailed as he tightened his grip around Kagome.
“Uh…”
“Hey, old man. She said for you to let go, or did you not here her? Hey, gramps!”
“Forgive me, Kagome. I was so terrified when I found out about the news,” he said as he released Kagome and wiped the tears of joy from his eyes.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to worry you so much.”
“Please, do not apologize. You have been through a lot lately. Come and sit in the living room. Inuyasha, could you please take yours and Kagome’s things up to her old room.”
Grandpa walked Kagome to the living room while Inuyasha went upstairs to her room.
“Kagome, I heard that you were hit by a car and lost your memory, am I correct?”
“Well, yes. It seems that way. I don’t know the full details and neither does anyone. Rin was there when I had the accident, but neither of us knows why exactly someone attacked me or anything. I hope that within the next few weeks, we’ll be able to get some information on who threatened us and why they did it. Until then, all Inuyasha and I can do is hope to find out if I can regain my memory soon enough before whoever tries to come after us again. I hope we won’t burden you if we stay here. I don’t want my family to get caught up in it no more than what you are already in.”
“Nonsense, Kagome. You are my granddaughter and we all love you, no matter what may happen because of you. Now, enough of this talk about someone coming after you. Let’s talk about how you are doing. How have things been, for the past few days?”
Kagome thought for a moment. “Well, not too much interesting. I’ve been basically going back and forth to the hospital. Our friends have been frequently stopping by, just to chat or see if I could remember anything. I’ve been basically just staying home or at the hospital really.”
“What about Inuyasha? Have you two been getting along well?”
“Inuyasha? I guess he’s okay. He hasn’t been saying much to me ever since he picked me up from Rin’s house two weeks ago. I can’t really say much about him though.”
“Is that so? He hasn’t been acting suspicious or anything at all?”
“Not that I can say. Why do you ask?”
“You still don’t believe me, do you? I told y’all that I ain’t doing anything to Kagome, or is it y’all just don’t trust me?”
“Why, I said nothing of the sort. I was only clarifying that my granddaughter is all right. I have not been home to see her for almost a month, and I only want to know that she is in good health.”
“Well then stop asking if anything happened otherwise. We’ve told you all we know so stop pestering her with your damn questions. She remembers no more than what we already told you we know.”
Kagome placed a hand on Inuyasha’s shoulder. “Calm down, Inuyasha. Grandpa was just worried, is all. He didn’t mean anything by it.”
Inuyasha turned around and marched towards the kitchen door. “Well then tell them that I don’t care. They can trust me or not, but I didn’t do anything so stop asking questions ‘cause they’re making it sound like I’m suspicious of something!”
The door slammed behind him, abruptly ending the discussion.
“I’m sorry, Grandpa. I can’t really speak for Inuyasha, but he’s seemed kind of irritated and distant. I guess it’s because he’s still very upset over what happened to weeks ago.”
“Well, I guess you can’t really blame him, but he should more respect to his elders! I swear he still acts the same way ever since I first met him when you were on break from college.”
“You mean he acts like this all the time?”
The old man sighed. “I’m afraid so, Kagome. You still remember nothing it seems. Well, your mother and I will make sure to take good care of you while you two stay.”
Kagome bowed courteously. “Thanks, Gramps. I’ll try not to be too much of a burden.”
“Oh, nonsense,” he chuckled. “I’ve gotten used to it ever since you and little Souta were born. A few weeks will not bother me, and most certainly not your mother. Please, do whatever you like until she comes home, dear child. I will be out cleaning the shrine if you need anything.”
“Uh, thank you.” Se bowed again as Kagome’s grandfather left out the side door.
‘Well, I have nothing else to do,’ Kagome thought to herself. ‘I might as well go through the shrine. Maybe I can remember something…’
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‘Wow, this is a big tree. I wonder how old it is. It must be centuries…’
“Kagome? Oh, dear, you’re here.”
Kagome snapped out of her reverie and saw her mother carrying groceries. “Oh, hi Mom. We arrived about fifteen minutes ago. Here, let me take those for you.”
Kagome grabbed a few of the bags and helped Mrs. Higurashi put them up in the kitchen. Kagome noticed that she bought about ten boxes of ramen.
“Mom, why did you buy so many cups of ramen noodles? Isn’t it a little much?”
“Actually, I don’t think I bought enough. I know they’ll all disappear by the middle of the week.”
The side of Kagome’s mouth started twitching. “Say what? How can ten boxes of five cups of ramen run out by the middle of the week?”
“Oh, you didn’t know? Inuyasha just absolutely loves ramen. That’s basically, what he mostly eats. I guess you hadn’t noticed.”
“Apparently. There wasn’t any ramen at the house when I was there. Actually, I don’t think he ever sat down with me and ate within this past week since I’ve been with him. I always cooked and by the next morning, half of it was eaten, so I assumed he ate sometime after I did.”
“I see. Maybe he’s just not sure how to approach you since you don’t really remember him. He was somewhat shy when you first brought him here to meet us. He would always blush and avoid the subject whenever it came to you two. Give him some time. He’ll come around to talk to you more.”
“Okay. Say, Mom, what’s up with that tree out there? The big, old one with the seals around it?”
“Hmm? Oh, you must mean Goshinboku. It’s been here for centuries; at least, that’s what Grandpa says. In fact, that tree is older than this whole shrine. It’s part of the Higurashi heirloom. I don’t know much about it except that it’s enchanted with some mystical power. You would have to ask your grandfather about. He has a story for everything here.” She laughed at that reminder. “Just hope that he doesn’t try to tell you everything. He gets so in depth whenever someone asks about any part of the shrine. By the way, where’s Inuyasha? I didn’t see him when I came back from shopping.”
“I don’t know. He disappeared out the door a minute or two after we arrived. I think he got upset after something Grandpa said. Should I go look for him?”
“No, that’s fine. I think maybe he just needs to be alone for a while. He can get pretty emotional over things your grandfather says. I’ll get started with dinner now.”
“Would you like for me to help?”
“No, I have everything in order for now. Why don’t you go looking around some more? Maybe your old home will help with your memory.”
“Okay. Call when dinner is ready, please.”
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‘Hmm, I wonder what I should do for now?’ Kagome thought when she arrived in her room. She had already unpacked her clothes and belongings earlier before she went outside to investigate various parts of the shrine. The bed had fresh linen on it and her casual clothes were already in the closet. What else was there to do?
She lied down on her bed and looked at the room upside down. She had been bored for the last thirty minutes. Inuyasha was nowhere in sight, and, even if he was, she still wouldn’t be able to get anything out of him. Grandpa was busy sweeping up the shrine to do anything else but tell stories of the many artifacts and tales of the lands of Higurashi shrine. Mrs. Higurashi was still fixing dinner, and Kagome wanted to escape the place before the mother person ran her over. She sighed. She had absolutely nothing to do besides just sit around, and that didn’t sit too well with her. She wanted to do something, but what?
Kagome spied the desk across the bed from her and saw the bookshelf. ‘Maybe I’ll read a book for now,’ she thought as she sat up and strode across the room to the small study table. She looked up at the selection of books. Most of them seem to be books from her college days, such as Psychology for the Wanting, Advanced Mathematics IV, and Nature and Its Unruly Habits. She also spotted some books on family relations and fetal care. ‘Wow, I really had some difficult books in college. I must have also made sure that I took good care of our baby before the accident. Now I feel even guiltier about what happened.’ Disappointment ran its course through her as she remembered that she was still three months pregnant when the accident happened. ‘I feel so stupid and careless. How could I have been so foolish as to run into the street in front of a car, knowing that I was pregnant? Especially since I knew that I was putting mine and the baby’s life in danger? How could I…?’
Kagome balled her fists up on the desk, trying to understand how everything came to this. She opened her eyes and they were blurry with tears that warmed her cheeks and fell to the desk, darkening the wood.
“What am I doing? I shouldn’t be thinking about this right now. Everybody’s been trying to keep my mind off that because it’s not my fault. But how can I believe that when I don’t remember?”
‘Stop it, Kagome. This isn’t the time. Everyone’s downstairs probably. If they come up and see me like this, then they’ll think something is wrong, especially Inuyasha. I gotta get my mind off this.’
Kagome rubbed her eyes with her sleeve and looked back up. “I just need to get my mind off of things. I wonder if I have anything interesting to read…” She looked through the books again and found a book with a pink binding with no name. She took it off the shelf and examined it. The front and back of it was a pale blue with light pink lacings. It didn’t have any writing on the covers either.
“There’s a lock on it. I wonder where the key is…” Kagome started looking through the drawers, looking for any key that looked like it would fit. She came up empty. She studied the lock for a few moments, looking at the design. It was silver with small engravings in it, tiny designs that swirled in a flowing pattern. In tiny markings, the letters HK were inscribed. She guessed that this book was made especially for her.
“Now, if I was me, where would I hide a key?” Kagome pondered the question for a few seconds before it popped in her head. She walked up to the closet door and reach over the frame, searching for the key. Near the middle of it, found a small, thin object and took it from its hiding place. “Yes, I found it!” she exclaimed, happy like a younger sister finding her older sister’s diary.
She picked up the book and carefully studied the key and the lock just to make sure it was the key. She didn’t want to get her hopes up too much before finding out that the key wasn’t for the book. The designs were the same, so she assumed it was the right key and inserted it into the keyhole. She turned it and heard the lock click as it snapped open. Kagome was elated as she opened the book and sat on the bed. She looked through the first pages, gazing at the words that she had once written before. Seeing as there was a lot of dust in between the pages, she guessed that she must hadn’t have opened it in a long time. She began to read the first entry, and, by judging from the details, it was when she was still in high school. She flipped toward the end of the book, and, on the third from the last page, it was marked “March 23, 2007”. It was most likely two years after she graduated from college. She checked the room for any certificate, and sure enough, there were two different certificates in frames. She walked over and the read the print on both.
The first read:
“We award on this Saturday, March 24th, 2001, this certificate of completion to Higurashi Kagome for graduating from S.T. Bensei High School”
The second one was similar to the first.
“Ashita no Mirai Academy of Kyoto would like to congratulate Higurashi Kagome for completing his/her courses for Psychological and Medical Curriculums and has received a full degree under Medicine. This certificate certifies Higurashi Kagome that he/she has earned a full Bachelor’s Degree on this day of March 26th, 2005”
“So I graduated with a medical degree…Guess I never went to Med School, or why else would I be working for a protectorate agency? I think I should read this,” she said looking down at the book she cradled against her heart. ‘Maybe’ she thought, ‘Maybe I can sort through some of the details of my life and get an idea on some things. I might even get my memory back sooner.’
Suddenly, a flash of a vision appeared in her head. She was standing in a crowd, a crowd of people around her own age. Everyone was wearing robes of blue and gold, including herself. Before stood, no, knelt a young man, also donned in a robe of blue and gold.
Just as fast as it appeared, the vision faded into memory. Kagome held a firm grip on the chair at the desk. ‘Whoa, what was that? And, who were all those people? That place seemed familiar, but I can’t remember what it looked like…’
Kagome sat on the bed, trying to snap out of the sudden dizziness that tried to overcome her.
A knock came at the door, and Mrs. Higurashi peeked in. “Dinner is almost ready. Kagome? Are you okay? You look a little pale, dear.”
Kagome tried a reassuring smile. “No, I’m okay. I just felt a little nauseous. I’ll be fine in a little bit.”
“Are you sure?” Her daughter nodded. “Okay. If you need anything or want to talk, I’m here.”
“Okay, thanks, Mom.”
Mrs. Higurashi closed the door, and Kagome stared down at the diary in her hands. ‘I think…I should wait a while. It might be somewhat bad if I try to rush my memories. I’ll save this for later.’
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“Ah, that feels nice…”
Kagome plopped down on the bench by Goshinboku, enjoying the late spring wind. She tilted her head back and smiled as she caught the breeze. She opened her eyes slightly and looked at the sky through the Sacred Tree’s leaves as they rustled.
“It’s such a nice evening. I wonder what the others are doing…” The brightness in Kagome’s features faded some. She looked as if she was pondering something.
Unexpectedly, someone dropped out of Goshinboku in front of her. Surprised, Kagome yelped and lost her balance, falling backwards. Before she slipped off the concrete bench, that same person grabbed hold of her arms and pulled her upright on her feet.
When she recovered, she looked up to see golden amber eyes meeting hers, a very pissed look inscribed on Inuyasha’s features. It took a good few moments for Kagome to realize she was staring before backing up, blushing, mortified at what just happened.
“What did you do that for? You scared me near death!”
Inuyasha folded her arms across his chest, glaring at the young woman who was flushed slightly and what looked like near confusion written across her features. “Keh! What the hell are you talking about? I came down to figure out why you’re out here this late in the evening when you suddenly freaked out from just seeing me. You tell me what’s wrong with this picture?!”
“Well, you didn’t have to scare me like that!”
“It’s your own fault for letting your guard down like that. You know what kind of situation we’re in right now, so don’t blame it on me.”
Kagome casted her gaze aside, embarrassed. “Sorry.”
“Keh, whatever. By the way, why are you out here? It’s almost dark.”
“I came out here to think for a bit. A lot’s been on my mind lately.” Kagome looked up at the clouds passing over as she slowly strided past Inuyasha. “Everyone has been trying their hardest to help with my problems. Even Mom cares a lot about what’s happened. I wonder if she was always like this or if she’s just really worried about me because of what happened.”
“Your mom’s been like that ever since I met her.”
Kagome looked down, over at Inuyasha. He had a deep look on his face, a very concerning expression. She smiled. “Why are you out here?”
He caught the look she gave him and drew back some.
“What’s wrong?”
“Stop looking at me like that. You’re creeping me out.”
“What’re you talking about, Inuyasha? How am I looking at you?”
“Just drop it. It was nothing.”
“It’s not nothing. I did something, so tell me what I did!”
I said drop it! I don’t wanna talk about it.”
“Well I do, so talk!” Inuyasha grunted and turned his head away. Kagome pulled the hair that hung from the side of his face. “Are you listening to me?!”
“Fine. You gave me that look.”
“What look?”
“Keh! That look that makes you look all… all… girly.”
“But I am a girl!”
“No, you’re not!”
She pulled again. “So you’re saying that I’m a man?!”
“Yes, I mean, no! Damn it! I meant you act like a little girl.”
“So what am I supposed to do? Be a total baka like you?!”
“No! I meant you’re not a little girl. You’re a grown woman, and you should act like the way you are.”
“I was acting like the way I am. What? Would you rather me act like someone I don’t know? Well, I’m sorry, but I don’t even know who I am!”
Kagome turned around and started towards the house.
“Kagome, wait! That’s not what I-”
“You’re so impossible, Inuyasha!” she said before slamming the kitchen door shut. Before the door closed, Inuyasha could smell the salt of her tears.
Bensei- eternity (get it, high school is forever :P)
Ashita no Mirai- Future of Tomorrow, Ashita- tomorrow, Mirai- future
Okay, I know nothing about graduating from high school and college because I’m still in the high, so bear with me on the certificates.
Okay, fans. I was gonna add on to this chapter but I decided that I wouldn’t make you suffer any longer than I have. I’ve kinda been procrastinating more than usual. Gomen nasai, sumei masen! Well, I’m trying to devote more of my time to my stories since I have people probably wanting to kill me. I might’ve been able to update last week, but I was grounded for not listening to my aunt when she told me to wake up for church. Oh, well. Well, I’m gonna try updating Engaging Enemies because one of my friends is basically begging me to update it. Oh, and, from now on, I’m gonna try to focus on updating one story a month since switching back from 3 different stories is kinda hard and trying to find a new innovation to keep typing an original fic just won’t come easy. Sorry. Well, please review so I can find that new spark to keep me from not getting adoration from my loving fans. Ja ne!
BA326’s Final Thoughts:
I adore birthdays, especially when it’s mine. It was my birthday Saturday and I got a lot of stuff, and I was finally off punishment. I got to read five different mangas: Tsubasa, RESERvoir CHROnIcLe Vol. 1 and 2; Gohou Drug; Cowboy Bebop (even though I’ve seen most of the anime at least fifty times), and Kodocha, Sana’s Stage. I got two new watches, three balloons, 7 birthday cards, $35, a $50 check, $50 worth of Barnes&Noble Gift Cards, A DVD called Plastic Little, a diary notebook thingy, and I got to go to the movies with friends to see Guess Who. How better can life get?! Well besides the fact that my cousin is now mad at me for missing the bus this morning. LoL!Converting /tmp/phplCddjj to /dev/stdout