InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forgotten Memories ❯ If You Truly Love Her, You Must Set Her Free ( Chapter 7 )

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Chapter Seven

If You Truly Love, You Must Set Her Free…

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Woow, I've been out for…who knows how long? DARN! I hope I didn't loose TOO much people with this wait. I'm so sorry, it's just, with January comes the LARGE quantity of finals and exams, and I had to concentrate on those for a while.

Gomen nasai everyone, and, well, I made it up to you all by have TWO new chapters! Please read and REVIEW!!!!! <b>Review! Reviews! Review!<b>

Sesshoumaru slowly woke, feeling groggy and sore. Never in his entire life has he ever woke up groggy and sore. He made to get up, only to find that he couldn't. Opening his eyes, he saw the reason why he was trapped on his own bed.

Kagome's head laid on his chest, using it as a pillow. One of her small hands held tightly on to his. His wounds were thoroughly healed, mainly due to the wonderful care that Kagome, no doubt, had placed upon. He could still smell the distinct scent of the aloe leaves.

He can only imagine how late she'd stayed awake, taking care of him.

Contemplating on a way he can get up without waking her, he noticed the faintest of flutter from her long lashes. Slowly, as though she herself was suffering from the same sore as he, she opened her eyes.

Upon see his own amber eyes, she smiled brightly. "Ogenki desuka, Sess?"

The Demon Lord almost smiled at her, but caught himself just in time. No doubt, she will be speaking to InuYasha and everyone today, and then she'd leave him forever. "I am well, arigatô."

Leaning forward, Kagome nuzzled his neck. "I'm glad." She whispered hoarsely. "I just wish that rude creature didn't interrupt us. I was so worried about you…"

Her moist lips left a trail on his neck, eliciting a growl of pleasure from the demon lord. Kagome smiled, before softly placing her kiss on his own lips. He opened his mouth, and darted his tongue out, and into Kagome's to do battle with her own.

Oh, how they fought, how they tasted one another in a war as wonderful as this. "Kagome…" he moaned. He wanted her to get away from him, for he knew the time would end soon. But he couldn't bring himself to turn away this girl who had so easily captured his heart.

Just when she had claimed his heart as her own, he'll never know. He just know that she'd become more important to him than life itself. Therefore, he'd set her free, if that is her wish.

<i>"If you truly love someone, you must set them free."<i> Her mother had once explained to him, when he'd asked her why she didn't just kill off his father's new concubine. <i>"If they're truly yours, then they will return to you."<i>

Sesshoumaru remembered his mother's pain, when his father never returned to her. Oh, okaa-san…how much you had taught me…

Kagome saw the disturbed look behind his eyes. She'd come to know him so well. Well enough that she could read the blank look most would overlook. "What's wrong?"

"………"

"Sess, don't put that barrier up again."

He shook his head. "It's nothing." He replied. "Come. I presume that group is here?"

"Hai."

Taking a deep breath, he called in two servants. They appeared to be very relieved and glad that their master had recovered to his usual health so quickly. "Send word to these people telling them that we wish for their presence within fifteen minutes."

Bowing, the left to do his bidding. Kagome stared at Sesshoumaru, amusement flickering in her face. "Fifteen minutes? You're not very happy with them, are you?"

"That bastard just slashed me with that fucking sword. The sword that I had wanted not long ago." He added as an afterthought. Kagome looked at her love in surprise, getting the feeling that what he'd just told her held some hidden meaning within them.

"Sesshoumaru?"

But he just shook his head. Getting out of bed, he made to dress. "I shall be fine, Kagome. Don't worry."

But Kagome couldn't help but feel that his eyes held an melancholy mood, as she left his chamber.

<i>If you truly love you, you must set her free. If she returns, she is truly yours. <i>

~*~*~*~

InuYasha growled, as he waited. Servants had came in and had brought them their breakfast. But, both Kagome and Sesshoumaru were still to be seen. If they're not here in one minute, I don't care what Miroku and Sango says, I'll tear this castle apart until I find them and rip Sesshoumaru's bowels apart.

Just then, the door opened, admitting two figures. Kagome stood next to Sesshoumaru, wearing a royal blue kimono with silvery sparkles everywhere. Whenever she moved, it'd catch the light, and shimmer. Her obi was pitch black with silver mist. She had a beautiful midnight blue happi over. Her hair was placed in a style he'd never seen before, all curled and cascading past her shoulders. Decorating her head were beautiful kanzashi, made entire up of gold.

Gods, he'd never seen her so beautiful.

The increased scent of arousal from both InuYasha and that monk drew a growl of warning from Sesshoumaru. Kagome glanced over at him, and smiled. "Calm down, love." She said.

Sesshoumaru smirked with satisfaction, that her simple sentence almost drove InuYasha to the brink of his sanity with jealousy. Settling down on their seat, they indicated that they were allowed to sit as well.

"Feh." InuYasha grumbled, as he settled back down. He glared at

Sesshoumaru, and growled, "What did you do to Kagome?"

"I'm sitting right here, you know." The miko snapped. Sango and Miroku shared a look. It didn't appear as though Kagome was under a spell…

InuYasha glared at her now too. "Alright then, how come you're not recognizing us then, huh?"

Kagome gave him an offended/incredulous look. "Because I do know you!" Shippo wimpered, and Kagome's face involuntarily softened.

Sesshoumaru, seeing that, took over. "I did absolutely nothing to Kagome--"

"Except almost raping her, you bastard!" InuYasha interrupted, rising off his seat again. He suddenly found himself pinned back onto the ground, claws extended towards his throat.

"Do not interrupt me again." His brother warned, eyes flashing. He settled back onto his seat beside Kagome, and continued. "Apparently, she'd lost her memory when I found her, and she'd been with us ever since."

"Lost her memory?!" Sango whispered, horrified. "You mean she has amnesia?"

"That would be the implied." Sesshoumaru replied, sarcasm dripping off his voice.

"Well, if you're as nice as you made out," InuYasha began yet again, "why did you have to go and take advantage of her huh? You know she'd hate you, if she regained her memory!"

Kagome blinked. "What the hell are you talking about?"

InuYasha glared at her. "Don't tell me, you forgot that Sesshoumaru had wanted to fucking kill you too?"

Kagome froze as all blood rushed out of her face. Turning to her lover, she was shocked to find that he didn't hold any sort of denial, but shame. "I am sorry, Kagome. But what he speaks of is true."

Clutching hard at her chest, Kagome found that she couldn't breath. "I………I………" Her head started spinning, and the room started to spin. "Oh my G-Oh my God! Why? Why would you………?"

Images were appearing in her head now, rushing into her mind in such speed, it's getting harder and harder for her to breath. It's like a dam, all rushing towards her without a moment's warning.

Then, much to everyone's horror, her eyes fluttered shut, and she landed on Sesshoumaru's outstretched arms in a dead faint.

~*~*~*~

<i>She was drowning once again. This time, in a sea of lies. It's all been a lie. She thought Sesshoumaru loved her. Apparently not.<i>

<i>Clutching at her head, she tried to stay afloat, but found that it's getting harder to by the second. She couldn't rise from the horrors of it all. Why? Why did Sesshoumaru have to lie? So he'd been her enemy all this time? Just to get to her? To KILL her?<i>

<i>Why?<i>

<i>Her tears dripped off her cheek, mixing with the lies. It dripped off one lie, and splattered to a million of particles. She was falling now, into the sea, and she couldn't rise.<i>

<i>Suddenly, two arms gripped her, preventing her from falling. Opening them, she found the amber eyes that she loved. "Why do you have to lie?"<i>

<i>He seemed to be in pain. Gods, why did she have to go and hurt him? But then, hadn't he done the same to her?<i>

<i>"I'm so sorry, Kagome." He said, and he genuinely sounded so. "But look around. These are the many memories of your past. Look, and you shall find."<i>

<i>"Are these lies too?"<i>

<i>"No." Sesshoumaru looked away. "I won't deny that I would had killed you, to get at my brother. But I've changed, Kagome. I've never lied to you the whole time you stayed with me. Kagome, I want you to know that, no matter what happens when you regain your memory, you'll still be the keeper of my heart."<i>

<i>Kagome's eyes widened, when she heard these beautiful, romantic words. But he wasn't finished. As he slowly diminished into the dark corners of the sea, which had turned into a sea of tears, the echoes of his voice could be heard.<i>

<i>"Whatever you do, never forget that I shall be waiting, should you ever wish to return."<i>

~*~*~*~

Kagome slowly opened her eyes, and looked around. She was inside her room, lying on her bed. Groaning slightly, she saw the worried look of her friends as they hovered over her. "What happened…?"

InuYasha appeared then, worry etched on his handsome face. "Kagome, do you remember us?"

"InuYasha?"

His face brightened considerably, and he seized her in a death grip hug. Choking from the tight hold he had on her, she heard him growl. "Good. Now I can get that bastard for taking advantage of you."

"W-what?" She rubbed her head, for a headache was slowly emerging. "What are you talking about?"

"Sesshoumaru." Sango explained, holding Kagome tightly in a hug of her own. "He…he…"

Kagome's eyes widened, as all memory of him rushed back to her. He'd been so caring, so tender. He'd been exactly what she needed in that time. Looking around the room, she found that he was gone. "Where is he?"

"He left, the moment you started to wake." Miroku said.

InuYasha sneered. "Course, that bastard wouldn't want to face what he'd started now that Kagome has her memory back."

But Kagome frowned. That was not the Sesshoumaru she'd come to know. The Sesshoumaru that she found she was still drawn to. "Where did he go?"

InuYasha immediately turned his attention to her, jealousy once again overcoming his features. "You're not still thinking of having sex with him, are you?"

Kagome growled. "Sit!" She cried, sending InuYasha crashing down to the ground. "My sex life is none of you concern!"

Getting out of bed, and promptly stepping on InuYasha's head, she left the room in a huff. Dashing out of the Castle of the Crescent Moon, she ran into the forest she'd come to know. Running to the nesting grounds of the deer, te first place that Sesshoumaru had voluntarily brought her to, she found that they had all left already.

Sadness tugged at her heart, as slowly all her links to Sesshoumaru began to break. Maybe it was true. Maybe he didn't love her after all. Maybe, he'd just taken her in………really to get at InuYasha………

Sinking onto the ground, she allowed her tears of sorrow to fall. What a fool she'd been. Gods………she'd given her heart to someone that would never love her back! Why else would he have left the moments before she woke?

Author's Corner

Eh, heh, heh, the rumors and warning from viewers told me that ff.net is taking off all NC-17 stories. And, well, I guess I can't pretend not to know them anymore. So, sorry people, I'm going to have to keep this strictly R'd from now on. Sorry if I disappointed anyone. Enjoy the next chapter! <b>R and R!<b>