InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lost Memories ❯ Recall of Time ( Chapter 1 )

Konnichiwa, minna. blueangel326 here saying that this is my first fanfic to post on and hope to post all of my great ideas here as well. please excuse any wrong spellings and i like to spell "Inuyasha" as Inu Yasha because i'm just like that. please enjoy and feel free to review, PLEASE! domo arigato. Ikuyo! ;-p

Close to twilight, Kagome walked through the forest, blinded by the walls of trees surrounding her. The only light she had was the moon but was blocked from her by the canopy of leaves. Only small outlets shown through but wasn't much help.

Kagome had come to look for Inu Yasha. He left as soon as camp was set saying he was going to be back in a while but that was a couple of hours ago. Kagome had become worried. She told the others that she would be back and left in the direction she saw Inu Yasha leave. That was a while back, and it was almost night.

Finally out of the woods, she found herself at the foot of a hill. On top was a tree where a lone figure sat upon one of its branches facing the setting sun. By the way the moon shined on the figure she could tell it was Inu Yasha. The moon made his hair glow dull silver. She crept up the hill quietly and walked in front of the tree. She looked up at Inu Yasha as he stared out at the sun. It seemed like he was in deep thought and hadn't noticed her, or she presumed.

"Inu Yasha?" She queried softly.

Inu Yasha snapped from his gaze and looked down at Kagome. "What are you doing here, Kagome?"

"I came looking for you. You have been gone for a long time. I was worried... So, have you been here this whole time?"

"Yeah." And he turned his gaze back at the last of the setting sun. She too stared at the horizon. There was an awkward pause before birds squawked by. Then she spoke up.

"What are you thinking about?" She asked.

"Nothing... really," He said, not turning his gaze. A few seconds passed before he continued. "It's just that we have almost all of the jewel shards, and I can make my wish..."

"But haven't you gotten your revenge already? We barely beat Naraku just to get all of those jewel shards. Isn't that enough?" She asked, cutting him off. Inu Yasha looked down at her.

"No, it's not. Naraku is still alive, and I have to kill him. We could barely defeat him together. What chance do I have against him alone? That's why I need to become a full demon."

"But you're not alone. What about Sango and Miroku? They have to get their revenge. Miroku so that he can live without worrying about being sucked into his right hand because of his wind tunnel. And Sango so she can pay him back for killing her family and village and using her brother against her. And also me because he tried to kill me and because... because I can't take seeing anymore suffering. We all have our reasons for wanting to kill him."

"It's not my problem. I'm not concerned with them."

"But what about the Tetsusaiga? You know you can't wield it of you're full demon."

"I wouldn't need it. I'd already be powerful enough without it."

"Okay, say you become full demon and kill Naraku. Then what?"

"I... haven't really thought about that," He said gazing up at the stars. He pondered for a moment before asking, "What about you? What will you do when we complete the jewel?"

"Hmmm... well, I don't know yet." Then she recalled the first time she arrived in the feudal era and giggled softly.

Inu Yasha looked downed at Kagome questioningly. "What's so funny?"

Kagome stopped giggling and answered. "Hm? Oh, it's just that we've come so far already. It feels like I just met you yesterday and shattered the jewel. Remember?"

"Yeah, I remember, more than you know," He said remembering the time he tried to keep her from going home, and she 'sat' him eight times, throwing his back out with the huge boulder he was brandishing. That memory was still fresh in his mind, up there along with all the other 'sits' he got.

"We've made so many friends and learned so much this whole time. I just can't believe that it's almost over. We've been through so much and now it's close to the end of our journey."

Inu Yasha only heaved a sigh in response. She was right in some ways. She continued. "But if you look at it differently, we have only just begun." He looked at her confused, and she caught his expression. "I know that doesn't make much sense, but once we've completed the jewel there's a chance that something new will begin."

Inu Yasha finally jumped down from the tree and stood behind Kagome, though she hadn't noticed. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders holding her close to him. She gasped in surprise, not expecting this kind of action from him, not now anyway. "But something has already begun," He said resting his head lightly on top of hers. He wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her even closer. Kagome, relaxing into his embrace, gave a little sigh as he inhaled her sweet scent. He could feel her soft, petite body fit perfectly against his lean one.

She closed her eyes as she felt his warm breath against her neck send sparks up and down her spine. "I know, but are you sure? There's also Kikyo, and you two used to-"

"Kikyo was of the past. I know things seem to be a little complicated between us ever since she was brought back to life but..." He would have to word this very carefully. It was sometimes hard for him to express his feelings, and he didn't have a way with words most of the time. He sighed before continuing. "Listen, Kagome. All I want is for Kikyo to rest peacefully once more. We were once in love, and it's our fault that we thought we were betrayed. There's nothing that I can do now except lay Kikyo to rest once more. I know I said that I would go to hell with Kikyo before, but I soon realized that I wasn't ready to die yet. I realized that I couldn't love that Kikyo because the real Kikyo was dead. That one was only a sculpture of clay of her former self."

Kagome felt a tear slip and trail down her cheek onto her blouse. Inu Yasha tightened his embrace. "I... I didn't mean what I said earlier. I guess I got a little... unself-conscience. I didn't really mean it. I do care, and I do respect all of you and your wishes. If it wasn't for Naraku, we wouldn't be in this mess. But then again, if it wasn't for him, then I would never have met you."

Kagome snapped her eyes open as she came towards a realization. Inu Yasha, held confused at her sudden jolt, queried, "What is it?" Kagome wasn't sure if she should ask, for fear of getting her heart broken. "Kagome? Tell me, what is it?"

"Inu Yasha..."

"Hmm?"

How would she come out and say it? This was one of the most complicated and impossible questions that she would ever have to ask in her life, but she had to know the truth. "Inu Yasha, would you..."

Inu Yasha turned her around to face him. He saw the sadness and uncertainty in her eyes. "Come on, tell me, what's wrong, Kagome?"

She didn't dare look at him. "Would you have fallen in love with me if we had met under certain circumstances?"

"What do you mean? What circumstances?"

"I mean, if I hadn't shattered the Jewel of Four Souls, or Kikyo hadn't been revived, would you still have fallen in love with me?" She finally looked up at him, her eyes wavering and threatening tears.

All Inu Yasha could do was just embrace her tightly, hoping that she wouldn't cry. How could he answer such a question without hurting her in any way? "Kagome..." He thought for a moment before confessing what he felt. "I don't know. I truly don't know. But I do know this. When I first met you, I didn't like you because you looked like Kikyo and at that time I couldn't forgive her for what she had done to me. But when I first saw you cry for me when I was sure to die I realized something. You actually cared about me. It didn't matter to you that I was an arrogant half-demon or a weak human. Kikyo wanted me to become a human for her so she could love me, but you like me just the way I am."

He paused to se if Kagome was alright. She had wrapped her arms around his waist and up his back. Her face was buried in his haori so he decided to continue. He looked up at the now full moon and spoke. "Do you know what was one of the things that I first noticed about you?" Kagome said no. "That you were beautiful and a kind-hearted person. Kagome, ever since I've met you, my life has changed. I laugh, and I love. You've brought a joy to my life that I don't deserve, and I'm grateful for it. I don't know what I'd be doing right now if it wasn't for you. What I'm trying to say is that I like having you with me, and... that I love you, always."

Kagome contemplated everything that Inu Yasha said and turned to him smiling lightly. "I love you, too, Inu Yasha. I've always have. You must understand, unlike Kikyo, I want you to live. I want you to be happy, to smile and laugh a lot. I don't know what happened with you in the past, but all I know is what is happening now and what I'm going to do. I want to stay by your side no matter what. That is, if you let me." She turned her gaze down to his chest, her eyes wavering slightly.

He took her chin and brought her head upwards. "Of course I would. Kagome, you're everything to me. I would be more than happy to." Inu Yasha tilted her head some more and lightly and chastely kissed her. Her lips were soft and luscious against his. Her enticing and gentle scent engulfed him completely, leaving his keen senses to just him and her. Her soft and shapely body was pressed firmly against his. She was the sweetest thing that he had ever tasted. He felt like he was in paradise.

Kagome just melted in his arms. Her arms and legs went limp, and if Inu Yasha hadn't held her so close to him, she would have fallen to the ground in a jumbled mess of bliss. She was able to bring her arms up around his neck as he wrapped his around her waist. She giggled when he licked her lips asking for entrance. Tentatively, she parted her lips slightly, and he took the chance to slip his tongue in. She gasped and moaned into the kiss as he deepened it. He just took her breath away, literally. When they broke the kiss finally, Kagome's face was flushed. She took a second to catch her breath.

Inu Yasha held her close to him. Kagome just sighed and wrapped her arms around him. They stayed like that for a while until Kagome finally noticed that she was very tired. Her legs finally gave away from under her, but, luckily, Inu Yasha caught her. "Kagome, what's wrong? Are you okay?" He stooped down to let her sit.

"I guess I'm a little tired. I had been walking around all day looking for you. I must have forgotten how tired I was. I'll be okay," She said smiling lightly.

He hugged her closely and rested his head on hers. "Never overexert yourself because of me, got it? You could've hurt yourself. Never, okay?"

She nodded. "Okay."

They sat there for a while, looking up at the moon and stars. Finally, Inu Yasha noticed that it was getting late. "I think we better head back now, Kagome. Kagome? Damn it, Kagome!" Kagome was sound asleep. He sighed and then smiled. Carefully, he got up and gently pulled her on his back. After he was sure she was secure, he ran back towards where Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were camped.

Somewhere along the way, Kagome had awoken but only long enough to realize that she was being carried. Through blurry eyes, she saw silver flashing around her and noticed Inu Yasha's features. She smiled sleepily and tightened her arms around him before drifting off to sleep again.

Inu Yasha felt her shift a little behind him. He held a small smile when she snuggled closer to him as he glided past trees at a steady pace.

Kinda long chapter but what can I say. gomen nasai but i won't be able to upload chapters as fast as I want to and you want, all with school work and projects and many other stuff that you wouldn't care about but...

well gotta go see a dog about his problems dealing with a dead girl made out of clay and a living one who sits him a lot. later!