InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lost Memories ❯ In Remembrance of Me ( Chapter 6 )

Hey, y'all! Another chapter to post up and get reviews from my loyal fanatics and readers. Internet still down so sorry. Engaging Enemies is still going a little slow for the moment but I promise you this at least. You'll get at least one new chapter for each story a week. If not, then you can complain just no flames. ^_^'

I watched the last episode of Inuyasha adult swim is gonna show until December 22, 2004 and Wolf's Rain's last episode. I'm trying to figure out why is it that we switched from a happy, funny, awing episode to a sad and freakin' depressing one. I was laughing and awing and making stupid comments on Only You, Sango when all of a sudden I start watching this episode in which everybody that we know dies. I freakin' crying throughout the whole episode and especially at the end where Cheza was holding Kiba one last time before she dispersed into little Lunar Flower seeds. Kiba, he was left all alone one last time before he too died to be reborn after the world froze over. I thought the ending was nice though when they showed Tsume, Hige, and Toboe looking at Kiba when he started running so that he could find Cheza once again. While Gravity was playing I started crying as I was singing the song because I saw Kiba and thought about everybody that was close to him dying out. I liked the way Darcia (sp?) died because he kept biting Cheza and poison flowed through her veins. "What flows through this one's veins is poison." Then he died because he tried to step into "paradise" and was killed by the flames because he was a noble and not a real wolf since the only thing that survived of him was his wolf's eye. But the sadness and cruelty of the creators killing off everybody in one day in the show, that's just low. Even one of my best friends asked me Sunday, "So, would you like to help me destroy the people who created Cowboy Bebop and Wolf's Rain?" I said, "Yeah, unless they make a new show in which not everybody dies. At least not everybody important in CB died, but we don't care about that right now." She said, "I highly doubt it." Then we started dueling with Yu-Gi-Oh trading cards.

Well, don't wanna waste your time with my useless nonsense. On to me fanfic! Ikuyo!

Inu Yasha sniffed out Kagome's scent as Sango and Miroku followed on Kirara's back. They arrived at Goshinboku immediately after they heard Kagome scream. Inu Yasha informed them that Kagome had been kidnapped and sought out following Kagome's scent.

Meanwhile, Kagome was coming to. As her eyes focused, she was staring straight down at a seemingly endless dark pit. She steadily looked up and saw a cliff below and a forest in the distance. That's when she noticed her hands were tied above her head and so were her legs, not above her head of course. She was tied to a precipitous cliff. All along her arms and legs were branches or perhaps root that kept her against the rugged rocks.

"Where am I?" She spoke to herself.

"I see you've awakened finally." A woman on outstretched branches descended until she was face to face with Kagome.

"Wh-Who are you?" Kagome asked frightened to death.

"Not that it matters, but I am Eda of the South Forest."

"You're a tree demon?"

"A wood sprite, if you would. Now, time to get what I want. Where are the jewel shards?"

"The jewel shards? Why do you want those?"

"I used to be a small, lowly wood sprite with no powers whatsoever. Then, one day a year ago, a jewel fragment landed near. I heard of the power of the sacred Shikon no Tama but though it was all a lie… until I picked up the shard. I felt its immense power coursing through my veins and craved for more. Now, where are they?"

"I don't know. I don't have any."

"Don't lie to me. You're the one who's collecting the shards, are you not?"

"Yes, but I don't have any with me."

"I see. Then I have no use for you." Kagome snapped her eyes shut as Eda was about to dispose of her. That's when she sensed the half-demon that was with the girl coming. "Then again, you may be very useful. This should keep you quiet." Eda pulled out a strand of her hair and closed it within her hand. She reopened it, and a small amount of powder appeared in her palm.

She blew the powder on Kagome, and Kagome sneezed. Suddenly, her whole body felt heavy and numb. "What did you do? Why do I feel numb?"

"Sleep powder; one whiff of it and the victim falls asleep. Now be a good little girl and don't say anything."

Kagome's eyes drooped sleepily as she tried to stay awake. Her blurry vision caught a glimpse of a figure running out of the trees before she fell unconscious.

Eda disappeared before she was seen.

Inu Yasha rushed out of the forest, frantically looking around. "She's here somewhere. I can smell it." Then Kirara emerged from the forest with Sango and Miroku on her back.

Inu Yasha sniffed the air once more and looked straight ahead to find Kagome against a cliff. "Kagome!" He dashed towards her.

"Inu Yasha, wait! It could be a tr…" Sango's words were cut off as creatures of wood appeared from the ground in front of her Miroku.

Inu Yasha had not heard Sango's warning as he ran to the edge of the cliff. He leapt up high and pulled out Tetsusaiga. He forced into the rock as he came down near Kagome. He began tearing at the roots that held her captive.

All the movement made Kagome come to again. She slowly opened her eyes halfway to see Inu Yasha beside her. "Inu Yasha…?" She murmured.

"You're gonna be alright. I'm gonna get you out of this, Kagome!" He reassured her.

She snapped her opened her eyes suddenly. "No, stop! It's a trap!"

But it was too late as Inu Yasha was shoved hard off the rock, losing grip on Tetsusaiga. He fell to the cliff below as his sword transformed back. He looked up and saw a branch recoiling from where he previously was.

"What the…? How did that get there?"

Suddenly, an eerie laugh surrounded the area. "Sooo, you're the renown Inu Yasha that's collecting jewel shards. I see, it is true that you do travel with humans; a demon exterminator, the last of her clan; a wandering monk with an air void in his right hand. And…"

Inu Yasha searched for the source of the voice. He looked over at Sango and Miroku, who were trying to stave off the creatures, and kept looking.

"…This pitiful wench."

Inu Yasha whirled around and saw a woman descending a huge tree root to Kagome. "Kagome!"

"Kagome, is it? Well, it appears that Kagome here doesn't possess the jewel shards. So, I am assuming that you have them, do you not?"

"Yeah, what of them?"

"I want them."

"Feh, not in your lifetime. I'd never give them to you."

"Oh, is that so? I think I can rearrange that. If you don't hand them over, then this girl that you seem to care for so much will suffer." She lifted Kagome's head up with a finger.

"Get away from Kagome! Hurt her, and I'll…"

"You're in no position to order. Now, give me the jewel shards." Inu Yasha just glared at her with anger but did or said nothing. "No? Well, I guess I'll just have to beat them out of you." She raised a finger up, and more creatures of wood surround Inu Yasha. Sango and Miroku tried to escape to aid him but were trapped as more beasts appeared before them.

"There's too many! We can't hold them off like this, and we need to get to Inu Yasha." Sango swung her boomerang bone at an approaching creature.

"Stand back!" Miroku began unwrapping the prayer beads around his right hand. "I'll use my wind tunnel!"

"Don't, Miroku! Chance is you could suck in Inu Yasha and Kagome."

Miroku replaced the beads. "You're right. Damn it…"

Inu Yasha was about to attack the creatures that was ganging up on him when Eda said, "Uh, uh, uh. I wouldn't do that if I were you. These are specially linked to the roots around the girl. If any were to be destroyed, then the roots would loosen or tighten, causing her to fall to her death or suffocate, whichever one comes first."

Inu Yasha could do nothing but let the creatures beat on him. After a while, Eda became impatient with seeing Inu Yasha get hit and stay standing.

"Well, since you won't give up the shards, you leave me no choice but to torture this girl, especially since she seems so frail."

"Don't you dare!" He snarled reaching for her, but the creatures held him firm.

"Dare I? I think so." Her hands began glowing, and the roots around Kagome tightened against her, particularly the one around her neck.

"Inu Yasha, h-help! I c-can't breathe!" Kagome choked, trying to struggle for air but couldn't move.

Inu Yasha tried to escape but the creatures jumped on him until a ball of wood was the only thing visible. His eyes began glowing red as the anger was building up inside of him. Since Tetsusaiga was still stuck in the rock, nothing could stop him from releasing his demon side. His heart thumped loudly and quickened.

Eda saw that Inu Yasha's aura was changing and became curious. "This should be interesting," And she disappeared from sight.

The roots loosened, and Kagome caught her breath. When she looked for Inu Yasha, she saw all the creatures piled on top of someone. Suddenly, red light appeared from where it looked like something had just sundered the wood. The pile expanded as the person tried to free himself until a massive light broke through as Inu Yasha escaped. But, in Kagome's eyes, he didn't look like Inu Yasha. The golden eyes were now a blood red with blue pupils. There was a streak of purple on each cheek, his fangs grew, and his claws were longer.

Pieces of the creatures flew everywhere as he landed. Kagome couldn't believe her eyes as she saw Inu Yasha's transformation. The expression on his face was terrifying. He was smiling, no, laughing, as if he enjoyed the onslaught.

Kagome felt the roots loosen more around her but that still did not change the expression on her face. This was not the Inu Yasha she saw for the past two days or the one she came to like within the last few hours. This was the horrifying side that made her tremble and frightened.

She watched as he looked around, longing for the feel of tearing flesh again. That's when he noticed Kagome and smiled wickedly. He charged towards the cliff while Kagome just stared, tears filling her eyes.

Back when Kagome and Inu Yasha were in the forest, he told her about when he transformed.

"Sometimes, when the anger in me builds up so much or my life is in danger and Tetsusaiga isn't with me, I transform into an unnatural demon. I do things that I can't control, and after I change back, I don't remember anything that I do. All those times, it's frightening to think of what I might do next time.

"That's why I have Tetsusaiga. It not only gives me power but also suppresses the demon inside of me. If I take hold of it, then I change back. Sit commands usually work too, but I'm afraid that not even that will work forever. The demon keeps getting harder and harder to keep under control. I'm worried that I might endanger you and the others one day. If that ever happens, I want you to kill me."

"Inu Yasha, I could never do that even if I wanted to, which I don't. I'm sure there's a way that we could reverse the effect. Besides, I know you would never try to hurt us. You're not that kind of person. Don't ask how I know, I just do."

Kagome was afraid that Inu Yasha was right, but she knew she was right too. Nothing made sense to her anymore. Her visions of the past, why she knew so much but still couldn't understand how, what did it all mean?

She saw that Inu Yasha had already leapt up, ready to tear Kagome to pieces. He was too far from the cliff for her to use the sit command and it was too late to use it anyway. She closed her eyes, bracing for the inevitable. She saw that obviously she wouldn't understand, so why not just let it all end now? Then, a voice popped in her head.

So you're just gonna give up?

Kagome snapped her eyes open. No, she wasn't gonna give in so easily, not when she had come so far. Inu Yasha was right. It wasn't like her to.

"INU YASHA!" She yelled as Inu Yasha was about to attack her. He missed and destroyed some rock next to her, but she didn't flinch. "Inu Yasha, don't you remember me? Me, Kagome?" He just looked at her with a blank expression. She tried again. "Come on, I know you do. It's me, Kagome. Try to remember. I might not remember, but I know you do. That's why I need you to come back to me. Inu Yasha!"

"K-K-Ka…go…me?" Inu Yasha said slowly, as if he remembered her name from long passed.

Tears formed in Kagome's eyes. "You remember…"

Inu Yasha pushed off the rock and landed on the cliff below, trying to gain control again. Finally, he was back to normal. He looked up to Kagome.

She let the tears fall freely. "You're normal again. I'm glad." The frustration and sleep powder took their tolls on her as she fell asleep.

Suddenly, the roots snapped and Kagome fell. When Inu Yasha tried to attack her earlier he tore into some of the roots that held Kagome captive. The roots couldn't hold her any longer as she fell.

"No! Kagome!" Inu Yasha ran, hoping, trying to make it in time to get Kagome.

HAHAHAHA!!! I'm so evil! Don't you love it?! Hey, no throwing rotten vegetables at the author. Only hot boys and anime/manga are allowed to be thrown at her.

Anyway, the sequel to this is going kinda slow cause I'm having writer's block. It sucks cause I already have the trilogy planned out and the ending for it is so nice that it keeps playing out in my head. I'm still waiting for anybody to say something about Ayame's powers (if any) cause I will seriously let her just throw leaves or something.

Got off the phone with Starrilight-Hotaru. She's creating another fanfic that I helped her name A.T.T.I.C. as in A T T I C. Well, it's about three girls running away from a long hated enemy and they hide in an all-boys school, but they ended up in different dorm rooms with actual boys and the guys end up finding out about the girls being girls. She asked for a name cause she was gonna name it Boy Toys but I suggested "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon", "Dances for Peanuts", and "I.C.U.P." and she officially declared that my school has hidden drugs in which I sniff everyday. But really, if anything, it's the smoke from the bathrooms, or the sugar.

Well, gotta go now so I can hurry up and finish my classroom assignments that need to be turned in before mid-terms. See ya in the spotlight!

See ya space cows!