InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ One Last Summer ❯ The Memories ( Chapter 9 )

 

 

 

 

One Last Summer

 

Chapter Nine

 

1:11 A.M, Friday, June Twentieth. (Shore-Side Condo's)

 

Tossing and turning, trying to unravel the swathes of blankets tangled around her, Kikyo lay on the bed in a heap. There were nights when she couldn't get to sleep, when she would have to lay there, hot and itchy, trying to fall asleep and not succeeding until the break of dawn. Her mind was plagued by unidentified thoughts in which she couldn't understand their turmoil or struggle.

 

Tonight was one of those nights.

 

Now, though, tonight the tumult of her thoughts was about Kagome. Or what used to be Kagome. Now, the girl preferred that they didn't call her Kagome, Kagome-chan, or Kag-chan. She didn't really like to be called anything, let alone answer to the questions they asked her.

 

Kagome preferred to be alone, in dark rooms that didn't have many windows or entryways. She liked it in the dark rooms of Sesshomaru and InuYasha's house, where she could sit in any room, laying on the floor or on a couch, in the dark, where she wouldn't have to move to another room until a butler or maid came in to clean. The maids always screamed when they turned the lights on and saw her lying on the floor quietly, not moving or seemingly breathing. They always presumed her dead, until Sesshomaru or InuYasha came running into the room to prove them wrong.

 

A small smile would always unfold on Kagome's face when it happened, they said, like she really liked scaring the shit out of the house-workers. But it would disappear whenever anyone commented on it, and she would slowly make her way out of the room and into another, where the pattern was repeated. She always made sure to brush against the maid or butler on the way out, which made them shiver.

 

Her cold, sadistic eyes matched those of Sesshomaru's himself; the pair would make a perfect couple. Although, now that she thought back upon it, back when Kagome was warm, friendly, and remembered, she and Sesshomaru would've made a better match then they did now. Why hadn't she or Sango ever thought about it?

 

It was hard to imagine that this girl… the girl that slept and ate in the same house as her, the one that shared an extremely similar face with her, was still Kagome. Because in Kikyo's eyes, it wasn't Kagome. At least, it wasn't the Kagome she and everyone else used to know.

 

Sighing, she flipped over, tangling the blankets around herself even more, and tried to get back to sleep. No such luck in a world where your best friend almost drowned in a pool and then lost her memory. Never did there seem to be any luck for Kikyo, despite the fact that she had the best friends and boyfriend in the world.

 

Slowly her eyes drifted closed, and all the thoughts disappeared from her mind. Kikyo could feel the edges of sleep tugging at the tumult of her mind, quietly pressuring them away with its inviting darkness and warmth. Just as it was about to overtake her, a scream interrupted her night.

 

 

 

1:13 P.M, Friday, June Twentieth. (Shore-Side Condo's)

 

 

 

With all her might, and with every object in reaching distance of the room, she threw them at the window. Blinded by the sheets that had somehow tangled themselves around her upper torso, her aim was off-center and rarely made its target, which was about every five items. Tugging the lamp off the bedside table and out of the electrical socket with such speed and force that it chipped the plaster of the walls, she chucked it at the intruder by the window.

 

A muffled moan was heard, and a yelp, when the lamp made it to its target, striking the intruder in the head. The door burst open, and there stood Sango and Kikyo, illuminated by the bright light behind them coming from the hall. They looked around at the madness, objects and blankets tossed all over the place, the dark red curtains of the open window above her bed swaying in the summer breeze.

 

She panted hard, trying to untangle herself from the blankets.

 

"What happened? Are you alright?" Sango rushed over to help the confused and scared girl, unraveling the puzzle of blankets. She sunk to her knees on the floor and began to cry.

 

"What happened?" Kikyo repeated, exploring the room as Sango hugged the girl.

 

"A-an intruder… they… they b-broke in th-through the window…" She cried, trying to wipe the tears from her face.

 

"Shhh… It's okay… I'm sure it was nothing…"

"No! I saw it! He had long, dark wavy hair and bright red eyes! He kept whispering something to me, and holding out his hand. Like I would actually go with him free of will! I screamed, jumped out of the bed, and chucked random objects at him. He didn't seem that experienced, because I kept hitting him."

"Are you sure? It could've been the wind that opened the window, and then you were dreaming -" Sango started.

 

"No… she's telling the truth." Kikyo stated, looking out the open window. "The garden below her window has indentations, signifying that someone had stood there, watching her sleep through the window. And there's little nicks in the wood of the window, like the intruder had made his way in by picking the lock with a tool of some sort."

 

"I'm going to call the police." Sango stood up, but was stopped.

 

"No! We can't. I don't think this is a matter that the police should get involved with…"

 

"Then what are we supposed to do, hang around here and wait 'til this guy comes back to get us?" Sango was starting to panic now.

 

"No. We call Sesshomaru."

 

1:26 A.M, Friday, June Twentieth. (Shore-Side Condo's)

 

 

 

Hearing a tentative knock on the door, Sango went to answer it. It was too dark out to see through the little glass eyehole in the door, so she cautiously opened the door a small bit, and looked through a crack near the bottom. Only to shriek at the sight of a grinning, and crouching Rin.

 

Sesshomaru pushed his way into the small condo and looked around, Rin, InuYasha and Miroku following behind him. The young girl hopped around the condo, looking at all the sights of it. A large TV, a decent sized radio, some tables, couches, chairs, and pictures all around, covering most of the floor space on the outer edges of the room. She walked over to a small lump curled up on the couch, and peeked under the blanket.

 

She giggled. "Kagome-chan! What are you doing hiding under the blanket? Silly Kagome-chan, I am no monster!" The young girl gazed into deep brown eyes just like her own, unaware of the shivers that racked the other's body.

 

"Rin…" She whispered, loud enough so that only Rin, and the ones standing near the couch could hear her voice. Sesshomaru stood right beside Rin.

 

He almost shivered at the sound of her voice; so weak, helpless, and unprotected. He felt the sudden urge to gather her in his arms, stroking her dark hair, and reassure her of the safeness he held. But being Sesshomaru, he kept his urges in and under the cold mask he always wore, and decided on just sitting on the end of the couch, next to her feet.

 

Rin pulled herself up and under the blankets on the couch, lying right beside Kagome, and the older girl wrapped her arms around the younger one. The group of adults watched as Rin snuggled into the older girl's embrace, holding on to her tight, like if she let go, then she would be gone forever. Just like it was when Kagome had been in the coma.

 

"What is it that we were called here for?" Sesshomaru spoke, annoyed with the long silence.

 

"Someone broke into the condo… more importantly, Kagome's room." Kikyo said, looking between InuYasha and Sesshomaru.

"Hey, why are you giving me the 'you-know-what-I-mean-and-what-it-means-that-someone-broke-into-her-room' look?" InuYasha inquired blatantly, looking back at Kikyo with large, questioning golden eyes. Sesshomaru and Kikyo shook their heads and sighed -- although Sesshomaru did so mentally - at his stupidity.

 

"Sesshomaru… do you know what's going on? Kikyo?" Sango questioned, an accusing glare written on her face.

 

"It's classified information…" Sesshomaru drawled.

 

"If it has anything to do with the person who has been hunting down Kagome, I think we all deserve to know!" Miroku shouted, jumping up from the comfy chair he was sitting on. Rin peeked out at the group, as Sesshomaru shook his head side to side in desperation.

 

"There's someone out to kill her-me?" She covered up her mistake. "Why wasn't I informed?" It sounded more like a demand than a question.

 

"We… we didn't want you to know… We agreed on it, and decided that you would be better off if you didn't know…" Miroku said.

 

"Only Sesshomaru and I knew, but of course now you all know…" He finished. "It was a great fear of yours, Kagome, and we had promised to keep it a secret. I told Sesshomaru, but you didn't know. You thought only I knew." He finished.

 

"Why didn't we know?" Sango asked tentatively, speaking for herself, InuYasha, and Kikyo as well.

"…I didn't want to put you guys in danger…" Kagome whispered suddenly, looking down at her hands with wide eyes. She sat up in a cross-legged style on the couch, Rin looking curiously at the others from her position in the older girl's lap.

 

"Kagome… Are you remembering?" Sango asked quietly, hoping to the dear lord.

 

"I… I-I don't know… Did I forget something?" They looked at her with wide eyes.

 

"Kagome, are you feeling alright?"

 

"Yes, Kikyo, I'm fine. What happened? I feel so dizzy…" Holding her head in her hands, she winced as her life flashed before her eyes.

 

"Kagome!" InuYasha shouted as she began to wobble in her sitting position.

 

'Am… am I dying or something? Why am I remembering these things?' She thought, as a memory of a day she spent with Kouga came back to mind. Suddenly, as fast as it started, it stopped, and she sat there panting, as they all stared at her from their positions around the room.

 

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