InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prologue - A Test of Memory (The Coming of Rinkatsu) ❯ Who's Kagome? ( Chapter 5 )

Kikyo found herself on the ground in the forest of where she had made her encounter with Rinkatsu. He had knocked her out so he could make an exit where he would not be followed or give any hints as to where he resides.

She was confused and unsure about what had happened... she wasn't even sure it had happened... she had just thought of last night to be something random pointless, like a magician trying to get some attention. But she would soon realize that what happened was very real...

Kikyo began walking down a barren path, she wasn't sure where it would take her. She just wanted to go somewhere that Inuyasha wasn't. But while she traveled down this road, she heard a rustling in the bushes. She turned her head to inspect the noise, but assumed it to be nothing less than an animal. However, it wasn't until she heard a demonic growl that she knew what it was - a demon.

It was a chimera-looking demon with multiple heads of different origin. Kikyo had her bow but no arrows in her quiver, so she was practically defenseless. The demon lunged from the bushes and was ready to attack Kikyo when suddenly...

"Iron reaver soul stealer!" yelled a voice.

Inuyasha swooped in front of Kikyo and killed the demon. Kikyo said nothing to him and had no desire to reply to what he might say.

"You should be more careful! I would've thought you'd be better prepared Kikyo," said Inuyasha.

She said nothing and began walking away.

Inuyasha noticed a disturbance in her behavior. "What's wrong Kikyo?"

She stopped.

"You actually remembered my name," she said.

"What are you talking about?" he asked.

"You are a terrible liar," Kikyo responded.

"Kikyo, why are you acting so strange?" Inuyasha asked. "You know I love you and always have."

Kikyo noticed a strange tone in Inuyasha's voice. He was honestly confused and didn't know what was wrong and she noticed the truth in his words.

"You don't love me... you love Kagome," she said.

"Kagome?" said Inuyasha. "Who's Kagome?"

Kikyo was surprised at these words which one would think arrogant if they did not know the underlying secret yet to be told... but she knew what Rinkatsu had done for her. She knew that he was real and Inuyasha did love her.