InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sacrifices ❯ Inuyasha and Kagome ( Chapter 6 )

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Chapter6: Inuyasha and Kagome

Five days had passed since the day Kagome lost her memory. She'd gotten some of them back, like this mysterious word "Osuwari", that made Inuyasha hit the ground instantly; the fact that all of them where after the Shikon shards for an unknown reason and that she was the only one able to see them. But still no memories of her family, how she got there in the first place or all the moments the group spent together. This made Kagome feel a little impatient and frustrated sometimes, and trying to remember things with all her heart and will wasn't making things easier, because all she could see where flurry visions of her past vanish just as quickly as she started remembering them.

It was raining that day and Kagome sat under a tree. Even though the tree she was sitting under didn't stop the rain from getting her clothes wet, she could find a small shelter in Inuyasha's red kimono he'd given her for protection. '"Use this.. it wont help much, but at least your head will be dry.."' he'd told her as he threw his red kimono at her, getting a smile in response.

They were alone that day. Inuyasha had offered to go find a place for them to stay, since the hut they were staying at was destroyed, and they didn't want to bring more problems to the villagers; besides, sleeping outdoors wouldn't be good for anyone. He was supposed to go by himself in search for another village, but as he got up to start his search, Kagome had already stood up next to him. Some arguments about her having to stay with the rest because it'd be better for her were heard, but things calmed down quickly as she told them everything would be all right, and that maybe this way she'd get to remember more things.

Kagome smiled shyly as she remembered Inuyasha's cute upset face, and then turned around to find him sitting under the rain, all his hair and clothes wet, staring at nothing in particular, she smiled slightly at the sight of this and then turned her face away.

*FLASHBACK*

The day before, Sango, Shippo and Kagome sat next to the lake watching Miroku and Inuyasha argue about something.

"Feh! You perverted monk! I will not go in search for some village full of girls!!" he snapped in a funny way as Miroku turned around to the others with a smirking face and watched Sango and Shippo's 'we-shoul've-known-this- monk-was-was-going-to-say-something-like-that' expression.

"Lower your tone Inuyasha! I don't think they heard you all the way to Kaede's vilage"

"Feh.." was Inuyasha's answer as they kept arguing.

"Mou! With them arguing all the time we're never going to find anything!" said Shippo as he got up and went running towards the two arguing guys, leaving Sango, Kagome and Kirara behind.

"He's gonna get.." Sango started as they heard a bump and then Shippo's high pitched voice complaining and getting into the argument as well. "..whacked.." she finished saying.

Sango drew a smile on her face and turned to see Kagome; she'd expected her to be smiling too, but instead, she found her expression to be sad in a way. "Is something wrong?"

Shaking her head, Kagome answered. "No.. it's nothing..Ano.. Sango.. have I.. have I ever been involved with him? I mean.." asked a blushing Kagome.

Sango blushed as well as she stared back at her. "Eh?.. you mean.. Inuyasha and you?.. as in more than just friends?" Sango turned her face towards Inuyasha, who kept arguing with Shippo and Miroku.

"Hai.. have I ever told you if I felt something for him?.." she smiled slightly and lowered her head. ".. to tell you the truth, I've been having this feeling like .. I don't know.. like I like him or something.. everytime I think of him I find myself smiling without even noticing it for some reason.." she lifted her gaze and stared at Inuyasha, and then at Sango. "Have I ever told you how I felt about him?"

Sango was surprised, blushed and in a position where she didn't know what to answer. " 'Oh Kami! Why did you have to put me through this??.. what if I tell her the truth? No, that would just make her sad.. but if I lie and she gets her memory back.. why me??" Sango's face was getting all red as she didn't come up with an answer.

Kagome noticed her expression and her eyes got a little sad. "Unrequited love.. isnt it?.." she asked as Sango turned her face to her in surprise.

"No!.. I never said that, it's just.."

"It's ok Sango.. I kinda got the feeling it was anyway.. couldn't help but to feel a little sad whenever I thought of him.. I don't know why, but I think it has something to do with that girl too.."

"The one you saw in your dreams?" asked Sango as she got a serious look on her face.

"Hai.. I don't know why, but I think she's got something to do with this feeling.. 'I think she's the one he's in love with'" Kagome thought that last part to herself.

There was a brief moment of silence before Sango answered.

"He cares about you Kagome-chan.." Kagome turned her face in surprise. "He just hasn't noticed yet.. no guy ever does anyway.."

Kagome and Sango drew smiles on their faces. "You shouldn't worry about that, I'm sure he cares deeply about you.. 'More than he knows, I'm pretty sure'" Sango thought that last part to herself.

*END OF FLASHBACK*

It had stopped raining and Inuyasha stood up shaking off all the water he'd gotten from sitting under the rain for so long. As he turned around towards Kagome, he found her intrigued though slightly saddened expression.

"Oi Kagome!.. are you ok?" he asked as he walked up to her.

"Hai!" said a now smiling Kagome while getting up and handing him his kimono.

"What's with that expression on your face?" he asked getting a silly intrigued expression.

"Eh?.. It's nothing! That's the face I was born with Inu-san!"

Inuyasha's expression changed quickly to an upset one as he snapped. "INU- SAN!! How many times.. feh.. fine, call me whatever you want.. you wench.." he finally stated as he turned around and started to walk away.

"..Wench?.. hehe.. Inu-san?" asked a smiling Kagome as she saw Inuyasha turning around and then getting a silly face. "Osuwari!" she stated calmly.

*CRASH*

Inuyasha found himself kissing the ground, and as he lifted his upset though cute face, he saw Kagome kneeling in front of him with a smile.

"Guess I know what I used this word for , ne?" she stated as she begun giggling.

As Inuyasha got back to his feet, he couldn't help but to smile at the sight of her. Sure he was upset for what she just did, but he was glad to see her smiling after all. " 'Feh.. you wench..'" he thought to himself.

"You better not do that again! I don't want to kiss the ground everytime I call you wench.." he stated in his usual tone of voice.

"Sure.. I guess I should get used to my nickname, ne? Inu-san.."

"Feh.. let's get going would ya.." and with that, they started walking again, in search for another village.

"Ne, Inu-san.. I'm not from around here, am I?" asked Kagome as she walked next to the hanyou.

"What do you mean.." Inuyasha glared at Kagome from the corner of his eye.

"These clothes.. they're different from Sango's.. they're different from the rest of the girls outfits we've seen.."

"Yeah, well.. does it matter?.. everyone dresses as they please. 'Should I tell her she's not really from this time? What if it makes her feel uncomfortable.. damn it!'" he thought that last part to himself.

Kagome noticed Inuyasha was getting pretty frustraded for a reason, and she smiled at the sight of his funny weird expression. Maybe she wasn't from this Feudal era, but she didn't care much about it then. Sure she wanted to remember everything but she was actually enjoying discovering all this 'new' things for her; she could see why she felt so comfortable around them though. Everyone cared about her, looked after her; they were all like family.

And she wondered how things were before she lost her memory, she wondered how she was before. How she reacted to all their common fights, how she used to deal with all the demons that came after them, but mostly, she wondered how her relashionship with Inuyasha was like. As all these questions appeared on her mind, she found herself once again staring at Inuyasha.

He seemed so strong and full of confidence that all she could do was feel glad he was there to protect her. But not just because of that; she was glad he was there with her. It wouldn't have mattered to her if he hadnt told her that he would protect her. She just wanted to be there with him, just be there for him. Without noticing, she'd gotten a sad expression on her face. Thinking about him didn't always make her feel happy. She understood then what Sango's silence meant before.

Back in the lake, Miroku and Sango sat under a tree while watching Shippo play with Kirara in one of the ponds caused by the rain, though they held serious expressions as they watched the little fox playing.

"Hmm.. so it was Kikyo the girl in Kagome's dream.."

Sango nodded in response. " I'm pretty sure she was.. Kagome told me she looked like her, but that somehow she felt it wasn't her.. I'm sure it was Kikyo the one she was talking about.."

"I don't believe it.. too many coincidences involving Kikyo.." Sango turned her gaze towards him in surprise as she heard him say this.

"Eh?.. what do you mean by that.." Miroku stayed silent and with a serious expression. "Houshi-sama?..What did you mean by that?.."

"I overheard some men talking the day before the village was attacked.. they said a miko had stopped by.."

"Miko?.. could it have been.." Sango was quickly interrupted by Miroku, as he got back to staring at the little fox and cat-demon.

"I don't know that for sure.. and I'm planning to find out more about that.. but not just now.." Miroku slightly smiled as he closed his eyes and lowered his head a little.

"What do you mean 'not just now'? Houshi-sama! Do you realize this could be all a set up? We've got to do something now before.." Sango was once again interrupted by the monk, who was looking at her with a smile that made her blush a little as she sat back.

"We will Sango.. we will.. but let's just let them enjoy this moment.."

"Eh?"

"I'm pretty sure that if Inuyasha finds out that Kikyo may be involved with this, he'll get all upset and frustrated.. you know how he is.. right now this is working as a break for them.. Kagome needs this time too.. let's just wait a little while longer before we start doing our research.. don't you think?.."

"S-sure." Sango turned her gaze away from Miroku's. Miroku stared at the taijiya sitting next to him and smiled.

" 'I'm sure Inuyasha's gonna need some time to put his thoughts in order..'" he thought to himself.

It was around noon now, and Inuyasha walked in front of Kagome. He occasionally turned around to glare at her from the corner of his eye, only to find her observing the surroundings and lost in her own thoughts.

" 'Feh.. what is she looking for here.. it's just an empty road full of leaves and grass..'" he thought to himself as he turned his gaze towards the road once again.

"Ah!.. look Inu-san!.." Inuyasha turned around as he heard his nickname, and found Kagome kneeling in front of some plants. He walked up to her and kneeled next to her with a cute confused expression.

"What is it?.."

Kagome picked up some of the plants and held them close to her face, as she looked carefully at each one of the leaves. "This is a medicinal plant.. I'm not sure who told me about this, but I'm sure this will help Miroku's hurt ankle.."

Inuyasha stared at her smiling face. " 'She's happy.. don't know why, but I think she'll get all her memory back in a short time..'"

"Ne Inu-san! Can you smell it! I'm pretty sure this is the right plant!" Kagome held the plants really close to Inuyasha's face, making him fall on his back at the sudden move.

"OI! Be careful with that!" he snapped as he got to his feet, Kagome standing up right after he did.

"Ah! Sumimasen! I didn't notice I was holding them so close!"

"Feh.. never mind.." he stated as he dusted all the leaves from his kimono.

"I'm pretty sure.." Kagome stopped and got really red as her stomach begun grunting. Inuyasha's ears started twitching at the funny sound coming from Kagome's stomach, and then he got a cute confused expression as he stared at the blushing girl.

"Ah!! Never mind!! Why don't we just.." Kagome was surprised as she felt Inuyasha's hand take hers and started pulling her towards a tree.

"If you were hungry you should've said so.." stated Inuyasha as he dragged her towards the tall tree next to them. "I don't have a radar for this kind of things.."

"Eh?.. don't worry I'm not that hungry really.. I was just.."

"Just be quiet while I get something for you, would ya.." as he finished saying this, he let go of Kagome's hand and started to climb the tree.

"But.."

"No buts!! If you get weak now I don't want to be the one to carry you all the way back!!" he yelled as he disappeared from Kagome's eyes. " 'Feh!.. climbing trees to get her food..'" he thought to himself as he searched for something to eat. " I know there are some berries here somewhere.. I can smell them.." he muttered as he sniffed the air, following their scent.

Kagome stood under the tree waiting for Inuyasha. The soft breeze that blew occasionally made her hair flow in the air, and as she closed her eyes to feel the cold wind caressing her skin, some flashbacks appeared on her mind. Some of them were of the time they spent together in search for the shards; others when they were just sitting around having dinner; and the last one was a closeup of Inuyasha's face the day she found out he'd chosen Kikyo.

Kagome opened her eyes suddenly as the image of Inuyasha's eyes vanished once again. All her doubts went away; all the hope this would just be some odd coincidence vanished. And then, there was only sadness reflected on her eyes. " 'Why did I have to remember this.. why didn't it just escape my memory like everything else..'" she thought to herself. Then, she smiled saddly as she continued thinking. " 'Maybe this is just a reminder.. fate keeps telling me to let go.. even now..'" she lowered her head but quickly lifted it up again as she felt something hit her head. "Eh?" As she lifted her face towards the tree top, she felt more things were hitting her head and shoulders. As she turned her gaze towards her shoulders, she caught a few red berries, and then lifted her head towards the direction of the one throwing them at her.

"Inu-san!" Kagome covered her face with her arm as she saw more berries coming her way."Matte!"

Inuyasha climbed down to one of the braches of the tree, holding lots of berries and some apples he'd found. " Stop complaining would ya! Look at all the things I found!" he yelled with a smirk as he saw Kagome covering her face. "Don't be such a baby! These are just berries!" he said while smirking and throwing some berries at her again.

"Inu-san!!" Kagome kept avoiding the berries and Inuyasha kept his smirk at the scene. Suddenly he turned around as he heard some noises coming from his side, and what he found was a small squirrel staring daggers at him for taking its fruits.

"And what do you want?" asked a funy looking Inuyasha as he as well glared daggers at the little animal standing next to him. They stayed like that for a few seconds, then the squirrel jumped towards Inuyasha, making him get a surprised/scared expression and lose his balance.

Kagome took her arm away from her face only to see a whole lot of berries coming down her way. "Eh?" she said while getting a funny 'what-the-hell?' look on her face.

*CRASH*

Inuyasha hit the ground with swirly eyes, the little squirrel grabbing what was left of the berries Inuyasha was carrying, and then taking off.

"Wait until I get you! You little.." Inuyasha suddenly stopped and slowly turned around to find Kagome covered in berries, with all her face stained and with little berry crumbs hanging from her hair and clothes. Inuyasha gasped and expected the worst.

Kagome lowered her head and her fists begun shaking in anger. " 'Oh no.. here it comes..'" Thought Inuyasha to himself as he got a funny scared expression.

"You.. you ought to be more careful next time.. INU-SAN.." said Kagome trying to hold back from bursting into flames and snapping at him while a huge vein popped out on her forehead. Inuyasha stood there with blinking eyes at her reaction.

"Sure.." was all he managed to say.

A few minutes later, they were both sitting under the tree, eating the berries and apples Inuyasha had gotten. They were both silent for a moment, then Kagome speaked. "Right! I better go get those plants before I forget!" and with that, Inuyasha was left alone.

As he stared at Kagome while she was getting the plants, his eyes got a slightly sad expression. " 'I had expected her to snap at me, but she didn't.. huh.. that's weird.. I kinda wanted her to snap at me.. just like she ususlly did when..'" he started shaking his head."'You fool! She's ill and all you're doing is complain about her not being.. not being herself... not being herslef... feh.. what I am saying..'"

Inuyasha lowered his head and started playing with the apple on his hand. " 'The 'new' Kagome is ok.. at least I'm not fighting with her for any stupid reason now.. yeah.. now I don't get that freaking word so often!.. and this one is way nicer! She's not bugging me all the time with her stupid questions.. 'are you ok Inuyasha?'" he mocked her. " 'Feh.. am I ok, am I ok.. of course I am.. she's not noisy now.. she's not..'" Inuyasha lifted his face and stared at the smiling Kagome. As he softened his expression and his tone of voice, he continued. " 'She's not Kagome... sure she lost her memory and she's still technically her... but she's not the same... I hate to admit it... but I'd like her to snap at me like she used to do it...'" Inuyasha finished his thoughts with a slight smile as he stared at the apple on his hand once again.

" 'She may not the the same Kagome... but even if she doesn't get her memory back... even if she stays like this forever... I'll still look after her... I'll still protect her.. always..'"

Inuyasha lifted his face as he heard his name being called. He got a little blushed as he saw Kagome's smiling face approaching.

"I got them! Now we can continue looking for that village!"

"Hai... are you ready?" asked Inuyasha as he got up and saw Kagome nodding in response. "Ja... Ikuso!" and with that, they were off in search for the village.

When they finally got to a village, they found themselves in the middle of a large group of walking people. It was a pretty crowded place and everyone seemed to be busy for some reason. Inuyasha and Kagome walked to a side of the village.

"You better stay close to me, there's too many people here, you can get lost.." Inuyasha stated as he watched all the people walking in front of them. As Kagome nodded, Inuyasha caught a glimpse of a familiar face and his eyes widened in shock. "K-Kikyo?.." he stammered in a low tone of voice.

Kagome's eyes widened as well as she heard him whisper that name. " 'Kikyo...'" she thought to herself as she watched Inuyasha's shocked expression. " 'That's her... that's the name of that girl...'" Kagome was about to say something to him, but Inuyasha suddenly cut her off before she was able to say anything.

"Kagome you've got to stay here for a while... I'll be back in no time, promise me you wont move.." he said, not taking his eyes off from the road he thought he'd seen Kikyo.

"H-hai.." Kagome stood there watching as Inuyasha quickly chased after the shadow of the girl he loved. "No problem.." she said while lowering her head in sadness.

A cold breeze blew once again and Kagome lifted her face in shock as she sensed something that scared her. She slowly turned around and widened her eyes in disbelief.

"K-Kikyo??.." she stammered as she watched the miko walk out of the shadows and stand in front of her with a cold emotionless expression.

"We need to talk..." stated Kikyo in a cold tone of voice that made Kagome's body tremble.

Author's note: Waaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Gomen nasai!!! Another cliffhanger!!! Please don't kill me!!! I'm really sorry, but I had to stop writing otherwise you would've gotten swirly eyes from all the time you would've spent staring at the screen!! So??? What did you think?? I hope you review this one! I hope you liked it. I hope many things, but anyways, Ja Ne! Please, please do review! I need to know what mistakes I'm making and if you're enjoying the story, just so I update sooner, ok? Ok! Ja ne!