Tenshi no Yami: Okay, folks...I'm so entirely sorry that I let this fic go as long as I have. It got away from me at one point, and I just wasn't able to get it back.

Which is why I'm doing this revised version. Cuz not only did it get away from me, the beginning chapters really suck. par par I will do my best to update as often as I can. Just pray and cross your fingers it doesn't get away from me again. I've had the ending in mind for this story for ages. I just have to make it work without missing the middle. Cuz the middle's kinda important too, dontcha think? lol

And if you've never read my story before, then you can just ignore all that and have fun with it! I'm leaving the old version up and you're welcome to read it. It won't ever be finished the way it is.

Disclaimer: Doing this once, and that's it. Don't own Inuyasha. Wish I did, but I don't. le sigh

Forgotten Memories (Revised)
Chapter 1

Once again we come upon the Inu-tachi making their way across Japan. "Inuyasha, we have to rest sometime, you know!" Kagome called up to him, irritated. "I haven't sensed a jewel shard all day!"

"Exactly why we're still going!" Inuyasha called over his shoulder.

Kagome huffed in frustration and cleched her fists at her side. She was tired and was in no mood to deal with his obstinancy right now. "Sit boy!"

Inuyasha plummeted to the ground, letting out a strangled yell just before the faceplant. After a few moments, the spell let up, allowing Inuyasha to pick himself up. Kagome and the others were already beginning to get settled. "What the hell did you do that for, wench!"

"We're not you, Inuyasha! We can't walk all day!"

"We got a late start and now you're asking to stop early! You're so - " The wind shifted and blew into Inuyasha's face, making him stop short. Kagome blinked in surprise, not realizing that he smelled something.

"Inuyasha?" Miroku questioned carefully.

"I smell blood and it ain't human."

"What is it?" Sango asked. Inuyasha didn't answer. He ran into the wind, towards the smell.

'It can't be who I think it is...can it?' he asked himself. He heard the others follow after them, heard them slowly falling behind when they couldn't keep up. He hardly paid them any notice as he made his way to a clearing. He stopped abruptly, mosty unable to believe his eyes. When the others caught up, they all stopped for the same reason.

There, lying in a fair amount of blood, was Sesshoumaru. Most of the blood seemed to come from a nice sized cut on his head, staining his hair various shades of red and pink. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, they would have thought him dead.

"We have to help him," Kagome said after shoving away her initial shock.

"Like hell we do," Inuyasha snapped.

Kagome gave him a fierce glare. "I'm going to help him, Inuyasha. I can't let him lay here and bleed to death."

"I'll take Kirara and go get your first aid kit, Kagome," Sango offered. Kagome nodded her thanks.

"Why should we help him!" Inuyasha yelled, disbelieving.

"He saved my life once! I owe him!" Kagome shouted back.

"What about all the times he's tried to kill you?"

Kagome shook her head. "Haven't you ever head 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'? I'm going to help him, Inuyasha. There's nothing you can do about it. If you try to stop me, I'll S-I-T you so bad you'll think I've gone easy on you every other time." (Note: I don't know if this could be considered out of character for Kagome...I don't see it as being such completely...but maybe it's just me...I'm going to do my best to keep them all as in character as possible.)

Inuyasha found he really couldn't protest anymore. He simply stalked off a little ways, his entire body tense from anger. Sango came back not too long later, Kagome's kit in hand. Kagome took it from her with a soft thanks. She knelt beside Sesshoumaru, and with Sango's help, started cleaning him and bandaging the worst of his injuries. Kagome smoothed back his bangs to get a better look at the cut along his hairline. It wasn't too awful deep, but it was bleeding like crazy. There was a big knot on his head as well.

Kagome took a bit of bandaged and put some peroxide on it. She dabbed it gently against the cut. Sesshoumaru's eyes snapped open, glowing a fierce red. Kagome and Sango both fell back with cries of surprise as he sat up abruptly, snarling at them. Inuyasha was about to jump on him, when Kagome threw out her hand, "Stop, Inuyasha," she said softly. "Sesshoumaru, it's okay. I'm only trying to help, I promise."

The dog demon was clearly disoriented. He turned towards her voice, the red slowly leaking out of his eyes, revealing the beautiful amber. He blinked, trying to steady his vision. He opened his mouth to speak, but found his throat was too dry to do so. Kagome offered him some water, which he, to her surprise, accepted. After taking a few slow sips, he tried again.

"Who...Who are you?"