Chapter 7:
Kagome continued to stare at the pale blue walls inside of Inutaisho's office. Her mind was a jumble, leaving her frustrated with undeveloped questions. 'Kami' she thought. Even if she had the chance to voice her questions, she wouldn't know where to start. Everything in her life was happening to fast. This was a nightmare.
It had been almost a week since Kagome returned home from the archery trip. She could barely remember the events that followed the Youkai incident.
She remembered Hund passing out as she tried to explain the unexplainable events. She realized how crazy she sounded and would have thought it was all a dream if it wasn't for the fact Hund complained about feeling weak and unable to remember how he met up with Kagome.
After that, Kagome assumed she passed out shortly because the next thing she remembered she woke up in a hospital with Inutaisho looking over her. He told her she mustn't tell anyone of the even that had happened and he will be returning her to her home.
He seemed more disappointed in the fact the competition was being postponed, but assured Kagome she is welcomed to attend the next competition, not that Kagome cared.
When Kagome asked about Hund, Inutaisho smiled and simply told her he will explain everything later.
As Kagome sat in China's CEO of 3-D games' office, she began to realize this might be the moment she's been waiting for. If it wasn't, oh, she was going to get to the bottom of it one way or another.
Kagome turned suddenly as the office door snapped open and a beautiful young woman entered the room. She had long dark hair and soft, kind brown eyes. The woman gave Kagome a pleasant smile, "Kagome-sama!"
"Uhhh, have we meet?" Kagome asked, eyeing the young woman. She looked oddly familiar though Kagome couldn't put her finger on it.
The woman smiled before walking into the hallway, "Hund-sama is not here. Just Kagome-sama," Kagome heard the woman shout.
Soon after, she came bouncing back into the room, brush her dark hair from her face and smiled again, "It's nice to meet you again, Kagome-sama."
"Uuhhh? What?"
Kagome was confused.
"Rin, she doesn't know what you're talking about. I wouldn't be surprised if she forgotten you completely. Humans never had superior skills in memorization."
Kagome turned her head so fast towards the sound of the second voice, she was sure she would have fallen out of the chair.
"SESSHOUMARU!" she yelled.
Kagome watched wide eyed as Rin walked towards him and gave him a playful pat, "I never forget Sesshoumaru-sama."
Kagome could hear the flirting in her voice and gasped even more when Sesshoumaru put an arm around her. They were most definitely the same Sesshoumaru and Rin she remembered. However, Rin was at least 10 years older than her feudal era self, while Sesshoumaru looked the same except the markings was off his face and his white hair was to his shoulders.
"What's going on?" Kagome gasped.
It was that moment that Inutaisho decided to made an appearance. Rin smiled happily and jumped up o receive a hug.
"Hello Rin. It's good to see you as always. I'm sure my son has been keeping you spoiled as always."
Rin blushed, "Hai, Inutaisho-sama. Sesshoumaru-sama has been…" she blushed again, "treating me very well."
Inutaisho laughed, "That's excellent to hear."
He gave her a kiss on the head and smiled at Sesshoumaru, "Son."
"Father," Sesshoumaru greeted.
Kagome watched as Inutaisho walked towards his desk and sat directly across from Kagome. Sesshoumaru and Rin continued to stand behind Kagome as Inutaisho gave her a smile.
"You look tired, Kagome. Have you been sleeping well?"
"I haven't, Inutaisho."
He nodded, "Understandable. I am pretty sure you are dying to understand what happened last week with Hund."
Kagome heard Sesshoumaru make a sound, but forced her attention on Inutaisho.
"I'll give you an option, Kagome. I understand you went through a very difficult time a short while ago. What I am about to tell you may or may not hurt you emotionally as well. I'll let you decide if you are willing to risk your emotional stability. I also warn you that once you heard this information, you may be putting yourself in danger.
Kagome found herself agreeing to listen before she even seriously considered the consequences. Everything seemed so interesting; she needed to find out what was going on.
Inutaisho nodded, "Very well." He stood from his seat. "Sesshoumaru would you like to begin?"
Sesshoumaru walked towards Inutaisho desk, closely followed by Rin, and stared at Kagome. "In the shortest version possible, tell us how you and Inu-yasha met."
"How Inu-yasha and I met? Well, my brother Sota was looking for our cat that went inside a shrine in our backyard. It turned out-"
"SHORT VERSION! Please?" Sesshoumaru growled.
Kagome glared, "I meet him in feudal Japan and he thought I was Kikyo."
"He believed you to be that human priestess while you were really a reincarnation of the woman?" Sesshoumaru waited for Kagome to agree before continuing. "Now you know about my half-breed bastard of a…"
"Sesshoumaru, try not to allow your love for your brother to interrupt this conversation." Inutaisho warned.
Sesshoumaru ignored him, "You knew Inu-yasha could turn into a human because he was a half breed. You also understood he died while he was in his human form."
Kagome nodded her head, while trying to calm the horrible memory that threatened to replay in her mind. "Yes, so?" Kagome asked.
She could see the irritation in Sesshoumaru's eyes and apparently so did the others. Rin put her hand calmly on his arm and Inutaisho took over.
"What Sesshoumaru is trying to make you understand is that, like Kikyo was to you, Inu-Yasha is to Hund."
Kagome stared, "Hund is a reincarnation of Inu-yasha? That doesn't make sense. How did Inu-yasha show up in our time and why is he," she pointed to Sesshoumaru to add emphasis, "here?"
"Unlike humans, demons have the ability to live for centuries. Unfortunately, developing power and technology of the human race became too advanced for the demon race. Youkai were forced to blend with humans and the fear humans had of demons began to disappear. Humans began to use their technology to protect themselves. Considering this change threatened the demon race, they began to evolve. When demons began to die, they were reincarnated and forced to adapt and live by the human rules. Fortunately for us, we still have all of our memories of our previous life; considering it is difficult for a Youkai to forget."
Inutaisho sat back down, "I heard about you from Sesshoumaru. As you know, I never had the chance to meet you in the feudal time. While Sesshoumaru was searching for Rin's reincarnation—he explained the events that happened to Inu-yasha in the past. When Inu-yasha was finally born, you could imagine my surprise when he was FULL human and did not have a trace of demon blood in his body."
"But that still doesn't explain how Hund turned into his past "Inu-yasha" self."
"Since Inu-yasha died as a human, he was born as a human. He would not remember any thing from the past because humans do not have the memorization skills like the demons. However, considering Inu-yasha was half demon, somewhere in Hund's body the 'real' Inu-yasha is locked away. Sesshoumaru-sama and I predicted that you jogged something inside of Hund when you were attacked. Hund sensed it and unable to protect you as a human—unlocked Inu-yasha from inside him. It would be natural for Inu-yasha to remember you. Thanks to you, you were able to wake Inu-yasha up, at least for a moment."
Everyone stared at Rin. "Well said Rin," Inutaisho praised. "I couldn't have said it any clearer."
Rin smiled, "The only reason I remembered the past was…" she blushed "Well, Sesshoumaru and I mated in my past life. If it wasn't for his powers to make me remember, I would have forgotten all about the past and him."
"What about me?" Kagome asked.
"You learned about the past when you went back in time. You were already a reincarnation." Sesshoumaru stated.
"Oh yeah," Kagome mumbled. This was too much. "So Inu-yasha is alive?"
"In a manner of speaking, yes," Inu-yasha smiled. "Unfortunately, he doesn't remember becoming Inu-yasha and it appears he went back to being his human self."
"Hund," Kagome whispered.
"Now, as a father, I'll be delighted to have my son remember his heritage and past. However, you are the only one with the power to do so, Kagome. I ask you to help us turn Hund back into Inu-yasha. Bring my son back."
Kagome's eyes widen, "I can be with Inu-yasha again." She thought, realizing just how big this situation was becoming. The real question that ate away at Kagome's mind was, if the past Inu-yasha returned, what would happen to the current Hund?"