Me: This is Chapter 10 of my story, Hikaru! Inu and Hikaru aren't here right now, so I'll just start the story.

Chapter 10

Lemonade

Inuyasha and Kagome blasted through the well, and went inside. Hikaru was still lying on the couch, just barely breathing. Kagome looked over, and saw her older self kneeled next to her.

"Is…is that me?"

"Huh? Oh, no! My name is…is, Ayame. We do have similar names though."

"Oh, okay…"

Kagome pulled out a Jewel Shard. She placed it in Hikaru's neck, and they waited.

Hikaru's eyes fluttered open. She looked around at her surroundings. All three of them sighed in relief. Hikaru sat up, and stretched.

"Where…am I?"

"Hikaru, are you okay?"

"Hikaru? I don't think I know that name."

"Hikaru, sweetie, do you know who I am?"

"No, I'm sorry. You look very familiar, but I don't know you." Hikaru's eyes turned on to Inuyasha. She gasped. "I know you. Dad?"

"Dad? What's she talking about, Inuyasha?" The younger Kagome asked, looking at him.

"I'm not sure. Maybe she's mistaken me for her own dad."

"No, I'm not mistaken. I remember telling you that you were my dad. That's it."

"Inuyasha, what's going on? She can't be lying. It's the only thing she remembers."

Inuyasha looked over at Older Kagome. (A/n: I think that I'll just call Older Kagome, Kags, to make it easier.) Kags stood up, and walked over to Kagome. She whispered something in her ear, and Kagome's eyes widened.

"You mean to tell me that she's my…daughter?"

"Yes. I had to tell you this because you would have stormed out on us. It wouldn't be easy to get you back."

"Wait…then older Inuyasha and Older Me…had a kid?"

"Yeah. Pretty much."

"Kagome, why did you tell her that?"

"Oh, I have my reasons."

Kags went back into the kitchen, and pulled out an herb of some sort. She walked back into the room, and handed Hikaru the herb. Hikaru looked at it.

"What am I supposed to do with this?"

"Eat it."

She smelled it, and then took a bite out of it. Instantly, her memories came back to her.

"Mmm…tastes like lemonade. Where did you get this, mom?"

The rest of the herb started to glow. It floated up, and captured Kagome in it's aura. Her eyes shined, and the aura disappeared. She floated back down to the ground, unconscious. Inuyasha picked her up.

"She won't remember what happened to her here, and soon, neither will I. Please take care her…uhh…me."

He nodded, and ran to the well to drop Kagome off. Hikaru sat up, and went back to her room.

"Mom?" Hikaru yelled from upstairs.

"What, sweetie?"

"What happened to my room?"

"Oh, your friend Megumi has been staying here since her parents died."

"What? When did they die?"

"Oh, about 6 months ago."

"Okay. I knew they were sick, but not that sick."

Hikaru grabbed some of her clothes, and placed them in her backpack. She also packed some new medicine and some other necessary things. She took a quick nap after taking a bath.

Going downstairs, she ate dinner with her mother. They had pickles, rice, and meat.

"So, how is everyone?" Hikaru asked. Her mother sighed, and placed her food down.

"Not well. Things haven't been looking up for quite some time."

"How so?"

"Well, the Saganushi's lost their store to a fire. The Liganuki's have moved to America by force, and your friend, Ami, has developed bone cancer."

"What? You have to be kidding! There is no way that much could of happened in such a short amount of time," she said, throwing her bowl of rice down.

"I am afraid so. It's getting late," she said cleaning the plates up, "You should get back to them."

She nodded. After hugging her mother, she ran upstairs. Grabbing her things, she ran to the back door.

"Okay, mom, I'm going back to see how you are doing. See ya tomorrow."

"Bye, sweetie, have fun."

"Yeah, right," she whispered to herself.

Hikaru jumped down the well, and jumped back out just as easily. She ran back to the hut where Kagome and the rest of the gang were. She threw her bag right onto Shippo. He groaned under the weight.

"Oops, sorry, Shippo," and she pulled the bag off him.

"It's okay. What do you have in here anyway?"

"Oh, nothing."

Hikaru sat down with Kagome, and they chatted non-stop. They didn't notice that Shippo went through her backpack.

WARNING: GIRLY STUFF AHEAD!

"Hey, Hikaru, what are these?" Shippo asked pulling out an orange packet. He ripped it open, and found a pad inside.

"Shippo, NO!"

Shippo placed the pad on his head, and asked, "Is it something to protect your head from the rain?"

By then, Hikaru's face was as red as an apple. Inuyasha and Miroku were now staring at Shippo in amazement. Kagome and Sango were trying their best to hold back their fits of laughter. Kagome had explained what those were for, and even Sango used them.

"Shippo, please put that down," Hikaru growled a him. Shippo didn't pay any attention to her. He took it off his head, and placed it on his butt.

"Oh, I get it, it's a seat cushion!"

By then, Kagome and Sango couldn't control themselves. They burst out laughing. Inuyasha and Miroku just looked dazed and confused. Hikaru hit Shippo over the head, and took the pad back. Kagome looked back at Hikaru, and tears were starting to form in her eyes.

"Oh don't cry. They have no idea what these are. Don't be embarrassed," Kagome said, comforting her. Hikaru smirked. Her smirk started to turn into a smile. She, too, joined in on the laughter. Miroku, Shippo, and Inuyasha stared at them.

"Women, I don't think I'll ever get them," Shippo said, rubbing the newly formed bump on his head.

"Damn straight, I think God made women to confuse us men," Inuyasha said.

Me: Review or I'll kill Hojo. Well, even if you don't review, I'll still kill Hojo.

Hojo: What? You really aren't going to kill me...right?!

Me: Do you see any witnesses around?

Hojo: WAAAAAHHHH! I want my mommy!