Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha…Rumiko Takahashi does

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Chapter Eleven: I Remember

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Inuyasha was angered when he found Kagome struggling with two desperate assholes in an alley. He had parked in the front of the building where she was interviewed and got out, only to bump into a man in a large trench coat. The man told him to "watch it." Inuyasha just glared at the man and walked away without a word. He didn't have time to deal with a worthless retard that couldn't see where the fuck he was going.

Anyways, there were better things to do. Where the hell was Kagome? The rain had been pouring for over half an hour since he left Kagome's apartment building. She's supposed to be done and out of the building…or at least on the bottom floor waiting for a cab, right?

Inuyasha was irritated. Shit, how was he supposed to keep an eye on her if he didn't even know where the hell she was? 'This is what you get for not thinking this through.'

'Shut up.'

'Why? It's true. If only you hadn't listened to that no good goody-good, we wouldn't be in this predicament.'

'Who are you calling a goody-good, asshole?'

'Would you guys SHUT UP?! Gosh, you both interfere in my life. Go away.' Inuyasha commanded to…himself.

'Sheesh. Fine. If you don't want out help, fine.'

Finally. The rain only came down harder. He started walking back to his car. Just as he reached down to open the handle of his car door, he heard a scream pierce the air.

He turned around to face the sound so fast, he nearly gave himself a whiplash. He sped off to the source of the sound, not thinking, only acting. He would've missed the alley had he not come across those two arguing desperadoes.

What he saw froze him. Kagome was being disgustingly held by the two men. She was helpless against them. His blood boiled and his anger raged. No…wait, fuck being angry…he was furiously pissed.

He didn't know how he heard it. The rain was coming down by the gallon. The sound of the rain itself was thundering. But Inuyasha swore he heard her silently beg for someone to save her. "Somebody, please…" was all he heard. The simple request was enough to send him over the edge. He didn't hear the rain anymore, he didn't even hear the two arguing men. The only thing on his mind was her.

He ran to the first guy and turned him by his shoulder. The man's eyes went wide as he lost his voice. Inuyasha hooked him on his jaw and uppercut his chin. With one last punch, he knocked him to the wall head first. Now, for the killing…second guy's turn. How dare they do this to her.

His eyes flashed red as he caught the other guy's attention…as well as Kagome's. He said something which only got a response out of the guy to question him. Before the man could even finish his sentence though, Inuyasha cut him off. He kicked the second with an amiable amount of strength. It was enough to send him flying six feet across the width of the ally and into the wall, leaving an impress of his body outline there at impact.

He glanced down at the frightened woman still lying on the ground. He gave a cursory scan to observe her condition. She was fine. Her clothes were still in tact and there were no cuts or bruises, except on her arm where they grabbed her. Inuyasha's anger returned at that, but it quickly dissipated when he felt her eyes trail his body.

Almost without thinking, Inuyasha started to reach his hand out to help her up, but stopped himself. He wasn't sure what he'd do if he felt her touch again. Instead, he murmured something to her about not staying out alone at this hour. Using all the strength he could muster, Inuyasha peeled his gaze from her and struggled to walk away.

"Wait!" she called. Inuyasha stopped in his tracks. "Who…who are you?"

He tensed. He had stopped walking, but his mind was running a thousand miles a minute, searching for some type of intelligent answer. Time had seemed like it stretched, when in reality, only a few seconds had passed. Still unable to come up with an answer, he simply told her, "It's none of your business."

He clenched his hands at the harshness of his own words. He needed her to stay away from him…otherwise, they'd be back at square one. He needed to be harsh so she'd walk away from him, because right now, he wasn't sure if he could walk away from her.

"Please…" she continued. He could hear her stagger to her feet and step towards him. "I just want to…" her voice paused, just like her footsteps did. Plastering on his usual, hard look, he slowly turned to give her a backwards glance. At the same moment, he lost his cool façade, his cold demeanor dropping like a ton of bricks. Completely turning his body around, he crouched low at a stance to run to her. She was pale, so pale she could've passed as a ghost, and he could see that, even with the lack of light. Her legs were wobbly and her eyes were fluttering shut.

She started to fall, but before her body could make contact with the cold, wet ground, Inuyasha had his arms wrapped around her. He was bent on one knee and he lifted up the other for her to lean against. He braced one arm behind her. "Kagome! Kagome!! Wake up!!" he pleaded as he tapped her cheek lightly with his free hand.

The rain made it almost impossible for him to hear her breathing or put a grip on her pulse. So he did whatever worked best.

Putting his ear against her chest, he could feel her breathing and the slow, steady rhythm of her heartbeat. Inuyasha sighed. Coming back up, he looked at her. Even like this, she looked so beautiful. He brought a hand up to her cheek. A jolt ran through his fingertips and he jerked his hand back.

Kagome snapped her eyes open for a second before fluttering it shut. She murmured something incoherent. "…mem…ber…" Inuyasha bent forward to hear what she was trying to say. "What? Kagome, what did you say?"

No response. Damn. She fell unconscious again. Inuyasha took hold of her lithe form, ready to lift her off the ground. His eyes widened in shock and his hand flew to her forehead. Shit. She was running a fever.

Inuyasha wasted no time and ran with her in his arms to his car…the damned rain wasn't letting down either. He gently put her in the passenger's side of the car before running over to his seat. Once he got in, he jammed his key in the ignition and revved up the engine, driving off to the hospital.

He looked over at her and grabbed the hand nearest him with one hand still on the wheel. He looked out to the road again, the rain making it harder to see. "Don't worry, Kagome. You're gonna be alright. Trust me…"

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As soon as he got there, he got her out of the car and ran through the double doors. "Help! Somebody, help!!"

Everyone in the corridor turned their heads to the soaking couple. A doctor ran to Inuyasha. "What happened?!"

"She was out in the rain and she just fell unconscious." Inuyasha replied.

The doctor snapped his stethoscope off his neck and placed one end in his ears while placing the other end on her chest. He then put it down in a hurried manner and felt her neck and forehead. "She's running a fever. Hina!" The doctor called a nurse over. The woman he called came scuttling over. "Yes, Dr. Fujimoto?"

"We need to get this young lady over to an examination room. Prepare an open room in the west wing for later while you're at it."

"Yes sir."

A crew came running in with an empty stretch bed. "Please, sir, put her down." The doctor requested. Inuyasha placed her down and they ran off to the examination room. Once they got there, the doctor immediately ordered dry clothes and other hospital equipment. Inuyasha almost felt his blood scream murder when the doctor and other male paramedics ripped off her shirt. Thankfully, they left her bra on, otherwise they'd have to deal with a very ticked off Inuyasha and a few other unconscious bodies as well.

After a few minutes, the excitement had died down and Kagome was cleared out of the critical stage. All the while, Inuyasha was half worried to death about her, and half paranoid about their hands being all over her body. After the doctor made sure she was stabilized, they moved her to her own room.

As soon as she was settled in, the doctor asked a nurse to change Kagome out of the rest of her wet clothes and into the hospital clothes. He then pulled Inuyasha aside. "What's your name, sir?"

"Oh uh, umm…my name is…Taisho."

"Well, Mr. Taisho, do you want to get a check up too?"

Inuyasha held up his hands in front of him. "No, no. Please. I'm fine."

"If you say so. Anyways, can you give me a more detailed account so I can clarify her state? Right now, the diagnose doesn't fit in right without the details, so if you care to explain, it would save us a whole bunch of trouble."

Inuyasha told him everything about the near rape, the fight, how she collapsed, and an estimate of the time they were out in the rain. The doctor only nodded while writing on his clipboard. "Well?" Inuyasha asked impatiently.

"Well…that explains the trauma reading we got."

"Trauma?"

"Yes. She also has a small case of hypothermia. If you hadn't gotten her here when you did, she'd be freezing to her death right now. Her fever is explainable, it's due to her hypothermia and the cold she got while she was out in the rain."

Inuyasha only nodded throughout the explanation of her diagnostic.

"But…" the doctor continued.

"But, what?" Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.

"The reading on her ionic levels…it's, well, high to say the least."

"High ionic levels? What are you talking about?"

"Her ionic levels, the level of electrical energy she has due to the atoms that compose her body…its way above average. It's like she attracted some type of electrical surge and charged up her ion levels or something. Not only that, but aside from her ionic levels, it didn't mix with anything else."

Inuyasha instantly remembered that jolt that had passed from his fingertips when he touched her earlier. Could that have been the cause? "Is it harming her in any way?"

"As of now, no. Actually, it's pretty amazing how it hasn't affected her. We're not quite sure what it is or how it's related to the matter…it's just…present. We're keeping her here for the time being, just to keep an eye on her. If her condition lightens up, she can be released tomorrow." The doctor gave him a smile and tucked his clipboard under his arm. "Her condition's pretty much stable, so you can see her now if you want. I'll be back to check up on her in a while."

He turned to leave as he ushered the rest of the crew out of the room. They all left the room before the doctor walked back in again. "Before I leave, I must ask you your relationship to the girl."

Inuyasha mind stumbled around for a bit. 'Don't pause too long, don't pause too long, otherwise it'd be suspicious.'

"Boyfriend."

'Idiot…you should've just "friend."'

"You're her boyfriend?" the doctor clarified.

'Too late to go back now…'

"Yup. I'm her boyfriend."

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It was thundering outside again. Inuyasha had his head rested by her side. The main lights were turned off, leaving only the small bar of phosphorous still lit, giving the room very little light. Inuyasha looked up at her and sighed. Why was she here in the hospital again? She was completely healthy. He made sure of that when he transferred some energy into her earlier. She shouldn't have had to stay…she should've just had to get checked that she didn't have anything else and get the go ahead to go home.

Whatever. That doctor was going to be back in no time anyways. Another crack of thunder split the air. That's when Inuyasha felt it. He lifted his head up and looked around. Glancing up from the hay-wiring clock to the frozen rain outside, his guess had been confirmed.

"What do you want…Sesshoumaru?"

"So Inuyasha…" came a monotone voice. "…this is the mortal you've been…wasting your time with." Sesshoumaru taunted before appearing in front of the couple. "Pitiful."

"You're one to talk to heartless bastard. Now whaddaya want? Really?"

Sesshoumaru's eyebrow quirked up a bit before eyeing the woman in front of him. "What's so special about her, Inuyasha?"

Now it was Inuyasha's turn to quirk his eyebrow. "…What's it to you?"

"No reason." Sesshoumaru shrugged before walking over to a chair and gracefully plopping down. He had his knee propped on the other as he leaned back. "Just want to know why you stopped time…oh, and yet broke another rule today…for her."

Inuyasha just eyed him warily. Sesshomaru sat up straighter, bringing his other leg down and leaning forward this time, his expression becoming more dreaded. "You know you're not allowed to give a human your own energy…even if it was to save them from the brink of death."

"Then why are we given these abilities if we're not allowed to use it? Why are these stupid rules made if they're only going to be broken? Tell me, Sesshoumaru, cuz I'm very damned-well confused as to why it's like that." Inuyasha hissed, trying to keep his voice from rising.

Sesshoumaru's expression only stayed the way it was. He glared at his younger brother for a moment longer before speaking again. "You…you and father are a disgrace. You both show weakness. It's shameful."

"Sorry, spawn of hell…but unlike you, I don't want the throne or the stupid attachments that go with it. I'm fine and happy here on earth." Inuyasha responded, crossing his arms.

Sesshoumaru's deadpan expression gave away nothing as he got up on his feet. "Well, I was sent here to give you a warning anyways."

"Oh? The great Sesshoumaru? A mere messenger?"

The older devil's anger spiked. "Don't tempt me, Halfling. I've never been one to hold back on temptation…and never do I plan to. But do remember this. You already have two strikes. You've only got one chance left and you're out." He turned around, as if to walk out the door. "Grandfather's running out of patience with you." And with that, he dissipated into thin air.

"Well bring it on, asshole!!" Inuyasha yelled at the empty space where his older brother had earlier occupied.

'Shit.'

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'WHAT?! So that's the reason you went out, huh? You sly dog!!"

"Shut up!! I was out buying something and it just happened to be convenient that I spotted two goons stalking a girl. And it only turned out that the girl was that stupid, clumsy wench."

"Oh---I see..." Miroku's voice tilted in amusement. Even through the phone, Inuyasha could sense the smug grin plastered on Miroku's conceited, womanizing face. Rolling his eyes, Inuyasha only replied, "Shut up, lech. It's not what you think. Now call up Sango. Tell her she needs to get to Tokyo Central Hospital and tell her to notify the family."

Miroku was stunned for a moment on the other end before responding. "You got it, man." Miroku snapped his phone closed looked up, grinning wider than before.

Oh Inuyasha…how you just gave yourself away…

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She was running towards him. His back was facing her, but that didn't stop her from trying to reach him. Her hand was stretched out towards him and she silently prayed for him to turn around.

His body turned, but it was hard to see his face. She could make out a few things though. He was smiling and in slow motion, his eyelids slowly opened. Her heart skipped a beat. There was nothing in the world like those golden eyes.

"I remember…" her eyes snapped open, and she immediately regretted it. Her head felt like it was going to explode. She whined and cursed at the pain.

Sango looked up. She had arrived not too long ago after getting a call from Miroku saying Kagome was in the hospital. She was so worried, she didn't even remember to ask him how he knew. She called up Kagome's family and they were currently on their way.

Kagome began to sit up with one hand pressed to her temple while the other was used to help her sit up. "Kagome!" Sango screamed as she jumped up and wrapped her arms around her neck. "I was so worried!"

"Wha…? What? Sango?"

Sango stroked Kagome's hair while explaining to her about the call from Miroku. Kagome's eyes widened and her mind was brought to attention by the sound of his name. She took hold of Sango's forearms as she pushed her back to look her in the eye, breaking the embrace.

"Sango! I…I remember…" a tear slid down her cheek. "…he saved me. I remember…"

Sango's face contorted in confusion. "Kagome, love…what are you talking about? Who saved you?"

"I remember him. He saved my life tonight…and that night on the Ferris Wheel. I remember him, Sango, I remember."

Sango's eyes narrowed in confusion and she was at a lost. "Who's 'him?'"

"Taisho! You know, Miroku's friend?" Kagome tried to point out.

"No, Kagome. I don't know who you're talking about. And what night of the Ferris Wheel?"

"That night when Miroku took you out to that amusement park. You guys brought me and Taisho along!!"

Sango was now utterly confused. There was something wrong with Kagome…seriously. "Kagome…you never came with us. And I have no idea who this Taisho guy is. Look, honey, I think you just need to rest." She said, trying to put Kagome back down.

Wait…what? Kagome's eyebrows creased in confusion while she obliged to Sango's gesture and laid back down. But…what was wrong with Sango? Wasn't she the one who kind of introduced them? With the help of Miroku? Wasn't she the one who was begging her to go on that double date? Wasn't she the one who suggested that she ride in the other car because Miroku's car only had seats for two? What the hell was going on?

"But Sango, I---"

"KAGOME!!"

Both girls turned to look at the doorway to see Mom, Souta, and Grandpa rushing into the room. "Kagome, honey, are you alright?" her mom asked her. "Hey sis…what happened?" Souta jutted in while her grandfather went to the other side of the bed and took hold of her hand.

Sango hopped off the bed and headed out the door. She decided that the family needed time with Kagome. Out in the hallway, Sango found Miroku leaning against the wall near Kagome's door. "Hey…you alright?"

Miroku snapped out of his daze and turned his head to give her a sugary smile. "Yeah. Are you?"

"Yeah…just shaken up a bit from that. I wonder how she got here. When I asked the doctor, he just said her boyfriend came and dropped her off. Can you believe that? Kagome's boyfriend?"

"Well…doesn't she have one?" Miroku asked, as if her statement was totally unreasonable.

"No…she doesn't. Not one that I know of, anyway. If she did, I would've known by now. And trust me when I say Kagome tells me EVERYTHING..."

"I believe you."

Sango looked up at him and smiled. She sighed and plopped down on the chair next to him. "You know what was funnier though?"

"What?"

"First of all…I need to know…do you have a friend by the name of…what was it…Kaito? Kairo? No wait…what was it…Tairo? Taiko? Something like that?"

Miroku's eyes widened a bit. "Why do you ask?"

"Because…Kagome mentioned something…" Sango trailed off. "But…uh...never mind that."

"No Sango…continue…please. Why bring that up?"

Sango propped her head on her hand. "Oh nothing, really. It's just…" she stared at the wall in front of her.

"It's just…?" Miroku prompted.

Sango lifted her head up and straightened. "That name rings a bell to me. And...the first thing that came out of her mouth when she woke up was…" Sango paused. Miroku's heart quickened. Sango then continued again.

"The first words that came out of her mouth was 'I remember...'"