Acutally...I've gotta say. Of all the chapters...This is totally my favorite. So, here in this chapter, everyone gets what they've been asking for. Thanks for the reviews and all the nice things you say, you guys totally make my fanfiction life brighter! Enjoy!
A POLL
I'd like to see how many female readers and male readers I have...So, if you would...put what you are for me! Contribute to my knowledge!
ANSWERED QUESTIONS
1. What happened to the others like is Bankotsu still sulking?Is Koga still there?ect.
Answer- Yeah, all of that will get answered later on. Don't worry. Thanks for reminding me, I haven't forgotten. ((smiles))
2. How strong is she compared to Sango and Kikiyo?
Answer- Well, this won't get answered in the stories. But pretty much...Kagome will be (in the future) stronger than Sango, and just a little stronger than Kikiyo. (After all, they are the same?)
3. Does Sesshomaru like Kagome or Sango?
Answer- Well...Sesshomaru doesn't like anyone...'cept Rin..and himself. So, yeah...Sorry guys! And...your beautiful Sesshy won't be making anymore appearances..If he did, the story would be even longer. Lol...
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha only some of the random things that I make up.
Warnings: OOC (some characters)
Key: thought , "speech" flashback "in head speech"
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LAST TIME...
"Suikotsu...I'm in love with you."
The Shichinintai member felt his heart stop when he heard her words. "What...?" he asked in shock.
"The time that I've spent with you, I have this feeling. I love it so much, and whenever you're around you make me feel the most complete. I really do love you."
Suikotsu was speechless. Isn't this what I wanted? He asked himself. I wanted her to love me...But...Bankotsu... "I love you too, Kagome."
"You do? Yay!" she giggled, hugging him around the neck.
"You'd better get to bed. Can you go back alone? I need to think for awhile..."
"Sure," she laughed happily, standing up and brushing the grass from her outfit. "See you tomorrow!"
He watched her run off toward the castle, and once she entered, he fell back into the soft grass and let out a sigh. "She loves me...?" he asked himself. "Is that possible...? After all I've done to her...is it fair? Does she really love me or is it one of Souta's tricks?" He closed his eyes and felt sadness fill his body. "I don't want this...I don't want her to love me, because she loves Bankotsu. I won't let Souta get away with this."
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Catch you Catch Kagome
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Bittersweet Dream
That night, Suikotsu was determined to talk to Souta about his problems with the young priestess. He walked down the castle halls swiftly, making his way to his masters room. He came to the door and was about to knock when he heard voices talking from inside. The voices belonged to both Souta and Kohaku, the duo that was dangerous when together, but he didn't care, he had some business to settle. "Souta!" he yelled, throwing open the doors and stomping in.
Souta, who was lazily sitting in his comfortable chair, looked at the angry Shichinintai member in amusement. "Is this anyway to treat your master?" he asked, smiling deviously.
"Master or not," Suikotsu replied, "I have a problem with you."
"Oh? Do tell..."
"It's with Kagome."
"Does she displease you?"
"No...She said she loved me."
"The problem is...?"
"She loves Bankotsu!"
Kohaku began laughing softly and made his way over to Souta's chair. "You shouldn't doubt your master," he snickered, sitting on the arm of the comfy chair.
"Kohaku is correct," the older teen replied, glaring at Suikotsu. "She loved Bankotsu, that is correct. However, she loves him no longer."
"You made her love me?"
"No. I would never force my sister to love someone she did not."
Suikotsu didn't understand anything that was happening, and it made his head hurt. "Explain...please," he insisted.
"I erased her memory of everyone I didn't want her to know. Because Bankotsu is gone, her feelings for you were able to surface. So, in truth she does love you...but not as much as Bankotsu. Enjoy your time with her and stop complaining."
"I see..." the Shichinintai member said softly, lowering his head in defeat.
"Please don't bother my sister until tonight," Souta added. "I'll be starting her training to become a dark priestess...or dark miko. I wish for her to complete all that she can today."
"Why would you want to make her a dark priestess?"
"Simple," Kohaku answered for the older teen. "Kagome would be more useful as a dark miko than a regular one. With those powers she could become evil and rule the country with her brother. And...we could use her to kill anyone who gets in our way."
"Do you have anymore questions?" the older lord asked.
"No," the kind doctor answered. "I'll take my leave now."
"I'll go with you," the younger lord laughed, jumping off the chair's arm and following the depressed Shichinintai member out the door.
Once the two had disappeared, Souta turned his head to a dark corner of his room and smiled. "Rani..."
"Lord Souta," she said softly, stepping out of the darkness. "I have news for you."
"About?"
"Your sisters training ground. She'll be taken to the Forgotten Cave's by Kagura."
"Do you know if there are anymore Forgottens? The last thing I'd want is for her to run into one of those. It'd ruin all my plans."
"I believe there are no more. However, I might be mistaken."
"It doesn't matter, Kagura will keep Kagome from them. Very well, you may leave."
"Yes my Lord."
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Kagome was pacing around outside the castle, feeling rather bored. She stood in the soft grass outside and looked up at the sky. It was slightly cloudy and very windy. The cold wind bit at her skin, and she tried her best to cover up in the giant blanket she had wrapped around her tiny body. She refused to go inside though, she felt so restless inside the castle, as if something was wrong. She felt like she needed to stay outside. She turned her head and found a young woman sitting in the grass, hiding her face from view. With nothing else to do, the young priestess decided it'd be best to talk to the depressed looking woman.
"Hello," she said softly, as he approached the woman.
"What?" the woman answered, looking up at Kagome. "Lady Kagome!" she choked out. Kagome didn't remember, but she knew this woman. She was standing before Yura of the Hair.
"You look sad, is there something the matter?" the younger girl asked, ignoring the feeling in her stomach that told her to run.
"No," Yura lied, "I'm fine."
"Oh." Kagome sat down beside the demon and looked up at the sky again. "If you're feeling bad, you shouldn't keep it bundled up inside."
"You're Souta's sister...Correct?"
"Yup!"
"I don't have anyone to talk with. I'm alone."
"Not true!" the younger girl laughed, patting the demon on the back. "You've got me now! What's your name?"
"Yura."
"Great! As you already know mine, Kagome. So, let's be friends!"
"Why?"
"Because we're both lonely. Just because Souta's my brother, doesn't mean he hangs out with me all the time. In fact, he spends the most time with that Kohaku."
"Friends...with you?" Yura stared at Kagome in disbelief. You're the one who killed me...and now you want to be friends? "Oh, what the heck. Yeah, I'll be your friend."
"Great! We could be depressed buddies!"
"What are you talking about?"
"I mean, when we're bummed out, we can talk to each other about our problems."
"Whatever..."
"Kagome!" a familiar voice yelled. The said girl turned her head and found Kagura walking toward her. "There you are. We're starting your training today."
"Okkaaaaaaay Kagura! I'm gonna be the BEST dark priestess EVER!"
"I'm sure you are." Kagura's feather formed beneath her, and as she floated into the air on it, she grabbed hold of Kagome and tossed her on as well. She took the blanket from the modern priestess and tossed it down to Yura. "Put this in her room will ya?"
"Yeah...sure," Yura replied, still in shock. Kagome was so...weird.
"Yeah! I'm gonna kill DEMONS!" Kagome giggled as they flew off towards some mountains in the distance.
"Stop acting like that!"
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When Kagura landed, they were standing before a large and dark cave. The entire place had a creepy aura. The cave of the Forgotten, was supposed to unlock the evil powers within a person, and help them to bring out their dark side. "Kagome, we will enter together...and we will go to the waterfall deep within the cave. There, you will strengthen yourself and awaken the darkness within. Let's go," Kagura explained. The two quietly entered the cave and looked around in awe. The inside of the cave was covered in a dark crystal and they could see their reflections everywhere.
"Kagura?" Kagome said softly, her voice was trembling. "I feel funny."
"You should. You're completely pure, entering a cursed place."
As they wandered through the cave, the young priestess often saw something running around them. The once scared feeling she had of the place dissolved, and she found herself feeling sad. The sadness did not belong to her though, it was the sadness of the cave. As she walked through the cave, she stared at the crystal walls, and saw images of terrible things that made her heart ache. She stopped suddenly to look at one of the crystals and tears filled her eyes. The crystal told the story of a young couple who were torn apart by evil.
"Kagome!" Kagura yelled, when she noticed the priestess staring at the stories. She approached her and watched the story with her for a moment, before speaking again. "These walls tell the sad stories of lovers and all kinds of beings...who died here."
"They died here?"
"This cave used to be a place where happiness could be found. The Forgotten...were the ones who took care of this place. It all began, when one of the protectors fell in love with a young human girl. The two loved each other very much. They decided to leave the cave together and live a peaceful life somewhere else. It turned out...that the protectors weren't allowed to leave the cave...and when he did, it angered the demon that protected them. He was instantly turned into a little creature, the Forgotten, along with the rest of the protectors. The woman he loved was killed before his eyes and that's when the sorrow began. All of the families, the lovers, and friends, began warring and killing each other. At the end, just before they died...they realized what they'd done...and thus the cave filled with the crystal of sad memories."
"And the Forgotten?"
"They were forgotten. Most of them left the cave, to try and find happiness."
"That's so sad...So, why do people come here to bring out their darkness?"
"Because that's what happened to the ones that lived here. The demon of this place, can turn your heart evil. Only one thing can keep it from happening though..."
"What is it?"
"Nevermind. Let's continue." The Forgotten can stop the demon from turning a heart black, because of their great powers. Souta wouldn't want her to run into one because they also show you what you've forgotten. The Forgotten would, without a doubt, review to her a bit of Bankotsu. It wouldn't be able to show her the whole truth, because it wouldn't be able to match the Masters powers, but it would still stir up memories that he wouldn't be able to erase again. After all, you can only erase the memories safety once.
They continued walking until Kagome saw something that once again caught her eye. This time; however, it wasn't a memory crystal, but a fluffy little creamy colored mouse with feathery white wings on it's back. It's eyes looked so sad as it watched her walk by. Then suddenly, in it's eyes, she saw two blue eyes that looked so familiar, making her stop to stare. "Who is that?" she mumbled. The small creature jumped up and began running down another path as soon as it realized she'd spotted it. "Wait!" Kagome chased after the small creature, wanting to know exactly what it had shown her. The eyes she'd seen made her feel so sad, and yet so peaceful.
"Kagome! Stop!" Kagura tried to chase after the young priestess, but couldn't follow her down the path, for she was instantly shut out by a memory crystal. She watched in horror as Kagome disappeared down the long and dark tunnel.
"Don't run!" Kagome said softly when she caught up to the tiny creature at a dead end. "Please..I won't hurt you." The creature stopped and turned to her, almost as if it understood her. "You look so lonely...I'm sorry I scared you. I just saw...something. The tiny mouse approached her slowly and jumped into her arms. It cuddled into her chest and let out a tiny sigh, then it lifted it's head and looked at the crystal wall in front of them. The crystal showed a young woman running from a bunch of people and she turned into the little mouse in the priestess's arms. "That's your story...You must have been scared...and so alone. Don't worry...You're with me now. You don't have to be lonely anymore. You must be a Forgotten."
"Chhhhip!" the little creature suddenly cried. Kagome whirled around in horror to see what the Forgotten was crying about and saw a huge deformed human man standing beside her. His face was that of a lizard, and his hands that of a cats.
"I see young priestess...I eat the Forgotten...and you have found me that last one. Give me the creature...and I will give you your powers."
"Are you the demon that makes people evil?" the raven haired girl asked in anger.
"I am."
"Then you're a monster! If you want this poor creature...you'll have to take it from me!"
"I have no problem doing that!" The demon swung his paw at Kagome, but she quickly dodged it, escaping with a small scratch. "Slippery..." Kagome continued to flee from the demons attacks, holding the small Forgotten close to her chest the whole time. After a while, it was obvious that she was tired and the demon was about to win. "Poor human...Surrender...and I will make your death painless."
"N-never," she breathed back. As she said that, the Forgotten in her arms began to pull away from her and jumped out of her grasp. It hissed at the demon and then jumped into the air. While it floated in the air, the mouse began glowing and then began to fall towards the ground. As it fell, a hole in the ground opened up and it disappeared into the hole. Kagome was confused at first, but then out of the hole, rose of silver bladed sword with a golden handle and wings the hilt. Kagome took hold of the blade and felt a strange power pulse throughout her body. "This is it!" she laughed at the beast who stared at her in awe. "This is where...you end!"
"K-keep that thing away from me!" the demon hissed in horror as Kagome charged at it. She swung her sword and out of it came a slash of white light. In the light, as the beam hit the demon, it tore him apart, but instead of blood, feathers scattered around his fallen body. As his body vanished, the white feathers vanished as well. Kagome looked at the sword in awe and then turned and hit a rock with it. The rock burst open and feathers flew out of the swords blade.
"How weird..." she said to herself. "Every time I swing, feathers appear where there should be blood or something else...Neat!" She dropped the sword to the ground as it began to change back into the little Forgotten she'd saved, and she watched it look up at her happily.
"Master!" it cried, leaping into her arms once more. The young priestess hugged it back and laughed as the tiny mouse licked her face. Kagome had made friends with the last of the Forgotten.
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Kagura waited anxiously outside the cave for the priestess to return. When the crystals had denied to access into the passage way, they also kicked her out of the cave. She was slightly worried about Kagome, but mostly worried about herself. What would Souta do to her if she let Kagome get killed by the demon who was supposed to help them? Suddenly, something caught her ears.
"Hi Kagura!" Kagome laughed as she ran out of the cave with the mouse riding on her head.
"What is that...?" Kagura asked bluntly when she saw the girls new pet.
"This is Butter. She's a Forgotten!"
Kagura thought her heart stopped for moment. Souta wasn't going to be happy. "Great...Butter..."
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"What do you mean she found a Forgotten?" Souta asked angrily when Kagura told him the news. "Make her get rid of it."
"We can't do that," Kagura mumbled, "It'll break her heart. She killed that monster all by herself to save it."
"Well...as long as it's around she can't become a dark priestess."
Souta, Kanna and Kagura were all sitting in Souta's room, talking about their plans for his sister.
"That's not true," Kanna said softly. "She cannot become a dark priestess because she has used the Sword of Angiles. (An-jill-ies) It is now impossible...In fact. Her memories are fighting to reappear. When you took all her memories...she forgot them. Therefor, the Forgotten have them. But since Butter is that last Forgotten, it is Butter who has the memories."
"But do not worry Lord Souta," Kagura said calmly. "Butter doesn't have enough power to break your spell, she can only show Kagome a few of her memories."
"Even if she does...I'll have to make sure that Kagome can't go back to Bankotsu. No matter what. I'll make it so, they'll never be together again," Souta said angrily, making a fist so tight that his hand bled.
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"And so...Here I am," Kagome said to Butter as the two of them sat on her bed. She told the tiny mouse everything she knew, and the mouse could tell that she was sad. "I don't remember anything else. Everyone seems to know me, some even hate me...and I don't know why. People are just being nice to me because of Souta." The two were sitting outside in front of the castle. Kagome's favorite place to be.
"Cheer up!" Butter chirped, trying to make Kagome feel better.
"I can't...I don't know who I was. Was I evil? Was I bad?"
"Not evil."
"What? How do you know?"
"Memories here." Butter pointed to her heart and then smiled at Kagome. "My heart."
"Does that mean...that all of the forgotten memories go to you?" the young priestess inquired, picking up the fuzzy mouse. When Butter nodded, her eyes shined with happiness. "Can you tell me if my old lover really hates me?"
"Can't tell...Blocked."
"Oh..." She set Butter back down on the bed and let out a sad sigh.
"Show this!"
As Kagome looked at the Forgotten, she saw in Butters eyes the two blue eyes she'd seen before. "His eyes are so beautiful...who is he...?" As she continued to stare at Butter, another image began to appear. A young man with a long black braid, and a charming smile formed. He had the same blue eyes Kagome had been seeing before. "That's him, he was my lover. That's the one...who hurt me."
CHAPTER END
NEXT CHAPTER: The Imposture
With Kagome slowly starting to find her memories, Souta begins to panic and starts on plan B. But will his plan really stop Bankotsu and Kagome from being together...or just hurt them even more?