Disclaimer: (I suspect everyone skips this) I'm gonna say this once
and only ONCE!!!
I OWN INUYASHA... Hang on, that doesn't seem right... Oh yeah, I forgot to plus a 'do not'
^_~ well you get the idea.
AN: Sorry about the last chapter. I confused many people... But fear not! The answers to all your confusions are right there just below!!! Hooray! \^o^/ I'm so darn happy because I've just bought Inuyasha's latest manga!! Yeah~ ~
The Day You Betray Me 7
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Kagome could not move nor scream, as she hasn't over come her shock. And she would have been sliced into two if Miroku hadn't come to the rescue.
"Kagome-sama!!!" With one swift move, Miroku hurled himself at Kagome. Both of them landed painfully on the ground. Inuyasha's claws had scarped on the wall, leaving deep scars that should have been on Kagome's neck.
[He had lost his memories?] It struck her. The curse made Inuyasha loose his memories! "Kagome-chan??" Sango and Shippo barged into the room with a worried look. Miroku straightens himself and stood protectively in front of Kagome.
"Inuyasha! What are you doing?!" Miroku had a frown on his face. Kagome was lucky that he had come just in time.
"Miroku! There's no use asking him! He lost his memories!" Kagome quickly informed him. The dog demon snarled and charged at them again. Miroku was having a hard time defending for Kagome. [Lost his memories? That explains a lot.]
"What are you talking about, wench?" His attacks were blocked by Miroku's staff. "Oi Miroku, why are you protecting this girl?"
Inuyasha finally stopped his attacks and leaped backwards. He realized that it wouldn't do him any good attacking this girl who looked like Kikyo. Maybe he was just very surprised to see a human girl trying to touch his face the moment he woke up. Seeing Miroku protecting her, the girl seemed harmless.
Miroku, Sango and Shippo sweat dropped. "I-Inuyasha, do you know who I am?" Miroku lowered his staff and pointed at his own face.
"Feh. Don't ask stupid question. You're the pervert monk." Inuyasha folded his arms and stared at him.
[Okay, I think that's an acceptable answer although I was hoping that he'd say 'Miroku the Great Priest'.] "What about them?" He then pointed at Sango and Shippo standing at the entrance. Inuyasha frowned a little as if he was puzzled why Miroku was asking weird questions.
"Sango, the demon exterminator. Shippo, the annoying kitsune." He answered with no hesitation.
"And her?" Finally, Miroku pushed Kagome towards Inuyasha. She stumbles a bit and stopped right in front of the dog demon. The knot between his eyebrows deepens as he thinks for a while.
"She looks like Kikyo. But she's not." Inuyasha shook his head. "I have no idea who is this bitch."
Miroku, Sango and Shippo had the same thing on their mind. [He doesn't remembers Kagome.]
They couldn't see Kagome's reaction as her head hung low and her bangs covered her face.
"Stupid hanyou." Kagome muttered. Inuyasha's ego was hurt. [She's human from her scent, so how does she know I'm a hanyou? But most importantly...what did she call me?????!!!!!!]
"Say that again and die wench." Inuyasha's eyes had flame in them. Nobody calls him a stupid hanyou. Not even Kikyo!
Kagome lifted her head. For a while there, Inuyasha had a little stab in his heart. She had a very sad expression on. And it was like he had seen it before, millions of times.
"YOU STUPID HANYOU!!!! HOW COULD YOU FORGET ME!!!!!" Her sad expression changed into rage in just a matter of seconds. The little stab in Inuyasha's heart was gone, replaced by anger.
"Whaddaya mean forget you??? If I'd known you, you'll probably be dead by now!" Inuyasha didn't know why was he arguing. Normally, he'd just stop using his brain and starts to attack. [That's because she looks like Kikyo, you know you can never hurt Kikyo.] The small voice in his head assured him.
Kagome clenched her fist. She tried to calm herself. It wasn't his fault that he had forgotten her; it was the curse. But he had mistaken her for Kikyo. He kissed her, thinking that she was Kikyo. That thought added oil into a raging fire. Of all the people he could forget, he had forgotten her.
"Feh, I'm outta here. You'd better be gone when I come back, wench." Inuyasha headed towards the exit.
Kagome felt something inside her snap. She had been counting. Four wenches and one bitch in five minutes. He had break his own record. Still shaking with rage, she said the only thing that could stop him from leaving. "Osuwari."
*SLAM* At least that's working.
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"Miroku..." Inuyasha had a huge vein popping on his forehead. "Tell me again the reason you have to tie me up?" The human girl had made his whole body slammed onto the floor about five times.
When he was still trying to regain conscious, Miroku had already tied his ankles and wrist together. As a hanyou, he could have break free from the rope, but the priest had already laid a binding spell on him.
"Because you'll walk away before giving Kagome-sama a chance to talk." The girl, 'Kagome' was sitting opposite him with Shippo on her lap and Sango patting her shoulder gently. She was using those sad blue eyes to watch him again.
"I won't walk away. I'll just kill that wench." Inuyasha returned a deadly look at the girl.
"Stop calling me a wench! I am Kagome!!" The girl's sadness disappeared, replaced by a frown. Inuyasha did not know why, but he felt much better. As if the sadness in her eyes annoyed him a lot.
"Feh, I'll call you whatever I want!"
"Do you want me to say 'it'?" That made him shut up. He had no idea how can she do that. Had she, a mere human laid a spell on him?
"Kagome-sama, maybe you should try to arouse his memories by telling everything from the start." Miroku suggested. It was certainly a weird day.
First of all, Kikyo had brought the unconscious hanyou back when he was supposed to be in Kagome's time. Then he had to stop the seemingly mad hanyou from killing his true love. And above it all, the most utterly unbelievable thing was that Inuyasha had forgotten Kagome.
Kagome sighed. "I guess you're right." She pulled out the almost completed Shikon no Tama. "Remember this?" He had given it back to her only this morning.
He stared at the jewel with his eyes wide open. "How'd you get it? I thought I gave it to Kikyo! Give it back!" Inuyasha struggled in no avail as the rope held him back.
"Iie, you gave it to me." Kagome said quietly. Nobody could hear the sound of her heart breaking. The morning scene came back to haunt her. He had been so sweet. Accepting her, hugging her...kissing her. Could it be that it was all just a wonderful dream?
"Huh? Feh, why should I believe you? You could be Naraku's spy for all I know."
"I'm not."
"Prove it, wench."
"Inuyasha, use your brain! How'd you think the Shikon jewel was broken into pieces?" Sango asked.
"How'd you met Sango, Shippo and me?" Miroku added. "Don't you remember calling Kagome the 'shard detector'? And Kikyo is dead for 50 years already, how'd you suppose she's retrieved?"
"If it weren't for Kagome's 'osuwari', I'd kill you by now." Shippo joined in helpfully. He always had to suffer Inuyasha's wrath until Kagome 'sit' him. He lied about the killing part though.
The dog demon stared blankly at all of them, not knowing which one to answer first. Their questions brought sense. Why were there so many holes inside his memories? He can't remember why the Shikon no Tama was broken, how he met his companions or why did that wench had the power to 'sit' him.
"Slow down, I think he's confused." Kagome had to calm her friends. They were all too eager to 'help' Inuyasha retrieve his memories about her. "Let's start again." [This is going to be a long day...]
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What? You, a mere weakling, released me from the Gosinboku tree?
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"From the future? Feh! Do you expect me to believe that?!"
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So you are the idiot who broke my Shikon jewel! Stupid wench.
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"Kikyo's reincarnation? Don't make me laugh. Either from her features, you are nothing like her."
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"You've met Sesshoumaru? You are the one who pulled out my Tetsusaiga? You've saved my life before? What next, Miroku asking you to bear his child? Feh!"
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"Shit! How'd you know I turn into a human on a new moon??"
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It was late evening. Kagome was left alone with Inuyasha who was still tied up. Miroku and Sango had left earlier to find Kaeda, the old miko was not back and they were worried about her. Shippo, being bored easily could not stay a minute longer, he had gone out to play with the village kids.
Kagome had spent the entire day talking to Inuyasha. She had no luck as Inuyasha still cannot remember her. Seven 'osuwari', six 'stupid hanyou', a numerous of 'bitch', 'wench', etc and they've gotten nowhere. She heard a rumbling sound and looked at Inuyasha's tummy. He blushed. "That's not me."
Kagome smiled when he won't admit it. She boiled water and prepared ramen for him. The aroma filled the hut and made Inuyasha drool. Kagome then untied the complicated knots on his wrists and ankles.
[I doubt he would want to walk away from ramen. Besides, I could always 'sit' him if he tries anything stupid.] She felt a pang of guilt when she noticed Inuyasha's wrist had red rope burns on it. He quickly pounced on his ramen and stuffed himself with the noodles.
He didn't even minded when she sat beside him. Kagome smiled a little before another annoying thought hit her. [He can still remember how much he loves ramen. What about me? Does ramen means more to him than me?] She felt very stupid being jealous with a cup of ramen.
"This is good!" Inuyasha said with a big grin. He gave her the first smile since he woke up from unconsciousness.
Kagome felt another pang of guilt. [I shouldn't force him to remember me straight away. It's so selfish of me seeing to my needs only when he must have been famished.] She knows that a person with amnesia needs a long time to retrieve what he has forgotten. But could she wait for him like he was willing to wait for her?
"Oi." She snapped out of her deep thoughts. Inuyasha was staring at her with his cup of ramen empty. Kagome did not need him to ask, she stood up to prepare another cup. Inuyasha was clearly surprised, as he hadn't spoken his request aloud.
[How did she know what I wanted? Unless...she had been by my side long enough.] Maybe, just maybe all those things she said earlier on had been true. So...he did forget about her. He had wanted to believe her words all along, but something inside forbids him to do so.
[If all she said are true, then this girl must have been important to me. Why did I forget her?] After she untied him and fed him, he had changed his opinion about Kagome. As she placed the second cup in front of him, he asked her. "What were you to me before I lost my memories about you?"
Kagome looked dumbstruck. His question came out of the blue. What should she say? She had skipped the latest events about her taking the potion, Inuyasha's betrayal and the main reason for his memories lost when trying to arouse his memories earlier that day.
Miroku, Sango and Shippo were around, and it was really a private matter between Inuyasha and her. So she had not told him yet. It wasn't expected that he was the one to ask.
She decided to say the truth. "Y-you said you love me." Kagome blushed heavily when she said that. The dog demon choked on his ramen. Kagome patted his back while he coughed violently.
"I'm a hanyou! And I do not love any human!!!" Inuyasha yelled as he stopped coughing. [Who is this wench trying to kid? Me? The great hanyou in love with a human??]
Kagome was heartbroken. She had to remind herself that Inuyasha had forgotten her, or else she would have cried. "But you love Kikyo." She said sourly and lowered her head. She did not want Inuyasha to see the ugly side of her. Jealousy is an ugly emotion.
Inuyasha stayed surprised from her comment before continuing to eat his second ramen, but not as aggressively as the first one.
"She's different." Was all that he said. The ramen was finished in an instants, he threw the empty cup aside and stood up.
He looked at the girl. Her face was hidden beneath her long bang and his sensitive ears could not pick up anything but her calm breathing and steady heartbeat. He turned and leave.
Kagome did not stop him. [He will come back. He needs his shard detector, doesn't he?] She smiled bitterly. She was right back where she had started. She was back to the time when Inuyasha loves Kikyo and not her. When he never thought of her anything else but his shard detector. When he did not care about her and had wanted to kill her. When he called her wench or bitch, anything but not her name.
She had gone through all of this before. The taste of bitterness still lingers in her mind. And just when the bitterness was about to stop, just when she thought they could finally be together...something went wrong and she had to start all over again. She now understands the meaning of life's not fair.
[It's okay, Kagome. He's gone now. Nobody will know.] The small voice in her head told her. Inuyasha's present was long gone.
[You can let go. Nobody will see you.] It continues to tempt her. Kagome's small shoulder trembled.
[Don't control it anymore. There's nobody here to stop you.] She hugged herself tightly as tears slowly flowed down her cheeks.
"Inuyasha..." She whispered. But he was long gone to hear the silent pleading of a lost soul.
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(Kagome's time)
"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Zeon gave her that very familiar look. The same ones Kaeda, Sango, Miroku and Shippo had given her lately. Those awful piteous glance.
"Hai, Zeon-sama. Don't worry." Kagome bowed a little and took her leave. It had been weeks since Inuyasha had forgotten about her. She had just finished visiting Zeon, to tell her everything that had happen to Inuyasha and herself.
Surprisingly, Inuyasha had tried to stop her from coming back to her time. It was almost as if he remembers his job as a guard dog. But no, Kagome knew he genuinely wanted her to stay so that they could search for more shards. Not because he wants her to be there for him.
There were many changes between them, which Kagome hated. He would no longer carry her on his back, saying that she has two legs and she should make use of them. He would not slow down when his companions are tired already. He did not want to stop for the night so they could rest, only Kagome's 'sit' could save them all.
That was not all; Inuyasha could not pass through the well when they tried it some time ago. That means he could not come to get her like he usually does. This was supposed to be good news for Kagome. But it also scares her, what if she could not pass through the well one day? That'll be the end for them.
Inuyasha was getting use to having Kagome around. He did not wake up in the morning and asked Shippo 'who is she?'. Calling her wench all the time was becoming a habit to him. Miroku, Sango and Shippo didn't mind much. He was still the same rude dog demon to them.
It was not the same for Kagome. Inuyasha treats her the same way he treated Sango. Nothing special, just another female.
To her relieved, Kikyo hadn't came and take Inuyasha away. She knew he would go willingly with Kikyo even if hell was their destination.
[I won't let that happen.] Kagome promised herself. She quickens her pace heading back to her home and the feudal time. Every second without Inuyasha in her sight was a threat to her.
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(Inuyasha's time)
Kagome gasped as she saw the bandages on both Miroku and Sango. They were sitting outside Kaeda's hut. Kaeda, herself was treating the slightly wounded Shippo. She gave a questioning look. What happened while she was gone?
"Youkai attacks, long story. We found Kouga battling with a youkai for its shards. It was a tough battle, considering the size of that thing." Miroku answered her straight and short. He was more concerned and worried about Sango's wounds. "Inuyasha is inside."
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"I could have killed it myself without your help, dog-turd!"
"Well it could have killed YOU if I waited a bit longer." There was a hint of regret in Inuyasha's voice.
"Inuyasha!!" Kagome came bursting inside the room. At first she did not noticed Kouga was there too, she rushed to Inuyasha's side to see his wounds. "Are you alright?" There was a twist inside her heart when she saw his clothes were torn and fresh bandages were wrapped around his chest.
"Feh, I'll live." As Inuyasha was lying down, he turned side ways so his back was facing her. He did not have the mood to talk to her now. Kagome felt like smacking him on the head but she also felt like hugging him and plead for him to remember her. [That's pathetic.]
"Kagome!!" Kouga hugged her from behind. She did not push him away as she was too surprise of another person inside the room. "I'm so glad to see you, how's that dog-turd treating you?"
As if on cue, Inuyasha jumped up and stares at them. Kagome looked at him with pleading eyes, like she was asking for help. Kouga wrapped his arms around her possessively and dares him to take Kagome away from him.
Kagome can't fight the anticipating feeling inside. Inuyasha still cares about her! Even if it was because he doesn't like other people/youkai touching his shard detector.
"Feh, I didn't know that this bitch is yours." Inuyasha walked out of the room, leaving a surprised Kouga and a dreaded Kagome.
[He...thought Kouga and I were a pair?] Kagome slowly shook her head. This was wrong. Inuyasha couldn't understand her anymore. He was pushing her further away and she stubbornly refused to budge. But he was slowly succeeding. If he keeps that up, Kagome can't stay with him anymore. No matter how much she loves him, there was still a limit.
"Kagome?" Being a full youkai, Kouga easily sensed the girl's depression. He had never seen the dog-turd leaving Kagome to him so willingly before. Kouga forced Kagome to turn around and look at him face to face. He gritted his fangs in anger. Kagome was crying! That dog-turn had made his woman cry!
"What did he do to you?!" He tightens his hands on her arms, being careful not to hurt her. "Kagome, don't cry! I'll kill him if you stop crying." Kouga had never seen Kagome cry before.
Kagome sobbed harder when he said those words to comfort her. It usually came out from Inuyasha's mouth. "No! It's not his fault. Please don't hurt him." She was touched by Kouga's concern. But she didn't want Inuyasha to get hurt.
Kouga suddenly wrapped her into his embrace. "You'll stop crying if I don't hurt him?" He asked in a small and unsure voice. Kagome snapped out of her shock and nodded to answer him. "Fine, I won't hurt him. So please don't cry anymore, Kagome." He blushed bright red. Kagome felt soft and warm in his arms.
The girl went stiff but relaxed a little as his comforting words and warm embraced melted her. Inuyasha did not held her like that for a long time, she had almost forgotten what it feels like to be hugged by someone who loves you. But she could never love Kouga. Her heart was already on a certain hanyou.
Kagome is not a person who cheats on her lovers back. But now, just right now, she will savour the warmth and love that Kouga provided. She returned his embrace and hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Kouga- kun."
Kouga felt his heartbeat speed up. He snuggled closer and tenderly planted kisses on her hair.
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[What was that 'save-me-please' look she was giving me?] Inuyasha stopped mid-way out of the hut. He turned back. [Just making sure that the wimpy wolf doesn't do anything 'pervert' to her.] He told himself over and over again. He gave himself a mental kick for not helping the girl out when she looked like she was in trouble.
He stood at the entrances and watched the human girl who claimed to 'love' him hugged the wolf prince. They looked to Inuyasha like they were trapped in each other's embrace. He doesn't know why, but the sight made him sick and he feels betrayed.
[Betrayed?] Something flashed him by, but he was too 'engrossed' with the scene in front of him to bother what is it. Inuyasha bit his lower lip and forced himself to walk away. ['Save-me-please'? Feh, more like 'leave-us-please'.] He tasted blood. Inuyasha had bitten too hard on his lips. He muttered a cursed.
The stubborn imagine of her hugging the wimpy wolf just won't go away.
* The stubborn imagine of Kouga kissing Kagome just wouldn't get off his mind.
"Argh!" A small pain shot through his head. He grabbed his head with both hands. Little sweat drops formed on his forehead. [What was that?] It was too late; the small memory had magically vanished.
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(A few days later)
"Inuyasha! Osuwari!" A shadow fell from above the night sky and slammed down onto the solid ground.
"Ugh!" He tried to pick himself up and run from the horror. Too late, Kagome came running to him. She rolled him over and sat on his stomach. Then proceed to peel his clothes off.
"Itai!!! Stop that wench!!! It hurts!!" Inuyasha struggles and tries to wriggle out from beneath her.
"Stay still!! Or I'll say 'it' until your backbone breaks!!" Kagome sighed and dabbed his wounds with some antiseptic. She sighed. "How come Keada-bachan never has this problem?" The gang had come back from shard hunting with only Inuyasha hurt this time. Kaeda had left a note saying that she had gone to a friends place to stay overnight.
Kagome smiled a little. Inuyasha had taken a blow for her today, which was the cause of the wound she is applying medicine now. It wasn't that she likes to see him get hurt, but it does show that he cares a little bit more for her than the last time, doesn't it?
Looking up at her distant and smiling face, Inuyasha felt all sour and irritated. [She's thinking about that wimpy wolf again.] He doesn't care why he gets angry every time Kouga came into the picture anymore. He just accepted it without asking himself why. "You're a liar."
"Huh?" Kagome blinked a few times and looked at him. "Why'd you say so?" She didn't remember lying to him about anything.
"You love that wimpy wolf, don't you? I saw you hugging him that day." He said it with a tremendously sour tone. Inuyasha turned his head side ways. "You lied to me. You don't love me."
* I don't love you anymore.
[There it is again!] Before he had a chance to think back who said that, his mind was a blank when soft lips pressed against his dry ones.
Kagome blushed as she finally pulls away. She felt like she had gotten a hundred marks for her math test. No, even more happier then that! Inuyasha was clearly jealous of Kouga! That was a huge step he made towards loving her again.
"I love you, Inuyasha. Only you." She smiled sweetly. This was the first time she told him that she loves him since he forgotten her.
All the dog demon could do was stare at her in surprised. His sensitive ears picked up a rustling sound nearby, he quickly but carefully shoved Kagome off him and waited for the intruder.
"Kikyo?"
Kagome's heart stopped. She took Inuyasha's hand as if he would disappear the instants she lets go.
"Inuyasha." Kikyo's serious expression melted and she gave a beautiful smile. She flung herself lightly into Inuyasha's embrace and hugged him. "I missed you."
Inuyasha had pulled his hand away from Kagome's so he could use both to hug Kikyo back. "Me too." He whispered tenderly, loud enough for Kagome to hear.
Kikyo finally noticed a third person standing beside Inuyasha. She took Inuyasha's hand and mentioned for him to follow her. Inuyasha took a step and was stopped, for Kagome held his other hand. She had lowered her head so he won't see the glistering tears in her eyes.
Inuyasha pulled his hand away from hers again. He patted her on the head like she was just a little girl. "Wait here, I'll come back soon." He then followed Kikyo deeper into the woods.
Kagome's knuckles turned white as she clenched her fists tightly. He isn't going to 'come back'. She had thought about following them but what will she do? All she could do was stand there and listen to the sound of her heart breaking into pieces as they cuddled up.
She did not obey Inuyasha. Instead, she walked off to no particular direction. It was dark and maybe with youkais lurking around in every corner. Her life was threatened, but she was not scared. With Inuyasha gone, she doesn't care about herself anymore.
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"What happened to you?" Kikyo gently touches his face. She was referring to the time when she found him unconscious in the woods. There's something weird about her reincarnate and Inuyasha. He acted like...Kagome was none of his concern.
"I don't know." Inuyasha began to tell her about everything Kagome told him. Kikyo finally realized the problem. [So...Inuyasha had forgotten about Kagome?]
"Do you think what she says are true?" He played with Kikyo's hair while thinking about Kagome's shocked and hurtful face just now. He felt like his heart being scraped with the Tetsusaiga.
Kikyo laid her head on his chest. She will do anything in order to keep Inuyasha by her side, even if it meant lying to him.
"She's lying. The one you love is I, not her."
~ End of Chapter 7
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AN: So how is it? Okay, so it's all Kagome's pain and torturing here... Oh and before I forget, this * something means Inuyasha's bits of Kagome's memories. There are two of them and both are from chapter 2. You know, the part when Inuyasha suffers and Kagome did not want to love him.
One more note! The story TDYBM is going to end soon, maybe the one (the next one) or two chapter is all I need. It'll be up on Sunday. I'm going to start a new fic (Hooray?) and I think I prefer this new idea better than TDYBM. It's an AU and it's going to be long (I mean VERY long). Hopefully it suite most of your appetite and not much grammar mistake could be found (Fat chance). -_-;
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Shisou: I'll try to speed things up, ne? And yeah, I made Zeon a good woman (That's becoz I have no idea what is a villain except it equals to Kikyo). So glad you like it! Thanks for reading!
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Mhera: OMG! You reviewed chappie 6 too!! Oh, after this chapter, you know that Inuyasha had the curse and really forgotten Kagome. But I can't say if they are going back to normal again. This is an angst fic!!! But who knows, miracles can happen, ne? Keep reading, arigatou!
Code name: Anrui Yuy: Tell me the truth, which is more evil? Kagome's torture in chapter 6 or chapter 7? I do hope things get better for them two...(Wait! I'm the author!! *Hits head on wall* Stupid author, stupid author, stupid author) Thanks for the review!
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Kagura: *Gulps* you've scared me half to death. I didn't know it was THAT heart wrenching. ^-^ But don't worry, I assure you that it doesn't end there. I love the part where you stare at the lion pit. Darn funny!! Grammars are my worst enemies. A few people noticed my grammar mistake and I'd be happy to let you fix them. Only problem is I have no idea how. Send me an e-mail or something, okay? Thanks for that wonderful review!
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???????: Do I have to guess your name? Okay, just to make it clear, Inuyasha did not follow Miroku's plan after all. And no, you've guessed wrong. Inuyasha totally forgets about Kagome, the curse did not take away his love for her. He just stupidly forgets everything about her and they're back where they started out. But it was a good guess anyway. To your unanswered questions, Kikyo is happy that Inuyasha is hers, of course Kagome tried to get Inuyasha back, there's going to be 8 or 9 chapters (meaning one or two more), that's still a secret *wink* *wink*, also a secret ^_~, when? Well the next one's gonna be up by next Sunday, just a week later. No, I love to answer your questions! Reminds me more of what I've originally planned to write!!
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The fic is written in just a few hours and I hope I didn't torture Kagome too much here (Who am I kidding? I bet you can't wait to plunge a knife into my chest. ^_^ ;; Just had to say that!). In my opinion, Kagome deserves to be punished 'a little' because she had treated Inuyasha so cruelly in the earlier chapters (even if it WAS Inuyasha that betray her). Don't worry, it'll be finished soon!!! Looking forward to read your fic!!! Meow!!
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^_~ well you get the idea.
AN: Sorry about the last chapter. I confused many people... But fear not! The answers to all your confusions are right there just below!!! Hooray! \^o^/ I'm so darn happy because I've just bought Inuyasha's latest manga!! Yeah~ ~
The Day You Betray Me 7
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Kagome could not move nor scream, as she hasn't over come her shock. And she would have been sliced into two if Miroku hadn't come to the rescue.
"Kagome-sama!!!" With one swift move, Miroku hurled himself at Kagome. Both of them landed painfully on the ground. Inuyasha's claws had scarped on the wall, leaving deep scars that should have been on Kagome's neck.
[He had lost his memories?] It struck her. The curse made Inuyasha loose his memories! "Kagome-chan??" Sango and Shippo barged into the room with a worried look. Miroku straightens himself and stood protectively in front of Kagome.
"Inuyasha! What are you doing?!" Miroku had a frown on his face. Kagome was lucky that he had come just in time.
"Miroku! There's no use asking him! He lost his memories!" Kagome quickly informed him. The dog demon snarled and charged at them again. Miroku was having a hard time defending for Kagome. [Lost his memories? That explains a lot.]
"What are you talking about, wench?" His attacks were blocked by Miroku's staff. "Oi Miroku, why are you protecting this girl?"
Inuyasha finally stopped his attacks and leaped backwards. He realized that it wouldn't do him any good attacking this girl who looked like Kikyo. Maybe he was just very surprised to see a human girl trying to touch his face the moment he woke up. Seeing Miroku protecting her, the girl seemed harmless.
Miroku, Sango and Shippo sweat dropped. "I-Inuyasha, do you know who I am?" Miroku lowered his staff and pointed at his own face.
"Feh. Don't ask stupid question. You're the pervert monk." Inuyasha folded his arms and stared at him.
[Okay, I think that's an acceptable answer although I was hoping that he'd say 'Miroku the Great Priest'.] "What about them?" He then pointed at Sango and Shippo standing at the entrance. Inuyasha frowned a little as if he was puzzled why Miroku was asking weird questions.
"Sango, the demon exterminator. Shippo, the annoying kitsune." He answered with no hesitation.
"And her?" Finally, Miroku pushed Kagome towards Inuyasha. She stumbles a bit and stopped right in front of the dog demon. The knot between his eyebrows deepens as he thinks for a while.
"She looks like Kikyo. But she's not." Inuyasha shook his head. "I have no idea who is this bitch."
Miroku, Sango and Shippo had the same thing on their mind. [He doesn't remembers Kagome.]
They couldn't see Kagome's reaction as her head hung low and her bangs covered her face.
"Stupid hanyou." Kagome muttered. Inuyasha's ego was hurt. [She's human from her scent, so how does she know I'm a hanyou? But most importantly...what did she call me?????!!!!!!]
"Say that again and die wench." Inuyasha's eyes had flame in them. Nobody calls him a stupid hanyou. Not even Kikyo!
Kagome lifted her head. For a while there, Inuyasha had a little stab in his heart. She had a very sad expression on. And it was like he had seen it before, millions of times.
"YOU STUPID HANYOU!!!! HOW COULD YOU FORGET ME!!!!!" Her sad expression changed into rage in just a matter of seconds. The little stab in Inuyasha's heart was gone, replaced by anger.
"Whaddaya mean forget you??? If I'd known you, you'll probably be dead by now!" Inuyasha didn't know why was he arguing. Normally, he'd just stop using his brain and starts to attack. [That's because she looks like Kikyo, you know you can never hurt Kikyo.] The small voice in his head assured him.
Kagome clenched her fist. She tried to calm herself. It wasn't his fault that he had forgotten her; it was the curse. But he had mistaken her for Kikyo. He kissed her, thinking that she was Kikyo. That thought added oil into a raging fire. Of all the people he could forget, he had forgotten her.
"Feh, I'm outta here. You'd better be gone when I come back, wench." Inuyasha headed towards the exit.
Kagome felt something inside her snap. She had been counting. Four wenches and one bitch in five minutes. He had break his own record. Still shaking with rage, she said the only thing that could stop him from leaving. "Osuwari."
*SLAM* At least that's working.
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"Miroku..." Inuyasha had a huge vein popping on his forehead. "Tell me again the reason you have to tie me up?" The human girl had made his whole body slammed onto the floor about five times.
When he was still trying to regain conscious, Miroku had already tied his ankles and wrist together. As a hanyou, he could have break free from the rope, but the priest had already laid a binding spell on him.
"Because you'll walk away before giving Kagome-sama a chance to talk." The girl, 'Kagome' was sitting opposite him with Shippo on her lap and Sango patting her shoulder gently. She was using those sad blue eyes to watch him again.
"I won't walk away. I'll just kill that wench." Inuyasha returned a deadly look at the girl.
"Stop calling me a wench! I am Kagome!!" The girl's sadness disappeared, replaced by a frown. Inuyasha did not know why, but he felt much better. As if the sadness in her eyes annoyed him a lot.
"Feh, I'll call you whatever I want!"
"Do you want me to say 'it'?" That made him shut up. He had no idea how can she do that. Had she, a mere human laid a spell on him?
"Kagome-sama, maybe you should try to arouse his memories by telling everything from the start." Miroku suggested. It was certainly a weird day.
First of all, Kikyo had brought the unconscious hanyou back when he was supposed to be in Kagome's time. Then he had to stop the seemingly mad hanyou from killing his true love. And above it all, the most utterly unbelievable thing was that Inuyasha had forgotten Kagome.
Kagome sighed. "I guess you're right." She pulled out the almost completed Shikon no Tama. "Remember this?" He had given it back to her only this morning.
He stared at the jewel with his eyes wide open. "How'd you get it? I thought I gave it to Kikyo! Give it back!" Inuyasha struggled in no avail as the rope held him back.
"Iie, you gave it to me." Kagome said quietly. Nobody could hear the sound of her heart breaking. The morning scene came back to haunt her. He had been so sweet. Accepting her, hugging her...kissing her. Could it be that it was all just a wonderful dream?
"Huh? Feh, why should I believe you? You could be Naraku's spy for all I know."
"I'm not."
"Prove it, wench."
"Inuyasha, use your brain! How'd you think the Shikon jewel was broken into pieces?" Sango asked.
"How'd you met Sango, Shippo and me?" Miroku added. "Don't you remember calling Kagome the 'shard detector'? And Kikyo is dead for 50 years already, how'd you suppose she's retrieved?"
"If it weren't for Kagome's 'osuwari', I'd kill you by now." Shippo joined in helpfully. He always had to suffer Inuyasha's wrath until Kagome 'sit' him. He lied about the killing part though.
The dog demon stared blankly at all of them, not knowing which one to answer first. Their questions brought sense. Why were there so many holes inside his memories? He can't remember why the Shikon no Tama was broken, how he met his companions or why did that wench had the power to 'sit' him.
"Slow down, I think he's confused." Kagome had to calm her friends. They were all too eager to 'help' Inuyasha retrieve his memories about her. "Let's start again." [This is going to be a long day...]
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What? You, a mere weakling, released me from the Gosinboku tree?
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"From the future? Feh! Do you expect me to believe that?!"
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So you are the idiot who broke my Shikon jewel! Stupid wench.
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"Kikyo's reincarnation? Don't make me laugh. Either from her features, you are nothing like her."
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"You've met Sesshoumaru? You are the one who pulled out my Tetsusaiga? You've saved my life before? What next, Miroku asking you to bear his child? Feh!"
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"Shit! How'd you know I turn into a human on a new moon??"
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It was late evening. Kagome was left alone with Inuyasha who was still tied up. Miroku and Sango had left earlier to find Kaeda, the old miko was not back and they were worried about her. Shippo, being bored easily could not stay a minute longer, he had gone out to play with the village kids.
Kagome had spent the entire day talking to Inuyasha. She had no luck as Inuyasha still cannot remember her. Seven 'osuwari', six 'stupid hanyou', a numerous of 'bitch', 'wench', etc and they've gotten nowhere. She heard a rumbling sound and looked at Inuyasha's tummy. He blushed. "That's not me."
Kagome smiled when he won't admit it. She boiled water and prepared ramen for him. The aroma filled the hut and made Inuyasha drool. Kagome then untied the complicated knots on his wrists and ankles.
[I doubt he would want to walk away from ramen. Besides, I could always 'sit' him if he tries anything stupid.] She felt a pang of guilt when she noticed Inuyasha's wrist had red rope burns on it. He quickly pounced on his ramen and stuffed himself with the noodles.
He didn't even minded when she sat beside him. Kagome smiled a little before another annoying thought hit her. [He can still remember how much he loves ramen. What about me? Does ramen means more to him than me?] She felt very stupid being jealous with a cup of ramen.
"This is good!" Inuyasha said with a big grin. He gave her the first smile since he woke up from unconsciousness.
Kagome felt another pang of guilt. [I shouldn't force him to remember me straight away. It's so selfish of me seeing to my needs only when he must have been famished.] She knows that a person with amnesia needs a long time to retrieve what he has forgotten. But could she wait for him like he was willing to wait for her?
"Oi." She snapped out of her deep thoughts. Inuyasha was staring at her with his cup of ramen empty. Kagome did not need him to ask, she stood up to prepare another cup. Inuyasha was clearly surprised, as he hadn't spoken his request aloud.
[How did she know what I wanted? Unless...she had been by my side long enough.] Maybe, just maybe all those things she said earlier on had been true. So...he did forget about her. He had wanted to believe her words all along, but something inside forbids him to do so.
[If all she said are true, then this girl must have been important to me. Why did I forget her?] After she untied him and fed him, he had changed his opinion about Kagome. As she placed the second cup in front of him, he asked her. "What were you to me before I lost my memories about you?"
Kagome looked dumbstruck. His question came out of the blue. What should she say? She had skipped the latest events about her taking the potion, Inuyasha's betrayal and the main reason for his memories lost when trying to arouse his memories earlier that day.
Miroku, Sango and Shippo were around, and it was really a private matter between Inuyasha and her. So she had not told him yet. It wasn't expected that he was the one to ask.
She decided to say the truth. "Y-you said you love me." Kagome blushed heavily when she said that. The dog demon choked on his ramen. Kagome patted his back while he coughed violently.
"I'm a hanyou! And I do not love any human!!!" Inuyasha yelled as he stopped coughing. [Who is this wench trying to kid? Me? The great hanyou in love with a human??]
Kagome was heartbroken. She had to remind herself that Inuyasha had forgotten her, or else she would have cried. "But you love Kikyo." She said sourly and lowered her head. She did not want Inuyasha to see the ugly side of her. Jealousy is an ugly emotion.
Inuyasha stayed surprised from her comment before continuing to eat his second ramen, but not as aggressively as the first one.
"She's different." Was all that he said. The ramen was finished in an instants, he threw the empty cup aside and stood up.
He looked at the girl. Her face was hidden beneath her long bang and his sensitive ears could not pick up anything but her calm breathing and steady heartbeat. He turned and leave.
Kagome did not stop him. [He will come back. He needs his shard detector, doesn't he?] She smiled bitterly. She was right back where she had started. She was back to the time when Inuyasha loves Kikyo and not her. When he never thought of her anything else but his shard detector. When he did not care about her and had wanted to kill her. When he called her wench or bitch, anything but not her name.
She had gone through all of this before. The taste of bitterness still lingers in her mind. And just when the bitterness was about to stop, just when she thought they could finally be together...something went wrong and she had to start all over again. She now understands the meaning of life's not fair.
[It's okay, Kagome. He's gone now. Nobody will know.] The small voice in her head told her. Inuyasha's present was long gone.
[You can let go. Nobody will see you.] It continues to tempt her. Kagome's small shoulder trembled.
[Don't control it anymore. There's nobody here to stop you.] She hugged herself tightly as tears slowly flowed down her cheeks.
"Inuyasha..." She whispered. But he was long gone to hear the silent pleading of a lost soul.
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(Kagome's time)
"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Zeon gave her that very familiar look. The same ones Kaeda, Sango, Miroku and Shippo had given her lately. Those awful piteous glance.
"Hai, Zeon-sama. Don't worry." Kagome bowed a little and took her leave. It had been weeks since Inuyasha had forgotten about her. She had just finished visiting Zeon, to tell her everything that had happen to Inuyasha and herself.
Surprisingly, Inuyasha had tried to stop her from coming back to her time. It was almost as if he remembers his job as a guard dog. But no, Kagome knew he genuinely wanted her to stay so that they could search for more shards. Not because he wants her to be there for him.
There were many changes between them, which Kagome hated. He would no longer carry her on his back, saying that she has two legs and she should make use of them. He would not slow down when his companions are tired already. He did not want to stop for the night so they could rest, only Kagome's 'sit' could save them all.
That was not all; Inuyasha could not pass through the well when they tried it some time ago. That means he could not come to get her like he usually does. This was supposed to be good news for Kagome. But it also scares her, what if she could not pass through the well one day? That'll be the end for them.
Inuyasha was getting use to having Kagome around. He did not wake up in the morning and asked Shippo 'who is she?'. Calling her wench all the time was becoming a habit to him. Miroku, Sango and Shippo didn't mind much. He was still the same rude dog demon to them.
It was not the same for Kagome. Inuyasha treats her the same way he treated Sango. Nothing special, just another female.
To her relieved, Kikyo hadn't came and take Inuyasha away. She knew he would go willingly with Kikyo even if hell was their destination.
[I won't let that happen.] Kagome promised herself. She quickens her pace heading back to her home and the feudal time. Every second without Inuyasha in her sight was a threat to her.
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(Inuyasha's time)
Kagome gasped as she saw the bandages on both Miroku and Sango. They were sitting outside Kaeda's hut. Kaeda, herself was treating the slightly wounded Shippo. She gave a questioning look. What happened while she was gone?
"Youkai attacks, long story. We found Kouga battling with a youkai for its shards. It was a tough battle, considering the size of that thing." Miroku answered her straight and short. He was more concerned and worried about Sango's wounds. "Inuyasha is inside."
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"I could have killed it myself without your help, dog-turd!"
"Well it could have killed YOU if I waited a bit longer." There was a hint of regret in Inuyasha's voice.
"Inuyasha!!" Kagome came bursting inside the room. At first she did not noticed Kouga was there too, she rushed to Inuyasha's side to see his wounds. "Are you alright?" There was a twist inside her heart when she saw his clothes were torn and fresh bandages were wrapped around his chest.
"Feh, I'll live." As Inuyasha was lying down, he turned side ways so his back was facing her. He did not have the mood to talk to her now. Kagome felt like smacking him on the head but she also felt like hugging him and plead for him to remember her. [That's pathetic.]
"Kagome!!" Kouga hugged her from behind. She did not push him away as she was too surprise of another person inside the room. "I'm so glad to see you, how's that dog-turd treating you?"
As if on cue, Inuyasha jumped up and stares at them. Kagome looked at him with pleading eyes, like she was asking for help. Kouga wrapped his arms around her possessively and dares him to take Kagome away from him.
Kagome can't fight the anticipating feeling inside. Inuyasha still cares about her! Even if it was because he doesn't like other people/youkai touching his shard detector.
"Feh, I didn't know that this bitch is yours." Inuyasha walked out of the room, leaving a surprised Kouga and a dreaded Kagome.
[He...thought Kouga and I were a pair?] Kagome slowly shook her head. This was wrong. Inuyasha couldn't understand her anymore. He was pushing her further away and she stubbornly refused to budge. But he was slowly succeeding. If he keeps that up, Kagome can't stay with him anymore. No matter how much she loves him, there was still a limit.
"Kagome?" Being a full youkai, Kouga easily sensed the girl's depression. He had never seen the dog-turd leaving Kagome to him so willingly before. Kouga forced Kagome to turn around and look at him face to face. He gritted his fangs in anger. Kagome was crying! That dog-turn had made his woman cry!
"What did he do to you?!" He tightens his hands on her arms, being careful not to hurt her. "Kagome, don't cry! I'll kill him if you stop crying." Kouga had never seen Kagome cry before.
Kagome sobbed harder when he said those words to comfort her. It usually came out from Inuyasha's mouth. "No! It's not his fault. Please don't hurt him." She was touched by Kouga's concern. But she didn't want Inuyasha to get hurt.
Kouga suddenly wrapped her into his embrace. "You'll stop crying if I don't hurt him?" He asked in a small and unsure voice. Kagome snapped out of her shock and nodded to answer him. "Fine, I won't hurt him. So please don't cry anymore, Kagome." He blushed bright red. Kagome felt soft and warm in his arms.
The girl went stiff but relaxed a little as his comforting words and warm embraced melted her. Inuyasha did not held her like that for a long time, she had almost forgotten what it feels like to be hugged by someone who loves you. But she could never love Kouga. Her heart was already on a certain hanyou.
Kagome is not a person who cheats on her lovers back. But now, just right now, she will savour the warmth and love that Kouga provided. She returned his embrace and hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Kouga- kun."
Kouga felt his heartbeat speed up. He snuggled closer and tenderly planted kisses on her hair.
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[What was that 'save-me-please' look she was giving me?] Inuyasha stopped mid-way out of the hut. He turned back. [Just making sure that the wimpy wolf doesn't do anything 'pervert' to her.] He told himself over and over again. He gave himself a mental kick for not helping the girl out when she looked like she was in trouble.
He stood at the entrances and watched the human girl who claimed to 'love' him hugged the wolf prince. They looked to Inuyasha like they were trapped in each other's embrace. He doesn't know why, but the sight made him sick and he feels betrayed.
[Betrayed?] Something flashed him by, but he was too 'engrossed' with the scene in front of him to bother what is it. Inuyasha bit his lower lip and forced himself to walk away. ['Save-me-please'? Feh, more like 'leave-us-please'.] He tasted blood. Inuyasha had bitten too hard on his lips. He muttered a cursed.
The stubborn imagine of her hugging the wimpy wolf just won't go away.
* The stubborn imagine of Kouga kissing Kagome just wouldn't get off his mind.
"Argh!" A small pain shot through his head. He grabbed his head with both hands. Little sweat drops formed on his forehead. [What was that?] It was too late; the small memory had magically vanished.
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(A few days later)
"Inuyasha! Osuwari!" A shadow fell from above the night sky and slammed down onto the solid ground.
"Ugh!" He tried to pick himself up and run from the horror. Too late, Kagome came running to him. She rolled him over and sat on his stomach. Then proceed to peel his clothes off.
"Itai!!! Stop that wench!!! It hurts!!" Inuyasha struggles and tries to wriggle out from beneath her.
"Stay still!! Or I'll say 'it' until your backbone breaks!!" Kagome sighed and dabbed his wounds with some antiseptic. She sighed. "How come Keada-bachan never has this problem?" The gang had come back from shard hunting with only Inuyasha hurt this time. Kaeda had left a note saying that she had gone to a friends place to stay overnight.
Kagome smiled a little. Inuyasha had taken a blow for her today, which was the cause of the wound she is applying medicine now. It wasn't that she likes to see him get hurt, but it does show that he cares a little bit more for her than the last time, doesn't it?
Looking up at her distant and smiling face, Inuyasha felt all sour and irritated. [She's thinking about that wimpy wolf again.] He doesn't care why he gets angry every time Kouga came into the picture anymore. He just accepted it without asking himself why. "You're a liar."
"Huh?" Kagome blinked a few times and looked at him. "Why'd you say so?" She didn't remember lying to him about anything.
"You love that wimpy wolf, don't you? I saw you hugging him that day." He said it with a tremendously sour tone. Inuyasha turned his head side ways. "You lied to me. You don't love me."
* I don't love you anymore.
[There it is again!] Before he had a chance to think back who said that, his mind was a blank when soft lips pressed against his dry ones.
Kagome blushed as she finally pulls away. She felt like she had gotten a hundred marks for her math test. No, even more happier then that! Inuyasha was clearly jealous of Kouga! That was a huge step he made towards loving her again.
"I love you, Inuyasha. Only you." She smiled sweetly. This was the first time she told him that she loves him since he forgotten her.
All the dog demon could do was stare at her in surprised. His sensitive ears picked up a rustling sound nearby, he quickly but carefully shoved Kagome off him and waited for the intruder.
"Kikyo?"
Kagome's heart stopped. She took Inuyasha's hand as if he would disappear the instants she lets go.
"Inuyasha." Kikyo's serious expression melted and she gave a beautiful smile. She flung herself lightly into Inuyasha's embrace and hugged him. "I missed you."
Inuyasha had pulled his hand away from Kagome's so he could use both to hug Kikyo back. "Me too." He whispered tenderly, loud enough for Kagome to hear.
Kikyo finally noticed a third person standing beside Inuyasha. She took Inuyasha's hand and mentioned for him to follow her. Inuyasha took a step and was stopped, for Kagome held his other hand. She had lowered her head so he won't see the glistering tears in her eyes.
Inuyasha pulled his hand away from hers again. He patted her on the head like she was just a little girl. "Wait here, I'll come back soon." He then followed Kikyo deeper into the woods.
Kagome's knuckles turned white as she clenched her fists tightly. He isn't going to 'come back'. She had thought about following them but what will she do? All she could do was stand there and listen to the sound of her heart breaking into pieces as they cuddled up.
She did not obey Inuyasha. Instead, she walked off to no particular direction. It was dark and maybe with youkais lurking around in every corner. Her life was threatened, but she was not scared. With Inuyasha gone, she doesn't care about herself anymore.
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"What happened to you?" Kikyo gently touches his face. She was referring to the time when she found him unconscious in the woods. There's something weird about her reincarnate and Inuyasha. He acted like...Kagome was none of his concern.
"I don't know." Inuyasha began to tell her about everything Kagome told him. Kikyo finally realized the problem. [So...Inuyasha had forgotten about Kagome?]
"Do you think what she says are true?" He played with Kikyo's hair while thinking about Kagome's shocked and hurtful face just now. He felt like his heart being scraped with the Tetsusaiga.
Kikyo laid her head on his chest. She will do anything in order to keep Inuyasha by her side, even if it meant lying to him.
"She's lying. The one you love is I, not her."
~ End of Chapter 7
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AN: So how is it? Okay, so it's all Kagome's pain and torturing here... Oh and before I forget, this * something means Inuyasha's bits of Kagome's memories. There are two of them and both are from chapter 2. You know, the part when Inuyasha suffers and Kagome did not want to love him.
One more note! The story TDYBM is going to end soon, maybe the one (the next one) or two chapter is all I need. It'll be up on Sunday. I'm going to start a new fic (Hooray?) and I think I prefer this new idea better than TDYBM. It's an AU and it's going to be long (I mean VERY long). Hopefully it suite most of your appetite and not much grammar mistake could be found (Fat chance). -_-;
~ Thank you notes (For chapter 5):
Aisuru, DemonBlade, karu_85, Trunks Gal, Yamashita, Cloudie, Landlady of the Universe, Code name:
Anrui Yuy, Dark vision, Mysticnight (Where's your fic?), Saturn Angels (Have you read chapter 6?),
Inuyasha luver, Lady Mieke, Trillian (GBBH - Great Big Bear Hug), angelsokawaii, pinkpiggy, Mhera,
Errie Wyvern, DiaBLo
~ Thank you notes 2 (For chapter 6):
DiaBLo: Wow, thanx for reviewing again! You're the first!! ^_^
Jupiter's Light: Erm, of course I'm going to write more! But get Inuyasha and Kagome together? Still in consider -_- ; Maybe if you reviewed this chappie too! Okay?
Shisou: I'll try to speed things up, ne? And yeah, I made Zeon a good woman (That's becoz I have no idea what is a villain except it equals to Kikyo). So glad you like it! Thanks for reading!
Sailor Silver Moon: Ehehe, sorry for confusing you with Slice. ^ ^ ; My mum's no fun, she just works and works and works. She doesn't really spent time with me. Okay, enough of my boring personal problems. I must tell you that chapter 6 & 7 are just torturing Kagome. Don't worry; Inuyasha will get his turn (I'm evil). There ain't much twist in this chap, but there's a nice one in the next! Please continue to read! Thank you!
Mhera: OMG! You reviewed chappie 6 too!! Oh, after this chapter, you know that Inuyasha had the curse and really forgotten Kagome. But I can't say if they are going back to normal again. This is an angst fic!!! But who knows, miracles can happen, ne? Keep reading, arigatou!
Code name: Anrui Yuy: Tell me the truth, which is more evil? Kagome's torture in chapter 6 or chapter 7? I do hope things get better for them two...(Wait! I'm the author!! *Hits head on wall* Stupid author, stupid author, stupid author) Thanks for the review!
Crystalmoon217: OOOOooo is this the beta reader kind you're talking bout? I'd be honored if you could help me with the grammar mistake. I suck at spelling and past/present tense! I'll send you an e-mail if you agree to help me out! Thank you soooo much!!
Kakarots-Frying-Pan: There! I've updated it already! 3Q for the review!!
Crystalmoon217: ^-^ ;; Ano... it'll be just too deadly if it ends there won't it? I'm not that bad... am I? Thanks for reviewing it again!
cashmere: Of course Inuyasha won't kill Kagome! Think about it, who'll take her one and only place? Kikyo? (Excuse me while I puke) And your wish is my command! See he didn't slash Kagome into half didn't he? Hehehe. Thanks for reviewing~
Lemon-Queen-69: ... *Small voice* You're scary.
BOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!!!! (Endless piles of explosive bombed NigHtEyeZ. No one gets to read the ending of TDYBM) Ehehe. ^_~ Sorry, just had to do that. Please keep your finger away from the shinny red button and I'll update it as fast as I could. My life is at stake for god's sake!!! (I can rhyme?)
cherrymecha: Thank you very much! I'm glad that you like it! And I'm really surprised that you cried!! But that's what I was hoping for, isn't it? For the fic was to be a sad and touching one. Can you possibly tell me what is the other fic that made you cry? And Inuyasha is fine, the one in danger is actually me. Imagine Inuyasha + Kagome fans threatening to strangle me to death. ^-^ ;; I'm so dead.
Kagura: *Gulps* you've scared me half to death. I didn't know it was THAT heart wrenching. ^-^ But don't worry, I assure you that it doesn't end there. I love the part where you stare at the lion pit. Darn funny!! Grammars are my worst enemies. A few people noticed my grammar mistake and I'd be happy to let you fix them. Only problem is I have no idea how. Send me an e-mail or something, okay? Thanks for that wonderful review!
Dark visioN: Ne, I ain't that evil! ^ w ^ If Kagome dies, I wouldn't know how to continue. Thanks for reviewing! If I'm not wrong, you actually reviewed all the chapters!! (Didn't you?) Anyway, it's nice to know someone gave a review for each chappie!! Thanks again!
???????: Do I have to guess your name? Okay, just to make it clear, Inuyasha did not follow Miroku's plan after all. And no, you've guessed wrong. Inuyasha totally forgets about Kagome, the curse did not take away his love for her. He just stupidly forgets everything about her and they're back where they started out. But it was a good guess anyway. To your unanswered questions, Kikyo is happy that Inuyasha is hers, of course Kagome tried to get Inuyasha back, there's going to be 8 or 9 chapters (meaning one or two more), that's still a secret *wink* *wink*, also a secret ^_~, when? Well the next one's gonna be up by next Sunday, just a week later. No, I love to answer your questions! Reminds me more of what I've originally planned to write!!
Trunks Gal: I agree. STUPID KIKYO!!! I HATE HER!!! And believe me, it gets crueler then this chapter. Because it's an angst fic! ^_^ ;; Thank you very much for reading and reviewing!!!
Anonymous: Erm, thanks? (Please put up a nick if you reviewed again, or I can't thank you properly.)
DeathscytheAngel96: Thanks for saying it is good! Keep reading it, okay? Meow!!
Trillian: *GBBH* Awww, thanks you so much for telling me so much info about AU, Spam, OOC, spoilers and so much more!! You're such a pal. I'm just so sorry that I haven't read your fic yet!! I've only read your author's note and somehow I never get to read your fic. It's either my mum calling me to help her or I had to go out with my brothers. And I'm so tired now that I couldn't possibly read your fic without skipping a few lines or paragraphs. I want to read it when I'm full spirited, (which would be tomorrow morning) I hope you'll understand why I didn't reply your e-mail.
The fic is written in just a few hours and I hope I didn't torture Kagome too much here (Who am I kidding? I bet you can't wait to plunge a knife into my chest. ^_^ ;; Just had to say that!). In my opinion, Kagome deserves to be punished 'a little' because she had treated Inuyasha so cruelly in the earlier chapters (even if it WAS Inuyasha that betray her). Don't worry, it'll be finished soon!!! Looking forward to read your fic!!! Meow!!
Laura: So...exactly what did you want to say? Is it bad or (I hope so) good? Anywayz, thanks for reviewing!
NigHtEyeZ: Cookies, anyone?