Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA. (But boy do I wish I did, he he he)
Look Both Ways
Chapter 5
A far off chance
The mid-day sun was beating down into the well when Inuyasha and Kagome materialized onto the bottom.
"So how was it?" Kagome questioned
"Weird… and you say I have done that before?"
"Yea, lot's of times"
"Hmm... just don't remember"
"Don't worry about it, let's just get out of here" she said as she grabbed the familiar vines to climb out. Inuyasha did the same, but was out in less than a second. He now starred down at her from the top of the well.
"Does it always take you this long?"
"Do you always have to be this impatient?"
He grumbled but was secretly more than happy to take her hand once again and pull her out.
Inuyasha now had time to look at his surroundings... It was very green with all the large trees, and the birds were singing sweetly.
"This place is amazing!" He stated in wonder, his eyes then landed on the Sacred Tree. A sudden chill caused him to go rigid. "Can we get out of here?"
"Sure" Kagome said when she realized what he was staring at.
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The walk to the village was calm and Inuyasha kept starring in wonder at his surroundings, he also had a very distinct feeling that he should recognize something, but to no success. The serene landscape was suddenly broken when a small kitsune came tearing out of the trees from the direction of the village
"KAGOME!!!!" Shippou cried as he jumped into her arms, "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!! I WAS SO WORRIED!!"
"Shippou!!" Kagome replied and wrapped her arms around the crying kitsune, "I'm so sorry to make you worry, but me and Inuyasha just got held up in my time for a while"
"It's all your fault isn't it!" Shippou turned on Inuyasha "YOU somehow made Kagome stay too long, DIDN'T you!!" He then braced himself for the blow to his head he knew he was going to receive, like so many times before. He opened his squinted eyes in surprise when he felt to pain.
"What's wrong with HIM?!" Shippou questioned.
"He has had a long week; just give him a while to turn back to his normal self."
"But I don't want him to turn back to normal, this Inuyasha doesn't hit me!" He gleefully replied
Kagome looked down at him understandably.
"Kagome and Inuyasha, you are finally back!" Miroku said a little ways back and right out of the tree clearing
"Is everything alright? Why were you two gone so long?" Sango questioned while standing next to Miroku
"Sango!! Miroku!! I've missed you all so much" said Kagome while running up and hugging her two friends. "I will tell you all about what happened once we get to the village, I really need Kaede's help to solve a really big problem Inuyasha has."
Sango and Miroku gave each other confused looks but decided not to pressure Kagome further.
All the while, Inuyasha stood in the background not knowing what to do or if he was supposed to know these strangers.
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Later that day, Kagome, Inuyasha, Shippou, Sango, Miroku and Kaede were all sitting around a fire finishing off the final meal of the day. All wondering what could have happened to Inuyasha in Kagome's time.
"Now Kagome, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?" questioned Kaede
"Well, I was driving Souta to a friend's house and Inuyasha was in the car with me. After we dropped him off, a car ran a red light and hit the side of the car Inuyasha was sitting in."
"I'm sorry to say Kagome, but I don't understand the terms you are using"
"My fault, long story short, we got into an accident and Inuyasha was hit in the head and now he can't remember anything"
All gasped at the final words of Kagome's revelation.
Kaede was the first to speak up. "I have heard of these types of things happening, but I must say, I never thought I would see a case like this with my own eyes"
"Do you know of anything that could help?"
"Hmm… I will need to speak with Inuyasha alone, and analyze the extend of his memory loss, then maybe I can help him out"
"Thank you Kaede, I will do anything to help" she said while exiting. 'I feel partly responsible for all of this'
Once everyone was out, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou all stared at Kagome in disbelief.
"Is that why he was acting so strange earlier?" questioned Sango
"Are you sure he lost his memories?" asked Miroku
"Are you sure you want his memory back?" said Shippou, giving a big smile. "This Inuyasha is not as mean and the old one"
All turned to Shippou with a look of surprise
"Yes, yes, and YES" replied Kagome, who was feeling sorry for the hanyou at the moment. "You all should have been there to see how hurt he was after the accident, and how confused he was trying to get around in my already confusing world. I never thought a thing like this could have happened to someone like him"
A little while later, Kaede poked her head out he door and told said, "You can come back inside now, I need to talk to all of you."
Once everyone was filed back in, they again sad around the fire in their usual fashion. The hanyou now had a slight look of hope on his face.
"Inuyasha's memory loss is fairly severe, but it still could have been a lot worse. He can remember basic things, but most all memories are forgotten, only a slight feeling of recognition appears when he is faced with something that would normally have been very familiar to him. The good news is that he can regain his memories a number of ways, but the rate of success in these types of injuries varies widely. The first way and probably most simple is to surround Inuyasha with things that he used to be familiar with. Try to get him to do old habits, visit familiar places, tell old stories etc…. I will try and find some herbs that may help.
"So how soon do you think Inuyasha could regain his memory using these methods?"
"There is no telling… It could be tomorrow or it could be years from now"
"Are you sure this is everything you know? In all your years of being a miko, there is not some magical secret that you can perform to help him?" Kagome asked desperately
'Why is this girl fighting so hard for me? It seems that I have only brought her trouble.' Wondered Inuyasha 'What in my past has made her care so much?'
"Hmm… let me think… there is one more option, but I am not even sure she truly exists. It was a story I heard when I was still a miko in training. It is about a dark miko that had a miraculous healing power, but she never used it because she was too bent on evil ways, as if she was rebelling against the pure side of her. In the end, she was banished to a mountain that bound her powers inside, both evil and good. But like I said, I don't know if the story is true, when someone is banished we are not allowed to talk about them, and if it even were, I doubt she would use her pure side to possibly return your memories."
"Wow, I have never heard of anything like that before. Where is this mountain?" Sango asked
"It is said to be in the north somewhere, and you can identify it by the lack of all vegetation except small blue flowers that grow at its base."
"Would you possibly know what type of flower?"
"I think it is called a tsuyu-kusa, but I am not entirely sure"
"I know the region that flower grows in, it is useful in warding off demons when in powder form, but I have not actually seen one, they are quite rare."
"Then its settled, we leave tomorrow morning" said Miroku, while Kagome and Sango hugged, looking overjoyed to finally know there was something they could do, even Shippou was standing with a clenched fist raised in the air while contemplating 'This mission depends on me, I must be brave'
Inuyasha just observed the commotion. 'These are really honorable people to want to help me out… maybe I am even making friends?' he thought as a wide smile found its way to his lips.
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Later that evening, when everyone was starting to fall asleep, an idea suddenly hit Miroku… 'So Inuyasha has lost his memory… there is no way I am going to pass up on the opportunity to test this one…' Miroku had an evil grin across his face as he called Shippou over and whispered into his ear. Shippou then held the same evil expression as the perverted monk while the pair continued their plotting…
Evil snickering was the last thing everyone else heard as they fell asleep.
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WOW, this chapter took FOREVER to write, too many things to figure out, lots of distractions… and EVIL hotmail who wouldn't let me get the beginning of this chapter. (I started to write it at my bf's apt. and then sent it to myself, and no, would hotmail give it to me, not a chance) Hotmail is EVIL!! BTW the flower is a real wild flower of Japan (I looked it up online) but I know nothing about it except the name, so I'm sure it probably doesn't fit into the story like I put it in, but oh well.
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