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Chapter Two - Memories of the Future
He stood at the edge of the forest, his forest. It was the place where the whole thing originally began. In eight days it would be exactly one year since it had all finally ended for good. Everything had been put to rights. The truth about the events of that fateful day fifty-four years ago had finally been discovered. Now, the spirit of Kikyo, the human miko he had once loved, rested peacefully. Her hatred for him had been erased in light of that truth. At least, it rested in this time period. Five hundred years from now her spirit resided as that of a young woman by the name of Kagome, the new guardian of the Shikon no Tama. Inuyasha wondered what she was doing now, that schoolgirl from the future who had helped him in the quest. He had been doing that a lot lately, thinking about Kagome. Memories of her filled his thoughts during the day and images of her colored his dreams at night. The hanyou could have sworn that he had put her behind him as something of the past/future. So why then, did he find himself thinking of her constantly? He growled in frustration.
"She always did have a habit of bothering me. Now the wench wants to do it even when she's not here."
"Who would that be?" a familiar voice asked.
"Mind your business, hag," Inuyasha snapped as the old miko came up beside him.
"Come now, Inuyasha. I am simply concerned for ye," Kaede admonished. "Ye have not been yourself of late. Ye have been troubled about something and I wish to help ye."
"Feh! You're loosing what marbles you have left, old woman. What makes you think something's wrong?"
She looked at him knowingly. "I have known thee for a long time, Inuyasha. I have come to recognize thy different moods. For one thing, ye have not been nearly as insulting towards me as ye usually are."
The hanyou sighed. Was it that obvious to everyone? Just the other day Shippo had voiced the same concern. Even Miroku had been concerned when he came through a few days ago. Grumbling, he plopped down on the ground sitting with the soles of his feet touching and his arms folded across his chest. Maybe he should talk to someone about it. It wasn't as if he was getting anywhere by himself.
"It seems the past wishes to come back and haunt me. Again!"
"The past, Inuyasha, or the future?"
"Whatever you want to call it. The point is, I thought I put it all behind me and suddenly it's rearing its ugly head again."
"Surely," Kaede said. "Kagome isn't that unattractive."
He snorted. "It's a figure of speech, old woman. The memories are determined to take over my life."
The old miko shook her head. "Perhaps the past simply wishes for thee to come to terms with it. Ye cannot just push it aside as if it never happened. It was part of thy life, Inuyasha, and ye left so much unresolved, much unsaid."
"Feh! You don't know what you're talking about, witch. I don't even know why I bothered talking to you in the first place."
Kaede sighed. "Ye are correct about one thing. It is not I you should be speaking to, Inuyasha."
Having said that, she turned and headed back to the village, leaving the hanyou to think. His brow was furrowed in concentration and a frown was on his face. Perhaps the hag was right. He had simply pushed his past aside, expecting it to go away. It had been too painful for him to deal with. He'd had plenty of pain to last him a lifetime, so he'd made it his goal in life give pain rather than receive it from now on. He had actually been quite successful in achieving that goal until the past decided to bite him in the ass. Then, he pushed those thoughts aside. It's not like I can do anything about it anyway. Kagome sealed the well and only she can unseal it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shayril: Okay, guys, you still with me so far? Remember, tigerwitch13@yahoo.com . Guys? OH COME ON! It's not that bad .. Waits fearfully .... There you are! Whew! .. Wipes sweat from brow .. don't scare me like that! I don't need to die young. Anyway, our little dog-boy was having thoughts just as deep as Kagome's. Huh! Who would have thunk it? Not me. He's always seemed like.well, a boy. With his pouting and childishly calling people names. When was the last time you saw a boy having deep thoughts about anything accept their latest toy? Anyway, betcha can guess that Inuyasha doesn't figure out exactly WHY he's suddenly thinking about Kagome for a little while. And why exactly are they thinking about each other at the exact same time? Hmmmm? Maybe it's just coincidence ... Snort, hand covering mouth, trying not to laugh .... Yeah right! I know. I know. It's so cliché ... Shrugs nonchalantly ... Nonchalantly? Who says THAT anymore?... Pauses as if listening to something ... SO WHAT if I'm picking on myself? And SO WHAT if I'm a little unoriginal? I'm a romantic. You got a problem with that? Huh? DON"T MESS WITH ME, BUDDY ! ..... Visibly forces self to calm down .... Whew! Sorry about that. You should probably leave while I pull myself together and start writing the next chapter...
Chapter Two - Memories of the Future
He stood at the edge of the forest, his forest. It was the place where the whole thing originally began. In eight days it would be exactly one year since it had all finally ended for good. Everything had been put to rights. The truth about the events of that fateful day fifty-four years ago had finally been discovered. Now, the spirit of Kikyo, the human miko he had once loved, rested peacefully. Her hatred for him had been erased in light of that truth. At least, it rested in this time period. Five hundred years from now her spirit resided as that of a young woman by the name of Kagome, the new guardian of the Shikon no Tama. Inuyasha wondered what she was doing now, that schoolgirl from the future who had helped him in the quest. He had been doing that a lot lately, thinking about Kagome. Memories of her filled his thoughts during the day and images of her colored his dreams at night. The hanyou could have sworn that he had put her behind him as something of the past/future. So why then, did he find himself thinking of her constantly? He growled in frustration.
"She always did have a habit of bothering me. Now the wench wants to do it even when she's not here."
"Who would that be?" a familiar voice asked.
"Mind your business, hag," Inuyasha snapped as the old miko came up beside him.
"Come now, Inuyasha. I am simply concerned for ye," Kaede admonished. "Ye have not been yourself of late. Ye have been troubled about something and I wish to help ye."
"Feh! You're loosing what marbles you have left, old woman. What makes you think something's wrong?"
She looked at him knowingly. "I have known thee for a long time, Inuyasha. I have come to recognize thy different moods. For one thing, ye have not been nearly as insulting towards me as ye usually are."
The hanyou sighed. Was it that obvious to everyone? Just the other day Shippo had voiced the same concern. Even Miroku had been concerned when he came through a few days ago. Grumbling, he plopped down on the ground sitting with the soles of his feet touching and his arms folded across his chest. Maybe he should talk to someone about it. It wasn't as if he was getting anywhere by himself.
"It seems the past wishes to come back and haunt me. Again!"
"The past, Inuyasha, or the future?"
"Whatever you want to call it. The point is, I thought I put it all behind me and suddenly it's rearing its ugly head again."
"Surely," Kaede said. "Kagome isn't that unattractive."
He snorted. "It's a figure of speech, old woman. The memories are determined to take over my life."
The old miko shook her head. "Perhaps the past simply wishes for thee to come to terms with it. Ye cannot just push it aside as if it never happened. It was part of thy life, Inuyasha, and ye left so much unresolved, much unsaid."
"Feh! You don't know what you're talking about, witch. I don't even know why I bothered talking to you in the first place."
Kaede sighed. "Ye are correct about one thing. It is not I you should be speaking to, Inuyasha."
Having said that, she turned and headed back to the village, leaving the hanyou to think. His brow was furrowed in concentration and a frown was on his face. Perhaps the hag was right. He had simply pushed his past aside, expecting it to go away. It had been too painful for him to deal with. He'd had plenty of pain to last him a lifetime, so he'd made it his goal in life give pain rather than receive it from now on. He had actually been quite successful in achieving that goal until the past decided to bite him in the ass. Then, he pushed those thoughts aside. It's not like I can do anything about it anyway. Kagome sealed the well and only she can unseal it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shayril: Okay, guys, you still with me so far? Remember, tigerwitch13@yahoo.com . Guys? OH COME ON! It's not that bad .. Waits fearfully .... There you are! Whew! .. Wipes sweat from brow .. don't scare me like that! I don't need to die young. Anyway, our little dog-boy was having thoughts just as deep as Kagome's. Huh! Who would have thunk it? Not me. He's always seemed like.well, a boy. With his pouting and childishly calling people names. When was the last time you saw a boy having deep thoughts about anything accept their latest toy? Anyway, betcha can guess that Inuyasha doesn't figure out exactly WHY he's suddenly thinking about Kagome for a little while. And why exactly are they thinking about each other at the exact same time? Hmmmm? Maybe it's just coincidence ... Snort, hand covering mouth, trying not to laugh .... Yeah right! I know. I know. It's so cliché ... Shrugs nonchalantly ... Nonchalantly? Who says THAT anymore?... Pauses as if listening to something ... SO WHAT if I'm picking on myself? And SO WHAT if I'm a little unoriginal? I'm a romantic. You got a problem with that? Huh? DON"T MESS WITH ME, BUDDY ! ..... Visibly forces self to calm down .... Whew! Sorry about that. You should probably leave while I pull myself together and start writing the next chapter...
