A/N: holy kami peeps, I feel like such an IDIOT!!! I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry for all the confusion in the last chappie!!!! dunno wat was wrong with me. ::shrugs:: I thought it made sense...insert awkward silence

See?? I got this chappie out a lil earlier than usual!! ^___^ Oh yea, and from this chappie to the end, im gonna write out a mini summary for me. in other words, im gonna be planning ahead!!! ^____^ so I think the chappies should be coming out faster!! ^_~ (gomen, but there's still no guarantee!! Gomen nasai!! But this just seems to be my hardest fic!!!)

*****And everyone should read Kagome-Chan's fic "Fate Is Not Always Cruel" cuz it's an awesome fic!! ^_____^

K, and about my last chappie, im just gonna clear it up rite now:

Gingira is introduced and it's revealed that she was hired by Sesshoumaru to use the last two shikon shards to erase Inu's memory of Kagome. We see a softer side of Sess that shows he cares for Inu, or you could have interpreted it as Sess just didn't want Inu's embarrassing weakness for "human wenches" ruin the family name, I dunt care, take your pick. We also see that Gingira has a thing for Inuyasha and wants to be his mate, but she's not gonna use a spell or anything (supposedly) to make him fall for her. and I basically just took that chappie to explain Inuyasha's memory loss cuz peoples were asking bout it. and that lil Jaken/Rin thing at the end was just thrown in there cuz believe it or not, I have never written anything before with either Sesshoumaru, Jaken, or Rin in it at all so it was a new thing for me!! ^___^ kk, hope this clears things up!!!

oh yea, and the song of the day is "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls (such a sweet song and it's like perfect for Inuyasha. If you haven't heard it already I suggest you do!! ^__^)

CHAPTER 15

~*~*~*AUTHOR'S POV*~*~*~

It had been nearly a week since Kagome had received the injury to her shoulder. It was almost completely healed, but not only would it leave a long scar, she still needed a sling until the wound closed itself more.

Inuyasha sat facing the sunset on his usual perch in the Goshinboku. Kagome approached Inuyasha timidly. From where she stood, he was only a back silhouette against the blood red sun and bright orange and yellow sky. Kagome relaxed and leaned against the tree. The two stayed where they were in complete silence; both knowing of the other's presence yet, neither bothered to start up a conversation, they were simply there. Just enjoying the other's company.

Inuyasha turned just slightly to see Kagome out of the corner of his eye. She was beautiful. Her shiny raven hair fluttered a little in the breeze and her face was completely serene. But she was troubled. Her eyes, which were clear blue when he had first seen her and a deep blue when she was yelling at him a while ago, were now a stormy gray-blue.

~*~*~*FLASHBACK IN INUYASHA'S POV*~*~*~

She was sleeping. She was so peaceful and completely unaware of anything around her. She was so pure and naïve. I knew I should stay away from her; I wouldn't want to contaminate her or anything. I'm a dirty hanyou and she was like an angel from heaven. I had no right to be this close to her. Hell, I had no right to breathe the same air as her!! But she never pushed me away; she wanted to get closer to me. Then an image of her flashed through my mind. She was angry, her bow and arrow positioned for kill. But wait, no, this wasn't her. She has blue eyes, not brown.

When the image disappeared, I found myself a mere few inches away from her face. She chose this time to wake up suddenly. Her eyes widened, then grew dark. SLAP

She blinked a few times and I pointed to my red cheek. "Oh, uh, hehe, sorry Inuyasha! It was a reflex!" she laughed nervously to herself.

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She smiled. My heart began to race, how does she always do this to me with a simple smile? I smiled in return, one of the few times. Did I have the same effect on her? I can hear her heartbeat quicken but is it from me? I wanted to be with her forever. I would keep her safe and protect her from anything that threatened her in the smallest bit. She accepted me for who I am and how I am. She didn't care at all that I was a hanyou.

Her eyes were a rich, deep blue that the finest sapphires would seem like dirtied rocks compared to them. I could feel myself moving closer to her. Her sapphire eyes widened slightly and her cheeks turned a deep shade of rose. Our faces were only an inch apart. But I didn't wait any longer. I moved and closed the space between us.

~*~*~*END OF FLASHBACK*~*~*~

When Inuyasha came out of his reverie, he found himself getting lost within the same sapphire depths as that vision. 'Or was it a vision? I'm pretty sure I can't see into the future. A memory maybe? But was that really Kagome?' he thought to himself.

Kagome blushed a little under his intense golden gaze. But when the jewel shards on his forhead glowed a little, a question formed in her mind. "Inuyasha? Anou, I've been wondering, how did you get those shards? I mean, you can't sense them can you?"

Inuyasha hesitated a little before he answered. "I-I don't really know. I just remember seeing someone. But-"

Inuyasha didn't finish his sentence. He turned around and stared. Kagome, just noticing the new aura, turned to look behind her and gasped. 'She's gorgeous!' was all Kagome could hopelessly think to herself as she noticed something flicker in Inuyasha's eyes.

The youkai, or rather, kitsune infront of them smiled softly, her brilliant emerald eyes shining. "Remember me, Inuyasha?"

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k, hope u all liked this chappie!! please review!!! It makes me happy, boosts my ego to the point where it's gonna explode, and encourages me to update sooner!!! ^_~

*****also, I want all of u peeps to read Kagome-Chan's fic "Fate Is Not Always Cruel" it's a Romance/Angst and it's an awesome fic so go read it!! here's the summary:

"Kagome's family and village is killed by a youkai raid and she is sold to a family where she will become a geisha, one day she meets Lord Sesshomaru's lil bro..... I/K"