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The shrine was very quiet that evening. All the inhabitants were sitting in the living room with the exception of one. They were all concerned about one thing that was very clear in their minds and hurt their hearts: Kagome didn't know who they were.
"It's called amnesia. This means Ms. Kagome has forgotten or lost her memories. At this point, she doesn't even know who she is. The name Kagome doesn't mean anything to her."
What the doctor had told them was simple yet very complex and painful. It was very hard to imagine the girl they had shared their lives with couldn't remember anything about them or their adventures. The people in the living room, however, couldn't begin to imagine how painful it was to a certain hanyou who was out in the forest surrounding the shrine.
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High up in a tree, Inu Yasha sat and recalled what had happened that day.
~Flashback~
Her eyes then focused on his and she said the words that just about killed him.
"Who are you? And who's Kagome?"
Inu Yasha took a step back, shock all over his face. There was no masking this now. He looked at the woman he now knew he loved and she had no idea who he was, worse, who she was. "Ka-Kagome?"
She looked at him with lost eyes, no recognition in them at all. "Am I supposed to know who that is? And you didn't answer my question. Who are you?"
Shaking his head, Inu Yasha slowly backed out of the room. His heart just couldn't take this right now. Right as he reached the door, he turned and ran down the hallway passed Miroku with the doctor. Inu Yasha heard the monk call to him, but it was just too much. He had to get out of there fast. His world was crumbling around him. Kagome didn't know who he was.
Before he knew it, Inu Yasha ended up in the park where those men beat up Kagome to the brink of death. He stared long and hard at the area where it happened. A single tear fell from his eye. "Kagome…"
~End Flashback~
The stars weren't as bright tonight. A certain male sat in the tree as another tear fell from his eye. His long bangs covered his eyes though. 'I was too late. Why should she get punished for my stupidity? Have I lost her… forever? My Kagome…?'
Tomorrow night would be a new moon in the sky, but Inu Yasha didn't care. All that was on his mind was that one girl, his one and only… Kagome.
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The raven haired girl tossed and turned in her sleep all night long. This one weird dream was reoccurring continuously.
~Dream~
She was running towards someone with long white hair. When she was getting closer, his hair turned dark black. She couldn't see his eyes for his bangs were coving them. He stood there, waiting for her almost.
As she thought she was getting closer, the man started to drift away. "No! Don't leave me! I need you!" Suddenly, he disappeared.
When he did, a slightly older woman appeared in front of her, as if blocking her way. There was something familiar about her. This woman looked very similar to herself! But why was she in such old clothes and why was she carrying a bow and arrows?
"Why do you pursue something you don't even know?"
The raven haired girl looked at her. "What do you mean?"
"You don't even know who you were running after. Why did you?"
"I-I don't know. It seemed like the thing I should do. It's as if my entire self- my heart and soul- told me to."
The woman looked her over, turned and began walking away.
"Wait! Don't leave! Who are you?!?"
Without turning back, the woman replied, "You will find out in due time." With that, she disappeared.
~End Dream~
The girl woke up and sat up straight in her bed, breathing heavily. For some reason, she felt some fear around that woman, yet something else as well. What it was, she didn't know. All she knew was that it was going to be a long night.
She brought her knees up to her chest and stared out into the night sky through her window. The stars weren't that bright and it looked like there would be no moon the next night. A strange feeling of panic went through her at that. 'Why should I care if there's no moon?' She sighed and tried to get back to sleep.
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~Dream~
"Don't leave me. I need you."
Inu Yasha turned and saw a woman with raven hair off in the distance. She looked so lost and alone. It appeared she was also chasing something. With all his might, he ran in her direction but never seemed to get closer to her. He suddenly realized who it was.
"Kagome! I'm coming!"
Inu Yasha kept running, but she soon disappeared in front of him. Another figure came out of no where and stood before him. Inu Yasha growled. "Kikyo."
"She doesn't even know why she was running to you. She doesn't know who I am nor you. Help her, Inu Yasha. Do not run away out of fear. What you feel may be strong enough to save her from the maze she is lost in in her mind."
The hanyou took a step back. "Is it really you, Kikyo?"
She nodded. "When you destroyed that shell of me, the me of before was returned. I have no hatred towards you nor to Kagome. I helped her when facing the black miko by showing her, no, demanding she tell me who she was. I can't do that here. She has nothing. Only you can save her. She's too lost. You can do it, Inu Yasha." With that, she disappeared again.
Inu Yasha stood there and slowly smirked. "That was the Kikyo I admired. Alright. I'll help you all I can Kagome. Please tell me I haven't lost you forever."
~End of Dream~
Inu Yasha woke with the sun shining into his eyes. Somehow, he had ended up in Kagome's room, surrounded by her scent. He sat up, stretched and got up. 'I'll help you all I can Kagome. Please keep fighting. I'll bring you back to who you were. My sweet Kagome.'
He then started to head downstairs to begin rounding up everyone into the car to see her, making sure Miroku wasn't dead after Sango knocked him out after his usual perverted ideas. Even in these troubled times, Miroku could still think like that. The red hand print on his face and the little swirlies in his eyes as he lay on the floor was very good evidence of this. Inu Yasha smiled and looked out the nearby window. 'Day one of your new life Kagome. Is it as lonely as I can imagine?'
~*~I have to stop there since I'm falling asleep here. Love to hear the feedback on this. Right now, I need to go bond with my pillow. Ja ne!~*~
