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Recap: "KAGOME!!!!!"
The girl realized this too late and was struck hard with the tail, sending her flying just like her other female friend. Enraged, Inu Yasha chopped up the demon and, without picking up the shard, raced after the woman who had fallen.
After searching for a few moments, he found her lying against a tree, her eyes closed as red was surrounding her. "No, no Kagome, wake up!" Inu Yasha ran up and knelt beside her, gently shaking her to get her to open her eyes. "Kagome? Come on, Kagome. You have to wake up! Kagome!!!"
He could hear a gasp and knew Sango was behind him, probably leaning on Miroku's shoulder. He didn't care at the moment. His eyes were burning with salt as tears were beginning to form. "Come on, Kagome. Don't die on me now. Kagome!"
Deep brown eyes remained covered by lids as the red pool slowly began to grow.
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He didn't know what to do. Kagome was laying here, blood pouring out of her, and he just couldn't think. Why didn't he jump over to save her like always? He was mad at himself, blaming himself for this. Inu Yasha still held Kagome, wishing her to wake up like always, when a familiar scent caught his nose. He didn't need to turn around to know who it was.
"Kouga?" Sango looked at the demon with confusion. 'If Kagome was with him before, why wasn't she with him when this happened?'
The youkai ignored her as he went to Kagome's side. Terror filled his eyes as he watched her blood empty out of her. "Kuso. What happened??" Sharply, he turned his gaze to the hanyou beside him. "You were supposed to protect her!"
"Now's not the time for that, Kouga. We have to get Kagome-sama some help." Miroku first made sure Sango could stand on her own before going over to the other men. The monk had found the youkai exterminator in a similar position as the young miko, but lucky landed in some bushes. She was weak, but insisted on finding Kagome.
The monk knew the hanyou was upset, so much that words would not be possible at the moment. "Inu Yasha, go through the well and get Kaede. Bring her to her hut. We will bring Kagome there for her." Seeing the hanyou was still not moving, Miroku went beside him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Inu Yasha, the longer you wait the less chance Kagome-sama will have. You have to leave her in our care until you return with Kaede. It's the only way. I know you don't want to lose her again."
That snapped him out of his daze. Inu Yasha nodded at Miroku while gently placing Kagome into his arms. Slowly, and without taking his eyes off of her, he stood up and made his way towards the well. He heard Sango tell him to hurry, which after a few moments, he did, running his hardest to make sure he got back in time. 'Please Kagome. Please don't leave me again.'
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That was the second longest night in Inu Yasha's life. Kaede and Sango were working hard to bring Kagome back to him, but the time it was taking was torture. Miroku knew this and was giving the hanyou some space by questioning Kouga. "What happened anyway? I thought Kagome was with you?"
Sighing, the wolf youkai scratched his head in frustration. "She was. I found her by that stupid tree of his, but I guess she got freaked out and fainted. I took her back to the cave and eventually she woke up. What happened to her anyway? Why doesn't she have any memories?"
Taking a quick glance at the hanyou by the door, Miroku decided to let Kouga in on what was going on. "Before Kagome left to her time, Kikyo placed a terrible curse on her. The Dark Nothing. Basically it was tearing apart Kagome's memories and soul piece by piece, trapping her in the darkest areas of her mind until death. Kikyo planned on stealing Kagome's soul in order to come back to life." Seeing the wolf prince start to growl, he continued. "Inu Yasha saved her by guiding her back to the living, but apparently much damage had been done, for she has lost most of her memories. We have been trying to help her, but it's as if she's meeting us for the first time. She doesn't know anything about this time at all. That's why she was afraid of you. She doesn't know who you are."
Miroku waited for Kouga to absorb all this information before throwing out his own question. "Why weren't you with Kagome-sama?"
The wolf glared at him, but for some reason decided to answer the monk. "I was explaining who I was to her when we heard a cry from not too far away. Kagome got up and ran out of the cave before I could say anything. I followed and quickly caught up with her, but she demanded to go find out what was wrong. Deciding to just humor her, I picked her up and raced over here when we saw the dead bodies of some of the villagers. Kagome picked up some arrows and a bow before she ran off again. I tried to follow her, but this demon got in my way. I was fighting it when I felt my skin crawl, knowing danger was nearby, so I got out of the way. Good timing too. Mutt face's stupid sword attack killed that demon. By the time I found you guys, Doggie boy was running into the forest. I also saw the Shikon shard on the ground, so I snatched it up. Don't even ask, monk. I figure Kagome's the one that really deserves it anyway."
A nod was all he received. Miroku looked in the direction of the hut, silently praying for the miko's safety. Inu Yasha had disappeared by that time, probably went up to his tree to think. That gave our perverted monk to think as well. 'Naraku was definitely involved then, but I had no idea there were two demons. Could Naraku possibly know about Kagome? If so, we're going to have a much harder time than usual.'
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The sun peaked its head about the mountains and onto the land, bringing the morning with it. Kouga and Miroku stood outside the hut as an exhausted Sango came out, nearly collapsing if it weren't for Miroku. The monk caught and steadied her before the ground could claim her. He looked into her tired eyes and silently asked if she was alright. The youkai slayer simply nodded as she became balanced.
Kouga couldn't have cared less about this little lovers moment. "How is she?"
Kaede came out rubbing her temples. "Someone go get Inu Yasha. He'll want to hear this as well."
Noticing the monk was busy at the moment with that girl, Kouga walked off into the forest, deep in his thoughts. 'It was my fault she got hurt. I shouldn't have let her run away like that. Hurry up, dog-turd. Kagome has to be okay or I just don't know what I'd do.'
Finally, he reached that tree Inu Yasha was obsessed with. "Yo! Inu Yasha! That old hag wants to talk with us about Kagome! Hurry up!"
Within a blink of an eye, the hanyou was out of the tree and running back to the hunt, leaving Kouga to just blink. Snapping out of it, he followed the white haired man back to the village and to the old woman. 'Please be well, Kagome. Please be alive.'
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