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After they were away from hearing range of anyone in the hut and even the hanyou in the Goshinboku tree, Miroku stopped walking, and Kagome did likewise. He sat against a tree, holding his staff, letting it rest against his shoulder opposite of Kagome. He motioned for her to sit beside him, and she did.
"Kagome, we still have many jewel shards to collect... Have you sensed any lately?" Miroku questioned.
Kagome shook her head and replied, "No..."
"You know it's very important that we defeat Naraku and get all of the Sacred Jewel Shards..." Miroku paused, rubbing his chin, pretending to be wondering something, and Kagome nodded.
"What was the name of the human that Naraku originally was? The one that fell in love with Kikyou and his heart became defiled, so he called for all of the demons in the mountain to feast on his soul, giving him their strength in return... What was his name again?" Miroku asked, smirking on the inside.
Miroku knew that if Kagome hadn't lost her memories, she would answer. He also knew that if she HAD indeed lost her memories, and Kagome and Inu- Yasha were hiding it from everyone, he would've told her as much as he possibly could about everyone and their pasts, so she could act off of that to seem like she still had her memories. But, he hadn't spent enough time with her since the accident to have told her THAT much, like the little details such as Onigumo. Even if he had, the chances of her remembering something so small would've probably slipped her mind by now. So... it all comes down to this... a test to see whether Kagome had or had not lost her memories. What will she answer?
"Um..." Kagome fidgeted under his intense gaze, trying her best to scan through the things that Inu-Yasha had earlier told her.
"Come on, Miroku," Kagome looked up at him with a smile and begged, "You know what it is... or at least you'll remember later. Let's go back to the hut, okay?"
The monk narrowed his eyes at her and told her in a serious tone, "Answer the question please. Then we can go back to the hut."
"I... uh... I don't remember his name..." Kagome whispered in a defeated tone.
"I knew it." Miroku stated with a sad sigh, even though he had "won".
"Knew what?" Kagome asked dumbly with a weak smile.
"You did lose your memories... I know that if you hadn't, you would say 'Onigumo' without much thought and maybe ask why I'd ask such a random question." Miroku deducted.
Kagome gulped, not able to deny his accusations. He figured it out.
"Kagome, it's not that bad. We... maybe there's some way we can help you remember... There's hope, Kagome..." Miroku assured her, patting her back as tears formed in the girl's eyes.
'I didn't hide it too well, then? I want to remember... everything... I want to remember all of my friends and everything- the good and the bad- from this era. I hate myself for letting everyone down, loosing my memories and... I am so pathetic... I can't even make them feel happy again if they know...' Kagome thought in despair and tears stained her face.
"Kagome, it'll be okay..." he comforted her as he wrapped his right arm around her shoulders and she sobbed.
(A/N: I really hope that you didn't see that as a Kag/Mir moment. That's not how it was intended! He's only comforting her as a friend, and she is aware of that!)
Miroku couldn't stand the sad feeling that hung in the air around them, so he allowed his hand to travel to Kagome's rear and gave it a good groping.
"HENTAI!" Kagome shouted and whacked him with her giant yellow backpack really hard, and walked back to the hut with him following cautiously.
(A/N: She brought her backpack with her just for a conversation? Maybe she predicted that she'd need it for something like this? *Shrugs* dunno... *Opens a fortune cookie* Ooo! Lookies! It says, "No one will take your happiness from you". Hey, that means that you will review, so I won't be unhappy ^.
When Kagome returned to the hut, she had wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve; Sango was already back from cleaning Hiraikotsu and was sitting with Shippou and Kirara. She noticed that Kagome had been crying.
"Kagome-chan, what's wrong?" Sango asked with a caring look in her eyes.
"I lied... to all of you... I really did loose my memories... I don't remember anything about anyone or anything from this era." Kagome explained in nothing above a whisper.
"No... that can't be true. You know us, you know our names and things about us..." Sango denied.
Kagome shook her head with her eyes downcast and replied, "Inu-Yasha told me everything that he could about all of you on the way to the hut."
Miroku walked in then and stood at the door and informed Sango, Shippou and Kaede, "That's what I figured... So to see whether or not my suspicion was correct or not, I asked her if she remembered what the name of the human that Naraku once was, and she didn't know."
"I'm sorry everyone..." Kagome apologized while bowing.
"Kagome, how did ye loose your memories?" Kaede asked.
She told her about the car hitting her, and Shippou's eyes filled with tears.
"But there's always hope. Maybe we can help her remember all of us... just maybe... somehow..." Miroku pointed out.
Meanwhile, Inu-Yasha was still sitting in the tree, listening to everything happening in Kaede's hut. He sighed deeply, thinking of Kagome and Kikyou. What better a time for one of Kikyou's soul-stealing demons to pass him by- a sign of Kikyou nearby? He looked at it, wondering what he should do now.
Of course, he followed them, leading the way to Kikyou. The closer he got to the walking clay pot, the more soul-stealing demons there were. He stopped in front of Kikyou, as she looked at him coldly, devoid of any emotion.
"Hello, Inu-Yasha." She greeted him in a monotone voice.
"Kikyou..." Inu-Yasha replied as he looked at her, as if he were surprised to see her standing in front of him.
(A/N: Why does he do this? He followed the stupid soul-stealing demons, knowing to whom they'd lead him. I swear, he can be such a clueless *twitches* baka at times...)
Inu-Yasha embraced her; he had made up his mind. He needed to go through with his plan; he'd spent all day thinking about it.
Just then, Kagome stood behind a tree, watching the whole thing, Inu-Yasha and Kikyou were unaware of her presence.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! *Is still laughing evilly* that's the end of the chapter! Is that a cliff hanger? I hope so... I love leaving readers off at cliff hangers... It's so much fun. ^. ~ If you review, I will post sooner and you'll know what exactly Inu-Yasha has decided and what will happen with Kikyou. Tanoshinde kudasai ^. ~!
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After they were away from hearing range of anyone in the hut and even the hanyou in the Goshinboku tree, Miroku stopped walking, and Kagome did likewise. He sat against a tree, holding his staff, letting it rest against his shoulder opposite of Kagome. He motioned for her to sit beside him, and she did.
"Kagome, we still have many jewel shards to collect... Have you sensed any lately?" Miroku questioned.
Kagome shook her head and replied, "No..."
"You know it's very important that we defeat Naraku and get all of the Sacred Jewel Shards..." Miroku paused, rubbing his chin, pretending to be wondering something, and Kagome nodded.
"What was the name of the human that Naraku originally was? The one that fell in love with Kikyou and his heart became defiled, so he called for all of the demons in the mountain to feast on his soul, giving him their strength in return... What was his name again?" Miroku asked, smirking on the inside.
Miroku knew that if Kagome hadn't lost her memories, she would answer. He also knew that if she HAD indeed lost her memories, and Kagome and Inu- Yasha were hiding it from everyone, he would've told her as much as he possibly could about everyone and their pasts, so she could act off of that to seem like she still had her memories. But, he hadn't spent enough time with her since the accident to have told her THAT much, like the little details such as Onigumo. Even if he had, the chances of her remembering something so small would've probably slipped her mind by now. So... it all comes down to this... a test to see whether Kagome had or had not lost her memories. What will she answer?
"Um..." Kagome fidgeted under his intense gaze, trying her best to scan through the things that Inu-Yasha had earlier told her.
"Come on, Miroku," Kagome looked up at him with a smile and begged, "You know what it is... or at least you'll remember later. Let's go back to the hut, okay?"
The monk narrowed his eyes at her and told her in a serious tone, "Answer the question please. Then we can go back to the hut."
"I... uh... I don't remember his name..." Kagome whispered in a defeated tone.
"I knew it." Miroku stated with a sad sigh, even though he had "won".
"Knew what?" Kagome asked dumbly with a weak smile.
"You did lose your memories... I know that if you hadn't, you would say 'Onigumo' without much thought and maybe ask why I'd ask such a random question." Miroku deducted.
Kagome gulped, not able to deny his accusations. He figured it out.
"Kagome, it's not that bad. We... maybe there's some way we can help you remember... There's hope, Kagome..." Miroku assured her, patting her back as tears formed in the girl's eyes.
'I didn't hide it too well, then? I want to remember... everything... I want to remember all of my friends and everything- the good and the bad- from this era. I hate myself for letting everyone down, loosing my memories and... I am so pathetic... I can't even make them feel happy again if they know...' Kagome thought in despair and tears stained her face.
"Kagome, it'll be okay..." he comforted her as he wrapped his right arm around her shoulders and she sobbed.
(A/N: I really hope that you didn't see that as a Kag/Mir moment. That's not how it was intended! He's only comforting her as a friend, and she is aware of that!)
Miroku couldn't stand the sad feeling that hung in the air around them, so he allowed his hand to travel to Kagome's rear and gave it a good groping.
"HENTAI!" Kagome shouted and whacked him with her giant yellow backpack really hard, and walked back to the hut with him following cautiously.
(A/N: She brought her backpack with her just for a conversation? Maybe she predicted that she'd need it for something like this? *Shrugs* dunno... *Opens a fortune cookie* Ooo! Lookies! It says, "No one will take your happiness from you". Hey, that means that you will review, so I won't be unhappy ^.
When Kagome returned to the hut, she had wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve; Sango was already back from cleaning Hiraikotsu and was sitting with Shippou and Kirara. She noticed that Kagome had been crying.
"Kagome-chan, what's wrong?" Sango asked with a caring look in her eyes.
"I lied... to all of you... I really did loose my memories... I don't remember anything about anyone or anything from this era." Kagome explained in nothing above a whisper.
"No... that can't be true. You know us, you know our names and things about us..." Sango denied.
Kagome shook her head with her eyes downcast and replied, "Inu-Yasha told me everything that he could about all of you on the way to the hut."
Miroku walked in then and stood at the door and informed Sango, Shippou and Kaede, "That's what I figured... So to see whether or not my suspicion was correct or not, I asked her if she remembered what the name of the human that Naraku once was, and she didn't know."
"I'm sorry everyone..." Kagome apologized while bowing.
"Kagome, how did ye loose your memories?" Kaede asked.
She told her about the car hitting her, and Shippou's eyes filled with tears.
"But there's always hope. Maybe we can help her remember all of us... just maybe... somehow..." Miroku pointed out.
Meanwhile, Inu-Yasha was still sitting in the tree, listening to everything happening in Kaede's hut. He sighed deeply, thinking of Kagome and Kikyou. What better a time for one of Kikyou's soul-stealing demons to pass him by- a sign of Kikyou nearby? He looked at it, wondering what he should do now.
Of course, he followed them, leading the way to Kikyou. The closer he got to the walking clay pot, the more soul-stealing demons there were. He stopped in front of Kikyou, as she looked at him coldly, devoid of any emotion.
"Hello, Inu-Yasha." She greeted him in a monotone voice.
"Kikyou..." Inu-Yasha replied as he looked at her, as if he were surprised to see her standing in front of him.
(A/N: Why does he do this? He followed the stupid soul-stealing demons, knowing to whom they'd lead him. I swear, he can be such a clueless *twitches* baka at times...)
Inu-Yasha embraced her; he had made up his mind. He needed to go through with his plan; he'd spent all day thinking about it.
Just then, Kagome stood behind a tree, watching the whole thing, Inu-Yasha and Kikyou were unaware of her presence.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! *Is still laughing evilly* that's the end of the chapter! Is that a cliff hanger? I hope so... I love leaving readers off at cliff hangers... It's so much fun. ^. ~ If you review, I will post sooner and you'll know what exactly Inu-Yasha has decided and what will happen with Kikyou. Tanoshinde kudasai ^. ~!
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Eternal Serena- Ugg... finals are tomorrow and the next day... I have to study for my Spanish, Health, and Tennis lol. YAYNESS! Someone FINALLY asked what the title of this story means! Well, I have been waiting for someone to ask. It means, "One More Time Love" so... yeah... that's a direct translation. Thanks for reviewing for my sanity again!
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