To Sarcasm Girl8 and Lynne...Person: Of course you guys can join the prep-killing group. Anyone can join. .
On with the story!
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All these questions and shock went through her mind. She couldn't take this anymore. She wanted answers. Maybe not now, but soon. Her vision became blurry and the familiar sense of hot-ness overtook her forehead. She had a fever and she knew it. Her head started spinning and her heart started beating faster. She could barely tell what was going on, the last thing that she could tell was that someone warm was holding her.. and calling her name?
She blacked out.
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Hell's Angel
Take Nine
Standing Still
Cutting through the darkest night with my two head lights, trying to keep it clear, but I'm losing it here to the twilight. There's a dead end to my left, there's a burning bush to my right, you aren't in sight.
Do you want me like I want you?
Do you need me like I need you?
Or am I standing still, beneath the darkened sky?
Or am I standing still, with the scenery flying by?
Or am I standing still, out of the corner of my eye?
Was that you passing me by?
Sweet sorrow - He said call tomorrow
-Standing Still
Jewel
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When she woke up she was in her own bed, alone. She looked over to the night stand at her right and looked at the clock. 10:00 PM. Wednesday. She then groaned and wondered why her mind was so fuzzy. What had happened today? Last she remembered was sitting in the same bed as Inuyasha then receiving a phone call.. something about Ayame..
She sighed in confusion when she noticed the big purple and blue bruise on her arm. How did she get that? It looked like someone just grabbed there and squeezed as hard as they could. Her back still hurt too, along with her ankle. She was a wreck. She noticed something cool and wet on her forehead, it was a washcloth. Where did that come from? Was she sick?
She opened the night stand's drawer and pulled out a thermometer. She stuck it under her tongue and waited about two minutes, then it beeped. She took it out and read the temperature, 98.9. Not too high. Since the regular body heat temperature was only 98.6. She got up despite her condition and limped towards the door.
That's when someone spoke, "I knew you were going to try and get up. That's why I offered to stay and help you, wench." She knew that voice anywhere. Good ol' Inuyasha. She glared over at him, "I don't need your help." She then remembered her questions. "But.. what happened today?"
Inuyasha wasn't surprised in her lack of memory of today. He figured she would forget since she was in a daze most of that time. "Well, basically, lets just say I saved your pathetic ass from some fucked up horny guy." He smirked, "You should be thanking me."
"And where did I get this?" She held out her arm and showed the bruise. Inuyasha walked up to her arm and examined it, "That guy did that to you.. I'm sorry I couldn't get there sooner, Kagome.."
Wait, wait, wait. Hold on. What just happened? He apologized and said her name all in one sentence. Without hesitation. Something was going on here, and she wasn't going to be the last one to know. That's when she remembered by herself. She remembered the guy. He was going to rape her. Inuyasha saved her. She blacked out..
...Inuyasha had called her his. She gasped and looked him in the eye. Into the violet orbs she had grown to think of as pretty. "Why.. did you call me yours?"
Inuyasha froze at the spot. He didn't know why he did it himself. Why? It was instinct.. he thought, 'I felt like I needed to protect her. Like I had done once before..' He stopped his thoughts immediately. Wait, WHAT? Like he had done once before? When did he ever save her? Why did he want to protect her? What was going on?!
Inuyasha ran out of the room to take a walk outside. He needed some time to think about all this.
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Kagome stood there confused at Inuyasha's actions. Everyone suddenly came running up to Kagome and asking if she was alright, she just nodded her head yes. But she looked over to Sango especially and said, "Why did Inuyasha protect me? Why did he run away from me? And why did he call me his?"
Everyone became silent.
That's when she knew they were hiding something.
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Inuyasha ran. He just kept running. He didn't know where to, but he just kept going straight. He finally came to a very large tree and looked up into its branches. Fairly high. He jumped up branch by branch and finally was at the top gazing at the sky's vast sheet of stars. They were beautiful, he even knew the names of some of the constellations.
Then a sudden emotion hit him. He felt lonely. Why was he lonely? He was always used to being alone. What changed that thinking? One word, Kagome. She had changed him. His thinking. The way he viewed things. But how could she have? He had only met her at the beginning of this week... right...? Right?!
"But.. I'm not alone, am I? Somehow, without I ever knowing it, it felt so.. natural.. having Kagome near.." He spoke quietly to himself. But why was it so natural? Someone was playing a cruel trick on him, something was going on.. that's when he saw a flashback.
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"Are you sure you want to do this?" A doctor spoke to Inuyasha.
"I'm sure.. I can't.. I can't live like this anymore. It hurts.." Inuyasha held his fist up to his heart, "Remove my memories of her!"
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Inuyasha bounced back into reality and hit the back of the tree trunk in a cold sweat. His eyes were wide and and was looking around frantically. "What.. what was that? I don't recall that event.. was it a dream?" He held his head in his hands and screamed, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!"
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"What the hell is going on?!" Kagome screamed at everyone. "Something is up, I know it! What is it?" Everyone but Miroku backed off. "I told all of them." Kagome asked nicely and impatiently, "Told them what?"
"About your past." Miroku spoke. Kagome didn't mind. "And?" Kagome really needed to know what was going on. She couldn't take this anymore.
"...he's back in Japan." Miroku spoke.
"Who's back in Japan?" Kagome asked in question.
"Your boy."
She was silent as a grave.
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AN: Another kinda' sorta' cliffy.