The 2nd Chance

A/N- Sorry for taking so long to update, I've been really busy between going to Michigan and what not.

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Chapter 4: Did I know you before?

'What am I going to do?' Kagome thought trembling. This guy really looked like he wanted to kill her right now. And all because of some girl named Kagome!?

"Now die!" Inuyasha roared as he lunged at her. Kagome screamed and threw herself out of the way of his razor sharp claws.

Inuyasha had just barley missed her, his claws managing to graze a small chip off of the pinkish jewel that hung from Kagome's neck.

For a fraction of a second Kagome's heart stopped and she froze. Inuyasha smirked and rose his arm again "I won't miss you this time!" he roared as swung down.

"Inuyasha!!!" Kagome screamed at the top of her lungs. Inuyasha stopped himself inches from her face and stared.

Her eyes squinted shut Kagome waited for the final blow, but it never came. Peeking one eye open she looked at the hanyou before her. He was staring at her in surprise.

"What did you say?" Inuyasha asked seriously. Kagome blinked "Eto… Inuyasha?" she said quietly, afraid he might still kill her.

"Why?" he asked in a low tone. Kagome just stared at him. The truth was, she wasn't quite sure why she yelled that name.

Heck, she didn't even know anyone by that name. It's just, suddenly, after the first time he had lunged at her, the name popped into her head, as if it were the name of some one who'd protect her, keep her safe.

Inuyasha was getting impatient "Answer me!" he demanded. "I don't know why!" Kagome yelled back in response, tears springing to her eyes. "I'm not sure of anything anymore." She whispered dejectedly.

And then it hit him. "Hey, what's your name?" Inuyasha questioned. Kagome bit her lip as more tears sprung into her eyes.

"I don't know! I don't know anything!" she sobbed. "I don't know my name, I don't know where I'm from, I'm not even sure how old I am. And I don't know why! I can't remember any of it!!!" she cried wretchedly.

It all made sense to Inuyasha now. Why she didn't recognize her name, why she was afraid of him. A girl who has no idea who she is, or where she is, or anything at all, of coarse she'd be afraid of someone who could rip through a youki with no trouble at all.

Pulling the crying Kagome into his arms Inuyasha hugged her and sighed. "I'm sorry... Please stop crying?" he asked stroking her hair in a calming way.

Kagome hiccupped and looked up with a tear soaked face. "But, why did you want to kill me" she asked with a trembling voice.

Inuyasha flinched at the mention of him trying to take her life. "Because, I've been without you for so long. And when you were afraid of me, I thought that maybe you weren't you, but an imposter. And I lost control. I really am sorry." He said quietly.

Kagome looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean, you've been without me for so long? Did… Did I know you before?" she questioned whipping some tears from her face with the sleeve of her kimono.

"Yeah..." Inuyasha responded brushing one of her stray hairs from her face to behind her ear.

Inuyasha sighed and stood up. "You should eat something" Inuyasha said gesturing towards the tray of food Keita had brought. "And then she can change into something clean to wear" Inuyasha said as he pointed to the wall of Kimonos that were hers.

"I'm going to go now, random people may come in to check up on you, just to let you know, Kagome." Inuyasha said as he exited the room and shut the door behind him.

-;-

Kikyou arrived in front of the small house that was her aunt Soi's. It was in the middle of the woods, not really close to any villages, and rather secluded.

Her aunt used to be the priestess of a village a few miles away, but then one night she was outcast from the village because they claimed she had become a dark priestess.

Kikyou snorted, her aunt, a dark priestess? Ridiculous.

Stepping up Kikyou knocked lightly and waited for a response. "Oh Kikyou, come in." came a voice from inside, acknowledging her.

Stepping inside Kikyou smiled as she saw her aunt Soi sitting across the room brewing something in a small kettle. "What are you making?" Kikyou questioned peering over her aunt's shoulder.

"Uh… a herbal remedy to cure wrinkles" Soi lies stirring the concoction. "Ah" Kikyou responded sitting down next to her.

Soi stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Kikyou. "Is something bothering you?" she asked. Kikyou nodded.

"It's that Kagome girl isn't it?" Soi asked knowingly. Kikyou turned a stunned look on her aunt. "How do you know about her?" she asked in confusion.

Soi chuckled as she went back to stirring "I had a vision that was coming." Soi replied wisely. "So then she is, the real Kagome?" Kikyou asked anger boiling up inside of her.

Soi chuckled again "No need to get angry, I won't let her interfere with yours and Inuyasha's relationship." Soi spoke as she added another ingredient to the concoction.

"I had a vision that she was returning to earth. So when the time came I performed a spell that erected the memories from her soul and trapped them in a small jewel called the Shikon no tama. She won't remember a thing so long as her memories remain trapped in the jewel." Soi explained.

"A being can't exist without memory. The only reason Kagome remains to exist is because the jewel is with her at all times, acting as a pendant of her necklace. The only way to release her memories is to shatter the jewel. So all you have to do my dear, is make sure that Kagome doesn't re-fall in love with Inuyasha, and you'll be set." Soi smiled mischiefly.

It took a second for Kikyou to process in her mind what she had just been told. So, it was Kagome, but she didn't remember anything. So Kagome wasn't in love with Inuyasha 'And I still have a chance' Kikyou thought to herself smirking.

"Ok, thanks. I've got to go now, Ja!" Kikyou called as she left.

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"What do you think we should do?" Inuyasha asked his elder brother from the seat across from him.

Sesshoumaru contemplated it for a moment and then looked up. "It's clear now that she's lost her memory. I propose that we tell her about herself, who she was before she forgot everything." Sesshoumaru said.

"You mean, tell her like, how she was such good friends with Sango, how she thought Miroku was perverted, like that?" Inuyasha questioned.

Sesshoumaru shook his head "No. You can't just tell her how she is supposed to feel and the expect her to just accept it. Those sort of things she'll have to realize for herself. She'll have to get to know all of us again, start from scratch." Sesshoumaru replied folding hid hands together.

"What we'll tell her is things such as, her name, where she is from, how old she is, mostly identity things." Sesshoumaru explained.

"I understand" Inuyasha responded nodding his head. Standing up he made his way to the door and stopped short when Sesshoumaru called his name.

"Inuyasha, remember, that also means that she has no idea that you two loved each other. So keep in mind, that she might not fall in love with you a second time." Sesshoumaru said in a serious tone.

Inuyasha eyes saddened but then he shook his head and smiled "Heh, ya right. Who could ever resist my devilish charm."

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow "Remember Chiki Hashtare from back when you were about 7 years old?" Sesshoumaru asked a hint of amusement glinting in his eyes.

Inuyasha shook his head trying to clear the image of him face down in horse droppings. He had tried to kiss Chiki, and in return she pushed him in a manure pile. "Don't remind me" Inuyasha groaned as he left the room.

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Inuyasha was headed towards Kagome's room when Kikyou spotted him as she entered the Manor. "Inuyasha!" she called catching his attention.

"Yeah?" he asked wondering what she wanted. "I was wondering if you'd like to go with me on a walk to the beach before it gets dark." She said hopefully.

"Naw. Sorry Kikyou, but right now I'm focused on helping Kagome out, maybe some other time he said as he waved a hand and walked away.

Kikyou clenched her fists in anger. 'Kagome this, Kagome that, I'm focused on helping Kagome right now. Well what about me!?' Kikyou thought angrily to herself as she began walking, heading for the Garden.

Ryuichi and Ryohei snickered as they watched Kikyou head out for the garden. "Ok, quick!" Ryohei told Ryuichi who was holding a pale as they ran up to Kagome's room.

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Kagome had just finished changing into a light green kimono when she heard a knock at the door. "Um, come in?" she said timidly.

"Hey Kagome, how are you?" Ryohei asked as he walked in followed by Ryuichi. Kagome had figured out by now that her name must be Kagome, since that's what everyone had been calling her.

"Oh, I'm doing well.. Uh, what is that?" she asked pointing to the pale Ryuichi was holding. "Oh that, it's just left over table scraps, some rotten fruit, vegetables, and eggs, along with some sour milk." Ryohei explained as if it were completely natural.

"Ew" Kagome stated plainly, holding her nose. "We're going to use your balcony really quick, that is, if you don't mind." Ryuichi said.

"Why do I get this odd sense of Déjà vu when you ask that?" Kagome sighed. "Go ahead" she said as she followed them to the balcony.

"Ok, here she comes, on the count of three" Ryohei said as they leaned over the balcony.

Inuyasha walked in right about then and his eyes widened.

"One"

"Don't you do that!" Inuyasha demanded.

"Two"

'Shit' Inuyasha thought as he ran for the balcony.

"Three!"

Inuyasha was a sliver of a second too late as the content of the pale when splashing down on top of Kikyou's head.

Eyes narrowing Kikyou looked up and glared. There was Ryuichi and Ryohei laughing hysterically, Inuyasha trying to hide the fact that he found it funny, and failing horribly, and a shocked looking Kagome.

Kikyou was about to yell some insults when her stomach lurched and she held her hand over her mouth. The smell of the rotten and spoiled foods were making her nauseous as she vomited on a near by rose bush.

She was so going to get them back!

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A/N- I hope you guys enjoyed that chapter! I start school on Monday so wish me luck. And I'm going to try my best to get back on the 'update every weekend' schedule. Ja!

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