AN: Hey, sorry I took a little while to get this chapter out. I had a lot going on in my life and two really really REALLY boring classes to study for. Now I have nothing to do and can go about being my lazy daydreaming self; which is good for any one who likes this story cause that is when I write. Hope you like this chapter, ENJOY AND HAPPY READING!

ejqHorseLady: WOW! I like your review very much, thank you. About the name game: I didn't do everyone because I thought that it might get tedious and everyone would get bored; but if I was wrong about that then I will gladly put some more of it in later. As for Kikyo, she is coming later, and it will be messy, but I like your suggestion a lot, and I will use it. Look for it in future chapters.

coyotesabre: Thank you for such a wonderful review. I know I use cliffhangers, but aren't they just some of the most fun things to write? It is fun to be a little evil every once in awhile; though, I might be making a habit of it.

natalia: I am sorry about the evil cliffhanger but sometimes they are necessary, and fun. I think I left another one in this chapter. I think they are addictive.

The One Above All: hehe, sorry about another cliffie; but shouldn't we take our talents and exercise them?

InuYasha00: Thanks for the review, sorry this review took a little longer than I anticipated.

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Love Isn't Just a Memory

Chapter Seventeen: Fill in the Blanks

By: Nimerin

Kagome's wide open eyes were locked in a staring contest with her wall. The lights were off and it was still early in the evening, but the time was not responsible for her lack of sleepiness. When Inuyasha had entered the room Kagome had feigned sleep in an attempt to avoid conversation. It wasn't that she had a problem with talking to Inuyasha, she was just exhausted from everything that had been happening and wasn't in the mood. She was quite surprised that Inuyasha had not left her alone when he had discovered her sleeping, and she was even more surprised when he had started to pour his heart out. She would have stopped him but something in her would not allow it; she needed to hear what he had to say. She needed to hear it with every fiber of her being.

So now here she was staring at her wall like there was no tomorrow; waiting for her brain to come out of shock and start processing everything that she had been told, and man did it have a lot to process. 

'Oh Kami, Oh Kami! What just happened here?'

Kagome heard a loud thud outside her window so she decided to peek out and check out the scene. What greeted her was Sango storming away from an unconscious Miroku. She giggled at the two, 'It's so obvious those two are meant for each other. He was so gentle with her all through dinner and she was fighting a huge blush from all of his attention.'

Kagome closed her eyes as she rested her forehead against the window pane and enjoyed the cooling sensation as it eased away some of her recently acquired headache. 'Which brings me back to Inuyasha; why was he behaving so gently with me? Was it because he was human?' She wasn't stupid, she noticed how much more open he was with every one during dinner; Miroku had even commented on it.

'If he just said those things because he was human, does that mean that he doesn't feel as strongly for me when he is in hanyou form?' Kagome sighed, 'I don't think I could take it if he only felt this way once a month; it would kill me.'

"Oi bouzo, what the hell did you do this time?" Kagome opened her eyes and looked outside to see Inuyasha lightly kicking the houshi. Miroku merely tripped the hanyou turned human with his staff and rose to his feet.

"Inuyasha I did not do anything, I was merely meditating."

Inuyasha snorted and jumped to his feet, taking a swipe at Miroku who deftly dodged his offense. "Why is it that you always seem to be meditating after you grope Sango?"

"Inuyasha, I am a man of the cloth, I am not susceptible to the desires of the flesh." Miroku suddenly took up the most pious pose he was capable of.

"Whatever bouzo, keep your voice down, Kagome is trying to sleep." Inuyasha huffed as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.

At the mention of her name, Kagome quickly ducked away from the window. She did not want Inuyasha to see her and realize that she had not been asleep. Not only would he be angry, but she was not ready to give a response to anything he said. It was better to pretend she was oblivious for the time being; a wry smile graced her lips, 'Inuyasha thinks I'm oblivious anyways, so he should be pretty easy to convince.'

Kagome curled up under her blankets and pulled them up over her head, 'Poor Miroku-sama, no matter what form he is in Inuyasha always goads him. He hasn't had a break the whole time he has been here. Of course, it's the same with Shippo.' Kagome suddenly whipped the blankets off of her head, 'It's the same! He acts the same! That means that his personality doesn't change; which means he meant what he said. He feels like that in hanyou form too!'

'YAY!' Kagome jumped out of her bed and was dancing around her room. Once she had celebrated enough she sat down on the edge of her bed, a huge grin decorating her face. 'Wow, so I love him and he loves me.' The grin slowly faded as a new realization dawned on her, 'But he didn't say he loved me, he just said he shared the same feeling. If he puts it like that it sounds like he doesn't understand what it means.'

Kagome sighed as she flopped back unto her bed, 'Baka hanyou,  why can't he just realize what the feeling is?'

A tiny niggling began in her brain, 'I wish I had my memories, then this wouldn't be so confusing; at least I would know why he acts like he does.'

Kagome's eyes began to drift shut, the shock had now worn off and she was back to being sleepy. The closer to the velvety darkness of sleep she became, the more the nagging sensation in her brain grew. Her body began to glow a faint pink light and a low humming noise could be heard lulling her to sleep. Kagome's eyes turned a dull gray and just before her eyes closed a dark  fog descended upon her body trying to overpower the pale glow that surrounded the girl. The pink light faded drastically, but still remained as a thin sheen around her struggling against the darkness. The girl remained oblivious as she was swallowed into unconsciousness, dreams and nightmares awaiting her.

AN: Okay, so there you go, another chapter. Hoped you liked it, PLEASE REVIEW, PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON TOP! THANKS FOR READING!