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Memories
"Hey Kurama, slow down!" yelled Inuyasha, running to catch up with the fox. "I'm
coming with you." Kurama slightly nodded before allowing Inuyasha to catch up. Together, they
entered Dumbledore's office.
"Oh, hello Kurama, Inuyasha." greeted Dumbledore. "How was your first day back at
Hogwarts?"
"Fine, thank you." replied Kurama.
"Cut to the chase, will ya?" demanded Inuyasha. "Where's Kagome? Why isn't she
here?"
"Ah, Kagome..." mused Dumbledore.
"Don't give me that look old man! Just tell me where the damn girl is!" yelled Inuyasha.
"Please, let him speak." cut in Kurama.
"I don't know." replied Dumbledore. "But she's somewhere very far away and very much
out of our reach."
"What do you mean?" asked Kurama, feeling his control slip. Inuyasha took a step back
from Kurama, as Kurama tried to control his anger.
"She simply disappeared." replied Dumbledore, losing his smile.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE JUST DISAPPEARED!?!" yelled Inuyasha.
"Ka..go..me." murmured Kurama, clenching his fists. Youki swirled around the room,
causing items to lift off the ground. Black energy crackled as Inuyasha took a few large steps
back.
"What's going on?" demanded Inuyasha.
"Demon rage." replied Dumbledore, taking out his wand to put up a shield.
*Bam*
The door to Dumbledore's office flew open as all eyes turned to the crying figure at the
doorway. Kurama's youki began to fade as the tear streaked girl walked in slowly. "G-grandpa."
choked out Kagome between sobs.
"Kagome." called out Inuyasha.
"Hey Inuyasha." replied Kagome, giving him a pained smile. "Hi Kurama."
"Kagome, are you okay?" asked Kurama, taking a few steps towards her. "What
happened? Where were you?"
"Inuyasha, Kurama. Can you two please let me talk to my grandpa alone? I promise to
come see you two afterwards." compromised Kagome. Kurama nodded his head, happy that
Kagome was safe and willing to talk to him.
"Feh. Fine." snorted Inuyasha, before storming out of the room with Kurama in tow.
Kagome waited before she was sure they were out of hearing range before speaking.
"Grandpa, is there another time turner?" asked Kagome eagerly.
"Yes, there is." replied Dumbledore. "I presume yours broke?"
"Yes, right after it sent me back, it shattered into a million pieces." replied Kagome.
"You overused it. You must have traveled back many, many years." mused Dumbledore.
"I have and I want to go back. Correct the wrong that I did." pleaded Kagome.
"I cannot allow that Kagome. The first time you went back was necessary so history will
take it's correct course, but if you went back and corrected what you did. It will change history,
for better or for worse. I cannot allow you to risk that, can you understand me?" asked
Dumbledore, face set in a grim line.
"So his death was mandatory in order for history to be as it is now?" demanded Kagome
angrily, filled with blind rage. "I'm the one who should have died, not him."
"What happened?" asked Dumbledore.
"I accused him of betraying me when he was only helping me get the moonstone I needed
in order to return. That girl he was with had the moonstone and the only way to get it was seduce
her and I didn't know. I got mad at him. I was really, really angry!" rambled Kagome, not
making any sense to Dumbledore.
"Even after a year, I still didn't trust him." continued Kagome. "I should have trusted
him, but I didn't. I confronted him and the girl who had the moonstone. I was surprised to find
that the girl was so much more powerful than I could comprehend. He saved me at the cost of his
own life. He handed me the moonstone with his last breath and made me promise to return back
to my own time."
~Flashback~
"Y-Youko, why didn't you tell me you were trying to get the moonstone?!?" I cried.
"Why did you protect me even after I threw away your trust?"
"Because I love you." replied Youko, thrusting the cursed stone into my hand. "Take this
and return. Return to the one you really love."
"I don't love anyone else except you!" I yelled, hugging him close to me. My tears fell of
its own will and I made no move to stop it.
"There is one who awaits you back in your own time. The one that is constantly on your
mind. Even though you never said it out loud, in my long life, I have learned to tell these things."
coughed Youko.
"I don't love him. I hate him. He betrayed me." I protested.
"You hate him because you love him." replied Youko, closing his eyes. "Nothing can
cause greater hate than to have the one you loved most betray you. If it was just some random
person who betrayed you, would you have hated him with the same amount of passion?"
"Does that mean you don't love me?" I asked, wrapping my arms tightly around his dying
body.
"Of course I love you, but I knew this might happen because of the choice I made. I was
prepared for this, so I felt no betrayal. On the contrary, I'm glad. It shows that you were jealous
and that I do mean something to you." smirked Youko.
"How can you joke about something when your dying?" I demanded. "You can't leave
me. You promised to always be there for me. You promised."
"How touching." gasped the protector of the moonstone. "With my last energy, I curse
you Youko. I curse you for tricking me. After your death, your soul will not find peace for five
hundred years." With that, she died with hatred swirling in her dark blue eyes.
"No!" I yelled at her fading form. Before I could run towards her to demand her to lift the
curse, Youko fell limp in my arms. I felt my blood run dry as he disappeared forever from my
life. I cried. I don't remember ever crying this hard in my life.
"You bitch." snarled a voice as I lifted my tear-streaked face. "What did you do to
Youko?" I stared at the angry bat demon in front of me as he flexed his claws. "I will avenge
Youko. What trickery did you use? For no human would have been able to kill him!" I closed my
eyes and awaited death. The impact never came.
~End Flashback~
"When I opened my eyes, I was back in Hogwarts. Time-turner shattered and moonstone
gone. I was sent back against my will." Kagome cried. Dumbledore could not make out any sense
of what Kagome was blabbering about in one breath.
"I'm sure he wants you to live a happy life." stated Dumbledore, only able to catch bits
and pieces of the story. "History cannot be changed, but your future can be altered if you choose
to. You can choose to wallow in sadness and self pity or live your life to the fullest. The reason
he had died for you."
Kagome silently nodded her head. "I've been gone for a year, I must have worried you."
Kagome stated, trying to change the topic. The discussion of Youko's death causing Kagome to
feel even more pain.
"Actually, you haven't." replied Dumbledore, not pushing any further into the matter. "A
year might have passed for you, but your third year had only just begun. You haven't aged either,
for those who use the time-turner do not age till they have caught up with the time when they
used the time-turner. So, basically, nothing much happened. Why don't you go back to your
dormitory and think things through before confronting your friends."
"Yes." replied Kagome, walking towards her dormitory, looking as if her soul was sucked
right out of her. "I'm still thirteen, right?" Kagome called over her back in a deadpan voice.
"Of course." replied Dumbledore.
~Kagome's POV~
Youko, I'm so sorry I doubted you. I'm sorry I only loved your with half a heart. I cried
silent tears as I took turns after turns. You will forever live in my heart and I will never forget
you. I will do as you wanted and live. I'll try to live a happy life. I'll try, but I can't promise.
Was it you who had sent me back when that demon wanted to kill me? Even after death
you protected me. You did keep your promise. Your with me in spirit, always. I stared down at
my hands. They were clean, but it was covered in Youko's blood just before. Time can take away
many things, but it can never take away my memories of you.
How the magic world works is something no one can ever comprehend. It seems to have
a mind of its own. Like how does the time-turner truly work? I didn't age, why? How? So many
questions, but I'm not interested in the answers. It's not important. The important thing is I keep
my promise. I know promises were made to be broken, but this one will be kept...
I will open myself and start anew with Kurama and my friends. But, I will not tell them of
Youko. A subject that pains me to bring up and discuss. Even if I could, would they believe me?
A promise is a promise. I'll find happiness, but Youko, you will always hold half my
heart...
"K-Kagome! Is that you!" yelled a voice, as someone grabbed my hand.
My eyes widened considerably. "K-Kouga-kun!" I gasped. He smirked. I smiled a small
smile. I've found someone I could confide in about Youko. Someone who will know of what I
speak.....
***
Ok, sorry it took sooo long to update! Please forgive me!!! I'm working on a new story that will
be posted in a few more months...^_^ It's going under a lot of editing...
Questions and Answers:
Shiroi Hikari:
* What the deal with Kurama 'killing' the doorknob on the train?
- oh, he's just angry because he couldn't find Kagome on the train. So, he vented his
anger out on the poor doorknob, cause he didn't want to cause to big of a scene.
Nogitsune Krist:
* When is Kurama gonna remember?
- He doesn't have access to Youko's memory...yet. He'll get a bit more as time passes.
(DR: Like, maybe after the dark tournament?) DY: It would be nice, if you don't give away the
plot, now get off my computer!
SoulDragonTFMizukiyo:
* Who said 'Your beautiful'?
- As you can probably guess, that was Youko trying to seduce the protector of the
moonstone. ^_^
kawaiililaznkitsune:
* Will everyone know about Kagome defeating Voldemort and start being friends with her
again?
- Voldemort isn't dead yet. The one she killed was only a memory of Voldemort aka
Riddle. Kagome's friends and Harry and etc. has already realized what's going on and are ready
to apologize to Kagome. It's just a matter of time..and chapter before their confrontation.
Why?What?Shutup:
* If Sango is with Hiei, then who's the pervert gonna be with?
- Just wait and see. ^_^ It will be revealed...in time.
* Is Kagome going to find out about the whole "Kurama and Youko are in the same body" thing
this year?
-I don't think so, I'm going to have to postpone Kagome and Youko's reunion...for quite
a while. So I can patch things up between Kurama and Kagome first....confusing...
Helen:
* Can you start a mailing list?
-Actually, I have one already. ^_^ You can find it in my profile. It's a Kurama/Kagome
group that I started and I post my updates there too.
* Did you pair Sesshoumaru up with anyone yet?
- No, but I have someone in mind. ^_^
Lenne:
* Will Youko's memories ever show up?
-Yes, it will. (DR: Yea, after the Dark T..) *DY: Go do your homework!*
Thanks everyone for reviewing!!!
The stories some of you guys ask me to read are great! But ff.net will not allow me to review...so
I just wanted everyone who had recommended me to read their story...they're great!
***
Memories
"Hey Kurama, slow down!" yelled Inuyasha, running to catch up with the fox. "I'm
coming with you." Kurama slightly nodded before allowing Inuyasha to catch up. Together, they
entered Dumbledore's office.
"Oh, hello Kurama, Inuyasha." greeted Dumbledore. "How was your first day back at
Hogwarts?"
"Fine, thank you." replied Kurama.
"Cut to the chase, will ya?" demanded Inuyasha. "Where's Kagome? Why isn't she
here?"
"Ah, Kagome..." mused Dumbledore.
"Don't give me that look old man! Just tell me where the damn girl is!" yelled Inuyasha.
"Please, let him speak." cut in Kurama.
"I don't know." replied Dumbledore. "But she's somewhere very far away and very much
out of our reach."
"What do you mean?" asked Kurama, feeling his control slip. Inuyasha took a step back
from Kurama, as Kurama tried to control his anger.
"She simply disappeared." replied Dumbledore, losing his smile.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE JUST DISAPPEARED!?!" yelled Inuyasha.
"Ka..go..me." murmured Kurama, clenching his fists. Youki swirled around the room,
causing items to lift off the ground. Black energy crackled as Inuyasha took a few large steps
back.
"What's going on?" demanded Inuyasha.
"Demon rage." replied Dumbledore, taking out his wand to put up a shield.
*Bam*
The door to Dumbledore's office flew open as all eyes turned to the crying figure at the
doorway. Kurama's youki began to fade as the tear streaked girl walked in slowly. "G-grandpa."
choked out Kagome between sobs.
"Kagome." called out Inuyasha.
"Hey Inuyasha." replied Kagome, giving him a pained smile. "Hi Kurama."
"Kagome, are you okay?" asked Kurama, taking a few steps towards her. "What
happened? Where were you?"
"Inuyasha, Kurama. Can you two please let me talk to my grandpa alone? I promise to
come see you two afterwards." compromised Kagome. Kurama nodded his head, happy that
Kagome was safe and willing to talk to him.
"Feh. Fine." snorted Inuyasha, before storming out of the room with Kurama in tow.
Kagome waited before she was sure they were out of hearing range before speaking.
"Grandpa, is there another time turner?" asked Kagome eagerly.
"Yes, there is." replied Dumbledore. "I presume yours broke?"
"Yes, right after it sent me back, it shattered into a million pieces." replied Kagome.
"You overused it. You must have traveled back many, many years." mused Dumbledore.
"I have and I want to go back. Correct the wrong that I did." pleaded Kagome.
"I cannot allow that Kagome. The first time you went back was necessary so history will
take it's correct course, but if you went back and corrected what you did. It will change history,
for better or for worse. I cannot allow you to risk that, can you understand me?" asked
Dumbledore, face set in a grim line.
"So his death was mandatory in order for history to be as it is now?" demanded Kagome
angrily, filled with blind rage. "I'm the one who should have died, not him."
"What happened?" asked Dumbledore.
"I accused him of betraying me when he was only helping me get the moonstone I needed
in order to return. That girl he was with had the moonstone and the only way to get it was seduce
her and I didn't know. I got mad at him. I was really, really angry!" rambled Kagome, not
making any sense to Dumbledore.
"Even after a year, I still didn't trust him." continued Kagome. "I should have trusted
him, but I didn't. I confronted him and the girl who had the moonstone. I was surprised to find
that the girl was so much more powerful than I could comprehend. He saved me at the cost of his
own life. He handed me the moonstone with his last breath and made me promise to return back
to my own time."
~Flashback~
"Y-Youko, why didn't you tell me you were trying to get the moonstone?!?" I cried.
"Why did you protect me even after I threw away your trust?"
"Because I love you." replied Youko, thrusting the cursed stone into my hand. "Take this
and return. Return to the one you really love."
"I don't love anyone else except you!" I yelled, hugging him close to me. My tears fell of
its own will and I made no move to stop it.
"There is one who awaits you back in your own time. The one that is constantly on your
mind. Even though you never said it out loud, in my long life, I have learned to tell these things."
coughed Youko.
"I don't love him. I hate him. He betrayed me." I protested.
"You hate him because you love him." replied Youko, closing his eyes. "Nothing can
cause greater hate than to have the one you loved most betray you. If it was just some random
person who betrayed you, would you have hated him with the same amount of passion?"
"Does that mean you don't love me?" I asked, wrapping my arms tightly around his dying
body.
"Of course I love you, but I knew this might happen because of the choice I made. I was
prepared for this, so I felt no betrayal. On the contrary, I'm glad. It shows that you were jealous
and that I do mean something to you." smirked Youko.
"How can you joke about something when your dying?" I demanded. "You can't leave
me. You promised to always be there for me. You promised."
"How touching." gasped the protector of the moonstone. "With my last energy, I curse
you Youko. I curse you for tricking me. After your death, your soul will not find peace for five
hundred years." With that, she died with hatred swirling in her dark blue eyes.
"No!" I yelled at her fading form. Before I could run towards her to demand her to lift the
curse, Youko fell limp in my arms. I felt my blood run dry as he disappeared forever from my
life. I cried. I don't remember ever crying this hard in my life.
"You bitch." snarled a voice as I lifted my tear-streaked face. "What did you do to
Youko?" I stared at the angry bat demon in front of me as he flexed his claws. "I will avenge
Youko. What trickery did you use? For no human would have been able to kill him!" I closed my
eyes and awaited death. The impact never came.
~End Flashback~
"When I opened my eyes, I was back in Hogwarts. Time-turner shattered and moonstone
gone. I was sent back against my will." Kagome cried. Dumbledore could not make out any sense
of what Kagome was blabbering about in one breath.
"I'm sure he wants you to live a happy life." stated Dumbledore, only able to catch bits
and pieces of the story. "History cannot be changed, but your future can be altered if you choose
to. You can choose to wallow in sadness and self pity or live your life to the fullest. The reason
he had died for you."
Kagome silently nodded her head. "I've been gone for a year, I must have worried you."
Kagome stated, trying to change the topic. The discussion of Youko's death causing Kagome to
feel even more pain.
"Actually, you haven't." replied Dumbledore, not pushing any further into the matter. "A
year might have passed for you, but your third year had only just begun. You haven't aged either,
for those who use the time-turner do not age till they have caught up with the time when they
used the time-turner. So, basically, nothing much happened. Why don't you go back to your
dormitory and think things through before confronting your friends."
"Yes." replied Kagome, walking towards her dormitory, looking as if her soul was sucked
right out of her. "I'm still thirteen, right?" Kagome called over her back in a deadpan voice.
"Of course." replied Dumbledore.
~Kagome's POV~
Youko, I'm so sorry I doubted you. I'm sorry I only loved your with half a heart. I cried
silent tears as I took turns after turns. You will forever live in my heart and I will never forget
you. I will do as you wanted and live. I'll try to live a happy life. I'll try, but I can't promise.
Was it you who had sent me back when that demon wanted to kill me? Even after death
you protected me. You did keep your promise. Your with me in spirit, always. I stared down at
my hands. They were clean, but it was covered in Youko's blood just before. Time can take away
many things, but it can never take away my memories of you.
How the magic world works is something no one can ever comprehend. It seems to have
a mind of its own. Like how does the time-turner truly work? I didn't age, why? How? So many
questions, but I'm not interested in the answers. It's not important. The important thing is I keep
my promise. I know promises were made to be broken, but this one will be kept...
I will open myself and start anew with Kurama and my friends. But, I will not tell them of
Youko. A subject that pains me to bring up and discuss. Even if I could, would they believe me?
A promise is a promise. I'll find happiness, but Youko, you will always hold half my
heart...
"K-Kagome! Is that you!" yelled a voice, as someone grabbed my hand.
My eyes widened considerably. "K-Kouga-kun!" I gasped. He smirked. I smiled a small
smile. I've found someone I could confide in about Youko. Someone who will know of what I
speak.....
***
Ok, sorry it took sooo long to update! Please forgive me!!! I'm working on a new story that will
be posted in a few more months...^_^ It's going under a lot of editing...
Questions and Answers:
Shiroi Hikari:
* What the deal with Kurama 'killing' the doorknob on the train?
- oh, he's just angry because he couldn't find Kagome on the train. So, he vented his
anger out on the poor doorknob, cause he didn't want to cause to big of a scene.
Nogitsune Krist:
* When is Kurama gonna remember?
- He doesn't have access to Youko's memory...yet. He'll get a bit more as time passes.
(DR: Like, maybe after the dark tournament?) DY: It would be nice, if you don't give away the
plot, now get off my computer!
SoulDragonTFMizukiyo:
* Who said 'Your beautiful'?
- As you can probably guess, that was Youko trying to seduce the protector of the
moonstone. ^_^
kawaiililaznkitsune:
* Will everyone know about Kagome defeating Voldemort and start being friends with her
again?
- Voldemort isn't dead yet. The one she killed was only a memory of Voldemort aka
Riddle. Kagome's friends and Harry and etc. has already realized what's going on and are ready
to apologize to Kagome. It's just a matter of time..and chapter before their confrontation.
Why?What?Shutup:
* If Sango is with Hiei, then who's the pervert gonna be with?
- Just wait and see. ^_^ It will be revealed...in time.
* Is Kagome going to find out about the whole "Kurama and Youko are in the same body" thing
this year?
-I don't think so, I'm going to have to postpone Kagome and Youko's reunion...for quite
a while. So I can patch things up between Kurama and Kagome first....confusing...
Helen:
* Can you start a mailing list?
-Actually, I have one already. ^_^ You can find it in my profile. It's a Kurama/Kagome
group that I started and I post my updates there too.
* Did you pair Sesshoumaru up with anyone yet?
- No, but I have someone in mind. ^_^
Lenne:
* Will Youko's memories ever show up?
-Yes, it will. (DR: Yea, after the Dark T..) *DY: Go do your homework!*
Thanks everyone for reviewing!!!
The stories some of you guys ask me to read are great! But ff.net will not allow me to review...so
I just wanted everyone who had recommended me to read their story...they're great!