A/N: I hope that every one who reads this loves it. I've worked very hard on it and I can tell you that this is a 'one-of-a-kind' story. Please pay heed to the rating, it's there for a reason, I don't over rate or under rate any of my stories to get readers, I rate for what happens in the story. 'Running Forgotten' is rated 'R' for sexual content, some harsh languish, violence, and some hard themes.

I already know the out come of this story, however I love to hear input from others. If I like it, I may just change it.

Charters that you will see:

Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kilala, Lady Kaede, Lord Sesshomaru, Naraku and Kagura.

Sub Charters: Rin, and Koga.

I would also like to thank 'Silent Bloody Tears' for being the first person to read and review. Thank you very much. I hope that you like this part.

Also, the first few parts are going to go slow, however, they will get better. And yes, Inuyasha and Kagome will meat each other, just not yet.

Running Forgotten

Part 003

By: DanniMarie

One week, it had been one week, and all she could remember was her name, or what she thought was her name. In the beginning it had frustrated her to the point that she couldn't sleep. However now, she had gotten used to it and liked having this 'free' feeling.

Part of her feared that she was forgetting something important. What if she had a family to get back to? What life had she forgotten? What fear has she forgotten?

All these thoughts ran though her head day and night, but had gotten her nowhere. Lady Kaede had told her over and over, that if she didn't rest, her wounds wouldn't heal and that she could end up getting sick due to an infection.

Knowing that the old miko was right she thought it best to let it rest for now. She would have all the time she needed to find out what she had forgotten when she was healed.

Her cuts had healed only to show little pink scares, but the wound in her leg was giving her the most worry. It had stopped bleeding and was healing slow, but whenever she moved, she felt as fire was eating her alive. Kaede said that she feared that the arrow had priced one of her main mussels and that it would take the longest to heal, and that she may have to learn how to walk all over again. The thought wasn't as bad as she had thought. It would mean that she had to stay here, for a long wile.

Already during her stay she had made some friends. The first had been Lady Kaede, her 'keeper' so to say. Then there was Sango. She was just a little older then herself and she loved talking with her. She had learned that Sango was an orphan from a village near the one she was now in. She didn't remember how she had gotten there at the time, but know she believed that it had been Inuyasha, who had saved her.

Ever sense then, she had called this her home. She was studying under Lady Kaede to be a healer, however she was also a very skilled hunter. She had told Kagome that whenever she was out hunting with the others, it just came to her, like it was in her blood. Kagome had told her that it may have been, she didn't recall anything from her family, maybe her father or mother where skilled hunters before they had been killed?

Aside from Lady Kaede and Sango, she had also come to know Miroku and Shippo. Miroku was a traveling monk, till he had come here. He said that he felt like this was where he had been lead to and couldn't find it in his heart to leave till he found out why. To Kagome and the others, it seemed that it was because all the young women and mainly Sango. Even in the short time she had known them, Kagome could see that the young monk had a soft spot for the young orphan.

And then there was Shippo. The mere thought of the little fox demon, made her smile. Much like Sango, Shippo too was an orphan, however Sango was a twenty two year old orphan, Shippo was only seven. He was a bundle of joy that was smiling all the time; it was because of him that she had not gone crazy yet.

Lady Kaede had told her that she was not to leave her bed till she said that it was okay to do so. The little fox demon had come in every day to play with her. He would tell her stories about the others and how he dreamed to be as great as Inuyasha one day. However whenever she asked him about Inuyasha, he wouldn't tell her anything and then leave the room. He would say that it wasn't anything to worry about, that it was safe, and that's all she needed to know. She felt at ease knowing that the little fox trusted this Inuyasha so much.

"Kagome, are you awake?" Shippo asked as he walked over to the bed.

"No, just thinking." She said looking down to the little fox. She moved over so that he could jump up and sit next to her.

"So what story do you wont to hear today?" He asked as a wide smile graced his lips.

"hmm, Let me see." She said, putting her fingers up t her lip. "Oh I know, how about something that has to do with Inuyasha?"

Before the little fox could jump off the bed, she grabbed onto his tail and pulled him up to her.

"Come on Shippo, whenever I ask about him, you run out of the room. Why wont you talk about him?"

Fighting to get down, he looked at her. "Put me down and I'll talk." He said giving up hope that he would get down by himself. Setting him down onto the bed, she waited. "So what do you wont to know?"

"All I know is what Lady Kaede has told me, and that seems to be all that everyone knows. Is there more to know?"

"Yes and no. The villagers believe that he stays in the woods and never comes out, but he dose. Every night he comes out, he loves walking around the village at night. He told me ones that it felt like he really had a home, like he had a family again." He told her looking down.

"Wait, you talk to him?" Kagome asked. As far as she was told, no one had seen him, let alone talk to him.

"Yeah, every night. We… oh no…I said to much…he's going to hurt me?" He said looking around. Kagome laughed, Shippo did over react some times.

"Don't worry, I won't let him hurt my story teller." She said, hugging him.

They stopped when a knock came to the door. Looking to see who it was, they saw Miroku walk in.

"Oh here you are Shippo. Sango and Lady Kaede needed your help with dinner, and I'm here to bring the lovely Kagome down to eat." He said with a warm smile.

"You mean I don't have to eat my dinner in bed tonight!" She said throwing off the blankets and sitting up. She moved to stand, but before she could, Miroku was by she side lifting her up.

"Now, now, we can't have you over doing yourself. Lady Kaede said you could eat down with us, however she never said you could walk down." And with that, they left the room to go to the other.

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With dinner over and Kagome back in her room, the others walked out into a larger room. It had been a week and they still didn't know much about the young women.

"Will, I believe that what ever her past, will soon find her. We must be ready. No one just gets those kinds of wounds from everyday friendly people." Kaede told the other. "Shippo, when you talk with Inuyasha tonight, could you please ask him what he remembers about the night he found her. It may help us find out who she is."

"Right." He said as he walked over to the door and opened it to let the cold winter air in. "Don't wait up." He said as he ran into the woods.

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Slowing down, Shippo lifted his noise to the air.

"No matter how long you sniff, ya ain't going to smell me out, runt."

"Inuyasha!" He said turning around. He looked at the older half demon, he had only known him for a few years, but he looked up to him, and knew him better then anyone, sometimes he thought he knew him better then Inuyasha knew himself.

"Umm, Lady Kaede asked me to ask you something. She wonted to know if you remember anything about saving the girl, if there was anything different."

"You mean besides the fact that she was running over a frozen lake. And there where about twenty men on the other side… and then...this." He said pulling out a little pink stone.