A/N: Okay! It's time that I give credit to my reviewers! Thank you so much to all of you. You're making this fanfic more fun to write and you're helping me out greatly by your great reviews.
Yuko, you're my first reviewer! But I haven't seen you lately…. Where are you?
Rogue star, did you receive my email? Please review again okay?
Aldrean Treu Peri, I agree with you… the problem is that they care about each other too much but it turns out all wrong… Anyway, poor Kagome… '
Nema, don't see Kagome's view? Actually she didn't have much point during the first chapter. Maybe you should just continue reading it…
Animegirl, where are you?
Tomoe Hotaru, And you too. Where are you guys? Please continue reviewing…
Kagome1990, you are one of my most loyal reviewers. Thank you very much! Love you so much!
Megoeny, please continue reviewing.
Eddie, they'll get along when time comes…
Hanyou-Girl25, I won't tell you if she's going to get her memory back… you just have to read to know…
Inuyashachic515, you're right. Poor Kagome… Naraku's using her!
Darnet, here's more. I'll repeat. I also LOATHE Kikyou! That's how I like it spelled…
Kaomi, do I really have to put the background story thingy? Anyway, maybe I will… but then again maybe not… depends on my mood… hehehe
Nikki, please review other chappies if you have the time. Thanks!
Jill, that's great! Since you love my story, please review again!
Merith, you sure did a great review. Thanks for giving me an advice, I appreciated it. Anyway, my explanation for relying on the manga is because I want to show Kagome's memories (because she lost them) and of course I'll be getting them from the manga, where else… Anyway, don't worry I'll lessen my relying on the manga. You have a point… Do I sound like the manga itself? Don't worry again, I'll try to improve it! You inspired me you know! I wish you'll review my story more often. Thanks!
InuYashagrlyfriend, thanks for the review. Cute! Here's the next chapter!
Crow, sorry I confused you. I fixed it already… it already says 'she sat up' instead of 'she sits up'… Thanks
Kitten Kisses, same here. I save them on the hard disk so I don't have to be online and all… But I log in again later to review. Don't forget to review please… Authors need a lot of those you know.
Angel-chan, sorry for taking so long. Again, tests back at school are killing me!!!
Wow! I did a long author's note… hope you don't mind that… Anyway, got a question for you… How do you spell Inuyasha? Is it like that or like this—Inu Yasha. Or like this—Inu-Yasha. I'm sort of confused. Anyway, I won't change the way I spell it though 'cause I like that better.
Another thing, the setting of this fanfic is not when Naraku discarded his heart. He still has his heart and he didn't kill Kikyou yet. There's no Hakudoushi… so I'm not following the manga, okay? This is a fanfic after all…. But he will try to kill Kikyou and discard his heart… I don't know… Not yet decided about that… How 'bout giving me your ideas concerning this? You can include this in the review you'll submit… so you'll have to really submit a REVIEW! Pretty please…
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Disclaimer: Of course, I don't own Inuyasha and company!
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Chapter 5
Kagome's Fear
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Kagome continued to wander through the forest, not knowing where she was actually going.
"Where am I?" Kagome said, looking around her. All she could see were the tall trees around her. It was starting to get dark and she was having a hard time seeing things.
"Damn it," Kagome muttered. "Where will I see that hanyou?" Kagome said as she kept on walking through the woods. She suddenly stopped and stared at the thing straight ahead of her.
"A well?" She said, walking closer towards it. Out of curiosity, Kagome took a peek inside it. "What?! It doesn't have any water in it?!" Her voice echoed inside the Bone-Eater's well.
Kagome sat down on the lip of the well, feeling tired because of all the walking she had done. She stretched her arms and said, "Why do I feel like I know this place too well?" She sighed, putting her arms back to her sides. "Here I go again with these memories… what's happening to me?" She said, looking up at the bright moon above her. "Inuyasha… where are you?" She said softly, a picture of the silvery white-haired hanyou in her mind.
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Inuyasha suddenly woke up, smelling Kagome's scent in the night air.
"Kagome?!" Inuyasha thought. He immediately stood up and walked to the door of Kaede's hut.
"Inuyasha! Where are you going?" Sango asked.
"I'll just go for a walk," replied Inuyasha and left.
"Don't worry, Sango." Miroku said, looking at her with comforting eyes. "We have to give him some time alone…"
"But," Sango paused. "I guess you're right." She finally said, looking at Miroku with a small smile on her lips.
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Inuyasha rushed to the forest, following Kagome's scent. "Kagome, I'll save you!" Inuyasha thought, finally arriving at the Bone-Eater's well. He saw Kagome sitting on the well's brim, her face looking deeply troubled. Inuyasha walked forward to Kagome.
Kagome, noticing Inuyasha's presence, instantly drew her sword from its sheath and pointed it defensively at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's face didn't change its expression. His face still looked calm, not a trace of fear in it. "Kagome…" Inuyasha said. "You came back." His eyes told Kagome that he was glad.
"Don't fool yourself, Inuyasha." Kagome said, still holding her sword in front of her to keep Inuyasha from coming any closer to her. "I didn't come here to make friends with you." She said coldly, somehow, Kagome's way of talking reminded Inuyasha of Kikyou.
"Are you still planning to kill me?" Inuyasha asked. The words came out bitterly from his mouth.
"Of course," said Kagome, smiling wickedly. "That plan would never be changed. Seeing you die will be a great pleasure to me, Inuyasha."
"If that is your will," Inuyasha said, taking Tetsusaiga from its sheath but he didn't transform it. He pierced Tetsusaiga into the ground and looked at Kagome. "Be my guest." He said, not taking his eyes off Kagome's brown ones.
Kagome looked placid as she cast a look at Tetsusaiga, pierced on the ground. "Too excited to die?" Kagome said, pointing her sword at Inuyasha's neck. "Then I'll do the honor." She swung her sword and aimed its blade to Inuyasha's neck.
Inuyasha's eyes didn't show any emotion at all. He just continued to stare at Kagome with that blank stare that Kagome couldn't take.
Kagome stopped the sword before it could reach Inuyasha's throat. "Pathetic but I won't kill you," said Kagome, placing her sword back into its scabbard. "What's with him? He didn't even look scared to die." Kagome thought amusedly. She pulled Tetsusaiga from the ground and handed it to Inuyasha. "At least, not for now." She said.
Inuyasha took his sword and returned it to its sheath. "Why are you returning my sword to me?" Inuyasha asked, looking confused. "Aren't you aware that I could use this very sword to kill you?" Inuyasha said with a smirk on his lips.
Kagome smiled back wickedly. "I know." She said to Inuyasha. "I don't know myself why I did that but my heart tells me you can't kill me."
"You're taking the chance even though you can end up dead?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome's smile didn't vanish. "I always take the chance even if I'll suffer the consequences." She said simply.
"You sound like the old Kagome," Inuyasha wanted to say to Kagome. "Always taking the chance…" Inuyasha couldn't help but smile as he looked at Kagome.
"Let's get on to business." Kagome said, looking away from Inuyasha to avoid his smile.
"What business?" Inuyasha said.
"I want you to answer all my questions." Kagome said seriously.
"Huh?" Inuyasha said, looking a little surprised.
"Why did you attack me?" Kagome asked, her eyes looking deeply pained.
Inuyasha's face softened as he saw the pain in Kagome's eyes. "Kagome… I didn't at—"
"Liar." Kagome said, interrupting Inuyasha. "If my brother hadn't saved me from you then—"
It was Inuyasha's turn to react. "Wait a minute." He said. "Brother? Are you talking about that bastard, Naraku?" Inuyasha gritted his teeth as he spoke Naraku's name.
"My brother's not a bastard!" Kagome said, defending her brother.
"And since when did he become your brother?" Inuyasha asked Kagome. "You're human, remember that!" He told Kagome.
"Well, he isn't actually my relative or anything…" said Kagome, looking down. "Ever since my parents died, he adopted me and treated me like his sister." Kagome explained.
"Your parents died?" Inuyasha said, looking really confused already. "What has Naraku been telling Kagome?!" He thought. "Kagome, your family isn't even in this time." Inuyasha said.
"What do you mean?" Kagome said. "Not in this time?"
"Kagome… Naraku changed your memory?" Inuyasha said, finally understanding why Kagome thought that Naraku was her brother.
"Naraku changed my memory?" Kagome repeated, looking at Inuyasha. "Why do you say such things? You don't even know me." Kagome said. "Does he?" Kagome thought, looking into Inuyasha's eyes.
Inuyasha's golden eyes looked into Kagome sadly. "Kagome… you don't understand—"
"It's you that I can't understand!" Kagome said angrily. "Why do you keep calling me Kagome?!"
"Because that is your name," said Inuyasha, looking insistent.
"My name is Kamatari." Kagome said to Inuyasha, looking firmly at him. "Inuyasha, you talk like you know me very well. Who are you to me?" asked Kagome.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome, slightly surprised by her question. "You wench!" Inuyasha said. "Why can't you remember anything?!" Inuyasha looked angrily at her. "Don't you remember the Shikon shards that we are searching for?" He said.
"Shikon shards?" repeated Kagome. "I don't know such thing…" Kagome thought, scanning her mind. "Wait," She paused and looked at Inuyasha. Her mind suddenly remembered a glowing shard that Naraku was holding. "Wait, is that it?" Kagome thought, remembering something. "Naraku had shown me a shard like that before…" She suddenly remembered that Naraku placed a Shikon shard in her forehead… but why? Her memory was still incomplete. "Why did Naraku place a shard in my forehead?" Kagome thought as she tried very hard to remember things.
"I'm sorry, Kagome," said Inuyasha, looking into Kagome's eyes sorrowfully. "I told you that I'll protect you but I failed…"
"You'll protect… me?" Kagome said, more to herself than to Inuyasha. "Then… my dream was… true?" Kagome thought. She looked curiously at Inuyasha's golden eyes. "Why will you protect me?" Kagome asked Inuyasha. A rush of piercing pain began attacking Kagome's head once again. She suddenly raised her hands to clutch her head in agony.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha immediately went to Kagome's side. "Are you all right?" He asked worriedly, placing a hand on Kagome's shoulder.
Kagome didn't answer Inuyasha. Her head had gone blank and she couldn't hear a single sound nor see anything. Kagome finally closed her eyes as the pain engulfed her whole body. She was too tired to do anything anymore. She finally lost consciousness and slowly collapsed to the ground.
Inuyasha was just in time to catch her as she fell. Inuyasha slowly laid Kagome's unconscious body into the soft green grass while he crouched beside her, looking deeply worried.
Inuyasha watched Kagome's face for a while as she rested. Not a trace of pain could be seen in her face. She looked very peaceful and—like the old Kagome. "Kagome! Wake up! Kagome!" Inuyasha called Kagome's name over and over again, trying to wake her up.
Kagome's eyes slowly opened.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome said softly.
"At last," Inuyasha said, relief flooding into his heart.
"Where are we?" Kagome asked Inuyasha, slowly sitting up. Kagome looked at Inuyasha with questioning eyes. "Inuyasha—" She suddenly stopped and placed her hands back on her head. Kagome closed her eyes as the pain continued to torture her. Something glowing was coming out of her forehead.
Inuyasha looked at the thing glowing on Kagome's forehead. "A Shikon fragment is trying to come out?!" He said in surprise.
Kagome weakly took the shining Shikon shard from her forehead and looked at it. "This shard was inside my head…?" She said in a feeble voice.
"Naraku must have placed that in you so he can use you," said Inuyasha, looking at the Shikon shard on Kagome's hand. "You don't remember it?" He asked.
Kagome nodded then looked at Inuyasha. "I can't really remember what he's done to me, I just remember that he was with me when I went in here and everything went black… the moment I woke up, I was inside a room." Kagome said, hardly remembering any more details.
"Good," Inuyasha thought. "At least, she wouldn't know anymore about the things she had done when Naraku used her against me…" He glanced at his left shoulder. It was in there that Kagome's sword had pierced Inuyasha, giving him a terrible wound. It was covered by his red coat so Kagome didn't notice it yet. "At least, Kagome wouldn't see my wound." Inuyasha thought, thinking about Kagome's situation. He turned to Kagome, still worried. "How's your head?" He asked. "Are you sure you're all right?"
Kagome smiled at Inuyasha. "I'm all right Inuyasha," said Kagome, looking down. "What?!" Kagome suddenly exclaimed, noticing her clothes had changed. "Where's my uniform?!" She asked frantically.
"Shish!" Inuyasha muttered, looking at Kagome in disbelief. "Why the hell are you so worried about your weird clothes!? You could have died, you know!"
"Why am I wearing this thing?" Kagome said, looking at the red kimono she was wearing.
"You never change, do you?!" Inuyasha complained. "Always making a big fuss about almost everything!"
"You never change too!" Kagome said in return. "You always tend to fight with me no matter what the situation is!!!"
"Keh!" Inuyasha turned his back to Kagome. "I don't want this conversation anymore." He said arrogantly, folding his arms.
Kagome ignored Inuyasha's temper. "Stupid!" She muttered under her breath, looking jaded at Inuyasha's back.
Silence suddenly filled the atmosphere between Inuyasha and Kagome. Inuyasha still had his back turned to Kagome, his eyes staring straight forward. He was just waiting for Kagome to say something to break the deafening and uncomfortable silence.
Kagome was also doing the same thing. She continued to stare at Inuyasha's back, waiting for him to say something too. She noticed that she was staring too much at Inuyasha's back that she shifted her eyes to take a look at the kimono she was wearing.
"Kawaii," Kagome thought, smiling to herself. She began feeling the red kimono's texture with her fingers. "It's so soft…" She thought. She suddenly noticed some stain on the kimono. She looked at it closely and was surprised when she knew what it was. "Blood!" Her mind said. Kagome lifted her head to look at Inuyasha again then she noticed the bloodstain on Inuyasha's left shoulder. She went beside Inuyasha and examined the bloodstain closely.
"Inuyasha," Kagome said in a whisper. She didn't look into Inuyasha's eyes this time. She just kept her head bowed.
"What?" Inuyasha said, his voice sounded a little irritated as he turned his head to look at Kagome.
"What happened to your left shoulder?" Kagome asked, lifting her head to look into Inuyasha's eyes.
Inuyasha was surprised that Kagome noticed it. He looked away from her and said, "It's nothing! Just had a fight with a youkai, that's all."
But Kagome knew that guilty look on Inuyasha's face too well. She drew the sword on her side from its sheath and looked at it.
Inuyasha also stared at the sword on Kagome's hands. It still had some dried blood left on its blade. He immediately looked away again. "What's that?" He said, trying to sound like he only saw that sword for the first time. He did not dare look at Kagome because he could feel that Kagome's heart was suffering deeply right now.
"Inuyasha," said Kagome, trying to make Inuyasha look at her. "Was I the one who gave you that wound?" Kagome said sadly. The words were very hard to pronounce for her.
Inuyasha slowly looked at Kagome with sad eyes but he didn't open his mouth to speak. He knew that every word he'd say to her would hurt her.
"Please tell me," said Kagome, her eyes pleading to Inuyasha. "Even if you wouldn't tell me, I can feel that I did hurt you…" Kagome looked down, her eyes were now wet and any second now tears would begin trickling down her cheeks. "I'm very sorry…" She said softly.
Inuyasha clenched his fist. "What are you apologizing for?!" Inuyasha shouted, cursing Naraku in his mind. He didn't want Kagome to suffer the pain he had suffered when Naraku had used his appearance to kill Kikyou. He'd do anything to take that pain away from Kagome. "It's not your fault! That wasn't you back there! Because I know you will never hurt me! It's okay, so don't cry anymore!" He said, hoping that his words had comforted her in some way or another.
Kagome lifted her head to look at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha…" She said, feeling the pain in her heart had lessened. "He always knows how to comfort me…" Kagome thought gratefully but guilt still lingered in her heart. "Because of me… you got hurt… sorry," said Kagome, looking apologetically at Inuyasha."I'm sorry if I did many horrible things to you back then…" She continued, looking down again.
"You idiot! I said it's okay…" Inuyasha said, looking a little annoyed at Kagome's repeated apologies. "It's okay because you're already back. Please don't ever leave me like that again," said Inuyasha, his eyes were looking straight at Kagome with truthfulness. "You didn't even say good-bye to me…" He added, looking away from Kagome. "When I thought that I'd lose you… I was totally scared," thought Inuyasha to himself, holding back the tears of joy that wanted to fall down.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha's face. "He's… crying for me?" Kagome thought, seeing Inuyasha's watery eyes. "Well, almost." She thought, knowing the hanyou's great pride. "I'm still happy to know he's worried about me..." Her lips secretly forming into a smile—a heartfelt smile.
"Thank you, Inuyasha." Kagome said, smiling at him.
"Huh?" Inuyasha said, looking at her with wonder.
"Because you were worried about me." Kagome said.
Inuyasha looked away, looking a bit embarrassed. "Keh!" He muttered, blushing even more. "I wasn't even a bit worried about you! I was more worried about the Shikon shards you were carrying!" Inuyasha said, trying to hide his emotions.
Kagome bit her lower lip and forced a little smile. "Umm… you see, Naraku took the shards when he kidnapped me…" Kagome said slowly.
"WHAT?!?!" Inuyasha roared.
"Sorry," said Kagome, repeating her apologies.
"Well, what else can I do but forgive you, right? You always tend to lose the shards when I leave you!" Inuyasha said, folding his arms. His face expression suddenly changed from an angry one to a calm one. "But I'm glad you're back." He said with a small smile, looking at Kagome while slightly blushing.
Kagome smiled back at Inuyasha. "I know, Inuyasha. I know." Kagome said in her mind. "Let's go back to the others." She said to Inuyasha cheerfully, standing up.
Inuyasha stood up too, glad that everything was fine. "Kagome," Inuyasha said.
"Huh?" Kagome turned to Inuyasha, looking at him curiously.
"From now on, I promise I'll watch over you more closely," said Inuyasha, looking seriously at Kagome.
"Don't make such a promise, Inuyasha." Kagome said, looking a bit sad.
"Why?" Inuyasha asked, looking clueless.
"Because you'll never be able to keep it." Kagome said without a doubt. Her face was calm but with a hint of unhappiness could be seen in her eyes.
"Kagome, I can't understand you." Inuyasha said. That was the truth, Inuyasha really didn't understand what Kagome had meant by that.
Kagome sighed, her eyes looking gloomy. "Don't you remember?" Kagome asked, a little exasperated that Inuyasha was acting so unknowing. "You promised to protect Kikyou too." Kagome said softly. She then remembered the happenings she saw before she was kidnapped by Naraku. Kikyou was with Inuyasha and Inuyasha had decided to choose only one now—and it wasn't her but Kikyou.
Inuyasha also remembered the promise he had made to Kikyou but he knew that Kagome needed him too.
"Kagome, you don't understand…" Inuyasha said, trying to explain things to Kagome.
"I understand, Inuyasha." Kagome said, trying to look okay even though she really wasn't. "I know you have decided to choose…" Kagome wanted to say but the words were just too painful to say for her.
"Kagome, I didn't—" Inuyasha suddenly stopped.He suddenly sensed Naraku's presence around them. He immediately drew his Tetsusaiga and stood protectively in front of Kagome. "Kagome, stay close to me." Inuyasha said.
"I can feel the presence of a lot of Shikon shards." Kagome whispered to Inuyasha, moving closer to him.
"It's definitely that bastard!" Inuyasha said, gritting his teeth.
Naraku, underneath his baboon coat, finally revealed himself from his hiding place, which was behind a large tree. "Kamatari, why did you leave the castle without any permission from your brother?" Naraku said coolly.
"Quit it, Naraku!" Inuyasha shouted. "Kagome's back to herself!"
Kagome looked at Inuyasha with a curious look on her face. "Inuyasha, is Naraku talking to me?" She asked.
"Silly girl," Naraku said to Kagome. "You don't remember anything, do you?" He asked.
"Stupid! Of course, I won't remember! You used a Shikon shard on me!" Kagome said angrily at Naraku. She took an arrow from her quiver and aimed her bow at Naraku. "I'll make you pay for what you did to me!" Kagome said, releasing the exorcising arrow.
Naraku avoided the arrow easily and began attacking Inuyasha.
"Kagome, you stay there." Inuyasha said before going to Naraku.
Kagome watched worriedly as Inuyasha swung Tetsusaiga continuously at Naraku. Naraku seemed to be avoiding every swing of Tetsusaiga without any effort at all. Quite taken by the fight between Inuyasha and Naraku, Kagome didn't notice someone standing behind her.
Inuyasha swerved Tetsusaiga into Naraku's neck. The baboon skin Naraku was wearing was torn off, only to reveal that it wasn't really Naraku but another kugutsu.
"Damn it!" Inuyasha cursed, seeing that he didn't kill Naraku at all. He turned to look at Kagome. "Kagome, Na—" Inuyasha stopped when he saw the real Naraku carrying an unconscious Kagome on his arms. "Naraku!" Inuyasha snarled.
"I'll be taking her back already," said Naraku, smiling wickedly.
"Naraku, don't involve Kagome in our fight!" barked Inuyasha.
"Is this girl that important to you?" Naraku asked, his smile not disappearing from his lips. "Then why did you let her suffer like this?" Naraku said, looking at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked angrily at Naraku, clenching his fists tightly.
"I don't know why she's still sticking up for you although she's been hurt many times." Naraku said. "This stupid girl, she wasn't easy to control with a Shikon shard. She kept on pushing the shard back because she still believed in you." Naraku continued. "But guess what helped me control her?" Naraku's evil smile widened. "You, Inuyasha." Naraku answered. "After she saw you with Kikyou… she began to worry that you'll leave her all alone and so I made her believe that you chose Kikyou over her and she fell for it. She can't afford to lose you. That's her greatest fear and that's why her heart grew weak along with her powers."
"Kagome…" Inuyasha thought as he looked at Kagome on Naraku's arms. "You saw me with Kikyou again? Again, the reason you're suffering is me." Inuyasha clenched his fists harder.
Naraku laughed at Inuyasha. "Truth hurts, doesn't it?" He said, smirking. "Don't worry, you'll still see this girl when time comes…" Naraku said, leaping into the air.
Inuyasha immediately followed, jumping into the air as well. "Naraku! Get back here!!!" Inuyasha barked. "KAGOME!!!"
Kagome slowly opened her eyes. "Inuyasha?" Kagome thought, seeing Inuyasha, looking at her worriedly. Then, she finally realized that she was being carried by Naraku—away from Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted, reaching out her hand at him.
Inuyasha also extended his arm to touch Kagome's hand. But a strong push of youki sent Inuyasha crashing towards the ground.
"Inuyasha!!!" Kagome shouted worriedly as she watched Inuyasha's unconscious body falling down fast. She turned to Naraku and glared at him. "What do you want from me?! You already have our shards!" Kagome said angrily.
Naraku smirked at Kagome. "Shut up," said Naraku, pointing a finger on Kagome's forehead.
Kagome felt her body freeze instantly. Her voice seemed to be lost and her whole body felt numb.
Naraku stared at Kagome silently. "This girl's pretty annoying," thought Naraku. "At this moment she should have lost her consciousness but she's still awake?!"
Kagome looked worriedly below, wondering about Inuyasha's condition. "Inuyasha…" Kagome thought. "Please be safe."
Naraku smiled wickedly as he continued to look at Kagome, who was still looking down in a hope to see Inuyasha. "She's very powerful to withstand my powers…" Naraku thought, looking amused with Kagome's powers. "I'll be able to use her against Inuyasha."
"What are you staring at, bastard!?" Kagome demanded, glaring at Naraku.
"Impudent girl." Naraku muttered, his eyes glowing red.
Kagome's eyes suddenly widened. Then her mind suddenly went blank. "Inuyasha! Please help me." Those were the words that wanted to escape from Kagome's lips before she fainted—too bad her mouth didn't seem to be functioning at all.
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Back at the forest, Inuyasha was lying on the ground, still unconscious because of the strong force that had hit him.
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A/N: Yehey! Another chapter down! Kagome regains her memory but gets kidnapped… again! This time Naraku will make sure Kagome doesn't remember anything… oh no! What will he do? Stay tune! (Sounds like an episode of Inuyasha... )
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