Chapter 2: A friendly Campfire

Kagome waited anxiously outside Kaede's house. It was dark out and she still hadn't gotten an answer as to why Inuyasha couldn't remember her. Finally she stepped out with a very solemn expression on her face. She said "Kagome come inside, I would like to have a word with thee and Inuyasha". Kagome stepped inside the hut and sat next to the crackling fire. Kaede spoke to Kagome in a very serious tone "It would appear as though Naraku has placed a very powerful spell on Inuyasha that will relieve him of his memories for a while. The only thing he seems to remember is his name and our language. Thank goodness that this spell is not permanent, but he will need your guidance to regain his memory. Inuyasha will you be willing to trust Kagome to help you?"

Inuyasha looked at the girl sitting across from him. He couldn't help but trust her. He nodded. "Good, now that that's settled, let us join Miroku and Sango for dinner." "Who are they?" Inuyasha asked curiously. Kagome just sighed and said "They're your friends Inuyasha." She got up and grabbed his hand. He found himself blushing and allowed himself to stand up. She smiled at him and led him out of the hut. They sat around a fire that had fish cooking above it. He looked at a girl with her hair pulled up into a ponytail. She smiled and said "Hello Inuyasha, I'm glad to see that you are well". Inuyasha thought to himself 'she must be Sango'. He then turned his attention to a young monk. The monk said "Good evening Kagome and Inuyasha, care to join us?" Kagome said "Sure that sounds good Miroku". Inuyasha felt uneasy not knowing who to sit by. Kagome finally said "Inuyasha would you like to sit by me?" He nodded grateful that she had asked. He sat between Kagome and a little fox midget. Inuyasha sat and ate his meal in silence. He thought everyone seemed nice, that is until Miroku decided to show his perverted side.

Shippo looked up from his fish and saw Miroku's hand reach slowly towards Sango's butt. Shippo said "Miroku what are you?" but he was cut off by a loud slap. Inuyasha suddenly had a flashback of another time Miroku decided to get a little too friendly with Sango. And strangely it felt that just from that slap he was able to recover a piece of his lost memory. Sango yawned and said "Boy am I tired, I'm going to go to bed, after all slaying demons does stuff to you". 'Wow she exterminates demons? That's pretty cool' thought Inuyasha. Then he looked over and saw a giant boomerang. Suddenly he remembered her swinging her giant boomerang and killing a giant beaver demon. Inuyasha sighed 'I still have a lot to learn but I trust that that Kagome girl will help me.' He watched as Miroku left and Inuyasha was left alone with Kagome and a little kitty. He remembered that she was Kilala because Kaede had told him about the strange cat.

Kagome and Inuyasha sat in silence for a while when Kagome asked "Inuyasha would you like to take a walk with me? I don't feel very tired and I don't think I could sleep with everything that's on my mind. Inuyasha replied "Sure I don't think I could sleep anyway, and for some reason I don't feel tired at all!" Kagome stood up and she took Inuyasha's hand again. He blushed remembering that she did this earlier. But then he remembered another time she had held his hand like this. He remembered he had done something to upset her and that they made up and she said she'd promise to be by his side forever…