Inuyasha: age 27,Kagome: age 25, Miroku: age 29, Sango: age 28, Naraku: age 35, Kouga: age 30, Kanna: age 31, Kagura, age 29

Disclaimer: I don't own Inu or any of its characters

Chapter #1 Memories and Suspicions

October 25th 10:49 Tokyo Cemetery

A thick, gray mist covered the cemetery as Inuyasha walked to Kikyou's grave.

'One year. I can't believe its been one whole year since it happened.'

Flashback October 25th 5:55 Kikyou and Inu's apartment

" Kikyou I'm home. Kiky-" Inuyasha gasped as he saw Kikyou's mangled corpse lying in the doorway of their bedroom. He ran to her. Checking for a pulse he whispered " Why did this happen? We were supposed to be together. We were going to get married."

" KIKYOOOOOOUUUUU!"

End Flashback

He knelt down in front of Kikyou's grave and his eyes shone with unshed tears. " Even though your gone there will always be a hole in my heart where you once resided. Kagome doesn't even compare to you. I want you to know that no one will ever replace you. I still love you, Kikyou.

He visited Kikyou's grave everyday to mourn over her death and laid out a bouquet of ten red and white roses in front of her tombstone. But today was different. Today was the one-year anniversary of Kikyou's death. Tears silently fell down his face as he remembered the day of her funeral

Flashback

November 2nd 3:32 Tokyo Cemetery

Rain fell heavily on the mourning funeral goers as the priest finished his sermon.

" And so Inuyasha would now like to say a few words." the priest said. Inuyasha walked up to the podium, behind the casket, cleared his throat and wiped the tears from his eyes.

" Kikyou was a great woman." His voice wavered as he looked at the crowd. " And I know that we'll never forget her. She'll always be in our hearts and memories." With that said Inuyasha stepped off the podium and took his seat next to Keade, Kikyou's younger sister.

As the lowered Kikyou's casket into her grave Inuyasha could no longer hold back his tears. He wept openly for his dead lover.

End Flashback

(Beep beep) (Beep beep)

" Huh? Oh!" Inuyasha wiped the freshly shed tears as he answered his cell phone.

" Hello?"

" Hey Inuyasha" Kagomes' perky voice said. " I was wondering if you wanted to go to The Five Clover later?" (AN: the Five Clover is a club i thought up.)

" Yeah. Sure Kagome. I'll meet you at your house around 1'o clock. Ok?

" Ok see ya then. Bye!"

" Bye"

" Sometimes she can be so annoying but I still love her but not as much as Kikyou. Never as much as I did Kikyou." Inuyasha murmured as he pocketed his cell phone. He looked at his watch and saw that he had been there for a little less than an hour. (AN: His watch reads 11: 37) ' Looks like I have about an hour and a half until I meet Kagome'

As Inuyasha got up he read Kikyous' tombstone one last time. It read

Kikyou Kametari
1977-2002
Loving sister and girlfriend
' There will never be another Kikyou'

Sadly Inuyasha walked away from her gravesite, thinking about all the times he and Kikyou had shared.

12:52 Kagome's Apartment (Ding-dong)

Kagome was busy fixing her hair when she heard the doorbell ring. 'Oh. He's here early'

" Coming" she called while hurrying to the door. " Hey Inuyasha!" she said while kissing him on the cheek. The look he wore worried her. Even though he was giving her a warm smile he held a sad look in his eyes and he looked paler than usual.

" Hey, what's wrong? Are you all right?

"Yeah I'm fine. Why?" Inuyasha asked.

" Oh it's nothing" she replied " C'mon. Sango and Miroku are waiting for us.

"You didn't say Miroku and Sango were going to be there."

" Why? That's okay isn't? I thought you liked Miroku and Sango."

" I do it's just that-" he cut himself. He didn't want to hurt Kagomes' feelings.

" What?"

" Nothing. Lets go"

At the club

(Techno plays in the background)

" Miroku, I was wondering if you could talk to Inuyasha for me." Kagome asked the older boy.

" Why? Do you think there is something wrong with him?" Miroku inquired

" No. It's just that he hasn't been acting like himself lately. When I look into his eyes he looks distant and far off and he always looks like he's sad. To tell you the truth it's kinda scary. It's like he's a whole different person."

" If it will make you feel better, Kagome, I will talk to him for you." He gave Kagome a reassuring smile.

" Thank you, Miroku. I owe you for this one." Thanking Miroku she walked to the bar and sat down next to her friend Sango.

" What would you like, honey." the bar keep asked Kagome.

" One screwdriver on the rocks please." Kagome replied " Sango?"

" Yeah Kagome"

" Sango, I was wondering if you ever felt like Miroku was keeping a secret from you on purpose?"

" No. Why?"

" It's nothing. It's just that sometimes I feel like Inuyasha isn't telling me something, something that had a major impact on his life. Plus he's been acting differently. He's not acting like himself."

" It's probably nothing Kagome. He's probably just having a bad week or something. He'll probably be acting like himself in no time." Sango said trying to reassure the younger girl.

"Yeah I guess your right, Sango." Kagome said not entirely convinced.

" Anyway, since we're here we should enjoy ourselves." she said dragging Kagome toward the dance floor. " C'mon!"

Miroku and Inuyasha's Talk

Miroku walked over to the table Inuyasha was sitting at. " Inuyasha, is something bothering you?

" Feh. Why would there be anything be wrong with me? Why do you care anyway?" Inuyasha asked arrogantly

" Kagome is quite worried about you. She just thought that something was wrong with you. She says that you're acting differently."

" God. I don't want her to worry about me. I guess I'm going to have to tell her."

" Tell her about what, Inuyasha"

" You know idiot. Think."

" Oh. About Kikyou?"

" Yeah about Kikyou. What else? Do me a favor would you, Miroku?"

" What?"

" Go find Kagome and tell her it's time to go."

" Sure Inuyasha. Godspeed."

" Thanks"

Miroku left to find Kagome and left Inuyasha alone to think. ' God. I didn't want her to find out about Kikyou so soon but what choice do I have. I can either tell her which would hurt me like hell or not tell her and risk losing her.' (sighs)

Unbeknownst to Inuyasha a woman had heard every detail of the conversation and was calling her boss. "Yes Master Naraku. Yes, I have her address. I'll follow them to see where they're going." The woman hung up and smirked evilly.

That's it for chapter 1. Please tell me if you like. Wow I typed a lot. 4 and a half page and 1,296 words. That's an all time goal for me.