Author-chan's notes: HELLO AGAIN!!! Meet chapter five, minna-san! Thank you moonymonster for telling me that how to spell Kaiba's name correctly (I can't believe I forgot the 'A'!). And congratulations to liz3386! Since your suggestion on who is going to do the Disclaimer was the first one, you're suggestion is going first. Actually liz3386 elected three, but I'm only going to use two in the Disclaimer. So lets give it up for the Director and our two mystery guests!!! *Author-chan steps out of sight*

*Disclaimer- *Director appears out of thin air holding a clipboard*

Director- So who's gonna do the Disclaimer today? It better not be that psycho Kaiba again. I looked more burnt then my cousin Joe's chicken after that Dragon thing!!! Okay so who is on the list?

*Director glances at clipboard and reads*

Director- Hmm. Miaka from Fushigi Yuugi. According to this she's some sort of priestess. Good! Priestesses are supposed to be very calm and reserved. So where is this Miaka anyway?

*Director looks around the room. He spots Miaka sitting at a table eating pork buns*

Director- HEY!!! THOSE ARE MY PORK BUNS!!!

Miaka- They are? I'm sorry. They were just lying there, and I was really hungry. I'll pay for them if you'd like.

Director- YOU ATE MY PORK BUNS!!! MY MOMMY MADE THOSE PORK BUNS!

Miaka- *tearfully* I said I was sorry!

Director- *growling* The only way I'll be happy is if I get my pork buns back. So that means I have to cut open your stomach and get them back! Muhahahahahahaha!!!! *Director pulls out an electric saw and advances on Miaka*

Miaka- Tamahome!!! HELP!!!

*Tamahome appears out of nowhere*

Tamahome- *to Director* Get away from Miaka!

Director- NEVER!!! I want my pork buns!!! *saw makes scary sounds. Miaka squeaks in fright*

Tamahome- *eyes narrowing* I warned you! *Tamahome kicks saw out of Director's hands. Then Tamahome beats up Director. Director is laying on the floor dazed.*

Tamahome- *smirking at Director* If you looked at your list you would have noticed that it said "Miaka AND Tamahome". Always read the fine print.

Director- *groans in pain*

Miaka- So why were we here again?

Tamahome- *shrugging* Some girl called Author-chan hired us to do her Disclaimer for her. She promised us money, remember?

Miaka- *finally remembering* And food!

*Author-chan suddenly reappears*

Author-chan- Hi guys! Have you finished the disclaimer yet?

Tamahome- Give us the money first.

Miaka- And the food!

Author-chan- *hands Tamahome a small bag* You got your cash, now do the Disclaimer!

Miaka & Tamahome- Author-chan doesn't own Inuyasha, Fushigi Yuugi, or any other anime. She does however own the plot of this story and any Original Characters.

Author-chan- *grinning* Thanks for everything guys!

Miaka- Hey! What about my food?!

Author-chan- It's on the table over there. I asked the Director's mother to make some pork buns for you.

Miaka- THE DIRECTOR?! That guy tried to slice me open 'cause he said I ate his pork buns!

Author-chan- "His pork buns"? He put his pork buns in a paper bag, not on the table.

Miaka- Does that mean I didn't eat his pork buns?

Author-chan- You ate your pork buns. Not his. By the way, where is the Director?

Tamahome- He's on the floor over there. I, um, beat him up.

Author-chan- Don't worry about it. The Director has been through worse. Just the other chapter, he got barbecued by Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon! He'll live.

*Miaka and Tamahome leave. Author-chan turns to the audience*

Author-chan- The morals of this Disclaimer are: Don't jump to conclusions, Don't whine over eaten pork buns, Always read the fine print, and Never, EVER, threaten Miaka, 'cause Tamahome will kill ya. Now, on with the fic!!!

*Author-chan then pulls out a brown paper bag, takes out a pork bun, and begins eating*

Director- *moans in pain* M-my pork buns!

A Clean Slate

(Chapter Five: Shiro)

Still inside Kimiko and Aki's hut

"'Golden eyes'?" Kimiko blinked, "That seems to be an odd thing to say." Aki nodded in agreement. The boy had finally woken up, only for Aki and Kimiko to discover he had no memories, except that he knew someone with golden eyes. Then the boy had fallen asleep again.

"Do you know anyone with golden eyes, Kimi-chan?" Aki asked.

"You have golden eyes, Onii-san," Kimiko piped up.

"I do not!" Aki retorted, "My eyes only have gold flecks. They aren't fully golden."

"But whenever you do magic, your eyes turn completely golden!" Kimiko protested. Aki shrugged.

"So, they aren't gold all the time," Aki countered.

"Do we know anyone else with golden eyes?" Kimiko asked. Aki shook his head.

"Hmm. Maybe that baboon man had golden eyes," Aki mused half to himself and half to Kimiko.

"Did he have golden eyes when you met him, Onii-san?" Kimiko asked.

"I don't know," Aki admitted, "That baboon pelt he wore covered up his face so I couldn't see his eyes."

"Do you think he's faking about losing his memories?" Kimiko asked, indicating to Inuyasha's slumbering form.

"No," Aki answered looking at the boy, "I can't explain why I feel that way, but I'm positive that the boy really did loose his memories."

"Is it your magic telling you that?" Kimiko asked.

"Yes," Aki nodded, "And it is also telling me that with this boy around, our lives will change drastically."

"Will the change be for good or bad?" Kimiko asked.

"I- I feel that we are going to be thrust into an adventure that is both magical and dangerous," Aki replied, his voice unsteady, "But I know that we have to help this boy. He's going to be important on day. Maybe he already is."

"Look, Onii-san!" Kimiko cried, pointing to Inuyasha, "He's waking up!"

"Uh…" Inuyasha moaned as he sat up on the bed. Aki put a gentle hand on the child's shoulder.

"Are you alright, boy?" Aki asked.

"I-I can't remember anything," Inuyasha mumbled. Then he turned to face Aki, "Do you know me?" Aki shook his head.

"Sorry, kid," Aki said sadly, "We were hoping that you would be able to tell us that."

"W-who are you?" Inuyasha asked, blinking at the two siblings.

"My name is Aki," the young magician replied, "And this is my sister, Kimiko."

"Hello!" Kimiko chirped, giving Inuyasha a 100wat smile.

"My name is," Inuyasha began, trying hard to remember, "My name is… I-I don't remember my name!"

"Do you remember anything at all?" Aki asked. Inuyasha shook his head.

"Maybe we can name you!" Kimiko suggested.

"We can't just name him!" Aki protested, "What if we don't give him the right name?"

"Well, it would only be a temporary name," Kimiko said, "Or maybe it can be like a nickname! That way when you finally remember your real name, we can still call you by our name and it wouldn't seem funny."

"That would be okay, I guess," Inuyasha shrugged, "So, what are you going to call me?"

"Well, you're carrying a sword, and not a lot of boys your age carry one," Aki began, "So maybe we should call you Ken." (AN: In case you don't know, Ken means sword/blade in Japanese. I am in NO way referring to Barbie's boyfriend!)

"Nah," Inuyasha wrinkled his nose, "It doesn't seem right."

"What about Bara?" Kimiko suggested, "You're kimono is the same color as them."

"There is no way in hell that I'm going to be called 'Rose'!" Inuyasha stated firmly.

"It was just a suggestion," Kimiko huffed.

"Feh!" Inuyasha snorted.

"What about Ronin?" Aki suggested, using the name for master-less samurai "After all, you do carry a sword like one."

"HELL NO!!!" Inuyasha yelled, "All samurai are stupid; even the ones with someone to make their decisions for them!"

"How is it that you can say that samurai are stupid when you can't remember anything?" Kimiko asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I just feel that way, alright?!" Inuyasha growled.

"Just because he lost his memory, Kimi-chan, it doesn't mean that he lost his personality or the way he feels about things," Aki explained.

"Oh," Kimiko nodded. Inuyasha just growled and muttered under his breath.

"You growl like a dog, you know that?" Kimiko told Inuyasha. Inuyasha just growled louder.

"THAT'S IT!!!" Aki yelled in triumph, "I know the perfect name for you."

"If you say Ninja, I'm going to kill you," Inuyasha threatened.

"Shiro is the perfect name for you!" Aki cried.

"Shiro?" Inuyasha blinked.

"Shiro?!" Kimiko gasped, her eyes wide.

"Yes, Shiro," Aki said, "When Kimi-chan said you growled like a dog, that gave me an idea. You see, when I was five, I had a dog named Shiro who was grumpy and growled a lot too. But he could be as cute and as gentle as a puppy if you scratched in the right spot. I have a feeling you'll be like that too."

"What, I'll start wagging my tail when you scratch behind my ears?" Inuyasha muttered.

"Well, not exactly. But something like that," Aki said with a grin.

"Feh!" Inuyasha snorted.

"So you don't want to be called Shiro?" Aki asked.

"Whoever said that?" Inuyasha growled.

"So we can call you Shiro?" Kimiko asked.

"Sure," Inuyasha shrugged, "Just don't call me Samurai!" Aki and Kimiko laughed.

"Well then, welcome to our home, Shiro-chan!" Aki said with a wide smile. Inuyasha blinked slowly. Then his entire features softened for a moment, and he gave Aki a tiny smile that was barely visible.

"Thank you," Shiro murmured before he turned his head away.

***

A little while later

After they named "Shiro", Inuyasha got to know more about the two siblings. He learned that Aki and Kimiko had lost their parents years ago. For some odd reason, Shiro felt that their story was familiar to him. But he shrugged it off. He got to learn about their personalities as well. Kimiko was incredibly bright, cheery, bouncy, and child-like. She was young not only in her body, but also in her mind and heart. And even though she was five years older than Shiro –not to mention that she was over a foot taller than he was –her personality made her seem younger than the five-year-old boy. Aki was obviously more mature than Kimiko. He had acted as both brother and father to Kimiko when their parents died, and he still did. The only thing that seemed to unhinge him and make him nervous was Miho. Although Inuyasha got to know the siblings' personalities very well, Aki chose not to tell him about his magic, or about the "baboon man".

As for the siblings, they discovered that the boy they called Shiro could be grumpy and rude. Make that very grumpy and rude.

"Do you want to see our village, Shiro-chan?" Kimiko asked politely.

"Alright," Inuyasha/Shiro shrugged. Kimiko grinned, grabbed his hand, and dragged him out of the hut. Aki laughed quietly to himself as he watched them go.

Meanwhile, Kimiko was showing Shiro around the village, and introducing/pointing out various people.

"That over there is Miho-san and her sister Rika-chan," Kimiko said, pointing to the two sisters, "Rika-chan is my age. Miho-san is Onii-chan's age. Onii-chan loves her." Kimiko giggled.

"Does that mean that Aki want to mate with Miho and have pups with her?" Shiro/Inuyasha asked.

"They're not dogs, Shiro-chan," Kimiko said, trying to suppress a giggle, "Onii-san wants to marry Miho-san and have babies with her."

"Isn't that the same thing?" Inuyasha asked, his eyebrows drawn together.

"Um, I guess," Kimiko shrugged.

"Why doesn't Aki mate with Miho if he wants to?" Shiro asked.

"'Cause Miho's parents won't let him," Kimiko answered.

"Then why doesn't he just run way with her?" Inuyasha asked.

"I don't know," Kimiko said, blinking a few times, "Maybe it's because Onii-san can be a baka sometimes."

"Oh," Shiro nodded, "That makes sense." Kimiko laughed as Miho walked over to them. Rika followed behind her.

"Hello again, Kimiko-chan!" Miho said cheerfully. Kimiko bowed politely while Inuyasha continued to stare at Miho.

"It is good to see you too, Miho san!" Kimiko chirped.

"Is this the little boy that Aki-san brought home today?" Miho asked, crouching down to Shiro's eye level. Shiro's large purple eyes blinked at her.

"Yes," Kimiko answered for Inuyasha.

"Are you the woman that Aki wants to have pups with?" Inuyasha asked, cocking his head to one side while looking at Miho. Kimiko gasped in horror. Rika snickered under her breath, while Miho turned a bright red.

"What?" Inuyasha asked, looking at Kimiko. Kimiko continued to gape at the boy she called Shiro.

"So what is the name of this boy who has an overactive imagination?" Miho asked. Now that she had finally gotten over her shock, she began to look amused.

"This is Shiro-chan," Kimiko said, "He can be rude sometimes."

"Feh!" Shiro/Inuyasha huffed.

"Make that all the time," Kimiko sighed, shaking her head in defeat. Miho giggled.

"Well, rude or not, I think Shiro-chan looks very cute," Miho said with a smile, "Kind of like a puppy dog."

"Shiro-chan is like a dog in more ways then one," Kimiko stated, "In fact, Onii-san named Shiro-chan after his old dog, since Shiro-chan growls just like Onii-san's old pet!"

"I do not!" Shiro growled in protest. Kimiko laughed.

"See what I mean?" Kimiko giggled.

"So 'Shiro' is not your real name?" Miho asked Inuyasha, "Then what's your real name?"

"I don't know," Inuyasha shrugged.

"He lost all of his memories," Miho piped up.

"Oh, that's so sad!" Miho said, sympathy written all over her face, "I hope you recover them soon!" Shiro shrugged.

"You know, Kimiko-chan," Rika said, "If Shiro-chan reminded you of a dog, why didn't you just call him Inu?"

"I-Inu?" Shiro murmured, his eyes becoming slightly glazed. For some reason, that sounded familiar. But something was missing. Wasn't there more to it then just Inu?

"I-Inu?" Shiro murmured again, "Inuy-" The boy began to feel slightly dizzy. He began to lean back slightly, and would have toppled to the ground if Miho didn't catch him. He had fainted, again.

"Shiro-chan?" Kimiko said, shaking her new friend, "SHIRO-CHAN!!!"

Author-chan's notes: Have you begun to see a pattern with Inuyasha's fainting spells? He gets knocked out whenever he begins to remember something about himself. As you have probably guessed, this is also another evil power of the silver bracelet. As you have noticed, I've been interchanging "Shiro" and "Inuyasha" through out the story. I hope it doesn't bother you.

Oh, and a reviewer asked if Aki really does get nervous that easily (refer to chapter three) around Miho. And the answer is YES! Aki becomes a tomato-faced baka whenever Miho is around. I wonder if I should give him some therapy (courtesy of Kimiko and Inuyasha/Shiro) somewhere in the story…

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