By Hikaru Hayashi
Hello again, InuYasha readers. I actually have four reviews. I didn't think I'd get that many! I'm so happy! Just because I'm so happy, I will give you the next chapter.
A shout out to Kagome1514! Thanks for being my beta reader, a good friend, and a good authoress who writes mega bomb stories for people to enjoy. I am so sorry that punk author plagiarized "The Enchantment". That's okay though; we all know who the better writer is, don't we? (That's right!)
With that, let the events of this story commence.
Disclaimer Note: I don't own InuYasha, dang it all! So there.
Chapter 2: Kagome's Family"Friendly Faces"
POV—InuYasha:She shouldn't have asked that question. She's confusing me! It's making my head spin.
She thinks I'm funny…because I'm a hanyou…because I have trouble remembering my own name…! Because I don't remember my family…
My family…my past…my memories…do I have them? I don't know…if only I could remember…how I lost so much of my memory. I can remember recent things…sort of…
Like…I remember this town…is this even my real hometown…? Was this where I was really born? Did I move here? I remember…waking up by the river three years ago…was a taking a nap? Or did I fall in…? No, otherwise I would have seen whoever saved me…
I remember my brother…no, he wasn't really my brother…but, he was like a brother…what was his name again? I am so bad with names…Tanaka…? Yes, that's right, I remember now. His name was Tanaka Miroku. He was younger than me…but he was like an older brother…always there for me…I wonder why he just disappeared…?
For the longest time, Miroku-san was the only friend I had…and now there's this weird girl named Kagome…well, I guess she's not so bad…I think I can grow to like her if she stops asking stupid questions I can't answer…I hope she doesn't figure out that I've lost my memory…I don't want her to know…
Normal POV:
"We're here!" Kagome said, interrupting InuYasha's train of thought, as they arrived at her house.
InuYasha looked up from the ground, rubbing a spot on the back of his head that always seemed to bother him.
"Well, come on," Kagome said as she dragged InuYasha into the house. "Mom! I'm home."
At that moment, two boys came into the room, one older and one younger, though both seemed to be younger than Kagome. "Yay! Nee-chan's home!" the youngest one shouted as he ran to her. (Tr.: "Nee-chan or Onee-chan"-"Big Sister")
"Hey there, Souta!" Kagome greeted. "Hi, Houjou."
"Hello, Sister," the other boy said, smiling. "I see you have a new friend. Hello! I'm Kagome's twin brother, Houjou."
InuYasha stared. Wow…she's a twin!…And the oldest of three…no wonder she didn't mind having me over…
Kagome's mother came into the room. "Welcome home, Kagome. Oh, what a cute little friend!"
"Isn't he?" Kagome said. "He doesn't have anywhere else to go. Can we keep him?"
"Oh, I don't see why not." replied her mother.
"Yay!" Kagome squealed, grabbing InuYasha's arm. "Come on InuYasha! Watashi no heya ni ikou! (Tr.: "I'll show you my room!" Literally, "Let's go to my room")
"Well, why don't we all have dinner first?" Mrs. Higurashi interrupted.
InuYasha's ears perked up at the word "dinner". He couldn't remember the last time he ate, let alone had a decent meal. He snatched his arm back and quickly accepted the dinner offer. "Oh, yes! That sounds great! I'm starving!"
Mrs. Higurashi giggled at his enthusiasm. "Well then, dinner it is."
"Hey, now you can't start without me," came a new voice as a man walked through the door.
InuYasha eyed the new person. Was this Kagome's father? he wondered. They looked so much alike…
"Hi, Dad!" Kagome said, answering InuYasha's question. She ran to the man and gave him a big hug.
"Hi, Kag!" Mr. Higurashi replied, picking her up and setting her on his shoulder.
InuYasha smiled, yet felt a bit envious. Though he couldn't remember his past, something inside told him that he never really knew his father. He was a tad jealous.
She has such a nice family…her mother…her brothers…her father…I can only wonder…what was my family like? Do I have one? If only I can remember…
At the dinner table, the entire family stared as InuYasha downed bowl after bowl of steaming hot noodles. Chomp, slurp, gulp, CLACK. "More please!" he said, after slamming the bowl on the table.
My goodness… Houjou thought. This guy can really eat! I mean, I'm only on my first bowl and he's already working on fifths and sixths!
Houjou and Kagome sighed as they put down their bowls and chopsticks at the exact same time. "I'm not hungry anymore," they both said.
"Well, that's fine," Mrs. Higurashi said while getting InuYasha another bowl of noodles.
"Yeah!" Souta piped, adding his two cents. "Besides, InuYasha-Nii-chan will eat it for you!" (Tr.: "InuYasha-Nii-chan"-"Big Brother InuYasha")
"That's not necessary, Souta," Mrs. Higurashi said. "There's plenty left, now." She placed the bowl in front of InuYasha, where he promptly picked up his chopsticks and began to slurp away.
"Mmm! Thanks, Mrs. Higurashi! The noodles are great!" InuYasha said happily.
"I'm glad you like them," Mrs. Higurashi said, always happy to get compliments on her cooking.
"So tell me, InuYasha, was it?" Mr. Higurashi said. "Just where are your parents, anyway?"
InuYasha stopped slurping. He slowly lowered the bowl from his face.
"Well, if you don't want to talk about it," Mr. Higurashi said quickly, noticing that InuYasha was hurt. "I mean…! I was just curious…"
"Actually," said Mrs. Higurashi, sitting back down. "I'd like to know about your family. I mean, we don't know much about you. You're very mysterious."
Stop…stop asking…stop asking that question…!
"Yeah! Tell us about your family, InuYasha-Nii-chan!" Souta said. "Tell us! Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
"Yeah, what is your family like?" Houjou added. "Tell us."
"Don't be shy, InuYasha," Kagome said. "You can tell us."
"Stop…" InuYasha muttered, angrily. "Stop it…! Don't…"
"Don't what…?"
Don't ask that question…"Come on, Nii-chan!"
I don't want to!"C'mon! Tell us!"
"I SAID STOP IT! SHUT UP!" InuYasha screamed as he jumped up from the table, unable to hold back his anger. He started growling again. "Ask me that one more time and I'll…!"
The family was terrified. They sat silent as they stared at InuYasha. Houjou gulped. Souta started to sniffle.
InuYasha… Kagome thought. Why…why won't you tell us about your family…something terrible must have happened to you…why won't you tell us?
Mrs. Higurashi was the bold one to stand up first. She approached InuYasha, who was staring at the floor, his silver bangs covered his face.
"InuYasha…what's wrong, sweetie?" she asked in a coaxing voice as she put her hand on his shoulder. He flinched. "InuYasha…we're sorry…we were wrong to ask you that so suddenly. Maybe, if we give it a bit more time…if you're not ready to tell us, that's fine. Okay?"
"I…I'm so sorry…" InuYasha whispered. His face turned that deep scarlet color again. A tear fell from the corner of his left eye. "I…didn't mean to scare you…I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…I… … …!" He sniffled and ran out of the room.
POV—Kagome:
No, InuYasha…we're the ones that should be sorry…not you. We were wrong to ask you that…I mean, what happened with your family…it must be that he feels it's none of our business…
But I have the feeling that InuYasha's family mistreated him. He never wants to speak about them…maybe they did something bad to him…maybe they abused him…
Or…maybe…just maybe…he…could it be…that…he doesn't even remember them…! How is that possible…that he can't remember his family…? That just isn't possible!
Oh, InuYasha! Why won't you talk to us? Why won't you talk to Mom or Dad…? Why won't you talk to me…? Whatever's wrong with you…whatever's bothering you…why won't you share it with me? Then, maybe I could help you… …why won't you talk to me?
End Chapter Two
That's all for chapter two. It took me a while to get it up, but it's finished.
By the way, if there is anybody out there who likes light-hearted funny stories, you can read Kusaki Hayashi's fics; it will give you a break from some of the angsty stuff that will happen in this one. (She's a fun writer, trust me.)
With those notes out of the way, the chapter closes. Please review. Ja ne.