Blank

By Amethyst Amber

Prologue : Forget Me Not


Its amazing how much time can influence our lives. It seems to be an everlasting ripple of life, flowing forever and continuing in an endless void.

Deep, huh? But, sadly, true.

Friendship is one thing time cannot change. It can cause one to forget, forgive, or even to flee…but you will always be that person's friend.

I'm going to tell you something I've never told anyone else. That…maybe friendship can break apart, but…with patience, it can be mended and molded into love.

That's what happened to…


Higurashi Kagome smirked as she walked down the hallways, eyes flicking back and forth as she adjusted the tassel of the cap on her head. Her blue robes fluttered around her and she smoothed over them absently. Her lips settled into a pout as she rounded a corner, coming to a set of stairs.

Today was the graduation of the students of Sengoku High, and she had just been given her diploma. After a lot of hugging, squeals from her friends, a teary mother, evading said squealing friends again, and smiling politely at a photographer, she was ready to find out where the hell that little-

"Inuyasha."

She ducked underneath the staircase, eyes narrowing at the boy sitting underneath. He was dressed as she was, and his eyes were closed, shielding the world from his penetrating violet gaze. He was obviously listening to music, as his head was bobbing, and black silky strands of hair twitched with the movement. He had a smile on his face, one she hadn't seen much…until she had befriended him.

Inuyasha had been the outcast at school. Not because he was stupid, or geeky, or ugly. In fact he was the opposite. He was intelligent, sweet and calm, and very, very, …well, Kagome didn't know what to call her best friend. But…if she wasn't said best friend, she would say he was downright hot.

His hair cascaded down his back, shining and looking for all the world looking as dark as the new moon. His violet eyes, which were still hidden, seemed to glow with an unknown knowledge, and sparkled with mischief and care. He was tall, very well built, and…oh for the gods sake, he was cute, okay?

But…Inuyasha was a bastard. And not in the rude way. He really was one. His father had married a woman one night in Las Vegas, completely drunk and unaware. They were going to get an annulment, but the woman, Carrie, had discovered she was pregnant. And, Inutaisho, who had more honor than any regular man, would not abandon his unborn child, despite the evil wench carrying him.

And so, Sesshoumaru was born.

Life had gone on, normal and untouched. Not happy, per say, but normal. Sesshoumaru was entering kindergarten, Inutaisho's business was blooming, and Carrie…well, who cares about her?

And then, he had met her.

Izayoi. Long black hair, violet eyes. Inuyasha was the spitting male image of her. She was sweet, beautiful, and kind. The air around her rippled with her happiness, and her aura drew Inutaisho in.

And he fell in love.

And she with him.

Happy, ne? But, Inutaisho was married. And Izayoi respected that. They had agreed that even if they did love each other, Sesshoumaru deserved a father that was with him all the time.

But…emotions ran high one night, and Inuyasha was conceived.

Of course, Inutaisho was ecstatic. It wasn't that he didn't love Sesshoumaru, but the fact that he did love the woman carrying his second child made a huge difference.

And so, Shingetsu Inuyasha was born one cold winter night, on a new moon. And, everyone was happy. Inutaisho had two sons he loved, he could visit the woman he loved as she was his secretary, and his business was doing better than ever.

But, time was cruel to the poor, small family, and fate decreed happiness would not last long.

Izayoi was killed in car accident, on March 15, the results of a hit and run drunk driver. He was never caught, and after Izayoi's death, the case was pursued for only a short while before it collapsed with no leads.

Inuyasha moved in with Inutaisho's family, and life moved on…

Until high school.

Apparently, every knew who he was, what he was. No one could accept him for that, and he ignored them. Who could care what they thought, ne? Who could care…

…okay, so he did…but he didn't have to show that every time someone whispered and called him a bastard, or said that he was gay, or said his mother was some whore off the streets his father had raped…he couldn't give them the satisfaction of letting them know it hurt.

And it hurt like hell.

And then, Kagome had come to school.

She had arrived as any other new high school girl, with boys fawning over her pretty looks and girls asking her to be their friends. She was pretty, smart, and overall, the picture of popularity.

But Kagome broke the rules one day when she saw Inuyasha, sitting under a tree and listening to music, and had gone to meet him.

Even she didn't know why she was drawn to him, like a moth to a flame. He had tried to avoid her (for her own social standings protection, of course), discovered he did not like her crying, and assented to her pleas.

And so, they became friends. The best of friends, knowing everything about each other.

From freshman year to being seniors, they had become closer than many of the boyfriends and girlfriends of Sengoku High.

And now...they were graduating.

Woah.

Kagome snapped out of it, kicking the smirking boy below her. Even if his eyes were closed, he had sensed her presence, and was just ignoring her.

"C'mon, you dimwit. Your family's looking for you."

Inuyasha finally took off the headphones, looking up at her with those beautiful eyes. His eyes had always mesmerized her, and she loved the shade of purple they created in the different lightings of his mood. Right now there were a sort of lavender, dancing with mischief.

He tilted his head to the side in mock innocence, looking for all the world like a little boy who had been wrongly accused. She wanted to kick him again, just for being so good at acting.

"What, Kagome? You miss me that much? Its been about 20 minutes." The teasing lilt of his voice made her smile, and she sat next to him. The damned tassel got in her eyes again, and she let out a puff of air, trying to blow it away. All she managed to do was blow his own tassel into his face, causing him to pout in annoyance.

"You're just trying to get out of embarrassing pictures. I like your hair pulled back. Your eyes stand out without your hair in the way." She smirked at the light flush on his face; Inuyasha could never accept compliments about his looks.

A comfortable silence feel between them, and they spoke with glanced and smiles. Finally, as Kagome took off her hat, complete with the stupid little tassel, Inuyasha spoke.

"You're leaving tomorrow." It wasn't a question, and the blue cap fell from her grasp. She didn't trust herself to look at him, and just nodded.

"Ano…yeah. We need to move into New York and get used to it before I go to college, and Grandpa wants to sell some of the shrine's…stuff to some museums."

She wanted to go to New York, so badly. She was in love with the theater, in love with the sights that were there, and really just like the city.

But…Inuyasha was staying here in Virginia. And, a deep ache settled over her heart . Her best friend would be hundreds of miles away from her.

Inutaisho wanted Tetsusaiga Inc to be passed onto family, and since Sesshoumaru was going into law, that left Inuyasha to take over.

His voice became heavy with depression, and he tilted those beautiful eyes up to her. He smiled, but she could tell it was fake and felt a sob stir in her at the darkening of his eyes. She wanted to go, but she'd stay if he'd just smile…

If he'd keep smiling…

Inuyasha was losing the best friend he'd ever had, the only person who had cared enough to find out who he was…

Inuyasha was going to be alone again.

Her body shaking with pent up grief, she flung herself at him, and he opened his arms automatically to catch her, holding her tight and he stroked her hair, letting her cry into his shoulders.

And for the moment, all was still, except for her shuddering breaths. He pressed a small kiss to her forehead and held her closer, feeling the weight of the distance already pulling at him.

And the two friends held each other under the abandoned stairwell in Sengoku High School, finally graduated and ready to face the world.


Mmkay. This was more of a PROLOGUE, okay? There WILL be a major time lapse, and that's why this is so short. I promise my later chapters will be longer, but since this is just a…background information thing, if you will, I didn't feel the obligation to make it really long.

This story is dedicated to TWO AWESOME WRITERS:

del kaiden: Dear Gods above, help me. If I'm 1/17 as good a writer as you, I will die a happy girl. Broadway Baby and Broadway Bound opened my eyes to a possible AU fic, and I realize…hell, IT CAN BE DONE! And it CAN kick ass. Thank you so much.

Maru Maru: …I've read all of your stories. All the one-shots, all the hiatus stories. 'The Sealed Garden' made me cry. Cry. I've cried at a total of…three fanfics. Your beautiful writing made me consider my own, and from now on, I'll be planning my chapters a little more. Thank you as well.

Thank you for reading, and GO READ THESE TWO'S WORK! ITS BEAUTIFUL!