Memory

By Strike Redkite

Summary: Inuyasha loses conciousness, and self-examination is all thats left to find out exactly what he lost and what he needs to realize.

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The pain searing through his body was almost unbearable as he turned to look at her form. It was blurry, his vision darkening with every passing second. He heard her call something out, but he was too dazed to figure out what it was. And then the world was plunged into blackness.

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"Inuyasha…" The words meant nothing to me. I'm trying to ignore them. Maybe if I just turn over they'll- "Inuyasha"

What on earth is that? My eyes open, but I can't see anything. It's all just black… but there… a tiny dot in the sky. Like what? It's… a star? Yes, there's a shooting star, making its streak across the sky for no more than a passing moment.

But where? I can't get a sense of my body… I'm just… floating. In space. What? I don't get it, why the hell am I here and not there with her? Who's her anyway? I still don't understand.

I wait, several minutes must pass, but nothing changes. My vision becomes no sharper and I still don't regain my sense of… physical being I guess. There's a sound here, my ears are sharp enough to pick that up, but it's faded. Is that... it's grass. Grass rustling in a moonlight breeze. How do I know it's a moonlight breeze anyway? I guess I just do.

Time is passing, that much is clear. But I can't tell how fast it is. I'm just watching this odd star-filled sky without any real sense of being me. Who am I anyway? And what about that voice I heard when I woke up? Am I even awake?

The sense of immobilization I'm getting dawns on me quite suddenly, and I struggle for a moment. I can't see my body, but I can feel it now. It's not moving, just lying there. I can't feel pain, or warmth. No cold either. It's just… there.

I've given up on that, I haven't a clue where I am. Now I spend time plunging through the strange fog that seems to be my memory, trying to find who I am.

That voice… Who did it belong to? Where is she? And how do I know it's a she anyway? Guess its just one of those weird perks of... being I'm getting. I don't know her name, but I have that feeling that I know her. Who is she to me?

And for all that, who the hell am I?

And then the world fades again and I'm gone.

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