The world I was in before clarifies again and I'm existing. At least, as much as I can exist in this void of a place. I still can't move, but I can see my body now. I'm lying on my back… suspended in this weird void. I think I can… no. I can't move my head. But I can understand now.

I passed out I think, but I still haven't regained consciousness. I'm fighting something, but whatever it is isn't making itself clear to me yet. I have… none of my memories. But I know who I am. I've regained my... personality, if you will.

That voice, the one that woke me up the first time. It called me by name, that's what must have brought me out of my stupor. I was… cursed? No, called, Inuyasha. It means… oh hell, why am I telling myself what my own name means?

For security… A voice whispers in the back of my head. Normally, of course, I'd think I was insane. I probably am, for all I know. But it makes sense. At least one thing makes sense here.

I try to move my limbs again, but there's no luck. I'm still… stuck. I can't get a sense of anything beyond my body except… There's someone there. I can feel the presence, smell the scent. It's… lavender? That must be…

"Shhhh"

Whoever it is suddenly becomes my last concern as I look for the source of that sound. Still no response from my body, but I can look around properly. There's someone in the distance, sitting among the stars. How is that possible anyway?

It's a female, but that voice in my head is talking to me again. That's not her… Oh yeah, that's helpful. Who is HER anyway?

The person sitting in the stars turns, but I can't see her face. It's shadowed, like everything here seems to be. Her sitting form suddenly seems to be growing… closer? What the hell?

I'm not moving, but clearly she is, though she doesn't get up. And then she's beside me, though I can't get a clear view of her face. She seems gentle, but she's not my gentle…

Damn, the name is gone again. But the figure isn't. She smiles, though I can't actually see her perform the movement. I just know she does…

"Inuyasha…" Hers isn't the voice I heard first, but it's something real. I can cling to it, if it'll help me up. Unfortunately, it's only spiritually that I'm aware of her; she doesn't seem to be there next to my real body.

But back to her voice. It's soft, but pain-filled. Her aura is sad, why? There is love in her life, but it's… shy? No, just odd. Humorous, I guess. And there's another who shares her blood… younger? Yes, but not by much. Not young enough to be her child. His name is…

Wait a minute, how on earth do I know this? I'm going insane, I'm reading her aura. Oh kami…

Don't panic. You need to understand.

At least the voice is helping me. I take… a deep breath? It's material at least. I know I'm not dead, I never got the kind of feeling that I was. At least my body is still functioning.

The woman sitting next to me is still smiling, but she isn't looking at me. She's looking at that horrible sky. The one that has no moon yet still seems to be lit by an unearthly glow.

"You're not dead"

Well duh.

"Do you know who you are?"

Uh, yeah. But I can't exactly tell you now can I?

"I see."

Is she reading my thoughts? What the hell?

"No. You have questions, but I cannot answer them. I am only here to explain."

Well, good for you.

"I don't suppose you know what you were doing when you passed the borders of death?"

No, or I probably wouldn't be here.

"You nearly died. You saved her, you should know that."

Who the hell is HER?

"I think… perhaps that you could have saved her from more harm."

Could I now? What am I supposed to be- some sort of god?

"Do you know how deep her scars are?"

Scars? What scars? I'm filled with... is this panic again? But the voice isn't calming it. There's someone I'm supposed to… protect? Yeah, but I can't remember her name. Is she hurt?

"Her scars…" The woman stops, like she's unsure of what she's telling me. I wouldn't be surprised if she's read this woman's mind. And she still hasn't said who SHE is.

"You hurt her, though I don't think you meant it. Do you understand?"

Kami, I hope she understands what I'm trying to communicate. But yeah, I understand. At least… so far.

"Kikyou went to hell, though I suppose you remember that much."

No, actually. But at least I have a name. Kikyou eh? I know that name… but it's not HER. That's not the name I'm looking for. But… I'm suddenly filled with a sorrow I can't imagine I could have in this… body. Thing. Whatever.

She's dead eh? But wasn't she… A memory slips by, like the image you get when you close your eyes. The slight memory of what just happened. It's just beyond my reach, and I only get slight bits and many shadows. But… The Shikon no Tama? Is that why this news is bittersweet? What wounds have come between my memory and I that I can't remember? … Because this Kikyou was clearly important to me.

"You chose your other bridge, the other one."

What the hell are you talking about woman?

"She is worried, remember to come back."

And with that this world is slipping away. I try to grasp at it, but its not coming back. I think I cry out, but I'm not sure, because I lose conciseness again.