Okay. Sorry I took so long to update this story. There has been a lot going on, and my computer erased the previous chapter three that I'd written. So, without further a due. Here it is.
Chapter three: The beginning of a friendship. And the renewal of a lost promise.
A heart so pure
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Kagome sat silently on her chair, staring blankly at the paperwork that sat on her lap. One hand rested on her temple, as she leaned into it. It felt as if her whole body would crash down upon her at any second. So many thoughts ran through her now fragile mind as she struggled to grasp the reality of it all. 'He. He doesn't remember me at all. How-how is that possible. He couldn't have forgotten me, could he?' Kagome shut her brown eyes, struggling to keep the remainder of tears in her eyes. The few that managed to seep from her eyes landed on the paperwork below her, smudging the ink. She opened her eyes again and gently rubbed the smudge with her gentle fingertip. 'How. How could you not remember me...? Inuyasha?'
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Inuyasha sprung to his feet when he heard footsteps coming near. He quickly put the red cap back on his head covering his ears. He was always alert, but now his instincts had started to really kick in.
"Hey, Inuyasha! Where ya been man. The commander has been looking for you all afternoon!"
"Commander? I've never met the commander." Inuyasha said, sleepily. As he rubbed the crust from his eyes.
"Well, obviously she wants to meet you."
'She huh? I guess I really do have a way with the ladies, eh?' Inuyasha thought, grinning inwardly. He quickly climbed from the bed, rubbing his aching back. "I know this is boot camp. But do they really have to make it a living hell just to get a good night's rest?"
Inuyasha stepped outside the tent, yawning broadly. Upon opening his eyes he was met with a stunning beauty.
"Inuyasha. Are you not?" A woman with placid brown eyes stood before him. She was not dressed as the others wore. Instead she was clad in a red tight blazer, with her hair going in many directions. Her hair nearly dragged on the ground when she walked and she wore a black necklace that showed off her well-formed collarbone. Inuyasha felt his demon side yelp with excitement, and his heart skip nearly a beat.
"I asked if you were Inuyasha." She repeated again. This time with a little more depth.
"Ay. I am Inuyasha."
"I am Commander Kikyo. You may call me just Kikyo." She asked, her facial expression never changing.
'Kikyo? That name sounds vaguely familiar but why? I don't think I've ever seen this woman before in my life. Who the hell is she?' Inuyasha looked at the woman before him one last time when it hit him. 'WAIT! SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE SARGENT KAGOME!'
"I know what you're thinking." Kikyo said with a slight chuckle. "Me and Sergeant Kagome look just alike, do we not?"
"Ye-yes. You do."
"Yes. But we are nothing alike." She turned away from him and stared into the distance blankly. "I've come to you for an important matter. Your mother has called and wishes to discuss an important matter with you. She asks that you call home immediately, something tragic has happened. You may take your call in one of the many offices. If anyone asks why you're there simply state that Commander Kikyo has granted you permission to contact your loved one. Understood?"
"Yes, Commander."
"It's Kikyo. She said turning to him one last time. She smiled before walking away towards her office."
Inuyasha's face remained placid and unchanging as he headed to the nearest office, as all kinds of scenarios played through his mind. 'I wonder if she's okay? And what important matter does she have to discuss with me? There's nothing that could possibly have happened.' Inuyasha picked up his pace as more violent scenarios started to play out in his head. He was so out of it he never noticed someone was blocking his path. Until he felt his body crash into someone else's. And the hard ground beneath him. Kagome landed hard on her back, with an unwanted guest directly on top of her.
"Ugh. Watch where you're fucking going!" Kagome yelled her eyebrows knotted tight as fumes of anger seeped from her every pore. As if her day hadn't been shitty enough. Some jackass had to come make it worse.
"Oh. Sorry." Inuyasha said softly through slightly rasped breaths. Somehow during the fall Kagome's elbow had somehow found its way wedged into his ribs.
"Ay. Inuyasha. Please remove yourself from me."
"Mind if I catch my breath first!" Inuyasha snapped. Every fiber in his body ached. As the pain seemed to deepen. "And I would appreciate if you removed your elbow from my RIBS!"
"So sorry." Kagome said moving her arm to the side. Inuyasha lay directly on top of her with a pained and troubled expression on his face. And his lips remained only millimeters from hers, as his breathing tried to return to normal. Kagome felt his warm breath upon her skin warming her every muscle. And during the process she closed her eyes letting herself become immersed in the moment. 'Although you do not remember who I am Inuyasha. I will lose myself in this moment. Although I know we do not share the same need for this moment I will never forget this.' Inuyasha quickly climbed to his feet as small frequent surges of pain still ran through his body. He took a deep breath before lending a hand to the fallen sergeant. Kagome opened her eyes when she felt the weight of the boy leave her body. Inuyasha stood above her with his face screwed into a slight frown. She smiled and took hold of the boy's hand. After being pulled to her feet Kagome dusted the dirt from her uniform.
"Sorry about that, Sergeant." Inuyasha said, trying to wipe the frown from his face.
"Yes. I am also sorry. I should have paid more attention."
"Ay." Inuyasha said, giving her a slight smile. "Am I dismissed now?" He said, with slight sarcasm.
Kagome smiled smugly before smiling softly. She had to give it to the kid. He was a hard-ass. "Yes. You are dismissed."
Inuyasha smiled, and started back towards the office.
"Ay, Inuyasha. When will you remember me finally?" Kagome lowered her head as another more tears rolled down her cheeks and soaked into the cool dusty ground. "When will you finally know of the love we once shared?"
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Ay, Everyone. Please don't be mad at me for taking forever to update, and then making it sooooo short. But, now I know what I fully intend to do with this fic. Now, everyone clap for me and be proud because Jasmine's got it! -
Chapter three: The beginning of a friendship. And the renewal of a lost promise.
A heart so pure
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Kagome sat silently on her chair, staring blankly at the paperwork that sat on her lap. One hand rested on her temple, as she leaned into it. It felt as if her whole body would crash down upon her at any second. So many thoughts ran through her now fragile mind as she struggled to grasp the reality of it all. 'He. He doesn't remember me at all. How-how is that possible. He couldn't have forgotten me, could he?' Kagome shut her brown eyes, struggling to keep the remainder of tears in her eyes. The few that managed to seep from her eyes landed on the paperwork below her, smudging the ink. She opened her eyes again and gently rubbed the smudge with her gentle fingertip. 'How. How could you not remember me...? Inuyasha?'
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Inuyasha sprung to his feet when he heard footsteps coming near. He quickly put the red cap back on his head covering his ears. He was always alert, but now his instincts had started to really kick in.
"Hey, Inuyasha! Where ya been man. The commander has been looking for you all afternoon!"
"Commander? I've never met the commander." Inuyasha said, sleepily. As he rubbed the crust from his eyes.
"Well, obviously she wants to meet you."
'She huh? I guess I really do have a way with the ladies, eh?' Inuyasha thought, grinning inwardly. He quickly climbed from the bed, rubbing his aching back. "I know this is boot camp. But do they really have to make it a living hell just to get a good night's rest?"
Inuyasha stepped outside the tent, yawning broadly. Upon opening his eyes he was met with a stunning beauty.
"Inuyasha. Are you not?" A woman with placid brown eyes stood before him. She was not dressed as the others wore. Instead she was clad in a red tight blazer, with her hair going in many directions. Her hair nearly dragged on the ground when she walked and she wore a black necklace that showed off her well-formed collarbone. Inuyasha felt his demon side yelp with excitement, and his heart skip nearly a beat.
"I asked if you were Inuyasha." She repeated again. This time with a little more depth.
"Ay. I am Inuyasha."
"I am Commander Kikyo. You may call me just Kikyo." She asked, her facial expression never changing.
'Kikyo? That name sounds vaguely familiar but why? I don't think I've ever seen this woman before in my life. Who the hell is she?' Inuyasha looked at the woman before him one last time when it hit him. 'WAIT! SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE SARGENT KAGOME!'
"I know what you're thinking." Kikyo said with a slight chuckle. "Me and Sergeant Kagome look just alike, do we not?"
"Ye-yes. You do."
"Yes. But we are nothing alike." She turned away from him and stared into the distance blankly. "I've come to you for an important matter. Your mother has called and wishes to discuss an important matter with you. She asks that you call home immediately, something tragic has happened. You may take your call in one of the many offices. If anyone asks why you're there simply state that Commander Kikyo has granted you permission to contact your loved one. Understood?"
"Yes, Commander."
"It's Kikyo. She said turning to him one last time. She smiled before walking away towards her office."
Inuyasha's face remained placid and unchanging as he headed to the nearest office, as all kinds of scenarios played through his mind. 'I wonder if she's okay? And what important matter does she have to discuss with me? There's nothing that could possibly have happened.' Inuyasha picked up his pace as more violent scenarios started to play out in his head. He was so out of it he never noticed someone was blocking his path. Until he felt his body crash into someone else's. And the hard ground beneath him. Kagome landed hard on her back, with an unwanted guest directly on top of her.
"Ugh. Watch where you're fucking going!" Kagome yelled her eyebrows knotted tight as fumes of anger seeped from her every pore. As if her day hadn't been shitty enough. Some jackass had to come make it worse.
"Oh. Sorry." Inuyasha said softly through slightly rasped breaths. Somehow during the fall Kagome's elbow had somehow found its way wedged into his ribs.
"Ay. Inuyasha. Please remove yourself from me."
"Mind if I catch my breath first!" Inuyasha snapped. Every fiber in his body ached. As the pain seemed to deepen. "And I would appreciate if you removed your elbow from my RIBS!"
"So sorry." Kagome said moving her arm to the side. Inuyasha lay directly on top of her with a pained and troubled expression on his face. And his lips remained only millimeters from hers, as his breathing tried to return to normal. Kagome felt his warm breath upon her skin warming her every muscle. And during the process she closed her eyes letting herself become immersed in the moment. 'Although you do not remember who I am Inuyasha. I will lose myself in this moment. Although I know we do not share the same need for this moment I will never forget this.' Inuyasha quickly climbed to his feet as small frequent surges of pain still ran through his body. He took a deep breath before lending a hand to the fallen sergeant. Kagome opened her eyes when she felt the weight of the boy leave her body. Inuyasha stood above her with his face screwed into a slight frown. She smiled and took hold of the boy's hand. After being pulled to her feet Kagome dusted the dirt from her uniform.
"Sorry about that, Sergeant." Inuyasha said, trying to wipe the frown from his face.
"Yes. I am also sorry. I should have paid more attention."
"Ay." Inuyasha said, giving her a slight smile. "Am I dismissed now?" He said, with slight sarcasm.
Kagome smiled smugly before smiling softly. She had to give it to the kid. He was a hard-ass. "Yes. You are dismissed."
Inuyasha smiled, and started back towards the office.
"Ay, Inuyasha. When will you remember me finally?" Kagome lowered her head as another more tears rolled down her cheeks and soaked into the cool dusty ground. "When will you finally know of the love we once shared?"
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Ay, Everyone. Please don't be mad at me for taking forever to update, and then making it sooooo short. But, now I know what I fully intend to do with this fic. Now, everyone clap for me and be proud because Jasmine's got it! -