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Presenting the Sequel to 'I Am a Girl, I Am a Girl'…

Crisa Rei: Before my nimble fingers fly to create the chapter of this sequel, I would like to say that I have enjoyed writing for you. I enjoy the reviews, though some can be a bit crude. I do not enjoy flames that contain only negative things about me and not my writing. I would like flames that tell me what I did wrong and how to correct it.

Oh and…do to some serious plotting for the second part of this series, this shall be a long story. I am warning you. The least would have to be 25 chapters, most MAYBE 35

And I also have enjoyed getting to know some of my reviewers who have turned into my friends. You guys are great. That is all.

Hanyou InuYasha 21

Hanyou Shippou 9

Higurashi Kagome 21

Aragawa Miroku 23

Kiba Rin 11

Kiba Sesshoumaru 30

Kikyou 21

Kouga 21

Ningama Kohaku 13

Ningama Sango 22 ((her age if she were alive))

Tsasami Rashi 24 ((her age if she were alive)

Nobunaga Hojo 21 ((I got his last name because is ancestor was a Nobunaga))

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InuYasha stared at Kagome once the doctor had finished explaining and had left them alone. He looked furiously at the covers of Kagome's bed. "You're telling me…you don't remember me?"

Kagome looked down. "I'm sorry…I don't…"

"What about Chii?" InuYasha asked.

She shook her head slowly. "I don't remember Chii…"

"Rashi! You've got to remember Rashi!" InuYasha's hand flew out to grab the end of a chair and pulled it towards him.

"I can't remember anything!" Kagome looked up at him. "I'm sorry that I can't…"

InuYasha clutched the chair. "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Louder and louder the words became until he suddenly flung the chair against the wall, breaking the back off. His hair whirled around as he picked it up once again and then flinging it at the ground. "Remember who you are!"

Kagome winced and looked at him. "Who am I!"

"You're Higurashi Kagome! We were engaged! We have a daughter! Her name is Chiisuchina!" InuYasha shouted. "You've got to remember! Chii and your family are the most important things to you!" He banged his fist into the wall. His teeth were clenched together. He looked at her and his eyes widened in realization.

Kagome burst into tears. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I can't remember! I would if I could! Just stop! Stop it! I'm trying!"

He stopped, exhaling and looked at his fiancé with sad, guilty eyes. InuYasha walked up to her and she cringed. "No…don't be afraid of me…Kagome…" He touched her shoulder gently.

Kagome shrank and recoiled, but faced him with the fire that had always been in her eyes.

He gripped her shoulders and stared into her eyes. "I'll take care of you. You don't need to remember anything. I'll stay here with you!" InuYasha pulled her into his chest and hugged her tightly. "Even if you don't remember, I want to be with you still…"

"I'm sorry…" Kagome whispered into his shoulder. "I'm sorry…"

"Shh…" InuYasha rubbed his face into her neck. "It'll be okay. Everything will be fine…" But deep inside he was angry and miserable. Why did this happen to Kagome? His Kagome?

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Chapter One: Salty Breeze

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The waves rolled over the sand and kissed the toes of a lone figure. The shadow was tall and dark. The profile of the person was overly detailed by the nose and the peculiar things protruding from its head.

Many passersby often questioned the white, dog-ears upon the man who owned 412 Ocean Sand Avenue Condo on the east shore of Japan. They would point, stare and take pictures with their disposable cameras. 'Awing' and 'Oohing'. But nobody seemed to notice, or seemed to care for that matter, that this man's face held trouble and sadness. Deep sadness.

Though he hid the sadness under his signature scowl, it still could be hinted in the glazed hue of his golden honey eyes. The man was adorned in a red t-shirt and red trunks as he looked out over the horizon, seeing the clouds move calmly by.

Nothing disturbed his trance.

No one knew what was wrong.

Some say that he could be the happiest man in the world, with his money, job and wonderful daughter. He owned several homes, lots and companies thanks to his no mercy policy. He had hardened himself to the point of a diamond stone. No one could move him. No sally-sob story could bring tears to the edge of his eyes. He was firm now. The only thing that could make his knees give way was his beloved daughter and not knowing wife.

Yes.

His wife…or she was soon to be…

But not now…she had forgotten the whole thing

Higurashi Kagome is what she called herself.

But…she had forgotten that not only was she a Higurashi she was a Hanyou InuYasha Kagome.

The past only brought him nightmares and he had to remain steadfast. He tried everything to consume his mind, ridding himself of the past.

Kagome had lost her memory for a year now. She could only remember her name and bits of what happened in Naraku's World.

Naraku's World…

That was where he had lost his spirit. Sango, Miroku's wife, had died from exhaustion in the battle and Rashi…his best friend Rashi…had died, protecting his half-brother Sesshoumaru, leaving Sesshoumaru even more stone cold than he once had been, leaving Rin to constantly worry even at her youthful age.

It almost drove Miroku to the limit. Miroku was gone. He had left to go study in the United States for something, anything that could bring back the people who were lost. Of course, that was inevitable.

But then again, through InuYasha's past experiences, he had thought temporary plastic surgery was unbelievable. So InuYasha had supported Miroku and his wishes.

He knew what it was like. Losing someone. He didn't really lose Kagome, she was still there, in the condo, but she was almost like a shell.

With no memories to fill her.

With no memory that she had actually loved the man who had greeted her when she first opened her eyes.

The white moon haired man turned away from the sea and walked, barefoot, towards his home once again as he ears flicked to every whisper.

His hands molded into fists and his teeth clenched together. InuYasha was sick of them.

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Chii smiled sadly at the Hanyou once he stepped in and wiped his sandy feet on the mat. "How was the beach?" she asked.

He looked up and shrugged. "The water was fine," he replied, looking at his daughter. "How's Kagome?"

"Fine," she answered and went into the kitchen. "She wanted some more tea…" Her silver hair looked like a horse's tail with the way it was put up. A ponytail. The silver hair swished like silk and InuYasha couldn't help but let a small smile come across his lips when she turned and blinked at him, like Kagome would when confused.

"Is everything all right?" Chii asked, noticing the smile. "Do you want anything?"

"No thanks, I'm fine," InuYasha said, walking up the steps. "I'm going to go check on Kagome."

Chii never called him 'dad' or Kagome 'mom' and InuYasha didn't refer to Kagome as 'your mother'. It was as if they were all strangers, friends at the most, living together.

InuYasha knocked softly on the wooden door, pausing for a response.

"Come in," Kagome's soft voice beckoned.

Slowly, InuYasha opened the door and stepped in. He looked at her and then averted his eyes quickly to the cat in her lap, Buyo. "Chii said she was getting you some tea."

Kagome nodded. "Yes. I like the tea she makes. It's my favorite."

"Jasmine tea," InuYasha stated. "You have always loved jasmine tea."

Kagome smiled. "I guess so. Though I can't remember." She regretted it the moment she said it when she saw InuYasha's face fall and pain shoot in his eyes. Kagome inwardly sighed and her heart reached out, filled with ache, for the man who had supported her even though she could not recall any memories with him.

She had seen pictures. Of how happy they were.

But something was missing. As if he was hiding a part of his memories from her. "But it doesn't matter…" she whispered and then she patted the spot beside her on the bed. "Please sit, InuYasha."

InuYasha made his way over and sat down on the bed, timidly, as if the bed would collapse under his weight. His fingers felt the cotton sheets as Buyo came up and rubbed against him, purring.

InuYasha tried to hide the scowl about to jump on his face, but Kagome laughed and he looked up at her.

"You don't like Buyo, do you?" Kagome asked, scooping the fat, orange cat up in her arms, away from InuYasha.

"No," he stated. "I just don't like cats."

"Right! I forgot you were half dog demon…" Kagome replied, eyes flying to his ears.

He gave her one of his famous 'you-are-an-idiot' look. "You forgot? The ears don't help at all?" he couldn't help his sarcastic tone.

She laughed nervously. "I never really noticed. I'm used to them." Slowly she reached up and tugged on one.

Blushing, InuYasha swatted her hand away, memories overflowing him of when she used to do that all the time. "Stop it!" he barked. "I don't like it when people touch my ears."

A lie.

He loved it when Kagome would touch his ears.

When they had made out, she would gently rub his ears with her fingers and then scratch them lightly with her fingernails. She had always loved touching them and he had always loved being touched by her.

"Your eyes say differently, InuYasha," Kagome pointed out.

"Keh!" he turned his head the other way. "Whatever. I'll check up on you later."

"InuYasha."

"What?" he turned around and looked at her frown.

"I'm not sick," Kagome protested. "I can get up. I can walk perfectly." She threw the covers off. "As a matter of fact, I think I'll go get my own tea."

"Kagome…" he groaned, rubbing his forehead.

"No," she said. "I don't have cancer! It's been months since I slipped into the last coma and the doctor said I'm getting better and better! That I need to get out and make friends."

He sighed. "Fine, do what you want."

"I will," came her reply as she walked past him and walked down the steps.

Then InuYasha's ears heard a THAWP, CONK, THUMP, BANG! And then Kagome groaning.

InuYasha rushed to the stairs and saw her at the base, sitting down, rubbing her head. "Kagome!" he jumped over the banister and stepped by her side, placing a hand on her back as she continued rubbing.

Then.

She laughed.

"Oh my God!" Kagome laughed, rubbing her head. "Ow. I fell down the stairs! That was so funny! I just tripped and BAM!" She laughed more. "Did you see that?"

InuYasha stared at her. She hadn't laughed so hard since he had tripped over the stupid cat. That was long ago.

InuYasha shook his head and grinned. "No, but I heard it. You really took a fall. Are you okay?"

Kagome nodded, a smile still on her face. "Except my butt and head really hurt," she said, grabbing onto the rail and hoisting herself up with a push of InuYasha's hand.

Chii came rushing into the living room and dropped the tea tray. She yelped and looked down at the wooden floor, covered with porcelain and tea.

"Chii!" InuYasha stood up. "Look what you did! Go and get a rag and clean it up."

"I'll help," Kagome volunteered and went over the broken pieces and picked them up one by one.

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"Who am I?"

"What?" InuYasha pulled back away from her in confusion. "You're joking, Kagome. Please tell me you're joking."

"She could just be a little lost after waking up," Miroku whispered to InuYasha, whose face had fallen.

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"You're Higurashi Kagome! We were engaged! We have a daughter! Her name is Chiisuchina!" InuYasha shouted. "You've got to remember! Chii and your family are the most important things to you!" He banged his fist into the wall.

Kagome was in tears. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I don't remember! I can't remember!"

He stopped, exhaling and looked at his fiancé with sad, guilty eyes. InuYasha walked up to her and she cringed. "No…don't be afraid of me…Kagome…" He touched her shoulder gently.

Kagome shrank and winced, but faced him with the fire that had always been in her eyes.

He gripped her shoulders and stared into her eyes. "I'll take care of you. You don't need to remember anything. I'll stay here with you!" InuYasha pulled her into his chest and hugged her tightly. "Even if you don't remember, I want to be with you still…"

"I'm sorry…" Kagome whispered into his shoulder. "I'm sorry…"

"Shh…" InuYasha rubbed his face into her neck. "It'll be okay. Everything will be fine…" But deep inside he was angry and miserable.

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Soon the mess had been cleaned up and InuYasha's forehead was pressed against the wall the entire time, reliving that day. His fist hit the wall softly.

"InuYasha?" Kagome's voice made his head turn and look at her. "Are you all right?"

He gave a curt nod. "Yeah…just fine. I think…I'm going to go and visit Sesshoumaru."

"Ooh! Can I come?" Kagome and Chii asked at the same time.

He sighed and rotated his head in the air in thought. "Fine," InuYasha said and grabbed the keys. "Get in the car, wear a seatbelt, got it?"

"Come on," Chii replied. "It's not like she's never been in a car before." Chii walked out, Kagome following and InuYasha taking the rear.

"Hey!" InuYasha barked. "I don't like that tone, Chii."

She rolled her eyes and got in the back, buckling the seatbelt.

InuYasha got in and waited for Kagome to buckle the seatbelt. Chii reached over and turned on the radio as InuYasha started up the car. "Yes!" Chii smiled when she heard her favorite song. "I love this song!"

InuYasha listened for a moment and wrinkled his nose. "It sucks."

"I like it," Kagome smiled. "It's so cheerful."

InuYasha mumbled and drove the car out of the driveway and into the street. He pressed the button and the windows rolled down. Kagome took out a hair band and put her hair in a ponytail.

Chii slumped in the backseat. "Hey, InuYasha. Can we get a dog?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I said so," InuYasha replied through gritted teeth. "And isn't being a dog demon enough for you?"

Chii made a face. "No. I can't pet myself or take myself for walks!"

"Sure you can," he replied.

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Sesshoumaru leaned back in the thick, leather office chair, as his eyes remained focused on the beaming picture of his deceased wife. His legs were propped on the desk, his arms were folded and the paperwork lay on the table, unattended to.

Rin opened the door quietly. "Sesshoumaru?" she asked shyly, entering the room and closing the door behind her. She approached him and climbed on top of his lap, settling herself there.

Sesshoumaru looked down at Rin. "Yes, Rin?"

Rin shook her head, realizing what she had just interrupted. She looked at the picture and smiled. "Rashi looks so happy in that picture, don't you think Sesshoumaru-sama?"

Sesshoumaru gave a hesitant nod. "Yes, Rin, she does look happy."

"She's happy in heaven too, I bet!" Rin piped. "With all those angels! Kagura said that there were angels in heaven, who sing beautiful songs that lift the heart. Are there?"

He nodded. "Rashi is an angel too."

"A beautiful angel? With feather, wispy white wings?" Rin asked.

"Of course," Sesshoumaru stated. "Nothing would suit her better."

Rin smiled. "Then I'm happy for Rashi-chan." Her small hands clutched Sesshoumaru's white shirt and then she leaned on him to take a small nap.

But the nap was interrupted by the ding dong of the house bell. "I'll get it!" Rin hopped down excitedly from his lap and scrambled to the door, down the steps and then peeked through the window.

Sesshoumaru was not too far behind. "Who is it, Rin?"

"InuYasha! Kagome and Chii!" Rin squealed as she opened the door, throwing herself in Chii's arms, who took the pleasure in hanging onto Rin, adjusting her in her own arms.

"Hello Rin!" Chii hugged her tightly.

"Chii-chan!" Rin smiled. "Kagome-chan!"

"Rin," Kagome smiled softly at her.

"InuYasha? What are you doing here?" Sesshoumaru asked coldly, opening the door as Kagome stepped in first, Chii next with Rin and InuYasha. He closed the door.

InuYasha just shrugged. "I had a flashback. You get those right?"

"Yes. Multiple times a day," Sesshoumaru answered, leading them into the vast living room.

"Yeah. I called Miroku. He hasn't figured anything. I don't think he ever will figure out how to raise the dead. Miroku is still preserving Sango's body in the freezer he made for her."

Sesshoumaru shifted. "And? That monk-man is preserving Rashi as well."

InuYasha looked at him, shocked.

"Who knows?" Sesshoumaru said. "That houshi might come up with something important."

"No matter," InuYasha said. "No matter what he does he cannot bring back their souls. You know that Sesshoumaru!"

Kagome sat there silently, legs crossed, hands folded on her lap and she listened, interested. Rin and Chii had gone out back to play.

"You have the Shikon No Tama," Sesshoumaru replied.

InuYasha shook his head. "It disappeared, Sesshoumaru. Right after Naraku's destruction."

"I have a feeling," Sesshoumaru said. "That it has not left you as you think. You seem to have a knack of finding things you need in order to get what you want."

"I haven't gotten what I have wanted," InuYasha replied. "I want memories." He looked at Kagome for a moment. "For Kagome."

Sesshoumaru's eyes flickered over to Kagome and stared at her.

Kagome moved, uncomfortable under his gaze and due to the seriousness in InuYasha's tone. She smoothed out the dark skirt and brushed a lock of hair behind one ear. She began chewing her lip.

"You haven't told her anything, have you?" Sesshoumaru turned his attention back to InuYasha.

"Of course I have," he responded. "I've shown her pictures, told her stories, but nothing seems to jog her memory."

"Have you told her about Taka?" Sesshoumaru asked lowly.

Kagome's head perked up at the sound of that name and glanced at InuYasha, who had shaken his head in response to Sesshoumaru's question. "Taka?" Kagome asked, perplexed. That name…sounded so familiar.

"Yes, Taka," Sesshoumaru replied.

"I rather you not tell her. Nor anyone else Sesshoumaru. I don't want her to know about Taka," InuYasha seethed.

"Why not?" Sesshoumaru inquired. "You said you've tried everything. What if Taka is the key to get her back?"

"If Taka is the key, I'll use it!" InuYasha growled. "But Kagome doesn't need to know about it."

"InuYasha, who's Taka?" Kagome asked.

"See!" InuYasha pointed at Kagome, looking at Sesshoumaru. "You made her ask a question that she doesn't need to know."

"InuYasha!" Sesshoumaru said firmly, staring back at InuYasha. "She isn't a mere child! You cannot protect her the rest of your life! You need to tell her."

InuYasha growled and got up. "I will not tell her! Do not tell me what to do!" InuYasha stormed into the hallway. "And I will protect her!"

Kagome shivered. She hated it when InuYasha used that tone. "Sesshoumaru…?" she began.

"Don't ask me, Higurashi," Sesshoumaru interrupted. "It needs to come straight from him."

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Crisa Rei: That's the end of chapter one! What did you guys think? Did it catch interest?

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