To Forget The Unforgettable
By: Youkai Dreams
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the 'InuYasha' characters, however I do own some characters in this story like 'The Servant' and possibly more that happen to show up. : I WILL own InuYasha.. SOMEDAY.. MuahahahahahahahahahaHAAAAAAAAAAAA. : O.. I mean..
A/N: Okay.. You guys wanted a longer chapter so I gave you one! If you want me to continue with these.. they will take a little longer because I have to think up more. (I am so sorry for such a long delay, I was a bit preoccupied with more important matters needing to be attended to, but I will try not to let them get in the way as much) In reality, I have so many ideas in my head but I have to make sense of them all. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :Cough: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! ..sorry.. haven a moment…
Summary:
Kagome's lost claim to her memory in an attempt to save Rin.. but, exactly what has she forgotten? A piece of information is the key to saving the world.. but how can she retrieve it.. and if she does, will it be too late? An unexpected enemy arises in hopes of honoring his father's last wishes.. but how far is he willing to go? Despite all of this, is an unexpected love able to blossom, or will fate prevent them from obtaining what they need most?
Chapter 4: The Arisen Problem
It had been four days since Sesshoumaru had received the letter declaring the importance of finding a mate within the specified due date.
He was still a bit enraged at this, but he had decided for his own good he'd better find one. He had been alone his entire life and had been fine. Fact is, he detested 'love.' 'This thing called love, what has it brought Inuyasha but havoc and pain?' Sesshoumaru knew he needed to find something else of more serious matters. He resisted the urge to sigh. 'Today shall never end.'
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Kagome, Sango, Kirara, Miroku, and Shippou were all sadly headed for the bone-eaters well to make their final departure.
"Kagome, you don't have to go. You can stay here with us, please Kagome," Shippou was starting to cry as he was trying his hardest to convince Kagome to stay.
Kagome stopped walking and faced Shippou. "I'm sorry Shippou. This has been a big joke I guess. I was probably never meant to be here in the first place if this was how it was to end. I am sorry to say Shippou I must go. I am no longer needed in this world and probably never was." Kagome was once again headed for the well when the skies above had darkened.
They knew this meaning all to well. 'Sesshoumaru' all thought at once. To no-one's surprise, a lone star could be seen, increasing in size until two figures could be identified.
Sesshoumaru could be seen descending from the sky above on Ah-Un and was rapidly approaching them. He then landed in front of them and stared blankly at the group.
"Where is my dear little brother? I believe there is business yet to be dealt with."
Upon approaching the group, he had known that Inuyasha had not been with them from the scent of the wind.
"He isn't here Sesshoumaru." Sango let out in an annoyed voice. Sesshoumaru faced Sango and stared her down.
"This I can see human. Were is my brother?" he asked, demanded rather.
"He is no longer with us in this world. He has chosen a path we will never forgive and is with the one we will never approve of. He has made a very foolish choice and for this he shall suffer in the very hell he swore his life to with the one he has so mercilessly 'chosen' and his," Miroku responded
Sesshoumaru understood what the monk was trying to get across. He never quite paid attention to the 'relationship' involving Kagome and Inuyasha, although he knew there was something between them. Instead he focused on the incident involving Inuyasha and Kikyou, his 'lover.'
"How foolish. He has ridiculously allowed this emotion known as love to become accustomed to his being and it has so effortlessly destroyed him from the inside out. A being so vile as to compromise such demise with such a weakness is so senseless and displeasing, at least for a youkai, or hanyou in his case." .
Sesshoumaru shook his head a little, then looked to the sky as his next words were spoken.
"He has eyes, yet cannot see. His vision is great, but blinded he has become."
"No matter. Inuyasha was only one concern, however I have one more state of business needing to be dealt with." He had been looking at Kagome when he'd spoken those words. She had a feeling what he needed involved her, and she wasn't embracing the sense.
Before Sango, Miroku, Kirara, Shippou, or Kagome had any time to react, Sesshoumaru, along with Kagome had disappeared without a trace.
Upon gazing around, Sango remembered Sesshoumaru's dragon youkai and searched for it in hopes of attaining some clue only to find that it too had vanished.
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Sesshoumaru landed in front of a massive forest. Kagome was grateful he had stopped. Throughout the 'flight,' his speed had increased to deadly levels, and she could hardly breathe for half of it. "Where are we going Sesshoumaru?" Kagome managed to once again choke out.
Sesshoumaru decided to ignore her and held up his left hand in front of the forest and a blue light started pulsating from the palm of his hand. The blue light increased in size with every passing second.
Within ten pulsations, the brightness exploded with all different shades of purples, blues, greens, and grays. The light was blinding, but beautiful.
The light illuminated the entire forest, and before Kagome's eyes, a portal had opened.
Kagome stared dumb-founded into the portal. A grand castle stood in front of her.
Sesshoumaru picked her up again, flew through the portal and once again took to the skies. They were heading for the castle, which seemed only ten feet away, but somehow it had taken them two more days to get there.
Kagome now understood. It was some sort of concealment spell.. an extremely complicated one at that.
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Finally, the spell had broken and the castle had actually shown its real distance. The castle was stunning she had to admit. 'Wow' she thought. It was just so elaborate and inviting. 'Hard to believe Sesshoumaru lives here.' Kagome thought with a rye expression.
"Sesshoumaru, please tell me why you have brought me here." Sesshoumaru acknowledged, to himself, the fact that he would have to explain himself to a mere mortal sooner or later, but he decided she neadn't to know at this moment and dismissed the topic altogether.
Guards had awaited and greeted their lord with open-mouthed smiles, however they doubted he'd seen them well. By the time Sesshoumaru and Kagome had actually arrived at the gate it was already opened and when they had passed through, the blue light surrounding them had begun to fade. Then, they were thrown with such a force that Kagome was pulled from Sesshoumaru's arms. He grabbed a hold of her right when she left his arms though.
He, of course, was fully aware that this was going to happen. He didn't think that much of it, and didn't need to.
Kagome was quite horrified at the moment.
The thing that had actually frightened her the most was the fact that they were already going over two-hundred miles per hour when they were pushed through the final ending of the barrier, the extra speed it had created, and the time it had created it in had truly taken a toll on her.
When the speed had finally deceased, so had the blue that surrounded them. Sesshoumaru had also landed in that mere second.
This was too much for Kagome to take. She just couldn't handle it. The world around her started to spin.
Kagome fell forward. She lay there, on the ground, in front of Sesshoumaru un-moving. 'This has overwhelmed her so? I have underestimated the power of my castles barriers against weaker beings.'
She had passed out very cold, very tired, and very discombobulated.
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Three days had now passed, and only now had she begun to show signs of life. Kagome was choking on air. She couldn't breathe. Her throat hurt terribly. She couldn't remember how long it had been since she had ever been this sore. Ever.
To her, she was 15, in her room choking to death on October 17th, 1999.. her birthday (A/N: bear with me on this.. I don't know the real date if they did tell it ) In reality.. today was October 17th.. although..
Kagome had begun to cough more violently, and in the blink of an eye, the servant at the foot of her futon was forcing a special cerium down her throat to ease her coughing.
To Kagome, the medicine tasted vile and displeasing, but it was beginning to work. Her coughing was beginning to cease, leaving Kagome behind with an incredibly sore throat.
For the first time since arriving at the castle, Kagome opened her eyes and looked around. She was mildly confused. "Momma.. ?" she said with an extremely raspy voice. It hurt like hell to talk but she was beginning to get frightened.
Kagome was still observing the room when she suddenly froze with pure horror. She was facing the servant in the eyes.
'What is that?'
The creature had deep red hair filled with black strips all over. It was waist length and done in a very pretty style with two high ponytails on either side of her head with them intertwined together at the base of her neck with a pinkish-purplish ribbon that complemented the deep red highlights in her hair very beautifully.
She was wearing a simple two-piece black Yukata with a light purple-blue V-neck see-throughish sweater-like material over it that matched with the Yukata surprisingly well. The look was pulled together with a almond colored, mid-sized sash that looked extremely expensive. (Man, in my head this looks so awesome! Maybe I'll draw you pplz a pic of what I am thinking of and post it somewhere! If you can imagine that looking simple but elegant then you're right on track!)
Her facial features were unlike any Kagome had seen before. Her eyes were a deep, deep burgundy (think Naraku..) with ears that reminded her more or less of an elf's, or maybe cows.. no, they weren't that big.
Her facial expression looked very inviting and happy, yet stern and serious. She looked strong and fit, and tan and beautiful. If Kagome weren't so scared out of her mind, she might have thought her to be a goddess of some sort.
"Miko! I am thankful you have finally awakened." The servant bowed deep, her head hanging low.
When she noticed Kagome hadn't responded, she stood back up again and noticed the look of horror on Kagome's face. 'Poor thing' she thought. 'Well, I guess I would be scared half to death too if I awaken in a place I've never seen before with someone forcing vile tasting liquid down my throat.'
She was trying to lighten the atmosphere a little by speaking her words with nothing but pure kindness.
"Miko, I am sorry to say that your fever has gotten worse since you've been here, and is progressing at a very rapid and deadly speed."
She heard Kagome gasp and chuckled a little as she responded "Oh, don't worry, we have more then enough supplies to get you feeling better. You are not the main concern here as of now." The servant seemed pleased when Kagome's scent of fear had begun to fade, but only a little. 'Ah, well.. it's a start.'
"I do believe Rin has fallen ill yet again and this time we cannot heal her." Kagome began to wonder who this person in front of her was, or what she was for that matter.
'Who is Rin, what is this woman talking about?'
The servant continued.
"We cannot figure out what is wrong with young Rin. We have inquired help from the most talented miko's and doctors in all of Japan." The servant looked away.
"We had even called upon the service of the very old and wise miko, Amishida, well, the first time Rin was deathly ill. Like this time, no other could heal Rin's illness, but Amishida-Sama was deeply skilled and had many, many years of experience. She had luck. She had cured Rin, as all the others could not." Kagome no longer owned a look of horror. It had through time transformed into a look of confusion and misconception. 'I don't understand. What is she talking about, and why am I here? ..Where is here?'
'I am continuously baffling her, but she must know.'
The servant continued yet again. "If you are wondering why we have not yet called upon the assistance of the old miko, we have an understanding that she fell pray to a devilish youkai and faced certain death worse than your most horrid nightmares. Lord Sesshoumaru-Sama believed you might be of some assistance in this area. That is why you are here."
Kagome looked even more confused then before. 'Lord Sesshoumaru-Sama? Oh great, just what this story needs, another name to make it more puzzling.. wait.. I still don't understand. If a miko couldn't heal this girl, why would they call upon me to do so.. and in my currant condition I might add..'
Kagome began to ponder how she had become so banged up and sore. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember. 'Oh well, maybe she can make this easier to understand for me.' Kagome thought.
Kagome tried to shift herself in an upright position, only to find herself collapsing right back down again. Her strength was so low it was unbelievable. Well, actually, she was so sore that just being awake was taking an incredible amount of energy and effort. The servant sensed this, and through the scent of the air could tell Kagome was very tired.
"This Rin, if she is so ill, why call upon me.. in my currant condition.. or at all to help her? Furthermore, why call upon me to help her if only a miko could heal her. I am but a human and do not possess the knowledge of healing illness. Where am I, how did I get here? Who are you?" Kagome questioned.
It hurt like hell to talk so much but she had to know. She was talking at an extremely slow pace and it drained just about the last bit of energy she had left.
Kagome was determined to hold on, until she got some answers. She was no fool. She understood that she was in an unfamiliar place with creatures she still could not identify. She had no way of telling if the woman was telling the truth ..although she did sound sincere.
Kagome couldn't live with that alone.
She did not know this woman, or what she was talking about. Sure, Kagome had gotten the gist, but she couldn't comprehend everything the woman was saying..
Truth is, Kagome only heard about half of what the servant was saying. She was trying far to hard to stay awake. Kagome knew she was on the brink of unconsciousness, but she was going to fight it until she had a little more answers.
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Another hour of explaining had gone by and Kagome was out cold again. Kagome had enough answers now, well, at least enough to know what was going on. She still was confused about the miko concerns the servant had addressed to her but decided she would ask later on when she felt well enough to speak and sit up.
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Kagome had been out for another week. Sesshoumaru seemed to be getting more and more concerned as the hours passed.
'Rin grows more ill with each passing moment, along with the only suitable help she can receive.'
Sesshoumaru knew the miko had been getting better, but these fits of sleep were not good. Sesshoumaru had supposed it was his own fault for the condition the miko now faced.
'That was the only way she could enter my castle. The other ways were fare too dangerous for a human considering the many youkai who have fallen to their death trying to enter the wrong way.'
Sesshoumaru thought about how complicated his home really was. There were twenty-seven different grand entrances, and all of them were equipped with very complicated barrier spells. Five of the more harder to see entrances were concealed with spells so strong that if you came within contact, and are an un-invited guest, you will be destroyed without a trace.
The castle was very complex indeed, but there was still one more issue concerning himself he had to think about. 'It has been approximately fifteen moons; I've only fifty-five more to come. With the situation he was tangled up in as of now, there would be no way he could find a mate within the designated due date.. not that he was looking much. He didn't exactly want a mate at the moment. This wasn't an important matter.. or.. is it..
'Wait a moment. If there was a meeting my 'mate' and I were to attend, why have I received news at such a late date? Why would they even consider having a gathering at such a time? My lands are trying to be overthrown now more than ever before. In fact, why give such a low amount of days to find true love then mate? Can that possibly be done in seventy moons?' Sesshoumaru thought this over for a while. He hadn't even considered this.
'This almost seems convenient, as if it would actually help someone succeed in overthrowing my lands.' Could that possibly be what was going on here? 'Are they plotting against me? Why now after all these years?' Sesshoumaru knew this was a possibility. He and the other lords weren't exactly close friends. They were in-fact, practically enemies, but they always kept their hatred at sophisticated levels. Why would they turn on him now of all days?
"If I were to be weakened, I could easily be killed. The letter clearly stated I be turned to human in seventy-seven moons. In seventy, a hanyou and permanently weakened until I find a mate."
Sesshoumaru thought this over for a moment. "Wait. If I am turned human, I won't be able to take a mate properly, not without my fangs and youkai blood, it simply is impossible."
Sesshoumaru now understood. 'This is indeed a trap. One I do not intend on falling at my feet to.'
Sesshoumaru was running out of time. 'What do I do?'
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Okiee dokiee! There's chapter 4! It took me around four days to write but I think it turned out really good. I finally have the complete idea of what was going to happen in this story, and the outcome.. well, until I decided to add an extra twist. I know have no idea how this will turn out. Well, I do, but now I just have to completely rethink the ideas.. well, not completely. I told my friends of my storyline for this.. they loved it! I decided to add another twist just to spice things up. PLEASE.. If in any of my later chapters I start to become circuitous with the events happening, tell me in a review or email or something so I can fix it. I know stories can become rather confusing and undesirable if the same things keep happening and the problem never becomes solved.. or never seems to begin to resolve. I don't want that to happen here. I know this chapter is still kind-of short and I will try to extend the next one even longer. I promise I will catch up sooner or later. GIMMIE A BREAK (!) These are my first four fanfics I have ever written! Please review! Love ya.. Bye!
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