Remember

Inuyasha sat on the edge of a cliff, holding his Tetsuaiga as the stars glistened in the night. He tried to remember everything that had happened fifty years ago. I was all fuzzy at first, but if he thought about it long enough, he could recall every single detail. He remembered saving Yumi from the burning house and nursing her back to health. He remembered training her to survive against demons like he had to. He remembered giving her that blue kimono made of fire rat fur. He thought that the light blue flames would match her beautiful, loving eyes. He remembered the first time he kissed her.

He had loved Yumi with all of his heart. There was a time where he couldn't stand to be one moment without her. But she was so young. She was human. He was a demon. He wanted to become a full-fledged demon. When he did, there would be no place for her.

Then everything changed the day he met Kikyo. He wanted the Shikon Jewel to become a full-fledged demon. Then he fell in love with Kikyo. He remembered all the days that they had spent with each other. He remembered the day that Kikyo told him that he could become a human with the Shikon Jewel, that it would cease to exist after that and then she could live her life with him. He remembered the embrace and kiss they shared.

He also remembered coming home every time to Yumi's warming smile. Every time his visits were farther apart and shorter. He remembered the sadness in her eyes when he left her. He remembered the shocked look on her face when he told her he didn't know what she was talking about. He remembered the heartbreak in her eyes when he told Kikyo to send her away.

It didn't matter anymore. He still cared for her, but he loved Kikyo and Kagome much more now. He had enough problems with those two. He didn't know which one to pick. Kikyo was a…thing. She was a collection of souls inside a body made of clay, bones, and graveyard soil. But no matter how dead and cold she felt, Inuyasha couldn't forget how much he loved her.

Then there was Kagome. She was merely a mortal that, by chance, fell into this world. She was Kikyo's reincarnation, but she would never be Kikyo. But she was so kind-hearted, and no matter how bad he had treated her, she would always come back to the half-demon. She would never leave him.

Kagome walked up behind him. "Hey." Inuyasha immediately jumped at her voice.

"Don't do that!" he yelled rudely. "You could have gave me a heart attack!"

"I didn't know I could scare you like that," she said as she sat next to him. "Inuyasha, do you remember Yumi at all?" Inuyasha was taken aback at the question, though he knew it was coming. "Please try, Inuyasha. Just a little."

"I'm sorry," Inuyasha lied. "I can't remember much. I remember Kikyo sending her to the future, but that's it. That was over fifty years ago. Plus, I was stuck to that tree for so long." Kagome stared at her feet.

"I feel so sorry for her." Inuyasha looked at Kagome. "She has gone through so much looking for you. And the one that she thought loved her most can't remember her. She must feel so empty."

"Don't give me a guilt trip," Inuyasha snapped.

"I'm not," Kagome snapped back.

"I wish I could help. Maybe we can help her move on."

"Yes," Kagome nodded. "The least we can do is give her piece of mind. Let's go back." The two lovers headed back. Inuyasha thought about all the memories he had with Kagome. He remembered the day that she had broke the spell that bound him to the tree. He remembered the day that she came back to him even though he pushed her down the well. He remembered how she helped him return from a full-fledge, cold-blooded demon to his normal self. He remembered how she had protected him while he was in his human state. He had so many great memories with her. How could he possibly go back to Yumi now, especially when he loved Kagome and Kikyo? He couldn't. He would have to convince her to let go.