Chapter 5

Authors Note: Still nothing to say since I'm uploading this all at once, at least at the beginning maybe I'll upload every five chapters, I'm trying to finish this by the 9th. That's my anniversary so we will see I guess….

Sesshomaru stared towards the miko's body almost in disgust. She was a careless woman, risking herself for the sake of humans, it was disgusting. Sesshomaru sighed, Jaken was outside doing god knows what he didn't let this concern him though. He knew Jaken was getting to his age and it worried about him a bit, what would happen when the demon died? Even if he were to revive him, he'd just be alive again still stumbling around as he was now. He'd just be dead and then there was Rin. He never knew how she felt about the whole situation, he never mentioned it but still he supposed if it was his time he'd have to talk to her, even if he rather not. Rin was out getting more herbs for Kikyou's wounds determined to find a better one. She's such a stubborn child.

Kikyou stirred slightly on the small matt, Sesshomaru looking over to her. He wasn't sure when he had become so angry at this women, he had no purpose to feel any feelings of dislike towards her yet he felt thousands. She had put him in debt; he had repaid her, so why did he feel like that she was trying to undo his payment? As if she should die and he always be in her debt. He wasn't a demon to feel indebted to someone, he wasn't one to do a kind act but he wasn't one to be in debt to anyone for the fact that, and if doing something good got him off the hook why not? It was strange. Debt was just something Sesshomaru didn't do.

"Are you up?" He said dully glaring towards her as she sat up weakly on the matt staring towards him, eyes clueless. "You shouldn't be so reckless" 'Though it was impressive…for a human' he thought but only mentally staring towards her.

She continue to stare towards him blandly, her body unmoving staring towards the dirt floor. "This isn't my village" She said blandly rising to a weak stand staring towards the youkai eyes wide. "Are you after the jewel?" She said almost viciously and reached behind her back to pull out an arrow realizing her arrows weren't there nor was her bow in hand.

Sesshomaru stared towards her, almost confused almost twitching. "I don't care about the jewel, I have enough power" He stared towards her something just wasn't right, she was acting different. Her village? The jewel? Was she insane?

She stared towards him, almost dashing out at the well functioning village, everything back in order youkai corpses everywhere from before, the demons she had killed. She dashed back into the hut angrily. "Where have you taken me?" She said angrily "Where are my weapons? Where's the jewel! What have you done youkai?"

Sesshomaru stared almost totally off guard her personality was totally and completely different as if she had forgotten everything. Then it hit Sesshomaru for a second, she had forgotten everything, she had gotten amnesia. He wasn't quite sure how perhaps one of the demons or somewhere during the fight but she had no idea of anything obviously recent that had happened. She remembered her village, the jewel, a distinct hatred for youkai and that she's a priestess so, what else?

Rin walked through the grass door quietly dropping the urbs and looking up towards Kikyou hugging her leg gently. "I'm so glad your okay Kikyou-sama!" Rin said staring towards her for a few seconds, the miko staring down towards her calmly her eyes softening a bit as she looked towards her. "

Your not one of the children from my village" She said quietly but gently speaking towards the child "You no your about the age of my younger sister Kaede she's a bit younger perhaps 3 years younger then you, Do you think you could tell me how I got here and why you allow this demon to live in your village?"

"Kikyou-sama you don't remember me?" Rin spoke calmly looking down and then up to her, hurt flashing her eyes as Kikyou stared towards her.

"No…I'm sorry" Kikyou's voice was a bit softer now and Rin only nodded as if she understood before Sesshomaru did. Perhaps not how she was hurt or what it was but it was indeed true Kikyou's memory HAD been erased.

"Kikyou-sama what's the last thing you remember?"

"I'm to bring Inuyasha the jewel at Goshinboku at this time" Kikyou said firmly "That's why I have to get back home immediately."

Rin stared towards her eyes wide, "Inuyasha…?" 'Sesshomaru-sama's brother why is she giving him the jewel? She cant doesn't she know that it's broken?' Rin thought helplessly staring towards the miko. Sesshomaru almost looking distraught as Rin continued to speak though it was a bit sheepish almost shy now perhaps embarrassed.

"Why are you giving him the jewel Kikyou-sama?" Rin continued to press this it had to make sense somehow didn't it?

Kikyou paused slightly lowering to her knees to meet Rin's eyes, there was a small smile on her face as if she was just set free, and the same relieved happy smile Sesshomaru had seen when he had given her, her life back, except without the confusion. "It's because I love him" Her voice was only a whisper only intentional for the child to hear as if it were a huge secret, Sesshomaru's ears twitching it made sense now. It made perfect sense…to him.

Sesshomaru's POV+

In the mist of battle when I had needed Inuyasha to come to my aid, our fathers aid he was no where to be found. Jaken had reported that he had been killed, laid low by a miko. Kikyou's memory had been erased entirely of the last 50 years of her death, and the years even after she had been resurrected. Her clay body never existed in her mind, and that her younger sister had to be AT LEAST 50 years old now. I don't know the whole story but that's the most I can put together and that's the most there is to be understood. Now the whole thing was what to do about it? She still thinks she loves my pathetic excuse of a brother. And the question is, did she still? After all that time did she still? I never asked. So I don't know.

"Rin"

She stared towards me now over a shoulder, Kikyou's eyes cold and staring towards me non-trusting watchfully. I only glared as I stared towards Rin, Id speak to her she could over hear if she wanted. Just because she was a century behind didn't mean Id let her leave Rin confused.

"She still thinks she's alive Rin, she doesn't know she was ever dead"

Rin nodded staring towards him completely, I could tell Kikyou was ready to bombard me with questions, anger and anything else but I wasn't speaking towards Kikyou not directly, I was speaking towards Rin. I wasn't going to give her that opportunity.

"50 years ago, I was in battle needing of my half brother's aid for our fathers land, and 50 years ago my half brother INUYASHA was killed by a miko. I don't know why or how the story goes, that's all I can say. Inuyasha was sealed to the sacred tree and that miko's injuries were too severe to be healed. So my brother fell into a sleep pinned to the tree and the miko took the jewel with hers to the underworld. 50 years later, the same priestess's reincarnation, the one you know Rin as Kagome, released Inuyasha. And that miko, that priestess was resurrected a short time after, when…I can't say but that priestesses name was KIKYOU. "

Kikyou stared towards him shaken, 'that couldn't have been true Inuyasha…he said he said that….'

Flashback-Kikyou's POV+

It was sunset and we were rowing down the stream, it was so beautiful and so relaxing after the battle where Kaede had gotten injured it was just the thing to ease my guilty conscience. I couldn't help but blame myself for being a weak miko for not protecting my sister for…for falling in love. I felt the boat slowly come to a stop as Inuyasha walked on to the dock ore still hand. I went to get up onto the dock and I tripped right into his arms gasping as I looked up to him. The next thing I felt was the feel of his arms dropping the ore and embracing me in his strong arms.

"Kikyou" He called my name out urgently as he embraced me, his voice strong and rushed as he said my name again softer this time. I could hear my heart thumping loudly in my chest as he spoke again his voice soft but firm.

"I'll become human"

I took a shaky gasp as he continued staring off into the distance over my head, his eyes soft his embrace gentle. He was willing to become human…for me.

"I don't have any reservations I'll become human."

My voice was soft gentle, filled with relief and sadness as I called his name almost in question as if it were alright.

"Inuyasha?"

"And since you've been lonely all this time I could…" He was looking towards me his golden eyes so close and yet so distance I stopped him before he could go on. I knew what I needed to know.

"That's enough… You don't need to say anything else" I pushed up from him just a bit staring towards him as he looked at me his golden pools staring into mine as he continued but I had no need for him too. But I still listened his gentle quivering voice.

"Kikyou…I want you to know"

I leaned in towards him as I watched his lips tremble as I shut my eyes gently kissing him on the lips. He responded within seconds as we stayed there kissing until the stars were out, me in his arms by the lake, his mouth firmly against mine. I couldn't deny it any longer. I loved Inuyasha. And I knew Inuyasha would keep his word I had not a doubt in my mind, just worry.

End flashback+

Kikyou could feel tears brim her eyes as she stared towards Sesshomaru almost enraged walking towards him. "What sick joke are you trying to play youkai!" She spat angrily shaken, "Inuyasha would never betray me! He said he was going to become human for me! If I died how come I'm alive now?"

"I saved you." Sesshomaru said dully, a bit taken back by her tears he never thought he'd see the miko cry. They weren't falling but he could see them in the corner of her eyes, though they never spilt or ran over, he could see they were desperately trying not to fall. And she knew somewhere deep in her heart he wasn't lying and he believed that was what hurt the most.

"So…I'm in debt to you" Kikyou said dully, "And my village? My sister? And Inuyasha…?" Her voice trailed off staring towards him for a few seconds before calmly speaking. "If you remember where it is we will take you there, we will leave you there" Sesshomaru said looking towards Rin the small girl nodding almost sadly. Kikyou staring slightly looking to the side, "I understand"

"Naraku" Rin said after a long pause looking towards Kikyou, who almost seemed to twitch by the name. "Do you recognize that name?"

Kikyou stared towards her nodding slowly; "I don't know why though"

Rin nodded slowly. "You were after Naraku just like us"

"Do you know why?"

"No…I just know that Kagome-sama said that Naraku is a half demon like Inuyasha he sold his soul to a demon…I think she said his name was Onigumo." Rin said thoughtfully.

"The wounded bandit I was sheltering?" Kikyou muttered gently but only to herself, Rin staring slightly, she had hit something, Kikyou looking towards Rin now seriously.

"Who's Kagome?"

"She's your reincarnation"

Kikyou paused for a few seconds, "Does she…love Inuyasha?"

"I…don't know" Rin said gently looking to the side, Sesshomaru just listening.

Kikyou was quiet staring towards her seriously and then up to Sesshomaru eyes wide. "I would like to meet her, my reincarnation"

Sesshomaru paused, she was never fond of the girl from the future, he knew this from one of the few times he had talked to her, when the moth demon had been gathering souls of the villagers. It had no effect on Rin and myself but vastly impacted on Kikyou, I would assume. She was in good condition when I had talked to her at the time, it was brief but it was enough to know she had no tolerance for her, and now she was asking to talk to her. It was just to discomforting for words.

Sesshomaru nodded slowly before responding "Why?"

"If she's me…Then she should be able to help me right?" Kikyou said staring towards him, "There's no one better to help me then myself"

Sesshomaru smiled only slightly 'She's nothing like you' he thought only mentally though.

Authors Note: XD! What did you think, did you know I had no intention or planning of making her lose her memory it came natural! XD! Well here we go chapter 6