Chapter 7 The Memories Part 2
He made his way towards Tokyo. He was on business and going to stop for dinner before heading home.
She was standing in a field spilling with tall grass and colorful flowers. Once again she saw a woman standing underneath a tree atop the hill. The woman stood there looking of into the distance.
As she made her way towards the umbrella like tree the woman looked towards her with understanding in her eyes.
"Have you decided to remember?" she asked"I have been wondering why I can't remember what you are talking about. I don't understand why I have forgotten my past." She said more questioningly to her self
"You have forgotten not only because of the wish but because the memories are to painful. Your mind and soul find it hard to think about because of this great pain."
"But what would be so painful I would want to forget? Even if I force myself to remember I can't." She looked to the woman confused
"I cannot tell you nor can I make you remember. That is your decision, not mine. Your mind and soul must agree that you are ready to bring upon these great changes in your life. If they are forced or come to soon for you, you will be lost forever."
"I want to remember but I can't. I wish I could but I can't."
"Your mind is ready but your soul is not quite prepared for the emotional turmoil that will unfold from these memories. Do not force it to fast little one. The time will come and when you are truly ready I will be here to guide you through it."
"But why can't you help me now?"
"Because, you would not survive it alone. I am in you soul. I am a part of you now. Until both mind and soul agree I can do nor will I do anything that might bring harm to you."
"Please, just help me! I don't want to be lost anymore. Everybody else knows. But I don't." She started to sob
"Until the time has come Kagome. We will meet again young priestess." She said and disappeared
End dream
She woke up jolting upright in her bed. She looked at her clock to see the time '4am'. She sighed, and got out of bed to head for the shower. She felt gross from the thick layer of sweat that had covered during her sleep.
He was standing in the middle of a battlefield. Bodies and severed limbs scattered across the great expanse of dirt and blood. Some looked human, and others looking like demons. But their eyes all held the same look of emptiness.
"Where am I?"
"You are at the great battlefield where the most sinister demon was destroyed." A gentle voice answered
Jumping on his heels he turned around to look at the intruder. She had long black flowing hair. A white kimono like men wore in the warring states era and what appeared like bone armor.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
She smiled.
"Answer me!" he yelled angrily
"Calm yourself great warrior. I have not intentions of harming you."
"What are you talking about? I am not a warrior." He said crazily
"Inuyasha I -"
"How do you know my name wench? What are you not saying that I should know? Tell me!" He spat venomously
"Calm yourself Master Inuyasha. Please, I beg of you. How can you learn if you cannot listen?" she smiling with amusement in her eyes
"Fine. But tell me what I am doing here? And how do you know my name and why you do you call me warrior?" he said more calm than before.
"I shall show you why-"
End Dream
He suddenly woke to his alarm going off.
"I hate alarms." He said through his tightly clenched teeth.
"Good morning Inuyasha." Said Hojo
Hojo was his roommate this year. He felt sorry for the guy. He had book smarts but as far as street smarts the guy was an idiot. He was too happy for his own good. He was to naive and ignorant to things going on around him. Heck he'd rather be with the lecherous Miroku than this guy. Although Miroku wasn't the best either, but he was a hell of a lot better then Hojo.
"Whatever." He responded leaving the room to get ready for his classes. "Idiot."
"Morning Kagome! Morning Sango!" greeted Miroku as they all started walking towards their classes.
"Back your hand away lecher before it is removed. And not just from my person but yours as well." Sango threatened
"Sango, I was not but removing a thread from your clothing. How could you accuse me of such." He responded smiling
"Right." She said walking off into her class.
"See you guys later!" Kagome shouted walking past the classroom waving.
"Bye Kagome!" Sango yelled back to her.
A few minutes later Kagome entered her class and took a seat at the back. While waiting for the teacher she was contemplating what happened in her dream. 'What did she mean by not being alone. And how does she know I wasn't ready. It's not like it could be that bad.' She gasped gaining attention from the other classmates 'Did I kill someone. Or worse did I kill or destroy cities?' she thought in horror. The man now standing at the head of the class thankfully snapped her from her thoughts.
Sesshoumaru was awaken by his phone ringing.
'Who would dare wake me up? Am I late for class? Did I miss it?' He thought while he angrily jerked the phone from it's safety of the cradle.
"What?"
A few moments of silence passed until he spoke again.
"Very well. I will be there at five." He said and hung up the phone. Looking at his clock he decided to go back to sleep for a while longer before starting his daily morning ritual.
Kagome was heading towards the cafeteria when she bumped into somebody. Turning around to apologize to the person she instead froze. She stared into the sun kissed eyes of Inuyasha. She stood their unable to utter a word. 'They are just like his but different too. His are much colder to me now.'
"Hey woman. Are you listening to me?" Inuyasha said clenching his fist tightly.
"Sorry Inuyasha." She said staring at the ground using her bangs to cover her eyes.
"No it's my fault. I should be more careful. How are you doing? You know, I mean, well if you need, you should talk to someone. It helps you know. To talk to someone." He said not being able to word it correctly.
Kagome looked up smiling at him with unshed tears in her eyes. He may not have said it, but she understood the meaning. "Thanks Inuyasha. That means a lot."
"I didn't mean talk to me. Go talk to Sango or Miroku or LuLu. They'll listen. I don't want to listen to your sob story." He said defensively
"Well if you don't mean what you say then next time you should be quiet and not say anything. Don't offer help unless you mean it idiot." She huffed walking off angrily.
She left the cafeteria not really knowing where she was going but she just kept walking.
"Kagome!" she heard a woman's voice yell to her. She turned around to see Sango, LuLu and Miroku walking towards her. She smiled at them waiting for them to catch up to her.
"Hey guys. What are you doing?" she asked the group
"We were going to see if you wanted to watch a movie with us tonight. Of course we are not exactly sure what we are going to see yet though." Sango tapped her finger on her chin thoughtfully.
"I'm sorry you guys. I can't. I have to work late tonight. I wish I could. Just make sure you tell me what you saw and if it was any good. Okay?" she said smiling warmly
They all just nodded at her and returned the smile.
"So where are you headed Kagome?" LuLu asked her
"I was headed to...my room." She answered her friend
"Oh! We thought you were angry about something. At least that's how it appeared when we saw you a moment ago." She told her friend as if to answer her questioning eyes.
"No I am not angry. Just a little stressed from school and work." She sighed. "Well you guys can we catch up later? I need to go back to the room before my next class." She asked them.
"No problem Kagome." Miroku spoke sweetly. "We'll see you later."
With that they all waved and walked off towards their destinations and Kagome turned on her heels towards her room.
'Peace and quiet. That's what I need. I'm just glad I have to work tonight. It's the only place that I have no time to think about everything. It helps me relax for a while.' She sighed as she neared her door. She walked in and sat down for a while waiting for her class to come.
Sango and Miroku were sitting in thew courtyard relaxing in the beautifully sunny outdoors. With the sun shining and the birds chirping and being surrounded by the colors of summer they felt a peace.
"I'm worried about her Sango. She seems all right and all but then again at other times I can see right through her. She gave me the saddest forced smile yesterday thinking I wouldn't notice." Miroku shared with her
"I know Miroku. I am worried for her as well. When we first met her all of her smiles were genuine. Now it seems a real one is most uncommon. I want these sad smiles to be a rarity again. It kills me to see her like this. She has been like this for a month now. She wasn't that bad until her grandfather passed away. She never talks about it either. The only reason I know about that is because .she asked me to attend the funeral with her two weeks from now. Of course I'll be going but how much will me being there help her. I understand it takes time for her to mourn but I wish she would just forget it for a while. She won't even go out anywhere with us anymore. She works, goes to class or sits in her room all the time. That is no life. I feel helpless when it comes to her situation. I have lost family and she said she had lost her father but she seems so different when she talks of him." She told him resting her head on his shoulder.
"I know Sango. Maybe she just needs someone to comfort her. And I guess we are just not that someone. She will overcome this in time. For now we just need to stand by her and wait for her to call upon us. The last thing we want her to feel is threatened." He said rubbing her back softly as his other arm cradled her gently.
Sesshoumaru was making his way towards 'The Western Lands' to meet his father for dinner. It was another high-class restaurant, with twenty-dollar meals and expensive wines. It was made for the wealthiest of people. He always found his father at one of these places when it came to being on business trips. But when he was at home he would rather eat junk food. He would always tell his father that he consumes more junk food in one day than a child would candy on Halloween. Of course his father would just laugh at him and agree. He sighed as he came upon the building and paused before walking in.
"Good evening sir, and welcome to The Western Lands. What may I do for you?" the man behind the podium asked him smiling.
"I'm meeting Mr. Takashi here. He should have already arrived." He told the annoying man in front of him. He always hated the hosts of these upper class joints. They always pretended to be so polite. Of course it was their jobs but he always wanted to make one crack. He, however, never gave into his childish desires.
"Of course sir. Right this way." He said walking towards a table in the back.
When they entered the back he didn't see his father and came to the conclusion that he wasn't there yet. He became curious when the man kept walking towards a curtain. 'What's behind there. Why is he taking me back here.' He thought narrowing his eyes.
As they entered through the curtains he noticed it was another room. His father was sitting in the middle of the room. It had a single small table. 'Must be a private room.' He shrugged off the thought. He knew his father had friends all over Tokyo. That's probably why he was able to get such a private room. The host bowed and quickly left the room leaving them to their privacy.
"Ah, Sesshoumaru my son. I'm glad you can come. I reserved this room especially for us. We are waiting on just one other person. He should arrive shortly." His father said sitting in his chair again.
Just as they were about to begin talking the host entered again only this time Inuyasha was tagging along.
"Inuyasha. So glad you could make it son." He said again happily nodding to the host once again.
"Hey dad. How's mom doing?" Inuyasha asked him
"She's doing great. She left yesterday on another one of those site-seeing trips with the other women she spends her time with." He answered
"Let's order before we get down to business." Their father said picking up the menu and looking it over.
"I am curious to know why you wanted us both here tonight father. Mother is usually here when we all met for dinner. You never invite us while you are here on business without her." Sesshoumaru asked suspiciously with narrowed eyes
"So now I can't visit with my sons? I have to have a reason if your mother is out of the country?" he shot back. "Let us eat and we will discuss this after we order. Patience Sesshoumaru, Patience." Turning his attention back to the menu in his hands.
Kagome woke up with a start. Looking over at the clock she freaked out and jumped up to run to the showers. 'I'm going to be late for work. I have to be there in thirty minutes.' She screamed inwardly. She finished getting dressed and ran out the door towards downtown. 'Why did I have to take a nap? I should no better by now.' She reprimanded herself while running down the streets of the city.
A few minutes later she entered 'The Shack'. Walking to the back and putting her stuff down she went to clock in.
"Kagome?" a manly voice called from the office.
"Yes Mr. Naraku?" she answered back rounding the corner into his office.
"Your late." He told her as if asking for an explination.
"I'm sorry sir. I was taking a nap and when I woke up I ran out the door. I would have called but I was in such a rush to get here." Was her innocent answer
"It's okay. I just wasn't sure if you were going to show up or not. You are one of my best. All my customers love you and come here just to see you. I'd lose a lot of business if you didn't show up." He said smiling at her.
"Yes sir. I'm sorry. It won't happen again. I will go clock in and begin working immediately." She replied turning and heading to work.
Naraku stood up and closed his door behind her and sat back in his chair.
"That's her. I want her. You can handle it, can't you?" he questioned the man standing in the corner of his office. The only thing visible was his cold brown eyes.
"Of course. Shall it be done tonight?" the man asked
"Yes, and after I am through you may do what you please with her. I only need one thing from her. To complete my legacy." He informed him
"Very well. I expect my payment ready when I arrive. I have other assignments that must be completed before I return." He told Naraku and left the office and slipped through the back door into the alley behind the small eatery.
A woman with black hair that flowed to her knees and chestnut brown eyes that stood out from her pale skin walked in.
"What is so significant about her." The brown eyed woman said
"She has something in her possession I want my dear. Something that will give me ultimate power and allow me to fulfill my destiny." He smiled wickedly
"What will you do with this new 'power' that she will give you?" the woman questioned with curiosity in her eyes.
"I will rule over Japan my love. And with you by my side we will rule forever." He said pulling her to his lap and covering her small thin lips with his. Trapping her in a lustfilled battle of tongues.
Their food had arrived and they all had been silent for a while. They just ate not uttering a single word to each other until they all had finished. Once their plates were removed Sesshoumaru decided it was time for business.
"What is it you wish to speak of Father?" he asked him immediately after the waiter was gone.
"How is Kagome son? I haven't seen you two for a while." He said watching his eldest son closely.
Sesshoumaru said nothing. If you weren't looking at his eyes you would have missed the emotions pass through them. You wouldn't have seen confusion, sadness and finally his eyes settling on anger.
"You asshole!" Inuyasha shouted. "What did you do to her? Whatever you did her really fucked her up. She pretends to be happy and we all know she isn't. She doesn't do anything but sit in her room. Doesn't talk much, smile much, laugh much and hell it's hard to get her angry anymore!" he yelled angrily standing up with clenched fists and a heaving chest.
"I did nothing. Whatever goes on between her and I is none of your concern." He spat
"Sesshoumaru Takashi!" his father spat angrily. "No son of mine will act this way. You are being selfish, proud, close-minded, pig headed, blind and ignorant. Kagome is a sweet girl and she cared for you deeply. She loses her grandfather and then you just freeze up. This girl trusted you and you tossed her to the side as if she were a doll. I see now that she is too good for you. You do not deserve her" he said angrily putting on his jacket to leave. He walked back to his son and punched him knocking him to the ground and before he made his exit, "You disappoint me Sesshoumaru. I hope that I have knocked some sense into you on this horrible eve." He said leaving without another word.
Inuyasha followed suit and left Sesshoumaru there alone on the floor. He was caught of guard. No he was shocked. He never thought his father would strike him. He had never seen his father that angry before. He saw it in his eyes. Murder. Pure and simple. He wondered if he had been someone else, not his son if he would have killed him. His eyes held a bit of pink to them too. He picked himself up from the floor and left the restaurant. He wanted to go home and think of what his father spoke of.
Kagome was leaving work. It was earlier than normal but Naraku told her he would be fine. Kagome had accepted and didn't care to leave early. She had an eight o'clock class tomorrow morning. She gathered her things and slid out the back door into the alley and onto the main streets. She was a few blocks away when she heard a noise in one of the alleys. Deciding to check it out she slowly made her way into the darkness that it had been consumed by. 'I hope it's a kitten. Please don't let it be a hurt child.' She told her self as she kept walking. She wasn't really able to see much, but she kept going, just to make sure it wasn't a child in trouble. When she got towards the end of the alley she looked harder but saw no one. She stood up relaxing her shoulders and sighed with relief.
As she turned around she found herself face to face with a tall figure which she presumed to be a man. All she could make out was his chocolate colored eyes. Slowly she backed up only to feel her back meet with a cold brick wall.
"What do you want? I don't have much money but if you want it it's yours." She said nervously.
The man didn't say a thing. He just kept walking towards her and stopped in front of her.
"Please just let me go. Take whatever you want just let me go." She whispered quietly looking in his eyes for some sort of answer. She became horrified when she saw something flicker into his eyes. Lust, he wanted her body. He was going to rape her. She was about to scream when he covered her mouth with a piece of cloth. She tried kicking and punching him trying to get away. In the end it was fruitless as her body just collapsed as she slowly blacked out.
Sesshoumaru was walking down the streets that were more quiet than normal. He was thinking to himself when he passed an alley. He froze at hearing clothing rib and rustle. It's not the sound of clothing that made him stop. It was the sent that flew to his senses.
"Kagome." He uttered in horror.
With the help of his demon speed he was behind her attacker in a second. He grabbed the man and flung him against the wall knocking him unconscious as he slid down the wall. He looked down at the girl. Her clothes shredded with cuts and bruises littered all over her body from where he had ripped them. He took his jacket off covering her. Carefully picking her up so she could rest safely in his arms. He was leaving the alley when she began to stir. He stopped waiting for her to awaken.
Her eyes fluttered open and her face scrunched up in pain. She froze when her eyes met those familiar golden orbs. Tears filled her eyes as she remembered what happened. She turned away from his gaze as they fell down her cheeks. She didn't want him to look at her. She was dirty and she felt tainted. That man, what had he done to her. She was struggling to get away and then she blacked out. And when did Sesshoumaru get here? What was he doing here anyway? She was so scared and didn't understand why he was helping her. He didn't care for her and she knew he didn't. But why would he help her.
She decided not to ask but be grateful and thank him when she got home.
"Why did you help me?" she asked. 'Oh great. I can't keep my big mouth shut.'
"Would you have rather me left you with that man? I could return to his side if you would like." He replied
"No! No, that's okay." She said. "Thank you!" she whispered soflty
He didn't say anything back. H kept walking thinking of everything his father had said to him. 'her grandfather died?' he thought. 'She is careless.'
'You should take her back to your room with you. You can protect her there. The man who did this was a demon and will most likely be back for her.' Said his inner voice
'She will be fine in her own room. She has a dorm mate that can protect her.'
'But you and I both know she will be safer with you. Besides you have missed her company dearly.'
'I have not missed her company nor anything about her.'
'Right. For some reason I find that hard to believe. If you didn't care about her then why rescue her and carry her instead of making her walk?'
'She is injured. She cannot walk.'
'A few scratches and bruises can't keep her from walking. You just want her body close so you feel her warmth and smell her sweetness.' The voice said
'I will no longer bicker with you.'
'Take her home with you and everything will be fine. Trust me.' The voice said once again taking it's silence
He looked over to Kagome only to find her asleep in his arms. He decided to give into the request of his voice. He walked to his room and laid her on the bed. He changed clothing made a phone call and laid down next to her. He was facing her studying her closely. Watching her expressions change even in her sleep. She was beautiful when she slept too.
He noticed the tears that started to emerge from her closed lids and wiped them from her face. He didn't want her to cry. He wanted to protect her forever. He cared for her but didn't want to admit to anyone. Slowly he fell asleep next to her and pulled her near protectively.
"What do you mean you didn't get her? Who stopped you?" Naraku yelled angrily
"It doesn't matter. I'll take her and next time this savior of hers will not be there. I have never had this happen before. And it will never happen again." The man said getting ready to walk away.
"Bankoutsu!" Naraku called waiting for the man to turn around. "When will you be carrying this out?" he asked him.
"I must watch her first. That is the only way to be sure of when I will make my move. The less interference is all the better." He said once again disappearing into the shadows.
She was running through the forest as fast as her legs could possibly carry her. She was scared and running for her life. She turned around only to come face to face with a demon.
"A demon." She whispered not really knowing what to think.
"Get down Kagome!" a young female voice called.
She jumped to the ground and covered her head waiting for further instructions.
"Kagome! Kagome! You may rise now Kagome. We have slain the demon." A young male voice said.
She stood up brushing dirt of her uniform. When she looked up she gasped.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked the two.
"What are you talking about Kagome? We have been with you the whole time. We didn't expect the demon to chase after you." The woman replied.
"Are you alright Kagome? If it weren't for you distracting it we probably would have had to wait until morning for Inuyasha to come." The man replied.
"Sango, Miroku?" She said in confusion
"What's wrong Kagome?" Sango asked
"KAGOME!" a little fur ball jetted towards her catapulting itself into her arms.
She looked down at the child taking in his tail and fangs. Petting his soft little paws.
"Who are you? Shippou?" she asked
The little boy frowned and then looked back to the two behind him, "Is she okay you guys? I think she might have bumped her head. We should take her back to rest with Inuyasha." He said as they all started back the way they came.
All of the sudden everything went black around her. Then as soon as it had come it had left. Being replaced with a more depressing seen. She watched as Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kilala and Inuyasha were fighting someone. The man looked familiar to her but she couldn't place it. She watched as each one of her friends fell. She saw herself run to their sides telling them everything will be okay. She watched, as the demon was able to destroy Inuyasha as well. She stood there crying in pain and eyes wide with horror. All of her friends were unable to fight. They were all on the brink of death. She was the only one left to resolve this problem. She stood there waiting for the next action. She watched herself throw her head back and scream. Suddenly light engulfed everything in her sight as she was pushed out of her dream.
End dream
"Ahh!" she woke up screaming panting with a layer of sheen sweat covering her skin. Looking around she realized she was not in her room. 'Where am I?' she asked feeling an arm pull her tight she jumped up from the bed. She ended up tripping and falling backwards onto her butt. "Ouch!" she said while rubbing her butt.
"If you would not jump up you would not have been so careless." A smooth silky voice said behind the darkness.
She stood there frozen to her spot "Sesshoumaru?" she whispered
Slowly he made his way toward her and wrapped his warm arms around her. Nuzzling her neck and caressing her back gently.
"Why am I here? Why didn't you take me to my room?" she asked softly
"You would not be safe there. Demons are after you. You will be safer with me. Come lay down and sleep." He replied.
She walked to the bed and lay back down next to him. She was tense and rigid when he lay down, next to her, but became relaxed when he wrapped his arms around her nuzzling his head in the crook of her neck.
"What plagues your mine?" Sesshoumaru asked her
"It's nothing. Just a nightmare, that's all." She replied nervously.
He decided not to ask her anything more. He had been awoken while she dreamt. Her scent so strong and overpowering. He knew she was remembering her past. Which part he did not know. He closed his eyes allowing himself more rest. He was savoring the moment of her nearness.
She was standing near the ocean watching the sunset and waiting for it to be replaced by the moon. Listening to the peaceful pounding of the waves as they slammed into shore. Standing there inhaling the scent she felt a hand place itself on her shoulder. She turned around smiling only to once again gasp.
"Sesshoumaru?" she said in shock. It was Sesshoumaru but he was different. His ears were pointed at the top. He had two fangs and claws where his fingernails should be. He had two stripes on each cheek and the same on each wrist. His hair and eyes remained the same though. What she couldn't help but stare at and trace though was the moon on his forehead. He had a blue crescent moon that graced his forehead.
He grabbed her wrist to stop her. Pulling on the appendage her succeeded in thrusting her towards himself. She was sent crashing into his chiseled chest. She stood there staring into his hypnotizing eyes, not having the power to look away. She was about to say something, but the warmth of his soft lips on hers prevented it. At first she was trying to fight it only to find her self slowly melting into him. He removed his mouth and used it to cover the nape of her neck. He slowly and gently licked and nipped at it satisfied when he received little moans from her. "Sesshoumaru" she said with pleasure in her voice. His hands slowly made there way down to her..
End Dream
She woke up again with another thin layer of sweat covering her body. She looked to her side to see Sesshoumaru still asleep. She decided to get up. She peeked out the door making sure that no one was in the hall. Seeing that she was correct she grabbed the towel that was on his desk and left the room. She wanted to take a shower so she could think about her dreams and what they meant. She looked at the bruises and scratch marks on her body as she cleaned herself up. 'Does this mean that Sesshoumaru and I have had a past relationship? It feels so real.' She thought to herself. "It feels like it really happened." She said to herself.
"That is because it did." Sesshoumaru said from behind her as he entered the shower and wrapped his arms around her.
She jumped upon hearing his voice. She thought he was still sleeping.
"So you remember your past as well? How come I'm only remembering mine now?" she asked curiously.
"All those this is my past it is in no way my past life. As yours is not your past life either. Some things you have chose to forget and only now will you remember." He told her as he started to soap her up.
"So you are still the man from my dreams?" she turned around to find the red stripes on each cheek. She looked to his ears to find pointy ones. Working up the nerve she pulled up his bangs slowly to uncover a blue crescent moon on his forehead. She froze and gasped upon seeing it. Not really knowing what to think she just stood there as all her memories flooded back to her. It was like being hit by a semi truck. She saw her travels to the past through the well. The battles for the Shikon No Tama and the demons who yearned for it's power. And then she remembered the last battle against Naraku. Only her and Shippou survived out of the group. She remembered her wish and how the jewel merged with her body. She suddenly collapsed on the floor after remembering everything. It was so much to take in all at once.
Slowly and carefully he picked her up cradling her in his arms and carried the young woman back to his room. He gently laid her on his bed dressing her in one of his shirts and covering her up. He as well dressed himself and lay back down next to her small form. Quickly he fell asleep and opened his mind so he could enter her dreams.
She woke up in Kaede's village. She walked towards the god tree so she could sit and relax. Everything was hitting her like a ton of bricks.
"I see you have returned to the past." He stated
She turned to look at Sesshoumaru and smiled when he took a seat next to her.
"I have not been here in a while and wanted to see how things are now that Naraku has met his Demise." She told him as she leaned against him for support.
"I'm sorry I was not there when you were in need of me." He apologized
Her eyes wide with shock only to revert to their normal way. She smiled warmly at him and turned her attention back to the tree. "It's okay. I had to be strong on my own if I was not able to then I would not be worthy of your love." Kagome said in a soft voice
"I waited centuries to see you again," he paused waiting for her attention and continued when she looked to him. "When I heard of where you were Kouga went to investigate to be sure. He said you seemed to not recognize him. So I waited until you would be in college only to have this theory confirmed. I did not know what to do. Midoriko had spoken to me in my dreams explaining why you had no memory of us. I had decided you were to live a better life with no memory of those events." He told her looking up at the god tree.
"Do not say that my love." She said caressing his cheek. "I would be lost if you were not with me. I just needed you by my side in order to remember." She smiled when he leaned into it. "Tell me, what happened to Rin and Shippou? Did they fall in love as well?" she asked in a hopeful voice.
"Rin, had fallen in love with a demon prince from the east. They mated and had children. I see her from time to time. She has three pups of her own that keep her busy. Shippou, remained with us and still remains with me 'til this day. He has grown and has become stronger since the past. He refuses to find at mate until he finds you." He replied
"I wish to see my son then. When will he come my love?" she asked happily
"We will see him later. For now we must talk." He replied with a rare smile.
"I see your memory has returned young one." A sweet voice came from behind them.
They turned around to see Midoriko standing gracefully.
"I have." Kagome nodded
"I am glad. And your wish?" she asked her
"Hai, that too." She nodded a bit sadly.
"Do not be sorrowful young priestess. Your friends still remain by your side even in this time. I fear they will soon need their past memories restored to them as well. I sense a great evil lurking in the shadows." Midoriko informed them
"Is this evil after the jewel?" She asked
"Hai, I'm afraid it lusts over the jewel and wishes to have it for power." She replied
"Naraku!" she whispered
"He has been destroyed my child. You have rid the earth of him." She replied
"No his reincarnation 'Naraku' he is my boss." She said in horror.
"So maybe that's why you were being kidnapped" Sesshoumaru finally joining the conversation.
"You must go Kagome. He could come for the jewel while you sleep." Midoriko warned
End Dream
They both woke up opening the shades to be welcomed by the bright sun of early morning. They lay next to each other in their own thoughts of the recent events. They both thought of what will come and will they survive again. So much has happened in one night, it was overwhelming them both. They both got up even though they would have rather stayed in bed. They needed to get the old group together and restore their memories to them.