Disclaimer: I wish I owned InuYasha, except the things they go through wouldn't be the same so I'll leave it to Rumiko Takahashi

Chapter Eight: Memories of Lost Ones

Kagome awoke to Ginta sitting beside her bed. "Ginta, what are you doing here?" Kagome asked, sitting up straight.

"I was checking in on you. I see that your Halfling friend and your demon pet have taken to the room next to yours. Wise choice since it seems that they are your personal servants. I guess that I won't need to kidnap some people and force them to serve you." Kagome's eyes widened.

"I can't believe you. Never is it right to kidnap people. That is evil and wrong," Kagome snapped. Ginta laughed and Kagome bumped her head on the wall.

"That's me for you. I'm evil. Of course, I'm a great demon leader," Ginta laughed. Ginta, then, stopped laughing. Kagome was rubbing her head. "Does that hurt? Let me kiss it for you." Kagome froze. She ducked before Ginta could kiss her.

"Um…I'm not ready, just yet," Kagome stuttered, rushing to move out of the way before Ginta collapsed on top of her. She wasn't fast enough. Ginta fell on her. Kagome kicked and screamed until Ginta got off. "You're heavy. I couldn't breathe." Kagome breathed heavily for a minute. "Leave now! I wish to not see you until daylight." Kagome pointed to the door. Ginta's eyes narrowed in anger and he stormed out. Minutes later, InuYasha and Kilala rushed in.

"What happened?" InuYasha asked, sitting in the seat Ginta was just in. "You look scared. Did he do something to you?"

"He laughed and I bumped my head. He caught me rubbing it and tried to kiss me. He fell on top of me because I ducked. I couldn't move fast enough to get out of his way," Kagome answered. She slumped and looked at the ground. "I couldn't move fast enough. I got crushed and couldn't breathe. Before he left or crushed me, he said something about being a great demon leader."

"That leaves us with nothing," InuYasha muttered. Kagome sighed.

"It reminded me about what Koga said that time he gave me the shards."

"That flea-bitten wolf?" Kagome glanced at him and began stroking Kilala's kitten form.

"Hai, Koga. I had a memory show itself in my sleep and it happened to be that memory. I remember how Koga told me that a great demon leader may shock the demon world by having a human as a mate, but they still fear him. They realize that the demon only has kindness and caring feelings toward his mate and how death befalls anyone who harms her." Kagome got up off the bed and flattened out the sheets. "Ginta is heavy. He may not look it, but he is. I hate him. InuYasha, I hate him. I wish things were just the way it was after Naraku died. Just Sango and Miroku living in a hut in the village while we stayed with Kaede. Little Kikyo just playing in the sun with Shippo and other children in the village while you kept telling Miroku how it was a bad idea to have used the name Kikyo thanks to the one who betrayed you in the end. He kept telling you that that Kikyo wasn't worthy of the namesake like his little girl. He always told you to remember what Kikyo meant. Sango and I acted like housewives and cleaned the homes and clothes. I also helped Kaede with illness and death. I have wished for those days since Sango, Miroku, and you disappeared and I went after you." Kagome began to cry and sat back down on the bed.

"Kilala, watch the door. Warn us if Ginta comes back, " InuYasha whispered in Kilala's ear. Kilala responded by changing into her demon form and walking to the door. InuYasha sat next to Kagome on her bed. He wrapped his arms around her. She buried her face in his kimono and continued to cry. InuYasha's face fell. "Kagome, don't cry. Please don't cry." Kagome didn't stop crying. "Kagome, please stop crying, I beg you. I don't want you to cry. I know it is really hard for you and I have a feeling that I haven't been much help. I guess it's because it is really hard for me, also. Kagome, no matter what, I love you." Kagome stopped crying and placed her cheek on InuYasha's chest. InuYasha began running his hands though her hair to help sooth her nerves since she still shaking. Soon, Kagome was calm. InuYasha kissed the top of her head as she began to drift to sleep.

"InuYasha," Kagome whispered, yawning. "Sorry for making you mad. Sorry for crying. I love you, too." Kagome drifted fully off to sleep. InuYasha moved himself to be able lean on the wall without disturbing Kagome.

Flashback 6
"Die, Naraku!" InuYasha yelled, slicing Naraku in half with his powerful blade. It was more powerful than in its crimson red form. Naraku's death opened a hole and Naraku's soul went in. Kikyo went to walk toward the hole. "Kikyo! Don't do it!" Kikyo turned around and smiled at InuYasha.

"I can't do that, InuYasha. I have realized that our paths crossed once, but can't ever cross again the way they need to for me to stay here. I chose go with Naraku," Kikyo explained. InuYasha froze, wide eyed. Sango laid face down in the dirt, her hair covering her face. Miroku was curled nearly into a ball near Sango. Kagome was half standing and was trying to stand fully. Tears were flowing down her face. "I must go. Good-bye forever, InuYasha. I don't love you." Kikyo disappeared into the hole. The hole disappeared. InuYasha fell to his knees and then, flat on the ground. Kagome crawled over to InuYasha.

"InuYasha, we got to get your wounds treated." Kagome continued crawling to her backpack and then to her friends. When they awoke, there was a fire, their wounds treated and covered, and a tired, wounded Kagome lying in front of the fire. She wasn't moving nor were her own wounds treated and bandaged. Sango played nurse while Miroku slept and InuYasha sat in a tree. Through out the day, InuYasha stayed in the tree and Kagome stayed asleep.

When the moon was high in the sky, Kagome awoke. Sango and Miroku were sleeping soundly. Luckily, Shippo wasn't in the battle. Kilala had managed to not get as injured. Kagome sat up and felt great pain. She cried and tried to stand up. She felt more pain. Her muscles and wounds had stiffened. Kagome stumbled away from the fire and away from the others. She continued to cry at the pain, but she kept going until she reached the riverbed. There she sank to her knees. Then, she washed her face and cleaned her hands. Suddenly, she froze.

"What do you think you are doing?" a voice asked. Kagome turned around and saw whom the voice belonged to. It was InuYasha and he didn't look too happy. Kagome looked at the ground. "You shouldn't be walking around. Your wounds haven't healed yet."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to make anyone worry. You can cut the nice guy crap. If you don't want to be nursing me, you can nurse your heart. It is more important than my pain," Kagome snapped, standing up and trying to take a step, but she cried out in the process. InuYasha narrowed his eyes. He gently lifted Kagome up and carried her back. He let her down and she sank down to her knees. "Why do you even care about me? Kikyo is that person you will forever love. I can defend myself. I need to be left alone. Good night, InuYasha." InuYasha sighed and sat down next to her. "Tell me that you care about Kikyo more than you care about me."

"How sure are you that it will truth?" InuYasha asked. Kagome shrugged.

"I have a feeling that it'll be the truth," Kagome answered. InuYasha shook his head.

"At the moment, I don't truly know. To answer your early question, I care because I do. You don't need to know why yet. I'm not trying to be a nice guy. I was really worried and heartbroken at once. Heartbroken thanks to Kikyo and worried because I didn't know if you would live. You treated everyone else when you should have treated yourself first. We awoke to a fire. I was the first to see you there. I didn't know how to react. You could tell that you crawled by the way your hands were all marked up and scratched. Your knees were bleeding. Sango made sure your clothes were changed. She got bored between changing the bandages of everyone -except me-, so, she fixed your torn clothes. I refused treatment from anyone because you put them there and if you died, I would have nothing to keep for myself of yours." Kagome was silent. She laid down on the ground.

"I'm going to sleep, now." InuYasha's ears twitched.

"Rest is good for the body when hurt. Good night, Kagome." Kagome closed her eyes and had a smile on her face.
End of Flashback 6

Sorry for leaving it with somewhat a cliffy, but I have to go…..um……if you think that InuYasha acts weird, then, you should see my sister's fan fictions since she always makes him more stupid than usual. See ya! - LadyKagome215