Author's note: Hey everyone! Sorry about taking so long with this update! I just became the lead in my highschool musical! And I only in grade 9 so I've been uber busy with rehearsals and stuff! I am so sorry! Just a warning now a lot of my updates may take a while because this month is gonna be very busy for me I apologize in advance! Anyway thanks for all the reviews and support! Wow 329? I can't believe it I am so amazed thank you! Well I won't take up anymore of your time on with the update!

Chapter 22 (or 23 I not sure): An eternal spell

Inu Yasha clutched his head and writhed in his kneeling position on the roof. Faces were all he saw, so many faces. And yet, the faces belonged to only one person. A girl, raven haired, beautiful with deep penetrating brown eyes. She seemed familiar, he knew her, he had to. He reached out to touch her face, smiling and happy as it called his name.

Then all was white. "Inu Yasha!" called a voice inside his head "Her time is running out, go to her, now!"

The voice was female, it called desperately out to him. And yet, this voice was different, it wasn't the raven girl's and it wasn't Kikyo's, it was new but strangely familiar. Suddenly, the white became slightly less harsh and standing before Inu Yasha was an older woman with long black hair. She looked down at him with a teary smile, the kind a mother gives her young child when she is proud of them. But what had captivated him the most was that in her arms lay the raven haired girl he had seen in his head so many times before, almost too many to count. But he still couldn't remember her name.

He reached out to her, but drew back, she was wounded badly. Cuts in the shape of crosses inhabited her feet, wrists, and forehead and lying across her strangely tempting chest, was a large pocket watch, its hands slowly moving toward the 12:00 o'clock mark, at which time both the big and little hands would be united.

"Do you remember now Inu Yasha" the woman said, still smiling "who this girl is?"

"No" he said, stroking the girl's hair "But she's important to me, isn't she?"

"Yes" she replied "but she's dying, see the clock? When her time has run out, she will fade away."

"No!" Inu Yasha said.

The woman's tears fell faster, one fell against Inu Yasha's outstretched palm, he suddenly recognized who this woman was "mother" he whispered hoarsely.

She nodded "that prophet did her job well" she said "although it has caused you pain, her spell did work in melting your heart of ice."

"It wasn't Kikyo!" Inu Yasha yelled out "It was…it was…something else."

But he couldn't remember what that something else was.

"She's fading" his mother said as the girl in her arms slowly became transparent.

"No!" Inu Yasha said "Damnit! I know she's special! Why can't I remember her?"

"Kikyo's enchantment on you proved not to be strong enough for you to let go of your new found feelings of love completely" his mother said almost surprised "something I was not expecting, however, it seems that it was powerful enough to block your memory of the girl so much that you can't remember, and sadly, it is doubtful that you ever will."

The girl was almost completely gone, the only thing left that was solid enough to touch was the watch.

"Break through the spell, I know you can!" were his mother's last words before she too left him. But not before she snapped her fingers.

A searing pain ran through Inu Yasha's body, cutting his pointed dog ears right off and wiping the purple scars straight off his face. His hair flew wildly around his head as though a magic wind had come from no where and swept the strands around his face. The small red pupils returned to their natural dark brown colour and the hair blowing around him turned 10 shades darker until it had completely changed from its silvery white colour to its original raven black tint.

He peered up at his mother, now a mere shadow "the girl broke the spell that binds you to your demon form" she said, pointing to the girl, who was now almost completely gone, all that was visible was her angelic face "now it is up to you to break through the spell which blocks your memory. You are strong enough, I have faith in you, Inu Yasha, my son."

With that, she disappeared completely, leaving Inu Yasha and the ever fading girl whom he could not remember by themselves. The girl's face was slowly fading as well, but the watch still remained solid.

"No!" Inu Yasha said, running over to the girl. But something stopped him just before he could reach her, as though a barrier had been created by his own heart, or someone else's twisted influence on it.

"I don't know who you are" he said, struggling to reach his hand through the force field with slow, agonizing, success "but I can't let you go. I promise I will do everything I can to remember you!"

With that said, he reached the rest of the way and grasped the watch.

Suddenly, the blinding light returned and his surroundings faded away. Inu Yasha could swear he heard the angry cries of defeat of a certain evil priestess as the watch in his hand broke and gave way to a human arm. He looked down to find that he was standing on the edge of the castle roof, his castle, where he had lived as a child. But how had he gotten there.

"Inu Yasha?" said a voice from behind him "what happened to you?"

He turned to face his cousin Naraku, now a fully grown man. Even now, he still had the glow of malice and utter jealousy surrounding him "cousin Naraku" he said with an inexplicable snarl in his tone "how did you get here?"

"What?" Naraku replied in shock "Have you gone mad?"

"Inu Yasha! You came back! Oh thank goodness!" and there it was, the female voice that had haunted his dreams for so long.

He turned and looked down. He saw that the hand he was holding was none other than the one that belonged to the raven haired girl from his encounter with his mother. In shock, he almost let her go. Realizing what he was doing he grasped her arm tighter. She was breathing shallow breaths and inhaling sharply from the cold but she was alright at least. The cross cuts on her body had healed and faded to light scars but they were barely noticeable.

"K…ka…" was all he said. His head pounded as he strained to remember.

"What happened to you?" she said, still dangling from the roof "you look human, just like you did in the picture in your diaries. Did I break the spell?"

"How did you find the diaries?" he said, not recalling her ever having even been in his palace at all.

"I'm sorry…" she said slowly, a nervous giggle forming in her throat "I meant to tell you…but."

"Who…?" he said, his heart pounding simultaneously with his head "who are you?"

Kagome looked at him in surprise, then tears formed in her eyes "Inu Yasha, what's wrong, don't you remember me?"

"I know you don't I?" he replied "but, somehow I can't remember."

"It's me! Please! Don't tell me Kikyo…" she said, her brows furrowing into an angry glare "You WITCH!" she yelled up to the heavens "You made it this way! You made it so that either way you'd win! You cruel hearted BEAST!"

"Beast?" Inu Yasha said, his head starting to hurt, he groaned in pain as memories came flooding back

Flash-back

"Out of the way!" Inu Yasha snarled, kicking him fiercely aside.

"Miroku!" Kagome yelled, running to the candelabra's side. Gingerly she scooped him up in her arms "Are you okay?"

"GET INSIDE WENCH!" Inu Yasha yelled to Kagome, annoyed at her defiance.

Kagome stood and walked over to him, an angered look on her face "No!" she said firmly "you have no right to control my actions, or anybody's for that matter" She stamped her foot in the snow "your lucky your servants are even willing to serve you after what you do to them. Miroku was just trying to help and you kicked him aside!" Tears brimmed Kagome's eyes as she gave Inu Yasha a swift slap "and don't ever call me a wench! Just because your feelings are hurt doesn't mean you can mistreat your friends!" The tears dripped down her face "Everything isn't always happening to you, you know. You're not the only one with problems! Look at me; I haven't seen my father or my family for over two months! But do I start insulting you and hurting your feelings? No! Your no monster Inu Yasha, you're just heartless like one" With that said, Kagome scooped up Sango and Miroku and ran into the castle, leaving a trail of tear drops in the snow behind her.

Inu Yasha let out another moan of pain, barely able to hold the girls hand anymore.

"Inu Yasha?" she called.

"But you did help me" Inu Yasha said with a painful smile "you're right, I'm not the only one with problems"

Kagome nodded, returning the pained smile "But just so you know" she said throwing her arms around him in an embrace "You're not a monster, and you're not a beast either, and if people could just take the time to get to know you and see past your appearance, I know they'd think so too"

"Inu Yasha!" Kagome called swaying as Inu Yasha's grip loosened from the pain "Don't let go! Please!"

"Kagome!" called a voice from below "are you alright?"

"I'm fine Koga" she responded "but there's something wrong with Inu Yasha."

"Kagome?" he said.

That did it, he had no more strength left to resist it, he let go of her hand and clutched his head, numb from the pain.

She screamed as she started to fall down the steep height from the castle roof. "No!" he shouted, running to the edge though still in pain.

"Inu Yasha!" she called growing rapidly smaller as the distance in height between them increased.

"Kagome!" he yelled, jumping off the roof to catch her.

Luckily he caught up to her in the air, grasping her tightly, the two of them fell fast to the ground. The memories, all of them came fading back. Kagome had broken the spell, he had fallen in love with her, and she with him. But because of Naraku, Koga, and Kikyo, they had almost been eternally separated. But love always found a way of fixing these things.

Suddenly a white light surrounded them. Kagome blinked and looked up. They were no longer falling, but floating, hovering slowly to the ground. Underneath them was a small tuft of snow, on the tuft laid the imprints of her snow angel and his snow monster from when they had played in the snow the previous winter. She looked up at Inu Yasha, who was smiling back down at her happily "I remember now. And there's something I have to say."

"Wh-what?" she stammered.

"I love you, Kagome" he smiled and wrapped his arms more tightly around her.

"I love you too, Inu Yasha" she replied as he took one hand and lifted her chin gently, lowering his mouth to hers they shared a passionate kiss.

She sighed as she looped her arms around his back. He urged her to part her lips, and when she complied, he eased his tongue into the welcoming abyss. Heat roared through him as he deepened the kiss, and her embrace tightened as she released a tiny whimper.

Soon they had hit the ground. But they did not get up. They merely sat there in each other's embrace basking in their love for each other.

Author's note: YES I AM DONE ANOTHER CHAPTER! WOOHOOO! But sadly, I am nearing the end of this story, I had so much fun writing it I don't want it to end myself so I'm probably going to drag it on as much as I can so keep reviewing and I'll keep posting. Oh and don't forget to review some of my other stories too, they're pretty good.