Chapter 5

Mortal Memories

Inuyasha sat motionless, completely dumbfounded as Kagome wrapped herself around his abdomen and bawled her eyes out. Inuyasha stared down at her head. Nothing was poking out from the top of her head. The sun reflected off her raven hair, making it shine blue in the sunrise. Inuyasha laid a hand on her shoulder and pushed her back so he could see her face. The mischievous gleam in her eyes was now gone. They were the familiar warm shade of brown rather than the cold electric eyes that he had seen for the past two days.

"Kagome what- why?" was the only thing Inuyasha could manage to mumble through his jumbled thoughts.

Kagome blinked some tears away and looked up at him, she looked so much kinder… purer. "Inuyasha this is my time of weakness," said Kagome.

Inuyasha was completely confused, "Whaa?"

"It means that this is the time when I'm human. Like how your night of weakness is the night of the new moon,"

"Will you change back next dawn… or at night.. or… or…"

"Inuyasha, I don't know when, it could be two minutes or it could be two days,"

"Why don't you remember anything?" asked Inuyasha quickly, he didn't want to waste any time.

"I don't know why. You must ask Myouga or Kaede. I remember everything that happened in my hanyou form and before that."

Inuyasha's heart lifted, she remembered! He would no longer have to suffer alone with those painful memories.

Kagome saw the expression on his face and uttered, "I doubt I will remember anything in my hanyou form,"

Inuyasha's heart sunk into the pit of his stomach.

"You know, I'm still me," Inuyasha looked down in doubt, "No I am! Honestly! I act a bit different because of the demon blood, at least that's what I think. Remember how you get all mushy when you turn human, but you're gruff again when you're a demon? It's the same for me. When I'm a hanyou I feel more adventurous, defensive, mischievous..."

Inuyasha didn't reply, he stared solemnly into the ground.

"Certain things trigger my memory, I'll remember things bit by bit. Be patient and the memories will come back to me so we can start," Kagome looked down and blushed, "So we can start where we left off,"

Inuyasha stared her in the eyes, how he missed those eyes. Inuyasha tried his best to hold all his mixed emotions in, "Kagome I miss you." Kagome's eyes brimmed with tears. Inuyasha couldn't help himself, he leant in and kissed her.

Halfway through the kiss Kagome's scent changed. Inuyasha felt claws dig into his bare flesh as Kagome returned his kiss. They released, staring back at him were a set of icy blue eyes. Hanyou Kagome was obviously in shock… But why had she returned his kiss? Kagome flushed bright red, "What – WHAT WAS THAT FOR!" Inuyasha flinched, Kagome's eyes flashed black and she pushed him into the water.