Hey, guys, yep it's me and I'm back with another ficcie. Now I know a lot of you have read most of my other stories and are probably agreeing with me that I shouldn't be starting a new one if I can't finish any of my others. But I wouldn't have began this if I wasn't inspired by something I read. Okay, my story is called Unforgettable and it is actually taken from a book called, Unforgettable by Madeline Baker. It is a romance book and had a lot of mystery and romance and ghosts, three things I absolutely love. So I became inspired to do a Kag/Kur, like most of my pairings, based off of this book. So a lot of things I write will be taken from the book, but I'll be writing my own dialogue and trust me I'm not trying to steal anybodies work. Anyway, I hope you guys like it.

Chapter 1

Bodie

She'd wanted out; out of Tokyo, out of city life, and mostly...out of her marriage. She and Inuyasha had only been married three years before she caught him in bed with her ex-best friend, Kikyo. The black-haired, blue-eyed woman scoffed to herself as she puttered along in her little Ford truck, absently remembering all the times her husband had proclaimed his love for her...and only her. Well if that was the case, he should have been making love to her, not to her best friend.

After a hasty and somewhat bitter divorce, she forced herself to move out, put her two weeks in at work where she was an up and coming journalist, and immediately booked a ticket for America. For so many years now Kagome had been planning to write a book about ghostly tales and other strange phenomena. Of course, after growing up listening to the many tales and myths her grandfather passed along, she had grown increasinly interest as well and wanted to investigate more. In her opinion, the most intriguing legends were found in America, a place which she had only visited once since her mother and little brother had moved to California after her mother remarried. And so, after landing somewhere in the midwest to begin her search,she had traveled all throughout the southern states in search of a place to complete research for her future book. Along the way, she became increasingly aware of her interest in ghosts, more importantly, ghost towns. Of course that didn't mean she believed in ghosts or spiritsor anything to that effect; she was simply fascinated by both the history of America and her mysteries.

And so, this is how Kagome Higuarshi found herself in a little town called Bodie, Nevada, three years after her split with Inuyasha and ambling along in her hastily bought ford pickup. She'd patiently been driving down a country road and happened to spot signs for a ghost town. She had to admit, at first she had passed up the idea; after all, after spending nearly two full years of non-stop research, travel, and investigating many haunted places and tourist traps, she'd all but given up hope that she would ever find anything of real value. Never-the-less, her interest remained fully piqued and shewas never one to pass up the opportunity to learn more about history. So she found herself following the signs until she pulled into a small parking lota few miles down the road.

Once parked, Kagome turned off her car and swung her long, lean legs from inside the cab and jumped down, picking up her backpack from the back of her pickup and lazily strolling towards the ticket booth. She smiled pleasantly at the gate keeper and paid the minimum fee to get in, muttering a small thanks as she walked inside the town. Guide book in hand, she began glancing around earnestly, eager to get started, and wondered where she should head to first. She paused atthe entrance to the tiny city and read a sign posted at the head of the run-down city. It read:

And all my comrades are all gone:

Not remains to toast.

They have left me here in misery,

Like some poor wandering ghost.

Raising a husky eyebrow at the strange sign, Kagome continued onward down the road, passing what little was left of the town. As she walked, she took special note of all the little messages, signs, and documents there were about, starting with the one telling of when Bodie was founded; 1859. Reading a bit of her guidebook along the way, she read that at one timethere had once been numerous killings, robberies, and street fights on a regular basis, while the town also boasted an impressive number of saloons. Kagome shivered as she read a quote from the guidebook that read:

"Bad men, like bad whiskey and bad climate, were epidemic to the area. Whatever the case, the streets are quiet now. Bodie still has its wicked climate, but with the possible exception of an occasional ghostly visitor, its badmen are all in their graves." Kagome was inwardly intrigued, wondering what it would be like to encounter any one of these men on a daily basis. She shivered, despite the glare of the hot sun, deciding to continue with her persual.

Bodie, like most towns at the time, was a popular mining town, boasting some thirty mining operations at one time, with enough saloons and diners to support all the miners. Kagome's eyes caught sight of a sign indicating where the self-guided tour began. Tossing a quick glance behind the wealth of hair crowning her head, Kagome decided she would take the tour, seeing as how not many people were around and she did not feel like traveling with a large crowd. She decided it was kind of nice being out here by herself, taking it all in. She noted the houses, smiling at how quaint they seemed compared to the ones of today. She passed many little stores, a sawmill used for cutting wood, a church at the end of one lane. Wall paper covered most of the houses, but by now most of them were badly faded and the wall paper was peeling off the sides in ribbons.

Still, it was hard for her to believe that just a hundred or so years ago, people had been standing at this very spot where she now stood over looking a small stable; and that once the winters became too harsh and all the gold had been mined, people just packed up and left, leaving the city behind to await its destiny. Most every one had left after a fire had been set, pretty much damaging the entire city beyond repair. People had just left, leaving behind their clothes, belongings, family treasures...everything. She couldn't imagine having to leave everything behind and start life anew. It was sort of...spooky.

She made her way a little further, catching the sight of a jailhouse out of the corner of her eye. She didn't know what it was that made her look twice, but the desire to look inside intrigued her. Stepping determinedly in that direction she looked the jailover, noting the peaked roof. The door was locked of course and the window next to the entrance was boarded up. She moved down to another window and peered inside, sneezing daintily at the dust that flew up around her head. Peering inside, she could see another window with iron bars, which led to another door; possible another jail cell.

Kagome walked to the front of the building and looked inside again, wondering just what it had looked like a hundred years ago. Right now there were no seats of any kind, no furniture to sit on, no bed to sleep in, but she speculated that at one time there must have been some kind of cot in each cell, possibly a chair, maybe a table, and a chamber pot.

Turning away she was about to head off when she felt a whisper of cold air brush across the nape of her neck, spiraling chills up the back of her suddenly rigid spine. Kagome turned around with a jolt and swore she could almost make out the vision of a man; a tall man with a wealth of lustrous red hair. He was standing in front of a cot, shaking his head, and pacing back and forth within his cell. His long red hair was bundled up, tied back by some sort of strings, while a black Stetson lay serenly on the cot beside the pacing man.

Suddenly, a voice in her head caused her to stiffin in alarm. "I didn't do it!" She heard some one say, then, "how many times do I have to say it?"

And then she blinked and it was over; the man was gone, the air had stilled, and she was suddenly alone, feeling slightly bereft and confused. Kagome shook her head, dazed at what she had just seen, or rather didn't see. There is no way, she muttered to herself, nibbling on her bottom lip. I didn't see anyone, it was just my imagination.

Satisfied withthe knowledge that her mind had just been playing tricks on her, Kagome smiled nervously and continued on her way. Even though her mind was practically screaming at her to run away and hide somewhere, she absolutely refused to carry out its bidding. For there were no such things as ghosts...at least that's what she kept telling herself.

Okay, I'll end it here. So how was it? Don't worry if nothing much happened in this chapter, I promise it'll get really interesting. And I also suggest going out and buying or checking out this book because it is a really good romance book, filled with ghosts, mysteries and tons of romance. Anyway, review and tell me what you think. I'll be waiting.

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