Chapter 2- Memories
It had been a long day for her and all she wanted to do was sleep. Kagome had gotten home only to be called into the clinic by Yume for the first of her two needed attendants. Once she had helped deliver a healthy, fox hanyou Kagome came back home only to realize that she only had time to take a bath and get ready for her second job and may even get something to eat before work. As Kagome sat in the bath tub she couldn't help but recall the events that had went on in the office.
'Why did I have to see him? Why did he have to remind me of a past that I had loved with all my heart.' She thought sadly reached for the jewel around her neck to hold on to it tightly. The shikon jewel was a constant reminder enough of the love that she had lost and of the family she had left behind.
Flash Back
"It's Kagome…Rin I'm glad that you are happy and a hanyou."
"Mother?Father? Who is this woman?" Emeri asked as she began to tense. 'They've never invited her to any of our family's parties.' She thought.
"Should I attack?" Haku asked as he began to grow protective of his family.
"Emeri dear, please stay come. Haku will you will keep her calm." Rin was heard as she kept her eye on Kagome.
"I really need to get back to my rounds…please relax and feel free to stay as long as you like." Kagome said as she stood up to leave.
"I'm sorry if we kept you." Rin said as she tried to get her to leave the room before her mate said anything that would upset her.
"This is your uncle's friend." Sesshomaru answered as he kept his eyes locked with hers.
"Sesshomaru…I'm sorry about that Kagome…please stop by my house so that we can catch up. I would like you to meet my other children." Rin stated as she turned to face her. 'I guess I was too late.' She thought sadly.
"I would like that…what's your phone number? Or are you going to call me?" Kagome asked as she kept her eyes locked with Rin.
"Oh, here, I'll give you a call but here is my address and my phone number. If you ever need anything just stop by or give me a call." Rin said as she handed her a small piece of paper.
"Thank you…I'll go ahead and do that." Kagome said as she accepted the paper.
"Oh, is she Uncle's intended?" Haku asked.
"Haku!" Rin yelled.
"It's alright…I have to go now…take care." Kagome said as she walked out of the room. It hadn't been until she heard Sesshomaru say, 'He's looking for you.' that the full numbness hit her. She couldn't feel hate, anger, sadness, pain, joy, love…nothing. She was just to numb to feel anything. 'Why…why would they mention him when…when he went to hell with her…with Kikiyo.' Kagome thought sadly.
End of flash back.
'Uh…he was just trying to upset me. I know that Inuyasha is in hell with Kikiyo. After all…that's what he wanted.' Kagome thought sadly as she tried to relax somewhat before she went back to work.
Meanwhile Sesshomaru and Rin had just gotten home with their daughter and son. While the couple went to go and rest, Rin followed her mate to his office and just watched him as he stared out the window. When Rin could no longer take the tense she walked over to her mate and began to give him a back message. After feeling him relax under her touch Rin took in a deep breath and said, "You should have never said anything."
"How couldn't I? Because of her my brother became nothing but a walking shell. The only reason he is alive now is because he wants to see her again." Sesshomaru growled.
"All you have is her side of the story…you don't even have her side." Rin hissed as she pulled away from her mate.
"I don't need her side of the story. She had traveled with him for three years. She should have known what she would to him if she left his side." Sesshomaru growled as he began to remember the day his younger brother was brought to him by his friends.
Flash back.
Sesshomaru had just received word that his brother and his friends had just entered his lands. He and Rin had just announced that they were going to become mates and that should anyone try to harm her then they would regret ever trying such a thing. When he reached the front gates he was surprised at what he saw. His brother was being carrier by the demon slayer and the monk. Rin quickly ran to them and asked, "What happened to my brother?"
"Rin? May you have grown." Miroku stated as he held Inuyasha up.
"If uncle Sesshomaru going to look after us?" Shippo asked as he transformed from his fox form to his teenage form.
"This Sesshomaru wishes to know what has happened to my brother." He growled.
"Feh…since when…did you…give a flying…fuck?" Inuyasha growled before he passed out.
"Otu!" Shippo cried as he quickly helped Miroku hold his father.
"Has my brother's mate been killed?" Sesshomaru asked.
"No, he hasn't eaten in over two months. You have to help him." Sango stated.
"Come inside, I'll have some tea brought to use and then you can tell us what is going on with my brother." Rin stated as she led the way.
As he watched the monk and his brother son carried his brother inside he couldn't have but feel enraged. Inuyasha was nothing but a walking shell. Sesshomaru could already smell the scent of death starting to blend in with his brother's scent. It wasn't until he found out about the leave of Kagome that he forced his brother's friends to leave him in the western lands. 'Inuyasha will forget about that worthless miko.'
End of flash back.
"Sesshomaru, I know that you want Kagome to realize her mistake but you can't do that by making her regret her actions. She has the jewel with her and if she is weak than another demon could end up being the next Naraku." Rin said as she forced her mate to lay his head in her lap.
"Uh…I just don't know what I'm going to do. Inuyasha will be back within one day and when he arrives he will want nothing more than to go and see her." Sesshomaru growled as he closed his eyes.
"Well if you tell him that he still needs to find the dragon miko than he'll continue looking for her. After all she is the only one that can help the two get back together." Rin replied.
"Rin, this coming new year is the year of the dragon…if we don't find her than her power will be lost and there will be no way for her to help us." Sesshomaru growled out in frustration.
"I know…and if hadn't been for the year of the dog…I would have never become an inu-hanyou." Rin said as she looked down to her mate. "I would have just been a regular human that was being kept alive at the will of her mate."
"You were fine the way you were Rin. You will always be important and beautiful in my eyes." He growled before he changed their positions. Rin now lay on her mate's chest as the two lay on the couch together. Just as Sesshomaru was about to claim her lips his cell phone rang.
Rin pulled away from him and allowed him to get up so that he could answer the phone. 'I guess it's a sign.' She thought as she watched him pickup his phone and growl out, "What?"
"Who is it?" Rin mouthed as she noticed his anger.
"It's Shippo." He mouthed back.
Rin closed her eyes and heard what Shippo was saying, "Inuyasha got tired of looking for the dragon miko. He went to go buy the tickets back to Tokyo. We're going to be back by tomorrow."
"What? We barely met Kagome. She is not the miko she once was." Sesshomaru growled.
"Yeah well she's not the only that has changed. Just call Kim and tell her that I will be home tomorrow." Shippo replied.
"Did you two at least find something out?" Rin asked as she got up and approached her mate.
"Yeah, apparently we went wrong in our math. This year will be the year that the next dragon miko receives her power." Shippo answered.
"I see…come home and tell my brother that I shall be the one to bring you two back home." Sesshomaru replied.
"I will…Sesshomaru…if you see Oka again…can you tell her that I want to talk to her." Shippo said before he quickly hung up.
"You know we should at least let Kagome know that her son is still alive and well." Rin said.
"I think you should go and talk to her. After all she will refuse to speak with me." Sesshomaru spoke.
"I wouldn't blame her. Sesshomaru do you really think Inuyasha and Kagome will be able to work things out. It's been five hundred years for him and two years for her. Sesshomaru what are we going to do if she refuses to see him?" Rin stated as she walked over to the couch.
"Kagome has the shikon jewel with her. Should she really want nothing to do with my brother she would have wished for it a long time ago. I believe she still loves him as much as he loves her." Sesshomaru explained.
"I know but…what if she has already purified the jewel? What if she doesn't have it?" Rin asked.
"You know as well as I Rin she still holds the jewel. Why would have twenty demons attacked her before the attacks on her family stopped." Sesshomaru replied.
"I just…I don't want to see Inuyasha like that ever again. I don't want his heart to break again." Rin said as she turned to her mate. "I just want to make sure that we are doing the right thing."
"Rin, once we find the dragon miko she will be able to get rid of the jewel and my brother and his mate can finally be together. Come now…we have to get some rest." He growled as he pulled her into his arms before picking her off of the floor.
Once she was in his arms Sesshomaru carried Rin back to their bed room and placed her in bed. Once the two were in each other's arms and in bed they fell asleep knowing that they would have to try harder to get the two couple back together.
Kagome claimed out of the tub and reached for a towel. She had just finished her longer bath and knew that she only had time to make a small breakfast before she had to go to work. It was six in the morning and she had to be at work at eight. Just as she looked up to see herself in the mirror an image of the past flashed before her eyes. It was when Inuyasha had pulled her into his arms and told her that he was scared that he might have lost her. It was when he had pushed her into the well after taking her jewel shards.
'Inuyasha…why…why do I love you so much. Every day I hope I find your reincarnation and everyday my heart is broken.' Kagome thought as she whipped away her tears. 'I've stopped dating, I don't want anyone else…I only love you.' She thought as she stared at herself in the mirror.
Once she was dressed Kagome walked out of the bath room and quickly began on breakfast for her family. Once they had eaten Kagome wished all of the dishes and left the house without saying a word. She didn't even pick up her cell phone when her mother had called her. She had no idea how she was going to overcome this. How she would forget about Inuyasha without having to lock herself up in her room to cry all over again.
A/N: well there you have it. Another chapter done and over with. I hope you all like it so far and once again I am not going to post up the next chapter until I get at least five different reviews.