She knew he would be around here somewhere. He always seemed to linger nearby yet always be out of reach. The world was black and her memory was blank but at least she had her sanity. And she had him.

Inuyasha.

Her head tilted to the left as she heard the familiar soft breathing. Kagome could tell he was doing this on purpose. A little way of telling her he was there without saying anything at all. Her lips formed into a small smile of recognition. He was sitting right outside the door in the back listening to the soft pitter-patter of rain as it slopped almost endlessly from the sky. If she listened closely she could hear each individual raindrop land on a leaf or stray branch before it hit the ground. Unnoticed and silent, it slows in a silent and lonely death. But in its death, brings life. Life to the earth around us and we go back to square one.

"Beautiful," she murmured to herself. Kagome took a few hesitant steps to the door, knowing Inuyasha would open it just a bit for her to slip through. As she slipped on a pair of shoes, she went out and sat next to him. Kagome could feel him next to her and felt slightly protected. Several moments passed as she looked up at the rain, never seeing but always feeling. A small drizzle came down and landed in front of her.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and took off his jacket throwing it on her head. She jumped, startled by his actions then blushed a little.

"If you're going to just sit and shiver like an idiot, you'll catch a cold," he grumbled.

She smiled and pulled it over her arms. "Aren't you cold?"

"I'm a half-demon," he pointed out. "A little rain won't effect me. But a weak human like you will catch a pathetic cold."

A familiar feeling arose in her chest but as she tried to reach for it, the feeling disappeared again. Thinking nothing of it, she scooted closer to Inuyasha and leaned on his shoulder.

"It's much warmer here," she whispered linking her arm with his. "Than being all alone."

Inuyasha looked at her from the corner of his eye and tried not to smile. She had finally decided to pull away the curtain of separation and opened her door.

Maybe...if she didn't have old memories...he could make new ones.

"Don't get used to it," he grunted and looked back to the sky. But he could feel her smile and they lapsed into a comfortable silence.

"Hey," he said as she sat down. "I'm taking you out tomorrow."

Kagome shifted on the couch and lifted an eyebrow. "No questions?"

"I said I'm taking you out tomorrow," he repeated. "I want to show you something."

"Okay," she said getting up and following his voice. "What is it?"

"A surprise."

She harrumphed then smiled. "What...like...a talking platypus?"

"Even better," he grinned.

"What could be better than a talking platypus?" She muttered. Suddenly, she

clutched her head as a mass of voices and colors flashed before her eyes. Voices came as if she were underwater and the colors bobbed in and out of focus.

He shook his head. "A Taisho never backs out from his word."

I was taken aback. "Do you – are you sure? I mean, you probably only said that to spite Koga."

He let out a smile. "Yeah, but still I will show you something you've never seen before."

"What? A talking platypus?" I joked.

"Even better." He grinned suddenly. "I have the perfect plan."

"What could be better than a talking platypus?" I stared at him wondering just what he was thinking.

"Kagome? Can you hear me? Kagome?" She panted and opened her eyes. The color and voices had stopped and everything remained dark. "Are you okay? Do you - "

"I'm fine," she stated simply. She rose to her feet wondering at what point she fell to the ground. "Just a little dizzy. That's all." She rubbed her unseeing eyes. "So what were you saying? Something about a perfect plan?"

"Well, no," he said still studying her. "Look, are you sure you don't want to call a doctor or something? You were all out of breath and hitting your head on the ground..."

She laughed to ease his nerves. "It's probably a side effect from my meds." Kagome waved a dismissive hand. "I'm fine. Really."

He exhaled through his nose and looked at her unconvinced but letting it slide. "Okay...but if that happens again, I'm taking you straight to the ER, you got it?"

"Oh Inuyasha," she chuckled and reached for his face. "You're all mister grumpy grumps. Lighten up. You know what they say," she smiled. "Turn that scowl upside down."

He snorted. "That's completely off."

"Really?" Kagome said with a frown. "I always thought...then what is it?"

"Turn that frown upside down," he reached for her downturned cheeks and pulled them up. "Really, stop frowning. It makes your face ten times uglier."

She growled and pinched his cheeks and pulled them higher. "Then smile big because I'm sure you're a hundred times uglier than I am."

"E'll fee avout vat," he said pulling hers harder.

She pulled harder, almost making him wince. "Ruft gif up alfeady."

"Grrrrr."

"Stop injuring my patient," a deep voice said from the far end of the room.

Sesshomaru stood holding a steaming cup of tea and a newspaper tucked under his arm.

Kagome and Inuyasha let go of each other immediately and pointed to the other.

"He started it!"

"She started it!"

"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru gave him a warning stare and a shake of the head before going turning back. "Behave yourselves."

Kagome and Inuyasha looked at one another. Well, Kagome looked in his general direction but whatever. Then they started to laugh. Inuyasha glanced at her face trying to capture this moment forever and create a new memory. She threw her arms around him.

"Thank you for treating me like a normal person!" She breathed out with a smile.

"Normal...oh!" For a moment, he'd forgotten she was blind. "Just wait until tomorrow, I'll show something pretty damn awesome. It'll take your breath away. I swear it."

She giggled. "It had better be."

Rekindle the love man; light up the sky and shoot some sparks!

PrincessTeeTee - You awesome reviewer you, always super awesome. I'm so sorry I don't update as fast as I used too. All the computers are pretty much effed up so I only get on a couple minutes a day when my mom lets me. And I'm so focused into finishing my other stories, I almost forgot about this one. But you still review and I really love that =) Thanks so much for being faithful and patient.

~kitana411

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