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Chapter 7:

I was counting on forever

Kagura looked around. She sensed Kikyo, but she couldn't find her anywhere. She growled in frustration. "So impatient." Kagura whipped around and saw Kikyo walking up to her. "Kikyo...you look good." Kikyo looked around. "You're alone?" Kagura nodded. "I need you to see if Kagome's jewels are purifying."

Kikyo eyes widened. "You actually went through with it?" Kagura smirked. "When Naraku wants something, he gets it. Now, come with me." Kikyo nodded and got on the feather with Kagura and flew back to the castle.

Once there Kagura saw Kanna standing there looking at an extremely pissed off Kagome. She could feel the anger radiating off her body. It was enough to make her shudder. Kagome blinked and looked at Kagura. "IF YOU EVER THREATEN AMAYA AGAIN I WILL KILL YOU!" She screamed. She then looked behind Kagura and saw Kikyo. Kagome winced in pain and grabbed her head. The room was spinning. She could hear voices in her head.

"Nothing Happened!"

"Your eyes say something different."

"I don't understand why you're so upset."

"It's just a walk..."

"That night...I told Kikyo that I had chosen you."

Kagome instantly passed out. Amaya walked over to her and mewed. Kagura and Kikyo to Kagome to her bed. Once there, Kikyo looked at her jewels. "They're not pure." She stated. Kagura was about to sigh in relief, but Kikyo wasn't done. "But they're not jet black either. Kagome is trying to purify them. Just because she does, does not mean she'll be able to remember. She won't remember until he mind and heart are ready to. Whatever happened that night, cause her heart to go into such a state that, it's trying to save her from the pain. What did Naraku do to her?" Kagura looked away. She knew what had happened. Hell she watched. It was horrible. She had never seen a girl become so broken. "It's none of your concern. You did your job. And besides, it wasn't only Naraku's doing. You helped plenty." Kikyo stood up and walked out of the room. And then left the castle.

"You helped plenty." She was right. If she hadn't tried to take Inuyasha, he wouldn't have left Kagome. And Kagome wouldn't have been angry with him. Kikyo thought for and moment, her soul collectors came to help her take flight. "Take me to Inuyasha."She stated.

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Inuyasha and the group had started there journey. It had been two days since Inuyasha had seen Kagome. They would've started their trip sooner, but the previous night was the night of the new moon. And the didn't want Inuyasha traveling in that condition. Inuyasha sighed as he continued to sniff around. He couldn't catch a break! Now that Kagome was air born with her cat. Her scent was nearly impossible to catch. Inuyasha suddenly stopped sniffing and looked around. "What's the matter Inuyasha?" Shippo asked from his place on Kirara.

"Kikyo." He stated. The group became silent. What would Inuyasha do? Kikyo was the main cause of Kagome's death. She had tricked Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked conflicted. "I can't believe you're even thinking about going to see her!" Sango growled disgustedly. "What if it was Naraku disguised as her when I went to her last time." The group looked at Inuyasha like he was stupid. "You know that's not the case! You would've smelled him!" Sango yelled.

Inuyasha didn't have to go after Kikyo. Because Kikyo came to the group. She walked up to the group and Sango instantly got off Kirara and ran at the dead priestess. "You Bitch! Hiraikotsu!" She threw her boomerang at Kikyo. She barely dodged it. Sango didn't wait for it to return. She leapt at Kikyo. Miroku and Inuyasha both had to hold her back. "Let go of me! I'm going to fucking kill her!" Miroku grabbed the frantic Sango and hugged her close to him. "Sango you must calm yourself. We need to hear her out. Then I'll let you go." He whispered the last part. Sango sighed and nodded. She looked at Kikyo with nothing but hate.

Kikyo made sure that Sango was not going to attack again, before looking at Inuyasha. "I came to tell you that I am sorry." She looked for any love in Inuyasha's eyes. They held none for her. "Inuyasha, you know how I feel towards you. I would never want to hur-" Inuyasha interrupted. "Save it Kikyo. I've forgiven a lot of things that you've do to me and my friends over these three years. You've tried to trick me into going to hell. You've stolen our shards for Naraku, you've tried to steal Kagome's soul countless times. Every time I just looked the other way. I always ran to you when I caught your scent. No matter what. And I always came back and found Kagome crying, and my friends angry. I never understood why. I never really saw you doing those evil things. I always saw you as my Kikyo from 50 years ago. But now...now that I find that you had a hand in killing Kagome...no...I will never run to you again. You are not the Kikyo I loved. She died 50 years ago. I now know this. So if you're here, to try and play games with my heart, then I'm going to allow Sango to fight you." The group was shock by this speech. Including Kikyo. She blinked and looked away.

"Inuyasha...I know what I did was wrong. And unforgivable." "You're damn right!" Sango yelled. Kikyo glared at her but continued. "Kagome's shards are purifying. It won't be long. I just saw her yesterday. Only thing is, she still won't remember you when they are purified. But, she won't harbor the same hatred towards you as she does now." Miroku spoke up this time. "Why won't she remember us. We were told it was a possibility." Kikyo shook her head. "The jewels are not what's keeping her from remembering. It's her heart. Something happened that day that she doesn't want to remember. What? I do not know." Inuyasha looked away. "What can I do to help her?" Kikyo sighed. "Honestly? Just continue to be her friend. That's all I can think of. I do know that it will start to happen soon though. I went there yesterday. She saw me and instantly started freaking out and passed out. Her mind is trying to remember." Kikyo turned around to walk away. "If I had known Naraku was actually going to do it..." "You would've done it anyways. Don't lie Kikyo, it's not very becoming on you." Inuyasha stated. Kikyo gave him a sad smile. "I know. I do wish now, that I could change it though." And with that Kikyo disappeared.

Inuyasha sighed and looked back at the group sadly. "Did you mean it?" Miroku asked. Inuyasha nodded and looked at Sango. "When I smelled her scent. I wasn't trying to decided whether or not to go see her. I was trying to decide whether or not to destroy her for killing Kagome." Sango stared into his eyes, knowing that Inuyasha could never do that to Kikyo, but it was nice of him to say. She nodded and hugged him. "What do we do Inuyasha?" He sighed and looked up at the sky. "We try to find Kagome."

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Kagome awoke and bolted out of her futon. She was covered in sweat. Tears fell from her face. A dream...no it must've been a nightmare. She only wished she could remember it. She stood up and looked around the room. It was black. She felt the small fire cat sleeping next to the pillow. She gently woke her up. "Amaya...let's leave. I believe that Naraku isn't telling us something." Amaya mewed and jumped on Kagomes shoulder. Kagome quickly snuck out of her bedroom and headed for a door. But then she heard Kagura and Naraku's voice. 'Naraku isn't here though' She saw a glowing light. Kanna was projecting Naraku in her mirror. She motioned for Amaya to stay silent. She tried to listen to what they were saying.

"Naraku! She is starting to question you. Kikyo came, her jewels are purifying. It's only a matter of time before she remembers. Then what? We both know you killed her because you feared her slumbering power. What's going to happen if this is just what her power needs to be awoken and she uses it on us!" Naraku smirked. "Calm yourself. If she betrays me I'll simply remove the jewel shards and she'll die." Kagura rolled her eyes. "And how do you persume we'll get the rest of the jewel shards?" Naraku didn't answer. "Is she still asleep?" Kagura got up and went out of the room with a candle. She walked quickly to Kagomes room she found her sitting there, playing with Amaya. "Kagome, when did you awaken?"

Kagome stretched and yawned to cover her panting. "Just a moment ago. Amaya wanted to play. Who was that lady that was here with you?" Kagura shook her head and left the room. She walked back to Kanna and noticed that Naraku wasn't there. "Naraku saw you talking to Kagome, he said he didn't need to know anything else." Kagura rolled her eyes. "Figures." She muttered and got under her futon to sleep.

Kagome waited a while and then once again got up and this time she threw Amaya out her window and waited for her to transform. Once she did, Kagome jumped on her back and she flew off.

They traveled by air for the rest of the night. Once day broke Kagome had Amaya land so they could rest. Kagome sat in a tree, holding the slumbering fire cat. 'Naraku lied! He had me killed! All because he was afraid of me...why don't I remember this? Why is it every time I try to remember, my heart hurts.' She winced in pain and grabbed her stomach. It had been burning all night. She figured it was the jewels in her. She didn't know why they were burning, but the pain was becoming more of a dull pain. Tears ran down her face. "Did Naraku hire Inuyasha to kill me? Did he force him to? Did Inuyasha even have a part in my killing?" Her heart began to hurt when she thought that. 'He must've, otherwise my heart wouldn't hurt so.' Kagome sighed and jump down from the tree with Amaya in her arms. She saw a village nearby. "I would love a bath and a change of clothes. I want of the this stuff Naraku gave me now." And with that Kagome headed towards the village.

Once she got there, a little girl ran up to her. "Kagome! It's so good to see you!" The girl hugged her. "D-Do I know you?" Was this her village? Did she belong here? The brunette smiled. "It's me! Amaya? Remember you helped save me!"

"A-Amaya..."

FLASHBACK

"What are you going to call her." Kagura asked, setting the clothes down. Kagome looked up at her. "You know, lately I've been hearing this name over and over again in my head. I don't know who it is though...i think I'm going to call her, Amaya."

END

"I saved you? I'm sorry, I've been through a terrible accident, I do not remember." Amaya nodded and took her hand. "I'll take you to my father. He might be able to help." Kagome nodded and followed the girl.

"Father! Look who I've found!" Kitsuko looked up from his paper and smiled. "Ah! Kagome how are you? Why are you here alone?" Kagome looked around in a confused manner. "Father, she's been through an accident and doesn't remember anything." Amaya stated. Kitsuko nodded and bent down to Amaya and whispered. "Go tell your brother Huro to find Sango and tell her we've found Kagome." Amaya nodded and ran off. Kitsuko smiled and saw her fire cat. "She's beautiful, she looks young, maybe 100 years old or so, what's her name?" Kagome looked at her cat and blushed a little. "A-Amaya." Kitsuko raised a brow. "I didn't know that was your daughter's name, when I found her, it was the only name I kept hearing in my head." Kitsuko smiled and nodded. "Would you like to stay here for a while? A Bath, Dinner, a change of clothes perhaps?" Kagome smiled. "You read my mind."

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The group was continuing on with their journey, when Kirara started to growl. "What's the matter Kirara?" Sango asked. "Look up..." Inuyasha stated. Sango gasped at the blackening sky. Rain was coming and a lot of it. But that wasn't all. There were swarms of bird demons, flying towards something. "What do you think they're flying towards?" Miroku wondered. "I don't know, but we should probably check it out." Sango said. Inuyasha nodded and they took off.

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Kagome sighed as she dried herself off. She put a white kimono on and walked to her room. See saw Kitsuko sitting there. "Sorry," He said when she jumped. He stood up and walked over to her with clothing in her hands. "You are a fighter, fighters should not be wearing things that reveal so much. Especially when you have a scar. It shows weakness." Kagome looked down. "Trust me, it wasn't by choice that I wore those garments." Kitsuko nodded. "Here, let me give you this to wear." Kagome bowed her head and thanked him. She went behind a screen and changed into the all black spandex uniform. She came out and Kitsuko helped her put the armor on. It looked like Sango's except the armor was purple instead of pink. Kagome put her hair up and looked at the necklace she was wearing. She took it off her neck and secured it on her belt. Suddenly Kitsuko jumped up as he heard the emergency bell. "DEMONS ARE ATTACKING!!!" He heard villagers yell. He ran outside and Kagome followed.

Outside they saw villagers been eaten or taken away by gigantic birds. The looked like 20 foot long crows. The villagers were trying to fight them off, but there were too many. Kagome heard a child scream. It was the young girl, Amaya. "HELP ME!" She cried and a demon flew off with her. Kagome whistled for Amaya to transform. Then she took flight. She chased after the bird. Her pendant glowed red. Kagome fired a huge fire ball at the bird, sending it crashing to the ground. But Kagome grabbed a hold of the young girl and pulled her to her and flew her back. "Amaya, take care of the girl." Kagome said to the cat demon.

Kagome went to help the villagers when suddenly she heard, "Wind Scar!" Kitsuko pulled Kagome out of the blast. When the dust settled, they saw Huro standing next to Inuyasha and his group. The group noticed Kagome. Kagome wasn't sure how to feel about seeing them. Her first instinct was hate. She walked up to the group slowly.

Sango wanted so badly to go and hug Kagome. She just wanted her best friend back. "Kagome, why are you here?" Inuyasha asked putting his sword away. Kagome flipped her ponytail behind her. "Just looking for a resting area. Turns out I knew these people before I was murdered." She glared at the group.

Miroku looked around. "What were with all of these crow demons. This wouldn't be Naraku's work would it?" Kagome raised a brow. "No, I believe that Naraku is currently out of commission. He's not really wanting to draw attention to himself." The group looked at Kagome. "How so?" Sango asked. "Well I haven't seen him in days. He only communicates with Kagura through Kanna's mirror. He's in hiding somewhere. Kagome looked behind Inuyasha and her eyes widened. "Sit boy!" Inuyasha fell face first into the ground and Kagome threw an ice spear through a crows heart that was about to attack the unsuspecting Inuyasha. Kagome's eyes widened. "What the?" Inuyasha looked up. "You know what! I am going to....wait...you just sat me!" He jumped up. Kagome started to feel woozy. "I don't know what happened, but I apologize." Inuyasha was about to explain but he turned around and saw a male figure walking towards them. "I think this is the leader." Sango muttered.

"I am Midokua! I am the leader of the crow demons. Who killed my comrades?" Inuyasha growled at the man and pulled out Tetsusagia. The man was tall, tan, and built like an ox. He had short black hair and red eyes.

"I did." Inuyasha stated. "Maybe we would've left them alone if they weren't attacking the village. What are you going to do about it?" Midokua smirked and looked at the group. "You're nothing but a half breed. You're hardly worth my time. But if you're so eager to die, I will certainly help you."

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