~*~I have been told you all hate me for not updating sooner. Fine then, but I love all of you who helped me break the 200 boundary. This chapter is for you people who made 200+ look so lovely. ~*~

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The girl looked at him with her big brown eyes. "You don't have to. I know that question was out of order. You really don't-" The hanyou place a clawed finger over her lips, silencing her. His finger lingered there for a moment, then slowly withdrew. "Please, I want to tell you. You have been waiting for so long. I do wish to tell you about us."

She began to shift to get into a better position. He waited until she got more comfortable until he began.

"We met on unfriendly terms at first. You reminded me of someone I had cared for that had betrayed me. I had thought you were her until you corrected me.  You had something in your possession I wished to take so I in fact tried to kill you before. I must tell you. You are a miko, a priestess with spiritual powers. The elderly woman named Kaede. who was at the hospital, helped you by putting a subduing spell on me. You only have to say one specific word and I go crashing into the ground face first. It's actually rather painful, but I admit I do deserve it sometimes. And I do mean only sometimes. Anyway, the thing I wanted to take from you was shattered by… someone's arrow. It's a jewel that in the hands of a demon can increase their power immensely. I wanted it to become a full demon.  I wanted the jewel badly so I went with you to travel around trying to find the shards."

The girl listened very carefully and wide eyed. "Who was this person I reminded you of? How did I meet you anyway?"

"Well, the woman you resemble greatly was called Kikyo. She was a miko as well, and a very powerful one. I thought she had betrayed me so I sought to steal the jewel from her. She was the keeper of it at that time. She shot me with an arrow and sealed me to a tree for fifty years. You actually were the one to undo the seal with your hidden powers. You didn't know you were a miko until you wound up in our time."

"Our time?"

"Umm… Well as your mom said, I'm not from around here. My area seems so backwards that I began thinking it was the past or something. It's a running joke that the gang downstairs will also go with."

Kagome thought about this. "I guess that make sense. What else can you tell me?"

"Well, as we traveled, we ran into some demons. I fought them off at first, until you developed your powers and was able to shoot an arrow."

"I know archery?"

"Hai. You are very good at it too. You've killed a lot of demons with your arrows. Anyway, the first one of the gang we met was Shippou. We had collected a few shards and he tried to take them to avenge his father's death. His father was killed by these two evil brothers who also had jewel shards. The shards not only enhance a demon's strength but can also mess up their minds as well. Together, we defeated the demons and went off with Shippou tagging along. He considers you to be his second mother. His first one was killed as well."

"Aww. Poor little guy."

"I pick on him now and then, but you do treat him somewhat like a son. Anyway, we continued to travel and find more shards. We eventually ran into Miroku, or rather he found us. He tried to take the shards because he needed them to defeat an evil demon named Naraku."

Kagome's head went up slightly, as if she remembered that name. 'Naraku. It sounds familiar. It sends chills up and down my spine as well as a deep sense of anger that builds up inside me. But who is he?'

Inu Yasha looked out the window and began to panic. 'The sun is going down. Soon I'll change into a human.' "Kagome." The said girl turned her head and faced him again, a questioning look on her face. "Before I continue, there is one thing you need to know. Because I'm a hanyou, half demon, there is a time when I turn human for just one night. And sadly that night is tonight. It happens on the new moon."

"Why do you change?"

"It's just something that happens. I thought I should warn you before the sun goes down and I transform. I don't want to scare you or anything."

Kagome nodded and smiled. "Thanks for telling me."

The hanyou nodded and decided to continue. "Where were we? Oh, okay we met Miroku. He really is a Buddhist monk and is a trustworthy and nice guy, but in your case keep your eyes on his hands. He is a hentai. He will grope you anytime he can. You already heard his famous pick-up line of if you want to bear his child." A giggle escaped the girl's lips, making his heart leap slightly. "He soon joined us in our quest for the shards and in defeating Naraku. It turned out that he was the one that made Kikyo and I believe we betrayed each other. He had transformed into me and attacked her, a wound that would eventually kill her. He then tricked me by transforming into her and shot at me with some arrows."

"Why is Miroku after him?"

"I'm getting to that now."

"Gomen."

"It's okay. If you look at Miroku's right hand, you will notice a cloth covering the hand and prayer beads as well. Many years ago, Naraku cursed Miroku's grandfather by putting an air void in his hand and cursed his lineage. The air void will eventually suck him in, killing him if Naraku is not defeated."

A hand went up and covered Kagome's mouth. "Oh my… that's so horrible. This man Naraku is really evil."

The sun was setting outside, causing darkness to fall onto the land. Inu Yasha sighed and looked at the girl. "Prepare yourself. I'm about to transform. Now don't scream or anything, okay?"

The girl nodded and the hanyou waited until it began. His long white hair turned a very dark but noticeably brown color, his cute doggie ears moved down to be replaced with human ears, his claws retracted and his eyes changed from gold to violet. Kagome could only stare in awe. "That's some change."

"Feh. I know. I lose my heightened senses as well."

"And this happens once every month?"

"Yep."

"Well that kinda sux."

Inu Yasha looked at her with a bit of amusement. 'She's been hanging out with me too much. She subconsciously remembers how I talk.'

His eyes moved away from her for a moment. 'Got to remember my emotions go weird at this time too. Control yourself and just stick with a basic overview.' He looked back at her and began his tale again.

"Okay, now after traveling some more and picking up more shards, we occasionally had a fight with Naraku or one of his minions. Anyway, we eventually ran into Sango, who was misguided by Naraku. She's a demon exterminator and one hell of a good fighter. He had her entire vill- town wiped out with a surprise demon attack. He controls her brother, the only other survivor. She was with the best exterminators of the town and was attacked by her mind controlled brother. He had a demon controlling him. While under the demon's control, he attacked the others and their father. Sango was also badly wounded by him, but survived. Naraku somehow convinced her I killed them and she attacked us, but we set the record straight and now she is on our side. It turned out he was the one actually controlling her brother and also had the town wiped out. Anyway, Sango has a demonic cat named Kirara. Never call her Kilala by mistake or she'll attack you. She really hates that. Basically we all travel around collecting shards and putting the jewel back together so you can purify it. Since you are a miko you can do that."

Kagome nodded, absorbing all this information she was being told. "Okay, so we're all one group of great friends fighting this enemy?"

"That's pretty much it."

She shook her head. "Interesting. I thought Sango and Miroku had to have some kind of relationship. They seem to like each other a lot."

Inu Yasha had to grin at that. "They do, but just won't admit it to each other."

The girl smiled. "Now, what about us?"

"Yes, that issue. Well, we started off as somewhat enemies, then you became a very good friend to me, someone I'd risk my life to protect. I didn't have friends growing up. No one wanted to even look at a half breed."

"But why? You seem like a nice guy."

"It because of what I am, not who I am. That's an issue for another time. We developed a very close relationship, but I was always stuck on Kikyo."

"But I thought she was dead."

"She was, but she was brought back from the dead by this witch. We encountered Kikyo a few times, but she wasn't the same person I had known before. I didn't realize that until too late. I was in a constant struggle between you and her. When you had your accident, I realized it was you I truly… should be with."

That took all the courage the poor Inu had. He couldn't completely tell her his feelings. He just couldn't when she was like this. 'It's like she's not even here and I'm telling her life story to a familiar stranger.'

A look of pain entered his eyes and he turned away from her. Something soft and gentle touched his cheek, trying to make him turn back and look at her. He did as she requested and gazed into her deep brown eyes.  She seemed to search those eyes for a moment, as if looking for something.

"I understand. You might have feeling for me, but didn't think of this until I was hurt. Am I right?" She received a nod as her answer. "You don't have to tell me anything about what's in your heart now. It would be in vain for I'm sorry to say I don't remember anything of what you have told me. I don't remember ever meeting you or anything. I don't even know if I have feelings for you in return. Until I have recovered what is lost to me, please do not say anything of those matters. But please help guide me in remembering for I desperately want to remember all of you."

They looked into each other's eyes for what was thought to them as an eternity. A weird bell like sound interrupted this moment. Curious, they both got up and went downstairs to see what was going on.

They found Mrs. Higurashi on the phone. "Yes. Oh? Oh, yes. Thank you very much. I'll come down immediately. Thank you again." She put down the phone and sighed. "It seems we have forgotten yet another member of this gang."

Sango and Miroku looked at each other with looks that clearly had no idea what she was taking about. Souta and Shippou were too busy playing to care and grandpa was working on new chants. Inu Yasha looked around when all he drew was a blank. Who could they have forgotten?

"Umm… I might be the girl with amnesia, but didn't you mention an elderly woman before?"

Realization hit the crew like a ton of bricks. "We forgot Kaede!" Soon, Sango, Miroku and Kaoru were in the car on the way to the hospital to pick up their "grandmother" while the others stayed behind.

Kagome stood there and wondered, "And these are my best friends? I have a feeling they aren't exactly as they appear and there is still much more to the story then Inu Yasha is telling me. I'll find out… in time.'

~*~ Was it worth the wait? This is the last one I have already done. So now I actually have to think and write more, well if you really want me to. It'll be awhile because of the whole "I'm a college freshman" thing… I have to do the advertising in here too. Let me get the file… Ah! Here it is! Go to see my other work if you have time:

The Heart and History of the Pharaoh: (Yu-Gi-Oh!) Yami and Danielle's search in Egypt is getting more and more interesting, especially in their dreams. Are they real or just make believe? And why is Kaiba after them? (A/N: Okay, Danielle is an OC and the story is basically piecing together Yami's past, but possibly finding out more than even he imagined. It starts during Duelist Kingdom and picks up from there into a completely different story. Battle City does not exist in this story.)

The Reason for Fighting: (Yu Yu Hakusho) 'It's always the same. Every night he saw her face. It was something he could never forget. She was the reason he was fighting. Whoever took her would pay.' (A/N: Without giving everything away, this takes place three years after the end of the Dark Tournament, which puts the gang at around 18. A demon has threatened the world and someone starts having flashbacks and dreams about a certain someone they met and lost two years ago.)

Frozen: (Inu Yasha) In a world where Youkai and Humans have made a treaty, some disobey it. A hanyou and his friend get into an accident and wind up in the only hospital that admits both human and non-humans. The hanyou gets a visit from a girl. Why does she need help? (A/N: This story is almost completely independent from the series. Only the characters and possibly some character traits are used.)

Kaze ga Fuku Hi: (Inu Yasha) Kagome is a driven bookworm at college. Her friend Sango is lively and her boyfriend is a hentai. What happens when Kagome meets their equally driven friend with the beautiful violet eyes? (A/N: Basically independent from the series. The idea was taken from Prescription for Love, an EscaFlowne fanfic I love. The story is not an exact copy with just different people. It is just based on that idea.)

Fall Into Me: (Inu Yasha) The Shikon No Tama is a band that starting to get very well known. Right as they are going after a record deal, their guitarist quits. Who will they get to play? Travel with the tour bus and see how love comes in mysterious ways. (A/N: Another independent fic from the series. Lots of inside jokes which are just funny. Basically Kagome's heart gets numbed by some jerk. She's in a band with Sango, Miroku and Shippou. Can this new guitarist cure her broken heart)

Coming Home: (EscaFlowne) Ten years have past since Hitomi returned to the Mystic Moon. She promised never to forget Van. In his heart he promised to never forget her. Have they kept their promises? (A/N: As said, this takes place ten years after the end of the series. It's what happened after they went home and how their lives have changed.)

Thing's Not A Thing I Would Change: (EscaFlowne) Van and Hitomi have been best friends since she moved into town their freshman year of high school. Now, three years after college, Van works in a very big company and promised his boss that he could hook him up with a beautiful girl so Van could get a big project everyone's dying for. Van goes to Hitomi for help and after making her more like a lady, does Van really want to go through with this? (A/N: Not with the original story, as you can tell. Hitomi moved into town Van's freshman year of high school. After a rocky start, they become the best of friends. Now, three years after college, Van works in this big company who is fighting with another to get this huge deal. Van has the inside scoop though. His boss just got dumped, so Van tells him about a great girl he knows. The boss promises the deal to Van if the girl and him hit it off. Van can't really tell Hitomi why he's setting her up with "this guy" but she agrees to help. Is Van really ready to let go of her?)