Chapter 2: Kagome forgets

"When you said never to talk about this again, did you mean the Kikyo thing or the whole thing?"

"OK little monk, I spell it out for you. Never talk about the night Kikyo came and made Kagome ran off."

"That means that you two are still together right?"

"You truly are the stupidest monk I have ever known. Of course we are together. What did you think, we would go through all that and not be together?"

"Sorry Inu-Yasha, I wanted to just wanted to know what we weren't talking about. You don't have to get all mad about it."

When the gang gets back to the village they head towards Kaede's hut. Inu steppes in first followed by Sango, Miroku, and Shippo. Kagome comes back from behind the door.

"Well I'll be dammed. All ye have to do is go to her and get her back."

"So old hag, what's on the menu for tonight. Let me guess, fish again?"

"No. The harvest came in. Tonight we eat real food."

"Good I'm starved."

"Hey Kagome. You should have seen how Inu-Yasha looked after the fifth day of fish."

"I can imagine."

"Where you two talking about me? Miroku."

Miroku jumped backwards. "No, not about you. We were talking about, uh, Sango," he said in a nervous voice.

Inu glared and then was being glared at be Kagome. They sat down and Kaede gave them a bowl of stew and a plate of rice.

"Wait, where did you get the meat for this stew?"

"It's the left over fish, Inu-Yasha."

Inu pretended to gag.

"If you don't want it you don't have to eat it dog boy."

"Stupid old hag."

After they ate, Inu went out side and climbed a tree. Kagome came out and looked at him. She smiled. She went over to the tree and tried to climb it. She got half way to Inu before she called for him.

"Inu-Yasha can you help me get up there?"

He laughed slightly and went down to her. He sat next to her and looked at her.

"Why did you try to climb up to me?"

"You are always in a tree so I was wonder what it looked like."

"Grab on."

Kagome went on his back and he jumped to one of the top branches. She got off and sat down.

"That's a long way down. What would happen if I fell?"

"Don't worry about it. I have fallen many times and it doesn't hurt, that much."

He out his arm around her trying to show that he would protect her. The branch started to wiggle. Kagome squeezed Inu tightly.

"Maybe we should get down," Kagome said in a worried voice.

"All right, get on."

Kagome stood up to get on his back. The wind started to blow. She started to loose her balance.

"Kagome hurry up, just jump on."

He turned around to see what she was doing. She was wobbling. His face went from displeased to worried. She started to fall. Inu reached his hand down and caught her by her wrist.

"Inu-Yasha! Pull me up. Ow. Your claws are hurting me!"

"Kagome your slipping I cant hold you much longer."

She went down a bit. Inu, now reaching with his other hand, was holding on just be the tip of her fingers. His hands got sweatier witch didn't help. She slipped out of his hand a she started to fall.

"Kaaagggooommmeee!" Inu yelled.

He got up and started to jump from branch to branch trying to catch up to her.

"Inu-Yasha! Help me! Save ..."

Her head hit a branch. She lost conciseness. The last thing she saw was Inu coming after her. Another branch hit her. She started to flip backward. She slammed into the ground. Inu landed next to her. He lifted her head and placed it on his leg.

"Kaede! Sango! Miroku! Get out here now! Kagome's hurt!"

Miroku rushed out of the hut and saw Kagome lying on the Inu with her eyes closed. The others came out and they went over to Kagome.

"She is still breathing. What happened?"

"She wanted to see what it was like on the top of the tree. I took her. She fell down. I tried to catch her, but I couldn't hold her. She fell and hit her head on a few branches. She hit the ground and I went to her and called you."

"Inu-Yasha you should take her back to her time. I think she would be better off there." Inu got up and picked up Kagome. "When you know what is going to happen, come tell us."

He took of to the well caring Kagome's limp body. "I hope you're OK, Kagome. I can't live without you. I feel so guilty, it seems like it's all my fault. Just be OK," he thought. He got to the well and hopped in. When he arrived in Kagome's time he hopped out and took off to her house. He opened the door. Her mom and grandpa were watching TV when her came in. Inu went up to Kagome's room and gently laid her on the bed. He parents came into the room behind him with shocked looks on their faces.

"What, what happened?"

Inu explained.

"It sounds like a concussion. I'm going to call a doctor."

Mrs. Higurashi ran down to the phone and dialed.

"Do you think she is going to be OK? I want to say Inu-Yashy."

"I hope so, and it's Inu-Yasha."

Inu went over to Kagome and pulled up a chair. He sat down and looked at Kagome. He moved her hair to behind her ear. Sota came into her room.

"What's everyone staring at?" He moved in front of his grandpa. "What's wrong with Kagome?"

"I'll tell you later."

Gramps pushed Sota out of the room. He followed Sota. He turned his head and looked at Kagome. He left the room. Inu was still staring at her. "How could this happen to you? Why not me?"

A few minutes later Inu heard a car drive up to the house and stop. Inu went to the window. He saw a man in a white coat get out of the car. Mrs. Higurashi opened the door and greeted the man. Inu could barely hear what they were saying.

"Mrs. Higurashi?"

"Yes Dr. Unimin. Kagome is upstairs."

"I don't usually make house calls, but when I heard that she fell out of a tree and hit her head. I just had to come over."

Inu saw the man go inside. He remembered what Kagome said about when a person he didn't know came, "Wear a hat so the don't about your ears. If they see them they will probably get freaked out and go running." He went into her closet and found a baseball cap. He put it on and he didn't like the way it squished his ears. Unimin opened the door and went over to Kagome. Inu got and gave the chair to the doctor. He sat down and pulled something out of bag. Inu turned and Kagome's mother and she laughed.

"Can you guys leave the room?"

They turned around and went out the door. Inu turned around looked at Kagome and shut the door.

A few minutes later the doctor came out of the room and went down stairs. He came in front of them.

"I have some good news and some bad news. Kagome has a concussion, but she will be OK. No broken bones. Other than the concussion nothing else is wrong. Let her rest and she will be OK. I'll put it on your credit."

Dr. Unimin went out the door and got into the car. The engine started up and went away. Inu jumped up and rushed to her room. "That boy must really love her." She walked up the stairs and saw Inu at Kagome's side.

"It's getting late. You can use the extra room if you want."

"No thanks, I'll stay with Kagome," he said with a sad look on his face.

She turned off the light. Inu took off his hat and trough it in Kagome's closet. He sat in the dark looking at Kagome.

The next morning, Inu was slumped over in the chair. Kagome moved in her bed. Her eyes slowly opened. "Ow. My head hurts. What happened?" she thought. She turned over and saw Inu. She sat up and backed up against the wall. Inu woke up. Kagome had a frighten look on her face when Inu started to move.

"Kagome? You're a wake. How do you feel?"

"Who are you?"

"You don't recognize me? I'm Inu-Yasha."

"You look familiar, but I don't remember."

Inu got out of the chair and sat on her bed. Kagome screamed.

"Shhh, Kagome you don't remember. What about my ears? You always like playing with my ears."

He tilted his head so his ears faced her. Kagome looked at them and touched them.

"It seems familiar but I don't remember."

Mrs. Higurashi entered the room. "Is everything alright?"

"This boy is in my room. I don't know who or what he his. He says he knows me. Do you know who he is?"

"Kagome you don't remember Inu-Yasha, your boyfriend."

"My boy friend? Are you sure?"

"Kagome, he's the one that brought you home after you fell out of the tree and got knocked out."

She tries to remember. "Wait, I remember falling and he was coming after me. It seemed like a dream, but it was so real."

"It wasn't a dream. You were falling and I tried to catch you."

"I remember faces of people, but I can't place names. Can you get him out of here, he is scarring me."

Inu got up and went outside. "I should tell the others," he thought. He went to the shrine and jumped into the well. He reached the other side and jumped up. He started to walk back to Kaede's village. Shippo saw him and told the others. When he reached the entrance to the village the gang met him.

"How is Kagome?"

"She is fine, but..."

A pause. "But what?"

"But she doesn't remember any of us," he said and he walked off.

"This is the saddest I have ever seen Inu-Yasha? It must be hard to see the person that you love forget you," Sango said.

"Where did he go?" Shippo asked.

"I'll go check the well."

Miroku took off to the well. Half way there he saw Inu walking slowly with his head down. He ran up to him.

"Why are you so depressed?"

"I just see it as my fault. I made her climb the tree. I took her to the top. I let her go. I didn't catch her. It is my all fault. I feel so guilty. I can't stand it."

"You should go back and make her remember."

"You're right. I hope she remembers or else, I don't know what I would do. Probably kill my self."

They got to the well. Inu sat in the edge with his legs dangling.

"If she doesn't remember what should I do?"

"Maybe you could bring her back her and show her. That might spark her memory." He patted Inu on the back and he fell in.

He landed on his hands and knees. He looked up and saw the dark rough. He climbed out and went out side. He started to walk to Kagome's house. Sota came up and started to walk with him.

"How does that time well work?"

"I don't know really, I never had I just never thought about it. Has Kagome said anything about me?"

"Not that I heard. Wait, I remember her saying something about a person that kill a lot with just his finger nails."

"That's me. She is starting to remember."

He got a little bit happier, but he was still had a sad look on his face. It looked like every step he took it was like a new thought popped in head. When he got Kagome's room she said something.

"Inu-Yasha? Is that you?"

"Do you remember me?"

"I remember bits and pieces, but not a lot."

"But you do remember," he said and smiled.

He pulled a picture out of his sleeve. She laughed at the picture of them dressed like one another.

"I remember that night. The next day I, uh, came here for a week and you got me back. Hey I remember."

"Jump on my back I want to show you something."

She got on his back and he started to run towards the well. She saw his ears and couldn't resist touching them.

"You did that the first time you saw me. We're here."

He opened the door and jumped down the well. Kagome screamed. He landed and then jumped up. She looked around.

"Where are we?"

"Not where when. According to you this is the feudal era."

He kept running until he got to the village. She looked around. She got a little flash back. Just then a giant explosion came from the other side of the village. Inu took off to where the explosion happened.

"Where are you going?"

"I haven't killed a demon for like a week. Plus I don't want to miss a fight."

He got to a hut that was crushed. Inu sniffed the air. "There was definitely a demon here." Another hut collapsed. Inu jumped over to the hut. Inu nudged Kagome to get off. She did. The collapse hut was crushing a little old lady.

"Help me," she said in a soft voice.

Smoke filled the air. Inu pulled the lady out.

"What, you smell like a demon. You're a fox demon!"

He jumped back. And pulled out his tetsusaiga. The fox demon changed back to his original form. Kagome jumped when he saw the demon change. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo came up to Kagome.

"So you're back and just in time for a battle."

"Do I know you? Wait I remember seeing you. What's your name?"

"Oh, you haven't gotten your memory back. We will introduce our self after the battle."

Sango and Miroku ran to Inu side.

"I can take care of him, easily. So demon where is your weapon?"

"I don't need a weapon to take care of a demon like you."

"Oh, you have no idea who you're talking to."

Inu ran towards the demon. He swung the sword. The fox demon jumped out of the way.

"Oh you're a fast little demon aren't you?"

"Without a sword weighing me down I can be a lot faster."

"Dodge this."

Inu slammed the tetsusaiga into the ground. A giant gust of air came shooting out. The fox demon flew back. Inu ran and trusted his sword toward the fallen demon. He rolled out of the way just in time and stood up. He swung his sword to the side. The demon ducked, and laughed.

"With that sword, you are just too slow."

"I can kill you with out it."

He put his tetsusaiga away, took it off his belt and gave it to Miroku. He went back and stood in front of the demon. The fox demon ran toward Inu and swung his claws. Inu moved his head, but he wasn't quick enough. Inu took a few steps back and put his hand to his face. He put his fingers in front of his face. He looked at the blood and wiped it on his shirt. He charged at the demon. He swung his claws ten times. Three hit him, but it wasn't that bad. The demon was bleeding on his face and both his arms. Inu swung once more. He hit the demon in the stomach. He backed up. He coughed. Some blood came out. He transformed into a bird and stated to fly away.

"Come back you coward! Sango help me out."

Sango through her boomerang. The demon turned and started to fly over them to try to avoid the boomerang.

"Kagome, I know you don't have your memory back but I need you to shoot the demon."

She looked around, "With what?"

Kaede walked over and gave her a bow and arrows. She ran back to where she was. Kagome gulped. She put the arrow on the bow. She pulled the sting back, aimed at the bird and fired. The arrow hit a bird.

"That's the wrong one now hurry before it gets away."

She got another arrow. She got it ready, aimed and let the arrow fly through the air. The arrow hit the wing and stuck. The bird started to fall. It hit the ground. The demon transformed back. He grabbed the arrow that was in his arm. Inu ran toward the demon and cut him in half.

"Kagome do you see any jewel shard."

"Jewel what?"

"Do you see anything glowing?"

"Nope, am I supposed to?"

"Only if they have one. Judging by the way he is just lying there, he doesn't have one."

Inu walked over to Miroku and took back his sword. He put it in his belt. His ears twitched. He turned and looked at the forest. A mob of foreign villagers came running out from the trees.

"What do they want?"

"There he is! That is the demon who destroyed our village, and he has started to destroy that one, too!"

"Stupid humans." Inu walked over to the dead fox demon, and picked up his head. He threw it in front of the angry villagers. "That is your demon."

"Why should we believe you? All that we know, you could have killed that demon and just said it was the one that destroyed our village."

"Trust me! Now go away! Your demon is dead!"

One of the villagers picked up a rock and threw it at Inu. Inu stepped aside and the rock went right passes him and hit Kagome on the head. Kagome fell over. Miroku ran over to her and saw that her eyes were closed. Inu looked and saw that Kagome wasn't moving.

"You should have done that. Now you're going to pay."

Inu pulled out his tetsusaiga. Some villagers had pitchforks and torches.

"Kagome?" Miroku said as he shook her.

Her eyes slightly opened. "Miroku? Where's Inu-Yasha?" she said softly.

"You remember me?"

"Of course I remember you, why wouldn't I?"

Miroku started to laugh softly and pointed to where Inu was. Kagome sat up and yelled, "Inu-Yasha don't you dare harm any of them!"

He turned, "Kagome you sound like your old self."

He put away his sword and ran over to her. The angry villagers became confuse. They were expecting to fight. He helped her up.

"I don't know what you think he did, but I can usher you that he didn't do it!"

"He destroyed our village!"

She looked at Inu. He shook his head and pointed at the sliced up fox demon.

"I told you I didn't do it. The demon that did is dead not. His head is laying right in front of you."

Inu took the rest of the sliced up demon and through it be the head. One of the villagers step out and looked at the dead body.

"He looks familiar. When he destroyed our village he was fast. I barely got a glimpse of him."

"That is your demon right there. He was fast even for me."

"Are you sure this is the demon the destroyed our village?"

"Unless you want to fight me and get killed I suggest that you turn around and go back to where you came."

Most of the villagers started to walk back, but a few remained. They were determined that Inu destroyed their village and they wanted revenge.

"Dam humans go home or be killed!"

They didn't move. Inu walk towards them and pulled out his sword. He stopped ten feet in front of him. Out of the ten villagers, seven lunged forward. With one quick thrust they all fell to the ground. The three remaining started to run away in fear. He walked back to Kagome.

"How do you feel?"

"I have a huge head ache."

"Do you have your memory back?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

"You don't remember loosing your memory," he said and then laughed.

"I don't remember what? Did I loose my memory?"

"Yea, when you fell out of the tree."

"What day is it?"

"Sunday, why?"

"Tomorrow I have to go to school. I need to study. I have finals tomorrow."

She started to run to the well. Inu shook his head and started to run after her. He quickly caught up to her.

"Inu-Yasha I don't need you distracting me. I need you to stay here. I need to study."

"But Kagome. You just got your memory back. I want to make sure you're OK."

"Inu-Yasha stay here or I'll say the 'S' word."

"Kagome let me come with..."

"SIT!"

Inu slammed into the ground. He looked up and saw here jump into the well. His expression got sad. Miroku got to and help him up. They turned around and headed back to Kaede's village.