A/N: Inuyasha is a bitt OOC right now. After he comes out of his shock at being amnesiac he'll be back to his grumpy old self. All chapters up to chapter 6 are completed, however i will probably be only able to post things on Saturdays. You will have to wait for a couple weeks for the next chapter, because I am going to canada. 3 reviews...nifty. Glad everyone likes the story so far.

A rubbing sensation brought him out of the blank white space he had been in for so long. Then Pain! So much pain!

He wreathed and yelped in agony. He squeezed his eyes tight. So much pain! The rubbing hastily ceased and he subsided. He screwed his eyes shut and could not bring himself to open them. Tears? He asked himself, why are there tears? Who's crying? Are they crying for me? He drifted into a state of sleepiness, asleep yet aware. He heard the sound of a door creaking open, a surprised exclamation, and a scent that came wafting in, a scent that made his amber eyes open in fear. A fear he did not like, and a fear he did not and could not understand, the scent of earth, herbs, death, and sorrow. All these scents formed the women many knew as...

"Kikyo?! What are you doing here?" exclaimed Kagome, "is Great-Aunt Kaede alright?"

"No, she's very sick, she's at the hospital right now. She asked me to give you this box" said Kikyo aloofly handing out and intricately carved wooden box.

"Oh, thank you" Kagome said, startled at her cousin's attitude.

Kikyo looked probingly past Kagome, as if searching for someone in the house "Hmph" snorted Kikyo. She turned to leave, when a low growl stopped her in her tracks.

Kagome turned around, and saw Inuyasha kneeling beside the couch, his hands crooked threateningly. His white ears were laid back against his silver hair, eyes flashing slightly red, Inuyasha raised the volume of his growl slightly.

Kikyo turned around, and smiled at Inuyasha. The smile however, held no humor in it whatsoever, the tight-lipped smile held...satisfaction?

'Why would Kikyo be satisfied about something? Especially something to do with Inuyasha?' wondered Kagome, 'and why is Inuyasha being so defensive?'

"So you're here already Inuyasha" said Kikyo, she turned around again, then paused almost unnoticeably "Just make sure you do not fail," she added in a whisper so low, only Inuyasha could hear. He only increased the volume of his growl. Kikyo smirked once then left, disappearing into the night's darkness, her black hair waving in the breeze.

Kagome closed the door and turned around, "Huh, that was weird" she said softly to herself, as she casually set aside the box. Kagome walked towards the still growling Inuyasha.

"So you're awake," she said happily

Inuyasha stiffened slightly, sniffed the air, then relaxed a little, however he still kept his defensive position.

"Who are you?" he asked cautiously

Kagome's eyes opened wide in surprise and shock, "Y..you mean you don't know me?"

"Uh...no" he said after a moments thought, "but your scent is familiar...it smells...nice..."

Kagome's legs suddenly felt really weak, she collapsed onto the couch in shock with a thump. Inuyasha was gazing at her with a bewildered expression on his face, wondering what on earth he had said to make her all shocky. In the kitchen Sango and Miroku heard the thump and hurried out.

"Kagome are you all right?"

"He said he doesn't know me" whispered Kagome, tears trickling down her face

"It's ok, it's ok. We'll straighten everything out." Murmured Sango comfortingly as she glared daggers at an even more bewildered Inuyasha.

Transferring her attention she began an angry tirade at Inuyasha, "What were you thinking? How could you ask her that? She's been waiting for you come home for the past 9 years. She's been waiting for you faithfully. She never lost hope in you, and all you can say is 'who are you?'?!" Sango stopped a moment to get a breath, as she did so Inuyasha opened his mouth as if to say something, and then shut it as Sango resumed her angry lecture, "What the hell were you thinking! I mean, you've been gone for the past 9 years at who-knows-where. Then you reappear once Kagome starts to believe you really are dead. I mean really Inuyasha-"

"Who's Inuyasha?" asked Inuyasha

"you should be more careful-" Sango stopped mid-sentence and gaped at him as she realized what he had said, "What do you mean who's Inuyasha? You're Inuyasha!?"

"I...I am?" he asked puzzled

"...oh my...seems as if we have a bit larger problem then we first expected" said Miroku calmly

"What do you mean?" asked Sango. Kagome lifted her head and looked slowly back and forth between Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango.

"I...I think I understand..." Whispered Kagome, everyone turned around to face Kagome. Sango's face questioning, Inuyasha's bewildered, and Miroku's expectant.

"Inuyasha. Can you remember anything?"

There was a long silent pause then "...no...nothing"

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