A/N: Gomen! Gomen, gomen, gomen! I know it's took forever to get this chapter up, but its here! And, it not like I've neg;ected ALL of my stories, I mean, I've helped up date 'Conversations' with Tsuki…

So, its finally here. Ch 3. I got a grand total of what, 4 reviews? Jolly. Well, to all of you who reviewed:

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 Chapter 3

Hentai Houshis, Cute Badgers, Creepy Kittens, and Butt-Kicking Teens

Kagome sat at the desk in her bedroom and stared at the bottle of little jewel shards that sat before her.

"So, this is the sacred Shikon no Tama?" she asked no one in particular. The dog-boy had gone out to talk to some of his 'friends,' so she was finally able to have some peace and quiet. All he had been doing for he past week was poking at her and trying to get her to remember him. What was his name again? Something like Inuwasha… or was it Inuyasha? Either way, it confused her even more that her family seemed to treat him like part of the family. Souta even went as far as to call him 'Inu-onichan.' It drove Kagome absolutely insane, but if this was what she went through before she lost her memory, then she would try her hardest to keep things as normal as possible.

Suddenly she heard something swish open, and a breeze blew in from her supposedly closed window. She turned in her seat to find Inuyasha hopping into her room through the window, and shutting it behind him.

"Why do you do that?" she asked curiously.

"Because I can," he snapped back.

"Well, you know, you could at least knock," she retorted, ignoring the irritated growl coming deep from Inuyasha's chest. "I mean, that's really creepy, just crawling through people's windows. You really shouldn't make it a hobby. One day, I'll probably think you're a burglar or something and—"

"Alright!" Inuyasha suddenly stomped his foot in annoyance, stopping Kagome mid-sentence. "Your so noisy! Can't you keep your mouth shut for just one minute?" Then, seeing the hurt look in her eyes, he smacked his head with his palm. "Oh no…"

Tears welled up in the girl's eyes. "I just… well, I thought… You're so scary sometimes!" she burst out crying, burying her face in her hands.

A great wave of regret passed over Inuyasha as he ran over and tried to comfort her. He couldn't help it that he had gotten so snappy, but dealing with a 13-year-old Kagome with a motor mouth and a hard time controlling her emotions wasn't a piece of cake. It seemed that every time he yelled at her, she just broke down and cried, much to his dismay.

"Oh, come on, Kagome," he coaxed, "you know I didn't mean it! I'm just frustrated, that's all."

She sniffed, but stopped her crying as she wiped away the tears on her cheek and looked up at him. Their gazes met for a minute, and then she cocked her head and smiled. "We need to work on that temper of yours."

He groaned. "Great. Another thing to add to my 'Things to Change About Me' list. Seriously, why don't you write them all down so that you don't forget?!"

Kagome suddenly burst out into tears again. Inuyasha stared at her, flustered, before trying once again to calm her down.

It was right around lunchtime that Inuyasha lead Kagome to the well, carrying on his back her new, very over-stuffed, and extremely over-weight yellow backpack. They both stood on the wooden ledge, peering down into the dark hole. Mrs. Higurashi watched intensely.

"Are you sure it's safe?" she asked. Inuyasha groaned, and Kagome heaved a heavy sigh. "I mean, she might not be ready to fight just yet—"

"Mrs. Higurashi," Inuyasha cut in without turning to face her, "we've been through this. It's crucial that she comes back to the Sangoku Jaidi and assist in our quest to find all the jewel shards. Plus, we're supposed to be helping her get her memory back. Don't you think this would help?"

Silently, Mrs. Higurashi nodded and watched helplessly as Inuyasha took the hand of a squealing Kagome and dragged her with him into the depths of the Bone-Eater's Well.

Kagome could feel herself slowly falling with Inuyasha as they were engulfed in blackness. Her feet softly came in contact with ground, and the afternoon sun shown brightly out of the opening of the well. Almost instantly, she knew that they were no longer at her home.

With out so much as a "Hold on," Inuyasha wrapped his arm around her waist and scaled the walls of the well effortlessly. As soon as he set her back on the ground, she lost her footing, and was caught by his strong arms as she stumbled forward.

"Come on, you stupid girl," he scoffed, "how do you expect to fight when you can't even stay on your own two feet?"

Kagome's eyes glossed over with fresh tears, and she yanked herself out of his hold, pointing an accusing finger in his face. "Don't you start yelling at me!" she shouted. "You were the one who scared me, grabbing me and jumping over walls and all that crap! You didn't think for second that it might bug me to time travel for the first time!"

"But it's not your first time!" Inuyasha insisted. "Try to remember. You go through that well all the time! It's about as easy as walking to you!"

"HA! I'm only 13! Normal girls don't usually go jumping down random wells and end up 500 years into the past, you know."

Seeing the tears about to spill over, Inuyasha gave in and looked hopefully around for any sign of his companions. He had come back earlier that morning to explain what the long wait had been for, and what they should expect when they saw Kagome. It would be a hard change for all of them. Inuyasha spent the last two weeks with this girl, and he was still having a hard time dealing with it. She should be able to have regained her memory by now. He was sure that he would have, anyway…

Inuyasha's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a girly squeal and a frightened screech. When he turned towards the source of the noise, he found Kagome squeezing a poor unsuspecting kitsune cub by the name of Shippo.

"Oh my gosh it's so cute!"

"Ah! What are you doing Kagome? I can't breathe!"

"Oh wow! It talks! Aww!"

"Ah! Inuyasha! HELP! She's suffocating me!"

"Are you a badger? Or a raccoon, maybe?"

"I'm a fox! A fox—HEY! Ow! Stop! That's my tail!"

"Aw! So fluffy and—EEK! Inuyasha, what are you doing?"

The hanyou grabbed Shippo out of Kagome's arms with one hand and held him up by the tail, while holding the giddy girl back with his other arm. With a heavy sigh of relief, Shippo scrambled up Inuyasha's arm and crouched on his shoulder. The girl just squirmed behind Inuyasha's strong arm, grabbing at the cuddly little fox.

"What'd you do that for?" she pouted, giving in against the battle for Shippo.

"Because you're acting weird," he stated simply.

"Ah, Inuyasha, what can you expect from a such a young girl as herself?" a husky voice cut in.

The three spun around, only to be greeted by the cheerful face of a young monk. Kagome could not help but notice how charming he was, with his flashy smile, short black hair pulled into a small pony tail in the very back, sparkling eyes, and…

"KYAH! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING YOU PERVERT?!"

Wandering hands.

Kagome crouched behind a very pissed off Inuyasha, who was poised to jump the monk at a moments notice.

"Miroku, you stupid priest! You don't even wait five minutes before you go groping her a—"

"Might I remind you, I am a monk, not a priest," the boy named Miroku said under his breath. "Well, not a very good first-impression, was it?"

In the blink of an eye, Miroku was standing in front of Kagome, holding her hands in his own. "Perhaps I should be less forward? I apologize for not introducing myself. My name is Miroku, and I am honored to be in the presence of such a beautiful young lady."

Kagome could feel her cheeks growing pinker with each passing compliment from the handsome monk. "I-I am flattered, really. My name's Kagome."

"Kagome. Such a pretty name is fitting for such a pretty face. I hope that you will do me the great honor of being the women to bear me a child."

An uncomfortable silence followed. Inuyasha and Shippo watched the show; Inuyasha mortified and Shippo just amused. Kagome, on the other hand, was just a tad grossed out and pulled her hands from Miroku grasp, wiping them on her skirt.

"I'm kinda freaked that you'd ask that to a 13-year-old girl," she told him.

"So I suppose the answer is 'no' then?"

"Right." She grinned half-heartedly and began to slowly move backwards. "But I am willing to forgive you for the whole 'grabbing my butt' thing."

Not paying attention, Kagome managed to back right into another person. She jumped forward in surprise, spinning around to come face to face with another teenage girl.

The girl, with a two-tailed purring kitten perched on her shoulder, shook her head disapprovingly at Miroku. "Miroku, you hentai houshi, what am I going to do with you?"

"Sango, darling," Miroku laughed, "you told me to be myself, remember?"

"By that, I did not mean groping her the first chance you got and then asking her to bear your child!"

"I was just hoping that it would help her remember…"

The young women sighed, cutting Miroku off, and held out her hand to a very baffled Kagome. "I apologize for Miroku's behavior. My name's Sango, and this is Kirara." She giggled as the small cat-demon resting on her shoulder nuzzled her cheek.

Kagome grinned. This girl Sango seemed friendly enough. She would be a great person to talk to in the boy-infested world she stumbled into. She eagerly shook the outstretched hand. "I'm Kagome. It's nice to meet you."

"Yes, Inuyasha has told us so much about you," Miroku joined in. He half laughed, half sighed when he saw Kagome move away from him behind Sango. He held up both his hands in peace. "I'm not trying to be offending, just trying to make friendly conversation."

"Yeah, sure." Still weary of the monk, Kagome stayed on the other side of Sango, but happily indulged in conversation with her new friends. Inuyasha and Shippo sat and watched from a distance.

Later that day, while setting up camp for the night, Inuyasha confronted the others about the talk they had earlier. He dragged them far enough away from the fire so that Kagome wouldn't hear them.

"You talk like you guys just met her," Inuyasha complained. "I mean, we're supposed to be helping restore her memory, right? How do you plan on doing that when you act like you've never seen her before?"

Miroku supplied the explanation first. "Well, you see, after you left, we discussed how we should handle this issue. After some debate, we decided to just take it slowly. One small step at a time."

"We figured it would be easier on her if we worked on re-introducing ourselves first, and then that might help back her memory," Sango added.

"You really think that'll work?" Inuyasha asked, looking worried over towards where Kagome was poking the little campfire with a stick. "I mean, look at her. She thinks she's 13. I've already spent two whole weeks with her, and she still can't remember anything about me before the accident."

The man and women looked at each other, then back at their worried hanyou friend. "She will remember again in time," Sango said reassuringly. "Until then, let's not put her under too much stress."

With one last sorrowful look at his amnesia-inflicted friend, Inuyasha nodded in agreement, and leapt off to settle himself in a nearby tree.

As dusk faded to night, he found it hard to get to sleep, as something nagging inside him forced his conscious self to keep a constant, watchful eye on the sleeping raven-haired teen below him.

A/N: Alrighty then! How'd you like, for those of you who are still bothering to read this? Maybe I have to adjust the first chapter, to make it a little less confusing? I mean, I don't think it is, but that's only cuz I wrote it. Please send rviews: They are my motivation. Thanks!

b/n: hey, there was a whole page without mistakes. Cool.

Akina: …thanks… --;;;;