Chapter 21: Will I ever understand? A Good Question

Kagome looked at them in confusion. These people who said they were her friends were pretty weird.

"Will I ever understand?" Kagome asked

"What?" Sango said

"Well I ever understand why I'm here, or why you're here, or who everyone is? I have so many questions about those things but I don't know how to word them all." Kagome explained

"You'll slowly remember things but if you don't remember or you want to ask us something we will tell you what you want to know." Miroku said kindly

"Oh ok then. How about why I'm here then?" Kagome asked "Can you tell me that?"

"Well first we have to explain something, you're in a different time period than the one you grew up in, this is the Feudal Era. You are back 500 years from the time you were in. Does that make sense?" Miroku asked

"You're saying that I grew up 500 years from now and came back here in some sort of a time machine?" Kagome asked with wide eyes.

"Well kind of, the time machine is a well actually. And when you go in it you get transported from this era to yours. But only you and Inuyasha can go through the well. The rest of us can't and neither can your mom, brother, or grandpa." Sango said

"Who are my mom, brother and my grandpa?"

"We don't know your mom or grandpa's names because you never told us but your brother's name is Sota." Miroku said

"If you want to I can take you home and you can talk to them. I'll explain what happened." Inuyasha said

"Ok I guess I can go home then. Maybe they can help me remember. Or something there will help."

"Ok it's settled then, Miroku, Sango we'll be back tomorrow or the day after. If Shippo gets back from his trip to visit his old village before we get back explain what's going on ok?" Inuyasha said and led Kagome away from them towards the well.

Kagome looked down the well when they got to it "Are you sure that I wont crash into the bottom of the well?"

"Positive, you'll go through to the other well 500 years into the future. I'll be with you so you don't have to worry." Inuyasha said

"Ok" Kagome said and grabbed Inuyasha's hand for when they jumped.

Inuyasha blushed slightly but held on her hand and coached her to jump. "Now Kagome all you have to do is jump in the well when I count to three. Ok?"

"O-o-ok." She stuttered.

"Ok then now 1…2…-"

"Wait, I can't do it. I'm too afraid." Kagome interrupted

"I know, I'll jump through and then come back. When you see that I did it you wont be as afraid."

"I guess, but be careful." Kagome said and watched Inuyasha jump into the well and a blue light erupted around him. Then it faded away and the well was empty. 'Where did he go?' Kagome thought. 'maybe he was right' Suddenly Inuyasha jumped out of the well.

"See I told you that it would work." Inuyasha said

"Yeah you were right."

"Of course I was right."

"Don't get cocky"

"I'm not cocky Kagome"
"Yes you are and don't argue with me you're not going to win."

"I am not cocky Kagome don't tell me I am"

Suddenly memories came flooding back to Kagome about Inuyasha. Them fighting, them holding hands, their awkward relationship, Inuyasha being cocky, and her always ending up sitting him after an argument.

"Inuyasha don't be such a jerk!" Kagome started to swing her legs over the side of the well.

"Wait where are you going?"

"I'm going home!"

"No you're not, not without me."

"Oh yes I am, don't argue with me."

"No you're not"

"Sit!"

THUD

"Oh crap you remembered." Inuyasha spit some dirt out from his mouth.

"Yeah I remembered you big jerk!"

Inuyasha jumped to his feet and grabbed Kagome's hand "Wait Kagome I'm sorry."

Kagome huffed and jumped into the well still holding onto Inuyasha's hand. He came tumbling after him into the well.

Kagome didn't remember the well and scared herself. She clutched to Inuyasha's hand. Then a moment later they came out into the other well. Inuyasha picked up Kagome and jumped out of the well and then set her down. "Wasn't so bad now was it?" he asked looking smug

Kagome glared at him "Sit." She stalked over to the tree and sat down angrily 'Stupid jerk" she muttered

THUD

"Geez Kagome don't be so mean" Inuyasha coughed out a wad of dirt.

Kagome started to cry "You don't have to act like you know everything. This is hard enough looking at you people and not knowing who you are but having you know me. Don't you understand what I'm going through?"

Inuyasha looked stung "You don't get it do you? I'm used to seeing something in your eyes when you look at me and now I can only see a blank stare. You don't remember what we talked about, you don't remember what we shared, you don't remember anything!"

Kagome just looked at Inuyasha and continued crying.

Inuyasha felt terrible, she was crying and it was his fault. He wished to put his arms around Kagome and hold her and tell her everything was ok but he couldn't. he held himself back from all the emotions that threatened to engulf him and he walked away from Kagome. "See you later. Go in the house and call for your mom and tell her what happened." He brushed past her and jumped into the well.

Kagome watched him leave, "But I do remember that." She whispered

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On the other side of the well Inuyasha was bashing his head against a wall of a hut. "Stupid, stupid, stupid, I'm so stupid!" He muttered

Miroku walked up behind him. "Why are you stupid?"

"I made Kagome cry and made her feel bad." Inuyasha said, "Stupid, stupid, stupid."

"But you always do that, why is it bothering you now?"

"Because she doesn't remember us fighting all the time before, so it's not the same."

Miroku placed a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "Its not your fault Inuyasha, she didn't lose her memory because of you."

Inuyasha looked surprised.

Miroku continued "I know you feel responsible for Kagome but this isn't your fault, there was nothing you could do about it."

Inuyasha stared at Miroku "But you should have seen her face, she looked like I had just slapped her across the face when I yelled at her, and when we were with Kikyo, it was my fault that she killed her. I should have gotten rid of Kikyo a long time ago and it would have never happened."

Miroku was at a loss, he didn't know how to make Inuyasha feel better. "Maybe you should go and apologize to her. And then tell her everything that happened before she lost her memory. Maybe it will bring it back for her."

Inuyasha looked at Miroku "Thanks, I think I'll try that. I just hope it works." He slowly walked away from Miroku and headed back towards the well.

Miroku shook his head sadly "I hope so too, for everyone's sake."

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Kagome was sitting on a chair across from the woman who answered to the name 'mom'.

She was just finishing telling Kagome about her childhood. It had brought back a few memories of different things, such as, a snowball fight with Sota the one year, her first day of kindergarten, raking leaves, and walking across a fence. They were unimportant memories but at least they were memories.

Her mother was just going to start telling her about the Feudal Era when Inuyasha came in the room.

"Mrs. Higurashi, could I tell Kagome about the Feudal Era? I would be able to tell her the best since I live there and I shared most of the memories with her. Please?" he didn't care how pathetic he sounded, he just wanted to tell her first about Feudal Japan.

"Umm. Alright I guess, Inuyasha dear, go ahead, I'll leave you two alone so you can tell her privately."

"Thanks Mrs. Higurashi, I think we'll go up to Kagome's room and I'll tell her there. Ok?" Inuyasha asked and pulled Kagome to her feet.

"Sure dear. I'll put dinner on the stove, it will be ready in two hours, that should be plenty of time."

"Thanks" Inuyasha called over his shoulder as he carried Kagome up to her room and set her on her bed.

"I could have walked." Kagome pouted

"It was faster if I carried you." Inuyasha said and sat down on the floor, cross legged.

Kagome leaned forward "So tell me about the Feudal Era. I know that it was the place where we were when I woke up, mom told me that."

"Well then I'll start with the well, you were helping Sota get Buyo out of the well house, when Sota left, you were pulled down the well by Mistress Centipede, then you met me. Do you remember any of that?"

"No."

"Ok I'll continue, when you came through you saw me pinned to a tree, because of Kikyo's spell, you rubbed my dog ears and then the centipede attacked and I convinced you to pull out the arrow, then I killed the centipede, ran away with the jewel and Kaede put this necklace on me and you said sit and I crashed onto a bridge and you took the jewel back. Do you remember that?"

"Not really"

"Great," Inuyasha's patience was starting to wear thin, and he had a whole year of memories that he had to tell Kagome about. "Ok then next, a crow demon took the jewel and you tried shooting at it but missed. Then I used iron reaver soul stealer and it broke into pieces but came back together again, but you found one of its legs and tied it to an arrow and shot the bird with it. It shattered the jewel into a lot of pieces and that's how we began our journey to find all the shards before an evil guy named Naraku found them first. Do you remember that?"

"No sorry I'm afraid I don't remember that at all."

Inuyasha jumped up and started hunting frantically around Kagome's room.

"What are you looking for?" Kagome demanded "You're making a huge mess! What are you doing? Inuyasha stop!"

"I'm looking for something to help you remember! Now just be quiet so I can keep looking, I'm trying to help you." He glanced back and saw that Kagome was about to sit him "If you even think about sitting me I'll never talk to you again, and I'll make your life horrible." He threatened

"Fine I won't" Kagome crossed her arms and sat back on the bed again

Inuyasha pulled out Kagome's backpack and dumped it out, he grabbed a jar that had the jewel shards in it and handed them to Kagome. "Does this help you remember?"

"No what are these?"

"Jewel shards"

"Oh, no I don't remember anything."

"Fine," Inuyasha thought for a minute then pulled out his sword. "This is Tetsuiga, do you remember anything now?"

"No"

Inuyasha pulled out Kagome's arrows. "Remember anything now?"

"No"

He pulled out his locket (Inuyasha movie two) "Remember now?"

"No"

Then he got an idea. He pulled up the side of the mattress and pulled out Kagome's diary and tossed to Kagome. "Here read it, I'll be outside, just call for me when you're done, these are all your memories that happened in the past year. I hope it helps." He jumped out the window and jumped into the God tree.

Kagome got herself comfortable and started to read.

Inuyasha got comfortable and closed his eyes, and started thinking, he had done a good job, Kagome would read the book and she would remember. She had to.

To Be Continued