After Ryan had been given a chance to shower, he reentered the living room to find the group of teens were now seating on the floor, watching, of all things, his performance at the concert.

"I can't believe you are Ryan Drago, the famous rock star!" Sandy said, her eyes so wide Ryan could literally see the stars flashing in them. "this is soooo cool! I have all your cds!"

"You didn't illegally download them?" Ryan said, a twinkle in his eye. Sandy gulped and he laughed. "Don't worry about it…I could care less if I sold another record." He walked into the kitchen and got a glass of water. "My father is the owner of a record label, and he left me a rather large trust fund. And my mom, she runs a chain of restaurants in Michigan."

"So you are both from Michigan?" Kagome asked as Ryan sat down next to Nicole. He scratched her head and the woman began to purr…just like a cat. It wasn't an imitation…it was an honest to god purr.

"Ya, that's how we met, actually."

Ian frowned. "I have a question for you guys."

"And I have some questions for you all too. Like, how the hell did you all get here?" He paused. "Is Sango going to kill me?"

"No, I already asked that." Nicole said, closing her eyes and enjoying the treatment he was giving her."

"We are here because of a mix up." Kagome said quietly. She then proceeded to retell to Ryan everything she had told Nicole in the limo and while he was in the shower. He sat there, taking everything in, making no motion of shock or disbelief

'But considering that he is the reincarnation of a demon, I guess this would all seem pretty normal to him.' Kagome thought with a soft laugh.

"Well…that sucks." Ryan said.

"That it does. Now, I have a few questions for you, the biggest one being, how the hell do you have all yoru memories?"

Everyone nodded. That had been something that confused them all too. Ian, Sandy and Mark only had bits and pieces of their memory, and that was because Kagome was awakening them. But Ryan and Nicole remembered every little detail of their lives as Ryu and Neko. It didn't make any sense at all. It wasn't as if they had been in contact with anyone that could have clued them into their past.

Ryan cracked his neck, the sound of bones popping echoing through the apartment. He continued his scratching of Nicole, and Kagome realized that he was itching her right where her ears used to be. She let out a content sigh, and Kagome resisted the urge to laugh.

"Well, the tale of our memories starts with how we first met." Ryan said. "Nicole was from Detroit Michigan, I was from Flint. Her parents sent her to the private school where I was going, because it has the best gymnastics programs in the country and she was real interested in it. I was there because my dad and mom spoil me rotten, hence the apartment."

"And you met there and fell in love?"

"Nope." Nicole said with a giggle. "We met because of a teacher." She smiled, and began to stroke Ryan's hand, which she had removed form her head. "We were assigned to do the craziest story we had ever thought of. I did a tale that, as I would alter find out, was of my first meeting of Ryu. I turned it in, and the teacher called us both over to her desk. She thought it was so great that we had each taken a different side in a story, to give the tale two different spins."

"except we hadn't done that." Ryan replied, picking up where Nicole left off. "We had based them off dreams we had been having. Needless to say…we were shocked." He sighed, running his hands through his short blonde hair. "For the next 6 years, we began to date, falling in love…and piecing together our memories."

"but it wasn't enough." Ian said. "It isn't enough to explain your full memories. You did something else, didn't you?"

Nicole nodded. "While in Japan, we went to see a mystic. She told us that the way to reclaim our memories was to go to the place where we died. When we reached that spot, we would be able to regain everything we had lost." She sighed. "We were already to go searching that next day…but never needed to."

"What happened?" Mark asked.

"We slept walk to your well, Kagome." Ryan said. "And fell in."

"You…you went back to feudal Japan?"

Nicole nodded. "Over 6 months ago, we awoke to find ourselves leaping into the well, and landed in feudal Japan. It was as if we were possessed. We began walking, and after a day…came upon a battle. Our past selves were battling…you,Kagome."

Kagome shook slightly. "The day I purified you…you two were to figures I saw running away!"

"Yes." Ryan said. "When you purified or past selves, their memories hit us, and we regained everything…including our old bodies." The teens looked confused. "We figure that we became a blend of Ryan and Ryu, of Nicole and Neko. In the warring state era, we are mostly Ryu and Neko…we look like our past selves and have all our powers…but also our human emotions."

"And here?" Shippo asked.

"We are human…but have some demon traits." Nicole pulled down the skin under her eye. "I have the evil eye, as well as super strength and speed, and keen senses."

Ryan nodded. "I regained my Serpent's Tongue, as well as strength, speed, and senses... as well as the occasional blast of fire." He leaned back. "When we got al these back, we freaked out, ran back to the well, emerged back in this time and went home, holding each other all night, making passionate love."

Mark smiled. "about this passionate love.." He looked at Sandy and slapped himself. "I know, I know..hentai."

"Yes…well…" Ryan shrugged. "That's our life story. We have spent the last year dealing with our regained memories, and spending time together."

"Why did the well admit you?" Ian asked. He had asked Kagome a few weeks ago to take him to feudal Japan, but she had explained that even she couldn't go. Without the shards, they were trapped.

"The well recognizes a demon's soul…so I guess anyone that was a demon or half demon could go through."

Kagome looked over at her friends, and smiled gently. "are you saying though…that if we could find where they had fallen…they could regain their lost memories?" Nicole and Ryan nodded. "Do you have any paper….or a map! That would be better!"

Nicole walked into the hall, and after a few minutes, returned with a large map of Tokyo. She looked around, and quickly found where her house was. "Ok Kirara, this is the bone Eater's well." Kagome circled it.

"What are you doing?" Sandy asked, watching over Kagome's shoulder.

"I am going to figure out where your current gravesite is Sang…Sandy." Kagome blushed.

"It's ok Kagome if you slip…but I'm not quite ready to be Sango yet…Sandy is such a pretty name!" She grinned and Ryan frowned.

"Are we sure she's Sango?"

"Yes." Kagome said.

Ryan nodded. "Hey Sandy….Ademonhunterthatforgivesussayswhat?"

"What?"

Nicole grinned. "Nothing!"

"Now…we went this way when we flew back to Kaede's village, which should be about…here." She circled that spot and nodded. "Now…we flew…about 25 miles from the final battle spot with Kagura…"

"Kagura is dead?" Nicole said, sighing. "Poor idiot…couldn't just let things be when we died."

"Here!" Kagome said, circling a spot. "this must be where you guys were killed and buried."

"and if we go there…we'll remember everything?" Ian asked.

"Should." Ryan said. He yawned, stretching. "I am dead tired."

"I think we should all get some sleep." Nicole said. Kagome and the others began to fidget. "what's wrong?"

"Well…we just aren't sure where we are going to go now. The police are probably after us, and we can't go back to our home…" Kagome said softly.

"You can sleep here." Ryan said with a smile.

"Really?" Shippo said. "Why are you being so nice to us?"

"We owe you guys. Kagome gave us a second chance…and we want to help." Nicole said softly. She stood up and clapped her hands. "We have the couch and two spare rooms."

"Well, I guess two of us could share a bed and the other two get their own beds…."

Ian smiled. "Me and Kagome will share the bed…as long as it's big enough." Nicole nodded and the two blushed, then darted to their room, Shippo chasing after them. Ryan raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "Well…I guess mark can take the couch and Kirara and Sandy can take the other spare room."

"I don't mind sharing a bed with Sandy….oh, just hit me already and get it over with." Sandy did so, and went to her room. "Thanks for this you two."

Ryan and Nicole nodded and went to their room. They shut the door, and Ryan instantly had Nicole in a warm, passionate kiss. She groaned and ran her fingers through his hair, wrapping her athletic legs around his waist. "I like them and all Nicole….but I knew I sound proofed this room for a reason!"