Welcome to chapter two, everyone. I'm just going to respond to reviews, so if you don't feel like reading this, don't bother.

Ruthie and Kim: Glad you guys like this story better than the other one. It really is much more gripping, isn't it?

Tesshi-chan: I'm glad you like my fanfics too, and I suppose since you're my beta and give me comments on my story BEFORE I post the chapters that excludes you from me needing you to give me constructive criticism…

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. I'm not quite THAT insane…yet.

Last Time: Inuyasha turned and crouched lower to allow her onto his back.

"Hold on," he muttered before leaping out of the well.

This Time:

Once he and the girl were back on solid ground, Inuyasha let go of her legs; unfortunately, the girl didn't release her death grip on his neck and remained exactly where she was.

Inuyasha blushed and cleared his throat, "Could you get off...?"

Immediately the girl dropped from his back and started bowing and apologizing profusely. Inuyasha stared for several moments before becoming frustrated with her incomprehensible babblings of what he assumed to be apologies.

"Shut up!"

The girl froze in mid-bow, her bangs covering her eyes and most of the rest of her expression as well.

"You...," she growled, "You arrogant asshole!" she suddenly lifted her head to reveal blazing anger, "I was thanking you and you still insult me? Now I regret you having been the one to help me out of that stupid cursed well," turning away as if to leave, the girl concluded her tirade, "I'll be going back to my village now."

"I'm afraid that's impossible," Inuyasha muttered, pride still sore from the girl's lecture.

She turned fearful eyes towards him, and for some reason that hurt him more than any yelling she had done.

"I…You're not…kidnapping me, are you?" she stuttered.

"No!" he looked insulted, "I am not kidnapping you! There are no villages anymore; this is Tokyo in the twentieth century. As far as I know, I should be returning you to your nice, padded cell about now."

"No…It can't be…Okaasan…Souta…Ojiisan," her eyes filled with tears as she continued to mutter the names of people and places long gone.

Seeing her tears, Inuyasha began panicking.

"Oi! You, s-stop crying!"

"My name isn't 'You', its Kagome! And what am I supposed to do? Laugh? Rejoice in the fact that everything and everyone I know is now gone and dead?"

"I wasn't saying that, stupid! I just can't stand crying!"

"My name isn't 'Stupid' either! It's Kagome! Ka Go Me!"

By this time, a full-on screaming match was beginning in the courtyard of the formerly peaceful shrine.

"Fine then, Ka Go Me," Inuyasha mocked, "Would you just listen for a minute?"

"Why? So you can mock my pain some more, jerk?" Kagome yelled.

Inuyasha looked truly remorseful this time. He and Kagome continued staring at each other for several moments before Inuyasha turned away.

As he began walking back to his house he called back, "You can stay at my place, for now."

Kagome glanced one last time at the well house before following.

An old woman greeted them at the door. She bowed at Inuyasha received a 'Keh' in return.

"Must you be so rude, Inuyasha?" the old woman scolded.

"Aren't we forgetting who works for whom here, Baba?" he shot back.

Suddenly her attention turned to Kagome.

"And who might this be?"

"My name is Kagome, Obaasan," Kagome mumbled respectfully as she bowed.

The old woman smiled kindly at her.

"Call me Kaede."

Kagome blinked, and then smiled back at the woman.

"Very well, Kaede-obaasan," she said.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes at the two and pushed his way inside the house. After a few moments, Kaede and Kagome followed suit. Kagome staring wide-eyed at everything as Inuyasha led them to a spare room. The trio was silent until they stopped at a door near the end of the hallway.

Inuyasha cleared his throat.

"This can be your room until we find a way to get you home," he announced before turning and pointing to the door across the hall, "That is my room," he pointed to the room and the end of the hall, "and that is Kaede's room. Just tell us if you need anything or if anything goes wrong."

And with that, Inuyasha turned and walked into his room, leaving the women to their own devices until he decided to stop pouting. There was an awkward silence for a few moments.

"Kagome…," Kaede began.

"Yes, Kaede-obaasan?"

"I wish to speak to you."

"A-alright," Kagome said before leading the older woman into her new room.

Kaede settled herself into a chair by one of the windows and gestured for Kagome to do the same. Kagome hesitantly sat, and then nervously looked around the room.

Kaede cleared her throat.

"Kagome, I wish to know how it is you came to be here," she said.

"I…," Kagome looked thoughtful for a moment, "I had been walking in the forest today…looking for my otouto, Souta. That large tree in the courtyard…I remember passing it on my way to the well. He always did like playing near it, no matter what tales Ojiisan told us. In the clearing, I saw him standing there, just staring at the well. I ran over and then…this…thing grabbed me and pulled me down into the well. It looked like a centipede with the torso of a woman. My hands started glowing when I tried to push her away and…she disappeared. Almost as if, she had dissolved into dust.

"I must have hit my head in the well, because when I came to, the first thing I saw was that man, Inuyasha, looking down at me," Kagome looked pleadingly at Kaede, "Onegaishimasu, Kaede-obaasan, help me find my way home again. I just want to see my family, and Okaasan will be so worried now."

Kaede put a comforting hand on her shoulder as she cried for her loss.

"It will be alright, child. Inuyasha and I will find a way to get you home."

Japanese Words Used: (in order of use)

Okaasan: Mother. (Hon)

Ojiisan: Grandfather.

Baba: Old Woman; Hag.

Obaasan: Grandmother; Female Senior Citizen.

The end of chapter two! I would like it if you reviewed. I don't even mind threats, as long as they're in good humor… Once again, if you like it, tell others about it!

Much love,

Miji