A/N: Yeah, I know it's been a while. I wrote the next three chapters a while ago but I wasn't sure if this was the way I wanted to go. Anywho, I'll be bringing a whole lot more to you here soon. Hells Kitchen is on WOO!

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Chapter 11

"Kagome?"

Kagome and Inuyasha were still sitting in the tree when Kaede came into the clearing with Shippo.

Inuyasha hoped down to the ground, not wanting to hear that chant from Shippo again. Some song about him and Kagome sitting in a tree. Kagome rolled her eyes as she began to climb down, knowing exackly what Inuyasha was thinking.

"Kagome," Kaede seemed slightly out of breath. "Could you please return to your time and bring back some medical supplies. It seems that we have run out of clean badages and all of my burn cooling herbs have been used up."

"Sure thing!" Kagome replied, hopping down from the tree. "Inuyasha and I will be back tonight!"

"Why do I have to go?" Inuyasha frowned, not liking his sudden involvement. "It's not like those damn people want any help from me anyway!"

"Like you wouldn't have come along with me anyway!" Kagome teased. "Besides, I want your help. I can't carry all that stuff back on my own."

Inuyasha let out a soft growl as the the four separated ways. Kagome and Inuyasha heading off to the well. Kaede and Shippo going back towards the village.

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"Shippo? Where has ye run off to?"

Kaede walked along the path towards her home. The young fox demon was with her a moments before back at the forest but then ran ahead. As she came closer she could see him pearing inside the hut, listening intently. As she came closer she realized what it was he was listening to.

"But Houshi-sama, why can't Kagome know a little? Maybe we could just tell her that Naraku has stolen the bones of Inuyasha's grandfather."

"Sango, by telling her that she will want to ask other questions. She's an intuitive girl, she will know there is more to the story. Espeacially when she see's how Inuyasha will likely react from her even knowing that much."

"Shippo!" Kaede called out, afraid the young fox may have heard more then just that. Miroku and Sango raised their heads, realizing they were over-heard. "Shippo! What did you hear?" Sango asked anxiously. "We need to have a talk!" Miroku said getting to his feet; but it was too late. Shippo had scampered off, back in the direction of the old bone eaters well.

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"KAGOME-CHAN! KAGOME-CHAN!" The young fox demon called from where he was at the edge of the forest, catching her and Inuyasha just before they were to take the plunge down the well, heading back to Kagome's era.

"Huh? What is it Shippo?" She asked, with one foot on the side of the well.

Shippo ran up to her. Panting heavily. "Kagome, I need to talk to you about something!"

"Okay..." She replied knealing down to him.

Inuyasha stood on the side of the well. Shippo gave him a glance and stuck out his tongue.

"Hurry up and say it already!" Inuyasha growled.

"No way! This is between me and Kagome!"

Inuyasha growled again. "Anything you got to say to HER, you can say to ME."

'IT'S A SECRET!" Shippo snapped back. "I'M NOT TELLING YOU!"

"WHATEVER RUNT! WERE BUSY SO YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO..."

"sit"

There was a flash of yellow light from Inuyasha's rosary and a blur of red as he was thrown head first downward into the darkness of the well.

"Well I guess I will be making this trip alone." Kagome sighed. "Now hurry up Shippo, it won't take Inuyasha long to reach the other side at the speed he's likely falling through time."

"It's about the secret everybody has been hiding!"

Kagome eyes widened. She knew there was some sort of secret!

"It has something to do with Inuyasha. Back at that village we went to a few days ago, Kagura robbed a grave there. She stole the bones of Inuyasha's human grandfather! Apparently he was a very important man in his time but he didn't like Inuyasha much."

"But what would Naraku want his bones for?" Kagome questioned, unsure of why her friends would want to hide this from her.

"Nobody knows exackly but there's something else too! Something about Inuyasha's mother and the night she died."

When Shippo mentioned Inuyasha's mother Kagome understood why everone was keeping this quiet. Inuyasha had never really spoken about his mother and he really didn't like to be questioned about her either. Whatever Miroku and Sango knew could only be something they stumbled upon accidently. But she was a little upset that they were keeping that from her. Espeacially Inuyasha. Why wouldn't you tell me? Am I really not that important to you?

She looked down at Shippo. He looked back; conserned by the sudden sadness that had grown from this knowledge in her eyes.

"Thankyou for telling me this Shippo." She said getting to her feet. "Now don't worry too much about this and don't spy on Sango and Miroku any longer. I'll be back later."

And with that she hopped down the well, seeing the blur of the colors of time passing by her through watery eyes.

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She landed on the other side of the well, feeling a soft hanyou-sized imprint in the ground where Inuyasha must have landed. Wiping her eyes she got to her feet and began to climb up the side.

The well house was dark inside. The sound of rain falling on the roof echoed throughout and there was a distant sloshing sound as a car drove by down the road.

"So you finally showed up." Inuyasha growled from where he stood at the top of the well. "Thanks alot. It'd be nice if I could go through one day without being "sat" ya know! What did the little baka want anyway?"

"Nothing Inuyasha, forget it." Kagome sighed; climbing over the side and stepping up towards the doors of the well-house. "Lets just go and get this over with."

"Keh! If I knew it was raining here I would have stayed back in the feudal era." The hanyou scoffed. Kagome gave him no reply.

Inuyasha knew something must be wrong as they made their way towards her house. She walked far ahead of him, keeping a slight distance as the rain fell around them soaking their hair and clothes.

Mrs. Higurashi was walking outside carrying a bag of groceries in one hand and an umbrella in the other. "Kagome!" She smiled as Kagome ran up and gave her a hug. "I didn't think you would be back so soon!"

"Well there was a fire in the village and some people were hurt. We came back to get some more medical supplies." Kagome smiled, so happy to be home again even if it was only for a short time.

"How awful!" Her mother replied as they stepped out of the rain and into the house.

"And hello Inuyasha." Her mother said gleaming at the half-demon. "Hello Kagome's mom." He replied looking towards Kagome, a little confused still since she seemed to be mad at him. "I'm going to change!" Kagome called heading up the stairs.

"Good idea!" Mrs. Higurashi smiled, looking at the soaked Hanyou. "You should change too Inuyasha, you'll catch cold!" She said walking around him.

"I'm fine." The hanyou sighed; looking up the stairs to where Kagome had stood just a moment earlier. What did I do now? He thought.

"INUYASHA!" Souta yelled when he came down from his room to see his hero standing in the hallway. "Hey, you and Kagome came back so soon! Want to play video games with me?"

"Oh no Inuyasha? What happened to you?" Mrs. Higurashi cried once she saw Inuyasha's back. His haori was still torn from where Kohaku had stabbed him and the blood stained bandages underneath were clearly visable.

"Oh it's nothing but a battle wound. It's almost healed already anyway. I heal up faster then regular humans."

"Oh you poor dear," Kagomes mother sighed coming up behind him. "Let me fix you some dinner and when you and Kagome go out I will sew up that hole for you."

"No that alright, I'll fix it later."

"Na-ahhh! I'll do it, besides you will fit in better at the mall if you wear some regular clothing." She smiled as she made her way towards the kitchen.

"These are regular clothes!" Inuyasha said before he was dragged upstairs by Souta.

"Don't worry Inuyasha, I rip my clothes all the time riding my bike and playing soccor. Mom will fix it good as new."

He stopped at Kagomes door, knocking and asking if she was done yet.

"Coming!" She called; pulling her door open. She wore her soft yellow dress. Inuyasha had seen it on her once before when he tried to keep her from returning to the feudal era; he even took her shikon shards from her. But she still found a way back to him.

"Momma told Inuyasha to change." Souta said, smiling up at his sister.

"And he's actually going to?" Kagome didn't really believe it. Inuyasha wouldn't actually wear clothing from her era, would he?

"Not like I want to!" he scoffed, not at all pleased by the idea of leaving the comfort of his own clothing made from the hairs of the fire rat. "Your mom said it would make me fit in better at this mall thing."

"Well then, lets see." Kagome walked over towards her bed, pulling out a box from beneath it. She passed it to Souta and told him to help Inuyasha out. He wouldn't likely have any idea what he was doing.

She watched as her brother dragged Inuyasha into the bathroom before heading herself back downstairs. Her grandfather was sitting in the kitchen watching as her mother made dinner.

"Oooh Kagome! I heard there was a fire in the village! I was just trying to remeber if there were any ancient scrolls documenting it. Perhaps if I go through them I could find it."

"Oh don't go through those dusty old things gramps! You might have your allergies act up again!"

"Hmmm, allergies you say. Thats a good idea for your next excuse!" Her grandfather gleamed triumphantly at the prospect of coming up with that excuse so easily before her mother warned that he had already used that excuse once.

"Allergic reactions can happen more then one time." He gleamed before heading off out the door. Likely heading towards the scroll house.

Kagome laughed at her Grandfather. He was making her the most illness-prone girl in her year.

"He's changed!" Souta yelled bounding down the stairs.

"Well you don't have to say it like that!" Inuyasha grumbled as he followed. He was wearing a red hooded sweater and a pair of grey shorts that cut off at the knee with a logo on the corner of his left leg. He had his hands in the front pocket of the sweater and a look on his face that spelled discontent. "I look stupid."

"No you don't you look good!" Kagome smiled, standing up to take a good look at him. "I've never seen you look so modern!"

Kagome's mother giggled as Inuyasha blushed slightly from what Kagome had said. He turned away, letting out a short "KEH!"

"Lets go play video games now!" Souta cried grabbing Inuyasha and taking off into the living room.

Kagome helped her mother with dinner and set the table. Her thoughts on whatever it was that was happening back in the feudal era. Inuyasha... how long would you have kept this from me. I'm your friend, aren't I? What significance does your human grandfather have? Why would Naraku want his bones? Theres nothing he could possibly do with them. When you ran away that night, I bet you told Kikyo that your grandfather's bones were stolen.

Then a thought hit Kagome. She dropped the plate she held in her hand. It fell to the floor and shattered into pieces.

"Kagome?" Her mother looked at her with a worried glance. "Are you alrite?"

Kagome shook her head and gave a small laugh. "I got lost in thought is all, I'm sorry I broke the plate."

"Well don't get too lost in thought." Her mother laughed. "I would like to keep the rest of my dishes in one piece."

Kagome walked towards the living room. Pearing in through the doorway at Inuyasha and Souta as he tried to explain to Inuyasha that the reason why he kept losing their battle game had to do with the way he held the contoller.

What if Naraku is planning to bring your grandfather back. Like Kikyo was brought back. But there's no real way he could do that without having his grandfathers reincarnation around to get a peice of their soul... is there? Oh how stupid.. There's no way Naraku would even want to do that.

She watched as Inuyasha finally got the hang of the controller and unleash a fury of attacks on her brother's game character. Souta was awwed. "How did you do that?"

"When it come's to battle, no one can defeat me!" Inuyasha laughed, sticking his tongue out of the corner of his mouth as he jerked the controller. Kagome laughed, she would sometime's forget how Inuyasha is more like a regular guy then she realized.

As she looked at the hanyou from the feudal era, dressed as a normal teenage boy, she remebered there was one more thing he needed before he could really go out in public and look completely normal. She ran upstairs and grabbed another box from beneath her bed and quickly hurried back downstairs.

"Inuyasha!" She called as she entered the living room. "I forgot you need to wear these too."

He watched as she lifted the top off the box. Revealing a pair of socks and two very strange looking things. He had seen a similar pair before on her younger brother's feet.

"What the hell are those?"

"Sneakers."

"You expect me to actually wear them?"

"Well you said you didn't mind dressing in modern clothes!" Kagome replied, rolling her eyes. "Fine, go barefoot then." She said seeing the disgusted look on his face. She left the box beside him and went back to the kitchen to set the table.

"Keh! " Inuyasha spat. Turning back to the game.

"You know, Kagome spent quite a bit on that stuff for you." Souta said through narrowed eyes, feeling that his hero was being rather rude to his sister.

"What'd she do that for? I didn't tell her too!" The hanyou growled, not liking the sudden change in the young boys tone.

"She bought it a long time ago. She said she was going to make you wear it when your here but later decided she really didn't care what anyone here thought of you, as long as they didn't see your ears."

Inuyasha thought about it. "I care about Inuyasha, more than anything..." Remebering the words she had uttered to that boy the last time they were in her era. She doesn't care what anyone else thinks, she only just cares about me.

"Well whatever, help me put the damn things on then!" He muttered; watching Kagome as she laid glasses down on the table.

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After dinner Kagome and Inuyasha made their way to the underground subway stop. It was an entirely new experience for Inuyasha as they sped around underground in this giant steel dragon; filled with dozens of other people. It took the entire time for Kagome explain along the way why it was necessary for Inuyasha to still wear his hat over his ears even though he was changed into modern clothing. He was even harder to deal with since he lost the battle video game so many times to Souta.

"So whats wrong with you anyway?" Inuyasha asked as they walked through the crowded mall. "Are you really that mad at me for yelling at Shippo?"

Kagome sighed, she wanted to tell Inuyasha, but she knew if she did he would likely cause a big scene. "No, I'm just a bit tired. I'm not mad about anything."

She told Inuyasha to stay put on a bench outside the medical supplies shop before she went in. She knew the aroma of all the medicines in there would likely make him sick.

Inuyasa sat; arms crossed and face moody. He did not like the idea of having to have to return on that undergound thing. People were so pushy and it made too much noise.

"Ooooh, your cute!"

Some girls had just come to stand in front of him. Inuyasha gave them a funny look. If this getup makes me look cute then I don't think I'll wear it again. Hanyou's aren't suppose to be considered "Cute".

"Hey, can I have your phone number?" One girl asked; her face blushing and eyes twinkling.

"What the hell is a phone?" he asked, wondering what the hell this girl was getting at.

She laughed. "Your funny. What's your name?"

"Inuyasha." The half-demon replied flatly.

"What a different name! I like it!" She smiled. "I like your hair too, how do you get it that color?"

"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked. Clearly this girl must be nuts. "It's natural!"

The three girls gasped in amazement and then went on chattering about it.

"Done!" Kagome called as she walked outside the store. Just as she saw a girl pass Inuyasha a small peice of paper with her name and number.

Why do I feel this strange aura... Inuyasha thought before turning to see Kagome standing there. Looking as angry as Sango when Miroku is acting like a lech. He almost thought he could see flames glowing from behind her.

"AHEM." Kagome coughed as she tramped her way between the girls and Inuyasha. "HERE." She spat bluntly, shoving the bags at Inuyasha. He threw the paper over his shoulder to the other girl's dismay before grabbing the bags from Kagome. He could tell she was mad but he wasn't entirely sure if it was his fault this time.

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Kagome didn't say a word the entire way home. They walked down the street from the subway station under her umbrella as the rain still hadn't let up. Inuyasha was growing nervous. He wasn't sure whether or not it was safe to say anything for fear of being sat.

Finally, just before they had reached back to the shrine Kagome spoke. "Inuyasha, you said you cared about me."

The hanyou stopped dead. "Huh?" So she is mad about those dumb girls back there...

Kagome turned towards Inuyasha. Her eye's meeting his. "When something happen's to you, you know you can tell me right?

"Tell you what?" the Inu-hanyou's impatience sparked up.

"I know."

"You know what?" Inuyasha still thought she was talking about those girls back at the mall. "Look I didn't even say anything to those girls back there!"

"It's not that Inuyasha. Besides, I should have known better that girls in my time would think you were cute. Maybe you should wear your clothes, at least that way I won't have to worry about you getting hit on all the time!" She half chuckled to herself. But then deciding to get back onto topic.

"I know about your grandfather's bones being stolen."

Inuyasha could feel anger burning inside him. "Who told you!" he growled. "Was it Sango!"

Kagome looked up into his amber eyes. "Shippo overheard her and Miroku." She whispered. "I don't know much else Inuyasha. But I don't understand why you would keep this from me."

He dropped his gaze from her eyes to the ground. They stood a moment in silence. The rain fell around them, collecting in small streams on the stairs leading up to the Higurashi shrine and flowing downward into puddles on the street. He knew there was nothing he could do now to keep from reliving that night that both his mother and grandfather had died.

"There's nothing I can do to keep this hidden now." He whispered, facing away from her confused face. Kagome didn't hear what he said. " Inuyasha? Did you and your human grandfather not get along?

"Keh! My grandfather never liked me because of my demon blood." Inuyasha said trying to make light of the situation. But his eyes told Kagome the difference. They seemed distant; in another time; remembering a pain that had never healed. "He said my mother dishonoured his family and I was a disgrace to all human kind."

Inuyasha stepped away, carrying the bags up the steps to Kagome's home.

She was astonished by how heavy-hearted he seemed at that moment. She had never seen Inuyasha look so... so... miserable. "Inuyasha..." She gaped. He's trying to act as though whatever happened so long ago doesn't bother him; even though it's printed on him like a book.

Watching as the half demon walked out of site at the top of the stone steps, completely drenched by the rain.

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