A/N: Well this is my fan fiction that I'm really excited about. I always wanted to do a present day Inu-Yasha fic but I didn't want to do the cliche AUs so this is my shot at it. This is also my first attempt at writing in first person actually... Please let me know what you think, I will be eternally grateful if you drop a review. And now enough of my blabbing onto the fic! ((if you saw the preview in Inu-Yasha, Stay With Me! you may notice some differences...well yeah what I put there was just the rough draft. I fixed a few things...ok A LOT of things haha.))

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DISCLAIMER: Rumiko Takahashi owns Inu-Yasha. Kyosbeads13 does not.

Remembering What Was Never There

Chapter 1

I was walking home from school one chilly afternoon. My 21st birthday was just around the corner, which would be a good thing, maybe my birthday money could help me pay off the expenses of my apartment and books. Being in collage wasn't the easiest thing in the world, especially since I had moved away and lost touch with my family, only the occasional new years and birthday cards would remind me of the life I once had. I shoved the heavy school books with Higurashi, Kagome clearly spelled out on the paper bag cover higher up on my hip to keep them from slipping any further and adjusted the striped scarf on my neck.

Although very close to winter it was foggy, making it almost impossible to see the traffic signals of when to walk and when to stay put on the other side of the sidewalk. However, I eventually made it to the street where my apartment was located and searched in my coat pocket for my keys. The only thing that came out of that was that I managed to drop my books into the alleyway before my building.

"This would be so much easier if I just had a car." I sighed pulling out my apartment keys then ducking into the ally to pick up my books. One had slid halfway in and I was forced to go in after it. Carefully looking to make sure no one was hiding back there I went in. I walked slowly, making sure not to step on any garbage that was carelessly thrown from the windows above and bent down to pick up my book, it was only then that I noticed a form moving next to me and I jumped back leaving the book on the ground. I watched as a man, he looked to be about my age or a year or two older, walked out of the ally to where I stood and handed me my book.

"You dropped this." He said emerging into the limited light. I gasped as I took the book. The man who stood in front of me didn't look like a normal boy, he had long flowing silver hair and some sort of.. animal ears on the top of his head. I realized I had been staring at him and bowed in apology.

"Thank you." I said referring to the book he returned. "My name is Higurashi Kagome, what's yours?"

"Inu-Yasha." He replied curtly.

"Do you live around here, Inu-Yasha?" I asked wondering if he lived in my apartment complex as well. He seemed to ignore the question which made me a little nervous. "Or work around here?"

"I guess so." This boy was not very friendly at all I could tell. He seemed like he just wanted to be left alone.

"Well, I suppose I'll see you around then." I waved and began to walk away, still puzzled at why he was sitting in a dark alleyway. Regardless, I climbed up to the second floor of the complex to my apartment B13 and opened the door, happy to be home. I walked in, jiggling the key from the door and locked the door safely behind me.

My apartment wasn't exactly pleasing to the eye let's say. It was small with a single bedroom, a small bathroom, a tiny kitchen and a dining room that I turned into a small living area by putting a table and couch in, definitely not for more than one person. As far as I was concerned it suited my needs, I was hardly home these days anyway. I removed my shoes and heavy winter coat placing it on the coat rack behind the door and folded my scarf neatly over another peg. Walking over to my couch and sitting, I placed my books on the coffee table and read over my list of assignments.

'Great two pages of math work, just the thing to cheer me up before work.' I grunted opening the book to the correct page and took a piece of paper out of my binder while gripping my pencil. I had about two hours to kill before I had to go to work.

"Eh, the math work can wait." I said with a smile reclining back on the sofa and closing my eyes.

'That boy outside was awfully strange. Who sits in an ally? I mean he looked to be about my age, a fully grown man playing in an ally, now that's suspicious.' I reopened my eyes. 'Of course I hope he's all right, that nothing happened to him.' I swung my legs over the couch and headed for the kitchen, letting my mid-back hair fall out of its pony tail to hang below my shoulders. Making something to eat, I went back to the living room where I pondered my math homework, among many other things.

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I locked the door behind me and lazily thumped down the two flights of stairs to the street. I was very warm now with a coat and not to mention I had my apron on for work, which I never understood why we had to wear them, it's not like we were a restaurant or anything, just a small store on the corner of the next street over. I walked passed the ally not even wanting to peer into it to see if that Inu-Yasha was there. But as I tried to walk further by, my curiosity must have gotten the better of me because I simply had to see if he was there. I knew he wouldn't be, but something in me wanted me to check.

"Hello?" The echo of my voice startled me at it's clarity. "Anyone there?" Hearing no response I turned around to see he was in fact there, just sitting on the curb looking very down. The street lights had just turned on, the sun was setting and starting to turn the sky shades of orange and pink.

"Inu-Yasha? Why are you still here? You should really go home."

"That'd be great if I knew where 'home' was." He said solemnly. He sounded different then he did earlier, more tired and sad.

"You don't know where your home is?"

"I don't remember where anything is." He said crossing his arms.

"Then you don't remember-"

"I don't remember nothing."

"Oh gosh, you must have gotten amnesia." I stated. He must have gotten mugged or something and hit his head. Even though Japan's security was usually top notch, this town wasn't exactly the best... But how awful, to not remember anything from your past and basically have nowhere to live then. It must be extremely confusing, not only that but frustrating. "Well, someone will come looking for you eventually right? I mean everyone has someone out there."

"If I do I might as well not." His strangely colored amber eyes traced the outlines of everything on the opposite side of the street. His eyes held a simple innocence deep within them. I couldn't help but look at them, the golden pools shone with such an inexplicable light that I'd have to look away for a minute, only to continue to stare as soon as I looked back. "It's not like I'll be able to remember them."

"How do you remember your name then?" I asked realizing he did infact tell me his name the first time we met. He reached into a pocket in his jacket and handed me what appeared to be a drivers lisence with his picture on it. Upon looking I noticed that only his first name of Inu-Yasha was left on the card, the rest of his information, such as his last name and birthday were scratched off. "This must be terrifying for you."

"It's no cake walk, that's for sure." He said gruffly. "The only things I can remember are random things like my name, and that's only because that card reminded me of it. But knowing my name a'int exactly gonna help me get anywhere."

"No, that's for sure. So you have no where to go at all?"

"Does it look like I do?"

"I'm only trying to help you here, it might be nice if we lost some of the attitude!" That's when I remembered his situation. "Sorry, but I really do have to go to work if you want to come with me... Oh great! Work I completely got side tracked! I'm going to be late now!" Just what I didn't need, to be late again and get more money subtracted. I then remembered Inu-Yasha, who stared at me confused.

"Are you coming with me then?"

"Um thanks," Inu-Yasha said picking himself up. "What did you say your name was again?"

"Kagome." I said softly. He looked at me, confused as anything, probably thinking I'm a total maniac for letting him come, I mean I've known him for a grand total of 20 minutes maybe? What kind of strange college girl would take in a totally strange man and just let him follow her to the place she worked at? And that's when it hit me, this is his only resort. So what was I worried about?

Inu-Yasha and I made small talk while we walked but nothing too big, not that I was expecting much, he just looked at the ground the whole time, aside from the glances we'd steal from one another. How could I help but stare I mean he did have those strange ears and that hair... Maybe I should ask about it? Or would that be rude? I supposed I would find out in time with knowing him, if he remembered, but right now I was 15 minutes late for work and I needed to worry about getting there first above everything else.

"How long we gonna be here anyway?" Well, his sure grammar wasn't the best.. But rather than make a fuss and correct him like I usually would to people I just answered the question.

"Well, until about eight unless my boss decides to keep me later." I pushed open the heavy glass door hearing the bell ring on it. Walking in I waved and greeted my two coworkers at the cash register. They both took on a look of relief upon seeing me enter, but looked straight past me to Inu-Yasha, who stood up tall with his hands jammed in his jacket pockets.

"Um, Sango, Kaede, this is Inu-Yasha. He's kind of in a little trouble, so I thought I'd bring him with me."

"What kind of trouble?" Sango asked suspiciously looking him over. Sango was the younger of the two of my coworkers. She was a little older than me, maybe 23, but still went to the same school as I did. She was a tall and slim girl, always had her long brown hair up in a high ponytail. My other coworker was an older woman, probably in her 60s, I never really asked. Her name was Kaede and she always stuck up for me and Sango if we were late. She was a great friend to the both of us but I saw even she was not too sure about the man I had brought with me.

"Well, I think that he has amnesia, he really can't remember a thing." I tucked some loose hair behind my ear and smiled at them. "I couldn't just leave him out there, so I figured I'd bring him with me." I had him walk forward into the store so both of them could get a look at him in the light. I watched as their eyes drifted straight up to his head where his ears each twitched a bit.

"He must be a half demon to take on looks such as that." Kaede, from what I understood, came from a family of priests and priestesses. I knew she had some training so this must have been a shock to her. Wait, she did say half demon right?

"I don't know what that means but I'm hoping it's alright with you." I continued to say almost pleading for them to let him stay.

"I'm not completely wild about it but it's the boss who might not approve." Kaede said finally taking her eyes off Inu-Yasha.

"Just keep him out of the way of things." Sango added as I took off my coat. I brought Inu-Yasha back behind the counter giving him a box to sit on. I went on my usual duty of restocking the shelves, and could feel Inu-Yasha staring holes in my back as I did it. Sango then walked over me crouching down to my level.

"I'd be careful around him, Kagome. You don't know if he's trying to pull something, he could just be some pervert out to kidnap you. He's a half demon for goodness sake!" She said checking to make sure he wasn't "listening in" from all the way across the store.

"Sango, I'll be fine really. I know it's kind of weird but-"

"Kagome you don't know him at all." She said forcefully. Sango was a sophomore in college while I was a freshman. She had started late in college obviously, but was still one of the smartest people I knew, I looked up to her and hearing her disapproval was heartbreakingly upsetting.

"But," I sat down on the floor looking at her, my back still to Inu-Yasha and Kaede. "If you could have seen him before, his eyes were so sad and helpless. He really has no where to go." I heard Sango sigh stand up.

"Do what you want, I'm just saying I don't trust him and to just be careful." I stood up too, smiling at her once again. "I've heard about the half demons, they can't fit in wtih normal people."

"Don't worry Sango, I'll be fine." I put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. She nodded and walked back to the front register and started mumbling to Kaede.

She really did point out all the variables that I didn't think through and I began to worry. Half demons? I mean I've heard of them but I didn't think that demons were around anymore. Apparently that was too forward of me to assume but, still. He's a half demon doesn't that mean that he has some strange powers that could hurt me? Maybe doing a good deed such as this one wasn't such a good idea after all...

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A/N: Well there you have it. It really did take me a while to get this right. Like I said the preview I had put up, it was COMPLETELY different then what actually showed up in the story. Well, please drop a review, it will be EXTREMELY appreciated to have some feedback. I really want to know if I could improve on some things or if you just like it! I really hope you enjoyed this so far and will see a review from you! Please tell me how to make it better I would really enjoy some critism.

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