Chapter 1 – Forks

"Inuyasha, calm down! You didn't have to come," said Kagome despairingly.

Inuyasha growled. "As if I was going to let you run off to the other side of the world on your own! Credit me with something."

"I credit you with lots of things," Kagome muttered. "Intelligence is not one of them."

"I heard that!"

The car pulled into the driveway.

"Just be nice," Kagome pleaded. "Charlie Swan is one of mum's best friends, and she hasn't seen him since her exchange year here."

"Keh," Inuyasha grumbled. "Fine."

"Got your hat?"

"Stupid thing."

Forks was cold. It was wet. And, above all, it was normal. Very, very normal. At least, that was what it looked like.

1 hour later…

"I can't believe I have to sleep on the couch!" Inuyasha moaned, sitting on Bella's bed. Kagome had not met her yet. She was out with her boyfriend, Edward Cullen.

"You've slept on worse," Kagome pointed out, attempting to put up the camp bed, and failing miserably.

"I know! But why can't I just share the room with you?!"

"Because there's not enough room, and besides, it's inappropriate."

"It's not like it would be the first time."

"We're not in the Feudal Era, Inuyasha. This is Forks, and I wasted too much energy giving you the language to screw it up!"

Thanks to some instruction from Kaede, the priestess, Kagome had been able to harness her miko powers and literally 'give' Inuyasha her knowledge of how to speak English. Doing so had exhausted her.

"What exactly are you doing anyway?" Inuyasha asked, eyeing the camp bed.

"Trying to put this thing up!" at her words, the camp bed sprang up and ensnared her ankle.

"Ow!"

"Kagome!" Inuyasha was off the bed in a matter of seconds, springing forward to assist her. She pulled her ankle free and limped over to the bed.

"How do you do this?" Inuyasha asked, sniffing the camp bed cautiously.

"Pull it open," Kagome sighed wearily.

In a matter of seconds, the camp bed was up and functional.

Downstairs, the door opened…