Kagome Higurashi had been cooking since she was seven thanks to her father and mother, her whole life had always been centered around restaurants and food and she wouldn't have changed it for the world. Now at age 27, Kagome has become one of the top chefs in the world and has a restaurant Shikon Blossomin the center of downtown Tokyo with her best friend, and a world known Baker and Pastry Chef, Sango Taijia (28). Inuyasha Takahashi (29) is your typical bad-boy high class actor, who takes advantage of anything and anyone, preferring things to go his way especially after his latest blockbuster movie ended his seven year relationship with movie actress Kikyo M. (28). [No one knows her last name] Miroku Houshi (29), Inuyasha's long-time friend and agent/manager had been trying to pick up his friends mood and one day as they were in Downtown, Miroku to him to Shikon Blossom, where things seem to take a downright turn after Kagome and Inuyasha meet, especially after Inuyasha orders her to become his personal chef.

I hope you all will love this story.

I'm going to say from the start I love cooking and baking so many of the terms you will read, are actually from my experience as well as dishes I actually love. If you love some of the dishes I dish out (lol, I had to do it), don't hesitate to comment for the recipe and I will add it in the next chapter for your guys pleasure, and maybe you guys will become a little bit of a cook or baker .

Disclaimer: Now like any story here on I must add that I do not own any of the characters Rumiko Takahashi has created for Inuyasha. I also do not own anything affiliated with my title, Eat, Pray, Love. The story here is not live the novel or the movie, so please do not expect it to be the same, just the title was used because it actually fits.

Eat, Pray, Love: Prologue: The Beginning

"Daddy! Daddy!" A young little girl came running down some stairs, her footsteps audibly banging against the wooded floors. She looked to be about seven, with long, wavy raven black hair, and eyes that shined a deep blue sapphire. She was wearing a yellow dress and black shoes, and looked like she was ready to speed off again, except she was unsure as to where her father was.

"In the kitchen Kagome," a husky male voice yelled and Kagome was on her way once again giggling as she entered the kitchen that smelled delicious with spices, vegetables, and meats where a tall and lean man turned around with a smile, his eyes the same color as his daughters, and short black hair. He bent down to scoop the hyper Kagome. "Well if it isn't my little princess Kagome" he said nuzzling his nose into her neck just to make her laugh.

"Daddy! That tickles!" she said trying to squirm her way out of her father's grasp before she stopped, smelling the delicious sautéed vegetables in the pan before turning to her dad. "I think it needs a bit more pepper and salt daddy," she said.

"Hmmm. I'm not sure about that Kagome. I think I know how to make Pasta alla Primavera," he said with a smile, as he moved Kagome to his left side and grabbing a fork to get a piece of broccoli before lifting his left eyebrow to turn and look at his daughter. "I need to be careful from now on then, it seems like my little Kagome wants to steal my Top Chef's hat" he said with a wink making Kagome smile.

"But I do want to become a great cook like you daddy! I want to cook for people and make them feel all gooey and warm inside after trying my food like you do. I want to become a great chef!" she said as a woman holding a small boy in her arms walked in.

"And you'll be a great chef like your father Kagome" the woman said with a smile, her eyes a green forest and hair that was short and wavy. She walked over kissing her husband on the lips as the little one year old boy in her arms tried to reach for Kagome.

"Thank you mommy," Kagome said with a laugh as she gave her hand to her little brother. "Maybe Souta will become a great chef too," she thought as both her mother and father laughed.

"I bet he will Kagome…I bet he will. And the two of your Chef Higurashi's will be unstoppable" her father said putting her down as he added some butter, milk, cheese and seasonings to a different pan to make alfredo sauce before adding the pasta and vegetables for dinner.

Kagome sat in the living room of her home alongside her little brother Souta. They were playing blocks, she was now nine and he was three as their mother cooked in the kitchen and an old man sat on the couch asleep with the TV on. This made Kagome giggle, her grandfather was so odd, if she turned the TV off he would wake up but as soon as it turned on he would go back to sleep.

"Gom! Gom!" Souta said waving his hands at his sister trying to grab her attention by saying her name the best he could.

"What is it Souta?" Kagome asked before placing the last block on their restaurant building, "Our restaurant will be called Shikon Blossom, after the Shikon jewel and the Goshinboku tree's blossoms!". It had been raining all day and the news said it would only get worse and this made her pout. She wanted to go outside and play, or go travel to California like her dad was doing right now with one of his best friends, Mr. Inutaisho Takahashi.

"Gom!" Souta said giving his sister a smile, happy that she put the last block and he started clapping and bouncing in his sitting position about their restaurant making Kagome laugh as the phone rang.

The water was turned off from the kitchen as Kagome's mother, Kaori, dried her hands to pick up the receiver. "Moshi, moshi. Higurashi residence" she said as she began putting dishes away. Quickly movement within the kitchen stopped and a loud crash was heard from there.

Kagome's grandpa woke up at the nose confused before he ran to the kitchen to see what happened, Kagome as well ran to see if her mother was alright. "Kaori. What happened?" the older man asked, watching her daughter slip to the floor, sitting next to the broken plate the receiver to her ear, her green eyes filled with pain and tears

"Papa…Keitaro, Keitaro" she said before her body racked with a sob, dropping the phone and Kagome ran towards her in a fierce hug not liking her mother crying. "The plane...Middle of the Pacific…It crashed, they don't think there are any survivors, twenty-one plus the two pilots lost" she said in another sob.

Kagome stood petrified hearing this information, her father was dead. He couldn't be, he was going to California with Mr. Takahashi. Mr. Takahashi was a movie star, she saw him in movies and he was going to Hollywood for some transcripts and her daddy was going with him to cook and get on a few cooking shows since her daddy was famous too in the food world.

"No! No!" Kagome said as tears formed in her eyes. Kaori grabbed her daughter in a hug, wanting the pain in her daughter to go away. She looked over at her father-in-law as the life in his eyes dulled at the loss of his only son. Souta was left alone in the living room unbeknownst to him that his father had been lost at sea as he tumbled the restaurant he and Kagome had built.

It had taken her a long time to finally open this restaurant, Shikon Blossom, and she wasn't going to back down from it. It had opened New Years day 2009 and it was well into a year and a half already. It was doing very well with all types of people from business men, college students, families and such walking in to try her food as well as her long time friend since high school, Sango's desserts and pastries.

Ever since her father's death, opening her own restaurant was her dream, something that would make Keitaro Higurashi live on with his favorite and signature dishes as well as the one's Kagome had perfected. During high school she waited tables at the restaurant her father worked at, soon after graduating she attended Le Cordon Bleu Tokyo while still maintaining her waitressing job. She remained there two and a half years until she opted to graduate at age 21 working as a chef in the same restaurant for five more years until she opened Shikon Blossom with Sango.

"Ayumi, start making the base for my crème brulèe!" A girl with brown hair in a bun said as she placed a hat on top before whisking egg whites and sugar by hand to make meringue for lemon pie topping. She had bright magenta eyes, and her skin was a light tanned color. It was bustling in her side of the kitchen with herself and four others helping her. The girl whom she called to was quickly mixing the fresh ingredients as another girl scrambled to ice a cake with butter cream and one man hauling a flour sac to another man who was mixing and measuring ingredients for cake.

"Sango! How are the brulèe's coming? I got three more orders" a boy said, his eyes a aqua-green hue, and his hair was black and short. He was holding a duplicate order in his hand which he placed on the wheel were several other orders were placed.

"They are getting ready to be put in the oven Souta. We have the other several in the oven for the first few order's, the second batch will be ready as soon as the customers finish their dinners. Tell Kagome" Sango said as she grabbed three pies and began layering the meringue beautiful with her spatula as the boy nodded and left.

In the next adjoining kitchen there was a team of about eight people. The leader standing at one of the stops adding wine and moving the contents within the pan as it lit on fire and moving from one side to the other adding condiments, spices and such as a man in another stove was cooking a large pot of soup, two artfully preparing the plates with food, and the rest either prepping or cooking food to be put out for their customers.

"Kagome! I got the three salmon-pilafs, one with the cranberry-salad and the other two cesears, I got two steaks, one medium one well, baked potatoes with the works, then I got a large bowl of potato leek soup as well as a small bowl order. Plus, the steaks and soups come with three brulèe's. Sango has the next batch for these ready for the oven" the boy said as he called over several waiters to take the plates that were ready to be sent out to their appropriate owners.

"Thank you Souta." Kagome called winking at her twenty-one year old brother. He was going to graduate soon and soon enough he was going to be helping Kagome man the kitchen here at Shikon Blossom. That was what made Kagome happy, that her brother would soon help her with their father's dream.

So there you have it. The beginning on how Kagome became a baker, where she is at now, and how Shikon Blossom came to be.

Don't worry though folks. Inuyasha and Miroku will be making their appearance in the next chapter which will be mostly focused on them.

Until the next addition of Eat, Pray, Love, please review .

-Aya