Disclaimer: I in no way own Inuyasha or any of the characters. I love the story and would never want to change it. Besides, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

Hey guys! This is my very first attempt at fan fiction (trembles slightly) its starts a little slow but I promise it gets more interesting as you read further. I hope you thoroughly enjoy it!

PG13 for violence, language, and adult situations in later chapters. 

Prologue

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

She kept herself perfectly still. Any wrong movement, any false breath and she would betray her position. And he could be anywhere...

As the moments dragged on she resisted the overwhelming urge to fidget. She would have to act soon or she'd be found out, she knew she only had a small window of opportunity for her escape if any.

She crouched low, ready to spring into action at a moments notice. And, as her heart pounded furiously in her chest, she made for her escape. Right leg, left leg, faster, faster, she pushed herself forward with all her strength.

Stretching her hand out as she ran, she could almost touch the wooden edge of her goal when she caught a blur of red briefly from the corner of her left eye. Too late.

"Ka-go-me!" The familiar note of anger in his voice would have been enough for Kagome to recognize him even if nothing else would. "Where do you think you are going?" Inuyasha growled as he tossed his hair in irritation. "We don't have time for you to just come and go as you please."

As inevitable as the sunrise each morning, Kagome had known she was in for a fight whenever she planned to go home. Today, however, Kagome was in no mood for Inuyasha's admonitions. Placing her hands firmly on her hips, Kagome turned and looked Inuyasha directly in the eyes.

"Look Inuyasha, I told you, I have three different exams next week and I have to pass them or I have no chance to graduate this year! I'll only be gone a few days, and there is nothing you can do to stop me." Kagome's brown eyes glinted with defiance.

Though slightly taken aback by Kagome's unusual amount of ferocity, Inuyasha was still unsatisfied. His own golden eyes glowered down at her as a breeze blew Kagome's raven hair into her face casually. Inuyasha folded his arms stubbornly.

"You should just quit that stupid hobby." He snorted in irritation. "It's a waste of time anyways."

Kagome's cheeks flushed a dark crimson as her whole body shook with anger. "My life may seem pointless to you but it's important to me!" She spat the words at Inuyasha as if their taste offended her. Spinning on her heels, Kagome flung her back pack onto her shoulders with such force she almost lost her balance, reclaiming it at the last second as she swung her legs over the wooden ledge and into the opening of the well.

"H-Hey! I'm not done talking yet!" Inuyasha shouted as he attempted to pull her back out of the well by her backpack.

"I-n-u-y-a-s-h-a..." Kagome forced her words through clenched teeth as she balled her hand into a fist. "I'm going HOME!" She shouted back as she slipped through the arm straps of her pack and pushed herself off the edge of the well. Just before Kagome felt the pull of her world overtake her, she remembered to add one last thing before she left. "AND DON'T FOLLOW ME!"

Present Day Tokyo

Although Kagome often found herself daydreaming of hot baths and warm beds while in the Feudal Era, those comforts did little to improve her sour mood on this occasion. "Stupid Inuyasha." Kagome would mutter at odd points during the evening, saying little else to anyone.

She was exhausted by the time she changed into her pajamas and dropped her body into bed. For an hour Kagome buried her head into her pillow and tried to fall asleep. But as she laid there in the dark and perfect stillness of the night, Kagome could do nothing but relive her fight with Inuyasha over and over in her mind.

Dark circles already forming underneath her brown depths, Kagome rolled onto her back and sighed in defeat. "Why can't he understand that my life here is important too? After all, this is where I'm from..." Kagome mumbled to herself as she finally felt the first waves of sleep begin to wash over her