Disclaimer: No, I don't own Inu-Yasha, or any of the characters. Yes, it makes me very sad.

A/N: whoo! First chapter up! Huzzah!

The untended Kosmos my abode,

I pass, a willful stranger;

My mistress still the open road

And the bright eyes of danger.

Chapter 1

When she woke up, she knew that it wasn't going to be a good day. It was a feeling in her head – like a migraine – but it wasn't fully developed. This meant that it would get worse.

She was laying in her sleeping bag, enjoying her last few moments of sleep before Inu-Yasha dragged her up to start the day. The sun was partially shining on her face, which was why she was starting to wake. The sun was there – and then it wasn't.

Instead there was something heavy on her face. It blocked out the sun! As she thought this delightedly, a curiosity formed inside her to see the wonderful item that stopped the light. She opened her eyes a little, and a smiley face print met her stare. 'Hmm. It kind of looks like underwear…' she thought indifferently.

'But why would underwear be on my face?...The only underwear that should be outside of my bag is the pair that I'm wearing...so what is this doing here?'

Although she wasn't very quick in the morning, she grinned mentally at how fast her next thought came. 'UNLESS, someone took them OUT of my bag!' But now she was confused again, which slowed her thought process.

'But I'm the only one who goes through my bag. I think. Although Shippo does when he's looking for candy…and Sango when she gets the shampoo…" She frowned under the cloth, her confusion bringing her further out of dreamland.

'But who else would go through my – INUYASHA!' She awoke suddenly, and popped up. She repeated his name as she grabbed the underwear from her lap in a tight fist. She woke up to a scene from a horror movie.

Her clothes – her underwear – were scattered all over the campsite! She could see Miroku stretching a pair to her left. She blushed fiercely as she rushed to him and snatched it. It was one of her favorites! The one with the kitties and the pink bows! But she snapped out of her trance when she saw him grab another one. It was like a video game: stop the pervert from grabbing the undies.

Sango and Shippo joined in, and it was another 2 minutes before they had the underwear contained and the pervert unconscious. She rounded on the culprit, who was still digging.

"Inu-Yasha." she said menacingly. "What?" he said. "What are you doing?" she asked darkly as she came closer. "I'm looking for the ramen! What does it look like I'm doing, wench?"

"Oh, I don't know…" she said casually. "It looks like you're throwing my underwear and the rest of my clothes all over the place." He glanced up quickly then continued to dig. "Those are just minor setbacks. The prize will make up for it!" he said.

She couldn't control herself any longer. "Inu-Yasha!" she yelled. "I told you last night that I would get the ramen myself since it was at the bottom of my bag! But you couldn't wait for me to do it! NO, you had to do it yourself, chucking all my stuff out!"

His ears went back as he watched her face get redder. He knew where this was heading, but maybe he could calm her before it was too late! "But Kagome –"he said cautiously.

"SIT!" she yelled, sending him into the ground.

She sighed as she rubbed her head. "There are two ways of doing things, Inu-Yasha. There's the smart way, and the stupid way. Why do you constantly choose the stupid way?" She asked sadly.

"Oi!" he said angrily when the spell wore off. "You calling me stupid, wench?"

"No, I just said that your choices are stupid," she answered tiredly as she got the ramen. "Oh," he answered.

Five seconds later… "Oi!"

She sighed again as she watched the water boil. "This is not a good day…" she muttered.

By late afternoon she had a horrible feeling in her head. The migraine was reaching its peak, which worried her. She knew that something absolutely terrible was about to happen, but she didn't know when.

She tried to keep a smile on her face throughout the day, but the migraine keep clawing its way into her thoughts.

"Kagome, you've been staring at that patch of grass ever since we stopped here. What's wrong?" Sango asked. Kagome sighed. "I have a feeling that something bad is about to happen. I'm nervous, I guess," she said. Sango patted her back. "Don't worry, Kagome-chan. I'll keep an eye out for anything strange, but I'm sure that things will be fine."

Kagome nodded unhappily. "Thanks, Sango. You're probably right." But she still couldn't shake the ominous feeling she had.

Just then a young man ran up to them, panting. He glanced around hurriedly until he saw Sango's large boomerang. "You must help us!" he pleaded, and kneeled in front of Sango. "What's wrong?" she asked, concerned.

"Our village is in need of help! There is a youkai that terrorizes us. It has come for the past four days, and we don't have enough people left to fight it! Please help us," he begged.

Kagome was relieved. This was normal. There was nothing strange about people asking them for help. She glanced at Sango and nodded. Miroku also nodded his face solemn.

"Of course we will help you. Does the youkai come at a certain time?" Sango asked as she gathered her things. The man nodded quickly. "It usually comes around sunset," he said. Kagome looked at the sky and noted the sun's position. "I think we should hurry if we want to get there before it does," she said firmly. "I agree," Miroku said.

"Oi! You all are forgetting that I don't agree, and I'm the one leading the group!" Inu-Yasha shouted. "We have to help them, Inu-Yasha," Kagome said. "Besides, I feel a jewel shard coming from that direction. It might be the youkai that's going to attack the village."

He paused, and then glared at her. "Well why didn't you say that earlier, wench?" he asked. "Let's go already!" She smiled and followed the group, the feeling in her head forgotten. She didn't think that this youkai was what was making her head hurt. It would be easy to deal with. Right?

A/N: If anyone can guess correctly who wrote the above poem/quote, you'll get kudos at the beginning of the next chapter. Just write a review with your guess. :)