Chapter one
In the present
Kagome was laying on her bed trying with all her might to get back to sleep. The sun had just come up over the horizon and the birds outside the window would not cease their chattering. Just as she was finally falling asleep once more, Souta, Kagome's younger brother ran into her room and jumped on the bed that still contained the very grumpy girl. Kagome had pretty much given up on the idea of sleep. It was clear that the Kami's were not going to let her stay in bed.

"Get up sis! Inuyasha is downstairs waiting for you!" Souta cried while jumping on his older sister.

Kagome had become irritated with the bouncing child, mumbled something under her breath that her little brother didn't understand and swatted at him with her pillow until he left her alone. 'What is Inuyasha doing here? He said I would have one more day here.' Kagome thought, more than slightly irritated. She crawled to the side of the bed and swung her legs over the edge. Rubbing her eyes, she looked at her alarm clock. 'No wonder it didn't go off, it's only 6:30!' Inuyasha wasn't going to get away with having her woken so early.

Stumbling to her closet, Kagome thought of all the number of times that she was going to sit Inuyasha for this. When she reached in her closet she found that her mother had yet again bought her a new school uniform to replaced the one she had ripped. Some how her mother always knew when she would need a new one. She smiled at the thought that someone was thinking about her even when she wasn't there.

Kagome really wanted a shower but before she had the chance to take one, our favourite silver haired hanyou barged into her room. Kagome was grateful that she had finished dressing before his unwanted entrance.

"IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT UP! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE SLEEPING ALL DAY! WE'VE GOT JEWEL SHARDS TO FIND!" Inuyasha yelled at Kagome, which came to her as no surprise.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome said sweetly, "SIT!"

BAM

"What the hell was that for!", a mumble that was heard from Kagome's carpet.

"THAT was for coming two days early and waking me up at 6:30 in the morning and THIS is for barging into my room without knocking, SIT!"

A smirked crossed Kagome's face as she heard that all too familiar 'Thump' of Inuyasha hitting her floor. She knew that she would have to be careful up here so as not to sit him straight through the floor.

"Now, If you'll excuse me, I'm going to have a shower. If you're lucky, I'll go to the sengoku jidai afterwards with you, even though it is still earlier than I had planned." Kagome laughed as she stepped over Inuyasha's limp, grumbling body. She was trying very hard not to laugh because she knew that he was in pain but the revenge was just too sweet for her.

Kagome felt so much better as she stepped out of the shower. She felt so much cleaner. She still wished to be in bed but her anger towards Inuyasha had subsided. She was anxious, however, to get back to her friends and her adopted son. She quickly dried her hair and put her clothes on before running out of the bathroom to grab some breakfast and go before Inuyasha got to antsy.

To her surprise, when Kagome got downstairs she saw Inuyasha sitting on the couch torturing her poor cat Buyo. He had not noticed that she was there until she cleared her throat, which caused him to jump and dropped the cat, who quickly ran away from his torturer. He quickly glanced at her and looked away with his arms crossed.

"'Bout time, I thought you'd NEVER get out of there!"

"You only say that because you have no patience. Now lets go before you start whining again."

"Feh"

Inuyasha got up from his place on the couch and grabbed Kagome around the waist, causing her to squeal in surprise. He raced towards the well at a inhuman speed. He put Kagome down and waited until she jumped down the well. He didn't feel like falling down the well together this time as it was a tight enough squeeze as it was. She rolled her eyes at his impatience and jumped in. He followed right after her and they were surrounded in a blue light and disappeared.

In the feudal era

In the village

"HENTAI!"

The loud sound of a crash resonated throughout the forest as Sango hit one very lecherous monk over the head with her Hiraikotsu.

"The next time you feel the urge to get so close to me, DON'T!" screamed a furious Sango. She had had enough of Miroku and his wandering hands. Miroku simply made an innocent face and gestured with his hands as if to say that he didn't do anything but Sango knew better.

Shippo was sitting, happily playing with his crayons. This was a regular occurrence between the monk and the demon slayer so he thought nothing of it. He knew Inuyasha had gone to pick up his Okaa chan from her time to he was drawing her a picture. Sitting with him was Lady Kaede. She had seen this before as well and merely rolled her eyes at the two.

By the Well

A blue light shot out of the well into the surrounding forest as Kagome and Inuyasha arrived in the feudal era. Kagome tried to find a root to use to climb out of the well but she was quickly picked up by Inuyasha as he jumped from the well, landing just feet away from it on the surface.

"Inuyasha! Why did you come for me so soon! I still had another day you know!" Kagome yelled at Inuyasha, putting her hands on her hips and stomping her left foot.

"Because stupid! I got tired of waiting for you! In case you haven't noticed, WE'VE GOT JEWEL SHARDS TO COLLECT!" Inuyasha snapped back.

"STUPID AM I! SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT!" shouted Kagome, only stopping when she was satisfied with the size of the hole that now held Inuyasha's unconscious body. "Well, I think THAT ought to teach you a lesson or two. I'm going back to the village. I suggest you DON'T try to catch up with me." said Kagome as she walked off in a huff.

As soon as Inuyasha regained consciousness he jumped up to chase after the pissed off miko. Just as he was about to leave the clearing, Kikyo's soul collectors beckoned to him and his thoughts of Kagome were all but forgotten as he followed them deeper into the forest, away from the village.

Kagome had seen them as well and knew where he would be going. This only proved to fuel her anger. 'Inuyasha can be so pigheaded sometimes!' Kagome thought to herself.

Kagome became gradually lost in her thoughts and was startled out of it by the presence of a strong demon nearby.

"Who's there? If you are a demon, show yourself."

Silence.

'I must be going crazy, imagining things. Yup, that's what it is.' Kagome thought to herself and she shook off the feeling and continued to walk. She had hoped the feeling would go away but it seemed to follow her, growing stronger with every step she took. Her nerves were on edge until she heard something rustle the bushes beside her. She yelped from the start it gave her, but being startled was nothing compared to what she felt when she saw who had arrived behind the bushes next to her.

"Lord Sesshoumaru!"

She was terrified but she refused to show it. She knew that if she was being followed by Sesshoumaru her fate was sealed, especially since Inuyasha was not there to protect her, and yet he merely stood there, watching her every move with cold, emotionless eyes. Kagome stood her ground and stared back at him, hard as it was to maintain eye contact with him.

"What do you want with me?" She asked him, blunt as ever.

"Why do you wander these forests alone, Miko? I could have killed you before you even knew I was there and yet you storm away from that half breed and allow yourself to become defenceless, why?" Sesshoumaru asked, getting straight to the point. He never was one to beat around the bush.

"I walk alone because Inuyasha is a jerk, not that it's any of your business. If you don't mind my asking, why are you so curious to find out? Why did you not kill me when you had the chance?" Kagome inquired.

"This Sesshoumaru does not attack an opponent from behind, there is no honour in that. As for why I am asking, that is my own business human."

Kagome intrigued him. She had done so for a long time, though he would never admit it. The way she carried herself was unlike any female he had ever met. Even now as he watched her she seemed different. He could smell her fear yet she refused to show it, causing him to feel a new sort of respect for the miko.

"Why are you really here Sesshoumaru-samma?"

'Interesting, she has figured out that there is an ulterior motive to my presence. She will make a good mate someday. Wait, NO! What am I thinking! She is a human!' Kagome could see the inner turmoil behind Sesshoumaru's eyes and had to concentrate to restrain her laughter.

"I have come because I believe you hold great power. This Sesshoumaru is not one to associate himself with humans but if you desire to be trained to use your miko abilities, you are...welcome to train at my castle. You will be well looked after by my servants and Rin could use a female human to relate to." Said the stoic demon lord.

Kagome was taken aback by his words. She had not thought that he would be offering her anything but death, but here he was, opening the doors of his castle(figuratively speaking) to her.

"I...I'm not sure. Would you allow me one week to decide? I want to ask my friends for their opinions on the matter. Would that be an acceptable answer for now?" Kagome inquired, hoping that he would give her some time to digest the offer being given to her and make a wise decision.

Sesshoumaru seemed to ponder his response a while.

"You have one week. I will come for you in seven days to this date, and I expect an answer. This Sesshoumaru does not like to be kept waiting." Was his reply as he quickly left Kagome standing alone in the forest. She had forgotten all about Inuyasha by the time Sesshoumaru had left her. The only thing she could think about was getting to Sango to get her opinion.

Well, that was the first chapter of my first ever story. If it isn't good and you feel you have wasted your time, i'm terribly sorry and I won't make you read any more of it. However, if you liked it, please review. I'm working on Chapter two as we speak. shouldn't be long before its up:)