Hey Hey! Magnifnickie here. First story I'm writing and have plenty more to go so lets start out with an Inuyasha fanfic shall we? Hope you like it!

Chapter 1 : Happy Birthday

Hm.. I've always imagined what life would be like if I were in some distant time or place.

Funny how things work out.

And just like I've always imagined, its been an adventure. Filled with excitement and wonder, even.. romance. My name is Kagome. I was sixteen years old when I was first pulled into this magical realm. Now looking back, four years later, it was completely worth it. I have two best friends id give the world for, a little kitsune I treat as my very own son. And I have the love of my entire existence, filling my heart with more life and joy than anyone ever dared to try… even though he doesn't know it.

I know what your thinking. Its a happy wonderland isn't it?

Excuse me as I laugh bitterly on the inside. You may think this is all fun and games, when in reality every step I take in this realm could be my last.

Danger? Ha!

Danger doesn't even begin to describe it. All the terror and horrific things I've seen will mentally and emotionally scar me for eternity. I've seen things normal people don't even have the capacity to DREAM about.

Fun? I don't think so.

Its work... But when your with your friends, everything just feels so worth it you know? You find adventure around every corner. And now that this chapter of my life is soon coming to a close, and as I go back to simple Kagome Higurashi...what will life be like without my secret realm?.

'' Happy Birthday dear Kagome! Happy Birthday to you!'' Kagome's family sung around her as she stared into the flame of twenty one candles decorating the pink and white cake before her.

'' Make a wish! Make a wish!'' Souta said as he jumped up and down with excitement.

Kagome smiled at him. ' I am way too old for this.' she thought. She felt a pair of hands rest gently on her shoulders. She looked up to see her mom looking down at her.

'' Go on, blow out the candles before Souta gets overly excited and does it for you.'' she said with a smile.

Kagome thought about what she wanted. And with a soft, but strong breath the candles were out.

" Yaaay!" Souta exclaimed as darkness filled the room.

" You know,'' Gramps said as he clicked on a light. '' When a priestess makes a wish, it tends to come true.''

Kagome tipped the icing on her cake with her finger and licked it. '' What'd you wish for Kagome?'' Souta asked her.

Kagome ruffled his hair '' Now Souta if I tell you it won't come true now will it?'' she said as if she really believed it.

' I could wish on a thousand birthday candles and my wish wouldn't come true.' she thought glumly.

' Eh. What else is new?'

She handed Souta a piece of cake as her mom cut a piece for Gramps. '' I'm begging you'll take me seriously Kagome! You never know what's going to happen.'' he said with a mysterious tone in his voice.

Kagome poked her cake with her fork. ' Believe me Gramps,' she thought. ' I do.'

As exhausted she was, it was a sleepless night for Kagome. She looked up at the ceiling.

' I don't spend enough time with the family.' she thought.

' Souta is getting bigger and bigger by the days.' she smiled at the thought of her brothers little face smudged with icing.

' But its not like I can just willingly go home when I want to, I basically had to fight to get down that well.'

She chuckled at the memory of sitting Inuyasha, and Sango and Miroku jumping on top of him so she could a make a run for the well.

'' Kagome? Are you awake?'' her mom said faintly through the door. The dim light from

the hallway flooded her room as she walked in.

Kagome gave her a smile as her mom kissed her forehead.

'' It's late mom. Why are you still awake?'' she whispered.

Her mom reached out and moved Kagome's hair out of her face and gently tucked it behind her ear.

'' I've always known, from the time you were born, that you, my precious little daughter, were going to grow and blossom into a beautiful strong woman. One courageous, and smart and kind. And I all I could do was watch, and hold you tight and..'' she bit her lip.

Kagome knew this was always what she did before she was about to cry. She sat up and held her and. "..and I knew that, one day, I was going to lose my little girl to this adventurous world, and that you'll have you're own life."

Kagome felt a twinge of sadness. "Mom, I.."

"Sh." She quieted her as she reached into her pale blue robe pocket and pulled out a necklace.

She gently fastened it around Kagome's neck. Kagome gasped as she admired the thin silver chain, and fingered the small pink diamond pendant in a shape of a crest.

'' Oh mom! Its gorgeous!'' she whispered excitedly.

'' It's been in the family for a very long time,'' Mom said.

'' Way back to our ancestors, Kagome. Its been passed down from generation to generation, its was my moms, it was mine..''

She reached out and caressed Kagome's cheek. '' ..and now I want you to have it. Guard it with all your might, my loving daughter.''

Kagome wrapped her arms around her mom and kissed her cheek.

'' I love you.'' she whispered.

Mom smiled softly. '' Get some rest sweetheart. You've got a big day tomorrow.'' she sat as she patted Kagome's head and got up.

Kagome snuggled into her blankets and closed her eyes. Mom gave her one last look of love then closed the door and sauntered down the hallway to bed.

' Ugh! This stupid backpack is gonna be the death of me!' Kagome thought as she lugged the heavy oversized bag on her back to the bone eaters well.

It was six in the morning, just before the sun was about to really rise.

She sat on the edge of the well for a moment feeling the crest around her neck. '' I'll be home soon mom.'' she said quietly to herself.

She stood up and stretched out her arms. ' Lets do this.'

She grabbed her backpack and pushed off the rim and into the depths of the well.

The familiar smell of ancient Japan filled her nose as she looked up to the starry sky.

She loved coming here at this time so she could watch the sun rise just above the mountains. She brushed the dust off her plaid green shorts and long sleeved green shirt and grabbed her backpack, '' Okay,'' she said to herself. '' One, two, three!''

She threw the backpack out of the well and into the air,

'' HEY! WATCH IT!'' a voice said. Kagome wasn't surprised. She climbed out of the well unconcerned. ' I can never have a peaceful morning. ' she thought with annoyance.

" You're stinkin' backpack could've hit me the face if I wasn't so fast!" Inuyasha yelled, with a look of anger.

Kagome rolled her eyes '' Oh please Inuyasha, your conceited tough guy ego got old ages ago. Give it up.'' she started to pick up her backpack, but Inuyasha was faster and hoisted it on his back with ease.

''What took you so long?'' he said in his normal harsh tone.

She walked in front of him. '' I was only gone two days. I'm twenty one now, remember?'' she reminded him.

'' Yeah, yeah, just don't take more than a day off anymore, waiting around for you is getting boring.'' he said as he caught up and walked next to her.

'Typical Inuyasha.' she thought. Although she smiled at the thought of him waiting for her, it is what he always does. ' He must care a little.'

"What the heck are ya smilin' at?" Inuyasha said as he looked out for something interesting that might of caught her attention.

"Nothing." she lied. She knew it was something.

She turned her head to look at him, the way he looked out at the sky, the way the rising sun made his amber eyes light up, made that butterfly feeling she's been trying to fight off for so long go wild in her stomach.

She looked away from him and scolded herself, ' Stop it Kagome, you've got a mission to complete, there's no time for love.'

Oh how she wanted that time. Badly.

"You're kinda quiet Kagome." Inuyasha said to her.

She stayed lost in her thoughts. ' When will he ever realize that I've been right here, right by his side this whole time?'

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Huh? What? What happened?" she said as she shook herself out of her thoughts.

"I said, you're being very quiet. I don't like it. Say something." he said as he stepped on a twig that echoed through the forest as they walked.

"Something." she said with a smile.

"You're not funny." he said.

"You wouldn't know funny if it ran you over with a bike." Kagome said she smirked at him.

" Keh. Funny wouldn't even have time to run me over, it would be to busy being flung half way across Japan." he said with a tone of pride.

Kagome chuckled. "Oh please."

So, first chapter! How does it sound? Huh? Huh? Don't lie to me. . YES this story will be introduced with a lot more dramatics and problems. But I wanted to see if you can handle an easy chapter first. :D Well?? Reviews please! I can only post a second chapter when I get a certain amount of views. Soooo REVIEW!! I need to know if I should continue this story. Ive already got the second chapter wating, so hurry and review! Haha thanks for reading. :D