Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Not for lack of trying believe me. Beats back lawyers.

Italics -- Dreams and Flashbacks.

Dictionary

Hanyou -- half-demon

Kitsune -- Fox

Hi folks I'm new and this is my first fic so be nice and I may write again. Or you can be mean and I'll never write again! J/k. I love to write! Also if I use any other terms you don't understand let me know and I'll be sure to put them in the dictionary. Anyway you guys are probably tired of my talking and just want me to get on with it. Okay here goes! Be sure to review when you're done.

The sun shown brightly though the thick foliage of the trees. Birds sang happily and the wind caressed the leaves of the trees. Inuyasha yawned stretching out his limbs. He turned his head and gazed down through the branches of the cherry tree he had been sleeping in. He watched as Sango started the fire for breakfast.

Miroku strode over to her and started a conversation. Inuyasha's ears twitched as he listened in. Not hearing anything even remotely interesting he turned his head and searched the campsite for Kagome.

She was nowhere to be seen. Noting that Shippo and Kilala were also missing he decided not to bother looking for her. She had probably taken them swimming or something. Still it unnerved him that she wasn't there.

Sango stared up through the branches and saw Inuyasha scanning the campsite. She smiled; he's probably looking for Kagome she thought to herself.

"Inuyasha are you up?" Sango asked knowing perfectly well that he was.

"Yeah" he replied, jumping down from his tree and striding up to her.

"Good, could you do me a favor?" Sango asked staring up at the dog-eared hanyou.

"What?" he asked already annoyed. I just got up and already she's asking for favors he thought grumpily.

"Could you go and get some water from the stream?" Sango asked him smiling. As an answer he grabbed the bucket from the demon slayer and started walking toward the forest.

As Inuyasha walked through the forest he could faintly hear Shippo's excited screams and Kilala's mews.

As he got closer to the stream the noise got louder. What mouths he thought shaking his head to try and dispel the noise. Inuyasha walked from the trees and sighted Shippo and Kilala splashing in the stream.

Kilala sighted him and mewed hopping from the stream and running to greet him. Shippo turned his head and seeing him called out, "Hey Inuyasha"

Inuyasha stopped and looked down along the bank of the stream. "Shippo where's Kagome?" he asked puzzled.

"Kagome? I don't know" Shippo stated returning to splashing Kilala.

"She's not with you?" Inuyasha asked.

"Nope. She was gone when I woke up. Why you worried?" Shippo asked slyly.

"No I could care less!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Oh you are sooo convincing" Shippo said laughing.

"Feh whatever" Inuyasha said leaning down to fill the bucket.

After he had filled the bucket he stood and turned toward the forest. "Coming Shippo? Sango probably has breakfast waiting for us." He then began to walk into the trees.

"Hey wait up Inuyasha, come on Kilala!" Shippo exclaimed jumping from the stream and struggling to get his clothes on.

Inuyasha slowed down. I'm only waiting for Shippo he told himself. Stop lying a voice in his head said. You know your only slowing down so you can try to catch Kagome's scent. Inuyasha shook his head. Shut up, he told the voice. He raised his head and scented the air.

Shippo caught up to Inuyasha and jumped onto his shoulder almost unbalancing him.

"Hey you little runt!" Inuyasha growled.

"I already told you Inuyasha, she didn't come with us." Shippo said exasperated.

"What! I wasn't asking!" Inuyasha snapped.

"You don't have to it's written all over your face" Shippo explained.

"Meow!" Kilala exclaimed. "See even Kilala can tell. She agrees with me," Shippo said.

"Good for Kilala" Inuyasha growled.

As they entered the campsite Shippo vaulted off Inuyasha's shoulder, executed a perfect back flip and landed next to Sango. "Show-off" muttered Inuyasha.

Shippo just turned and stuck his tongue out at Inuyasha. "You had better put that thing away if you want to keep it." Inuyasha threatened.

Sango shook her head "Stop acting like a child Inuyasha." She said, walking over to the fire to stir the pot hanging over it.

Shippo sensing he was safe for the time being, sat down and began pulling up grass, which he then sprinkled over Kilala. Kilala batted happily at the falling grass with her small paws.

Miroku glanced at Inuyasha. "Something wrong Inuyasha?" He asked.

"He wants to know where Kagome is." Shippo explained.

"I do not!" Inuyasha countered. "I'm just itching to get moving and we can't leave her behind."

"Nice excuse." Shippo muttered to Kilala.

Inuyasha growled and walked over to the little Kitsune determined to bash his skull in.

Sango's voice interrupted his intentions. "Well she should be back by now"

"Your right" Miroku stated. "She should be back by now, she left hours ago." Inuyasha stopped his assault on Shippo and fixed his attention on them.

"Where did she go anyway?" asked a very relived Shippo.

Sango turned to look at Shippo. "She said she was going to take a bath."

"Where five miles from here?" Inuyasha complained. "She wasn't at the stream."

"Maybe she got sidetracked," Miroku began. "I mean she is always looking for extra medicinal herbs. Maybe she found some and lost track of time."

Inuyasha looked at the forest around him. His amber eyes searched the tree line, desperately hoping to catch a glimpse of Kagome. Damn where are you Kagome he thought to himself. His ears twitched taking in the sounds of the forest around them.

I can't take this Inuyasha thought as he turned to Sango. "Hey Sango the fire looks like it could use some more wood. Want me to go gather some?" He turned toward her.

Sango looked at Inuyasha unable to decipher the look he was giving her. She glanced at Miroku. "Well I guess it could use some." She answered slowly.

Inuyasha started toward the forest at a fast clip. He had just entered the first stand of trees when he heard Shippo shout after him. "Say hi to Kagome for me!"

Miroku started laughing and he could also here Sango giggling. Inuyasha's ears twitched in annoyance. It took all his self-control not to run back and beat the little kitsune into the ground.

He settled for imagining what he'd do to the little runt when he got back. With that uplifting thought he started searching for Kagome's scent.

Okay guys how was that for a first chapter? Well read and review any suggestions will be honored. I will update pretty fast. That is until I run into writers block. Lol. Hope you enjoyed it. Bye.