Disclaimer: I do not own Inuaysha or any other characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. Hey, a girl can dream, can't she?

A/N: Ahoy! I wanted this to be just a short little fic about Kagome going to a summer camp and enjoying the experiences that an average teenager normally would. I hope that whoever reads this will enjoy it to their heart's content. You will see what it is like for Kagome from day one all the way through. But of course we can't forget her best friends and our favorite little hanyou! Oh, and by the way, this is an alternate universe fic...so...yeah. Please enjoy! Oh yeah, the fic is really called "Itsumademo Yume no Bakuei," but, due to some people's little minds, will be going by both that and "Camp of Unending Dreams."

Peace out!

Camp of Unending Dreams

Itsumademo Yume no Bakuei

Chapter 1

Camp what...?

Yawning, Kagome Higurashi lifted herself sleepily from the futon where she had fallen asleep the night before. It was saturday morning (ok, so maybe it was it wasn't morning...fine! It was just past noon, alright?) and there was nothing in the world that could ruin the peace floating through the room. School was out...yesterday! She didn't have to worry about it for another two months and she planned to use her free time doing whatever the heck she wanted (even if that consisted of laying back and relaxing all summer).

Smiling to herself, the raven haired girl moved around the room silently, as not to wake the others, cleaning up the mess she had made the night before. Kagome made sure to enjoy her freedom by celebrating. She watched movies all night and even into the early hours of the next day, eating a packet of pocky and some salt 'n' vinegar chips (A/N: Mmmmm...-licks lips- My favorite. -mouth waters-). Although she was unaware of the time, Kagome was sure it was later than she normally slept. She didn't, however, know exactly how late until Souta came running down the stairs, fully dressed, having just come back from his soccer game.

"Hey, sis!" He called, running to his big sister and giving her a great, big bear hug. "I scored two goals! Two!"

"Uh...great, Souta! But could you maybe...uh...ease up a bit?" Kagome asked, hardly able to breathe.

"Oh! Sorry!" He made his way to the stairs and started climbing with a skip in his step. "Oh yeah. Mom wanted me to tell you to see her as soon as you were up." With that, the young, dark haired boy disappeared from Kagome's vision. So much for not wanting to wake everybody up. Kagome sighed again and looked at the clock.

"WHAT!"

"..."

"Kagome?" Mrs. Higurashi asked again.

"Wha? Oh! Yeah?" Kagome snapped out of her daze.

"I just asked if you were all ready for monday?" her mother grew a little apprehensive at Kagome's reaction. She did, after all, tell her daughter just last week that she had to be ready by monday, which was when Kagome would be leaving.

Kagome, on the other hand, mentally slapped herself for forgetting and glanced at the clock again. 12:53 pm. After realizing what time it was after she woke up, she hurriedly cleaned up the basement (which had an extra room and a sort of den/family room type thing. This was where she usually stayed up to watch movies late at night.) and had a shower to fully wake her up. That was about half an hour ago and now she was just re-informed that she would be leaving first thing monday morning. Where, you ask? Well, you guessed it! CAMP!

Smiling, Kagome answered her mother, "Umm...mostly. Just a couple things left to pack. Hehe...well, I'll go do that now." And with that she was racing up the stairs to her bedroom to stuff a number of different assortments into a large pink and grey duffel bag.

A couple of hours had passed and Kagome glanced at the camp list for the umpteenth time. She skimmed through it again and again, making sure that she wasn't forgetting anything (and adding a couple of little things here and there). Finally, the slim girl stood and heaved a great sigh, stretching as far as her body would go. Packing was complete and she was ready for her 'fun' summer at Seirei Lake (Spirit Lake) which was where Itsumademo Yume no Bakuei (the Camp of Unending Dreams) was held year after year.

With it being her first year and all, Kagome was pretty nervous. Thankfully, though, she had gotten Sango and Ayame (her best friends) to sign up for the camp as well. If she had to suffer, so did they. It wasn't, after all, her idea to go to this strange camp in the middle of nowhere that she didn't even know the name of. Ok, so that wasn't completely true. She was told the name once-upon-a-time, but due to her oh-so-perfect memory, she had forgotten. Something about dreams and spirits was all that she remembered.

Tuning on her computer, Kagome leaned back in her chair, waiting patiently. She began playing with a slinky that she found on her desk (no doubt her brother's). Finally, she was signed onto her account and went to open up Messenger. Online, was Sango, Hojo, Eri, and someone she couldn't remember (went by the screen-name of "Don't bother talkin' to me." 'That's nice...' she thought. Then a message at the bottom of her screen appeared, informing her of the 4 unread messages she had and also of the conversation someone was trying to start with her.

Can't wait till Monday: Hey Kagome! How are you today? Did you stay up late again? lol You always regret that...

Wake me up when things get interesting: Hi Sango! Good morn- Afternoon to you, too. And I didn't stay up that late...ok, so maybe I did...But it doesn't matter now. So, are you ready? (judging by your name, I would take that as a 'yes')

Can't wait till Monday: Oh, I'm so0o0o0o0o excited. It's going to be so much fun. (jumps up and down with joy) What about you?

Wake me up when things get interesting: Oh yeah...I'm jumping for joy (rolls eyes)

Can't wait till Monday: You're really not excited? It was your mom in the first place that gave us the idea...

Wake me up when things get interesting: I know, I know. I'm just not sure I'm cut out for this sort of thing...

Can't wait till Monday: Don't worry. It'll be fine. Trust me.

Wake me up when things get interesting: (sigh)...ok, if you say so...

Can't wait till Monday: I do. So please, just try to have fun. I bet it'll be a lot better then what you're imagining right now. (Don't look at me like that. I know that you are imagining all the possible things that could go wrong.)

Wake me up when things get interesting: (sigh) It's a mystery how well you know me.

Can't wait till Monday: lol! Are you all ready? I am. It's all packed and ready to go.

Wake me up when things get interesting: Yup! Well, almost. But the majority is...so you don't have to come barging into my room at 6:00 in the morning to make sure I'm ready...

Can't wait till Monday: Yeah, riiiiiiiight. But, you do know that we have to be there at 10, right?

Wake me up when things get interesting: Do we really? Oh, well. I'll have enough time. But...NOOO! That means I'll have to get up around 8...

Can't wait till Monday: You'll have to get up a hell of a lot earlier if you want to make it there on time. lol. Probably around 6, I'd say. lol. Maybe I will have to come into your room to get you up.

Wake me up when things get interesting: (pales)...6? b-b-but...that's...just-just wrong. How do they expect me to get up at a time like THAT?

Can't wait till Monday: lol You'll manage, I'm sure. Oh yeah, I just remembered. (smiles slyly) They said something about hot guys being there... if you don't wanna miss out, you better get up extra early...

Wake me up when things get interesting: ...

Can't wait till Monday: (smirks) Well, I g2g but I'll see you around either 2mor0 or on Monday, ok? (btw, if you were wondering why you had to get up so early other than the fact that you need a boyfriend, the answer is that the ride there is like 2 and a half hours...)

Wake me up when things get interesting: ...whatever. I so do not need a boyfriend. And what about you, miss I-don't-need-someone-to-take-care-of-me? Hm? Is that the reason you're going? (raises eyebrows) You sly cat, you...

Can't wait till Monday: ...It- it's not like that... I'll see you around, ok?

Wake me up when things get interesting: Yeah yeah. And I just finished talking to my mom and she said there will be a bus coming to pick us up.

Wake me up when things get interesting: Don't be late...

Can't wait till Monday: I'm hardly the one you have to be worrying about. But see you then. Bye.

Wake me up when things get interesting: Bye.

Can't wait till Monday! has signed off

Kagome finally realized the other flashing message, informing her of another IM conversation (that had been flashing for about 5 minutes now). She looked to see who it was. If you try and don't succeed, try and try again. Hojo. Not really in the mood to talk to him, Kagome 'accidentaly' closed down Messenger and logged off her computer.

With nothing to do, Kagome went through her things once again and made her way downstairs to help her mom with dinner. A little later on, Ayame called and they talked a bit over the details of the trip. Ayame put on a front that she wasn't excited, but Kagome knew otherwise. She could tell by the sound of Ayame's voice that she was expecting this trip to be one to remember...even if she was forced into it.

At about 9:00pm, Kagome layed down on her comfy, pink bed and closed her eyes. She wanted to catch up on the sleep that she was sure to lose the next night. She wondered what to expect when she arrived at the lake in just over 36 hours (37, to be exact). In the end, Kagome figured not having any expectations would probably be best and without a second thought, she drifted off to sleep, her large cat (Buyo) sleeping contentedly beside her.

Kagome's day was pretty much as hectic as a calm day could possibly be. She was fretting over what was going to happen (and what could happen in the whole month and a half that she was going to be there). (A/N: Yes, I know. It's a long time, but what can ya do?) Halfway through the day, she went over final details with Ayame and Sango and placed her duffel bag (which was at the point of exploding) near the door where she could grab it quickly in the morning...just in case she somehow overslept...

Which she did. Yes, it was truly her fate, although she went to bed at a good 9pm. Oh well. After waking up at 1/4 to 7 in the morning (she set her alarm for 6, just as Sango suggested), Kagome was in a mad rush to get ready. Little did she know that all she really had to do was have a shower, get dressed, brush teeth, hair, etc. and eat breakfast. The bus was sceduled to leave around 7:20-7:25am and she was supposed to meet at a hall at 10 after 7 (where all the other campers would be meeting to get onto the bus(es).

Due to the fact that Kagome didn't want to leave Sango and Ayame there all alone (A/N: Sure Kagome, sure), she was able to make it there at 7:17. It was quite a feat. The buses (more than one. As in, lots of kids) had just finished loading and were getting ready to go. Kagome made it on one of the buses with no time to spare, hair still wet from her shower (you never know how long it'll be before you can have a shower while camping). The bus driver placed her things below the bus (in the compartment thingy's) while she scanned the faces on the bus. Half of them were already sleeping, she noticed in amusement. Finally, Kagome spotted Sango and Ayame near the back of the bus talking excitedly to each other in hushed tones. Kagome walked towards them and sat down at an empty seat behind theirs.

"Hey Kagome!" both girls cried in unison while a few opposing grumbles were heard around them (no doubt from the hyper activeness of the three girls).

"Hi guys." Kagome replied, getting herself comfy for the 2 and a half hour bus ride. She leaned forward and partly against the metal siding of the bus. She sighed, clearly nervous.

Ayame and Sango were feeling the same so they kept talking to Kagome, hoping that nothing would go wrong. Little did they know the roller coaster ride was just beginning. It was, after all, only the start. But first thing's first.

The bus ride...

To be continued...

A/N: Just me here again (obviously). I hope you liked the first chapter, but just so you know, it will get a lot more interesting. Because, y'know, it's pretty difficult to create a great piece of writing when all this chapter consisted of was getting ready. Thanks for your time and email me if you have any concerns. Always a pleasure.

Ankoku no Ookami

Next Chapter: In the next chapter you could look forward to a long (but interesting, nonetheless) bus ride. And who is that sitting beside them? It couldn't be... Oooh...maybe even a couple of bus songs and possibly an annoyed hanyou... Can't forget his perverted friend. All this in the next chapter. Please R&R! I would really appreciate it.