Note: I am simply writing this story because I like the show Inuyasha a lot and because I admire Rumiko Takahashi a lot. In no way do I have any rights to Inuyasha, its characters, etc..I just like to write stories based on the characters

Chapter3 MHYK

Kagome wakes up again but in a sweat. She looks over at her clock. It is now 12:01 p.m.

Kagome: What a horrible dream! To fail all of your examinations and get sent four grades back! I need to get up. I can't believe that today is my birthday!

She gets up, takes a shower, and puts on a sleek blue dress. Before heading out the door, her father asks her to get a few things down at the marketplace.

Kagome: Today's my birthday! I'm finally 18! No more the immature Kagome. No more...she suddenly remembers the promise that she made to herself a couple of hours ago. She removes the necklace the heart necklace from her neck and holds it up to the sun.

Kagome: You're so beautiful...but who do you belong to? Father found it near my hospital bed awhile back..."Maybe it's from your guardian angel" he said. I was so unconscious, the doctors were afraid that I wouldn't make it. Father also said that after he put the necklace on me, he and the doctors saw me getting better. They called it a miracle. It wasn't a miracle, it was love. I didn't tell him, but before I found out about the necklace, I swore I could've felt the presence of my guardian angel at my bedside everyday. My angel talked to me, he held my hand...my angel held me when I was cold...I know it sounds crazy, but I fell in love with my angel. I could feel my heart beat faster whenever he was near. I vowed to myself to get better the moment I fell in love with him. I wanted so badly to wake up and be able to touch his face... I wanted to tell him...that I loved him.

Kagome snaps back to reality.

Kagome: Angel, I have to let you go. All this time, and you haven't come back to me. In fact, you disappeared the moment I was discharged from the hospital...Once I was discharged, my father hastily packed up our belongings and decided to move away. That day was quite disturbing. He looked awfully sad too. I wanted to ask him what was wrong, but he looked like he wanted to be alone, so I didn't ask. All he said was that it was for my own good.

Kagome is now walking across a small wooden bridge. She looks down at the clear stream, and a thought comes into mind.

Kagome: Goodbye angel...she stretches her arm outward and before she is able to throw her necklace into the running stream, her body suddenly freezes. She hears another set of footsteps on the bridge and turns her head slowly to face the stranger.

Kaede: Young lady, do not throw away such a special necklace. I sense that it feels very attached to you. Do not throw it away.

Kagome examines this strange woman. The woman is dressed in a priestess attire. She thought that priestesses didn't exist anymore. She remembered looking through her father's old books as a child. No one had seen a priestess for hundreds of years and here was one talking to her.

Kagome: I have no business with it anymore, I wish to part with it as of today.

Kaede: Young lady, do not throw it away. It holds the key to finding your angel.

Kagome is startled at Kaede's shocking revelation. In Kagome's mind: How does this woman...my angel...my only hope?...!

Before Kagome can comment back, she realizes that the priestess is gone.

Kagome: was it just a dream? No...it can't be...I saw her...she's real...she's real...she's real...I'm not crazy...how creepy...what does she mean by "the key to finding my angel"

Kagome looks at her necklace once more but this time, she notices that her necklace is exuding a pinkish aura. Her heart is beating faster.

Kagome: Is my heart responding to this necklace? Her body suddenly feels a jolt. Her intuition is telling her to turn back and head off to the town's forest instead. Before she could think about anything else, she intuitively heads off to the elusive forest.

Extra bonus from the author: for those of you who take the time to read my fanfic, many thanks! Just because I appreciate it sooo much, here's a small, quick contest that you readers can enter. If you can correctly guess my dog's name ( hey I had to come up with something! ), I will write you as a character later on in the story! You can even choose the name, its profile and all! Just email me your guesses...only 3 guesses limited to each person! ( my inbox is full as it is XD)Contest ends 9/15/05!