Hi, peoples! This is my first fanfic, so I hope you love it!

DISCLAIMER! I do not own Inuyasha, that all goes to Rumiko Takahashi! BUT, I do own my own characters and most of what happens throughout the story. :)

Prologue

"Hey, Madison, your hair looks so pretty today! Who fixed it, your dog?" Selyna and her group torment me once again.

"Why don't you go find someone else who has time for your bitching, Selyna?" I make a weak excuse, but, of course, why bother? "I have a headache."

"Ooh! Miss Goody Goody said a bad word! Her reputation with the teachers will be ruined if anyone finds out!" She feigns worry in her voice.

Please, Lord. Please, just let this stop! , my mind cries. I know He can hear me… And luckily, for once, my prayer is answered.

"Oops. I gotta go, whore! See you later! Maybe you'll gain a hundred more pounds on your birthday weekend. Bye bye!" She and her gang flounce away, leaving me one thankful girl. I close my eyes and smile, Thank you.

The bell rings, signaling the end of Thursday. I sigh once again, and then I perk up. My birthday is this weekend! My birthday is tomorrow!

My name is Madison Jane Collins. Tomorrow, February 24th, is my birthday. I'll be fifteen, then just six more months til I can buy my own truck!

I giggle to myself about the thought as I walk to the bus.

Today, I have no homework, no chores, and my family is out for a couple of hours… So, I get the chance to watch my favorite anime, Inuyasha. Inuyasha has to probably be the best anime ever! And he's just so handsome, I'm jealous of Kagome! If that could ever happen to me, that would be my perfect wish.

Beep! Beep! Beep! Be-!

"Gr, shut up, you stupid alarm!" I slam my fist onto the 'snooze' button. I know I can't sleep in, but I'm just so tired!

"Why do I have to get up at six A.M.? Talk about the worst time!" I mumble angrily. I yawn and sit up. "I hate school, I hate waking up, I hate bullies and popular girls, and I hate being ugly and overweight! Can't life just be good once in a while, God?"

I get dressed and brush my hair in the mirror. I stare at myself. Honestly, I'm not all that ugly, but the only so called 'pretty' features I have are my hazel, Asian eyes and my golden blonde hair. Everything else? Blech. Being a 5 ft. 5 in., 140 pound mutt isn't always a good thing.

Well, I'm fifteen today. Hopefully, my parents will make up for a horrible day of school.

"-Now, can someone tell me what the product of the square root of 947 multiplied by 87 to the fifth power is?" Mrs. Cruz searches the crowd of students to find only my hand. "Madison?"

"The answer is 153,513,643,575.6, Mrs. Cruz." I state clearly, not missing a single beat. The whole class gapes at me. Mrs. Cruz's eyes are wide.

"Y-yes, Madison, that's correct." She stutters. "How did you figure that out so quickly?"

"I was working ahead, so I already had the answer down." I lie. My mind is like a computer, or at least a type of working machine, and I don't know why.

Mrs. Cruz sighs. "Oh, well, please stay with us, young lady. Some of the people in this class aren't as educated and don't know how to answer that question."

"Yes, ma'am, I apologize."

"And quit being so formal! You're such a wonderful student; you don't even need to say sorry!" She smiles at me. I smile back and nod my head.

"Okay."

The rest of the day carries on with my usual classes: Algebra II, History, English, lunch, Choir, and Science. I am very thankful that my favorite classes are the last of the day. Choir, Science, and English! My favorite!

I head straight to my last hour, thankful for the end of the day. After that, I go to the choir room. I'm trying out for a part in a musical our school is doing at the end of the year. What musical, you wonder? Romeo and Juliet! I know it's an oldie, and originally a play, but my choir director has planned everything out for turning it into a beautiful musical; but the thing is, I want the part as Juliet so I can show off to Selyna, Sarah, and so many other people that have been a part of the 'Let's Ruin Madison's Life' club! I know it's selfish, too, and that I should just ignore them; but my anger and frustration are getting the better of me.

I look up just in time to see a hardback-seven pound math book be thrown right into my face. I yelp out from the blow.

"Dang it! Who the heck did that?" I scream in pain.

I see a couple of guys running around the corner laughing, so I follow them, preparing to get revenge.

I swerve around the corner and see the guys turning another corner.

"Oh no, you don't! Come back here you-!"

BAM!

I keel over from the painful feeling in my abdomen, screaming out.

What happened!? Did someone kick me? It hurts…

"OMG! That was so funny! Look at her! Did you see her face? Uh oh, principal's coming! Let's get outta here!"

I hear some girls talking, then they ditch.

"What is going on out here? Madison! What are you doing out here? Class has already started!" Principal Carter doesn't realize I'm in pain.

"Principal Carter?" My voice hoarse, I choke out a cough and try to sit up.

Why does it hurt so much? It must have been a simple kick or something, but it felt like a war hammer!

My stomach throbbing, I sit up and look at him with a strained face.

"Goodness, what happened?" He looks at me with concern.

"Some guys and girls hit me in the stomach really hard with something. I don't know what. What I do know is that it hurts like crap." I speak as clearly as I can, then laugh wryly.

"Here, don't worry. We'll get you to the nurse's office and have you taken care of."

Well, this has to be the worst freaking birthday ever.

"Mom, I'm home!" Silence.

"Mom! Where the heck are you?" I run around the house, up the stairs, and into the backyard. "Well, dang it, where is she?"

I walk back into the house to do chores and homework. My mom's car is in the driveway, so I would think she's in the house!

I sigh.

Man! I was looking forward to a present as soon as I got home. Guess not. At least I get Shoguns tomorrow.

My mouth waters at the thought. Oh, how I could use some Shoguns!

My thought is interrupted as I hear the front door open. There's only one room upstairs (my sisters' room), and a small loft with a work desk and a computer. My parent's and my room are down stairs.

I run out of my room and into the hallway leading to the entry way. The bottom of the staircase meets a few feet from the front door, and there's my mom without my sisters at her feet. She has something in a cage.

"Mom? Did you take Charlie or Lucy to get groomed or something? I didn't know we even had a dog cage!" I walk forward to reach the light, and I flip the switch.

It isn't a dog cage.

"Uh, Mom-?"

"Happy birthday, Sweetie! The girls are at Grandma's, so we have the rest of the day to ourselves! Oh, and-!" A soft mew escapes from the cage, interrupting my mother's blabber.

My mom smiles at me.

"Guess what your father and I got you, hon." She sets down the cage and opens up the door in the living room as I slowly creep around the foot of the stairs, staring at the cage in wonder.

The cutest, smallest, white, Snowshoe Himalayan kitten slowly steps out of the small cage. I name her already.

Yukinari. Black snow.

"We got her today for you! Do you like her?"

I walk slowly over to the cage, not believing my eyes. Tears start to form, and I smile as I run to hug my mom.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" I scream loudly and run to pick up the little mewing kitten. I pick her up slowly as not to frighten her. "She's beautiful! Her name'll be Yukinari! My little Yuki!"

I hold the dear Yuki to my chest as if I'm about to lose her.

A kitten! A kitten! My parents have always told me I couldn't have a cat until I moved out! I love them so much! They just made my worst day into the best day!

"Thank you, Mom! I love you and you're the best!" I kiss my mom on the cheek and run to my room.

"Now, my little Yuki, what shall we start out with doing?"

"Hey, Mom and Dad, thank you for Yukinari." I say at the dinner table. "She's the cutest thing ever!"

My parents say nothing. My five year-old sister, Chloe, keeps eating her chicken, ignoring the silence. My two year-old sister, Laurana, just keeps giggling at Chloe's funny faces. Our two dogs sit with attentive eyes in the other room. My parents, on the other hand, act somber.

"We heard about what happened to you at school today. Why haven't you told us? That could have been serious! You were hit in the gut with asledgehammer! You could have needed surgery!" My dad bellows at me from across the table, silencing my sisters.

"Okay, yeah, but it only hurt for a couple of minutes. I didn't even need to go for the nurse's office that long!" Though, I honestly don't know how that could have stopped hurting so fast and not even leave a bruise.

"Anyway, Jake, don't be so rough on her. She's just fine now, you see?" My mom doesn't like to get angry with me, even though she hardly understands me.

I smile. "Thanks, Mom."

"I'm sorry, Karla. But, Madison, that really did scare me. I'm going to that school to find out who did that and yell at them till they shit their pants!" Now, that's my dad for you. He's kind and filled to the brim with compassion, but set him off and you'll start crying just by the look on his face! In my whole family, he's the scariest, and all of my cousins are scared of him. (A/N. This is actually true, just the 'he's the scariest in my family' part. XD )

I laugh at his attempted showing of strength. "Thanks, Otosan." (I like to speak in Japanese, and only my dad seems to get that.)

"Your welcome, Musume." He winks as I giggle.

"Ha! You remembered!" I try to say it clearly, but fail.

"Well, of course! Only for my subarashii daughter!" He laughs.

I can't help it, and I start laughing. "SUBARASHII!"

"And this is when I feel left out of our conversations." Mom sighs.

I giggle. "Don't worry, Okaachan, we still love you!"

By now, I'm on the floor guffawing. Then I notice Chloe is gone.

"Yo, Mom. Where's Chloe?" I ask, standing up from the tile floor.

"Hhm, I don't know. Can you go look for her?" Mom looks at me pleading, not wanting to stand up.

"Alright." I accept her plea.

Where'd she go? She was just here a second ago.

I walk into the backyard first to see if she was on the swing. Nope. Just to make sure, I walk around the whole backyard, in the shed, on the right wing, and the left. On the left side of the house, I see Chloe standing near something. (It's dark.)

"Chloe, what are you doing out here? Come on, let's go inside." I walk up behind her and gasp.

A well? When the heck did a well freaking appear out of nowhere on the side of our house?! Well, we'll need to get that boarded up… I don't want Chloe or Laurana falling down it.

"Hey, Dad! Come out here please! Mom, you , too!" I yell out, reaching for Chloe. I pull Chloe beside me and we back away from the well.

"What is it now? Did you find her?" My mom comes around the corner and sighs with relief when she sees I have Chloe. "Wow! You worried me for a second there! I thought she got hurt or some-"

She stops as soon as she notices the well. Her eyes widen and she becomes a speechless seal from her gasping in fright.

"JAKE! JAKE, GET OUT HERE NOW!" My mom screams my father's name at the top of her lungs. "There's an effing well out here! This wasn't here this afternoon!"

Hi, peoples! I will add the first chapter in a couple of days. Please tell me what you think of this so far!