Chapter One

Dawn slowly creeps up as Kagome slips into a nearby hot spring to bathe. Setting out shampoo, conditioner and body soap, she sings a popular hit from her world inside her head.

Its a good thing Inu Yasha's still sleeping otherwise I'd have to go the next few days feeling dirty. Yuck!

Inu Yasha startles awake from a nightmare and looks around for Kagome. Finding her missing, he jumps up, panicking.

"Kagomae! Kagomae! God damn it, Kagome. Kagome!"

Upon hearing her name, she quickly grabs a towel and steps out to find Inu Yasha looking everywhere. Inu Yasha whirls around and embraces her without thinking.

Huh? What's wrong with him? He never usually hugs me.

"Where the hell where you?" Inu Yasha demands, beginning to realize what just happened.

"I went to take a bath."

"And you didn't tell me?"

"You were sleeping! And besides, I didn't realize that I had to inform you about when I was going to take a bath."

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Inu Yasha just turns away, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Well, just don't do it again."

"Fine. Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to go rinse the soap out of my hair."

Inu Yasha's ears prick and his nose begins to burn slightly with the scent of blood in the air.

"Yeah, sure. But don't go far."

Kagome blinks at him. "Huh? Why? What's wrong?"

"There's been a massacre. I can smell it."