A/N: This is my first fanfiction. I hope you enjoy the story so that I may continue it. Please let me know!

I don't own Inuyasha.

Chapter One

As my flight descends to Tokyo, I start to wonder if my parents truly hated me. They send me all around the world from Paris to Zimbabwe to Sweden every summer just so they can have their own vacation. They pay people to house and take care of me in these strange new places. I guess you could say it's like studying abroad over the summer. They say it will help broaden my knowledge of the business world.

"Welcome to Tokyo! Please be ready to depart from the plane," the loud speaker announced. I learned Japanese from the private school that my parents sent me to in California. I guess I should call them my guardians as my real parents…

"Miss?" a small voice interrupted my thoughts. I looked over and saw that I was the only one left on the plane. My thoughts get me in trouble sometimes which is why I write in my journal most days.

"I'm sorry," I scrambled up and grabbed my carry-on. I walked down the aisle past the pilot and flight attendants at the front of the plane. "It was a good flight."

They just smiled at me and nodded. I walked through the tunnel that led me to the inside of the gigantic airport. Looking around for luggage claim signs, I see a little boy with black short hair running towards me.

"Sota! Slow down!" A women with the same short black hair running after him. The boy reaches my knees and looks up at me expectedly.

"Hello?" I stare at the boy at my feet. The boy just grinned.

"I am terribly sorry miss," The woman has finally caught up to us now. She was out of breathe and could barely speak.

"It is quite alright. Are you by any chance, Mama Higurashi?" I inquired.

Her eyes lit up from the mention of her name. "Yes! Are you Elizabeth-san?"

I smiled. "Yes, you may call me Eliza for short. This must be Sota-kun."

The little boy nodded his head ferociously. "You are pretty."

I blushed. "Thank you and you are very handsome."

Mama Higurashi took the boy's hand and beckoned myself to follow. "Baggage claim is this way."

I smiled. Maybe life in Japan will not be too bad after all. These people seem very down to earth. Unlike my other vacation homes, they made me feel untouchable and secluded from the rest of the world. It was awful. I literally had a house to myself in Paris as they set me up with a family that had three homes in France. My only friend was a poodle named Francis.

After grabbing my luggage, we took a taxi through the town of Tokyo. Sota-kun showed me all his favorite buildings. I have done extensive research on Tokyo as Japanese culture was interesting for me. I begged my parents to send me here instead of Australia where there are things that could eat me alive. The only thing I would have to worry about here was Godzilla. After driving to the outskirts of the town, I recognized the picture of the Shrine from the internet.

"Welcome to the Shinto Shrine," Mama Higurashi smiled.

It was beautiful. It was small and looked very earthy. It was made of wood and stone with several statues surrounding the area. The taxi stopped in front of a tiny house. Grabbing my luggage from the trunk, Sota dragged me to the front door. Mama Higurashi slid the door open to reveal an older gentleman holding what I believed were sutras from my research of shrines and folklore.

"GET BACK DEMON," the older man yelled. Throwing sutras at our faces. I stood there stunned not knowing what to say and coughing up the small particles from my lungs.

"GRANDPA HIGURASHI!" Mama Higurashi exclaimed. "This is our guest from America. Elizabeth Ayers. She will be living with us for a while."

The old man shrugged and took his leave somewhere in the house.

Mama Higurashi turned towards me with a sad face. "I am so sorry. He is old and thinks everyone is a threat to the shrine. I really hope…"

I started laughing and couldn't stop. It was the funniest thing I have ever been a part of. "Please don't apologize. Your family has been the realistic family that I have stayed with. I don't expect any family to be perfect. I don't want you to change your routine for me."

Mama Higurashi smiled. She nodded her head and showed me to my room. It was small but very quaint. I remember seeing the ad for a small room for rent near the shrine. My parents were not thrilled by the idea of me staying in a small household. I told them it was my wish to stay at a shrine. They finally conceded to my request. I started to unpack some things from my luggage and heard a great commotion down the hall.

"KAGOME!" I heard Sota shout from the kitchen. I walked out of my room slowly to the kitchen.

"Hello, Sota-kun," a girl's voice responded. "Hello, mother."

"How long shall you be staying?" Mama Higurashi asked.

"A few days to catch some well-deserved sleep," the one named Kagome answered. "The Feudal Era takes a lot out of me. That and taking orders from Inuyasha."

"Did he come through the well?" Sota asked.

"No, not this time," Kagome answered. "Anyways, what is new?"

I decided that I should make my presence known and see who this new person was. I coughed before entering the small kitchen.

"Eliza-san, are you all unpacked?" Mama Higurashi asked.

I nodded my head before looking at the new girl. She was my height which was short with flowing black hair with bangs. Her eyes were brown which meant she was family to the Higurashi clan. She wore a school girl uniform that was positively filthy.

"Mama, who is this?" The girl looked me over.

"This is Elizabeth Ayers. She is from America and spending the summer here while her family is…" Mama Higurashi didn't know how to end that statement.

"While they are working on a new project together," I helped. "They are both contractors for big cities in America."

"You speak Japanese very well," Kagome observed.

"I went to private school," I stated.

She smiled and rose her hand. "It's nice to me you, Elizabeth-san."

"Please call me Eliza," I shook her hand.

"I am Kagome," She smiled letting go of my hand.