It was a Friday night and Kagome's parents had gone off for the weekend with Sota to see a friend of his, leaving Kagome all by her lonesome to do school work, considering she was in major trouble for flunking her science quiz. Ok, so she was supposed to be doing schoolwork, but she hadn't been.

The raven-haired girl sat on the den couch, intently watching a horror movie, all the lights in the house off, rain pattering steadily on the roof. She gasped suddenly as one person unsuspectingly had his spine ripped straight from his back by a large, wolf-like creature. Yeah, it was one of those gory horror movies where practically everyone dies in some horrible, bone chilling way, the last person remaining getting wounded but killing the beast.

Kagome new she shouldn't be watching this; it would give her nightmares, as always. The last time she had watched a horror movie, she hadn't been able to sleep with the lights out and her mom there with her for three nights straight.

The beast was sneaking by the some large dumpsters when...

CRASH!

"That wasn't from the movie!"Kagome gasped, clutching a decorative pillow. A harsh curse drifted into the den of the dark house. Jumping up suddenly, Kagome dashed over to the door, grabbing an umbrella of the floor.

"W...w...who is it?!?!" the miko squealed in panic and she heard footsteps padding across the den floor. A flash of lighting sent her into more hysterics.

"Oh perfect time to thunder!" she whimpered, the figure illuminated from the light. "There's a maniac in my house cursing, I'm by myself and it's raining cats and dogs outside!"

"Who do you think it is, you baka? And who are you calling a maniac?!" the harsh voice cried back in response from the earlier question. She let out another screech as the sopping figure pushed Buyo out of its way. With a furious war cry, Kagome lunged, beating mercilessly with her umbrella.

"You're a maniac! A perverted creep sneaking into houses! And you smell like wet dog at that!!!" she stopped suddenly. Wet dog? Uh-oh...

Laughing nervously, she backed off as the figure painfully pushed itself up.

"No hard feeling, right, Inuyasha?" she squeaked, still clutching the umbrella. Who knows? She might still need it.

"You baka! I'll kill you wench!" Inuyasha roared furiously, making a mad dash at Kagome who squealed and headed for the stairs.

"Wait, what am I doing?" the girl stated to herself matter-of-factly. "Sit, Inuyasha!" she cried. Inuyasha crashed down, his chin hitting the step just below Kagome's foot.

Growling, he muttered, "I'll get you for this yet, wench. You wait!"

"What are you doing here anyway?" Kagome inquired, sliding down the banister to the floor.

"I was coming to get you, baka! Why else would I be here?" the demon spat, standing up, but falling backwards down the stairs, landing at Kagome's feet.

"I don't know. Maybe you missed me and couldn't get through the day without seeing my face." she giggled rocking back on her heels.

"Yeah, and maybe Miroku is actually gay." Inuyasha spat back, standing up, a frown on.

"Omygosh! He is?!?" Kagome screeched, stopping at Inuyasha's smirk. "Hey wait a minute! You're mocking me!" she pouted, stamping her foot.

"Hey, you're not a complete baka after all!" the youkai said in mock excitement. Grabbing her arm, he began to pull her to the door. "Now come on! If I don't get you back soon, everyone will start getting suspicious."

"I can't go back!" Kagome cried yanking her arm away, "I'm...uh...kinda grounded and I'm supposed to be studying, which your making hard to do considering you tried to scare me."

"Watching a monster decapitate an entire village benefits what subject now?" Inuyasha replied watching the flashing lights and people on the television in fascination.

Kagome felt her face burn from the remark. "It's...well...that's none of your business! Just for your info, I was about to start math." she said with a flip of her hair.

"Can't you do it in my time?"

"Baka, I'm grounded."

"Grounded?"

Sighing in exasperation, Kagome tried to explain the meaning of grounded to the confused honyou not expecting much success.

"So, in other words, I have to stay here." she finished.

"Why? Your parents won't know." Inuyasha relied shuffling toward the kitchen, the home of the door and oh so tasty ramen.

He was right, Kagome thought, but the movie had left her with a serious case of heebie-jeebies and she had much rather stay in the present with her blanket and technology than go fight demons in the feudal age. "Um...you see...when you're grounded...your parents have little traps and ways of watching you when you try to go out a door!" the girl lied bluntly.

"Fine Kagome, I'll come back for you in an hour or so, will that do?" Inuyasha inquired, trying to keep his temper. He was in enough pain, thank you. No more sits for me!

"Just...come back in a day or so." Kagome replied, reaching for her books.

Frowning, Inuyasha kicked the door and shuffled outside into the rain. A huge flash of lighting cause Kagome to jump and the house to become eerily quite.

"I'll...just turn on a light." she said aloud to reassure herself as she toggled a light switch.

"And...nothing?" she whined as the kitchen remained dark. "Awww, now the electricity's gone out!" she moaned sitting down. A sound from the den sent her tearing outside.

"Inuyasha!" she cried, bursting into the shrine, "Wait!"

"Hey, I thought you couldn't go through a door!" the honyou shouted, staring at her skeptically from the well.

"Oh, uh...I can be gone for a minute before the traps and stuff start." she finished lamely.

"Oh. Whatcha want?" he relied, not bright enough to see the lie dancing in front of him.

"Will you please...stay the night with me?" she mumbled, looking down at her feet.

"What!?!?!?" Inuyasha cried in shock, his eyes as big as saucers, cheeks a deep red. 'Thank goodness Miroku isn't here.' he thought.

"Miroku, you baka, get away from that well! Inuyasha and Kagome-chan will be here soon!" Sango cried, grabbing the monk's ear and pulling him from the well.

"Oi, demo Sango, I can kinda hear voices coming through! And if I'm not mistaken, Kagome just told Inuyasha to 'Seize, pay the fight with thee!'"he protested.

Sighing, Sango replied. "You baka, you didn't hear anything! Besides, that wouldn't make any sense!"

Sighing, Miroku reluctantly followed, trying to figure out a sentence that would.