Chapter 1

Inuyasha snuck into the kitchen as quietly as he could. He could smell the others in the other room, but there was no saying when one would get hungry and come in. He grabbed a paper plate from the pile and loaded it with as much food as he thought he could get away without anyone noticing. He took the plate and headed into the hall. He could have left right away, but he figured once the others had gotten some food, he could get some more without it being noticeable and he was hungry.

Inuyasha went into the first room he found and sat in a dark corner. He was pretty good at staying in the shadows and staying unnoticeable so he didn't worry about shutting the door behind him. As soon as he sat down Inuyasha started digging into the food on his plate. It was delicious. Even if he did get regular meals and wasn't always starving he thought this would have been some of the best food he'd ever had.

Inuyasha was so busy eating his food, enjoying every mouthful of it, that he stopped paying attention to his surroundings. He was startled when he heard footsteps right outside the door and he froze. "Please don't come in here and see me," he thought to himself. He had no such luck.

A girl entered the room he was in. She turned on the light, but was so focused on what she was doing, she didn't notice Inuyasha in the corner. She dug around looking for something for a few moments. When she found what she was looking for she stood up and turned around.

"Oh!" gasped the girl. "You startled me. I didn't see you there."

Inuyasha stared at the raven haired girl. "What the heck is wrong with this girl? Some stranger is in your house, and you don't scream or run or anything? You just talk to them like you had wondered where they had run off to?"

"You're Inuyasha right?"

"How do you know my name?"

"Oh we go to the same school. I've seen you around."

"Oh."

"Would you like to join my friends and I? It's probably going to be a lot more fun than sitting in here by yourself."

"What is wrong with you? Do you let strange people come into your house often? You're being really calm about the whole situation here."

"Well, I figure you're not REALLY a stranger. I mean I knew who you were, right? Plus, I've kind of wanted to meet you for a while now, so this is the perfect opportunity."

"You've wanted to meet me? Why?"

Kagome blushed. "Oh, well I've never met a hanyou before, and I think your dog ears are really cute. I figured if I met you and we became friends you might let me touch them sometime…"

"You're crazy."

"So, are you coming to join us or do I have to call the police and have you arrested for trespassing?"

"Fine I'll join you I guess."

"Yay! Oh and by the way, my name is Kagome."

Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand and dragged him behind her to where her friends were. "Hey guys, do you all know Inuyasha? Inuyasha, this is Sango, Miroku, Rin, Koga and Ayame."

Everyone greeted Inuyasha and went straight back to the conversation they had been having. Inuyasha figured he would be forgotten about, and could just wait this thing out. That didn't happen though. The group (not just Kagome the WHOLE group) made sure he was included in the conversations. Every time he started to get too quiet one of the group members would pull him right back into the conversation.

When the conversation started to repeat itself Ayame suggested they watch a movie. After arguing about which movie to watch for a few minutes, they finally agreed on something. Kagome put the movie in, and they all sat down to watch. Ayame settled into Koga's side in a big oversized recliner. Miroku sat on the couch and Sango laid down with her head in his lap. That left Kagome and Inuyasha sitting next to each other on the loveseat.

About halfway through the movie Kagome fell asleep, and her head fell on Inuyasha's shoulder. It startled him for a moment, but he decided to let it stay there. After all, she had been so nice to him tonight.

When the movie ended Kagome woke up. She realized she had been sleeping on Inuyasha's shoulder. "Oh, I'm so sorry," she whispered.

"Meh. It's no big deal."

Sango looked at the clock. "Oh wow, I didn't realize it was so late. Let's help clean up, and then we need to be leaving."

"Oh it's okay you guys," Kagome replied. "Inuyasha said he would stay and help me clean up." She gave Inuyasha a quick look to make sure he didn't protest. "You guys should go now. I want you to be safe. Just make sure you all text me when you get home so I know you're safe okay?"

"Okay, if you're sure," said Ayame. They all knew better than to try to argue with Kagome. They wouldn't win the argument. Besides the later it got, the more she'd worry about them driving home.

Kagome walked her friends to the door and said good night to them all. She watched as they all got into their cars and drove off. Then she turned to Inuyasha and said, "let's just clean up the food in the kitchen. The rest can wait until morning."

"Okay," answered Inuyasha wondering why she had told the others he had offered to help clean up. What was this girl up to?