Disclaimer: I've tried to forge the papers, but no matter how good you are at forging, they know. A word to the wise: Don't try this at home.

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CHAPTER 3
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Kagome stepped down the steps in front of the school, she saw Sango waiting by a large tree. Sango spotted her and waved at her before running over.

"Hey Kag!"

"Wow! I already have a nickname!"

"Uh yeah, just don't give me one, all right? It just doesn't work."

"hmm.....San...or Go? Or how about Sany?......I see your point."

Sango laughed and Kagome felt relieved, Sango liked her for who she was, she didn't have to worry about being someone she wasn't.

"Oh hey, Sango?"

"Hmm?"

"Can we stop at my house? I wanna drop off my stuff and change."

"Sure. I can't wait to see your house!"

"Uh yeah, sure."

'Great', Kagome thought, ' what have I done? Now she'll find out how poor I am!'

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They stood at the bottom of the shrine stairs, Sango looking open jawed towards the top.

"You walk up these every day? No wonder you have such a great figure!"

Kagome laughed, "You can wait here if you want. I wouldn't force you to walk up them, I'm not that cruel."

"No Way! I wanna see your house."

So they traveled up the stairs. One frickin'' step at a time.......

Half an hour later.....

Sango stood bent over, panting as she stood at the top of the stairs. KAgome wasn't even breathing hard. She looked worriedly at her friend.

"Are you okay Sango? I promise down isn't as hard."

" You know! You'd think all the training I do would be enough to get me up the stairs....but I'm exhausted!"

" Training?"

" Yeah, my dad's an army general, so I'm continually doing drills."

"Tough life!"

"Yeah, but it comes in handy when beating up perverts."

"You mean like Miroku."

Sango quickly stood up, "You met Miroku?"

"Yeah, in my math class. I was stuck sitting in front of him."

Sango's eyes widened, "Are you okay? Did he do anything?"

"You mean besides asking me to bear his children and groping my ass? No. Not much else. I straightened him out though, he won't try anything anymore."

"Really? Wow, you are tough. No matter how much I pound him, he won't leave me alone."

"Awww......I think that means he has a certain crush on a certain someone......."

Kagome caught the blush on Sango's cheeks before she turned her face to face away from Kagome.

"Whatever, let's just go put your stuff away!"

"Okay, let's go."

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"Once again the wench has taken forever to get up the stairs."

"And your supposed to be my friend Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha scowled and looked beyond Kagome from his spot up in her tree, "Who's that?"

"Inuyasha, this is my friend Sango."

Kagome turned to face Sango to find her about ten steps away from her looking strangely at Kagome. "What is it Sango?"

"Umm, who are you talking to Kagome?"

"Oh, it's just Inuyasha up in the tree."

Sango looked up into the tree, a frown on her face. She looked up there for a few thoughtful moments and then broke out laughing.

"Oh, your so funny Kagome. You almost got me there. Funny and strong, what a perfect match."

"But--"

Sango just laughed harder and walked past Kagome holding her stomach. Kagome looked up into the tree to see Inuyasha with a sad expression on his face before jumping down and taking off into the woods behind the shrine. Kagome just frowned and went inside with Sango.

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Kagome flopped down on her bed that night, completely exhausted from her day with Sango. They had spent the first hour at her house gossiping, something Kagome was new at since she had never had anyone to gossip with. Then Sango's dad had gotten home........Kagome had gotten the "privilege" of doing drills with Sango. Complete with running through tires, crawling on the ground, and climbing up a wall, in Sango's backyard.

Sango had thanked Kagome some many times for doing the drills with her that Kagome hadn't complained the whole time. She laid there for quite a while before hearing the scratching at the window. She sat up to see Inuyasha opening the window.

"Hey Inuyasha" she said before flopping back down on her bed.

Inuyasha stayed silent.

"Can I ask you a question."

"Sure"

"Why didn't Sango see you? Did you hide from her?"

".....no"

"Then what happened?"

She sat up again to look at Inuyasha. He gave her a pained expression, "Kagome.....have you really not figured it out yet?"

"Figured out what?"

"I'm not real."

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A/N: duhn duhn duhn! See you next chapter. It won't take long. I don't think this story will be a very long one.