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Hee hee hee, you guys wanna hear something really funny? I forgot why I chose 'The Truth' for the title of this. Oh well, I have a really corny idea I can use, so I guess it's all good.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Inuyasha. *Sniffle*

Sorry for the semi-late update, Christmas was REALLY..time consuming.

*~*~*~*~*~*~Chapter 20~*~*~*~*~*~*

Inuyasha walked up to the sitting Kagome and claimed the spot next to her. She stiffened slightly, but he decided to ignore it.

"So, Kagome, what are you doing after school today?" he asked hopefully. She gulped.

"Ummm," she started, being sure to not make eye contact with him. "I'm going home." She told the truth. As far as she knew, she 'was' going home after school.

"Well, why don't you come over to my house for a little while, it'll be fun." He hoped that she would say yes.

"I don't think so." She said quickly. Inuyasha sighed. 'She doesn't want to be alone with me' he thought, hurt. 'Wait! She'll say yes if Sesshoumaru is there!' he thought happily.

"Are you sure? Because Sesshoumaru will be there too." He said, hardly containing his smile. She seemed to be reconsidering.

"Are you positive that he is going to be there?" she asked, still looking away. Inuaysha nodded, and she saw out of the corner of her eye. "Well, I guess that I don't have to go home right away....."

"Great." He looked at her smiling.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*After School*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Inuyasha and Kagome were walking to his car silently when he spoke.

"Kagome?"

"Yea."

"Why have you been acting so weird around me lately? It's like you have been avoiding me. I mean, if I didn't know any better I would think that you were afraid of me or something." He said, looking at her who was looking away.

"...." She opened her mouth as if to say something, but shut it. What was she supposed to tell him? Yes, I am afraid of you Inuyasha, and I want you to stay three feet away from me at all times. Yeah right. He would be crushed and they both knew it.

"Well?" Inuyasha pressed. She bit her bottom lip. "Please, at least just tell me what's on your mind." She thought about this for a second, and then spoke.

"It's just that, well, in all of my life experiences with guys." She looked like she was thinking back, "they have led me to believe that...well, I guess that I always thought that guys were all..bad. It's just weird cause then I met you, and you're different. A-and I just don't know what to think." she tried to explain on the verge of tears. "It's like one of those to good to be true situations. It can't be real, I just know that it will backlash on me." She bite her bottom lip again and got into his car. He also got in, and before they knew it they were off. Inuyasha decided to comment on her little speech.

"Look, not all guys are like that. I promise." She looked at him.

"I believe you." Those simple words made his heart race. 'So she does trust me.' He thought, currently feeling like he was in clouds.

*~*~*~*At Kagome's house with Naraku and Koga*~*~*~*~*~*

"Look, Naraku, I think that this is a perfect time to go back to the way things used to be. Lately Kagome has been.uncomfortable around her friends. She is acting strange already. They won't suspect anything. Besides, she is to afraid to tell anyone anymore." Koga tried to convince Naraku. His 'father' nodded.

"I agree. You may do as you please.but." He paused and glanced at Koga. "You need to be more careful this time. Or else you know the consequences." He calmly walked out of the room. Koga smiled.

"Soon I will have Kagome all to myself again. Just like the old days."

*~*~*~*~*~*~Back with Kagome and Inuyasha*~*~*~*~*~*

Kagome is sitting on Inuyasha's couch cracking up at the two brothers. They were having a staring contest. Do you know how sometimes, you just think something that is totally serious and not funny is hilarious? Well this is one of those situations.

Finally after at least ten minutes they both stopped at the same time when Kagome was hyperventilating on the ground. They decided that it was more important for her to be breathing than to win a staring contest.

"Uh, Kagome, are you ok?" Inuyasha asked nervously. She had stopped moving and was completely silent, lying down on the floor.

Cautiously, Sesshoumaru poked her in the side. She didn't move. The older of the brothers stepped back slightly.

"Inuyasha, do you think she's dead?" he said seriously. Inuaysha shook his head.

"I bet that she is faking." They stood there completely still and silent for a while, waiting for her to move. When she didn't, Inuyasha spoke again. "Well, maybe she is." Both of the boys immediately knelt down, and got within inches of her face. All of the sudden, she shot up and yelled 'BOO!'.

Sesshoumaru jumped back and yelled at the top of his lungs. Let me tell you. This stopped all movement within a mile radius. His scream sounded like a cross between the squeal of a pig and a little girl. After thirty seconds or so Kagome started cracking up again. Before they knew it everyone was laughing. Except for Sesshoumaru.

"Now that was uncalled for Kagome." Sesshoumaru said monotone, however, it was quite obvious that he was embarrassed. He sighed as he watched the two teenagers cracking up on the floor. "Fine. I'm going to leave you two here laughing at me. I have to go pick up Rin in about five minutes anyways." And with that said he walked out of the room.

Kagome immediately stopped laughing when it clicked in her head that she was going to be alone with Inuyasha. She got up as quickly as she could and ran after Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha stopped her however by grabbing onto her upper arm. She looked back at him confused.

"What is it?" she asked, sounding almost afraid. He sighed.

"Please don't be afraid. Please just stay here with me." She gulped. She didn't want to hurt his feelings, but she also didn't want to be alone with him. "Please." She slowly nodded, looking at the floor.

"I'll stay." She said quietly. He smiled

"So, do you want to practice your swimming? We've still got another whole month of swimming, so you may as well feel comfortable in the water." She nodded.

"How about we go to my house though?" she paused, obviously thinking up an excuse. "That's where my bathing suit is anyways." Inuyasha nodded, a faint smile on his face.

'If that would make her feel more comfortable then I guess I have no choice.'

"Sure thing, let me just get my suit and keys, why don't you leave a note for Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha said as he walked out of the living room and into his own.

"K." she said as she got out a napkin and pen. The note said the following:

Sess,

Inuyasha and I are going to my house. We'll be back soon!

Kagome

PS, sorry for laughing at you and tell Rin I said hi!

She set the note on the counter and waked over to Inuyasha's room. As she opened the door she spoke.

"You ready to g----" she paused as she looked into the room. He was standing there by his bed in his boxers only. "Opps!!! Sorry!" and with that she got out of the room and shut the door.

"Don't worry about it!" he called as he put his swimming trunks on. 'Gosh, I had my boxers on.' He thought a little confused. 'It's not that big a deal.'

He walked out of his room with his keys in his hand to see Kagome sitting on the couch blushing.

"You ready?" he asked as he extended a hand to help her up. She nodded and took his hand.

As soon as they got to her house Kagome got out of the car and walked to the front door, Inuyasha behind her. She opened the unlocked door and stepped inside, holding it open for Inuyasha, when he was inside she shut it behind him.

"Ok, so I'm gonna go get my bathing suit on. You wait here." She jogged up the stairs and ran to her room. She changed quickly and started back down the stairs when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She gulped and slowly turned around.

When she saw Koga she got ready to break out into a run and go downstairs but he stopped her.

"What do you want Koga?" she asked with more confidence than she knew she possessed. He sighed, looking nervous.

"I was wondering if I could, uh, go swimming with you guys." He looked hopeful. 'Maybe he has changed.' She thought optimistically. (An, don't believe him Kagome!!)

'Dang, if I keep this niceness up I think I'm gonna hurl.' He thought, not losing his mask.

"Fine. See ya down there." She said not meeting his gaze. She ran down stairs without further ado and walked with Inuyasha outside to the pool.

Kagome got in first with almost no hesitation; however, she didn't take the last step. (She isn't quite tall enough to touch the very bottom.) Inuyasha jumped in next and swam over to her.

"Well? Aren't you going to come in all the way?" she shook her head no. Inuyasha sighed, and seemed to be thinking about something. "Hey, do you know how to tread water?" he asked, sounding curious. She shook her head no.

"What's that?"

"Its when you swimming on place."

"Oh," was all she said. Then Inuyasha saw Koga walking out towards them in his swimsuit. He looked to Kagome.

"What's this all about?" he nodded towards Koga.

"I-I told him that he could swim with us. He wants a second chance, and since I have to live with him I might as well give it to him." Inuyasha sighed in disapproval, but decided to let her have her way.

"Ok, but if he tries anything..." She jumped of the last step into his arms.

"Thanks Inuyasha." He smiled.

"Not a problem." He started to let go of her, but she just held on tighter.

"Hey! I can't touch here, remember?" he nodded and set her down on the stairs.

Koga, jumped in off the diving board. When she saw him do that, she decided that she wanted to try too and got out of the pool. She walked over to the deeper end and walked out to the end of the board. 'I can do this,' she thought to herself, completely forgetting how the last time she went off a diving board she couldn't get back up to the surface.

Inuyasha watched her from the shallow (er) end.

"Now or never," she said to herself as she jumped off. When she hit the water Koga surfaced. He was the first of the two boys to notice that she wasn't coming up. With out a word to Inuyasha he dove down and grabbed her around the waist. He pulled her to the surface and patted her back as she gasped for air.

"You're alright, it's ok." He said as she coughed up a little water. All that was running through both Inuyasha's and Kagome's mind was 'maybe he really isn't that bad.....'

Meanwhile, all that was running through Koga's mind was, 'good thing I didn't let her drown like I wanted to, Inuyasha would have kicked my @$$.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*End chapter 20~*~*~*~*~*~*

You guys are so lucky. After two pages I almost stopped writing, I WAS going to post it like that, but I decided that after the long wait you guys deserved more.

Sorry if there were a lot of mistakes, I was REALLY tired when I went back and checked it!

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Shanaka