"Kagome… Kagome… wake up!" a distant voice said to the unconscious girl.

Kagome groaned and stirred. She tried to sit up, but her head was in pain.

'Probably hit it on the floor after I passed out.' She thought as she sunk back into the couch she was sleeping on.

"Kagome! You're awake!" the voice said, this time less distant and recognizable. It was Inuyasha.

Kagome opened her eyes. Inuyasha was bent over her, looking curious and much like a little boy. Kagome giggled quietly and smiled at him. This time she tried sitting up slower and propped herself against the back of the couch.

"Ugh…" she moaned and rubbed her head. "What happened?" Although she knew that she had passed out, she wanted to know how she got back to Sango's house.

Inuyasha shrugged. "All Sango told me was that you passed out at the skate park. I think from dehydration… I don't know, I suck with memory. But she called me and told me to go to the park and pick you guys up. She is in the kitchen right now making some tea."

Kagome smiled, then sighed. What happened at the skate park was an incredibly close encounter.

Inuyasha sat down next to her with a worried look on his face. He placed a hand on her forehead and asked, "Are you ok, Kagome? You look a little pale."

Kagome smiled slightly and shook her head. "I'm fine, Inuyasha. And since when did you start caring about me?" she teased.

Inuyasha immediately withdrew his hand from her forehead and blushed. He turned his head and said, "Feh. I don't care about you. Sango just said to check on you every now and then. That's all, wench."

Kagome sighed, but then Sango entered with the tea and said, "Inuyasha, I don't remember saying that."

Kagome giggled and Inuyasha crossed his arms. Sango smiled and put the tea on the table.

Kagome took a cup and sipped a little. Sango was about to drink from her cup when she heard the back door slam. Sango's eyes widened and she dropped her cup all over her.

And she screamed.

Really, incredibly, loud.

Inuyasha flinched and covered his ears. Kagome gritted her teeth while Sango jumped around, trying to cool off. She grabbed a bat lying next to the couch and crept towards the back door, which was down the hall. The hall light was turned out, so she couldn't see anything. Suddenly, she attacked the person who had intruded into her home, and Kagome and Inuyasha heard a loud, "OW! Sango! Calm down!"

It was Miroku.

Sango and Miroku came out of the hall, Sango's eyes blazing, and Miroku holding his head, which now had three bumps on it. Kagome and Inuyasha cracked up, leaning on each other to stable themselves.

Sango huffed and sat down, crossing her arms. Kagome wiped fake tears out of her eyes and asked Miroku, "Why in the world did you come through the back door, you idiot?"

Miroku smiled sheepishly and said, "Because I know for a fact that Sango would never let me in, and I also know that she won't guard her back door. Simple logic."

Sango rolled her eyes. "You should also know for a fact that I can beat the living crap out of anyone who chooses to break into my house."

Inuyasha snorted and said, "Wow, that's funny, you beating… up…" He trailed off when he saw the look in Sango's eyes. He gulped and smiled nervously. "Hehe. Just kidding, Sango."

Kagome raised an eyebrow when she noticed Miroku was holding a bag in one hand.

"Miroku," Kagome asked. "What are you holding?"

Miroku smirked and said, "Well, I had an idea."

Sango groaned and Miroku glared at her. "Anyways, I was thinking that we could have a little sleep over. I've always wanted to sleep in Sango's house…" said, Miroku, dreamy eyed.

Sango smacked him upside the head and said, "Hoshi, no way in hell am I…"

But Kagome cut her off and said, "Yeah, you guys should spend the night. Like a party for my first day at school."

Inuyasha looked at her oddly. Kagome stuttered, "Well… um… my step-mother has home-schooled me ever since I could talk. She hardly let me outside."

Sango nodded, trying to get Inuyasha and Miroku to believe her story.

Then Miroku turned to Sango and said, "So, how about it?"

Sango sighed, but nodded her head in agreement. An unwilling agreement, mind you, but still an agreement.

Miroku clapped his hands and said, "Ok then, it's settled. Inuyasha, go get your stuff, and then you can come back and we can play a little game of truth and/or dare."

Kagome bit her lip. What if they asked her a question that would hint them about her lie?