Kagome found her mom, "Hey Mom, is it ok if my friends stay over here for a while? The boys will stay in the living room, the little boy in Sota's room, and the girl in mine. It won't be for long… Please!"

Her mother replied, "Ok honey, but would you tell me their names? I can't be calling them 'little boy' or 'sir' and 'madam'."

Kagome had been ready for this; of course Miroku, Sango, and Chippo could keep their real names. The problem was Inu Yasha. "The monk is Miroku; the girl, Sango; the little boy, Chippo; and the other boy is named Kisho."

Kagome's mom nods acceptance. "They will all need something to sleep on. You know where we keep the bedrolls, right? I'll make them some breakfast."

Kagome rushes to set up her friends. She shows Miroku and Inu how to use the bedroll and then says to Inu, "Inu Yasha, you'll have to go by the name Kisho. You can't go around here being called 'dog demon'." She holds a section of his hair gently, "we also need to do something about your hair. For one we have to cut it; no boys where their hair nearly so long. Two, we need to dye it; people our age don't have white hair… and…" she thinks a moment, "we need to find a way to hide your ears…"

Inu Yasha stares at Kagome unbelieving, "What's wrong with my name!" he exclaims, "my hair is fine, you're not touching it! Can't I just wear a hat!"

Kagome responds calmly as possible considering the situation, "this isn't the feudal era. The name 'Inu Yasha' doesn't exist. We have to cut and dye your hair; otherwise you'll stick out too much. And hats aren't allowed at school, we can probably just bind your ears down with a hair band, it will be quite painless." She looks at Inu Yasha sorrowfully, "I'm really sorry. I wish we didn't have to do this." Kagome turns around and goes up to her room to set Sango up similarly. She also goes to call Hojo for some uniforms. Inu and Miroku were roughly his size.

Once Kagome left, Miroku turned to Inu Yasha, "Inu – I mean Kisho – Kagome's doing all she can. It's not her fault."

'Kisho' sighs and looks down to the floor, "yeah, I know." He looks at his hair, "do I HAVE to?"

Miroku nods, on the brink of laughing, "Yes Kisho." Kisho sighs once more and lays on his bedroll, thinking.

-Meanwhile-

Kagome had gotten a hold of Hojo, and he said that he'd bring the uniforms right over, as well as saying how pleased he was that she'd gotten well… again… Before he arrived she ran to the store to get black dye for Inu Yasha's hair. It was a pity really, his hair was so nice… a thought struck her… None of them know how to use a bath…or a toilet. She mentally slapped her fore head… How am I supposed to explain that! She returns to the shrine and sets up the sink for Inuk's new haircut in quite puzzlement.

As Kagome makes her way downstairs to fetch Inu Yasha the door bell rings. It was Hojo. Kagome thanks him and begins attempting to send him back home before her mom came and invited him in for tea, or worse, before Inu saw him… She was a moment to slow. Inu had heard the doorbell and went to the door. Upon seeing Hojo he was instantly suspicious, "Who in the Seven Hells are you?" he asks. Before Hojo could respond Kagome interjects, "Hojo this is Kisho, Kisho, Hojo." She adds "Hobo's a boy from school. He brought some uniforms for you and your brother to use." To Hojo, "Kisho's visiting for a while. Thanks a bunch for your help!"

Hojo replies cheerily, "anytime Kagome, nice meeting you Kisho." He gets his bike and returns to his own house. Kagome sighs a sigh of relief. Inu was as skeptical as ever. He crosses his arms over his chest and leans against the doorpost. "A friend from school you say? And you better not tell me you brought sesshoumaru here!"

Kagome walks inside and lays the uniforms in a pile near where Inu and Miroku would be sleeping. Only then does she turn and look Inu Yasha straight in the eye, "yes I said a friend from school, he's really nice though quite a weirdo." Guessing what Inu had meant she continues with a slight sting, "he's not my boyfriend or anything." She smiles as if nothing had been implied, "Miroku and you are brothers. It was kinda spontaneous but it works well. A couple girls at my school think you're from a mining family; I had to explain the Shikon somehow. Sango could be my cousin; Sota will figure something out for Chippo." She motions for him to come upstairs with her. "Come on and will fix that hair of yours, it'll grow back, and the dye washes out…" she turns and begins walking up the stairs.

Inu stares at Kagome gaping cluelessly; he blinks once or twice in attempt to absorb all this information at once. He shakes his head to clear it and rushes after Kagome who was now in front of the bathroom entrance. Everything was readied "Wait a second," Inu Yasha comments, "lemme get this straight; my name is Kisho and Miroku's my brother." Kagome nods and Inu continues, "He and I are in a mining family whatever in hell that is. I gave you the Shikon. Sango's your cousin." Kagome nods once again and Inu Yasha asks sarcastically, "any other minor detail you forgot to tell me!" he can't believe there could be any thing else he'd have to remember.

Kagome blushes, "well, uh..." she regains her composure. "you can't bring weapons to school."

Inu Yasha hadn't noticed the blush. "Where do I put it then!" this was driving him crazy, he liked it better in the feudal era. There weren't so many rules.

Kagome replies, "I can keep it under my bed, or in my closet… actually a better place for it would be in the shrine; no one really ever goes in there." She blushes again and says softly, "ummm Inu Yasha?"

Inu had been thinking about his precious sword. He mutters "the shrine it is then…" realizing Kagome had said something he looks up, "What now! Let's just get this over with." He sits down and attempts to get comfortable in the chair Kagome had set up for him, it was so odd. Kagome puts an apron on and a sheet around Inu; she then begins carefully cutting Inu Yasha's long silver hair. She says now, "Inu Yasha, some people think you're my boyfriend… "