DISCLAIMER: I do not own the anime/manga series InuYasha, nor do I pretend to own it. This story is strictly fan-made.

Inuyasha had no idea what to do.
"What's happening?" he though. "First I kiss Kagome, and now they're all gonna know about me!" Kagome scrambled for the hat and slapped it back on his head, trying to make it seem like nothing happened. But, it was too late. The three friends had seen everything.

Yuka walks over to Inuyasha. He tries to take a step back, but only hits the wall. He has no idea what to do! Yuka reaches up, and pulls the cap of, and reveals his white, fuzzy dog ears. She gasps. "What…what's…" but she can't finish. She is too stunned, as well as the rest of the group. "What are…those?" she manages to choke out. Kagome jumpes up. "Those are just fake!" she lies. "Totally fake! They're for some costume thing at his school!" Eri walkes closer. "No…no, they're not," she claims. She reaches up and feels them. "These are real. Kagome…what's going on?" Kagome is defeated. "Oh, no," she thinks. "What am I gonna do? They're gonna know Inuyasha is a half-demon!"

"Kagome?" says Eri, again. "What's this about? Why does he…look that way?"

Kagome has no other choice. She'd kept this a secret for so long…she should have known it might end up this way. "The truth is, " she begins. "Inuyasha…isn't from here."

"What do you mean, 'not from around here?'" asks Ayumi. "Where's he from?" Kagome looks up. "He's…he's from…from another…era." Silence. The only sound is from Buyo scratching his nails on a basket. "Another era?" Yuka asks. "What does that mean?" Kagome has no other option but to tell the story. The whole story, from start to finish.

Shippo, Sango, Kirara, and Miroku are heading down to the river to get some water. "How long d'you think Inuyasha'll be gone this time?" askes Shippo. Miroku thinks for a moment. "I'm not sure," he says. "Last time, he stayed for a couple of days." Shippo lookes confused. "Well," he begins. "What do you think they do when they're gone for so long, Miroku?" Sango glares at Miroku, waiting for his answer, too. "Well, what an interesting question!" says the monk. "A question that will have to wait until you're older, Shippo." Shippo pouts. "How come you guys never tell me anything? It's not fair!" he gripes. "Now, now, Shippo, if we told you, you wouldn't understand." Miroku says. "Now, why don't you and I go wash up, hmm?"

"Fine." He agrees. "Sango, aren't you coming?"

Sango lookes stunned. "Erm…"

"Come to think of it," Shippo begins. "You and Miroku never take baths together. Neither do Inuyasha and Kagome. I don't get it. Kagome and Sango take baths together. Sango, how come you don't bathe with Miroku?" Sango begins before Miroku can interject. "Because, well…like Miroku said, if we told you, you wouldn't understand." Shippo rolls his eyes. "I wonder what they're doing right now…" he thinks.

"So…so that's where you are when you're absent from school?" asks Eri.

"Yes." answers Kagome.

"How is this even possible?" questions Ayumi.

"Well…I'm not sure. One day I just sort of…fell in the well. Actually, something in the well pulled me in when I was looking for Buyo."

"All because of some 'Sacred Jewel?'" wonders Yuka. "But what's so great about it?"

"Because, it makes anyone who possesses it overflow with power." says Inuyasha.

"And…what are you supposed to be, again? A cat?" asks Yuka.

"I'm a dog-demon," growls Inuyasha. "Well…really, I'm a half-demon. But I won't be when I finaly get my hands on the all the shards of the Jewel."

"What's a half-demon?" asks Eri.

"My mother was a human, and my father was a demon, making me half human, half demon. And on the night of the new moon, I turn full human, and I loose all my demonic powers. Even my appearance changes."

"So," begins Ayumi. "All you do is jump into the well of your shrine, and you travel to his era? And you two are the only ones who can do it?"

"You got it." confirms Kagome.

"Wow!" they all exclaim at the same time.

"A lot to take in all at once, huh?" states Kagome.

"Speaking of the matter," starts Inuyasha. "We should get going, Kagome."

"But—" Kagome protests.

"It's okay, Kagome." says Eri. "You're not missing anything important in school. Besides, shouldn't your man be your first priority right now?" Kagome goes pink.

"Yeah, don't worry." chimes Ayumi. "We'll keep your secret. Promise."

Back in Inuyasha's time, Inuyasha helps Kagome out of the well. They had left the next day. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo are there to greet her. "Well, well, well," says Miroku. "Staying the night at Kagome's house, eh? You'll have to tell me all about it." POP! Sango had slapped him in the back of the head. "Don't listen to that letch," she says. "He just wants to live vicariously through someone, because God knows he's not getting anything."

"You don't have to worry," says Kagome. "Nothing…nothing happened." She blushes. "No, nothing happened at all. We just made out a little, nothing special!" she thinks. Sango eyes her suspiciously, as Miroku does the same to Inuyasha. A few minutes later, Sango takes Kagome aside, as Miroku takes Inuyasha aside. Sango and Kagome are ridding on Kirara up in the sky, so they can talk, as Miroku and Inuyasha take a walk with Shippo. Even on different sides of the forest, it's as if they're talking together.

"Okay," says Sango.

"Talk." commands Miroku.

"I saw the way you blushed when—"

"—when she said nothing happened. Which means that something—"

"—something must have happened!"

"So?"

"Well?"

"What happened between you two?" they both say in unison.

Thank you so much for your kind reviews on my first chapter! I'm afraid I won't be able to update this story until Saturday, but don't worry! I'll still be writing and thinking up new ideas! Please review this chapter, and if you have any ideas on how the story should go, your input is welcome.

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Courtney