Right before they were about to play the next horror movie, Kagome check her clock, just to make sure that they wouldn't be late for dinner. When she saw the time, she was horrified. It was 11:43 pm. Dinner was long over! Kagome refrained from screaming as she jumped up and paced around her room.

"SHIT! What do we do!" She yelled.

"Eh?" Her friend questioned, clearly oblivious to what time it was.

"It's 11:43! Dinner has been over for over an hour! How did we not realize it!" She replied, fearing what her mother and all of her guests were thinking about what the two could possibly be doing.

"Just calm down, ok!? Look, I'll sneak back up to my room, and you go find your mom and make sure she knows exactly what we were doing.

The last thing we, the only two heirs who are denying marriage, need is for people to think we were you know. They'll think we're only interested in one night stand or something." He said, trying to reassure her while also letting her know the danger of rumors.

Kagome nodded softly, and slipped out of her room, later to be followed by InuYasha.

After her fruitless search for her mother in the dining room, she was relieved to see her in her bedroom alone. When she opened the doors enough to let herself in, she saw the unmistakable look of anger on her face.

Before she could be yelled at, she apologized for not being at dinner and explained what she had been doing.

"Mom I'm so sorry! I made friends with InuYasha, and then we were watching a scary movie and then watched another and got carried away. I completely forgot about dinner. And I promise that we were NOT doing anything other than watching movies, mom!" She half spoke, half sobbed.

Kagome's mother thought about her daughter's statement for a second before the anger on her face was replaced by relief.

"Kagome, I'm glad you were honest and NOT doing anything other than watching a movie with that boy. We shall make a statement tomorrow at breakfast to reassure all the other suitors, and your sisters. "

Kagome sighed in relief.

"Thanks mom. Now that that's settled, I'm starving. " she said as she walked out the door, trying to lighten the mood.

When she got to the kitchen for a midnight snack, she was surprised once again by her siblings. Ayame and Sango had smug looks on their faces while Sesshomaru only wore the smallest hint of a smirk.

"Soo Kagz. Care to tell us where you were at dinner... with a guy... in your soundproof room." Ayame said.

Kagome snorted and resumed mission 'midnight snack'.

"We were watching horror movies. I swear there were like twenty feet between us, you pervs. " she said calmly.

"No dear Kagsy, we are just looking out for you. " Sango replied with a look of fake concern.

"Bite me." Kagome said, now feigning anger.

"I would but I bet that Inu guy would enjoy it more." She said and they all burst out laughing, even lord Fluffy cracked a grin.