Ayumi (あゆみ, "Walking Beauty") was one of Kagome's three best friends in modern-day Japan. Ayumi attended the same school with Kagome Higurashi. After Kagome started traveling to the feudal age, and thus missing more school, her grandfather would lie to her friends that she was sick in order to...

Kagome and her friends. Kagome's three friends in the modern era tend to be more than a little nosy about Kagome's "jealous boyfriend" and wonder why she is interested in him. They always seem to be into her personal life whether it is about her mysterious illnesses, romantic life, her classes, and upcoming events.

Eri (絵（え）理（り）, "Blessed with Reason") was one of Kagome's three best friends in modern-day Japan. Eri attended the same school with Kagome Higurashi. After Kagome started traveling to the feudal age, and thus missing more school, her grandfather would lie to her friends that she was sick in...

Shippo (七宝) is a young orphaned kitsune, who attempts to steal the Shikon Jewel from Inuyasha and Kagome, wanting to become stronger and avenge his father's death. Though his plan fails, Inuyasha and Kagome aid him after hearing his story, and he becomes their companion.

Just watched this episode the other day. Was glad to see that after an entire series of Kagome badmouthing him, her friends actually got along well with Inuyasha. Loved the little joke where they asked if Inuyasha was a Hafu and Kagome was like “technically yes?”

As Inuyasha and his friends journey together, he and Kagome begin to fall in love with one another, which is complicated by Inuyasha's lingering feelings for Kikyo. Desperately hunted by his enemies, Naraku temporarily removes his heart and wounds Kikyo.

The relationship between Inuyasha and Kagome grows stronger throughout the series. At the end of the series, Kagome leaves her original time to live with Inuyasha as his wife and her friends.

Ayumi (あゆみ, "Walking Beauty") was one of Kagome's three best friends in modern-day Japan. She's the only one of her friends who has always supported Kagome and Inuyasha's relationship.

She searches for the Shikon no Tama jewel shards with Inuyasha and her friends in the feudal era. Kagome is a perfectly normal young girl who grew up in modern Tokyo with her mother, younger brother, and grandfather on the Higurashi shrine.

Eventually, Inuyasha realized that Kagome was not Kikyō and slowly opened his heart as she showed him kindness and compassion. However, their friendship and eventual blossoming romance, does not stop Kagome from shouting "Sit!", (sometimes "Sit boy!"