The group was heading back to Kagome's village and InuYasha's forest. They were all moving quietly thinking about what had been discussed earlier quietly. No one wanted to believe they didn't exist somewhere. Not only did they not exist but they were a form of entertainment.

"This place looks familiar are we going in circles?" wondered Shippo aloud.

"Your right Shippo it does look familiar," stated Kagome. 'Why does it look so familiar, Kagome? Think. Think.' thought Kagome. "Aha! I remember! This is where Koga lives. His den should be near here. Maybe he will let us stay for the night, so we can rest." declared Kagome.

"I am not staying anywhere near that wimpy wolf. We can go somewhere else."

"InuYasha! He is not a wimpy wolf! I like Koga, he is cool!" Charity stated.

"So you know Koga too," Sango said. Charity nodded her head in response.

Charity gasped, "What is that light that is coming towards us so quickly?"

"You see it too?" asked a very surprised Kagome.

"Well yeah, can't you all?"

"No," Kagome answered for them. "Only miko's can see it. It is the glow from the Shikon no Tama."

"Wait, I am a miko! That is so cool!" Charity exclaimed happily. It was at this moment that Koga had arrived.

"I thought I had sensed my Kagome. Dog boy has been taking good care of you, right? If he hasn't I will kill him." Koga proclaimed.

InuYasha promptly stepped in front of Kagome and then said, "What do you want wimpy wolf?"

"You shouldn't question me when your on my turf, dog boy." Koga stated calmly.

InuYasha growled in response. Kagome sensed that a fight was about to break out so she hurried to stop it, "Koga, I was wondering if we could stay with you tonight. There is still a few more days worth of travel before we reached InuYasha's forest. If not then do you mind if we stay in your woods?"

"Of course you can stay with us Kagome."

"What about my friends?"

He looked at InuYasha with something similar to annoyance, but answered Kagome, "Yes, any friend of Kagome's will be a friend of mine. Who is the new girl?"

"Huh?" Kagome asked. 'What is he talking about? Oh, I almost forgot about Charity. She is so quiet.' Kagome thought. "Oh, she is Charity. She was attacked and Miroku helped her. She is going to be with us until we can get her back home."

"Is she okay? Her clothes are covered in blood."

Kagome had forgotten that she had been wounded earlier. 'She had said she was okay. Perhaps I should check out her wounds, even if she did say she was okay.'

"I am fine. Just a little scratch," Charity answered him 'What is Kagome thinking? I hope she isn't thinking I am a nuisance. I don't want to leave their company already.' Charity thought, yet smiled the whole time.

"Come on then. We have several hot springs you can bathe in," Koga said. Kagome and Charity smiled in gratitude. Koga led them inside his den making sure to tell his pack not to harm Kagome or any of her friends. "There are 6 hot springs in my den. Enough for every girl to have her own and for dog boy and the monk to share one."

"Can you count wolf? You have 6 hot springs and there are 6 of us. We could each get our own." InuYasha pointed out.

"I can count dog boy! Some of our hot springs are being used," Koga said angrily. "Uh, new girl you can go into this spring."

"Thank you, Koga. My name is Charity by-the-way," responded Charity. A sudden thought had just occurred to her, she had no clothes to wear beside the blood covered ones she was wearing. "Um, Kagome could I borrow some clothes? I have no other ones to wear besides the ones I am wearing."

"Of course, Charity. Don't be afraid to ask me for things. I will do whatever I can to help you. Okay?" Kagome said kindly.

Charity had to stop herself from crying. No one had ever been that kind to her. "Thank you, Kagome. I won't forget that you will help me. Can we do the clothes thing out of the view of the guys?"

Kagome laughed, "Of course. Come on. We will do it in your bathing area." Kagome grabbed her bag and entered Charity's bathing area. Charity followed Kagome thinking of all things she was going to need. "Okay, guys you can go now. We can't do this with peeping toms!" Kagome made clear while looking at two guys in particular.

"What is a peeping tom?" asked Shippo. InuYasha and Miroku were curious as well.

"It is people who spy on girls while they are doing private things, like changing. Now will you guys please go.," replied Kagome.

"We are going, we are going. It isn't like any of us want to look at you anyway Kagome." InuYasha said rudely.

Sango shoved Miroku, Koga, and InuYasha along. "Don't worry Kagome I will make sure they don't spy on you two."

"Thank you, Sango," replied Charity. Sango smiled at her and continued shoving the guys ahead to the next bathing area.

"So, what things do you need?" asked Kagome.

"I need soap, shampoo, a tooth-brush, toothpaste, a bra, a pair of underwear, a skirt or a pair of pants, and a shirt of some sort. Um, can I have all of that, Kagome?" Charity said nervously.

"Of course you can. Lucky for you that I always keep an extra tooth-brush. I hope you don't mind the way my clothes are."

Charity smiled happily, "Why would I mind? Your being so kind to me. I will be happy with whatever I can get."

Kagome smiled in return with just as much happiness, " Once I get back to my time I can get you some more supplies."

"Kagome can I come with you to your time?"

"I don't know if the well will let you, but if it does then you can come."

"Thank you. I always wanted to see Hojo and your home up close. To actually be in Japan. Wow. I can't wait!"

Kagome giggled, "Aren't you going to bathe?"

"Hmm? Oh yes, are you bathing in here as well?"

"I have to you have my bathing supplies."

"Oh, I am sorry. I can wait until your done."

"No, don't worry about it."

Kagome undressed and slipped into the warm welcoming water. 'How long has it been since I last had one of these? I wonder if Charity is thinking the same thing.'

Charity was a bit more modest than Kagome was. She had not bathed with anyone since elementary. She ignored the odd situation and undressed and then slipped into the water. She had expected the water to be cold and was surprised to find it otherwise. "It's warm."

Kagome laughed at her. 'She has so much to learn about Feudal Japan. I hope she can live thru it.'

The guys had just finished bathing. It didn't take them long at all. Miroku was hurried by the thought of a few good looking girls that were naked not too far from him. InuYasha was quick in his bathing because Kagome was alone with Charity, who he still did not trust. Shippo was sped-up by InuYasha's anger of Kagome being alone with Charity.

Sango had just finished bathing and was on her way to check on Kagome and Charity. She wanted to use some of Kagome's deodorant. Kagome had made sure to get at least two to three sticks of it before she returned to Feudal Japan. When you were fighting for your life daily you needed deodorant.

Kagome had finished her bathing before Charity and was drying her hair. Charity was just stepping out of the water when the guys choose that moment to arrive.

Koga, Miroku, and InuYasha were stunned by the body they saw before them. It was magnificent to say the least. They all had the same thought, they were going to die for the wonder they saw before them. And they were right.

"Ahh," screamed Charity as she tried to cover her body.

"Sit, sit, sit, SIT!" Kagome said appalled at the guys peeking on Charity.

"Hentai!" Shouted Sango while she whacked Miroku into oblivion.

"Koga! Turn your head!" Kagome and Charity yelled. Koga immediately obeyed.

"Get out of here! She needs to change you lechers!" Sango commanded to the bruised men. They listened to her and quickly disappeared. "The nerve of those guys! To spy on Kagome and I is on thing, but to spy on innocent Charity is just plain wrong!" Sango was angrier than she had ever been at them. She thought they had more dignity then that.

"Sango, thank you but I am okay. Guys will be guys, right? I think I am just going to hurry and dress now," Charity said sweetly trying to get Sango to calm down. At the moment she feared that if she didn't calm Sango down they might not live to see tomorrow. Charity quickly changed into the clothes Kagome had given her. "Kagome, this is, um, kind of short."

"I am sorry, but I don't have anything else. Don't worry you will learn how to sit without guys seeing all of you."

"You will help me, right? I mean... that would be so embarrassing."

Sango laughed at this. 'This Charity girl sure is an amusing person. Innocent yet not.' Charity looked at Sango startled by her laughter and then smiled for her. 'She is nice and friendly too. She reminds me of someone. She is always smiling... like Kagome. They are like twins only in personality not looks.'