'Here I am, again. The well that separates Kagome and Inuyasha's time.' KoKo stared down into the well and jumped in. "Now which way do I go to get to Kagome's home?" KoKo questioned herself as she got to a four- way road. She sniffed into the air and followed Kagome's scent right to her house. "I wonder if Kagome will surprised to see me here," KoKo said to herself as she sat on Ms. Higorashie's roof, looking into Kagome's room window. KoKo watched Kagome sit at her computer desk, studying and finally decided to tap on the window. "AH!" Kagome screamed as she saw a dark figure outside her window. "It's me, KoKo," KoKo quickly said before Kagome could do anything else. Kagome walked to her window and opened it up to let KoKo in. "What are you doing here and where is Inuyasha? If you're here, then Inuyasha is here somewhere," Kagome said with anger. "Inuyasha is not here, Kagome," KoKo explained, trying to calm Kagome down. "Don't worry…" KoKo finally calmed down Kagome. - Kagome collapsed on her bed of exhaustion from studying half of the night. "It's a good thing that I came back, anyways; I have an exam in two days," Kagome said as she got ready for bed. "Then that means…you can't stay here that long! Everybody needs you to find the shards!" - "You know, KoKo, you're starting to sound like Inuyasha," Kagome said with a cranky attitude. "We don't just need you to help us find the shards…we need you as a friend," KoKo said. Kagome sat up on her bed and said, "I'll think about it; it's not a very important exam so maybe I can get out of it." KoKo smiled at Kagome and Kagome offered, "Meanwhile, you can stay here for the night since it is already getting late." KoKo stared at Kagome with a no- way look then agreed, "Fine, but I am not going to that school." Kagome laughed and then said, "Ok, but let's go eat before we go to bed." - "Oh, Kagome, there's not going to be supper tonight, so you will have to look for something," Ms. Higorashie said. "Ok…mom, KoKo came to check up on me, and I invited her to stay for the night," Kagome said as she searched the fridge for food. "Do you like ham, KoKo?" Kagome asked as she pulled out slices of bread to make a sandwich. "What's ham?" KoKo questioned back. "It's meat from a pig," Ms. Higorashie answered for Kagome. "Um, sure. I guess I'll try it," KoKo said as she sniffed the package of ham. While KoKo was sniffing the ham, Sota walked in and started laughing. KoKo turned to Sota and rudely questioned, "What's so funny, squirt?" Sota immediately stopped laughing and Kagome said while she made sandwiches, "You know KoKo, I thing that you have been around Inuyasha too long. The only reason I think this is because you were so sweet and kind when I first met you but now you are sounding like him." KoKo gave an embarrassed look at what Kagome just said and KoKo laughed, "Yeah, I guess I have been around him too much." - "There we go, all finished," Kagome said as she put the ham back into the fridge. - Kagome and KoKo sat under the stars, eating their sandwich when KoKo suddenly questioned, "Kagome…" Kagome turned to KoKo and saw that KoKo was looking down, "What will you do when we defeat Naraku and find all of the shards…? I mean…are you going to still come to visit, or are you going to stay here?" Kagome thought long and hard at KoKo's question and answered, "I really don't know; I am hoping to still come and visit every once and a while, but…. I just don't know." The two good friends thought long and hard about the question that had come upon them but there was no sure answer. "I guess when it comes to the time when we to defeat Naraku and get the shards we will know the answer," Kagome mumbled, but KoKo could hear her with her demon hearing. KoKo started singing the Japanese lullaby that her mother had always sung to her when she was very young. (To listen to the song, go to www.fluffysgurl. chi ni chikara oNo ni hana oKokoro ni ai o…Nee kono mimi o oshiatete kikoeta inochi no zawamekiSou oboeteru atatakana kodou ni tsutsumareteta kotoDare ka no koe mo, dare ka no kizu mo, kikoenai furi o suruSonna minikui kao ni damasarenaideIma sugu ni ai ni ikiteKono yo ni umarete Anata no me niNani o utsushiteIma kono chi ni chikara oNo ni hana oKokoro ni ai o…Donna jidai mo, donna basho demo tashikana ai wa aruDakara furueru koto mo nageki kanashimu koto mo naiAi no naka eNamanurui kaze niUtare boku waNani o nokoshiteIma kono chi ni chikara oNo ni hana o Kokoro ni ai o…SoshiteDare ka no koe mo, dare ka no kizu mo, kikoenai FURI o suruSonna minikui KAO ni damasarenaideIma SUGU ni ai ni ikiteKono yo ni umareteAnata no me niNani o utsushiteIma nama nerui kaze niUtare boku waNani o nokoshiteKono shi ni chikara oNo ni hana o Kokoro ni ai o…" Kagome stared at KoKo when she sang this wonderful song and was impressed, "That was great!" KoKo smiled at this compliment and said, "Yes, it was a lullaby that my mother sang to me when I was young."