Kagome spent the night in the Sengoku Jidai. Her and Sango made up in which time Sango promised that she would never cut herself again.

" You know what Sango?" Kagome cried, " I have a great idea!"

" What?"

" Why don't you come home with me?" she asked excitedly, " I can give you some of my clothes since I have so much. You and me can hang out in the modern word!"

" Oh my god really?" she squealed, starry eyed.

" Sure!"

" Like yeah! I'll come!"

" Let's go!"

" Okay! Bye guys!" In a matter of minutes, they were through the well again.

" Wow, your house is so big!" Sango exclaimed, looking at it.

Kagome blushed at the praise. " It's not that big," she said modestly.

" It is so!" Kagome shrugged and unlocked the door, allowing them inside.

" Where should I put my boomerang?" Sango asked.

" You can put it in the spare room, which will be yours. It used to be Sota's but he's not here anymore so I made it a spare room."

Sango nodded and followed Kagome up the stairs. She marvelled at all the different modern technologies. Kagome found it somewhat amusing, but didn't let it show.

" Here," she directed Sango into a room beside her own. It had a soft bed, an empty closet, a window, shelves with books, and a desk with a computer on it.

" Wow," she breathed, setting her weapon on one wall. " It's so cool!"

Kagome smiled. " Let's go out on the town then!"

" Yeah!"

" Now, lets get you some modern clothes!"

She nodded, a little nervously. Kagome led her to her own room. Sango loved it.

" Here," she tossed a red skirt like her black one to Sango and a white blouse. Then she tossed her a pair of sandals and the proper undergarments.

" Call me when you're dressed or if you need help okay?" Kagome told her.

" Sure thing." Kagome nodded and shut the door.

Sango slipped into the skirt first then pulled the blouse on, almost ripping it t one point. It wasn't until after that did she realise that you put the bra on before the blouse. So she had to take that off and put that on and then put her blouse on again. The same with the underwear, except, she didn't need to take the skirt off again.

The sandal's annoyed her. They weren't like her usual ones, with all these laces.

" Kagome!" she called, giving up on them.

" Yeah?"

" Help!"

She chuckled and entered to see a distressed Sango on the edge of her bed. " Here," she said. She took hold of the laces and showed Sango how to do it. After a few tries, she got the second sandal on her own. This made her very proud.

" Okay," Kagome said as they left, " In case anyone I know meets up with us, then we'll say you're my cousin from Osaka. Got that?"

" Sure." She smiled with anticipation.

Together, they ran down the Shrine steps, unaware of two crimson eyes watching them, or, more or less, watching Sango.

" That's Ayumi's house!" Kagome pointed it out as they passed it. " She's a friend of mine."

She nodded, inspecting it. Kagome took her around the corner. It was a street full of shops. Sango was in heaven. She looked around with awe. Kagome smiled to herself. She only had a bit of money, but that was okay. She wouldn't spend a whole lot of it.

Sango pulled her into different shops. It was when they sat down for lunch that they met up with some friends of Kagome's.

" Kagome!" they squealed.

" Uhh…hi guys…" she said less than enthusiastically.

They didn't notice. " Who this Kagome?" Ayumi asked.

" My cousin Sango from Osaka."

" Hey!!" they said together.

" Umm…hey…" Sango said. They seemed very disturbing.

" Uh...you guys I'm with Sango today…"

" Kagome?"

She turned around mid-sentence. Hiei stood behind her. Her friends stared at him as though they were in heaven.

" Oh…hey there Hiei," she said with a smile.

" Oh!" Eri cried, " So he's the mystery man!"

Hiei looked disturbed and Kagome turned seven shades of red.

" HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU?" She shouted, " I AM NOT DATING ANYONE!"

" So how do you know him?" Yuri countered.

" Childhood friend," she mumbled.

" Riiigggghhhttt…"

" It's true!" Sango put in. " She told me all about her friends."

Eri, Yuri, and Ayumi shook their heads. " She has a mystery man, and we know it's him!" They pointed accusingly at Hiei.

" No, you would mean--" Kagome put a hand over her mouth with a Don't-Say-Anything look. Sango shut her mouth and didn't say anything else.

" Remind me again why you're all still here," Kagome said coldly.

Eri shrugged. " We're shopping, and we were going to take you too!"

" But you're with your cousin and your man so we'll take you another day," Yuri ended.

" Say that again," Kagome said icily, " And you won't move for a week."

Yuri wasn't scared. She always said stuff like that when she was angry, but she never went through with it.

" See ya later Kagome!" Ayumi called as they vanished from sight.

" How do you put up with them?" Sango asked.

" I truly don't know," Kagome admitted.

" Why the hell were they saying all that crap?" Hiei demanded.

" Don't ask," Kagome replied sourly, " I don't want to talk about it."

Hiei took a seat.

" Why are you even here?" Sango asked him.

" Wandering…"

" Good for you," Sango said sarcastically.

He glared at her.

" I'll go get some food. What do you want? A pizza?"

" What's a pizza?" Sango asked.

" Oh yeah…umm…I'll go get one. Want some Hiei?"

" Sure…" he mumbled.

Kagome ran off to order.

Sango and Hiei stared at each other.

" So…" Sango said absentmindedly.

" So what?"

" I dunno…"

" Are you okay now?"

She nodded, knowing what he was referring to. " I'm fine. I love Kohaku, but what Kagome said was true. He will always be with me, whether I can see him or not."

Hiei nodded.

" Do you have a sibling?" she asked.

He looked at her for a moment. She had big brown eyes and a kind face. " Yeah. A younger sister. Her name is Yukina."

" Oh…what a pretty name."

He shrugged. " Kuwabara likes her and I'm sure she likes him."

" Kuwabara and your sister…even though I don't know your sister, I don't really like that match."

" Tell me about it. But she doesn't listen to me about it."

" I'm back! Didja miss me?" Kagome said happily, popping up out of nowhere.

" No," they answered. Kagome blinked a few times, then set the pizza down.

" I got you a cola Sango," she said, passing a drink to her, " And the same for you Hiei. I got an orange soda for myself. The pizza is standard, just pepperoni and cheese. Enjoy!"

Sango took a slice after she saw how Hiei and Kagome had. The cheese was sliding off the sides.

" Be careful," Hiei warned her, " It's hot."

Too late. Sango put it down on a plate and took a sip of her pop.

" Thanks for the warning," she said sarcastically.

Hiei smirked.

" Kagome! Hiei!" a girl called, waving and running over.

" Keiko?" Kagome asked, " I haven't seen for four years!"

" Yeah! Its been so long!" she cried, hugging Kagome, " Is Hiei really acting civil to your friend?"

" Yeah…he's being so nice."

" Aww! Sweet! I wish Yusuke would act like that and not like a stupid joker all the time."

" By the way Keiko, this is Sango."

" Hiya Sango!" Keiko said cheerily.

" Hey Keiko."

" Well, it was nice to see ya'll, but I have to go."

" Bye Keiko!" Keiko waved and ran off.

For the rest of the day, Hiei wandered around aimlessly with Kagome and Sango.

That Night

All day Kurama had trained. He needed to be so much stronger to defeat his brother, his enemy.

' How do you plan to tell her,' Yoko asked.

' I don't know…' replied Kurama.

' We have to tell her sometime.'

' Yeah…but when? How? This is harder than the other secret I told her…'

' Yes, but she'll surely understand and think no less of us.'

' Probably…'

In Kagome's House

Kagome laid on her bed, staring at her ceiling. Sango was already asleep.

" What could this bracelet mean?" Kagome wondered. She tried to remember all of her friends. Sango….no. She loved roses, but she never went out of her way to get them. Miroku? No, he was too busy groping girls to think about flowers of any kind. Inuyasha? No, he was too strung up about his sword. Kaede? No…she was too old to venture far from the village and they didn't matter much to her anyway.

What about--Kagura? No, she was not only dead, but she had preferred feathers. Kanna, who was also dead, preferred her stupid soul stealing mirror. Myoga? No, he likes blood. He is a flea after all. Koharu? She didn't know Koharu well, so she couldn't really say. Kouga? No, he liked her too much. Though, if she asked for a rose, he's do anything to obtain one. Kikyo? No…she was dead and never had the chance to be a normal woman, so roses wouldn't mean the same to her.

Kagome sighed. None of them. Who else? She fell asleep thinking about it.

The next morning, she awoke. She put on her black skirt and white halter top. She wore sandals today. Kagome took extra care with her hair this morning. She didn't know why, she just did.

" You up yet Kagome?" Sango called.

" Yeah, one sec." Kagome pulled the brush through her hair one last time, then set it down on her dresser. She opened her bedroom door and gasped.

Sango stood there. She wore tight jeans with a slight touch of gold on the. She also wore a white halter top. Her sandals were gold. Her hair was left long and glossy. It was not tied back.

" Wow…Sango you look wonderful!"

" Thanks…" she said, blushing.

" Why are you so dressed up?"

She blushed some more. " No reason."

Kagome shrugged. ' Probably to impress someone…but who?'

" What's for breakfast?"

" Fruit. Toast. The usual."

" Toast?"

" You'll like it," Kagome assured her.

Sango nodded and followed Kagome down the stairs. She served the fruit first, then stuck the bread in the toaster. In a matter of minutes, they each had a piece of golden brown toast in front of them. Kagome buttered hers, and did the same for Sango.

" It's okay…." Sango said.

Kagome shrugged.

They ate their meal in silence. The phone rang.

" Hello?" Kagome said.

" Kagome! It's Yuri."

" Hey Yuri. What's up?"

" Well, Ayumi, Eri, and I want to know if you and your cousin wanna come to a dance tonight. It's at the park. A Summer Festival."

" Sure. We'd love to."

" Great. Be sure to get a partner first, or we'll have to hook you up ourselves."

Kagome sweat dropped. " Okay. By Yuri."

" What was that?" Sango asked, taking a pomegranate.

" Yuri. She invited us to the Summer Festival. Lot's of dancing, food, people…you'll love it!"

" What else did she say?"

" We need to get out own dates or my friend's will hook us up. Believe me, you don't want that to happen."

" Okay. Got anyone in mind?"

" No, you?"

" Maybe…maybe not." Sango smiled slyly.

" Well, we should go out then. We need dresses and dates."

" Yay! More shopping!"

' She sure loves shopping.' Kagome thought as they left the house.

Three Hours Later

For the entire morning, Kagome and Sango had tried on dress after dress after dress. They couldn't find one they wanted. So they stopped for lunch and began again.

" I found one!" Sango called to Kagome.

" Yeah? Lets see."

Sango stepped out of the change room. She wore a long, soft pink dress that trailed the ground slightly. It had a pretty neckline and low back.

" You look so pretty!" Kagome exclaimed dreamily.

" Let's see yours."

She nodded and stepped into a change room. She reappeared a few minutes later.

Her dress was a white two piece. The skirt swept the ground and twirled beautifully. The top of it and the bottom of it were both trimmed with gold thread. The top was a halter top style. It, too, was trimmed with gold. She looked lovely.

" That's beautiful!" Sango sighed.

" We'll get them!" Kagome said, " Then we'll find dates."

Sango nodded and the two girls changed back into the street clothes.

Outside in the downtown square, Kagome and Sango bought some fries to eat as they walked, not wanting to stop and eat. On the way out of the downtown area, they came upon Yusuke, who was running toward them.

" Hello Yusuke!" Kagome called, waving. Sango waved too.

" Hey girls!" he called, " Whatch'a up to?"

" We're getting ready for the Summer Festival tonight."

" Oh cool. Who are you going with?"

" No one yet," Sango admitted, " We're looking for dates now. Are you going?"

" Yeah. With Keiko. I'm trying to catch up to her right now as a matter of fact."

" Oh. Sorry! You go on, we'll see you tonight!"

" Okay! Bye!" He ran off.

" C'mon Sango," Kagome said, " Let's go."

As the two giggling girls rounded the corner in the not nearly so crowded street, they stopped by a stone wall to catch their breath.

" Any idea's?" Sango panted.

" No. You?"

She shook her head.

" We can't let my matchmaking friends hook us up," Kagome said, " That would be terrible."

Sango just nodded. She didn't know Ayumi, Eri, or Yuri very well.

" Oy! Kagome! Sango!"

The two girls looked up. Kurama was waving. Kurama and Hiei were hurrying toward them.

" Hey guys!" Sango called, as they stopped in front of them.

" What are you two doing?" Hiei asked coolly.

" We're getting ready for tonight," Sango replied evasively. Hiei raised an eyebrow.

" What's happening tonight?" he asked.

" The Summer Festival is on tonight in the park," Kagome answered excitedly. " My friends invited me and Sango to go and we are. Haven't you heard it was on?"

Kurama nodded.

" Hn."

" Are you going with anyone?" Kurama asked innocently.

Kagome and Sango looked at each other.

" No," Kagome replied. " That's why we're trying to find dates right now."

" Ah I see. You see, Hiei and I are planning to attend, though we have no dates," Kurama explained.

" We were--" Hiei began.

Kurama kicked his heel. He became silent.

" Oh! How wonderful!" Sango exclaimed.

" So, why don't go with us?" Kurama suggested brightly.

" Great idea!" Kagome agreed.

" I'll go with Kagome," Kurama said, causing her to blush, " And Hiei can go with Sango."

" Oh yes!" Kagome agreed, clapping her hands together.

" Oh no," Hiei and Sango at the same time.

" Aww! So sweet! They say things at the same time."

They each looked away stubbornly.

" It's settled," Kurama announced, " We'll outside my place tonight at seven."

" See you at seven!" Kagome called, as Sango dragged her away.