Chapter Six

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"New names?" Sango repeated, sounding slightly surprised.

"That was a pretty good idea, actually," Miroku commented. "It's probably a good idea to remain incognito."

"But we've never met anyone here before," Kagome wondered. "We could've used our real names, right?"

"No," Sesshoumaru interjected. His voice was at it's usual monotone, but there was something underneath it that said 'you stupid ningen' for him. "We've been sent back in time."

The three ningen and kitsune stared. It was Miroku that broke the silence first, "So then, the two children we saw yesterday…"

"Were me 'n Sesshoumaru," InuYasha confirmed.

"Well, that explains a lot," Sango remarked off-handedly, blinking.

Kagome nodded, still slightly stunned, "Okay, so who are we now?"

The discussion that the group was having had started some time ago, after Sesshoumaru and InuYasha had returned. InuYasha had, for some odd reason, been in a nearly catatonic state of shock for sometime after they'd returned (how he'd managed to walk inside was anybody's guess), though he'd managed to recover (sort of. At least he was coherent) in the period that Sesshoumaru had used to inform the rest of their situation. Namely, they were supposed to be ambassadors from the continent and all had new identities.

Sesshoumaru pinned each of –tachi with a look and answered Kagome's question. Kagome got to go first, since, after all, she had asked. "Koui. Healer."

Then Miroku. "Ikasu. Advisor."

Sango. "Onkei. Bodyguard."

Shippou. "Ritoru. Charge."

InuYasha came last. "Yuushi. Bodyguard, second-in-command. This one is Ryouji."

The second appointent almost sent the poor hanyou back into shock (the name difn't help, to tell the truth). The others merely looked at the youkai, surprised. He… hadn't given them horrible jobs. In fact, they were pretty good. InuYasha barely even qualified as a 'servant.'

"I like my name," Kagome murmured absently. That broke the spell, and the surprise wore off (Even InuYasha had managed a recovery).

"Alright, then," Sango confirmed.

"What will our duties entail, Sesshoumaru?" Miroku asked. "We need to be accurate to fool them."

"The monk and InuYasha will stay with me unless told otherwise. The taijiya only needs to be prepared, same with the girl. The kitsune may stay with them or join the other children," Sesshoumaru answered. "Now get ready, breakfast is in an hour."

"Wait a sec," Kagome said, seemingly coming to a realization. " I can understand you and InuYasha needing new names, but what about the rest of us? We don't exist in this time."

Sesshoumaru glared at her. Miroku looked at Kagome as well, though is was a curious glace and not a murderous one. Then it dawned on him.

"You… don't know our names, do you, Sesshoumaru?"

Sesshoumaru sent an even worse glare in the monk's direction, then stalked off without answering. The five still in the room shared an amused glance.

A/N – Well, yes, it's incredibly short, but it's something, at least, right? And not even a hour after the last update. I'll try to be better in the future, I promise. Right now, though, it's past 1:00am and I'm beat. I can barely think straight, y'know?

Here's the group's new names, BTW.

Koui (Kagome) – dignity, eminent, high ranking or kindness, favor (it can also mean school doctor, but while that's fitting, it's not as impressive)

Ikasu (Miroku) – smart, cool, sharp, stylish

Onkei (Sango) – grace, favor, blessing, benefit

Ritoru (Shippou) – little

Yuushi (InuYasha) – brave warrior, hero, brave man, gallant figure

Ryouji (Sesshoumaru) – command of a prince