Kagome placed the lopsided flower crown around Inukimi's head, thankful that she'd opted for pigtails today to keep it from falling. "I'll have to ask Rin for some pointers the next time I see her."

Inukimi leaned close, sliding their cheeks together before returning to her painting, mumbling incoherently under her breath.

"You know, one of these days I'm going to figure out what that means."

"It means she trusts you."

She tried to laugh it off, but the seriousness in Sesshoumaru's tone stilled her tongue, and her gaze darted between the two inuyoukai.

"But she did that the first night I met her!"