Luna checked over each person's wounds carefully, yet very quickly. Sesshomaru stood in the doorway, amazed, as he watched the tiny half-demon work her way around the room, cleaning and bandaging with amazing skill, never missing a step. After she checked over the last person, she collapsed at Sesshomaru's feet.

"Luna!"

"Dude, chill. She's probably just exhausted. For someone of her skill set, she has very crappy endurance and energy. She can't do too much without collapsing..." Zakura glanced over at one of the less-injured men. "Angelo, do you think you can get a few people to gather supplies? We need to rebuild... or at least set up some beds..."

"Yes, love." Angelo gracefully crept past the sleeping creatures, despite being an entire head taller than most of the others in the room as well as twice as thin, finally stopping beside Zakura. Kissing her lightly, he glanced around the room. "I'm not sure if there's anyone else fit to get supplies, though..."

"Well, don't go by yourself... I can go. Hey, wait, where'd that one guy go? He's clearly a half-demon, so he can help."

"My half-brother? You'd have better luck convincing a rock to fly..." Sesshomaru gently set down the boy he had been carrying, picking up Luna as he spoke.

"You talkin' 'bout me?" The silver-haired half-demon glared at Sesshomaru.

"Yes. These two would like your help getting some supplies so that they can fix up this place."

"Feh."

"Inuyasha..." Kagome's voice caused the half-demon boy to jump. "Don't make me say it..."

"Okay okay! I'll help!"

"For once, I don't even want to know..." Zakura muttered to Angelo. "But at least we have help."

"Agreed." Angelo swatted at a strand of hair hanging in front of his face. "This is getting annoying though..."

"I have a question though..." Inuyasha paused as the small cluster of people glanced at him, "Why are you holding Luna, Sesshomaru? Something doesn't seem right about that, especially since she isn't the person you carried in here..." There was a look of triumph in his eyes as his brother was at a loss for words, seeming to be a mixture of shocked, afraid, and embarrassed.

For once, Sesshomaru really couldn't think of what to say, or even if there was something he could say. Every possible idea that came to mind held so many ways that it could go wrong. He didn't want to say that he liked her, for fear that Luna may reject him. He couldn't say it was to protect her, because there was nothing in the room with the exception of Zakura, Angelo, or Inuyasha that could harm her. He couldn't even claim that he was comforting her, because her blank expression hadn't changed since he picked her up.

"Well?"

"Inuyasha, sit." The man fell on his face at the woman's word, the necklace around his neck glowing a light violet. Kagome glanced over at Sesshomaru again, examining his expression with the same care as a jeweler would a diamond. "You like her, don't you, Sesshomaru-sama?" It hadn't been a question, but the hint of respect and sympathy confused him.

Struggling, he finally managed to reply, an oddly timid "yes", but still a reply nonetheless. 'She says one thing about me liking Luna, and I'm reduced to nothing... Why does this happen?' Without thinking, he added, "She surprises me at every turn."

Kagome smiled knowingly. "Maybe later, we can make a deal... since we're in the same boat."

'And what does this have to do with boats? Women can be so confusing...' Sesshomaru glanced around the room. No one seemed to have noticed the conversation at all, most either asleep or chatting with one another. 'And somehow, I'm thankful for that...'

"Later" came far too soon for Sesshomaru, as Kagome sat with him, in what apparently had formerly been a bathroom. "What is this deal that you speak of, priestess?"

"Well, since you're going to be straightforward about it... I like your half-brother... but he doesn't notice me... not unless I have food..." Kagome glanced up at him to see if he managed to understand what she was implying. He did not. "I'd like it if you would talk to him... maybe convince him that I like him?"

"How does this benefit me?"

"You talk to him..." Kagome glanced at the door, where Inuyasha left, meaningfully, then to where Luna was, wrapped in the fuzzy thing that Sesshomaru always carried on his shoulder, and placed to where he could see her through the door frame. "And I will convince that half-demon girl to give you a chance."

"Priestess, you have a deal."