Ch 15– New Guest

It had been about three days since they arrived. They were all sitting at the table and Sesshomaru set down the paper and looked up at everyone. He took a sip of his coffee and said "There's been no news on Naraku. No one has found him but I have my best men looking. I will let you know when we find him." He took another sip and everyone exchanged worried looks. Kagome looked down at her plate. She was in a safe place, surrounded by friends, but she wouldn't feel truly safe until he was gone. Sesshomaru stood up to leave and turned to them again "I have another friend visiting, he will be staying in the other guest room. Do not bother him. He is here to work out a business deal." With that he left up stairs to what everyone assumed would be his room.

"How are you doing Kagome?" Sango asked she was worried about her friend and asked her every morning if she was okay.

"I'm fine" Same answer she gave her every day.

"I wonder who's coming…" Miroku said taking another bite of his eggs

"Who cares, it's probably just another big fancy CEO here to invest in his stupid hotels." Inuyasha said with a mouth full of bacon.

"What do y'all want to do today? This place is so big" Sango said looking around.

"You guys can go swimming with me!" Rin said as she finished her last bite of cereal.

"That sounds fun!" Kagome said smiling at her, she looked at everyone else "What do you say?" They all nodded in agreement smiling. They went upstairs to get dressed. Inuyasha knocked on Kagome's door.

"Kagome, you okay?" She had been in there for a while, everyone stood outside her door.

"You guys go ahead, I'll meet you down there." She called. They shrugged and Sango and Miroku went downstairs.

"You sure?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah, I'll be fine." She called

"Okay, see you down there" He said and walked away.

Kagome looked in the mirror at herself. Her bruises were looking better and her scraps were starting to fade. She still looked bad but a lot better than before. She was in a swimsuit that Sango had packed for her. It fit her really well, she couldn't remember the last time she was in a swimsuit. It was a green bikini with white strings. She grabbed a towel off her bed and stepped out into the hall.

"Hi there,"

Kagome turned and looked at the new man in the hall, 'this must be Sesshomaru's friend', "Hi, my name is Kagome." She said holding out her hand. He took her hand in his and shook it.

"Hi, I'm Koga."

"You must be Sesshomaru's friend." She said twirling her finger in her hair nervously.

"Friend is a strong word," Koga laughed "I'm more like a business associate." He grinned.

Kagome laughed to herself, she was really nervous this guy was standing here starring at her. He had a long black ponytail and was really tan. He looked strong, although he was in a suit it was hard to tell.

"Well, I better go, my friends are waiting for me…" Kagome said walking past him.

Koga watched her walk away 'What's her story?' he thought to himself. Koga walked into his guest room. He stayed here once a year, for a weekend. This is when Sesshomaru and he would discuss their partnership. They both owned their own string of hotels but decided to partner up to make more profits. He set down his suitcase on the bed and walked to the window. From there he could see Kagome and her friends in the pool, they looked harmless enough, but why were they here. Sesshomaru was not the hospitable type, ironically.

A maid knocked on the door "Sir Koga? Sesshomaru is waiting for you in the business room." That is where their meetings always were. Koga walked over and opened the door.

"Sesshomaru usually sees me on Saturday, why does he want to see me today?"

The maid shrugged her shoulders and Koga rolled his eyes "Very well." He walked down stairs into the business room. Sesshomaru was sitting at the end of a long table with tall chairs. Koga took his seat at the other end of the table and set his briefcase down. "You wanted to see me a day early?"

"You are still welcome to stay the weekend if you wish, I just wanted to get this meeting out of the way. I have a lot to deal with right now." He said pulling a pen out of his coat.

Koga nodded, "I saw that, I met the girl that is staying with you. Are her friends staying as well?"

Sesshomaru nodded.

"That's so unlike you." Koga smirked.

"Yes well, that's one of the things I wanted to discuss. This girl has been through a traumatic past and I am helping to protect her. This means good publicity for my hotels." Sesshomaru said looking down at the paper in front of him.

"I see. So you have no emotional attachment to this girl?" Koga grinned.

"No, but I believe my brother does." He said turning the page of the packet.

"Oh I see, so…" Koga started.

Sesshomaru looked up and set the pen down "I have no interest in this woman or my brother, what happens with them romantically is not of my concern. Please can we stick to the contract renewal?" He picked the pen back up and continued reading the documents.

Koga nodded and the meeting continued.

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Kagome came outside and the others greeted her "Kagome, what took so long?" asked Sango.

"I met Sesshomaru's other guest." She said getting into the water.

"Oh yeah, who was it?" Miroku asked swimming over.

"His name was Koga, he was in a suit. Looked really serious." Kagome said floating on her back.

"Oh, Koga is really nice! He owns hotels too! Wolf something…" Rin said.

"You mean Lone Wolf hotels?" Sango asked.

"Yeah that's it!" She said, she was swimming around with water wings on.

"Who cares? Let's swim!" Inuyasha said running into the pool with a cannon ball.