Kagome slept well that night; her body and mind were very tired. She never even came out to eat or to talk. But the next morning before she even opened her eyes Kioko came running into her and jumped in her bed.

"What tha?" Kagome started as she sat up

"Ok, tell me everything!"

It was too early for that girl to be that peppy.

"5 more minutes," Kagome said, laying back down,

"No way!" Kioko said, pulling the covers away from her "Come on tell me what all happened!"

"Nothing happened, I was attacked, and Sesshomaru saved me," Kagome said, sitting up once more. Sango was an early riser, and she was not even up yet, Kagome sighed, and all of a sudden found herself wondering what Sesshomaru was doing. Kagome shook her head; no way was she thinking about him!

"Yeah, but what did yall do before you got into trouble?" Kioko asked,

Kagome gave the girl a blank look "Nothing, I went my way, and he went his." She stated, crossing her arms.

"You mean y'all didn't spend the day together?"

"No!" Kagome said, looking at her again.

"Oh," Kioko looked down as if she were sad about that fact,

Kagome flopped back down on her back and sighed again. "Let's hope I don't run into him today."

"Oh, don't worry about that; he is out with Naoko today."

Kagome looked over at her 'friend' "Well, that should be a quiet trip." Kagome said, and both girls laughed. Neoko was like Sesshomaru in the fact that she did not speak unless she had to.

"Well, he must have some feelings for you, Kagome," Kioko said, smoothing out Kagome's covers with her hand.

"Are you crazy?" Kagome asked.

Kioko giggled. "He saved you, Kagome."

"Yeah, because he had to," She pointed out,

Both girls got quiet again,

"Should we ask Naoko about her date with him?" Kioko asked, and then they both busted out laughing at the thought.

Meanwhile...

"She is well?"

"When I left her," Naoko told him, looking forward as they walked.

"Angry as well," Naoko added,

Sesshomaru looked at her for a moment before looking back at the path ahead. Kagome and Kioko were right; it was going to be a quiet day. Naoko enjoyed the walk outside the castle; she didn't mind his present, and he didn't mind hers. They liked the quiet.

"I will see to her when I return," Naoko found herself saying,

"As you wish," Sesshomaru said.

Then Sesshomaru stopped, as did Naoko. Sesshomaru looked at her; she felt it, too, but did not move; she did not seem worried.

"Naoko," a black-headed man said as he came to a stop. Naoko rolled her eyes. "Kouga," She replied

"You are the wolf demon prince of the east," Sesshomaru stated

"That's me," Kouga said, then he put his arm around his sister's neck. "Having fun yet, sis?"

"Not half as fun as I am going to have if you do not remove your arm, brother." She told her brother, Kouga laughed and did as he was told.

"What are you doing here, brother?" Naoko asked; she had a feeling her father had something to do with this.

"Father sent me to check up on you, oh, and to tell you that I will be taking over his place."

Both Naoko and Sesshomaru were shocked; the Lord of the East was giving his spot to his son already.

"I'm fine; you can go." Naoko would not question her brother; she would talk to her father soon enough. "What, a brother can't stay the night?" He asked with a smug smile on his face. Sesshomaru turned around. "Do as you wish," He told Kouga, then he made his way back to the castle. Naoko narrowed her eyes at her brother, then turned and followed Sesshomaru. Kouga soon followed.

Sesshomaru and Naoko stayed silent, but they were both annoyed. Sesshomaru didn't want any more visitors, and Naoko was insulted at the thought of needing a babysitter; of course, she knew the real reason he was here. Her father was waiting to see if she would be queen or not. But what did it matter? It's not like it would make a difference on his position; she never wanted to be in charge of the tribe, and she didn't care about being a queen. She was here solely because her father ordered it.

She knew Sesshomaru knew why they sent her, but oddly, he didn't seem to care that the East wanted to pair with the West. The East was not a benefit to the West, but the West was a benefit to the East.

But it could be worse; as much as she liked the girl Kagome, at least she wasn't her.

Human.