With a small snarl, Kris pushed past Sesshomaru and started up the staircase, not even looking back at Hisoka. She stopped at the top of the stairs, turning to look at him and forcing him to stay one stair below her.

"Our rooms and bathroom," she said, still rather hostile. "Anything else you need to know before you go?"

Sesshomaru looked over at Aura. She was still cleary uneasy, so he decided to see what he could do to put her a little more at ease.

"I did not realize your... friend would be quite so territorial," he murmured. "I also did not realize you were sensitive to youki." It was as close to an apology as she would get from him.