"This is your place?" Kagome's jaw dropped at the sight of the large house, a sense of wonder and excitement filling her. Moving to Venice, because of the Organization, was a big step in her life that she never would have ever expected. All because of her mother's pendant.

"Yep. Do you like it?" Dante questioned, watching in amusement as the Asian female looked mesmerised.

"It's lovely. But," Kagome paused for a second, turning to Dante with a curious stare, "doesn't it ever get lonely when you don't have people with you?"

"If only you knew..." Dante thought, spouting out the complete opposite.

"Not at all. I'm used to it by now and it's quite relaxing." He lied easily, taking out his keys and moving on ahead. Kagome watched him go, heart sinking slightly at how sad that sounded. A hand patted her shoulder and she looked up to see Zhalia.

"It's all right, he's had a rough time but gets through it successfully. Okay?" She reassured the female, making her perk up a bit. Kagome nodded, sighing gently and they all entered the house.

"Sophie, take Kagome upstairs to the bedroom next to yours, across from mine, all right?" Dante said, earning a nod from the pastel-haired female. She led Kagome up the stairs slowly, watching her with a small smile. Sophie started to chat with the black-haired female, the other three watching them closely. Zhalia folded her arms and glanced between Kagome and Dante with a small smirk. He was watching her go with an intent, worried look on his face, the younger woman starting to lighten up at Sophie's mini banter.

"She's going through a lot all at once." Zhalia mused quietly, knowing Dante was pretending not to listen, but was hanging on to every word. She continued, "Kagome's definitely going to need someone to be there. Sure, she has Sophie now but at some points she'll need someone else. Sophie won't always be there. I'm not trustworthy in Sophie's eyes, and Lok, well, no offence but you're not the most comforting." The hint was so heavy even Lok caught onto it. Dante stiffened in place and looked to the sly woman.

"What are you saying?"

"You figure it out." Zhalia smiled with a crafty grin before racing up to her room. Lok laughed loudly.

"Talk to ya in a bit, Dante. I'm gonna go study my father's journal." Lok sent him a two-fingered salute and walked off, leaving the older male to stand there on his own, trying to decipher what Zhalia was hinting at. There were certainly many explanations to go with it. Shaking his head, Dante headed off to put his bags away from the trip. It was time to relax for a bit.

Kagome set her bags down, looking around her new room in awe at how large and spacious it was, the furniture from her old room set up already. Her dearest friend and her both sat on the soft bed, turning to each other. Sophie looked a bit sceptical, thinking deeply which caused Kagome to wonder what she was thinking.

"What's the matter?" Kagome asked. Sophie sighed and fully faced her friend.

"How's your back?"

"It's okay. Stil scabbing and bleeding when I stretch my back too much or sleep on it funny. But it's getting there." She responded, getting another question shot at her.

"Your stomach?"

"Still having painful spurrs." Kagome admitted, slouching a bit. She ran her fingers through her hair and flopped backwards onto the bed, yelping at the pain in her back. It started to feel wet and Kagome knew they were reopened. Sophie jumped to her feet.

"Kagome!" She exclaimed, the other female groaning and rolling onto her stomach. Her white shirt started to stain a bit as the blood leaked through the bandages. "I-I'll get Dante! He'll rewrap them!" And with that, Sophie sprinted out of the room. Kagome sighed, baring through the stinging sensations; it wasn't like it was anything she hadn't dealt with before. She stayed on her stomach in irritation for a couple of seconds before sitting up and removing her shirt, bringing a pillow up to her chest. A soft knock in the door caught her attention and she called for whoever it was to come in.

"Needing help?" It was Dante. He held up a first aid kit and Kagome laughed lightly, rolling her eyes. He shut the door and sat behind the pained female.

"I don't understand it." Kagome huffed, loosening the bandages already around her. "My powers, they won't heal this up. I don't know why." The bandaging process started up again as Kagome kept on speaking. "It's like something's stopping them, or they won't work on wounds inflicted by these titans. Do you have any idea?" Dante hummed, trying to ignore the soft flesh beneath his fingers and the fabric of the bandages.

"I'm not exactly sure, to be honest. I mean, your seeker powers have just been surfaced properly, maybe it's linked?" He suggested. Kagome shrugged in reply, a silence falling over the two as they weaved the bandages together. It certainly wasn't uncomfortable, but there seemed to be a deeply buried question neither knew was there. The actions stopped once Kagome's new bandages were securely set into place. Dante turned away as she slipped her clothing back on and the young female released a heavy breath.

"Thank you, Dante. I appeciate this all greatly." She moved a strand of hair from her face and turned towards the man. He watched her grip at her pendant, holding it closer to her heart. "Life did get pretty boring after my adventures were over," Kagome started, "but at the same time, it got more painful to know I didn't have an escape from my brother and father. But now I do, thanks to you all." She smiled up at him gently, scratching at her wrist a bit. Dante immediately grabbed her hand, making her stop irritating the wounds on her wrist. Kagome jolted at the sudden movement and stared up at the hard look on Dante's face, worry filling his eyes.

"Don't... don't do that." He commanded gently, his grip softening slightly on her forearm. Kagome looked down at her lap.

"Gomenasai." She apologised quietly.

"Don't apologise, just... promise to take better care of yourself. Better care of these." Dante lifted her arm slightly and the female nodded, glancing up at him again. "Say it."

"I," Kagome paused, biting her lip. "I... I promise."

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Super random question but would anyone be interested in reading a lemon of these two?

Anyways, this was just... filling and shit. Because next we will continue through the episodes of Huntik! But guess which episode we'll be starting on? ;) Anyway, I apologise for the long wait! Please point me towards any typos on here, thanks!