Ah, ALWAYS love your reviews: you're always right on the mark about things.  Yes, Inuyasha knows Kagome a little better - money won't work with her.  Unfortunately for poor, emotionally scarred Sesshoumaru, it's the only way he knows that works with women.  Kagome hasn't yet realized that she's not the first woman to be brought to the lavish hotel; she's a bit naive.  Perhaps someone should let her know?  *evil smirk*  As for opening up...  Sesshoumaru is not that kind of creature.  If Kagome picks him in the end, there will be no recounts of love affairs.  Those are things he keeps to himself - that's how his mother taught him to be.

I always love writing for Inuyasha.  His brash language suits me (lol) and his mannerisms are easy to imagine.  But yeah, he's a bit of a pain in the ass.  I don't want to give away spoilers, but let's just say that things WILL come out in the next chapter (if the muses are good to me).  And YES, Kouga will be back.  Unfortunately, I'm awful at time-lines.  I've spent an entire week mapping out the dates of the story, and so many don't add up.  I apologize for that.  What many people don't remember is that Kouga went to the Olympics.  Oh, did I not mention that he left?  Naughty, naughty!  XD

Thanks so much for taking the time to review - it's a rare commodity here.  ^^