He watched Kikyo from the corner of his eye, wondering just how far back 'old acquaintances' went. Well, really, he was wondering a lot of things, only a few of them to do with Aya. None of them, however, did he dare ask at this point in time.

Which meant there went his distraction. And it had been working so nicely, too.

Instead, he kept silent, shoving down his curiosity until he could talk to Aya again. Kikyo had been right about that much, he really should just ask Aya about all of this. Even if he got the 'safe' answer, it would tell him more than anything Kikyo could.