Welcome to all who have decided to try my story. Just a word before i begin! This is my first fanfic and i will try to work as hard as i can on it but things have a way of coming up. I love reviews but refuse to be an author who says that they won't update until they get X number of reviews. I love to write and it's a joy in and of itself. However if all you want to say is that you think my writing is the worst piece of trash that you've ever read, please just don't even bother. If you don't like my work it's fine but can we please be civilized here and at least give me some contructive critisizm to work with. Have fun and enjoy!

Sango sighed as she watched her friend. she was really mystified as to how they got to be friends in the first place. they were nothing alike. She was assertive and bossy. she fought for what she believed in and wouldn't take no for an answer.

her best friend on the other hand was quiet and shy. She barely said a word and hardly talked. She wasn't very good at standing up for herself either. She was scared of anything and everything that was new. once you got past that stage and she accepted you, you found a warm, loving, gracious person who was quick to smile and quicker still with a kind word or gesture. But still, sometimes she pulled some idiot stunts. tae tonight for example...

"Why didn't you call for a ride home, Kagome" Sango cried. she had realized that her friend had pulled a double shift at her job and was left to walk home in the dark, around midnight. "I didn't want to bother you," Kagome said in her soft voice. "I'm usually up this late anyways remember?" Sango chided.

Once Sango had realized what her friend had done, she had asked her boyfriend if he could swing by Kagome's work to pick her up. They had gotten there just in time for her to walk out of work and look at the car in surprise. "It's never a bother," said Sango's boyfriend, Miroku," neither of us want to see any of our friends hurt. next time just pick up a phone and call."

"You've been doing nothing but work since you moved here," Sango commented," and yet you still manage to keep your grades up. Can't you just take some time off? all this stress can't be good for you." "I need the money," Kagome mumbled as she gazed out the window. "Well if you'd just let us help you now an then," Sango said. "Sorry but i can't," said Kagome," thank you both for the ride. see you at school tomorrow." She flashed a quick smile before bounding out of the car and towards her apartment.

"I hate to see her like that," said Sango," she won't let us help and she's barely surviving, if you can call what she's doing that. i wish there was some way to help her out of this situation." "I wish there was too," said Miroku, pulling his girlfriend into a one armed hug as they drove away from the apartment," don't worry, something tells me that this will all have a happy ending." "Romantic sop," Sango teased. He was right, this would all turn out right in the end. it had to.

As she walked in the front door of the apartment that she rented, Kagome bolted the door shut and placed a seal on it with her miko powers so that nothing could get in unless she wished. She shivered then, like the weather outside, inside was nearly as cold. for what felt like the thousanth time, Kagome looked longingly at the thermostat that was set to off.

'Next month,' she told herself,' next month i'll have enough for it. not this month.' She barely had enough to cover this month's rent and tuition for school and food. 'Spending dollars and making dimes,' she thought wryly as she quoted a line from a song she had loved when she was little,' maybe i could try for another job in the mornings?' She shook her head at the thought, she was spread too thin already.

She shivered as she got ready for bed. as she climbed into it and got under the covers she thought of the friends that she had made here. Sango and Miroku. they were nice to her. they had befriended her on her first day here and watched out for her. 'I'm sorry you guys,' she thought as she slowly drifted off into the blackness that set her free from all her problems of waking life,' i'm so sorry. i love you like you were my own brother and sister but yet i can't tell you my biggest secret. and if i ever tell you, you won't want anything to do with me ever again.'

"Hey Sango, look what the cat dragged in," Miroku said, grinning as he pointed to the entrance to the school grounds. Striding in came two boys, brothers, with silver hair and dog ears. The elder looking of the two had dark eyes that looked like a dark forest. the younger had gold-amber eyes the would flash between red and gold when he got angry.

"Inuyasha, Sesshomeru," Sango cried," long time no see. How was the studying abroad?" She ran forward to hug the two brothers. "It was interesting to say the least," Sesshomeru said in the toneless voice that he had. Inuyasha just 'feh'd' and looked away. "My brother here thought it less than entertaining," sesshomeru continued.

"Well things here have been very quiet," said Miroku," things haven't changed much. a couple little problems but nothing we couldn't handle. You'll get the report once i'm finished." "Good," said Sesshomeru. While the brothers may have looked very alike in appearence, they acted very differently. Sesshomeru was the older and the first to take charge of anything. Being bossy and stuck up when he wanted to be made it hard for those who wanted to get close to him. Inuyasha on the other hand was more laid back, but loved to start fights if anyone gave him reason to.

"It'll be done soon," repeated Sango," now there's someone i want you two to meet. Hey Kagome! Over here!" She waved her friend over as she saw her coming into the grounds. "Hey Sango, Miroku," Kagome greeted, a little aprehensively. "Kagome, this is Sesshomeru and Inuyasha Tashio," Sango introduced," guys, this is Kagome. she transferred here about a month after you two left for your trip."

"Nice to meet you two," Kagome said, flashing a small smile that didn't reach her eyes," Sango, i have something i need to do. see you in first period." With that she walked away, as fast as she could without making it look like she was running.

"If i didn't know any better i'd say that we just got the cold shoulder," said Sesshomeru. "And i'd agreed," said Inuyasha. "She's just shy around new people, that's all," Miroku explained," you'll see, once she's warmed up to you she won't be like that." "I hope she won't be," Sango mumbled, as she watched her friend go. she had looked almost scared when she had introduced her to the brothers. and not quite the normal fear she had around new people. this one was different somehow.

Kagome had been mentally cursing at herself as she slogged through getting ready for school. She knew she would hate herself for taking that double shift last night but she needed the money so badly. And as if that weren't bad enough there were those new people.

It had taken all her will power to stop her eyes from going wide in fear and shock when Sango had introduced them to her. She had to stop herself from screaming out and asking if Sango knew just who she was talking to. She had politely excused herself and gotten away as fast as she could. Her heart racing as fast as a nascar.

Now as she sat through her lesson, her body showed no hint at her mind's turmoil. It was spinning a thousand miles a minute with questions and emotions. 'I can't do this again,' she thought to herself,' i just can't have what happened last time happen now. i thought i could get away from all of that!' But apparently she couldn't, fate had other things in store for her. lessons needed to be learned and things needed to happen before there could be a happily ever after to this story.