"Sessh! I'm home!"

Kagome set her keys on the nearby table & kicked her heels off. It had been such a long day, dealing with customers bringing back the Christmas/birthday/just because/valentine's/ & whatever any holiday she didn't celebrate, gifts that they didn't like or didn't work. Now that it was the holidays, her days were extremely busy.

Her roommate, Sesshomaru, stepped out the bathroom. It had been obvious he was fresh out the shower from the dampness of his long, silver hair & the foggy mirrors.

"Hey"

"Hey yourself. Had a good day?"

Kagome shrugged, running her fingers through her mahogoney hair after taking it down from it's elastic hair-holder.

"Busy. I wish I could find a job that I can at least sit down"

Sesshomaru sat down on the couch in their living room & flipped on the TV. She sat beside him & laid her head on his shoulder, smelling the Axe shower gel wafing off of him. She & Sessh had been childhood friends. They had known each other so long, they went even really sure when they met. Coming out of high school, Kagome didn't know what she would do so instead of moving away from the town she lived in, Sesshomaru suggested they move in together. Now that she was on her feet a bit, she was saving up to go to the university he was going to as well.

"So how was your day?"

He sighed, turning the volume up very slightly.

"Aw. Was it Inuyasha again?"

Sesshomaru decided not to answer but Kagome knew what the answer was.

Inuyasha was Sesshomaru's on & off boyfriend of 3 years. They argued more than they got along, which led to them breaking up but they always ended up getting back together...then breaking up again a few months later.

"What was it about this time?" Kagome asked, shifting to retrieve the blanket on the back of the sofa to settle it over herself.

"I found his 'friend's' number in his pocket when I was washing his clothes the other day" Sesshomaru muttered.

"Whoa"

"He claimed that friend of his changed his number so he wrote it down & saved it so he could put it in his phone when he got home"

"So...?"

Sesshomaru gave her a, There's no way you CANNOT see the wrong here, look.

"He had his phone on him, Kagome"

"...Oh" was all she said. No wonder he was a little upset.

He turned back to the TV with a sigh.

"I'm sure he's on his way here now if he hasn't already lef---"

DING DONG!

Sesshomaru gave Kagome another look then got up to answer the door. When he opened it, he saw who he expected: his might be an ex now boyfriend, Inuyasha. Standing just a few inches taller than Sesshomaru at 6"5, Inuyasha was a gruff young man. For the most part, he was pretty sweet but very oblivious & naive.

"Hey, Sessh" he said, his head sunken into his shoulders a bit to shield himself from the cold. Sesshomaru just knew the little puppy ears up under his hat that he loved to nibble on & hear him moan were just dropping cutely.

"Inuyasha" Sesshomaru responded curtly.

There was a short, awkward silence before Inuyasha asked, "Um...can I come in? Please? It's pretty cold out here..."

Sesshomaru stepped to the side slowly to let him in then closed the door behind him.

"Hey, Kags"

"Hey, Yasha. Want some coffee? I know you're probably frozen"

"Yes, plea---"

"He won't be staying long" Sesshomaru interrupted coldly, glaring at Inuyasha. Kagome settled back into the couch & pretended to be interested in the show that was on TV to give them a chance to talk. Inuyasha sighed & turned to Sesshomaru.

"Ok, look. He was a new guy at work & wanted to get to know me better. I told him I was taken so it's not like we were flirtin---"

"He wanted to get to know you better? What do you think that means, Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru interrupted, eyes narrowing.

"I'm just saying that wasn't my intention, Sessh"

"But apparently that was his"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "It's not a big deal. It's not like I'm going to have phone sex with him or anything"

Sesshomaru glared at him a little longer then sat down by Kagomes, who was trying to become invisible.

"Did you give him your number also? he asked quietly

"Yeah"

"Why is that?"

"I was just being friendly, damn"

"Well, have you ever considered that he'd want you to be friendly so that it would give him a clue as to whether he should be friendly back?"

"I dunno. Maybe"

"Do you even want to be in a realtionship? Your actions have always stated that you didn't"

"I don't mind either way, Sessh"

"...Get out"

"What?"

"You're not that stupid, Inu. Get out"

"You just called me Inu..."

Sesshomaru stood & faced Inuyasha. "It doesn't mean a damn thing. You have crossed the ling with me many times & I have reached my limit. Get. Out. Now"

"So is that what you really want? Or will you come back to me three days later & demand I fuck you like you did last ti---"

Sesshomaru punched him right in the jaw, sending Inuyasha back a few feet then to the floor.

"GET OUT!" he roared.

Kagome tried to sink farther into the cushions, hoping to find a hole to fall in, but without success.

Inuyasha sat up, hand on his sore jaw. "Hey, asshole---"

"GET THE HELL OUT OF MY APARTMENT, INUYASHA, & DO NOT COME BACK!"

It was silent for a few moments then Inuyasha stood, hands in his pocket. "Alright. Have it your way. But don't come running back to me when your libido goes throught the roof"

Then he opened the door & left. Kagome glanced hesistantly over at Sesshomaru who was still standing there, still, silent, his hands in fists.

"Sessh...?" she called out quietly, "Sessh, come sit, ok?"

After a moment, he turned & sat back down, his jaw clenched. Since she knew he was one of those I-refuse-to-cry-because-I'm-a-real-man type men, she laid her head back on his shoulder & held his hand.

"It'll work out for the better, Sessh. If you keep going back to him---"

"Kagome...please, dont..." he muttered, voice cracking

She laid his head on her shoulder instead & held him until he fell asleep

This is my first story guys so be nice please D= *cringes*

I'll try to update as soon as possible but I need reviews! I need it like I need chocolate! Ok, well I need the reviews more...but you get the point! D=