I was reading this story earlier when the internet was working. Oh my life. And Well I thought I might have an idea. Go check out 'How to Fall in Love in Three Chapters' it's fun. Kind of OOC but still a great read. Once the internet is working I plan to let the author of that story know that she gave me a potential idea if you're reading this now it turned in to something if not well oh well. The world will never know.

It was another annoying diner with the family. Sesshomaru wondered why he kept showing up to these meals. He glanced at the time and noticed his father's glare and then he remembered: his dad had beaten him into submission. Izayoi had wanted him to come over more and so Toga had made sure that Sesshomaru knew that he had better show up when summoned or face the consciences. And at first he'd tried to avoid coming but fighting with his father had quickly shown him that it wasn't worth the effort. But maybe he'd been wrong.

"What did you just say?" Sesshomaru glared at his father.

"I asked you if you were gay." Toga glared at his son. "I'd like a straight answer for once, Sesshomaru. You completely lack interest in any of the girls that you've gone out with in the past and I want to know if you're just not interested in the female form. I don't know that I'll be happy about it but it's really unimportant at this point."

"Where the hell did this come from?"

"Well he seems to be in denial. Maybe we should have him see someone?" Inuyasha said with a laugh.

"Can you watch how you speak in front of Saito he's just starting to talk and I don't think it'd be very good for that to be his next word." Kagome complained.

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes, "Fine."

"Are you planning to answer me, Sesshomaru?" Toga barked.

"No, I feel no reason to defend or justify what I choose to do with my life or who I choice to spend my time with. I'm not sure what you're thinking since I've never shown any interest in anyone. And I have no plans to change. I'm very pleased with how my life is working right now and I have no plans to change just because you think that there is something wrong with it."

"Yep, just as I thought! I told you he wouldn't give you a 'yes' or 'no' answer." Inuyasha looked at Toga with a smirk.

"Yes you did." Toga palmed his face.

Inuyasha took out a magazine and slide it across the table to Sesshomaru. "Take a look at what they're saying Sessh. I highly doubt you'll like it."

Sesshomaru scanned the article glaring at the page in displeasure. "You believe this trash?" Sesshomaru tossed it at Toga.

"Well, you haven't really shown any interest that might lead us to disbelieve it. You haven't dated at all. And you're not really looking for a mate. I mean, you've been out but that was always when one of us set you up. You're 500 years old Sesshomaru, do you plan to be alone your whole life?" Toga snapped.

"I have no plans to seek out a mate. First of all that's not really how it works. You don't find who you want to spend your life with just because you're looking. And, secondly, I don't really think that there is anyone out there that I'd want to spend that much time with. I mean, you had to threaten and beat me into coming here to spend time with you and I like you more that I like anyone else I know."

"Sessh, you have emotional issues. You don't like us, you love us. Period. End of story. We're family and we've all seen you go off the handle protecting us at one time or another so don't try and push it off as something less. And just a straight 'yes' or 'no', do you like men?" Inuyasha said in one of his rare moments of intelligence.

"I have never put much thought into it but I do not believe I prefer male to female. I would certainly not like to sleep with another male so I'm most likely not gay. It's not like I care as I have no intention of dating anyone at the moment." Sesshomaru picked up his plate and carried it into the kitchen.

"Well I guess he's not gay but, seriously, that was fun. The look on his face was priceless. What do you thing we should do about the unwanted press?" Inuyasha asked.

"I think he's going to have to just bite the bullet and go out with someone, at least for a while." Toga said with a sigh, wondering how he was going to convince his oldest to date.

Sesshomaru came in carrying a piece of chocolate fudge cake, "If I have to go out on some meaningless dates for PR reasons: fine. But I'm not going to lead anyone on, so you'd better find someone who is ok with this just being for show. I'll have nothing to do tricking someone into thinking that I'm interested in them." He sat down and started to eat.

"You're so impossible, Sessh. How do you know that you don't like someone without getting to know them? That's you're problem: you're emotionally withdrawn and you don't let anyone in, not even us. Doesn't it bother you at all that we, your family, had to ask if you were gay because we honestly didn't know if you were or not? I'm not asking you to like someone. I'm not asking you to find yourself a wife. I'm not even asking you to have a good time. I am asking you to try and get to know someone. Anyone I don't care if they're male, female, or transvestite but I need you to learn to see passed the little annoyances that keep you from getting to know anyone. I want you to pick someone to go out with. And I want you to really try not to hate them. Make a friend, for Kami's sake! It used to be enough to just be feared but the world has changed and, though you may not like it, if you plan to continue living in it you have to change with it." Toga said in exasperation.

"Fine," Sesshomaru took another bite of his cake. "Where am I supposed to find this person?"

"Who cares, Sessh? Just go ask some random girl out. Go with Bankotsu. He goes out clubbing a lot and, I mean, he's single so there's no reason he shouldn't just, like, there's no reason you shouldn't at least try to find someone who you might get along with." Inuyasha said and Sesshomaru tried not to sigh.

"Well, this evening has been just wonderful. I hope that our next gathering, however far into the future, can pass just as bloodlessly." Sesshomaru set his fork on his plate and walked out the door.

"Well, he seems calm, which scares me a lot more than if he had actually tried to kill us." Toga said with a weak laugh.

"You said it, Dad." Inuyasha said.