Inuyasha Takahashi was a twenty three year old psychologist working in the great state of New York. He was fresh out of college graduating top of his class and was immediately taken into one of the most predominate Centers for the treatment of sever depression. He loved his work, and he was damn good at it too.

Despite his total lack of anything remotely close to free time Inuyasha loved New York this time of year. Winter weather on the east coast hit rather hard but he was fond of sitting in front of the fire with his wife.

He and his wife Kikyou had met in college and after only eight months of dating he proposed. They shared a small wedding consisting of mainly Inuyasha's family and a few of Kikyou's college friends. His spouse never had a good relationship with her family and therefore did not extend them an invitation despite his attempts to get her to reconsider.

Snow gently fell as cars sped down the highway; soft white flakes blanketed the side of the road which seemed to sparkle in the head lights of passing cars. This was the first snow of the season.

"I don't understand why you're making such a big deal about this; don't you want this marriage to work?"

It had only been three years since their marriage.

"Of course I do. It's just really hard with everything going on right now. I am trying I really am."

"Really? It doesn't seem as if you're giving it much of an effort."

A small silence passed between the couple as she looked out the window at the spiraling snowflakes. They spent so much of their relationship fighting over the smallest things. Had she been to rash is seeking a future with this man. She glanced over at her husband; he was still thinking about what he should tell her.

What could he, she was right; somehow during the course of their marriage she had taken a backseat to his career. She didn't deserve this, she deserved a husband to always put her first but his career would always force them apart.

"Hun, I know I work a lot but these people need me, I'm really their last hope they have nothing else."

"You don't get it do you?! I need you too, I probably need you the most of all. I hate this. I hate you coming home troubled; I hate it that you get called away in the middle of the night. I hate not having you around, not spending time with you like we used to. I hate that we fight over the smallest things. I feel like if I wanted to get your attention I would have to become one of your patients. I don't know how much longer I can do this. When I need you you're not here. When do I get to spend time with you?!"

Was this all they were meant to do, fight? Is this were their love had taken them?

"Kikyou I understand what you're saying and I agree completely. Until we get more staff there's nothing I can do about me being over worked but I promise you, this won't last much longer. I refuse to give up on us; I love you too much to let you go."

"Sometimes Inuyasha I wonder how I ever put up long with you long enough to marry you."

Shocked at her words he turned to her.

"Kikyou…."

He only took his eyes off the road for a moment, but that was all it took. The echoes of her words were replaced by her screams as their car craved in around them. The sound of shattering glass, and bending metal replaced was by silence as the car skidded into the soft embankment.

"Kikyou…"

He called out to her desperately; her silence would haunt him forever.

"Hello and welcome to the Watson Center. My name is Sango is there something I can help you with?"

"Yes, I a friend of mine informed me that you might be a little under staffed and I was hoping that I could help out."

"Of course we could use the help but it would be simple jobs, not much to do with the actual patients. Let me page Doctor Ookami. He'll make arrangements for you, do you live near by?"

"Well that's another reason I stopped by."

"Sango, do you live on site as well?"

"No but I live only about ten minutes away."

Kagome followed Sango down the short hallway stopping in front of the last door.

"Koga will be with you shortly, he should be wrapping up his session right now. Hopefully he can get things all worked out. Besides if he says you can't stay here I'll just threaten him, works every time. This may be preemptive of me but if Koga says you can stay this will be your room."

Kagome peered within the moderate sized room to see white walls and a dark mahogany dresser with a twin bed pushed up against the wall. Just to her left was another doorway leading to a bathroom. Behind the door hung a full length mirror which reflected her paled face and messy hair. Kagome looked herself over in the mirror.

How long has it been since she cared about her appearance? Turning her attention back to the blank room, for the first time in what seemed like a lifetime ago Kagome allowed a smile to spread across her lips. She had been wandering for so long always jumping from one old friend to the next and then moving on. She was tired of being on the move, she wanted to stay in one place for more than a week. She wanted a home, and someone to share it with.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha

I'm a new writer and I am open minded when it comes to getting help with my writing, if you have any suggestions please don't hesitate to let me know.

Thank you (o-o)

M.J