Between Saïx and Sesshoumaru he was sure he should win the patient man of the century award. For the last ten minutes Saïx had been pacing his office cursing Xemnas to hell and back several times over.

"Are you telling me he moved his new boyfriend in?" He brought him to a stop before he wore a path into his carpet.

Saïx glared at nothing in particular. "He moved him in the very next day." He bit out. "Not twenty-four hours had passed and he already had that prissy French boy moved in."

Naraku just stared at him wide eyed. He knew Xemnas was callous but to move his lover in that fast was by far the most heartless thing he could do to Saïx. "I can't believe it." He shook his head. "All I can say is you're better off."

"Even still." He frowned as he sat down on the couch. "It's like I never mattered to him at all."

"I'm sure at some point you mattered." Naraku pointed out. "Otherwise why put so many years into the relationship?"

Saïx sighed deeply and shook his head. "I don't know but," he looked up at him. "I should have listened to you way back when you said dating him was a bad idea."

"You were in love." He smirked at him. "Who thinks logically when they're in love?"

"No one." Saïx snorted.

"Exac…" Naraku started but trailed off when Kohaku's voice came through the intercom.

"Naraku did you forget something?" Kohaku questioned irritably.

Naraku drew his brows and pressed the button to answer. "Not that I'm aware of, no."

"Then maybe you would care to explain why I have Sesshoumaru on the other line wanting to know where his ride home is?"

"Damn!" Naraku jabbed his fingers through his hair. "I completely forgot." He pressed the button on the intercom. "Tell him I'm on my way."

"Naraku." Saïx stood up and watched as the doctor gathered his things.

"What?"

"Why do you have that boy?" Saïx questioned bringing Naraku to a halt.

Naraku sighed deeply as he stared at his long time friend. "It's… complicated." He nodded. "It almost seems as if from the moment he walked into my office that first time we were going to be intertwined with each other. Little did I know it was going to end with me getting custody of him."

"You have custody of him?" Ambers widened as he stared at him.

"Not full custody yet." He grabbed his car keys. "That's why Luxord was here, my attorney, he's going to file the papers so I can get full custody."

"You mean that annoying man that I met in the doorway?" He scowled.

"One in the same." Naraku smirked and had the passing thought that Luxord and Saïx would be perfect for each other. He'd have to consider that once Saïx was past the initial breakup and following rebound stage. "Well I have to get out of here and go get Sesshoumaru, I'll see you at home and explain the whole Sesshoumaru situation to you later."

"Alright." Saïx nodded at him. "I'll grab dinner on the way."

"Sounds good." Naraku smiled at him then exited the office to go get Sesshoumaru before the boy completely freaked out.

xx

"And who do we have here?"

"This is Kagome, Kagome, Naraku." Sesshoumaru introduced. "Told you she was real."

"So you did." Naraku smirked and looked at the girl. "It's a pleasure to finally meet a friend of Sesshoumaru's."

"Hi." Kagome nodded at him.

"So what are you two kids going to do today?" Naraku questioned as he looked between the two. "Play house?"

"We're not ten." Sesshoumaru bit out. "And again only you think you're funny so stop trying to be."

"Well what do kids your age do then?"

"Kids our age?" Sesshoumaru narrowed his ambers deeply. "Quit talking to us like we're little kids. What is wrong with you?"

Naraku crossed his arms over his chest. "And exactly how am I to address the two of you?"

"How about the two of you." Sesshoumaru suggested with a glare.

"Or by our names." Kagome suggested as she smiled at him.

"Alright." Naraku agreed. "So again what are you TWO going to do today?"

"Why?" Sesshoumaru questioned suspiciously.

"Because you need to be nearby today." Naraku nodded at him. "My attorney is coming and he may need to speak with you."

Sesshoumaru drew his brows at that. "Your attorney? What do you need an attorney for and why would he want to talk to me?"

"First off all doctors with any sense about them have an attorney." He crossed his arms over his chest. "Secondly this is about custody of you."

"Really?" Sesshoumaru eyes widened. "You're actually going to do it?"

"Unless you rather I didn't." He arched a dark brow at him.

"No." He shook his head. "I feel better knowing that you're going to do it. I don't know why but I feel like my mom is going to show up one of these days."

"And go to jail." Naraku nodded curtly at him. "Which makes me wish she would. I have a few bloody things to say to her."

Sesshoumaru smiled at that. "Me too."

"Naraku!" Saïx suddenly bit out from the kitchen . "That man is here, he just pulled into the drive."

"Does he like anyone besides you?" Sesshoumaru questioned with an arched brow.

"No." Naraku shook his head and sighed. "Though I think with some creative maneuvering I could convince him to like Luxord and visa versa."

"Match making never works out well." Sesshoumaru shook his head.

"Oh and you know do you?" Naraku questioned as he smirked at him.

"No not really." He shrugged and dismissed it. "Well unless you need me we'll be in my room." Sesshoumaru nodded and nudged Kagome. "And good luck with your match making."

"I'm sure I will, Luxord will want to meet you even if he doesn't need anything from you." He turned to the door when the bell rang.

"Then I'll meet him now and be done with it."

Naraku shrugged at that and opened the door. "You're early."

"Well if you want I can leave and come back late." Luxord answered sarcastically.

"That's where you got that from." Saïx growled from living room.

Naraku stepped back so Luxord could enter and looked at Saïx. "Correction he got it from me."

"Either way it's ridiculous." Saïx growled and glared at the attorney.

"Do you always bring your patients home with you?" Luxord looked at Naraku.

Naraku snorted at that. "No he lives here for the time being and this here is Sesshoumaru and his little friend Kagome."

"I told you to quit talking to us like we're ten." Sesshoumaru hissed.

"Everyone is hormonal today so do like I do and just smile and nod a lot." Naraku smirked at the attorney.

"I hate you." Sesshoumaru hissed then turned and stormed to his room with Kagome following close behind.

"I agree." Saïx nodded then turned and went back into the kitchen.

Luxord shook his head as he moved to the couch. "I pity you mate."

"It's not that bad." Naraku shrugged as he sat down next to him. "It makes for some pretty interesting days." He smiled and looked over at Saïx milling around the kitchen doing who knew what which probably consisted of poisoning his food.

Luxord looked to where he was looking. "He's an interesting fellow and rather feisty."

"You have no idea." Naraku chuckled and watched Luxord stare at his long time friend. Oh yea he was definitely going to hook the two of them up.

xx

"I'm really sorry about your dad." Kagome frowned.

Sesshoumaru frowned as well and nodded. "Thanks."

"Do they know who did it? I mean I know they think Koga did but there's no way he could have." She scowled down at her lap. "Sure he comes across as kind of a jerk but he's not the kind to kill someone."

Sesshoumaru bit down his irritation at that. He knew without a doubt Koga killed his father and Kagome was only defending him because they were engaged. "I don't know who did it I only know what they tell me which isn't much." He frowned even more. "All I know is Koga was the last person seen with my dad. Does that mean he did it? I don't know nor does anyone else. Until the investigation is over we won't know what happened."

"Well I hope they find out what really happened." Kagome sighed sadly. "It's been so hard for us since that day." She looked up at Sesshoumaru wide eyed. "I mean not that's it hasn't been worse for you or anything. I just want this all sorted out so we can all move forward from this."

Sesshoumaru had to bite his tongue to keep from lashing out at her. How dare she act like they were suffering as much as he was. He's the one that lost his father who he will never get back. They're just being put out by the police checking into their lives. Eventually they will stop looking and they'll have their lives back but not him. The rest of his life will be spent without his father in it at least they would still have each other.

"So do I." He agreed doing his level best to keep the irritation out of his voice and to sound agreeable. It wouldn't do him any good to send Kagome running. He needed her in order to get his plan in place to make Koga suffer for killing his dad.

"So what's with you and that doctor?" Kagome questioned with brows drawn. "And why is he trying to get custody of you? Shouldn't you be trying to find your mom instead?"

Sesshoumaru sighed deeply and shook his head. "My mom is the one that poisoned me and Naraku is the one that found out I was being poisoned."

"Oh," Kagome' eyes widened. "I'm so sorry. Why would your mom what to hurt you like that?"

"To hurt my dad I guess." He frowned and looked down at his lap. "You know what," he looked back up at her. "can we not talk about this? It's still kind of a sore spot."

"No problem." Kagome nodded. "Sorry to bring it up but what about that doctor? Why are you living with him and why is he trying to get custody of you?"

Sesshoumaru sighed and told her the short version of his relationship with Naraku and getting into school. "So now he's trying to get full custody of me in case my mom tries to get me back."

Kagome frowned. "Wow I can't believe a mother would do that to her child." He shook his head. "I hope Naraku gets custody of you, I mean as long as you're happy with him." She nodded.

Sesshoumaru smiled in spite of himself and nodded. "I am happy with him. Very happy."

xx

"Well this might be a little difficult with a police investigation going on into the death of the boy's father." Luxord sighed. "Even though you can prove you weren't the direct cause of his death this could be seen as suspicious."

"So what are you saying then?" Naraku scowled. "That I should just leave it as it is and hope his mother doesn't show up and try to take him away?"

"No." Luxord shook his head. "All I'm saying is that it could complicate this a bit with a bunch of questions that will need proven answers."

"Well I'll answer those questions when they come." Naraku nodded . "I know what questions are going to be asked and the counter questions is what do I have to gain from all of this?" He sighed deeply and jabbed his fingers though his hair. "His father was so in debt that after selling the house and using the money to cover his bills he still owed. Sesshoumaru didn't get a dime from it and Toga didn't have any life insurance or anything. As it stands now Sesshoumaru is in debt for his father probably for the rest of his life."

Luxord looked at him. "Well with some creative maneuvering I should be able to remove most if not all of those bills by him being a minor and in turn pass them onto his mother."

"If you can let's do it." Naraku nodded.

"Alright." Luxord nodded and scribbled some notes down onto his notepad. "I'll need all the paperwork you have pertaining to all creditors so I can get cease and desists notices sent out. Until we can get a judgment on ownership of debt."

"I have them for you by mid next week." Naraku made a note for himself to remember.

"And what about his schooling?"

"That's covered by his scholarship." Naraku nodded. "I have the legal financial responsibility for that."

"That's how you got that scholarship." Saïx suddenly accused. "You knew he was cheating on me and you never said anything to me!"

Naraku looked over at Saïx and shook his head. "I most certainly did not. No, I got the scholarship not because he was cheating but because he was selling your seat on the board. Which you knew about but he didn't know you knew so I just used it to my advantage." He arched a brow at him. "Remember I talked to you about it when you were in Romania?"

Saïx frowned and nodded.

"Now see there, I didn't know he was cheating and if I had I would have told you then." He nodded. "You know me better than that or at least I hope you do."

"I do." Saïx nodded. "I'm just still trying to get over all this and deal with the fact that I'm not as shocked about this as I should be."

"Well the best way to solve that is to get back on that horse and go again." Luxord suggested then leered at him. "You want to go for a ride?"

Saïx glared deadly at him. "Go fling yourself off a bridge." He bit out then stormed off towards his bedroom.

"I think he likes me." Luxord looked at Naraku.

Naraku just shook his head and chuckled. "If you think so."