b Shizuko b : Well, life has its down falls, but now I shall bring in Lord Sesshomaru!!!

b Sesshomaru b : Finally, but I swear Shizuko, if you change my attitude like all the other stories I have read, I can assure you, it won't be a pretty sight. growls

b Inuyasha b : Kagome, do you love me?

b Kagome b : That's really off topic Inuyasha...'

b Kikyo b : Inuyasha, I know you weren't about to ask that wench if she loves you...She doesn't; only I can Inuyasha.hugs Inuyasha who hugs back

b Sesshomaru, Shizuko, and Kagome b : Ewww....

b Shizuko b : I think it's time to end the scene.

b Not the Best Birthday Night Ending b

b Kagome had just returned home from her fiasco and yet sweet meeting with her friends. "They couldn't have picked a better place than the middle of a back road could they?" she mumbled, throwing her keys onto the counter. The kitchen was somewhat cleaned, as she had tried to keep it that way for a few weeks. "Well, Can't say I wasn't surprised." b

b A knock on the front door caught Kagome's attention in an instant. She sighed and headed for the door, and not watching where she was going, she bumped into the side of the couch in her living room, sending a large sting of pain into her hip. "OW! Darn it!" she cursed aloud, not really caring so much as to hold her voice down with Souta being asleep upstairs. b

b Kagome opened the door quickly, the chain lock swinging back and forth behind the wall. "Hey!" she rejoiced seeing Inuyasha and Shippo outside of the door. "Come in you two." She made a path for them as the door opened a little more and they entered quickly, but quietly. b

b When all three of them were settled on the couch, Shippo quickly jumped towards Kagome, hugging her tightly. "Kagome, how has your birthday been today!?" he asked, his eyes bright and wide from his love of Kagome. Kagome smiled widely and hugged Shippo back, cradling him in her arms. b

b "Fine, Shippo! Just fine!" she couldn't help but notice the sudden silence of Inuyasha. Just an hour ago he had been hyper and excited over the whole prank, but now, he seemed distant and out of focus. "Inuyasha, are you okay?" she asked, placing a hand on his as he was in a day dream like state. b

b His head snapped in her direction quickly, as if he had just awoken from a nightmare. "Feh, don't worry about me Kagome," he scowled crossing his arms over his chest as if he had seemed not to notice her contact with him. Kagome's eyes dropped and saddened, not understanding why he had changed so quickly. b

b Shippo noticed her sadness and quickly jumped up once more. "Kagome! Can I have some hot chocolate!?" he exclaimed, almost begging with his large cute eyes. Kagome couldn't help but laugh and placed him down on the couch. b

b "Of course Shippo," she smiled, standing up and heading for the kitchen, the only thing separating the living room from the kitchen was a bar with three wooden stools. She grabbed the box with the hot chocolate powder and had already begun to heat up some water. b

b Shippo looked at Inuyasha oddly. He noticed that once more, he had gone into a dream like state. "Inuyasha?" he whispered. Suddenly a scent caught his nose, and he plugged his nose quickly. "What is that horrid stench?" he whined pushing himself away from Inuyasha. 'Wait, if that scent is on Inuyasha....but that smells like the dead priestess Kikyo,' he snorted and jumped up on the bar, as far away from Inuyasha as possible. 'So that's why he's been acting so weird lately. He's been thinking about Kikyo, and obviously he's been with her too.' b

b Kagome brought two cups of hot chocolate to the bar. Her eyes curiously followed Shippos. She noticed once more Inuyasha seemed to be in deep thought, and this angered her a little. "Inuyasha!? Are you going to talk or just stare in space all night?" she said, placing Shippo's cup down by his side. She went to Inuyasha and began to pull on his fuzzy ears. "HELLO!!! ANYONE HOME!?" she yelled into them. b

b Inuyasha jumped at the sound of a harpy like voice in his very sensitive ears. He growled moving away and out of Kagome's grasp. "OW! What the heck was that for wench!?" he yelled. Kagome glared at him stomping her foot upon the wood floors. b

b "I want you to talk to me. You come to my house, sit down and say nothing the whole time. You just stare into space!" she glared at him, crossing her arms just as Inuyasha had done earlier. He glared at her and stood abruptly. b

b "Look, I'm sorry Kagome, but I got to go. I have some things I need to take care of." He headed for the door, not looking back to Kagome or sensing the hurt she was feeling right now. She growled and clenched her fists. "Well, fine! Go then! I didn't want to talk to you anyway!" Inuyasha merely turned and snorted, opening the door and slamming it behind him. b

b Kagome could feel warm tears begin to weal up in her eyes and she sat back on the couch next to Shippo. Shippo handed her cup up to her, then very diligently went for his own and back, not spilling it. They both sighed and Shippo hopped into her lap, snuggling by his mother. Kagome smiled and held him close to her. b

(Meanwhile)

b A silver sports car drove into the driveway of Inuyasha's apartment building. The car's engine ceased as a tall man exited the car's door. Long silver hair was pulled into a low pony tail at the midway of his back, the rest just barely falling past his rear. He wore a black leather jacket with a white shirt underneath, and tan colored slacks. He looked like the business type, and yet in a very sexy way, not. b

b He scowled, at the sight of the room as he entered the hallway of the apartment building, heading for the elevator. He had black sunglasses on, shading his eyes from sight, and yet he could see clearly in the dark place. Entering the elevator, he pressed the button for floor 14 and the elevator moved quite fast. He sighed, the white lights in the elevator were too bright for his tastes, and soon decided that he would buy the building and put in new lights later. b

b Sesshomaru was the half brother of Inuyasha, and greatly despised him in many ways: One for being a hanyou and two, for even being born. He found it disgraceful that he was a hanyou, but even more disgraceful that his father had married a mortal. Now that his father was dead, he now owned the Kuro Youkai Inc. and was even more successful than his father. b

b He sighed, catching scent that his brother had not been in the apartment building for a while, and that he still wasn't there. Another, but much more disgusting scent caught his attention. Who ever the scent belonged to was a grave keeper and worked with the dead bodies, or was dead. He almost had to hold his nose, but didn't and opened his brother's apartment with the key he had been given. "Why did I come and live with the idiot that I have of a half brother again?" the inu youkai lord asked himself out loud. Shrugging his shoulders, not really having an answer at the moment, he went to prepare his room and get some sleep. b

b Sesshomaru b :About time I was in this stupid story. Quite an interesting choice of words for my half brother, but not as good as you could have come up with.

b Inuyasha b : Look here Sesshomaru! I have no need to keep you alive so...glances at Kagome and Shizuko Feh, fine whatever.

b Shizuko b : Maybe I should have come up with a little different something to humiliate you Inuyasha?

b Kagome b : Alright, alright Lords and Ladies-

b Sesshomaru b : You aren't referring to the hanyou are you?

b Inuyasha b : Sesshomaru! Will you grow up!?

b Sesshomaru b : Ah, but brother I have, in looks, physical appearance, and in mind. smirks

b Inuyasha b : growls Yeah, whatever...

b Shizuko b : rolls eyes Well another chapter done! Got to go!!! R&R!!!!!