I luv ya Achilles' foot and blackcat686! Thankx for reviewing!

Oh, and for the people who think that the relationship is moving too fast, Mikomi has to be in his flat otherwise the rest of the story wont work. And they might not end up together anyway. I said MIGHT. The ending is up to you reviewers! But we're not there yet so you'll just have to wait. Hehe.

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, but if I did…God help us all.

Not a good start

Mikomi awoke to the sound of raindrops pattering against the glass windows. For a minute she had forgotten where she was, so Mikomi turned over in her 'bed' only to fall off.

"What the-"

She turned around and noticed that she was not in her own room. She wasn't even in her own flat!

Mikomi stood up rubbing the back of her head where she had hit the floor, and observed her surroundings. Then it all came back to her; the alleyway, the argument, her flat, Sesshoumaru…

Wait a minute…was she in Sesshoumaru's flat? She spun around on the spot as if looking for a sign which said 'SESSOUMARU'S FLAT' Well she didn't find a sign, but she did spot the briefcase which he had the first time she met him.

'Was I high last night or something? What the hell am I doing here!'

Mikomi looked at her watch, 4:30am. She decided to make the most of this, she was in Sesshoumaru's flat. Why not mosey around for a while?

Mikomi padded around softly, admiring the few paintings which were hung up on the walls, fingering the silver gadgets which she had no idea what they were, feeling the white fluffy rug lying on the floor.

She was running a finger down a stylish silver phone when her eye caught sight of a picture frame which was faced down on the table. Her brain whizzed with different guesses of what it could be; an old girlfriend maybe? An embarrassing holiday photo? Was it something she could torment him with?

Mikomi tiptoed over to the 3 legged table and reached out her hand, but she hesitated and withdrew it.

Should she be looking at things that don't concern her? Mikomi decided that whatever it showed in the photo she would keep a secret until the grave. With her conscience clear, she cautiously lifted the frame and gasped. She lifted the photo frame closer to her face and observed it closely.

It was a family photo. Possibly taken in spring. Sakura blossoms where floating in the wind behind the 3 people who were in it.

There was a tall handsome man, who could have been mistaken for Sesshoumaru but clearly wasn't.

He had long silver hair tied up into a ponytail and armour. His clothes were very strange, but she couldn't see the bottom half of him as he had one hand on a teenage boy who had a red haori and….. dog ears? Mikomi convinced herself that they were fake and looked on to the other hand which was on the shoulder of, what looked like, the eldest. This was definitely Sesshoumaru. He had the same proud posture and the same poker face. But she noticed that in this picture he had two magenta stripes on each cheek and on his wrists. And he was also wearing chest armour and a white haori (I forgot the proper name of Sesshys robes!)

On one shoulder he was wearing a big white fluffy thing which she recognised as the'rug' which was on the floor. She shook her head from any rash thoughts and convinced herself that it must have been Halloween or something. The handsome man looked proudly at his two sons. (she figured that he was Sesshys father) Mikomi couldn't help noticing how Sesshoumaru looked at his brother. (She figured that out too) It was a cold spiteful glare. Not unlike the one he gave her in the bus.

She put down the photo carefully back to its position. She didn't know why but she felt sorry for Sesshoumaru. And all that time when she was arguing with him, she had no idea what he has been through. She decided to help out a bit more. Wash the dishes maybe? Clean up after herself? Even though she didn't know for how long would she be staying with him.

Mikomi padded over to the giant mirror on the wall and tidied her appearance up a bit. She was smoothing her hair down when she spotted the reflection of something in the mirror. It was a door. But not just any door. Sesshoumaru's ROOM DOOR. She turned around to look at the real thing, and began to creep towards it. What would happen to her if she caught him doing something personal? Drooling maybe? Was he a light sleeper? Would he wake? If he did, what would he do to her?

All these questions buzzed around her brain but the evil part of her was egging her on. And it was winning. She felt daring, she wanted to see him sleeping. She quietly turned the door knob and pushed it open. It was pitch black inside, she waited until her eyes became accustomed to the darkness. She blinked a couple of times and found that she could see a white figure, lying on his back, in a deep slumber. Or was he?

Mikomi crept closer to the bed to see his sleeping face (wouldn't you?) She stared in awe. He was…perfect. The moon shone on his face through a gap in the curtains. Her eyes scanned every detail on his face. She wished she had a camera. Mikomi bent over him to check the sides of his cheeks for any sign of markings.

Sesshoumaru's eyes snapped open. He stared right into Mikomi's face. Mikomi stared back in shock. He began to rise, she couldn't tell how angry he was but she backed off just in case.

"I am soo sorry! I was just- I mean-I didn't mean to-"

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and said in a dangerously soft tone.

"Get out."

"I am really sorry-"

"I said get out…now." He started to walk towards her.

"Look I-"

"I SAID OUT! GET OUT! NOW!" He roared.

He was trembling with fury as he grabbed her arm and threw her out his bedroom and slammed the door.

Mikomi lay sprawled on the floor, eyes wide in shock. She couldn't move and her arm was throbbing from the force of Sesshoumaru's grasp. She could have sworn that she saw his eyes flash red.

But only demons could do that, and only they could have such markings and strength.

But demons don't exist anymore. Or do they?

Things were not off to a good start.

So much for feeling sorry for him huh?

Anyway sorry that this chappie is so short! And I did say that I would only write more if I got more than 5 reviews and I got 4. And I luv the people who did review. And just so you know, my spiders haven't bitten anyone yet so they're kinda moody.