Disclaimer: The characters in my story are borrowed, not owned. If for any reason they must be returned, I will hide and claim I lost them! Just kidding. Seriously, I don't own the characters. Just the story. Don't sue me. I'm not worth much.

AN: Thank you for your patience. I'm in the middle of moving across the country and spare time has been hard to come by. Thanks for waiting!

On with the story..

Chapter Five

Kagome watched as Rin and Inuyasha awkwardly stared each other down. It had been over 5 minutes and Kagome was not only uncomfortable but slightly freaked out.

"Well," Kagome started, "you two get acquainted. Bond. Have fun!" Kagome practically dashed towards the door after giving Rin a peck on the cheek.

"Where are you going this time?!" Rin shouted after her.

Kagome turned around and jogged backwards to keep up her pace. "I want to go bother Sesshomaru." She said. Kagome turned back around and briskly walked to the west wing of the mansion.

Rin turned back around and walked towards Inuyasha to sit down on his bed. "So are you going to speak or just make it awkward for me to live here?" Rin questioned, finally breaking the silence among the two.

Inuyasha countered her question with a few of his own. "What's there to say? Would you like me to show you to your room?" Inuyasha wasn't in the mood to have a heart to heart discussion with the chick who clearly ruined his chances of hearing Kagome's feelings.

"Sure," Rin replied. "Will I be rooming with Kagome or were you trying to keep her cooped up in your bedroom?"

Inuyasha chuckled at her slight accuracy. "We wanted to actually give you two connecting rooms but since we're currently renovating, there are only two options. There's a room on the other side of my bathroom." Inuyasha pointed towards the mentioned extra room. "And there's a room on the other side of Sesshomaru's bathroom on the west side of the house."

Rin turned up her nose at this news. She wondered if the separation from Kagome was intentional.

"Why can't you and your brother share a connected room so that Kagome and I could share the other?" Rin challenged.

Inuyasha gave her a look of disgust. "Are you an idiot?" He questioned. "Neither one of us is sacrificing our comfort zone to move and accommodate you. There's a reason we live on opposite sides of the house. So would you like to see your room or not?" Inuyasha began to stretch.

"Wouldn't you want to do it to accommodate Kagome? Ugh! I knew she was only bringing me here to keep you occupied. Stupid ex-boyfriend and pompous fucker of a brother -" Rin's anger was rising. She was going to kill Kagome for putting her in this awkward situation.

"Whoa woah woah. Slow it down. In no way are you keeping me occupied. I need Kagome here for a reason. The closer she is, the faster all of this will go. So get the fuck over it. She's staying in the room near me. I have no use for you." Inuyasha held a smile while he spoke and Rin wanted to snatch it off his pretty little face.

"I'm surprised your brother didn't fight you for Kagome to be closer to him. I thought was he's like super protective and in love with her." Rin said, trying to shake things up.

Inuyasha's growl could be heard throughout the house. "His feelings for her are strong but not love." Inuyasha bit out. "And believe it or not, her sleeping arrangements were his idea. No fighting necessary."

"Tell me the truth. What happened to my old room? Did you pee in it?" Kagome asked Sesshomaru while taking a seat on his bed.

"I wouldn't sit there if I was you, you might get pregnant." Sesshomaru said from his chair in the corner. In a second he had her laying down with his face mere inches from her neck.

"How many times must you be reminded about those ridiculous dog jokes? It's like you're begging to get bit." Sesshomaru whispered. He descended on her neck and gave it a slow and tender lick.

"Down boy," Kagome said with a smirk. "Where's my room?"

"Your best friend destroyed it. You'll be quartered in the room connecting his." Sesshomaru informed. He kissed her neck as she began to sit up.

"Well that's childish! Why can't I stay in the room connecting yours?" Kagome argued.

"Isn't it obvious? You're a cockblock." Sesshomaru gave her another small smile for the second time today.

"Oh," Kagome dragged out while rolling her eyes. "You're afraid I'll scare your little sluts away before you can make it to home base."

Sesshomaru looked Kagome in the eyes and gave her the true reason. "I'm more afraid of comparing every girl I bring home, to you... making you a huge cockblock and tease that I want no where near me in the next 6 months."

"Oh" Kagome said, this time laughing. "Don't underestimate Rin."

"Rin doesn't phase me in the slightest. She's not even my type." Sesshomaru challenged.

"Perhaps not but she's very persuasive. She may not be a distraction for you, but I worry for the girls you bring home. I mean, she got me hooked didn't she?" Kagome challenged back.

Sesshomaru wanted to ask Kagome about her sudden switch to girls after dating him but he left the topic alone. He'd much rather see her with another female that she refused to give a title rather than being a man's play thing.

He just remained silent, contemplating if this 'Rin' was as much of a threat as Kagome warned. Kagome decided to finally give him a hug, realizing she hadn't properly said hello. He returned her embrace and she realized just how much she missed being in his arms.

"I miss this... Why did we ever break up anyway?" Kagome teased. She knew the answer.

"Same problem that got us together, wasn't it?" Sesshomaru chuckled. Kagome nodded and hugged him tighter.

"That backfired horribly by the way." She admitted.

"Yes, but it was tremendously worth every second." Sesshomaru said pulling her back to look into her eyes. Kagome felt trapped in the special gaze he always held for her. She felt the air around her grow thin as she got lost in his golden eyes.

"Why do you do that? Why are you so incredible towards me?" Kagome whispered breathlessly. She broke eye contact to steady her breathing.

"Because you deserve to be treated as such." He said, slightly letting his face show his irritation. "Do not let my brother's actions towards you define how you deserve to be treated."

"His current actions are actually becoming more confusing. I'd much rather sleep close to you." Kagome admitted. Sesshomaru began to walk back to the corner of his room.

"It's because he's finally growing the hell up." Sesshomaru informed while descending back into his chair.

"Well I've done some growing up myself." Kagome replied.

"Yes. I see that. You've grown a backbone and a fetish for females." Sesshomaru smirked as he talked and picked up the nearest book.

"Just a fetish for Rin." Kagome corrected. "If you knew her, you'd understand how addicting she could be."

"Hmm, well maybe while you're helping my brother, I'll make that my new hobby." Sesshomaru teased as he flipped a page.

"I know that tone... You can't seriously be making Rin your new sudden interest. That's not fair!" Kagome yelled out.

"Jealous? If I can't have you, why can't I have her?" Sesshomaru questioned. His book was becoming less and less interesting.

"I didn't bring her here for you to take." Kagome stood up to fight her case. "Don't take the one person that cares for me away from me Sesh...please."

"You worry too much. I can't do anything more than she's willing to do." Sesshomaru grinned at her slight fear. How amusing that she fears losing Rin's attention over the loss of my own, Sesshomaru thought. He growled and rebutted her plea. "And you have multiple people here in this house who care about you greatly. Me being one of them."

"You're lying." Kagome said boldly. "If you care about me you'd stay away from my girl."

Sesshomaru let out a growl that managed to to put fear in Kagome's eyes. She watched him as he slammed his book down on the table.

"Thats where you're wrong, Kagome." Sesshomaru forced out. He took a deep breath to calm himself down. "I'm showing I care about you by keeping my distance from you. Every time you're around I seem to lose all sense of reality. I do my best to respect your wishes of us remaining friends, but I couldn't possibly keep that up with you around me for 6 months. I don't like the control I have to maintain around you. So you'll stay with the brat and Rin will be in the room down the hall. I'll do my best not to bed the girl, but I will admit, I hope she's entertaining. I do get bored."

Kagome gave a nod of understanding and bit her lip.

"Stop it. I didn't mean to scare you. I promise she'll be treated like a friend and nothing more." Sesshomaru said lightly, trying to reassure her. He picked up his abused book and found the page he was previously on.

"Thats what worries me." Kagome scoffed. "I know first hand on how you treat your friends, Sesshomaru."

..Until Next Time..

- Ordinary Extra

Rx4 ; Good night ;]