Miyako arrived home that day to the sound of her sister's passionate cries coupled with the creaking of bedsprings. Miyako blushed, she had no idea the walls were so thin.

Last week Fawkeisha had announced she was seeing someone, this pleased Miyako to no end. Fawks hadn't been in a relationship since she'd come back home and Miyako was happy she was putting herself out there.

Fawkeisha didn't speak much about her lover but, judging on how loud the girl was moaning, Miyako guessed things were going well. She had started to wonder if she should leave the apartment when Fawks gave a particularly loud cry and all noises stopped. Minutes later, Miyako heard Fawks' door open and close, she busied herself in the kitchen.

"I'm…sorry to bother you…" she babbled. "Feel…feel free to take a shower if you like…!"

"I doubt either of us would want that…"

Miyako's blood ran cold, she whirled around, her eyes meeting the fierce amber gaze of Lord Sessho-maru.

"…How…?"

"Youkai have a near inexhaustible life span. I merely had to wait to see my Fawks-chan again" he replied adjusting his tie. It was like a nightmare Miyako couldn't wake up from, this deadly inhuman creature was in her home, having sex with her sister.

Oh God…

"Fawkeisha…!"

"She is fine, if not a bit worn out" he smirked, "It would be best not to wake her…"

"You…you stay away from us…!"

"You honestly think you can command me? Your sister is the only one with that power" Sessho-maru approached her, backing her up against the sink. He placed his hands on either side of her, trapping her under his golden gaze.

"You may have stolen her from me once but know this, now that I found Fawks-chan, I will not be letting her go…"

"That's enough, Sessh-kun"

Sessho-maru pulled back, glancing at Fawks who entered the kitchen in an oversized t-shirt. She went to the fridge for the milk carton, "I'll see you tomorrow, there's some stuff I need to talk to my sister about"

Sessho-maru nodded, pausing only to place a kiss against Fawks neck before leaving the apartment. The silence was deafening.

"So, if you hadn't figured it out already, me and Sessh-kun are fucking again" Fawks said, taking a swig of milk.

Miyako leaned against the sink for support, "…How…?"

"We bumped into each other a few weeks ago. And then again but without any clothes…"

"Fawkeisha!"

"What? He is my husband…"

"He's a monster! He isn't even human"

"Neither am I but I think you keep forgetting that…" Fawks replied.

"You have a chance at a normal life…!"

"Maybe I don't want a normal life…!" Fawks snapped. Miyako shrank back.

"All I ever wanted was to be with the one I love and have lots of babies and be happy. Well you know what, Miyako? My son is dead!"

The other woman flinched.

"He died in battle when he was only 16. I wasn't even able to kiss him goodbye…he probably didn't even remember what I looked like!" Fawks shook, tears running races down her cheeks.

"Fawkeisha-chan…" Miyako reached for her but the girl pulled away.

"I've had it, Miyako, I'm done enabling you" Fawks sniffed, wiping her eyes on the back of her sleeve. "I'm moving in with Sessho-maru and we're going to start over, have some more babies to replace the one we lost…if that's even possible…"

"Fawkeisha, don't…! He isn't good for you…!"

"You're the one who's not good for me. When I leave here, I think it's best for the both of us if we never see each other again"

Miyako stared at her in shock, "How…how could you say that…? We're sisters…"

"Are you kidding? You stole me away from my husband and child and forced me to play house with you" Fawks glared, "If you weren't my sister I would have murdered you in your sleep and believe me I've thought about it"

Miyako flinched.

"I'm not the person you think I am. I've killed, Miyako, I'm not human and I'm done pretending like I am" Fawks put the milk back in the fridge, "I'm going to be with my husband, you can't use me as an excuse not to live your life anymore"

"What are you talking about?"

"Say yes to Tadashi, he's head over heels in love with you and he's not going away"

Fawks walked out of the kitchen and back into her bedroom, slamming to door behind her. Miyako fell heavily against the sink, just when it seemed like things were getting back to normal, her life was once again spiraling out of control.

"Your life?"

Her head snapped up, sitting on the couch was none other then Sessho-maru's mother dressed in her elegant kimono and fur.

"…Sachiko-san…"

"I don't think you fully understand what I have been trying to teach you…" Sachiko began, placing a long thin pipe between her lips.

"What are you talking about?" Miyako asked miserably.

"Your life and your sister's are two separate things. Her happiness may not be synonymous with yours" she sighed blowing out smoke.

"All I want…is for Fawkeisha to be happy…"

"Then you need to stop presuming you know what is best for her" the woman glared.

"But…"

"No buts…! You may not like it but your sister has moved on without you, she has made a life for herself separate from yours. You may not trust or even like the man she's chosen to love but the fact remains that she loves him and will have no other. Do you understand this?" Sachiko's golden eyes burned into Miyako's teary green ones.

"…yes…"

"And what is it that you understand?" Sachiko raised an elegant eyebrow.

"That…Fawkeisha-chan is happy…and she…doesn't need me anymore…!"

The female youkai smiled, "Good"

"…sis…"

"…sis…!"

"Miyako can you hear me…?!"

Miyako opened her eyes slowly, Sensuke's teary little face filled her vision.

"Huh?"

Fawks leaned over her, "Geez, I ask you to watch him for five minutes and you pass out in the tub, how long have you been in there anyway?"

Miyako blinked, she was lying on the bed in the room she had been given in Sachiko's palace. She sat up slowly, touching her sore head.

"I passed…out…?"

"Yeah, good thing you weren't out for that long, I was about to call for help" Fawks sighed, sitting back.

"Then…how did I get here…?"

"Mommy…!" Sensuke volunteered. Miyako glanced at her sister.

"Oi, you're not that heavy…" Fawks shrugged. "If you're feeling better, Sen-kun and I are gonna go so you can get dressed"

"…okay…" Miyako smiled as they left.

"I hope you don't forget the lesson you learned here…"

Miyako jumped as Sachiko melted out of the shadows once again. Didn't the woman know how to knock?

"…Why did you do that?! How could you?!"

"I told you I was fond of the little spit fire, besides I wish to see more grandchildren produced by her" She smiled back. "Here"

She tossed Miyako a vial.

"Drink that and you'll wake up back home. Say goodbye if you really need to"

Miyako clutched the vial to her chest, she wanted to say goodbye but, she wasn't sure if that was best. Every time she saw Fawkeisha her heart ached to have her home.

She knocked back the foul tasting concoction, "…Goodbye…"