Hey everyone, thanks for you support with the first oneshot, it made me really get going with this next one! I have decided to delve back into this domestic au I have set up for now, since it still has some potential. Please excuse any typos, I proof read these but sometimes some incorrect things slip through the cracks, you understand. Hope you enjoy!

"You sure you wanna come with me?" Sasha asked as she got in the driver's seat of her car, Rhys getting in the passenger. "Its probably gonna bore you to tears."

"Yeah probably, but its all good," Rhys teased. By the time Rhys had woken up, Sasha was walking out the door, going clothes shopping. Sasha had gotten rid of a lot of her clothes when they moved into their new place, since she never wore half of the things she got rid of anyway, but now she needed some replacements, and it was one of her days off. Even though that wasn't his favorite activity to do with Sasha, he still wanted to be around her, so he told her to wait up, threw on the outfit he had left laying on the floor the night before and headed out with her. "Wait, did we lock the door?"

"I don't think so."

"I got it," Rhys got out, and walked up to the door, locking the deadbolt and and the main lock. As he was walking across the driveway to get back in, Sasha honked the horn loudly, making Rhys jolt and yell out. He could see Sasha burst out laughing in the car, banging her fist on the steering wheel, and grumpily he got back in, closing his door a little harder than he needed to. He looked over at Sasha, who was still laughing her head off, and Rhys tried to look at her and not smile, but it was proving to be extremely difficult.

"I'm sorry, I know you hate that, its just too easy!" Sasha said in between giggles. They pulled out of the driveway, they got on the freeway, heading toward the biggest mall in their area. Rain started to beat down on the windshield, and Sasha turned on the windshield wipers. "You want me to get out the plastic bag? The rain could mess with your arm like last time," she said, reaching into her purse.

"No, its okay. It was pouring last time, and we're just gonna be walking inside, it won't take more than like two minutes."

"Whatever you say Robocop, I'll still have it with me though, all you have to do is ask," Sasha replied, putting both hands back on the wheel. Rhys rolled his eyes, even though in the back of his mind, he liked when Sasha doted on him a tiny bit, since it didn't happen all that often.

Once they got to the mall, they went to the closest door and walked in, holding hands. Sasha led Rhys over to the map, found the store she wanted look in, and headed that way. It was a Saturday, so the mall was pretty busy, so at times they had to stop holding hands and go one by one through groups of people and kiosks. As they were just about to walk into Sasha's store of choice, Rhys saw something in the store across from it that caught his eye. It was a necklace, it had a gold chain, with a purple heart pendant dangling from it. He knew that Sasha would love it, and he wanted to get it for her, but he wanted to surprise her with it. He quickly thought of a good excuse for them to split up.

"I gotta go to the bathroom, I'll be right back." Rhys said, walking back towards the restroom they passed on their way through the mall.

"Oh okay, I'll just be in here." Sasha said, point in the direction of the store, and walking through the security scanner lined entrance.

Once Rhys couldn't see Sasha anymore, he walked back to the jewelry store and stepped inside. He walked up to the lady behind the main counter. She looked to be in her early 30's, she had long blonde hair twisted up into a bun, and she had a black pant suit that hugged her body flatteringly.

"Hey handsome, how can I help you today?" She asked him, looking Rhys up and down. Rhys cut right to the chase, to get out of this situation he deemed awkward.

"Um, well- how now much is that necklace over with the hearts and all that?" Rhys blurted, pointing at the display by the storefront.

"The gold necklace with the Amethyst pendant?"

"Yeah, whatever they are," Rhys chuckled and said shortly, he wasn't meaning to be rude, he just wanted to get the necklace and get out.

The lady did some typing on the computer. Once she was done, she looked up and told him the damage. "The total would be 104 dollars and 72 cents. Will that be debit or credit?"

Rhys sat there for a moment, his eyes wide. He had never really bought jewelry for anyone, so he didn't know that it was so expensive. He had saved a good chunk from his holiday bonus though, so he didn't let the money stop him. "Okay, debit is great," he said pulling out his wallet. As soon as he had the necklace in hand he thanked the lady and left. He felt good, he wanted to give Sasha her gift as soon as possible. He walked into the store that Sasha was supposed to be in, and he started looking for her. It was easily the biggest store in the whole mall, with two floors and sections for anything you could think of. He saw a posters of women on the opposite wall, they looked really small from where he was standing, but he headed that way.

He stuffed the box with the necklace in his pocket, realizing he should have done this before he came into this store, it might make him look like he was stealing. He shook his head and kept on walking. Finally, he saw Sasha, but instead of looking at clothes, she was talking to someone. Rhys couldn't see who it was from where they were standing until he got closer. It was August.

Rhys started walking faster, he couldn't tell what August and Sasha were talking about, all he was doing was wondering what the hell August was doing here. Without even thinking about it, once he reached Sasha he put his arm around her shoulder.

"Oh, hey Rhys. You... know August." She said, looking at him gesturing her boyfriend to say hello.

"Hey."

"Hi, how are you doing? Sasha was just telling me about your new place, it sounds nice." August said. Rhys was having none of it, he knew that August was just playing nice to get back in Sasha's good graces.

Rhys glared at August and only gave him a "Hmph," in response. It didn't take long for August to pick up on the hostility Rhys was shooting his way.

"It was good talking to you Sasha, I'll see you around," August returned Rhys's glare for a split second and walked away. Sasha brushed Rhys's arm off her shoulder just after August was out of sight.

"What is your problem? We were just talking," Sasha said looking up at her boyfriend, annoyed.

"Its August, he was an absolute jerk to you, I'm not about to pretend to be nice to a guy like him." Rhys huffed, crossing his arms and shifting his feet.

"Are you sure that's it? Are you sure that you aren't jealous? And if you are jealous, why? August is old news," She said, eyeing him.

"What? That's ridiculous, what are you even- no way, I'm not jealous," Rhys turned away, to avoid admitting to her and himself that she had hit the nail on the head. Sasha sighed and rolled her eyes, and went back to searching through racks of shirts and pants.

The rest of the trip was filled with short replies and long silences. By the time they got home, they were both tired and cranky. They both fell down onto the couch, Sasha dropping her shopping bags and purse at her feet. Rhys had forgotten about the gift he had for Sasha, and when he remembered it in his pocket, he knew how to fix the situation. He got the box out, got up off the couch, turned and offered the box to her. At first she just looked at it skeptically, but after a moment she slowly took it from him.

"I'm sorry, I'll try to be less of a jerk next time, but hopefully there isn't a next time," Rhys said, smiling slightly. Sasha pulled the box open and let out a small gasp.

"When did you get this? We were together the whole- wait you didn't actually go to bathroom when you said you were going to, did you?" Rhys nodded. "I knew it, you were acting a little shifty. Thank you, this is beautiful."

Rhys offered his hand, And Sasha took it, and as he pulled her up off the couch, she jumped and wrapped her arms around his shoulders and kissed him, and he spun her around. When their lips broke apart, they laughed like fools. For Sasha it wasn't the gift that made her feel better, it was that Rhys had apologized, and that he had thought up a little plan on the spot to do something nice for her. These were the moments where she knew without a doubt in her mind that this was how she wanted things to be, arms grasped tightly around each other, and the rest of the world disregarded, if only for a moment.