Okay this is my spin off of my story Temptation. Let me know what you guys think. –Ainsley
Rin wiped her brow and took her working gloves off. She sat back and admired her work. She had made a beautiful stained glass window for her most recent client to hang in her new home. She ran her hand over the smooth multicolored glass. Her phone buzzed in her back pocket, she pulled it out and smiled, "Hey Kagome!" She heard crying in the background. Kagome had just had her son Kyou a month or two back, and he was the absolute love of Rin's life. She gasped "what is wrong with my precious angel?!" Kagome groaned on the other end, "Inuyasha isn't feeling well and Kyou won't stop crying, i am running around like crazy trying to take care of both of them!" Rin understood immediately. Her cousin Kagome was four years older than Rin and had finally started her family, however, she was still unexperienced with children and needed more help than her sick husband could supply. Rin was happy for her and was always willing to help out. "I'd be glad to have Kyou over for the day. Maybe some fresh air would cheer him up." She heard Kagome sigh in relief, "You don't have to do this Rin." Rin smiled, she knew Kagome really needed her help, "I want to!" With that she and Kagome made arrangements and Rin was to go pick up Kyou in an hour.
Rin pulled her hair into a high ponytail and changed into some clean jeans and a shirt. She had been working in her shop all day and didn't want to get dirt and grime all over the baby. Rin lived about an hour outside of the city, it was calm where she lived and she didn't have very many neighbors. Her parents had left her the house when they had died and she loved it. It was an old building, with brick walls and carved wooden doors. Rin's father enjoyed his work as a carpenter and had designed most of the house himself. The air was fresh and clean outside of her home, she didn't have the city fumes choking her every day. She never understood how Kagome could handle it. She grabbed her keys and went to her car, it would be a long drive to pick up the little one.
Rin cooed at the baby while Kagome ran around to grab all of his things. She was blurting out random instructions on things to do to care for her little one. "And don't forget that he gets colicky really easy. Just stick him in a warm bath and he should calm down. But don't let his ears go below the water!" Kagome was pulling her pre-pumped breast milk out of the fridge when Rin giggled, "Kagome you act like I've never taken care of a baby before, relax!" Kagome stopped what she was doing and set the milk down on the counter. "You're right, I do need to relax. I need a vacation!" Rin set the baby down in his bouncy seat and hugged Kagome. "Maybe when Inuyasha is feeling better you guys can take a nice trip to the Bahamas! Me and Kyou wouldn't mind hanging out while you were gone." Kagome and Rin turned their heads when they heard Inuyasha picking up his son who was whimpering from the lack of affection he was receiving.
Rin didn't know if Kagome could see how terrible Inuyasha looked. He had better days, but he always appeared sickly. He had lost his muscle definition that Rin recalled seeing in old pictures of him. He was stick thin and his hair was more grey than it was silver. He was still handsome, he just looked frail and fragile. He kissed the little boys head and Kagome smiled. Rin was happy she found someone she truly loved, even if he was sick.
Rin remembered when Kagome first told her about Inuyasha, Rin didn't have any idea Kagome was seeing someone else at the time. She didn't even know that she left her husband Kouga! She never really liked Kouga much in the first place, but she still felt so out of the loop! Then she remembered Kagome calling her crying a few nights after Rin had left Kagome's new home. She was bawling about how Inuyasha was sick and was gonna die and Kagome could be so dramatic. She didn't really know what to say about Inuyasha having AIDS, but she was relieved Kagome was safe.
"Okay I think that's everything. Inuyasha you go get back in bed right now!" Kagome took the baby from his arms and shooed him to the bedroom. She turned around with Kyou and gave her an exhausted smile. "Thanks Rin."
Rin had adjusted the car seat and loaded Kyou up and was ready to go. Kagome gave her a hug and breathed a huge sigh of relief. "I'll bring him back home tomorrow sometime. I guess whenever i get sick of him!" Rin winked and hugged Kagome. Kagome leaned down and kissed the sweet babe and Rin got in the car and sped away.
Rin nuzzled Kyou's little warm pudgy body as she dressed him after his bath. He gurgled happily and Rin's heart fluttered. She loved babies, especially her Godson Kyou. She cradled him in her arms and turned on her TV. He drifted off to sleep in her arms and she relaxed and watched the news as he slept in her arms.
Sesshomaru checked his watch again. His brother was extremely late, 'as usual' he rolled his eyes. Inuyasha had asked him to meet him in a restaurant in downtown New York to discuss some sort of business.
He hadn't seen his brother since the last time he was in Japan months ago, and wasn't too excited about seeing him today. He had heard about his brother's virus that he contracted from his adulterous ex-wife. Inuyasha's wife had made advances on him in the past and he wasn't shocked in the least that she might have been carrying the deadly virus. He was slightly baffled at the thought that his brother himself had the virus. But what really shocked him was that Inuyasha barely got lucky enough to impregnate his mistress before he became infected and managed to marry and maintain a family with his unaffected wife and child. He unwillingly admitted in his mind that he was impressed with his younger brother. He was continuing a relationship, a company, and raising a child while he could barely tear himself away from having his head in the toilet.
Sesshomaru glanced up when he heard the chair across from him slide across the floor. It was Inuyasha's beautiful wife that greeted him, not his moronic half-brother. He nodded at her, "Kagome." She gave him a stern glance but nodded back, "Inuyasha wasn't feeling well, so I came for him."
He could tell Kagome was still frustrated with him. He had refused to come to their wedding ceremony as he was dealing with some very big company changes and couldn't spare the time to fly out for his brother's second marriage. He had, however, sent a rather luxurious wedding present to them as an apology, which apparently was not enough based on Kagome's miffed expression. "I apologize about the wedding, again." He grumbled, she glowered at him, but pulled a file from her purse.
She looked stunning, her long black hair was piled high in a bun, and her makeup was dark and smoky, giving her a mysterious look. She was wearing a low cut dress, her breastfeeding had led her to develop huge breasts. He had to admit his brother had decent taste in women.
"Inuyasha put this together a few days ago for you to look at. I don't know much about what he wanted to discuss with you, but ill answer any questions I can." She slid the file across the table and he quickly picked it up and opened it. It was a contract, a very lengthy one; it seemed to be written personally by Inuyasha himself. He glanced over the paragraphs, skimming through the statements. It began to click in his head, "Inuyasha wants me to run his company." He said it as a statement rather as a question. The waiter returned with another whiskey for him and asked Kagome if she wanted anything. She waved him away and he took another sip of his strong drink. "He doesn't know how long he will have to be around and wants to spend as much time as possible with us." Kagome seemed to get upset at her own words.
His brother was so dramatic. There were people who lived for years, some even living to old age, with HIV. As long as he took his pills and received good medical care, which he knew his brother could afford, he could live a long life. He thought about it. Drop everything and move to the shit hole that is America to run his brother's mediocre business, or remain at home and maintain his own businesses? "No." He decided it definitely was not worth it and began to stand to leave. "Sesshomaru wait." Kagome reached out and grabbed his hand, he sighed, now she was going to beg. "Inuyasha is more than capable of living his normal everyday life with or without his condition and it is not necessary for me to invest my time here." She looked up at him with her bright brown eyes, "Just think about it, please." He closed his eyes and groaned. He was really just being a bastard and he knew it. His companies at home were flourishing and didn't require his daily care, it would be nothing to stay at home and manage Inuyasha's growing business. "I'll think about it." He pulled her hand off of his own and turned to walk out of the building. He heard her yell from behind him, "Thank you!" He rolled his eyes, women were such simple creatures.
He got to his hotel room and loosened his tie from his neck. He whipped out his cellphone and dialed his assistant's number. "Jaken, arrange for me a plane to leave tomorrow afternoon." Before he even received a response he hung up. His phone buzzed with a text a few moments later, "plane leaves at 5:45 pm." He locked his phone and walked to the kitchen in his suite. He poured himself another round of whiskey and finished the round he had begun to start at the restaurant.
Okay let me know what you guys think. I would love to hear from you guys! Much love, Ainsley