Okaaaaaaaaay, well readers, this is just me re-writing this sotry and making it better lol, I'll add chapters as soon as I can, but for now, no new ones :p Thank you for being so very patient with me, and I hope you continue to
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE INU CHARACTERS…ONLY THE PLOT LINE FOR THE STORY!
Chp. 1: The arrangement.
Rin Matsumoto and her older brother, Kohaku, sat across from their parents in Kohaku's apartment. They watched their parents argue mildly which of their children would stay with which parent. It had all started when Rin's parents had decided they were not in love any longer and they wanted to get a divorce. They had broken the news to Rin and her brother shortly before the prior argument had started. Which, frankly, had Rin's ire rising rather quickly. Her parents could be so inconsiderate sometimes. They hadn't even stopped to ask how the news of the immenate divorce had effected their childeren. Not that it came as much of a suprise. It was as if their sleeping in different areas of the house hadn't tipped Rin and Kohaku off.
Shaking off her annoyance, Rin studied her parents. Her mother, short and petite, like Rin herself, had once had the same dark cascading curls as her daughter, but they were now cut short, to her chin, giving her sharp featured face a business like air. She sat staring at her husband with the tiniest frown line marring the perfect porcelain skin of her brow, her thin, perfectly plucker brows bent slightly about her worried saphire eyes. It was a look Rin had seen many times in the past year. Rin shifted her own midnight blue gaze to her father. He looked so much like his son Rin almost smiled. He was a soft faced man. His large brown eyes so kind and understanding, except in moments like this, when they were sharp and very direct. Rin did give a brief grin when his thick mustache twitched at something her mother had said. Rin's father brough one of his huge hands up to run over the short pitch balck hair on his head, his thick eyebrows lowered feircly. Rin grimaced as he folded his huge arms over his broad chest. His entire six foot two frame vibrated with annoyance,
That was never a good sign. Then Rin noticed where his glared had landed. She blinked as she followed the disapproving look straight to her brother's grinning face. Now what had Kohaku said to earn THAT look. Their father usually reservered that look for broken toys, fibs, and...one of Kohaku's stupid ideas.'
"C'mon you two." She heard Kohaku say in his very best, get what he wants voice. Its a better idea than either one of you had" Rin heard her dad harumph indignantly. What on earth had Kohaku said? She wondered vaguely as she watched her brother's dark brown eyes shift restlessly between their parents.
"Rin would be very safe here. Plus Alex goes to her school. Its alot closer than it would be at your place mom." Kohaku continued. "She wouldn't have to switch and lose all of her friends." Finally Rin felt things click into eyes widened. He wanted her to stay with him! The idea was almost laughable! There was no was her parents would let her stay with there nineteen year old, one year behind, bachelor, irresponsable, son who-
"Oh darling! I think its an absolutely wonderful idea!" WHAT? Rin's eyes jerked to her mother who was now beaming and getting to her feet. She brushed at some imagined lint on the pencil skirt of her dove grey suit. Had her, very proper and straight laced mother just agreed to let Rin stay at her orother's apartment? "As long as you can make sure Rin studies and doesn't miss any of her classes she can stay with you until graduation." Her mother frowned at this and turned her attention toKohaku. "But the instant she does she's moving back in with me." with that she turned to their father who looked suprised but not like he was about to say any different on the matter. Rin stared at him. He watched them both for a moment before he nodded.
"You're right son, its within your sister'sbest interest to stay here." He smiled and looked at Rin. "You're alright with this right honey?" Rin stared at him for a moment before busting into a smile of her own. Of course! How could she not be? She hadn't wanted to move away as it was. It was her senior year at her all girls school and she wouldn't miss graduating with her class for anything. Plus, living with her brother and his American girlfriend would be loads more fun than if she had to stay in one of her parents houses. She nodded virgirously at her dad.
"Of course its fine with me! I'll be perfectly alright with Kohaku and Alex." She grinned widely. "No worries daddy." Her father smiled at the little used endearment.
"Alright then, what could it hurt?" He smiled again before turning to his wife. "Anyway, we'd better go. We're going to be late for our court date if we don't hurry." Their mother jumped at this.
"Oh my you're right!" Bending down she scooped up her brown leather breifcase. Righting hersefl she swooped around their father and gave both Rin and Kohaku a kiss on the cheek. "Tah darlings, we'll both stop by to bring Rin's luggage after we're done." With that said she glided through the front door their fther held open for her. He chuckled and shook his head.
"You two have fun now. We'll see you later." With a wave, he too was out the door. After they had left Kohaku flopped onto his couch and grabbed his cell phone from the mahogany lamp table beside it. Rin tapped her foot impatiently as he talked to someone for a few minutes before he clicked the phone shut and looked at her.
"Well, what are we gonna do now genius? If you've already forgotten, which obviously our parents did, I do go to and all girls school HALFWAY across town, and you go to and all boys school a block away!" No matter how happy she was with the living arrangement, she couldn't let him get away with forgetting that fact. But whatever Rin had thought to hear her brother say…wasn't exactly what she got.
"I intend to have Alex come over and we're going to give you a full make over!" Rin blinked and gave Kohaku a look she hoped would make him want to check for a second head.
"Make over?" She somehow didn't like the way that sounded anymore.
"Yes a make-over! We've decided that you're going to enroll into my school…" Rin opened her mouth to protest but clamped it shut when Kohaku finished. "As my brother. It's perfect! Don't you see? You're shorter than I would like…. but you've got hardly any breasts to worry about so hiding them won't be hard! And…" Kohaku's words drained out away as Rin considered the ridiculous plan.
Her dress and act like…a…. a boy? There was NO way that was going to work…. Rin fingered a lock of her shining black hair and gulped…they'd have to cut it off! She'd been growing it since she was ten! It was nearly past her…what had he said about her breasts? Rin felt a muscle in her jaw twitch as she turned a full force I'm-gonna-strangle-you glare on her brother.
"Of course it'll be a shame to cut off all that hair…what? What are you glaring at me for?" Kohaku raised his eyes brows as he studied Rin, but just as she was about to give him an earful, the doorbell rang. "Alex!" Kohaku said enthusiastically, rushing towards the door.
Rin looked over just as Kohaku's girlfriend, Alexandra Lacrosse, stepped through the door. A vibrantly beautiful girl of 5"8 with a head full of luxurious golden curls, eyes the color of an autumn sky, lush red lips and a figure to die for, Alex was the model of a woman. Rin smiled as the blonde looked past her adoring boyfriend to her with a friendly smile.
"Rin!" She said in her singsong voice as she rushed forward, giving Rin a bear hug. "Oh darling I'm sorry you're going to have to go through all this!" Alex said, her soft voice empathetic and her finely plucked brows drawn down. Rin shrugged, it really didn't matter to her. She gave Alex a bright smile.
"It doesn't matter!" She said quickly and ushered the blond to a seat. "Well, I suppose Kohaku told YOU what we're going to do hmm?" Rin stressed the word you and watched as Alex nodded and stood, flinging a just now noticed gym bag off her shoulder and onto the glass topped coffee table.
"I have come prepared!" She said, her tone light totally confident as she unzipped the bag. "I've got scissors, hair dye, a uniform from Kohaku's school, thread…needles, to do some adjustments if the need arises…. and…a whole lot more fun stuff!" Alex smiled beguilingly and looked up as Kohaku flopped down on the couch.
"So when can I start?"
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Well, that was alot better than the original stuff, lol, at least I think so. I hope you guys enjoyed it and I also hope you continue to R&R! Thanks very much!
