I Hate Chocolate

by

Paizley

DISCLAIMER: Anything that you recognize is sadly, NOT MINE :( yet... :)

PROLOGUE

Rin giggled as she walked alongside Jakotsu, swinging their hands and twirling ever so often to the sounds of the Christmas music that was pouring out onto the winter streets.

"Hey Jak," she started, pausing to take a sip of her hot chocolate.

"Yeah?"

"Think we'll find the wedding cake today?"

"Mm... dunno. You're kinda picky about this kinda stuff."

Rin scoffed, "Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Not! Not! Not!" exclaimed Rin, poking Jakotsu after every consecutive not.

"Hey, shit Rin!" squealed Jakotsu, pushing Rin's hand away, "You know I'm really ticklish."

Rin giggled and ceased to poke her friend in the abdomen. "Fine."

The pair walked in unison for another couple of minutes, singing loudly to the chorus of Let It Snow before stopping in front of an elegantly decorated hotel.

"Oh hey," Jakotsu glanced down at the map he had printed off, "I think this is it."

"Wowsa," she murmured, dragging Jakotsu inside to the lobby.

"Look at this place Jak! It's..."

"Freaking fantastic!" finished Jakotsu, staring in wonder as to how a chandelier of that caliber could stay fixed upon the ceiling. The two squealed with delight, running their fingers over the expensive furniture, the gorgeous silk curtains, the marble fireplace and Christmas decorations.

"So what floor do we go up to?" questioned Jakotsu as they stood in front of the elevator door, waiting for it to come down.

"Mm," Rin rummaged around in her purse before producing a pink sticky note, "Ah, it's on the seventeenth floor!"

"Cool." Jakotsu and Rin stepped into the elevator and were once again in awe.

"I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful elevator in my life!" Rin peered into the mirrors, trying to count how many reflections of herself she could see. Erm, twenty three? No, I think there's twenty five.

Jakotsu rolled his eyes at his friend, she was such a doofus sometimes. "Come along Rin. We're here."

"Ah, okok." Rin followed Jakotsu to the tastefully decorated reception area where they were both hit with the heavenly scent of baked goods. Rin's mouth watered, "It's a good thing I didn't eat lunch."

Jakotsu grinned, "Oh man this is gonna be fun!"

Rin nodded in agreement, walking up to the front desk where she greeted the secretary.

"Hi! Um, I have an appointment with Chef Katusya for one thirty."

The woman looked on her computer before smiling, "Ah, yes. Good afternoon Ms. Yamamoto, please, have a seat. Chef Katusya will be with you momentarily."

"Awesome, thanks." Rin joined Jakotsu who was sitting on the white leather couches, flicking through the various catalogues.

"Hey, what do you think about this one?" asked Jakotsu, holding the page of a wedding cake that was six tiers high and hot pink with white ribbons and bows decorating each tier.

Rin laughed, "Uh, I'm pretty sure that Sesshomaru would kill me for choosing a cake that looks like that."

"Mm I don't know Rinny. I mean, you're the apple of his eye. The toenail to his big toe. The tie to his outrageously expensive Armani suit that makes him look so sexy, especially when he gives you that, I'm Sesshomaru, you're my bitch, look... oh man..."

Rin giggled, "Ah Jak." she swatted him with her hand, "You're weird, but I love you."

"I know! Then why won't you leave that brute of a man and run off and marry me?"

"I would but I'm pretty sure Bankotsu would beat me into a bloody pulp if I tried."

"Yeah," Jakotsu grinned at the thought, "He's pretty protective of me."

Rin smiled brightly, giving her best friend a kiss on his cheek. "That's cause he loves you you big dolt!"

"But not as much as I love you!"

"Ahem."

The pair looked up guilty at the chef who was looking at them with an inquisitive look upon his face.

"Er... hi!" Rin bounced up from her seat and extended her hand, "Rin Yamamoto. This is my best friend Jakotsu."

The chef crinkled a smile and took her hand to place a kiss on it. "Ah, good afternoon Ms. Yamamoto. It is truly an honor for you to consider this humble chef to fashion your wedding cake. Truly an honor. Now please," the chef clapped his hands and immediately a waiter stepped into the room, "Akko, escort these fine people to the Rose Room."

The waiter bowed, "Please," he said, motioning to the room at the end of the hall.

Jakotsu grinned as he waltzed up to the waiter, "Do tell, Akko. Are you single?"

"Uh..."

Rin rolled her eyes and took Jakotsu by the ear, leading him to the room. "Maybe but you aren't," she reminded him, plopping down onto the comfy french love seat.

"He was cute though Rinny!" he whined, looking eagerly at the man of his current dreams.

"Can I get you two anything to drink?"

Jakotsu didn't say a thing. Only daydreaming about the waiter whose ass looked utterly delectable in those trousers. He could see it already; they would run off together to some private beach and start getting it on when Bankotsu would burst through the room some how, grabbing the man by his collar and beating him to a pulp before throwing the waiter into the ocean and then punish him... maybe with some candle wax...mmm....

"Er... I'll have some champagne. How 'bout you Jak?" Rin frowned at her friend and elbowed him, "Jak!"

"Oh! Yeah, uh I'll have the same."

The waiter bowed, "Of course. I'll be back shortly."

Jakotsu winked at the man before luxuriously spreading out onto the seat. "He's hot."

"You're ridiculous."

"Hey, just because I'm taken doesn't mean I can't look."

"Whatever Jak. Come on, let's look through these," she handed him a white catalogue before picking up the pink one beside it. After ten minutes or so of looking through the various wedding cakes and Jak hitting on the waiter when he returned with the drinks, Chef Katusya came through the elegant french doors.

"My apologies Ms. Yamamoto, for keeping you waiting. There was in incident with one of my... former clients."

"Oh, no it was not a problem."

"My thanks to you. Now, let's get this started shall we?" The man clapped his hands, this time three waiters emerged through the doors, each carrying a golden platter.

"This first cake is a new concoction of ours. We call it the Golden Hummingbird; it consists of a freshly baked, handpicked banana-pineapple-pecan cake layer and market fresh cream cheese frosting." He explained whilst the first waiter lifted the top of platter to reveal two slices of cake. "As you can see, the buttercream frosting on top is tinted with yellow, which matched the specifications you had for the cake." He motioned for the pair to sample the dish, which they did happily.

"Oh man this is good!" exclaimed Jakotsu, taking another bite. "And this cutlery is absolutely fab!" he held up the fork, relishing at the fact that his reflection was gold. "You definitely need gold utensils."

Rin nodded her head, "Agreed! It goes with the whole theme too! And this cake! This," she held up her half-eaten slice, "is fantastic! It's delicious!"

The chef beamed and motioned for the second waiter to come forward. "Thank you. Now this second cake is Vanilla Chai. You said that you enjoyed drinking the spiced chai tea, so this cake has all the same flavors with just a hint of vanilla."

Rin eagerly took a slice and delved in, "Hmm... this one's pretty good. But I'm going to have to say that the first one was my favorite."

"Agreed. It's alright, maybe for like a baby shower," he suggested wiggling his brows at Rin, "But not for a wedding."

"Not a problem. This is why we have a taste test. Now, hopefully you will agree with me in saying we saved the best for last. This cake is Black-forest, which consists of rich premium chocolate imported from France with home-brewed cherry brandy with a fresh layer of cherry-brandy-soaked cherries. And for the frosting we have our infamous buttercream with chocolate shavings. Of course, we can have the shavings tinted in gold to tie it together with your wedding theme."

Rin's mouth watered as the cover was lifted. Holy mother of pearl. It seemed that the cake was calling for Rin to eat it, chocolate, my ultimate weakness. Slowly she took a bite, savoring the rich taste of chocolate as it melted in her mouth. "Damn, I think this is it."

Jakotsu had already devoured his slice, "Uh yeah it is! Could I have another slice?"

"Certainly." In moments he was brought another slice which he also quickly consumed in less than a minute.

"Geez Jak. Slow down." She rolled her eyes. "I believe Chef Katusya, that this is the cake!"

"Wonderful." He clapped his hands and had another round of champagne poured into their glasses. "What are the specifics?"

"Oh, yes." Rin took out her little notebook and flipped through until she found the page she was looking for. "Ok. So we have about two-hundred guests, so I was thinking maybe a five-tier cake. Also, perhaps if you could make some mini cupcakes for all the guests to take home with them?"

The Chef nodded as he wrote this all down, "Here's an idea, we can tint all the chocolate in the cake with 24-karat gold, then your whole cake would be golden. And as for the mini cupcakes, perhaps if we make a forth vanilla, another forth chocolate, another forth red velvet and the final forth tiramisu. Thus your guests can have variety with what they bring home."

"A golden cake? How broke do you want me to be after this wedding?"

Rin looked around confused, was she hearing voices in her head? Rin frowned, if so, why was Sesshomaru being the voice of reason. Stupid Sesshomaru, she hushed silently, I want this bloody cake. But when she looked to the doors she grinned. There he was, leaning against the french doors looking like a greek god. She squealed and ran up to him, standing on her tiptoes to press a kiss to his lips.

"I thought your flight wasn't coming in until tomorrow!" she exclaimed, pulling back but not letting go of her hold on him.

"The wonders of owning your own plane. You can leave when you want." he murmured, pressing another kiss to her lips. "So, a gold cake?"

Rin simply grinned and took his hand, leading him to sit with her on the love seat.

"Jakotsu." he greeted with a nod.

"Hi Sesshomaru! You look utterly delectable today."

Sesshomaru raised a brow at Rin who giggled, "He's had sugar."

Chef Katusya however was in shock to see the Sesshomaru Takahashi, CEO of Takahashi Inc., and ruthless businessman be so... affectionate with Rin, who was his complete opposite. At barely five-feet tall Rin was not in the least bit intimidating, especially when there always seemed to be a smile on her face. Interesting.

"Ah, Mr. Takahashi, it is truly an honor." he bowed several times and then went to the locked cabinet to retrieve a bottle of wine.

"I hope your business meeting in New York went well."

"It was productive."

"Wonderful. Care for a drink?" asked the chef, pulling out one of the bottles of wines he kept for his most exclusive guests.

Sesshomaru nodded. The chef smiled and gestured to the bottle of wine in his hand, "This is one of our finest wines," he started, personally pouring Sesshomaru a glass, "the Petrus Pomeral 1998."

Sesshomaru took a sip, "It's good."

"Wonderful." The chef let out a sigh of relief, "Now shall we continue Ms. Yamamoto?"

Rin giggled, she was amused by the special treatment the chef was giving Sesshomaru. "Oh yes! So Sesshomaru," she lifted the fork to his lips, "this is the first cake that we tried. Jak and I agree both agree that it's really good."

"Yeah! It's called the Golden Hummingbird." Jakotsu pitched in, tempted to run his hands through Sesshomaru's silver locks, how in the world did he get it to look so soft?

Sesshomaru took the bite, "It's good."

Rin smiled, in Sesshomaru's world that meant that it was fantastic. "Now, this is the cake I want at our wedding."

Sesshomaru grimaced, dully noting the scent of the cake. "It's chocolate." he stated, refusing the bite.

"What? So? It's really good!" She held the fork up to his lips, daring him to try it but he refused which made her sigh.

"Sesshomaru," she whined, "This one's my favorite!"

"It's a shame that it's chocolate. You know my affection for chocolate is minimal at best."

Rin pouted and crossed her arms, "You are a pig-head."

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and let out a low growl. How dare she insult me.

Jakotsu looked at the couple and made a face, this is not going to be a pretty sight. "Er... I have a doctor's appointment. For..." he glanced at his watch, "right now. Ok guys, bye!"

Chef Katusya also noticed the rising tension in the room and saw Jakotsu's exit as an excuse for himself, "Please, let me show you the way out."

This left only the couple in the room.

"How come you don't like chocolate?" she questioned, starring at him in disbelief.

"I have my reasons." he murmured.

"Sesshomaru," she pleaded softly, "Pretty please? With a cherry on top?"

Sesshomaru was silent, pulling Rin into his lap where he proceeded to press butterfly kisses onto the nape of her neck.

"Sesshomaru," Rin whimpered, "Stop. Come on. We're in public. Sorta."

"It's only us in this room Rin." he whispered in her ear, causing goosebumps to appear on her arm.

Oh no Rin. He's trying to distract you. Stick to the plan Rin. You want that chocolate cake. Oh, damn he's kissing that spot... come on Rin. Get it together. In a matter of seconds Rin had maneuvered herself so they faced each other whilst she was straddling his lap. "Maru..." she murmured, "Please?" she begged, kissing her way up from his chest to his lips.

"Rin." Sesshomaru groaned, "It's chocolate."

"I love chocolate."

"That's nice."

"Please?"

"No."

Rin huffed and pulled herself up. Hands on her hips she stood in front of him, "Fine. Ruin our wedding."

"Fine."

"Excellent."

"Tantalizing."

"Gorgeous." he murmured, standing up to tuck her locks behind her ear. "You look absolutely adorable when you don't get your way."

"Humph." Rin glared at her fiance before grabbing her purse and walking out of the room, finding Chef Katusya who was awaiting her by the front desk. "I'll let you know about our decision as soon as possible."

"Of course. No rush."

Rin scowled at Sesshomaru who was waiting for the elevator doors to open. Once they opened she rushed inside, quickly closing the doors before Sesshomaru could get in. She rode the elevator down to the first floor where she exited the hotel and stalked over to Sesshomaru who had somehow managed to get to his car before her.

"Meanie," she mumbled under her breath as he held open her door.

"How mature of you." he retorted, starting up the Mercedes and left the hotel parking lot.

Rin gave him a dirty look, how the hell had she ended up with someone who despised chocolate as much as he did? Frowning she grabbed the gossip magazine from the dashboard and tried to concentrate on reading it and not talking to her fiance. Idiot. Meanie-butt-headed idiot. How can someone hate chocolate? That's like hating puppies! Idiot. Ok Rin, enough bashing your fiance, read the magazine. That'll calm you down. Yeah.

After ten minutes of not talking though, Rin found the silence to be utterly unbearable, "Sesshomaru?"

"Ahh, finally talking to me?" he questioned, giving her a glance.

Rin was tempted to stick out her tongue. Compromise Rin, this is what marriage is all about. "Tell you what, if you can give me ten valid reasons for why we can't have that chocolate cake, then we won't and we'll get the Hummingbird cake."

Sesshomaru nodded, that was reasonable, "Fine."

Rin clapped her hands, "Alrighty then." she shifted around in the leather seat to get comfy. The traffic was quite hectic at the moment so it was highly unlikely that they would get home in less than thirty minutes. "Story time mister! Let's start with reason number 1!"

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