And my new Inuyasha story is finally posted! And it's a Sesshomaru x Rin story. I'm gonna have a lot of fun with this. :D I love their relationship. I don't think I've ever met someone who hated Rin. 'cept maybe Kagura or Sara. haha.
This fic is dedicated to my friend, sailormoon45, who has asked me to do a Sesshomaru x Rin fic for the longest time. Hope you like the first chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Batman.
Three people were sitting around the table. Two women and a male hanyou. They were casually passing around a green bowl filled with ripe and juicy cherries. They'd been chatting lightly for the past couple hours. The younger brunette woman glanced at the large gold clock that was hanging in the living room.
"I really must be going now, Izayoi-sama and Inuyasha," she said politely.
Both Izayoi and Inuyasha's faces fell. Izayoi set the bowl of cherries aside. "Stay a little longer, Rin!" she exclaimed. She liked having Rin over. She was like a breath of fresh air in a house full of demons. Male demons at that. Rin truly was like the daughter she never had.
The hanyou sitting to Izayoi's left, Inuyasha, gave Rin his famous puppy eyes. Like Izayoi, Inuyasha liked having Rin's company. She actually had a sense of humor as well as a kind heart. She didn't see him a 'another halfbreed' like most people did. "C'mon Rin. Stay a little longer," he pleaded.
She nervously wrung her wrists, debating what to do. She enjoyed being around Inuyasha and Izayoi. She'd known them ever since she met Inuyasha at the playground when she was seven. Now, ten years later, she and Inuyasha were still the best of friends. She shyly glanced at the clock again. "I don't know Izayoi-sama. It's getting pretty late."
"Nonsense," boomed a voice from the stairs. Inuyasha, Izayoi and Rin turned toward the source of the noise, Inuyasha's father and Izayoi's husband, Inu no Taisho, the Great Dog Demon. His long silver hair was held in a pony tail. Rin could really see where Inuyasha had gotten most of his physical features. Inu no Taisho made his way over to the table, his ponytail swaying from left to right. He had a stern look on his face, but his golden eyes held a mischievous glint. "Rin, I'm sure your parents will understand."
When he assured her that her parents would understand, she had a mini panic attack. It went unnoticed by the Takahashis because she brushed it off just as easily as it had come. In no time, she was able to gain control of her calm and composed nature. "Maybe just a little while longer, Inu no Taisho-sama."
He glanced at her before dipping his head slightly, closing his eyes. A small smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Rin, you've known us for years. Call us by our names."
Izayoi nodded, looking back at Rin. "Do call us by our names. No honorifics," she said firmly.
She gaped at them, wondering whether they were being serious or not. When she saw the look on their faces, she blushed furiously, waving her hands wildly. "Oh no! I couldn't do that!" she cried.
"Why not?" asked Inuyasha. He plucked a cherry out of the bowl, ripped the stem off and popped it into his mouth. He turned back to her with the same piercing gold stare as his father. "You stay over so often…you're pretty much part of the family. And then add the fact that we've known you since you were seven."
Before Rin could contradict him further, they all felt a swish of cool air breeze past them. They heard a cool and calm voice drawling from the foot of the stairs. "Please tell me we're not about to have a new member of the Takahashi family."
Rin's blush began creeping up her cheeks again. The voice belonged to none other than Inuyasha's half brother, Sesshomaru. She had the biggest crush on the eldest Takahashi brother since she was fourteen years old. She'd kept it to herself most of the time. Mainly because of the age difference. Sesshomaru was twenty five. She was only seventeen. Their relationship would be forbidden from the start, should they ever have one. It didn't matter anyway. Sesshomaru rarely showed interest in women anyway.
Rin had only told two people of her crush on the daiyoukai. Well, technically one. And that person was Inuyasha's girlfriend, Kagome Higurashi. Rin absolutely adored Kagome. She was like a sister to her. She remembered the look on her friend's face when she told her. Her chocolate eyes lit up and a big smile graced her face.
The other was Inuyasha, who'd overheard Rin telling Kagome the very same day. Upon finding out, he wasn't shocked or repulsed. Truth be told, he suspected it over the years, but didn't say anything because he didn't intend on hurting her feelings.
"You should go for it, Rin, but be warned. Sesshomaru's a jackass," he said that day.
It didn't matter to Rin. She was convinced that he was only a jackass to certain people. Namely Inuyasha, but that was only because Sesshomaru was Izayoi's stepson. He held Inuyasha accountable for his father and his mother's divorce.
"Chill your-er-" stammered Inuyasha, snapping Rin from her fantasy. He caught Izayoi's eyes. She gave him a stern look as if to say, 'you'd better not say what I think you're going to say.' "Calm yourself," he amended. "We were just talking about how Rin stays over a lot and how she's pretty much part of the family."
"Hn," he said softly. He strode over to the kitchen and grabbed a bright red apple. He ran it under some cold water before starting toward the stairs.
Izayoi caught sight of her stepson heading up the stairs and frowned slightly. "Sesshomaru, stay with us!" she cried. "You spend so much time in your room," she whined. She sighed, turning back to the bowl of cherries that were in front of her. She picked one out and tossed the stem into the slightly smaller bowl beside it.
Complete silence followed Izayoi's request. Rin and Inuyasha watched as the daiyoukai gave the back of his stepmother's head a murderous stare worthy of a basilisk. They both gulped, knowing that things wouldn't go well. Inu no Taisho noticed the sudden silence and turned around just in time to give him a cold hard look, as if to say 'be nice.'
Sesshomaru curtly nodded and stiffly walked over to the table. He sat down in the only empty seat at the table which was conveniently next to Rin. A light blush was dusting her pale cheeks. She tried not to draw attention to herself by finding a fold in the tablecloth to be the most mesmerizing thing she'd ever seen.
Inuyasha noticed the blush on her face and gave her a devious smirk that she didn't see. "Rin, d'you mind passing this bowl of cherries to Sesshomaru? I don't think he got any," he said handing her the bowl of cherries.
Izayaoi was literally in tears. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had gone five minutes without trying to tear each other apart. And on top of that, Inuyasha had offered something to Sesshomaru! It was a miracle! She hastily wiped her eyes, trying not to draw attention to herself.
Rin and Sesshomaru on the other hand, glared at Inuyasha. Rin knew that Inuyasha had caught her blushing and she knew that he was trying to get Sesshomaru to notice her. While she would've thanked him for something like that, couldn't he do it some other time?
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow before glaring daggers at his younger half-brother. Inuyasha never offered anything. Nothing. What exactly was he planning to do?
"I do not recall asking for cherries, Inuyasha," he said coldly. Sesshomaru glanced at the petite brunette sitting next to him and rolled his eyes. This is the girl who's pretty much part of the family? He tossed his long silver tresses over his shoulder and munched on his apple with a look of utmost boredom.
Rin was mortified by what Inuyasha had done. Was he trying to embarrass her? He saw her blush, so why was he trying to make it worse? She caught him stifling his laughter out of the corner of her eye. She gave Izayoi and Inu no Taisho a small smile. "Izayoi-sama, Inu no Taisho-sama, do you mind if I talk to Inuyasha for a second?"
When they nodded, Rin got up, dragging the hanyou by his ear into the hallway. Sesshomaru eyed them cautiously. Inuyasha must have done something to make her angry. Stupid halfbreed. What point is there purposely making someone angry if all they've done is be nice to you.
Sesshomaru wasn't completely oblivious to Rin. He knew that his father, his stepmother and his half-brother were very good friends with Rin. He thought back to the time Izayoi and Inuyasha had come home with Rin. She looked like any other little girl. Except that she was unusually cheerful. He found it odd. How did she always keep a smile on her face?
When Inuyasha and Rin finally made it into the hallway, Inuyasha couldn't help but burst into laughter. Rin glared at him, putting her hands on her hips. "Alright Inuyasha, what the hell do you think you're trying to do?" she demanded.
She impatiently waited for him to stop clutching his sides. He was still laughing when he stood tall, but he had tamed his laughter. He smiled at how angry she was. He poked her nose, making her even angrier than she already was. "C'mon Rinny," he said laughing again. "Loosen up. Besides, you're not going to get anywhere if you keep blushing like a lovesick idiot."
She crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the wall, knowing Inuyasha was right. "That doesn't give you the right to put me on the spot like that."
"I didn't even do anything!" he exclaimed. "You're the one who goes to pieces when he's around." He looked thoughtful for a second. "Kinda weird now that I think about it. What do you see in him? Sesshomaru kinda looks like a girl. He's been mistaken as my older sister a couple of times now. It really pisses him off."
She tried to hold her laughter back, but he could tell that she thought this was amusing. He waved his hand. "Whatever. I'm sorry for putting you on the spot." He took care to put air quotes around the phrase, 'putting you on the spot.' "I'm just saying that maybe things would be better if you loosened up around him."
She heaved a huge sigh and sank to the ground, hugging her knees. "But he'd never go for me," she sadly. "He's so much older and I'm just…me. I'm nothing special."
He crouched down beside her. She could tell that his gold eyes were trying to penetrate her worries. "Rin, you have to stop thinking in that state of mind. You're such a kickass person. Sesshomaru would be lucky to be with someone like you. You're a hell a lot better than that Sara bitch he dumped a while back."
They sat there for a minute. Rin took Inuyasha's words in. What would happen if I loosened up around Sesshomaru? What would happen if we actually did pursue a relationship? What would become of my relationship with the Takahashis if things didn't end well? Or worse, what would happen if he flat-out rejected me? Oh, this is a lot more complicated than I thought!
Inuyasha could literally see the gears turning in her head. He shook his head. Reminds me of the time I came to her about Kagome. He suddenly pulled her up and started to drag her down the stair and to the garage.
"Inuyasha! What the hell are you doing?" she shouted loudly, grabbing the attention of the rest of the Takahashis. They glanced at the walkway leading to the hallway, wondering what was going on. Inuyasha emerged, smiling as if nothing had happened.
"Rin and I are going to go see Kagome, Miroku and Sango," he stated.
Izayoi and Inu no Taisho blinked a couple of times. Sesshomaru, however, merely bit into his apple and headed toward the stairs. "Bye."
Inuyasha pointedly stared at his brother's back and huffed down the stairs. Rin caught sight of his angry face and decided that it was time for a little payback. "Awww, did someone get pissed off at Sesshomaru?" she asked laughing.
He threw the car door open and slammed it shut. "Shut up and get in the car," he mumbled.
"Rin, Inuyasha, what a lovely surprise!" exclaimed Kagome, when she opened the door. She stood on her tiptoes to kiss Inuyasha's cheek. "Miroku and Sango are in my room," she clarified when Rin looked around the spacious living room. They were walking up the stairs when Kagome suddenly sighed. "So, what happened this time?"
Rin was puzzled, but Inuyasha stared pointedly at her. "Nothing, wench. Do I need a reason to come to MY GIRLFRIEND'S house?"
Kagome was about to answer when they heard a loud noise that sounded suspiciously like something hitting flesh. The trio shook their heads, knowing what had happened. In the five measly minutes that Kagome was gone, Miroku couldn't keep his lecherous hands to himself. Their suspicions were confirmed when they heard Sango yelling at the top of her lungs.
"KEEP YOUR DAMN HANDS TO YOURSELF, LECHER!"
Kagome raced up the stairs and into her room so she could do damage-control. She found Sango sitting on her bed, glaring at Miroku who had a faint pink handprint and a sheepish smile on his face. He was rubbing the stinging handprint.
"Ahh, my lovely Sango-"
"Give it a rest, lecher," said Inuyasha gruffly. He walked in and stood by Kagome. "At this rate, I seriously think you're gonna die at Sango's hands."
Miroku chose not to respond to Inuyasha. Rin shyly stepped in and stood by Inuyasha.
"Hey Miroku. Hey Sango," she said quietly.
Miroku eyes lit up when he saw Rin. "RIN!" he shouted bounding over to her. He crushed her bones before she could respond.
"Mir…oku…" she wheezed. "You're…squeezing me…too hard!"
When he finally let go of her, he smiled down at her. Rin couldn't help but smile with him. He looked like he hadn't seen her in a long time, when in reality, it'd only been a week or two.
Sango also smiled at the brunette. "Hey Rin. How's it going?"
"Nothing much," she said plopping down on the foot of Kagome's bed. She gazed out the window, envying how Kagome had such a beautiful view outside her bedroom. There were so many apples trees as well as a small pond nearby. It'd be the perfect place to live. It was a lot better than where I live…She snapped herself out of her thoughts and smiled. "How's Kohaku?" she asked.
She missed Kohaku. Kohaku was her best friend. She met Sango and Kohaku around the same time she met Inuyasha. Sango's mother had died a long time ago and they'd been living with their father ever since. Sango moved out when she turned eighteen, so naturally Rin got to see more of her than her kid brother.
Sango was about to answer when everyone heard something softly fall on the carpeted ground. "Rin?"
Everyone turned around to find Kohaku and Souta standing in the doorway. Kohaku had dropped his and Souta's bowl of popcorn. Souta was staring open mouthed at the mess that Kohaku made and sighed.
"Way to go, Kohaku," grumbled Souta as he started to pick up the buttery popcorn that Kohaku had dropped.
Kohaku didn't pay any attention to what Souta was saying, or rather grumbling. He raced over to Rin and gave her the same treatment that Miroku had.
"Have I really not seen you guys for that long?" she asked faintly.
He pulled away, smiling. "Rin! We have to catch up!"
Souta dropped the handful of popcorn that he'd gathered and glared at the boy. "Ahem! Were we not going to catch up on the Batman movies? Kohaku, The Dark Knight Rises comes out tomorrow."
He waved his hand. "We'll do that later," he said absentmindedly. He dragged Rin out of the room, eliciting confused stares from everyone in the room.
"San, why didn't you tell us little Kohaku had a crush on Rinny?" asked Inuyasha.
"He doesn't," Sango said, trying to sound confident abou it.
"Blowing off Batman for a girl," said Souta leaning against the doorframe, crossing his arms over his chest. "Either they're really good friends or there's something there."
Everyone turned to Sango, expecting an explanation. She glanced at all of them, seriously considering whether they lost all sanity. "C'mon guys. I would know if Kohaku liked Rin. He's always been like a brother to her." When they didn't drop their gazes, she began to doubt herself. Does Kohaku really not like Rin that way?
Kohaku dragged Rin down the stairs and into the living room. Rin had protested the entire way down just as she had with Inuyasha just before they left. When he stopped dragging her. She glared at him, silently demanding to know why she was roughly dragged down the stairs.
"Rin, how're you holding up?" he asked with anxious eyes.
She stopped glaring at him and dropped her voice. "Are you crazy?" she asked in a hushed whisper. "You can't just ask that when everyone's upstairs! They could've heard you!"
"How. Are. You. Holding. Up?" he asked, enunciating each word.
She sank into the sofa behind her, sighing. "What does it matter, Kohaku? Nothing has been the same since it happened two years ago." She looked as if she was about to cry.
He sat down beside her and took her hand. "Didn't you tell anyone?"
"Of course not!" she exclaimed, yanking her hand away. "I can't just go around telling people something like this!"
"Rin," he said sternly. "You need to tell someone. Now. Not even the Takahashis know?"
"Especially not the Takahashis," she snapped. "Do you know what would happen if they knew?" When he didn't answer, she carried on. "Not a soul knows, except for you."
He gave her a sad look before standing up. "While it does make me feel special inside, it wouldn't be too bad to trust a few more people like you trust me." He headed toward the stairs. His foot didn't even touch the first stair when he turned around again. "Don't be surprised to see me at your doorstep." Without saying another word, he dashed up the stairs, leaving Rin with a few more things to consider.
And the questions begin...
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