Hurricane.
Send out the morning birds to sing of the damage.
Spring was always a beautiful season. A breath of new life filled the lungs of even the most sorrowful person. The scent of fresh flowers and pollen filled the air. Although a few would regrettably have to deal with their allergies it did not take away from the happiness sowed by the restored life surrounding them. It was in the midst of these in which she thrived. This young woman was striking with features in faithful symmetric harmony. She had wide almond framed eyes and plush lips that bloomed over her pearly white teeth. The hazel of her eyes looked darker when surrounded by the heavy lashes which stretched towards the sun. Her nose stood on her face in harmony with her delicate features. The pigment of her lips seemed like a light rose dropped in fresh milk against her skin. Soft brown hair sprouted from her head and was confined to a ponytail which ended at her waist.
"Why can't I?" she whispered in frustration as her smile faded to a pout. She could feel the beginning of a letter starting to form on the crown of her tongue, but it was lost when ever it seemed to be getting clearer. She sighed as she threw herself back into the soft grass covered ground behind her. A slight thump sounded as she did so. This field was well kept. A large pond sat at the very bottom and flowers surrounded the area. Each of them were different types of blooms but all shared a sweet scent. A scent that seemed to thicken as she stayed there. Again a smile captured her lips as her thoughts wandered to her dreams.
"It couldn't be too hard to fill a small shop with flowers and pastries." she giggled to herself with excitement while stretching her arms to the sun to feel it's warmth in her palms. She could feel a vibration in her worn denim capris and although trying to ignore it the first three vibrations, she gave up her solace.
"Hello?" she answered in a friendly voice although still annoyed that it would interrupt her dreaming.
"Rin, I told you to be home an hour ago." came the eerily calm voice of her mother. Rin held the phone far from her ear after hearing that and quickly hung up. She release a cry of frustration and picked up her canvas handbag. She threw the cellphone in while mumbling brief sentences of profanity. Light stomps were absorbed by the ground as she walked further down to her bike. She mounted sloppily while throwing her bag in a small basket in front of the handle bars. Her breathing quickened as she began to petal the half a mile that led to her house. The sun was still shining radiantly as she dismounted and entered the large brick house. Her mother was an interesting woman. Her mother was a best selling author with much award and quite a large fan base. Rin chuckled a little bit while recalling her reaction to her mother's phone call.
"Mother?" she called with an apologetic tone. She could hear her mother's fingertips gliding over the key board, the most audible sound being the smooth beat of her fingers weaving the fabric of her imagination. Rin knew that now that her mother was in a moment of inspiration she would be safe for the rest of the day. Things were always good when her mother was inspired. Yes, Riko had chosen to live in seclusion with her only child. The main reason for that being that it would be better for Rin in the long run. In this place far away from the vices of the city she knew she could raise an upstanding and wonderful young woman. A woman who appreciated the gifts that nature had granted us and one who had a strong belief in her own morals. It was true that some thought Riko had been a little dramatic in picking up and leaving.
"Don't think you've dodged my wrath, Rin. I'll get to you when I'm done with this." Riko hummed sweetly over the ever clicking keys. Rin shrugged and took the stairs to her room. It was plain with flowers and delectable looking portraits on all her walls. A yawn escaped the girl's lips as she looked out into the open space of her backyard. 'I wonder if he'll pass by today.' Rin smiled and opened the window. She could already imagine his hair swaying behind him as he jogged. The sun would make his hair gleam in the light and the honey sun would make his eyes shimmer as he ran with that boyish smile. Something made her want to be around him all the time, but then again something made her want to keep him at far distances.
"Oh...these hormones shouldn't be so out of control by now." she grabbed her chest dramatically, and looked out her window once again. This time he was there, in his black tank top and sweat pants running. She could practically see the light reflecting of the drops of sweat that trickled down his back. However, she knew it was probably impossible to see that well. He turned back and began running backwards as if knowing she was looking, he smiled showing all of his teeth. Rin could feel her heart race and moved to the side of her window with her back against the window. she breathed in deeply with a smile plastered across her flushed cheeks. She peeked a little back into the window and saw that he had continued down the trail disappearing into the sunlit horizon.
"You suck." she giggled making her body wiggle trying to rid herself of the shy feeling. It was now that she could hear her mother climbing up the stairs. Her flip flops, making the ever so annoying popping sounds with each step. Rin took a deep breath and looked at her mother with a big smile.
"Some would call you a stalker if he wasn't the one running through our backyard."Riko smiled at her daughter. Rin's face which had just begun to take back it's natural coloring turned three shades heavier.
"Mom!" she laughed and threw a pillow at the older woman.
"Don't start a war you can't win." Riko laughed standing over Rin with a mischievous face while holding the pillow in the air. Rin felt as though she could hear foot steps leading to the door and no less than a hit to the head with a pillow the door bell was ringing.
"There's someone at the door. I'll get it." Rin muttered quickly jumping off the bed. Her mother was there on her knees wondering what her daughter was talking about. Riko hadn't even heard the door bell ring yet. As Rin jetted down the stairs a man was just walking up their pathway. She had already been peeking out the door before he got a chance to lift his finger to the bell. He was a beautiful man. The man's face was angelic and elegant. It was a face that royalty should have. His shoulders were broad and his body was long. She looked at his hands which were large and probably twice the size of hers. His demeanor was cold and business like. Rin looked at him with slightly widened eyes as all the letters that had been too shy to jump the cliff of her tongue before were now free falling off of her lips.
"Sesshoumaru?" she said quickly. He lifted a perfect silver brow with slight amusement and let his hand fall to his side. Rin's thoughts were all jumping like heated molecules darting around in a pot of boiling water. She was confused she found herself slamming the door and calling for her mother. Riko ran down the stairs like a cheetah hearing the slight distress in her daughter's voice. Rin started to walk back up the stairs to her room, she could just hear the two adults speaking to each other.
"Please come in." Riko said in a friendly manor, Rin could hear the laugh that was hidden behind her words.
"Allow me to introduce myself first. I'm Sesshoumaru Nishimura." Rin observed the smooth velvet voice he had. It was almost hypnotizing she noticed. It was almost a voice one would be comfortable listening to forever. Just a moment later Rin could hear foot steps in her room she smiled and left her eavesdropping to go see who was there.
"Who's in there?" she whispered poking her head in there with a playful smile. Then she saw him and her eyes widened as she jumped in and shut the door behind her quiet loudly. She pressed her finger in to the lock as a quick assault was placed on her lips. She closed her eyes tasting the salt of an exercised young man. 'Is there anything that can beat this?' she wondered as her fingers tangled themselves in the slightly sweat dampened hair. The slight feeling of his tongue brush gently across her bottom lip prompted her to allow him the entrance he sought.
"Rin, come down here." she heard the call of her mother and groaned with disappointed. She released herself from the young man's grip and opened the door and closed it tenderly behind her. Pressing her back against the door she smiled and took a deep breath to ready herself for the potentially awkward setting that awaited her downstairs. She took each step slowly, while thinking of what to say to get them to leave her in peace. She heard the slight squeak of someone sitting on her bed and so she quickened her pace down the stairs.
"Need something?" Riko turned to her child and looked at her slightly disheveled appearance. It was no secret that Rin had company to her mother, and usually she would not bother her, but tonight, tonight was different. Sesshoumaru eyed the girl up and down, not being a lecher just trying to figure out what was so resident about her. He was having a hard time placing it. Sure he had his reasons for coming here. He had caught a lead on her and he was trying to find her in this girl. Sure they shared a name, but did they have a connection? he'd spent so many years looking for her. It was then that he caught her eyes. They were exactly the same he was almost too excited. The blood in his veins began to rush all over. He could feel his hands start to shaking, but it had to be stopped. He knew that this may not work out. His search had been ongoing for so long. It almost seemed absurd that he would ever find her.
"You should apologize for slamming the door in Mr. Nishimura's face." Riko tried to put a serious face as she chastised Rin, but her ever present smile push through. Rin also smiled and felt a smart comment forming in her brain but decided against it. However, the comment was too good to pass up and was blurted out before she stopped herself.
"He could have been some crazy person. You want me to let strange men into the house?" Rin smiled childishly after the words were already gone from her lips.
"Riko, it is fine if the girl does not wish to apologize. Just this once I can tolerate it." Sesshoumaru said returning to his business like attitude. He had already arrived at the conclusion he would stay in this town to observe her to determine if he should watch her. It seemed that he'd end up staying in that old castle. He hadn't been there since he had begun his journey to find her. Even though he was not sure he would not risk losing her a second time. It was not a chance he would ever be willing to take.
"See mother, what nice editor you have this time?" she turned to head back up the stairs that would be certain freedom. She could hear the exaggerated sigh of her mom. Sesshoumaru watched as she jogged up the stairs excited. Moments later they heard a terrified scream and found themselves halfway up the stairs. Sesshoumaru barged into her bedroom the door bouncing off the wall after he'd opened. Rin had pushed her male friend into the closet after hearing two pairs of feet trumpeting up the stairs. Rin glared at her mother and Sesshoumaru.
"It's a bug, sorry." her glare turned into a sheepish grin while raising her hand to scratch the back of her head.
"It smells like sweat in here. Should we turn the air conditioner on?" Riko asked. Rin laughed and pushed her mother and Sesshoumaru out of her room. Sesshoumaru could still feel the warmth of her hand on his back even though he was now on the other side of her closed door. Sesshoumaru could smell that there was a young man in the room and he had smelled him on her when she was downstairs. Now he could hear her giggling up in her room. It was extremely distracting to him considering that he was attempting to do some work for her mother. Then it was quiet and he almost wondered why.
"Sesshoumaru, do you have any children?" Riko looked at him with a smile.
"Well, I'll be honest with you. I came from a house of the privileged and I was reckless for a while. I married young and my wife had gotten very sick shortly before she got pregnant and I lost them both. Now I'm just a boring editor." he did not know why he found himself telling her this.
"I'm sorry to hear that. I couldn't possibly use that for my next book could I?" she tried to lighten the mood.
"I'd prefer you do not." he was curt and had his walls up higher than before. Rin galloped down the stairs and ran into the kitchen. She emerged with two bottles of water and a smile.
"Are you gonna drink both of those at the same time?" Riko pointed to the waters in her daughters hands.
"Did you know that we are mostly made up of water?" Rin walked up the stairs with a victory punch in the air.
"That girl, she still acts like she is seventeen. Hiding boys in her room." Riko laughed.
"You knew?" he fought the urge to chuckle and instead sounded just lightly amused. Rin shook her head and smiled to herself, her mother was very cool. When she came back to her room she saw that someone was lounging on her bed with a wink and a smirk. She laughed and sat by his stomach and smacked his shoulder. Rin felt the heat of his skin on her hand which was cool from holding the refrigerated bottles. She wanted very badly to tell him that her mother knew he was up here but would rather keep up the fun of it being not allowed. She leaned over and kissed him lightly on the lips. Which made him switch to being on his back. Her hands pressed into the pillow his head rested on. He pulled one of her legs over his hips and deepened her kiss. They'd already been together for two years, it wasn't like they'd never gotten this far.
"Rin..." his fingers digging into her denim covered hips moderately, his eyes traveled down from her dainty thin shoulders and princess like collar bones. The halter top gave him a good look at her cleavage. Sure he had felt her up before, but he had never seen them he was sure they were as perfect as he had always imagined. Just like the rest of her body. Her body was great, it folded in right below her ribs giving her a small waist and fanned out for her supple hips. Then her legs just got thinner until they reached her light ankles and small feet. She was a petite girl and next to him she looked smaller.
"Come on." she said sitting up on him.
"What?" he switched their positions so that now she was beneath him an he was rested between her legs.
"I'm tired we should take a nap." she then pretended to fall into a deep sleep.
"Well, what if I don't wanna sleep yet?" he smirked.
"Of course you want to, you just got back from a two mile run." she opened one eye.
"Rin, you realize that you are the one who makes me jog out here just to see you?" he presses his lips to her jawline and began following the fabric of her halter top down.
"You like coming out here to see me, though." she countered.
"Did you get in?" his voice turned serious as he looked into her eyes.
"Do you know me or don't you?" she smiled at him sticking out her tongue.
"You know how irritating it is when you answer my questions with questions." Rin laughed at him.
"Okay I'll tell you but lets go down stairs." she said.
"But your mom?" he worried.
"She already knows you're here." Rin winked. Rin led him down the stairs to go say hello to her mother. It would be the first time that her mother would meet her boyfriend. Of course Riko had been suspicious of who Rin's boyfriend was. She would surely be happy once she met him. Rin was sure of the fact she would be surprised beyond belief. After all this was the boy that her mother said she was unofficially stalking. Besides she couldn't get to upset not when company was over. There her mother sat with the new editor. He was a beautiful man, the thoughts on his striking facial structure filled her head. She shook her head lightly and smiled as she brought him into the room. She watched as Sesshoumaru's eyes widened with what seemed like dread and she could almost feel his temperature rising with animosity. She could have sworn there was a tint of red to the white of his eyes.