CHAPTER 1 of Memories : TEN YEARS LATER
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(Bold letters = flashback, italic = Rin's mind)
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"Can I come back again?" I asked.
"Don't worry, we will meet again, soon"
Someone shocks my shoulder, "Excuse me, Miss. We have arrived."
I opened my eyes from long slumber. Big blue eyes stares at me, make me a little surprise. She is one of Airbour's stewardess, shown by her blue-white uniform. I look around, it's just too calm for economic plane…What? I have sleep too long so every creatures in this plane have left?. "We have arrived, Miss. So, we can just leave and bring your stuffs." She said again, in unfriendly tone. I hurry carry my stuff from the top of my seat, and walk away from the new-anger stewardess.
I'm out of the plane, feeling the air of Japan, even it's not as fresh as I remember. I look at my watch. Ops, it has been two past fifteen, they must have been waiting for me for 30 minutes. I take a little sprint to airport gate and not so long I can see a woman in blue blouse and grey long skirt with high ponytail black hair, waving her hand to me. She is my sister, Sango.
I run and hug her, "I miss you,"
" You always say that every time we phone you," Sango says, giggle.
"Hey, where is mother?" I ask, part from her.
"She is preparing a big party for your graduation. And you're lucky because it held on Inutashio's castle!" She answers happily.
"You have not to say it's a castle. It's just a big house with large garden," I say, taking back my memory about my visit to his house long time ago.
" Ok, I'll tell you others on the way home," she says, give me a code for waiting her taking her car. It's a pink mini car, I wonder how her husband could drive it to his office. I look around, again, my old behavior to observe the environment around me. It has changed. More people, more buildings, more cars, and less trees. I hope I have a new life here. I have gotten my MBA degree, so it's a chance to get to Alpha Inc., Inutashio's network company. After my father was dead on his way to enlarge his network in South East Asia, he have been my second father and helped my family's finance.
It takes a half hour to my home-sweet-home. I take a rest. It's three past four, I have a half hour for preparing myself. I take a short shower and then, I wear a dark blue – coverless shoulder dress and with dark green kets cover my white feet. Sango said that the party will attend by many important persons from many computer company in the world. It can happen because today is also only son of Inutashio's 25th birthday, how lucky I am.
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"What are you wearing on?! You're a lady now, how you can just….. wear that dress? You supposed to wear other better!" a woman with light purple Victorian dress says angrily to me, my mother. I just two minute ago arrived at Inutashio's gate, and she has given me more than one complains, not let me to talk. I know we come ten minutes late, the party has started and I wear kets in a party, but it is not a problem to make she is so upset…
"Could you greet or hug her at first? She just arrived, Mum. I have tell her about her dress. But…here she is. " I nod with my sister's words.
"How are you, Mum?" I say, start the conversation.
She sighs, " I'm fine and thanks. I'm sorry to be angry just because of your dress. But, Sango must have told you about Izayoi's dress that lent to us for your party." She said, raises her voice at the last sentence to my red dressed sister. "Uhm…. You have to meet Inuyasha, he have waiting for you in dance floor more than five minutes!" and then push me to front garden.
Inuyasha? Like I have heard his name….. And why must Inutashio's wife lent me a dress? Is it a very very important party?
I walk to dance floor in middle of garden, there are many people with formal Victorian dress and suit dance with their couple. Just like in a wedding party in fairy tale. Suddenly, I push to the centre of dance floor by stranger. He has golden eyes, short hair with a couple of his long silver hair lay down in front of his ears, match with his diamond face. I knew him! He is the one of trouble maker in my high school in Cambridge! So…. He is Inutashio's son, huh?
-At the other side of dance floor-
"I'm sorry for my daughter. She has just arrived from America…."
"No problem, and I'm glad your daughter prefer wearing that dress with kets and makes my son waiting." Izayoi says and leaves her husband with Risa Crunsher.
"Forgive my wife, she has planned it for twenty five years." Inutashio says.
"If Abraham were here…." She says, sadness show in her eyes.
" My condolences. I think of him often. He was truly a man of vision. I hope you don't think I've take advantage of your misfortunes,"
He takes a deep breath and continues, "He was a "Mad Player". Give us his mad idea and…here our company stands on almost every part of world."
She nods, "I'm glad you still want to help us after the accident. And just it I can thanks to you."
-back to the dance floor-
"You're Inuyasha, huh? I wonder whether you called as "Yukizumo", a pen name?" I say, rising my left eyebrow.
"You have never change, Rin…" he says, leading my dance.
"So… how's about your girlfriend Kagome? Does she come?" I say curiously.
It's a long silent, even in dance floor. We still dance but his mind on her and his eyes show confused and sadness. He finally answers," No and I hope you do not ask it later." Someone waves her hand to us from the side of dance floor, who I recognize as Mrs. Izayoi. He brings, leaves me with his mother and says, "Meet me at gazebo in ten minutes."
"I hope you enjoy this party," she starts conversation and leads me to her Labyrinth garden.
"Mm…Actually yes. It's a big party for your son birthday and unfortunately in the same day of my arrive,"
"It's more than that, darling. And actually, it has been planned. We just don't want you to end like Aunt Kaede, you know what I mean…"
I'm little shocked. It has been planned? Wait a minute…..Me, in my 21st, and his birthday of 25th, with many people in formal Victorian dress…Aunt Kaede, my mother's sister who became an old burden and getting crazy. Don't say….
Look at my shock face, she explains, "I thought your mother has told you. Well, it's not too late. Like in your mind, it's your engagement party. It has planned since your…"
I cut her words, "Why you all don't tell me?! This is not fair!"
Of course it's not fair. I have just graduated and I want to start business with Inutashio, not become his daughter in law! Besides, he is a Lord, a wife of Lord must not work! That can close my chance.
"Don't raise your voice!" she says, exactly she orders. "Now, I wanna tell you about Inuyasha, as a preparation for you became his wife." She look at white rose bushes beside her, and says angrily, "Urgh…..I have tell that gardener to plant red one!"
"You can paint them red instead." She rise her eyebrow, " What a ridiculous idea! And back to Inuyasha…"
"He doesn't like milk or coffee, just jasmine tea. He doesn't like any of his stuff dusty or messy, Also do not put any nuts in his food, he is allergic of nuts, cat, dust, and old furniture..."
When she is speaking a lot, I look around, enjoy the Green Labyrinth. Until I see something moves along rose bushes.
"Do you see that?!" I cut her words, again.
"What?"
"There was a rabbit."
"No way, This garden always kept by Greyhound. Now….what did I say?"
"He is allergic of nuts, cat, dust, and old furniture..."
She speaks a lot again, but and I don't listen anymore. I see the white rabbit again, twice this time. I can't stand this, my curious mind is too big. "I'm sorry Mrs. Izayoi, but I must find out what was I see." I leave her and run nowhere, exploring the labyrinth.
I stop to take a breath, I have arrived at the edge of Labyrinth. It's so silent until I realize there are a couple of human, kissing passionately behind the Labyrinth. I recognize one of them, "Miroku…..?"
Hear my voices, they part. The girl goes nowhere and here stand Miroku, my sister's husband. "E…I can explain that. She is an old friend," he says worriedly.
"But, you two were so close." I take a step, stay far from him
"Hey…take easy, it's your engagement party then…You won't tell Sango, will you? You don't want to ruin your sister marriage and your own party, do you?"
" I know that and I will not engage to anybody today. Huh..I'm better than a man that betrays my sister from her back and stand in front of me without regret. I thought you have throw your pervert behavior. How unlucky my sister…."
"I have looked for you all this time." Someone sputters behind me. I turn around and face disappointed Inuyasha.
"Let's go to the gazebo. They have waited too long"
He takes my hand and picks me to the gazebo. I realized everyone stares at us, especially my mother, Sango, Miroku, Mr. Inutashio and Mrs. Izayoi. They just give me a pressure….. Inuyasha knees in front of me, takes my hand.
Owh…it starts, I wanna stop it, but HOW?!
"Karin Crunsher…"
"Inuyasha…."
He rises his eyebrow, "What is that for?"
"There is a blue caterpillar on your shoulder," I whispered, look at his right shoulder. My eyes widens, he is going to smash it!
I take the poor caterpillar out of his shoulder "No, don't hurt it!" and put it on nearest plant. Here we go again…
"Karin Crunsher….." he stops and continues, "Will you be my wife?"
I just can suck my saliva and look to the audience "Umm…well…everyone expects me to say "yes", and I don't want to end like….But…"
I see that waist coast rabbit, as same as in my dream. He look at his necklace clock and stares at me like he expects me to go with him.
"I think… I need a moment," Just then, I run away, leave very embarrassed Inuyasha at gazebo and surprised audience, follow the rabbit nowhere he leads me
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Fiuh…those are long enough chapter. I wonder whether your opinion about my first story. Same story or same plot is out of my control. Sorry for typo/other mistake. So…please review
Next : Karin or Rin? Following the rabbit who named Shippo, Rin comes into strange world : Underland and meet Kohaku, the twins and Kirara, the beast from Ruby Castle. And what does Absolem, the blue caterpillar mean with Rin is not Karin?