Aha, clobber me. I should have had this out so long ago. Sorry!


Sadie Hawkins Day

By: Jaylonni Love

Part Two


The next two days after passed by slowly and painfully. Every time Rin tried to ask Sesshomaru to the dance, she would make up some excuse to not say anything to him.

Like on Wednesday, he offered her a ride home after cheerleading practice and she took it.

The entire way to her Aunt's house, she continuously glanced at him, ready to say something about the dance but each time she got close, her throat closed up and her voice was lost. That night ended with her telling him thank you for the ride before she stepped out of the Mercedes and headed to the front porch of the house.

And Thursday was no better. She invited him to go see a movie with her. He agreed and they met at the local movie theatre. As they stood in the line, Rin – once again – occasionally glanced up at the six foot four male; her tongue tied in knots, unable to speak the words she really wanted to say. That night ended with them seeing Tower Heist and Rin laughing uncontrollably throughout the rest of the night until she got home.

Now Rin was sitting in her bedroom after seeing the movie, staring up at the ceiling wondering exactly how she was going to tell him. Tomorrow was the last chance she had to say something before one of these other girls nabbed him and she never got her chance.

What to do, what to do, she thought with a sigh. Maybe Fumiko can help?

Pushing herself up from her bed, she walked out of her bedroom, closing the door behind her before walking down the hall to her cousin's room. She came to the bright pink painted door and listened; the sound of Lady GaGa playing floated through the door before she placed her fist against the painted wood and gave it three quick, loud raps.

"Coming," her cousin called; Rin heard the sound of the mattress squeaking from her pushing herself up on it. The door opened seconds later and Fumiko poked her head out and looked directly at Rin, "Hey Rin, what can I do for you? Is there something wrong?"

"Can I talk to you for a minute about something," Rin asked looking around the hallway for signs of any of her other cousin, Aunt, or Grandmother coming out of their rooms.

"Of course, c'mon in," Fumiko said stepping back and pulling the door opened wider.

Rin stepped in, closing the door behind her before she crossed the room and sat down on the bed. Fumiko sat down beside her after turning the music down and smiled, "So what's up Rin? What can I do for my favourite little cousin?"

"Well, I have a bit of a confession to make," Rin said. "And I didn't know who else to go to but you. I need a lot of help with this."

"Okay, what's the situation?" Fumiko asked tilting her head to the side.

"Well you know how I've known Sesshomaru since we were like four, right," Rin asked looking shyly at her cousin who instantly placed what was going on.

"Oh my gosh Rin, you like your best friend," Fumiko accused causing Rin's nose to colour with a red hue. "Oh my gosh you really do! Rin this is so sweet."

"Yeah well that's where the problem comes in," Rin said turning to look at the large speaker that sat on her cousin's bedroom floor; not daring to turn around and face her just yet. "My school is holding a Sadie Hawkins Day dance this Saturday and as tradition, the girls have to ask the guys."

"And you want to ask Sesshomaru but you don't know how," Fumiko finished for her knowing all too well what she was going to say.

"Exactly, so what do I do?" Rin said finally turning to look at the older female.

"Stop being so damn shy and just tell him," Fumiko said rolling her eyes. "I'm pretty sure that he would feel the exact same way about you. And if he didn't, he'd be a complete idiot for letting a good girl like you slip through his fingers. You're sweet, caring, funny, and a joy to be around. That's what most guys would look for in a girl. If you even had one or two of those traits for some of the guys at my college that would be more than enough for them but you have the whole package. Just tell him tomorrow, you never know what could happen."

"Are you sure," Rin asked looking up at the college female.

"I'm more than sure, I'm positive," Fumiko said. "And I'm almost positive that he likes you too. I've seen the way he's looked at you whenever you two hung out here. I'm not stupid."

"You know that's what Sango said," Rin commented absently.

"Exactly, now you've heard it twice so you can't deny that he likes you," Fumiko said clapping her younger cousin on the shoulder. "Just go for it tomorrow and see what happens. You'll be surprised."

"Thanks," Rin said giving her a smile.

"Now for the dance, is it a formal or is it semi-formal or can you just go casual like a party?" Fumiko asked as she got up from her spot on the bed and walked over to her closet.

"It's semi-formal," Rin said remembering what the letter on the homepage of the school website said.

"Okay, semi-formal," Fumiko said shifting through her closet before she found what she was looking for, "Aha." She turned holding a red sweater dress and a gold chain waist belt in her hand, "You can wear this. Do you have some black leggings and red snow boots?"

"I have black snow boots but not red ones," Rin said, "and I have leggings."

"The black isn't going to do," Fumiko said tossing the dress and belt on the bed before she turned back into the closet picking up a pair of red wedge boots and examined them as she sat down on the carpeted floor. "You can borrow that for the dance. Tomorrow when you get home, we'll go and get you some red snow boots to go with that since your feet are way smaller than mine and you can't fit my shoes."

"Okay, Fumiko, slow down," Rin said holding up her hands. "I don't even know if I'm actually going to the dance with Sesshomaru yet and already you're trying to get me dolled up."

Fumiko turned and scowled at her, "You're going with him you just don't know it yet. But I know these things so trust me."

"Whatever you say, Fumiko," Rin said picking up the dress and standing from the bed. "I'll put this up in my closet then text Sesshomaru and tell him that we need to talk after school. I'll need the entire day to go over what I'm going to say to him."

"Alright," Fumiko said waving her off before she returned her attention to the shoes in her closet comparing and contrasting each one, muttering nonsense to herself as she tore through everything.

Rin laughed before turning and leaving her cousin's room, closing the door behind her. She walked down the hall and entered her own room again, closing the door and placing the dress down on the back of her desk chair. She sat down in it, flipping up the screen of her laptop before turning on the Mac. She signed into her account and launched the internet. Logging on to her Facebook, she looked over the new messages before updating her status, I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna ask him to the Sadie Hawkins Day dance tomorrow afternoon. Wish me luck everyone!

Pressing update, she logged out then shut down the laptop again before getting ready for bed.

Rin walked into the school the next morning, head down as she looked at her phone screen until she was grabbed by her arm.

"Really Rin," Sango screeched causing the poor cheerleader to jump halfway out of her skin before she looked up at her fellow cheerleader.

"What are you talking about, Sango," Rin asked shaking her arm out of the chocolate haired female's grasp.

"Your Facebook status from last night," Sango said excitedly. "Are you really gonna ask him this afternoon or were you BSing?"

"No I was serious but you came out of nowhere with that, half scared me to death, and you confused the crap out of me," Rin said tucking her phone in the pocket of her white, blue, yellow, green, and pink Aéropostale sweater she was wearing.

"Sorry about that, I was just so excited to hear about you asking him," Sango said happily as they came to Rin's locker.

"And what about you, did you ever ask Miroku," Rin asked as she put her combination in before pulling the door opened, "And what did he say?" Sango's nose turned red as she looked away making Rin laugh. "You did ask him! Aw Sango," she smiled as she began putting things away and grabbing what she would need before slamming it closed and grabbing her friend's arm, pulling her along with her.

"Don't rub it in," Sango said. "I only asked him because you said you were going to as you know who."

"No, you asked him because you like him," Rin said teasingly. "Don't lie; you know you have a thing for Miroku."

"Like you have a thing for Sesshomaru," Sango whispered.

"I never said that I didn't, I just said that it wouldn't work for two people like us, so there," Rin said as they came to a stop in front of their first period class.

"So does he know that you want to talk to him," Sango asked leaning against the wall?

"He knows I need to talk to him, he doesn't know why though," Rin said doing the same. "We're going to go to lunch together and I'll ask him then."

"Good because you know after school is the last time you can buy tickets," Sango said.

"Did you and Miroku already get yours?" Rin asked looking up at the taller female.

"Yeah, I had just bought them when I saw you coming in," Sango said.

"Oh," Rin said nodding, "How much are they again?"

"Ten bucks for the two so five a piece," Sango commented as she looked down at the screen of her cell phone until the bell rang. "Well, what do you say to us getting our day started?"

"I say it's a good idea," Rin said as the two walked into the room together before taking their seats.

The bell signaling the end of fourth period rang and Rin walked out of her Art Craft class and headed up the stairs into one of the many hallways of the school with her phone to her ear, "Hey Sesshomaru where are you at?" She paused pushing her way through students that decided to stand in the middle of the hallway as she listened to Sesshomaru explain that he was waiting for her by the security desk, "I'll be there in like forty five seconds if people will get out of my way."

He said alright before hanging up and Rin continued to push her way through her peers until she reached the security desk where she saw Sesshomaru waiting, "Sorry it took so long but as you can see, people don't like to get out of the way."

"Don't worry about it," he said motioning for her to head towards the door, "So what do you have in mind for lunch?"

"Ummm, what do you say to Teriyaki Bowl?" Rin suggested as they walked towards the doors leading to the main entrance.

"Teriyaki Bowl it is then," he said opening the door for her and following her out into the chilly air of the near mid-November season.

Together they walked towards his Mercedes, completely silent as Sesshomaru shifted through his backpack for his car keys. Pressing the auto-unlock button on the keys as they approached, he opened the back door of his car and threw his backpack into the backseat before getting into the driver's seat and starting the car, "You can put your bag back there."

Rin nodded, placing her bag in the backseat beside his after grabbing her wallet and stepping into the car, snuggling into the leather of the seat. Sesshomaru started the car right as she clipped on her seatbelt then pulled out, taking off towards the Teriyaki Bowl leaving behind the on lookers that stood in the parking lot of the school.

After a five minute drive, Sesshomaru and Rin walked into the Teriyaki restaurant and headed straight towards the counter standing side by side.

"So," he started slowly, trying to find the right words to say. He couldn't come up with anything that would slowly lead her into telling him what was going on so he decided to be blunt about it, "What was it you needed to talk to me about?"

Rin gnawed on her lower lip as she clutched at her wallet. Then her cousin's voice rang in the back of her head, repeating what she had told her the night before so she decided to just go for it, "Well there was something that I wanted to ask you."

"And that would be," he asked raising a brow as he looked down at the five foot one female standing at his side.

She shifted uncomfortably on her feet before gazing up at him giving him a bright smile, "About the Sadie Hawkins Day dance." The words came out in a rush but she was glad that she spoke them. Now if only she were able to get the last part out… "Would you like to go with me?"

There she said it, she asked him to the dance. Now it was up to him whether or not he wanted to go with her.

A few seconds ticked by before he looked down at her again and smirked, "You know, I was kind of waiting for you to ask me that. Is that way you've been acting so strange since Tuesday?" She nodded, her nose colouring a bright red in embarrassment causing Sesshomaru to chuckle, "No need to be embarrassed. I've known about your crush for a while now."

She looked up, eyebrows furrowed, "You knew and you didn't say anything?"

He chuckled again, "I'm more observant of people than you think. I've seen the occasional glances you would give me even if you thought I didn't see it." His smirk turned into a full blown smile. "But now to answer your question, yes I'll go to the Sadie Hawkins Day dance with you but on one condition."

"And that would be," Rin asked tilting her head to the side.

Then he leaned down and kissed her, softly, soundly, before pulling back again, "Let me take you out on an actual date, not as friends."

Rin grinned before smiling, "Of course, Sesshomaru. Now let's get something to eat."

"As you wish," he said as they stepped up to the counter to order.


Finally I finished! I'll have part three for you sometime soon hopefully if 'Stronger' doesn't take up all my downtime. I'm trying to get as many of my ongoing stories completed as soon as possible so I can do updates so much faster and not have to figure out what goes where. Anyways, hopefully you enjoyed! Reviews are love!