Chapter 4: Dinner and the Garden

Sango got up and opened the closet. She looked at all the kimonos. "Hmmm.. which one should I chose? Oh, this one is perfect." she said, grabbing a silk white and pink kimono. It came down past her knees. She pulled her hair up in a bun. While she was finishing, there was a knock on the door.

"Sango, it's Rin! Dinner is ready!" Rin said anxious for Sango to open the door.

"Coming" Sango said as she opened the door. Rin was wearing a white and lavender kimono that almost covered her feet. Her hair was in pigtails. "Rin, you look so cute!" Sango exclaimed.

"Thank you Sango, so do you." Rin said while giggling. As they walked to dining room, Rin said, "Sango, I know you and Lord Sesshomaru like each other. Are you guys going to get married? Then you will be my new mommy." Rin said with joy. She had wanted a mommy for so long and Sango seemed to be the perfect mommy for Rin. Sango blushed.

"Um Rin, I don't think me and Sesshomaru will be getting married anytime soon." Sango replied.

"Oh, I thought you guys were. I heard one of the servants say you were the best chance of a mate in over 50 years!" Rin exclaimed. Sango blushed.

"Me? Mate with Sesshomaru? That could never happen, even if me and Sesshomaru like each other. He hates Inuyasha because he is a half demon. I could never mate with him." Sango thought. Rin lead her to a huge oak door with golden hinges and a huge golden door knob. Rin grabbed hold of the door knob and slowly turned it. She opened the door, leading to the most beautiful dining room Sango had ever seen.

A giant chandelier hung from the ceiling. The dining room wasn't that big. It was meant for only a few people. This puzzled Sango, since Sesshomaru seemed to do everything over the top.

"This is only one of my dining rooms." Sesshomaru said. "I thought we'd keep it simple. I didn't want to overwhelm you, since there is so much to take in. But if you'd like, we can dine with everyone else." Sesshomaru said.

"No, Sesshomaru. This is perfect." Sango said, blushing slightly.

Sesshomaru pulled out Sango's chair for her. She thanked him and sat down. Sesshomaru took his place next to her. Rin sat next in between Sesshomaru and Jakken. The dinner was nothing less than extravagant. There must have been enough food to feed 40 people instead of 4. As they ate, Rin couldn't help but smile.

"What are you smiling at?" Jakken snapped at Rin.

"Lord Seshomaru likes Lady Sango." Rin said, holding back a smile.

Everything went to an awkward silence.

"What! Me Lord, is this true? Have you fallen for this pathetic human!" Jakken asked, outraged that he had become no better than his half brother, Inuyasha.

"SILENCE!" Sesshomaru yelled. "That is none of your business, Jakken. And so what if I have? Is it your place to be questioning me?"

"I..Uh.. I'm sorry Me Lord" Jakken said, trembling.

"And another thing, Sango is not a pathetic human. You shall treat her with the respect you give me. Is that clear!" Sesshomaru asked.

"Oh yes Me Lord." Jakken said while running out the room. Sango smiled at Sesshomaru.

"Thank you Sesshomaru." she said. Rin was smiling.

"Don't worry Sango. I'll go make him eat worms! Oh, Jakken!" Rin called while running after him.

"Your welcome Sango, I'm sorry for his outburst." Sesshomaru replied.

"It's okay, really." Sango said. There was a long silence.

"Sango, would you like to go for a walk with me?" Sesshomaru asked, hoping to make up for Jakken.

"Sure." Sango replied with a smile. Sesshomaru led Sango to the garden she had seen earlier. It was a huge garden with a water fountain in the middle.

"This is beautiful, Sesshomaru." Sango said in awe.

"Thank you. My mother made this garden for me when I was little. We used to play in it all the time..." Sesshomaru said while remincing about how he and his mother used to play hide and seek together.

(Flashback)

Sesshomaru laughed as he ran behind a bush. "...7..8..9..10! Ready or not, here I come." a beautiful woman said. Her long white kimono blew slightly in the wind. Her golden eyes scanned the area, looking for a little dog demon. "Now where can he be?" she asked herself aloud. She peaked behind a tree. "No..not there..." Sesshomaru tried to hold back his laughter. She ran around to the other side of the fountain. "Aha I found-" She sighed. He wasn't there either. She ran her hand through her long silver hair. She gently stroked the marks of a dog demon that laid upon her face as she thought about where her son could be. She looked over at the giggling bush. "Now, that's odd. I don't remember bushes laughing." she said as she walked over to it.

"BOO!" Sesshomaru said as he jumped out and attempted to scare his mother. His mother jumped backed and pretended to be scared. "Ha ha, I scared you, huh mom? Didn't I? Didn't I scare you? I did." Sesshomaru said.

"Yes, you did sweetie." she said. He began running around chanting "I scared you". Then he stopped and picked a rose.

"Here, mommy." he said as she handed her the rose.

"Aw, Sesshomaru, thank you." she said, smelling the rose. She picked him up and gave him a hug. "It's getting late." she said as she looked at the sky. The sun had already begun to set, painting the sky an orangish pink color. Sesshomaru tried, but failed to fight back a yawn. He clung on to his mother as she walked into the castle. "I love you, mommy." he said as he rested his head on her shoulders and closed his eyes. She kissed his cheek. "I love you too, Sesshomaru."

I thought I'd end this chapter with the flashback. I hope you enjoyed it. Please, as usual, review on this chapter. Thanks everyone for reading my story so far. Don't worry, there is way more. I'll try to update soon. Thanks again Abiding Flame