Sorry about the long wait. As I've said before, I don't really have any idea where this story will be going so it's really hard to write. At first I wanted to type the whole chapter up, but I got drained about halfway. I started this chapter awhile back but couldn't finish it. However, this chapter is already over 3000 words so I hope it's alright. I will publish the second half when (if) my writing mood is back for this story and when I can write.

As always, thanks for the help with the edited "DragonLadySage" :D.

So here it is, Taraah36. I know it took A LOT longer than I've said, but with my laptop being fixed for the past weeks and without the writing mood, I tried my hardest to keep my word. :D Otherwise I would have let this story hang for a while. I hope it's not too disappointing.

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"How could you?!" tears were streaming down her milky smooth face. "How could you do this to me, Inuyasha?!" Soft sobs escaped her quivering pink lips. Her face wore a mixture of expressions: anger, hurt, and betrayal. "I thought you liked me. Or respected me at the very least, the way you have been treating me. But that was all a lie wasn't it?!" She said the last line bitterly, her fists clenched next to her sides. Tears never stopped streaming from her beautiful brown eyes. She wore a purple summer dress that ended just above her knees, and exposed long eye-catching legs. A pattern of the small white flowers embroidered on the right side of her dress started right above her chest and curved along her side and ended just a little below her hip. Her long raven hair was tied loosely behind her back.

Inuyasha stood frozen, and didn't know what to say or do. Or even think.

He wasn't sure what was going. He had never been good at dealing with crying girls, especially not one that was so angry at him and for the reason he knew not. They were both standing in the wide and tall hall way of the Tashio residence that connected to the kitchen and the living room. It was also the way to his bedroom. The mansion was as luxurious and stylish as it could be. It was the Toshio's residence after all.

The expensive, comfortable, business suit Inuyasha had been wearing suddenly felt too hot and tight around the neck which made him want to loosen it up a bit, but he refrained from doing so. He was still confused.

One minute, he was having his normal shitty day at the office, came home, and then there Rin was, and nearly walked into him. He was on his way to his room. She came from the direction of the kitchen, teary faced. She carried the scents of many spices; garlic, peppers, onions, and many more. She paused in her wave, surprised at the sight of him, studied him for a few seconds, and as he was about to ask her why she was crying, she accused him of the thing he had no idea of.

"What are you talking about?" he asked, dumbfounded. His white dogs ears where flat against his silver crown. His golden orbs, the same color as Sesshomaru's, filled with confusion, his eyebrows knitted into a frown.

"I know I'm just a normal girl and not a billionaire person like your family. I know that you and Sesshomaru didn't get along well, but how could you? How could use me against him? The way you have been treating me nicely, flirting with me, I thought you truly liked me. At least liked me as a person. I was such a fool to have fallen for that crap! You must've been laughing behind my back! The idiot that failed to see your true intention! Your deception! It was all because you wanted to get even with Sesshomaru! He told me everything!"

Inuyasha gulped. He wanted to argue, but he couldn't. "And you believe him?" he murmured so quietly, as if he never meant to ask.

"Was he lying?" Rin asked, looking directly into Inuyasha's eyes. He flinched slightly, slowly turning his gaze away. He wanted to say yes, but he already felt like an asshole as it was. He did not want to frame his brother as well.

It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now when the girl before him was crying her heart out, he had never felt more like an ass. After Inuyasha's long silence, Rin continued.

"You are the worst Inuyasha! I thought you were a decent guy since you are Sesshomaru's brother" Inuyasha wanted to protest at the fact that Rin thought his cold hearted brother was such a good guy and compared him to his brother, but he remained silent. As if she could read his mind, she continued, "Sesshomaru always appeared cold and indifferent, but he has a kind and caring side to him." Inuyasha wanted to groan and roll his eyes, telling her that she was the only person in the world who would think that, but he kept his mouth shut. He was still in hot water. "And he never lies. Or uses his brother's friends to get back at him!"

Inuyasha had to admit that her words stung, and he felt ashamed of himself as the reality hit him. It made him feel like the worst being in the universe. Because it was all true…in a way.

"How could you use my feelings against him? What did you see me as? A toy you want to snatch from your brother? And then what? What would you do once I'm no longer of use to you?" her tears never creased to flow, her eyes squinted shut occasionally. "Throw me away like an old rag?" she asked.

Inuyasha shifted uncomfortably. He didn't think that far, to be honest, but he was not about to tell her that because it wouldn't help anything. If anything, it would only anger Rin and make things worse.

"How could you mess with someone's feelings like this? And all just to get at Sesshomaru? He's my friend and maybe he's a jerk to you, but what did I do? Do I deserve to be treated like this?"

Rin's hands came up to wipe the tears and drew in a shaky breath. "I thought I've found some decent guys. I thought that even though my ex was an ass, you might not be." Rin laughed bitterly, "But how wrong I was. From now on, I will never fall in love again. Men are all the same. And all thanks to you, Inuyasha, for opening my eyes. I hate men like you!"

And that was the biggest blow.

He felt like shit.

She just told him he had destroyed her life. Her hopes and dreams.

Rin, the nice and happy girl who always smiled, would never look at men the same way again because of him. Because of his petty revenge.

How did the thought even cross his mind in the first place?

How could he even think of using such a sweet girl like Rin. And the sight of her crying with a broken heart, the heart he had broken, made him want to jump into hell and disappear from the earth. He didn't know about her history with men, but that did not excuse the fact that he had intended to use her against Sesshomaru.

He met Rin three weeks ago at his father's birthday party. Like every year, the party was held at the Toshio mansion. But Sesshomaru, who had never bothered bringing a date before, brought a date for the first time in years. Sesshomaru had never cared about what people would think of him and did as he wished.

Rin, in a simple but beautiful black dress, hair pulled up neatly, was introduced to the Toshio family as Sesshomaru's friend. She was a sweet and decent girl. She won over the family instantly. Toga, their father, welcomed her with open arms. Anyone who could win over Sesshomaru's acceptance deserved respect, friends or girlfriend, his father thought. In his long lifespan, there was barely anyone Sesshomaru deemed worthy of his attention.

Izayoi, Inuyasha's mother, Sesshomaru's stepmother, the human lady of the Toshio family was more than happy to see her stepson take interest in anyone at all. Best a girl. Though by age, Sesshomaru was many times her years, because Sesshomaru was already a man when Izayoi was born, but she still wanted to consider him her son since she had married his father and wanted to see grandchildren coming from him. She was more than delighted to see a girl standing by his side.

Sesshomaru seemed to be overprotective of Rin as well, that fact almost gave Inuyasha goose bumps, something so uncharacteristic of Sesshomaru. He had never introduced any woman to the family, friends or girlfriend, sometimes people thought he was gay.

To be honest, Inuyasha liked Rin quite a lot. She was modest, polite, funny and very fun to talk to. And while he was talking to Rin he noticed how Sesshomaru had been silently glaring at all of the men who made eyes at her. Well, Inuyasha would, too, with his friends, because most of the guys here were not the best candidates for a lover. Not all were bad, but it was still best to stay away from them.

Rin was an attractive girl, Inuaysha gave her that much. Sesshomaru was acting like a guard dog which made Inuyasha feel… strange. It was true that he was a dog demon, but still…

Protective had never gone hand in hand with Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru had never let her out of his sight. At that moment, a thought crossed Inuyasha's mind.

Sesshomaru had a thing for Rin!

Inuyasha asked Rin what their relationship really was, and got the same answer over and over again that they were only friends. He smirked inwardly thinking that his stuck up brother who thought he was better than anyone else was being shoved into the friend zone. Because clearly Sesshomaru did not want anyone getting close to Rin. It had been clear to all of the men at the party that he had put up a silent warning screaming, "touch her and you are dead!" on his stoic face.

But, Rin seemed to have a different opinion.

Inuyasha's smirk broadened.

He would sweep Rin off her feet and watch his half-brother, Sesshomaru, trembling with anger while he could do nothing but watch. Inuyasha started to stick close to Rin, made his intentions clear and openly flirted with her. And that had indeed irritated Sesshomaru.

Only after thirty minutes or so, Sesshomaru called Inuyasha over for a talk. They excused themselves from the party, which was being held inside the Toshio's mansion and walked towards the garden where it was silent and they were out of earshot. The garden was lit with dim lights, but both demons had no problem with night vision.

"What are you planning, Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru's face gave no emotion, bored and blank as always, but Inuyasha could tell how irritated he really was. His brother was very angry and wanted him dead.

"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha asked innocently.

"Do not play dumb. You know what I am talking about."

"You're going to have to tell me, Sesshomaru. I'm no mind reader." Inuyasha smirked cockily, enjoying the moment

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"Stay away from Rin" warned Sesshomaru.

"Or what?" Inuyasha brought his arms over his chest, daring his brother to do his worst.

"Just drop it. She's not ready for a relationship." Sesshomaru's teeth were clenching.

"And who are you to decide it for her? I think she's perfectly capable of making her own decisions." Inuyasah smirked again. His half-brother had always had the upper hand- that was true until now. Inuyasha would make sure to relish the victory while it lasted.

"She is, but she's too good for you," Sesshomaru remarked coldly.

"And who would be good enough for her? You?" Inuyasha was abnormally calm tonight while Sesshomaru wasn't.

"We are only friends," Sesshomaru answered emotionlessly. "But that still doesn't mean you are good enough for her."

"Not as good as you? Like all the women in the past that always flood over to you? Because you are the perfect prince?" Inuyasha's voice was taunting and mocking, but anger could be detected in it. "Like you've said, it's the woman's choice."

Sesshoamru's eyes narrowed at that statement. He seemed to catch on to Inuyasha's plan.

"Let this be clear, Inuyasha. Are you genuinely interested in Rin, or are you just using her because she's close to me?"

Inuyasha's cool composure was torn off his face for a second and replaced with a panicked one, but he soon recovered.

"What makes you think so?" Inuyasha's asked, a smirk was back, but his voice was not as certain as before.

"We both know, little brother, that you are holding a grudge against me because your wench decided to seduce me."

Inuyasha's face twisted with anger, letting out a growl. His hands formed into fists. It was a sore subject that Inuyasha did not want to hear. It was nearly thirty years ago, his girlfriend, who he had been dating for over a year, was found all over Sesshomaru in his bedroom. When Inuyasha demanded for an explanation, all Sesshomaru said was, "It's her choice. I didn't ask her to come in here," and walked out without another word.

His girlfriend on the other hand declared how deeply she had been in love with his heartless brother. But she only ended up making a fool of herself and cried like a crazy wench when Sesshomaru made it clear he wanted nothing to do with her. It pained Inuyasha to see the thing he had worked so hard for easily float into Sesshomaru's hands, who crushed it without a second thought.

Inuyasha's face turned red with anger, his arms were trembling from his tightly held fists.

"What if I am using her? It's the same as you did in the past! You knew she was my girlfriend and how much I cared about her, and yet, you were still-"

"Nothing happened," Sesshomaru cut in. "How many times do I have to tell you, I am not interested in your worthless woman who threw herself at men?"

That line only made Inuyasha angrier. It made him feel like Sesshomaru was looking down on him, on everyone, and he wanted to teach him a lesson. It was true that she threw herself at Sesshomaru, but he must have led her on somehow. Gave her some false hopes. And when Inuyasha saw the person he cared so much for waste herself for the man who treated her like dirt made his blood boil.

"She was not worth wasting your time on, little brother. And you should thank me for opening your eyes."

Though Inuyasha agreed that she was not worthy of his time, he later found out that she had been cheating on him, it did not change the fact that he held it against Sesshomaru. The fact that his cold-hearted brother just walked out the door after destroying his life as if nothing happened. So that's where Rin came into the picture.

Inuyasha had waited for the chance to get back at Sesshomaru, teach him the pain of betrayal, but Sesshomaru never seemed to care about any woman. He never showed any sign of jealousy or even cared enough to notice that Inuyasha was trying to woo his girls so Inuyasha gave up. Until now when Sesshomaru got all hot and bothered just by seeing a man standing by Rin's side. Sesshomaru had admitted to himself that Rin was close to him.

Inuyasha smirked at the thought, "It's Rin's choice if she thinks me worthy of her time or not. And you, you have no say in this Sesshomaru. After all, you are only her friend."

Sesshomaru let out a frustrated growl, while Inuyasha smirked. Inuyasha's composure had returned.

"I will kill you if you touch her," Sesshomaru warned coldly, and it was not a threat. He really intended to carry it out. But that only made Inuyasha's blood pump with excitement to finally be able to stir Sesshomaru the way he did.

"Not if she wants to be touched."

Sesshomaru's eyes bled red with anger. As he was about to jump and tear his brother's throat out, Inuyasha too was ready for the battle, a voice stopped them.

"Hey, so this is where you guys have been?" Rin interrupted cheerfully from behind them, obviously she did not hear their conversation.

"I warn you Inuyasha," Sesshomaru said one last time.

"And I'm not backing off. You better keep a good watch if you don't want me to win," Inuyasha smirked with victory and he turned his attention to Rin before his brother could make a comeback.

"Rin, can I have a dance?" Inuyasha stood before Rin with an inviting open arm, a smile on his face. Sesshomaru was shooting out death glares.

Rin wasn't sure what was going on, but she knew Sesshomaru wasn't pleased. Rin smiled politely before answering, "I would love to. However, I would like to have a few minutes of fresh air if you don't mind."

"Of course," Inuyahsa answered, glancing Sesshomaru's way. The corners of his lips lifted up at the sight. He continued, "Later then".

"Rin, walk with me," demanded Sesshomaru. Rin looked up at him with concern, noticing the unpleasantness in his tone.

"Can I join?" Inuyasha asked innocently.

"No!" Sesshomaru almost growled in answer. Rin watched. Sesshomaru didn't get irritated often. Not when she was around anyway.

Inuyasha wanted to push his brother a little more, but decided to stop pushing his luck. Also he had enough fun for now. He still had plenty of time to torture his brother. Inuyasha raised his hands in a surrender mocking gesture.

"Alright, alright. But Rin, you owe me a dance," he winked at Rin who laughed lightly in responce before Inuyasha walked away.

"What was that all about?" Rin asked seriously once Inuyasha was out of ear short. She knew something had happened between the brothers.

"Stay away from him." Sesshomaru commanded. Rin was surprised at the harshness in his voice.

"Why?" Rin wanted know.

"Just stay away from him. He's bad news."

"But he's your brother," Rin didn't understand why Sesshomaru suddenly would want her to stay away from Inuyasha when he was fine with it before.

"It doesn't matter who he is." Sesshomaru sighed inwardly, he almost looked exhausted in Rin's eyes, "Just stay away from him."

It may sound like an order to others, but it wasn't to Rin's ears. To her, he was almost pleading.

Rin wasn't sure what was going on, but from Sesshomaru's behavior she knew it must be something serious. He was bothered by it. But she also knew he would not tell her anything even if she asked since he obviously tried to avoid her question. She could try some other time, but not now.

"Okay," she answered as she brought a hand to touch his arm in a soothing gesture.

"Let's get out of here," Sesshomaru suggested in his monotone voice, but she noticed the tiredness in him. Rin agreed since it was late already.

Thank you so much for the reviews, follows, favorites and read this story :D

Sweetdorka: he sure is. :D

Icecreamapparition: Sorry about the grammar. It shouldn't be an excuse, but English is my second language and no matter how hard I try, there's always some bad grammar. Lol, I know what you mean. But Sesshomaru doesn't seem like one who would be shy since he's always so indifferent and cool, (even when he's in his birthday suit) lol.

Karrat: I will try. Thanks for the review. :D

Taraah36: I don't mind a man like him, just not brave enough to have that relationship with him. :D It will take a while to go back to the present timeline. Still in the past for now :D

Yamechin: thanks for the review. In a way, you are right about their feelings. Well, for reading I prefer long chapters too. However, for writing I stop when I feel like stopping because I can't continue writing when I feel that way :D.

Icegirljenni: I agree with you that no one should be cheated on. You will have to find out because I don't know either. :D

Rairakku: Thanks. :D

Nejixten16: Lol, he's that confident. :D Thanks.

Playfully Serious: Lol, thanks.

Irivel: thanks :D

Sotam: They will, just have to find a way of how we will get there. :D

Charlotte3: lol. Oh he is alright. Thanks :D

Vampireinu95: Thanks :D. I will find a way and make them fall in love :D

Smpt: Sorry about the long wait and thanks :D

RiceBallMaker94: lol, never got on his bad side. :D

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Rainshine5: lol, he deserves it.

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June 15, 2013