A/N:
Recap: Steamy scene between Sesshomaru and Rin. Eeek!
Vocab:
Youki: demonic energy (life energy) possessed by (duh lol) demons.
Chapter 7 The Phone Call
"…I don't know." She whispered, trying to clear her mind. He was lightly tracing her back with a clawed finger. She arched closer to him. "I shouldn't. But…"
He lifted her chin up. "I want you Rin. And I know you do too." He held her hand and kissed her fingers lightly, never leaving his gaze from hers. One thing he was used to, he ALWAYS got what he wanted.
His words and the way he was looking at her heated her whole body. Damn. He was using his sex appeal against her and my, it was working flawlessly. His lips on her hands were soft and surreal, and a strange need began building in her belly.
"But sleeping together is supposed to be only between couples or married people who love each other. We're… neither." She reluctantly pulled her hand away from his.
"It doesn't always have to be that way Rin. As long as you make the deal with me…" He pulled her against him and lowered his head. "Let me show you."
Before she could ask him what he meant, his lips brushed against hers. At first her eyes were wide open, and she was rigid in surprise. Then she easily melted against him as her arms wrapped possessively around his neck. He deepened the kiss which was very consuming. Every kiss and touch was electrifying, and she was helpless to deny what they obviously both want and needed. His lips felt so soft and warm… and when his tongue traced the insides of her mouth, she couldn't suppress a moan.
This human was not supposed to taste so good. He was not supposed to lose himself in her feminine allure. She was obviously inexperienced and innocent, but this only excited him more.
All coherent thoughts were gone. All that mattered was him and how he was making her feel.
Do notfall in love with me. His voice echoed dimly in her head.
And that was it. The reminder had broken the spell. Her eyes flew open, and Rin hastily pushed herself away from him.
"No." She firmly said, visibly shaken. I'm better than that!
Sesshomaru saw that the intense moment they recently shared was completely gone. He was confused, an arm half stretched towards her. She was noticeably anxious as she hugged herself.
"I have to go." She managed to say before running away and leaving him in his room.
Sesshomaru stared after her, dumbfounded. What the hell just happened?
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Rin ran towards her room and closed the door behind her. Her back leaned against the door and she slid slowly to the floor trying to catch her breath.
What was she thinking? She cannot put herself out there yet. Sesshomaru warned her not to fall for him. It was proof enough that he didn't want her THAT way. Lust is never a good replacement for love. She cursed the unwelcome attraction she felt towards him.
"You should be careful."
Rin raised her head and stared at the little girl sitting on her bed. She had a long, snowy white hair and extremely dark eyes. Clutched between her small arms was a worn out bear.
"Hey, it's you! I thought I'd never see you again." Rin smiled at her unexpected visitor and stood up.
"I couldn't visit you because you're always with that demon. I feel uncomfortable around him." The small girl told Rin blankly.
"Oh. Er, sorry about that. Unfortunately, I'm stuck to him." She cleared her throat. "How are you?"
"You're the one who suffered and almost died. I should be asking you that."
"I'm fine. It's just that, I don't care about what happened to me. I survived. But my family… didn't. And that hurts more than anything." Rin sat next to the little girl and hugged her knees tightly.
Her empty dark eyes bored into brown ones. "I was relieved when my parents died."
Rin's jaw dropped. "What a horrible thing to say, No name!"
The girl frowned ever so slightly. "You still insist on calling me that after all these years."
"Well, of course! Unless you finally decide to tell me your name then…" Rin raised her eyebrows expectantly.
"Maybe later."She gave out a half-hearted smiled.
Someone rapped loudly on the door. "Rin? What is the matter? Who are you speaking to? Open the door." Sesshomaru called out.
She sighed. She wasn't ready to face him yet. Her emotions become a ride in a rollercoaster in his presence. And her brain would stop functioning.
"I'm not talking to anyone!"
"Until next time. Be careful with him. I might not be able to help you anymore if he breaks you." No name whispered before vanishing into thin air.
Rin was used to No name's theatric disappearance. She shook her head and jumped when Sesshomaru knocked louder. Sighing, she walked towards the door and gripped the doorknob. Her forehead was pressed against the door. "I'm fine. Go away." She drawled out.
At first, he didn't move. She thought he'd say something else to her. Then she heard his retreating footsteps. Disappointment flooded through her.
She didn't want to feel this attached towards him. She hardly knew the man and he kept a lot of things from her. It was reason enough not to dangerously fall into his traps. Trap. Why did it feel like a trap?
They've been through so much just in the past few weeks. They helped each other to survive. He didn't abandon her. Were these reasons enough to give him a chance?
Or maybe… she should negotiate with him. After all, he asked for a deal. He was attracted to her also, and now she knew it. Otherwise Sesshomaru would never… she blushed at the thought. Was he scared of being in love or something?
A sneaky smile slowly lit her face. Even though she knew nothing about business, negotiating her relationship with Sesshomaru would be interesting…
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The following night, they left Utsonomiya for Fukushima Airport.
Should I ask him now? This is the perfect time to do it! Just say it outright, Rin! And try to sound as eloquent and professional as him. I think he likes me enough to come to terms with what I want with the deal he offered. But Rin couldn't open her mouth and was blushing hard. This is HARD!
Sesshomaru didn't comment on Rin's silence as he drove the Lamborghini. He could almost taste the thick, uneasiness coming from her. Did he really mess her up that bad?
She kept her head down and stared at the back of her hand. After what almost happened between them, neither couldn't say a thing. When Sesshomaru turned the music off, the silence was even more awkward.
Rin was flippantly contemplating jumping out from the vehicle just to escape the awkwardness, when she heard a dial tone from the car's amplifiers.
Connected by a thin cable on the dashboard was a cellphone.
She turned irritably at him. "I thought you said no phone calls?!"
Sesshomaru ignored her, but before she could retaliate, the call was picked up.
"Inuyasha here. Whaddya want?!"
"Hello little brother. Mind your manners." Sesshomaru smoothly responded.
Rin heard scuffling and a resounding bad word from the other line.
"You can't boss me around when I'M letting you use MY credit cards!" He fumed.
"Which is funded by my company, or have you forgotten? How is everything?"
"Er, I think I'm doing fine. Dad's been trying to help me from overseas. I only lost a few contracts."
Rin watched Sesshomaru whose expression became suddenly calm. Too calm.
"You've lost me contracts?" He repeated quietly. Dangerously. Rin shivered. Sesshomaru was scarier when he was being passive-aggressive.
"Hey give me some credit here! I AM working hard. You know this is not my thing but I STILL covered for you when I didn't have to! It's not my fault you got tricked by Nara-"
"Enough!"
Rin jumped from her seat. Inuyasha on the other line fell quiet.
Sesshomaru took a deep breath despite himself. "Is everything I asked prepared?"
Inuyasha cleared his throat. "Yes! The private plane is already waiting. Only your most trusted servant is manning it. Also I managed to get-"
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING TO, YOU KIDNAPPER! YOU BETTER FUCKING LET ME GO YOU STUPID DOG!"
There was a noise that sounded like the phone being dropped on the floor.
The woman screaming from the other line hurt Sesshomaru's sensitive ears. Rin, on the other hand, was in shock. The voice was awfully familiar. Was that… Was that?!
"WENCH I DIDN'T KIDNAP YOU! I FREAKING SAVED YOU!"
"HOW DO I KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT ONE OF THEM?! YOU JUST FORCEFULLY THREW ME IN YOUR CAR SAYING I'M IN DANGER AND IN PRETENSE THAT MY BESTFRIEND IS FUCKING ALIVE, YOU LYING PIECE OF SHIT!"
OH MY GOD!
"KAGOME!" Rin yelled and practically shoved herself towards the dashboard in disbelief.
Sesshomaru rubbed his temple with his free hand. "Can everyone stop shouting?" Annoying humans. And hanyou.
There was a loud gasp as the phone on the other side was hastily picked up from the floor. "RIN? IS THAT YOU?!"
"YES!" Rin was getting teary eyed at the unexpected. She was talking to Kagome! "Sesshomaru, what's going on?"
Eyes still focused on the road, he answered. "I had Inuyasha keep watch of your friend who you always talked about. I had a feeling Naraku might try to use your friend to lure you out. I cannot let that happen." Even though, his brother was an idiot. It seemed like Inuyasha took her by force.
"Hey! Give that phone back to me! I want to talk to Rin!"
"Too fucking bad!" Inuyasha growled at Kagome. "Listen Sesshomaru, you owe me BIG TIME for this. There was a bunch of unfamiliar people following this wench. Definitely Naraku's men by their scent. I save her, and what I get is 24 HOURS of her screaming about letting her go and MY EARS!"
'Inuyasha's ears? Why would Kagome scream about that?' Rin thought.
"You are tactless."
There was a struggling noise on the other end, a loud yelp, and once again Kagome was on the line. "Rin! You're alive! Gosh I can't believe this." She was crying. Hard.
"I know. I wanted to try and call you, but Sesshomaru said it's too dangerous."
"Where are you? When am I going to see you?"
"I… I don't know." Rin looked helplessly at Sesshomaru, who shook his head. "…Gome, I don't know what to do."
"Have that guy drop you here! With me. I think you'll be safe here too."
"Ohhh, so now you're trusting me to protect you and your friend?!" Inuyasha mocked. Seeing that Kagome ignored him, he sighed. "Hey Sesshomaru, this wench has a point. Just come back here with that Yamanaka girl. It's too dangerous by yourself in your condition. I'll take care of everything and stop Naraku."
Sesshomaru scoffed indignantly. "Absolutely not. Naraku is mine to destroy, and I myself will end his life. I will not hide and be protected by some hanyou. I will proceed with MY plan."
"It might kill you, you stupid proud dog! And STOP with the 'Hanyou' name calling!" Rin heard the slight worry in Inuyasha's voice.
"Let Sesshomaru do what he wants, but I want Rin safe here with us!" Kagome pleaded to her companion.
Inuyasha sighed irritably. "Oi, you hear that Sesshomaru? Will you drop the girl here?"
Rin was staring at Sesshomaru. Would he let her go?
He momentarily looked at her, then smirked that sexy lips, before turning his eyes back on the road. "No. She will remain with me."
She blinked stupidly at him before scowling. If she wanted to keep her heart safe, she needed to get away from him and this was the perfect opportunity. But… she couldn't. She couldn't beg him to let her be with Kagome under Inuyasha's protection. Was she really looking forward to negotiating with the demon?! God I'm losing my mind!
"Inuyasha, did you secure all the telephone lines we use as I instructed you to do so?" Sesshomaru's tone changed faintly.
"Yes! I had them installed few weeks ago remember? I hired the best security company." Inuyasha bragged.
Sesshomaru took a deep breath, while Rin was watching him, puzzled. He looked dissatisfied.
"Where are you right now?"
"You already know that since you called MY office! I'm at the West Holdings Building! You know, the huge son-of-a-bitch skyscraper that you own and run?!" He teased. "Why are you asking dumb questions? Did you become stupid also after your Youki was stolen?"
Rin's ears perked. Youki?
For once, Sesshomaru ignored his jibe. "Did you remember to activate and set up the pin for the phone security system in the building after the installation, like you did at the Mansion?"
…There was a long silence in the other line.
"FUCK! I CANT BELIEVE THIS! I FREAKING FORGOT!"
"I thought so." Sesshomaru replied.
"Wait, how did you know?" The trepidation in his voice was apparent.
Sesshomaru glanced at the sideview mirror, his eyes narrowed. "Because, my idiot brother, there is a car following us for the past ten minutes."
"Huh?" Rin nervously turned her head and saw a black sedan tailing them. She gasped. "Is that Naraku's men? What do we do?!"
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A/N:
So, what kind of 'negotiation' does Rin have in her mind? Readers would actually need to wait, as well as Rin(lol) because of certain turn of events! Get ready for some action next chapter! Chapter 8: Catch if You Can
Feel free to imagine "no name," (the little girl who visited Rin) to have similar appearance with Kanna. I know you all have questions about many things in the story, but it will be answered in later chapters. However, feel free to speculate who and what "no name" really is and her role in the story. IF by some miracle, someone guessed what "no name" is (A demon? Ghost? A guardian angel? Etc.), I'll dedicate a chapter to that person. Happy Guessing!
