I do not own Inuyasha
Ch. 7
Countdown: Eight months
Rin opened her eyes to see the sun shining through the window. She sat up to see the other side of the bed empty, then she heard the shower turn off that she knew Sesshomaru had taken a shower.
She got out of bed and put on sweats to cover her legs, noticing that she only had on underwear and a t-shirt.
She left the room and went downstairs to make herself a cup of tea. While she was doing it she stared at the ring on her left finger. She couldn't help the butterflies in her stomach and urge to jump up and down in joy.
Squueeel
The hissing of the tea pot brought her back to attention. She poured the hot water into two cups just as Sesshomaru walked down the stairs in his own sweats. Just the bottoms. No shirt.
Rin felt herself gape. Since being together they never showed each other much…skin. Sesshomaru was now shirtless. He was…drool worthy. His skin was pale, his muscles toned, but not overly so, lean…her eyes trailed down a little further.
"Do you like what you see?"
She hadn't realized he was so close, she jumped a little, bumping into the counter. Sesshomaru took the opportunity and placed both of his arms on each side of her, effectively trapping her.
"You didn't answer my question," Sesshomaru said into her ear, leaning so he was pressed more intimately against her body.
Rin couldn't think clearly. She bit her bottom lip and looked up into his face. He was looking inquisitively at her, still waiting for an answer.
"Uh, well…I…-"
ring ring…ring ring
The ringing of the phone cut off what Rin was about to say and Sesshomaru disappeared, probably now getting a shirt on.
Rin went to the phone and picked it up.
"Hello? Oh Kohaku!…yes it's good to hear from you too. I heard you were back in town," Rin said into the phone. Meanwhile Sesshomaru came back downstairs with a shirt on and sidled up to Rin's side, listening to the conversation.
"Oh please, don't worry about that. Anyways I was wondering if you would like to come over some time. I would like you to meet someone…yes my beau…yes Sango already told you I take it…how about tomorrow for dinner…yes you can bring your lady friend. I would like to meet her…okay we'll see you two tomorrow…bye," Rin hanged up, Sesshomaru was watching her closely.
"Is this Kohaku a friend of yours?" Sesshomaru finally asked.
"Yes. He's Sango's younger brother. Why?" Rin cocked her head to the side.
"Hn," was his answer and he turned and went to the living room with his tea. Rin was confused and followed him to the couch that he was now sitting on.
She quietly sat next to him, watching him, that is when he looked at her, with just his eyes.
"Why did you ask?"
Sesshomaru turned his eyes away. "I was just wondering what he was to you," he said quietly.
Rin smiled. "Oh Sesshomaru. He is just a friend. Although we did date for a time."
Sesshomaru turned to look at her when she said this. He didn't like the fact that someone else had touched her. She was his and no one else's!
Rin placed her hand on his cheek as he started to get a slight murderous look to his face.
"Sesshomaru, nothing happened. We dated for about six months. Nothing went further than holding hands and the occasional peck on the lips. We broke it off when we noticed nothing was there," Rin reassured him, but she didn't tell him the whole truth. She wasn't ready to tell him that part.
Sesshomaru relaxed to a point, but he still didn't like the fact that this Kohaku character got to her first. It unnerved him.
Rin could still tell that he was still not convinced. So she turned his head to make him look at her and very tenderly kissed him. She parted after holding his lips with her own after a moment.
Sesshomaru was…was…his mind went completely blank. Once she parted with him he couldn't think straight.
"Omelets for breakfast?" she asked, bringing him back to reality. Once he focused again she was already up and making her way towards the kitchen. He narrowed his eyes and swiftly swept her up into his arms and before Rin knew it she was plopped on their bed.
"Sesshomaru-!" Rin was cut off by his mouth, which was molesting her sweet cavern. She tried to keep up, but he overwhelmed her. Before she knew it though, Sesshomaru was across the room looking at her with hooded eyes.
"Sesshomaru, what was that about?" she asked sitting up to look at him clearly.
"Payback for earlier," he said.
"Payback," Rin said slowly. She was confused to the maximum.
"You surprised me. My mind completely shut down when you kissed me earlier, so my demon felt it needed to dominate you to compensate for the lack of control," Sesshomaru explained, now looking away in slight shame. He didn't want to force himself on her, he wanted her acceptance.
Rin stayed silent, taking in this new information.
"I didn't intend it to be that way. I wanted to show you that you are the only one that is in my life and the only one that will be in my life. It just seems that ever since Kohaku was mentioned you've been…dare I say…jealous," she said, giving her own explanation.
He turned his head back to her and then lifted his face as if the sniff the air.
"You are bleeding," he said suddenly, effectively changing the subject.
Rin looked confused and then realized that it was that time of month again.
"Oh bloody hell," she murmered and got up and went to the bathroom and shut the door. In both of their minds, their discussion wasn't finished, but women's monthly periods waited for no one.
Sesshomaru left the room and started to get stuff out for the omelets Rin had suggested earlier. While he was chopping up some bell pepper he recalled the word Rin used to describe how he was acting. Jealous.
Was he really jealous? He scoffed and shrugged off the feeling. Hopefully actually meeting this Kohaku would settle any doubts he had.
Rin came back down the stairs, all taken care of and watched as Sesshomaru expertly flipped one omelet onto a plate. He turned just as she came around him.
"Do you need any help?" she asked taking the plate.
"No. Go eat. I'll be there in a moment," he said, pouring the eggs into the skillet and then all the fixings.
"O-okay," she nodded and grabbed her plate and fork. She set her plate on the table and was about to sit down when she was turned around and brought up into a hug.
"I apologize for my behavior earlier," he said into her hair. Rin relaxed into him, hugging him back.
"You are forgiven."
They stayed like that for only a moment, until Sesshomaru had to part with her to get his own omelet.
Rin turned back around to the table and was about to sit down when-
knock, knock, knock
She sighed and went to the door and opened it.
"Um, excuse me. Is there a Rin Fairchild that lives here?" the man said.
"Yes I am she," Rin replied.
"We have a several boxes for you to sign for," he said handing her a clip board. Rin took it and signed it.
The delivery man stepped aside and let in two other men hauling the packages inside the apartment.
"Thank you," Rin said as they left.
She closed the door and looked at the boxes. She had been expecting them for a while now, but she would look at them later. She turned back to the table, intending to finish her breakfast before she looked through them.
Sesshomaru was already at the table eating his own omelet when Rin sat down again, looking at the boxes across the room.
"What are the boxes?" he asked once he was done with his plate.
"Oh, when I was first here, I had accumulated some things that didn't fit in my suitcases. So I had to ship some things, but since things have turned out the way they did, I asked my father to just send them back," Rin explained standing up, taking her plate with her. Sesshomaru followed her and placed the dishes in the sink.
Rin then turned around and went to the boxes and just noticed that there were more boxes than she sent. She began reading labels and noticed two of them belonged to Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru?" Rin called out. Sesshomaru was by her side the next second.
"These two have your name on them," she said simply and opened her first box. In it was mostly books, but most importantly her recipe books. She eagerly grabbed them and took them to the kitchen and placed them almost lovingly on the edge of the counter. She smiled at them and went back to the rest only to find Sesshomaru on the floor, both of his boxes open, with a disgruntled look to his face, which was different from his usual stoicism.
He was talking furiously on the phone. In Japanese.
"Well father I don't care. Tell Inuyasha if he does this again the next time I see him I'll make sure he'll never see the birth of his first born!" Sesshomaru clicked the end button and quite nearly crushed his phone in the process.
"Is everything alright?" Rin asked sitting next to him.
"Inuyasha is an idiot," Sesshomaru said, rubbing his temple.
"What did he do now?" Rin asked.
"Just look in the box," Sesshomaru exasperated, still rubbing his forehead, trying desperately to ward off a headache.
Rin looked hesitantly into the box. With how Sesshomaru was acting, she was cautious. She stared into the box and saw…what the hell.
"Are those…what I think they are," Rin said, blushing like mad. Inuyasha sent Sesshomaru these?
"Both boxes are full of them. I guess he is trying to convince us to have safe sex," Sesshomaru grumbled getting up and kicking the boxes to the corner, "Like he doesn't follow his own advice."
Still blushing Rin went back to her own boxes, glad that they weren't filled to the brim with condoms.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
It was later in the day and Rin was looking through one of her cookbooks. She was flip flopping between pot roast or chicken alfredo for dinner the next night. She needed to make a decision because they were running a little low on food.
"You're mumbling again," Sesshomaru said into her ear, startling her.
"Geesh Sesshomaru! You need to wear a bell or something," Rin said, turning to face him. He had a raised eyebrow and a smirk.
"A bell you say," he said leaning so she had to lean back slightly against the counter.
"Yes a bell. You're going to give me a heart attack before my next birthday you tread so softly," she exclaimed, leaning back into him making her chest brush slightly against his.
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes slightly and leaned the rest of the way and captured her lips with his.
Rin immediately wrapped her arms around her neck and tilted her head slightly for them to deepen it, but before they could…
ding, dong
Rin pouted as Sesshomaru pulled away and left her to go to the door. They could never catch a break.
She heard voices at the door and during that time she made the decision to make alfredo tonight and make pot roast when Kohaku and his girlfriend came over.
She heard the door shut. She was now writing down ingredients on a piece of paper when Sesshomaru came back around the corner.
"Grocery shopping?" he asked looking at what she was writing down.
"Yes, we seem to run out of food the way you eat," Rin said as a joke. Sesshomaru just narrowed his eyes slightly and then took her hand and placed something inside it.
Rin looked in her hand and saw a key with a key fob. A key to a car.
"Sesshomaru…," Rin couldn't speak. This was already becoming an overwhelming day.
"It's a Volvo XC90. Nothing too extravagant, but it will serve our purposes, like carrying the groceries," Sesshomaru supplied.
Rin smiled.
"Well then, I will be making our grocery list bigger. What color?"
"Blue and it's a manual," he said and then he noticed her grimace. "What is it?"
"I don't know to drive a manual," Rin confessed, fiddling with the key in her hand.
"No worries Rin. I will teach you. Now finish your list so we can see the car," Sesshomaru said, leaving her to finish and went to get his shoes on and a sweater. It was starting to feel like fall outside.
Five minutes later, Rin came into the bedroom and put on her own shoes.
"Ready?"
"Ready," Rin said finishing tying her shoes.
They left the room and Rin grabbed her purse, list, and key to their new vehicle and followed Sesshomaru out of the apartment.
And there sitting at the curb was their Volvo. Rin couldn't help the little squeal of delight come from as she approached the vehicle.
"Shall we?" Sesshomaru voiced opening the passenger side like the gentleman he was. Rin happily got in and started to bounce in the seat as Sesshomaru slid in smoothly into the drivers' side and watched in amusement. She looked like a child in wonder.
"Key please," Sesshomaru said, holding out his hand. Rin happily handed him the key. He turned on the car with ease and shifted it into first gear. Rin watched him handle the car with ease. It really didn't look that hard.
Sooner than she thought they were at the supermarket.
Once inside Rin made quick work and got everything she needed on her list. It was mostly because of Sesshomaru. He didn't like crowds. He didn't like other people touching him and he didn't like anyone touching Rin, especially the males, even if it was by accident.
They checked out once Rin made sure she had everything. They packed everything into the car and they were off again, back to the apartment. It took a couple of trips to and from the car to unload everything.
Rin went to get the last bag and shut the door and was about to go back into the building until she heard a squeak. She stopped and looked around, but there was nothing around except a garbage can.
Squeak.
There it was again and it was coming from the garbage can. Rin cautiously went to the edge and looked down in. There were several coffee cups in there and one large bag. Rin put down her bag of groceries and listened patiently for the squeak again.
Yip.
Rin gasped and bent down a picked the bag up out of the garbage can. She set it back down carefully, knowing full well of what might be inside. She opened it and gasped.
Rin quickly took out her phone and speed dialed her mate.
"Get down here quick. You need to see this," was all Rin said before Sesshomaru could get a word in and hung up. Sesshomaru was down and beside her within seconds.
"Rin?"
Rin ushered him next to the bag and had him look in. His eyes widened. There were five puppies inside the bag. Sesshomaru took a careful sniff. Only two were alive. Sesshomaru carefully reached in and took out the two that were still alive.
"Are these ones…?" Rin asked leaving the question hanging, still looking in the bag.
"Yes and these ones won't be far behind if we don't do something quick," Sesshomaru ushered her to stand up, the puppies in one hand, they were that small.
"What do we do with these ones? They will eventually start to stink," Rin wondered, on the verge of tears. How can anyone be this cruel?
"Go back inside. I'll take care of it," Sesshomaru said. He handed her the live puppies in the process. Rin grabbed the last bag of groceries and went inside, quickly making it back to their apartment.
She set the groceries on the counter and went to the living room and sat on the couch with the puppies.
They both were so small, barely a week old by the looks of it.
Rin looked up just as Sesshomaru came through the door with a bag in his hand.
"Where did you go?" Rin asked.
"Drug store. They will need assistance with feeding so I got some eye droplets. Could you warm up some milk?" Sesshomaru explained setting down the bag on the coffee table. Rin handed him the puppies and went to the kitchen.
She quickly warmed up some milk and handed it to Sesshomaru in a bowl.
"Would you like to help feed them?" Sesshomaru asked taking an eye droplet and sucked some milk into it.
"Let me take care of the rest of the groceries, then I'll come help," Rin said as Sesshomaru started to coax the puppies to eat.
Rin was quick about putting the groceries away and made it back to the couch where Sesshomaru sat.
"Are they eating?"
"Come see for yourself," Sesshomaru said, sucking more milk into the droplet.
Rin sat down next to him and watched as Sesshomaru very tenderly lifted one of the puppies chins and saw the little guy eagerly receive the milk. The other squeaked in protest, so Sesshomaru turned to the other one and gave the puppy the rest that was in the droplet.
"Would you like to try?" Sesshomaru asked, offering her the droplet. Rin did like Sesshomaru and filled it up with the rest of the milk that was in the bowl and offered the milk which the puppies happily received. Once done Rin put the droplet into the bowl and stood up to put it in the sink to clean it for later use.
She went back to the living area and saw Sesshomaru had disappeared, but then he came back from his office with a medium sized box, cut down to size.
"Rin, go find some towels that you won't mind missing in the next weeks," Sesshomaru said, placing the box next to the couch.
"I'm guessing we are keeping them then?" Rin asked with a smirk.
Sesshomaru gave her a glance and his own smirk. Rin giggled and went to their bedroom and grabbed two towels that had seen better days. She went back downstairs and handed Sesshomaru the towels, which he placed in the box and then gently placed the puppies inside. Rin kneeled beside him and looked at them. They were so cute.
They both were black and white coloring and both male.
"So what breed do you think they are?" Rin asked quietly as the puppies snuggled against each other.
"It's too early to tell. With the coloring, I'm thinking maybe border collie or husky. It's hard to tell," Sesshomaru commented as he stood up, Rin following his lead as he led her to the kitchen.
"So what is for dinner?" he asked as he grabbed a glass from the cupboard and filled it with water.
"Chicken Alfredo," Rin said, just saying it was making her hungry.
"Sounds delicious," Sesshomaru said, nuzzling his way into her neck, making her giggle in delight.
"Stop Sesshomaru. That tickles!" Rin squealed as he started to add his tongue to the sensitivity of her neck.
Yip, Yip
"So much for that," Rin said quietly as Sesshomaru stepped away from her to check on the puppies. She looked down at her watch and saw that it was almost four.
Time to start dinner.
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Rin sighed.
Currently she was in bed…alone. Sesshomaru decided to stay up the entire night to watch over the puppies.
She came to bed and laid down, but found she couldn't go to sleep. Not without him. Rin finally gave up and got out of bed after an hour of tossing and turning.
She grabbed her robe and made it downstairs to find Sesshomaru sitting on the couch, reading a book.
He looked up when he heard her approach.
"Couldn't sleep?" he asked, putting the book down. Rin simply shook her head no and went to sit next to him.
There was silence between them as Sesshomaru wrapped an arm around her, making her lean into him.
As soon as Rin got into a comfortable position she felt her eyes start to droop and sooner than she thought possible, she was asleep.
Sesshomaru looked down at her peaceful face once she was fully under and then very gently laid her head down as he stood up and placed a pillow under her head.
Sesshomaru sighed and stood up, leaving Rin to sleep on the couch. He worked over to the box that held the puppies. They too were asleep. At least for now, he and Rin would have to feed them every two hours.
Sesshomaru walked to the kitchen on quiet feet to grab a cup of iced tea. He liked it almost better than hot tea.
After pouring a cup he went back to the living room to spend the rest of the night keeping vigil.
He set his glass on the coffee table, turned and picked up his book. He gave his mate one last look before opening the book and started to read.
XOXO
Rin rolled over onto her back and stretched, letting out a big yawn.
"Good morning Rin."
She turned her head to the side to see Sesshomaru already feeding the puppies.
"Good morning," Rin said with a smile, sitting up and scratching the back of her head. She stood up and proceeded to fold the blanket that was draped over her. She turned back around and watched Sesshomaru tenderly feed the puppies. It was such a sight.
"Is there any more milk left?" she asked, wanting a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
"There is a little left. I will have to get some more," Sesshomaru said, placing the now full puppies back in the box. They were yipping happily.
Rin smiled down on them as Sesshomaru walked around her with bowl and eye droplet in hand. Rin turned and followed, her stomach now demanding for sustenance.
"Rin I am going to the store for some more milk. Do you need anything?" Sesshomaru inquired while Rin poured some shredded wheat into a bowl.
Rin put on a thoughtful look on her face for a moment.
"Nope, Can't think of anything at the moment," Rin smiled at him as he put on a jacket.
"Call me if you need anything," he said about to turn to go but at the last second swept her up in a hug as she was ab out to pick up her spoon to take a bite.
Sesshomaru gave her a nice long kiss. He parted with her after a moment, making her hum in contentment.
"Now it's a good morning," she said as Sesshomaru put her back down. He nuzzled her neck in response then turned and left.
Rin smiled to herself and went back to her bowl of cereal.
XOXO
Sesshomaru walked back into the apartment with four jugs of whole milk and some milk replacement powder. From the kitchen he heard Rin talking on the phone.
He rounded the corner as Rin was saying, "I'm making you hungry? I find that hard to believe," she said sarcastically.
There was a pause as Sesshomaru put away the milk. Rin giggled at something the other person said.
"I was being sarcastic Sango. Calm down," she giggled again, "Anyways what did you need to ask me?"
There was another pause and then Rin's eye's went wide.
"Really? You want me to plan your baby shower?…I would be honored Sango. When do you want it?…January? Okay…Not a problem. Oh and before I forget mark your calendar for May fourteenth…It's my wedding day silly. I'll give you more details later…Well I have to go. I need to start making dessert for tonights dinner…Remember I invited Kohaku and his girlfriend…Yes Sango in time when I am ready to tell him…Okay Sango. Talk to you later. Bye."
With that Rin's conversation ended. Rin looked around for Sesshomaru but found him nowhere. So she went around the corner of the kitchen where they placed a calendar and she flipped through it till she found January.
Second weekend after New Year's sounded best. Just one more thing on an already full plate.
Yip! Yip!
Rin turned around towards the puppies and saw them moving around the box that they were in. Then she felt Sesshomaru kneel down next to her.
"Would you like to help feed them?" he asked taking one of his clawed hands and stroked each puppy on the head.
"Yes, I'd love to," Rin replied turning to look at him.
"I'll go warm up some milk then," Sesshomaru responded, standing and leaving Rin to go to the kitchen. Rin turned back to the puppies and carefully picked them up and brought them over to the couch. A few minutes later Sesshomaru came back with the bowl of milk and two eyelets and gave one to Rin. Together, they spent in silence, fed the puppies until their bellies were full.
The rest of the day was spent getting ready for their guests. Rin spent the morning fixing and making cheesecake for dessert.
Sesshomaru was drooling by the time Rin put the pot roast in the oven. Then she went up the stairs to get dressed in something nice. When she came back down, Sesshomaru almost began drooling for another reason.
She was wearing a short sleeved blouse and a blue skirt that hugged around her hips and thighs, ending mid-knee, her toned calves in clear view.
Sesshomaru went back to the puppies to take his mind away from the attractive woman standing not ten feet from him. He had a split second image of having those same legs wrapped around his waist. Little did her know Rin had that same image, but it felt like it just came to her, like it wasn't her won thoughts that conjured the image. She just shook her head to clear it and went doubt tidying the apartment.
XOXO
a couple hours later…
Ding! Dong!
"Sesshomaru! Can you get that!" Rin called from upstairs.
Sesshomaru begrudgingly got up from the couch and looked at the clock. Six o'clock on the dot.
At least he knows how to be on time, Sesshomaru thought.
He casually strolled to the door and reached for the knob and turned. The door opened to reveal a young man, roughly the same age as Rin. Next to him as a young woman and by the smell…half-demon.
"Hello, my name is Kohaku and this is Ai, my girlfriend." Kohaku held out his hand to shake Sesshomaru's.
Sesshomaru looked at it for a moment and decided to be civil and shake it.
"Sesshomaru," just saying his name he stepped aside to let them in. Rin came in as he shut the door.
"Kohaku!" she yelled as she lightly jogged in his direction and gave him a hug which only lasted a second because Sesshomaru tensed in reaction. Rin stepped away and went over to him and took his hand. Sesshomaru looked down at her and saw her unwavering loyalty and devotion. For him and only him, he was able to relax completely. This transaction only too a second, but Kohaku could tell that Sesshomaru felt threatened by Kohaku. He would have to give the guy reassurance. Maybe talk t him in private for a moment.
Rin turned back to the couple in front of them.
"So who is…?"
"Oh sorry. This is my girlfriend Ai," Kohaku said quickly, gesturing to the young woman next to him.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Ai. My name is Rin and this is my mate, Sesshomaru," Rin replied, "Shall we got sit. Dinner will be ready in a few."
All of them followed Rin to the living area and sat down on the couches with both couples facing each other.
"So Ai, what do you do?" Rin asked, starting a conversation.
"Well I basically do the same thing Kohaku does. I'm into photography, but more of the nature side of things," Ai answered.
"That is how we met. Recently I was in Japan, doing photoshops for the company and I was out for a walk, taking a break, and she was out in the water, taking pictures of some nearby cranes," Kohaku interluded.
"And in waders. Oh I was so embarrassed when he called out to me. I nearly fell in," Ai giggled at the memory.
"And we have been basically seeing each other ever since," Kohaku finished, turning to look at the love of his life. Ai returned that same look.
Rin looked at them both and knew that they would stay together for a long time.
"Well that sounds absolutely awesome. I am happy for both of you," Rin said. A moment later her timer dinged.
"Oh let me go get that. Ai, could you come help me?" Rin asked while standing up.
"Sure, I'll be happy to help," Ai replied standing up also, following Rin to the kitchen, leaving the males in the living room.
Once the females were in the kitchen, they left an awkward silence with Kohaku and Sesshomaru.
"So, you and Rin?" Kohaku said trying to make conversation.
Sesshomaru didn't answer for a moment, but on behalf of Rin, he would remain civil.
"Yes," he simply answered.
"How long have you two been together?" Kohaku asked.
"A little over a month, but I have know her since before she was born," Sesshomaru replied.
"And that is partially because her father and mother work for your family?" Kohaku questioned further.
"Her mother is deceased since she was five, but at one time she did work for us," Sesshomaru corrected.
Kohaku looked slightly confused and thoughtful at the same time.
Sesshomaru took that to mean that Rin didn't tell Kohaku that her mother was no longer a part of the world. Everything became clear once Kohaku spoke again.
"That now makes sense. You see, Rin tended to be very private about her home life. All I knew was that her father is a chauffeur for a wealthy family, her mother worked for that same family, and she had an unrequited love in that same family. Everytime I would ask about her mother, she would get reserved and change topic to something else. So I assumed two things. One; her mother left or two; her mother passed away and now I know it was the latter," Kohaku explained and leaned back against the couch.
Sesshomaru contemplated what Kohaku said and asked a question himself.
"What about the unrequited love?" he asked.
"That she was never clear about. Rin was more open with Sango than me," Kohaku replied.
Sesshomaru contemplated what he said once again. Then he decided to let Kohaku in on his scheming before he mated with Rin in May.
"Kohaku, would you like a drink?" he asked, standing up and going toward his office.
"Sure. What do you have?" Kohaku accepting the invite, standing and following Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru opened the door and left it open for Kohaku, then close behind him. He then walked over to a cabinet and took out two decanters full of liquid.
"I have scotch or bourbon," Sesshomaru offered.
"Bourbon please," Kohaku said while looking around the office. He found a picture, the only one in fact and looked at it. He smiled at it.
"You two seem to fit perfectly together," Kohaku commented, turning the picture around so Sesshomaru could see. Sesshomaru made no move to comment except take the poured drinks and handed one to Kohaku.
"Thank you," he said, setting the photo back down and then sat down on a chair. Sesshomaru followed suit and they both sat there in silence for a while, sipping on their beverages.
"Kohaku," Sesshomaru spoke up, breaking the silence.
"Yes?" Kohaku looked up to meet Sesshomaru's piercing gaze.
"Can I confide in you?"
Kohaku was a little shocked. He barely knew this man. He guessed he made a good impression with the man to be asked to be confided in him. So he nodded his head yes.
"Then what I say and ask of you will not go beyond these walls. Especially to Rin. Do I make myself clear?"
Kohaku made a mental note not to cross this man. This demon.
"If it pertains to Rin, I won't breath a word," Kohaku promised.
"Good," Sesshomaru said, smirking ever so slightly.
XOXO
"Okay, everything is set," Rin said to herself, looking at the steaming food on the table.
"It looks absolutely delicious Rin," Ai commented, looking at the spread too.
Pineapple pot roast, with halved potato's and cooked carrots, both of which were cooked with the meat.
"Thank you Ai. Now let me go get the guys. I'll be right back," Rin said turning to go to Sesshomaru's office.
She knocked.
"Sesshomaru, Kohaku, dinner is on the table."
"We will be there in a moment," Sesshomaru said from the other side of the door.
"Okay," Rin said turning back around. When she entered back into the living area, she found Ai bent over the puppies box.
"Cute, aren't they," Rin said, startling Ai.
"Oh yes, Where in the world did you get them so young? Where is their mother?" Ai inquired.
"Well, I found them in a paper sack downstairs in a garbage can. There were five total, but these two were the only ones still alive. Sesshomaru has been nursing them back to health ever since," Rin explained looking at the puppies fondly.
"Oh that is so sad. Who would do such a thing?" Ai commented, the last part said mostly to herself.
Rin stood back up and Ai followed suit once they heard the door open. Sesshomaru and Kohaku came and they all congregated around the table and sat down.
As routine and what Rin had grown up with was to start grace. Sesshomaru followed suit, doing the sign of the cross. Kohaku and Ai simply bowed their heads. Once grace was done, Rin said, "Enjoy."
Sesshomaru stood up and cut the meat with precision and served it out once everyone had their food, there was silence as everyone consumed the food.
Halfway through the meal Rin decided to break the silence.
"So Kohaku. How was Japan?"
"Japan was…very different. Culturally at least, but it was quite the experience. I had a lot of fun," Kohaku took another bite of his meal, "Sesshomaru, you are Japanese, correct?"
"Yes. My parents are native to Japan, but they moved to America when it was starting to be the place to be. That was roughly around eighteen hundred. Humans were weary of them because they were demons so they kept their distance. My father didn't start the company you know today till the mid fifties. I was born in Hokkaido. My father and mother were visiting family at the time, at least what was left of it," Sesshomaru said, taking a bite of his meat. It was perfectly tender.
"Wow. Now you don't have to answer this next question, I"m just genuinely curious. How old is your father?" Kohaku inquired further.
Sesshomaru took a while to answer that one. At first he didn't feel the need to answer, but one set of inquisitive eyes sitting next to him, already done with there plate, was looking at him expectantly.
As he took his last bite, he took a moment to think.
"He was born about a thousand years ago. Roughly," Sesshomaru said breaking the silence.
"Oh wow. From seeing pictures of him, he does not look it," Kohaku commented, also taking his last bite as well.
"Indeed," Sesshomaru early said. One day when he got there, would get to be that age too.
They went through several other topics as they cleaned up the dinner dishes. The topic somehow moved to music. Rin was cutting into the cheesecake when Kohaku exclaimed, "What? She never told you she can sing?"
At that Rin whipped her head around as everyone stared. Rin started to turn a fine shade of red.
"Rin, don't be embarrassed. You have a beautiful voice," Kohaku said. Rin was a little stiff as she served out the dessert.
"Thank you, but-"
"Stay right there. I'll be right back," Kohaku cut her off and practically ran out of the apartment.
"Kohaku!" Rin yelled and then sighed in exasperation, finally sitting down to sulk.
Sesshomaru and Ai watched her with amusement, but not a moment later Kohaku came back in, carrying a guitar case. He set the case on the couch and delicately took it out of it's case and then sat back down at the table.
"Now you must know Sesshomaru, this little lady has quite the voice. Last year the company did their own version of…America's Got Talent. Sango was very persuasive and convinced Rin that she should enter," Kohaku explained while tuning his instrument.
Rin was still red with embarrassment. Sesshomaru watched her as Kohaku talked.
"Another thing is that Rin did, was win. It was only one round, by popular vote. And the grand prize was a plane ticket to anywhere in the world. Rin chose-"
"Hawaii. I flew out the week of my birthday which also meant spending Christmas there too. By myself, but spending time by myself was good for me," Rin finished finally able to speak. She was still as red as a tomato.
Sesshomaru just calmly took her hand and once she looked at him he tilted his head. The look he gave her shed her resolve.
"Okay, fine. Just one song though," Rin said mentally preparing her self and taking a sip of water.
"Sounds good. How about La Vie En Rose," Kohaku said strumming the first note.
Rin nodded her head and counted as Kohaku strummed the guitar. Then she opened her mouth. Sesshomaru held his breath when the first words left her mouth.
Des yeux qui font baisser les miens,
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche
Voila le portrait sans retouche
De l'homme auquil j'appartiens
Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas,
Je vois la vie en rose.
Il me dit des mots d'amour
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ca me fait quelque chose
Il est entre dans mon coeur
Une oart de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause
C'est lui pour moi, moi pour lui dans la vie,
Il me l'a dit, l'a jure pour la vie
Et des que je l'aperçois
Alors je sens en moi
Mon coeur qui…
Rin paused as Kohaku continues to strum for a time and then turned to look into Sesshomaru's eyes. Singing only to him.
Hold me close and hold me fast
The magic spell you cast
This is la vie en rose
When you kiss me, heaven sighs
And though I close my eyes
I see la vie en rose
When you press me to your heart
I'm in a world apart
A world where roses bloom
And when you speak angels sing from above
Everyday words seem
To turn into love songs
Il est entre dans mon coeur
Use part de bonheur
Mon coeur qui bat
There was a moment of silence once Rin and Kohaku finished the last notes of the song.
"That was so beautiful Rin," Ai commented breaking the silence. Kohaku put his guitar down and decided to start to eat his neglected dessert.
"Thank you," Rin said quietly, turning to her own dessert. Sesshomaru still held her hand. He was quite moved by the song and once again her voice had him speechless. They all finished their desserts in contented silence.
"That was absolutely delicious Rin. Thank you for inviting us," said Ai about an hour later. Kohaku was putting away his guitar in it's case, both getting ready to leave.
"It was no problem, we'll be sure to do this again," Rin said.
"That will be a sure thing, and it was great meeting you too Sesshomaru. Take care of this little lady and also if you need an guy time, here's my number," Kohaku said hand him a piece of paper. Sesshomaru took it and placed it in his pocket and they both shook hands.
"That was my intent," he said, agreeing to both things that Kohaku said, shaking Ai's hand next.
Ai turned to Rin and gave her a hug.
"Oh and let me know how the puppies are doing. It was truly amazing that you found them," Aid said looking to the box, which the puppies were starting to act up.
"I will. You guys have a good rest of you evening," Rin said stepping away.
Ring! Ring!
"Excuse me," Sesshomaru said turning to go to the phone.
"Well goodbye then," Kohaku said opening the door, taking Ai by the hand.
"Goodbye," RIn said shutting the door behind them and turned to go find Sesshomaru, who happen to still be on the phone.
"Yes father I haven't forgotten the day it's held, but I will make sure Rin know also…Yes see you then…Goodbye," Sesshomaru hung up and turned to Rin.
"Clean up and puppies. Sound like a plan? Then you can talk to me about what your father said," Rin said already heading toward the kitchen.
"Hn," was Sesshomaru's comment as he helped Rin clean up and then heated up some milk for the now very hungry puppies.
"Rin," Sesshomaru spoke up as he started to feed a pup in his lap.
"Yes?" prompting him to continue.
"Next month is my company's annual charity ball. Every year we choose a different city to host it in. This year it happens to be Paris," Sesshomaru explained, dipping into the bowl for more milk.
"Oh and you are obligated to attend?" Rin asked tending to the other puppy.
"Ever since I turned twelve, unfortunately. Also since you are my mate, you are now obligated to attend as well. My father is also hoping for us to announce our engagement there also," Sesshomaru finished, putting a now full puppy back in its box.
"Oh…well…wow," Rin stammered not really knowing what to say. She had never been to anything that extravagant and it was a Larrabee party, except it was indoors most likely. She gently put the other puppy back in the box.
Sesshomaru noticed her slight nervousness and took her hand.
"Rin you needn't be nervous. You remember all the parties held at home?"
Rin nodded her head.
"It'll be exactly like that except I'll be next to you the whole time. You will be fine," Sesshomaru said trying to reassure her. It did little to help, but she would do it, for the honor of his family. She might as well get used to it. She is Sesshomaru's mate and soon to be a Larrabee herself. Time to finally get used to the idea.
Rin smiled at her musings and looked at him.
"Thank you."
Sesshomaru stood up then and took her hand and let her to a spot in the room so they could move around with ease. Sesshomaru took her into his arms and started to slow dance without any music.
"You have a beautiful voice Rin," he said into her hair.
"Thank you, Sesshomaru."
"This time can you sing it slower?" he asked, holding her a bit closer.
She smiled into his chest and opened her mouth and started to sing. Her voice filled the room once again and Sesshomaru thanked whatever God that was listening that this woman was his.
XOXO
A/N: Long time no read! I'm sorry that it has been a while since my last update. My life has been really hectic lately. Like moving into a new house kind of hectic.
Well here is an update since I was able to hook up my computer again.
I'll post again as soon as am able.
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