I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH THIS STORY EXPLODED IN ONE DAY! THAT WAS AMAZING!

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Well here you go.

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*_*Night Before*_*

"Sesshomaru, did you know that there are 3 types of people in this world?" Rin says as she leans her head back on the passenger seat of his luxurious vehicle.

"Rin-"

"N-no, no really. NO really. I mean hear me out." Sesshomaru lets her finish. "See, there are people who don't do shit in the world and get everything that they want," she says trying to pull the seat belt so it doesn't choke her. "There are people that do every single thing they can and get what they need," she combs her hair back. "God it's hot in here- and then there are people who try to survive and get nothing in return- Ga, can I roll down this window?"

"It's raining, Rin."

"I don't care. It's freaking hot in here." she looks for the window switch.

Before she can find it, he locks it in place and turns the air on.

"Oh that's much better." she says deeply inhaling as she puts her hands on the air vents. "I mean. God. Why can't some people catch a damn break, huh? We strive and strive for what? Nothing! What do I have to look forward to?! A cat bed and a radio. I don't have a life! Living in the shit quarters of town scraping what I can to survive. Not live. I'm not living! What did I do to deserve this?" she throws her arms up in the air. "I have been nothing but a good girl. A good fucking girl, sir." she says as she starts wiggling in her seat. "Good grades in school, work record of my dreams-I mean... Sesshomaru..." she looks to him. He only pays attention to the road. "I'm a good worker right? A good worker?" she points to herself as tears start to form in her eyes.

"Rin-"

"Ah, don't even bother." she tosses a hand in the air. "I know that I do a shit job. You just keep me out of friggin' pity, because of my damn sob story. I don't need your pity, Mr. Inutakahashi, because I'm better than that! I deserve this damn job and I am worth every penny!" she starts to shout in her seat. "I'm, so worth it, damn it."

Before another word was said, he slams on the break to make her head spin to stop talking for a moment.

"Holy sh-"

"Stray animal." Sesshomaru smoothly lies to her. Not like she would believe anything less in this state, anyway.

"Ooooooh," she starts to giggle. "Why would owners let their animals out in this weather?" her giggle transitioned into a cry. "Those monsters! Keep a hold of your damn children, you assholes. Ugh! they make me sick." she says as she tries to look for the animal. "Where is the little angel? I'll take care of you! she says trying to open the door while he drives off on a highway exit.

"Rin. You can't get out of the car."

"And why not, your majesty." her drunken attitude was hardly threatening.

"I locked you in-"

"Trapped!" she screams. "Trapped! Get me out of here." she knocks on the window. "Help!"

"Stop being such a drama queen." he says in a calm reply.

She sits back in her seat in a huff. "You're no fun." she says as she crosses her arms in a pout.

Rolling his eyes he pulls into her apartment complex.

"I wanna go for a walk," she says with attitude as she finds the lock and unlocks it.

"No."

"You can't tell me no." her personality changed major colors as he comes to a stop. "I am a strong independent woman with dead parents since I was... Since- I was like... I- fuck! Whatever. I think I can handle myself, good sir." she says opening the door and stepping out into the pouring rain.

Getting out, she stumbles into the rainfall, trying to get out of the car. Sesshomaru gets on out with his umbrella to track her down. She holds out her hand to feel the air around her and starts to yell. "Sesshomaru?" she says as she starts to feel around for him. "Sesshomaru?! Where are you? Why is the sky leaking, Sesshomaru!" in an instant, he pulls her close to him under the umbrella. "Whoa," she looks around. "How did you do that?" she was completely in awe as she starts to giggle. "You turned off the water. I wanna learn that trick!" he says nothing, just leads her to her front door as if she were a blind woman.

The lower down the little hill they got to her front door, the more the water conjugated to the low ground. The water rose a little, making it difficult to walk for Sesshomaru. Imagine how difficult it was to have him lead a stumbling drunk. The more down the hill the more water they had to chug through. This made Sesshomaru worry.

Managing to get her house key out of her long string purse, they got to her door and unlocked it. With the man made tin awning covering her front door, he gave her the umbrella and said to stay next to the door. She decided that she was going to do what she was told, since she has decided she's gonna get some tonight in her deluded mind. As he opened her door...

It was gone.

Her home.

Destroyed be the water.

There was more water in her apartment than on the outside of her door, which is what surprised Sesshomaru. So much that it started to flood out of her house and onto the wet and floody night. He looked to see her bed completely covered, and her other belongings almost afloat.

Closing the door, he lowers his head in sorrow for the poor girl. Looking to her, he knew how much she struggled and how much she was proud of. He would figure out something, but for now, he had to improvise.

"Come on, its time to go." he says grasping the umbrella from her hands and holding her tightly around her waist.

"Hey. Hey... That's my- Where are we going now? That's my house. I wanna go to my house." she says trying to struggle from his tight grasp.

"No it's not. That's the bar? You wanted to go for a walk remember? So, we walked. It's time to go home now." he says as her struggles come to a stop.

"Oooooooooooh," she lies her head on his chest. "Okay!" she says with glee as she starts to stumble less. "Look at you remembering stuff. I'm so lucky to have you." she nuzzles his chest. "You're such a good boyfriend." she says with such innocence. "Lets go!" and he eventually leads her to the car.

She had eventually fallen asleep in the car, though it was far more exhausting for him than it was for her. He was able to sit in silence for a good half an hour to think of something. He cannot let her go back to that. He will not have it. His workers will not live in such a low place. He is done with this woman and her life and what it has become. He decides that it is time for her life to start changing. The gears start to roll in his head.

Finally getting back to his own home, he parks the car and turns it off. He turns to her direction, to see that she is sound asleep. He saw the strong features of her face, the high cheekbones, the thick eye lashes, the long hair, the way her lips slightly part while she sleeps. He found a sort of peace of mind while sitting next to her, no matter how insane she has acted tonight. The rain did settle enough without the need of an umbrella, and he was NOT waking her up. So there was only one option.

Exhaling, he gets out of his car, and opens her door only for her to practically fall out of the car before he catches her in mid air. Tossing her arm over his neck, he cradles her and picks her up with ease. Kicking the door shut, he walks into the front door of his lavish home in a very up-end part of town.

The house was dark. Which gave him the advantage because he did not want her waking up. He swiftly walks her to his bedroom and lies her down upon his bed. Turning his hallway light on for a source, he sees her completely passed out. He continues to observe her and realizes something more about her.

She is but a child...

She is only 19 and is acting like such an adult in this life, trying to stay alive, and not succumb to her surroundings. She is a lonely, saddened child with so much to hope for, yet her past tells her otherwise. He truly is saddened to see someone have to live such a life without a choice at such a young age.

Well that is about to change.

Trying to keep his thoughts to himself, he goes over to her to take her shoes off.

Then he felt the sudden tug of his shirt from the top of his bed... He pauses in alert.

"S-Sesshomaru..." came a tired and sensual voice. His eyes widen at the slightest at that peaceful sound as it hit his ears.

He looks up to her in the darkened room.

"Rin," he fights the urge. "go to sleep."

"Sesshomaru..." she continued to pull him closer to her. His body tenses at the sudden sensation. Deeply inhaling, he gives in at the very slightest as he follows her sudden desire to pull him up to her eyes.

"Rin," he says as he grasps her hand on his shirt. "Please, let go of me," he says with the most sincere demand, almost as if it were a plea.

"No," she grumbles like a child.

"Rin,"

"You're so warm," she whispers as he hovers her body. He looks down to her, following the gentle pattern of her lips. He uses the strength of his arms to keep himself away from her, resisting his own want completely. She tries to pull him closer, yet his arms stand firm. Just at that moment, she lazily tosses an arm around his neck. "I need a hug."

"Rin, you need to go to sleep." he says as he tries to push himself away from her.

"...Please..." she whispers into his ear as she pulls his collar just a bit closer to her.

Closing his eyes, the grasp of his hand on hers becomes more firm as he just manages to get her to let go of his collar.

That was extremely close.

"No." he says as he puts her hand down onto her heart. She must have taken the hint, and let go of him completely.

He hears her deeply inhale before she fell into a deep, drunken slumber. Mentally kicking himself for how close he became to a most regrettable decision, he takes the moment to walk out of this uncomfortable situation. Grasping the covers from under her, he covers her up and takes off her glasses to put them on the glass end table at the foot of his bed. There was little to do before he got his own clothes from his closet and left the room for the night.

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Rin looked to Sesshomaru with eyes of uncertain death. She looked as if she had just seen a ghost, and feels no voice coming from her vocal chords. Taking shortened breaths, she looks around the room hoping to God that this was only a nightmare and that she was going to wake up soon.

Everything.

EVERYTHING.

It was all gone.

*snap*

Just like that!

Gone.

"Gone..." she didn't know how to react. What the hell does this mean? What... What is she going to do? Where is she going to go? All of her things.

All of her memories.

Her cat!

She has no other family that she can turn to. She has only known her co-workers for 2 weeks... And she feels like she's already pushing it waking up in her bosses fucking bed.

What on earth is she going to do?!

Sesshomaru just sits there with her, waiting to answer any questions that she may have had. He didn't tell her everything that had happened, like the conversations that they had, or even the little cuddle that they had shared toward the end of her night. He just told her that her tried to take her home, and when he saw that it was flooded, he had to take her to his home. He couldn't just leave her there.

Drunk.

Off.

Her.

Ass.

He isn't heartless.

She asked him how bad it was, and why she didn't remember anything. He told her that she was a lot to drink at the club and needed to be escorted home And when he saw that she couldn't stay, he had to think of an alternative.

After it settled in that she was not dreaming, she pinched herself under the covers and started to tear up. After the mental images came to how bad it could be she slapped her hands to her face and started to cry.

"Where am I going to live now?!" she practically screams in her hands. He just lets her cry. "I have no home." she sniffs. "I have nothing!" she looks to him. "I don't even want to know what happened to my kitty cat!" her tears were coming from the soul. She had never cried like this in front of anyone before. "What am I going to do!" she shouts.

"You will be staying at my fathers house." he simply stated.

...

She looks up to him.

"...What..?"

"I have already explained to him what happened, and he and Izayoi already have a room ready for you."

She looks to him with uncertain eyes.

Is he serious?

She has taken enough from this family. Jobs, food, money, everything. She is already in enough debt to this damn family. She can't keep doing this. She shakes her head no.

"No, I can't-won't... I will not let you do this-"

"You have no choice." he cuts her off.

"Sess-"'

"My mind is made up. You will live there from now on."

"No. I am not going to take this from-"

"Do not question me, Ms. Tamiko." his speech slows as he stands to hover her. He shows dominance; he is the alpha and will be obeyed. "You will be living there from now on." his voice was more demanding, she has no choice in the matter.

"I don't need your help." she says looking away.

"Yes you do." he stated bluntly.

She looks to him in unbelief. She can't believe that he just said that.

"Excuse me?"

"You are working for me now. And you are not going anywhere. You will stay, and you will go where I tell you to go. It's about time that you had something stable in your life. You need someone to control it. After last night, I have taken upon myself to be that control."

Her eyes grew wide at what is coming out of his mouth.

"Is that understood, Ms. Tamiko?" he remains in alpha mode. "This is not a choice. This is your new life. And you are going to accept it. This is what you need, and if this means that I have to force it, then I will."

She can only nod. She, literally can't say no to him. She feels as if she will get punished if she does.

"Why is this so important to you with what happens to me?" her eyes are still glossy from her tears.

His eyes are glued to hers, as he answers honestly. "Because, I said so."

She gently gasps at his answer. 'Sesshomaru, I...'

Before he leaves, Rin has one last question for him. "May I, at least, see what is left of my home?" she meekly asks before he exits the door. Stopping he slowly turns to meet her gaze.

"We will leave in 15 minutes." he leaves as a weak and much needed smile forms on her face in thanks to his sudden intervention into her life.

'Does this mean that he cares for me, after all?'

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Well then, Mr. Bossy pants. I guess you always get your way, huh? Rude!

But really, her life was a mess, and he is tired of seeing her hurt. What a big softy.

I hope you enjoyed Rin's drunken night. In truth, all of the drunken scenes were based off of stories that I have heard from my friends. (and a little dash of me as well XP) I am proud of her night! It was really fun to write.

So, yes, things are moving at quite the pace I know. I'm excited too!

No, I didn't leave as bad of a cliffy this time around. I was being a good little author and gave you something that could actually sustain you for just a tad longer than two days.

You're welcome!

See you soon! :)

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