Chapter 9: Afternoon Out
Sesshomaru never really returned us to school.
"Uh, are you sure this is a good idea?" I asked, not really scared, which was surprising.
"I am not going to return us to school until tomorrow, I don't trust myself enough to return right now. I will return you home in an hour, which is when school will be over." Sesshomaru said.
I was confused, I wasn't sure if I should consider this safe, or kidnapping.
"Why can't you go back?" I asked, wondering how he sounded so calm about the crazy idea.
"Let's just say my inner demon isn't in its best mood right now." He said.
"Um, Should I be here then?" I asked.
"It is you that my demon is worried about. It is not going to let me return you home until after school ends, even then, it will want to remain with you." Sesshomaru said, pulling into a parking lot to a burger shop.
"I'm confused." I said.
He sighed, "Like I said, my inner demon and I are one person, no matter how hard I avoid it, I can feel its emotions."
I got out of the car with him, and we entered the fast food shop.
There weren't very many people in the place.
We sat near the back, where it was empty.
"Welcome to the Burger Shop." A female came up, obviously excited to have new customers.
"Just a burger for her." Sesshomaru said.
"And what do you want on that?" The lady asked.
"Pickles, and ketchup." I said.
"Ok, and drink?"
"Just water." I said, keeping my meal limited, I only had a few dollars in my pocket at the moment.
"Ok." The lady said, then walked off.
Once we were alone, it was awefully quiet.
"How am I going to come up with an excuse for this, tomorrow?" I asked.
"I will take care of that." He said.
"ok..."
My phone buzzed.
Rin, Where are you!
"Who texted you?" Sesshomaru asked.
I sighed, "InuYasha."
Sesshomaru copied my sigh, and leaned over, taking my phone, and opening the keypad, and texting something, then closing the phone, and handing it back to me.
"What did you tell him?" I asked, looking at my messages.
Once I read it, Sesshomaru answered, "Don't worry, he'll know who it's from."
The text that Sesshomaru sent was: None of your business, little brother.
"Are you sure? I mean..." I stopped when my phone buzzed again.
I looked down at the new message: Sesshomaru!
I stifled a laugh, almost hearing InuYasha's voice.
"If you want to tell him, you may." Sesshomaru said.
I nodded, and texted back: Don't worry InuYasha, I'm fine. -Rin.
After I closed my keypad, the lady who took my order had come, with the burger.
Once I was served, the lady walked off.
I began eating, wondering why Sesshomaru never ordered anything.
"So. What do dog demons eat?" I asked.
"Humans." He said simply, and I could hear a light joke in his tone.
"Really?" I asked, not really believing him.
"Not very often. We mainly pray on other demons." He said.
That sounded better.
"Our breed has learned to grow accustomed to humans." Sesshomaru said.
"What breed are you?" I asked, laughing a little.
"How about you tell me what you've read first." He said.
I was surprised, it was like he was telepathic, and could see what I have been doing.
"Well, I read in a book, that dog demons are three different colors, white, black, and silver..."
"I am the white breed." He informed me.
"What does that mean?" I asked.
"It means, I was born from the western lands." He said.
"W-western lands?" I asked, confused.
"Yes. You know your compass directions right?" He asked.
"Yes. I was just...Thinking, what about the silver and black dog demons?" I asked.
"The Black Dog Demons, live in the South. The Silver ones, live in the North." He explained.
"None in the East?" I asked, sort of catching on to what he was talking about.
"Well, that side of the lands was dominated by the red and brown dog demons, but they became ambitious. So the White, Black and Silver Dog Demons teamed up, and took over the Eastern lands." Sesshomaru said.
"Wow, how do you know all this?" I asked.
"My mother told me. She said this all happened when she was young." Sesshomaru said.
"Oh. What about your father?" I asked.
His eyes dropped, and I could see the slight sadness in them, "I prefer not to talk about that."
I wanted to know, but, I did not like to see people hurt, so I let it go, and finished my lunch.
While I was eating, Sesshomaru's phone was going off, and when he answered it, it was clear that InuYasha had called.
Sesshomaru stepped out.
I finished my lunch, and sat and waited for him.
Our waiter had not returned yet.
After a few minutes, Sesshomaru returned back to the table, "Let's go."
"What? I still have to pay." I said.
"I have already done that for you. Now come. My stubborn brother wants to see to it that I return you home." Sesshomaru said.
I nodded, though I rolled my eyes, feeling bad for Sesshomaru being tormented by InuYasha, who was worried about me.
We got back in the car, and Sesshomaru drove me home.
The ride was silent, Sesshomaru was quiet as if he was in another universe.
He came to the side curb, where my house was.
"Thanks." I said.
He nodded slightly, but I could barely see it.
When I got out, and on the side walk, InuYasha was there.
Sesshomaru drove off without another word.
"Rin, are you ok?" InuYasha asked.
I glared at him, "Yeah, what makes you think I wouldn't be?"
"Well...You were with Sesshomaru!" InuYasha said, and I could hear the stutter in his voice.
"And your point is?" I asked.
"uh... Listen. He threatened you last friday! I still don't trust him around you." InuYasha said.
"Well, when we did that experiment together, I got to talk to him, I wanted to be there for him, and...He's not scared to be around me, actually, it makes him feel...I don't know, but, however you may see him, I see him as someone totally different." I said, and stopped my romantic lines, before I got into telling him about the 'mate' thing.
"You're something Rin, I'll give you that. You're not afraid to go near him, and he hasn't killed you...Yet." InuYasha said.
"InuYasha! Don't you understand! Maybe he's not what you make it out to be. He's..."
"Wait a minute. Rin, you're talking like...You like him." InuYasha said, his ears twitching.
I felt my cheeks get warm, "Well. I have considered it...But..."
"Wait, you like him?! Like...LIKE him?!" InuYasha asked.
"yes." I said quietly.
InuYasha stood as frozen as a statue.
"InuYasha?" I asked, snapping my fingers.
"Uh, I'm glad you're home, I gotta get to Kagome's. You are SO gonna tell the group this tomorrow!" InuYasha said, and walked off...Or disappeared.
I sighed, as I went in the house.
I checked my phone, no new texts.
When I got in, I sat on the couch, and just laid my head back.
What am I talking about? The words I spoke earlier, came out faster than I anticipated.
Thought, I began to wonder, do I like Sesshomaru?
YES!
My mind screamed out at me.
'Yeah right.' I argued back.
You can't deny that you felt something for him after he called you his..'Mate'.
'He never called me his mate, he just said his inner demon THOUGHT I was his mate. Whatever the heck that is!'
He's calling you his girlfriend.
I shook my head out of my reverie.
I laid myself out on the couch, and dozed off.
When I would awake, I would fix dinner then head off to bed.
Enough romance talk for one day...
