Chapter 14

-Rin's POV-

I kneeled down in amazement in front of my old friend, the Pieris shrub... I play in this garden all the time with Inuyasha and didn't even notice there were a few shrubs even here.

"What are you doing Rin?" Inuyasha asked as he crouched down beside me, looking over at me curiously.

I smiled softly, my gaze staying on beautiful bush that has gotten me far into my life without being killed as I'm sure many have so far. "Nothing, just looking at the flowers."

Inuyasha nodded and began to gaze at the flowers as well, "Well, they are really pretty." Inuyasha began to reach out and pick a flower off the bush, I watched him curiously. "Just like you Rin-chan." Inuyasha said with a small laugh as he placed the flower into my hair.

I giggled a little and pinched his cheek. He was so adorable, I'm sure that when he is older he will be a real lady-killer.

"Oh Rin, Inuyasha, there you two are." Master Sesshomaru's mother said as she pushed aside flower bushes to walk up towards us.

"Grandma!" Inuyasha yelled out in excitement as he flung himself into his grandmother's arms.

"Oh Inuyasha..." Mrs. Taisho giggled with a sigh as she pet her grandson's head fondly, "You act as though you haven't seen me in ages.

I placed my hand to my mouth to hide a small giggle. Inuyasha tried to act grown up sometimes, but it was painfully obvious that he was indeed a kid.

"Rin." Mrs. Taisho said as she looked over towards me, calling me to her attention as she continued to hold onto Inuyasha. "Sesshomaru has requested that we all have a small gathering. He has something important he wants to announce to us all."

"Something important?" I repeated curiously as I tilted my head to the side a bit.

Mrs. Tashio began to look a bit excited, "Oh yes, and I think I know what it might be. I think Sesshomaru is finally going to ask Yumiko's hand in marriage. Isn't that wonderful?!"

I know I should have been happy, glad that my Master was going to get married to the girl of his dreams...but, for some reason I felt extremely upset. Yumiko was an awful person, and Master Sesshomaru was the kindest man I have ever met... They didn't belong together at all, I knew that he would, in the end, be unhappy with her.

"I was wondering Rin," Mrs. Taisho continued, drawing my attention back to her, "If you would make the tea for the occasion." She smiled softly down at me, "Sesshomaru told me that you make the best tea he has ever tasted."

Tea... I began to smile a little, mostly to myself but up at Mrs. Taisho. I couldn't let Master Sesshomaru marry such an awful woman. What kind of slave would I be if I willingly let my Master walk right into an unhappy marriage? I will make tea, but I will also make one cup of my special tea for Yumiko.

"Yes Mrs. Taisho, I'm sure Miss Yumiko will just love my tea." I said with a joyful smile as I reached up into my hair and took the flower Inuyasha had placed there out.

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As I made everyone's tea, I was sure to make Yumiko's in an entirely different pot all together. I didn't want to harm my Master's family in the process of getting rid of a possible pest to my Master. I used the flower Inuyasha had placed in my hair and ground up the leaves, making a small amount of honey from the flower itself. From my experience, adding honey to the mix killed them a lot faster and I didn't have to repeatedly dose a demon with the tea to make and keep them sick. This would kill Yumiko within a few days... So soon that Master Sesshomaru won't even have to marry her. I smiled softly to myself and began to gather all the tea-cup onto a tray, walking out of the kitchen and into the dinning room where Inuyasha, Mr. and Mrs. Taisho, Master Sesshomaru and Yumiko were sitting at the dinning room table, chatting and eating a sort of special kind of raw fish the demons seem to enjoy to eat.

"Oh, here's little Rin with the tea." Mrs. Taisho said happily as I placed her cup in front of her, paying careful attention to Yumiko's cup so that I don't get it mixed up with the normal tea.

After handing out the tea, I held the tray in front of me and stood beside Master Sesshomaru, staring over at Yumiko, waiting for her to drink her tea.

"My... This tea smells so sweet." Yumiko said as she lifted her cup, taking in the aroma of the special tea I had made for her... This made me smile a bit to myself.

Master Sesshomaru cleared his throat a bit, bringing everyone to his attention, "Well, I have brought everyone here for a reason. I have an announcement to make." Master Sesshomaru placed his hands against the table and began to stand up, looking over at Ms. Yumiko.

I bit my lower lip and looked away... So it was true... Master Sesshomaru was about to propose to this terrible awful thing that called herself a woman... But that was fine... I will be fixing that mistake for him anyway.

"Yumiko..." Master Sesshomaru began, his gaze casted down at the joyfully smiling woman.

"Yes my love?" Yumiko said happily, standing up as well, looking up into Master Sesshomaru's golden orbs.

Master Sesshomaru looked at Yumiko a bit longer then turned his gaze off to the side as he began to talk again. "I think it's best we not see each other anymore. I don't feel like I really love you, my heart is simply not in it. I've given this much thought, and I think it would be selfish of me to waste your time like that."

Mrs. Taisho gasped and covered her mouth while Yumiko's smile slowly started to fade away from her face. "Wha-What?" Yumiko asked in confusion, wanting to make sure she was hearing correctly, maybe hoping she had just heard wrong. "Are you breaking up with me?"

Master Sesshomaru's mother began to stand up quickly, looking just as upset as Yumiko was. "Sesshomaru, are you sick? You're obviously not feeling well. Go to bed, don't worry I will apologize to Yumiko-chan for you."

Master Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at his mother, "Mother, stop. I am not ill, there is nothing at all wrong with me and don't you dare apologize. I meant what I just said and Yumiko needs to return to her lands now. It is over, that is final."

I was speechless and just stared up at Master Sesshomaru as Yumiko began to yell at and argue with the silent Master Sesshomaru. I couldn't believe it... Master Sesshomaru wasn't going to marry Yumiko, in fact he had broken it off with her. I was glad, more than glad, I was happy beyond anything I had ever felt. I was snapped back to reality when I heard a loud smack. I looked up to see Master Sesshomaru with his head tilted to the side, Yumiko's hand going back to her side and making fists.

"Master..." I said as I moved closer to him, reaching up and placing my hand on the red spot on his cheek. To my surprise he placed his hand on mine.

"...So... You broke up with me to be with a filthy human slave?!" Yumiko shouted out, clearly insulted and her hair seeming to rise up in anger like a frustrated cat.

Master Sesshomaru refused to look at her, but instead looked down at me as his grip tightened on my hand. "I don't have to explain anything to you. I told you to leave. It's over."

Master Sesshomaru took my hand and began to lead me out of the dinning room, leaving Yumiko and the rest behind in the dinning room.

"You'll regret this Sesshomaru! No one uses me and gets away with it! You're dead!" Yumiko shouted after us, but it didn't faze my Master in the least.

I held onto Master Sesshomaru's arm with a small smile and nuzzled into his side cozily... I was glad Inuyasha didn't have to deal with this woman ever again.

-Inu Taisho's POV-

I stood up from my seat and made my way over to the other side of the table, watching as my mate tried to settle Yumiko's nerves, telling her that our son wasn't thinking straight at this moment in time. I rolled my eyes and picked up a tea-cup off the table. Sesshomaru means every word he says, my love should know this by now that our son is not a rash thinker or actor. Sesshomaru has thought long and hard about this and has made up his mind, and his word was final. But... I closed my eyes inhaled the scent of the tea in my hand... It smelled sweeter than mine did. I took a sip as I continued to watch my mate make a fool of herself for Yumiko's sake.