Pasteries
By: Arthia Maxwell
Disclaimer: I don't own Sessy or Rin, or any of the Inuyasha crew, oh well.I'm trying something new. Please read and review and tell me what you think of it. Thanks a lot. And yes I know that the title has nothing to do with the story but I like pasteries, so there! ~sticks her tongue out at the evil readers~ Now read!
"Where's Sesshoumaru?" Sango asked, then added, "And Miroku."
"One of Sesshoumaru's clients had an emergency and needed him, and Miroku's still at the office tracking down that lead." He grunted grabbing more eel. "That bonehead's bound and determed to solve this murder.
"Why?" Rin asked so suddenly all conversation stoped and they looked at first her then Inuyasha for his answer.
"The girl killed was only eighteen." Rin already knew that, Kanna was only a year younger then her. "He doesn't understand why she was murdered." Inuyasha shook his head.
"Couldn't it have been robbery? Or rape?" Yura asked from down the table.
Inuyasha shook his head. "Miroku doesn't think so. Why would someone want to rob a homeless girl? Besides, he said there were too many foot prints at the scene to sugest robbery. He seems to think that she knew something that she shouldn't have." He stopped stuffing his face long enough to seem like he was thinking. "He said there were six sets of foot prints, including the gril's. However, one pair didn't belong to any of ther murders'."
"And just how does he know that?" Another of the maids asked.
"He said the foot prints are coming from another direction. He thinks that the person saw what happened and came in afterward. He's checking out a lead now. Some rumor that the girl, Kanna, I believe he said her name was, had a buddy. Another of the homeless said that the two were never apart at night, and sometimes during the day." He sighed and began to eat again.
"Do you think the extra footprints could be someone coming to get anything useful from the body?" Kagome asked quietly.
"Miroku said nothing appeared to be taken from the body. The other homeless park people go for the useful things, shoes, clothes. They only thing admiss was the bookbag." He shrugged. Rin stayed quiet through the whole thing. It still pained her to think about Kanna. The room fell silent. No one said anything for a long time, they all ate in silence.
Finally Sango stood and yawned widely. "Sorry guys, but I got to get home. My fish need feeding and I need rest." She waved promissing to come back Monday for dinner. The three maids stood and started cleaning the table, Yura muttering for them to do so. Inuyasha and Kagome stood.
"Sesshoumaru did say to tell you, Rin, that your cooking assistant will be here Monday, and he hopes that you won't be overloaded tomorrow. And if you do need help to call Yura." He yawned widely and made his way up the stairs, Kagome not far behind. "Oh!" He exclaimed turning back to her. "Kagome and I are leaving tomorrow afternoon for a conference in Hong Kong."
Rin crashed into her suddenly changed bed and smiled against the green sheets. She liked it here. She would have to be careful now though. Miroku knew now that someone had been at that scene. She just hoped that he never figured out that it was she. With that she fell asleep.
The next morning Rin woke a bit late cursing herself, she dressed in the sundress she got the day before and threw her cook's coat on over it and made her way down the stairs. When she entered the kitchen she already found Yura and Katie, another maid, were cooking breakfast. Yura smiled when she saw her.
"Sesshoumaru said that you were to concentrat on lunch."
"Oh." Rin blinked. Yura giggled at her wide-eyed expression.
"Don't worry. We figured you were tired from yesterday so we let you rest." She nodded then disappeared from the kitchen. Rin spent all morning cooking, but an hour before the lunch she decided she was going to need some help. She ran out into the hall and ran smack into Sesshoumaru. Rin stumbled backwards, but Sesshoumaru reached out and steadied her. He then looked her over. He started to chuckle at her. Rin confused looked up at him.
"You seem to be covered in flour." He wiped a bit off her cheek, still smiling at her. Rin blushed. "Who are you looking for?"
"Yura."
"Go back to the kitchen and I'll call her." He smiled and watched as she went back into the kitchen. She was hiding something from him. She had been there for a week and a half already.
Yura arrived in the kitchen sometime later giving a mock salute and asking for orders. Rin set her to chopping the lettus and slicing the tomatoes. They soon had the stake and cheese sandwiches done, along with the salad, but the shortcake wasn't done.
"Yura why don't you go ahead and take the salads out to them." Yura disappeared through the door. As Rin put the finishing touches on her strawberry shortcakes the men were ready for dessert. Placing both on a silver tray, Rin shurgged out of her coat, put on her oversized sunhat, and checked her face in the reflective refrigerater, and smoothed her dress before making her way to the gazebo.
Rin was glad for the colman heaters along the stone pathway and around the gazebo, or she would have been freezing. Her half boot shoes hid the thick socks she doned earlier that morning. She was also glad for the long sleeves and tropical look to her dress, it made her think warm thoughts.
Sesshoumaru just about choked on his tea when he saw Rin. She looked so beautiful. The simple cut, yellow-orange dress with the tropical bloom on the bottom corner made her beauty stand out. The hat sat gracfully upon her head. She set the plates down in front of the two men, blushing slightly at Sesshoumaru's intense gaze. The govenor stared at her then at Sesshoumaru.
"You old hound! She's beautiful!" He nudged Sesshoumaru. "You have great taste in women. So when's the wedding?" He looked expectingly at first Sesshoumaru then Rin. Rin ducked her head hoping the hat would hide her blushing face and she hugged the tray to her body. Sesshoumaru did choke on his tea and gaped at the govener.
"What?!" He shouted his eyes still round. The govenor had a look of pure innocences in his now wide eyes.
"I asked when the wedding is." The govenor asked again noticing his friend strating to blush, something that he never did. He looked up at Rin, but found that she was hiding behind the sunhat, her grip on the tray turning her knuckles white. But before eith man could speak again, Rin spoke her voice even.
"I am just the head chef, sir." She tilted her head up enough so that both men could clearly seen her face, still stained with a light blush. "Now if you will pardon me I have work to do." She turned on her heal and walked back to the kitchen.
Sesshoumaru stared at her retreating back. He had to admit she was beautiful. However, he face faulted when he turned back to the govenor. He was grinning!
"How'd she'd know to fix my favorite!?" He cried joyously, muching happily, almost childlike on the dessert. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and began on his own dessert. He had to stop for the taste almost sent him into shock.
Later when both men were done, they walked back into the house, carrying their dishes with them. They found Rin washing dishes in the kitchen. Smiling happily at her the govenor set his plate down. Rin fussed a few moments over him bring in the plate before he inturrupted her with, "I have never had a shortcake that good or strawberries that sweet before, you truly are a master." He was pleased when he sent her into another blushing fit.
After that he managed to get Rin to promise him another one soon and was off. Sesshoumaru returned to the kitchen stepping up beside Rin to rise and dry the dishes. Imadently she was trying to get him to go, however, Sesshoumaru refused saying that he wanted to help. Finally Rin allowed him and they washed the dishes in silence for a while.
"Rin?"
"Hmm?" She didn't look up at him, but scrubbed at the pan she was currently washing.
"Where are you from?" Rin looked up sharply at him, but was unable to answer. He stood there staring at her. "So it's true then, you were homeless before." A statement not a question. Rin bowed her head to hide her face. She was so sure that she would be thrown out. Then thoughts of having to live in the park again without Kanna stung her mind. She tried not to cry, but failed as two tears streaked down her face. Sesshoumaru was started by this. He reached out and tilted her chin up again so that he could see her face.
"Please, please, don't cry." He wiped the tear trails from her cheeks. "I do not care about your past. You're the best cook I have ever had." He smiled at her, waiting for her to answer in some way. She finally made eye contact with him. His amber gaze held her's tightly.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, writhering her hands. Smiling again he rubbed his thumb against her cheek in a soothing manner. Rin noticed that his eyes were half laiden and that his face was leaning toward her's. Rin's eyes closed and she too leaned forward.
Suddenly a door thudded open and Miroku yelled, "Sesshoumaru! Where are you?" Sesshoumaru jerked back from Rin, giving her one last look over before making his way out the door. Rin could hear him yell out that he was home. Rin made her way to the back staircase and accended them.
"What are you talking about?" Sesshoumaru said from his study catching Rin off guard as she passed the second floor doorway. She peeked out the door and found that Sesshoumaru's study door partway open. She stopped to listen, knowing that it was a bad idea.
"I mean, that that lead was more promising then I thought. I went back again to talk to 'im. They told me a black haired girl was almost always with the victim. They said that it was most likely her that was at the scene. So I talked around and Benny the Drunk said that he saw a black haired girl at the scene, bending over the body. He said that at first he thought it was a ghost, but then she ran off." Miroku explained and Rin had to cover her mouth to keep from crying out.
"So then he saw the killers?" Sesshoumaru asked calmly.
"I'm afraid not." Miroku's voice held an edge of disapointment to it. "Look I better be going, I have to meet Sango for dinner. Could you maybe keep your ears open for me?"
"Of course." Miroku turned toward the door missing Rin as she ran up the stairs and into her room. Rin flung herself down onto the bed and cried herself to sleep.
Rin dreamed the night of her friend's death again. Each painful moment. She woke up suddenly tears mingling with sweat as she lept from the bed. Looking at her clock she found that it was only two in the morning. Thunder rumbled the walls of her room and looking out the window she found that it was stroming. She peeked out into the dark hallway to find it empty. So she crept out still wearing her dress and began to wonder the halls aimlessly. She was in a state of shock and sorrow as she made her way from the dinning room up the main staircase to the second floor.
Sesshoumaru saw something orange pass by his door so he slowly got up and looked out into the hall way. At first he thought he was seeing a ghost or an apperition. But then he recognized Rin's figure as she fell to the floor and a sob escaped her.
Rin sobbed where she fell, crying into her hands. She never noticed Sesshoumaru coming toward her until he laid a gentle hand on her shoulder. Rin stiffened then slowly turned to look up at him. More tears made their way down her cheeks. Sesshoumaru turned her around kneeling in front of her.
"Rin, what's wrong?" He asked soothingly reaching out and wiping her tears away. Rin hesitated, she didn't know if she could tell him. What would happen? She knew that if anyone found out that she had seen the killer then she would be in more danger, but his concern face seemed to haunt her. Without thinking Rin threw herself into his arms and begain to cry into his shoulder.
"She's gone and now I don't have anyone. I'm all alone." She cried into his shoulder. Sesshoumaru was confused. He had no idea what she was talking about. He pulled her slowly away till he could look into her eyes.
"Who's gone?"
"She! She was all I had. I saw everything." She began to weep again and Sesshoumaru pulled her to him. Confused he tried to piece together everything he knew about Rin. Coming up short he decided that she was going to need some sleep to be able to funtion the next day. He easily picked her up and carried her to his room, thinking that she wouldn't want to be alone. Once they were safe in his room he set her down on the bed and went to find something else for her to wear. Unfortinately the only thing he could find was an overlarge undershirt. He handed it to her. Rin looked from the shirt then up at him confused.
"Put it on. I'll be right back." He turned and disappeared into another room. Rin quickly changed, then laid down on the bed, waiting for Sesshoumaru to come back. Rin was drifting off when Sesshoumaru returned dressed in his pjs, a pair of pants. Smiling slightly he climbed in beside Rin and pulled the covers over them, pulling her close to him. She seemed to fit nicely against him, almost as if she belonged there. Sesshoumaru shook the thoughts from his head and leaned close to her ear, remembering the question he wanted to ask her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Opps.sorry but this was mostly written before a fan asked me to post it and so the 'question' Sessy wanted to ask is on the next page, so it's the next chapter. HEHEHE! But remember who is posting this! ME! ~Dances around~
By: Arthia Maxwell
Disclaimer: I don't own Sessy or Rin, or any of the Inuyasha crew, oh well.I'm trying something new. Please read and review and tell me what you think of it. Thanks a lot. And yes I know that the title has nothing to do with the story but I like pasteries, so there! ~sticks her tongue out at the evil readers~ Now read!
"Where's Sesshoumaru?" Sango asked, then added, "And Miroku."
"One of Sesshoumaru's clients had an emergency and needed him, and Miroku's still at the office tracking down that lead." He grunted grabbing more eel. "That bonehead's bound and determed to solve this murder.
"Why?" Rin asked so suddenly all conversation stoped and they looked at first her then Inuyasha for his answer.
"The girl killed was only eighteen." Rin already knew that, Kanna was only a year younger then her. "He doesn't understand why she was murdered." Inuyasha shook his head.
"Couldn't it have been robbery? Or rape?" Yura asked from down the table.
Inuyasha shook his head. "Miroku doesn't think so. Why would someone want to rob a homeless girl? Besides, he said there were too many foot prints at the scene to sugest robbery. He seems to think that she knew something that she shouldn't have." He stopped stuffing his face long enough to seem like he was thinking. "He said there were six sets of foot prints, including the gril's. However, one pair didn't belong to any of ther murders'."
"And just how does he know that?" Another of the maids asked.
"He said the foot prints are coming from another direction. He thinks that the person saw what happened and came in afterward. He's checking out a lead now. Some rumor that the girl, Kanna, I believe he said her name was, had a buddy. Another of the homeless said that the two were never apart at night, and sometimes during the day." He sighed and began to eat again.
"Do you think the extra footprints could be someone coming to get anything useful from the body?" Kagome asked quietly.
"Miroku said nothing appeared to be taken from the body. The other homeless park people go for the useful things, shoes, clothes. They only thing admiss was the bookbag." He shrugged. Rin stayed quiet through the whole thing. It still pained her to think about Kanna. The room fell silent. No one said anything for a long time, they all ate in silence.
Finally Sango stood and yawned widely. "Sorry guys, but I got to get home. My fish need feeding and I need rest." She waved promissing to come back Monday for dinner. The three maids stood and started cleaning the table, Yura muttering for them to do so. Inuyasha and Kagome stood.
"Sesshoumaru did say to tell you, Rin, that your cooking assistant will be here Monday, and he hopes that you won't be overloaded tomorrow. And if you do need help to call Yura." He yawned widely and made his way up the stairs, Kagome not far behind. "Oh!" He exclaimed turning back to her. "Kagome and I are leaving tomorrow afternoon for a conference in Hong Kong."
Rin crashed into her suddenly changed bed and smiled against the green sheets. She liked it here. She would have to be careful now though. Miroku knew now that someone had been at that scene. She just hoped that he never figured out that it was she. With that she fell asleep.
The next morning Rin woke a bit late cursing herself, she dressed in the sundress she got the day before and threw her cook's coat on over it and made her way down the stairs. When she entered the kitchen she already found Yura and Katie, another maid, were cooking breakfast. Yura smiled when she saw her.
"Sesshoumaru said that you were to concentrat on lunch."
"Oh." Rin blinked. Yura giggled at her wide-eyed expression.
"Don't worry. We figured you were tired from yesterday so we let you rest." She nodded then disappeared from the kitchen. Rin spent all morning cooking, but an hour before the lunch she decided she was going to need some help. She ran out into the hall and ran smack into Sesshoumaru. Rin stumbled backwards, but Sesshoumaru reached out and steadied her. He then looked her over. He started to chuckle at her. Rin confused looked up at him.
"You seem to be covered in flour." He wiped a bit off her cheek, still smiling at her. Rin blushed. "Who are you looking for?"
"Yura."
"Go back to the kitchen and I'll call her." He smiled and watched as she went back into the kitchen. She was hiding something from him. She had been there for a week and a half already.
Yura arrived in the kitchen sometime later giving a mock salute and asking for orders. Rin set her to chopping the lettus and slicing the tomatoes. They soon had the stake and cheese sandwiches done, along with the salad, but the shortcake wasn't done.
"Yura why don't you go ahead and take the salads out to them." Yura disappeared through the door. As Rin put the finishing touches on her strawberry shortcakes the men were ready for dessert. Placing both on a silver tray, Rin shurgged out of her coat, put on her oversized sunhat, and checked her face in the reflective refrigerater, and smoothed her dress before making her way to the gazebo.
Rin was glad for the colman heaters along the stone pathway and around the gazebo, or she would have been freezing. Her half boot shoes hid the thick socks she doned earlier that morning. She was also glad for the long sleeves and tropical look to her dress, it made her think warm thoughts.
Sesshoumaru just about choked on his tea when he saw Rin. She looked so beautiful. The simple cut, yellow-orange dress with the tropical bloom on the bottom corner made her beauty stand out. The hat sat gracfully upon her head. She set the plates down in front of the two men, blushing slightly at Sesshoumaru's intense gaze. The govenor stared at her then at Sesshoumaru.
"You old hound! She's beautiful!" He nudged Sesshoumaru. "You have great taste in women. So when's the wedding?" He looked expectingly at first Sesshoumaru then Rin. Rin ducked her head hoping the hat would hide her blushing face and she hugged the tray to her body. Sesshoumaru did choke on his tea and gaped at the govener.
"What?!" He shouted his eyes still round. The govenor had a look of pure innocences in his now wide eyes.
"I asked when the wedding is." The govenor asked again noticing his friend strating to blush, something that he never did. He looked up at Rin, but found that she was hiding behind the sunhat, her grip on the tray turning her knuckles white. But before eith man could speak again, Rin spoke her voice even.
"I am just the head chef, sir." She tilted her head up enough so that both men could clearly seen her face, still stained with a light blush. "Now if you will pardon me I have work to do." She turned on her heal and walked back to the kitchen.
Sesshoumaru stared at her retreating back. He had to admit she was beautiful. However, he face faulted when he turned back to the govenor. He was grinning!
"How'd she'd know to fix my favorite!?" He cried joyously, muching happily, almost childlike on the dessert. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and began on his own dessert. He had to stop for the taste almost sent him into shock.
Later when both men were done, they walked back into the house, carrying their dishes with them. They found Rin washing dishes in the kitchen. Smiling happily at her the govenor set his plate down. Rin fussed a few moments over him bring in the plate before he inturrupted her with, "I have never had a shortcake that good or strawberries that sweet before, you truly are a master." He was pleased when he sent her into another blushing fit.
After that he managed to get Rin to promise him another one soon and was off. Sesshoumaru returned to the kitchen stepping up beside Rin to rise and dry the dishes. Imadently she was trying to get him to go, however, Sesshoumaru refused saying that he wanted to help. Finally Rin allowed him and they washed the dishes in silence for a while.
"Rin?"
"Hmm?" She didn't look up at him, but scrubbed at the pan she was currently washing.
"Where are you from?" Rin looked up sharply at him, but was unable to answer. He stood there staring at her. "So it's true then, you were homeless before." A statement not a question. Rin bowed her head to hide her face. She was so sure that she would be thrown out. Then thoughts of having to live in the park again without Kanna stung her mind. She tried not to cry, but failed as two tears streaked down her face. Sesshoumaru was started by this. He reached out and tilted her chin up again so that he could see her face.
"Please, please, don't cry." He wiped the tear trails from her cheeks. "I do not care about your past. You're the best cook I have ever had." He smiled at her, waiting for her to answer in some way. She finally made eye contact with him. His amber gaze held her's tightly.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, writhering her hands. Smiling again he rubbed his thumb against her cheek in a soothing manner. Rin noticed that his eyes were half laiden and that his face was leaning toward her's. Rin's eyes closed and she too leaned forward.
Suddenly a door thudded open and Miroku yelled, "Sesshoumaru! Where are you?" Sesshoumaru jerked back from Rin, giving her one last look over before making his way out the door. Rin could hear him yell out that he was home. Rin made her way to the back staircase and accended them.
"What are you talking about?" Sesshoumaru said from his study catching Rin off guard as she passed the second floor doorway. She peeked out the door and found that Sesshoumaru's study door partway open. She stopped to listen, knowing that it was a bad idea.
"I mean, that that lead was more promising then I thought. I went back again to talk to 'im. They told me a black haired girl was almost always with the victim. They said that it was most likely her that was at the scene. So I talked around and Benny the Drunk said that he saw a black haired girl at the scene, bending over the body. He said that at first he thought it was a ghost, but then she ran off." Miroku explained and Rin had to cover her mouth to keep from crying out.
"So then he saw the killers?" Sesshoumaru asked calmly.
"I'm afraid not." Miroku's voice held an edge of disapointment to it. "Look I better be going, I have to meet Sango for dinner. Could you maybe keep your ears open for me?"
"Of course." Miroku turned toward the door missing Rin as she ran up the stairs and into her room. Rin flung herself down onto the bed and cried herself to sleep.
Rin dreamed the night of her friend's death again. Each painful moment. She woke up suddenly tears mingling with sweat as she lept from the bed. Looking at her clock she found that it was only two in the morning. Thunder rumbled the walls of her room and looking out the window she found that it was stroming. She peeked out into the dark hallway to find it empty. So she crept out still wearing her dress and began to wonder the halls aimlessly. She was in a state of shock and sorrow as she made her way from the dinning room up the main staircase to the second floor.
Sesshoumaru saw something orange pass by his door so he slowly got up and looked out into the hall way. At first he thought he was seeing a ghost or an apperition. But then he recognized Rin's figure as she fell to the floor and a sob escaped her.
Rin sobbed where she fell, crying into her hands. She never noticed Sesshoumaru coming toward her until he laid a gentle hand on her shoulder. Rin stiffened then slowly turned to look up at him. More tears made their way down her cheeks. Sesshoumaru turned her around kneeling in front of her.
"Rin, what's wrong?" He asked soothingly reaching out and wiping her tears away. Rin hesitated, she didn't know if she could tell him. What would happen? She knew that if anyone found out that she had seen the killer then she would be in more danger, but his concern face seemed to haunt her. Without thinking Rin threw herself into his arms and begain to cry into his shoulder.
"She's gone and now I don't have anyone. I'm all alone." She cried into his shoulder. Sesshoumaru was confused. He had no idea what she was talking about. He pulled her slowly away till he could look into her eyes.
"Who's gone?"
"She! She was all I had. I saw everything." She began to weep again and Sesshoumaru pulled her to him. Confused he tried to piece together everything he knew about Rin. Coming up short he decided that she was going to need some sleep to be able to funtion the next day. He easily picked her up and carried her to his room, thinking that she wouldn't want to be alone. Once they were safe in his room he set her down on the bed and went to find something else for her to wear. Unfortinately the only thing he could find was an overlarge undershirt. He handed it to her. Rin looked from the shirt then up at him confused.
"Put it on. I'll be right back." He turned and disappeared into another room. Rin quickly changed, then laid down on the bed, waiting for Sesshoumaru to come back. Rin was drifting off when Sesshoumaru returned dressed in his pjs, a pair of pants. Smiling slightly he climbed in beside Rin and pulled the covers over them, pulling her close to him. She seemed to fit nicely against him, almost as if she belonged there. Sesshoumaru shook the thoughts from his head and leaned close to her ear, remembering the question he wanted to ask her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Opps.sorry but this was mostly written before a fan asked me to post it and so the 'question' Sessy wanted to ask is on the next page, so it's the next chapter. HEHEHE! But remember who is posting this! ME! ~Dances around~