[AN]I forgot to mention last chapter, but *.....* is something someone is saying in sign language, just so no one gets confused...[/AN]
The weekend passed uneventfully for both Sesshoumaru and Rin. Mondays always seemed to come quickly.
'Where did my weekend go?' Sesshoumaru muttered as he walked to his locker, shoving his way through the throngs of people. It was right before 2nd period. His first period had been track practice.
Reaching his locker, he found a certain dark-haired, ponytailed man waiting for him.
"Hey Kouga..."
"Yo Sess!"
Sesshoumaru turned to his locker and twisted the combination to his lock. '7-37-21...'
Kouga started ranting about Kagome or something, the other boy wasnt really listening. Sess opened his locker and took out his binder and math text book, nodding and 'mmhmm'ing to something Kouga said every once in a while.
The warning bell rang, echoing through the hallways and Kouga rushed to his own locker to get his books. Amazingly, he made it to class before Sesshoumaru did. 'Kouga isnt on the track team for nothing...' The silver-haired student thought, blinking a bit.
He took his seat at the back of the classroom by Kouga and listened as the teacher started the lesson.
~*~
Rin walked into the school, bag in hand. She had just gotten out of 1st period archery. It was a sort of tradition for the Higurashi girls to take archery; Mrs. Higurashi had taken archery, Kagome took it, their cousin Kikyo had taken it before she died. But while those girls had excelled at it, Rin... didnt. In fact, she down right sucked at it.
Sighing, she got her books and walked into the special needs classroom, taking her usual seat by the window, preparing for 7 hours of complete boredom.
Briefly she wished she could be a normal student and didnt have to stay in the same classroom all day. But none of her other teachers understood sign language and they didnt seem willing to learn. So she had to stay in here with Ms. Takahashi and Kanna, the only two people other than her sister and her sister's friends (who were all older than her) who could understand her.
Kanna gave her her assignments for the day and Rin brought out her mechanical pencil. Sighing, she began on the work.
~*~
Sesshoumaru was thankful when the lunch bell rang. He took a required reading book for literature class and his lunch from his locker and started out onto the grounds to eat and read ahead on the book.
The silver-haired senior didnt get far though; he literally bumped into the last person he wanted to meet. Kagura. Kagura was the captain of the cheerleading squad and the most popular girl in school. Sess swore that if you looked up prep in the dictionary, it'd say something like "Prep - n. See Kaugra."
"Hi Sesshoumaru." Kagura said, in what she thought to be a flirty yet sexy tone. Sess inwardly cringed, noting her tone of voice and her choice of outfit, which left little to the imagination.
Kagura was wearing a white tube top with a burgundy stripe across the chest with a burgundy mini-skirt and matching platform shoes. She wore too much makeup and gaudy green beaded earrings, with her hair in a high ponytail; the mere sight of her made Sess want to throw up.
"Ah... hi Kagura..."
"So, I was wondering... Would you like to have lunch with me?" She flashed him a sickening smile and fiddled with a strand of her dark hair. He noted the gleam of wanting in her crimson eyes. It was no secret that Kagura had a crush on him; he, and everyone else in the school knew it. But she was so dense! Why couldnt she just take a hint?! He wasnt interested!
"Um... Cant today... I'm ah..." God he just wanted to get out of there, and fast!
"Oh, thats okay," Kagura made her disappointment obvious. "Maybe some other time Sessy-dear?"
He outwardly grimaced at her new nickname for him, but Kagura took no notice. "Uh, yeah... maybe..."
"Great!" Kagura giggled flirtatiously and went off to join her other preppy cheerleader friends, Yura, Tsuyu and Tsubaki. He also noted that Tsuyu's boyfriend Nobunaga was hanging out with them today.
'I feel sorry for the poor guy...' He thought, chuckling quietly and walking out the door onto the grounds.
The school grounds, a vast expanse of dead lawn dotted with trees and benches, were littered with small groups of talking students. A cold breeze blew, playing with strands of Sesshoumaru's hair. Wandering over to an area with fewer people, he noticed a bench amidst a clearing in the weeds. A few trees provided shade.
Then he noticed... her...
She was sitting there on the wooden bench, eating an apple and reading a fantasy novel. Her feet were propped up on a conveniently placed rock and she seemed relaxed.
The girl was very pretty, he noticed; her honey-brown eyes focused on the book in her lap, some of her dark brown hair pulled into a small pony tail at the side of her head, leaving the rest to tumble freely
down her back. She wore a pitch black peasant blouse with silver butterflies flitting across her chest, and a pair of dark denim jeans with a tan belt. A nice leather jacket was draped over her shoulders, guarding against the cool October winds.
She didnt notice him as he sat down on the other side of the bench; she was so absorbed in her book.
Sesshoumaru quietly cleared his throat to alert her of his presence. She looked over at him, nodded a polite greeting, and went back to her book.
Sesshoumaru brought out his sandwich and ate as he read, not once looking up.
~*~
Rin was relieved when lunch came. Setting her pencil atop her math assignment, she walked out of the classroom and went to her locker. Kagome's was right next to hers since the lockers were in alphabetical order according to last name. She saw her sister, Yuki, Eri and Ayumi approaching and quickly grabbed her lunch and a novel out of her locker, ducking into the crowd as the group reached Kagome's locker. Rin didnt want to have to put up with their chatter today.
Walking across the grounds she found her favorite bench, the one by the two willow trees. She sat down and propped her feet up on the rock that had been dragged out here, took out an apple and began reading on her novel.
She didnt know how much time passed until she noticed someone sitting on the other end of the bench near her. He cleared his throat to alert her of his presence and began reading on a required book, one of those boring ones they call 'classics'.
Rin kept sneaking glances at him as they both read in silence. He was rather handsome, with long silvery hair in a ponytail and gold eyes. He was wearing a white long sleeved shirt with a black collar and sleeves, jeans, and sneakers. Over, he was wearing a dark jacket.
He didnt take his eyes off the book once and Rin was glad he hadnt actually said anything to her. He probably didnt know how to sign and neither of them had paper or pens.
Forcing her eyes to the page of her fantasy novel, she began to read again, trying not to think about the guy sitting next to her.
~*~
Sesshoumaru looked up as the bell rang and the beautiful girl beside him stood, marking her place in her book and tossing her apple core into a nearby trash can. Sesshoumaru marked his own place as the girl started across the grounds.
"Wait!" He called out, standing up. She turned to look at him, blinking a bit. "What's your name?"
She gave him a sad smile and ran off into the building. He stood back for a minute two, wondering about this strange girl.
Shaking his head, as if to clear it he headed inside and to his locker. 'Only an hour til the StS program...' He thought, taking his literature book from his locker and rushing off to class.
~*~
Rin sat in her seat by the window once she reached the special needs classroom. She took out her english assignment and began writing. After a few paragraphs, her mind began to wander. Her thoughts werent on writing; they were on the boy from lunch.
She wished she had gotten his name; now she may never see him again. He did look like a senior after all... and he'd probably stay away from that bench tomorrow, after seeing she was there. It was too bad really... He was cute...
Absentmindedly she began to doodle in the margins of the notebook paper she was writing on. Her lines and circles soon began to look like something; an anime-style drawing of a head and neck. Hair was added; long and in a ponytail, swirling to the front. Then facial features; gold eyes, a chiseled nose, lips set in an almost-pout.
The sakura blossoms, bubbles and swirly lights of a shoujo background completed the picture and Rin snapped out of her train of thought. Looking down at her little doodle she blushed, a pinkish color tinting her pale cheeks.
Kanna noticed this, smiled and pulled a chair up to Rin's desk. Glancing down at Rin's little drawing she giggled quietly and signed,
*Looks like you have a crush.*
Rin blushed harder and signed quickly, *No I dont! We just happened to share a bench at lunch! I dont even know his name!*
*Who knows Rin, maybe you have a secret admirer!*
*Doubt it.*
*Anything is possible.*
Rin shrugged and began erasing the anime-style drawing on her english paper. After signing a question to the teachers aide, Kanna began to softly explain some things.
~*~
Sesshoumaru barely paid attention to Mrs. Endicott, the english teacher, as she droned on about something or other. He was too busy thinking.
'What if I get paired up with someone impossible? What if I dont make any progress with the StS program? Why did I sign up for this at all?! And who was that girl I saw at lunch? Shes pretty... I guess...' He inwardly cringed. He couldnt think about girls, not at this point in his life! He had to be perfect, had to concentrate on school and getting into a good college.
He had to impress his father, prove he was better than his no-good half-brother Inuyasha... A particluarly painful flashback came to mind...
~(~(~(~(~A 12 year old Sesshoumaru peeked out from the hall at his father and an 8 year old Inuyasha. Little Inu was waving a piece of paper with a red mark at the top excitedly and Inutaisho was beaming proudly.
"Look daddy look! Look! I made an 87 on my math test!" Little Inu shouted happily. Inutaisho's grin spread even wider.
"Thats great son!" Little Sess watched his father pick up Little Inu and swing him around in a circle as Little Inu laughed with joy.
"Its not fair..." Little Sess whispered to himself. "What... what about me?..."
"Daddy, i'm your favorite right? Not Sesshoumaru?"
Little Sess felt a wave of dread wash over him. "No... Dont... Please dont say it daddy..." Was his whispered plea.
"Of course Inuyasha." Inutaisho said, smiling proudly at his second son. Little Sess stood in horror. His father loved Inuyasha more than him? But why?...
Mitsuko came out of the kitchen and soon joined in the celebrating over Little Inu's damned 87%, hugging Little Inu and telling him what a good job he did. Little Sess felt a tear run its way down his cheek. He always got 100%'s on his tests, but his father never praised him... Feelings of resentment, hatred, and anger surfaced in Sesshoumaru that day; hatred of his half-brother and step-mother and anger at his father. That's when he started thinking he had to be absolutely perfect, to win his father's pride and affection.~(~(~(~(~
Sesshoumaru knew what his future was going to be. He was going to graduate from the best college around and take over his father's business. He wouldnt have time for a wife or children. He'd be sucessful and rich, and Inuyasha would be stuck back home with a family to support. Said family would hold his half-brother down and Sesshoumaru would be the only one worthy of the Iizuki family.
Sess was startled out of his thoughts by a poke in his back from Kouga. He looked at his friend, confused, but when Kouga jabbed his pencil in the teachers direction, Sess paid attention again; just in time, since Mrs. Endicott was giving out the assignment.
[AN]*has happy tears in eyes* THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE NICE REVIEWS!! 6... yay! ^_^ And now for review responses, since my reviewers are such great peoples!
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Review Responses:
Mewchild: Yes, Sess/Rin roxxors! ^_^ Sess/Kag SHOULD burn in hell... Its not even a likely pairing (See rant in bio)... Glad you like, heres the update! ^^;
Liz.Q: Domo arigatou!! ^^ Heres the update.
Angel64: Thank youuuu! Not much interaction between our favorite couple-to-be in this chapter, but there will be more in chapter 3!
Tesson: Yes, yes, it starts out slow. I hafta introduce characters and settings and all that junk. Plus I wanted this story to be longer than what I usually write... Heres the next chap! ^^;
duckknight: ^__^; Your review really made me smile! Hardcore Sess/Rin fans unite! =D Sess/Anyone Else can burn in hell! MWAHA! Oh, and I would have replied to that email you sent me, but yyhmails being a bitch. --;;;
ElectricRain: Arigatou! And I read your story, "Trapped in This Thing Called Love". Its great! I'm just too lazy to leave a review... *sweatdrop* ^^;
The weekend passed uneventfully for both Sesshoumaru and Rin. Mondays always seemed to come quickly.
'Where did my weekend go?' Sesshoumaru muttered as he walked to his locker, shoving his way through the throngs of people. It was right before 2nd period. His first period had been track practice.
Reaching his locker, he found a certain dark-haired, ponytailed man waiting for him.
"Hey Kouga..."
"Yo Sess!"
Sesshoumaru turned to his locker and twisted the combination to his lock. '7-37-21...'
Kouga started ranting about Kagome or something, the other boy wasnt really listening. Sess opened his locker and took out his binder and math text book, nodding and 'mmhmm'ing to something Kouga said every once in a while.
The warning bell rang, echoing through the hallways and Kouga rushed to his own locker to get his books. Amazingly, he made it to class before Sesshoumaru did. 'Kouga isnt on the track team for nothing...' The silver-haired student thought, blinking a bit.
He took his seat at the back of the classroom by Kouga and listened as the teacher started the lesson.
~*~
Rin walked into the school, bag in hand. She had just gotten out of 1st period archery. It was a sort of tradition for the Higurashi girls to take archery; Mrs. Higurashi had taken archery, Kagome took it, their cousin Kikyo had taken it before she died. But while those girls had excelled at it, Rin... didnt. In fact, she down right sucked at it.
Sighing, she got her books and walked into the special needs classroom, taking her usual seat by the window, preparing for 7 hours of complete boredom.
Briefly she wished she could be a normal student and didnt have to stay in the same classroom all day. But none of her other teachers understood sign language and they didnt seem willing to learn. So she had to stay in here with Ms. Takahashi and Kanna, the only two people other than her sister and her sister's friends (who were all older than her) who could understand her.
Kanna gave her her assignments for the day and Rin brought out her mechanical pencil. Sighing, she began on the work.
~*~
Sesshoumaru was thankful when the lunch bell rang. He took a required reading book for literature class and his lunch from his locker and started out onto the grounds to eat and read ahead on the book.
The silver-haired senior didnt get far though; he literally bumped into the last person he wanted to meet. Kagura. Kagura was the captain of the cheerleading squad and the most popular girl in school. Sess swore that if you looked up prep in the dictionary, it'd say something like "Prep - n. See Kaugra."
"Hi Sesshoumaru." Kagura said, in what she thought to be a flirty yet sexy tone. Sess inwardly cringed, noting her tone of voice and her choice of outfit, which left little to the imagination.
Kagura was wearing a white tube top with a burgundy stripe across the chest with a burgundy mini-skirt and matching platform shoes. She wore too much makeup and gaudy green beaded earrings, with her hair in a high ponytail; the mere sight of her made Sess want to throw up.
"Ah... hi Kagura..."
"So, I was wondering... Would you like to have lunch with me?" She flashed him a sickening smile and fiddled with a strand of her dark hair. He noted the gleam of wanting in her crimson eyes. It was no secret that Kagura had a crush on him; he, and everyone else in the school knew it. But she was so dense! Why couldnt she just take a hint?! He wasnt interested!
"Um... Cant today... I'm ah..." God he just wanted to get out of there, and fast!
"Oh, thats okay," Kagura made her disappointment obvious. "Maybe some other time Sessy-dear?"
He outwardly grimaced at her new nickname for him, but Kagura took no notice. "Uh, yeah... maybe..."
"Great!" Kagura giggled flirtatiously and went off to join her other preppy cheerleader friends, Yura, Tsuyu and Tsubaki. He also noted that Tsuyu's boyfriend Nobunaga was hanging out with them today.
'I feel sorry for the poor guy...' He thought, chuckling quietly and walking out the door onto the grounds.
The school grounds, a vast expanse of dead lawn dotted with trees and benches, were littered with small groups of talking students. A cold breeze blew, playing with strands of Sesshoumaru's hair. Wandering over to an area with fewer people, he noticed a bench amidst a clearing in the weeds. A few trees provided shade.
Then he noticed... her...
She was sitting there on the wooden bench, eating an apple and reading a fantasy novel. Her feet were propped up on a conveniently placed rock and she seemed relaxed.
The girl was very pretty, he noticed; her honey-brown eyes focused on the book in her lap, some of her dark brown hair pulled into a small pony tail at the side of her head, leaving the rest to tumble freely
down her back. She wore a pitch black peasant blouse with silver butterflies flitting across her chest, and a pair of dark denim jeans with a tan belt. A nice leather jacket was draped over her shoulders, guarding against the cool October winds.
She didnt notice him as he sat down on the other side of the bench; she was so absorbed in her book.
Sesshoumaru quietly cleared his throat to alert her of his presence. She looked over at him, nodded a polite greeting, and went back to her book.
Sesshoumaru brought out his sandwich and ate as he read, not once looking up.
~*~
Rin was relieved when lunch came. Setting her pencil atop her math assignment, she walked out of the classroom and went to her locker. Kagome's was right next to hers since the lockers were in alphabetical order according to last name. She saw her sister, Yuki, Eri and Ayumi approaching and quickly grabbed her lunch and a novel out of her locker, ducking into the crowd as the group reached Kagome's locker. Rin didnt want to have to put up with their chatter today.
Walking across the grounds she found her favorite bench, the one by the two willow trees. She sat down and propped her feet up on the rock that had been dragged out here, took out an apple and began reading on her novel.
She didnt know how much time passed until she noticed someone sitting on the other end of the bench near her. He cleared his throat to alert her of his presence and began reading on a required book, one of those boring ones they call 'classics'.
Rin kept sneaking glances at him as they both read in silence. He was rather handsome, with long silvery hair in a ponytail and gold eyes. He was wearing a white long sleeved shirt with a black collar and sleeves, jeans, and sneakers. Over, he was wearing a dark jacket.
He didnt take his eyes off the book once and Rin was glad he hadnt actually said anything to her. He probably didnt know how to sign and neither of them had paper or pens.
Forcing her eyes to the page of her fantasy novel, she began to read again, trying not to think about the guy sitting next to her.
~*~
Sesshoumaru looked up as the bell rang and the beautiful girl beside him stood, marking her place in her book and tossing her apple core into a nearby trash can. Sesshoumaru marked his own place as the girl started across the grounds.
"Wait!" He called out, standing up. She turned to look at him, blinking a bit. "What's your name?"
She gave him a sad smile and ran off into the building. He stood back for a minute two, wondering about this strange girl.
Shaking his head, as if to clear it he headed inside and to his locker. 'Only an hour til the StS program...' He thought, taking his literature book from his locker and rushing off to class.
~*~
Rin sat in her seat by the window once she reached the special needs classroom. She took out her english assignment and began writing. After a few paragraphs, her mind began to wander. Her thoughts werent on writing; they were on the boy from lunch.
She wished she had gotten his name; now she may never see him again. He did look like a senior after all... and he'd probably stay away from that bench tomorrow, after seeing she was there. It was too bad really... He was cute...
Absentmindedly she began to doodle in the margins of the notebook paper she was writing on. Her lines and circles soon began to look like something; an anime-style drawing of a head and neck. Hair was added; long and in a ponytail, swirling to the front. Then facial features; gold eyes, a chiseled nose, lips set in an almost-pout.
The sakura blossoms, bubbles and swirly lights of a shoujo background completed the picture and Rin snapped out of her train of thought. Looking down at her little doodle she blushed, a pinkish color tinting her pale cheeks.
Kanna noticed this, smiled and pulled a chair up to Rin's desk. Glancing down at Rin's little drawing she giggled quietly and signed,
*Looks like you have a crush.*
Rin blushed harder and signed quickly, *No I dont! We just happened to share a bench at lunch! I dont even know his name!*
*Who knows Rin, maybe you have a secret admirer!*
*Doubt it.*
*Anything is possible.*
Rin shrugged and began erasing the anime-style drawing on her english paper. After signing a question to the teachers aide, Kanna began to softly explain some things.
~*~
Sesshoumaru barely paid attention to Mrs. Endicott, the english teacher, as she droned on about something or other. He was too busy thinking.
'What if I get paired up with someone impossible? What if I dont make any progress with the StS program? Why did I sign up for this at all?! And who was that girl I saw at lunch? Shes pretty... I guess...' He inwardly cringed. He couldnt think about girls, not at this point in his life! He had to be perfect, had to concentrate on school and getting into a good college.
He had to impress his father, prove he was better than his no-good half-brother Inuyasha... A particluarly painful flashback came to mind...
~(~(~(~(~A 12 year old Sesshoumaru peeked out from the hall at his father and an 8 year old Inuyasha. Little Inu was waving a piece of paper with a red mark at the top excitedly and Inutaisho was beaming proudly.
"Look daddy look! Look! I made an 87 on my math test!" Little Inu shouted happily. Inutaisho's grin spread even wider.
"Thats great son!" Little Sess watched his father pick up Little Inu and swing him around in a circle as Little Inu laughed with joy.
"Its not fair..." Little Sess whispered to himself. "What... what about me?..."
"Daddy, i'm your favorite right? Not Sesshoumaru?"
Little Sess felt a wave of dread wash over him. "No... Dont... Please dont say it daddy..." Was his whispered plea.
"Of course Inuyasha." Inutaisho said, smiling proudly at his second son. Little Sess stood in horror. His father loved Inuyasha more than him? But why?...
Mitsuko came out of the kitchen and soon joined in the celebrating over Little Inu's damned 87%, hugging Little Inu and telling him what a good job he did. Little Sess felt a tear run its way down his cheek. He always got 100%'s on his tests, but his father never praised him... Feelings of resentment, hatred, and anger surfaced in Sesshoumaru that day; hatred of his half-brother and step-mother and anger at his father. That's when he started thinking he had to be absolutely perfect, to win his father's pride and affection.~(~(~(~(~
Sesshoumaru knew what his future was going to be. He was going to graduate from the best college around and take over his father's business. He wouldnt have time for a wife or children. He'd be sucessful and rich, and Inuyasha would be stuck back home with a family to support. Said family would hold his half-brother down and Sesshoumaru would be the only one worthy of the Iizuki family.
Sess was startled out of his thoughts by a poke in his back from Kouga. He looked at his friend, confused, but when Kouga jabbed his pencil in the teachers direction, Sess paid attention again; just in time, since Mrs. Endicott was giving out the assignment.
[AN]*has happy tears in eyes* THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE NICE REVIEWS!! 6... yay! ^_^ And now for review responses, since my reviewers are such great peoples!
~*~
Review Responses:
Mewchild: Yes, Sess/Rin roxxors! ^_^ Sess/Kag SHOULD burn in hell... Its not even a likely pairing (See rant in bio)... Glad you like, heres the update! ^^;
Liz.Q: Domo arigatou!! ^^ Heres the update.
Angel64: Thank youuuu! Not much interaction between our favorite couple-to-be in this chapter, but there will be more in chapter 3!
Tesson: Yes, yes, it starts out slow. I hafta introduce characters and settings and all that junk. Plus I wanted this story to be longer than what I usually write... Heres the next chap! ^^;
duckknight: ^__^; Your review really made me smile! Hardcore Sess/Rin fans unite! =D Sess/Anyone Else can burn in hell! MWAHA! Oh, and I would have replied to that email you sent me, but yyhmails being a bitch. --;;;
ElectricRain: Arigatou! And I read your story, "Trapped in This Thing Called Love". Its great! I'm just too lazy to leave a review... *sweatdrop* ^^;