[AN]I see a lot of you hate Mr. Takeda... Heheh... So do I... But just to let you know, unlike the other teachers in this fic, Mr. Takeda is NOT based on one of MY teachers... Coach Shine (my science teacher) is a cool teacher... He lets me doodle on my notes (while he's talking even!! as long as I've got the notes down...) and even compliments me on em. ^^;
Wow, 95 reviews... I think I'm actually gonna hit the 100 mark! Okay, I've decided that whoever is my 100th reviewer wins a cameo in the fic! It'll be in Chapter 20-somethin though, because thats what I'm working on... So... yeah... ^^;
Review Responses:
Paragorgon: Aw man! That has to suck! Dont worry though, Rin'll be in the next episode on Monday! She does another cute thing! =D Why wait for dubbed dvds? Oo; I just went out and bought the Japanese boxed sets. (I swear I've spent over $100 on IY merchandise...) Personally, I dont think it's too odd... But thats just me. Jakotsu and Bankotsu are actually from the InuYasha series, just not in the dub yet. Jakotsu makes his very first appearance in episode 102. *nods* Arigatou!
Sakie: Thanks! Heres the update.
darkmoon0829: Agreed! Its SO annoying to have to wait... Thats why I pre-write my fics, then post them. Gives me a chance to go back and edit things also. Yes Rin is so kawii! She is like... the definition of kawii! Sess should kill Kagura... I despise Kagura. ; Not only did she kill the neato wolfies, she sorta kinda hits on Sess! ; Death to Kagura... I love the little freeze thing Rin does! THAT WAS SO KAWII! *has japanese dvds* dun worry, I'll keep updating.
Demonlady1: I update every day...
Ninetales122: In time my good reviewer, in time... Yes, Mr. Takeda's a bastard... He's supposed to be Oo;
MegaBuu: Arigatou! Sesshoumaru's dad seems kind of important to him in the series (I think he hates Inuyasha, not only because he's a halfbreed, but because when his father was fighting, Sess was there to help, but Inu wasnt so Sess blames Inu for Inutaisho's death... Dont quote me on that though, thats just what my friend Rai told me and I'm not sure if its 100% accurate...) Anyway, thats where I got the inspiration for this. *nods*
Liz.Q: Yes, no one hurts my Jaky-sama and escapes unscathed! Mwahahahaha! (*Bankotsu bursts in yelling and screaming about how Jaky-sama is HIS and no one else's*) Okay okay Ban-kun, sheesh... Yesh, Sess is a jealous little puppy aint he? ^^; I love the badge! I'll get around to putting it on my site (giving credit to you of course!) soon...
WingsofIsis: Wow, people are expressing hate for Mr. Takeda... Looks like I got the reaction I wanted! =D Yes, Rin was adorable! ^^ I still say "Master Jaken" doesnt sound right though...
hush: Mwahahahaha... Kagura deserved that punch, ne? Dude, I HATE school computers... The librarians can never seem to keep them clean and junk... --; When I was library aide last year at the middle school Mrs. Hubble and I used to clean keyboards so that wouldnt happen... Really? You had friends like that? Neat... They moved? Dats sad... EEK! No computer all weekend?! THATS AWFUL! I feel sorry for you oo;;;
Naoko2: ^^; I WAS full of ideas at the time but nowwwww... *mutters and stabs writers block* Chapter 21 just wont write... And I know it wasnt fair, but life aint always fair. *shrugs* Anyway, heres the next chapter.
Wakadori Ramen: Yes, Rin does say "milord"... It was kinda cute, but not as endearing as when she says "Sesshoumaru-sama"... Your father took CN away?! EVIL!!! Kagura's evil because there has to be a bad guy person and I already killed off Kikyo... Plus I just like bashing Kagura. ^^; Kagura IS cruel! She killed the wolfies! ;_; I loved the wolfies... And she sorta kinda hits on Sess. ; I hate the idea of a Sess/Kagura pairing... FLUFFYSHIPPING FOREVER!!! ^^;
duck-monkey: Arigatou! ^^; Yes, yay for fluff!
Tigerose08: The best? Really? ^^; I'm flattered you think that... Oohhh I hate brothers! Always doing things to annoy others... Anyway, heres the update.
Cricket-chan: Haiiiiii... Jaken shoulda stayed dead... How'd he go back to being one piece anyway? Oo; The world may never know...
Shinnyu Kudzu: *gaspish* Youre really gonna draw the cuddle scene? OH OH OH! I WANNA SEEEEEEE! *giggles* Rin is such a cutieeeee! And I totally agree about Sessy's evil bishieness! Heres the update! (Ashura: *scoffs* She doesnt need any more inflation to her head... Its already close to bursting...) ; Shut up Ashy-chan... *giggles more* YES! Ginta/Hakkaku roxxors![/AN]
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After school had ended, Kagura drove home and stepped inside quietly, in case her mom was drunk again. But thankfully, her mother wasnt home right now.
She went straight for the kitchen to fix Hakudoshi a snack, doubting that he had been fed since she had gotten him a bowl of cereal this morning.
Kagura arranged some celery sticks on a paper plate, after spreading a generous amount of peanut butter on them and topping them with raisins, poured a glass of milk, and carried the food upstairs to the room Hakudoshi, Juuromaru and Kageromaru shared.
The door was open a crack, and she could hear voices coming from inside. Obviously her delinquent brothers were home at the moment. Peeking inside, her eyes narrowed a bit, the swelling on the other having gone down some.
Inside the twins Juuromaru and Kageromaru were sitting on their bunk beds, drinking beers. Hakudoshi was sitting in the corner, quietly playing with his toys.
Kagura sighed and pushed open the door. "Juu-kun, Kagero-kun, give me those beers. You know drinking is bad for you!" She set the celery and milk she had brought for her youngest brother down on a small table and yanked the brown tinted bottles out of the two's hands.
"Hey! Kagura! Gimme that back!" Kageromaru shouted angrily. Juuromaru just glared, seeing as he didnt talk much.
"No way little brother. How did you get these anyway?! You know you're under age!" Glaring back at her brothers, she dumped the alchohol out the window.
"One of our gang members got em for us." Kageromaru muttered, crossing his arms. Juuromaru imitated his twin, obviously pissed by the expression on his face.
"Well no more! I dont want you two to end up like mom! Why dont you guys ever LISTEN to me?! You'd listen if Kanna were here!" Kagura felt tears come to her crimson eyes.
"Well Kanna's NOT here! She abandoned us for college!" Kageromaru shouted back, standing up.
"She didnt ABANDON us! Its not her fault! You KNOW she got a full scholarship and it would have been stupid not to take the oppurtunity!"
"I hate her! You're the only one who ever sees her anymore at school! I hate you too! I HATE ALL OF YOU!" Kageromaru stormed out of the room, Juuromaru following.
Kagura sunk to her knees right there on the rough carpet, tears rolling down her cheeks and mussing her makeup. 'When dad was still around, our family was so big... So happy... What happened to make us like this?... Why did dad have to die?'
She cried freely, unafraid of someone seeing her. Hakudoshi crawled into his sister's lap, staring up at her with big sad eyes. "Nono cwy Kagu-neesama..." With that, he put his tiny arms around her and huggled her.
"Gomen, Haku-chan..." Kagura cuddled her littlest brother, stroking his white hair; he was the only one she had left in her life now, other than Kanna, whom she hardly ever saw anymore, even at school.
Later that evening, Kagura lounged around the living room, watching a random cartoon on tv with Hakudoshi. Hearing the phone ring, she leapt to answer it.
"Hello?" She asked curtly.
"Kagura?"
"Naraku-niisama?!"
"Yeah, its me... Listen I gotta make this quick..."
"Okay... Is something wrong?" Kagura's face filled with worry for her oldest sibling.
"Yeah, the cops are after me again. I have to leave, go into hiding again. I'll miss ya Kagura... Tell the others I'll miss em too... Gotta go now, bye."
The click on the other line signified he had hung up. Tears welled in Kagura's eyes. "What have I done...?"
~*~
"Well, we'd better be going. It was nice actually talking with you Rin." Bankotsu stated, standing up. It was now around 9PM.
"Yeah, bye Rin-chan!"
"Okay, seeya Bankotsu, Jakotsu." Rin smiled tiredly at her two friends as they walked out the door, hand in hand.
Rin lay back against the pillows and closed her eyes, thouroughly exhausted. Sess found himself staring at her again; his gaze traveled from her silky dark brown hair to her beautiful face, which still retained a bit of child-like innocence, down her creamy neck and the rest of her body... He noticed she wasnt model-thin, but she was just average, though she had curves in all the right places; Rin was... unlike any other girl he had ever seen... She was... almost ethereal...
"Rin, do... would you like me to... stay with you tonight?" He asked hesitantly, hoping to whatever god was up there that she'd say yes.
"You dont have to do that, Sess... I'll be fine alone for one night." She smiled a bit, opening her sparkling honey brown eyes. Sesshoumaru decided that he really loved it when she smiled.
"I dont mind, really..."
"You should go home Sess... I dont want you to have to sleep sitting up in that hard plastic chair..." She stated, finger tracing circles on the sheet.
She felt a clawed hand gently cup her chin, and Sess raised her head a bit to look him in the eyes, grinning to her. "Who said I had to sleep in the chair?"
She blushed a bit more, lost in his intense golden gaze. "Sess..."
"Rin... I want to stay with you tonight... If you'll let me..." Sesshoumaru whispered, his face moving slowly, steadily closer to hers. He imagined what her lips would feel like on his; what her bare skin would feel like underneath his hands...
He was moving closer... 'Is he going to... Oh my god! Hes going to kiss me isnt he?! Oh damn... What if I'm not a good kisser? What if he doesnt like kissing me?'
A tiny voice in the back of Rin's mind spoke up firmly. 'Stop with the what-ifs and relax!'
So Rin tried to relax as Sesshoumaru leaned closer, though she couldnt stop the butterflies fluttering about in her stomach. She had imagined this a few times, when she was laying alone in her bed, but now it was actually happening!
Their faces were inches apart now; both could feel their heavy breaths intermingling. Golden eyes gazed into honey brown ones. Their noses touched, then...
"Sorry to interrupt, I just came to check on Rin-chan..." A nurse stated loudly, nervously, looking the two over. Sesshoumaru quickly pulled back, letting his bangs fall over his face to hide his blush.
Rin didnt bother to hide the reddish color that spread across her cheeks. "Ano... I'm fine... Eheh..."
"Um... okay, night Rin..."
"Good night..."
The nurse left, shutting the door softly behind her. Sesshoumaru sighed a bit. 'Damn her! Ruining the moment like that! I'd kiss Rin now, but it wouldnt be the same... DAMN THE NURSE! SHE RUINED THE MOOD! DAMN HER DAMN HER DAMN HER!' On the outside, he just looked slightly pissed. Mentally though, he was having a temper tantrum worse than a small child that was denied candy would.
'Oh god... He was going to kiss me... He really was going to kiss me... I cant believe it! Maybe he actually DOES like me as more than a friend...' Rin smiled inwardly. 'I can hope...'
"So um... do you mind if I stay here for the night?"
"No, no not at all Sess..." She answered quickly. He smiled a bit and laid down in bed beside her, on top of the covers, and buried his nose in one side of Rin's pillow. It still contained that annoying hospital scent, but intermingling with that was Rin's own scent; that of jasmine, waterlilies, and innocence.
She turned her head slightly to look at him and fell asleep with a smile on her face. Sess soon followed in sleep, surrounded by the sweet scent of Rin.
~*~
Late the next morning, around 10, Sesshoumaru left the hospital after telling Rin he'd be back as soon as he could. It was time to face his father.
He sighed, standing on the porch of the estate on Youkai Blvd. 'I dont want to hear him yell at me... But more importantly, I dont want to hear how disappointed of me he is...'
Feeling downcast, he opened the door and stepped inside, only to be met by a glaring father. Inutaisho stood in the hallway, arms crossed; he wore his usual business suit, silver hair tied back in a small ponytail as always.
"And just WHERE have you been Sesshoumaru?" Inutaisho asked his son, tapping his foot on the carpet.
Sesshoumaru couldnt meet his father's gaze; he glanced down, avoiding looking into the older man's eyes.
"I was... uhm... at the hospital... with Rin..." He stated hesitantly.
"You go and get yourself suspended, and then you dont even come home? Sesshoumaru, what's happened to you? You're not acting like yourself lately." Inutaisho's voice lost some of its icyness as he spoke.
"Mr. Takeda had no reason to suspend me... I didnt do anything... 'Cept say it wasnt fair for my friends to get in trouble and not Kagura, who STARTED the whole thing..." Sess muttered, eyes still downcast. "I'm sorry father, I wont get in trouble at school again..."
The older man's golden eyes softened a bit. "Its okay Sess, this Mr. Takeda person sounds like a real jerk." The warm, fatherly voice Sesshoumaru had known for so long was back, and he glanced up.
"You... Youre not... disappointed in me?" He asked, blinking.
"No, of course not. Why would I be disappointed? All you did was stand up for the people you care about, and that is a very fine quality in a person." Sesshoumaru brightened up a bit. "Now, tell me about this 'Rin' girl..."
Inutaisho and Sesshoumaru sat down in the living room, and Sesshoumaru began to tell his father all he knew about the girl he liked.
~*~
About 45 minutes later, Inutaisho was fully informed on his oldest son's school life and love life. Usually, Sesshoumaru wouldnt talk to anyone like that, but his father was an exception.
"Rin sounds like a very nice girl. You should bring her for dinner sometime so Mitsuko and I can meet her. Once she's healed of course." Inutaisho stated, nodding once.
"Yeah, okay Dad..." He glanced over at the mahogany clock on the wall. "SH...nap! I gotta go dad, promised Rin I'd be back soon. Bye!" Sess flew out the front door, hastily putting on his jacket.
'He's opening up more...' Inutaisho thought. 'And its all because of this Rin he speaks so fondly of...' A smile came to his face. 'I really should thank her...'
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[AN]EEEEEE! ^_^ I'm so happy! Me and my brothers got pet fishies today! =D Mine is a gorgeous black and white male swordtail! HES SO PRITTY! ^^; I dunno what to name him though... Hmm... Oh, and I got a Godsmack CD so I'm REALLY happy about that...
Ashura: *smacks Mage* They dont want to hear about your home life dumbass... --;
Mage: --; I hate you.
Ashura: I love you too dipshit.
*Mage runs off to watch her new fishy with Ashura following...*
Wow, 95 reviews... I think I'm actually gonna hit the 100 mark! Okay, I've decided that whoever is my 100th reviewer wins a cameo in the fic! It'll be in Chapter 20-somethin though, because thats what I'm working on... So... yeah... ^^;
Review Responses:
Paragorgon: Aw man! That has to suck! Dont worry though, Rin'll be in the next episode on Monday! She does another cute thing! =D Why wait for dubbed dvds? Oo; I just went out and bought the Japanese boxed sets. (I swear I've spent over $100 on IY merchandise...) Personally, I dont think it's too odd... But thats just me. Jakotsu and Bankotsu are actually from the InuYasha series, just not in the dub yet. Jakotsu makes his very first appearance in episode 102. *nods* Arigatou!
Sakie: Thanks! Heres the update.
darkmoon0829: Agreed! Its SO annoying to have to wait... Thats why I pre-write my fics, then post them. Gives me a chance to go back and edit things also. Yes Rin is so kawii! She is like... the definition of kawii! Sess should kill Kagura... I despise Kagura. ; Not only did she kill the neato wolfies, she sorta kinda hits on Sess! ; Death to Kagura... I love the little freeze thing Rin does! THAT WAS SO KAWII! *has japanese dvds* dun worry, I'll keep updating.
Demonlady1: I update every day...
Ninetales122: In time my good reviewer, in time... Yes, Mr. Takeda's a bastard... He's supposed to be Oo;
MegaBuu: Arigatou! Sesshoumaru's dad seems kind of important to him in the series (I think he hates Inuyasha, not only because he's a halfbreed, but because when his father was fighting, Sess was there to help, but Inu wasnt so Sess blames Inu for Inutaisho's death... Dont quote me on that though, thats just what my friend Rai told me and I'm not sure if its 100% accurate...) Anyway, thats where I got the inspiration for this. *nods*
Liz.Q: Yes, no one hurts my Jaky-sama and escapes unscathed! Mwahahahaha! (*Bankotsu bursts in yelling and screaming about how Jaky-sama is HIS and no one else's*) Okay okay Ban-kun, sheesh... Yesh, Sess is a jealous little puppy aint he? ^^; I love the badge! I'll get around to putting it on my site (giving credit to you of course!) soon...
WingsofIsis: Wow, people are expressing hate for Mr. Takeda... Looks like I got the reaction I wanted! =D Yes, Rin was adorable! ^^ I still say "Master Jaken" doesnt sound right though...
hush: Mwahahahaha... Kagura deserved that punch, ne? Dude, I HATE school computers... The librarians can never seem to keep them clean and junk... --; When I was library aide last year at the middle school Mrs. Hubble and I used to clean keyboards so that wouldnt happen... Really? You had friends like that? Neat... They moved? Dats sad... EEK! No computer all weekend?! THATS AWFUL! I feel sorry for you oo;;;
Naoko2: ^^; I WAS full of ideas at the time but nowwwww... *mutters and stabs writers block* Chapter 21 just wont write... And I know it wasnt fair, but life aint always fair. *shrugs* Anyway, heres the next chapter.
Wakadori Ramen: Yes, Rin does say "milord"... It was kinda cute, but not as endearing as when she says "Sesshoumaru-sama"... Your father took CN away?! EVIL!!! Kagura's evil because there has to be a bad guy person and I already killed off Kikyo... Plus I just like bashing Kagura. ^^; Kagura IS cruel! She killed the wolfies! ;_; I loved the wolfies... And she sorta kinda hits on Sess. ; I hate the idea of a Sess/Kagura pairing... FLUFFYSHIPPING FOREVER!!! ^^;
duck-monkey: Arigatou! ^^; Yes, yay for fluff!
Tigerose08: The best? Really? ^^; I'm flattered you think that... Oohhh I hate brothers! Always doing things to annoy others... Anyway, heres the update.
Cricket-chan: Haiiiiii... Jaken shoulda stayed dead... How'd he go back to being one piece anyway? Oo; The world may never know...
Shinnyu Kudzu: *gaspish* Youre really gonna draw the cuddle scene? OH OH OH! I WANNA SEEEEEEE! *giggles* Rin is such a cutieeeee! And I totally agree about Sessy's evil bishieness! Heres the update! (Ashura: *scoffs* She doesnt need any more inflation to her head... Its already close to bursting...) ; Shut up Ashy-chan... *giggles more* YES! Ginta/Hakkaku roxxors![/AN]
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After school had ended, Kagura drove home and stepped inside quietly, in case her mom was drunk again. But thankfully, her mother wasnt home right now.
She went straight for the kitchen to fix Hakudoshi a snack, doubting that he had been fed since she had gotten him a bowl of cereal this morning.
Kagura arranged some celery sticks on a paper plate, after spreading a generous amount of peanut butter on them and topping them with raisins, poured a glass of milk, and carried the food upstairs to the room Hakudoshi, Juuromaru and Kageromaru shared.
The door was open a crack, and she could hear voices coming from inside. Obviously her delinquent brothers were home at the moment. Peeking inside, her eyes narrowed a bit, the swelling on the other having gone down some.
Inside the twins Juuromaru and Kageromaru were sitting on their bunk beds, drinking beers. Hakudoshi was sitting in the corner, quietly playing with his toys.
Kagura sighed and pushed open the door. "Juu-kun, Kagero-kun, give me those beers. You know drinking is bad for you!" She set the celery and milk she had brought for her youngest brother down on a small table and yanked the brown tinted bottles out of the two's hands.
"Hey! Kagura! Gimme that back!" Kageromaru shouted angrily. Juuromaru just glared, seeing as he didnt talk much.
"No way little brother. How did you get these anyway?! You know you're under age!" Glaring back at her brothers, she dumped the alchohol out the window.
"One of our gang members got em for us." Kageromaru muttered, crossing his arms. Juuromaru imitated his twin, obviously pissed by the expression on his face.
"Well no more! I dont want you two to end up like mom! Why dont you guys ever LISTEN to me?! You'd listen if Kanna were here!" Kagura felt tears come to her crimson eyes.
"Well Kanna's NOT here! She abandoned us for college!" Kageromaru shouted back, standing up.
"She didnt ABANDON us! Its not her fault! You KNOW she got a full scholarship and it would have been stupid not to take the oppurtunity!"
"I hate her! You're the only one who ever sees her anymore at school! I hate you too! I HATE ALL OF YOU!" Kageromaru stormed out of the room, Juuromaru following.
Kagura sunk to her knees right there on the rough carpet, tears rolling down her cheeks and mussing her makeup. 'When dad was still around, our family was so big... So happy... What happened to make us like this?... Why did dad have to die?'
She cried freely, unafraid of someone seeing her. Hakudoshi crawled into his sister's lap, staring up at her with big sad eyes. "Nono cwy Kagu-neesama..." With that, he put his tiny arms around her and huggled her.
"Gomen, Haku-chan..." Kagura cuddled her littlest brother, stroking his white hair; he was the only one she had left in her life now, other than Kanna, whom she hardly ever saw anymore, even at school.
Later that evening, Kagura lounged around the living room, watching a random cartoon on tv with Hakudoshi. Hearing the phone ring, she leapt to answer it.
"Hello?" She asked curtly.
"Kagura?"
"Naraku-niisama?!"
"Yeah, its me... Listen I gotta make this quick..."
"Okay... Is something wrong?" Kagura's face filled with worry for her oldest sibling.
"Yeah, the cops are after me again. I have to leave, go into hiding again. I'll miss ya Kagura... Tell the others I'll miss em too... Gotta go now, bye."
The click on the other line signified he had hung up. Tears welled in Kagura's eyes. "What have I done...?"
~*~
"Well, we'd better be going. It was nice actually talking with you Rin." Bankotsu stated, standing up. It was now around 9PM.
"Yeah, bye Rin-chan!"
"Okay, seeya Bankotsu, Jakotsu." Rin smiled tiredly at her two friends as they walked out the door, hand in hand.
Rin lay back against the pillows and closed her eyes, thouroughly exhausted. Sess found himself staring at her again; his gaze traveled from her silky dark brown hair to her beautiful face, which still retained a bit of child-like innocence, down her creamy neck and the rest of her body... He noticed she wasnt model-thin, but she was just average, though she had curves in all the right places; Rin was... unlike any other girl he had ever seen... She was... almost ethereal...
"Rin, do... would you like me to... stay with you tonight?" He asked hesitantly, hoping to whatever god was up there that she'd say yes.
"You dont have to do that, Sess... I'll be fine alone for one night." She smiled a bit, opening her sparkling honey brown eyes. Sesshoumaru decided that he really loved it when she smiled.
"I dont mind, really..."
"You should go home Sess... I dont want you to have to sleep sitting up in that hard plastic chair..." She stated, finger tracing circles on the sheet.
She felt a clawed hand gently cup her chin, and Sess raised her head a bit to look him in the eyes, grinning to her. "Who said I had to sleep in the chair?"
She blushed a bit more, lost in his intense golden gaze. "Sess..."
"Rin... I want to stay with you tonight... If you'll let me..." Sesshoumaru whispered, his face moving slowly, steadily closer to hers. He imagined what her lips would feel like on his; what her bare skin would feel like underneath his hands...
He was moving closer... 'Is he going to... Oh my god! Hes going to kiss me isnt he?! Oh damn... What if I'm not a good kisser? What if he doesnt like kissing me?'
A tiny voice in the back of Rin's mind spoke up firmly. 'Stop with the what-ifs and relax!'
So Rin tried to relax as Sesshoumaru leaned closer, though she couldnt stop the butterflies fluttering about in her stomach. She had imagined this a few times, when she was laying alone in her bed, but now it was actually happening!
Their faces were inches apart now; both could feel their heavy breaths intermingling. Golden eyes gazed into honey brown ones. Their noses touched, then...
"Sorry to interrupt, I just came to check on Rin-chan..." A nurse stated loudly, nervously, looking the two over. Sesshoumaru quickly pulled back, letting his bangs fall over his face to hide his blush.
Rin didnt bother to hide the reddish color that spread across her cheeks. "Ano... I'm fine... Eheh..."
"Um... okay, night Rin..."
"Good night..."
The nurse left, shutting the door softly behind her. Sesshoumaru sighed a bit. 'Damn her! Ruining the moment like that! I'd kiss Rin now, but it wouldnt be the same... DAMN THE NURSE! SHE RUINED THE MOOD! DAMN HER DAMN HER DAMN HER!' On the outside, he just looked slightly pissed. Mentally though, he was having a temper tantrum worse than a small child that was denied candy would.
'Oh god... He was going to kiss me... He really was going to kiss me... I cant believe it! Maybe he actually DOES like me as more than a friend...' Rin smiled inwardly. 'I can hope...'
"So um... do you mind if I stay here for the night?"
"No, no not at all Sess..." She answered quickly. He smiled a bit and laid down in bed beside her, on top of the covers, and buried his nose in one side of Rin's pillow. It still contained that annoying hospital scent, but intermingling with that was Rin's own scent; that of jasmine, waterlilies, and innocence.
She turned her head slightly to look at him and fell asleep with a smile on her face. Sess soon followed in sleep, surrounded by the sweet scent of Rin.
~*~
Late the next morning, around 10, Sesshoumaru left the hospital after telling Rin he'd be back as soon as he could. It was time to face his father.
He sighed, standing on the porch of the estate on Youkai Blvd. 'I dont want to hear him yell at me... But more importantly, I dont want to hear how disappointed of me he is...'
Feeling downcast, he opened the door and stepped inside, only to be met by a glaring father. Inutaisho stood in the hallway, arms crossed; he wore his usual business suit, silver hair tied back in a small ponytail as always.
"And just WHERE have you been Sesshoumaru?" Inutaisho asked his son, tapping his foot on the carpet.
Sesshoumaru couldnt meet his father's gaze; he glanced down, avoiding looking into the older man's eyes.
"I was... uhm... at the hospital... with Rin..." He stated hesitantly.
"You go and get yourself suspended, and then you dont even come home? Sesshoumaru, what's happened to you? You're not acting like yourself lately." Inutaisho's voice lost some of its icyness as he spoke.
"Mr. Takeda had no reason to suspend me... I didnt do anything... 'Cept say it wasnt fair for my friends to get in trouble and not Kagura, who STARTED the whole thing..." Sess muttered, eyes still downcast. "I'm sorry father, I wont get in trouble at school again..."
The older man's golden eyes softened a bit. "Its okay Sess, this Mr. Takeda person sounds like a real jerk." The warm, fatherly voice Sesshoumaru had known for so long was back, and he glanced up.
"You... Youre not... disappointed in me?" He asked, blinking.
"No, of course not. Why would I be disappointed? All you did was stand up for the people you care about, and that is a very fine quality in a person." Sesshoumaru brightened up a bit. "Now, tell me about this 'Rin' girl..."
Inutaisho and Sesshoumaru sat down in the living room, and Sesshoumaru began to tell his father all he knew about the girl he liked.
~*~
About 45 minutes later, Inutaisho was fully informed on his oldest son's school life and love life. Usually, Sesshoumaru wouldnt talk to anyone like that, but his father was an exception.
"Rin sounds like a very nice girl. You should bring her for dinner sometime so Mitsuko and I can meet her. Once she's healed of course." Inutaisho stated, nodding once.
"Yeah, okay Dad..." He glanced over at the mahogany clock on the wall. "SH...nap! I gotta go dad, promised Rin I'd be back soon. Bye!" Sess flew out the front door, hastily putting on his jacket.
'He's opening up more...' Inutaisho thought. 'And its all because of this Rin he speaks so fondly of...' A smile came to his face. 'I really should thank her...'
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[AN]EEEEEE! ^_^ I'm so happy! Me and my brothers got pet fishies today! =D Mine is a gorgeous black and white male swordtail! HES SO PRITTY! ^^; I dunno what to name him though... Hmm... Oh, and I got a Godsmack CD so I'm REALLY happy about that...
Ashura: *smacks Mage* They dont want to hear about your home life dumbass... --;
Mage: --; I hate you.
Ashura: I love you too dipshit.
*Mage runs off to watch her new fishy with Ashura following...*