[AN]Meh... Sorry for not updating yesterday... I was just having one of those days where the only thing I want to do is sleep and watch Comedy Central... Gods I love standup... Anyway, a quick note to Liz.Q and Naoko2: You two are going to be in either chapter 23 or 24... Trust me, it'll be worth the wait...
***Review Responses***
NewFan: Arigatou! But I'm not that young... Mentally that is...
Sesshomaru13: Gay people are cool man! =D Anyway, glad you like.
Naoko2: *giggles* I dont think Sess would kiss her in front of everybody... Rinrin would be too embarassed XD And yes, Mrs. Williams is HORRIBLE... *shivers* god, she gave 30 vocabulary words on Monday and made it due at the END OF THE HOUR!! *mutters about algebra teachers that should burn in hell* Heh Oo; And in reply to your review for chapter 13: Perfect? *teary eyes* Arigatouuuuuuu! ^^
dangerous-beans: ^^; Ya, a lot of people seem to like the way I write AU Ban/Jak... I'm thinking of writing them a side-story ^^; (Bankotsu walks in and mutters about how he and Jakotsu deserve it after all Mage has put them through already and is probably GOING to put them through...)
chibi Nataly: I know Sess is OOC... But this is AU so he's been raised differently so he acts differently... Thats my reasoning anyway ^^; And my friends and I kinda got the feeling that Sesshoumaru liked his dad a lot so thats where Inutaisho's personality came from... I LOVE MY TAI-CHAN! *glomps Inutaisho...* (Inutaisho: GACK! ; Get off me... I'm much too old for you. ;;;) Eheh... ^^
darkmoon0829: Agreed! =D Yus yus, that was cute... ^^
evil squeede: Yessssss... Thats why I think Hojo's a creep that secretly wants to rape Kagome. ; Hes just TOO FREAKIN NICE... It aint normal dude Oo; *giggles* I'm glad I never had to deal with little sisters... I dont have ANY sisters... Oo;
ElectricRain: Arigatou! Ya really think its a good plot? I think it would make an interesting story, but its still kinda cliche... *shrug* Yes, I agree. We Sess/Rin fans need a fanfiction site of our own!
Cookie6: XD Sess is turning into a Miroku... *giggles* Yes da old man is a big fat stinky jerk... Mwahahahaha...
Queenizzay: Fluffyshipping! WOOHOO! =D Hn... I dont think it'll go up to R... I couldnt write a lemon if I tried... Oo;
hush: Heheh... ^^; Heres the next chapter, nice and fluffy with an extra side of fluff... Oo;
Neko02: You can blame Ashura for turning our beloved Sess-chan into a temporary Miroku. (Ashura: *rolls eyes*) And as for Kagome being over protective of Rin, I thought it would be in her character. Rin IS her only little sister after all, and she doesnt like Sesshoumaru so... yeah...
DemonLady1: (Ashura: Mage realizes this... But Mage gets pissed easily and stuff... And you have to admit, it IS kind of annoying to get an 'update soon' instead of comments on the story/constructive criticism...)
Cricket-chan: Kanna isnt supposed to be evil. She's nice... She's just... not here Oo; She was such a minor character that I forgot about her... ^^;
Shinnyu Kudzu: *giggles* Yes, I had fun writing that part... I dont really have any pictures of Ayame, I just know what she looks like cuz I've seen the episodes she's in... Oooohhh Jaken, I must think of a way to tie him in... So everyone can see him get his ass kicked! XD XD XD Ginta and Hakkaku already go to this school and I kinda forgot to put them in the dance, but they make their first appearance in chapter 20-somethin... As do Shippo and Souten ^^
Tigerose08: Now that I think about it, Miroku DID say something like that, didnt he? Oo; so THATS where that came from... Hn... I guess Kagome hates Sess because of... past events where they didnt get along Oo I never really thought about it... I just... dont like the idea of Sess and Kag even being friends so... yeah...
chaotic_cloud: ^^; Heh...
Fantasy Goddess 001: Nu Oo; actually the greasy man was just a random greasy man... no significance (did I spell that right? ) to the story line... ;; And shhhh... Maybe... ;;;
Liz.Q: Actually, you guessed what I was going to do XD I had that chapter pre-written, just like most of this story (up until 23 is prewritten). Dude I wanna be Jakotsu for halloween! That would be tight... No one would know who I was though Oo; Heh...
Ookami Spirit Hishana: Oohhh okay... Oo; misunderstanding... Kagome is rather scary when angry, yes Oo; heh...
Sailor X: I wasnt sure wether to put drama or humor in the second thing so thats why I put general... Oo; Anyway, arigatou!
Crying Wasteland: Hehe... ^^; Always put off what can be done later, thats my motto, dat it is... yeah I've noticed that! i'm glad to know there are more hardcore Sess/Rin fans who dont like Sess/Kag too! =D *giggles* Lots of people seem to like that scene... (Ashura: *puffs out chest proudly* I wrote it! =D) As for Sess/Kag being wrong, it is! Sess wouldnt let any other female get close to him I dont think, especially his hated half-brother's wench! (No offense to Kagome...) Plus Kagome loves Inuyasha, seeing as they kiss in one of the movies... (Sorry for the spoiler!)
Wakadori Ramen: EEP! oo; I forgot the pelt... *bangs head on desk* I'm... so... freaking... forgetful... and stupid... *bang* I think it was late when I wrote it... Ugh...
duckknight: *giggles* Sess-chan and I are evil? Neat... And you can blame Ashura for turning Sess into a temporary Miroku... (Ashura: ^^) Da kimono I chose for Rin reminds you of a bridal kimono? Neeeaaattt... Oo; I had no clue... eheh... Dun worry, I couldnt write a lemon if I tried... Oo; Believe me, I HAVE tried...
And thanks to everyone else who reviewed that I cant think of responses for because I'm really tired:
???????
Dante Gemini
ladyofthedragons1
MegaBuu
Starr-chan
Ninetales122
DJ-girly83
CharmedAngel
(Mage is very sorry if Mage forgot someone, but Mage thinks that Mage isnt getting ALL her review alerts *glares at ff.net and yahoo*)
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Sesshoumaru dropped off Rin and Kagome at home and, after saying goodbye to Rin, he left with Inuyasha.
Rin went upstairs to her room, the garment bag containing her costume in hand. Once inside, she locked the door behind her and hung the bag in her closet, that day's events flashing through her mind.
'Sesshoumaru is so cute... and we're officially together...' Rin giggled aloud. 'I've never felt happier in my life! I guess this means we're going to the dance together... And a few days after the dance is Sesshoumaru's track meet.'
Rin stared up at the ceiling, painted a dark black/blue and dotted with metalic silver. 'And now that I can speak again, I can cheer him on... But... why did I start then, of all times? He looked so worried... I guess I didnt want him to be...'
'Wow... Sess is my first serious boyfriend... I really care for him... Maybe its... love? Maybe... I'm not sure yet...'
Rin was startled out of her thoughts by Souta knocking on her door for dinner. Smiling, she went downstairs.
~*~
Sesshoumaru went up to his room, needing to do some serious thinking about what was going on in his life.
He flopped back onto the bed, staring at the ceiling. 'Are Rin and I moving too fast? I met her... what? 2 weeks ago? And now we're already officially a couple...'
He saw a flashback of him nuzzling into Rin's chest. 'I couldnt help myself... She was so soft and warm... And she smelled good... Really good... I shouldnt have done that though... What if I scared her away? I think I wanna spend the rest of my life with her... But is it too early to think that? She seems to like me... But does she like me as much as I like her?'
'I need to know... I really need to know how she feels about me... I need her to know I... I think I love her... But I'm not sure... God damn it, life never used to be this complicated...'
"I'd better work on some of that homework..." He muttered to himself, taking his books out of his bag. At least homework would get his mind off other, more confusing aspects of life... for a little while...
~*~
After Sesshoumaru finished his homework, he put away his books and sighed. Glancing over at his clock, he saw it was about 7:30 and Rin just wouldnt leave his mind.
'What is love anyway? How would I know if I was in love with someone? What would it feel like? God, I cant get this off my mind...'
"Maybe I'll call Jakotsu... He fell in love with Bankotsu, he should know what its like..."
Picking up the phone, he dialed Jakotsu's number, 525-6878 (it spells jakotsu! =D i'm so smart...) and sat in his desk chair.
~*~
Ring! Ring! Ring! "Damn damn damn!" Grumbling, Jakotsu got up from his make-out session on the couch with Bankotsu, and picked up the thrice damned phone. "Hello?" He spoke into the reciever, only a hint of annoyment in his voice.
"Hey Jakotsu." It was Sesshoumaru.
"Oh, hey Sess! Whats up?"
"Not much... Did I interrupt something?"
"No, not at all! ^^" Jakotsu covered the bottom part of the reciever and mouthed to his rather pissed looking lover, 'After this phone call love. Be patient.'
Bankotsu sighed, nodded once, and stalked off to the kitchen to see if they had any whipped cream left over from last night... (*Mage shoves Ashura away from the keyboard now...*)
"Are you sure I didnt interrupt anything?" Sess asked.
"I'm totally sure Sess! So whats going on? You dont usually call me." Jakotsu stated into the reciever, flopping back into an armchair.
"I've got something on my mind... I was hoping you could help me out..." Jakotsu noticed he was hesitating a bit.
"Sure Sess, what is it?"
"How does one know if one is in love?"
He blinked, surprised by that question. "Why ya wanna know? You in love with someone?"
"Thats what I need help figuring out, Ja-kun." On the other line, Sess was rolling his eyes.
A sly smirk spread over Jakotsu's slightly feminine features. "This is about Rin-chan isnt it?"
".......Maybe."
Jakotsu giggled with glee. "It is!"
"Okay, it is... Now just tell me..."
"Well... When you're around someone you truly love, you... never want to leave their side I guess. When you're with that person, you feel like nothing can go wrong. And you never feel lonely..." He said, staring at the ceiling in thought. That was how HE felt around Bankotsu, and as they say, love is universal.
Sesshoumaru nodded, pacing his bedroom. He did feel like that around Rin. "Yeah..."
"And you care so deeply for the other person, that you'd sacrifice even your own life for their happiness."
"I know I'd sacrifice anything for her... Jakotsu, I think I'm in love..."
"Finally! I've known you were in love since I first saw you with Rin-chan! Ya know, you're slower than you look." Jakotsu burst into a fit of giggles.
"Oh shut up..."
"So are you going to tell her?"
"I want to... But I dont know how she feels about me..."
"I think she feels the exact same way Sess, she just seems so much happier when she's with you."
"Ya really think so?"
With a confident tone in his voice, Jakotsu smiled and said, "I know so."
"Thanks Ja-kun..." Sess sat on the edge of his bed, smiling. Maybe Rin did feel the same way... Jakotsu was pretty good at sensing this kind of thing... "And dont forget the English assignment tonight. Mrs. Endicott'll be PISSED if you dont do it."
Then Bankotsu came through the doorway into the living room, shirtless, smirking seductively, and holding a can of whipped cream and a jar of marachino cherries...
Jakotsu gave his lover a grin and spoke into the reciever again. "I dont think Ban-kun's gonna let me... Gotta go now Sess, seeya tomorrow at school! Bye." Click. He hung up.
~*~
Sess hung up the phone, blinking. "Eheh... I didnt need to know that... I really didnt..."
'Well... I'm in love with Rin... I've admitted it... I just need to find the perfect way to tell her now...'
He laid back on his bed, sinking into the feathery pillows. Closing his eyes, he wracked his brain for ideas until one came...
'Thats it! Its perfect!'
~*~
The next morning, Tuesday, Sess awoke, feeling more refreshed than usual, like he had gotten a great weight off his chest. He didnt feel tired in the least, nor did he feel like going back to bed; and he wasnt even a morning person!
He stretched and got out of bed, digging through his closet for a shirt. He finally threw on a white ringer t-shirt with the number 77 on it in red and a pair of jeans.
He went about combing his hair, which was probably getting a little too long, brushing his teeth, that sort of thing, then went down to breakfast, taking the stairs three and four at a time, even though he almost twisted his ankle doing that. Sess was just too happy to care.
He sat at the table and hurried through his breakfast, eager to get to school and see Rin. Though his behavior earned quite a few odd stares from his family, he just... didnt care. NOTHING was going to ruin his mood today.
"Hey Sess, can you give me a ride? My car's still in the shop." Inuyasha asked, finishing off his orange juice.
"Just take the Jeep yourself, I think I'm going to walk today." Sess felt like he had almost too much energy, and needed to burn some of it. He tossed his keys across the table to his younger brother, grabbed his bag, and jogged out the door, with a yell of "Bye Dad! Bye Mom!"
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, as did Inutaisho. "What the hell is up with him?"
Mitsuko laughed a bit as she began to clear the table, happy that after all these years, he had finally called her 'mom'.
~*~
Sesshoumaru felt his mood rise as he jogged down the sidewalk on his way to school. It was a great morning! The sun was shining brightly overhead, it wasnt too cold for late October, and there wasnt a cloud in sight.
He slowed as he got about half-way and passed the park. The teenager noticed a young couple sitting on a bench cuddling, and he grinned. 'That'll be me and Rin soon... Very soon...'
"After college, we'll spend the rest of our lives together..." He whispered to himself. "I'll run my father's company and..."
Images came to his mind as he said this. Images of his father returning home late, sometimes several nights a week. Images of a 6 year old him, sitting on the couch trying to stay awake, waiting for his father to return.
"I dont want to be that kind of father, do I?... With no time for my wife or children..."
He shook his head as if to clear it. "I shouldnt worry about that yet, I cant take over the company until after I graduate from college. For today, I'll focus on Rin."
He walked the rest of the way to school contentedly; Sess could practically HEAR the inspirational J-pop music playing in the background, like in movies... V6's Change the World maybe.
Sesshoumaru Iizuki had a whole new outlook on life, and everything was going to be great, he could just feel it.
~*~
Skip to lunch because I'm lazy and nothing happens between then and now anyway...
Sess grabbed his lunch out of his locker and jogged out of the building onto campus, golden eyes scanning the area for his friends. He spotted Rin, Sango, Miroku, Jakotsu, and Bankotsu sitting in the midst of 3 trees that formed sort of a U shape.
"Hey guys!" He called, running over and taking his spot beside Rin.
"Hi Sess!" Rin smiled brightly and actually hugged him. Sess smiled back at her, putting his arms around her small body.
Inuyasha and Kagome joined the group a few minutes later, but not Kouga and Ayame since they were off hanging out with Ginta and Hakkaku.
"So, tryouts are today. We've been practicing a couple new songs." Bankotsu stated, unwrapping a turkey sandwich.
"Yeah! Deer Dance and Chop Suey!" Jakotsu added, promptly grabbing and taking a bite of said sandwich. Bankotsu narrowed his eyes and lightly thwapped the other.
"MY sandwich." He grabbed it back and began to eat it quickly. Jakotsu shrugged and sipped his soda.
"I cant wait to hear those songs." Rin said, smiling encouragingly. "I bet they're really good."
"Yeah! You guys are like, the best!" Sango shouted sincerely, then went back to peeling her orange.
"Hey, is everyone free on Friday night?" Miroku asked, stabbing a straw into his capri sun.
"I think so." Sesshoumaru shrugged. "Why?"
"Well, Miroku and me were figuring that we could all get together, ya know, all of us, including Ayame and wolf boy, on Friday and sleep over at our place, since mom and dad wont be home that weekend." Inuyasha said, looking up from his sandwich.
"That sounds fun Inuyasha!" Kagome chirped happily, throwing her arms around her boyfriend's neck.
"Yeah, it does, doesnt it Sess?" Rin asked, looking over at him and catching his golden gaze. Entranced by her eyes, he nodded stupidly, only snapping out of it when he heard her giggle.
Miroku grinned pervertedly. "I have a feeling there wont be much sleeping going on at this sleepover..." He mumbled, his hand creeping towards a certain part of Sango's anatomy, only to be brutally smacked away.
"Hentai. --"
"Eheh... Gomen Sango-chan..."
"Personally, I think a sleepover is a great idea." Jakotsu said, shrugging and snatching his boyfriend's apple.
"Yeah, sure." Bankotsu snatched the apple back, withdrew his small knife from his pant pocket and cut the apple in half, giving one half to Jakotsu.
"Arigatou Ban-kun! ^^"
The topic of conversation turned to the tryouts again, and how the Shichinin-tai would do.
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[AN]Argh... Has anyone noticed the increase in Sess/Kags in the R section? Ick ick ick... Its hard to find a decent R anymore ;;; *mutters about needing her sess/rin lemons to survive, then about blenders... Oo*[/AN]
***Review Responses***
NewFan: Arigatou! But I'm not that young... Mentally that is...
Sesshomaru13: Gay people are cool man! =D Anyway, glad you like.
Naoko2: *giggles* I dont think Sess would kiss her in front of everybody... Rinrin would be too embarassed XD And yes, Mrs. Williams is HORRIBLE... *shivers* god, she gave 30 vocabulary words on Monday and made it due at the END OF THE HOUR!! *mutters about algebra teachers that should burn in hell* Heh Oo; And in reply to your review for chapter 13: Perfect? *teary eyes* Arigatouuuuuuu! ^^
dangerous-beans: ^^; Ya, a lot of people seem to like the way I write AU Ban/Jak... I'm thinking of writing them a side-story ^^; (Bankotsu walks in and mutters about how he and Jakotsu deserve it after all Mage has put them through already and is probably GOING to put them through...)
chibi Nataly: I know Sess is OOC... But this is AU so he's been raised differently so he acts differently... Thats my reasoning anyway ^^; And my friends and I kinda got the feeling that Sesshoumaru liked his dad a lot so thats where Inutaisho's personality came from... I LOVE MY TAI-CHAN! *glomps Inutaisho...* (Inutaisho: GACK! ; Get off me... I'm much too old for you. ;;;) Eheh... ^^
darkmoon0829: Agreed! =D Yus yus, that was cute... ^^
evil squeede: Yessssss... Thats why I think Hojo's a creep that secretly wants to rape Kagome. ; Hes just TOO FREAKIN NICE... It aint normal dude Oo; *giggles* I'm glad I never had to deal with little sisters... I dont have ANY sisters... Oo;
ElectricRain: Arigatou! Ya really think its a good plot? I think it would make an interesting story, but its still kinda cliche... *shrug* Yes, I agree. We Sess/Rin fans need a fanfiction site of our own!
Cookie6: XD Sess is turning into a Miroku... *giggles* Yes da old man is a big fat stinky jerk... Mwahahahaha...
Queenizzay: Fluffyshipping! WOOHOO! =D Hn... I dont think it'll go up to R... I couldnt write a lemon if I tried... Oo;
hush: Heheh... ^^; Heres the next chapter, nice and fluffy with an extra side of fluff... Oo;
Neko02: You can blame Ashura for turning our beloved Sess-chan into a temporary Miroku. (Ashura: *rolls eyes*) And as for Kagome being over protective of Rin, I thought it would be in her character. Rin IS her only little sister after all, and she doesnt like Sesshoumaru so... yeah...
DemonLady1: (Ashura: Mage realizes this... But Mage gets pissed easily and stuff... And you have to admit, it IS kind of annoying to get an 'update soon' instead of comments on the story/constructive criticism...)
Cricket-chan: Kanna isnt supposed to be evil. She's nice... She's just... not here Oo; She was such a minor character that I forgot about her... ^^;
Shinnyu Kudzu: *giggles* Yes, I had fun writing that part... I dont really have any pictures of Ayame, I just know what she looks like cuz I've seen the episodes she's in... Oooohhh Jaken, I must think of a way to tie him in... So everyone can see him get his ass kicked! XD XD XD Ginta and Hakkaku already go to this school and I kinda forgot to put them in the dance, but they make their first appearance in chapter 20-somethin... As do Shippo and Souten ^^
Tigerose08: Now that I think about it, Miroku DID say something like that, didnt he? Oo; so THATS where that came from... Hn... I guess Kagome hates Sess because of... past events where they didnt get along Oo I never really thought about it... I just... dont like the idea of Sess and Kag even being friends so... yeah...
chaotic_cloud: ^^; Heh...
Fantasy Goddess 001: Nu Oo; actually the greasy man was just a random greasy man... no significance (did I spell that right? ) to the story line... ;; And shhhh... Maybe... ;;;
Liz.Q: Actually, you guessed what I was going to do XD I had that chapter pre-written, just like most of this story (up until 23 is prewritten). Dude I wanna be Jakotsu for halloween! That would be tight... No one would know who I was though Oo; Heh...
Ookami Spirit Hishana: Oohhh okay... Oo; misunderstanding... Kagome is rather scary when angry, yes Oo; heh...
Sailor X: I wasnt sure wether to put drama or humor in the second thing so thats why I put general... Oo; Anyway, arigatou!
Crying Wasteland: Hehe... ^^; Always put off what can be done later, thats my motto, dat it is... yeah I've noticed that! i'm glad to know there are more hardcore Sess/Rin fans who dont like Sess/Kag too! =D *giggles* Lots of people seem to like that scene... (Ashura: *puffs out chest proudly* I wrote it! =D) As for Sess/Kag being wrong, it is! Sess wouldnt let any other female get close to him I dont think, especially his hated half-brother's wench! (No offense to Kagome...) Plus Kagome loves Inuyasha, seeing as they kiss in one of the movies... (Sorry for the spoiler!)
Wakadori Ramen: EEP! oo; I forgot the pelt... *bangs head on desk* I'm... so... freaking... forgetful... and stupid... *bang* I think it was late when I wrote it... Ugh...
duckknight: *giggles* Sess-chan and I are evil? Neat... And you can blame Ashura for turning Sess into a temporary Miroku... (Ashura: ^^) Da kimono I chose for Rin reminds you of a bridal kimono? Neeeaaattt... Oo; I had no clue... eheh... Dun worry, I couldnt write a lemon if I tried... Oo; Believe me, I HAVE tried...
And thanks to everyone else who reviewed that I cant think of responses for because I'm really tired:
???????
Dante Gemini
ladyofthedragons1
MegaBuu
Starr-chan
Ninetales122
DJ-girly83
CharmedAngel
(Mage is very sorry if Mage forgot someone, but Mage thinks that Mage isnt getting ALL her review alerts *glares at ff.net and yahoo*)
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Sesshoumaru dropped off Rin and Kagome at home and, after saying goodbye to Rin, he left with Inuyasha.
Rin went upstairs to her room, the garment bag containing her costume in hand. Once inside, she locked the door behind her and hung the bag in her closet, that day's events flashing through her mind.
'Sesshoumaru is so cute... and we're officially together...' Rin giggled aloud. 'I've never felt happier in my life! I guess this means we're going to the dance together... And a few days after the dance is Sesshoumaru's track meet.'
Rin stared up at the ceiling, painted a dark black/blue and dotted with metalic silver. 'And now that I can speak again, I can cheer him on... But... why did I start then, of all times? He looked so worried... I guess I didnt want him to be...'
'Wow... Sess is my first serious boyfriend... I really care for him... Maybe its... love? Maybe... I'm not sure yet...'
Rin was startled out of her thoughts by Souta knocking on her door for dinner. Smiling, she went downstairs.
~*~
Sesshoumaru went up to his room, needing to do some serious thinking about what was going on in his life.
He flopped back onto the bed, staring at the ceiling. 'Are Rin and I moving too fast? I met her... what? 2 weeks ago? And now we're already officially a couple...'
He saw a flashback of him nuzzling into Rin's chest. 'I couldnt help myself... She was so soft and warm... And she smelled good... Really good... I shouldnt have done that though... What if I scared her away? I think I wanna spend the rest of my life with her... But is it too early to think that? She seems to like me... But does she like me as much as I like her?'
'I need to know... I really need to know how she feels about me... I need her to know I... I think I love her... But I'm not sure... God damn it, life never used to be this complicated...'
"I'd better work on some of that homework..." He muttered to himself, taking his books out of his bag. At least homework would get his mind off other, more confusing aspects of life... for a little while...
~*~
After Sesshoumaru finished his homework, he put away his books and sighed. Glancing over at his clock, he saw it was about 7:30 and Rin just wouldnt leave his mind.
'What is love anyway? How would I know if I was in love with someone? What would it feel like? God, I cant get this off my mind...'
"Maybe I'll call Jakotsu... He fell in love with Bankotsu, he should know what its like..."
Picking up the phone, he dialed Jakotsu's number, 525-6878 (it spells jakotsu! =D i'm so smart...) and sat in his desk chair.
~*~
Ring! Ring! Ring! "Damn damn damn!" Grumbling, Jakotsu got up from his make-out session on the couch with Bankotsu, and picked up the thrice damned phone. "Hello?" He spoke into the reciever, only a hint of annoyment in his voice.
"Hey Jakotsu." It was Sesshoumaru.
"Oh, hey Sess! Whats up?"
"Not much... Did I interrupt something?"
"No, not at all! ^^" Jakotsu covered the bottom part of the reciever and mouthed to his rather pissed looking lover, 'After this phone call love. Be patient.'
Bankotsu sighed, nodded once, and stalked off to the kitchen to see if they had any whipped cream left over from last night... (*Mage shoves Ashura away from the keyboard now...*)
"Are you sure I didnt interrupt anything?" Sess asked.
"I'm totally sure Sess! So whats going on? You dont usually call me." Jakotsu stated into the reciever, flopping back into an armchair.
"I've got something on my mind... I was hoping you could help me out..." Jakotsu noticed he was hesitating a bit.
"Sure Sess, what is it?"
"How does one know if one is in love?"
He blinked, surprised by that question. "Why ya wanna know? You in love with someone?"
"Thats what I need help figuring out, Ja-kun." On the other line, Sess was rolling his eyes.
A sly smirk spread over Jakotsu's slightly feminine features. "This is about Rin-chan isnt it?"
".......Maybe."
Jakotsu giggled with glee. "It is!"
"Okay, it is... Now just tell me..."
"Well... When you're around someone you truly love, you... never want to leave their side I guess. When you're with that person, you feel like nothing can go wrong. And you never feel lonely..." He said, staring at the ceiling in thought. That was how HE felt around Bankotsu, and as they say, love is universal.
Sesshoumaru nodded, pacing his bedroom. He did feel like that around Rin. "Yeah..."
"And you care so deeply for the other person, that you'd sacrifice even your own life for their happiness."
"I know I'd sacrifice anything for her... Jakotsu, I think I'm in love..."
"Finally! I've known you were in love since I first saw you with Rin-chan! Ya know, you're slower than you look." Jakotsu burst into a fit of giggles.
"Oh shut up..."
"So are you going to tell her?"
"I want to... But I dont know how she feels about me..."
"I think she feels the exact same way Sess, she just seems so much happier when she's with you."
"Ya really think so?"
With a confident tone in his voice, Jakotsu smiled and said, "I know so."
"Thanks Ja-kun..." Sess sat on the edge of his bed, smiling. Maybe Rin did feel the same way... Jakotsu was pretty good at sensing this kind of thing... "And dont forget the English assignment tonight. Mrs. Endicott'll be PISSED if you dont do it."
Then Bankotsu came through the doorway into the living room, shirtless, smirking seductively, and holding a can of whipped cream and a jar of marachino cherries...
Jakotsu gave his lover a grin and spoke into the reciever again. "I dont think Ban-kun's gonna let me... Gotta go now Sess, seeya tomorrow at school! Bye." Click. He hung up.
~*~
Sess hung up the phone, blinking. "Eheh... I didnt need to know that... I really didnt..."
'Well... I'm in love with Rin... I've admitted it... I just need to find the perfect way to tell her now...'
He laid back on his bed, sinking into the feathery pillows. Closing his eyes, he wracked his brain for ideas until one came...
'Thats it! Its perfect!'
~*~
The next morning, Tuesday, Sess awoke, feeling more refreshed than usual, like he had gotten a great weight off his chest. He didnt feel tired in the least, nor did he feel like going back to bed; and he wasnt even a morning person!
He stretched and got out of bed, digging through his closet for a shirt. He finally threw on a white ringer t-shirt with the number 77 on it in red and a pair of jeans.
He went about combing his hair, which was probably getting a little too long, brushing his teeth, that sort of thing, then went down to breakfast, taking the stairs three and four at a time, even though he almost twisted his ankle doing that. Sess was just too happy to care.
He sat at the table and hurried through his breakfast, eager to get to school and see Rin. Though his behavior earned quite a few odd stares from his family, he just... didnt care. NOTHING was going to ruin his mood today.
"Hey Sess, can you give me a ride? My car's still in the shop." Inuyasha asked, finishing off his orange juice.
"Just take the Jeep yourself, I think I'm going to walk today." Sess felt like he had almost too much energy, and needed to burn some of it. He tossed his keys across the table to his younger brother, grabbed his bag, and jogged out the door, with a yell of "Bye Dad! Bye Mom!"
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, as did Inutaisho. "What the hell is up with him?"
Mitsuko laughed a bit as she began to clear the table, happy that after all these years, he had finally called her 'mom'.
~*~
Sesshoumaru felt his mood rise as he jogged down the sidewalk on his way to school. It was a great morning! The sun was shining brightly overhead, it wasnt too cold for late October, and there wasnt a cloud in sight.
He slowed as he got about half-way and passed the park. The teenager noticed a young couple sitting on a bench cuddling, and he grinned. 'That'll be me and Rin soon... Very soon...'
"After college, we'll spend the rest of our lives together..." He whispered to himself. "I'll run my father's company and..."
Images came to his mind as he said this. Images of his father returning home late, sometimes several nights a week. Images of a 6 year old him, sitting on the couch trying to stay awake, waiting for his father to return.
"I dont want to be that kind of father, do I?... With no time for my wife or children..."
He shook his head as if to clear it. "I shouldnt worry about that yet, I cant take over the company until after I graduate from college. For today, I'll focus on Rin."
He walked the rest of the way to school contentedly; Sess could practically HEAR the inspirational J-pop music playing in the background, like in movies... V6's Change the World maybe.
Sesshoumaru Iizuki had a whole new outlook on life, and everything was going to be great, he could just feel it.
~*~
Skip to lunch because I'm lazy and nothing happens between then and now anyway...
Sess grabbed his lunch out of his locker and jogged out of the building onto campus, golden eyes scanning the area for his friends. He spotted Rin, Sango, Miroku, Jakotsu, and Bankotsu sitting in the midst of 3 trees that formed sort of a U shape.
"Hey guys!" He called, running over and taking his spot beside Rin.
"Hi Sess!" Rin smiled brightly and actually hugged him. Sess smiled back at her, putting his arms around her small body.
Inuyasha and Kagome joined the group a few minutes later, but not Kouga and Ayame since they were off hanging out with Ginta and Hakkaku.
"So, tryouts are today. We've been practicing a couple new songs." Bankotsu stated, unwrapping a turkey sandwich.
"Yeah! Deer Dance and Chop Suey!" Jakotsu added, promptly grabbing and taking a bite of said sandwich. Bankotsu narrowed his eyes and lightly thwapped the other.
"MY sandwich." He grabbed it back and began to eat it quickly. Jakotsu shrugged and sipped his soda.
"I cant wait to hear those songs." Rin said, smiling encouragingly. "I bet they're really good."
"Yeah! You guys are like, the best!" Sango shouted sincerely, then went back to peeling her orange.
"Hey, is everyone free on Friday night?" Miroku asked, stabbing a straw into his capri sun.
"I think so." Sesshoumaru shrugged. "Why?"
"Well, Miroku and me were figuring that we could all get together, ya know, all of us, including Ayame and wolf boy, on Friday and sleep over at our place, since mom and dad wont be home that weekend." Inuyasha said, looking up from his sandwich.
"That sounds fun Inuyasha!" Kagome chirped happily, throwing her arms around her boyfriend's neck.
"Yeah, it does, doesnt it Sess?" Rin asked, looking over at him and catching his golden gaze. Entranced by her eyes, he nodded stupidly, only snapping out of it when he heard her giggle.
Miroku grinned pervertedly. "I have a feeling there wont be much sleeping going on at this sleepover..." He mumbled, his hand creeping towards a certain part of Sango's anatomy, only to be brutally smacked away.
"Hentai. --"
"Eheh... Gomen Sango-chan..."
"Personally, I think a sleepover is a great idea." Jakotsu said, shrugging and snatching his boyfriend's apple.
"Yeah, sure." Bankotsu snatched the apple back, withdrew his small knife from his pant pocket and cut the apple in half, giving one half to Jakotsu.
"Arigatou Ban-kun! ^^"
The topic of conversation turned to the tryouts again, and how the Shichinin-tai would do.
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[AN]Argh... Has anyone noticed the increase in Sess/Kags in the R section? Ick ick ick... Its hard to find a decent R anymore ;;; *mutters about needing her sess/rin lemons to survive, then about blenders... Oo*[/AN]