[AN]Konnichiwa minna-sama! Some of the plot actually comes in in this chap! XD Then its just fluff... I'm happy cuz I just got an Evanescence CD recently... *loves Evanescence now* Bad thing is though, I owe my mom $25 and my bro $15 Oo; I'm in debt... Oh well ^^
~~Review Responses~~
Charmed Angel: Heh, that sucks. Oo; Anzu's head fit in my blender... *points to a half-pureed Anzu (aka Tea, from YuGiOh) lying on the ground* XD
Sakie: Thanks! XD Rin surprised me too XD But hey, I was listening to Slipknot... Music affects my writing a LOT... Oo; Yes, I think we girls can all learn from Rin-chan XD
ladyofthedragons1: Yay! I'm a good author! =D *dancedance* Yep, all girls should know how to kick ass! *strongly believes this since she grew up with 3 brothers...*
Naoko2: Yeah, Rin plays the 'damsel in distress' role much too often... Plus one of the points of writing this story was to take a cliche idea and make it un-cliche... So Rin kicking ass was uncliche XD Dude, we should start the "Rin Can Kick Ass Too" foundation or something XD XD XD
SheltonSisters: You can rant about your dislike of Sess/Kag if ya want! XD *LOVES listening to Sess/Kag hate rants* *likes writing em too XD* Haha! Inu-bashing! Gotta love... XD
Queenizzay: Whoo! Power to the pyros! XD Haha! You seriously almost blew up a microwave? TIGHT!!!
Ookami Spirit Hishana: [Twins: @.@ *dizzy eyes*] Ahahahahahaha! Baka twins should know better ^^ Cause girls kick ass! XD Oohhhh da MIW (men in white) o.o;;; I know dem alllll toooooo wellllllll....
hush: AutoCAD - mechanical drawing on the computer. its kind of an advanced-ish class. Oh kitty! =D Hehe... *huggles her own kitty Tia* *Tia hisses, bites Mage, and runs off* ; Stupid fat-ass orange cat... Heh, I have LOTS of super-random dreams Oo; And dont blame me ; blame... um... EVAN! XD (Ashura: Evan is her brother if you were wondering... He dresses like Trunks off DBZ half the time Oo;)
Mega Buu: Youre so understanding! ^^ *glomps* Luff! Anyway, I'm in 8th grade, yes, and I go to the Mid-high... Mwee, you flatter Mage ^_^ *glomps again* More luff! Sugi Komadori? Cant say I have...
Wakadori Ramen: XD yes... And that was what I was aiming for XD Wheee...
Smiley-chan: Yes, I would have left a review, but I was being lazy e.e;;; Gomen nasai...
milacute04: Ja-kun and Ban-kun are living back in their own houses again I guess Oo; never thought about it really... ah well ^^
Rin9: I'm adding more... Sleepover comes in soon, things have to happen before dat...
And thanks to everyone else who reviewed:
chibi Nataly
mYjesTikgiRl
Cookie6
Sour Schuyler
Ninetales122
Dragon of Sea
LewsTherinInsanity
chaotic_cloud
narye-ah
Tigerose08
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The rest of the day passed, and now it was about 9-10 PM. The sky above was black, dotted with silver. It was the new moon tonight. A cold breeze blew through the treetops, whistling through the near-bare, skeletal trees.
Two figures sat on the porch swing of the tall white house on Arrow St., leaning against each other and gazing at the stars overhead. Silvery-white and dark brown hair shone under the soft glow of the porch lights. It was quiet, except for the sounds of the night.
Just a half-hour ago, together, Rin and Sesshoumaru had put Souta to bed, as if he were a small child again. Souta didnt complain though; he rather enjoyed the attention, even the ruffle of the hair from "Sesshou-niisama".
Rin closed her eyes as the porch swing gently moved back and forth, Sesshoumaru giving a slight push off the ground with his foot occasionally. The soft motion, combined with being held by the love of her life and the peacefulness of the night, was relaxing.
'This is so nice... Its such a beautiful night...' Rin thought, gazing over the front yard of the Higurashi residence. 'And having Sess here makes it all the more better... Kikyo... would have loved a night like tonight...'
She sighed softly, almost inaudible. It was always depressing to think of her cousin. 'I wont think about her... Not now... Tonight is supposed to be Sesshoumaru's and my night...'
Sesshoumaru smiled ever so slightly as his hand idly stroked Rin's silky hair. 'Ahhh... Its nights like these that take away all of one's worries...' He gave a sigh of content. 'Spending time under the stars with the one you love... Surely, there's nothing better than this...'
As he glanced down at the serene woman currently cuddled in his embrace, his thoughts turned from the night, to Rin. 'I'm so lucky I met her... Before Rin, my life was... dull and routine... Before Rin, all that mattered was school and getting into college... Now I've got someone to cherish, someone to love... Someone to love me back... And I realized...
I wasnt truly content with my life before I met Rin.'
He remembered it all clearly, every single moment; seeing her reading on the bench, their reactions to when they found out they were partners, her head resting on his lap as she bled on the theater parking lot, her pained expression, her first words... Oh, he remembered the first time she had spoken to him as if it had happened only earlier.
He remembered the joy and the pain of hearing her first word in two years: Sesshoumaru. He was glad she said his name, glad she spoke, but he was sad that it had to happen like that.
'Why did she quit speaking anyway? What happened to her?... Should I ask? I really want to know... Maybe she'll tell me; we're really close now... Its probably something she wants to forget though...'
Finally, curiosity overrode his common sense, and softly he spoke. "Rin... I was thinking..."
"Mm? About what?" She asked, voice equally as soft.
"You... Me... Us... How we met..."
"Oh..."
"I was just... wondering... but... what exactly made you... mute in the first place?..." He cringed mentally. She was either going to get upset and cry, slap him, or stalk off all depressed; maybe even a mixture of the three.
Her body immediately tensed, and her mind raced. 'Hes asking... that? Oh god... I just want to forget about that!' Images flashed through her mind; the shadowed figure slashing at Kikyo's body as Rin watched, horrified, from her hiding place behind the dresser, the figure tossing Kikyo out the window, the sickening sound of his laughter, the frightening red eyes... The image of herself peeking out the 2nd story window and seeing the bloody mangled mess on the ground.
Rin had wanted to scream, but she couldnt. It was too terrifying. So she did the only thing that came to mind; she ran. She ran as fast as she could in the opposite direction.
"Rin?..." Sesshoumaru's soft voice startled her back into reality. "Rin, are you okay?..."
A tiny whimper was her only response.
Sesshoumaru frowned slightly and tightened his hold on her, hugging her protectively. "Its okay... You dont have to tell me if you dont want to..."
"I... I saw..." Rin stuttered out, feeling the tears surface. "Ki-Kikyo..."
"Kikyo? Who's Kikyo?"
"M-my cousin... She was..."
"What do you mean, she *was*?" Sesshoumaru frowned in confusion. "Is she... dead?" Rin nodded, the tears spilling from her eyes. "Shhh, Rin... Dont get upset, its okay..."
He rubbed her back awkwardly. He just never knew what to do when girls cried! Why did they have to get upset so much?!
"I... saw... K-Kikyo..." Rin shuddered against him, sobbing. "Killed... She was killed..."
"You saw her being... murdered?..." Golden eyes widened as she nodded again. How awful! No wonder she had gone mute! And it was no wonder she was this upset. "I shouldnt have asked, I'm sorry..."
"N-no... S'okay..." She sniffled, clutching his shirt with one hand and inhaling his calming scent: spice, his cologne, and his own male essence. She took a long, shuddery breath to calm down a bit.
"I saw... Kikyo... being murdered... He... He made it look... l-like suicide... They wouldnt listen to me when I said she... wouldnt ever do that... Well, not really said but... Anyway... Turns out her boyfriend, some older guy, had just dumped her for someone else..."
Sesshoumaru felt her shiver and draped his jacket around her shoulders, holding her close. "That's awful... I'm so sorry... You should tell the police so they can catch the murderer..."
"N-no, I-I-I dont think I could..."
"I'd be there with you of course..." He stroked her hair gently, placing a kiss on the top of her head. "My dad's friend is the chief of police, he'd help..."
"I cant... not just yet..." She buried her face against him and he felt his t-shirt dampen a bit as she cried. He continued to rock the swing a bit, shushing her and holding her, trying his best to make her feel better...
"When you're ready then..."
Already, Sesshoumaru's mind was on the week ahead; he was trying to think of things he could do with Rin to make her forget about Kikyo, at least temporarily.
~*~
The next morning, Monday, Sesshoumaru awoke in his bedroom. Last night, after Rin had stopped crying, he had taken her to bed and gone home.
He climbed out of bed, blinking in the morning sun streaming through his window. Damned flimsy, light colored curtains! Rubbing the last traces of sleep from his eyes, he glanced at the calendar sitting open on his desk. His eyes roamed to November 2, which was circled with red ink.
Today was the track meet. Their school would be going up against the other 4 top schools in the area.
"Ugh... goddamn it..." He muttered, stretching his stiff muscles. He hadnt practiced lately and hoped to whatever God was up there that he'd do at least okay.
Glancing at the clock on his bedside table, he saw that it was about 6 AM. "Maybe I'll go for a jog before school..."
Finalizing his decision, he threw on a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt, along with his running shoes, and went downstairs. His father sat at the kitchen table, drinking his coffee and reading the newspaper while Mitsuko went about making breakfast. Inuyasha sat across from their father, reading the stolen funnies.
Damn those morning people.
Sess snatched the uneaten half of Inuyasha's bagel and downed that quickly, along with a glass of juice. Ignoring Inuyasha's yelling, then muttering, he walked casually out the door, smirking slightly.
Taking off down the edge of the street, he ran until his chest heaved and his legs burned from exertion.
~*~
Sesshoumaru sat upon the fake lawn inside the building where the indoor track was contained, stretching his muscles and getting ready for the first race. He could clearly see his competition: a tall, long-legged, brown-haired boy with piercing blue eyes, whom he recognized as Seto Kaiba, head of Kaiba Corp, a guy with red hair and violet eyes, Kenshin Himura (He had met Kenshin at a fencing competition a year or so back), a normal looking guy with brown hair (Hideki Motosuwa, who he had met 4 years back in school; Hideki had moved since then), and two guys he didnt recognize.
"Sizing up the competition, eh Sess?" Jakotsu asked, sitting down beside him. "That red-head's kinda hot, ne?"
Sess rolled his eyes and whacked his friend upside the head, not hard though. "You know very well that I dont think that."
"Yeah yeah." Jakotsu giggled. "Oh, Sess! You will NOT believe what happened yesterday!"
"What?"
"Turns out, the owner of the new club's son was at the Halloween dance, and he mentioned the Shichinin-tai to his father and we've got a gig for Friday night!"
"Really? Thats great Jakotsu. But did you forget that we all have plans for Friday?"
"Oh... Shizit..." Jakotsu frowned. "Maybe you all could come down to the club, watch us play, and then after we finish around 11 or so, we could all head down to your place for the party!"
"We could do that..."
"Great!"
Then the announcements were made, calling the first runners to the start. Sess jogged to the designated area, along with Kenshin and some guys he didnt know.
Quickly, his eyes scanned the crowd. Was she here? Did she show up? Did she forget? His mind raced as he looked over the stands.
Finally, his gaze settled on Rin, who was sitting in the very front row, smiling encouragingly just for him... He flashed her a smile of his own, and got into position.
"Ready.... Set..... GO!" The man fired off a pop gun into the air and the runners took off. Sess ran as hard as he could, but fell into 3rd place quickly. 'Why, oh WHY did I not keep in shape?!'
Legs burning and chest heaving, he continued on, not slowing down for a minute. He drew closer to the finish line and was now in second.
"GO SESS!" Sess heard the voice he so loved to hear screaming and cheering for him. Her voice rose above the rest of the crowd.
A vision appeared before him then; standing at the finish line, he imagined Rin, waiting for him with open arms. His vision was smiling that smile he so loved, honey brown eyes sparkled. He ran towards that vision, unconsiously speeding up.
He wasnt going to let that wonderful image vanish... He wasnt going to let that other runner get to her before him...
The next thing he knew, he was running across the white line, and he stopped. He heard cheering and screaming; the team was yelling his name, shouting congratualtions. He could hear Rin still, and saw her jumping up and down on the bench in excitement.
Sess had gotten first place...
He walked back to the sidelines and took a small drink of water, trying to catch his breath. Rin ran down from the stands and hugged him tightly, grinning.
"You did so well! That was such an amazing comeback Sess! I cant believe it! You actually took first place!"
He smiled and placed an arm around the over-excited woman. "Yeah... And I've got you to thank..." Rin looked confused, but Sess wouldnt explain.
~*~
Sess smiled as he walked out to his Jeep, his arm around Rin's shoulders after the meet had ended. He had done well, coming in first all but twice. The other members on the team, Jakotsu, Bankotsu, Kouga, Miroku, Inuyasha; they had done pretty well also.
"Wow! That was so exciting!" Rin said, voice hoarse from cheering. Hey, she DID have 6 different people to cheer FOR...
"Yeah, it was..." Sess agreed, nodding. The two climbed into the vehicle and Sess drove Rin home.
~*~
Sess pulled into the Higurashi's driveway and turned to look at Rin. "I'll seeya tomorrow Rin..." He said, smiling.
"Yeah, seeya..." She smiled back and leaned over the seat, claiming his lips with her own in a quick kiss. "You were so good out there... I'm proud to be yours..." Rin whispered, then got out of the Jeep and went inside quickly, probably to hide her slight blush.
'Mine... Rin's mine...' Sesshoumaru rather liked how that sounded in his mind. Feeling a wave of happiness and contentment wash over his tired body, he drove home.
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[AN]I am officially going through a mid-life crisis! ;_; *cries*
Ashura: ....--; it aint a mid-life crisis. You just cant choose who you want to be for Halloween this year...
Mage: Well I cant decide and its bugging me cuz i want to start my costume asap! So... you guys can vote! XD Should I be Rin, Sango, or Kikyo? Anyway, R&R please!
~~Review Responses~~
Charmed Angel: Heh, that sucks. Oo; Anzu's head fit in my blender... *points to a half-pureed Anzu (aka Tea, from YuGiOh) lying on the ground* XD
Sakie: Thanks! XD Rin surprised me too XD But hey, I was listening to Slipknot... Music affects my writing a LOT... Oo; Yes, I think we girls can all learn from Rin-chan XD
ladyofthedragons1: Yay! I'm a good author! =D *dancedance* Yep, all girls should know how to kick ass! *strongly believes this since she grew up with 3 brothers...*
Naoko2: Yeah, Rin plays the 'damsel in distress' role much too often... Plus one of the points of writing this story was to take a cliche idea and make it un-cliche... So Rin kicking ass was uncliche XD Dude, we should start the "Rin Can Kick Ass Too" foundation or something XD XD XD
SheltonSisters: You can rant about your dislike of Sess/Kag if ya want! XD *LOVES listening to Sess/Kag hate rants* *likes writing em too XD* Haha! Inu-bashing! Gotta love... XD
Queenizzay: Whoo! Power to the pyros! XD Haha! You seriously almost blew up a microwave? TIGHT!!!
Ookami Spirit Hishana: [Twins: @.@ *dizzy eyes*] Ahahahahahaha! Baka twins should know better ^^ Cause girls kick ass! XD Oohhhh da MIW (men in white) o.o;;; I know dem alllll toooooo wellllllll....
hush: AutoCAD - mechanical drawing on the computer. its kind of an advanced-ish class. Oh kitty! =D Hehe... *huggles her own kitty Tia* *Tia hisses, bites Mage, and runs off* ; Stupid fat-ass orange cat... Heh, I have LOTS of super-random dreams Oo; And dont blame me ; blame... um... EVAN! XD (Ashura: Evan is her brother if you were wondering... He dresses like Trunks off DBZ half the time Oo;)
Mega Buu: Youre so understanding! ^^ *glomps* Luff! Anyway, I'm in 8th grade, yes, and I go to the Mid-high... Mwee, you flatter Mage ^_^ *glomps again* More luff! Sugi Komadori? Cant say I have...
Wakadori Ramen: XD yes... And that was what I was aiming for XD Wheee...
Smiley-chan: Yes, I would have left a review, but I was being lazy e.e;;; Gomen nasai...
milacute04: Ja-kun and Ban-kun are living back in their own houses again I guess Oo; never thought about it really... ah well ^^
Rin9: I'm adding more... Sleepover comes in soon, things have to happen before dat...
And thanks to everyone else who reviewed:
chibi Nataly
mYjesTikgiRl
Cookie6
Sour Schuyler
Ninetales122
Dragon of Sea
LewsTherinInsanity
chaotic_cloud
narye-ah
Tigerose08
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The rest of the day passed, and now it was about 9-10 PM. The sky above was black, dotted with silver. It was the new moon tonight. A cold breeze blew through the treetops, whistling through the near-bare, skeletal trees.
Two figures sat on the porch swing of the tall white house on Arrow St., leaning against each other and gazing at the stars overhead. Silvery-white and dark brown hair shone under the soft glow of the porch lights. It was quiet, except for the sounds of the night.
Just a half-hour ago, together, Rin and Sesshoumaru had put Souta to bed, as if he were a small child again. Souta didnt complain though; he rather enjoyed the attention, even the ruffle of the hair from "Sesshou-niisama".
Rin closed her eyes as the porch swing gently moved back and forth, Sesshoumaru giving a slight push off the ground with his foot occasionally. The soft motion, combined with being held by the love of her life and the peacefulness of the night, was relaxing.
'This is so nice... Its such a beautiful night...' Rin thought, gazing over the front yard of the Higurashi residence. 'And having Sess here makes it all the more better... Kikyo... would have loved a night like tonight...'
She sighed softly, almost inaudible. It was always depressing to think of her cousin. 'I wont think about her... Not now... Tonight is supposed to be Sesshoumaru's and my night...'
Sesshoumaru smiled ever so slightly as his hand idly stroked Rin's silky hair. 'Ahhh... Its nights like these that take away all of one's worries...' He gave a sigh of content. 'Spending time under the stars with the one you love... Surely, there's nothing better than this...'
As he glanced down at the serene woman currently cuddled in his embrace, his thoughts turned from the night, to Rin. 'I'm so lucky I met her... Before Rin, my life was... dull and routine... Before Rin, all that mattered was school and getting into college... Now I've got someone to cherish, someone to love... Someone to love me back... And I realized...
I wasnt truly content with my life before I met Rin.'
He remembered it all clearly, every single moment; seeing her reading on the bench, their reactions to when they found out they were partners, her head resting on his lap as she bled on the theater parking lot, her pained expression, her first words... Oh, he remembered the first time she had spoken to him as if it had happened only earlier.
He remembered the joy and the pain of hearing her first word in two years: Sesshoumaru. He was glad she said his name, glad she spoke, but he was sad that it had to happen like that.
'Why did she quit speaking anyway? What happened to her?... Should I ask? I really want to know... Maybe she'll tell me; we're really close now... Its probably something she wants to forget though...'
Finally, curiosity overrode his common sense, and softly he spoke. "Rin... I was thinking..."
"Mm? About what?" She asked, voice equally as soft.
"You... Me... Us... How we met..."
"Oh..."
"I was just... wondering... but... what exactly made you... mute in the first place?..." He cringed mentally. She was either going to get upset and cry, slap him, or stalk off all depressed; maybe even a mixture of the three.
Her body immediately tensed, and her mind raced. 'Hes asking... that? Oh god... I just want to forget about that!' Images flashed through her mind; the shadowed figure slashing at Kikyo's body as Rin watched, horrified, from her hiding place behind the dresser, the figure tossing Kikyo out the window, the sickening sound of his laughter, the frightening red eyes... The image of herself peeking out the 2nd story window and seeing the bloody mangled mess on the ground.
Rin had wanted to scream, but she couldnt. It was too terrifying. So she did the only thing that came to mind; she ran. She ran as fast as she could in the opposite direction.
"Rin?..." Sesshoumaru's soft voice startled her back into reality. "Rin, are you okay?..."
A tiny whimper was her only response.
Sesshoumaru frowned slightly and tightened his hold on her, hugging her protectively. "Its okay... You dont have to tell me if you dont want to..."
"I... I saw..." Rin stuttered out, feeling the tears surface. "Ki-Kikyo..."
"Kikyo? Who's Kikyo?"
"M-my cousin... She was..."
"What do you mean, she *was*?" Sesshoumaru frowned in confusion. "Is she... dead?" Rin nodded, the tears spilling from her eyes. "Shhh, Rin... Dont get upset, its okay..."
He rubbed her back awkwardly. He just never knew what to do when girls cried! Why did they have to get upset so much?!
"I... saw... K-Kikyo..." Rin shuddered against him, sobbing. "Killed... She was killed..."
"You saw her being... murdered?..." Golden eyes widened as she nodded again. How awful! No wonder she had gone mute! And it was no wonder she was this upset. "I shouldnt have asked, I'm sorry..."
"N-no... S'okay..." She sniffled, clutching his shirt with one hand and inhaling his calming scent: spice, his cologne, and his own male essence. She took a long, shuddery breath to calm down a bit.
"I saw... Kikyo... being murdered... He... He made it look... l-like suicide... They wouldnt listen to me when I said she... wouldnt ever do that... Well, not really said but... Anyway... Turns out her boyfriend, some older guy, had just dumped her for someone else..."
Sesshoumaru felt her shiver and draped his jacket around her shoulders, holding her close. "That's awful... I'm so sorry... You should tell the police so they can catch the murderer..."
"N-no, I-I-I dont think I could..."
"I'd be there with you of course..." He stroked her hair gently, placing a kiss on the top of her head. "My dad's friend is the chief of police, he'd help..."
"I cant... not just yet..." She buried her face against him and he felt his t-shirt dampen a bit as she cried. He continued to rock the swing a bit, shushing her and holding her, trying his best to make her feel better...
"When you're ready then..."
Already, Sesshoumaru's mind was on the week ahead; he was trying to think of things he could do with Rin to make her forget about Kikyo, at least temporarily.
~*~
The next morning, Monday, Sesshoumaru awoke in his bedroom. Last night, after Rin had stopped crying, he had taken her to bed and gone home.
He climbed out of bed, blinking in the morning sun streaming through his window. Damned flimsy, light colored curtains! Rubbing the last traces of sleep from his eyes, he glanced at the calendar sitting open on his desk. His eyes roamed to November 2, which was circled with red ink.
Today was the track meet. Their school would be going up against the other 4 top schools in the area.
"Ugh... goddamn it..." He muttered, stretching his stiff muscles. He hadnt practiced lately and hoped to whatever God was up there that he'd do at least okay.
Glancing at the clock on his bedside table, he saw that it was about 6 AM. "Maybe I'll go for a jog before school..."
Finalizing his decision, he threw on a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt, along with his running shoes, and went downstairs. His father sat at the kitchen table, drinking his coffee and reading the newspaper while Mitsuko went about making breakfast. Inuyasha sat across from their father, reading the stolen funnies.
Damn those morning people.
Sess snatched the uneaten half of Inuyasha's bagel and downed that quickly, along with a glass of juice. Ignoring Inuyasha's yelling, then muttering, he walked casually out the door, smirking slightly.
Taking off down the edge of the street, he ran until his chest heaved and his legs burned from exertion.
~*~
Sesshoumaru sat upon the fake lawn inside the building where the indoor track was contained, stretching his muscles and getting ready for the first race. He could clearly see his competition: a tall, long-legged, brown-haired boy with piercing blue eyes, whom he recognized as Seto Kaiba, head of Kaiba Corp, a guy with red hair and violet eyes, Kenshin Himura (He had met Kenshin at a fencing competition a year or so back), a normal looking guy with brown hair (Hideki Motosuwa, who he had met 4 years back in school; Hideki had moved since then), and two guys he didnt recognize.
"Sizing up the competition, eh Sess?" Jakotsu asked, sitting down beside him. "That red-head's kinda hot, ne?"
Sess rolled his eyes and whacked his friend upside the head, not hard though. "You know very well that I dont think that."
"Yeah yeah." Jakotsu giggled. "Oh, Sess! You will NOT believe what happened yesterday!"
"What?"
"Turns out, the owner of the new club's son was at the Halloween dance, and he mentioned the Shichinin-tai to his father and we've got a gig for Friday night!"
"Really? Thats great Jakotsu. But did you forget that we all have plans for Friday?"
"Oh... Shizit..." Jakotsu frowned. "Maybe you all could come down to the club, watch us play, and then after we finish around 11 or so, we could all head down to your place for the party!"
"We could do that..."
"Great!"
Then the announcements were made, calling the first runners to the start. Sess jogged to the designated area, along with Kenshin and some guys he didnt know.
Quickly, his eyes scanned the crowd. Was she here? Did she show up? Did she forget? His mind raced as he looked over the stands.
Finally, his gaze settled on Rin, who was sitting in the very front row, smiling encouragingly just for him... He flashed her a smile of his own, and got into position.
"Ready.... Set..... GO!" The man fired off a pop gun into the air and the runners took off. Sess ran as hard as he could, but fell into 3rd place quickly. 'Why, oh WHY did I not keep in shape?!'
Legs burning and chest heaving, he continued on, not slowing down for a minute. He drew closer to the finish line and was now in second.
"GO SESS!" Sess heard the voice he so loved to hear screaming and cheering for him. Her voice rose above the rest of the crowd.
A vision appeared before him then; standing at the finish line, he imagined Rin, waiting for him with open arms. His vision was smiling that smile he so loved, honey brown eyes sparkled. He ran towards that vision, unconsiously speeding up.
He wasnt going to let that wonderful image vanish... He wasnt going to let that other runner get to her before him...
The next thing he knew, he was running across the white line, and he stopped. He heard cheering and screaming; the team was yelling his name, shouting congratualtions. He could hear Rin still, and saw her jumping up and down on the bench in excitement.
Sess had gotten first place...
He walked back to the sidelines and took a small drink of water, trying to catch his breath. Rin ran down from the stands and hugged him tightly, grinning.
"You did so well! That was such an amazing comeback Sess! I cant believe it! You actually took first place!"
He smiled and placed an arm around the over-excited woman. "Yeah... And I've got you to thank..." Rin looked confused, but Sess wouldnt explain.
~*~
Sess smiled as he walked out to his Jeep, his arm around Rin's shoulders after the meet had ended. He had done well, coming in first all but twice. The other members on the team, Jakotsu, Bankotsu, Kouga, Miroku, Inuyasha; they had done pretty well also.
"Wow! That was so exciting!" Rin said, voice hoarse from cheering. Hey, she DID have 6 different people to cheer FOR...
"Yeah, it was..." Sess agreed, nodding. The two climbed into the vehicle and Sess drove Rin home.
~*~
Sess pulled into the Higurashi's driveway and turned to look at Rin. "I'll seeya tomorrow Rin..." He said, smiling.
"Yeah, seeya..." She smiled back and leaned over the seat, claiming his lips with her own in a quick kiss. "You were so good out there... I'm proud to be yours..." Rin whispered, then got out of the Jeep and went inside quickly, probably to hide her slight blush.
'Mine... Rin's mine...' Sesshoumaru rather liked how that sounded in his mind. Feeling a wave of happiness and contentment wash over his tired body, he drove home.
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[AN]I am officially going through a mid-life crisis! ;_; *cries*
Ashura: ....--; it aint a mid-life crisis. You just cant choose who you want to be for Halloween this year...
Mage: Well I cant decide and its bugging me cuz i want to start my costume asap! So... you guys can vote! XD Should I be Rin, Sango, or Kikyo? Anyway, R&R please!