A strong scent of alcohol invaded Rin's nose. Her mother had been out for a
month, probably out partying. Rin felt the fear rise and her stomach drop.
Hopefully her mother would be asleep, but Rin knew well enough that her
mother would be wide-awake and angry. She took a deep breath and entered
the room.
"What are you doing back here bitch?" Rin's mother snapped.
"Mom, calm down, try to get some rest," Rin coaxed with a slight hint of uneasiness.
"You and your half breed blood. Disgusting and vile." Rin's mother hissed.
Rin's mother approached Rin and slapped her hard in the face. Rin didn't want to become a kitsune, and it wasn't the first thought that came neither. After all the long years, that first reaction of the beating was a flinch. She waited for the beating to end. I cannot let her know that I know that I'm a kitsune. Rin bit her lip, trying to contain her cry of pain.
She knew, that if she transformed into her kitsune form, her mother wouldn't stand a chance. After awhile, Rin's mother left into her room for a nap, Rin trembled with pain and tried to hold back her tears. Her mother had really overdone it this time. She had thrown a glass bottle at Rin's stomach, blood oozed from the fresh wound. Rin winced as she tried to heave herself up. She tried to clean up as much as she could, knowing that she had to take a bath, Rin prepared the hot steaming water.
When the water was warm enough, Rin stepped inside and was ready to scream when the hot water touched her wound. Rin clamped her mouth shut; tears were stinging her eyes from the pain. After she was done, Rin quickly bandaged herself and relaxed into the cushion of the bed. The soft pillow felt wonderful against Rin's face. It was winter break, two weeks of solitary peace and labor. Kami. Thought Rin as she fell asleep.
When Rin awoke the next morning, the sun was blazing over the hills and rays of the sun were peeping through the blinds. Rin's room had simple white walls, dresser, desk, and bed. Nonstop slave shifts. Rin thought in an unoptimistic mood. No, day off, I get to take Sesshomaru out for ice cream! And this'll be his first time! Rin thought excitedly and grinned.
Rin changed into khaki skirt, white turtleneck, and a whitish khaki jacket. When Rin was satisfied with the way she looked, she put on a light brown scarf and black high knee-reach boots. Why am I getting all dressed up? It's not like I'm on a date. When Rin realized what she thought, she blushed a bright cherry red. When Rin saw Sesshomaru in the hallway, Rin waved and smiled brightly.
"Do you have any plans today?" Rin asked.
"Not today," Sesshomaru replied with a look of curiosity, "Why?"
"Because then I can take you out for ice cream!" Rin exclaimed.
"Alright, then I shall be ready in a moment," Sesshomaru replied.
Rin waited patiently outside Sesshomaru's door, then he came out. Rin's jaw was about to drop, but she managed to clamp it shut. The only thing that Rin had ever seen Sesshomaru wear was his blue school uniform. But right now he was wearing a red shirt and dark blue jeans. Over his red sweater, Sesshomaru wore a light gray sweater jacket.
"All right Rin, let us carry on now," Sesshomaru said.
Rin kept gawking for a moment and then shook her head, "Hai!"
They walked in cool silence; the Rin's cheeks were windblown and red, while her nose turned pink. Sesshomaru's pale complexion still remained the same.
"So what is this ice cream you speak of?" Sesshomaru asked.
"You'll see when we get there," Rin chirped.
They finally stopped at a parlor called, Cones and Cream. Several questions popped in Sesshomaru's head, but he decided to hold them back.
When they entered, people looked at the couple astonishingly. A human and a demon? What was the world coming to? Sesshomaru and Rin ignored the eyes watching them. A waiter appeared and said,
"Welcome to Cones and Creams, what may I get for you?" he asked.
"Hi Ted, get me the usual and my friend a vanilla cone please," Rin ordered.
"That'll be $5.26," Ted said.
"Alright," Rin said, she pulled out a five, and Ted gave her change and went to go make the orders.
Rin sat down; she realized that Sesshomaru was still standing. Rin motioned him to sit down; Sesshomaru plopped next to Rin as he scanned the store with his eyes.
"Alrighty, so Rin you got a strawberry shake, and our gentleman here got the cone. Enjoy!" Ted said as he left the order and left.
Sesshomaru stared at the ice cream and raised an eyebrow. It looked like frozen milk, but the aroma was irresistible. Sesshomaru picked up his spoon and poked at the ice cream. Rin snorted in an effort to keep herself from laughing. Finally, Sesshomaru took a spoonful and swallowed it whole.
He grabbed his head and shivered, his head felt like an ice cube. His fangs chattered at the overwhelming feeling. The ice cream tasted delightful. Rin laughed loudly, her ribs and cheeks began to ache from laughing so hard. After they were done, Sesshomaru had ice cream all over his face. Rin giggled and shook her head as she took out a handkerchief. They walked into an empty hallway, next to the restrooms.
"Here, you have something on your face," Rin said as she handed Sesshomaru the handkerchief.
"Thank you," Sesshomaru replied, as he began to wipe his face.
"You missed a spot," Rin stated.
"Where?" Sesshomaru asked. Rin took the handkerchief from Sesshomaru.
"Let me get it," Rin said.
It was on his lips, Rin wiped it tenderly. His lips look so soft. Rin thought to herself and blushed at the thought. Sesshomaru noticed Rin blushing. She looks so beautiful. The only thought going through their heads were only thoughts of haziness. They leaned in, as their lips got closer and closer.
He's so cold hearted, yet.so sweet. Rin thought as they leaned in slowly. Her aroma is enthralling.it smells so innocent. Sesshomaru thought.
Suddenly Sesshomaru's cell phone rang. They both jumped, utterly shocked by the ring. Rin blushed and shuffled her feet. Sesshomaru didn't look embarrassed, but you could feel the embarrassment surrounding him. After the phone call, Sesshomaru hung up.
"Um. So where do you want to go?" Rin asked.
"Where would you want to go?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Um, why not the winter carnival?" Rin suggested. Sesshomaru shrugged his shoulders; they both left the store after paying their bill. It was quiet when they walked through the frost. It hadn't snowed yet, but the wind made you feel as if there was snow.
They paid for their tickets and entered. For a few hours, they ate cotton candy, rode rides, and enjoyed each other's presence. Rin laughed at the expression on Sesshomaru's face when they rode the Mary-Go-Round. He was riding a pink horse and he felt rather foolish.
Sesshomaru was throwing rings, trying to get one onto a bottle. It seemed as if he was breaking them, rather then trying to get a ring in. On his last toss, Sesshomaru made a toss and won a bear. He handed it to Rin; there wasn't much to do with it after all. Rin hugged the bear and cooed at it.
"Let's go to one last ride, after all the park will close in twenty minutes!" Rin exclaimed. She grabbed Sesshomaru's hand as she ran to the Ferris wheel.
They managed to get on the last seats on the Ferris wheel. It was quite as the Ferris wheel began to move. All of the sudden, the wheel jerked to a stop.
"What's going on?" Rin asked.
"There must've been a glitch. The power will be on in a minute," Sesshomaru said reassuringly.
Rin tightened her grip on Sesshomaru's arm as she waited nervously.
"Calm down Rin, they'll fix it in a moment. And if you squeeze any harder, I won't have an arm anymore," Sesshomaru remarked.
"Oops, sorry," Rin said and lessened her grip on Sesshomaru she looked outside at the scenery, trying to keep her mind off her worries.
"I never knew that it would look so beautiful from this point of view," Rin said in awe. Everything was small and faraway and the sun was setting. The skies were pasted with slashes of pink, purple, and blazing in orange and gold.
Sesshomaru looked at Rin's face, "Like you," Sesshomaru said without a thought.
"What?" Rin asked, wondering if she heard right.
Suddenly, the Ferris wheel began to move again. A few minutes later, they were on the ground again.
Sesshomaru and Rin left the carnival as the lights began to shut down one by one. It was dark now, and the stars glimmered elegantly against the midnight black sky. Suddenly, Rin felt something cold touch her nose. More and more fell. It was snow.
"It's snowing!" Rin exclaimed as her teeth chattered against the blustery wind.
"It is," Sesshomaru stated, his lips curled to a rare smile.
He felt so calm and for once in his life, happy.
"Sesshomaru?" Rin called out.
"Yes." Sesshomaru replied.
"If I were a half demon, would you hate me?" Rin asked.
"What do you mean?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Do you hate me?" Rin asked as they both stopped on the sidewalk. Sesshomaru was quite for a while; he looked at Rin straight in the eye, as he wondered.
"Rin, you are the first that I have never despised," Sesshomaru replied.
"That's all I needed to know," Rin smiled.
"Let's go home," Rin smiled as she grabbed Sesshomaru's hand, "Together."
Sesshomaru smiled, and in the depths of the frost, the walked home, hand in hand.
AN: Another chapter finished! Don't worry, this isn't the end, and they aren't in 100% love yet. They just realize that they're close. This chapter had a lot of fluff! Hope you enjoyed! Now go on with the fairy dust and REVIEW! (that was random)
"What are you doing back here bitch?" Rin's mother snapped.
"Mom, calm down, try to get some rest," Rin coaxed with a slight hint of uneasiness.
"You and your half breed blood. Disgusting and vile." Rin's mother hissed.
Rin's mother approached Rin and slapped her hard in the face. Rin didn't want to become a kitsune, and it wasn't the first thought that came neither. After all the long years, that first reaction of the beating was a flinch. She waited for the beating to end. I cannot let her know that I know that I'm a kitsune. Rin bit her lip, trying to contain her cry of pain.
She knew, that if she transformed into her kitsune form, her mother wouldn't stand a chance. After awhile, Rin's mother left into her room for a nap, Rin trembled with pain and tried to hold back her tears. Her mother had really overdone it this time. She had thrown a glass bottle at Rin's stomach, blood oozed from the fresh wound. Rin winced as she tried to heave herself up. She tried to clean up as much as she could, knowing that she had to take a bath, Rin prepared the hot steaming water.
When the water was warm enough, Rin stepped inside and was ready to scream when the hot water touched her wound. Rin clamped her mouth shut; tears were stinging her eyes from the pain. After she was done, Rin quickly bandaged herself and relaxed into the cushion of the bed. The soft pillow felt wonderful against Rin's face. It was winter break, two weeks of solitary peace and labor. Kami. Thought Rin as she fell asleep.
When Rin awoke the next morning, the sun was blazing over the hills and rays of the sun were peeping through the blinds. Rin's room had simple white walls, dresser, desk, and bed. Nonstop slave shifts. Rin thought in an unoptimistic mood. No, day off, I get to take Sesshomaru out for ice cream! And this'll be his first time! Rin thought excitedly and grinned.
Rin changed into khaki skirt, white turtleneck, and a whitish khaki jacket. When Rin was satisfied with the way she looked, she put on a light brown scarf and black high knee-reach boots. Why am I getting all dressed up? It's not like I'm on a date. When Rin realized what she thought, she blushed a bright cherry red. When Rin saw Sesshomaru in the hallway, Rin waved and smiled brightly.
"Do you have any plans today?" Rin asked.
"Not today," Sesshomaru replied with a look of curiosity, "Why?"
"Because then I can take you out for ice cream!" Rin exclaimed.
"Alright, then I shall be ready in a moment," Sesshomaru replied.
Rin waited patiently outside Sesshomaru's door, then he came out. Rin's jaw was about to drop, but she managed to clamp it shut. The only thing that Rin had ever seen Sesshomaru wear was his blue school uniform. But right now he was wearing a red shirt and dark blue jeans. Over his red sweater, Sesshomaru wore a light gray sweater jacket.
"All right Rin, let us carry on now," Sesshomaru said.
Rin kept gawking for a moment and then shook her head, "Hai!"
They walked in cool silence; the Rin's cheeks were windblown and red, while her nose turned pink. Sesshomaru's pale complexion still remained the same.
"So what is this ice cream you speak of?" Sesshomaru asked.
"You'll see when we get there," Rin chirped.
They finally stopped at a parlor called, Cones and Cream. Several questions popped in Sesshomaru's head, but he decided to hold them back.
When they entered, people looked at the couple astonishingly. A human and a demon? What was the world coming to? Sesshomaru and Rin ignored the eyes watching them. A waiter appeared and said,
"Welcome to Cones and Creams, what may I get for you?" he asked.
"Hi Ted, get me the usual and my friend a vanilla cone please," Rin ordered.
"That'll be $5.26," Ted said.
"Alright," Rin said, she pulled out a five, and Ted gave her change and went to go make the orders.
Rin sat down; she realized that Sesshomaru was still standing. Rin motioned him to sit down; Sesshomaru plopped next to Rin as he scanned the store with his eyes.
"Alrighty, so Rin you got a strawberry shake, and our gentleman here got the cone. Enjoy!" Ted said as he left the order and left.
Sesshomaru stared at the ice cream and raised an eyebrow. It looked like frozen milk, but the aroma was irresistible. Sesshomaru picked up his spoon and poked at the ice cream. Rin snorted in an effort to keep herself from laughing. Finally, Sesshomaru took a spoonful and swallowed it whole.
He grabbed his head and shivered, his head felt like an ice cube. His fangs chattered at the overwhelming feeling. The ice cream tasted delightful. Rin laughed loudly, her ribs and cheeks began to ache from laughing so hard. After they were done, Sesshomaru had ice cream all over his face. Rin giggled and shook her head as she took out a handkerchief. They walked into an empty hallway, next to the restrooms.
"Here, you have something on your face," Rin said as she handed Sesshomaru the handkerchief.
"Thank you," Sesshomaru replied, as he began to wipe his face.
"You missed a spot," Rin stated.
"Where?" Sesshomaru asked. Rin took the handkerchief from Sesshomaru.
"Let me get it," Rin said.
It was on his lips, Rin wiped it tenderly. His lips look so soft. Rin thought to herself and blushed at the thought. Sesshomaru noticed Rin blushing. She looks so beautiful. The only thought going through their heads were only thoughts of haziness. They leaned in, as their lips got closer and closer.
He's so cold hearted, yet.so sweet. Rin thought as they leaned in slowly. Her aroma is enthralling.it smells so innocent. Sesshomaru thought.
Suddenly Sesshomaru's cell phone rang. They both jumped, utterly shocked by the ring. Rin blushed and shuffled her feet. Sesshomaru didn't look embarrassed, but you could feel the embarrassment surrounding him. After the phone call, Sesshomaru hung up.
"Um. So where do you want to go?" Rin asked.
"Where would you want to go?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Um, why not the winter carnival?" Rin suggested. Sesshomaru shrugged his shoulders; they both left the store after paying their bill. It was quiet when they walked through the frost. It hadn't snowed yet, but the wind made you feel as if there was snow.
They paid for their tickets and entered. For a few hours, they ate cotton candy, rode rides, and enjoyed each other's presence. Rin laughed at the expression on Sesshomaru's face when they rode the Mary-Go-Round. He was riding a pink horse and he felt rather foolish.
Sesshomaru was throwing rings, trying to get one onto a bottle. It seemed as if he was breaking them, rather then trying to get a ring in. On his last toss, Sesshomaru made a toss and won a bear. He handed it to Rin; there wasn't much to do with it after all. Rin hugged the bear and cooed at it.
"Let's go to one last ride, after all the park will close in twenty minutes!" Rin exclaimed. She grabbed Sesshomaru's hand as she ran to the Ferris wheel.
They managed to get on the last seats on the Ferris wheel. It was quite as the Ferris wheel began to move. All of the sudden, the wheel jerked to a stop.
"What's going on?" Rin asked.
"There must've been a glitch. The power will be on in a minute," Sesshomaru said reassuringly.
Rin tightened her grip on Sesshomaru's arm as she waited nervously.
"Calm down Rin, they'll fix it in a moment. And if you squeeze any harder, I won't have an arm anymore," Sesshomaru remarked.
"Oops, sorry," Rin said and lessened her grip on Sesshomaru she looked outside at the scenery, trying to keep her mind off her worries.
"I never knew that it would look so beautiful from this point of view," Rin said in awe. Everything was small and faraway and the sun was setting. The skies were pasted with slashes of pink, purple, and blazing in orange and gold.
Sesshomaru looked at Rin's face, "Like you," Sesshomaru said without a thought.
"What?" Rin asked, wondering if she heard right.
Suddenly, the Ferris wheel began to move again. A few minutes later, they were on the ground again.
Sesshomaru and Rin left the carnival as the lights began to shut down one by one. It was dark now, and the stars glimmered elegantly against the midnight black sky. Suddenly, Rin felt something cold touch her nose. More and more fell. It was snow.
"It's snowing!" Rin exclaimed as her teeth chattered against the blustery wind.
"It is," Sesshomaru stated, his lips curled to a rare smile.
He felt so calm and for once in his life, happy.
"Sesshomaru?" Rin called out.
"Yes." Sesshomaru replied.
"If I were a half demon, would you hate me?" Rin asked.
"What do you mean?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Do you hate me?" Rin asked as they both stopped on the sidewalk. Sesshomaru was quite for a while; he looked at Rin straight in the eye, as he wondered.
"Rin, you are the first that I have never despised," Sesshomaru replied.
"That's all I needed to know," Rin smiled.
"Let's go home," Rin smiled as she grabbed Sesshomaru's hand, "Together."
Sesshomaru smiled, and in the depths of the frost, the walked home, hand in hand.
AN: Another chapter finished! Don't worry, this isn't the end, and they aren't in 100% love yet. They just realize that they're close. This chapter had a lot of fluff! Hope you enjoyed! Now go on with the fairy dust and REVIEW! (that was random)