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AN: The Characters are OOC
Sesshomaru opened his eyes and lifted his head. It instantly started swimming. Why did his head feel like it weighed a ton and his mouth feel like it was stuffed with cotton? He looked around the room and saw a bottle of vodka. He had been drinking. He noticed two more empty bottles. A lot.
Why was I drinking?
As he asked himself the question, he chest started tightening up. He was drinking because of Rin. She was dead.
"God." he groaned.
After his outburst at the marina, he had some how gotten home. He didn't want to face the fact that Rin was dead so for the first time in his life, he let himself get completely drunk. Unfortunately the next day he woke up to a killer hangover and cops with a warrant. Apparently it hadn't taken them long to link the gun to Rin, or figure out who he was. Since they were supposed to be rivals the cops suspected the worse. They had questioned him for hours but came up with nothing so they let him go. Sesshomaru had needed to get away so he went to another of his apartments. It was located in a building that he owned. But since the building was under going repairs, no one would think to look for him there. Last night the news had done a report on Rin's death and they had mentioned that her funeral was the next day. Sesshomaru hated thinking of Rin in a coffin so he had gotten drunk again.
"How the mighty have fallen." he said out loud.
And he had fallen. Hard. Why? He had no idea. Rin certainly wasn't the type of woman he usually dated. He usually went for beautiful model thin trophy girls. Rin was the complete opposite. Sure she was just as, if not more, beautiful as the other girls but she hated dresses, makeup and anything overly feminine. Instead she loved fast cars, great sex, fighting, and weapons. Not to mention she was quick tempered and had a mouth that could make sailors blush. She knew what she wanted and wasn't afraid to go after it. He turned on his back and stared at the ceiling. He had to admit that there was a twisted sort of humor in all of this. For years, he had kept people at a distance. And his idea of a relationship with a woman was take her out a few times, sleep with her and then move on. That was the way he liked it and he was convinced that it would never change. Unfortunately it all began to change the day he meet Rin.
Flashback
Sesshomaru was out of town on business and had agreed to meet some contacts in a popular club. He was on his way out the door when Rin slammed into him.
"I'm sorry." she said. "Did I spill anything on you?"
"No."
Rin looked at him and immediately liked what she saw. He was tall, well built, and extremely well dressed. In the darkness, it looked like he had dark eyes. And from the way the lights were reflecting on his hair she assumed that he had blond hair.
"Can I buy you a drink?" she asked.
"Only if you let me buy you the next one."
"Sounds like my kind of deal. My table is back here."
Sesshomaru nodded his head and followed behind her. Woman always offered to buy him drinks but this was the first time he actually wanted to accept. He couldn't help but to wonder why.
Maybe because she looks sexy in her tight leather pants. And part of you hopes she's an easy lay.
She was shorter than him with brown eyes, black shoulder length hair and from what he already saw, a very nice body. Because of the gray halter-top she was wearing, he could see the small black rose tattoo on her shoulder. They had just sat down when her cell phone started ringing.
"Damn it, I thought I turned this thing off. Do you mind?"
"No."
"This had better be good." she snapped as she answered. "What kind of problem...Simply tell him that I didn't order that and make him change it...I don't care if he's already shipped it...He said what...Well hell has frozen over because my shipment, the correct one, will be on a plane tomorrow morning...Would you shut up already...Don't do anything. I'm on my way over there now.
Rin hung up the phone and looked at Sesshomaru.
"Sorry but I've got an emergency."
"So I heard." he said with a shrug of his shoulder.
Rin gave him a sexy smile and then left. It was after she left that Sesshomaru realized that he hadn't gotten her name. But he really didn't care. He doubted that he'd ever see her again. However, never turned out to be the next day. Rin was digging in her small backpack when she ran right into someone. Her backpack dropped to the ground and everything spilled out. Without looking at the person, Rin got down on her knees and began picking up her things.
"Watch where you're going." she snapped.
"You ran into me." a cool voice said. "Again."
A smile spread across Rin's face as she recognized the voice.
"Well then I'm sorry." she said lifting her face to look at him.
The smile dropped from her face as she got a good look at him. He was still sexy but the eyes that looked dark in the club were actually gold and the blond hair was actually silver. Rin quickly finished picking up her things and stood up.
"Those colors real?" she asked pointing to his hair and eyes.
Please say no.
"Unfortunately. My brother and I inherited it from our father."
Rin groaned inwardly. Talk about fate being cruel. She had finally met a sexy, interesting guy who she could really come to like and he turns out to be one of the two men she could never be with.
"It works for you. It makes you look exotic and sexy." she said touching his hair.
"Are you free for lunch." he suddenly asked.
No.
"Yes."
"You know, I never got your name."
"Ri...Reiko."
"Sesshomaru."
They went to lunch which quickly turned to dinner. Even though Rin promised herself not to see him again, she wound up spending the next two days with him. And despite them wanting each other, neither made any moves toward the other. Rin because she knew that she was already skating on thin ice just by being seen with him. And Sesshomaru because for the first time in a long time, he actually wanted to get to know her before having sex with her.
End Flashback
A humorless smile graced Sesshomaru's lips. If he believed in fate, he'd say that it had been extremely cruel to him. He never got the chance to get to know "Reiko." The day before he was supposed to leave they made plans to meet up. However, Reiko never showed up at the restaurant. He tried calling her cell phone number but she had given him a bogus number. He didn't bother to check the hotel that she said she was staying at because he had a feeling that she wasn't staying there. Sesshomaru threw away her number and decided to forget that he had ever met someone named Reiko. But two weeks after meeting her, he met up with her again. Except this time he met her as Rin.
Flashback
Sesshomaru sat down at an empty table. He pulled out a small notebook and began writing down notes. The club would only need a few renovations. It was in a great location and it seemed to be popular.
"Why come to a club if you're just going to sit and scowl at people?"
Sesshomaru groaned inwardly as he recognized the irritating voice of Inuyasha. He looked at him.
"I'm here to see if this place is worth buying, not to party." he said dryly. "Why are you here? Kagome let you off your leash?"
"At least I have someone ice block." Inuyasha said with a smirk. "She's at some baby shower."
Inuyasha waited for Sesshomaru to say something sarcastic. No comment came so he glanced over at him and noticed that he wasn't paying any attention to him. He followed his gaze and saw that Sesshomaru was focused on a woman walking toward the bar. A small smirk spread across Inuyasha's face. It was good to know that there was blood flowing through his brother's veins. The woman turned to the side and Inuyasha got a good look at her profile. The smirk instantly dropped.
"She's not your type."
"I'm beginning to rethink my type."
"She's Koga's sister."
Sesshomaru gave Rin another look and then turned to Inuyasha.
"You sure?"
"Positive. I've met her a few times."
"What do you know about her?"
"Not much. Koga's family adopted her when she was little but she's lived most of her life out of the country. She came back for her father's funeral and never left." he said. "After that, Koga's group started growing and becoming better managed. So rumors have been flying that she's the real boss behind Koga. Rin's nice to look at, but trouble. Pretty good fighter and marksman. And she doesn't mind getting her hands dirty, if you know what I mean."
"Sounds like someone we need on our side."
"It'll never happen. She's extremely loyal to Koga. Besides, she's also rumored to be Naraku's girlfriend."
That little piece of information irritated Sesshomaru.
"Naraku's girlfriend." he repeated. "You're right, she's not my type."
"I'll be right back. I need to find the bathroom.
Sesshomaru watched Inuyasha walk off and then turned his attention back to Rin.
Turn away and forget that you see her, a voice in his head warned.
But it would be rude not to say hello to an old friend.
He got up and walked over to the bar.
"Rin."
She stiffened at the cold voice. He had called her Rin not Reiko. She knew that it was inevitable for him to find out who she really was but she still wasn't ready for it. A small part of her wanted to be the one who told him the truth.
"Koga's little sister." he continued.
"And you're Inuyasha's brother."
"How long have you known?"
"I've known since that day at lunch."
How could she not have known? She had already met Inuyasha. And except for a few differences, they looked like alike.
"Why didn't you stay away when you found out?"
"Why are you even over here talking to me? You know who I am. Shouldn't you be staying away."
"Curiosity." he answered. "I just wanted to know why you spent two days with me knowing exactly who I was?"
"I was extremely attracted to you that first night." she said honestly. "And it didn't just go away when I found out who you were."
"Or maybe you were being a loyal sister. The best way to destroy something is from the inside."
"True, but there's huge problems with that. One, I don't work like that. Two, Inuyasha has met me before. I doubt he'd leave you in the dark about who I am. And three, I didn't know who you were at first. I should have run when I found out but what can I say? I've always been attracted to trouble."
At that moment the bartender handed Rin her drink.
"But now that we know who each other is, it shouldn't be hard to stay away from each other." Sesshomaru said.
"That's right. I doubt either one of us wants the kind of trouble that we can bring to each other." she said and then lowered her voice to add. "It's a pity we didn't get to sleep together. Now we're both left to wonder how great it would have been."
Sesshomaru couldn't help but to give her a slight smirk. He didn't know many women who would come out and say that to his face.
"Now I think we'd better say goodbye because your brother is glaring at us and Naraku is headed this way."
He just looked at her and walked off. Naraku glared at him as they passed each other.
"What did he want with you?" Sesshomaru heard Naraku ask her.
"He asked me to come work for him."
"Stay away from him. He's ruthless and clever and not above using anything or anyone to get what he wants. How else do you think he stays out of prison with all of the blood on his hands?"
"Calm down before you have a heart attack Naraku." Rin said rolling her eyes. "He offered me a job and I declined. That's it. Trust me, I have no intention of going near him again.
Sesshomaru went back over to his table.
"What were you doing talking to her?" Inuyasha asked.
"I went over to the bar to get a drink and she bumped into me."
"And you started a conversation with her? Are you trying to start trouble?"
"I bumped into her and that's it. Trust me, I have no intention of going near her again." he said repeating the same words he heard Rin say.
*End Flashback*
If we would've stuck to those statements, Rin would be alive and I wouldn't be in so much pain.
A wave of disgust washed over him. He had let himself feel emotions and now he was paying the ultimate price. The pain of loosing someone you loved. Not only that, but he was letting himself go to hell. He had been locked up in the apartment for three days drinking and mourning. And he cringed to think about it but he was pretty sure he had cried too. But he was slowly coming to terms with that. Sesshomaru heard banging on the door but made no move to get up and open it. If he ignored it, then who ever it was would go away.
"Sesshomaru, I know you're in there." Inuyasha yelled.
Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. How did his idiot brother figure out where he was?
"Open up or I'll break down the door."
He knew that Inuyasha would indeed break down the door. When he did the alarms would go off and the police would come and that's the last thing he wanted. Sesshomaru got up. After the room stopped spinning, he went over to the door.
"What?" he said opening the door.
Kagome gasped and Inuyasha openly stared in shocked. From what they could see, the apartment was trashed and it smelled like a bar. Sesshomaru didn't look any better. His hair was disheveled and his clothes looked like he had slept in them. His usual expressionless face was etched with pain.
"You look like shit." Inuyasha said pushing past him to get inside.
"What are you doing here?"
"Jaken left tons of messages babbling about what happened. Then he kept calling because no one could find you." Inuyasha explained. "This is the last place anyone would look for you so I decided to try here first. What the hell happened?"
"I thought Jaken told you.
"I could barely understand what he was saying."
"It's been in the newspapers."
"Why do you have to be so difficult? Kagome and I went away for a few days after the meeting. We weren't exactly concerned about what was going on around us."
"Well you missed the festivities." Sesshomaru said sarcastically. "The Night Sin blew up, Rin was murdered, and the cops thought I had something to do with it. The bastards didn't have anything on me so they had to let me go."
"Did you do it?"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome said shocked.
Instead of answering, Sesshomaru punched him. Kagome thought Inuyasha was going to hit him back so she quickly stepped in-between them.
"I'm not going to hit him. I deserved that." he said and then looked at Sesshomaru. "I needed to see his reaction so that I could confirm my suspicions. I thought I was imagining things but I wasn't."
"Inuyasha what are you talking about?" Kagome asked.
"Seems like you're not totally an idiot." Sesshomaru mumbled.
"Would someone please fill me in?"
"Sesshomaru's been sleeping with Rin." Inuyasha replied with a smirk.
Kagome whipped around to face Sesshomaru.
"That's not true is it?"
"Yes."
He didn't see any reason to lie anymore. The cops already knew so it was only a matter of time before it leaked. He was surprised that he and Rin had been able to keep it a secret for as long as they had.
"You knew and didn't tell me?" Kagome asked looking at Inuyasha.
"I wasn't sure. Come on, I never thought that the great Sesshomaru would do something so incredibly stupid."
Sesshomaru ignored them and began searching for something to get rid of his headache.
"How long has it been going on?" Inuyasha suddenly asked.
"Long enough."
"Did anyone else know?"
"What part of the word secret don't you understand?" Sesshomaru asked. "Have you finished interrogating me? If so, you can leave. I have things to do."
"Like what? Drink some more?" Inuyasha snapped. "Rin wouldn't have wanted this for you."
Sesshomaru swung around and gave him a deadly glare.
"Do not presume to know what Rin would have wanted."
"You're right, I don't. But you do. Why don't you ask yourself if this is what she would have wanted?"
Sesshomaru stared at him for a few minutes as if he was thinking over what Inuyasha had said. He sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
"Thank you Inuyasha." Sesshomaru said as he walked off.
Inuyasha blink a few times. Did he just hear Sesshomaru thank him? No, he must be hearing things. He turned to look at Kagome.
"Did he just say...?"
"Yes." she replied just as shocked.
"This is really bad." Inuyasha said getting serious.
Sure Sesshomaru had thanked him before, but he had never meant it. His thank yous were always sarcastic.
An hour later, Sesshomaru came back. His was completely dressed in black and his hair was pulled back from his face. Kagome and Inuyasha looked at him and then at each other. In that brief time, he had seemed to completely change, not only clothes but attitude. The sad man who opened the door for them was gone. And in his place was someone with a expressionless face and cold, hard eyes. Sesshomaru's whole demeanor screamed danger. He walked over to a wall safe and pulled out two guns.
"What are you doing?" Inuyasha asked.
Sesshomaru loaded the guns and then looked at Inuyasha.
"Going to Rin's funeral."
anhimals- I didn't mean to make it sad but as I think about it, there will be some sad parts. My mouth is sealed about Rin :D
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