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I walk through many seasons
Many day has passed
Many Love I throw away
Just to meet you
The special person only for me
Playing with Fire
+Chapter 08+
The Beginning of Our Stormy Days
"Damn it!" Rin cursed lightly as she felt the snowflakes falling more heavily from the dark sky. She tightened her grip on her bag, placing it protectively in front of her chest. The chill wind was making Rin shiver under her clothes, her nose almost frozen from the cold.
"Who said the snow wouldn't come today? Who?" Rin said to herself in annoyance. "Damn weather!" Rin cursed again as she kicked the snow on the ground.
'Hmph, if Sesshoumaru hadn't forgotten to take his belongings, I wouldn't even be here!' Rin grumbled at that thought. If only she just ignoring Aunt Natsu's request, she must be still in home, eating with her family, damn... her stomatch started to grumble now...
So... why are you bothering to give it back to him anyway?
Rin rolled her eyes. There was that inner voice again! Perhaps she was going nuts now... or maybe that's because she's hungry? Probably both...
'Because I thought it would be bad if he went out in this f%^&ing weather without his coat.'
But he's in the building. He won't freeze because of the weather. Plus, he drives a car. He wouldn't be walking like you're doing now.
'Well, he'll probably panic if he doesn't find his coat or this hamaya.'
Sesshoumaru? Panic? That's funny, really. As if these things were that important. And... do you expect him to only have 1 coat? come on!
Now, her inner voice was being sarcastic. That was interesting. Rin shook her head in annoyance as she realized how stupid she was talking with herself.
Can't find another excuse, I assume. Come on, don't lie yourself! You want to see him again, don't you?
'No way! I just... well...'
"Ah, that's the building!" Rin yelled in happiness as she saw the tall building with 'Yamato Nadeshico' on it. She totally forgot her earlier thought and jogged into the entrance.
Well, well. Trying to running away from the subject don't you?
'Shut up! Anyway...how could my inner voice being this smart?'
Well... it's simple. I'm just copying your argument when you rejecting Aunt Natsu's words. And...adding some fact.
'Ha ha... me and my smart inner voice,' Rin thought sarcastically.
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"Ah... she's the daughter of the Kikuchi Company and I heard she can bring any man to his knees. Ohh... look Sesshoumaru-sama! She's surrounded by so many men! Sesshoumaru-sama, you must get her before another man snaps her up!" A toad-like old man blabbered as his big black eyes never left the crowd. Sesshoumaru looked at him with disgust then decided to leave him.
"I won't," he said tersely. "I, Sesshoumaru, will never go for a whore." His loyal servant gaped at him in shock.
"B-but, Sesshoumaru-sama! Ohhhh... please forgive this humble Jakken!" Jaken started pleading and hurried to follow his master. "I thought that lowly girl would suit you but I was wrong! I'm sorry! It's all because Inu Taisho-sama wanted me to-"
The old servant suddenly snapped his mouth closed as he saw his master's expression. It was…unreadable.
"Did you just say that... my father asked you to look for a woman for me?" Sesshoumaru asked in an odd way, as if he was trying to decide whether to laugh or get angry. "He thinks that I can't find my own woman?"
Jakken gulped in panic and fear at Sesshoumaru's question. He's going to lose his job now! After 30 years working for this family he was going to be fired because of his big mouth! Damn his big mouth!
"A... Sesshoumaru-sama, I... No! Inu Taisho-sama wouldn't want to... No! He... I'm..." Jakken mumbling under his breath, his big rounded eyes staring into the floor nervously, the sweats starting to formed on his bald head, he surely going to die! Maybe if he beg for his master mercy again, he will survive, and won't lose his job, but... according to his experience... he wouldn't going to life long...
Sesshoumaru then nodded in satisfaction as the old servant stopped talking or mumbling. Sure, everything clicked now, he finally understand why his father send him to attending so many parties since he come back to Tokyo, and why his father inviting Inu Yasha's girl friend and brag about her in front of him few days ago, he should have know...
It means that his father care after all. But unfortunately Inu Taisho prove it with a wrong action, he, Sesshoumaru can take care of his own private business, and his father's interfere his business means he did not trust his son.
And if all of Sesshoumaru's consideration is right, he just going to make his father trust him again.
Or... maybe... he will do something better than that...
Something that make him smile in satisfaction.
Now, he only need to find the perfect timing to starting his game.
"Jaken, we're leaving." Sesshoumaru said at his servant that turned into green since few minutes ago, he take no interest at the guests that staring at him with wonder as he started to leave the room.
"Y-yes, Sesshoumaru-sama," Jakken said in relief at his master's stoic behavior, well... that means he's already back to normal now, and maybe... this ol' Jakken still have chance to continues living a little longer...
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"Excuse me, miss, but you need to wear a formal dress if you want to come in," a security guard informed Rin haughtily as Rin stood in front of the entrance.
"Oh, good evening to you too, Mr. Security Guy," Rin said sarcastically. "Look, I'm not going to attend the party or order any food. I'm just a poor delivery girl. Now let me in." She tried to dart past but the security guard quickly grabbed her arm and harshly pulled her back.
"Hey! Can't you at least being polite at a lady???" Rin yelled in anger and roughly pulled her arm away.
"A LADY? Excuse me but you are not a lady, not with those clothes! You'd only dirty the carpet with your footsteps!" the security growled in anger.
"So what? It's not like you'd have going to clean it!" Rin snapped back, one of her hand was on her hips and her other hand pointed at the infuriated man.
"You f$%^ing little s&%$!!!!" The security guard yelled, grabbing Rin's coat and lifting her off the ground.
"HEY! LET ME GO!" Rin yelled and struggled to break free of the security's grasp.
"You're still as energetic as ever, Mikagi Rin."
Rin suddenly found herself on the floor with an aching butt as the security guard automatically released her coat and turned to salute the owner of the voice.
"Good night, sir. I'm sorry for the disturbance, sir. This little one was..."
"Hey! What do you mean by 'this little one,' you big meanie!" Rin cut in and stood up, brushing off the seat of her pants. "Oh, hi Sesshoumaru-san." Rin greeted as she realized Sesshoumaru's presence.
"Big meanie!? Humph! I'm sorry, sir. I'll make sure this little girl never shows up here again," the Security guard said, once again apologizing as he grabbed Rin's arm again while Rin protested and struggled to get free.
"Hey, girl! Don't you dare place your dirty feet in this building! And apologize to Sesshoumaru-sama for your rudeness!" Jakken squawked, pointing at both Rin, who bristled, and the security guard, who automatically bowed in apology.
"It's fine. She's my... acquaintance," Sesshoumaru said slowly, as if he was thinking.
"B-But..." Jakken abruptly shut his mouth when Sesshoumaru shoot him a threatening glare. Jakken had already caused enough inconveniences for today and Sesshoumaru didn't want him to say anything more.
"What? But sir... she... still can't enter!" the security still persisted, even though he was talking with the owner of the building.
"Who said I'm going to let her in? I, Sesshoumaru, wouldn't let anyone without proper dress to enter the building." Sesshoumaru eyed Rin, who gaped in shock. "I only command that you free her, not let her in," Sesshoumaru continued.
The Security guard gulped, nodded, and slowly released Rin before he returned to his own position at Sesshoumaru's command.
"F#$k you," Rin cursed under her breath as she set about cleaning the snow from her hair and coat. How dare he talking lake that of her! Sure, she was not in a proper dress to stepped her feet into that building, but... why can't he just being gentle sometimes? Don't he know words can kill someone?
Sesshoumaru ignoring Rin's words and looked at Jakken, who quickly got the message and went to get the car, leaving them alone.
"What are you doing here, Mikagi Rin?" Sesshoumaru asked, studying Rin from head to toe and raising one eyebrow at her appearance. Her raincoat dripped, her hair was sticking into every direction, and her whole body was covered with melting snowflakes.
"Aaa... I was going to give you this. You forgot it," Rin said, quickly handing Sesshoumaru a plastic bag. She shifted uneasily when she realized that Sesshoumaru was still studying her. "This is your hamaya and coat," Rin add as Sesshoumaru finally shifted his gaze to the wet plastic bag on his hand.
"Oh," Sesshoumaru murmured.
"Just 'oh'? No thanks for me? Hell! I was walking in the middle of a snowstorm just to return these f@#$ing things! But you," Rin paused angrily and pointed an accusing finger at Sesshoumaru. "You just look at it and say 'oh'! Where's your manner, old man?!"
Rin really lost her temper. She had gone into the middle of a storm for a worthy reason but everyone treated her like a piece of junk! She really regretted her compulsion to be a nice girl. She only ended up being treated as if she were nothing!
"But," Sesshoumaru eyeing Rin's flushed face with interest, " I did not asked you to bring my things back. It didn't really matter to me."
"AS*&%$#!" Rin growled, grinding her back teeth. Her face flushed in anger, while Sesshoumaru's remained emotionless.
"Shut your mouth, you stupid little girl!" Jakken yelled from the car as he pulled up beside them. "Don't you dare talk like that to Sesshoumaru-sama, you ungrateful brat!"
"Hooo... ungrateful you say? Your stupid master is the one who being such an ungrateful a#$%^&*!" Rin yelled back at Jakken, who glare at her in disgust.
"Wh-What! Sesshoumaru-sama! Let me handle this girl!" Jakken shrieked, trying to get out of the car, but Sesshoumaru stopped him.
"Shut up, Jakken," he commanded his servant with a low voice. Then he turned to Rin who looked at him with increasing wariness. She braced herself, fiercely vowing that she wouldn't let Sesshoumaru hurt her…
She flinched when he raised his hand to her head but was even more startled when he began to gently brush the snowflakes from Rin's wet hair.
"Come, I'll take you home."
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One hour later...
Rin was sitting on her bed, a towel draped over her head and shoulders. Her wet hair was still dripping a little onto her face and pajamas and her eyes were still fixed on the closed window in front of her. She sat motionless, her ears straining to hear the conversation outside.
"I'm sorry for Rin's attitude, Sesshoumaru-san. And... Thank you for your help to bringing her back." Rin could tell it was Mrs. Higurashi's voice outside.
"You're welcome." Rin smirked at the emotionless voice. How she hated that voice!
"Umm… Anyway, Sesshoumaru-san, should I call Rin down?" Kagome asked cryptically.
Rin moved closer to the source of the voices so that she was now standing against the closed window. She eased the curtain a little to the side so she could get a better view.
"No, it's alright. I have to go now," he answered politely before he bowed, spun around and walked back to his car. Rin's eyes followed his progress, watching as the car slowly vanished from her view. Much to her surprise, she couldn't stop thinking about him and his strange behavior.
How could he have turned into a 'gentleman wannabe' after he acted like a real pain-in-the-ass? Rin wondered as she slumped back into her bed and continued to dry her hair with her towel.
Little did she know, Sesshoumaru's lips were twisted into a faint yet evil smile.
'Everything is perfect.'
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"I'M LATE!!!!!"
Kagome raised one of her eyebrows at the familiar scream and loud footsteps emitting from the 2nd floor, and sure enough, a very untidy Mikagi Rin was hurrying through the kitchen doorway.
"Well... our sleeping beauty has awakened," Kagome said in a sing-song tone as she watched Rin pour a glass of milk. Rin stuck out her tongue in response and quickly drank her milk before she was off and running to grab her shoes by the front door.
"I'm off!!!!" Rin yelled and the loud crash of the closing door sounded before silence settled throughout the house.
"Rin, Rin, she'll never change." Kagome shook her head at her cousin's behavior and went back to reading the newspaper.
"Kagome-chan, did Rin-chan just leave?" Mrs. Higurashi asked her daughter as she entered the kitchen and went to make herself some breakfast.
"Yes. Why, mom? Did she forget something?" Kagome asked without lifting her eyes from the newspaper.
"Well... I just wanted to ask her some questions..." Mrs. Higurashi said, taking a seat beside Kagome.
"About... WHAAAATTTT??????" Kagome yelled in shocked as she read the newspaper. There was a picture of Rin and Sesshoumaru under a big headline that read "THE PERFECT 'GIRL' FOR OUR MOST WANTED BACHELOR?"
"That's what I'm planning to asked her," Mrs. Higurashi said with a smile before continuing to eat her breakfast.
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"Can you explain to me about this crap, Sesshoumaru?" Inu Taisho snarled. Sesshoumaru's father threw the newspaper onto the table while his stepmother glanced from her husband to her stepson worriedly.
"The title explains it all, father," Sesshoumaru said in his emotionless voice, his eyes quickly scanning the page. He hadn't actually read the article but he knew exactly what would be in it. In fact, he had already predicted it since the previous night, when he saw a paparazzi spying not too far from them.
'But it kind of disappoints me that they didn't write down her name. Maybe they haven't found out about her identity yet, I never understand them.' Sesshoumaru thought as he looked at the picture.
It showed him opening the car door and Rin standing beside him with her face away from the camera. He looked up at his father's angry face. "So, you won't be needing to waste your time and money finding me a suitable mate since I've found my 'girl', right?" Sesshoumaru continued with a deadpan expression.
"What? Don't make me laugh! This little girl can't be older than 15! Are you crazy?" Inu Taisho punched the newspaper in anger.
"She's 16," Sesshoumaru said with the same emotionless voice. He paused to calmly drink his coffee before he stood up and took his coat from beside his chair. "I have to go now. Thank you for the breakfast," Sesshoumaru said politely and left the room, completely ignoring his father's shout.
"Sesshoumaru!!!! Listen to me!!!! Sesshoumaru!!!"
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"OMG! RIN!!!!!!!" A high-pitched scream greeted Rin's ears as she opened her classroom door. Suddenly, before she could wonder about what had happened, more than 10 female classmates were attacking her with a bewildering barrage of questions. She couldn't understand a word anyone was saying, they were talking so fast.
"What the hell happened here!!!!" Rin yelled back in an attempt to make them shut up and let her breathe for a second. Some of them did shut up, but most of them still rambled on about things she didn't understand.
"Awwww... come on, Rin!!!! Tell us the truth!!!"
"Yeah, don't pretend as if you don't understand!"
"How does it feel to be kissed by him? What does he taste like?"
"You're so lucky to have him, Rin-chan!!!! I'm so jealous of you!"
"How did you meet him in the first place?"
"What kind of charm you put on him?"
Rin blinked her eyes rapidly at all the questions. 'What the f#$% are they talking about? Kissing? Lucky? Charm???? I don't get it!' Rin just looked at her classmates with a dumbfounded expression, her hand still grabbing her backpack and her eyebrow knitted together in confusion.
Rin was about to speak again when suddenly Ayaka put her hand on Rin's shoulder and whispered something like "I need to talk to you". Then, without warning, Ayaka was dragging Rin into their seats and forcing Rin to sit down, facing her. Rin once again knitted her eyebrows in confusion and her eyes kept looking at the group of girls who continued whispering and giggling like there was no tomorrow.
"Can you tell me what is the meaning of THIS," Ayaka said fairly calmly, although there was a tension and curiosity in her tone. Rin raised one eyebrow at the magazine that Ayaka was holding out and then she slowly took it.
Rin scanned the page slowly and she did not give any reaction as she read the big headline, 'Heartbreak for the ladies: The most wanted bachelor... is taken!'. Then she looked up at Ayaka with a questioning look on her face. Ayaka just gestured her to read more and she did.
Another minutes passed and then, in slow motion, Rin's eyes went wide with shock and her mouth dropped open.
"OMG! It's ME!" Rin yelled as she pointed at the sentences with her name on it.
"Yes. You're lucky they didn't give your address or further information. And read this." Ayaka once again handing her something, and this time it was the newspaper. "They had your picture in it, fortunately they didn't give out your name or anything." She opened her bag and proceeded to take out three more newspapers and magazines.
"Congratulation, Rin, you're famous now," Ayaka said with an ironic smile on her face.
Rin looked at the picture for a second longer before she looked up at Ayaka with a groggy smile.
"I guess I'm going to faint."
And with that everything around Rin went black.
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AN: Okay... DON'T KILL ME! You probably hate the cliffhanger, but I can't help it! X ( I'm sorry, but I'll try to write the next chapter faster! Please read and review! ^_^ Thanks for your support!!!!!!!!!!!!^_^ Ja ne!
-Yume