Another chapter, w007!
A quick note to "caiyoko": I dont know what you're implying, for your grammar and spelling are horrible, but if you are implying that I copied the ideas of another, you are mistaken. I'm an author and I wouldnt sink so low. Vith dos. Dos ph' natha lotha elg'caress lu' Usstan phlith dos. (Excuse the drowish rambling. I'm obsessed with the Icwind Dale and Dark Elf trilogies lately.)
Huge thanks to everyone else who reviewed though! ^^ Much appreciated, I love you guys!
Again, thanks to my beta Naoko2! Chapters 3 and 4 will be out as soon as she finishes beta reading them and I fix 'em.
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Rin's eyes widened, and she immediately pulled back, bowing and stuttering.
"Oh, I'm so sorry sir! I wasnt looking where I was going and--"
A calm voice replied, silencing the woman. "That is quite obvious miss."
"Please forgive me, sir! I didnt mean to!"
His expression didnt change. "Hn." A slender silver eyebrow arched as amber eyes took in her appearance. Dark brown hair, large, innocent brown eyes, disheveled and messy... Probably lower middle class.
"I'm Miyazawa Rin." She bowed politely, her cousin temporarily forgotten. Hey it wasnt every day you ran into a hot guy, right?
"Iizuki Sesshoumaru." He said simply, wanting to get rid of her as soon as possible.
"Its a pleasure to meet you Iizuki-san..." Rin met his gaze again, almost losing herself in those liquid gold pools, half-hidden by silvery bangs.
Sesshoumaru was puzzled. She didnt seem to know who exactly he was. 'She has no idea she's speaking with the CEO of Taiyoukai Computers Incorporated and the most influential man in the country...'
It was anyones guess why she wasnt going all fangirl on him, jumping and screaming and making a racket like any other woman he talked to, but it was... almost refreshing. He didnt particularly like how she was introducing herself as if they were of the same social status, but it was better than her jumping and screaming declarations of love.
"Daddy, whydja stop?!"
"Yeah, why?!"
He heard footsteps and voices, his twins effectively breaking Miyazawa out of her trance.
Rin smiled down at the two children, noticing how much the girl looked like her father. The boy must resemble his mother...
That's right, she thought. A mother. Probably waiting at home for this beautiful man and these adorable children was an equally lovely woman.
Wait... children? Rin's eyes widened. Jakotsu!
"Ano, it was nice meeting you Iizuki-san, but I've got to run! Ja matta ne!" She took off running, dark hair streaming behind her, sandals clicking on the cement.
Tch. Well this definately ticked him off. First this woman acting as his equal, then just running off! Were lower middle class working people always this rude? Hn. He didnt know, but he didnt really care to find out.
~*~
Rin ran to the store, almost like a whirlwind, picking up a few packages of paper cups, packets of kool-aid mix, and she even grabbed a few new coloring books as she passed the rack.
After purchasing the items, she was out the door again, sandals pounding against the concrete sidewalk. Into the lobby, past her cousin's and her offices, and into the main room.
"Jakotsu! I'm back!"
"It's about time Rin!" A dark-haired head popped up out of a giant pile of stuffed animals and various toy vehicles, his hair frazzled and the clip hanging by a single strand, his left eye twitching. Small children ran about, giggling. A few piled onto the stuffed animal mountain.
"Sorry, I ah... got held up on the street." Rin smiled sheepishly, unpacking her purchases. Several 'YAY!'s echoed through the building and Shippo and a few others immediately attacked the new coloring books.
Jakotsu unburied himself, kicking at a rather old looking teddy bear with a haggard and chewed ribbon around its neck.
"Held up on the street huh? By whom?" He asked, taking the cups from Rin and pouring juice for a little brown-haired boy.
"I'll tell you in a little bit Ja; Its the kids' nap time now." She motioned towards the clock, and sure enough, it was.
~*~
Sesshoumaru smiled slightly as Aikou and Koushi each took one of his hands.
"Where are we goin' daddy?" Aikou asked curiously, hurrying to keep up with her father's long strides.
"I've got to get back to work soon, so we're going to drop you two off at a daycare, okay?"
"Aww, why we gotta go dere?" Koushi pouted, clinging to Sesshoumaru's leg so he wouldnt have to walk.
"Because I cannot leave you two alone, nor can I bring you to work with me." He stated, in his 'my word is law and will be obeyed' voice. He almost shuddered, remembering the last time he took the twins to work with him a few months ago, before he hired Kagura.
They had run amok in his assistant Jaken's office, putting the tropical fish from the tank into the water cooler, stealing Jaken's shoes, yelling, knocking things over, all-in-all making Hell for his poor assistant.
It had been quite amusing, but Jaken almost quit after that, and good help is SO hard to find nowadays. Though Jaken DID get a rock to the skull after calling Aikou and Koushi brats...
Sesshoumaru knew his kids werent brats, they just didnt like to behave for anyone but himself. Much like he was at that age...
"What if da other kids is mean?" Koushi continued to pout.
"Be mean back. Dont let anyone push you around."
"I dun wanna be mean! Its not nice! ^~^" The dark-haired toddler giggled.
"Then tell your sister. I'm sure she would be mean enough for the both of you."
Aikou giggled, and Koushi nodded happily. Sesshoumaru picked them both up, one in each arm, and continued on his way, preferring to walk rather than call his driver on such a nice spring day.
In no time, the Shikon Child Care Center building arose into view. It was a quaint brick building, with long panels of tinted glass in the front. In the lawn in front was a brightly painted sign, proclaiming this the SCCC.
~*~
Rin and Jakotsu sat down in Jakotsu's office, having gotten all the children to calm down and take their naps.
"Before you tell me what happened earlier, Rin, Inuyasha-san called and said his brother might be bringing his twins in sometime soon. As in today."
"And why didnt this mysterious brother call himself?" Rin raised an eyebrow.
"Inuyasha-san said he wouldnt have the insight to call ahead. Now, what happened?!" Jakotsu leaned forward, staring intently at his cousin and business partner.
"Well... I was on my way to the store, and I ran into a guy... Literally, by the way." She avoided his eyes, blushing slightly at the memory of Iizuki-san.
"Ohhhh! Was he cute? Tall? What color hair? Eyes? Clothes? Details Rinrin!" Ja thwapped her lightly with two fingers in a scolding manner. She giggled.
"Yes, very, silver, gold, and a business suit. There, all your questions answered. I apologized and he introduced himself as Iizuki Sesshoumaru. Then two little kids ran up to him, I suppose they were his, and I remembered you and ran off."
Jakotsu wiggled his eyebrows at Rin. "I bet he was checkin you out dearest cousin!"
Rin turned pink. "Absolutely not! He's probably got a wife!"
Jakotsu suddenly quieted, staring over Rin's shoulder out his office window. The brown-haired girl blinked.
"Ja? Helloooo? Earth to Jakotsu!" A delicate hand was waved in front of his dumbstruck face.
"Rin... Look..." He pointed out the small office window into the lobby... Rin turned and her eyes widened at who she saw.
"Iizuki-san! Jakotsu, its him!" She scrambled out, straightening her skirt. Iizuki-san looked her over with hard amber eyes.
"So, Miyazawa-san. We meet again."
"H-hai..."
"Hello lady off da stweet dat ran into daddy!" The black-haired boy with Iizuki-san waved, a lopsided grin gracing his innocent face.
Jakotsu wandered out and stood behind Rin, glancing this Iizuki person up and down. "I see you two have met." He stated calmly. For some reason, he didnt like the looks of this man...
"Hai, we have, havent we Miyazawa-san?" The silver-haired youkai sent a slight smirk her way. Rin found herself staring at the floor.
"Well its only proper that we be formally introduced." Jakotsu stepped in front of his cousin and took the man's hand, shaking it firmly. "Name's Dakatsu Jakotsu."
"Iizuki Sesshoumaru." The white-haired man nodded.
Grey eyes took on a suspicious glare. "THE Iizuki Sesshoumaru, CEO of Taiyoukai Computers Inc.?"
"Hai, Dakatsu-san." Sesshoumaru was unfazed.
Rin's eyes widened slightly. THAT Iizuki Sesshoumaru?! The richest man in all of the country, here?! At her cousin's and her tiny co-owned daycare?! Surely he could afford some of the top preschools in Japan to send his twins to!
"Well, what would someone of your status be doing here?" A slender, dark eyebrow raised only to become hidden under Jakotsu's bangs.
"I need someone to watch my son and daughter for a few hours while I attend some important meetings." He stated, his voice icy. Cold golden eyes narrowed just slightly.
"Of course Iizuki-san," Rin said, bowing her respect and trying to hide her nervousness. "We've got a few openings today."
Sesshoumaru nodded to the woman, the blasted Dakatsu man forgotten. "This is Aikou," He said, patting the silver-haired girl. "And this is Koushi." He pointed to the dark-haired twin, who was now running around in circles.
Rin smiled warmly at the two, kneeling down to their level. Koushi stopped his running and nearly boweled Rin over, which set her giggling. "You two can call me Rin. We're going to have a lot of fun, ne?"
"Haiiii! Fun is... fun!" Koushi piped up happily. Rin came right out and laughed.
"Yes, yes it is Koushi."
"Aikou, Kou..." Sesshoumaru lead the two to the other side of the lobby, kneeling down with his back to the two daycare workers. "I'll see you both in a few hours after my meetings, okay?"
"Okee daddy!" They chorused together.
"Be good for Miyazawa-san." He stated, kissing both on the tops of their heads and shooing them back to the smiling woman.
"Bye daddy!" Aikou waved, hopping up and down as he left.
"BYEBYEEEEE! ^~^" Koushi just HAD to outdo his sister, and rather looked like a bunny on caffiene pills.
Jakotsu chuckled slightly, wondering how a cold, cruel-looking man like Iizuki-san could have such energetic and kawaii children. Especially since he was raising them by himself, with the occasional help of a nanny. Or so said his issue of People magazine...
"JAAAKKYYYY! SHE HIITT MEEEE!" Wails came from the next room. Apparantly the children were awake now. Oh joy.
"C'mon you two, lets go play with the other kids, okay?" Rin said, using the voice used when talking to toddlers, quiet and gentle. She took the twins' small hands and took them into the playroom. Shaking his head, Jakotsu followed.
A quick note to "caiyoko": I dont know what you're implying, for your grammar and spelling are horrible, but if you are implying that I copied the ideas of another, you are mistaken. I'm an author and I wouldnt sink so low. Vith dos. Dos ph' natha lotha elg'caress lu' Usstan phlith dos. (Excuse the drowish rambling. I'm obsessed with the Icwind Dale and Dark Elf trilogies lately.)
Huge thanks to everyone else who reviewed though! ^^ Much appreciated, I love you guys!
Again, thanks to my beta Naoko2! Chapters 3 and 4 will be out as soon as she finishes beta reading them and I fix 'em.
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Rin's eyes widened, and she immediately pulled back, bowing and stuttering.
"Oh, I'm so sorry sir! I wasnt looking where I was going and--"
A calm voice replied, silencing the woman. "That is quite obvious miss."
"Please forgive me, sir! I didnt mean to!"
His expression didnt change. "Hn." A slender silver eyebrow arched as amber eyes took in her appearance. Dark brown hair, large, innocent brown eyes, disheveled and messy... Probably lower middle class.
"I'm Miyazawa Rin." She bowed politely, her cousin temporarily forgotten. Hey it wasnt every day you ran into a hot guy, right?
"Iizuki Sesshoumaru." He said simply, wanting to get rid of her as soon as possible.
"Its a pleasure to meet you Iizuki-san..." Rin met his gaze again, almost losing herself in those liquid gold pools, half-hidden by silvery bangs.
Sesshoumaru was puzzled. She didnt seem to know who exactly he was. 'She has no idea she's speaking with the CEO of Taiyoukai Computers Incorporated and the most influential man in the country...'
It was anyones guess why she wasnt going all fangirl on him, jumping and screaming and making a racket like any other woman he talked to, but it was... almost refreshing. He didnt particularly like how she was introducing herself as if they were of the same social status, but it was better than her jumping and screaming declarations of love.
"Daddy, whydja stop?!"
"Yeah, why?!"
He heard footsteps and voices, his twins effectively breaking Miyazawa out of her trance.
Rin smiled down at the two children, noticing how much the girl looked like her father. The boy must resemble his mother...
That's right, she thought. A mother. Probably waiting at home for this beautiful man and these adorable children was an equally lovely woman.
Wait... children? Rin's eyes widened. Jakotsu!
"Ano, it was nice meeting you Iizuki-san, but I've got to run! Ja matta ne!" She took off running, dark hair streaming behind her, sandals clicking on the cement.
Tch. Well this definately ticked him off. First this woman acting as his equal, then just running off! Were lower middle class working people always this rude? Hn. He didnt know, but he didnt really care to find out.
~*~
Rin ran to the store, almost like a whirlwind, picking up a few packages of paper cups, packets of kool-aid mix, and she even grabbed a few new coloring books as she passed the rack.
After purchasing the items, she was out the door again, sandals pounding against the concrete sidewalk. Into the lobby, past her cousin's and her offices, and into the main room.
"Jakotsu! I'm back!"
"It's about time Rin!" A dark-haired head popped up out of a giant pile of stuffed animals and various toy vehicles, his hair frazzled and the clip hanging by a single strand, his left eye twitching. Small children ran about, giggling. A few piled onto the stuffed animal mountain.
"Sorry, I ah... got held up on the street." Rin smiled sheepishly, unpacking her purchases. Several 'YAY!'s echoed through the building and Shippo and a few others immediately attacked the new coloring books.
Jakotsu unburied himself, kicking at a rather old looking teddy bear with a haggard and chewed ribbon around its neck.
"Held up on the street huh? By whom?" He asked, taking the cups from Rin and pouring juice for a little brown-haired boy.
"I'll tell you in a little bit Ja; Its the kids' nap time now." She motioned towards the clock, and sure enough, it was.
~*~
Sesshoumaru smiled slightly as Aikou and Koushi each took one of his hands.
"Where are we goin' daddy?" Aikou asked curiously, hurrying to keep up with her father's long strides.
"I've got to get back to work soon, so we're going to drop you two off at a daycare, okay?"
"Aww, why we gotta go dere?" Koushi pouted, clinging to Sesshoumaru's leg so he wouldnt have to walk.
"Because I cannot leave you two alone, nor can I bring you to work with me." He stated, in his 'my word is law and will be obeyed' voice. He almost shuddered, remembering the last time he took the twins to work with him a few months ago, before he hired Kagura.
They had run amok in his assistant Jaken's office, putting the tropical fish from the tank into the water cooler, stealing Jaken's shoes, yelling, knocking things over, all-in-all making Hell for his poor assistant.
It had been quite amusing, but Jaken almost quit after that, and good help is SO hard to find nowadays. Though Jaken DID get a rock to the skull after calling Aikou and Koushi brats...
Sesshoumaru knew his kids werent brats, they just didnt like to behave for anyone but himself. Much like he was at that age...
"What if da other kids is mean?" Koushi continued to pout.
"Be mean back. Dont let anyone push you around."
"I dun wanna be mean! Its not nice! ^~^" The dark-haired toddler giggled.
"Then tell your sister. I'm sure she would be mean enough for the both of you."
Aikou giggled, and Koushi nodded happily. Sesshoumaru picked them both up, one in each arm, and continued on his way, preferring to walk rather than call his driver on such a nice spring day.
In no time, the Shikon Child Care Center building arose into view. It was a quaint brick building, with long panels of tinted glass in the front. In the lawn in front was a brightly painted sign, proclaiming this the SCCC.
~*~
Rin and Jakotsu sat down in Jakotsu's office, having gotten all the children to calm down and take their naps.
"Before you tell me what happened earlier, Rin, Inuyasha-san called and said his brother might be bringing his twins in sometime soon. As in today."
"And why didnt this mysterious brother call himself?" Rin raised an eyebrow.
"Inuyasha-san said he wouldnt have the insight to call ahead. Now, what happened?!" Jakotsu leaned forward, staring intently at his cousin and business partner.
"Well... I was on my way to the store, and I ran into a guy... Literally, by the way." She avoided his eyes, blushing slightly at the memory of Iizuki-san.
"Ohhhh! Was he cute? Tall? What color hair? Eyes? Clothes? Details Rinrin!" Ja thwapped her lightly with two fingers in a scolding manner. She giggled.
"Yes, very, silver, gold, and a business suit. There, all your questions answered. I apologized and he introduced himself as Iizuki Sesshoumaru. Then two little kids ran up to him, I suppose they were his, and I remembered you and ran off."
Jakotsu wiggled his eyebrows at Rin. "I bet he was checkin you out dearest cousin!"
Rin turned pink. "Absolutely not! He's probably got a wife!"
Jakotsu suddenly quieted, staring over Rin's shoulder out his office window. The brown-haired girl blinked.
"Ja? Helloooo? Earth to Jakotsu!" A delicate hand was waved in front of his dumbstruck face.
"Rin... Look..." He pointed out the small office window into the lobby... Rin turned and her eyes widened at who she saw.
"Iizuki-san! Jakotsu, its him!" She scrambled out, straightening her skirt. Iizuki-san looked her over with hard amber eyes.
"So, Miyazawa-san. We meet again."
"H-hai..."
"Hello lady off da stweet dat ran into daddy!" The black-haired boy with Iizuki-san waved, a lopsided grin gracing his innocent face.
Jakotsu wandered out and stood behind Rin, glancing this Iizuki person up and down. "I see you two have met." He stated calmly. For some reason, he didnt like the looks of this man...
"Hai, we have, havent we Miyazawa-san?" The silver-haired youkai sent a slight smirk her way. Rin found herself staring at the floor.
"Well its only proper that we be formally introduced." Jakotsu stepped in front of his cousin and took the man's hand, shaking it firmly. "Name's Dakatsu Jakotsu."
"Iizuki Sesshoumaru." The white-haired man nodded.
Grey eyes took on a suspicious glare. "THE Iizuki Sesshoumaru, CEO of Taiyoukai Computers Inc.?"
"Hai, Dakatsu-san." Sesshoumaru was unfazed.
Rin's eyes widened slightly. THAT Iizuki Sesshoumaru?! The richest man in all of the country, here?! At her cousin's and her tiny co-owned daycare?! Surely he could afford some of the top preschools in Japan to send his twins to!
"Well, what would someone of your status be doing here?" A slender, dark eyebrow raised only to become hidden under Jakotsu's bangs.
"I need someone to watch my son and daughter for a few hours while I attend some important meetings." He stated, his voice icy. Cold golden eyes narrowed just slightly.
"Of course Iizuki-san," Rin said, bowing her respect and trying to hide her nervousness. "We've got a few openings today."
Sesshoumaru nodded to the woman, the blasted Dakatsu man forgotten. "This is Aikou," He said, patting the silver-haired girl. "And this is Koushi." He pointed to the dark-haired twin, who was now running around in circles.
Rin smiled warmly at the two, kneeling down to their level. Koushi stopped his running and nearly boweled Rin over, which set her giggling. "You two can call me Rin. We're going to have a lot of fun, ne?"
"Haiiii! Fun is... fun!" Koushi piped up happily. Rin came right out and laughed.
"Yes, yes it is Koushi."
"Aikou, Kou..." Sesshoumaru lead the two to the other side of the lobby, kneeling down with his back to the two daycare workers. "I'll see you both in a few hours after my meetings, okay?"
"Okee daddy!" They chorused together.
"Be good for Miyazawa-san." He stated, kissing both on the tops of their heads and shooing them back to the smiling woman.
"Bye daddy!" Aikou waved, hopping up and down as he left.
"BYEBYEEEEE! ^~^" Koushi just HAD to outdo his sister, and rather looked like a bunny on caffiene pills.
Jakotsu chuckled slightly, wondering how a cold, cruel-looking man like Iizuki-san could have such energetic and kawaii children. Especially since he was raising them by himself, with the occasional help of a nanny. Or so said his issue of People magazine...
"JAAAKKYYYY! SHE HIITT MEEEE!" Wails came from the next room. Apparantly the children were awake now. Oh joy.
"C'mon you two, lets go play with the other kids, okay?" Rin said, using the voice used when talking to toddlers, quiet and gentle. She took the twins' small hands and took them into the playroom. Shaking his head, Jakotsu followed.