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I OWN NOTHING.
'Father? Do you think that Sesshomaru loves her?'' Sayo asked.
''Yes, he is so in love with her. He told me so,'' Father Jaken answered.
''My poor brother, and I feel pity for her. I don't think she is a bad woman,'' Sayo said.
''Me neither,'' Father Jaken agreed. ''I'm sure this is all a misunderstanding. Maybe Rin's mother is responsible for this. But the two of them, your brother and his wife are proud and stubborn. That's why things are the way they are.''
''Father, I don't like that girl, Sara. I have a bad feeling about her,'' Sayo admitted.
''Well, dear, you know how Sesshomaru is. He is honest, generous, and he is not arrogant. Listen, don't you think it would be good to tell him the truth? That you are his sister,'' Jaken suggested.
''No,'' Sayo rejected. ''No, Father, why would I give him another reason to be upset? No, he has enough problems.''
''But it won't be a problem. On the contrary. Besides, it's fair that you take what belongs to you. You are his sister, not a servant,'' Father reminded.
''No, I'm fine this way, Father. I swear that I feel better this way than if he treated me like his sister he didn't even want. I'm very happy, living with him, seeing him every day, taking care of him. What else can I ask for?'' Sayo questioned.
''That he treated you like he should,'' Jaken exclaimed.
''No,'' Sayo said.
''He and Rin need someone to make them see reason!'' Father pleaded.
''...''
''Miss Rin?'' Sayo called as she entered her sister-in-law's room.
''Yes?'' Rin responded quietly.
''I just..wanted to check on you after I saw Mr. Sesshomaru leave,'' Sayo said.
''..I-I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know what or who to believe,'' Rin sighed.
''I can't tell you who to believe but from what I have seen, Sesshomaru is a good man and you are a good woman. I can see it,'' Sayo assured her.
''I feel..guilty. There are things I want to tell him. Things that he should know but I don't know how to say them or if I even want to say them out loud,'' Rin confessed.
''If you ever need someone to say them to, it will stay between us,'' Sayo promised.
''Thank you,'' Rin smiled for the first time in a while.
''The new overseer is here?'' Tinoyo questioned. ''That's not possible.''
''I don't know why you're surprised, it was only a matter of time before Sesshomaru replaced my brother,'' Sara said.
''Well, yeah but I didn't think he would arrive so soon,'' Tinoyo remarked.
''He just got here, along with this employee,'' Sara replied.
''His employee?'' Tinoyo ecchoed.
''Yeah but guess what, they ran into those robbers on the road and they stole everything. Their truck, everything,'' Sara revealed.
''What?'' ''Tinoyo! The new overseer is here, go ask him for your orders and tell him I'm expecting him for dinner,'' Sesshomaru interrupted.
''As you say Sesshomaru,'' Tinoyo grunted.
''Tinoyo, in a few days I want you to go with me to town to talk to the Chief of Police about the robberies. We have to do something about it. Did Sara tell you the new overseer was robbed?'' Sesshomaru asked.
''Yeah, we just finished talking about it. Excuse me,'' Tinoyo left.
''Do you want to go ride horses? Come on, let's go,'' Sara pulled on Sesshomaru's arm. ''Let's race! The one who loses, gets a dare, ok?''
''You are the same girl you've always been. You never change,'' Sesshomaru smiled.
''You don't like that?'' Sara asked. ''I don't think you want me to be serious, with a face like your-''
''Sara, I want you to understand that Rin is my wife. The woman I chose to be my partner for all of my life and I don't like it when you talk like that about her,'' Sesshomaru raised his voice to her.
''It makes me very angry that she behaves like that to you. She doesn't love you and you shouldn't be so nice to her. That woman hates you! Why do you want a woman like her to be by your side?'' Sara wrapped her arms around Sesshomaru's neck. ''Let her go, Sesshomaru. You can get a marriage annulment. In the end, there's nothing-''
''In the end what?'' Sesshomaru growled.
''There's nothing between you two, right? She snubs you all the time, right?'' Sara guessed.
''Rin is my woman. If you want us to get along, don't touch on that subject again,'' Sesshomaru warned. ''Didn't you want to take a horse ride? Let's go then.''
''Alright, let's go,'' Sara smiled and pulled him along with her while another pair of eyes watched.
Rin watched from her window looking at the spot where Sara had dragged her husband away a while ago. Rin felt anxious and she didn't know why. There was no way that she could-
''It's a beautiful day. Why don't you go for a walk?'' Sayo interrupted.
''Sayo, how do you like working here?'' Rin turned to ask. ''Do they treat you well?''
''Yes,'' Sayo answered. ''Sesshomaru is very nice to me.''
''He hasn't come back yet, right?'' Rin questioned.
''No,'' Sayo answered.
''Do you know where he went?'' Rin asked.
''He went for a horse ride,'' Sayo answered.
''With Sara, his friend,'' Rin responded.
''I don't know about that, ma'am,'' Sayo replied.
''He should have married her, not me,'' Rin's voice broke. ''She is his perfect partner.''
Kohaku looked around the living room before he noticed a small opening to the side that was hiding a door.
''Excuse me.'' Kohaku turned around when he heard Sayo's voice. ''What are you doing?''
''Is the boss in?'' Kohaku asked.
''No, he went out a while ago for a horse ride,'' Sayo answered.
''What about his wife? Is she in?'' Kohaku questioned.
''Yes,'' Sayo answered with confusion. ''Who are you?''
''Shiro Kon. I'm the new overseer,'' Kohaku revealed.
''Ah. Do you need anything?'' Sayo questioned.
''Well, yes. I was looking for the boss,'' Kohaku reminded.
''Well, yes but as I said, he isn't here right now,'' Sayo restated.
''Right. Well then, I'll come back another time. Excuse me,'' Kohaku took another look at the door that hid his target while Sayo watched his eyes.
Rin carefully opened the door to Sesshomaru's office and slowly walked around, observing the things surrounding her before something caught her attention, a phone. Rin turned to look behind her before she picked it up and dialed the number to her home.
''Hello.'' Rin's eyes filled with tears at the sound of her father's voice after so long. ''Hello? Who is this?''
''Hi, daddy,'' Rin answered happily.
''Rin? I'm so glad to hear from you,'' Rin's father greeted.
''I miss you so much daddy,'' Rin cried.
''And I you, sweetie. How are you?'' Her father questioned.
''How are you, daddy?'' Rin questioned.
''Much better since you called, dear. And the ranch is doing a lot better. The best it's done in years,'' Admiral shared.
''Oh, I'm so happy for you. Are you happy?'' Rin questioned.
''Very. And you, sweetie?'' Admiral asked.
''Oh, daddy! Very happy! Very happy now that I heard your voice,'' Rin smiled.
''Well, tell your husband to bring you down for dinner some time,'' Admiral suggested.
''Yes, I'll tell him but I can't promise anything-'' ''I don't want you riding that horse anymore, Sara. It's too dangerous right now.'' ''Don't worry, I ride better than you any day and you know it.''
Rin looked over to where she could hear Sesshomaru and Sara's voices. ''Daddy, my husband just got back. I have to go.''
''Okay. I'm sending a kiss your way and give a hug to Sesshomaru for me,'' Admiral said.
''Of course, daddy. I adore you. I'm sending you lots of hugs and kisses and when I see you again, I'll give them all to you,'' Rin cried.
''Goodbye, Rin,'' Her father hung up.
Rin hung up the phone and covered her mouth to quiet her sobs.
''Hey, is the foreman coming to have dinner just tonight or will it be an everyday thing?'' Sara asked Sesshomaru after they arrived back at the house.
''No, I just want to meet him,'' Sesshomaru answered.
''Well, I'll go change. You rest up,'' Sara smirked.
''You too,'' Sesshomaru turned around to come face to face with his wife coming out of his office. ''What were you doing in the office?''
''Making a phone call,'' Rin answered.
''To who?'' Sesshomaru took a step towards her.
''To my dad,'' Rin hissed. Sesshomaru looked at her with distrust. ''You can call him, to check if I'm telling the truth.''
''All right, I believe you,'' Sesshomaru relented. ''But, I'll have to ask you to not use the phone while I'm not here.''
Rin scoffed. ''Don't you think this is too much?''
''Forgive me, but I don't completely trust you yet,'' Sesshomaru admitted. ''Will you have dinner with me, tonight?''
''I'd be pleased,'' Rin sneered.
Sesshomaru smiled. ''Thank you.''
''But on one condiiton, she can't join us,'' Rin requested.
''I'll have someone bring you dinner to your room then,'' Sesshomaru replied. Rin's eyes got watery before she shook her head and left her husband alone.
Sesshomaru ran a hand through his hair in frustration when Sayo entered the living room with a glass of water.
''Please take my wife dinner, Sayo,'' Sesshomaru requested.
''Was your ride nice, sir?'' Sayo smiled.
''What ride?'' Sesshomaru questioned.
''The one you had with Miss Sara,'' Sayo reminded her brother.
''Yes,'' Sesshomaru nodded.
''I think the Mrs. would've liked to go, as well,'' Sayo said.
''Why? Did she mention it?'' Sesshomaru asked.
''No, but, during the afternoon, she was staring through the window, to the fields, and she asked for you,'' Sayo revealed.
''She asked for me?'' Sesshomaru questioned.
''Yes,'' Sayo nodded.
Sesshomaru looked away and smiled before turning towards his sister. ''Sayo, I want to ask you for a favor. Try to gain her trust, talk to her, keep her company. If you notice she needs anything, or she wants anything, please let me know.''
''Yes, sir, with pleasure. I think Mrs. Rin is a good person. And I can see she loves you a lot,'' Sayo replied.
''Where are you from, Sayo?'' Sesshomaru questioned.
''From here, I guess you could say, sir. But I moved shortly after I was born and then recently, my mother passed away so I came back,'' Sayo answered carefully.
''Father Jaken told me something about that. Where did you move to?'' Sesshomaru asked.
''Somewhere far, far away. I'd rather not talk about it, sir,'' Sayo responded. ''Excuse me, I'll take dinner to the Mrs.''
''Come in,'' Rin permitted to Sayo who was on the other side of the door.
''Here's your dinner, ma'am,'' Sayo gestured to the tray of food in her arms.
''Thank you very much, Sayo. Just leave it there,'' Rin instructed.
''Is there anything else you need?'' Sayo asked.
''No, thank you, you can go,'' Rin smiled before turning back to her window.
''Forgive me for my intrusion but, I don't like to see you sad,'' Sayo admitted.
''I feel so alone, Sayo,'' Rin sighed. ''I don't have anyone to talk to, here. Nobody who loves me at least a little.''
''I care about you, ma'am,'' Sayo told her.
''Oh, Sayo, you barely know me,'' Rin pointed out.
''So what? Just by looking at your eyes, I know that you're a good person, that I can trust you,'' Sayo responded.
''I appreciate it,'' Rin smiled.
''Why don't you go downstairs, with your husband?'' Sayo suggested.
''No, I won't share the table with his little friend,'' Rin rolled her eyes.
''Everybody here thinks you don't love the boss, but I know you do. You love him,'' Sayo smiled as Rin looked at her with surprise but unable to say anything. ''If you didn't love him, you wouldn't be so jealous about Sara.''
''I'm not jealous of anybody,'' Rin denied.
''May I give you some advice?'' Sayo questioned. Rin nodded. ''Dress up and go downstairs for dinner. Show that Sara who's the true lady of this house. Excuse me.'' Sayo walked out leaving Rin to her thoughts.
Sesshomaru poured the glass of vodka down his throat while he thought the woman he loved.
''What time is dinner?'' Rin asked as she stepped into the living room.
Sesshomaru's eyes widened and he quickly stood up to look at his wife up and down. ''I see you changed your mind.''
''Does it bother you?'' Rin smiled as he watched her.
''No, not at all. I just want you to know that besides Sara, the new foreman will have dinner with us as well,'' Sesshomaru informed. Rin looked at Sesshomaru curiously causing him to misunderstand her again. ''I don't mind sharing the table with humble people or stuck-up people.''
Rin and Sesshomaru laughed at each other but for two different reasons. He was always so defensive when it came to the people who worked for him. Rin admittedly liked that about him. Her thoughts were cut short when a familiar voice came up behind her.
''Good evening.''
TA-DA! What'd ya think? Every good love story has a wing-man and in this case, it's Sayo. Reviews people, reviews.
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