Rin woke up the next morning to the sun shining bright in her room and an excited Kenzi jumping up and down on her bed.
"Rin, wake up! It's time for breakfast sleepyhead." Kenzi stated excitedly as she continued to jump up and down on Rin's bed.
"How do you have so much energy in the morning?"
Rin was never a morning person, even when she was little. Whenever she woke up in the morning she was always a little bit grumpy. She often preferred night over day. Staying up at night was never an issue. Her brother would often joke the she was like a vampire. Stay up at night and sleep during the day.
"Come on girl! We've got a lot of stuff to accomplish today. SO…get up, brush your teeth, take a shower, and come downstairs for breakfast." Kenzi ordered.
"But I don't have any other clothes to change into after I get out of the shower."
"Don't worry about that Rinny. Just go ahead and take your shower, I'll take care of everything." Kenzi said as she raced out of Rin's room closing it behind here.
Rin sighed. Plopping her head back down on her plush pillow, she thought about the events that occurred last night. Closing her eyes, she let out a deep sigh.
'I have to make sure that I don't mess up with this family. This could be my only chance to have something like this. I definitely don't want to go back to that foster home.'
She opened her chocolate eyes.
'I am not going to mess this up. I am going to be the best daughter I have ever been!'
Rin suddenly jumped out of her warm bed with a determined look. She had a fire in her eyes that said she was ready for anything. Looking over at the rumpled sheets on the bed from where she slept. She always hated making her bed, but she figured this is a new day and a new family, so she might as well pick up some new habits. She quickly made up her bed and then headed to the bathroom to take her shower and get ready for the day. Rin stared at her reflection through the mirror that hung over her sink.
Rin was a very pretty girl and she always knew she was. She had her parents to thank for that. There wasn't a day that went by where they wouldn't tell her how beautiful she was. When she had spent time around children who were in the same situation as her in the foster homes, she noticed that they didn't think of themselves as pretty. She often felt sorry for them and tried to befriend them and show them that they really are beautiful people, but making friends was never easy for Rin. There were times where she was bullied by the same girls that she tried to befriend. Rin began to realize, that those girls that bullied her only did it to make themselves feel better. Since she realized this, she decided that she would endure the bullying. Through everything that happened from her parents and brother being killed to all the foster homes and all the bullying she went through, Rin stayed kind. She felt like there was no point in fighting anger and mean words with more of the same thing.
She continued to look at her reflection. She had long, wavy, jet black hair that stopped at her lower back. Her mother would always tell her how much she loved her hair, so Rin never cut it, she simply let it grow. Her chocolate eyes were big and doe like, holding a childlike innocence. Soft and plump lips adorn her face as well as deep dimples in her cheeks when she smiled or even made the slightest facial expression. Sighing, she ran a hand through her black tresses and smiled. She was happy with the way she looked. She looked like her mother and father combined. It was another way she kept them in her heart.
Done looking at her reflection, Rin made her way over towards the shower, turning it on to the correct temperature that she preferred. She undressed and stepped in letting the hot water wash over her body and run through her hair. As she continued to stand there she noticed that there was already body wash, shampoo, and conditioner in the shower. Picking up one of the bottles and examining it, she saw that it was scented.
'Vanilla and Jasmine' she thought while popping the cap and smelling the product.
Satisfied with the smell, she squeezed the shampoo into her small hands and began to wash yesterday's filth out of her hair. After rinsing and repeating a few more times, she proceeded to wash her body. Realizing that she had been in the shower for quite some time now, she decided that it was time for her to get out and find something to wear. She stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her body. Looking in the cabinets of the sink she found a blow dryer for her hair. She always had trouble blow drying her hair after her shower. It would get so frustrating at times that she would just give up on it and let it dry on its own. After drying her hair she stepped out of the bathroom to find a pair of beige skinny jeans and a white crop top laying on her bed with a pair of white converse sitting on the floor in front of it. Lying next to her outfit was a black bra and matching black underwear.
'These must have come from Kenzi. I hope it's the right size.'
She dried off and rubbed lotion on her body and continued to get dressed. The clothes and the underwear fit like a glove. Rin had no idea how they knew her size, but she was very grateful that they did. It had been such a long time since she had new clothes. Usually at the foster homes she had to wear hand-me-downs, which she didn't mind but it would become frustrating at times because sometimes the clothes wouldn't fit like they should. Rin left out of her room only to bump into Lelouch. She hadn't seen him since his outburst last night.
"Sorry" she quickly whispered, keeping her gaze down on the floor beneath her feet. She began to walk away when a hand grabbed her wrist.
"Wait. I just wanted to say…." He looked so nervous and had a hard time keeping his eyes focused on one thing. "I'm sorry about what I said last night. I didn't know that you were …..an orphan." He said finally able to look her in the eyes.
Rin blushed a little.
"It's alright. I know you didn't know about it." Rin said quietly.
He didn't say anything after that. He simply walked past her and headed downstairs. After a few seconds of staring at nothing but the carpet, she finally turned around herself and headed downstairs and into the kitchen. Kenzi was already down stairs eating pancakes and eggs hurriedly. When she spotted Rin she jumped out of her chair and ran over to her.
"Rin you look so cute! I knew we were the same size in clothes I just knew it." Kenzi said as she bounced around. "We have to hurry up and eat then wash the dishes. Mother and father said that when we're done we'll go and handle everything that needs to be handled. So come on I already got a plate made for you and everything." Kenzi pulled Rin over to the table and sat her down right next the seat that she was occupying. Her seat was right across from Lelouch who was silently eating his food. Rin did her best to keep her eyes off of him and tried to avoid an awkward eye contact.
Kenzi was chatting on and on about all the fun stuff that they were going to do that day to Rin while she at. Rin didn't mind Kenzi's constant chatter, it was nice to have someone talk her ears off. Kenzi had suddenly stopped her talking and looked towards the kitchen entrance.
"Oh hey Sesshomaru. How's it going?" Kenzi said then immediately went back to talking Rins ears off.
Rin didn't see who Kenzi was talking about until the unknown person sat in the chair next to Lelouch.
"Lelouch why is your sister always so energetic in the morning?" He said in a flat voice, leaning back in the chair he currently occupied.
"I honestly wouldn't know the answer to that Sesshy." Lelouch responded as he continued eating his food.
Sesshomaru glared at his friend "I told you not to call me that." His voice was cold
Lelouch laughed.
"Oh Sesshomaru you should know by now that I am never going to stop calling you that."
Rin had stopped eating her food at this point. Her focus was entirely on the boy that was sitting next to Lelouch. He had to be one of the most beautiful boys that she has ever seen in her life. He had this long flowing silver hair that she was sure was longer than hers by far. His eyes were golden, cold, and uninviting, but they were intriguing as well. He had two magenta stripes on each of his cheeks and a crescent blue moon in the center of his forehead. Was his face chiseled by God himself? If so Rin has more than impressed. The main thing that caught Rins attention were his ears. They were pointed like elf ears.
'He must be one of those demons that I've heard about from the other orphans, but how can he be friends with a human family. I thought demons hated humans and try to annihilate their very existence.'
"What are you looking at human?"
Rin was brought out of her thoughts by a monotone voice. She looked to see Sesshomaru glaring at her.
"Demon" Was the only thing that came out of Rins mouth as she stared into Sesshomaru's eyes.
"Yes, I am a demon. I presume you are a worthless human?"
"I am worthless human? Who do you think you are, you pompous ass? I do not appreciated being looked down on by some egotistical demon who is more than likely a spoiled brat that can't do a single thing for himself. You vile beast, you have the nerve to insult me and you don't even know me!" Rin was standing at this point and glaring straight into the eyes of the demon who had just insulted her.
"You dare to insult me? You are obviously more of an idiot than I thought you were. I am a pure blood demon, Sesshomaru Taisho, heir to the Western Empire and future CEO of Taisho Incorporated. In less than an hour, I can ruin your life completely, taking away any chance you have of a satisfying future with your family. You will never speak to this Sesshomaru in that manner ever again, is that understood you wretched human?"
The room went silent. Kenzi couldn't even find the words to say something and make the situation less awkward for everyone. Sesshomaru rarely lost his temper like that. Yes, he would often get annoyed easily, but for the most part he would just ignore whatever was bothering him. That could also be because it was usually only the small circle of people he allowed to be near him who always teased him. Kenzi and Lelouch looked over to each other at the same time, with the same look on both of their faces. Kenzi then turned to look at Rin, whose head was down, but she wasn't crying. Despite the fact that Rin's head was down and it could be seen that she was shaking.
"Rin, are you o-"
"Ruin my life! For me and my family?! For your information you dog, my life has already been ruin and I have no family! So there for you won't be ruining anything that hasn't already been ruined previously. So say what you want! Make all the meaningless and pointless threats you want, because they mean absolutely nothing to me!"
With that Rin walked away and headed upstairs to her room where she could calm down. While she was upstairs trying to calm down, downstairs in the kitchen, there was still a very awkward silence. No one knew exactly what to say at this point.
"You know Sesshy, you didn't have to say all of that. All she said was what you are and then you called her a worthless human." Lelouch told Sesshomaru as he got up from his seat and put his dishes in the sink. He turned and leaned against the counter and crossed his arms.
"Yeah Sesshomaru. Rin has been through a lot. She wasn't kidding when she said that her life was already ruined." Kenzi said, eyes downcast and focused on her half way eaten breakfast.
"And what does that have to do with me?"
"Well Sesshomaru, could you just try not to be so harsh towards her? Her family, that you pretty much threatened, was killed when she was five and ever since then she was bounced back and forth through foster homes. She ran away from her most recent foster home and I found her yesterday sleeping on a park bench when I was walking Koda. Things just started good for her."
"That gives her no right to insult the heir to the Western throne. She is lucky that this Sesshomaru didn't slit her throat right where she stood. You and I both know that I would not hesitate to do so." Sesshomaru said as he leaned back into his chair.
"Kids what happened down here? We heard yelling. Where's Rin?" Takuma asked as he entered the kitchen with Kazu. Both were getting ready for the day's activities, when they heard someone yelling angrily. They were hoping that it was just one of Kenzi and Lelouch's usual little spats that happen almost every day, but when they came downstairs they could see that it was something completely different from what they thought it was. No one had answered their question. It was as quiet as it was after Rin had left.
"Well is someone going to tell us what happened?" This time Kazu spoke in a very stern voice and looked at both of her children and Sesshomaru who was gazing out of the windows in the kitchen with a bored look.
Kenzi cleared her throat.
"Well…." Kenzi proceeded to tell her parents what happened between Rin and Sesshomaru. She had hoped that her parents wouldn't be too angry with what happened.
"Sesshomaru! I am shocked at you!" Sesshomaru wasn't even phased by Kazu's response to what happened. He simply continued to look out the window with the same bored expression.
Takuma sighed and shook his head.
"Sesshomaru, even though you are the heir to the Western Lands using you power in such a way is quiet childish of you." This caused Sesshomaru to look away from the window and directly into Takuma's green eyes.
"Childish you say?" Sesshomaru said.
"Yes Sesshomaru, childish. Rin is the newest member of this family and me and Kazu plan to adopt her. We expect you to treat her with the same respect that you treat Lelouch and Kenzi. Especially since you will be seeing a lot more of her. Now if you all will excuse me I am going to go and check on her." Takuma turned and walked away heading upstairs to Rins room as he heard his wife have the ones that were in the kitchen clean up.
Rin was still raging in her room, trying her best to contain the scream that was begging to be let loose. Pacing the floor back and forth hoping that would somehow calm her nerves.
"Who the hell does that demon think he is? Trying to intimidate me. What a spoiled brat. I feel sorry for his parents. They most likely have to deal with his ass on a daily basis. I can't believe he called me a worthless human! I just want to shove my foot up his doggy butthole!"
Rin continued to rage to herself not realizing that Takuma was standing at her door with a humored smile watching her pace back and forth.
"He thinks he's so perfect! With his beautiful golden – amber eyes, and long silver hair, and face that might as well have been given to him personal by God himself." Rin began to blush. "He is pretty cute though… No! I refuse to think that that Ice Prince is even close to cute!" Rin's rage was interrupted by a heartfelt laugh. She froze and turned to see Takuma laughing in her doorway.
"Rin you are definitely a funny one, that's for sure."
Rin's face turned as red as a tomato. "Uh…Sorry if I was being loud. It's just that boy is so frustrating."
Takuma smiled." You will have to excuse Sesshomaru. He is a very…..different character. You hit right on the mark when you referred to him as Ice Prince. That is simply how he is. He closed everyone out after some things in his past happen. It seems as though he has yet to get over it entirely, so he is simply cold to everyone. You learn to love him over time. He's family after all."
"You all are…related to him?" She was beyond confused. They were so nice and he was so….not nice.
"Yes Sesshomaru is my nephew. Not by blood, but me and his father have been friends for quite a long time, since we were children in fact." Takuma explained.
"Oh … I see. Thank you for coming up here to check on me Mr. Takuma."
"Think nothing of it dear. You are a part of this family now Rin, so there's no need for you to refer to me so formally. You can simply call me by my first name, no suffix of course, and if you are comfortable enough with it you can call me dad. That of course is up to you. The same goes for my wife."
Rin smiled and nodded. She really did feel as though she was already a part of this family and the fact that they accepted her so easily made her heart soar. It's been so long since she has felt like this.
"Now let's go. We have a lot of things to take care of before the day is out, we best be on our way." Takuma grabbed Rins hand and gently pulled her along as they went downstairs and back into the kitchen where everyone was waiting on them.
"Rin!" Kenzi ran over to her friend and hugged her. "Are you ok? Sorry about Sesshomaru. He's just…..well Sesshomaru."
"It's fine." Rin laughed. "And I'm ok, I just needed to rage for a little bit."
"Well, if everyone is ready I believe that it is time for us to go. Our first stop is to the school to get Rin enrolled and then we hit the stores to go shopping!" Kazu's enthusiasm never failed to make an appearance, especially when shopping was involved. She rushed everyone out of the house and into the car. Making sure everyone was buckled in, they drove off to Victorian Academy where Rin would be attending school with Kenzi and Lelouch.
Despite the events that took place in the kitchen, the day was going good so far and Rin was actually enjoying it. She could hardly wait to see her new school. Containing her excitement was a very hard task indeed. She began to daydream as she stared out the window, and watched as they passed by houses, trees, and people.
'Oh I just can't wait!'
