Sapphire!Edit (February 24, 2015) PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE AN OLD READER, IF NOT CARRY ON: It had come to my attention that I went off track with this story...oh yes, don't think I've noticed your comments. And guess what, I agree. Guess my brain decided to be drunk and write non sense that made no sense. After chapter 20 I really felt like I hit a brick wall that said "you shall not pass" on it. This story will be back on track this weekend starting with the changing of the plot a tad bit. No more weird...Rin if you know what I mean. You can say "I told you so...and all that crap." Okay, so this story will still be 40 chapters blah blah blah and well...the rest will be what I had planned before (only Ch. 15-20 shall be changed), I think I just ran into a little hiccup and didn't plan the middle as much as I did the rest of the story. It shall be more original. Eh, you'll all see. Gomen'nasai! and I really hope I won't lose readers over this decision. OUTTAKE (DELETED CHAPTERS/SCENES) WILL BE GOING FORWARD AT THE END!

Please respect my decision in this, guys. I really felt I had hit rock bottom from the last chapter (ch.20) I did.

-Sapphire

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Chapter 15

Good doing business with you

I was in a daze. A full out I-don't-know-what's-happening daze. The day was like a dream, but then it wasn't. My wrist felt cold and light without the handcuff. It was so weird not having it on. I kind of had some sort of attachment issues to the stupid thing. I didn't know why, but I really wanted it back on me and Sesshomaru. However, I knew he wouldn't. He looked…seemed different since they came off, almost quiet and serene. And to me, that wasn't a good sign.

So on the way to class, I asked him. "Why are you so quiet?"

"I'm not quiet, I'm plotting," he responded.

I groaned, stopping him in the hall. "Please don't. I'll deal with Ayame."

"No," he replied, shortly, passing me and heading into the room.

Great, now I had Sesshomaru to deal with. What's next I wonder?

I followed him in and watched as he stood beside the seat behind mine and freely glared down at the small human nerd in the seat. "Get out," he growled low.

The nerd started to shake tremendously at the dog demon before him, remaining silent. This kid had been sitting there all semester! What the hell?!

"Get out," Sesshomaru repeated.

And that was when the kid shot out of the seat and sat down in Sesshomaru's old one. I looked at Sesshomaru as if he was the most horrible person ever, and he was! "Takahashi, what the hell is wrong with you? Why did you do that?"

He didn't look up to meet my eyes. "It's my seat."

"No, that seat is yours," I said, pointing to the seat that was now occupied by the shaken student.

"Was. It was my seat." He looked up at me then. "If you have forgotten Mutant, this seat was mine the very first day before that contraption attached me to you."

Before I could say anymore, Kagome came in with a shocked expression on her face. "Oh my gosh, so it is true!" she exclaimed. "How does it feel?"

"Uh, great," I said, still slightly distracted from Sesshomaru's new and odd behaviour.

He was so distant now, and acted as if he was annoyed with me. Strange that it started when the cuffs came off. Was he really upset with Ayame's actions?

"And Sesshomaru?" she asked too.

But of course, he ignored her.

"Okay," she muttered, "is he alright?" she wondered.

"He's probably in shock, just like me," I answered with a grin.

The final bell rang and everyone came rushing in, including Kagura who undoubtedly saw Sesshomaru's new location and gasped so loudly that everyone turned towards her. I was glad the Mrs. Abe came in before Kagura had a chance to come to Sesshomaru's side. I would be free from her annoying voice for at least for a little while. Unfortunately, I knew that lunch would be a whole new ball game.

During the class, I probably caught myself rubbing my wrist…I don't know…eight times. I was afraid I had succumbed to a new habit.

The nerves began when the bell rang and I got out of my seat to find Sesshomaru gone. Oh and did I mention that Kagura was also gone? No I didn't think I did. Well just in case, Kagura was also out of there like the wind. Laugh out loud to that one.

I rushed out of there before you could say 'what the hell is going on here?' which is exactly what I said when I saw Kagura rubbing against Sesshomaru's side. At least he wasn't enjoying it.

"Come on, Sesshy! You're finally free! Let's go somewhere fun tonight," she wined.

"For the final time, no!" he hissed, trying to move away from her.

"What the hell is going on here?" I demanded, marching up to the other side of him.

"Get lost, cockroach! He's mine!" she said, trying to pull him away.

Oh, no she didn't. I grabbed his other arm and pulled. "Seriously? He's my boyfriend!"

"No, he's not! He was only doing that when you two were handcuffed together! Now that he's free, he's mine!"

"Fuck off!"

"You fuck off!"

Then he snarled. Not like his typical I'm-so-annoyed snarl, but one that meant if-both-of-you-don't-stop-I'm-going-to-kill-you snarl, and might I add, it was highly petrifying. But I wasn't scared… "Both of you fuck off!" Snapping like a twig. Okay, maybe a little scared.

Kagura stood up straight—typical snobby posture. "I thought she knew about this already!" she said.

"Knew what?" I asked.

"You don't remember when I said this little thing you had with Sesshomaru was just a bet between him and his friends? God, humans are dense."

"I already knew about the bet, Kagura. And guess what, he already planned on dating me before that bet happened."

Then she laughed. Ugh, the one thing I hated most was Kagura's laugh, well that and the old lady taking the last can of soup at the grocery store, oh and Sesshomaru, but that was in the past so…wait…what? Oh right Kagura…annoying…got it. Yeah, I wanted to cut my ear drums out to block her loud laugh.

"Wow, I never knew you were that stupid! I'm glad the disease didn't rub off onto Sesshomaru or there would be chaos. I'm guess he didn't tell you the whole thing."

I grew angrier from every passing second. All I wanted was to kick Kagura's ass to Timbuktu and surround her with donkeys. Yeah, that was a great plan. Now to put the plan in action.

But before I could, Kagura walked away laughing. What the hell?

Then Sesshomaru walked away, leaving me the last one standing. I followed after him and into the cafeteria. Why, oh, why did I have a bad feeling about this?

My heart froze when I saw him walking into the direction of his friends, high fiving them as if they were all congratulating him. A part of me wanted to run over and demand what he was doing, but the other part really just wanted to sit down and think about the current situation. I was dumb-found, not knowing what to do, what to say. Was what Kagura said all true? Did he only going out with me because we were handcuffed together? I didn't want to believe it, but some part of me knew it might've been true.

"There's only one way to find out," I muttered to myself.

So I walked over to his table with my head held high and made myself known. "Takahashi?" I asked. "Why are you over here? I thought you hated these guys?"

They all started laughing, except him. "Kagura was right man," Koga started, "she really doesn't have a clue." Koga then stood up in front of me and smirked. "Hey sweetheart, Sesshomaru was just using you for a bet. A bet he lost too."

"Correction, Koga, I won," he corrected.

"What? No you didn't."

"Dude, don't you remember your own bet?" one wolf that name escaped my mind asked.

I was still confused on the whole bet thing though! In my mind I kept yelling, "Hey, can someone please tell me the real bet!?" Oops, I think I said that out loud.

"I remember you being totally wasted when it happened, girl. Sesshomaru said if he couldn't make you fall in love with him and start dating him by the end of the month he would wear a chicken suit to prom. But if he did, Koga would have to wear the suit. There wasn't anything in the bet that said he had to return the feelings-"

"Crap!" Koga cursed, cutting him short. "Was I drunk when I agreed to this, because I totally remember a whole different situation?"

"Dude, you were drunk."

"So, that means I won," Sesshomaru smirked, and locked eyes with me. "Good doing business with you."

"W…w…what?" I stuttered.

"He was messing with you, you stupid human!" Koga replied angrily. "He doesn't care about you!"

"Is he telling the truth?"

Sesshomaru blinked, giving me a cold stare. "Yes. I've only seen you as an annoyance. A pesky human who doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut. I had to do something to keep you in check when I was stuck with you. This bet was perfect for both passing the time and getting you back. You are so short minded. You fell for me the moment I kissed you and took your innocence away. You are probably the easiest girl to get into bed with too. It's almost sad. But I guess when you're an orphan and live in a smelly run-down apartment, you get a little lonely."

So now the truth comes out, and how I, Rin Mori, was tricked, deceived, and betrayed by my number one enemy, Sesshomaru Takahashi. I guess I should've seen it coming from the first time I ever heard about the stupid bet. But now you know you should never trust your enemy no matter how they act around you. Perhaps I should've paid attention in history when they talked about how in war strategies the general would send a soldier or 'spy' to pretend he was the other army's allies and got as much information on them, so they could know their battle plan and beat them at their own game—pure sabotage.

I rounded the table and stood beside him. My heart was breaking a little more with each passing second. I could feel the tears rushing in my eyes. But I brushed it off, feeling anger more than betrayal and wore an expression of animosity.

"How could you," I hissed. "I trusted you. Did you really feel nothing?"

"Not a single feeling."

I snorted with frustration. "So you lied to me about the bet?"

"I did not lie about the bet," he smirked. "They really are wearing chicken suits to prom."

"And what about when you said you already had feelings for me? I'm guessing that was also a lie," my voice raising a notch.

"I had to do something to keep you silent. Do you know how loud you can be?"

I swallowed deep, whispering, "You said you loved me. I should've known you would do this."

"You should know I despise humans, even you. But of course you probably wouldn't even be in this situation if that wolf friend of yours didn't handcuff us together. So if you want someone to blame for your suffering, blame her."

"Don't you dare put Ayame into this!"

"I can do what I want. Just like I will do what I want next time I see her face."

"You hurt her-"

"And you'll what? Insult me? Face it Mutant, even your come backs and insults have become rotten. Besides, aren't you angry with her for lying to you?"

I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out. I didn't want to agree with Sesshomaru but he was right, Ayame did lie to me, and the one thing I hated most is a liar. "Don't forget that you did too," I said in a low voice. "And for that, I never want to see or talk to you ever again."

"Kind of hard when were in all the same classes together."

That jackass!

You probably have some idea what comes next. But if you don't, let me paint a picture. It involved a cup of soda and Sesshomaru's head. Got it? Great.

"Asshole!" I shouted, stomping away.

It was strange walking away from him. Everyone in the cafeteria knew Sesshomaru and I had officially broken up. By the end of the hour, every student would know every word that was said between us. Wasn't high school great?

So there I was, sitting in the bathroom toilet, crying my eyes out like a cliché schoolgirl that got dumped by her boyfriend. I could hear people walking in and walking back out awkwardly .With that I apologize to anyone that day who really needed to go to the bathroom, but couldn't on account of a blubbering girl who was crying her eyes out. But hey, welcome to high school.

When I was done letting my frustration go through tears, I found Ayame in the halls. She came up to me with a worried expression. "Rin…I don't know what to say."

"Don't say anything," I grumbled, walking away from her. I guess I wasn't done being frustrated and now I was going to take it out on Ayame. Oh god.

She caught up to me and grabbed my arm. "Rin, I didn't mean to…I wish I could…Ugh…."

"You know, I don't know who I'm angrier at. You, from hiding the key, lying, and forcing Sesshomaru and I to do things we weren't comfortable doing together, and at your own personal gain. Or Sesshomaru, from outright lying to me all this time about his feelings then confessing that he hated my guts after we were free. I just don't know."

She was speechless. It was from the way her eyes were bulged out and her mouth moving with no audio that I knew she was beaten. Ayame isn't a comfort girl. She's tough when it comes to problems. When I met her, she gave me all these tough lessons that motivated me to speak again. There was no heart filled words or sentimentality. But I could've really used some at the moment.

"You know what Ayame, don't say anything. I can't speak to you right now."

I didn't want to speak to anyone right now, truthfully. Everything had gone downhill and right now I just needed space. I didn't want any more drama bringing me down any further.

I moved around her, but she grabbed me by the arm. Not tightly, but I could tell, from years of being her best friend, she wanted to get this over with and speak.

"Rin…"

"Ayame, please, I just need space." And I pulled away from her, running down the halls, with tears stinging my eyes.

I would speak to her later, and I know she would be waiting for me at my home once school was over. Being her, she would be lecturing me for the next six hours. Right now, I would need to get back at Sesshomaru for using me this entire time. Gods, I was so angry with him, I felt like my anger to Ayame like comparing an ant to a mountain.

I know Ayame too. I know the reason or placing the handcuffs onto Sesshomaru and I was from her anger. And I know she hid the key from us to learn a lesson…but Sesshomaru…when someone uses me for their own personal gain, be friendship, a relationship, or a stupid bet they made with their friends, it beats the handcuffs any day.

xXx

Walking home, I felt like the weather knew how I was feeling. Yes, it was raining—pouring actually—but did I care? No. I just wanted to get home and curl up in my warm bed, escaping the world and all its unwanted drama. Oh, I really hoped there would be no unwanted rumors circulating me at school. That would suck more like a vacuum cleaner.

My hand rubbed the wrist where the cuff once held. It felt so…strange. Having the handcuffs on, it felt real. I had gotten to love those stupid metal bracelets. And now it felt like I had lost a part of myself. My body shivered from the cold…gods; I was going to catch a cold if I didn't get inside.

Drops dripped from my hair and a track of water follow behind me when I got inside the apartment building. Unfortunately for me, my good for nothing landlord, was standing outside his apartment talking rather immaturely on the phone. And guess what? He say said wet tracks and started to yell. But because of my current state being rather cold and tired of people's voices, I brought my anger out on him.

"SHUT YOUR MOUTH YOU FUCKING PIG!"

"What did you say?" he warned, stepping closer.

"Are your ears not working? Are you too dumb to understand? I said; shut your mouth you fucking pig."

"That's it you little bitch!" He yelled, charging at me.

I gasped, quickly trying to find my keys. Moments later, I found myself on the floor, with Mr. Wonderful above me. He pinned my hands above me, as I struggled to kick him in his unholy place, but his legs squeezed mine together, limiting my movement. He then used his other hand to undo the buttons on my blouse, revealing my bra. He covered my mouth with his disgusting hand to stop me from screaming, but I bit him before he could do anything. He shook it off, swearing at me. "Stay still you little bitch," he pulled out a small knife and pressed it against my throat, "or you'll get it."

I think that moment was the first time, since my parent's death, I felt fear. It devoured me whole like a dragon, surrounding me with heated fire.

Then it was gone, and so was he. Suddenly Ayame was over me, helping me up. I blinked; making sure it wasn't a dream. I looked over to see Mr. Wonderful groaning on the floor, covering his eye with his hand.

"Oh my god," I muttered.

"Rin, are you alright?"

I didn't know if Ayame was speaking to me, or it was the voice in my head…wait, I don't have a voice in my head…or do I? Either way, I nodded my head.

"Come on," she grabbed my wrist, "let's get you out of here."

xXx

We landed in a café a block down the street. She ordered tea while I tried to dry off with the paper towel in the bathroom. When I returned, she was waiting. Looks like avoiding Ayame's lecture would be impossible.

I sat down, holding the large white mug in my hands, not bothering to look at Ayame's face.

"Rin…."

I shook my head. "I don't want to talk about it?"

She sighed. "What? About this afternoon, or about what just about happened? Rin, you have to go to the police."

"Yeah? And do what? What will they do that they haven't already? Besides, he'll just tell them some lie, and whatever you did to him,…Ayame, I don't want you to get involved in this."

"Involved? Rin, you are my best friend, and it's my responsibility to make sure you are alright."

I gave her the look. You know…the look somebody gives someone else when they say something totally irrelevant. "And look who's talking?"

Her eyebrows furrowed. "Pardon?"

"Don't act dumb, Ayame. If your responsibility was to make sure I was alright, then you would've handcuffed me to that stupid, inconsiderate, piece of dog turd….and I wouldn't be sitting here, crying."

"You know why I did it, Rin. And I know you understand why I hid the key from you."

I sniffed, playing with the cup. "You wanted Takahashi and me to get along. You wanted us to stop our foolish game of bickering to each other. I should be the one saying sorry for you from putting up with me all of those years."

"Now I know it was a mistake. If I knew he made that idiotic bet with his stupid friends, I never would've…I'm so sorry, Rin."

"I'm so…I don't even think angry is the right word." And here come more tears. It's like an never ending waterfall. "I guess…without the handcuffs it probably would've happened eventually. It's like a cliché thing in high school. The handcuffs just moved it forward…and…" Well shit.

I heard her gasp lightly. "Oh my gosh, you're in love with him."

I nodded. "Yeah, and I hate him because of it. Ayame, you have to help me."

"What do you mean?"

I sniffed, clearing the tears away and breathing deep. I looked up to her then, wearing a stoic expression. "Help me get back at him…for causing me so much pain."

A/N: Once again I am so, so sorry for changing this on you guys. Hope you can see in your hearts to forgive me. Love you all.