A/N: Can I just say how sorry I am for this? 6 months without updating this story is beyond stupid and I do apologize greatly. Lots and lots of things have happened over the last 6 months that can be explained in the recent chapter of Diamonds. But that doesn't give me the excuse to not update this. This summer, I will update this as much as I can. At least twice a month. AT LEAST! Once again...I am sorry. I just want to thank you all for sticking with me for such a long time and reviewing and all that stuff. There are no words to describe how much it all means to me.

Please enjoy this awesome chapter as a sorry to my horrible schedule.

Chapter 23

Let the good times roll

Did he just say what I think he said or was my brain on the fritz again. Yeah, I think my brain was on the fritz. It was a molecular explosion waiting to happen inside one of my many veins running through my wrinkly thought process system. I would have to call maintenance and get them to fix the issue before the explosion happened or the failed connection to the main data frame got worse. Wouldn't want some odd language to start coming out of my mouth, eh governa'?

"You heard what I said, Rin," he smirked. "Don't make me repeat myself."

I blinked. "Well, I think you'll have to because...I'm sorry, did you just ask me to marry you?"

"Told you."

"Will you just answer my question?" I snapped.

He rolled his eyes. "Yes, Rin, I just asked you to marry me in a handicapped bathroom."

I put my left hand on my hip. "Oh now you're just being sarcastic with me. Takahashi, get real here and stop confusing my brain! I'm about to explode."

"Will it be as bad as when you unleashed your toxic gas into the atmosphere?"

I hit him in the arm. "You're not funny! Seriously, be real here."

He came close to my face, making me blush. "I'm being as real as it gets, Mutant."

"Prove it." I spat.

He stood back up with a sigh and put his hand in his pocket, pulling out a blue velvet ring case...oh my pickles in a jar...that was a ring case...so that means...his words...his question...everything...real...what…

My eyes widened and I froze at the sight of the object for a moment before collecting myself. I cleared my throat and breathed deep.

"Please, that's not a real-"

He opened the box to reveal a massive diamond ring.

"-it's a real ring...oh my gods."

"You know," he started, "I wasn't planning on doing this in a bathroom. I had it all set up. There was going to be a romantic dinner with candle light, and then I was going to take you out into a white gazebo with music and small white lights around, and we would dance. It was going to be perfect."

I blinked to him and back to the ring, shaking my head. "You weren't going to do that, Takahashi. You aren't a romantic."

"You right, I'm not. But I was going to do it...tonight."

I looked back up to him, my eyes widening again. "Impossible…I know you, and I know you are just pulling my leg..." I swallowed. "Can I at least...try it on?"

He smiled, taking the ring out of the box and giving it to me. I looked at it between in fingers before moving to place it on my ring finger. However, just before I was, a loud knock came from the door.

"Uh...Ocupado!" I yelled.

"Well hurry! The bell is about to ring and I have to go!" sounded a male voice.

I gave the ring back to Sesshomaru and gave him a panicked look. "What are we going to do?" I whispered.

"Leave," he whispered back.

"And get risk getting caught? No thanks!"

"Rin, we'll have to face them sooner or later."

"Well, I choose later! Much later!"

Another knock. "Hurry up!"

"Sorry!" I called back. "I'll be out in a minute."

"Rin, we can't remain in here. One, it's a bathroom, and two, I can't hold my breath forever."

I placed my hand on my hip. "You're a jackass."

"And you are a horrible planner."

He took a hold of the doorknob and turned, hearing the lock kick open. It opened to reveal a very surprised looking human boy in a wheelchair. He was also a junior and didn't look happy. Then his face clenched up with disgust and he pinched his nose. "What the hell is that smell?"

"Told you your gas is deadly," Sesshomaru muttered in my ear.

I gave him a murderous glare then smiled nervously at the wheelchair kid. He was giving me a stare of disgust. "You can kill a whole army with that gas...like dude…" he said with a vulgar tone.

And he rolled away.

"I thought you had to used the bathroom?" I called to him.

"I'd rather pee my pants!"

My jaw dropped and I heard Sesshomaru chuckle. I looked at him and looked back to the distant junior. "Are you just going to stand there and laugh?"

"Pretty much, Mutant. He is correct on the smell. I'm surprised he's still alive."

"Shut up! What are we going to do about the teachers after us?"

"Nothing," he said, pulling me into the opposite direction of the junior.

I tripped along the shiny hallway, my shoes squeaking along the way. "Wait...Takahashi!"

"Hn."

"Can you just…" And I tripped again. "...ugh, can you...TAKAHASHI!"

"You are being annoying, Freakazoid, what now?"

"We need to just...recollect ourselves and find a way to plan this out accordingly."

"Look at you trying to be smart." he smirked.

I rolled my eyes. "Like I said before, you aren't funny, Takahashi."

"Fine," he stopped and faced me, "then what is your plan-" he paused and sniffed the air for a moment, looking down the hall behind him.

"What?"

"That...scent," he spoke in a low growling tone.

"Scent?"

"It him."

He moved forward again, this time preparing myself. My heart began to bounce a bit, wondering what would actually happen if I met Anonymous himself. What would happen, really? The questions I had for them...him…whatever was growing. I didn't know what to do honestly.

I was scared.

But I had to believe that Sesshomaru knew what he was doing and what he was getting himself into. It wasn't him Anonymous was after, it was me. Therefore, who knows what Anonymous would do to Sesshomaru...you know what, what could he do? Sesshomaru was a bloody dog demon that could destroy entire cities. He could wipe the human population away with one blow! He was...old? Either way, I had to believe that he would protect me at all costs. That was his word.

We walked fast down the hallway, turning corners, squeaking along the floor, all that jazz. It wasn't until we stopped when we took our next turn, when he glared his eyes down at the group of teachers at the end of the hallway and a familiar boy I met days earlier.

Naraku.

"It's him," he growled.

"What? Takahashi, that's just Naraku. He has Biology with us, remember? And besides, there are teachers down there. We should be lucky they haven't seen us yet. Let's just-"

"Naraku," he spoke in a clean deep voice.

The voice echoed down the hallway and the teachers and Naraku turned to us. One of the teachers placed her hands on her hips while the other...oh no.

"Takahashi, it's Principal Midoriko," I tugged on his arm.

"Mr. Takakashi? Miss Ikeda?"

"Shit...Takahashi?"

And here he goes walking forward again. No, that was the opposite I wanted to go, thanks! I tried to tug on his arm, but no prevail. We failed, and now...goodbye graduation, hello forever working at the diner.

"Takahashi, wait," I muttered.

I saw Naraku give us a smile while he walked around the corner, that was when Sesshomaru started to walk just a bit faster. I could barely keep up for Pete sake! Good thing Principal Midoriko stopped us or I could've landed myself on the floor that looked clean but had stains of god who knows what on it. Wait...Principal Midoriko...no, not a good thing! Bad! Very bad thing!

"Principal Midoriko," I greeted and bowed.

She gave us a sigh. "I knew you two were up to something. I want to speak to you about something too, Mr. Takahashi."

Shit.

I looked up to Sesshomaru to see his eyes blazed on the corner Naraku disappeared. But why? He didn't think he was Anonymous, did he?

"What is it?" he asked in a clear, monotone voice.

Oh shit here we go.

Goodbye future.

"Listen, Principal Midoriko, please don't expel Sesshomaru! He was only protecting me and he always let his anger get the best of him…"

"Ms. Ikeda."

"...He's not always like this, I swear! I just don't want him to be expelled. I'm already handcuffed to him and if he's expelled then I can't come to school then I can't graduate since I'll be missing classes…"

"Ms. Ikeda, I'm not expelling Mr. Takahashi."

"...then I'll be a poor and working part time at the diner while trying to support my family and...wait, what?"

"Like I said, I'm not expelling him. I just want to congratulate him on getting into Oxford."

"On getting into…" I looked at him. And of course he only stared straight ahead at the vanished target. "You got into Oxford?"

His eyes travelled to mine and I looked back at Principal Midoriko, smiling.

"Oh."

"Yes, so, congratulations, Mr. Takahashi. I know you'll do this school proud in the fall."

He nodded his head. "Thank you, Principal Midoriko."

"Ms. Ikeda, I must ask, why did you think we would expel him? Mr. Takahashi is one of our best students we've ever had. He's placed this school on the map thanks to his grades and all that him and his father does."

I shrugged. "I wouldn't have a clue. Misunderstanding, I guess."

And here we go again with Sesshomaru's family. The one thing I hated most about him was the fact his father gave the school thousands upon thousands upon millions to make sure his sons stayed on top. Not like anyone outside living on the streets or people dying in the hospital needed any. At least that was what the rumours used to say. Now that I've gotten to know Sesshomaru, my enemy, a little bit more, I've come to learn that he was smart and his father was only paying half of what people were actually saying, and yes giving some to charities. And it was mostly for Inuyasha's sake that he was paying the school. Apparently Inuyasha had started to skip classes and rarely showed up, period. He'd hired tutors and people to even do his bloody homework for him! Lazy good for nothing….Anyways, I think his father was concerned that if Inuyasha bad grades came to surface, then his family would be put to shame. Plus, Sesshomaru would probably change his name. Hey, that rhymed!

Either way, Sesshomaru wasn't the reason for this little fund.

"Well, you both should be getting to class. I have a little problem to deal with right now. One of the beetle demon students decided to sneeze on the lockers again. Left a large hole in a locker filled with porn. We've confiscated the magazines, but the damage will be costly. See you kids later."

I let a sigh of relief out when she left down the hall. Sesshomaru just stood there like a statue, probably still wanting to go after Naraku.

"Takaha-"

"Rin, you should learn to shut your mouth when it is crucial. If you had said more than you should have when Principal Midoriko stopped you, I would've paid consequences."

He moved forward again, starting towards the corner where Naraku disappeared from and taking me with him. I didn't know what to say then. His stoic tone put me off guard. A pit in my stomach formed where anxiety and guilt laid. I felt like crying to be honest. Damn you hormones and you stupid ways. Usually, I would just give him a piece of my mind and talk back with some comeback or some sarcastic remark, but now...I just wanted to move away from angry Sesshomaru and hide in a corner.

I followed his fast pace through the halls and outside to the front where...it was raining. Great. Sesshomaru sniffed the air again, but because of the rain, it washed away the scent and Sesshomaru's trail on finding Naraku. He growled and headed back inside.

"Takahashi, why do you think Naraku is Anonymous? I just met him. It can't be-"

"Silence!" He snapped in a low, growling tone. "Do not speak anymore."

I jumped slightly at his tone again. He gave me a side look that said 'quiet or die'.

Maybe it was best I keep quiet from now on.

What the hell was happening to me?

xXx

We didn't speak any more that day, which made class rather awkward since we were paired up (shocker there) and ask each other questions in our language class. In fact, all we did was sit there quietly. I did glance at Sesshomaru a few times, and during those time his eyes were the same as before. Blood lust. Murderous. And at time, very hungry for something. I think it was probably blood. But it also might have been for food. We did skip lunch.

Oh! Maybe that's why I was so...blah today. I needed food!

Hormones, Man...hormones.

But since we were almost home, might as well wait. Besides, I didn't want to bug Sesshomaru any further to go through a drive-thru.

Oh and I forgot, Sesshomaru got his car back! Finally! I was not, I repeat, not going to fly in the rain or ride the bus full of nasty, stick, loud people. Especially since Sesshomaru was in 'kill anybody in my way' mode.

Rain kept coming down when we got back home, making everything gloomy and dark.

I didn't like this! While Sesshomaru was all 'I want to hunt down and kill Naraku', I was here all hormonal and hungry! I didn't even believe Naraku was Anonymous! He didn't even resemble Kagura and I also just met him days earlier. How could someone who has stalked me for a long time just meet me? And, if he was the stalker, then how come he would meet me? Wouldn't he just keep himself quiet instead of introducing himself, knowing quite well there was a demon attached to me? If he was Anonymous, he was being an idiot.

It was too easy.

So there we were, now sitting on the bed in silence, of course. Me thinking about Anonymous and what I was going to eat. And Sesshomaru, probably thinking about killing Naraku. The rain pattered against the windows and ceiling, making it pretty peaceful but not because of the large invisible elephant in the room.

Then, of course, my stomach growled louder than Sesshomaru's growl.

That was when I heard Sesshomaru's voice for the first time in hours. "We should get you something to eat."

He stood up, but I remained sitting, looking down at the floor. I didn't even care about my stomach anymore, I really just wanted Sesshomaru to lighten up and relax.

"Rin, did you hear me?"

"I'm not deaf."

"Then get up on your feet and let's go."

I shot him a look and shook my head. "Stop it," I whispered. "Just...stop."

"What?"

I stood up. And here comes the adrenaline rush. "This!" I gestured to him. "Stop being such a kill joy! Literally!"

He narrowed his eyes as I continued.

"You're hunting down this Anonymous guy, for what? To help me. But what will happen once you find him?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"So you'll kill him. What do you think will happen to you once you do that? Sesshomaru, don't you know that's murder? Do you want to go to prison?! Do you want me to be alone and raise this child while you're serving years and years in some demon prison? And what should I tell once they ask where you are?! Huh?! Should I say you're a murderous monster who killed a man, who you thought was trying to harm me without any evidence of the sort!?"

"You don't think I have evidence?" His voice started to rise like mine. "What about the letters? The scent-"

"The scent?! You really think they'll believe you just from a scent that could have been from perfume or whatever?! Plus the fact the letters probably have no noticeable fingerprints on it." My voice lowered to a whisper again. "You got nothing."

He sat back down, placing covering his face with his right hand. I had won this battle, but the victory didn't feel very rewarding. I sat down beside him and just watching him.

"I know you're only trying to protect me. But there is a difference between protecting me and being a full out maniac."

"Rin," he looked out from his hand slightly, "I wasn't being a maniac at all."

I gave him a small smile. "No? I bet without these," showing him our chained wrists, "you would."

He removed his hand full from his face and looked out into the rainy afternoon. "Then what do I do?"

"Nothing. Don't do anything but be by my side. I don't think Anonymous will reveal himself if you stay with me."

His eyes narrowed. "You're right."

He stood up as my eyes followed him. He faced me, his eyes locking with mine. Then he pulled out the small box from his pocket. The same one from before.

"Then I must do something."

And he got down onto one knee. Oh how cliche!

I laughed and shook my head.

"Rin, I know you already know about this ring and about my dream of how I wanted to do this. However, you know me so well that you know I'm not as romantic. But that doesn't mean I can't do this like everyone else does.

"You know my feelings for you and what you already do to me. You bear my mate mark, yes, but you need something more to tell people that you are just my mate. I need people to realize that you are my everything."

He opened the box to reveal the ring once again.

"So Rin Ikeda, will you do me the honour of giving me your heart and soul, and officially becoming mine forever?"

I promised myself I wouldn't cry when this happened to me. I did! But promises like that were always met to be broken. I sniffed, giving a short laugh. "You idiot. You really are a huge idiot."

He gave me a smile.

And I smiled back. "But you're my idiot."

"Don't forget your number one enemy, Mutant."

I nodded. "Yeah...yeah."

"So, is that yes?"

I nodded fasted and pulled his face into mine, touching my lips to his. "Yes," I whispered into them, "Hundred times yes."

I leaned my forehead onto his and looked down to my left hand as he placed the ring onto my finger.

I looked back up and stared happily into his soft, golden eyes. His right hand rested gently on my cheek as he smiled again.

"Guess all I have to say is," he leaned closer to my lips again, "let the good times roll."

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Updated: June 6, 2016