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Chapter 7

After the incident on the rainy day, Rin had decided that Sesshoumaru was not as bad as she had initially thought. However, she was still embarrassed that she had revealed that much to him. The only other people who knew were Bankotsu and the others and now Sesshoumaru was added to the list. She wondered if it was a good thing that he knew and couldn't decide.

It had been nearly a week since that day and now the sun shone brightly overhead as though that day had never happened. Rin sighed happily as she walked across the university's garden to have lunch beneath the trees with Bankotsu and Suikotsu, perhaps even the other two. The four men were already seated when she got there and dropped down beside Renkotsu. They were just about to start eating, when Miroku appeared in the doorway of a nearby building and beckoned her over.

"What is it, Miroku?" she asked as she approached. "I'm hungry, you know."

"You know," he started, leaning against a wall and looking at her with a crooked grin. "When I suggested you let Sesshoumaru get to know you, I didn't really mean for you to do it that way."

"That way?" she repeated in confusion.

"Don't try to act innocent, Rin," he said with a grin. "I know you slept with Sesshoumaru."

Rin gaped at him. "What?!"

"Inuyasha saw you in his bed."

"Damn…" she murmured and shoved her hands in her pockets. "This is a huge misunderstanding," she tried to tell Miroku.

"Sure it is," he grinned again.

"This is your fault," she said and pointed a finger at him. "If you hadn't convinced me to make that deal with you, I wouldn't have to try to clear up this misunderstanding."

She stalked away from him and made her way back to the where her four friends sat waiting for her. Miroku grinned and waved at her retreating figure.

"Don't blame me!" he shouted across the garden after her. "Be more careful next time! Close the door or something!"

Rin sat down beside the men with a scowl and picked up her drink, downing what was left of its content quickly and crushing the can in her hand. Her friends stared at her unusual display of anger and debated whether or not to question her about it.

"Damn," she muttered, almost crushing the now empty can of drink in her hand.

"You alright?" Jakotsu asked, eying her warily.

"Fine. I need to go though."

The four men stared in surprise as she picked up her bag and got to her feet, stalking away. Rin fumed as she walked, but she prayed Inuyasha had not spoken to anyone other than Miroku about what he had seen. She rounded a corner and leaned against the wall with a sigh. If only she had known that just one afternoon spent with that damn Sesshoumaru would lead to this stupidly embarrassing situation. She didn't even understand why she was so embarrassed about the idea of it. It wasn't like she liked him, as a friend or otherwise. She was going to give him a wide berth now lest any more fanciful rumours start. With a frown, she stood up and looked around, wondering where Inuyasha could be, but a flash of white hair disappearing into the music department caught her eye. Rin hesitated, thinking it may have been Sesshoumaru, but decided to go and see anyway.

As she walked through the corridor, she glanced into the practice rooms and lecture rooms, hoping to find Inuyasha and it was only when she was nearing the end of the corridor that she looked into a room and saw the whole group having lunch and chatting amicably. Opening the door, Rin stepped inside and walked towards the group. Miroku noticed and struggled to suppress a smile. Instead of the usual greeting, she merely nodded at everyone before grabbing Inuyasha's arm and pulling him outside.

"What's going on?" he demanded, eyes wide with confusion as he stood in the corridor.

"Who else have you told?" Rin ignored his question. "Who else knows about what you saw?"

Inuyasha grinned when he understood what was going on. "Only Miroku."
"Good. Now listen," she paused and took a deep breath. "I can understand how you could misinterpret what you saw and that was entirely my own fault for not being more careful, but you are mistaken."

"Mistaken?" The man in front of her seemed deflate with disappointment.

"I was only there because he brought me there and I was in bed because I didn't particularly want to expose myself to him when wearing only a shirt since my clothes were wet."

"I see."

Inuyasha sighed and wondered whether to believe her or not, but when he thought about her story and what the pair were like, it seemed more believable than her actually sleeping with his brother. He gave her a rueful smile and rubbed his head sheepishly.

"Sorry, Rin. I guess I jumped to conclusions. After all, there's no way you would go out with someone like Sesh, let alone sleep with him. Don't worry, only Miroku knows and he won't say anything."

Rin's eyes widened as he pushed past her and walked back into the room without another word. She stared at his retreating figure before walking slowly out of the building and toward the street, deciding to give her last class a miss. There had been something quite sad about the way Inuyasha had seemed so disappointed when she corrected the mistake. For some reason it bothered her and his comment about her not going out with someone like Sesshoumaru made her wonder what had caused him to say something like that. Suddenly, she thought that maybe Sesshoumaru had told his brother what she had told him, but then realised that he may not be her favourite person and he may be irritating, but he was trustworthy. She sighed and left the campus, thinking over the day's events.

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Sesshoumaru sighed as he sat in his car outside the venue where his band were due to perform that night. He lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply, leaning back in his seat as he blew smoke into the air above his head. What Rin had told him a week ago still played on his mind although he tried to push it aside. It was understandable that such experience would change her behaviour and personality to an extent, but he couldn't help but wonder what she been like before the incident.

"You really ought to stop that," a quiet voice spoke from the shadows near the building, startling Sesshoumaru out of his thoughts.

"Stop what?"

He got to his feet and looked towards the voice, surprised to see none other than Rin walking towards him. After the story he had heard from Inuyasha about him supposedly sleeping her, it was amazing that she had come anywhere near him and that she was criticising him for his smoking amused him.

"Smoking."

"And if I don't?" he asked, deliberately blowing a large cloud of smoke into the air between then, smirking when she grimaced.

"Your funeral," Rin replied with a shrug and turned to walk into the building.

"What are you doing here?" Sesshoumaru asked, putting out his cigarette as he approached her. "Your band isn't performing tonight."

"I'm here to watch the show like everyone else."

"I see."

Without a word, Sesshoumaru took her hand in his and placed it on his arm, leading her into the small bar. Rin stared at him in surprise and opened her mouth to protest, but decided against it when she realised what he was doing. The stoic man was ensuring that she got a decent seat and that she had a drink in front of her before he disappeared, leaving her sitting alone at the table directly in front of the stage.

Rin sighed to herself and sunk down in her seat, looking around in hopes of seeing someone she knew. Realising she was completely alone, she sighed again, picking up her glass and cautiously sipping its contents. Her eyes widened and she took another sip before sitting back and looking thoughtfully at the glass. There was definitely champagne in that drink which meant that it was bound to be fairly expensive and she wondered whether Sesshoumaru knew how expensive the drink was. Knowing that he had bought her something which she would probably never be able to afford, she allowed herself to relax slightly and revise her opinion of the man.

"That was a good show, don't you think, Sesh?" Kouga said happily, clapping his friend on the back as he walked past.

Sesshoumaru didn't bother to reply as he carefully put his guitar on the back seat of his car. Normally all the equipment went in the same vehicle, but since he knew that his brother and fellow band mates were not heading back to their makeshift studio, he didn't trust his precious guitar would be looked after. Sitting in his car, he leaned forward; elbows on his knees as he blew a smoke ring out into the cold night air in front of him and watched as the rest of the band disappeared into the night.

"I thought we discussed your habit earlier?" a familiar feminine voice said from nearby.

"You're still here?" Sesshoumaru asked, eyebrows lifting in surprise as he eyed the woman leaning against a wall nearby.

"I wanted to thank you," Rin replied honestly.

"What for?"

"The drink."

"Don't mention it," he replied calmly, lifting his cigarette to his mouth once again; trying to hide his joy that she was still here and talking to him no less!

Rin smirked at his display of calmness and pushed herself off the wall and sauntered towards him like a predator advancing on its prey. After spending most of the evening trying to decide what to do about the man's obvious attraction to her, she had arrived at the conclusion that she couldn't hide from men forever. Perhaps Sesshoumaru was just what she needed? Much as she hated to admit it, she had felt safe when he had been with her the day of the thunderstorm and she hadn't felt in the least bit uncomfortable with what she had told him, although she knew that she probably should. Even though she was going to allow him into her life a little more, she decided that she was definitely going to make him prove that he was worthy of her affections.

"That drink was expensive." Rin came to a stop beside him and leaned casually against the side of his car.

Sesshoumaru shrugged, not sure what to make of her sudden change in behaviour. Why was she making such a fuss over a drink? So what if it was expensive, it didn't matter. He lifted his eyes to meet hers and was slightly surprised to see a sultry look in her eyes although he wondered if maybe she had had a bit too much to drink. She didn't seem intoxicated, her movements were as graceful as always and her speech wasn't slurred, in fact, everything about her was just perfect. His eyes widened imperceptibly when she leaned down until she could look directly into his eyes.

"That drink…" Rin inched closer to him, her eyes taking in his wary expression. "Do you know what it was?"

Just as he was about to respond that he neither knew nor cared what the drink was, Rin pressed her lips against his gently. For a moment, neither of them moved and Sesshoumaru felt like his surprise had turned him to stone as he sat there, the woman he wanted kissing him and him unable to respond. Rin smiled to herself and teasingly traced his closed lips with the tip of her tongue before she heard him utter a low growl as he seemed to spring to life again, eagerly responding to her gentle movements. She let him deepen the kiss and allowed herself to lose herself in the passion of the moment before she pulled away from him and gave him a full, dazzling smile.

"It was a Goodnight Kiss."

Giving him another smile, Rin straightened and turned around, leaving him speechless. Sesshoumaru sat unmoving in his car, sure that he had once again been turned to stone. Unable to form any words, he merely watched as she disappeared down the dimly lit street, her hips swaying enticingly as she moved. As realisation of what had just happened belatedly dawned on him, Sesshoumaru smirked. He hadn't known what the drink was called, but if that was the result of drinking one, he was going to make sure Rin drank more of them.