A Summer in Sesshoumaru's Mansion
Chapter 3: Breakfast
The next morning Kouga awoke to find Jakotsu's arm across his chest. "What the hell Jakotsu!?" He yelled, causing everyone, including Jakotsu, to wake up.
"What's the matter Kouga?" Inuyasha said, and Kouga turned to find Inuyasha in the doorway with a huge smirk on his face. Kouga growled and launched himself towards the half-demon.
"I'm gonna kill you Inuyasha!" Kouga yelled as he fell on top of Inuyasha. They were both snarling at each other when Kagome saw them.
"Kouga…Inuyasha? What are you doing?" Kagome asked and they both looked up. Kouga got off of Inuyasha, still snarling. Kagome used the hairbrush she had in her hand to hit both of them on the head. They both stopped growling then and Sango walked out of her room…with Miroku right behind her!
"Uhh…Sango, why was Miroku in your room?" Inuyasha said, utterly confused. Sango turned to look at him and blushed.
"I told him to leave last night but he wouldn't. I fell asleep after I told him to get out and I guess this proves he didn't leave." Everyone looked at Miroku and he just smiled.
"We didn't do anything I fell asleep after that too." Miroku explained, but no one seemed to believe him. "Honest." He said and Inuyasha and Kouga both walked up to him and sniffed him all over.
"He's telling the truth." Kouga said, stepping back and crossing his arms.
"I know, but it's just so hard to believe." Inuyasha said doing the same.
"If he says he didn't do anything, we should give him the benefit of the doubt." Bankotsu said, stepping out of his room to join everyone else. Kagome nodded then headed back to her room to get dressed. After everyone was dressed they met in Inuyasha's room. Inuyasha was sitting on his bed reading a car magazine when everyone walked in. Kouga sat on the bed next to him and whistled at a girl in the magazine. Inuyasha closed the magazine and threw it under his bed.
"So are you guys hungry?" Inuyasha asked standing up. Kagome and Sango nodded and all the guys answered "Yeah," so Inuyasha walked out of the room and down the hall, with everyone following him. They walked down the stairs, made a right, then a left, then another right, and finally they arrived in the kitchen.
It was a spacious room with every appliance that you could think of. "Sesshoumaru could open a restaurant with this place." Kouga commented as he walked around the room.
"Yeah, he's only got this stuff here because of Rin. That girl sure does love to cook." Inuyasha told them.
"Rin…who's that?" Kouga asked.
"She's an orphan that Sesshoumaru saved from a pack of dogs." Kouga was still a bit confused.
"Ya know it's kinda ironic, she was saved by a dog from a pack of dogs." Inuyasha said.
"How is that ironic brother?" a cold voice broke the cheerful atmosphere. They all turned to stare at the man who had had such a drastic effect on their emotions. The man was dressed in a pair of very tight jeans and a simple tight-fitting black T-shirt with a white jacket. His silvery white hair fell to his knees and his dark golden eyes didn't seem to hold any emotion.
"If you had any since of humor, at all, it would seem ironic to you." Inuyasha answered quite loudly. Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed and yet, still there was no emotion in them, everyone was certain he was going to attack the half-demon, when a young girl skipped around the corner. She looked up at the demon and then around at the others gathered in the kitchen and smiled.
"My Lord, Jaken has returned with important news." The girl spoke sweetly, clearly trying to prevent any fights.
Sesshoumaru looked at her and his eyes softened the tiniest bit then he left with a swift glare at his younger brother.
"Hello, my name is Rin; you must be Inuyasha's friends, are you not?" Rin greeted them politely. Inuyasha's ears twitched then he spoke
"He's gone Rin." She sighed and addressed them in a less formal tone, but still politely.
"Would you like something to eat?" Rin asked but before anyone could answer, Kagome ran up and gave her a big hug. Rin smiled and laughed.
"Hey Rin, I'm Kouga." He smiled and waved to her.
"And I'm Sango," she said.
"I'm Miroku," he told her and she smiled at him.
"I'm Bankotsu and this;" he pointed to Jakotsu "is Jakotsu. Don't get your hopes up though, he doesn't like girls." Bankotsu pretended to whisper and she giggled. Jakotsu's smile turned to a frown and he glared at Bankotsu. "Hey it's true." Bankotsu said innocently, noticing his friend's expression.
Rin laughed and then turned towards the fridge (A/N: that's southern for 'refrigerator' for all you Yankees) "What do you guys want to eat? I've got pretty much everything. Lord Sesshoumaru really spoils me." Rin said sweetly. She spoke so fondly of Sesshoumaru it was hard to imagine that someone so cold could be loved so dearly by someone so sweet.
"Uhh…can you fix me some bacon?" Kouga said and Rin laughed.
"Lord Sesshoumaru likes bacon too. What about you Inuyasha?" He nodded eagerly.
"Can you fix me some scrambled eggs?" Jakotsu and Bankotsu said at the same time.
"Sango and I will have cereal Rin." Kagome told her and Miroku said "Me too!"
They all sat at the dining table adjacent to the kitchen. There was a huge south-facing window that looked straight out onto the beach. It was a beautiful day and everyone was thinking how much fun they would have.
"It's been so long since someone sat at this table. Lord Sesshoumaru only eats here when someone comes to visit. Although I doubt he'll eat here with you." Rin mused.
"Rin," she looked up "will you come down to the beach with us?" Kagome asked softly.
"I…I don't know…I have other things to do but, I guess I could do them later…sure." Kagome looked happy and so did everyone else, especially Bankotsu.
"Can you guys find your way back to your rooms on your own?" Inuyasha said as he stood up.
"Yeah, we know the way, but where are you going?" Kagome asked him.
"I'm gonna talk to Sesshoumaru." He called from the kitchen then dashed off towards his brother's library.
Inuyasha entered and Sesshoumaru looked up from a book he was reading. He closed the book when Inuyasha sat in the black leather chair across from the one he was seated in. "Can I help you?" He asked coolly.
"Rin didn't say it but, she really wants you to come down to the beach. We are going after breakfast and she's coming with us.' Inuyasha said in a rush.
"Hmm…I see…tell her that I'll come," Inuyasha got excited but before he could say anything "but, I will not get in the water." Inuyasha stood and thanked him and told him that he would call when they were about to leave. Sesshoumaru stood and returned the book he had been reading to the shelf behind him before walking to his room.
"Hey Rin, I talked to Sesshoumaru," Rin seemed worried "he said he's going to come down to the beach with us." Rin was so happy she ran to Inuyasha and threw her arms around him and he returned the hug. Everyone but Rin seemed worried. "Don't worry, he's just gonna sit on the beach. He won't try to kill us or anything." No one relaxed.