So... the only reason this is getting updated so fast is due to the long weekend. I have a midterm and other assignments to get done so...not much luck
AN - I don't own InuYasha
Blue sheets flared up catching the light, the cotton fabric landing smoothly on the mattress, delicate hands smoothing out the wrinkles in the material as Rin finished with InuYasha's bed, the dark red blanket finishing the look on his dark wooden bed, the young woman standing back to admire her work.
"You know," a deep timbre interrupted her thoughts, "you're not my maid anymore, you don't have to do this."
Rin turned and smiled to Sesshomaru, his long frame leaning against the doorframe as he smiled back at her.
"I know," she admitted, "but I wanted to do something to help you brother."
"Not to mention the cooking, the cleaning, and everything else you used to do while under my employment," he pointed out, smirking lightly at her.
"But if I don't do it, you'd have to get another maid wouldn't you," Rin pointed out, a teasing smile on her face, "and then you might fall in love with her."
"I doubt that," Sesshomaru told her, advancing towards her, his hands reaching towards her slim waist and pulling her body flush against his, "I know there isn't anyone else I could love more than you."
Rin giggled as his lips pressed against hers, her own hands sliding up his muscled arms before landing behind his neck, a breathy moan passing her lips as he slid his hands down her sides, his body forcing hers to move backwards, her knees hitting the edge of the freshly made bed as the two of them collapsed onto it.
"Se-Sesshomaru," Rin giggled slightly as he began to gently kiss and suck at her neck, "wait, stop!"
"Stop?" the demon above her teased, "tell me why?"
"B-because," she laughed slightly, "do you really want to do it on InuYasha's bed?"
"I don't care," he murmured into her flesh, his hand sipping to the hem of her blouse and fingers sliding under it.
"But I do," Rin told him softly, pushing the stronger demon off her, "I don't want to give off the wrong impression or scare InuYasha besides," she smiled kissing his lips, "I just finished making it and he'll be here soon."
Sesshomaru sighed, his lips meeting hers, "very well then," he conceded, "I suppose it can't be helped, I'll just need to wait for tonight then."
Rin giggled at his words, her light blouse straightening as her partner finally allowed her to sit up, her slim legs touching to the floor as the dog demon pulled her towards him, her head ending in his chest, his lips in her hair.
"So," Rin murmured into him, "when does he get here?"
"In about ten or twenty minutes," Sesshomaru told her, "it's still plenty of time for us to-"
Rin laughed lightly, "since when are do you want sex this much?" she smiled up at him, "you weren't like this when I was the maid."
"That's because I wasn't allowed to taste you," Sesshomaru told her teasingly, "but since I've had your forbidden nectar, it's become irresistible to me."
Rin giggled at his choice of words, the deep rumble in his chest never ceasing to send shivers down her spine.
"Sorry," she murmured standing on her tiptoes to kiss him on his lips, "I can't satisfy you right now, I still need to do one or two things before he gets here."
"As long as you're near," he whispered into her hair, "I will be satisfied."
Rin laughed, "I'll remember that tonight."
Sesshomaru growled jokingly at her as her light feet took her from the room, his smile lingering on his lips before he turned to the well-made bed, the curl faltering as his hands touched the fabric.
Around him, her previous status was an open subject for the both of them, an inside joke that they openly shared. Sesshomaru, however, secretly knew that she fretted over her past, worry seeped into her as she would wonder how he would be received if anyone ever found out she was a maid. His thought brought the light smile back to his lips, she hardly ever worried about herself, her selflessness seemed to go against everything he had first thought about humans. He had pegged them no better than pigs, their selfish nature and greed seemingly knowing no bounds, yet she had shattered his old impressions and assumptions about humans, among other things.
It didn't mean that he was suddenly seeing humans as kind and loving creatures, but it did mean he judged them less harshly before meeting them, this only improving some of his relationships with his partners, though that could also have been due to Rin as well. Every man who met her, married or no, were immediately smitten by her, whether they just met her for a brief instant when she brought the two of them tea or a lengthy lunch or a chat at a charity event, their eyes never left her for a moment, some smiling dumbly and stuttering in her presence others flirting shamelessly with the young woman, all reactions left her with her usual rose tinged cheeks.
Sensitive ears picked up the sound of a car approaching, his eyes widening as what he knew was his brother's car pulling into the driveway, his arrival earlier than expected. Straightening up, Sesshomaru turned and made his way down the wooden steps, his feet padding softly on the thin band of carpet running through the middle of the staircase.
The beautiful dog demon pulled the door open to reveal a disgruntled and sour faced half-demon, his amber eyes glaring at his elder brother.
"Hey," InuYasha said gruffly, his body adjusting to hold up the large duffle bag on his shoulder and pull the large suitcase behind him.
"Hello InuYasha," his brother half sighed, standing aside to make room for his half-brother to step into the house, "it's been quite a while."
"Not long enough," the dog-eared demon muttered under his breath, his eyes looking around the spacious hall and the chandelier.
"Is this all you've brought?" Sesshomaru asked, ignoring the snide remark, gesturing to the two bags InuYasha carried.
Long white hair shook as his head did, "no, I've got more in the car, I'll get it once I've got these two settled in my room; where is it by the way?"
"It's the third door on your right upstairs."
Both dog demons turned to the sound of the voice, InuYasha's eyes widening miraculously at the sight of Rin as the young woman walked graciously down the stairs, her smile kind and her bright brown eyes causing his jaw to slack and nearly hit the floor.
"InuYasha," his brother interrupted, causing the second pair of amber eyes to flash from the young woman to him and back again repeatedly, "I would like for you to meet, Rin."
Rin gently opened the door to the linin closet, the freshly washed and dried towels stacked perfectly in neat little rows, her hand grabbing two, a wash cloth, and a face cloth, all a matching dark red to go with the comforter on his bed. The sound of footsteps descending the staircase alerted her to InuYasha's arrival, the earliness startling her. Making haste, the young woman moved towards the half-demon's room, Sesshomaru's absence confirming her suspicions as she made her way through to InuYasha's ensuite bathroom, the white tiles a stark contrast to the splash of red the young woman added.
Worry filled her mind for a moment as she adjusted the material, worry that her relationship with Sesshomaru would strain their already stretched relationship even further, worry that if InuYasha should find out about her past he would mock her and Sesshomaru, humiliating the dog demon even more and causing him shame.
Rin shook her head, now was not the time to be thinking so negatively about what might not happen, right now she needed to focus on getting on the younger half-demon's good side. Slipping out of the bathroom, the young woman made her way to the staircase, her hand touching the railing as she cautiously leaned over for her first glimpse of Sesshomaru's younger half-brother.
He was a good few inches shorter than his brother, but he was not small. His face was turned to his brother, but what side Rin could see of him held no markings, none that Sesshomaru proudly sported; his hair was unlike his brother's as well, white and thicker in contrast to his elder's sleek and silver locks. The ears that sat twitching on his head were also very unlike his brother's pointed ones, but Rin assumed that it came with only having half his blood shared with a demon, instead, their eyes were similar, amber and fierce, determination set in them though the elder's were more refined and their fierceness were hidden behind the mask of calm composure he always wore around others.
"No, I've got more in the car, I'll get it once I've got these two settled in my room; where is it by the way?"
Rin heard InuYasha's question as she descended the stairs, a deep breath steadying herself as she prepared to make her presence known.
"It's the third one on your right upstairs," she announced kindly, both sets of amber eyes turning to look at her direction, one softening when they saw her, the other widening in amazement.
"InuYasha," Sesshomaru interrupted the silence, startling the half-demon into looking from his brother to the young woman, Sesshomaru's own eyes softening as they watched her descent with keen interest, "I would like for you to meet, Rin."
Her carrying her to stand in front of InuYasha, Rin smiled as she was introduced, her hands folded in front of her as she gave the still gaping half-demon a slight bow, the slacked jaw nearly crashing to the floor at her actions.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, InuYasha," she smiled, her hand extended for him to shake.
The younger brother just stared from her to his brother, his head turning slightly as he blinked repeatedly, his mouth continually gaping at the two of them.
"Um," he finally managed to stammer out, hiss finger raising to point at her, "who-who exactly are you?"
Rin retracted her hand to her chest, her brown eyes looking worriedly at Sesshomaru.
"I'm um-" she swallowed, slightly embarrassed at being put on the spot.
"She's what you would call my girlfriend," Sesshomaru interrupted, looking at Rin with softer eyes before back to his brother, "though I don't particularly like that term, it sounds juvenile and impermanent."
Rin flushed at his words, while they may have seemed cold to others, she had caught onto the hint that he cared enough to want her to stay. Her head bowing to hide her colouring from both demons, InuYasha suddenly found his voice.
"But," he started, "she's a human," his brother pointed out looking over at Sesshomaru, "you despise humans, with every cell in your body!"
The great dog demon looked from his brother to Rin, silently relieved that Rin had not taken his little brother's words at face value and fled.
"Things change, brother," he told InuYasha softly, his gaze lingering on the young woman, her deep brown eyes staring back kindly.
A small snort made their eyes contact break, both sets tuning to InuYasha.
"Not that drastically," he pointed out, "and especially not with you. Do you honestly expect me to believe that you're dating her?" InuYasha said incredulously, gesturing to Rin, the young woman looking slightly hurt at his comment.
"Believe it or don't," his brother snarled through clenched teeth, "I don't care either way but don't insult her like that."
InuYasha jumped back slightly at his brother's words, amber eyes flicking from the dangerous ones to the timid woman standing in front of him, shock in his face before his usual scowl settling in.
"Fine," he grumbled. "whatever." Grabbing his stuff, the half-demon made his way towards the stairs, "third one on the right yeah?"
"Yes," Rin nodded looking up at him, his amber eyes holding hers before she stared at his retreating back.
"That could have gone better," Sesshomaru muttered under his breath once his brother had retreated from sight, his hand gently touched her arm, "I'm sorry for his insult."
The young woman shook her head, "no, don't be, I think it just came as a shock to him that's all. Besides, I don't think he was insulting me, not directly at least."
"How do you mean?"
"I think," Rin murmured, her words chosen carefully, "that the comment was directed at you. I think that what he meant was the he couldn't believe I was human, not that I was…whatever you thought he meant."
Sesshomaru looked at her in slight awe before his slow smile passed over his lips, his arms wrapping around her to kiss her on her crown.
"I suppose so," he muttered quietly, her body fitting comfortably into his, "at any rate," he told her, his body reluctantly pulling away from her, "I still have a few more things to finish up before dinner, is that alright?"
Rin nodded, "of course it is, don't worry, I'll have dinner ready by 6:30."
"I'll be there," he murmured against her forehead, planting a quick kiss before he strode away up the curved staircase and to his study, Rin never missing the quick glances his amber eyes gave her, her lips smiling at his gaze.
InuYasha flopped onto his already made bed, his hands behind his head as he stared blankly up at the white ceiling. He had expected to be greeted at the door by the pestering imp, lug all his stuff into a dirty and unclean room, and spend a day dusting spider webs and filth from the floors and walls. Being greeted by his brother was enough of a surprise, but to find someone else had been living with him, a human woman no less, nearly gave him a heart attack. It wasn't as though she wasn't pretty, hell, they'd all been decent-looking to some degree, it was the fact that her demeanor was humble and meek coupled with her looks made her an innocent beauty, something he doubted his brother had ever heard of before.
The room was immaculately kept, clean floors, windows, and walls coupled with a sparkling bathroom, fresh linins on his bed and fresh towels hanging on the racks had nearly floored him, his mind torn from checking the room for traps and running to see if the man currently in the study was truly his brother.
A small knock on the door interrupted his thoughts, his body already weary from making two trips up the stairs and putting away his things, any decorations stored in their respective boxes; no matter how much his brother said he had changed he still thought that the demon still had a heart of ice resonating in his chest and he did not want to stay any longer than he had to.
"Come in," he said gruffly, surprised when Rin timidly opened the door to look at him, his cheeks going red at the memory of how he had involuntarily embarrassed her. "Oh," he murmured, "it's you."
"Have you unpacked everything?" the young woman asked kindly, he voice sweet yet managed to retain her grown-up appearance.
The half-demon nodded, "mostly, just one or two things left to do. Why?"
Rin shrugged her shoulders, "I'm just asking is all. Also, I'm going to start making dinner in a few minutes so I thought you might want to take a break then and eat with us. Is there anything in particular you'd like?"
Wide amber eyes just stared at her, his ears twitching in disbelief.
"You mean, Sesshomaru won't mind?"
The dark hair shook, "no, I don't think he'd mind, he doesn't usually complain about that sort of thing."
"Oh," was all InuYasha thought to say, his mind relatively blank after the sudden shock he had received from hearing that his brother wouldn't mind something; normally, in InuYasha's experience, if things didn't go the way his elder brother wanted it, he'd make everyone suffer.
"I don't really care," InuYasha told her, leaning back on his bed, his eyes looking her over.
She was slimmer than he first realized and she didn't boast the full breast and hips his brother's other woman had, nor did she stick them out in his face at every opportunity. She held her petite figure with modesty and grace, her body complimenting her personality beautifully.
What struck him the most was how kind she was being to him. Every other woman was much like his brother, looking down on half-demons and humans, belittling and tormenting him whenever he had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting one of them; and yet, this woman had gone out of her way to make him feel comfortable, prepare his room, ask him what he wanted for dinner, and even came to meet him at the front door.
"In that case," her voice cut through his train of thought, "would you be opposed to a simple spaghetti?"
The half demon shrugged his shoulders, "sure," he said, "why not?"
Rin smiled at him before leaving him to his room and his thoughts, the door shutting with a soft click.
Soft feet walked swiftly down the flight of stairs, the half-demon's nose twitching at the smell of tomatoes and herbs cooking in a pot, the aroma making his very mouth water. In truth, he was ravished and couldn't even wait for dinner. Pushing his way through to the kitchen, InuYasha looked around the large dining hall, the long table polished and glowing in the chandelier's light. Impressed, the half-demon moved into the swinging metals doors, preparing for the usual stainless steel room that seemed to suck out the warmth of everything.
His jaw dropped for what felt like the umpteenth time that afternoon. The stainless steel appliances remained, yet the grey tiles had been replaced with greens, coppers, golds, and whites, the effect calming to InuYasha. The table in the center had been varnished, no longer for the servant's use and as a chopping block but now a dinner table for two or more to eat at together.
"Oh, hello InuYasha!"
Dog ears twitches as he turned to look at Rin standing over a stove, her smiling face turned towards him while the wooden spoon simultaneously stirred the red sauce.
"Are you hungry?" She asked turning back to the dinner she was currently preparing, wide amber eyes watching her cook.
"You're making dinner?" he asked incredulously, his face showing disbelief as she turned back out of surprise.
"Um-yes…why does this surprise you?" she asked while returning to the sauce, her eyes confused as she added oregano to the bubbling mixture.
"I thought a maid or the house keeper would be doing that," InuYasha admitted shrugging his shoulders, the small flinch in Rin's shoulder at the mention of the maid went unnoticed, "not my brother's girlfriend."
Rin looked back over to InuYasha, a sad smile crossing her lips as she heard the distain in InuYasha's voice, her heart sinking slightly at the notion that InuYasha had already chosen to dislike her.
"Did you want something to munch on before the dinner's done?" she asked softly, replacing the lid on top of the simmering pot.
"Ya got anything?" the half demon asked, his ears perking up at the notion of food.
"Sure," Rin smiled, her hand reaching into a drawer and pulling out a long serrated knife, the warm baguette pulled out of the oven before Rin began slicing in it, the slices placed onto the plate before she handed it to the half demon, a small tray of butter placed beside it, "here you go."
"Thanks," the half-demon grinned, eyeing the plate of bread hungrily, his hands reaching towards the warm snack.
"You're welcome," Rin smiled, watching as the younger brother started to devour slices of bread slathered in butter.
" 'Ow long ave u been –atin my brofer?"
"I beg your pardon?" Rin asked as InuYasha swallowed the bred lump in his mouth.
"Sorry," he murmured, "I said, 'how long have you been dating my brother?'"
"Oh," Rin breathed, finally understanding, "about four months, I think?"
"Really!?" InuYasha asked, suddenly intrigued, "and you're living with him!?"
Rin sighed as she put down her spoon on the countertop, her brown eyes looking over at the eared dog demon.
"InuYasha," she started, her words mulling over in her mind carefully, "why are you so shocked at everything I do?"
The half demon looked over at Rin, his eyes widening in surprise, his mouth swallowing the lump of bread he was chewing on.
"It's just," he murmured, "it sorta came as a huge shock and everything and I was expecting you to be a-" he paused, wondering how to tell her without openly offending her.
"A demon?" she finished, fishing out three plates from the cabinet and bringing them over to the table.
"Kinda," he mumbled.
"It's okay," she told him, her smile matching her brown eyes, "he's…mentioned that the two of you don't get along and I understand that it's because of your lineage."
"He's – told you he hates humans?"
The young woman shook her head, her hands fishing out the silverware, "not in so many words no, but I figured it out."
InuYasha just stared at her as she finished setting the table, his mind spinning a million miles an hour; how anyone could stay with someone they knew hated them was beyond him, which made him curious as to the nature of their relationship. His brother had never before been anywhere close to a human woman, let alone live with one.
"What would you like to drink?"
Amber eyes turned to the petite dark-haired woman who stood by the fridge, her own brown orbs staring at him curiously.
"Water is fine," he grinned slightly, watching as she flitted around the fridge for his request.
Whatever those two were hiding, he thought as he settled in for what promised to be an interesting dinner, he was determined to find it.
OOOO sooo, what cha thiink? Reviews please ^^