Three days later
Kagome watched from the corner of her eyes her best friend. Rin had been crestfallen for the past few days, looking absolutely listless. Inuyasha was completely ignoring them, possibility affected by what he saw the other day.
"Rin, you should find a chance to explain to Inuyasha." Kagome was the first to speak up as they strode down the stairs together after class.
Rin heaved a sullen sigh.
"Is there any use at all?" Tears were welling up even as she answered. "He probably thinks I'm the easiest girl in the school, going up to him so shamelessly and declaring my feelings for him and then kissing another guy at the corridor."
"Yes, that's true." Kagome pulled Rin to look into her face direct. "If you don't explain yourself, you're forever BE the easiest girl! If this is how you want this thing with Inuyasha to end, then, I would like to go and declare my feelings for him." She gave a wink. "You wouldn't mind right?"
Rin's eyes blew up ten fold. Is her friend pulling her leg or does Kagome like Inuyasha too? Should she summon up her courage, go up to him and offer her explanation? Would he even listen?
In an instant, the girl made a decision. She has to, if Inuyasha really mattered to her.
At the basketball court
The basketball captain stopped his practice the moment he spotted the girl and her friend. He took a while as if deep in thought before walking up to them.
Their eyes met.
"I-Inuyasha… about the other day…. I…." The girl was stammering, sweat shimmering at her brows but she was instead interrupted by the captain.
"You didn't come to the practice for so many days. The basketball team does not need such an irresponsible manager." His tone was cold, dispassionate.
The words just pierced the girl's heart like a sword.
"I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't have missed the practices. But…"
Before she could say anything, Inuyasha turned, picked up his bag and left the court, leaving both Rin sobbing ceaselessly and Kagome furious.
"Inuyasha!"
The boy turned only to find Rin's best friend, trying her best to catch up with him.
"What do you want?" He was still unfriendly. He was clearly still upset but that only made Kagome more determined to help her friend.
"How you behaved just now... Don't you think it's so ungentlemanly?" She shot out boldly.
"Is it really?" The captain's gaze wasn't directed at her but to the ground. He was acting like he didn't care.
"Is this how much you like Rin? She is hurting too you know? She is the VICTIM!" She chucked her two palms at her waist, realizing that Inuyasha was beginning to show some interest in her speech. "Are you willing to let her go just like this?" She breathed a sigh. "If you really treasure this budding relationship, then, give Rin a chance to explain herself."
Inuyasha took only three seconds to sort things out. Damn! He was such a fool. Did he just fall for Sesshoumaru's tricks? If he'd just let Rin go like this, he bet, Sesshoumaru will be gloating his victory.
With that, he took off after Rin as Kagome watched his fading silhouette, dwelling in her own musings. Was she being too helpful? What about herself? She liked Yash too but… she couldn't just look on as her best friend suffered, could she? Perhaps, Inuyasha was meant for another.
At the gates of the school
Inuyasha's sharp eyes picked up the girl as she was strolling away. He continue his chase.
"Rin! Wait!"
The girl turned, shocked to see who was actually calling out to her. She thought she'd never see him again. Still self conscious, she decided to wait for him to speak.
"Rin, I…" Inuyasha swallowed as he heaved several exhausted pants. He then stopped, taking time to cool down and both went for a little walk together as they sorted things out.
"Rin… I'm just…plain terrible." He finally started again, rather penitently. "I should be protecting you but yet, when things like this happened, instead of being by your side to help you beat up that bastard, I … I blamed it all on you."
"Don't say that, please." The girl was touched by this sudden change, that Inuyasha was finally speaking his mind. "I-I just want you to know… I really didn't know Sesshoumaru was going to do that. If I did, I would never have…."
"Don't. Don't explain. Let's forget about the whole incident." He intercepted her, knowing that it'll just bring up more heartache if she recalled that horrid experience again. He had to cheer her up, change the topic perhaps.
An idea struck him. "Why don't you go for dinner with me tomorrow night? I know of a place where they're featuring this new jazz pianist and he's really good."
Finally, the girl beamed gleefully. Inuyasha was…. asking her out on a date? Their first date?
In Rin's room
Pulling out every single clothing she'd ever owned, the girl was determined to find the perfect combination for her date with the basketball captain that evening.
Rin's narration
If I were to put my entire life in a survey marking as "Yuckiest", "Yucky", "Okay", "Great" and "Super duper", getting kissed by bastard Sesshy must be the YUCKIEST, YUCKIEST AND YUCKIEST…multiplied by ten... no… hundred fold.
But, my date with Inuyasha… please God, let me tick it as the most SUPER DUPER. Rin… you must be at your best… no embarrassing moments please….
There's a feeling in my heart now… it is called… happiness… true happiness.
Rin made a monkey face into the mirror as she thought of Sesshoumaru, shaking her head to rid of his image imprinted in her mind. She let herself fall languidly onto her soft silken bed, instead wishing to sweeten her musings with all the fantasies of a dream date.
In front of the restaurant
Inuyasha leaning both his elbows on the railing as he waited for his date, his heart filled with equal anticipation of this dinner arrangement with the girl of his dreams. Suddenly, he felt a light tap on his shoulder. He turned, his brows furrowed at the sight of the most unwelcomed intruder.
It was Sesshoumaru.
"Hey, I don't expect to see you here." Sesshoumaru sounded so cool, as if nothing had happened. That just made the basketball captain even more annoyed.
"I'm here to listen to the jazz pianist and have dinner with Rin." Even Inuyasha was surprised that he bothered to answer.
"Oh." Sesshoumaru gave a clipped laugh. "I'm surprised. I didn't know a sporty guy like you would appreciate Jazz."
To Inuyasha, that was outright sarcasm and obviously a challenge to a verbal debate.
"And I'm surprised you can just stand there looking as if nothing has happened when you have hurt someone." The captain accused relentlessly. "Especially when that person is your ne-san."
"Really?" Sesshoumaru was so composed. "I can tell you this. I WILL do that to her no matter if she is my ne-san or not. And no matter who she chooses to be with now, I will ensure you…one day, I'll make her change her mind. She belongs to me."
His words were so bold, so frank, so open and Inuyasha was stunned beyond words.
As the basketball captain searched through desperately for a rebuttal, out of the blue, Sesshoumaru sighted something and charged full force forward. Inuyasha's eyes trailed him as he stopped behind a truck that was moving off, grabbing a little kitten. It was mewing fearfully, as if wailing for help and Sesshoumaru yanked on a rope, tying the poor animal to the back of the vehicle.
Inuyasha dashed up to him, wanting to assist him up but was blatantly refused. With great care, Sesshoumaru stroked the little kitten as he inspected for injuries before letting it go. At that moment, the basketball captain saw a side of the seemingly heartless boy he'd never thought could be.
"Some mischievous kid from the neighborhood had been tying little kittens and puppies to the back to huge vehicles. The owners don't realize it when they drive off dragging the animal along with them." Sesshoumaru spoke calmly as he inspected his own injury.
"But your hand, it's bleeding." Forgetting their little vendetta, Inuyasha was concerned but Sesshoumaru wasn't listening. He was squinting his eyes at something afar.
In the next moment, he ran off again, this time, toward a little boy. The kid was fixing a rope on the leg of a puppy as it tried to struggle free. Sesshoumaru snatched the animal from him the instant he arrived at the spot, then holding and twisting the boy's hand up till he winced in pain.
"Hey you! If I ever see you doing this to innocent animals again, I'll make sure I gag you and tie you up till you starve to death." His threat obviously worked. The boy nodded in tears as he ran off after being released.
A light fragrance caused Sesshoumaru to shift his attention to something sweet behind him. He turned and spotted Rin, watching his every move with almost malice in her eyes. Huffing with immense disgust, she darted up to him.
"Why are you so mean to children? You're beast, no, you're a demon. That's what you are!" It was an outburst she couldn't control. She had seen enough. Sesshoumaru was indeed a bastard no doubt. "Haven't you mother taught you how to have a heart?"
A flicker of hurt grazed through Sesshoumaru's eyes. Her words… his mother… He instantly dismissed it.
"So what if you're right?" He looked straight into Rin's eyes, causing her to shun off immediately. "I'm so hopeless that my mother has given up on me long ago."
"I don't wish to know anything about you. I'm not interest in your life story." Rin was going to continue but Inuyasha had arrived at her side, holding her back.
"Rin. Forget it. Let's go." Inside, an internal battle was waging. Rin had misunderstood Sesshoumaru. Should he let her know the truth or should he just mind his own business, the latter being to his advantage?
Regarding the lovely sight of her before him, Sesshoumaru let off a light hearted chuckle, rather entertained. He strode up to the girl, removing a scarf from her neck.
"Don't touch me." Rin was defensive, especially after she'd been tricked into being kissed.
Sesshoumaru started away, passing Inuyasha one last comment before he took leave.
"Rin… She had specially dolled up for this date with you. I'm jealous." His smile was so slick, deadly attractive. "But you've got to discount this scarf. It just doesn't go." He waved the piece of silk in his hand as he took a final glance at the girl. "You… are so adorable."
In the restaurant
Regardless of their encounter with Sesshoumaru, the rest of the evening was going fine. The food was good, the music was excellent. Inuyasha giggled when he noticed that every time the pianist played, Rin would pause eating, preferring to give her full concentration to the performance. Indeed, the girl had a special affinity to music. Damn! How he wish he knew how to play some instrument. Then perhaps, he could impress her with it.
Even then, at a corner, a dark figure was ceaselessly trailing the girl's every gesture. Sesshoumaru just couldn't keep his eyes off Rin and till now, his heart was still a mess. Why does this girl, who is soon to become his sister, have such effects on him?
During the interval as the pianist left to take a break, Rin returned to her dinner, chatting with Inuyasha.
"Hey Sesshy. Thanks for coming to support my first performance." The pianist placed an appreciative pat on Sesshoumaru's shoulders.
The boy gave a nod, winking back and teasing. "Well, if you play horribly, I'll still be the first to throw rotten eggs."
But something wasn't right, Sesshoumaru had noticed that his friend had seemed rather pale throughout the entire performance. He wanted to ask but soon found his answer.
His friend had collapsed right in front of his face!
"Ken-san, are you alright?" Sesshoumaru managed to cushion his descend.
"I don't know. I just feel blurry." His pianist friend was obviously not in the best form to continue with the playing for the night but that wasn't what Sesshoumaru was concerned about. He wanted to send his friend home.
"No, Sesshy. I can't leave until I finish what I'm supposed to do tonight." He was indeed professional. Grabbing Sesshoumaru's hand in his, he pleaded. "Will you… help me play the last section for the night? Please?"
Sesshoumaru frowned as he took a peek at his own wounded palm.
The dessert was just served when the applause was heard and Rin wasn't at all prepared for what she was about to see. Instead of the pianist coming to the baby grand, it was… Sesshoumaru?
The girl's eyes were fixed on the boy as he started playing, indulging in the unbelievable softness of the music produced by this… her gangster like Otooto. What could be more impossible? Her mind was a complete blank. She too had noted that Sesshoumaru had wrapped her scarf round his injured palm. Still, the blood was running freely through it, occasionally dripping to the floor.
From the opposite side of the table, Inuyasha had his equal portion of surprise but what he was more disturbed was how the girl was so engrossed in the soothing melodies… or was it the person playing it?
Even when his hand was stinging like crazy, Sesshoumaru didn't stop. He knew Rin was watching him. He knew because… he peeked at her every free moment he could find. She was noticing him at long last and he couldn't let this chance pass by. He had placed all his bets on the heart of this one particular listener.
Outside Rin's house
After the show case of musical talents by his love rival, Inuyasha was silent throughout their journey home and so was the girl, he noted in dismay. They reached the door.
"Rin, I know Sesshy had said it first but… you really look adorable tonight." Inuyasha finally broke the stillness and Rin smiled bashfully.
"Thank you." She was looking down shyly, not at all capturing the troubled expressions of the basketball captain.
"There's something I want to say." Inuyasha found the last bit of honesty in him and Rin waited expectantly. "Rin, you misunderstood Sesshy. He was scolding the boy because he was really cruel to animals. Before you came, Sesshy, he saved a little kitten."
So, I misunderstood him? The girl couldn't believe her ears. Still, she was confused. There're just too many sides of Sesshoumaru. Which then is the real him?
Anxiously, Inuyasha was searching for Rin's reactions to this. Will she change her mind and like Sesshoumaru one day? Was he doing just the biggest fool in this world, defending his rival like this, showing such uncalled for generosity?
But the girl gave instead a grin.
"Inuyasha, you're a nice person."
Nice? Does she mean I've done something good? Inuyasha mused as he strode home. Or is he truly just a fool?
In Rin's bathroom
Soaking in the hot tub, the girl couldn't take her mind off her soon to be Otooto and all that had happened at the restaurant that evening.
Rin's narration
So, I've misunderstood him today eh? And I even called him a demon. sighs
Haven't a clue why but after the concert, my heart just kind of pounded so strangely. Why am I feeling this way? I've never felt like this before… it's as though I can't breathe.
The screeching ring tone from the home phone disrupted her musings and alerted her to get up from the tub. She briefly wrapped a towel round herself, then, stumbled toward the phone, her vision getting blurrier and blurrier every step she took.
Oh, I've over stayed in the tub. The girl suddenly concluded the reason for the increase in her heart rate. Perhaps… she had been thinking too much…
With that, Rin collapsed onto the floor, unconscious.
Rin's eyes peered open gradually sighting a fragmented figure in front of her. She got up from the couch she was lying on, discovering that she was somewhere unfamiliar.
I must be dreaming. She deduced drowsily, falling back into the cushions. Sleep. I should go on sleeping.
It only took another second for the girl to wake completely in pure shock.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed on top of her voice as she jumped up, standing on the sofa, simultaneously staring at the man next to her.
It was Inu-no-Taisho!
"Why am I here? Where's this place?" She blurted in a rush, pointing her accusing fingers at him.
"Rin, this is my house. Oh, Rin, you have no idea how much I had wished to have such a sweet, pretty and adorable daughter like you." Inu-no-Taisho was having that over enthusiastic smile on his face again, as if he had won first prize on the lottery. Slowly the girl regained her memory of what happened after she fainted.
She hadn't answered the phone and it went to the answering machine. Rin remembered she vaguely heard her mother's voice.
"Rin, your aunt from the south had passed away and mommy needs to go there to help out a little. I'll be back in a few days. I've asked my boyfriend to come take care of you and I've given him the house keys. Be good."
Another sudden realization struck the girl.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" That was an even louder yelp.
"You… you…" Rin pointed her finger at Inu-no-Taisho again frantically as she felt the clothes on her body, the clothes which weren't supposed to be there. "What did you do to me?"
"No, Rin, don't worry. The clothes, I asked the maid to change it for you. Your mom had prepared them." Inu-no-Taisho waved his hands indignantly.
Rin was relieved for only a moment, then feigned a polite chuckle. Stay here in his house and with Sesshy? NO WAY!
"Err… uncle…" She tried to reject him diplomatically. "It's okay. I can take care of myself. I'm going home now."
She only scurried off a couple of steps, then paused as she peered around this unfamiliar house. "Err… uncle… where's the door?"
Rin turned and irked in shock. The big man was…. tearing?
He's crying? The girl made a face to herself. What's he crying about?
"Rin…" Inu-no-Taisho brushed off a loose tear. "I know. You still cannot accept me as your new step father. That's why you insist on leaving. You hate me. I just know it." He went on sobbing like a woman and it totally repulsed the girl. Still, she felt bad.
"No, no, uncle, it's not that." She jumped to console him so naturally. After some consideration, she heaved a resigned sigh. "Alright then, I'll stay."
Instantly, a smile rainbowed on his lips. Inu-no-Taisho dashed up and held Rin's shoulders, causing the girl to regret immediately her kindness. His smile, it had change to something much darker.
"Rin… uncle has something interesting to show you." He had one hand tugging his pants and the girl was pale from horror. No! It can't be. Something interesting?
Within the next minute, the mystery was solved, yet again to the girl's relief. Her soon to be step father had brought her to the dining table where he prepared some of Sesshoumaru's childhood photos. Both sat down as Inu-no-Taisho told her stories about the boy that she still had mixed feelings for.
"Isn't this interesting? Sesshy was so cute as a boy isn't he?" He flipped the album and Rin smiled, inspecting each and every one of the boy's photos.
He is really kind of cute, almost like a girl…. She mused cheerfully and stopped at one particular photo where Sesshoumaru was standing next to a lady.
"Wow, what a beautiful woman!" She showed it to the man. "Is that Sesshy's mom?"
There was an instant transformation in his expressions. He was no longer operatic and cheery. He had turned almost sullen and solemn.
"Yes. She had left us when Sesshy was still a child." He admitted with a hint of remorse. "And it was all my fault. I had placed too much attention in my work, leaving every household burden in her hands. The pressure was just too immense for her to cope. I was the cause of this failed marriage."
Upon hearing that, Rin was also contrite as she recalled her own words to Sesshoumaru.
Haven't your mother taught you to have a heart… I'm so hopeless that my mother had given up on me long ago…
The girl gasped. She had hurt him, possibly unintentionally brought up a past that really wasn't his fault!
Perhaps then, that was the reason why Sesshoumaru was spoilt by his father. Inu-no-Taisho wanted to atone for what he had done.
Rin smiled as she patted on his shoulder.
"Sesshy knows you love him. I can tell." She gave a wink. "That day, I saw it in his eyes. When he saw you, he changed. He slowly turned from his anger and I saw the gentleness in him."
A pair of strong arms instantly grabbed her breathless.
"Rin, you're such a thoughtful and sensible girl. I loveeeeeee you. You're such an angel."
The girl was lost for words. Why does he have to be so dramatic all the time? Once again, this man had made her completely regret showing any form of kindness.
Inu-no-Taisho held up both the girl's hands in his.
"Rin, I believe that if the person is you, you'll be able to change Sesshy. Actually deep inside, Sesshy is a lonely boy. He needs someone like you to warm him up." Before Rin could make any form of reply, he added. "You must be hungry. I'll make supper."
The girl watched with a hint of contentment as the burly man went about chopping, dicing, frying.
I think I'm starting to understand why mom had picked uncle. She mused to herself, not realizing that the door had opened and someone whom she still had doubts about had come home.
"Hey, you're here looking for me?" Though quite pleasantly surprised to see the girl in his house, he still persisted in maintaining his usual bland self.
This time, the girl was no longer that hostile. "Uncle, Sesshy's home." She reported reflectively.
"Sesshy, my dearest son, you're back!" With that, Inu-no-Taisho turned from his chopping, ecstatically racing towards Sesshoumaru, forgetting that he was still clasping onto his knife.
Rin cried out in terror as the middle aged man tripped just before he reached Sesshoumaru but the boy had dodged both the seeming weapon as well as his dad.
"Hey, old man, are you trying to kill me?" He exploded in a pinnacle of frustration, rolling his eyes in displeasure.
"Oh, Sesshy, I'm soooooo sorry. I just missed you."
"What are you doing in that silly apron?" Sesshy pointed his finger, his irritated eyes narrowed.
"I-I'm cooking supper. Do I look very girly in an apron?" He lowered his head in shame and the girl came to his defense straight away.
"Of course! You look like a sissy!" Sesshoumaru's words did nothing to make things better.
"No, uncle," Rin came in between the two. "I think chefs are very sexy."
This time, Sesshoumaru stared at her in immense amusement and the middle aged man was instantly moved to tears.
"I believe that through cooking, the chef is able to bring warmth to hearts which had been hurt." Inu-no-Taisho swung his knife in the air, as if making a dreamy speech.
"Utter Nonsense!" Sesshoumaru spat out so instinctively as the girl gave him a hard shove.
"No, no, uncle. I think it's kind of philosophical. Very wise." Rin's smile was so sweet, her words so soft that the boy decided to look on in silence, preferring to admire the girl's every gesture. He had lost interest in the argument with his dad unknowingly.
Both Sesshoumaru and Rin had their jaws drop wide open as they regarded the sumptuous spread on the dining table. It looked as if it was meant for twenty people instead of three.
Unbelievable! This is too exaggerated for supper. The girl was polite enough not to voice that out but not the boy.
"Old man! Who are you feeding? Pigs?" He slammed his hand on the table top.
"Oh, well…" Inu-no-Taisho was a little hurt but he made his explanation still. "I don't know what kind of food Rin likes. So, I thought perhaps I should make a little of everything."
"Don't you know there're lots of people starving out there?" Sesshoumaru accused relentlessly.
Seeing the total disgust on his son's face, the middle aged man tried to change the topic to something he thought to be more entertaining.
"Hey, why don't we play some video games after supper?"
Sesshoumaru resented that suggestion right off, raising his injured hand. "Can't you see that my hand is wounded? Don't you have brains?"
Rin's brows constricted as she noted that the boy had simply wrapped his hand in some bandage. He obviously had not treated it with care.
In Sesshoumaru's room
The boy lay on his bed, his vision not once leaving the scarf in his hand. He fondled with it, twirled it round and flicked it in the air, his mind filled totally with the images of the girl. Just as he was about to nod off to sleep, a light knock was heard on the door. Hurriedly, he pushed the scarf into his pillow, hiding it from view, then scurrying to the knob.
To his surprise, it was the one whom he was thinking about, the one frequently on his mind lately. It was Rin.
"Err… Sessh… how's your hand?" The girl was asking about him and Sesshoumaru noticed how red her face had become. He gave a clipped chuckle.
"I got it bandaged." He held up the untidily done job and Rin frowned.
"You can't leave it unattended." She brought up the first-aid box to his level. "You need to at least disinfect the wound."
So, she does care about me… A glimmer of hope was sparking in his heart. Does he have a chance with her… at last? This itself was an unexpected visit and the boy was already more than touched.
Sesshoumaru nodded in silence, allowing the girl entrance to his room.
The girl tried her best to concentrate on the task at hand, gently cleaning his wound with the cotton bud. But something intuited her to look up and when she did, she saw… Sesshoumaru… he was staring at her! And his eyes… they were filled with… no it can't be… passion and softness.
Rin gulped.
"Err… does it still hurt?" She managed to stammer that out.
"Yes." His lips curved a grin, his voice was husky, his tone was extraordinarily tender.
Rin shivered her heart skipped a beat… in her own anxiety. Why is he looking at me like this? Why is he speaking in this way? This is not the Sesshy I know.
She looked away, preferring to carry on with bandaging his palm. However, she could still feel it, his gaze, it was like a radiated spot light, solely fixed on her.
"Does it hurt still?" She started again but this time, she wanted to finish with everything and take leave.
"Yes." He spoke coolly. "Would you stay longer if I say yes?"
She saw his grin again. Is he teasing me?
She felt that shiver down her spine once more and Sesshoumaru caught that.
"Are you cold?" He implored rather leisurely, his gaze still not leaving her.
"Err… no, I'm fine." This was getting just a wee bit too creepy for comfort but what happened next completely threw her off the scale.
Without warning of any sort, the boy flung the blanket over them. There was instant darkness and all Rin could feel was Sesshoumaru breathing into her hair.
"Is that better, ne-san?"
"Err… I said already. I'm not that cold." Her hands searched the edges of the covers but Sesshoumaru had put his head on her shoulders.
"Hmmm… with you tending to my wounds, it's starting to hurt less…." His voice trailed off drowsily as his eyes closed, as if falling asleep after the long eventful day.
"Sesshy?" Rin concluded that her Otooto was not responding to her any longer. With a deep sigh, she laid him on the bad, arranging the blanket round him carefully before taking leave.
"AHHHH…" She stifled her own shout as she almost tripped. Something was weighing her down, pulling her back. Sesshoumaru… he was grabbing onto the sides of her track pants and she was stuck. The girl tried in vain to release herself from his grasp. Soon, she gave up and instead, sat on the floor beside him, being too tired to think herself.
Next morning
Sesshoumaru couldn't wipe off the smile on his face as he beheld the loveliest sleeping form beside him on his bed. He gently breathed into her ears. She didn't wake. He brushed her fringe lightly to her side. That didn't wake her too.
"Ohayo, ne-san…." He whispered from her side, watching as the girl stirred slightly.
"Ohayo…" That was a sleepy reply but Rin, she did not open her eyes. She was merely responding reflectively.
In the next instant, her long lashed irises blew up wide open.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She sat up on the bed, daring only to take one brief look at the boy beside her. "Why am I sleeping on your bed? What did you do to me? Where is uncle?"
Sesshoumaru let off a casual laugh.
"I think dad saw that we're both sleeping and he brought you up to the bed." He had made a very accurate guess indeed.
"What? How can he do that? He's so irresponsible! He should have woken us up." In her mind, dozens of questions bombarded and crashed. Damn! How can I be so careless?
Before she could go on with her internals musings, Sesshoumaru had leaned in so closely to her that she felt the warmth of his skin against hers.
"Ne-san," He chimed out. "You spoke in your sleep last night." He was smiling so smugly, as if he was totally in glee.
"I didn't." She couldn't believe herself.
"You said You're falling in love with me…"
Rin threw one last glance at Sesshoumaru, now giving her that victorious grin.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH. NO WAY! That's impossible!" With that, she hopped off the bed and headed out of the room as fast as her little feet could carry her.
The girl shot into the bath room, turned on the tap, gathering and splashing water onto her face several times. Looking up frantically, she still could not stifle her laden pants. Too many thoughts were invading her all at the same time.
Irk! That can't be! I would NEVER say that! Not even in my dreams! She shook her head violently, her long tresses dancing round her. Damn! Why am I giving him all these chances to get close to me?
Rin paused, examining herself.
Her heart… it was racing again and the thought of Sesshoumaru, his words, the look on his face last night… She just couldn't shake it off. Why? What is happening to her?