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This was originally two chapters but I decided to combine them. Enjoy.
Sitting under their usual tree at lunch, Rin is eating the food that she packed for herself while Sesshomaru is leaning against a tree with his eyes closed. The peace of the moment is broken by a female voice. "Oh Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru ignores the voice while Rin glances up. Kagura.
Kagura is a voluptuous girl of eighteen. Medium height, with long black hair kept in a bun adorned with feathers. Well dressed and beautiful, but with a tendency to have a nasty attitude if she doesn't get her way. She's also one of the girls that used to pick on her. At least she doesn't anymore, not when Sesshomaru is around that is.
"So I was thinking you and I should go out sometime. I mean it's been almost a year since we last got together." Kagura sends Rin a glare. "Shoo, the adults are talking." Silently Rin gathers her things. About to stand, she feels a hand grab her wrist. Turning her head she meets the eyes of Sesshomaru. Turning his gaze to Kagura he replies. "We shall see." Kagura continues to stand there, glaring at Rin. "Kagura." Kagura turns to face Sesshomaru with a smile. "Leave." Frowning she gives Rin one more glare before she walks away, shaking her hips. Once she's gone Rin turns to Sesshomaru, he releases his hold on Rins wrist. The bell rings.
Later that week Rin is sitting at her computer listening to music and playing WoW. Suddenly the doorbell rings. Glancing at the clock she frowns. Who is here at 10:00 at night? Shrugging she gets up and climbs the stairs to go check the front door. Glancing through the peephole she sees Sesshomaru. She opens the door and he pushes past her and into the living room. Even with his back facing her Rin can tell that something isn't right with Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru are you okay?" His replay comes out almost as a whisper. "No."
Nervous but desperate to assist Sesshomaru in any way she inquires, "Umm what's wrong?"
"Inuyahsa."
"What's wrong with Inuyasha?" Suddenly Sesshomaru turns to face her and she sees the anger in his face. "Oh so you only care about Inuyasha now!" Stunned at the sudden anger Rin just stares. Sesshomaru storms over to Rin and grabs her by the shoulders, glaring at her. "I thought you liked me." She can smell it. Alochol. "Sesshomaru that's not it." Rin slowly grabs his hands from off her shoulders and starts leading him towards her bedroom. "Come, let's go to my room." Rin didn't want James and Lolita to come home from their night out and see Sesshomaru drunk in their living room. Though my bedroom can't be a much better place to get caught. She helps Sesshomaru down the stairs and leads him over to the couch.
Once Sesshomaru is situated she places herself beside him and turns her body to face his. "What happened?" Sesshomaru shrugs his shoulders. "Went to a party with Kagura. Drinking was the only way that I could stay in her presence. Especially when…" He stops talking and looks to Rin. Rin was to about to ask him to continue but he beat her to it. "I got home and father," he spats, "was pissed. Says some stuff about how Inuyasha knows better." Sesshomaru clenches his fists. "Inuyasha is never home, he's always out with his friends and I know he's no saint. So do they. But he's their precious baby boy." Rin can tell that his anger is rising. She reaches her hand out to grab his clenched fist and tries rubbing circles on his hand with her thumb to calm him down. "I come home slightly buzzed and get yelled at and..." He falls silent. Rin knows he must be more than slightly buzzed to be talking like this but doesn't say anything. Sesshomaru pulls his hand away from Rins and stands to his feet in rage. "He's always cared more about Inuyasha than me! I'm the mistake! Nothing I do is ever to his standard. I could become a Lord and Inuyasha a drunken criminal and father would be more proud of him! I hate him!" He turns to Rin, the rage gone and his eyes soften. "You Rin are the only one who loves me." Sesshomaru moves to sit beside Rin, he puts an arm around her waist pulling her towards him and brings his opposite hand up to caress her face. Rin is unsure of what is going on but can't help but feel a little excited by Sesshomaru's current actions. Sesshomaru leans close to Rin's face and whispers, "But you're just a child." With that he moves away from her and goes to lie on her bed. Silently crying, for herself or Sesshomaru she doesn't know, she moves to shut off her computer. Walking over to her bed she looks to see Sesshomaru asleep. Slightly buzzed eh. She takes off his shoes and pushes him over towards the wall. She shuts off her light and crawls in bed next to him, unsure of what tomorrow will bring.
Groaning, Sesshomaru slowly opens his eyes. I'm not in my room. Turing to his side he sees a figure lying next to him. Slightly horrified he leans closer to the figure. Recognizing Rin he sighs in relief. He slowly reaches a hand out and touches her back, gently running his fingers up and down her spin. Shivering Rin rolls over. Face to face, Sesshomaru takes in her features. Rin's eyes open and she smiles. "Feeling better?"
"mmm."Rin assumes that means yes. "At least there's no school today. Are you going to go home? Your family might be worried about you."
"No."
"Why?" Ignoring her question Sesshomaru sits up and slides to the bottom of the bed. He's never been in her room before and takes in his surroundings. He's not surprised at how little there is. He feels Rin shift in the bed and move beside him. "The bathroom is right there." Noticing the door Rin is pointing to Sesshomaru gets up and goes inside. When Sesshomaru emerges from the bathroom he sees that Rin has changed from her pj's and into jeans and a t-shirt. He knows he is wearing the same clothes from last night, which he slept in, but he refuses to go back to his family's house, not yet at least. It's not like they'll miss me.
"Let's go upstairs for breakfast." Nodding Sesshomaru follows Rin up the stairs and into the kitchen. He sees Lolita cooking at the stove and James sitting at the table reading the newspaper. "Good morning!" James and Lolita look to Rin with smiles and return the salutation. On seeing Sesshomaru though they pause.
From what Sesshomaru knows, James and Lolita are a young couple; well younger than his mother and father. They don't have any kids, by choice or inability he doesn't care to know, but they did open their home to Rin. James is a tall man of average height and build with brown hair, green eyes, and glasses. Always clean shaved he works as a manager at the local grocery store. Lolita is a short woman, but taller than Rin, with long auburn hair and hazel eyes, she's an active community leader and once won third place for a Miss California contest.
"Hello Sesshomaru. I didn't know you were here." Lolita turns to Rin with a frown on her face. Suddenly getting what they must be thinking Rin shakes her head. "No, no. Nothing like that um...I can't really say but..." James laughs. "Don't worry Rin. What you do is your business. Just make sure you use protection." Both Sesshomaru and Rin are embarrassed from the implications but decide not to argue it. Sitting down to breakfast Sesshomaru eats silently only barely paying attention to the conversation being had at the table.
"So what are your plans for today?" James looks towards Rin and Sesshomaru. Rin looks to Sesshomaru for some kind of acknowledgment but gets nothing. She turns back to James. "What do you think we should do?"
"You should go to the beach and have some fun. Summer is coming soon and school is ending which means tests and exams. You should have some fun before you start feeling the stress." Smiling brightly Rin turns to Sesshomaru. "Can we?" Sesshomaru turns to Rin and tries to think of what just happened. "If that's your wish." Smiling brightly Rin jumps up and runs to her room. Sesshomaru is left alone with the couple. "You're the only friend we ever see Rin with. Is she getting along okay?" Lolita looks to Sesshomaru with a worried expression on her face. "To my knowledge she is. Why she only associates with me I am unaware." Lolita smiles and looks back to James, his expression is less enthusiastic.
Arriving at the beach Rin runs towards the water. Turning back towards Sesshomaru she frowns. I wish he would have actually gone inside his house for clothes instead of just the driveway for his car. Making it towards her side Sesshomaru looks out towards the ocean. "When I graduate I'm gonna go to college across state." Rin looks towards Sesshomaru. "You'll still stay in contact with me right?" Sesshomaru turns to face Rin, unsure of how to answer. Rin frowns. "At the very least I will see you on vacation right?"
"Maybe." Rin smiles. "Well then I will visit you. I'm sure Lolita and James wont mind." Sesshomaru reaches out for Rins hand and squeezes it. Rin turns towards Sesshomaru. Should I? Blushing Rin looks into Seshomaru's eyes. "I really like you, I want to be the one who makes you happy." Rin looks away, embarrassed that she, just confessed her feelings towards Sesshomaru. She feels a hand on her cheek and looks towards Sesshomaru's face. He leans down and softly brushes his lips against Rins. Pulling back he looks into Rins eyes. Noting her blush he smirks. "Don't let yourself get disappointed." Rin smiles and pulls Sesshomaru into the water with her.