A/N: Takahashi Sesshoumaru: 27
Harada Rin: 21
Kaze Kagura: 24
Takahashi Inuyasha: 23
Higurashi Kagome: 22
Houshi Miroku: 23
Taijiya Sango: 22
'Italics': Thoughts
Bold: Emphasis
'Bold Italics': Flashback
Konnichiwa minna-san! I am here for the third chapter! However before I go to the story let's see the review corner ne? I was kinda disappointed that I didn't get as much reviews as the last chapter. SOB SOB… I hope you won't disappoint me again ne?
REVIEW CORNER:
Prospect: Aww thanks for your compliment… you're one of my regular reviewers and I'm glad you like the stories I make! Thanks for reviewing though! )
simplyelena: Heh… just bear with me just for a while. It'll begin with SessKagu and I know you know that… But don't worry there'll be Sessrin in between! So it wouldn't be too much of SessKagu ok? Hehe…
tweetymug: Lol well at least being funny is a compliment ne? Hehe… Yes Sess will fall for Kagura, well not really. It's more like an infatuation or obsession, you might call it. So until he wakes up from his 'dream' he will still be smitten by Sesshoumaru. )
HoshiiNoTenshi: Yes you're right… Sesshoumaru will get worse. He will hurt Rin a lot, though she doesn't show much… And thanks for thinking this is a great story!
I.The Silence: Lmao… I don't mind having long review as long it's not a flame! Heh heh… Kagura isn't really bad in this fanfic, but she'll be the obstruction between Sess and Rin's love…so in a way she is ne? hehe… Sesshoumaru will see Rin's beauty but not too soon I believe… it'll take time for Sess to know Rin's eternal beauty:)
icygirl2: It's my pleasure! I don't mind answering your questions or doubts! Hehe… I'm very very glad that you like the plot of the story. It's just the beginning so it takes time before it gets interesting and exciting!
HawkAngel XD: Yeah Sesshoumaru is rude. After all he is an Ice Prince, so he doesn't bother if he hurt Rin or not! (",)!
Wolf-Inu-Yasha38: Like I was telling simplyelena, just bear with me. There will be SessKagu, but not much! In between their pairings, there'll also be SessRin! So I hope this will make you happier ne?
MindIIBody: This story is going to be long my dear, but more on SessRin rather than SessKagu. Rin will know that he has feelings for Kagura, even before their marriage. That's how much I can say! If I were to reveal everything now, it wouldn't be interesting anymore, now would it? P I'm making Rin nicer in this fic, so she'll stick with him all the way. There will be a time she would leave him! But I won't tell you which part it is! Hehe…
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Chapter Three: My worries, my thoughts
It was in 9:00 am in the morning and I had just arrived at my office when my mobile phone started ringing. I referred to the caller id to see who the hell was calling me early in the morning. 'What the hell does he want now?' I asked myself mentally when I realised it was my one and only father calling me.
"Yes Father." I answered curtly.
"Sesshoumaru, I want to see you in my office right away." he said in a stern tone. I somehow assumed that he wanted to see me for something serious. He hadn't sounded so stern for quite a long time.
"I'm on my way now." Ending the call, I immediately got out of my office and strode to the elevator as Father's office was on the 55th while mine was on the 49th. I was thankful that the elevator was empty for once whenit stopped at my level. Getting into it, I punched the button to my father's office.
"Good morning Mr Takahashi." all the staffs I walked past greeted me. I merely nodded my head in acknowledgement. I just found it amusing whenever any of the staffs working in Inuyoukai Pte Ltd greet me. It always made me feel like an… emperor and it also made me feel as if I ruled the world. Certainly I wouldn't let my feelings known to my staff no matter how much I liked their 'attention'.
Reaching Father's office, I knocked on his door gently and waited for him to invite me in. I entered his office when I heard a muffled "come in."
"What is it that you want to see me for Father?" I asked him in a bored tone.
"Sit down first son." he instructed. I obeyed him and sat down.
He sighed before he began, "Sesshoumaru, do you realise that your birthday is tomorrow?"
'Not this again.' Man, how I dreaded it when he brought out this matter.
"I very well know my birthday dear Father." I replied nonchalantly.
"And have you found a wife for yourself?"
"…"
"I take your silence as a no then." he said disappointingly. He shook his head in disapproval of me being single.
"So I assume I have to find you a bride, am I right?" he questioned.
I narrowed my eyes at him, "There is still a day Father. And I'm still trying to locate the woman I saw at the restaurant."
"That is what you've been telling me for the past four months Sesshoumaru! And yet until today I haven't seen you progress! Are you sure there is such a woman in the first place or are you lying to me!" he exclaimed.
"If you do not believe this Sesshoumaru, you can ask Rin yourself." I said and then requested, "But I'd really appreciate if you could give me some more time to get in touch with her."
Father sighed again and shook his head, "I'm afraid I can't give you any more time. I'll have to play along with the rules. You have only one week time and I would really hope you would find one by then." he whispered just for me to hear.
I nodded my head and got up from my seat. Quickly leaving his office, I walked back to the elevator and pressed my destined level when it arrived. I immediately got out of it and marched back to my office.
"Good morning Mr Takahashi." Sango greeted me as I past her. I nodded my head moodily.
Before I entered my room I instructed her, "Sango, if anyone calls for me tell them that I'm busy and take down their message."
Sango is Kagome's best friend. In fact she got the job of being my secretary was due to Kagome. I didn't want to employ her since that she was a close friend of Kagome, Inuyasha's fiancée. Anyone who was his acquaintance would be my enemy. However I eventually employed her as I needed a responsible and hardworking secretary.
"Hai." she replied.
Getting into my office, I slammed the door of my office and trudged back to my table. I dug for my cigarette pack in my pocket and lit it up.
This Sesshoumaru would have to say that the one and only close friend of mine would be my ciggie. Each time when I feel stressed out or frustrated, I would smoke. I could care less about the rest who had been trying to stop me from smoking, even my father. This was the only way for me to release all my thoughts and problems. Everyone needs to vent their feelings every now and then even if he or she is cold and icy like me.
When I finished with the first stick of the cigarette, I took another one and lit up, taking big puffs of it and exhaling them. I turned to my window and parted the window screen, glancing down at the city. I was scowling as I smoked thinking of father's words. 'Why the hell does father do this to me!' I yelled in my mind cursing Father to the pits of hell.
The four months period I was given would end in a day time. What was I going to do if I really could not find that woman AKA Kagura? What if Father really married me off to some bitch that was a… Bitch! These were all my worries. Never in my life had I worry for myself. I was always known as perfection. My life was always perfect as things were always done my way. However it wasn't this time and I hated it. Marriage was something which was up to me. I did not even know if the woman Father was going to set me up with was someone nice, sweet and beautiful! Besides, I did not even know if I could imagine myself my life with whoever the woman would be.
But… that was not the case for Kagura…I could see her in my future. I could see her being my lover, my wife, my life…
I knew no one would believe me, if I said I dreamt of her almost every night, but that was the truth. She was always haunting me with her eyes, her figure, her lips, everything! I even could her voice in my mind, sometimes making me wonder if I'd gone crazy.
I sighed heavily and slowly made my way to my armchair. I plopped on it and leaned against the head rest while laying my legs on my table. I crushed the cigarette butt on my ash tray and closed my eyes. I pinched the bridge of my nose finding for a way to locate Kagura. 'When there's a will, there's a way.' I comforted myself. Yes. I would find her, even if I lacked of time. I believed I would reach her…soon.
"Martini." I made my order to the bartender. It was half past two and I was still hanging at the nightclub. I left my office two hours later than my working time that day and switched off my mobile phone so that I wouldn't get any nuisance call from Father. I did not go home after that. I did not want to go home. Immediately I drove to Zouk (A/N: I made up the name of the club and I dunno if it exists!) and sat there thinking of Kagura.
"Here you go, sir." the bartender offered me my drink. I nodded at him and threw him the bill. I took a sip of the martini and thought of the possibilities of meeting Kagura… again. 'Hell with it!'. I was mentally weary. Thinking of ways of finding the only woman I had some special feelings for within less than twelve hours, thinking of what I was going to do if Father chose me the wrong woman and thinking of what my future would be if I had been a little bit faster when I rushed out of the restaurant to get to know Kagura made my brain to stop function.
I gulped down my martini and rose from my seat. Drinking since nine fifteen made me drunk that I couldn't walk straight. Pushing through the crowd, I managed to get to the exit and got out of the club.
I staggered to my Lexus and retrieved my car keys from my pocket. 'Where is the keyhole?' Everything around me seemed to be spinning and I was seeing two images of everything. Finally I managed to find the keyhole which also seemed to be two of them and tried to jab my key into the hole. None of my attempts succeeded. I growled exasperatedly when I couldn't unlock my car.
"Sesshoumaru?" I heard a feminine voice called out to me.
I shakily turned around with the support of my car to see who it was. I could see a woman, no, two identical women before me. 'What is wrong with me?' I shook my head vigorously getting my mind to stabilise and then looked at the one who called out to me. Now, I could see a woman who apparently was familiar to me. 'Who is she? I've seen her somewhere.' my mind kept repeating as I tried to retrieve information from my malfunctioning brain of the woman in front of me.
"Oh Kami-sama, you're drunk. What made you drink till you get in this state?" she asked me with concern written on her face.
I chuckled and then wagged my index finger at her, "Who are you? How do you know me?" I asked her, gibberish. At that point of time, I wondered why I was speaking like that as if I was drunk. Wasn't it ironic? I didn't even know I was drunk!
I caught the woman frowning at me. "You're obviously too drunk. Come let me drive you home." she offered.
I shook my head like some maniac and replied, "Daddy said not to talk to strangers." I turned back to continue my obstacle of getting the car unlocked. I tried jabbing the key into the keyhole a few times until my car keys were snatched away from me. I turned to see the same damned woman trying to unlock my car.
"Why the hell are you still here? Didn't this Sesshoumaru ask you to leave? Why the hell are you trying to help me when you don't even know me?" I babbled.
"I know you and I'm certain you know me too."
"No, I don't know yoooou!" I whined.
"Ok, now be good and get to the passenger seat. I'll drive you home."
"No. Not until you tell me who are you."
"Get into the car first then I'll tell you." she said warmly.
"Ok, that's a fair deal." I babbled again. I didn't even know why I was behaving so oddly. I swayed to the other end of the car and got in of the front seat.
"Now tell me who are you." I demanded.
"I'm Rin." came along a simple reply.
"Rin? Which Rin?" I asked her again while my mind swirled trying to figure out which who the heck she was. Before she could answer, I started, "Oh Riiiiiin! I remember you now! The one I had lunch with four months ago at the restaurant where I first met Kagura!".
She looked at me questioningly, "Kagura? Who's she?" she voiced out.
"You don't know her? You were there when Kagura screamed at the waiter weren't you? The one who had tea spilt on her blouse."
"Oh ok, I remember now. You got to know her?".
I closed my eyes bringing my brows together and shook my head slowly. "I tried to locate her, but I cannot find her."
"Oh." she replied sympathetically. "By the way, where do you live?" she questioned while starting the engine of the car.
'Good Question. Where do I stay?', I asked myself. At that moment I didn't even know who I was, where I was and what day it was! "Hmm…where do I stay? Where do I stay? Where do I stay?" I wondered out loud with my index finger on my chin.
Rin just giggled softly and suggested, "Why not I drive you to your father's house?"
"No! I don't wanna go there. Father will pester me to get married!" I reacted immediately.
"Then where do you want to go?"
Considering the question for a moment I answered, "Your house! Only for tonight…pleeeeeease".
She sighed in defeat and nodded her head in agreement. She made a U-turn and drove off.
"What's the time?" I inquired.
She peered at her wrist watch and replied, "3.15 am." after which, she concentrated on the road.
"3.15? Why wasn't I aware of that? Happy Birthday Takahashi Sesshoumaru!" I yelled.
I caught the woman beside me wince and giggled after that. "I didn't know your birthday's today."
"Now you know, don't you! Wish me then."
She giggled again and wished me. I chuckled and thanked her. I did not know what was wrong with me. One moment I was happy because it was my birthday. Another moment I was sad because it was my birthday.
Rin somehow felt my low spirits and probed me.
"I haven't found Kagura."
"So?"
"Father will pair me up with some bitch and get me married to her."
She glanced at me quizzically.
"I had an agreement with Father. I have to find a woman within four months before my birthday and settle down with her. If I haven't found one, he will help me get one and I should marry her."
She mouthed an O and then continued driving in silence. I thought I saw a hurt expression in her eyes, but thought nothing of it, thinking that I was just imagining. After a while she asked, "So you like this Kagura?"
I nodded my head and closed my eyes. I didn't know why but I felt nauseous all of a sudden, at that point of time probably because of the amount of alcohol I drank.
Another ten minutes silent ride, we reached Rin's house. She got out of the car and jogged lightly to the other side opening the door for me. I tried to get out of the car but to no avail. My legs were like jelly at that time. I tried to get up again but I dropped on my seat again.
"Now don't act so tough and let me help." Rin offered. She took my left arm and placed it over her left shoulder. Slowly she pulled me up and made me stand on my feet. She moved slowly matching my pace. I tried to walk faster but each time I did that I felt my legs getting heavier.
'Why is her house so far away?' No matter how much we walked, her house never came. After what seemed to be eternity, we finally reached her doorstep. I forced myself to stand even though I knew it wouldn't make much difference. Furthermore my world was spinning like crazy and I was feeling nauseous. My stomach was churning like crazy and I could feel the bile climbing up… up… up…
Suddenly I felt myself moving and that was when I realised I was inside of Rin's home. I tried to hold on to the disgusting bile which was now stuck on my throat but finally I gave in. I threw up at Rin.
"Eep!" she yelped and took a step back. I threw up again until my stomach was empty.
I murmured an apology and staggered into the only bedroom in the house, probably it was Rin's. I settled down on her bed and before I knew it I fell into a deep slumber.
Ok! That's all for this chapter! Wow it took me so long to do this chapter and finally I've done it! Thank goodness! Lol! All of you better review this chapter ok! Oh and read 'Revenge is Sweet'! See you next week!