Mizuki's POV
It was a nice spent day today. I hung out with my boyfriend, had lots of fun with Rin, and best of all, almost never saw Sesshomaru's and Kagura's face all day! So now here we all were, eating dinner. Hiroshi decided to go, so it was just their royal family left, and me. We hadn't started eating because Rin wasm't here. After her tantrum with Sesshomaru in the afternoon, she had locked herself in her room, very unlike her. I looked at Kagura, who busy chatting away with a smiling Sesshomaru. Finally I heard the pitter patter of little feet running into the room. I turned and looked at Rin, smiling at her. She was still smiling when she got half way into the room, stopped, and her smiled fell along with mines.
"Sit here, Rin." Sesshomaru said, pointing to the seat beside Kagura. Kagura smiled at her, but I knew she didn't mean it. Rin looked at the chair beside Kagura, then the empty one beside me. She ran into the chair bedside me, and tried to sit on it. I helped her up, and then heard a small, low, angry growl. I looked at Sesshomaru, who was instead looking at Rin.
"Rin, I told you sit here beside Kagura, not there." He said.
"Rin don't want to sit there." She said plainly.
"Rin, you must do as you're told, and never talk back. Come over here now, and sit." Kagura told her angrily and strictly. I narrowed my eyes at her.
"I think Rin should sit where ever she pleases, and not where she's told." I said angrily, to both Sesshomaru and Kagura.
"Rin is royalty, unlike you Mizuki. She must seat on her royalty seat." Sesshomaru said, twice as angrily.
"You have that woman sitting in Rin's chair, and like you said, if she is not sitting on her royalty seat, she is not royalty." I said, matter as factly.
Sesshomaru's eyes widen, just ever so slightly. "Who are you to barge in, Maid? Rin will do as she is told by Sesshomaru, or me. That is how she will learn!" Kagura scolded me. I scoffed.
"I'm her nanny, in which with time, you two will get lost in unimportant things and forget about Rin. The only one, who will never forget her, will be me because I truly love her as if she is my child. If you don't like that, fire me, and Prince, I will tell the media that you never gave up this little girl. Then let's see how your fast your life will turn upside down." I said, pulling Rin closer to me, and she wrapped her arms around my waist.
Sesshomaru's hands clawed the tables, leaving marks. Kagura put her hand on top of his, supposedly calming him down. He sighed. "Let's all forget this. Rin, the moment you finish eating, you will go to your room and sleep, as you are grounded." Sesshomaru said.
I almost, almost, gasped at what he had said. He would have never ever grounded Rin. What was that woman doing to him! I felt Rin's hands clench my shirt, and I squeezed her shoulder slightly, reassuring her. The Emperor clapped his hands, and the food came out. Rin let me go to eat some of her food, while I gladly helped myself to everything. I was just so hungry today, but would explain that that I skipped breakfast, and had little to eat for lunch. I grabbed three small bowls of rice, which I quickly ate. Some Sushi, Curry Rice, two grilled fishes, a bowl of Soba, and washed it all down with green tea. I was about to grab some more Sushi with rice, when the Empress spoke to me.
"Dear, you are going to finish everything before anyone had their full meal." She said.
I stopped and looked around. Sure enough half of the food was gone, leaving small portions for the rest of the diners. I looked around me then, and Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, The Emperor and Empress, Rin, and Kagura were looking at me surprised and weirdly. I even shocked myself, because I thought I had eaten little, and I was still a bit hungry! I leaned back, and nodded my head no, mostly to myself. Stop eating; you are going to make yourself faaaaat! I sighed, and excused myself from the table. Just as I did, Rin too excused herself and followed me. She took my hand, which gladly held and smiled down at her.
I had sent Rin to her room, reminding her that she was punished, but told her that she was not punished to me. I walked into my room, and headed straight to my bathroom to change into my pajamas. I was brushing my hair, when I heard a slap. I knew what was that noise, as Rin let out a small squeak of pain. I let my brush fall to the floor, and ran to her room. I pushed open the door so hard, that it hit the wall and bounced back slightly. Rin was the floor, crying quietly and holding her cheek, with Kagura standing above her. I walked in quickly, and pushed Kagura back so hard, she stumbled and fell to her butt surprised.
"How dare you touch her! You have no right at all!" I yelled at her angrily.
She quickly stood. "She was not listening to me as she did not want to go to sleep! And how dare you touch-"
"Children take their time to fall asleep! You don't hit them let alone slap them just to put them to sleep!" I yelled, cutting her off. I was so angry, so angry that I can possibly kill her right now, right this moment.
"I can do what I want to her! She will learn to listen to me or be sent to a Correction Attitude School or Hospital!" She yelled back at me.
I walked towards her so quickly, that she tried to walk backwards away from me, but the wall on her back stopped her.
"I swear to you Kagura, I swear that if you ever, ever have the nerve to touch her again, even if you are mated to that bastard, I will – You will what?" A deep voice interupted from behind me I felt a large hand turn me around. It was Sesshomaru I pushed him back just as hard as I did to Kagura, and he stumbled, but not fell.
"Prince Sesshomaru! I understand that you need a mate, but you have to wait until Rin is older! Rin needs you right now, but instead you go looking for a mate! Rin is hurt, and obviously does not like Kagura! It may not seem so to your eyes, but in mine, Rin does not want you with Kagura!" I yelled at him angrily.
"You will quit your insults this instant. I care about Rin and-"
"If you care about her so much, why didn't you pick her right now as she is still on the flooring crying? You came to check on this filth first instead of your daughter!" I yelled at him, and ran to pick Rin, who buried her faced in the crook of my neck, crying. I turned and faced an angry, worried, sadden Sesshomaru.
"And this is another thing, Prince; Rin will now share my room. I do not care if you disagree, but I will not have that woman ever touch her again! You should be ashamed for pretending to be this little girl's father!" I screamed at him, and walked out the room, leaving a stunned Prince behind me.
I entered my room, and slammed it shut angrily, locking it. I turned off the lights, and walked over to my bed and sat. Rin was still in tears, and sobbing. I rocked her back and forth, rubbing her head. It seemed to calm her down, and she stopped crying, and just sniffed. I laid down, hugging her close, and covered us with the blankets. After a while of rubbing her bangs back, and her sniffs turned into steady breathes; she finally calmed down. In the soft light coming in through the window, I saw that her eyes were puffy and red. Not to mention that her cheek was turning blue. I can't believe Kagura slapped her that hard. I rubbed her cheek just so slightly, that she winced.
"It…hurts." She said, and sniffed.
"It's ok. Do you want me to go get you an ice pack?" I whispered. She nodded no.
"No…stay with me…Sesshomaru doesn't love me anymore." She said sadly. I sighed sadly, and put my chin on top of her head, rubbing her back.
"No he does, he's just…"
"Love-struck?" Rin whispered.
"Yes, Fake Love-Struck." I whispered.
She sniffed, and buried her face into my chest. "Mizuki?"
"Yes?"
"Can I call you…Mommy…please?" She asked.
I nodded my head yes. "Of course, Rin, anything to make you feel better."
She sighed happily, and after a while, she fell asleep. I turned my head to look at door, and saw a shadow moving underneath. I knew it was Sesshomaru. I wonder what he is feeling. But soon, the shadow faded, and walked back to his room, where I heard the soft click from the door closing. I sighed and closed to my eyes to get some shut eye. All of that anger drained me from my energy.
I heard my door knob jittering, and I opened my eyes. It was already morning; I soft knock came. I sat up, making sure I didn't disturb Rin, and walked over to the door. I unlocked it and opened it. It was the Prince.
"Yes, Your Highness?" I asked calmly. Surprisingly, I woke up calm after everything that had happened last night.
"How is Rin?' He asked, softly.
I opened the door fully, and let him come in. "She is fine, except for that nasty bruise on her cheek." I said softly too, as I didn't want to wake Rin up. Sesshomaru entered quickly, and sat on the bed beside her sleeping body. I ran my hand through my hair, and went into my bathroom to give him some time alone. I was brushing my hair when I heard Rin yawn. They were talking quietly, and I tried not listen.
"Where is Mommy?" I heard Rin ask worriedly.
I walked to the door and just stuck my head out, smiling at her. "Right here, just brushing my hair." I said.
She smiled relieved and turned her attention back to Sesshomaru. I continued brushing hair. I was looking at my eyes and eye lashes, when Sesshomaru came into the bathroom, and leaned in the door frame.
"Kagura says you should be fired, that you do not know how to discipline Rin." He said, looking down.
I stood straight, still looking at myself in the mirror. I felt that same anger from last night, bubbling again to the surface. "Are you going to fire me?" I asked, softly.
"…No, Rin loves you too much. I see that you care for Rin in some way, that I could never care for her…as a mother." He said, still looking down.
I looked down into my hands, which were folded and propped on the white counter. "I just think that a child her age should still be free to have fun, not trapped in a room learning how to be a grow-up when they are still little kids." I said.
"I agree with you, Mizuki. Will you…take care of Rin and her minor wounds today? I would usually do that myself, but I am running late for work." He said, still looking down.
I nodded. "That is my job, after all, to be her Nanny and take care of her." I replied. I sighed. I turned around and walked towards him. I picked his chin up, and looked at him in the eyes. They were filled with worriedness and regret.
"Your Highness, don't worry about Rin. As long as you keep me here with her, I will protect and take care of her until she grows up and goes to college. I will do the mother duties so Kagura won't have to complain about it. She will take care of yours and hers children, and I will care for Rin." He still wasn't showing any emotion. I laid my hand on his shoulder and smiled at him, "Now, aren't you late for work?" I said. He blinked and nodded, He turned and just left. Rin was nowhere in sight, so I figured she went to go eat breakfast. But just to make sure, I quickly dressed for the day, and went to look for her.