(Author's notes)
Ugh, FINALLY I GOT THROUGH MY WRITING BLOCK! I lost my creativity and ability to write for some odd reason! Don't you hate it when that happens! Anyway, we can pick up where we left off in the story now. Enjoy this next chapter! XD
(Story)
Mr. Oda, the English teacher, greeted Rin once again with a smile.
"Rin! So nice to see you in my class already! What brings you here so soon?" He said with a smile. Sesshomaru then squeezed his way through the door and stood next to Rin.
"Actually, sir, Rin is the student I was telling you about earlier today." Sesshomaru said. Mr. Oda then glanced back at Rin and Sesshomaru.
"Really? Well, very well then. Do you have some writing samples young lady?" Mr. Oda asked. Rin politely handed over her notebook to her teacher.
"My stories are all in here, sir." Rin said shyly as she watched her notebook slip away from her hands. Before Mr. Oda even opened it, he placed it down and glanced up at Rin with asserting yet gentle light-brown eyes.
"Rin, could you wait out in the hallway please? It's necessary that students aren't present during evaluations, for discrimination purposes." Mr. Oda said apologetically. Rin was a little disappointed that she couldn't stay for her evaluation, but nonetheless, she bowed politely.
"I understand sir." She said. Sesshomaru's hand then guided her out of the door. He then pulled out a chair and set it out in the hallway for her. Before he closed the door, he leaned down toward her as she leaned in curiously.
"Don't worry about it. I'm positive that you'll get in." Sesshomaru said with a comforting smile. Rin then smiled back and nodded her head before Sesshomaru gently shut the door. After he locked it, he grabbed another chair and sat across from Mr. Oda, who was smiling at him slightly.
"Mr. Hamasaki, in all four years I've known you, I've never seen you so polite to another student here!" Mr. Oda said slyly. Sesshomaru just chuckled a bit and pointed turned his attention toward the notebook.
"You might want to read that now Mr. Oda." Sesshomaru said. Mr. Oda smiled and opened the notebook to the very first story.
Meanwhile, Rin was sitting out in the hallway, trying to be a patient as she possibly could. She couldn't stop her legs and feet from twitching though. She then looked at her watch after a little while.
Ten minutes? Really? It feels like it's been an hour!
She then felt a vibrate in her skirt pocket. She grabbed out her red flip-up phone and read the text she got form Kagome.
Hey sis. Any idea when u'll b done? I want 2 no wat time I'll have 2 pick u up.
Rin quickly replied to the text.
Not sure yet. I'll send u a text when I'm done here.
A few moments later, she received another text form Kagome.
Mk. I'll c u later sis.
Rin then shut her phone and put it back in her skirt pocket. She fidgeted around with her feet for a few more moments as she waited in anticipation. She really wanted her notebook back and just hold it again. She then heard the loud click of the heavy door next to her. Sesshomaru then emerged from it. He leaned toward her and grabbed the back of her chair.
"Excuse me Rin." He politely said. Rin instantly stood up as Sesshomaru placed the chair back inside the room. He then turned around and motioned with is finger to Rin to follow him back in the room. Rin followed him nervously in the room. She saw Mr. Oda with a serious face as he folded his hands with Rin's notebook placed neatly in front of him. Rin then told herself in her head to stand up straight as she walked in front of the teacher. After a heaving a sigh, Mr. Oda began to speak.
"Rin, I read your story about the girl who was adopted by the family. I have to say from every inch of my being…your story was fantastic!" Mr. Oda said as a smile returned to his face and he picked up the notebook and held it in his hand.
"Rin, your writing greatly excels that of your peers! You have a gift Rin, and I know that you will do great things with your writing. In short…" Mr. Oda then angled to notebook toward Rin.
"…Congratulations Rin Higarashi. Welcome to the Creative Writing Club!" Mr. Oda exclaimed at Rin with a kind smile. Rin then felt herself grin with excitement as she took her notebook and held it close to her.
"Thank you! Thank you very much sir!" Rin exclaimed. Mr. Oda then raised his hand to stop her.
"I'm not finished yet young lady!" He said with a serious tone. Rin then stopped smiling as a look of concern swept over her face. He then smiled at her and continued.
"Today was actually the deadline for applicants who wanted to join the club. Unfortunately, we've received a low amount of qualified members…a very low amount!" he said as he rolled his eyes a bit.
"So, I'm pleased to say to you that you are now the one and only member of the Creative Writing club. Therefore, you will be working on your Creative Writing skills under my instruction as well as under Sesshomaru." Mr. Oda said as he beckoned his hand toward a grinning Sesshomaru. Rin then felt her own smile return as she glanced back at him.
"Oh my gosh…I-I don't know what to say other than…thank you so much!" Rin exclaimed. Mr. Oda then smiled as he leaned back in his chair.
"Hey, no trouble kiddo! Now, I'll tell you when we're to meet up after school again and discuss what Writing Competitions you might want to enter!" he said. Rin smiled and thanked him again as she bowed and was led out of the door by Sesshomaru. After he shut the door behind him, they both began to walk toward the front of the building. Sesshomaru noticed how calm Rin was acting and how much she was clenching onto her notebook.
"You don't have to hide your excitement Rin. You can squeal all you want." Sesshomaru said with a smile. Rin then glanced up at him in astonishment.
"R-Really? I can run and jump and scream all I want now?" Rin asked. Sesshomaru nodded his head with a smile on his face. As soon as he did so, Rin attacked him in a hug.
"Thank You! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" Rin said as she swung Sesshomaru around with her. She then let go of a shocked Sesshomaru as she then jumped and skipped around the hallways.
"Zip-ta-di-do-DAAA! Zip-ta-di-ehhhhh! My-oh-my, what a wonderful day! Oh, I can't wait to tell Kagome about…KAGOME! That's right, I have to tell her to pick me up!" Rin said as she pulled out her phone from her pocket and flipped it open to send Kagome a text. Sesshomaru was still dazed at the sudden hug form her; but after a few moments, he shook himself of the shock, and spoke.
"Wait a minute; you said that you needed a ride home?" Sesshomaru asked. Rin glanced up from her phone.
"Umm, yes." Rin replied shyly. Sesshomaru smiled at her embarrassment.
"If you don't mind, I can give you a ride to your house." Sesshomaru said. Rin felt her heart flutter as he asked her.
"Um, just let me text my sister saying that I got a ride." Rin said. Sesshomaru nodded his head and leaned against the wall patiently. Rin then flipped open her phone.
Kagome, I got a ride home, so don't worry.
Really? From who?
..Sesshomaru.
Really? OMG OMG OMG! SAY YES! I WANNA C WHAT HE DRIVES!
Rin smiled at the text and flipped her phone closed.
"Ok, I'm ready now." Rin said. Sesshomaru then searched his pocket and found his keys as they made his way toward the student parking spots. Rin searched to see what car could be his. If he was Inuyasha's brother, it had to be something fancy and sporty.
"So, which car is yours?" Rin said as she searched the parking lot. Sesshomaru chuckled for a few moments before Rin shot him a confusing look.
"I don't drive a car Rin." He replied slyly. Rin shot him a confused look.
"Really? Then wha…!" Rin asked. She was cut off when Sesshomaru pointed toward a section of the parking lot. Rin widened her eyes at what she saw.
In between a couple of the cars, Sesshomaru walked up next to a scarlet colored motorcycle. It was a scarlet '09 Harley H-D FLSTF Softail Fat Boy. Sesshomaru had back pieces attached to the back seat as well as driver's seat. Sesshomaru then reached into the side bags that he had fastened onto the side of his bike. He then grabbed two matching black, full face covering helmets form the bags and handed one of them to Rin.
"Here you go." Sesshomaru said coolly as Rin hesitantly took it from his hands.
"Oh, but before you put that on…" Sesshomaru exclaimed. He then reached into his side bag again and pulled out a black leather jacket.
"You might want to put this on. I know we're fresh out of summer, but the wind can still be pretty bad on a bike like this." Sesshomaru said.
"Are you sure? Will you be fine?" Rin asked. Sesshomaru paused for a moment as he reached into his side bag again.
"I'm positive Rin." He said with gentle eyes. Rin didn't have to take long to believe him. While he put on the jacket and fastened the helmet on her head, Sesshomaru switched his school shoes with biker boots. He finished and chuckled a bit as Rin struggled to adjust the helmet to her petite head.
"Here, let me help." Sesshomaru said as he snaked his own hands through hers and fastened the straps. He held his breath a bit as her hands touched his wrists as he fixed her straps. They were soft and warm as her delicate looking fingers grazed his own wrists. Rin herself was blushing behind her helmet. She didn't like it when people fussed over hers; but…she really didn't mind this time. Although, it probably was because she'd never even sat on a motorcycle before in her life and would be best to leave everything to someone with more experience.
After Sesshomaru finished with her helmet, he climbed into the driver's seat and grasped the handles as he patiently waited for Rin to climb into the back seat and fasten herself against the back piece. Rin pushed down the face piece of the helmet as Sesshomaru roared the engine of the bike. Rin was surprised by the smoothness of the bike as Sesshomaru glided through the parking lot.
Oh…this isn't so bad.
When Sesshomaru moved onto the main road, she then felt the bike jolt a bit as it switch gears and Sesshomaru gained speed. She then felt herself gasp and she unconsciously reached out and wrapped her arms around Sesshomaru in fear.
"Oh God!" She exclaimed through her helmet as the bike jolted a bit as it changed gears again. When they had to stop at a red light, Sesshomaru took a hand off of his handles and placed it on Rin's tensed up ones. He patted and squeezed them in reassurance that she was safe on his bike. Rin still kept her arms wrapped around him, but she definitely loosened her grip at his reassuring touch.
Sesshomaru went through the main points of town, and then turned onto a private road that led to Rin's house. They weaved through the narrow road and tight corners. They both then finally made it to their destination: a cottage built-like house that sat next to a river that was well hidden from the main town. The charming cottage had a shed, a separate garage, and a dock with a boat and a few kayaks on there. Rin took in the familiar fresh pine scent as she took of her helmet. She could also see Kagome through her bedroom window, no doubt in shock that Sesshomaru was riding her little sister back in a motorcycle.
After Rin removed her helmet, Sesshomaru got off of the bike and helped Rin off the bike. He then removed his own helmet as he helped to get her things out of his side bags. He found her notebook and gingerly pulled it out of his side bag.
"Here you are Rin." He said. As she reached out for it, Sesshomaru leaned in with a smile.
"Once again, congratulations Rin Higarashi!" he said gently. Rin blushed and chuckled a bit as she took back her notebook.
"Thank you so much for the ride Sesshomaru!" Rin exclaimed excitedly. Sesshomaru chuckled a bit.
"See? The bike wasn't so bad now, was it?" he asked slyly. Rin giggled a bit as she shook her head. She was stopped when she felt a giant hand touch the top of her head and patted her gently a bit.
"All right then…I'll see you tomorrow at school then Rin." Sesshomaru said gently.
"Yes! See you tomorrow Sesshomaru!" Rin exclaimed as she turned around and slowly ran toward her house. Behind her, she could hear Sesshomaru's bike roaring as he started it and she turned around just in time to see him begin to drive out of the driveway. Just before he was out of sight, Rin stretched her hand as far as it would go and waved good-bye to him. She wasn't even sure if he noticed or not; but she didn't care. She just felt like being polite to the senior who had been so kind to her on her first day of high school.
(Author's notes)
I hope that my writing abilities hadn't gotten rusty during my weird phase! I guess suddenly switching form Honors English 12 to Algebra 2 really got so my mindset. But like I said, I'm back and ready to write again! So please, enjoy! ^_^