Sorry about the long wait guys. I've been so busy. Here's a short cute little chapter for you guys. –Ainsley
He was irritated and angry with himself to say the least. He never lost control like that, especially with a whore he just met. He rubbed his temples, he hadn't drank that much in years, and his brain was definitely punishing him for it.
He would have stayed home and worked in his study, however Rin complicated things as he was ashamed of his behavior and didn't want to see her. He of course would never admit that he had been in the wrong. He scolded himself, his pride would definitely be the death of him. He pressed his intercom, "Jaken" his right hand man of over ten years scurried into the room. "Yes sir?" He stood up and grabbed his coat, "I'm going home." Jaken sputtered, "But sir you have an important business meeting with Mr. Rovinsky after lunch!" He pushed past Jaken and walked out of the room, "cancel it." He didn't want to be at work, but he didn't want to be at home either, he knew exactly where he was going to go.
"So how is it with the Ice King?" Kagome giggled, she had been on the phone with Rin for over thirty minutes. She seemed to already be doing much better. She had already spoken to Kyou, who was ecstatic to hear from his mother. "It's pretty awful." Rin twisted her hair around her finger and laughed. "Ooh details Rin!" Rin laughed again and told her about last night. Kagome listened quietly for the most part besides a snort and some scoffs. "What a jackass! God he and Inuyasha really are just alike! Once they see a woman they don't care where they just have to have her!" Rin thought about that for a moment, it was true, Kagome said her first time with Inuyasha was in her office. "And she was a whore too!" Kagome growled, "Well there's always a way you can get him to quit bringing home women." Rin's interest piqued and Kagome giggled, "You have to be his woman!" Rin blushed, "no way!" She heard the front door slam and saw the very subject of their conversation walk through the living room. He threw his briefcase and coat on the floor and a maid quickly scurried behind him to pick it up. He walked past her without so much of a hello and went into his office where she heard the door slam. "Speak of the devil he just came home and he's really grumpy." She whispered into the phone, "Well I would be grumpy if I had made a complete fool of myself the previous night too." Rin eyed the door on the second level. "Well I'm gonna go Kagome we will call you again tomorrow. Love you." Kagome said she loved her too and Rin hung up.
He was extremely angry with himself, he had gone to see his brother's grave. He didn't know what it would help, but he went and stood in front of the granite headstone. He didn't say any words, he just continued to read the words on the grave over and over again. Inuyasha's mother left flowers almost every other day and a fresh bouquet was laying in front of his feet. His brain was flooded with guilt as though his brother had possessed him. He scolded himself for behaving in such a way in front of Inuyasha's son. And for sending Kagome away for his own selfish needs. He growled, "I don't need to hear from you." The thoughts cleared his mind just as fast as they arrived and he was furious. He didn't know if it actually was Inuyasha who put those thoughts in his head, or if his own guilt was overcoming him subconsciously, either way it pissed him off. He trudged off the damp grass and back to his car. He slammed his door and sped off, he had no intentions on going back to the grave anytime soon.
He sat behind his large desk, it didn't feel any better to be at home than it did at work. He loosened his tie around his neck and threw it on the floor. The silk fabric gently fell onto the hardwood floor and shone in the sun. He leaned back and ran his hands through his hair. It had been years since his last haircut, and the ends of his hair were beginning to get dull and frazzled. He tossed the hair out of his hand and leaned over his desk. He heard a knock at the door, "what is it?" He growled and heard the door continue to open, he didn't take his eyes off the computer until he heard Rin's soprano voice, "someone brought this for you. They said you left it at the restaurant last night." In her small hand she held his large wallet that swallowed her palm, he reached out and plucked it from her hand, "thank you." He turned his head back to his computer and refused to look at her, however she wouldn't budge. They sat in tense silence for a few moments, she could have been eating him alive for all the discomfort she was causing him. He knew what she wanted and he finally sighed and gave in, "I apologize for last night." He looked up at her and watched her stern face melt into a smile, "it's okay! Would you like some tea?" Women are so confusing, he rolled his eyes and nodded his head. She skipped out of the room and he heard her whispering to someone in the hall.
His nephew shuffled into the room with a tray holding a teapot and some teacups. Rin picked up the pot and a cup and poured him some tea, "it will help with your head." Was it really that obvious that he was hung over? He groaned and took the cup. He could taste the sweet honey in the concoction that she had created and he relaxed. "What are you doing?" He saw Rin and Kyou sit down on the floor by his desk. "We are having tea with you silly!" She smiled and poured herself and Kyou their own drink. He sighed and went back to his work. They didn't budge and continued to sit on the floor by his desk. They held their own quiet conversation and he couldn't help the small smile that began to grace his features. It was nice to have company in his large silent study. They were great company, and for once the child wasn't being a bother. He thought about that, the boy never was really a bother. He remembered Inuyasha as a kid his age, he was only two years older than Inuyasha, but he was far more mature. He remembered Inuyasha breaking everything in sight and screeching constantly. He was grateful that Kyou had obviously not taken after his father. He felt something tug on his hair and turned around to see Rin was braiding small strands into intricate little designs, he rolled his eyes, "how old are you Rin?" She glanced up at him and smiled softly, "28 why?" He smirked slightly, "then why do you act like you're five?" Her face turned red, "I would like to think I act at least seven!" She winked at him and continued to run her hands through his soft hair, she coursed over his dead ends, "I can cut these if you'd like." He thought about it for a moment, "I hardly trust you to fix my tea, why would I trust you with my hair?" She shrugged, "suit yourself."
Rin snuck out of the house, Kyou was distracted and watching a movie on the couch. She had been invited to go out with some friends and she had no plans of canceling. She slowly closed the front door and walked out to her car. She whirled around when she heard the front door open, she was only greeted with Sesshomaru, who was holding his keys in his hand. "Here." He held out the keys to her and she shyly grabbed them. "I didn't know when you would be back so I figured you should have the keys to get in." She smiled in appreciation and turned to walk towards her car. "Be safe." She froze at his simple statement and smiled, he could be so caring. "I'll try to be." She winked at him and got in her car.
He waved as she pulled out of the driveway and walked back towards the house. She was so excited, she never got to go out or do anything, especially since she started to watch over Kyou. She was meeting up with Sango and a couple of other friends she had met through Kagome. They had all met at Kagome's wedding and they bonded while they tried to keep Kagome from falling apart. It was nice of them to invite her out, she smiled. She stepped on the gas once she got to the freeway and headed back towards town.
"Rin! It's so good to see you!" Sango enveloped her into a hug, squeezing the life out of her. Rin looked over her shoulder to see Yukka and Eri talking by the entrance to the bar waiting on them. Rin felt rather underdressed compared to the other girls. Sango was wearing a black sequined cocktail dress and the other girls were dressed similarly. She looked down and eyed her flannel shirt and tank top combo with jeans and cringed at herself. "Are you sure I look okay? Where exactly are we going?" Sango waved her doubts away with the flick of a wrist, "don't worry about it Rinny, you look great." The girls walked to the bouncer and smiled as he let them in. Rin was hit with loud music and the smell of cigarettes and sex as soon as she stepped in the building. Sango and the girls immediately went to the bar and ordered rounds of shots. "Cheers!" They all cried out together, Rin tossed back her shot and almost gagged at the taste. She was never one for drinking, and in fact had never been drunk before. The girls giggled and dispersed onto the dance floor leaving Rin alone at the bar. She smiled politely at the man next to her and took a seat.
Every so often the girls would come back and do another shot. Rin would turn down the opportunity but each time shed end up taking it anyway. And soon she was feeling tipsy and buzzed. "Hey Rin! I have someone i want you to meet!" Sango yelled over the music and Rin looked up and was met with big brown eyes like hers. "This is my brother! Funny how I ran into him! You guys dance!" Sango slurred and turned back to grind on Eri who was laughing and sipping on a beer. "It's nice to meet you!" Rin yelled over the music and he nodded and slid past her to order drinks. He bought her another shot and she greedily took it this time, not resisting at all. He drug her out on the dance floor and she drunkenly followed. Her bones felt like they were loose from their hinges and she threw herself around to the beat of the music.
They had been dancing for a while, Rin was becoming less coherent the more the alcohol worked through her system, and soon she was getting sick. "Excuse me!" She shoved out of his arms and ran to the bathroom where she threw up. She heard him knocking on the door, "Rin are you okay?!" She moaned and stood up, "just peachy!" She slurred as she flushed and rinsed her mouth. She opened up the door to see that he was standing there worried about her. "Hey let me take you home." She swayed around and stumbled into his arms and nodded her head okay.
Rin didn't remember how he knew where she lived or how she got in the car or how she ended up back at Sesshomaru's estate, but she awoke to the car pulling along gravel and looked up to see the lights of the fountain. "Hey it's my house!" She giggled and Kohaku smiled at her, "yeah? Nice place!" He stopped the car and walked around to open her door. She giggled and tumbled out of the seat, he wrapped her arm around his shoulder and helped her up the front steps.
He was a complete mess, he had never figured she would be out as late as she was. He eyed the clock hanging above his fire place in his study, '4 am.' He grimaced. She hadn't even looked as though she was going out, maybe just to dinner, or for a movie night. He didn't expect her to go clubbing. But when he had received the first phone call around midnight he could tell he wasn't getting any sleep. She drunkenly called him, slurring all her words telling him all about how much fun she was having. It was cute at first until she wouldn't tell him where she was, which angered him. She then hung up and he knew he would be up all night. The second call was around 2:30 where she was laughing and saying how she met someone, which made his blood boil. He spent the whole night pacing until 4 am when he got a call again saying she was coming home. He checked the clock again and saw the time had not moved. He heard the door downstairs rattle and he practically flew down the stairs to the front door. He was coming down the last step when he saw a young man dragging a giggling Rin into the house. He was whispering to her and shushing her, but to no avail she wouldn't stop laughing. He turned the lights on and Rin screamed, he winced at the sound and stared at her angrily, "Rin I will not play these games with you another second go get in your bed and retire for the night." She scoffed at him, "you're so bossy. Bossy bossy bossy butt." She giggled at herself and he rolled his eyes. "You've done enough thank you." He eyed the boy who brought her home, he seemed even younger than Rin, his face lacked the definition of a man's, as well as any stubble. "I think I'll stick around until I'm sure Rin is safe." He growled, why wouldn't Rin be safe? "Her bedroom is this way. I will call you a taxi while you put her to sleep." He motioned down the hallway to her room, she was already nearly comatose in his arms, making it a difficult task for him to drag her to her room.
He had just closed the door on the young guy and was about to go to bed when he saw Rin walk into the kitchen. He glanced at the clock, it was 5:30 in the morning and he hadn't gotten any sleep. He walked towards the kitchen to see Rin still dressed in her outfit from the night before, her hair was a disaster and the light makeup she was wearing was smeared about her face. "Why are you up?" She scowled at him, "I'm not drunk anymore and I can't sleep." He sighed, at least she was conscious of her actions once more. He strode into the kitchen and sat on the barstool watching her. He hid his smirk when she stumbled over her own feet, "are you sure-" she hissed at him, "yes!" He smirked again when she turned her back. She grabbed a cup and filled it with water and leaned against the counter. "So..." She began, the room was awkwardly quiet. He didn't know what to say either. But before he could think he blurted out, "I was worried about you." She gaped at him slightly, "you were worried about me?" He nodded his head and she giggled. "What's so funny?" She shook her head and looked down at her cup, "I always knew you had a heart." She winked at him and set her cup in the sink. She walked around the counter to where he was sitting and kissed his cheek, "thank you for worrying. Goodnight." She walked out of the kitchen and left him sitting there, shocked from her bold move.