Disclaimers on everything that I don't own.

Flower Shop,

By Winterwing3000

The small bell tinkered as a regular customer stepped through the doorway. Rin, the shopkeeper, lifted her face and smiled brightly at him. Sessshomaru Takahashi was a tall man with silvery hair and fascinating amber eyes. He was dressed in a business suit with a briefcase in hand.

"Good afternoon, Sesshomaru-san. What can I get you this time?" the bubbly brunette asked with a hint of French, heading over to the shelves of plants and left the current one at the back table.

Rin Clarice owned a small floral shop, Garden Haven, squeezed in between a fancy Italian restaurant and the "Ritual" clothes store. There was only one other employee, who rarely came to work. Aligned on the shelves were numerous of flowers, each with a unique design. The nearly flat pots were black and filled with fresh, golden sand. There were also a small rack of soft, plush toys and a glass case filled with flower-scented perfumes.

Sesshomaru's eyes wandered over the flowers, the toys and stopped at the perfume bottles. Small price tags were attached to each bottle cap. He nodded to the glass vials. "I'll take three."

"Hm, for a special girl I see, huh, Sesshomaru-san?" Rin grinned heartily, coming out from behind the counter. She took out the keys from her uniform, which were a white blouse and a pair of black slacks covered by a red apron with "Garden Haven" sewn into the middle. A silver nametag with a rose marking carved onto it was fastened over her left breast.

Unlocking the safety latch, she turned back to look at him. "Which ones would you like?" she asked politely. "I'd recommend daisies or peach blossoms, since they seem to suit this time of year. The blue bells and the trumpet lilies are also very nice. Or would you prefer the extract of the flowers? They're much more natural than the artificial ones here. I have those in the back."

"Please." He answered smoothly after a moment of consideration.

"This way. And could you wait for a second? I need to get Ayame to watch over the shop while we're in the back." Rin stopped to pick up her phone and pressed a speed dial button. From there she asked the other girl on the phone to come down and watch the shop, then hung up.

"Okay, now, where were we." The brunette shopkeeper took out her keys once more and unlocked the door to the back door. The metal door creaked open, and both stepped in.

In the back, it looked almost as if it were a miniature greenhouse. The windows above them were opened, allowing the birds and bugs to come in and out as they pleased. The sun shone through the panes and the flowers were potted next to each other. At the end, he could see a few shelves and a long wooden table with many gardening tools.

When they arrived, Sesshomaru looked through the labels of each flower before picking up a glass box with pale yellow concrete in it.

"Oh! That's what I called, 'Sun-kissed'! Made from sunflowers. It would smell nice if applied lightly, too much isn't always a good thing." Rin informed him. "And that'll be 87 Yen."

He handed her the round case and she placed it into a red box and tied it up with a white satin ribbon. Sesshomaru fished out some bills and exchanged it with her for the present.

"Merci, Sesshomaru-san. And have a good day!" Rin said, tip-toeing to kiss him on the cheek. Sesshomaru returned it on her cheek.

"You as well, Clarice-dono." He replied, and then headed out the front door. The shopkeeper busied herself filling the water can.

Concrete – noun; a waxy essence of flowers prepared by extraction and evaporation and used in perfume

Note: This is AU (Alternate Universe)
I've no claim over the store, Ritual, yes, it exists in my neighborhood.
Rin is near her 30's and Sesshomaru's about 45?

AN: -coughs- so, Sesshy's not what he used to be… But he's nice that way! Right? –whimpers-

This is for the LJ Community "30kisses" without the underscore. The theme is from List Alpha, #15 (ikebana – flower arranging)