Chapter 9

Rin was waiting for Sesshomaru at the table, he needed to use the restroom and asked her to wait for him. "This day was going so well…and it ended like this" Rin thought silently. Sesshomaru sat in front of her, he put his elbows on top of the table and covered his mouth with both hands. They sat there silently, he never looked away from her, Rin started to get nervous, but she decided that she was not going to be the one to talk first. She stared back at him, trying not to blush, he was so attractive. Sesshomaru had dressed in a business casual outfit; caky pants and a light purple long sleeve shirt. He was not wearing a tie, he rather had unbuttoned the upper part of his shirt, leaving his chest slightly exposed. His particularly long hair was not tied in a lazy pony tail like usual "Probably he is required to do so in the hospital" Rin wondered in her mind. His face was clean as always, not a drop of sweat, pimples or any imperfection. face remaining impassive. She was about to say something while the waiter came to ask for their order. Surprisingly Sesshomaru spoke first, "2 glasses of white wine and 2 orders of lasagna; that's all" Rin was taken aback, it was nor very polite what he just did…however Rin loved lasagna. "I don't really like wine" Rin said nervously. "Then, you don't have to drink it" Sesshomaru said clearly bored from the small conversation. "Well…maybe I need a glass of wine to DEAL with his" Rin thought angrily at herself. Her thoughts were heard, almost immediately the 2 glasses arrived. She took hers, smelled it and took a long sip. "Tastes awful" Rin thought as she made a face of disgust. "This Sesshomaru told you not to drink it" Sesshomaru said while sipping his own glass. "It's alright" Rin answered "I might need it to deal with this" she ended sarcastically. Sesshomaru's face expressions turned more serious, clearly upset about her remark. "This Sesshomaru is not anymore pleased than you" he added with a slight angered tone. Rin almost regretted her previous comment, but the c'mon! the guy was a jerk, he deserved that and more.

The food finally arrived, Rin had finished her cup of whine, while Sesshomaru's was almost full. Sesshomaru could see a red tint beginning to form on Rin's delicate cheeks. She started eating first, she was ignoring him "So she is not going to talk" thought Sesshomaru "Interesting" he added amused to himself. Without Rin noticing, Sesshomaru slyly motioned the waiter to fill her cup again; while the waiter was doing it, Rin snapped "Oh no no no, please that's enough" The waiter replied "No worries Miss, it is on the house" he left winking at Sesshomaru. Rin drank half of the cup this time, "They have been there for an hour! Yet Sesshomaru hasn't said anything" she thought in frustration. Rin's head was starting to get heavier, and she knew she was an extroverted girl, but geez the alcohol made her feel like she needed to talk, and now strangely she did not feel that uncomfortable. "So, Sesshomaru, are you going to keep ignoring me?" She said angrily. Sesshomaru kept silent still eating his lasagna. "Gosh Sesshomaru! You are making me upset! If my company is that horrible, then you shouldn't have invited me on the first place" Rin was yelling now. The restaurant was fancy and there were not a lot of people, plus Sesshomaru had asked for a semi private area to eat. Rin could yell all she wanted. "Sesshomaru? Hellooooo!" Sesshomaru kept eating. Rin drank half of her whine cup in one gulp, her face was red as a tomato now, which made Sesshomaru secretly very amused. "I think you are a condescending bastard, I don't like you and I don't want you to be my mentor! I want you to know that I am not happy with his arrangement, but your father pushed me to this!" she said frustrated "Why can't you be like your father!? He IS a gentleman, but you are horrible! AND since you refuse to talk to me I am going to leave now. Thanks for nothing" Rin finished abruptly as she threw the napkin to the table. She turned to leave when she felt slight pool on her waist. "Sit down" a baritone voice commanded "foolish girl" he continued. Rin opened her brown eyes in surprise, "you…" she managed to mutter.

Sesshomaru waited for Rin to calm down and accommodate again on her seat. "You need to behave" he said stoically; before could talk he continued with the same serious tone "My terms are simple, if this Sesshomaru is going to be your mentor, you are not going to talk to me outside our meeting hours. We are not friends, just acquaintances. I will not do your homework or talk to your teachers on your behalf. No especial favors. AND this Sesshomaru will tell you when and where the meetings are going to take place" Rin was appalled, she could not think of anything to say, "Sesshomaru is ROYAL ASSHOLE" she said to herself "Don't worry we are just required to meet once a week" Rin said pretending she was not upset at his previous remarks. "As this Sesshomaru mentioned before, I am the one to decide; if I want to meet 5 times a week or none is not your problem" At this words, Rin was close to slap his face, she was not going to do it, but man she wished she could. The waiter came in again and asked if they wanted their food to go. Rin nodded, "Can I have more whine" she added decidedly. Sesshomaru raised his perfectly shaped eyebrows in response. Rin drank it all within 2 minutes, she needed to calm herself down, or she might do something that she was going to regret later. "Sesshomaru" Rin started pretending she was sober, "I am going to tell you something" she paused trying to clear her mind "Who the hell do you think you are?! I get it you the epitome of perfection, but I work hard, and I deserve to be here, I barely have friends or talk to people because I am so busy studying! So don't worry I am not going to talk to you because guess what I don't want to be your friend either! I can do my own homework and even if you don't think so I am A VERY SMART GIRL" Rin finished yelling. Rin was seeing two Sesshomaru's looking back at her in…amusement? Was that a smile? Or was she too drunk to realize? "This Sesshomaru is well aware of that" she heard him whisper on her ears seductively. "Oh boy "she thought "I am drunk" she managed to whisper.

She did not remember what exactly happened after that, but she remembered laughing a lot about stupid things, insulting Sesshomaru a little bit more. Yes, Rin was a mess, but now she was almost at her apartment and Sesshomaru was helping her to walk. Thank God everything had stop spinning! As they got to the elevator, Rin said "Thanks Sesshomaru, I can go to my apartment on my own" Sesshomaru ignored her once again as they waited for the elevator to arrive. "Sorry" she said while on the elevator, still nothing. Rin opened the door of her apartment, they both got in, "Sesshomaru I told you something!" Rin continued in frustration "Hn" he replied seriously. "aghhhhh, you were not nice to me at all today, yet I am apologizing to you!" the least you can do is to answer back to me.! Rin yelled loudly. Sesshomaru did not respond, he grabbed her tightly by her forearm and brought her closer to him. Their faces were inches apart from each other. "Do not misunderstand this Sesshomaru, today your behavior was questionable. I can ask Miroku to remove you from the program. This Sesshomaru will NOT accept any more insults from you. Do not make this Sesshomaru to repeat himself" Sesshomaru said like he was spitting venom from his mouth. He narrowed his eyes at her and he let her go. He turned on his heels to leave but stopped for split seconds to hear Rin breaking into tears as she said "I am scared of you".

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"What on earth was he thinking!?" He had acted foolishly. Rin was right, he had been rude to her all the time they were together. Sesshomaru was confused himself; he had invited Rin to eat because he wanted to explain her his "terms", yet who was he fooling!? He just wanted to spend time with her. However, his pride got the best of him and to show he was in control he asked the food for both of them. "Dammit!" Said Sesshomaru loudly as he got into the safety of his apartment. He had acted like a kid, he despised himself at that moment. The worst part was at her apartment; Sesshomaru knew he deserved all those insults, what Rin had said was the truth, he was a rude person, jerk, asshole…what else had she said? Well whatever, all that, Rin was right. Sesshomaru was losing control and he hated himself for it. "What have you done to me, Rin?" He asked feeling pity for himself.

Sesshomaru knew he had to make amends, but how? Sesshomaru never apologized, but he never apologizes because he had never been wrong. He knew he had to apologize to her right away. It was 8 pm he was going to go at 11 pm so she had time to study and do her own things. Meanwhile Sesshomaru planned to reflect the type relationship he wanted to have with Rin. Sesshomaru knew he could not be with her romantically, "She is not at my level" he thought as he remembered how she almost passed out by only drinking 3 cups of whine. He could not help but to smirk. "Entertaining" he whispered. That was it! Yes, Rin was entreating, amusing, fun to be with. Sesshomaru resolved to stay close to her; he found her presence soothing and warming. When Rin was around, he felt happy? So he wasn't happy before her? Sesshomaru, the great Sesshomaru was confused for once in his life. He decided to drop the subject, but he was sure of one thing, he was going to do everything on his power to stay close to her.

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Sesshomaru walked towards Rin building, the nights started to get colder as the fall weather approached. The weather was nice, Sesshomaru enjoyed it; he was also glad no one was around, the last thing he wanted was to be seen going towards Rin's apartments. He quickly made his way into the building and went by the stairs so he could avoid the card access. Sesshomaru's handsome face was calmed, but his heart started to race quickly as he approached to Rin's apartment. He hoped she was awake. Sesshomaru knocked the red colored door several times, but there was no response. He felt the awful feeling of what it appeared like rejection piece his soul and most importantly pride. Notwithstanding, Rin did not know he was going to go, so probably she was asleep. Before leaving he turned the door knob just in case it was open and voila! The door opened. "Careless girl" he said disapprovingly as he made his way in, he scanned the room to find her. Nothing, she was most likely in her room.

Sesshomaru walked across the medium sized hallway that headed to Rin's room. The door was open, he peeked in before entering, but did not see Rin immediately. He turned his head and felt his heart skipped a beat, Rin was lying on the floor sleeping. Sesshomaru chuckled at the comical scene, these things just seem to happen to her! He grabbed her bridal style carefully, like she was a piece of fine silk. Before placing her on the bed, he scanned her faced. Her cheeks were still red from the alcohol, her eyes a little swollen from the tears she was shedding probably not long time ago and her mouth was as red as an apple. He placed her on her bed "flowered covers" he exclaimed knowingly, "I had a feeling" he ended. Rin's long Raven hair fell messily yet gracefully on the bed making a nice contrast against her white skin. You look beautiful" Sesshomaru gasped as he caressed her face. "I am so sorry Rin, I am sorry I treated you disrespectfully, and I am deeply sorry that I made you cry" he whispered on her ear. Before leaving, he could not stand it anymore, Rin looked so beautiful, he desired her, he wanted to kiss her. He then remembered Kohaku kissing herm his fist clenched in anger. He forgot about that and placed a soft chaste kiss on her forehead and left the apartment. It took all Sesshomaru's strength to leave Rin.

Sorry I did not upload it faster, I was busy today. This one is an extra-long chapter as a compensation. Reviews?

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