The door flung open and to his dismay Inuyasha opened the door. "So whos this girlfriend Dads been going on about?!" Inuyashas ear twitched as his eyes made his way to Rin. "Miss Ishihara?" Sesshomaru walked past his brother and didnt even notice Rin not following him. She stood there in fear. Did Sesshomaru trick her into being admitted again!? Rin and Inuyasha stared at each other before Sesshomaru came up behind Inuyasha and broke the staring contest they had started.
"What did you say to her, brother? I can smell her tears." Sesshomaru inquired. "Nothing I swear!" Inuyasha elbowed past his brother grumbling to himself. Rin had to fight her urge to run away but she was too scared to reason. Could she out run a house hold of demons? Probably not but she was about to find out. She backed away from Sesshomaru before turning to run. As soon as she looked away to wipe her tears she found herself running into Sesshomarus chest. "Youre taking me back?" She asked crying.
Sesshomaru looked down at her shocked forgetting she didnt know about Inuyasha and Kagomes relationship with him.
"Thats my brother...I'm sorry. Lets go." Rin wiped away tears and turned to follow him to the house again. At the door there was a crowd of people watching them. A taller silver haired man who looked just like Sesshomaru was grinning at them. Next to him was a beautiful black haired woman with a face perfectly painted with makeup leaned against him giggling. The two familiar faces from the hospital. Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Kagomes your sister?" She asked Sesshomaru surprised. "Brothers girlfriend." He answered as politely as he could before they made their way up the steps.
Immediately Inutaishos arm was around Rins neck. "First fight?" He asked through a huge grin. Rin blushed and shook her head. She couldnt find her words as she looked over to Sesshomaru who had a very pronounced frown on his face. The sound of sniffing came into Rins ear. Sesshomarus father was sniffing the spot where Sesshomaru kissed her earlier that night. She heard a growl behind her.
"Wildflowers?" His father raised an eyebrow at him. Probably where he got that trait. Another growl from Sesshomaru.
"Dear...Should we introduce ourselves before you put your arm around the poor girl?" The beautiful woman asked. Inutaisho blinked and then stood up straight.
"Right." He laughed nervously before being pulled off Rin by his ear.
"I'm sorry dear...Im Izayoi, This personal space violators wife. Inutaisho" she smiled at Rin. "Like Dr. Taisho?" Rin looked at Sesshomaru whos arm was now protectively around her waist.
"Lets start dinner and get off the porch." Sesshomaru walked him and Rin into the house. Everyone else followed after them whispering about Rin behind their backs.
Izayoi broke from the crowd to walk next to Sesshomaru. "The table isnt set yet. Why dont you guys go to the living room while the ladies go to the kitchen?" All the guys stopped walking as Sesshomaru nodded and turned to follow his father and brother to the living room.
"It'll be okay dear, were not scary demons like them." Izayoi joked while kagome joined the other two women. "Glad to see youre doing better! Kohaku hasnt been back since you left so we all got kind of worried." Kagome said. Rin looked to her side into kagomes light brown eyes that seemed bright. Rin nodded. "Still not talking?" Kagome asked.
Izayoi looked at them both perplexed. "You two know each other?" She asked. Kagome nodded. "She was a patient at the hospital..."
Izayois eyes widened. "Sesshomarus dating a patient?! How unlike him.." They made their way into the kitchen where the food was on the counter wrapped up.
The two girls picked up some bowls and looked at Rin. "Pick up any one you want! the dining room is right there so follow us!" Rin looked to Izayoi and smiled.
"I'll be right there." She turned to the counter as the women left the room. Rin was about to pick up one of the plates when she stopped mid reach. Right in front of her was a tiny assortment of wines and liquors. Her eyes widened. Rin could hear the girls chatting and walking back to the kitchen. Panic happened and she reached past the food to the first bottle she could find and she ran out the opposite side of the kitchen. She was in a long hallways of doors. At the end of the hallway was a big door and Rin decided to run for that one. Her steps echoed in the hallway and she cradled the bottle in her arms so she wouldnt drop it. The big door wasnt locked and she breathed a sigh of relief.
The door lead to a huge bedroom. She figured it was his parents. She took the top off the bottle and took a long awaited sip. Her eyes closed and she hugged the bottle closer. It was whiskey. Expensive she thought to herself and took a longer sip. Walking around the room she looked for a place to hide. It wouldnt be long until Sesshomaru was looking for her.
She saw sliding glass doors that lead to outside. Would she run away? No, her new 'boyfriend' would rescue her. surely.
She opened the doors and took a step outside.
Izayoi walked into the kitchen with Kagome. Both were smiling and talking about how cute Rin and Sesshomaru were together. "Rin..." Kagome trailed off seeing an empty kitchen. Both women looked at each other confused. "Think she- uh had to go to the bathroom" Kagome asked. Izayoi shrugged. "Maybe shes lost?"
Inutaisho walked into the kitchen with his two sons close behind. "Table set yet? Were starving dears." Sesshomaru and Inuyasha glared at their father.
"Were almost done...we uh...Think Rin went to the bathroom and got lost. Could you help us with the last of these?" Kagome asked hopefully. The three sighed in unison and walked to the counter. Sesshomaru followed Rins scent to a dish Rin should have picked up. Did she have to pee that... He looked past the food and saw it. A bottle was missing from his fathers collection.
"You two left Rin alone..." He said more accusingly than asking. They nod. Sesshomarus eyes glowed red as he growled. "Did you not read Rins charts either Kagome." His voice deeper like a guard dog about to attack. Inutaisho and Inuyasha both stood in protective stances in front of their partners.
"Izayoi..." Sesshomaru started. "When you two were gossiping about me dating my patient did Kagome tell you my Rin is an alcoholic and should not be left alone in a room that freely has bottles of alcohol out in the open?" Izayois eyes looked to kagome who looked to her feet ashamed. Inutaisho walked slowly to his son. "Lets go find her Sesshomaru. Yelling at the girls isnt going to help us find her any faster."
Sesshomarus eyes turned back to their normal golden orbs but now worry filled them. How long had she been alone with the bottle she took?
His father and brother both walked next to sesshomaru to get Rins scent. "It really is wildflowers..." Inuyasha said to himself. "What kinda perfume is that Sesshomaru?"
"Its not you numbskull!" His father hit inuyasha on the head. "Lets go find her." The men rushed off in the direction Rin walked, leaving the other two women alone in the kitchen.
"An alcoholic?" Izayoi asked shocked. Kagome nodded with tears building up in her eyes. "I forgot. She looked so much better I didnt think about it.." Izayoi frowned and patted kagome on the back. "Dinners going to get cold...finish setting up the table anyway. The boys will bring her back. I know it." Kagome let the tears fall and she walked to the counter to help izayoi finish putting the table together.
Sesshomaru walked ahead of his brother and father. His instincts kicking in. "FIND HER" A voice in his head said angrily. The scent trailed off to his fathers room and ended as soon as they walked in. His fathers scent overpowered Rins. She could be anywhere in this room passed out.
"The garden." He heard his father interrupt. "The back doors are open. Izayoi hates leaving those open."
Sesshomaru was already out the glass doors. He inhaled deepy but growled. Her scent was fading away to alcohol again. "Rin..." He growled. His eyes turned red and his claws started to glow green. "FIND HER" In a red haze he ran off following her new scent. He forgot about his brothers helping him look for her. He almost lashed out at his father who stopped him mid run.
"You'll hurt her." His father growled at him. Thats when Sesshomaru kicked a bottle. It stopped Sesshomarus heart. Empty. Rin... "Let me find her for you son. Take Inuyasha to check on Izayoi for me?" His father pushed him away in the opposite direction. Sesshomaru growled but did as he was told. His father was probably right about him hurting Rin so he followed Inuyasha back to the mansion.
Sighing in relief Inutaisho followed the scent left on the bottle. She was somewhere close.
After leaving the huge bedroom Rin took a step onto the grass. She took another sip. "How long til they find me?" She slurred to herself. Already she was stumbling across the garden. She looked to the bottle and sighed. Expensive bottles never lasted long but they did pack a punch. She didnt remember the last time she ate and her tolerance was low from not drinking in a while.
"Damn..." She took another sip anyway but the sip slowly turned into a chug. The familiar burn hitting her throat. "Im sorry Sesshomaru..." The bottle dropped from her hands. "Sesshomaru..." She started to cry before she started to run. It was too late now. She betrayed his trust on the same night she met his parents. Theyll probably call her horrible names after tonight. They were all so sweet to her too.
She stumbled and almost fell into a bush before she was far away enough from the mansion gardens. She could still see the house but was far from the expensive looking bushes she stumbled into. "Im sorry!" She cried. Finding a tree she leaned against and bent over."I'm sorry!"
Staring at the ground she could feel herself slipping away. "No..." She decided to put two fingers down her throat to get rid of whatever was in her stomach that could make the situation worse. Nothing could make her feel as bad as she does now. Her throat burned again with the liquor she just chugged. "Im sorry tree" She sobbed as she wiped her eyes.
She felt like dry heaving before she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Sesshomaru!" She was about to start apologizing when she turned around and saw his father instead. "Inutaisho?" She tried to focus on him. "I'm sorry.." He sighed at her and helped her up from the tree.
"Not your fault our son didnt warn us about..." He trailed off but Rin nodded while she sniffled. "Lets get you cleaned up hon' " He smiled at her. "Izayoi spent all day making this food to meet you." He laughed as they made their way back to the mansion.
"Is she mad at me?" Rin asked sadly looking up to Inutaisho. She studied his facial markings and all the emotions his face showed. How could this be Sesshomarus father? She imagined someone a little more expressionless. "No, Rin. Were all just worried. Don't you worry anymore. If Sesshomaru loves you we love you."
"He doesnt..." Rin looked away. "We lived with each other for a little over a week but today we officially started dating."
Inutaisho looked down at her and laughed. "If you saw how he overreacted in this garden." He motioned his hand indicating the garden. "You would probably see how much he cares." Rins eyes widened. "Hes just using me to get back at Naraku for Kagura..."
Inutaisho, caught off guard, stopped walking and almost knocked Rin down. "He told you?..." His demeanor changed. Almost at once he looked like he could kill her. "It's not true Rin. My little wildflower." He calmed down. Rin shook her head then told Inutaisho about what Naraku and his son did to her after her mother died. By the time Rin finished telling him her story they were at the back door that lead to the living room.
"Sesshomaru never mentioned any of this. My foolish son wouldve let my hospital be run to the ground..." His hand on Rin squeezed a little tight on Rins hand. Boy this family was really rough on her. "Inu-" He let go of her when he saw Sesshomaru walking toward them both. Anger in his eyes at seeing his father hurting Rin.
"Father..." His glare not leaving his fathers. "We'll talk later son, help get her cleaned up." Sesshomaru put a hand around Rin and walked her to the bathroom. The silence between them scared her. Was he mad?
"I'm sorry..." She said to him after she washed her hands and face. "Never do that again..." He grabbed her shoulders and turned her around. Before Rin could promise him that Sesshomaru had already leaned down to her height to press his lips to hers harshly. He pushed her back against the bathroom sink with the force of his kiss.
Rin cried before she kissed him back. Her hand supporting their weight against the sink. He ended the kiss as fast as he started it. "Theyre waiting for us." He turned his back to her and started heading toward the dining room as Rin stood in the bathroom in disbelief. It took her a few minutes to collect herself before she started to follow Sesshomaru.
In the dining room Inutaisho was bickering with his wife. Kagome was looking depressed in her seat while Inuyasha was busy trying to cheer her up. "Were ready to eat..." Sesshomaru pulled Rins chair out for her to sit on before he took his own.
"Rin dear..." Izayoi looked somberly at Rin before she collected herself with a smile. "Right! Dinner is served!"
Izayoi was asking Rin which of the dishes she wanted when Inutaisho took the chance to take advantage of their demon hearing. "Rin thinks youre using her to get back at Naraku who I hear is running my hospital to the ground. Fix it." Inuyasha laughed to himself and Sesshomaru glared at him. "Inuyasha couldve told you about Naraku too..." Inutaisho let out a growl that made all the girls look at him.
He laughed to himself. "Sorry, something in my throat." He coughed and pounded on his chest. The girls when back to their talking and the boys went back to human level chit chat.
As soon as Rin was done eating Sesshomaru excused them to walk home. He told them it was getting late and that Rin was getting tired. He could sense her getting sick off the alcohol. The hangover already starting.
"Why?" He asked her once they left the house. Rin looked up at him confused. "Why what Sesshomaru?" She stopped walking. "He told you what I said...I'll get my stuff and take a taxi back to my apartment as soon as we get home..." She looked down and covered her eyes with her bangs. He was visibly annoyed with her but tried to hide it. "I never said that."
Spent all day writing these two chapters. Still sick but i felt like writing all day
Rin Amelia