I Do Not Own Inuyasha
Chapter 12
Curling around the softness again Rin fought off the desire to wake. She didn't really want to wake, and she did not want to face reality again. Reality was a bitch! Still it wasn't as if it couldn't get any worse. Hakudoshi would no doubt be drunk and at his sister's or something, perhaps she'd be free for the morning to curl up in the tree in the backyard before he came home to beat her.
Rin cracked an eye open to the morning to hear typing and to be wrapped up in a fur. It reminded her of her childhood and made her slightly nostalgic as she lay there not daring to look over her shoulder at him. How was it she knew he was there and yet it felt as if he were an illusion to her? None of this felt real to her, and yet, it all felt like home and him. Finally gathering up her courage she rolled over to look up at his profile. He was using his right hand to type away as he sat beside her on his bed.
The smile bloomed on her lips before she could stop it.
He didn't look at her, he didn't take his brilliant amber gaze from the computer but she felt mokomoko tighten it's hold on her to acknowledge her presence. As a child he had given her most of his attention but when he was working on school or homework or something he would give all his attention to what he was doing. Mokomoko was the part of him though that would hold her or let her cuddle with him. It was a part of him, the most revealing part of him too. If he were agitated, or furious, then mokomoko would twitch ever so slightly that few rarely noticed it, when he was focused mokomoko would hug her, and when he was protecting her from school bullies mokomoko wrapped around her reassuringly as he took care of the bullies. Yes, mokomoko was the most revealing part of him. And right now it was wrapped securely around her from head to toe and hugging her warmly. She liked this.
"Rin," he finally acknowledged her as he used the mouse then shut the laptop. She propped herself up in the fur wrapped around her and stared at his gorgeous eyes. It wasn't fair that he only got more and more handsome while she became more and more ugly. And yes ugly was the right word! No one could ever truly think her pretty, she didn't even see herself as beautiful or pretty so she must be ugly.
"I'll summon breakfast," he informed her. Sure enough a few moments later Jaken scrambled into the room with a tray of food for her. The food was delicious, but she'd expect nothing less from Sesshomaru's servants because he would demand perfection. She smiled as she silently enjoyed her freedom and breakfast. Mokomoko had yet to be removed from her person but she didn't mind because she felt better having it with her. After eating she picked up her book and snuggled back into mokomoko as Sesshomaru worked on whatever he was working on. So long as he didn't mind having her company then she'd stick around with him.
Sesshomaru pretended to ignore her as he worked, he had always pretended to ignore her as he worked because it made his life easier if he didn't have to always acknowledge her. Though he did in a way, and they both knew it. But he was relieved that even as a child she had never pointed out his tell to anyone or him, Rin would always just smile contently and hug his mokomoko. Yes, they both knew that to be his tell, even his best friends hadn't caught onto what his tell was because it wasn't something people paid attention to. He wondered what was going through Rin's mind as she slept because when she had awakened she seemed hesitant. Perhaps she was still just adjusting to her new life here rather than with the monsters of her past.
Not that he was one to talk.
Finishing up his work he stood, Rin was still wrapped up in mokomoko. Gently, because she was absorbed in what she was reading he pulled the fur away from her, though it was reluctant to let her go. He knew what it meant and chose to ignore it as he walked into his shower. After showering he dressed, though it was still awkward to be only able to use one hand to dress himself. Rin appeared as he was fighting with the buttons on his shirt, he frowned in frustration. Rin didn't make a sound and he didn't protest as she walked in front of him and began buttoning his shirt. Her slight fingers were nimble as she deftly buttoned up his shirt, he watched her carefully then she grabbed his red tie and carelessly knotted it for him. She smiled up at him with simple joy and before he knew what she was doing she reached up on her tiptoes, and pulled him down the rest of the way to kiss his cheek. He was shocked as he stood there stupefied while she walked away.
The heat rising within him was something he fought back as he walked up behind her, his arm encircled her to pull her close. Rin just stiffened before she relaxed, he kissed the top of her head then before letting her go and walking out to the front of his mansion where he met Inuyasha. They had a meeting with their father which Sesshomaru was less than thrilled to attend but would because he was trying to act as normal as possible. He didn't need people to know how nervous driving down the city street made him or how he watched everyone as a threat.
No one needed to know how nerve-wracking this was to him.
He was Sesshomaru, he was fine, he was alive, and he would not freak out over nothing when there was nothing to freak out over. He was fine! There was nothing wrong with him! Still he watched the street warily.
Inuyasha watched his brother from the corner of his eye as they rode to the office. Sesshomaru was tense and alert in a way that made him nervous too.
Just what had his brother survived?
Hey, been a while but shit's been going down in my life. I mean seriously! Holy shit! Between work, being sick, drama, and every possible fuck up imaginable lately life's been hell! But I finally have a day to myself, granted I'm sicker than a dog but I have the day, so I'm catching up on my updates!
Oh And I've decided to test the waters with Naruto fanfic, why not? So I'm trying it out if you want to check those out too [They're Healing Pain & Only Tears].
And to the news you all want! This upcoming week's updates:
Today:
-A Chapter of Never Be the Same
-A Chapter of Rain for Tears
-A Chapter of Healing Pain
-A Chapter of Only Tears
Sunday:
-A Chapter of Rain for Tears
-A chapter of Never Be the Same
Monday:
-Hopefully what's left of Why Should I Worry (there's 7 or 8 chapters left, I'll have to double check but I have a few of them written I just need to post them!)
-A Chapter of Never Be the Same
-A Chapter of Healing Pain
Tuesday:
-A Chapter of Never Be the Same
-A Chapter of Only Tears
-Maybe a chapter of Rain for Tears
Wednesday:
-A Chapter of Never Be the Same
-A Chapter of Rain for Tears
-A Chapter of Only Tears
-A Chapter of Healing Pain
Thursday:
-A Chapter of Never Be the Same
-A Chapter of Because I Love You
Friday:
-A long overdue chapter of 36 Weeks & Counting; I've been trying to figure out the best ending for it at the moment... but it'll be done before the end of June! Promise! =)
-3 to 5 Chapters of Trying Not to Neuter Him (I'm having a bit of difficulty with this one but no challenge is too great! I will write this!)
-A Chapter of Never Be the Same
Saturday:
-A Chapter of Never Be the Same
-A Special One-Shot for Father's Day; My Father (the counterpart for My Mother)
-3 to 5 Chapters of Trying Not to Neuter Him
-A Chapter of Rain for Tears
-A Chapter of one of the Naruto fanfics [Only Tears or Healing Pain] (hopefully... We'll see about those)
As Always I'm Putting My Originals Ahead of My Fanfics But Since George Is Trying to Eat My Originals Lately I'll Be Working On Fanfics. I almost have enough money to buy a new computer, provided nothing else should blow up in my life that requires lots of money to fix it...
I SO Want A New Computer... I really wanna work on my original stuff and not have it destroyed!
Anyways, That's the game plan for the week folks!
Sorry for not focusing on my old stuff, but life's been eating me alive lately.
That's all for now folks!
Enjoy Rain for Tears! =)