Chapter 2: Eventful Day

Sesshomaru curiously released the hand of the girl that stood before him. She came extraordinarily close to his nose which was impressive for him to see. Most humans couldn't get within striking distance of him. His golden eyes narrowed in on her. Before she approached her heart had been racing and she seemed upset which is what caused him to follow her in the first place. She had thought he was someone else. "Who were you expecting?"

"No one," she answered defensively. She went back to petting the double headed dragon.

It was odd to observe them interacting with weak humans much less a female. She glared at him suspiciously. "As to why they would let someone like you pet them is beyond me."

Rin's face wrinkled in confusion, "oh, really?" she said sarcastically, "why wouldn't they let me pet them." She kissed one of the muzzles.

"Mmh." Sesshomaru watched A-Un nudge her hand. He still didn't get why they wanted this weak human to pet them. A-Un hated humans since he was chased by dragon poacher's decades before. Sesshomaru's father managed to get them here from the states.

"Do they have a name?" Rin asked the stand-offish demon.

"A-Un," was all Sesshomaru said. He watched Rin's expression. She was smiling at them. A-Un acted like they'd met the girl before. Sesshomaru couldn't comprehend why. The wind picked up again. Rin's scent blew around Sesshomaru. It caused his heart to skip a beat. His mind wasn't playing tricks on him. Sesshomaru smelled the scent of Japanese cherry blossoms and home coming from her. "Why does my mate have to be a damn human? I told myself I would never be like my father and younger half-brother," he thought.

Sesshomaru was spacing out when the girl's voice brought him out of his thoughts. "Have you known them for long?" she asked.

He wondered how many questions this girl would ask him. She would not be his mate. "Yes." He wasn't going to give a full answer. He watched her expression again. She was still smiling. "This girl needs to hurry up. I need to take A-Un on his daily flight." The wind blew again. Sesshomaru picked up the scent of another human. This human pissed him off more than the one standing in front of him. Sesshomaru eyed the area above Rin's head and watched the president of Japan's son, Takahiro Endo, come towards them. "Why the fuck is he on this side of campus? This bastard despises dragons." Sesshomaru growled so loud he spooked Rin.

Takahiro came and stood in front of them. "Sesshomaru, why do you look so pissed? Are you still mad that my father is trying to buy this school from your pathetic family? Your family doesn't deserve to own this academy. The day my father finally gets the keys, your kind and these fucking dragons will be gone for good," he boasted.

Sesshomaru's blood boiled. "My father has no plans to sell this school to your damn father. So, you can piss off Takahiro!" Sesshomaru shouted. He watched Rin back away out of the corner of his eye. Sesshomaru didn't give a crap. "What are you staring at, human girl? Don't you have other things to do than to just stare!"

"Wow Sesshomaru, didn't know you were that harsh to human girls. Especially after your father married one. Hey baby," he came closer to Rin. "Why'd you run off? You gave me a sore shoulder earlier with that throw." He rubbed the shoulder he had landed on when Rin threw him.

He reached a hand out to her face only for her to slap it down. Sesshomaru wanted to rip this bastard's throat out. "Mind your own fucking business," the dog-demon demanded.

"So funny," he laughed at Sesshomaru. "You girl, come with me. I can tell you're new here. Why don't you let me give you a grand tour. Maybe I'll take you out for a cup of tea," Takahiro expressed.

Sesshomaru could sense this girl's emotions change from happy to angry with a hint of something else. She approached Takahiro boldly, "one, my name isn't girl! It's Rin. Two, I don't take kindly to jerks like you. Why am I not surprised that I would see the same issue with adversity amongst humans and demons. I came to this school to get away from that. Now I know to avoid both of you. I can tell you don't care for either race. Which is something I can't stand seeing. Excuse me, I need to get away from this negative energy," Rin attempted to shove past both men only for Takahiro to grab the same wrist he had earlier. "Let me go! Who do you think you are?"

"You're so cute when you shout," he moved closer into her personal space. "So, girl, where are you from? I'm not going to let you go, until you agree to go get a cup of tea with me."

"If you don't let me go, I'll throw your ass again," Rin hissed at him.

Sesshomaru's body was trembling. Her gorgeous smell of cherry blossoms was mixing with Takahiro's musty smell and it was pissing him off badly. But there was something else, that smell lingering behind the anger in the girl was getting stronger.

"I said let me go! Where I'm from is none of your fucking business," Rin shouted again. She tried to pry Takahiro's hand off her. When she realized she couldn't get free that way, she turned her right palm up and slammed the heel of her hand into Takahiro's nose. A wicked snap echoed throughout the dragon farm as blood dripped from his face. He grabbed his nose in two fingers, his eyes watering in pain. Rin folded her arms over her breasts proud of herself. "Told you to let me go."

"You bitch. You'll fucking pay for that."

"Yeah and how is that when you are the one that can barely stand. If I were you, I would have a doctor look at that." She started walking away from the two men.

Sesshomaru could smell Takahiro's blood boiling. Takahiro tried to raise his hand to her. Something snapped inside of him. He stood in front of Rin and her attacker. He shoved Rin to the ground. "Ahhh," she screamed. Sesshomaru got in front of the jerk. Something in him told him that he needed to protect her.

She sat on the ground, dazed and confused and if she was honest a little sore from landing directly on her ass. She had never been shoved by anyone like that before, at least not outside the dojo where she was trained to be a black belt. She looked up at Sesshomaru's golden eyes and saw anger in them. "Why the hell did you shove me? What's wrong with you!?" she shouted. "Prick."

"You were in my way," Sesshomaru stated.

She just gave him an evil look. "So that gives you the right to shove me?" Anger ran through her veins. "What a fucking jerk," she thought as she pulled herself off the ground.

"Wow Sesshomaru, didn't think you were that heartless. What would your father think if he found out you shoved a girl to the ground? Give me your hand girl. I'll forgive you for hitting me if you let me take you on a date right now," Takahiro announced.

"I'd rather jump off a bridge than go on a date with a jerk who grabbed my wrist. Let alone refused to let me go when asked," she brushed the dirt off her back and turned her back on the boys.

Takahiro made a fake puking sound from behind them. "Eww, what the fuck is wrong with your neck?"

Rin hated talking about her scar. "Mind your own damn business jerk." She stormed off, upset that the jerk had followed her. Her chest fluttered lightly reminding her of things she would rather forget. She had never been this mad before. She needed to clear her mind. She was walking past the school entrance when she decided to walk around the city alone. Turning her head to the left she saw a Starbucks down the street. "A hot coffee will calm my nerves." Rin headed down a few blocks to the chain coffee shop.

After paying for a pumpkin spice latte Rin headed back out to explore the city. The air was a bit cooler which felt nice against her skin. She took in the different smells that were around her. One being the coffee shop behind her. Rin had all but forgotten about the idiots who were rude to her. She ventured forward to enjoy her new city life.

Sesshomaru stood in shock as Rin marched away from both of them. No one had ever had the guts to treat him like that in the past. He had never heard a human talk to him that way before, let alone a girl. His eyes were on her back. Sesshomaru could see the pink scar right in the middle of her neck. "Weird place to have such a huge scar. Looks like a burn mark," he thought. He came out of his thoughts when he smelled Takahiro's blood. The boy had his hand over his nose.

"What an ugly bitch. Who would want her with that big scar down her neck? It makes me want to throw up." His face wrinkled in concentration as he watched the girl leave.

Sesshomaru eyed him. "Get out of my sight," he ordered. He turned his attention back to A-Un. He heard Takahiro make a scuffling sound and walked off.

Takahiro whispered under his breath, "fuck off youkai."

Sesshomaru kept his cool. He didn't want to start any trouble on the first day back to school. He brought A-Un back to their proper stables. Once they were inside, he petted both of them. "I'll be back to take you out for a flight later. Be good and keep an eye on things. I'll bring you both a very special treat when I return," he told them. Their eyes lit up with excitement.

Sesshomaru walked out of the stables and headed back to campus. As he was nearing the front entrance he caught the girl's scent going outside into the city. He cursed his heart for telling him that she would be his. He wanted to ignore the twinge telling him to follow her. But he couldn't because he was a slave to his passions and she was his target. He walked off the school property and headed in the same direction as Rin.

Sesshomaru was about to walk near the coffee shop when he caught Rin's scent coming back outside. He hid by the side of the building. She stopped a few feet outside and took a sip of her coffee. Sesshomaru sniffed the air "I can smell the scent of pumpkin coming from her cup," he thought. He could still pick up Rin's scent through the smell of her coffee in her hand.

She continued walking through the city. He waited a few seconds before he started to follow her again. There was something about the way Rin walked that Sesshomaru found intriguing. The sway of her hips made him drool. She was such a petite human. Not too short or tall. She had an average frame with normal sized breasts that he was anxious to see until he wanted to hit himself for thinking that.

He caught a glimpse of Rin's scar again. His inner youkai was begging him to lick it away. Sesshomaru was holding everything back to not attack her. There was a part of his demon nature called addiction and he hated that it was driving him to this girl. He clamped his jaw down over his tongue. He balled his claws into a fist. Sesshomaru breathed through his nose so he could resist the urge to bite Rin. "I will not mark her. My mark belongs to a pure-blooded youkai." He continued following Rin wherever she was heading.

Ten blocks later Rin stopped in front of the new book store that had just opened. He heard her squeal in delight. "A human girl who enjoys reading like me, interesting!" He whispered. Before she walked inside, Sesshomaru watched her take a sip of her drink. He suddenly licked his lips. He wanted to taste her frail, virgin, pink lips. He wanted to see if her mouth tasted of pumpkin with the hint of her actual scent. Drool dripped down the side of his mouth. He wiped it away with the back of his pointer finger. "This girl is going to be the death of me. Her scent is overpowering. Why do I have the urge to kiss her human mouth? Why must I turn into my father and half-brother and have a human mate?" Sesshomaru watched as Rin threw away her coffee cup and walked inside the bookstore.

Rin was amazed at how huge the store was. The store was filled with the smell of new books and fresh leather, a smell that was heaven to her. She hadn't noticed the elderly lady behind the counter until she stood up. The woman had her silver hair pulled back in a low ponytail and an eyepatch over her left eye. "Konnichiwa, child. I'm Lady Kaede, what can I help you with today?" The fair lady asked.

Rin bowed. "Konnichiwa, ma'am, could you please point out where I can find the fantasy novels please?" Rin lifted her head to see the kind elderly lady smile back at her.

"Of course. They are located in the very back on the left, on the back shelf," Kaede pointed.

Rin bowed again. "Thank you ma'am." She walked off to the very back of the store. After a few minutes she found the section she was looking for. She was amazed at the huge selection of books before her. "I'm in heaven. While I'm here I should buy a book or two. Now let's see, what should I get?" She whispered. After looking for about ten minutes she found the 'Wolf Springs Chronicles' series. She loved the series. It was about a pre-ballerina who turned into a wolf. As Rin looked at the books in her hand, she caught the sight of silver in the corner of her eye. Fearing she was being watched, she lifted her head. She glanced to the right to see no one there. "My mind must be playing tricks on me." She headed back up front to purchase the three books and placed them by the register.

"Will that be everything dear?" Kaede asked, scanning each book.

"Yes, thank you." Rin pulled her bag off her back and pulled out her matching wallet.

"That will be 5,000 yen dear." Rin took out her credit card from her designer wallet and handed it over to Lady Kaede. Kaede slid it through the credit card reader. "Thank you dear." Kaede handed Rin back her card.

Rin put the card and the wallet back in her bag as Lady Kaede put her books in the white plastic bag. "There you go dear. Please visit again soon," Kaede announced.

"I'm sure I will. Maybe in a few weeks. Have a good day." Rin bowed before the elderly lady again. She turned around and walked out the door.

Sesshomaru followed Rin out of the store, not caring to look at the bookstore owner. He caught Rin's scent going right this time. "Hmm, I wonder if she's heading back to campus?" He made sure to stay out of her sight. Sesshomaru got a better look at Rin from his view. He noticed her dark raven hair as it swayed when she walked. Her milky skin shimmered when the sun hit. When she turned her head to the side, he saw her deep, chocolate, brown, doe eyes. His heart skipped a beat again.

He cursed his need to follow her. Drool dripped from his lips again. His instincts were begging him to grab Rin and taste her lips. He wiped his wet lips and kept following her.

When he knew they were almost at the school he heard the sound of lightning roar across the sky. He turned his head up towards the sky to see the eerie black clouds above him. No rain though. Sesshomaru returned his eyes back to Rin who was no longer in his sight. Her scent was still around him though. He ventured forward back to campus where he believed she was headed. After several more minutes he saw Rin turn on to the school property. Then after a few seconds Sesshomaru made his way onto the property. He only got a small glimpse of Rin going to the freshman dorms. He still followed her until she walked through the automatic doors.

After watching her walk into the lobby he headed to his father's office when he caught the scent of a female wind demon. "Grr. What do you want, Kagura?" Sesshomaru demanded.

A female wind demon dropped down in front of him. "Can't I say hi to you? It's been a long time since we've talked," Kagura explained.

Sesshomaru gave her an evil look. "I told you to stay clear of me. I want nothing to do with you after you cheated on me with Naraku. Besides, you aren't meant to be my mate. Now leave me be."

Kagura pulled out her red and white fan and waved it in front of her. She eyed Sesshomaru with her deep red eyes. "Why so gloomy? I only did it because I felt like it. Besides, I wanted to ask what's so special about that human girl you were following today. Is she meant to be your mate?" Kagura eyed him again for a few seconds. "Oh my you're just like your father and brother. Your instinct calls for a human to be your mate. You're pathetic, Sesshomaru. You always have been and always will be. Tata for now," she called out. A wind tornado formed in front of him. Kagura was gone in seconds.

He cleared his mind and headed inside to chat with his father, Inu no Taisho. He knocked three times. "Come in Sesshomaru," his father called out. Sesshomaru opened the door and found his father talking to his stepmother, Izayoi. Sesshomaru despised his human stepmother from the day his father took her as his mate. "What brings you here this evening my son?" Toga asked, holding his mate's hand.

Sesshomaru just gave his father a stern look. "Can we talk in private," he demanded. Toga eyed his son.

"I'll leave you two alone for now. I'll see you at home my dear Toga," Izayoi said. She kissed her husband on the lips and walked out the door.

Toga turned his attention to his son. "What troubles you, my son?" He asked, concerned.

"It's about my instincts, father. I caught the scent of the girl who is to be my mate." Sesshomaru was mad about it.

Toga was ecstatic that he jumped out of his seat. "Why are you mad about the girl who is to be your mate? That's good news my son. Tell me about her!" Toga said joyfully. He poured his son a glass of scotch.

Sesshomaru took the glass and chugged it. He didn't care to cheer for it. "She's human." Sesshomaru slammed the glass down onto the table. But not so hard as to break it.

Toga's expression turned to shock as he retook his seat. "Sesshomaru, when are you going to get over your hatred of humans? Are you still angry because I married a human? You have to remember my instincts called to Izayoi years after your mother's death. I couldn't help it. I hope you grow out of this hatred and grow to like humans. I bet this girl you're pining for is kind." Sesshomaru growled before his father. "Did you try to talk to her at all today?" Toga asked.

Sesshomaru's voice became stern. "For a second. She only asked about A-Un. Then that Endo boy showed up."

Toga eyed him even more. "Let me guess, he was talking about his father trying to buy the school again? I've told his father before that the school is not for sale. Did Takahiro say anything after that?" Toga asked.

"He tried to have the girl go with him. He touched her; it made my blood boil. So, I did what my body told me to do. I took his hands off her… which knocked her on the ground. Before she fell, the girl punched Takahiro right in the nose. Then he tried to hit her and that's when I felt the urge to protect her."

Toga was shocked. He brought his hand to his face and covered his eyes with his thumb and index finger. "Really, Sesshomaru? Did you at least make sure the girl was alright?"

"She got up and walked off. Then I followed her. I avoided her so she wouldn't see me. She came back because of the storm and went to her dorm."

"Did you get her name?"

"Why would I ask? I'm going to my dorm." He bolted up from his seat and headed for the door.

"Sesshomaru!" Toga demanded.

His hand gripped the door, just before he turned the knob. "Her name is Rin. Why are you so antsy to know her damn name?"

"Hmm, I just wanted to know. Go on and enjoy the rest of your evening. Oh, Inuyasha's phone must have died. If you see him, have him and Kagome come to my office please."

"Whatever." Sesshomaru left without another word and shut the door behind him.

Toga sat down in his office chair and looked out the big glass window behind him. "So, Sesshomaru's mate is the girl who survived the car accident that A-Un accidentally caused all those years ago. I wonder if my son will have a change of heart when he hears the news. I'll let him find out on his own. I hope Rin can help change my son's heart and show him how to love humans. I want him to feel the passion I have for Izayoi and the same that Inuyasha has for Kagome," Toga thought.

The door opened moments later as his youngest son, Inuyasha walked inside with Kagome. "Hey pops, why did you need us to come here?" He asked.

"Sit down my son. I have a gift for you," Toga announced. The pair took a seat in front of Toga. He handed his youngest son a long square box.

Inuyasha had an astounded smile on his face. He loved receiving gifts. He ripped off the top of the box, when several beads darted around his neck "What? What the hell is this, pops?" He demanded. He tried to rip the necklace off but did not prevail.

"Those are rosary beads my son. You've caused quite a lot of trouble over the summer. So I think it's time for you to learn a lesson."

"WHAT LESSON ARE FREAKING TALKING ABOUT?" Inuyasha shouted.

"INUYASHA SIT," Kagome shouted. The beads lit up and Inuyasha's face planted the floor.

"What the hell Kagome!?"

"SIT."

Rin started unpacking when she got back to her dorm. Koharu still wasn't back and she figured she was with her boyfriend Kohaku. "I'm glad to have a kind roommate. I hope we can be good friends." Rin had just put all her clothes away when she heard her skype going off. She picked up her phone to see it was her father.

"Hey dad, How are you? Hi mom!" Both her parents were in the video call.

"Hi baby. We're doing fine. How are you enjoying your time in Japan?" her father asked.

Rin was doing everything to hold back her tears. "It's going well. I just finished unpacking. I'll be leaving to get dinner soon." Rin's tears dripped down cheeks. She wasn't going to tell them that she was already treated like crap by two guys. One being human and the other a demon.

"Oh baby. Are you already feeling homesick?" her mother asked. Rin nodded into the phone. "It's okay sweetie. It's going to take some time to get used to being away. But we will come visit you soon. Did you do anything exciting today?"

Rin wiped the tears from her eyes. "Yes, I went and got a hot coffee down the street at Starbucks. Then after I went and bought a book series at this new book store that just opened. The owner is really nice. I plan to go back in a few weeks."

"That's good to hear. We'll let you go now so that you can go eat dinner. Try to get plenty of rest, we'll talk to you tomorrow. Love you baby."

"Love you guys." Rin hung up the call. Tears came from her eyes again. She walked into the bathroom and threw cold water on her face. She let down her hair and combed it back out. "I think I'm going to leave it down this time," she whispered. Rin walked back into the room and grabbed her bag and keys to go have dinner.

Sesshomaru was walking near the freshman dorms when the wind picked up once again. He caught Rin's scent coming outside, but this time her scent was drenched in tears. Sesshomaru eyed the girl. He could tell she had been crying. "Such a weak, emotional human. But why does my instinct still call for her? I hate this feeling. I wish it would go away."

Sesshomaru watched Rin walk in the direction of the dining hall with her hair down. Her raven hair ended in the middle of her back. "I want to run my hands through it. It wants me to take in her hair's scent." The wind was making the sensation very powerful. "Grrrr, I hate this so much. But my heart is telling me to follow her again." Sesshomaru followed Rin but kept his distance from her.

After several minutes of walking, Sesshomaru stalked Rin as she entered the dining hall. He walked inside as if he was coming to take part in the meal. He saw the girl talking with another girl named Koharu. "Must be her roommate," he thought. Sesshomaru waited till several more people got in line so he wasn't behind Rin. After five more people were behind her he then made his way in line. He began to eavesdrop on the girl.

"So Rin, What's Florida like?" Koharu asked.

The last person he would choose was an American.

"It's nice, even though it's hot every day. My town is a bit different with diversity than it is here."

"Why's that?"

Rin took a deep breath. "Humans and demons don't care for one another in my town. They keep to their perspective groups. My neighborhood back home is a mix of diversity. But no one talks to anyone. I tried to befriend everyone back home and no one was happy about it. I was pointed out as the weird demon girl lover. It's been nice to see everyone get along here."

Sesshomaru sensed a lie in that. "The girl lied about everyone getting along. I guess she doesn't want to say she was treated like shit earlier," Sesshomaru thought.

"I hope you continue making friends here with everyone," Koharu smiled, brightly.

Rin's smile made his heart skip a beat again. Her change of emotions was drawing him in. Sesshomaru had to get away before he did something he'd regret. He headed back outside into the cool evening air.

After dinner Rin walked back to her dorm. She was feeling the jet lag again. She went into the bathroom, brushed her teeth and changed into her soft pajamas. After Rin was done she got into bed. She turned off the light and rested her head on the goose down pillow. She closed her eyes and went to sleep. In her sleep she began to dream of a mysterious silver haired person. All the person did was just stare at her with their golden spheres.

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