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Chapter five
(Rins prov)
Inuyasha's house is huge! I knew it would be big but this was way bigger then I thought it would. As Sango pulled into the drive way I stared around in wonder. The houses, if you could call it that was at least five stories and the drive way was about two miles long! I knew that Inuyasha's family had money, we all do, but I never would have thought they had this much! They were so normal at school, well normal for them.
Driving down the drive way we passed miles well maintained lawns with trees growing everywhere, all different sizes and shapes. Sango pulled up in front of the mansion and parked. The drive continued a little ways and ended at a garage that could easily hold 20 cars.
We climbed out of her car and I looked around taking in more detail then I could from the back of Sango's car. There was a fountain sitting near the right side of the drive made of white granite with black veins, the water was off for the winter, but it was still a beautiful spot that drew your attention almost at once. Around the fountain was a rock garden and a few small trees in those big pots. The yard was miles upon miles of grass the yellow of winter with huge shade trees and weeping willows in just the right spots.
Flowerbeds lined the front of the mansion and the left side was covered by a creeping rosebush. Its prickly vines went nearly all the way to the roof! From what I could see the gardens would be a sight to behold in the spring, as even the winter flowers were breathtaking. All two miles of the driveway was gravel.
The mansion was made of different sized stones in all shades of gray, windows were spaced along the whole front of the building. Some of the windows on the left were partially covered by vines.
I loved it.
"Come on, Rin, let's go inside." Kagome said grabbing me by my wrist dragging me up the marble steps. Ayame rang the doorbell.
A beautiful women with long raven black and warm brown eyes answered. She was just barely taller than me, with a kind face.
"Hello girls, the boys are waiting in the game room." She said smiling her voice was soft and warm. She stepped back gesturing for us to enter. As I walked passed her I noticed that she smelled faintly of roses.
"Iziyo this is Rin, my cousin." Kagome said pulling me with her to stand in front of the women. Her brown eyes looked me up and down a strange look in them, and then she smiled and held out her hand.
"It's nice to finally meet you Rin. My name is Iziyo, I'm glad I finally got the chance to meet you." Her smile was warm as were her words. I gave her a tentative smile as I shook her hand. Her grip was firm despite her delicate looks. "I've heard a lot about you from both Kagome and my son." She told me. Her smile suggested that she was keeping something to herself.
I smiled and stepped back. Now that I was able to get a good look at her I could see Inuyasha in her face. Before anything else could be said a loud BANG, was heard coming from somewhere deeper in the mansion.
Everyone jumped. Iziyo looked over her shoulder a scowl on her beautiful face. "What is the matter with him now?" she muttered to herself, not seeming concerned at all by the noise. She turned back to us shaking her head, her long hair swayed with the action. "Excuse me girls, but I need to go see what has my husband in such a temper."
With that she turned and walked down one of the long corridors leading away from the main entice. It was only then that I was able to look around and take in my surroundings. The room we stood in was huge. The walls were covered in a pale rose wall paper with dark rose trim. The floor was a rich green color that had black vanes running through it.
The walls had pictures of different countries; they were of the forest and waterfalls, buildings and towns all over the world. Flowers were placed in vases around the room and gave the space a floral fragrance. The vases stood on stands made from cherry wood and every now and then you could see other pieces of furniture of the same cherry placed in convenient spots. It was all very beautiful and spoke of the wealth the family had. It surprised me to learn just how much money they had. My uncle and even my father had made a lot of money and the rest of my friends also had money, but I knew they didn't have this kind of money.
Kagome glanced over at me and then came to my side. "Their father is the owner of Reddragons Inc." she told me in a whisper. My eyes widened. That was one of the biggest companies in the US. Kagome nodded and had to tug on my wrist to get me to walk with her and the others down a hall leading in the opposite direction from the hall Iziyo disappeared down.
I was only able to get quick impressions of the rooms we passed. They seemed to follow no real decorating scheme as they were all different and had no pattern. I came to the conclusion that Iziyo or you ever had done the decorating simply used everything and anything that came to mind.
You would think it would look tacky, but surprisingly it all came together quit well. We walked up a spiral stair case to the third level, then followed Sango as she made her way down three different hallways and passed dozens of doors that all looked the same to me.
She finally came to a stop in front of a door and pushed it open. Inside was a huge room filled with games. Every game a person could want was in that room, from an Xbox 360 to and old packman arcade game! The carpet was a deep red and there were coach's and tables, and chairs spaced all around the room, but those things were less noticeable pieces in the room.
What demanded your attention the moment you walked in was the fact that this one room held thousands of games! Over to the right of the room mounted on the wall was one flat screen TV, one of many that decorated the wood paneled walls.
Seated on a coach in front of the TV were Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. Koga and Miroku stood to the left and right of them watching the screen closely.
The screen displayed a scene of a burning church; two men stood in the middle of a mob and were trying to fight their way free. I noticed then that the mob was in fact a large group of zombies.
"Duck," Sesshomaru suddenly said. Inuyasha didn't waste time asking questions, he made is character duck. He wasn't a moment to so either. The moment his person hit the ground a red light flashed around Sesshomaru's character.
At first nothing seemed to happen, but then all of the zombies' heads slid from their shoulders. The two of them walked out of the burning church and then the credits started rolling.
"Why the hell didn't you use that before!?" Inuyasha yelled glaring at his brother.
Sesshomaru looked at him his face as blank as ever, his beautiful amber eyes just as cold. "Because there was no reason to use it before." He answered calmly.
"No reason Inuyasha almost died five times before you decided to use that!" Miroku said his tone suggesting he thought Sesshomaru insane. Sesshomaru merely shrugged.
"You know you would have had to start all over again if he had died." Koga pointed out. Sesshomaru gave Koga a look that said he was a moron. "Yes, but he didn't die did he?"
That seemed to stump them for a moment. Kagome took advantage of their silence. "Well it looks like you all are having fun without us." All the boys turned to look at us, surprise on all but one face.
"When did you guys get here?" Miroku demanded.
Sango shrugged, "Few minuets ago."
"I can't believe you guys! You started without us, and you know I've been dying to see the last level of ZOMBIE RUSH! You didn't even wait until I got here!" Ayame yelled at them, glaring at Koga as if it was his entire fault.
He held up his hands as if in surrender. "They were already playing when I got here!" he defended himself.
Before things got out of hand I grabbed her hand and pulled her over to the closest game. It happened to be a two player so it worked out well.
Koga shot me a grateful look and I smiled at him over my shoulder. We all slit and started to play the games Kagome dragged Inu over to one and they stayed there for a long time, you could heir curses from them every now and then. Miroku and Koga started another game and Sango watched them.
Sesshomaru stayed where he was seeing to ignore everything around him, but somehow I knew he was aware of everything going on. When Ayame almost knocked out my player I turned my attention to the game.
For the next few hours we all played games, sometimes we would team up and play against each other, but mostly we played by ourselves or one on one. I played Sesshomaru in an army game he won of course. I was able to beet two high scores in two other games, much to Koga and Miroku's horror.
Sesshomaru left sometime during all this and though I didn't see him leave I felt his absence like a physical thing. I tried to shake the feeling as it was stupid to feel that way when I didn't even know the gut really, but it stayed.
I was watching Sango and Kagome playing a dancing game when I suddenly had to use the rest room. I pulled out my phone and typed a message.
Then I tapped Ayame on her shoulder to get her attention. When she turned I showed her the text. "Oh I'll show you come on."
She didn't give me the chance to follow her; she took my wrist in a firm grip and dragged me from the room!
I tried to keep track of all the twists and turns she took, but when you are being dragged along its kind of difficult. Ayame stopped suddenly in front of a door and I nearly ran into her back.
She let go of my wrist and turned to me with a smile. "Here you go Rin." She said brightly. I smiled my thanks and went inside. When I came back out a few minutes later Ayame was gone.
I looked up and down the hall hoping to catch a glimpse of her but it was of no use she was gone.
This is just great! Now what I'm I supposed to do? I wondered to myself. With a sigh I started walking in the direction we had come from. It didn't take more than three turns before I was completely lost!
I was just about to walk down another hall when I noticed the door to my left was slightly ajar. Curious I pushed it open a little more.
The moment I saw what was inside I couldn't help myself I had to go in and get a better look. The room was a huge library filled with books. Everywhere there were books. The shelves went to the ceiling nearly two stories up!
I smiled and walked into the well lit room and started to look over the names of some of the books on the shelf to my left. I was about half way through the second row when a voice behind me made me jump a foot in the air!
"What are you doing Rin?"
I spun around, and came face to chest with Sesshomaru. He had spoken quietly and had walked right up behind me without me noticing. I glared at him my hand on my heart as if that would keep it from pounding its way out of my chest.
His face was as expressionless as always, but amusement flashed in his eyes. It was gone so fast I wondered if it had really been there. I pulled out my cell.
Ayame ditched me and I got lost. I showed that to him and this time I was certain I saw amusement in his beautiful eyes. He raised one eyebrow, "Seems everyone is doing that lately."
I stuck my tongue out at him, he actually smirked!
What r u doing here?
"I live here." Was his answer and I rolled my eyes at him.
U know wat I mean. His smirk was still there when he shrugged."Its library I'm reading." He said as he turned to walk over to sit on a red leather sofa I hadn't seen. I followed and sat down on the opposite end from him.
I pulled my feet up under me and turned so that I could still see him. His amber eyes were watching me; I had to work at keeping a blush off my face.
Y did u leave earlier? I asked to distract myself.
"Because I was tired of my brother." He answered simply. I was surprised he was answering at all.
He's not that bad. He just looked at me and I smiled. Miroku's worse.
His lips twitched and he nodded once. "You have a good point there." I grinned. He looked at me for a long moment. "If I asked you something would you give me the real reason?" he asked suddenly never taking his eyes from mine.
I was surprised and curious, what could he want to know? I nodded.
He was quiet for a minute. I let him be and waited for his question.
"Why don't you talk? I know you saw your family murdered, but why won't you talk?" he asked in a surprisingly gentle voice.
My eyes widened and I looked away from him. He left me to my thoughts. It took me a few minutes before I could type the answer. Ldk, not really, it just seems as if I'm still in that closet, and if I make a sound they will find me and kill me to.
I showed that to him and as he read it his eyes narrowed. Nothing was aid for a while as he silently studied me. I was nearing the point of squirming when he finally spoke. "You aren't that scared anymore, you laughed the other day." He reminded me gently.
I smiled sadly. But I haven't since then.
You will, when the time is right you will." He said it with conviction and I wanted to believe him. How do you know?
Before he could answer Ayame burst into the room. "There you are Rin! I've been looking everywhere for you." She said breathlessly, coming to a stop in front of me. Sesshomaru and I looked at her then at each other, I shook my head and smirked. Sess just raised an eyebrow. It was clear she wasn't going to say anything about ditching me. "Come on, we're going swimming now." She continued and reached down and took my wrist once more.
As she pulled me to my feet she seemed to notice who I was with for the first time. Surprise flickered in her green eyes before she counseled it. "You should come to Sesshomaru, so that we have even teams."
I could tell he was about to say no, so I did the only thing I could. It might be a dirty trick but it was any girl's greatest weapon if used properly. I pulled out the puppy eyes!
They clearly said, Please don't leave me alone with her. Please! I'm begging!
He looked at me and let out a barely audible sigh. "Fine," was all he said. Ayame grinned and pulled me from the room. I couldn't help looking over my shoulder every few minutes to make sure Sess was still there. He was able to keep up with us easily of course. Still I had to make sure.
I was dragged around and then down until we made it to the ground floor. Then she pulled me down a hall I hadn't seen when we entered until we came to a glass door.
She shoved it open and pulled me through. Only then did she release me and then so suddenly that I stumbled a little before I was able to catch myself. Looking up I saw that we were in a large room that was decorated to look like a beach.
Lounge chairs were everywhere as well as tables with cushioned chairs. A bar was along the wall of the far wall and it was stocked with snacks and drinks of every kind. The south wall, the one directly in front of me, was made completely out of glass. It looked out over a beautiful back garden illuminated by the setting sun. The glow filled the room with rays of red-gold light and made the floor of the pool room glow. The pool was made out of navy and black tiles, but the floor surrounding it was made to look like it was crushed sea shells.
The pool itself took up most of the space. It was oval in shape and ranged from two feet to twelve feet deep. The rest of my friends were in the pool all but one facing me and the two with me. Miroku was standing on a diving board and was touting the others.
From what I heard he had pushed everyone in and was the only one who was still dry. I smirked and quietly walked over to a table close by, making sure Miroku couldn't see me. I stripped off my t-shirt and jeans revealing my dark blue two piece swimsuit. Ayame and Sess stayed were they were so that Miroku wouldn't notice them.
I calmly and quietly walked up behind Miroku. He was still mocking the others.
They all saw me of course but didn't give me away. Miroku remained oblivious. Walking slowly so the diving board wouldn't move under my weight I moved up behind him and then with a bump of my hip sent him flying into the water below.
The others in the water cheered and I smiled, giving them a small bow. Ayame jumped into the pool, having stripped down to her flame red two piece. Right as she was going under Miroku came up.
Sputtering and coughing he glanced up to see me standing on the diving board.
"Rin where did you come from?" he demanded. I grinned at him and shrugged.
Gesturing for them to move back a little I dived off and into the cool water. Instead of coming up I went farther down and then turned to swim under Sango and toward Kagome's feet. I pulled her under and swam away before they could locate me.
I pulled Koga under next, and then Sango. Inuyasha and Miroku were right next to each other so I pulled them under at the same time. Ayame was easy to find in her flame red swimsuit and I pulled her under as well.
I had to come up for air so I swam away from them and then to the surface. I came up right in front of Sesshomaru. Swiping water out of my eyes I swam behind him. He said nothing just watched me out of the corner of his eye and raised an eyebrow.
"Where did she go?" Sango demanded.
"I don't know does anyone see her?" Kagome called. Sesshomaru stayed quiet.
"Find her!" Miroku yelled from under the diving board. I peeked out from behind Sess and when I saw no one was looking I swam under again.
I swam under Sango and pulled Miroku under, when they started to converge on that area I swam away and pulled Inuyasha under. I would have pulled Koga under next but they would have found me so I swam back over to Sesshomaru. He was silently enjoying the show, resting his right arm on the edge of the pool.
I came up next to him and I swear he was not only smirking but chuckling as well! I was so surprised I just stared at him for a moment. He looked right back the smirk still there.
"There she is!" Koga's yell made me remember I was in the middle of a game. I looked over and saw him and Sango coming toward me. I quickly ducked under and darted for the deepest part of the pool.
Koga, Sango, and Miroku swam right over me!
I took the time to pull Kagome under. Inuyasha was the next one and as I swam away from him I passed under Miroku. I heard him, just barely, say, "Damn she's quick!"
I smiled and came up for air. This time I wasn't near anyone. I decided to end my game and swam over to the edge. Pulled myself out and walked silently over to a lounge chair and sat down.
For nearly two minutes I watched my friends search for me. I couldn't help but smile. The only one who noticed I was no longer in the water was Sess who looked right at me moments after I sat down. He was still smirking.
Ayame spotted me then. "There the little fox is!" she yelled, "When the hell did you get out of the water?" I smirked and waved at them when they looked my way.
"Damn she's good." Inuyasha muttered as he swam to the edge of the pool and pulled himself out. The others soon followed. It was only when they all flopped down where ever that I realized that my little game had lasted all most 30 minuets!
For a few minutes everyone just sat around the pool to rest and catch their breath. Then Miroku sat up from his spot on the floor.
"Ok so now what do you guys want to play?" He asked looking around at everyone. For a moment no one said anything.
"How about Marko polo?" Koga asked.
Kagome and shook our heads at the same time. "Rin can't play that game." Sango told him. He looked instantly at me a guilty expression on his handsome face.
"Sorry Rin I forgot."
I smiled letting him know that it hadn't bothered me. I noticed that Sesshomaru was looking at me from the corner of his eye. I glanced over and he turned away. Mentally shrugging I turned back to the conversation of the others.
For a while everyone suggested a game and had it turned down for one reason or another.
"How about chicken?" Ayame said looking around.
No one objected. No one moved either. I'd never played the game before but I had seen others play it. Looking at my friends it became clear that someone was going to have to sit out. As there wasn't enough people.
"Someone has to get Sesshomaru to play so the teams are even." Inuyasha said glancing over to where his brother sat. As one they all said, Not me!
I rolled me eyes at them, they acted as if he would eat them! I got up ignoring the startled looks from everyone, and walked over to stand beside Sess. He sat on the edge of the pool looking out the glass wall.
I knew he had heard every word spoken so I just stood there and waited. Finally he looked up at me. "No."
I crossed my arms over my chest and tilted my head toward the group, a silent demand. He raised his eyebrow but said nothing. As we continued to stare at each other in our silent war of wills the left said of his mouth twitched up.
I was having a hard time keeping my gaze on his. His body was all muscle, not an ounce of fat to be seen. I also noticed that his wrists had stripes on them like the ones on his face.
I nodded toward my friends once more and his lips twitched again.
"Alright Rin, I'll play but only if you are my partner." Amusement danced in his amber eyes when I hesitated. That was all I needed to smile and shrug, indicating that was fine with me.
He stood towering over me and followed me over to the others. They stared until Sess turned his cold stare to them. "Alright, so, ummm, we need to draw straws to see who pairs with who." Sango said glancing at me from under her eyelashes.
Since the demons had heard Sesshomaru's condition to playing they had me hold the straws. Once they had their partner Kagome explained the rules to me. Kagome had been paired with Inu; Ayame with Koga and Poor Sango was paired with Miroku.
She glared and tried to switch with the others but the girls knew she really didn't mind. When we heard the slap Kagome and I glanced over in time to see Sango storm away from Miroku who had a red hand print on the right side of his face and a grin. Shaking our heads Kagome and I turned away and she continued to tell me the rules.
Once she had explained all the rules the boys walked over the pool and slid into the water in the six foot deep area. I walked over to stand behind Sess and then hesitated. The others easily climbed onto the shoulders of their partner, even Sango though she did slap Miroku's hand as it inched toward her ass.
Sess looked over his shoulder at me a challenge in his eyes. I swallowed and gathering my courage I placed one leg over his shoulder. Before I could lose my courage I placed the other one on his shoulders as well.
I held my hands out to him and he took them in a strong grip using them to keep me on his shoulders and as he walked to meet the others in the middle of the six foot area, he pulled on them to pull me into a more secure position. I gripped his hands tightly and my feet slid behind his back slightly.
Kagome smiled encouragingly as Sess stopped by her and Inu. My answering smile was weak. "It'll be fine Rin, honestly its fun," she said gently. The others nodded agreement.
"Ok how about Sango against Ayame and Kagome against Rin. Then whoever wins from those." Inuyasha suggested we all agreed and lined up in front of our opponents.
Sesshomaru let go of my hands but grabbed my legs, the others did the same.
"Alright, ready set go!" And with that the fun began.
Kagome and I locked hands and started trying to push the other off. The other team did the same, and the boys started to insult each other trying to get the other distracted enough to let the woman on his shoulders fall.
It wasn't long before laughter and shrieking filled the room. Kagome had been right it was fun. As the game continued we shoved each other and I just barely noticed Kagome slip a little! I gave her one more good shave and she slipped off Inuyasha's shoulders and into the water below with a splash!
For a moment I couldn't believe it! I stared at the waves until she came up spitting water and wiping the hair from her eyes. "Good job Rin." She told me a smile in her light brown eyes. Then I grinned and lifted my arms into the air with a silent cheer. Sess took one hand off my legs and held it up to me, I slapped him a high five, then waited for the other match to be settled.
Ayame and Sango were pretty evenly matched and it took sometime before the match came to an end. Ayame slipped when Koga's grip was loose and Sango took advantage of it quickly.
After Sango celebrated her victory, the boys moved to stand in front of each other.
"You ready to lose?" Sango taunted me with a playful grin. I smirked and shook my head. We locked our hands and Inuyasha counted down.
"Three…..two…one!"
Sango was stronger than Kagome but I was stubborn. Still she was nearly able to push me into the water within the first two minutes!
Luckily Sess was paying attention, he tightened his hold. Then changed his grip, his hands went higher up my legs but I was much more stable.
Sango and I continued to fight. Both of us were able to make the other slip on more than one occasion. The rest of the group stayed back from us but cheered for the one they wanted to win. I couldn't really tell who was going for who as they seemed to change every few seconds.
I got a good grip on Sango's hands and gripping Sess with my legs pushed with all my strength. It was enough.
Sango gave a shriek and hit the water; she came up with a playful glare and her long black hair in her face.
For a moment I just looked at her then I started laughing.
Sesshomaru pulled me down. I smiled at him and he gave me a barely noticeable nod. Then the others swamped me.
"That was awesome Rin!"
"Great job!"
"I told you it would be fun." Everyone was talking at once but I didn't mind I nodded and even laughed a little more.
Not long after the game was over the girls and I were sitting around one of the table talking, while the boys were sitting by the pool edge.
"How did you manage to pull everyone under without any of us seeing you?" Sango asked suddenly.
I shrugged and shook my head. I didn't know I really thought they would have spotted me.
"Hey, you know what? She didn't get everyone." Ayame said the look she gave me made me nevus. "You never dunked Sesshomaru." Her grin was mischievous.
We all glanced over at the boys. Huh, she was right. We all glanced over at the boys.
"Yeah but no one has ever pushed him in." Kagome said quietly.
"I bet she could. He acts different with her." Sango said looking at me curiously.
I had noticed that as well.
"I double dog dare you to push him in." Ayame said grinning evilly. I looked at her and Kagome smacked her forehead. 'What will you do if I do get him in the water?' I typed.
Ayame looked a little surprised that I would agree but she quickly recovered. "I'll give you 50 bucks."
That was a little disappointing but acceptable. As I got up Kagome said, "You really shouldn't have dared her."
I walked casually over to the boys. Sess looked up but he didn't move away or look suspicious.
"Hey Rin, what's up?" Koga asked. I shook my head and sat down between Sess and Miroku.
The girls continued to talk among themselves but watched us from the corner of their eyes. After a moment the boys went back to what they had been doing.
Soon it was as if I wasn't even there. Inuyasha and Koga were talking about different fighting styles with Miroku adding something every now and then.
Sesshomaru was just sitting quietly beside me. It was this that told me not to try to push him in. Something about the way he held himself told me he was braced for something. If I tried to push him in he would easily stop me.
So I waited until his eyes wondered around the room, finally coming to rest on me.
His cold amber eyes seemed to warm slightly as he looked at me. That was when I shoved him into the water.
He landed with a big SPLASH! Everyone froze and stared at the spot where he had gone under. When he came up he was glaring at me.
I stared right back into his eyes and a smile pulled at my lips.
"Ho crap. Rin dunked Sesshomaru!" Koga said wonderingly.
That did it. I busted into laughter and couldn't stop, although I did back away from the pool edge. Sess pulled himself out still glaring at me.
I just laughed harder.
"She's very brave that one." Miroku said.
"Should we help her?" Sango asked as Sess started slowly towards me.
"NO he won't hurt her." Inuyasha told them.
I tried to stop laughing but it was no good. Instead I backed away from the dripping demon in front of me as he closed in.
The first time he reached for me I was able to slip away. The next time he nearly snagged my waist, it didn't help that I couldn't stop laughing either.
Sesshomaru stocked me half way around the pool before he caught me. I knew he was letting me get away, that if he had wanted to he could have caught me the first time, but sensed that he was enjoying himself as much as the rest of us.
He scooped me off the floor and into his arms. Not bothered at all by my kicking and squirming. I was still laughing and could see the amusement in his eyes.
"This time it's your turn Rin." He told as he lifted me and tossed me into the water. I let out a shriek so small that I didn't think anyone would hear it. When I came up Sess held out his hand and I grabbed it. He easily pulled me from the water then leaned down to whisper in my ear, "See I told you when the time was right you would."
My eyes widened slightly and I smiled at him. "Hey you two if you are done messing around let's go watch a movie!" Inuyasha called from the other side of the pool.
It was then that I noticed that I was still holding Sesshomaru's hand. Blushing I let go and stepped back, waving to let Inu know that we were coming.
I glanced back at Sess to see him smirking at me. I stuck my tongue out at him and hurried after the others, Sess was right behind me.
AN: well that's it for now hope you like it tell me wat you think. Oh and my evil sis helped me with the last chapter told her I would put this in so yeah.