The Day Before Yesterday
By: Haruka-chan
AN: So glad that you guys liked the last chapter, I ended short on purpose I suppose I just wanted to put something up to keep you guys entertained. Anyways someone asked if Sesshoumaru was ever going to find out that Rin is not marrying Inu-yasha and the answer to that is yes but not yet, it’s too much of a fun for me to keep playing that, because it’s was simple and easy for Sesshoumaru the great to fall for something that happened over a five minute dance; if you don’t get what I mean no worries; I will write and explain. Anyways I hope you guys keep the reviews coming, its always nice to hear from you guys I got so giddy when I read some of the reviews that I almost fell of my chair and my boyfriend is seriously considering admitting me to a mental hospital ^^; such a sweetheart. Sorry about the spelling and grammar. Three more chapters people then this story will be finished or I think it will be depending on my muse! Enjoy!
Chapter 9: Days of sun and clouds and Nights of rain and stars
Rin smiled when she saw the racks of clothing that was waiting for her, next to the racks was her brother and his now girlfriend Natsumi smiling.
“About time you two made it, but I can understand Natsumi, he probably kept you up all night.” She said winking.
“Rin!” they both exclaimed.
Rin laughed and stuck her tongue out, “Come on help me bring these to the studio.”
“Right, oh hey Rin did Kagome get here ok?” asked Kohaku.
“Great! She and Inu-yasha are at her place ‘catching up’ if you know what I mean.” Said Rin.
“I bet there having a great time after two months.” Said Kohaku
“It’s true then their getting married, yep and I heard Miroku is asking Sango also, and of course we already know about Shippou and Kirara. Now all that’s left is you and me; mostly me considering you already have a beautiful young lady in your arms.”
“You little brat!” Kohaku knocked her forehead. “Hey you ok, you look a bit pale.” He said his brotherly side taking control as he placed a hand over her forehead to check her temperature.
Rin smiled and pulled away his hand, “I’m fine, and must be because I’m catching something from Inu-yasha. He’s so messy sometimes.” She said.
“Good morning Mr. Takagi.” Said Natsumi with a smile.
Sesshoumaru who was planning on going to his office did a complete 180 and went to find Rin, he needed to talk to her and now, he knew when his brother would arrive he won’t have a chance to catch her. As always someone is always talking about his brother, as he came just in time to hear the little comment about her health and who could be responsible for it. Why in the hell was his brother involved in every aspect of her life, damn the bastard! “Good morning, Miss. Goa can I see you for a second?” he looked at her.
Rin who shot him a small glare nodded, looking at Natsumi and smiling, “You guys can leave the dresses in the studio, and if it’s not too much can you start setting up for me?”
“Sure little sister, take your time, I have nothing better to do then help you.” Said Kohaku.
“Go on Rin I’ll make sure the mucho here doesn’t do any damage to the gowns you put so much work into.” Said Natsumi.
“How could you say that about me?” he asked as he gave her a pout.
Rin laughed before walking towards Sesshoumaru. “What can I help you with Mr. Takagi?”
Sesshoumaru without a word started to push her towards the door to the Takagi building. “Were going to talk, and it’s going to take a while.”
“I have things to do Sesshoumaru; I really don’t feel like games such as your models do.” She said as she walked out of the building into the street ahead of him.
“Damn it Rin, don’t make this such a big thing.” He said calmly as he walked towards his car and opened the door for her.
Rin said nothing as she got in, he was right they needed to set things straight and end this torture that she has been inflicting on herself since she met the man. “Your right we do need to talk and you know what Mr. Takagi let’s start talking soon because as soon as this fashion is over you and I will have nothing to do with each other.”
Sesshoumaru couldn’t believe what he was hearing, what was wrong with her all of a sudden. Why was she saying these things now?
They ended up at the park where they shared their first kiss, she looked at him almost with sad and angry eyes, what the hell was he doing, what did he want, was his intentions to make her into an office whore? If that was the case so far so good, why she let him kiss her the night before is beyond her for now.
“What sort of games are you playing Sesshoumaru Takagi, I swear if I knew the day that I met that you would make my life such a living hell, I would have been better of without it!” she exclaimed in her fury.
“Is that so? Well hell with that I could say the same about you, before you stepped in I was fine, I didn’t feel as if I need to be around someone all the time,” he ran his hand through his hair, “damn it Rin, your making this harder then it should be.”
“Its very simple Sesshoumaru, you and I have nothing. I would like to finish my contract with you, and then after I have finished my part of the deal we made, I will never seek you and you will do the same for me.” She said her mind working faster then she wanted to. ‘Like hell I want to be your office whore!’ she found herself thinking. “We’re done talking Mr. Takagi.”
He walked up to her pulling her close to him, like hell he wasn’t done talking to her, if he had anything to say, she wasn’t going to marry her brother, and for sure she was going just leave things as they were now. “Listen to me, whether you like it or not you and I will always see each other,”
“Your one cocky bastard, no more of this! I will not have you kiss me when ever you feel like it; I’m not your whore!”
Sesshoumaru let her push herself away from him; did she really think that he saw her as a whore? What was wrong with the girl today? He wanted to understand her, wanted to know why she was suddenly letting her feelings for him over cloud by the fact that she was marrying his brother; he knew she cared for him, that she wanted him.
“I need to get back; the dress show will start soon.” She said pushing her hair away from her face. “I’m sure your missed as well.”
He said nothing walking towards the car, as she followed suite, they went back to the building neither looking nor talking to each other. He watched as she smiled once her brother and friend surrounded her, she constructed the show, and how things were going to be, it seemed she was mostly liked by all, but a few who probably saw her as rivals. He watched her sneaking glancing at him, but of course that was probably out of spite, he was so bloody fucked, that he needed to do something.
II
Rin smiled as she raised her glass, “To Kagome and Inu-yasha may their kids be less annoying then them,” she giggled.
Kagome laughed and shot her sister a playful glare. “Thank you very much little sister!”
“Hey I’ll have another Cointreau Cappuccino Martini!” called Rin to the bar tender who nodded at her.
Inu-yasha smiled and looked towards Kagome, Sango and Miroku who all nodded in unison, “Rin I don’t think you should drink so much I mean you have a presentation in the morning.”
“I’m fine, I’m just getting started, your brother is giving me so much grief about this show that I need to relax or I might just kill him.” Said Rin pushing at the tears that were coming towards her fast. “Come on you said it’s a celebration and it’s not one if one of us don’t get drunk!” she exclaimed.
Miroku shrugged, “I guess your right then here to us all, may love last as long as we live.”
“That’s so sweet!” said Kagome with a smile, “Since when does those sort of lines come out of you Miroku?”
“Since I meet this luscious woman next to me, may god bless me long enough to enjoy her company for the rest of my life.” Said Miroku with a smile and pulling out a black velvet box.
Sango looked at him with shock, “Miroku…guys this is a dream or a really mean joke…right?” she asked at the smiling faces.
“No Sango darling, this is none of those, just a request for you to be my wife. Marry me.” Said Miroku slipping the ring into her finger.
Sango laughed out and hugged Miroku to her, kissing his cheek until she met his lips. “I love you!”
“And I love you!” he said.
“Yay more to celebrate, come on bring the champagne!” she said looking at the waitress who smiled and nodded.
They laughed each lost in their own bliss not noticing that Rin watched the two couple almost as if she was lost, that she didn’t belong in their world.
“Well I’ll see you guys tomorrow for lunch, I’m tired as hell, and I’m out of here.” Stated Rin as they stood outside the restaurant.
“Come with us, will drop you home.” Stated Kagome as she looked to Inu-yasha and smiled, it was obvious they were waiting to go home and start their private session.
Rin smiled and nodded, “No you guys I’ll catch a cab, go home and have fun.”
“Are you sure little sister?” asked Inu-yasha pinching her chin, “I mean I can drop you off you know.”
“Yea sure, I’m fine, drive safely.” Rin smiled as she looked to the two couples, “I’ll see you guys tomorrow, good night Miroku, Sango, Inu-yasha, and Kagome, my soon to be married sisters.” She winked. “Taxi!”
Watching the car stop in front of her, she smiled at them, and waved bye. And suddenly she was alone, so alone it made her feel almost as lonely as she did when her father died and she hid under her bed for a day and couldn’t think of any reasons to come out. Shaking her head she waited for her apartment to come up soon, so she could drink and forget that she was truly in love with a man who didn’t want her.
II
Sesshoumaru walked out of the restaurant that he was
currently drinking in and saw his brother and who he knew to be Kagome
Higurashi Rin’s sister. Something didn’t make sense what was she doing with
Inu-yasha at
II
Hearing a loud knock on her door, and the door man calling her to let her know that someone was there to see her, she got up, from the sudden heat that night she found that she had nothing on, and that she was sleeping nude, then remembering that she had a bit too much to drink that night, she looked around the room for her robe which had gone missing, but deciding that at the moment anything would be better then naked, she pulled her sheets around herself and walked towards the door, the banging getting louder and louder. “Damn I’m coming,” she mumbled.
Rin opened her door to find Sesshoumaru standing there, she
looked over to the clock that read
Rin pulled away from him holding the sheets tighter, “Sesshoumaru stop, I told you that this can’t keep going on between us, I can’t keep doing this.”
“So marry me.”
“What? Sesshoumaru are you drunk?”
“No, I just want you, screw my brother, you want me, you said you loved me, I heard you.”
Rin stood dumbfounded as he said those words. “Sesshoumaru I think you need some coffee, you need to get home, I’m calling Inu-yasha.” She said walking towards the phone when he grabbed her and kissed her again. “Sesshoumaru stop it please, you’re drunk.”
Sesshoumaru pulled away from her as he saw the tears that were at the verge of spilling, but she bit her lip and pushed them back, holding the sheets around her tighter. “Inu-yasha…is that all you ever think of?” he asked almost dejectedly as he finally noticed that she was in nothing but sheets and the instant image of his brother touching her the way he did that night a week ago floated into his mind, and anger flared within him, as he turned and punched the wall of the hallway. ‘God damn it why in the world did it have to be that bastard?!’
Rin looked confused, what the hell was he talking about now, she had no idea why he was brining up Inu-yasha, but it didn’t matter because she had to get him home and away from her, there is no way in hell is he going to drive home in that state, thanking her lucky stars she remember the number to Jaken’s phone, she called him and waited as the high annoying voice picked up. “Jaken please come to my apartment, Sesshoumaru is drunk I don’t him to drive in that state.”
Before she could finish she could hear the man rushing to get dressed to come to the rescue of his ‘master’ as he often said. “Thank you.” And with that she looked at Sesshoumaru almost painfully, and walked to him, placing her hand on his cheek. “Damn it Sesshoumaru…don’t hurt yourself and don’t hurt me.” She whispered as she pulled him into a hug, which he returned holding her tight. “It’s not a game to play with people’s heart, this isn’t a small business it’s a life time deal.” She continued as he held her close, slowly kissing her exposed shoulders.
“I’m not playing anything, I want you. Just you.” He answered back. “Never in my life have I wanted a woman more then I want you.” He said almost in his drunken state.
Rin didn’t know whether to believe him, he was saying that he wanted her, yet he acted as if she was one of those girls that just walk into his offices to sleep with him. ‘I won’t be held short of my morals Sesshoumaru, as much as I might want you, I want you the right way.’ She thought running her finger through his hair.
“I’m here Mr. Takagi!” claimed Jaken busting through the elevator door as it opened, and breathing heavy.
If Rin guessed right the man probably broke every traffic rule there is to get there. “Love you Sesshoumaru, go home and take care of yourself.” She whispered into his ear before placing a kiss on his cheek and pulling away from him, only to feel him pull her close again. “Sesshoumaru please do this for yourself and me.”
Jaken watched almost in silent pain as his master let his hands drop in defeat this was the man who could get anything he wanted yet this one time he found that he couldn’t, walking up to him and slowly walking him to the elevator, Jaken watched as Rin stood by the door tears in her eyes, it was the first time he really appreciated her, she was what his master wanted no, what he needed.
Closing the door and leaning against it, Rin broke into a painful sobs as her knees gave away and she sled down to the floor and cried her heart out.
II
The next day it was unusually hot, the weather seemed to do a complete 180 and rose to a nice 74 degrees promising to be even warmer later in the day. Rin stretched as she got up, suddenly this morning she woke early, she had enough time to jog, pulling on a pair of sweats and a sweat shirt over her tank, and ran out of the building, the door man smiled at her as he held the door open for her to leave. Running into the street she found the events from yesterday play out into her head, can she honestly say that she regretted the day she met the man who brought feelings in her that she never felt in her whole life? Rin shook her head, her mind was just a jumble. She didn’t want to think that way. Sesshoumaru after all meant something to her, yes he complicated her life from here to hell, but she couldn’t just forget him, that wasn’t possible for many reasons one, which consisted two happy, couples in bed now. ‘Why am I doing this to myself? Why am I Rin Goa so good in making my life a living hell?’
Thoughts and thoughts is all that ran through her mind as she run the parks, feeling the morning breeze hit her lightly, stopping at the hill where the city could be over looked, she had to do something, something to keep things mutual between them, but it didn’t help that every time she wanted to make things work she ended up kissing him, for gods sake they went a little beyond kissing just a week ago. “Arrghh! Stop it Rin you know better then that!” she scolded herself before looking behind at her trail and preparing to run back. “Rin you can do this, just tell him how you feel or stay away from him.”
II
Bridget sat up in bed to see Sesshoumaru standing by the window, his elbow against the wall so that he could place his finger just near his lips, while his free hand was tucked in the pocket of his sweats. She smiled he really looked like a god as the sun rays hit him just right, he should have been a male model for sure. Getting out of bed, she walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his back.
“Did you sleep good?” she asked softly.
“No.” he simply and honestly answered, how could he when the
woman he wanted was doing his brother? He couldn’t believe he actually went
over there, and half drunk mind you. In his whole controlled life he never did
anything like that, and then there was Bridget who probably thinks that they
were a couple or something of the sort. Feeling Bridget’s kisses on his back
brought back the memory of Rin when she kissed him and told him she loved him,
was she really saying that she loved him or did he imagine that part? And then
the image of Rin standing in front of him in sheets brought both pleasure and
anger to his mind and body, why the hell was she dressed in that manner? It was
no doubt that his stupid brother must have been there sleeping in her bed, while
he was pouring his heart out at her door steps. ‘Damn it to hell,’
pushing away from Bridget he walked towards the bathroom, “You have to get to
work.” He stated looking towards the clock, which read
Bridget couldn’t understand him, hell he owned the company he could be late if he wanted to be, and besides he was probably trying to get there to make amend to that little brat that calls herself his partner in the benefit. Pulling on her dress from the night before she walked towards the other bathroom in Sesshoumaru’s apartment. She had been looking for him when she noticed his absence in the roof top party one of the agents were throwing, and as always Sesshoumaru was the star of the party but, he was missing, leaving the party some time after 2 she ended up at Sesshoumaru’s place, to find the man sitting on his couch with a glass of wine, he looked as if he was already on his way to be extremely drunk, and then the night unfolded as he made love to her, it was as if she was someone else to him, because of the way he made love to her, they had something a while back but last night it was as if he actually cared for her. Smiling as she turned the shower, she thought of what Sesshoumaru will do with their relationship now, if he really cared then she might become Mrs. Takagi and of course the heiress to the Takagi fortune. Life was just wonderful for her.
II
The soft knock on the door is what brought him back to his office, at the moment he really didn’t want to see anyone but this was business and he wasn’t about to loose his cool in everything just over a woman. “Come in.”
“Thank you.” She said, her voice making him snap his head up and look at her, she stood with the door closed in a cream sun dress that ended just above her knee and wedge heels, her hair pulled back into a pony tail. “I wanted to make sure you were ok…”
He stood and looked towards the city, which hung out from his view, damn the woman knew how to tempt him. “I’m sorry about that I-“ he was cut of when he heard the snap of the lock on his door. He turned to find her walking slowly towards him.
“Did you mean it…did you mean what you said yesterday?” asked Rin almost timidly.
Sesshoumaru looked confused, what the hell was she talking about, did he say something to her that he was going to regret saying? Was she really going to put him through hell over whatever mistake he made?
“Do you really want me?” she asked.
Sesshoumaru almost found himself sigh with relief that it was that, and not something about how she doesn’t really love his stupid brother, which he had to add in was doing one of her sisters, he saw the bastard kiss her older sister this morning.
“I wanted to know that I’m not making a mistake just walking away from you…that I’m not making a mistake by letting this feeling that I have for you pass by.” She said.
“What do you feel for me?” he asked.
Rin looked at him and smiled, “I love you Sesshoumaru Takagi, you’re the only man that makes me breathless and makes me feel as if my heart is going to leap out of me any moment.”
Sesshoumaru held his breath as she said those words; he crossed the space between them and pulled her into his embrace. “I love you.” He whispered into her ear.
Rin looked at him her eyes shining, as she busted into fits of sobs and laughter. “Really? You love me?” she asked.
“God Rin you’re the only woman I would openly get drunk for, I want you, need you, and love you so much I thought I would go crazy if you walked away from me.” He said kissing her ear. “I love you.”
His words made her
stomach clench in a way that had nothing to with fear. She threaded her fingers
into his silver hair and met him in a passionate kiss. He grasped her around
the waist, lifting her to her feet. She pressed up against him, feeling
completely uninhibited. Sesshoumaru gasped for air, then captured her mouth
again. Their tongues met and dueled feverishly as they traded kisses. He slid a
hand up her skin to capture one of her breasts through the light dress. She
gasped as he rolled the dusky nipple between his thumb and forefinger, making
it even harder.
“Sesshoumaru…” he
said breathlessly, how wonderful was this feeling of being in his arms? How
wonderful was this scene? Just too much to think of, too much to care for but
his lips, his touch, his words. “Do you think this is the right place to do
this?”
Sesshoumaru
chuckled, “hell Rin I would probably do this anywhere after not being able to
touch you like this for over a week.”
Rin giggled, “Oh my,
how clever of you to charm me, but you don’t need to do anything I am already
yours.”
Sesshoumaru smiled,
leaning in to her lips whispering, “Good.”
TBC
AN: Okay next chappy
will be the lemon that everyone’s been waiting for J anyways
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