The Day Before Yesterday                                                                                                                                            

By: Haruka-chan

 

Chapter 3: Unexplainable feelings and Lunch

 

How was this happening? How could he just fall part like that? No this was just a really strange dream to see if he was worth the name of being desire less. He paced around his room; the soft knock on his door snapped him back to his usual cool self.

 

"Sesshoumaru darling are you all right?" asked the small voice of his step mother.

 

"Fine" he said opening the door to his stepmother with a worried smile.

 

"Oh good it's just that you have been in there so long I thought I might come up and check on you, and I wanted to discuss something with you" she said with a smile.

 

He nodded as he let her in. She sat on the couch and looked towards him. "Sesshoumaru darling you know your father and I are looking for brides for you and Inu-yasha, from what I have been hearing he has been visiting a very beautiful woman lately, but what about you?" she asked.

Sesshoumaru almost chuckled ‘Yes a very beautiful woman’ he thought as an image of Rin smiling came into mind. "I have no need for a wife at the moment" he stated.

 

Mrs. Takagi laughed softly. As much as he would hate to admit it, when she laughed he felt good, the fact that she was smiling and happy made me feel good, though he would never tell anyone that.

 

"Oh Sesshoumaru...I wish I was a better mother to you" she said walking towards him and placing a hand on his cheek. "Your just so handsome...maybe it's your father or perhaps your mother's look that you have. Not even for one moment that I have been your father's wife have I ever thought of you as an outsider, in fact you were my hope before Inu-yasha came into the picture, you still are. You have always made me proud, but I never got to tell you that just being you will make me happy. You don't have to move a mountain for a woman to give her heart to you, for just you is enough...Love and be loved and you will move more then just mountains. Neither your father nor I want to force you into anything, take your time and find the one you are looking for, but if you could darling then do it with in two weeks" she said with a comical smile. "Your father is growing up to be an impatient man."

 

He smiled and took her hand into his. This had to be the first time he ever showed her affection of a son. "Thank you" was all he said.

 

She smiled. "I wanted to invite Inu-yasha and Miroku's friends over for dinner, do you think that is a good idea?"

 

Sesshoumaru thought for a second of seeing his parents praise Rin's and Inu-yasha's ties, and he just sitting across from her staring at her like she was some kind of amusing woman who he couldn't completely unwrap. "I suppose it would be a good way to get know them better, and of course meet Inu-yasha’s fiancé."

 

"Very well they should come over tomorrow night! Oh I know I can’t wait to meet his Fiancé, I’m quite sure she’s a beauty." exclaimed Mrs. Takagi.

 

Sesshoumaru nodded and watched as his stepmother ran out to invite the world to what suppose to be a small dinner party to meet Inu-yasha's fiancé. He walked over to his window and sat down on the chair next to it. It was so strange his feelings for this woman who he knew for a few days now. The way he lived life was just so much different from hers.

 

He smiled, she couldn't get to work without slipping on something and burning up half of her heels, but she always had control. She had control and she had excitement. He on the other hand only had control. He looked at the time and then at the file that was lying on his bed. He stood and picked up the file and opened it. This was her first report, and he had to admit it was better then some of his top workers. He placed it in his brief case, that's when he remembered how the whole partner ship started with her. He found himself craving a banana Chocolate chip muffin. He had seen Inu-yasha eat them in the past and thought his brother was going to die early if he kept eating stuff like that, but after she had given him that half of the muffin, he found that he couldn't help but take a bite out of one of them. He walked towards his car where Jaken waited.

 

"Mr. Takagi where shall I take you today?" he asked.

 

"No where I will drive myself," stated Sesshoumaru.

 

Jaken had an almost shocked expression on his face. "Are you sure Mr. Takagi?"

 

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes on the short man before him before walking towards a parked car and starting it up. He wanted to drive today, he just needed to be alone for a while, or that's what he told himself.

 

Sesshoumaru inhaled the air that was rushing at him, he smiled as he turned around the corner and then came to a stop near a tall building. He stepped out of the car and wondered if he should just drive away.

 

‘No! Sesshoumaru Takagi never turns away from anything he sets out to do’ he thought as he walked into the building.

 

Once he was on the 10th floor he knocked on the door, but no one answered. Then he turned the knob and found the door open and was met with a something rubbing against his leg. He looked down. The little furry animal started to bark and soon his head started to pulse with pain.

 

"Sweetheart what's wrong?" he heard her voice say.

 

"Mommy is trying to work, can you please stop barking" said Rin coming towards the door and almost fell from the fact that the man that was standing at the door looking down at her dog. "Mr. Takagi?" she asked.

 

He looked at her she was in an orange tank top with a pair of dark denim shorts, her hair up in a bun. The furry creature stopped it's barking and ran towards Rin.

 

"It's ok its just Mr. Takagi, you had be worried that it was dog boy for a second" said Rin to her dog.

 

Sesshoumaru looked at her then at the furry animal in her arms.

 

She finally let the dog go and it ran away somewhere. “Sometimes Inu-yasha mess with Spike so I thought you were him.” She said with a smile. "What a surprise Mr. Takagi."

 

Sesshoumaru nodded. "Yes I came to drop of your file."

 

Rin motioned for him to follow and he did. He walked into the room with large bay windows that were elegantly covered in sheer white curtains, but what amazed him was the room was filled with canvases with little elegant furniture to complete the look.

 

"I'm sorry this place is a mess, but I was working so you will have to excuse me," she said.

 

"Did you paint all of this?" he asked.

 

Rin smiled and nodded. "Yes this is my hobby next to so many other things," said Rin.

 

Sesshoumaru took notice that there was a canvas that was covered with a cloth. "What about that one?" he asked. He saw the flustered look on her face.

 

"Um that one I...um I'm sorry that one is sort of personal" said Rin.

 

"Quite understandable" said Sesshoumaru.

 

"Please sit and make yourself comfortable" said Rin.

 

Sesshoumaru nodded as he sat down on the couch.

 

"I'll get you something to drink," she said disappearing.

 

Sesshoumaru sat looking around the room there was paintings every where he then felt that he was sitting on something he got up found that he was indeed sitting on something. Rin's bra and if he wasn't mistake his brother's shirt. That was the exact time that Rin walked in.

 

"I started on the tea-Oh!" she exclaimed as she took notice of her bra.

 

Sesshoumaru mean while was having very unpleasant visions that included that shirt and bra.

 

"Um sorry about that Mr. Takagi I sometimes forget that I leave things around" she stated with a deep blush.

 

He smiled he never saw a color like that before. "It's alright."

 

She removed the bra and moved the shirt. "Umm you see Inu-yasha today don't you?" asked Rin.

 

"Yes I live with my brother and parents" he said.

 

"Oh hey me too! I just have this place for when my mother isn't in town," she said.

Sesshoumaru nodded.

 

"Oh I don't mean to be a burden but can you give this shit to Inu-yasha? He left it last night when he was posing for me" said Rin.

 

Sesshoumaru nodded. ‘Why in the hell are you doing this to yourself?’ he asked himself.

 

"I'll be right back," she said disappearing again.

 

He couldn't believe that there he was sitting in her temporary apartment, and she was telling him about his brother's nightly visit. He hated this to an extent where he wanted to strangle something. He stood and walked towards the kitchen. He had to admit the place was very big and very beautiful, much to his liking.

 

"Mr. Takagi did you have lunch yet?" asked Rin.

 

"Actually I-" before he could finish.

 

"Then why don't you have lunch here? And you could help me make it" said Rin.

 

"Um Miss. Goa I'm not very fond of stoves and ovens" said Sesshoumaru.

 

Rin giggled. "I completely understand but your not going to get over your fear if you don't try it."

 

He looked at her and nodded.

 

"Just loosen up Mr. Takagi there is nothing in this house that can kill you" said Rin.

 

Sesshoumaru was going to come back with that but he decided that he was going to save it all for when he set the house on fire. He took off his suite and rolled up the sleeve of his shirt. He walked into the kitchen next to Rin.

 

"What do I have to do?" he asked.

 

"Mr. Takagi that sounds almost painful" said Rin.

 

Sesshoumaru sighed. "I don't like these things much."

 

Rin nodded. "But wouldn't you want to cook just one meal for yourself?"

 

Sesshoumaru never thought of it that way. "I suppose so."

 

"Great! Let's start on the ingredients" said Rin.

Sesshoumaru nodded.

 

"Were going to make honey-mustard chicken so were going to need 1/3 cup of Dijon mustard, 1/3 cup honey, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or it could be dried too but I happen to have the fresh dill, 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange peel, and finally chicken quartered." She said as took everything out and measured to the amount needed.

 

"Do you always cook?" asked Sesshoumaru.

 

Rin smiled and shook her head. "At our house all of us take turns cooking, except my mother everyone cooks, I mean she knows how too but she likes to run around a lot so you only get a home cooked meal from my mother on thanks giving."

 

"My step mother handles all the cooking at the house, she's a house wife" said Sesshoumaru.

 

"Those are great! I love mothers who stay at home and take care of the place, being wealthy makes that hard for you have other people running around doing your work for you" said Rin.

Sesshoumaru nodded in agreement.

 

"Ok why don't you preheat the oven" said Rin looking at Sesshoumaru who stood looking at the oven like it was going to eat him alive.

 

Rin chuckled and walked next to him and took his hand, he looked down at her smiling face. "Take it easy" she said as she led him near the stove and put his hand on the button to turn on the oven.

He concentrated on pushing the buttons on the oven. "Ok now just put it to 205 Celsius degrees" said Rin. [AN: 205 Celsius is the equivalent to 401 Fahrenheit. To make honey mustard chicken it should be 400 Fahrenheit]. After they set the oven they went to working on the other things.

 

"Ok Mr. Takagi you work on making mixing the mustard, honey, drill and orange peels together. While I work on the desert!" she said.

 

"All right" said Sesshoumaru.

 

"I love sweet things though I can only have a little at a time, but sweets are my favorite things, what do you like?" asked Rin.

 

"I never really had anything I liked more, I always ate to portion" said Sesshoumaru.

 

"Oh wow you must have a very healthy body then" said Rin.

 

"I suppose so" he said.

 

"Mr. Takagi don't you ever feel like letting lose, I mean working all the time? Don't you go out with your employees?" asked Rin.

 

Sesshoumaru looked at her then going back to the mix. "No I never really enjoyed the company of others."

 

Rin's eyes softened and she smiled. "Mr. Takagi what do you desire?"

 

"Desire? I never desired anything in my life. I was always-" Rin stopped him.

 

"always satisfied with what you were given and had?" asked Rin.

He nodded.

 

"But was it enough?" she asked.

 

"Huh?" Sesshoumaru asked stupidly.

 

"Didn't you want something more then just that? I mean didn't you ever want something you couldn't have?" asked Rin.

 

‘Seems as if I'm just learning now how that feels’ He thought.

 

"I'm sure a lot of people wanted you" said Rin.

 

"Want me?" he asked.

 

"Yes I mean your handsome, smart, elegant, everything about you is to their liking. That's why Kagura likes you so much" said Rin with a smile.

 

"What would you do if you couldn't have what you wanted?" he asked.

 

"I suppose it depends on what you want, if you know that it isn't going to hurt anyone in the process of the getting it, but I would advise you to go for it and try other wise you will always regret it" said Rin.

 

Sesshoumaru nodded.

 

"Hey you're done with the sauce" said Rin.

 

Sesshoumaru looked down and nodded.

 

"Ok now we just brush the chicken and put them in the oven" said Rin taking out two brushes.

 

After about 45 minutes everything was ready. "Mr. Takagi what sort of wine do you like?" asked Rin.

 

"Red would be fine" said Sesshoumaru.

 

Rin nodded and took out two wine glasses and a bottle of wine. "I hope you like chocolate" said Rin brining out two plates holding a place of cake over a pool of chocolate sauce decorated with sprig of mint and some fresh raspberries.

 

"Ever since I acquainted with you I started to eat chocolate" stated Sesshoumaru.

 

Rin blushed and laughed. "I guess then your going to come after me if you get sick" said Rin.

Sesshoumaru chuckled.

 

"You know Mr. Takagi you should really smile more, you look very handsome" said Rin.

 

"I think maybe I will" said Sesshoumaru.

 

"Sometimes you don't really have to think" she said with a wink before taking bite out of her chicken.

 

"Oh wow Mr. Takagi this chicken taste! Great your great at this" she said.

 

"But I didn't do anything" said Sesshoumaru.

 

"Yes you did you mixed everything together and that's the main thing in this dish" said Rin.

 

"Thank you" he said.

 

"You see you shouldn't fear the oven" she said.

 

He chuckled as he watched her. ‘Too bad that what I want belongs to my dear brother as always’ Sesshoumaru thought back to the toy swords that he and Inu-yasha had as children.