InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Between Coincidence and Fate ❯ Chapter 3
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Hello Everyone!!!
We’re finally down to the last chapter but I must say that of all three, this is my favorite chapter and it was the hardest one to write as well. If only it happened for real * sighs *
Anyway, I loved this chapter so much that if I could call it something it would be “A Kiss to Build a Dream On,” just like my favorite song from Rod Stewart. I highly recommend it, it’s from his “The Great American Songbook” CD, the entire collection is amazing. Makes me fall in love over and over again he he ~_^ It did inspire me a little especially when it came down to finishing the second part but you’ll see what I’m talking about once you read it. Oh and if you can, listen to it while you read the second part and you’ll see what I mean but you don’t have to, it just makes the mood ^_^
Well, everyone this is it. If you like, I’ll keep going but it will take me a while to update this again but I will definitely keep it active and not just give up on it. If not then I’ll just add it to my pile of dead stories I have and try another one.
So it’s been great and I hope to hear good news from everyone. Please don’t forget to Read & Review!!
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the InuYasha characters they belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
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“Italic” Whisper expressions
When I finally arrived downtown, I spent the first ten minutes driving around because I got slightly lost. I couldn’t find the restaurant until I entered a small shopping center and there it was. I drove around the parking lot, trying to look for a parking spot but it was full since it was a very popular place. So I had to valet, since it was the only way to find a parking spot. Once I handed the keys to the young man, I made my way towards the entrance. I’d never been in a place so fancy as this and it was considered just a café; well it sure didn’t look like one.
I walked up to the hostess and she immediately greeted me, smiling, “Hi, welcome to ‘La rue d’Italy’ how many in your party?”
Smiling and slightly surprised, “Hi, I…uh…actually I’m meeting someone here but I’m not sure if he’s here yet.” Looking around for him.
“Oh, do you know if he made a reservation?”
Looking back at her and shaking my head, “To be honest, I’m not sure.”
Opening the book in front of her, “Well let’s check, just in case. What’s his name?”
“Sesshoumaru Kitazawa.”
She didn’t even glance down at the book when she closed it and smiled, “Ah, yes he did. He’s waiting for you at the table, Ms. Imamura. Let me show you.” Taking a menu and guiding me to the table.
I was surprised when she called me by my name but I figured that most likely Sesshoumaru had told her about me. So she led me through the dining room and I began to wonder where exactly he had chosen to sit. We crossed the entire dining room until we stopped just before a hidden hallway. When we entered it, I realized that it led to a staircase and she began to walk inside so I followed her. As we climbed up the stairs, the sound of the dining room started to fade. When we reached the second floor, we turned into another hallway and stepped in. I started to look around and noticed that it was just a long corridor that had access to the private balconies only. I couldn’t believe he’d reserved a private balcony for our lunch, I thought it was just going to be a simple lunch date but I guess he had other plans. When we were about to start walking in, I stopped her and she turned towards me before I whispered, “If you don’t mind, I can go on from here. Could you just tell me in which one he’s in, please?”
At first she had a confused look on her face but then she smiled and nodded, lowering her voice, “Oh all right, he’s on the last one to your left.” Handing me the menu, “Here’s the menu and your waiter will be there shortly.”
Nodding, “Thank you.” She went back down the stairs and I sure as hell, didn’t know why I wanted to walk up to him alone. I guess I just wanted to make an entrance. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before I started to walk towards the balcony.
Arriving to it, I turned and found him browsing the menu. He looked incredibly handsome under the sunlight. The sun reflecting off his silver hair giving it almost a glow and it flowed smoothly in the light breeze. I swear I just wanted to reach out and touch it of how soft it seemed to be. But I pushed that thought aside and walked in, smiling, “Good afternoon Mr. Kitazawa,” extending my hand out to him. Immediately, he turned and stood, smiling as he shook my hand, “Ms. Imamura, I’m glad you could make it.” Releasing my hand and waving his hand towards the chair in front of him, “Please, have a seat.”
Making my way towards the chair, smiling, “Thank you but please just call me Rin. The whole Ms. Imamura thing makes me feel old.” Sitting down and looking at him.
Chuckling as he sits, “All right, I’ll make a deal with you; I’ll call you Rin if you call me Sesshoumaru.”
Giggling and nodding, “It’s a deal.” Then I turn to look out the balcony and gasp; the view of the city was amazing. “Wow, this place is fantastic. It has such a beautiful view from here.”
“Yes, it does.” For some reason, I turned towards him and found him looking at me. It made my cheeks heat up and I smiled, looking away for a bit but I could still see him from the corner of my eye. His smile grew wider as he leaned back on the chair, “So Rin, how was your meeting? Did you make it on time?”
I look back at him and nod, “Yes, I did. The agent wasn’t there when I arrived so I got to make it just in time before he did. But the meeting itself wasn’t as good as it could’ve been. I’m surprised the publishing house didn’t remove our contract that instant.”
Surprised, “Publisher, hmm? So you’re a writer? Well, I should’ve suspected since I see you typing most of the time at the café. It explains why I see you stressing sometimes, what type of writing do you do?”
I was shocked. I never thought he actually paid attention to what I was doing but he’s been proving me wrong in many things, I just wondered in how many more. My eyes slightly widened, “I…I’m a novelist actually. I write fictional stories sometimes romance stories, it mostly depends on what mood I’m in.”
Nodding, “Ah.”
Chuckling, “Most likely those times you’ve seen me stress are because I have a serious case of writers block.” He started to laugh and just when the waiter entered the balcony, it was amazing to see how his face changed from breezy to stoic in a matter of seconds and I couldn’t hold back from giggling to myself at his sudden change.
After we’d ordered, he leaned back on his chair and smiled again, “Well, let me see… All I seem to know about you is that you’re a writer, well novelist, and that you like to spend a lot of time at ‘Sengoku Jidai’ but I’m sure there’s more to you than that. Tell me more about yourself.”
I felt my cheeks heat up and lowered my head a bit, “My life is pretty boring, I don’t think you’d want to hear about it.” Turning back towards him.
Looking right into my eyes, his voice serious, “Try me.”
My cheeks heated up even more and my eyes widened, shocked, “I…uh…ok.” I looked down at my fidgeting hands then back at him, “Well, where should I start?”
Chuckling, “From the beginning, of course.”
Giggling, “Yes, of course.” Looking around, “Well…umm...I’m 22 years old and an only child…”
So I began to give him a quick recap of my life. Leaving out the most personal facts, of course. But either way, I found myself telling him things that I never even told Suikotsu when we were dating. Like the fact that my real dad had abandoned my mom and I, when I was younger, and we were forced to live on our own. Then a few years later, my mom fell in love again and re-married. We could say that I was raised by my step-father so I don’t consider him to be one, to me, he’s my dad. I kept telling him many more things of that nature. I’m not sure why I did but it had me slightly confused. I mean, I just met Sesshoumaru and it felt as if I’ve known him for much longer, maybe in another life. I’m not sure what it was but the trust between us was already there. Perhaps it had been predestined for us to meet but I’d always been very skeptical on believing that fate was responsible for shaping our lives until he entered my life.
Throughout our entire meal, we continued to chat and got to know each other. He wasn’t as bad as I thought. Honestly, he’s a very nice guy. He runs his own business, which he inherited from his father. He has a stepbrother but admitted to not getting along with him. He claimed that cultural differences were what clashed between them. Oh and he’s really not as old as I thought, he’s 25 but I swear he looks much older, although I think that’s what makes him look extremely handsome. We had some things in common but not very many, yet I felt that those differences between us were what brought us together. At about 5pm, he received a phone call in his cell, interrupting our conversation.
Clicking the phone off and shaking his head slightly, “Rin, I’m sorry but I’m going to have to leave, I have a client of mine waiting for me at the office.”
Shaking my head and smiling as we begin to stand, “No it’s ok. Actually I have to get home myself and continue working on my story.”
He nods, “All right, but let me make this up to you.” Walking over to where I stood, “How about dinner tomorrow night?”
Shocked, shaking my head slightly, “You don’t have to make anything up, it’s ok with me.”
He smiled and offered his arm to me, “I insist.” My cheeks flared up to his gesture and I shyly wrapped my arm around his. I could feel his hard muscles underneath the layers of clothing, signifying that he was pretty well built underneath the suit. Which by the way, did him excellent justice. We started walking down the hall and just when we going to enter the staircase, he turns towards me; “Will you accept my invitation?”
As we started walking down the stairs, I looked towards him and nodded; my cheeks heated up, “I…sure… I will. I’d love to.”
His smile widened, “Great, do you like Italian?”
Nodding, “Yes, of course. I love it.”
Still smiling, “Good. I’ll take you to this magnificent Italian restaurant I know.”
I nod and smile, “All right.” Then he smiled and turned away from me, although, I kept looking at him, observing him. But just before we got to the door to exit the stairs, something inside me moved me to say, “You know, you have a really nice smile. Although, I don’t see you do it very often but you should. It suits you very well.”
He turns back towards me and I swear his cheeks had a hint of blush on them, “You really think so?”
Nodding with my cheeks heated up, most likely blushing as much as him, “Yes, I honestly do.”
His lips curled up to a smile, “Thank you.” Both of us looking away from each other as we finally stepped out of the stairs.
It was funny though because the moment we stepped into the dining room everyone just stared at us. I’m not sure why but they did; I’m pretty sure it was mostly because of him but it was much worse this time, maybe because I was walking together with him and our arms were interlocked. The women most of all were the ones that stared, especially the single ones, shooting me flaming gazes that made me feel extremely uncomfortable. When I turned towards him, he already had his stoic mask on; completely different to what he wore when he was just around me. I guess he felt my gaze on him and looked towards me, his lips slightly curved into a smile, “What’s wrong Rin?”
Shaking my head, “Oh nothing, just that it’s really uncomfortable having everyone stare. I don’t like it.”
He shook his head as he leaned down towards my ear, lowering his voice, “Don’t pay attention to them and they will stop. Believe me, I know.”
Looking up at him, tilting my head slightly to one side, “How do you do it, having people staring at you all the time and you’re like, whatever.”
He straightened up and faced forward, looking at me only with his eyes; his voice low enough for only me to hear, “I’m used to it already.”
I turned to face forward and said lightly, “Oh.”
When we finally arrived to the door, I was glad. I didn’t know how much more gawking I could take. Immediately when we stepped out, he turned towards me and smiled again, “Let me walk you to your car,” our arms still interlocked.
Looking up at him and shaking my head, smiling, “You don’t have to do that. Actually, I had to valet because the lot was full when I got here.”
“Ah, all right. Well, let’s get our cars then. Shall we?” Guiding me towards the valet. Once we arrived, two young men immediately brought our cars around and my eyes widened at the sight of his. It was a brand new black Porsche sports car, which made my explorer look like a piece of shit, literally. I looked up at him, shocked, “That’s your car? Wow,” pointing at it.
Nodding, “Yes, it’s my new baby.” Nudging his head towards mine, “That must be yours?” Looking at it with slight disapproval.
He must’ve have thought that I didn’t notice the look he gave my car but OH I did. So I slowly unlocked my arm from his and walked up to my truck, feeling a bit hurt but wasn’t aware that he was following behind me. The young man had left the door open so I could step in but I stopped in front of it and turned towards Sesshoumaru, nodding with a sad expression on my face, “Yes, it is. Sadly, we’re all not as fortunate as you are Sesshoumaru.” Turning around and sitting in the drivers seat.
But just as I was about to reach out to close the door, he leans in and stops me. Looking concerned, “Rin, wait. Did I…did I do something to offend you?”
I lower my head a bit and look towards the steering wheel. Shaking it slightly, “It’s nothing, forget about it.”
Suddenly, he takes my hand in both of his and caresses the backside of it with his thumb, “I never meant to and I apologize if I did.” I look back towards him and find him looking at me with pleading eyes, “Really, I am. I just hope this doesn’t affect our friendship.”
Somehow, I couldn’t stay mad at him, especially when I saw the look he gave me towards the end. It reminded me of the sad puppy eyes that appear in cartoons and just couldn’t hold back from giggling. I could tell that he cheered up at the sound of my laughter and smiled, not letting go of my hand. Smiling and shaking my head, “It’s ok, Sesshoumaru. Don’t worry, it’s not going to. Thank you for everything, it was great.” Boldly leaning in and placing a kiss on his cheek.
I swear he had a hint of blush on his cheeks and looked shocked when I pulled back. I guess he never expected me to do that but then he came to and smiled, nodding, “Yes, it was. Well, I’ll see you tomorrow night then. Enjoy the rest of your day.” Lifting my hand and placing a kiss on my knuckles. Although, the look he had, the glow in his eyes when he did sent slight chills throughout my entire body. But I remained silent and looked into his eyes until he released my hand and pulled back, closing the door for me. I smiled at him and turned on my truck, taking off to head home.
My heart was thumping hard inside my chest as I was driving home and I couldn’t stop smiling, I wasn’t sure why but I knew it had something to do with Sesshoumaru. I couldn’t explain why I had such strange emotions running through me; especially for someone I just met. But I left it at that and immediately when I got home, I called Sango to let her know what happened.
I stepped into my room, dropped my things on the desk and grabbed my cell phone, turning to walk towards the bed. Still smiling, I dialed Sango’s number and waited for her to answer.
After a couple of rings, she answered:
“So what happened? Did you see him?
Surprised, Whoa, how did you know it was me?
Giggling, Because I already knew you were going to call and I have caller ID, you dork. So how’d it go?
Laughing, Oh yeah duh. Well, I returned it to him. Although, he didn’t quite recognize me when I first walked up to him, I guess because of what I was wearing. But when he did, he thanked me and wanted to have tea together but I couldn’t stay. I had to leave to the meeting because I was already running late. I was nervous as hell Sango; I felt butterflies in my stomach the entire time. But since I couldn’t stay for tea, he invited me to have lunch with him after my meeting was over.
Sounding excited, Really? Where did he take you?
Yeah, well he didn’t take me; I had to meet him there. We met up at the “Rue d’Italy” café that’s by the business district.
DAMN, that place is really fancy. It looks to be really nice from the outside but because I don’t have the guts to go inside, I’m not sure. I don’t think I ever will but it looks to be very expensive as well.
Laughing, Well, you’re right. It is fancy but very beautiful especially if you sit at the balcony tables where the view is absolutely awesome. That’s where we sat.
Chuckling, Wow, looks like you’ve got him hooked already. So when’s the wedding?
Laughing, Shut up Sango! Or I’m not going to tell you the rest.
Laughing, Ok…ok…tell me, I want to know everything.
Ok, then….”
So I started to tell her everything that happened. I even told her what happened at the meeting with Suikotsu, although when I did, she got furious and began to scold me about why I kept him as my editor. Telling me that I should get someone else to do it because all he wanted to do was hold me back from succeeding in my life. Like if he didn’t succeed, he didn’t want me to either. But even though I knew better, I gave him the other chance he asked of me and kept him as my editor. Although, I refused to go back with him because I didn’t want to make the same mistake again and because I knew that no matter what, he would eventually hurt me like he did before. Also, I kind of had my eye set on someone else, I just didn’t tell him that and he didn’t deserve to know it either.
He definitely was a man of his word and took me to the restaurant he was talking about. It was amazing and the food was excellent, and we had a wonderful time as well. We got to know each other much more and he was really a great guy even though he didn’t seem to be. The conversation that time, however, became much more personal. He began to tell me about his ex-girlfriend Kagura, how she’d only wanted him for his material things and never really cared about him. But to top it off, she was extremely jealous and wouldn’t want him around any other girls. Truly a bitch if you ask me. As for me, I told him everything about Suikotsu and all the shit he made me go through but honestly, I didn’t mind telling him all these things. After dinner, we went for a walk out on the bay. It was a really nice night, the sky was clear and there was a cool light breeze blowing. But I’d have to say that what made it more beautiful was that the stars were shining brightly and the moon was nearly full, giving the ocean water a light glow. We walked around the bay; still talking and occasionally making him laugh. It seemed funny to me, seeing him hold himself back from laughing openly. So I kept trying to make him laugh and see how much he could hold back. Obviously he had a sense of humor, although, he didn’t showed it to anyone except me, of course. We kept walking around until we stopped at the end of the pier. Luckily that evening, the pier was empty; I guess the high tides made it a bad day to fish so there was no one there. That’s when our date became absolutely unforgettable…
We were leaning on the wood railings looking out at the horizon. But for some reason, I didn’t feel nervous anymore, actually I felt really comfortable being around him. Even when were walking together with our arms interlocked, I was fine. It was weird, well, for being our second date. As we were looking out, we said nothing to each other until I finally broke the silence, looking out at the ocean, “I wonder what’s beyond the horizon.”
All I could hear were the waves crashing beside and underneath us before he answered, “Nothing I assume, but some people believe that beyond the horizon, there exists a better life for those who cross it. What do you think?”
Lowering my head a bit and my lips curled into a smile, “Actually, I’d have to say I’m one of those people. Although if I’m going to attempt to cross it, I wouldn’t want to do it alone.” I heard him lightly chuckle but remained silent. I looked towards him and stayed silent myself. He was still looking out and looked to be deeply concentrated in his thoughts so I turned back and looked down at the water.
When a few seconds later, he spoke. Almost stuttering, “I…I’d love to take you there if you’d like.”
Immediately, my eyes opened wide. I looked up and found him looking at me, his cheeks slightly flushed and his eyes glowing under the moonlight. Shocked and looking at him, “T…take me where?”
He took a step closer, looking straight into my eyes, “To the horizon. I’ll help you search for your new life and maybe, I might find something there for me.”
My cheeks flamed up, shaking my head slightly, “I… I really don’t know what to say…I mean…I wouldn’t know what to look for.” Chuckling nervously, “To be honest, I’m not even sure if I’d like the new life.”
His lips curled up into a smile, “I agree.” Then he became serious again, his eyes locked with mine, “Although, I honestly wouldn’t be searching for my new life beyond the horizon.”
Slightly shaking my head and looking into his eyes, “Why not?”
His eyes looking intensely at mine, looking almost mesmerizing, “Because I think… I think I’ve already found it here.”
I swear my mouth nearly hung open that instant. I didn’t know what to do or what to say. He’d left me speechless, although something, just something in the way he looked at me made chills surge through my entire body. Then I don’t know what came over me that led me to say something I never expected. Looking straight into his eyes, lightly, “I…I think I did too.”
He quirked his lip and grew nearer. Then lifted his hand up to my cheek, running the back of his fingers down to my chin and back up. Looking at me, “Rin, I know this might be inappropriate to say since we’ve barely met but… I feel like… I can be myself around you and not be ashamed of it… I… well, what I want to say is…”
I couldn’t believe he was stuttering. He was always so stern and up front with everything but I guess when it came to expressing himself, he lacked the stability to say it frankly.
I just looked at him and curled my lips up to a smile, “Just tell me what you have to say, Sess.” My heart nearly making a hole in my chest of how hard it was beating.
His eyes widened a bit and he lowered his hand, shaking his head slightly, “No one’s called me that in a long time…” I smiled at him and he smiled in return, “You know, you really are amazing. I knew it since the first time I saw you.”
I lowered my head a bit and smiled, “Thank you.” Blushing profusely and chuckling nervously, “Honestly, I feel the same way about you.”
He raised his hand up to my chin and held on to it, lifting my head to meet his gaze. His cheeks still slightly flushed, “Rin, if it’s all right with you, I’d…I mean, it would mean a lot to me if I could see you more often, maybe…someday… it could be more than just friends.”
I stood shocked and speechless, just looking at him. To be honest, I never realized that I nodded until I came out of my trance and whispered, “I…I’d like that.”
He bent down and lowered his face near mine; his eyes still locked with mine. He started wrapping his hand slowly around my neck as he whispered a few inches away from my lips, “Really?”
I kept my eyes fixed on his lips, seeing them grow closer to mine. Waiting and silently hoping that they would touch mine but instead, I looked into his eyes again and nodded, “It sounds like a great idea.”
I saw his eyes shift from mine down to my lips before he whispered, “Rin, could I…” feeling him slightly pull me closer.
Honestly at that moment, it felt like the whole world stood still. My heart fluttering in my chest, telling me that this was what it wanted. I couldn’t believe it but ever since the very beginning, it always felt right. So for once, I gave into my hearts desire and slowly lifted my hands, placing them flat on his chest. Feeling his heart beating almost as fast as mine was. I kept looking at his lips and leaned in closer, almost feeling his breath tickling my face even with the breeze blowing. Slightly nodding and whispering almost onto his lips, “Yeah.”
Immediately, I closed my eyes, anxiously waiting for the moment to finally come. I lifted my head up and just as I felt his lips lightly touch mine, that’s when the sound came through and broke our moment. I lowered my head, opened my eyes and looked at him then turned towards the water, he did the same thing but didn’t let go of me. Then the sound came again,
EEEK, SQUEEEK, EEK, EEEK, EEEK
Finally hearing the sound clearly, I recognized what they were and turned towards him. Smiling and excited, “OH MY GOD, they’re dolphins.”
He nodded and lowered his hand. Slightly smiling, “It sounds like them.” I could see the slight disappointment in his face, even when he tried to hide it. Believe me, I was disappointed myself but didn’t worry much about it, there would be other chances.
Then I turned to lean on the rail again. Smiling “I’ve never seen a real dolphin so up close before, how cute.”
He leaned on the rail right next to me and looked out right along with me. He chuckled, “It seems to be a pack of dolphins. They must be coming back from their migration.”
Even though it was dark, you could still see them swimming around in the water by the faint light the moon provided. It was an amazing view and something that I definitely wasn’t going to ever forget.
Shaking my head slightly, “Wow, this has got to be the one of the best moments of my life.” Then I turned back towards him and shyly smiled, “and I’m glad I got to share it with you, Sess.”
He turned towards me and smiled, “I’m glad you could be here too.” Then he reached and took my left hand, bringing it up to his lips and placing a kiss on my knuckles. I smiled at him and turned back to look at the dolphins, not removing my hand from his.
We stayed there for a while; holding hands and just looking at the dolphins play around in the water. At about 1am, I began to get sleepy. So we left the pier and started heading towards my house. Although during the drive home, I fell asleep in his car.
When we arrived, he parked and shut off the car. Then he began to slightly shake me, lightly, “Rin. Rin, wake up. We’re here.”
I lifted my head up and looked at him, sleepily, “Huh?” That’s when I realized that I’d fallen asleep. My eyes opened wide and I completely woke up, “Oh My God, I’m sorry. I fell asleep. How embarrassing.” That’s when I noticed that his jacket was covering me, leaving me slightly shocked.
He laughed and shook his head, “No, it’s all right. It is late and you must be tired.” Then he reached out and stroked my chin with his thumb, “I think you have some drool there.” Then lowered his hand and started to laugh again.
Laughing, “I don’t drool in my sleep.” Suddenly, a yawn escaped me, “But I am a little tired, but it’s still embarrassing,” looking towards him.
He smiled and shook his head slightly, “Don’t worry, it’s all right.”
Then I looked over to the house and noticed a light was still on. Turning back towards him, smiling, “I guess I should go.”
He looked towards the house and then back at me, “Guess so.”
I picked up his jacket and handed it to him, smiling, “Thank you so much for everything. It was great, I had a really good time.” Leaning in to place a kiss on his cheek.
But just as I was going to, he turned over and I stopped, leaving our lips really close to each other again. I looked at him and his eyes had the same look as when we were at the pier, the moment when we nearly kissed. But instead, I moved over and placed the kiss on his cheek instead of his lips, even though I really wanted to. When I pulled back, he looked slightly disappointed again but just smiled and said, “So I guess you owe me another date then.”
Confused, “For what?”
His smile widening, “For falling asleep.”
Laughing, “You let nothing slip, do you?”
Shaking his head, still smiling, “No.”
Nodding and giggling, “All right. It’s only fair and I promise not to fall asleep the next time.”
Chuckling, “Good. Well, goodnight Rin. Rest well and I’ll talk to you tomorrow?”
Nodding, “Yep, you too. Goodnight, Sess and thanks again.” Turning over and opening the car door. Once I stepped out, I closed the door and immediately headed towards the staircase of my room as he began to drive out. Smiling and chuckling like an idiot the entire time I walked towards it. I guess once he noticed that I’d reached the stairs, he drove off and I made my way up to my room. Honestly, I was tired but could not get the previous events out of my mind. I kept going over them in my head as I got ready to go to bed and couldn’t believe any of it had really happened, it all felt like a dream. More like I was living out my own romance novel, with Sesshoumaru as my main character. After that, I kept thinking of Sesshoumaru until sleep finally took over and I dozed off to dream, to dream of the one that gave my wounded heart something to look forward to again.
We’re finally down to the last chapter but I must say that of all three, this is my favorite chapter and it was the hardest one to write as well. If only it happened for real * sighs *
Anyway, I loved this chapter so much that if I could call it something it would be “A Kiss to Build a Dream On,” just like my favorite song from Rod Stewart. I highly recommend it, it’s from his “The Great American Songbook” CD, the entire collection is amazing. Makes me fall in love over and over again he he ~_^ It did inspire me a little especially when it came down to finishing the second part but you’ll see what I’m talking about once you read it. Oh and if you can, listen to it while you read the second part and you’ll see what I mean but you don’t have to, it just makes the mood ^_^
Well, everyone this is it. If you like, I’ll keep going but it will take me a while to update this again but I will definitely keep it active and not just give up on it. If not then I’ll just add it to my pile of dead stories I have and try another one.
So it’s been great and I hope to hear good news from everyone. Please don’t forget to Read & Review!!
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the InuYasha characters they belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
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When I finally arrived downtown, I spent the first ten minutes driving around because I got slightly lost. I couldn’t find the restaurant until I entered a small shopping center and there it was. I drove around the parking lot, trying to look for a parking spot but it was full since it was a very popular place. So I had to valet, since it was the only way to find a parking spot. Once I handed the keys to the young man, I made my way towards the entrance. I’d never been in a place so fancy as this and it was considered just a café; well it sure didn’t look like one.
I walked up to the hostess and she immediately greeted me, smiling, “Hi, welcome to ‘La rue d’Italy’ how many in your party?”
Smiling and slightly surprised, “Hi, I…uh…actually I’m meeting someone here but I’m not sure if he’s here yet.” Looking around for him.
“Oh, do you know if he made a reservation?”
Looking back at her and shaking my head, “To be honest, I’m not sure.”
Opening the book in front of her, “Well let’s check, just in case. What’s his name?”
“Sesshoumaru Kitazawa.”
She didn’t even glance down at the book when she closed it and smiled, “Ah, yes he did. He’s waiting for you at the table, Ms. Imamura. Let me show you.” Taking a menu and guiding me to the table.
I was surprised when she called me by my name but I figured that most likely Sesshoumaru had told her about me. So she led me through the dining room and I began to wonder where exactly he had chosen to sit. We crossed the entire dining room until we stopped just before a hidden hallway. When we entered it, I realized that it led to a staircase and she began to walk inside so I followed her. As we climbed up the stairs, the sound of the dining room started to fade. When we reached the second floor, we turned into another hallway and stepped in. I started to look around and noticed that it was just a long corridor that had access to the private balconies only. I couldn’t believe he’d reserved a private balcony for our lunch, I thought it was just going to be a simple lunch date but I guess he had other plans. When we were about to start walking in, I stopped her and she turned towards me before I whispered, “If you don’t mind, I can go on from here. Could you just tell me in which one he’s in, please?”
At first she had a confused look on her face but then she smiled and nodded, lowering her voice, “Oh all right, he’s on the last one to your left.” Handing me the menu, “Here’s the menu and your waiter will be there shortly.”
Nodding, “Thank you.” She went back down the stairs and I sure as hell, didn’t know why I wanted to walk up to him alone. I guess I just wanted to make an entrance. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before I started to walk towards the balcony.
Arriving to it, I turned and found him browsing the menu. He looked incredibly handsome under the sunlight. The sun reflecting off his silver hair giving it almost a glow and it flowed smoothly in the light breeze. I swear I just wanted to reach out and touch it of how soft it seemed to be. But I pushed that thought aside and walked in, smiling, “Good afternoon Mr. Kitazawa,” extending my hand out to him. Immediately, he turned and stood, smiling as he shook my hand, “Ms. Imamura, I’m glad you could make it.” Releasing my hand and waving his hand towards the chair in front of him, “Please, have a seat.”
Making my way towards the chair, smiling, “Thank you but please just call me Rin. The whole Ms. Imamura thing makes me feel old.” Sitting down and looking at him.
Chuckling as he sits, “All right, I’ll make a deal with you; I’ll call you Rin if you call me Sesshoumaru.”
Giggling and nodding, “It’s a deal.” Then I turn to look out the balcony and gasp; the view of the city was amazing. “Wow, this place is fantastic. It has such a beautiful view from here.”
“Yes, it does.” For some reason, I turned towards him and found him looking at me. It made my cheeks heat up and I smiled, looking away for a bit but I could still see him from the corner of my eye. His smile grew wider as he leaned back on the chair, “So Rin, how was your meeting? Did you make it on time?”
I look back at him and nod, “Yes, I did. The agent wasn’t there when I arrived so I got to make it just in time before he did. But the meeting itself wasn’t as good as it could’ve been. I’m surprised the publishing house didn’t remove our contract that instant.”
Surprised, “Publisher, hmm? So you’re a writer? Well, I should’ve suspected since I see you typing most of the time at the café. It explains why I see you stressing sometimes, what type of writing do you do?”
I was shocked. I never thought he actually paid attention to what I was doing but he’s been proving me wrong in many things, I just wondered in how many more. My eyes slightly widened, “I…I’m a novelist actually. I write fictional stories sometimes romance stories, it mostly depends on what mood I’m in.”
Nodding, “Ah.”
Chuckling, “Most likely those times you’ve seen me stress are because I have a serious case of writers block.” He started to laugh and just when the waiter entered the balcony, it was amazing to see how his face changed from breezy to stoic in a matter of seconds and I couldn’t hold back from giggling to myself at his sudden change.
After we’d ordered, he leaned back on his chair and smiled again, “Well, let me see… All I seem to know about you is that you’re a writer, well novelist, and that you like to spend a lot of time at ‘Sengoku Jidai’ but I’m sure there’s more to you than that. Tell me more about yourself.”
I felt my cheeks heat up and lowered my head a bit, “My life is pretty boring, I don’t think you’d want to hear about it.” Turning back towards him.
Looking right into my eyes, his voice serious, “Try me.”
My cheeks heated up even more and my eyes widened, shocked, “I…uh…ok.” I looked down at my fidgeting hands then back at him, “Well, where should I start?”
Chuckling, “From the beginning, of course.”
Giggling, “Yes, of course.” Looking around, “Well…umm...I’m 22 years old and an only child…”
So I began to give him a quick recap of my life. Leaving out the most personal facts, of course. But either way, I found myself telling him things that I never even told Suikotsu when we were dating. Like the fact that my real dad had abandoned my mom and I, when I was younger, and we were forced to live on our own. Then a few years later, my mom fell in love again and re-married. We could say that I was raised by my step-father so I don’t consider him to be one, to me, he’s my dad. I kept telling him many more things of that nature. I’m not sure why I did but it had me slightly confused. I mean, I just met Sesshoumaru and it felt as if I’ve known him for much longer, maybe in another life. I’m not sure what it was but the trust between us was already there. Perhaps it had been predestined for us to meet but I’d always been very skeptical on believing that fate was responsible for shaping our lives until he entered my life.
Throughout our entire meal, we continued to chat and got to know each other. He wasn’t as bad as I thought. Honestly, he’s a very nice guy. He runs his own business, which he inherited from his father. He has a stepbrother but admitted to not getting along with him. He claimed that cultural differences were what clashed between them. Oh and he’s really not as old as I thought, he’s 25 but I swear he looks much older, although I think that’s what makes him look extremely handsome. We had some things in common but not very many, yet I felt that those differences between us were what brought us together. At about 5pm, he received a phone call in his cell, interrupting our conversation.
Clicking the phone off and shaking his head slightly, “Rin, I’m sorry but I’m going to have to leave, I have a client of mine waiting for me at the office.”
Shaking my head and smiling as we begin to stand, “No it’s ok. Actually I have to get home myself and continue working on my story.”
He nods, “All right, but let me make this up to you.” Walking over to where I stood, “How about dinner tomorrow night?”
Shocked, shaking my head slightly, “You don’t have to make anything up, it’s ok with me.”
He smiled and offered his arm to me, “I insist.” My cheeks flared up to his gesture and I shyly wrapped my arm around his. I could feel his hard muscles underneath the layers of clothing, signifying that he was pretty well built underneath the suit. Which by the way, did him excellent justice. We started walking down the hall and just when we going to enter the staircase, he turns towards me; “Will you accept my invitation?”
As we started walking down the stairs, I looked towards him and nodded; my cheeks heated up, “I…sure… I will. I’d love to.”
His smile widened, “Great, do you like Italian?”
Nodding, “Yes, of course. I love it.”
Still smiling, “Good. I’ll take you to this magnificent Italian restaurant I know.”
I nod and smile, “All right.” Then he smiled and turned away from me, although, I kept looking at him, observing him. But just before we got to the door to exit the stairs, something inside me moved me to say, “You know, you have a really nice smile. Although, I don’t see you do it very often but you should. It suits you very well.”
He turns back towards me and I swear his cheeks had a hint of blush on them, “You really think so?”
Nodding with my cheeks heated up, most likely blushing as much as him, “Yes, I honestly do.”
His lips curled up to a smile, “Thank you.” Both of us looking away from each other as we finally stepped out of the stairs.
It was funny though because the moment we stepped into the dining room everyone just stared at us. I’m not sure why but they did; I’m pretty sure it was mostly because of him but it was much worse this time, maybe because I was walking together with him and our arms were interlocked. The women most of all were the ones that stared, especially the single ones, shooting me flaming gazes that made me feel extremely uncomfortable. When I turned towards him, he already had his stoic mask on; completely different to what he wore when he was just around me. I guess he felt my gaze on him and looked towards me, his lips slightly curved into a smile, “What’s wrong Rin?”
Shaking my head, “Oh nothing, just that it’s really uncomfortable having everyone stare. I don’t like it.”
He shook his head as he leaned down towards my ear, lowering his voice, “Don’t pay attention to them and they will stop. Believe me, I know.”
Looking up at him, tilting my head slightly to one side, “How do you do it, having people staring at you all the time and you’re like, whatever.”
He straightened up and faced forward, looking at me only with his eyes; his voice low enough for only me to hear, “I’m used to it already.”
I turned to face forward and said lightly, “Oh.”
When we finally arrived to the door, I was glad. I didn’t know how much more gawking I could take. Immediately when we stepped out, he turned towards me and smiled again, “Let me walk you to your car,” our arms still interlocked.
Looking up at him and shaking my head, smiling, “You don’t have to do that. Actually, I had to valet because the lot was full when I got here.”
“Ah, all right. Well, let’s get our cars then. Shall we?” Guiding me towards the valet. Once we arrived, two young men immediately brought our cars around and my eyes widened at the sight of his. It was a brand new black Porsche sports car, which made my explorer look like a piece of shit, literally. I looked up at him, shocked, “That’s your car? Wow,” pointing at it.
Nodding, “Yes, it’s my new baby.” Nudging his head towards mine, “That must be yours?” Looking at it with slight disapproval.
He must’ve have thought that I didn’t notice the look he gave my car but OH I did. So I slowly unlocked my arm from his and walked up to my truck, feeling a bit hurt but wasn’t aware that he was following behind me. The young man had left the door open so I could step in but I stopped in front of it and turned towards Sesshoumaru, nodding with a sad expression on my face, “Yes, it is. Sadly, we’re all not as fortunate as you are Sesshoumaru.” Turning around and sitting in the drivers seat.
But just as I was about to reach out to close the door, he leans in and stops me. Looking concerned, “Rin, wait. Did I…did I do something to offend you?”
I lower my head a bit and look towards the steering wheel. Shaking it slightly, “It’s nothing, forget about it.”
Suddenly, he takes my hand in both of his and caresses the backside of it with his thumb, “I never meant to and I apologize if I did.” I look back towards him and find him looking at me with pleading eyes, “Really, I am. I just hope this doesn’t affect our friendship.”
Somehow, I couldn’t stay mad at him, especially when I saw the look he gave me towards the end. It reminded me of the sad puppy eyes that appear in cartoons and just couldn’t hold back from giggling. I could tell that he cheered up at the sound of my laughter and smiled, not letting go of my hand. Smiling and shaking my head, “It’s ok, Sesshoumaru. Don’t worry, it’s not going to. Thank you for everything, it was great.” Boldly leaning in and placing a kiss on his cheek.
I swear he had a hint of blush on his cheeks and looked shocked when I pulled back. I guess he never expected me to do that but then he came to and smiled, nodding, “Yes, it was. Well, I’ll see you tomorrow night then. Enjoy the rest of your day.” Lifting my hand and placing a kiss on my knuckles. Although, the look he had, the glow in his eyes when he did sent slight chills throughout my entire body. But I remained silent and looked into his eyes until he released my hand and pulled back, closing the door for me. I smiled at him and turned on my truck, taking off to head home.
My heart was thumping hard inside my chest as I was driving home and I couldn’t stop smiling, I wasn’t sure why but I knew it had something to do with Sesshoumaru. I couldn’t explain why I had such strange emotions running through me; especially for someone I just met. But I left it at that and immediately when I got home, I called Sango to let her know what happened.
I stepped into my room, dropped my things on the desk and grabbed my cell phone, turning to walk towards the bed. Still smiling, I dialed Sango’s number and waited for her to answer.
After a couple of rings, she answered:
“So what happened? Did you see him?
Surprised, Whoa, how did you know it was me?
Giggling, Because I already knew you were going to call and I have caller ID, you dork. So how’d it go?
Laughing, Oh yeah duh. Well, I returned it to him. Although, he didn’t quite recognize me when I first walked up to him, I guess because of what I was wearing. But when he did, he thanked me and wanted to have tea together but I couldn’t stay. I had to leave to the meeting because I was already running late. I was nervous as hell Sango; I felt butterflies in my stomach the entire time. But since I couldn’t stay for tea, he invited me to have lunch with him after my meeting was over.
Sounding excited, Really? Where did he take you?
Yeah, well he didn’t take me; I had to meet him there. We met up at the “Rue d’Italy” café that’s by the business district.
DAMN, that place is really fancy. It looks to be really nice from the outside but because I don’t have the guts to go inside, I’m not sure. I don’t think I ever will but it looks to be very expensive as well.
Laughing, Well, you’re right. It is fancy but very beautiful especially if you sit at the balcony tables where the view is absolutely awesome. That’s where we sat.
Chuckling, Wow, looks like you’ve got him hooked already. So when’s the wedding?
Laughing, Shut up Sango! Or I’m not going to tell you the rest.
Laughing, Ok…ok…tell me, I want to know everything.
Ok, then….”
So I started to tell her everything that happened. I even told her what happened at the meeting with Suikotsu, although when I did, she got furious and began to scold me about why I kept him as my editor. Telling me that I should get someone else to do it because all he wanted to do was hold me back from succeeding in my life. Like if he didn’t succeed, he didn’t want me to either. But even though I knew better, I gave him the other chance he asked of me and kept him as my editor. Although, I refused to go back with him because I didn’t want to make the same mistake again and because I knew that no matter what, he would eventually hurt me like he did before. Also, I kind of had my eye set on someone else, I just didn’t tell him that and he didn’t deserve to know it either.
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As for Sesshoumaru, I went out to dinner with him the next evening. We decided, well, he insisted to pick me up at my house, to make up for not taking me to lunch him self. I hesitated at first but it didn’t take very much for him to eventually convince me. I mean it just didn’t seem right that he should know where I live so soon, but I do tend to be a little paranoid about these things sometimes. When he arrived, I was left speechless and I secretly felt TRULY GLAD I accepted his invitation, the moment when I caught sight of him as he stepped out of his car. He looked absolutely HOT; with his black dress slacks, light blue button shirt and black leather jacket. But what made him look even more amazing was that his hair almost glowed under the moonlight. I, on the other hand, decided to keep it casual yet classy by wearing my black sleeveless dress that reached just above my knees. It was plain but the bottom flared out a little and was not too fitted but it defined my curves just right with some cute open-toe heels. When I opened the door for him, I almost saw his mouth open. It was funny, if the expression on his face when he saw me wearing the suit was surprised then this one was more like a “I can’t believe what I’m seeing” kind of shocked. So after we drooled at each other for a bit, literally, we left.He definitely was a man of his word and took me to the restaurant he was talking about. It was amazing and the food was excellent, and we had a wonderful time as well. We got to know each other much more and he was really a great guy even though he didn’t seem to be. The conversation that time, however, became much more personal. He began to tell me about his ex-girlfriend Kagura, how she’d only wanted him for his material things and never really cared about him. But to top it off, she was extremely jealous and wouldn’t want him around any other girls. Truly a bitch if you ask me. As for me, I told him everything about Suikotsu and all the shit he made me go through but honestly, I didn’t mind telling him all these things. After dinner, we went for a walk out on the bay. It was a really nice night, the sky was clear and there was a cool light breeze blowing. But I’d have to say that what made it more beautiful was that the stars were shining brightly and the moon was nearly full, giving the ocean water a light glow. We walked around the bay; still talking and occasionally making him laugh. It seemed funny to me, seeing him hold himself back from laughing openly. So I kept trying to make him laugh and see how much he could hold back. Obviously he had a sense of humor, although, he didn’t showed it to anyone except me, of course. We kept walking around until we stopped at the end of the pier. Luckily that evening, the pier was empty; I guess the high tides made it a bad day to fish so there was no one there. That’s when our date became absolutely unforgettable…
We were leaning on the wood railings looking out at the horizon. But for some reason, I didn’t feel nervous anymore, actually I felt really comfortable being around him. Even when were walking together with our arms interlocked, I was fine. It was weird, well, for being our second date. As we were looking out, we said nothing to each other until I finally broke the silence, looking out at the ocean, “I wonder what’s beyond the horizon.”
All I could hear were the waves crashing beside and underneath us before he answered, “Nothing I assume, but some people believe that beyond the horizon, there exists a better life for those who cross it. What do you think?”
Lowering my head a bit and my lips curled into a smile, “Actually, I’d have to say I’m one of those people. Although if I’m going to attempt to cross it, I wouldn’t want to do it alone.” I heard him lightly chuckle but remained silent. I looked towards him and stayed silent myself. He was still looking out and looked to be deeply concentrated in his thoughts so I turned back and looked down at the water.
When a few seconds later, he spoke. Almost stuttering, “I…I’d love to take you there if you’d like.”
Immediately, my eyes opened wide. I looked up and found him looking at me, his cheeks slightly flushed and his eyes glowing under the moonlight. Shocked and looking at him, “T…take me where?”
He took a step closer, looking straight into my eyes, “To the horizon. I’ll help you search for your new life and maybe, I might find something there for me.”
My cheeks flamed up, shaking my head slightly, “I… I really don’t know what to say…I mean…I wouldn’t know what to look for.” Chuckling nervously, “To be honest, I’m not even sure if I’d like the new life.”
His lips curled up into a smile, “I agree.” Then he became serious again, his eyes locked with mine, “Although, I honestly wouldn’t be searching for my new life beyond the horizon.”
Slightly shaking my head and looking into his eyes, “Why not?”
His eyes looking intensely at mine, looking almost mesmerizing, “Because I think… I think I’ve already found it here.”
I swear my mouth nearly hung open that instant. I didn’t know what to do or what to say. He’d left me speechless, although something, just something in the way he looked at me made chills surge through my entire body. Then I don’t know what came over me that led me to say something I never expected. Looking straight into his eyes, lightly, “I…I think I did too.”
He quirked his lip and grew nearer. Then lifted his hand up to my cheek, running the back of his fingers down to my chin and back up. Looking at me, “Rin, I know this might be inappropriate to say since we’ve barely met but… I feel like… I can be myself around you and not be ashamed of it… I… well, what I want to say is…”
I couldn’t believe he was stuttering. He was always so stern and up front with everything but I guess when it came to expressing himself, he lacked the stability to say it frankly.
I just looked at him and curled my lips up to a smile, “Just tell me what you have to say, Sess.” My heart nearly making a hole in my chest of how hard it was beating.
His eyes widened a bit and he lowered his hand, shaking his head slightly, “No one’s called me that in a long time…” I smiled at him and he smiled in return, “You know, you really are amazing. I knew it since the first time I saw you.”
I lowered my head a bit and smiled, “Thank you.” Blushing profusely and chuckling nervously, “Honestly, I feel the same way about you.”
He raised his hand up to my chin and held on to it, lifting my head to meet his gaze. His cheeks still slightly flushed, “Rin, if it’s all right with you, I’d…I mean, it would mean a lot to me if I could see you more often, maybe…someday… it could be more than just friends.”
I stood shocked and speechless, just looking at him. To be honest, I never realized that I nodded until I came out of my trance and whispered, “I…I’d like that.”
He bent down and lowered his face near mine; his eyes still locked with mine. He started wrapping his hand slowly around my neck as he whispered a few inches away from my lips, “Really?”
I kept my eyes fixed on his lips, seeing them grow closer to mine. Waiting and silently hoping that they would touch mine but instead, I looked into his eyes again and nodded, “It sounds like a great idea.”
I saw his eyes shift from mine down to my lips before he whispered, “Rin, could I…” feeling him slightly pull me closer.
Honestly at that moment, it felt like the whole world stood still. My heart fluttering in my chest, telling me that this was what it wanted. I couldn’t believe it but ever since the very beginning, it always felt right. So for once, I gave into my hearts desire and slowly lifted my hands, placing them flat on his chest. Feeling his heart beating almost as fast as mine was. I kept looking at his lips and leaned in closer, almost feeling his breath tickling my face even with the breeze blowing. Slightly nodding and whispering almost onto his lips, “Yeah.”
Immediately, I closed my eyes, anxiously waiting for the moment to finally come. I lifted my head up and just as I felt his lips lightly touch mine, that’s when the sound came through and broke our moment. I lowered my head, opened my eyes and looked at him then turned towards the water, he did the same thing but didn’t let go of me. Then the sound came again,
EEEK, SQUEEEK, EEK, EEEK, EEEK
Finally hearing the sound clearly, I recognized what they were and turned towards him. Smiling and excited, “OH MY GOD, they’re dolphins.”
He nodded and lowered his hand. Slightly smiling, “It sounds like them.” I could see the slight disappointment in his face, even when he tried to hide it. Believe me, I was disappointed myself but didn’t worry much about it, there would be other chances.
Then I turned to lean on the rail again. Smiling “I’ve never seen a real dolphin so up close before, how cute.”
He leaned on the rail right next to me and looked out right along with me. He chuckled, “It seems to be a pack of dolphins. They must be coming back from their migration.”
Even though it was dark, you could still see them swimming around in the water by the faint light the moon provided. It was an amazing view and something that I definitely wasn’t going to ever forget.
Shaking my head slightly, “Wow, this has got to be the one of the best moments of my life.” Then I turned back towards him and shyly smiled, “and I’m glad I got to share it with you, Sess.”
He turned towards me and smiled, “I’m glad you could be here too.” Then he reached and took my left hand, bringing it up to his lips and placing a kiss on my knuckles. I smiled at him and turned back to look at the dolphins, not removing my hand from his.
We stayed there for a while; holding hands and just looking at the dolphins play around in the water. At about 1am, I began to get sleepy. So we left the pier and started heading towards my house. Although during the drive home, I fell asleep in his car.
When we arrived, he parked and shut off the car. Then he began to slightly shake me, lightly, “Rin. Rin, wake up. We’re here.”
I lifted my head up and looked at him, sleepily, “Huh?” That’s when I realized that I’d fallen asleep. My eyes opened wide and I completely woke up, “Oh My God, I’m sorry. I fell asleep. How embarrassing.” That’s when I noticed that his jacket was covering me, leaving me slightly shocked.
He laughed and shook his head, “No, it’s all right. It is late and you must be tired.” Then he reached out and stroked my chin with his thumb, “I think you have some drool there.” Then lowered his hand and started to laugh again.
Laughing, “I don’t drool in my sleep.” Suddenly, a yawn escaped me, “But I am a little tired, but it’s still embarrassing,” looking towards him.
He smiled and shook his head slightly, “Don’t worry, it’s all right.”
Then I looked over to the house and noticed a light was still on. Turning back towards him, smiling, “I guess I should go.”
He looked towards the house and then back at me, “Guess so.”
I picked up his jacket and handed it to him, smiling, “Thank you so much for everything. It was great, I had a really good time.” Leaning in to place a kiss on his cheek.
But just as I was going to, he turned over and I stopped, leaving our lips really close to each other again. I looked at him and his eyes had the same look as when we were at the pier, the moment when we nearly kissed. But instead, I moved over and placed the kiss on his cheek instead of his lips, even though I really wanted to. When I pulled back, he looked slightly disappointed again but just smiled and said, “So I guess you owe me another date then.”
Confused, “For what?”
His smile widening, “For falling asleep.”
Laughing, “You let nothing slip, do you?”
Shaking his head, still smiling, “No.”
Nodding and giggling, “All right. It’s only fair and I promise not to fall asleep the next time.”
Chuckling, “Good. Well, goodnight Rin. Rest well and I’ll talk to you tomorrow?”
Nodding, “Yep, you too. Goodnight, Sess and thanks again.” Turning over and opening the car door. Once I stepped out, I closed the door and immediately headed towards the staircase of my room as he began to drive out. Smiling and chuckling like an idiot the entire time I walked towards it. I guess once he noticed that I’d reached the stairs, he drove off and I made my way up to my room. Honestly, I was tired but could not get the previous events out of my mind. I kept going over them in my head as I got ready to go to bed and couldn’t believe any of it had really happened, it all felt like a dream. More like I was living out my own romance novel, with Sesshoumaru as my main character. After that, I kept thinking of Sesshoumaru until sleep finally took over and I dozed off to dream, to dream of the one that gave my wounded heart something to look forward to again.
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I absolutely LOVED the last part; it just makes my heart flutter. If it only happened to me * sighs again * he he ~_^ Well, I hope I did a good job and made other peoples hearts flutter like mine did. Ok, now I have to go work on other things so I’ll be on my way. Please don’t forget to leave me a review, k? ^_^