InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forbidden Fruit ❯ 04 ( Chapter 4 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Forbidden Fruit
Chapter 4
Ayumi
It was Thanksgiving weekend, the first three day weekend in the school year and Ayumi and Kagome were spending their Friday after the family holiday shopping. Sango, Marissa, Yumi, and Monica were out with their significant others so the two girls decided to use their time wisely and spend some of their parents' hard earned money. Shopping in Manhattan was amazing, the best stores and boutiques were on Madison and Fifth Avenue, but the traffic and parking was another thing altogether. Because of the congestion and lack of parking Ayumi borrowed her father's driver and limo for the day.

"So where are we going first?" Ayumi asked Kagome while the driver combed through the busy street.

"Nieman Marcus. I want to restock on my Clive Christian perfume and they're one of the few places that carry it," Kagome replied as she unzipped her black leather jacket and crossed her denim clad legs.

"Really? I was sure Sephora would carry it," Ayumi replied.

Kagome shook her head, "The perfume I wear, Clive Christian no. 1, costs more than two grand a bottle. Not many people are willing to pay that much so only a select few carry it."

"And I don't blame them," Ayumi said as the car stopped and the driver opened her door so that she could slide out the back seat. "I have the money and still wouldn't pay that much for some perfume. Two hundred dollars is fine but two thousand is a bit much."

Kagome shrugged before slinging her purse over her shoulder and walking into the luxury department store. As soon as the girls walked in four attendants came over and immediately began to show the girls what new items they had out. The attendants were fully prepared to pamper the two girls since they knew their reputation and knew that the girls were American Express Centurion card holders. They were salivating at the commission they would be getting of their purchases and being at their beck and call was a small price to pay for what their cut would be.

~*~*~
Inuyasha
Inuyasha was sitting on the sofa in his sitting room watching a football game on his large flat screen television when his mother came in and sat down next to him on the butter soft red leather sectional. He grabbed the remote, thankful for TiVo, and pressed pause before asking her what was on her mind.

"Rumor is that you have a new girlfriend," Tomi said.

Inuyasha felt his cheeks heat and tried to fight the blush before saying, "And who told you this?"

"Don't worry about all of that. What you should be telling me is what she's like and when am I going to meet her," Tomi replied.

"I just met her. We're not even official yet so it'll be a while before you meet her," Inuyasha said.

"Official my foot," Tomi said. "This is the first girl you've really liked in a while and I want to meet her. Either you put something together or I will," Tomi said, patting her son on the head.

"But ma..." he started.

"You have a week to make your move Puppy," his mother said, calling him by a childhood nick name.

~*~*~
Sesshomaru
Sesshomaru was known for being a smart ass with a sharp tongue but tonight he was nervous and insecure of himself. He'd gone through the tedium of telling his father that he was proposing to Rin Sao, a petite girl who was part wolf demon and part human, as well as asking her parents for their blessing and all that was left was to ask Rin. He and Rin had been dating monogamously for the last ten years and he felt it was time to make that move and officially make her his life partner.

Sesshomaru knew Rin love him, she wouldn't put up with him if she didn't but he didn't know if she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. While he planned on legally marrying her he had also planned on ritualistically bonding with her and making her his mate. There was no turning back from that and he wasn't sure what Rin would say to that.

As the limo stopped in front of her apartment building, Waldorf Towers, he took deep calming breaths before opening the door to the black limo he had been riding in and headed to the front door. The doorman nodded, recognizing him from his visits, and opened the door for him. Sesshomaru walked inside the building, bypassing the front desk in the lobby and headed to the bank of gold plated elevators.

~*~*~
Rin
Rin glanced at her reflection in the mirror and turned around to make sure she looked perfect. The dress she wore was a light weight gold beaded bell sleeved wrap around ankle length dress by Marc Bouwer that creatively favored a kimono. It was backless and dipped dangerously low, so low in fact that had it been a couple of centimeters lower an area that only Sesshomaru had seen personally would be revealed for the world to see, while the 'v' neckline in the front added a tasteful glimpse of cleavage. Her silky brown hair was slicked back and twisted into a classy bun. Gold Giuseppe Zanotti sandals covered her perfectly painted toes while yellow and white diamond drop earrings fell from her ears, a yellow and white diamond necklace graced her neck and a matching ring glittered on her right ring finger.

Just as she was spraying on her V Valentino perfume her doorbell rang. She smiled at her reflection and grabbed her gold clutch before heading down the hallway with the foyer as the destination. Rin took a calming breath before opening the door and smiling at Sesshomaru's majestic appearance.

He was dressed in a perfectly tailored black Versace suit with a pair of black Gucci loafers on his feet and a lack satin tie around his neck. His long white hair was pulled back in a neat ponytail exposing his sharp features including the pale, but colorful, demon marks. The diamond studs in his ears glittered in the light while his diamond encrusted Jacob & Company watch twinkled on his wrist.

"You like?" Rin asked Sesshomaru as she turned three hundred and sixty degrees.

"Yes, you're perfect," Sesshomaru replied before offering her his arm.

"You say the sweetest things Sesshy," Rin replied with a smile as they left the apartment.

~*~*~
Sesshomaru
Rin loved Italian food so Sesshomaru took her to Cipriani's for dinner. Sesshomaru couldn't take his eyes off of Rin. Under the dim romantic light Rin looked ethereal in his eyes.

"What's wrong baby?" Rin asked as she took a sip of her red wine.

"Nothing, you’re just breath taking," Sesshomaru replied.

"Thank you baby," Rin said her cheeks red.

Sesshomaru chuckled at her bashfulness before taking a bite of his ravioli. After dinner Sesshomaru paid the bill and led Rin back to the limo. Rin looked on curiously when, instead of the limo driving her back home, it stopped at Central Park. The driver opened the door and the two exited the limo. Sesshomaru shrugged off his jacket and placed it over Rin's shoulders to keep her warm as he led her over to a horse drawn carriage.

"What's all of this about?" Rin asked Sesshomaru curiously as she snuggled against his shoulder.

"Just look at the sky," Sesshomaru replied.

Rin looked at him curiously before looking up and she gasped when she saw a huge blimp with light around it with a scrolling marquee with: RIN WILL YOU MARRY ME? S.T. Tears fell down her eyes and she turned to look at Sesshomaru who, for the first time, looked at her with uncertainty and a hint of shyness in the mix.

"I love you Rin and I don't want anyone else. It would make me happier than you can ever know if you'd do me the honor of becoming my wife...and my mate."

Rin looked at him with wide eyes. She was speechless. It wasn't until she registered the sadness filling Sesshomaru's eyes that she jumped on him and plastered kisses over his face while whispering yes over and over. Sesshomaru kissed Rin passionately before parting.

"We're getting married," Rin said breathlessly.

"Oh!" Sesshomaru exclaimed, "I almost forgot.'

He raised his hips a bit and pulled a velvet box out of his pocket and grabbed Rin's left hand before opening the box and presenting the beautiful engagement ring he purchased for her. It was a three stone Harry Winston ring on a platinum setting. The center piece was an eight carat emerald cut vivid blue diamond ring with two carat shield shaped white diamond on either side of it. Rin gasped at the beautiful gem as Sesshomaru slid the cold metal on her ring finger.

"Do you want to go around the park again sir?" the guy leading the horse asked.

"Yes," Sesshomaru answered before wrapping his arm protectively around Rin and enjoying the ride.

~*~*~
Inuyasha
It was a little after seven and the first game Inuyasha had been watching had just ended and he decided to call Kagome and see if she could come to a family dinner. He knew his mother well enough that she meant what she said and he would rather get this whole 'meet the parents' thing over as soon as possible. After the fourth ring Kagome picked up with a breathless hello.

"Hey Kagome," Inuyasha said, his tone clearly questioning what she had been doing.

"Don't even ask," she replied with a laugh before saying, "So what's up?"

"I was wondering if you wanted to come to dinner tomorrow night?" he asked.

"Sure," she replied, "So where are we going?"

"My house," Inuyasha answered.

"Your house?" she asked.

"Yeah, my mother wants to meet you," Inuyasha replied and waited to see how she would take it.

"So can I come casual or is it like a formal thing?" she asked after a moment of silence.

"It's casual. It's not a really big thing, just a family thing," Inuyasha answered, "Look I got to go but I'll pick you up around six thirty."

~*~*~
Kagome
Kagome stood in her closet, clad in only a purple lace bra and thong set, pushing through the throngs of color coordinated clothing. After going through her casual clothing two full times she grabbed her white silk robe off the back of her closet door and shrugged it on before picking up her silver cordless quickly pressed her first speed-dial. Three rings later Sango's voice came over the second line.

"Sango! Thank God you're home," Kagome said in relief.

"What's wrong?" she asked nervously over the line.

"I need your help. Can you come over?" Kagome asked her.

"I'm already on my way," Sango replied before hanging up the phone.

Fifteen minutes later Sango was in Kagome's room and pissed off as hell. "You had me thinking you had a life changing dilemma and all you wanted was help picking out a outfit?" she asked in disbelief. "Don't call me no more."

"This is serious Sango. Inuyasha invited me to dinner to meet his parents and I don't know what to wear. I don't want to wear any of my skirts cause they're mostly mini's and that's not acceptable for meeting the parents. Besides it's a little cold out and I don't want to wear a cropped top or v-neck because that's inappropriate as well and that leaves me blank. You met Miroku's parents. What did you wear?" Kagome asked.

"We went out to dinner so it was formal and from what you're hinting at this is more casual," Sango muttered before walking into Kagome's large closet and sorting through her clothes.

Sango immediately began pushing through Kagome's jeans and tossed a cute pair of low rise jeans on the huge cushion in the middle of the closet before heading to the shirts to find one that wouldn't clash with the patches on the jeans. Sango placed a nice teal and purple lace accented satin camisole next to the pants before going to the section that held Kagome's outerwear. Kagome leaned against the door, watching in amazement as Sango put a complete outfit together in less than ten minutes when she had been in the closet for over an hour before she initially called her.

"There you go," Sango said as she motioned to the cushion where a complete outfit sat.

"Thank you," Kagome said in relief before hugging her best friend.

"You welcome," Sango replied before saying, "I'm going to go raid your fridge before I head home."

Kagome nodded before tossing off her robe and quickly pulling on her jeans, fastening them quickly before pulling the cami over her chest and making sure that there wasn't too much cleavage showing. She slipped her feet into a pair of maroon and teal jacquard Manolo Blahnik pumps she had forgotten she'd had before leaving the closet to apply a little make up and door her hair.

Kagome pulled her hair back into a neat low ponytail, quickly applied her gloss and mascara, before spraying on her perfume and heading back into the closet. She grabbed the teal sweater jacket that Sango had picked out and shrugged it on just as the doorbell rang. Kagome quickly clipped on her earrings and slipped her Amethyst ring on her right ring finger before grabbing her purse and leaving her room. She smiled lightly when she saw Inuyasha waiting for her in the foyer looking comfortable in a pair of baggy fitting jeans hanging low on his waist and a large gray/red/white Shady Limited sweatshirt over his chest.

"You look nice," Inuyasha said once Kagome was within hearing range.

"Thank you," she replied softly.

"You ready?" he asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be," she replied as they walked out of her house.

"Don't be nervous. My parents are going to love you," Inuyasha replied before turning up his radio and bobbing his head to the music playing.

~*~*~
Inuyasha
Kagome and Inuyasha hadn't been in his family's apartment for more than ten minutes when his mother popped up and introduced herself to Kagome. Kagome was amazed at how beautiful and youthful Inuyasha's mother looked. The woman had to be in her forties, at least, but she certainly didn't look it. She was dressed casually in a cream sweater with a plunging neckline, a pair of form fitting low rise jeans, and a pair of brown suede Gucci pumps. A simple pair of diamond earrings graced her delicate ears and two diamond bangles circled her wrists.

"You must be Kagome," Inuyasha's mother said with a smile on her face. "It's so nice to finally meet you."

"The feeling's mutual Mrs. Taisho," Kagome replied.

Inuyasha's mother waved her off and grabbed her hand and leading her into the living room while saying, "Inuyasha's grandmother is Mrs. Taisho. Just call me Tomi."

~*~*~
Kagome
Tomi told Inuyasha to remind his father what time dinner would be starting before turning her attention to me. She waited until he was out of earshot before staring at me intently and saying, "You seem like a nice girl from what I could pull out my son. I'm not going to give you the riot act or anything," she replied sensing Kagome's nervousness. "I'll just tell you now that I'm very close to my sons and since Inuyasha is my baby I am very protective over him. He's trusted people and gotten burned so I'll just warn you to be honest with him because he doesn't forgive easily, as is a trait of this family."

With that said the doorbell rang and Tomi excused herself to answer the door. I glanced at the door as a petite woman dressed in a pair of low rise jeans and a short sleeved tee shirt with a matching hoodie over that. Behind the woman was Inuyasha's brother so Kagome immediately assumed that the girl was his significant other and from the way Tomi received her she must have been around for a while. Kagome turned her attention from the group of three by the door, wondering if Inuyasha was going to come back out, when Tomi exclaimed and engulfed her son and his girlfriend in a tight hug.

"What's going on?" Inuyasha and his father asked, running from where ever they came from.

"Sesshomaru and Rin are engaged!" Tomi replied happily.

Everyone offered the couple congratulations before heading into the dining room for dinner. "So have you two set a date?"

Rin shook her head, "No. I was thinking soon though because our work schedules are so different and I'd rather have the ceremony done sometime near or after Christmas this year then try to find the time next year, which will be extremely busy for me seeing as Spring and Summer is when most couples choose to marry. Rin was a well sought after wedding planner, after having worked with several A-List celebrities, and was always booked.

"So we need to start working on everything now," Tomi said excitedly. "What's your color scheme?"

"Royal Blue, black, and white," Rin said. "I, of course, am going to be wearing white as will you and my mother and all of the men will be wearing black tuxes with royal blue accoutrements. I want my bridesmaids to wear royal blue dresses, which reminds me," she trailed, "I have to decide on who I'm choosing and get them fitted for the dress. I am so going to be busy."

"Why blue?" Tomi asked, thinking the girl would have chosen a light colors instead of dark dramatic colors.

"Because I want to incorporate the ring Sesshy gave me," Rin said energetically.

Kagome sat back, comfortably excluded from the conversation, and took in everyone's mannerisms. She knew that she would like Rin. Rin had to be at least twenty-six but she was just so energetic and full of life and so not the person she would have seen Sesshomaru with. From the brief moments she's had around the man he'd been stiff, contemplative, and unnervingly silent. The two just didn't seem like a match but they obviously worked.

~*~*~
Inuyasha
"I told you there were no worries," Inuyasha said as he put his car in park in front of Kagome's house.

"Yes you did," Kagome replied.

"So did you have a good time?" he asked.

"Yeah, Rin was so animated," Kagome replied.

Inuyasha snorted before saying, "That woman has so much energy; it's like she overloads of caffeine."

"Don't be mean," Kagome replied, slapping him lightly on the arm, "She seems nice."

"She is. She's the sweetest person in the world, which is why I don't know what she sees in my brother," he replied jokingly.

"Stop it." Kagome ordered.

"Alright," he replied. "I guess I'll see you Monday?"

"Yeah," Kagome replied before leaning in and kissing him lightly on the lips. "See you later Yash."