InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I'll Be Waiting ❯ Music Memory ( Chapter 9 )

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Ch. 9 - Music Memory

Rin and Kenji were both silence on their way back home from shopping… In his mind, he still did not believe what had just occurred at the mall that evening…

Rin herself felted guilty for getting herself in trouble again and Kenji just kept his eyes on the road as he drove… his eyes seemed to be dozing off in a far distance place where he can only see himself. His own little world that he created for himself, a world where he keeps himself locked in until he figures out the riddle to his own life of existence.

When they got to Kenji's apartment, he opened the door and had Rin following close behind. He closed the door and set the shopping bags on the floor and walked to the next room. The apartment was much bigger than Toshi's and unlike his carpeted living room, the living room here is covered with wood and at each of the corners, it had a table with a plant on it.

Kenji came out of the bedroom with a pillow and a navy blue sleeping bag. He set it on the wooded floor at the far corner of the wall. Rin observed him as he lay it out and straightens it out by dusting the top layer of the sleeping bag.

After he was finished, he got up and walked into another room on the other side where he just came from. Throughout the whole time Rin was there, he seemed to ignore her, as if she wasn't even there at all, and as if she was a ghost to him.

She followed him to the other room, which was known to be the kitchen, and stood at the entrance staring at his every move. Kenji gathered up some cooking utensils and set them on the stove.

*That scent* thought Kenji as he turned around to face the girl. As he stares at her, there was softness in his eyes. The kind of softness that traces him back to a long time ago memory of his Rin. "Rin" he thought to himself. Her name was like a bell that rings and aches his very own demon heart and which haunted him for many centuries came to him like oil and fire, flashing and burning his demonic flesh. He repeated her name in his mind over and over until the sound of the cooking distracted him from his own thoughts.

"Sorry to be disturbing you Kenji-sama." Rin said.

"I told you, just call me by my name."

"Oh, sorry Kenji." Rin said again. This time, she bows her head and cast her gaze to the tile floor.

"Do you know how to cook?" Kenji asked her.

"Uh… not in the way that you're doing, but in the way of using burned firewood." She told him.

"Did you want to learn?" he asked again. She nodded her head and walked over to where Kenji was and stood next to him. She observed his hand movements and imagines herself in his position.

"It's the same way you do with wood and fire. You just need to turn on the stove and it'll heat up." Kenji told her as he points to which turner to use for each of the stove.

He led her to the drawers where the knives were and to the cabinets where the cooking utensils should be. He showed her how to use the rice cooker and how much measurement of water to use for each and individual cooking that must be done.  During the time when they were eating, he showed her how to eat with a spoon and how to cut the meat with a knife and a fork. After dinner, when they helped each other do the dishes, he gave her a tour around his apartment and showed her how the bathroom was used and which side of the fosse was hot and which side was cold.

After telling her of how the toilet was used, Kenji notice a smile on Rins face and then realize that she was laughing to herself. Kenji grin to himself as they walked out of the bathroom and walked to his bedroom.

"You can sleep here." Kenji said to her with his hands in his pocket. After a silence, he turn and walked pasted her.

"Kenji…" Rin turned around and said his name to stop him. "Where will you sleep?" She ask him.

Kenji turned back around and faced her, "I'll be sleeping in the living room. If you need anything, you can wake me up anytime." With that, Kenji walked out of the bedroom.

"Ok you guys!" Kagome said. "I don't know if it'll work if Sesshoumaru goes to the future. But the rest of you guys must stay here while we try." Kagome stated. "Ok, now, Sesshoumaru, I must tell you that we must try to work as a team even if you and Inuyasha do not get along. All the two of you need to do is to keep your mouths close and do not talk to eachother unless it's necessary. Can you do that Inuyasha?"

"Yeah, yeah whatever. I can't believe I'm doing this." Inuyasha said as he walks off. Sesshoumaru stares at his half brother with squinted eyes.

"Ok Sesshoumaru, the only way that you can get to the future is by having some sort of connection. I don't know how Rin got to the future. But we'll just have to find out how she got there. Somehow, it seemed like she has connection to the future." Kagome said to him while he keeps his calm face. Kagome sigh and walked closer to the Demon Lord.

"Sesshomaru, although you keep your face emotionless, you can't do that to your heart. I know that you're not ready to give up your pride over humans, but it's the only way that you can travel through time. You don't have to show us how you feel, but to yourself, you must focus on why you are going to the future. If you feel a connection to the future, I'll be easier for you to travel through time. I don't have to say more than this, I believe you know what I am referring to." Kagome said softly to him.

Sesshoumaru looked at the human in front of him and then walked away. "Why would she say that to me?" He thought to himself.

Kagome stares at him walking away from her. "How do you really feel about Rin? For you to be able to travel through time, you must love her for you to do so." Kagome thought to herself.

It was past midnight and still Rin couldn't sleep. She thought about what happened that evening and wondered to herself of how smooth and swiftly Kenji made his moves. He resembles her Demon Lord very much. The punches and the kicks were fast and they hit its target. It was as if her Lord was once again saving her life. Rin wondered if Kenji really was Sesshoumaru.

"Nah, it can't be. Kenji-sama doesn't even have white hair. And plus, where are his marks?" she told herself. It was 1:55 and Rin couldn't get the thoughts out of her mind. "What if he only turns into a demon when he's asleep?" Rin gasp at the thought and pulls over the covers.

Without making any sound, she walked silently to the door and carefully opened it. She got out of the bedroom and walked down the hall to the living room. She stopped at the corner where the hall ends and peek to see if Kenji was sound asleep. Her right hand was placed gently on the corner and her head tilt over a little with her long hair falling to her right shoulder. Her eyes focus on the sleeping bag that Kenji had placed on the ground earlier and to her surprise, Kenji was sitting upwards. He had his left leg up with his knee towards the ceiling and his right leg under his left.

Kenji's head was tilted down and had his eyes closed. From the lights of the framed window, Rin can see him breathing as if he was asleep sitting up.  Ding…ding… it was now 2:00 am in the morning. Kenji took in a deep breath and then let it out. He got up and walked slowly to the counter that was against the wall. He pulls the drawer open and reached in and grabs out a small flute and stares at it. Kenji observed the flute for what seemed to about 5 minutes and held it to his lips. He closed his eyes and started playing the small flute.

The melody of the flute was beautiful and yet at the same time, it was sad. The song was telling her of losing, but at the same time, it was glad that it has been lost. It was a song of moving on but also kept the past as a secret. It was full of memories of joy and happiness which was the only thing that keeps someone living, to keep having hopes, and to keep someone moving on no matter what the consequences will be. All they can do is to except what has been done.

Rin now has her back against the wall while the song was still playing. When the music had stop, she peeked again and saw him put the flute away. He walked back to the sleeping bag and sat down. Rin pulled herself back against the wall and then walked her way back to her room. She pulled the covers slowly to cover her lower part of the body and sat up silently.

"Why would he play such a song like that? What did he lose? And why did he looked so sad?" She thought to herself. She lay herself down and closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Hey people, I'm so sorry for the update…. I know I know, it took me forever… well please forgive me… that is if you guys want to forgive me… you guys don't have to…. I'll understand…. I know I know, I hate myself too…. Well here's chapter nine… and man, I hate myself for making the chapter so short…

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