InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ One Last Summer ❯ The First Day ( Chapter 2 )

 

 

 

 

One Last Summer

 

Chapter Two

 

7:21 A.M, Friday, May Twelfth. (Taishou Manor)

 

 

Pressing her finger to the glowing button, Kagome rang the doorbell of InuYasha and Sesshomaru's house. Well, now she should add it as being Rin's house, too, but it just seemed so strange to think of it any different than the way she had been thinking of it as for two years. She had been over to the mansion many times before, but this was the first time she had ever really gotten to know the young girl.

 

InuYasha and Kikyo had met in college, as well as Sango and Miroku, and Kagome too. She had been a year younger at the time - she still was now -, because they had all been seniors, when she herself had only been a junior. They had all become quick friends, although some more than others. Miroku had a tendency to grope Sango more than the other women, which was romantic. Sort of…

 

Kagome had met Sango when she had been in her first year of college, or freshmen. At the private college they had been attending, there was such a thing called 'initiation'. An evil thing, really, but it was tradition for each freshmen girl at the college to be 'branded' by the other older girls of the college.

 

And by 'branded,' what was really meant was that a burning hot, metal stamp with the school's seal was pressed into your right thigh. Sango had been lucky, transferring to the college into junior year, only because she something bad had happened at her first college. She had saved Kagome from the excruciating pain that the younger girl would have experienced, and had beat up the offending girls.

 

Of course Kagome practically attached herself to the tough junior, wary of the revenge that those girls wanted to inflict upon her. It had all washed away the next year, when the threat of being 'branded' was over, since now Kagome was an upperclassman. That was the year that the two best friends had met Kikyo.

 

They had known her from classes - Kagome was super smart, and shared many classes with Sango, although not math -, she was the quiet, shy one. She was always calm, and peaceful, never getting into fights with other classmates as Sango and Kagome often did. She never turned in anything late, always got B's on tests, never anything better or worse than that. Once in a while, though, it was a B+.

 

One day, though, they had found their passive classmate crying in the snow, lying on the lawns of the college. Several deep wounds were bleeding, tinting the once-white snow to a bloody maroon. Apparently she had been caught by a group of thugs earlier, and brought deep into an alley. She had been so used to being calm, she hadn't thought to panic or even scream out.

 

Later on the three had agreed - without a doubt - that she had been lucky that the thugs had decided her 'not good enough for a fuck' and just decided to beat her up instead. Fortunately, Kikyo had been able to slowly crawl out of the alley and to the college grounds, where she had lain for two hours before Kagome and Sango had come to the rescue.

 

For the rest of the year Kikyo had been like Kagome had been her freshmen year, scared to go out alone, and tried to stay out of the dark corners as much as possible. The duo had accepted Kikyo and made their duo a trio, glad to have another person join them. Not that it was boring, just now they had a voice of reason in the group, instead of the tough one, Sango, and the wild one, Kagome.

 

Being the eldest of the three, Kikyo had taken over the immediate role as 'big sister,' moving in with the other two as time moved on. She made sure they ate right, and didn't stay out too late. And although they were good friends, well the best of friends, Kagome and Sango often got fed up with all of the rules that Kikyo had made, and frequently tried to sneak away from the oldest girl on Friday nights.

 

That was how InuYasha was introduced to the mix. On Friday nights, Kikyo had set the curfew as one in the morning, but the younger two had thought that incredulous. So they had - without Kikyo's consent - changed it to four, because, after all, it was Friday. One should not expect them home before one in the morning. Their parents would be worried if they did come home before then.

 

The two had left at nine, leaving a tearful Kikyo waving goodbye. No, she wasn't crying because her 'little sisters' were leaving, it was because her favorite soap opera was on, and the main character had just died… again. She barely noticed the two had left. Of course, though, she noticed as the clock struck two in the morning, and they had not yet returned. For the first time since she had been twelve, Kikyo had panicked.

 

Doing the only sensible - well, sensible in her panicked state - thing, she had rushed down to the club where Sango and Kagome were, and had ran to the DJ. The DJ, at the time, had been the one and only… InuYasha. Instead of requesting a song, she had requested that he stop the music and say something to the throng of people that wildly danced in the small club.

 

"Will Kagome Higurashi and Sango Seishou please GO HOME. YOUR CURFEW WAS AT ONE." The DJ shouted over the loud crowd, and instantly everyone froze.

 

"I repeat, WILL KAGOME HIGURASHI AND SANGO SEISHOU PLEASE GO HOME. KIKYO SHIROI IS WORRIED ABOUT YOU, AND REQUESTS THAT YOU IMMEDIATELY GO HOME." Instantly the two turned bright red, and tried to slink away through the crowds, but were caught by the laughing and pointing of the crowd.

 

They had never truly forgiven Kikyo for that 'special' moment in their lives. Especially when she had then tried to scold the crowd, telling them how it wasn't nice to laugh or point fingers. Later on, they had met InuYasha again at other parties he had been the DJ at, and they had all hit it off.

 

Miroku had been added next. What a bloody pervert. Being InuYasha's best friend, of course he was the one who had to tag along when the four of them went out to movies, or out to dinner, or even just taking a walk around campus. Secretly, Kagome, Kikyo, and InuYasha had agreed that it was because of Sango. Never before in his life had InuYasha seen Miroku so persistent to grope someone…

 

One and a half years later, InuYasha, Miroku, Sango, and Kikyo had all graduated, leaving Kagome behind to be the only one of the group left. Besides Kouga, that is. In her senior year at college, Kagome had met her new friend, InuYasha's cousin and sworn enemy, Kouga.

 

The wolf-like boy had been dancing at party once when he had seen someone knock over a girl, and not apologize. He had sprung into action, and instantly pounded the guy, forcing him to apologize to the girl he had knocked over. Evidently, that girl he had knocked over had been Kagome. After that, the two had become fast friends, Kouga being the one that now protected Kagome from the dangers of senior year.

 

The other four had checked in on Kagome once in a while, having promised to not leave her behind. Once in a while really meant every other day, though. They had a consistent schedule that every eight days it was their turn to see Kagome, patch up any wholes by bringing some kind of food.

 

When it was InuYasha's turn to check up on Kagome, that one day, bringing a store-bought chocolate cake, he had practically burst into flames upon seeing Kouga, his hated cousin, eating dinner with his good friend. Being a friend, he had forbid Kagome from seeing Kouga ever again, and being a cousin, he had forbid Kouga from ever seeing Kagome ever again.

 

Of course, Kouga and Kagome only met up on days that they made sure InuYasha wasn't coming to check up on Kagome.

 

The day she had graduated college, her friends, family, and everyone else giving their congrats, Kagome was informed that InuYasha and Kikyo had hooked up the day before. And not just 'I like you, and you like me,' either. Apparently it had been a full-out confession of love, to which the pair had agreed upon being better than just friends. In other words, they were now more than just 'friends with benefits'.

 

The large oak door opened smoothly and soundlessly, and there, standing in the now open doorway, was Sesshomaru, decked out in a suit and tie. He stared down at her from his height of six foot three. His long silver-white hair was tied back in a loose ponytail, his golden eyes glinting in the morning sun.

 

Shielding her eyes, Kagome looked up at him. "Morning!" She chirped, almost blinding him with the biggest smile - besides Rin's - that he had ever seen.

 

"Good morning." He drawled, and opened the door wider so she could walk in to the large hall. Down the large, wide, marble staircase bounded Rin, wrapped from head to toe in a fluffy white towel. She stopped at the center of the staircase with wide-eyes and looked at Kagome. Suddenly, she spun around and ran back up the staircase and out of view, until the slamming of a door was heard.

 

Tears almost appeared in Kagome's eyes. 'Does she hate me?' She cried mentally, a hand flying to cover her mouth in shock.

 

'What's wrong with me! Usually kids love me!'

 

Before she could comment, though, the nine-year-old girl leaped back down the staircase, taking two steps at a time, now wearing short jean shorts and a black T-shirt. The same outfit as herself, Kagome noticed, as the young girl attached herself to the older one's leg. A large smile graced Rin's face.

 

"Hi! Rin wants to be just like Kagome, because Kagome is so cool!" The young girl cried, and grabbed Kagome's hand, releasing her leg. She pulled her to the kitchen, where they sat at a large counter that was up against the windows. The older girl gasped at the incredible view of the ocean, the early-morning sun making the deep blue waters shimmer.

 

A small path made its way between the shrubbery that separated the house's large, unfenced backyard and the ocean beach. The golden grains of sand looked so nice to dig one's toes in that Kagome was just itching to go down and lay in it, and then roll her way to the ocean waters.

 

Sesshomaru noticed her starry gaze and smirked. "We go to the beach on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Bring your swimsuits on those days. We go to the park on Mondays, so bring your running shoes. On Wednesdays we go to the mall, so bring your money. On Thursdays we go out on the town, so also bring your money. On Fridays and Sundays we stay home all day, running around the house and such, and go out to dinner later on." Kagome snapped out of her gaze and nodded dumbly.

 

"Can Kagome nee-chan come to dinner with us, Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin pleaded, her eyes glowing with happiness. Sesshomaru looked hesitant for a moment, before sighing in defeat and nodding, while Rin ran around in circles with her arms raised, cheering.

 

"I have to go to my work. Don't let Rin get into any trouble, and ask a servant for any help if you need it. Good luck." He said, before grabbing his fancy briefcase and walking out of the kitchen.

 

The two girls heard the distinct sound of the front door closing, and Rin grinned the largest grin known to man. Kagome gazed nervously down at the young girl, and yelped as Rin sped past her with speed that could nearly match a cheetah's. Gathering her balance, the older girl looked around the room in search of the younger one.

 

"Rin?" She called out attentively, not seeing any sign of the nine-year-old. Sighing, she took off in the direction that she thought the young girl ad zipped off in, turning corner upon corner until her vision was almost spinning.

 

 

 

4:02 P.M, Friday, May Twelfth. (Taishou Manor)

 

 

 

It had taken almost an hour for Kagome to find Rin, who had been hiding under the large cushions on the couch in the family room, giggling. The older girl had snuck up on the younger one, and attacked her by tickling her sides until Rin was red with laughter.

 

They had then gone back to the kitchen for breakfast, and played on the trampoline in the backyard after that until lunch. After lunch the two had watched a movie, one packed with mystery and adventure, and even Kagome liked it, despite the fact that it was for eight-year-olds and up. Hey, she was up, wasn't she?

 

At exactly four in the afternoon, the two had shared a knowing smirk, and glanced upstairs to where loud snoring was coming from a large bedroom, regardless of the fact that the door was closed. Stealthily, they crawled up the stairs, and towards the room. Kagome had opened the door, and instantly the two shot into the room, and jumped on the lump in the bed.

 

It had grunted and groaned, until finally screamed - quite girlishly - at the sight of the two girls. It hid under the covers, golden eyes peeking out from under one part of the blanket. It groaned again as Rin jumped up and down on the large mattress, and Kagome shook the sleep out of it.

 

"Time to wake up!" Rin chirped, landing on her knees next to his head.

 

"Yeah, Yasha! You've got a job that starts at five, and it's almost four ten… wait… It's four ten! You've got fifty minutes to get up buddy!" Kagome shook his shoulders again, but was pushed away by a strong hand.

 

InuYasha only grunted in pain as a foot landed itself in his gut, efficiently knocking the breath out of him, as well as him out of the bed. He groaned and pulled himself to his feet, glaring at Kagome and Rin for waking him up. He had gotten home at five that morning, and he needed lots of sleep before going to another job. Being a DJ was hard. He deserved at least twelve hours of rest, didn't he?

 

"Bit -" Kagome slapped a hand over his mouth before he could finish, and slapped him upside his head.

 

"Mind your language, InuYasha! There are children in hearing range!" She slapped him upside his head again, and he bit back another curse. Kagome led Rin out of the room when she was assured that he was up and getting ready for his next DJ job, which he needed to leave for at five.

 

Sitting back down on the long, oversized, leather couch, Rin looked at Kagome. "Was Uncle Inu going to say the 'B' word? Rin heard that word when Fluffy was in what Jaken says is 'mad-town'." Kagome looked at the younger girl oddly.

 

"Who is 'Fluffy'?" She asked the young girl, her large brown eyes staring into chocolate-brown ones. Rin gasped and slapped a hand over her own mouth, shaking her head side to side.

 

"No, no, no! Rin was not supposed to say that! Master Jaken told Rin not to tell anybody!" Tears sprung into the young girls eyes as she berated herself for telling a secret.

 

"Shh… shh… calm down, Rin, I don't know what you're talking about." Kagome soothed, bringing the younger girl into her lap and rubbing soothing circles on her back. Slowly, the sobs subsided, and all that was heard was soft whispering, and soft hiccups.

 

"Now, Rin. Do you want me to forget about what you told me?" Kagome asked the girl, and she nodded her head. "Okay."

 

"You mean it? You mean you don't remember what Rin said?" Rin asked, quite confused.

 

"What did you say? I can't remember." Rin giggled again and snuggled into the older girl's side as the depression they made in the leather couch was made deeper than before. Picking up the remote, Kagome turned on the large TV and flipped through channels before stopping at one showing 'The Magic School Bus'. At least five minutes later, Rin's breathing evened out, and Kagome knew the girl had fallen asleep.

 

Twenty minutes later, InuYasha sprang down the stairs, taking three steps at a time with his long legs. He walked to the family room, only to see a sleeping Rin snuggled into Kagome's side, and Kagome herself, too absorbed in a TV show called 'The Magic School Bus' to even notice he was there. Bending down, he softly kissed Rin on the forehead, and said goodbye to Kagome. She grunted in response.

 

 

 

7:43 P.M, Friday, May Twelfth. (Taishou Manor)

 

 

 

Slowly Sesshomaru opened the large oak door of the mansion, and then walked in. Surprisingly, all of the lights were off, leaving him with only a pale blue light coming from the family room for him to see through the darkness. He placed his briefcase on the table near the door, knowing one of his retainers would get it later.

 

His shoes made a clipped sound that echoed throughout the house as he made his way to the light, or the family room. He was surprised to see Rin asleep next to Kagome, covered in a soft red throw, while Kagome was immersed in watching a TV show, which he discovered where the pale blue light was coming from. Obviously the TV. The sound was on mute, as to not awaken Rin, but still Kagome was captivated.

 

He too found himself engrossed in the strange, strange TV show, formally known as 'The Magic School Bus'. Sesshomaru watched as the kids got into trouble, time and time again. He watched as the bus swirled and changed into a dog… swirled and changed into a thermometer… swirled and shrank to the size of a flea.

 

Sesshomaru's attention was snapped to Kagome as the girl turned her head away from the glowing TV and she grunted what he supposed as a hello. Turning back, she pressed a button on the remote, and the TV was turned off. Slowly she lifted herself off the couch, careful not to wake Rin, and tried to walk over towards Sesshomaru.

 

Tried to. She would've succeeded if it were not for that tight grip Rin had on her black T-shirt, making it so when she stood up, the T-shirt was pulled down an inch or two more than normal, and showed a little more cleavage than necessary. His façade unfazed and calm, Sesshomaru did the politest thing he could at the time, he averted his eyes - although rather begrudgingly.

 

Sighing, Kagome scooped the younger girl into her arms, and then walked over to Sesshomaru, confused. Why was he averting his eyes when looking at her? She glanced down, and gasped, quickly turning away and trying to fix her shirt with Rin still in her arms. After a few moments of just making it worse, she sighed again, and turned back around, not caring what Sesshomaru saw. He was politely averting his eyes, anyways.

 

"I should go tuck her into bed." Kagome said eventually, tired of just waiting in the hallway, both of them avoiding all eyes, and started for the magnificent marble staircase.

 

She only had to stop once in the middle of the staircase to catch her breath; it was hard climbing up a staircase with more than seventy steps, while carrying a fifty-one pound girl who was clinging onto your shirt! After a short breather, though, Kagome continued on up the stairs in the direction of Sesshomaru, who was currently waiting atop the staircase for her. He led her to a room with a plain white door, and opened it.

 

Not taking much time to appreciate the actual beauty of the room, Kagome gently set Rin down on the large, soft mattress and tucked the young girl in under the thick, silk blankets. Everything in the room, besides a few specific objects, was colored in a light, sky blue. Fluffy white clouds were painted on the ceiling of the large, palatial room, making it seem if one were staring up into the bright noon sky, cloud-gazing.

 

Slowly and hesitantly, Kagome made her way through the stuffed-animal covered floor, and gazed at the door that had a picture of a large white dog on it. While Sesshomaru was too busy saying goodnight to Rin and making sure the blankets were perfect, she reached out and grasped the cold doorknob.

 

Pulling it down, and tugging at the door, it opened and she almost gasped at the amount of clothes that the young girl had. There was almost every designer name in the one, large, walk-in closet, perfectly tailored just for Rin. Catching her breath, Kagome went to the right side of the large closet, and picked out a plain, light purple one-piece swimsuit, short orange shorts, and an oversized pale T-shirt that looked as if it belonged to Sesshomaru.

 

Folding the clothing into a small pile, Kagome left the closet, closing the door behind her, and walked back over to the large fluffy bed where Sesshomaru was making sure each and every swath of blanket was perfectly placed. Placing the pile of clothing on the nightstand beside Rin's bed, Kagome looked at the handsome man.

 

"Tell whoever dresses Rin in the morning for her to wear this." She motioned to the pile of clothing, "It's just a swimsuit and some over-clothes for her to wear." The two adults waded through the stuffed-animal covered floor, and walked out of the room. Sesshomaru closed the door behind him quietly.

 

"So… I guess we're not going out to dinner tonight…" She started hesitantly, just trying to make conversation with the supposed 'ice-cube,' as InuYasha called him.

 

"If you wish, I can order a pizza, and you may join me." He suggested, still not looking her in the eye. Looking at her chest and blushing slightly, Kagome fixed her shirt, making it so no cleavage was showing once again.

 

'If I'm such a big influence that Rin wants to dress like me, then I better not wear anything inappropriate. Hah! Now I can tell Sango and Kikyo that I'm not actually allowed to wear anything that shows a lot of skin! Uh oh… but what about my swimsuit?' During this mental conversation, she didn't notice Sesshomaru looking at her, oddly not glaring at her. Finally noticing all attention was on her, she blushed once again.

 

"Uh… sure. I'd love to join you for pizza." She smiled at him, and he looked away. Sighing contentedly, Kagome followed him as they made their way to the kitchen, to order the pizza and wait for it to come.

 

 

 

8:26, Friday, May Twelfth. (Taishou Manor)

 

 

 

"Rin…" Her parents smiled and laughed down at her as she practiced her ballet dance for them again. She stopped, out of breath, and her father picked her up. They walked to the kitchen, and sat down at the counter that faced the beautiful view of the ocean, the young girl sitting between her parents.

 

"Chocolate ice cream!" She cried, and dug her spoon into the bowl of ice cream, getting a small drop of it on her nose in the process. Her mother smiled and laughed again, wiping the drop off with a napkin.

 

"Now that you've had your dessert, you need to go to bed, young lady." Her father chided, his long silver hair swishing behind him as he stood up.

 

Her mother nodded, and picked her up. Though, not wanting to be left out, her father boasted his astonishing strength, and picked up his wife, Rin in her arms. He carried Rin's mother bridal style, Rin in her mother's arms, laying back against her warm chest and stomach. The girls giggled as he slowly walked up the marble stairs, not loosing his balance once.

 

Gently he placed them down on Rin's bed, and her mother rolled off, then helped him tuck the young girl in. Holding her blankets to her chin, Rin smiled up at her parents, and they smiled back down at her. Leaning over they each placed a kiss upon her forehead, making the young girl giggle.

 

"Goodnight." Her mother whispered, and they walked back to the door, closing it behind them as they left.

 

Sesshomaru snaked his arm around Kagome's waist as they walked down the long hallway to their own bedroom.

 

Sighing sadly, Rin watched as Kagome walked down the steps on the front porch, slid into the driver's seat of her car, and drove away, giving one last small wave to where Sesshomaru leaned against the front door. Rin leaned over the railing of her balcony a little further in order to see her adoptive father's face.

 

It was just as impassive as always, his golden eyes glowing in the light that reflected from the inside of the mansion. Closing the large French doors that led out onto the balcony behind her, Rin climbed back into her fluffy, warm bed, crawling under the covers. She had pretended to be asleep before, just to see how it would feel to be tucked in by two parents again. She barely remembered her own, but she liked the way it felt from Kagome and Sesshomaru-sama.

 

Rin just wished that Fluffy wouldn't be in mad-town so much.

 

 

 

 

 

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