InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ You Haven't Lived Until You've Loved ❯ Chapter 5

You Haven't Lived `til You've Loved

 

Chapter 5: Nice Surprise

 

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Rin rolled her shoulders in a light shrug making Kagura frown. “I need a `yes' or `no', Rin.” The demoness made another twirl before the full-body mirror trying to figure out if current red dress she as sporting `worked it'.

 

Does anyone else get headaches from all this lighting? Rin thought with a frown trying to drown out the sounds of the mall around her. “I dunno. Ask Sango?” She prompted with a small smile. “I need to just… erm… get me something from the food court-”

 

She was cut off by Kagome sweeping in, taking her arm, and pulling her back to Kagura all in one liquid movement. “Now Rin-chan! I thought you promised to help Kagura get a dress?”

 

“Actually you forced me after her,” the young woman growled. She picked a fuzz off the sleeve of her jacket and flicked it into the air.

 

“No need to get testy,” Kagome murmured turning her attention to the wind sorceress. “It looks great! The color really brings out your eyes and hugs you in all the right places.” She said quickly with a small, sweet smile and nod of her head.

 

“Thank you,” Kagura said blandly with a roll of her eyes. She moved back into the dressing rooms just as Sango approached them holding a few dozen bags.

 

The girl moved her gaze from the over-cheery Kagome to the miserable form of Rin. “Everyone have a gown or costume yet?” Sango inquired sliding on to a bench.

 

“Everyone but Rin…” Kagome trailed off with a grin Rin couldn't exactly say she appreciated. “So as soon as Kagura is finished we'll get you an outfit to blow that arrogant youkai out of the water!”

 

“Kagome!”

 

Sango laughed softly. “Kagome is just trying to say we'll make you look drop-dead sexy.”

 

“Sango!”

 

Kagome came out of her fit of giggles and took a few moments to regulate her breathing. “Rin. Everyone but you has an outfit now! I promise it won't take long and then we can go to the food court?”

 

Rin eyed her friend suspiciously. She had no doubts that what Kagome had just said was what she might refer to as `a little white lie'. One, Rin's friend took forever to shop for anything. Period. Two, Rin knew better than to actually believe they'd go to the food court. What if they gained a whole pound? It would be scandalous! Expression a tad bitter, the girl gave in.

 

“Sesshoumaru won't know what hit him,” The raven-haired women whistled under her breath. Rin groaned.

 

The small group waited while Kagura paid and then rushed out into the flurry of shoppers. They jumped into the river and let the current wash them from various clothing outlets to jewelers. Rin called an inaudible promise to catch up to her friends and slipped into a nearly empty store to catch her breath. She glared at her heels. Why did women wear them again?

 

I'll never go shopping like this again! She thought darkly. Righting herself to a more dignified posture, (she'd been a bit hunched over against a wall), Rin absorbed her new surroundings. Flowers? Yes, aisles of them. She wandered to the front desk, a plan clicking together in her mind.

 

The woman at the desk looked up from a magazine. Her hair was a light brown, eyes a wide hazel - clearly American or European. The girl cocked her head to the side. “Welcome to Satoshi's Flowers. I'm Rachael. Interested in anything?” She paused to rummage behind the desk for a minute and pulled out a small catalogue. “List of everything in the store,” she informed and handed it to Rin. Rachael went back to her magazine.

 

Rin shrugged and stared down at it. Red Rose - Love & Desire. Iris - Wisdom. Calla Lily - Beauty. Red carnation - admiration. The list was long, but she quickly settled on light pink-colored roses. After all, they were simple and would work best. Who cared what the color and flower meant? “Um, ma'am?” She said meekly.

 

Rachael didn't look up. “Mmhmm?” She muttered, followed by something in a rather clipped language. English, Rin presumed.

 

“I would like to a make an order.” Rin pushed the catalogue at Rachael and pointed to the order she wanted.

 

Rachael grinned. She spoke, her accent on the Japanese words strong. “Got a man, ne? You're lucky. We have a special now so you'll get it cheap. Now when do want it delivered?”

 

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“Sesshoumaru, where is Inuyasha?” The old dog demon asked exasperated from his seat on the sofa. The woman sitting beside him patted the hand resting on his knee gently.

 

“Don't worry InuTaishou, he'll be here,” she said in a soft voice. Inutaishou smiled. Sesshoumaru frowned.

 

He'd been dragged over to the home of his father and his father's wench to discuss something “highly important”. What “highly important” thing they wanted to discuss he'd probably never know. Sitting emotionless and stiff across from his father and Izayoi in the den, he inwardly growled. Where was that half-breed now? Couldn't he be on time for anything?

 

“I'm here!” Inuyasha announced. His voice echoed throughout the large room, the door he'd slammed open making a small crack in the wall behind it. Izayoi winced.

 

“Inuyasha, remember we worked on polite entrances?”

 

“Keh,” He mumbled sitting on the same sofa as Sesshoumaru, but scooted as far from him as possible. “I'm here now so talk.”

 

“Inuyasha try to be more mannerly!” Inutaishou instructed firmly. Izayoi smiled, Inuyasha growled, Sesshoumaru clenched his teeth together. Family meetings were far from joyous, though sometimes did prove a bit amusing on rare occasions. “Now we know you boys probably won't approve of this but we-”

 

“Father,” Sesshoumaru began coolly, “some of us have business to attend to…”

 

“Right, of course, dear,” Izayoi said kindly. “This won't take long.”

 

Inutaishou continued as if he had not been interrupted. “Of course, you're both coming to the masquerade like it or not”- He looked at Sesshoumaru when he spoke- “And we want to let you know you'll both be bringing a girl to show off! Doing so in the past proved to higher sales of the company.”

 

Inuyasha grinned. “Kagome's coming with me, but Sesshoumaru showing up with a man might defeat the purpose.”

 

“Inuyasha!” Izayoi hissed.

 

Their father continued. “So, Sesshoumaru, my son, you do have a girl you can bring… right?”

 

The younger dog demon nodded curtly. “Of course,” not. “If that's all this was about-” he stood, “Good bye.” Sesshoumaru left the room quickly. So women threw themselves at his feet. He just needed to a pick a decent one and get rid of her after one night. No problem. If things were the way they used to be, he thought, I could merely kill any mortal in my way…not find a mate to please them…

 

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And then, hours of shopping and useless browsing later… “Rin, come out here now,” Kagura commanded. She could hear her friend's distressed sigh from inside the dressing room.

 

“No. I look stupid. I feel stupid too,” Rin protested.

 

Kagura clenched her fists in frustration and let a puff of wind rattle the dressing room door. “Rin, get out here or I'll get Kagome!”

 

“Please come out Rin-chan?” Sango chimed in. “We need to see your dress so we can pick some shoes to match!”

 

“You won't laugh at me?” Rin asked through the door.

 

The demoness rolled her eyes. “No. Now get your ass out here.” (A/n I have a friend who acts like Kagura in my story. Heh…)

 

Rin blew the bangs out of her face. She fumbled with the latch-lock and pushed the door open. Her friends stared at her, and no one said a word. Feel self-conscious the woman frowned. “See. I told you I look-”

 

“Wow! Rin-chan you're beautiful!”

 

“My, my. You have changed,” Kagura purred. Sango glanced at her uneasily. She suddenly wondered how stable Kagura's sexuality was…

 

Kagome padded up with a pretzel. She grinned in approval at Rin's gown. It was a deep red that went perfectly with her ebony locks. It hugged her curves and spread out around her feet, the bottom just grazing the floor. “Gorgeous Rin. I've already bought you're mask. We're going with a plain black, slim mask. It's simple and mysterious!” She paused and them muttered, “Sort of like Robin from Batman…” (A/n: Do they even have Batman in Japan?)

 

Sango snatched the pretzel from Kagome's hands. “Diet, remember?”

 

Kagome grabbed for it. “Oh come on! One itty bitty pretzel?”

 

Kagura joined in on the bickering. Rin sighed, heading back into the dressing room to change back into her comfortable clothing. For some reason she couldn't shake the wondering if Sesshoumaru would like it or not. Why should I care? I hate him. But if he didn't like it… I hate him! She yelled at herself, but failed to stop the train of thought.

 

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Sesshoumaru lifted his head to the wind a she stepped from his car. People on the streets stopped to gawk at him, but most - because they happened to live in the same building - only spared him a few moments of staring. Unlike the thousands and thousands of other, they had learned he was quite the cold, uncaring type…

 

He stepped off the elevator and unlocked his door. Just need to relax for a bit…he thought pushing the door open with enough to force to put a hole in the wall where the knob hit it. Making a mental note to get that fixed, he closed the door and turned to see his home.

 

Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed as he turned on the lights. His whole main room covered with PINK rose petals. Trudging through the mess in disgust, he made his way to the grand piano were a single rose lay. He took the note tied to its stem and read it silently to himself. `For my Sesshy. With much love, Rin.' And then he shredded it into a million pieces with his claws. That wretch would pay…

 

And as Seshoumaru began plotting just how to make Rin's life miserable, he heard giggling and hushed voices. The door opened, and there his victim stood with her friends behind her. “Rin,” He acknowledged coldly.

 

Rin gave a nervous laugh, and the others feel deathly silent. Well, Kagura did give a small squeak, but that was understandable. She had, after all, been worshipping the youkai before her for months. “Sesshoumaru,” Rin answered just as icily.

 

And then he smiled. Not a genuine smile, perhaps, maybe more a smirk actually. Nevertheless the wind sorceress's eyes widened and she let out another inaudible something.

 

Stepping past Rin, he took Kagura's hands into his own. Father owes me…he thought bitterly. He was silent for a moment, trying to sound loose and left formal than usual. Not to mention convincing. “Please don't think me rude,” he began feeling his stomach churn in repulsion, “I don't even know your name, yet. But would you accompany me to a masquerade my mother-in-law is hosting?” And with that he kissed he top of her hand.

 

Rin stared, mouth agape. Kagome inhaled sharply and Sango wondered in amazement how her eyes still fit in their sockets. Kagura stammered a “yes, of course,” and he smiled again. She felt her knees grow weak.

 

Kagome snapped back into it fist. Her matchmaking had just gone horribly off course. Grabbing Kagura she began to rush out. “Let's go!” The young woman snapped. Sango followed her friend's lead, but Kagura still somehow managed to whip out her phone number for the inu youkai before being pushed on to the elevator. Sesshoumaru closed the door.

 

“What was that all about?” Rin demanded. For some reason she felt… betrayed? Don't be stupid, she scolded herself, you hate each other. It's not like you care at all if he suddenly smitten with your best friend! Not at all. Really.

 

Sesshoumaru turned and walked easily to his room. “I don't believe I have reason to tell you.”

 

She followed him angrily. “You don't even know Kagura! Did you even know her name?”

 

He paused. “No, but it appears I now do.”

 

“Why the sudden interest then?”

 

“Perhaps I was just taken by her beauty?”

 

Biting back a groan, Rin left him alone. She was using his house, after all.

 

Damn dog demons. She thought bitterly. The ball was tomorrow night, and she was forming her own plan. No way was Sesshoumaru going to ruin what could be a perfect evening!

 

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Short and boring. I know. I hate this story. -Growls- Sesshoumaru is too OOC and I just hate Rin's character. Please review…

 

Inu - Dog

Youkai - Demon