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Innocent Beginnings
By : inumag
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Innocent Begginings
Author Note: Ok, I need to make this clear: I�m not a Kagura basher� not at all. Actually, she�s one of
my favorite characters in the series� Well, I guess that was all (lol). Enjoy the chapter and don�t forget to review�
Huggles
Maggz

Chapter 28: Good Things Do Not Come In Threes

Have you ever noticed how
life seldom follows a real, true pattern? I mean, when something wonderful
happens in your life - you�d think that good things would just KEEP right on
happening, wouldn�t you? But NOOOOO.

Call me a pessimist, but I�ve learned that if
something good happens to you, you can pretty much count on something just as
bad happening very soon to follow it up. Kind of like a balancing act� to keep
you grounded. It sucks.

I�d made it back home with an hour to spare
before Reika and Ichi came back from their visit. Kikyo never even looked my
way when they asked how my lesson had went and I silently thanked the Gods
above and promised myself I�d make it up to her as soon as I possibly could.

We�d sat down for dinner with Chinese takeout
as the menu of choice for the night and I�d offered to clean up the entire
kitchen as my penance� even though only I knew what I was doing penance FOR. Kikyo
was more than happy to allow me the pleasure of cleaning up the mess we�d made
while Ichi and Reioth oth kissed me goodnight, thanked me and headed off to
bed. I�d noticed that lately, things seemed to have gotten better between the
two of them and for that I was grateful. I loved both of them, was thankful for
all they�d done for me and wanted my aunt to heal just as much as I wanted to
completely heal, myself.

So things were looking up�

The next two weeks flew by as I finished up my
lessons with Kohaku. Meeting with my aunt and uncle on the last day of our
contracted term, Kohaku presented them with my scores as well as a graph he�d
worked up that showed where I was charted in relation to where the others in my
class would be according to how I�d progressed over the summer. Pleased and
proud, they�d allowed Kohaku and I to go out for a celebratory dinner alone,
just the two of us - without any reproving glances whatsoever and happily, I
talked and sang all the way to the restaurant Kohaku had chosen for our �end of
summer� celebration.

Once inside, we�d ordered double burgers with
extra cheese and a huge pile of nachos drowned in gooey cheese sauce and
scattered with jalapenos. Kohaku ordered cokes for the both of us and sat back
with his arms crossed over his chest, grinning hugely at me as he listened to
my excited babble.

When I�d finally quieted for a moment, I felt
his hand underneath the table reaching for my own and smiling, took it in both
of mine, squeezing him tightly.

�Thank you so much!�,
I whispered, feeling as if I could just burst with happiness . Had I ever been
more at peace than I was now at this moment in time since the accident?

Sesshomaru had shown me love and tenderness
when I�d needed it most, he�d held my hand and led the way as I�d struggled to
become human once more. He�d become my friend, my biggest cheerleader, and he�d
never let me down� not where it really counted! I could choose to overlook the
succession of girls the papers said he paraded around town with, so I did. I
could also choose to close my eyes to the �brunette� I continually saw him
pictured with on the net, so I tried. The simple fact of the matter was that I
knew he was mine and he always would be. I knew that one day I�d have him for
myself and NOBODY would ever be able to take him from me. I was just biding my
time, growing up for him, and challenging him to see me for who and what I
really was. That day would come� I was sure of it.

And then there was Kohaku. My
best friend, the person that probably knew me better than anyone in the entire
universe. He�d taken over where Sesshomaru had left off, through no
fault of his own, and he�d made me see that I could learn to trust again, love
again, and be loved in return simply by being who I was inside. With Kohaku, I had grown from a girl into a young woman and I would
never, ever regret it nor would I forget how very tender and sweet he�d
always been with me - in EVERY possible situation.

Things were good with my family and for that I
was very happy. I didn�t like upsetting them, I liked things to coast along on
an even keel - I worked best that way. But there were times now that I felt the
pull of something I couldn�t quite describe calling to me from deep inside. Something that I had a strong desire to satisfy. Something unnamed� but very powerful.

�So are you dating Kohaku now?�, Hitomi asked, sipping at her water as she walked with me
back toward her house. She lived only a block or so from the tennis courts -
about four blocks away from me, so I was looking forward to a solitary little
walk home all by myself once I left her behind. Don�t get me wrong, Hitomi was
sweet but she was also nosey as all get out and I didn�t like anybody in my
business when it concerned Kohaku or Sesshomaru. It was totally �hands off� to
anybody and everybody as far as I was concerned and that was way way I liked
it.

�Me?�, I asked,
sucking on my own water bottle as I played for time. �I�m not dating anybody. Kohaku
was tutoring me for the summer to get me caught up for this next school term.
YOU know that�, I said, wishing we were making better time so that I could get
away from her prying questions and slyncesnces.

�Naomi said she saw you with him over at the
basketball court the other day. She said he�s always around you.�, she smiled, her eyes bright with excitement. �He�s a
hunk, Rin and you know it. Don�t try to act as if you haven�t noticed.�

�I never said I hadn�t noticed. I just said I
wasn�t dating him.�, I replied coolly, speeding up as
we neared the corner where her stop was. Damned if she wasn�t getting on my
very last nerve!

�Too bad. But then again, I guess he likes girls his own age,
doesn�t he? I�ve heard he was a REAL ladies� man.�, she sniffed - as if she�d
KNOW! I grunted a reply and held myself back from shoving her through her own
gate when we approached it at long last.

�Thanks for the game, Hitomi. See you on
Wednesday?�, I smiled, feeling as if every bone in my
jaw would crack from the tension. I couldn�t wait to put space between us and
get home so that I could call Kohaku. Nosey little twit!!

�IF you were dating him, would you sleep with
him if he wanted you to?�, she asked, as if I�d never
tried to say goodbye.

0%'>�No. I wouldn�t.�, I said, frowning at her.
What WAS it with her and the game of twenty questions today?

�I would.�, she said,
nodding with conviction. �You better believe it. I�ll bet he�s HUGE!�, she giggled.p>

�God, Hitomi! That�s just� gross!�, I blurted out, my face red with anger and embarrassment.
It made me feel as if she knew every single private little thing I�d done
during the past few weeks - every kiss, every touch, every single thought.

Though Kohaku and I hadn�t made a repeat
performance of what had happened between us two weeks before at his place, we
HAD kissed and held hands much more than before and I�d noticed a certain look
in his eyes at times that I wasn�t quite sure how to interpret. But I wasn�t
sure how to handle whatever might come of it if I DID ask so we left it alone.
I suppose we were just doing what he�d said we would - we were just gonna wait
and see what happened� and that suited me perfectly.

I wanted things to go on just as they always
had. I wanted my best friend beside me, I wanted a boy that would kiss and
touch me when the need arose, and I wanted someone SAFE to explore the
burgeoning, often seemingly uncontrollable urges that surged through me at the
most unexpected times - and that person was Kohaku.

�You�re not as innocent as you try to make
out!�, Hitomi giggled again and unable to take anymore of her stupidity, I
turned on my heel and left her standing there in front of her house, still
laughing like a silly goose as I stomped as far away from her as I could get.

I was still fuming by the time I�d walked the
last several blocks home - not even the brisk pace I�d kept up had abated my
anger and frustration. So you can just imagine my reaction when I turned the
corner toward my house and saw Sesshomaru�s silver Porsche glinting in the
sunlight like some polished, precious jewel.

Good things just keep on happening, right??

My first reaction was utter joy - everything
I�d been feeling in the past ten minutes or so just simply melted away! I
hadn�t expected him back so soon. I knew the two weeks were up for him as far
as the latest promotion but I�d figured he�d take a day or two to settle in
back home before seeking me out. I was surprised and not a little flattered
that he�d decided to come by first thing, it seemed.

Jogging up the walk now, I ran quickly up the
steps and stopped short when I saw him sitting on the porch swing, his arm
slung casually across the back of it, laughing and smiling with�

The BRUNETTE�

Did I neglect to mention that into each life a
little rain must fall?

My mind went completely and utterly blank. I�d
never had that happen to me before nor has it since. Inside, it felt as if the
breath had been literally sucked from within my body and how I kept my footing
as I stood there balanced on the toes of my trainers, I�ll never know.

When he looked up at me, it was as if it were
in slow motion. His smile was huge, whatever he�d been
laughing about with HER must�ve been quite funny. But one look at my face was
all it took because immediately, he jumped to his feet and ran forward, his
huge grin disappearing only to be replaced by a wild look of concern. I�m
guessing he thought I was going to faint or something when all I really wanted
to do was slap the shit out of him right there in front of HER and whoever else
might want to watch.

Cold, hard fury swept through me and I had to
turn my head away from him so he wouldn�t see the pain that went hand in hand
right along wit. it. The touch of his hands on both mine singed and I jerked
them back without thinking, a small sound escaping my lips as I took a step
away from him, my back hitting the wooden support pillar with a thump.

�Rin?�, his voice, far
away and growing farther still. �Goddamnit!
I thought you stopped that zoning shit. RIN!�, he
shouted, taking my shoulders and squeezing them as hard as he could before
shaking me so hard that my teeth rattled. From the corner of my eye, I saw HER
rise from the swing and come walking toward us, peering curiously over Sesshomaru�s
shoulder with her bugged-out, ugly, auburn eyes.

I wanted to spit in her face, I wanted to rake
my nails down his and I wanted to turn around and run as far from the two of
them as my feet would carry me. HOW could he have brought her here to my house?
What had been his pur? I ? I felt my stomach roll and pitch queasily and would
have slid down the pillar if Sesshomaru�s hold on me hadn�t been so strong. As
it was, I found bruises on my biceps the next day where he�d held me so firmly.

�Snap out of it!�, I
heard him growl and turning my eyes back to him, I finally did. �Rin? You back with me now?�, he
asked a bit uncertainly, his hands relaxing enough that I could jerk myself
away from him a little.

�What are you doing here?�,
I asked lowly, my eyes burning with anger.

�What the-?�, he
stammered, his amber eyes growing wide.

Why the HELL did he have
to look and smell and feel so good???? All I wanted to do was melt against him
and have him carry me back to a BEFORE where SHE had never existed for him.
Impossible and childish, yeah� I know but it was all I could hold onto other
than the anger that was ripping apart my insides.

�Well, there you are, Rin!�,
my aunt Reika called out from behind Sesshomaru. With him blocking my view, I
could only figure by the sounds I was hearing that she�d decided to serve up
lemonade for our guests and groaning, I closed my eyes
and fought back an even stronger urge to run away.

�Rin!�, Sesshomaru
hissed lowly in my direction. Was he so thick headed that he needed an
explanation from me?? Surely not!

�Leave me the FUCK alone!�,
I answered just as lowly and watched with satisfaction as his face went dull
red with anger - even the cute tips of his elfin ears were glowing! Any other
time this might�ve made me laugh but it had just the opposite effect on me now.
Tears stung my eyelids as I fought for control but it was almost impossible
with him standing right there in front of me and HER right behind HIM with her
awful, ugly witch�s hands on his shoulders and FAKE concern on her face!
I jerked harder this time and moved away from
him. I could feel his eyes hot on me as well as HER�S. I could even hear Aunt Reika
buzzing about as she asked them to stay for awhile longer and have lemonade
with us. When I looked toward the door, I saw Kikyo standing there alone,
looking at me, a quizzical expression on her face and that just did me in.

�RIN?�, Aunt Reika�s
voice broke through and turning with my hand on the door, I looked her way.
�You have company!�, she stated, as if horrified I
could act so rudely. I could almost hear her saying, �what would your mother
think?�, even as I took the door handle and pulled at it so that I could escape
up to my room.

n lan lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB";mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Moving past Kikyo, I ran up the stairs and into
my bedroom, closing the door behind me and locking it before I dove onto my
bed. Angry, frustrated, hurting tears rolled down my cheeks and splashed the
bed beneath me as I sobbed.

Why had he brought here? We? Why?? If he�d
wanted to rip me to pieces, he couldn�t have picked a better way to take care
of things. Try as I might, I couldn�t get the image out of my mind of him
laughing with her, his arm slung over her shoulder on MY front porch.

I sank down in my bed, pulling a pillow down to
cuddle with and cried some more before exhausted, I must�ve finally fallen
asleep.
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