Sympathy for the Devil | By : aoi37 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Rin > Sessh?maru/Rin Views: 13084 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, nor make money from this story. |
Sympathy for the Devil
Chapter Four
By Devon
Masterson-Bond
Aoi37@hotmail
Rin sighed as she closed the door to hotel room behind her.
She was exhausted. Being up all night had not been in her plans when she left
fifteen hours ago to set out. "At least I have a job," she yawned as
she kicked off her shoes. Her only saving grace was that she at least dressed
somewhat appropriately for last night. She was a little too formal, but
she would worry about that later. Sleep was of the utmost importance at this time
not her wardrobe.
Sesshomoru was a slave driver. Not only did he insist that she stay an hour
after The Lunatic closed, but he
insisted on meeting with her going over changes that she was to make for the
next night and other tasks he expected of her. Her eyebrow twitched when she
thought about he would note how tired she looked and how she would have to
pace herself in order to keep up with his tasks as he continued to drone on and
bark out orders. He was doing it on purpose. She knew it was payback for
leaving him with Kagura. A smile formed on her face as she remembered his
helpless look, the only expression he showed her other than stoicism, icy
bastard.
"Sleep, I am coming," she sighed pulling off her top. She climbed
into bed. She would worry about the rest of clothes later. Sleep now! Euphoria
filled her as she finally closed her eyes then anger as her eyes shot open. Someone
was knocking on her door. Rin picked up her pillow and placed it on her head.
Who ever it was could go to hell, she
wasn't getting up.
The knocking ceased then yelling ensued. "Wake up, woman; I have a message
from Lord Sesshomoru that is for your ears only. I will not leave or stop until
you open this door and hear what I have to say," Jaken yelled through the
door. Jaken frowned and scratched his head for a second. If he did not have to masquerade
as a normal human, he would have brought out his staff of heads and burnt the
door down by now. Angering Lord Sesshomoru, by disturbing the veil they had
humanity under, was not worth it. He would just have to be more resourceful.
"If you take too long woman, I will have this door opened and I will stand
in you room…"
"What do you want you toad?" Rin snapped as she opened the door.
Jaken gasped. Had she seen through his glimmer? He didn't quite know what to
say, he would ignore it for now. "Lord Sesshomoru, asked me to relay a
message."
"Well what does his holiness want now?" Rin asked.
Jaken flinched slightly feeling her aura spark. This woman could be terrifying
in her own right. "He says that see that you get the proper rest and be
ready at seven thirty."
"Is that all?" The level of her patience was surely being tested. If
not for the fact that Sesshomoru was clearly too strong for her take along with
Inu Yasha, she would have killed them both by now to be done with it. Pater was
really asking her to do a lot. No wonder he sent her, others probably would
have cracked by now. This was insane.
“Yes,” he answered then frowned. “I don’t like your
impudence woman…” The door slammed leaving the short man sputtering in shock.
“No manners,” he fumed as he waddled down the hall. He had done his duty.
4-4-4
Kagome knocked on the door precisely at seven thirty as
Sesshomoru requested of her. It was interesting. She was always requested to do
something where as everyone else was told or ordered. Never look a gift horse
in the mouth came to mind when ever she wondered why he a little more than
civil with her. Understanding and Sesshomoru did not always go hand in hand,
but it seemed she had the general idea.
The door opened. “Hi, Rin,” Kagome greeted brightly
Rin’s sour face softened seeing that it was Kagome and not
another demon. Of course, the miko was demon consort but she was willing to
compromise for now. “I thought it might be Jaken again,” she said stepping out
into the hall.
“He’s a handful, I feel for you. Every time I see him I just
want to smack him.” Kagome chuckled thinking back to a couple of occasions when
she did just that.
“I thought I was the only one,” Rin snickered.
“I don’t think there isn’t anyone who doesn’t feel that way,
including Sesshomoru.”
Hearing his name Rin sobered. “The way that toad pacifies
his overgrown ego?”
“No one wants to hear how great they are all the time,”
Kagome replied. “Not even Sesshomoru.”
“So did he send you to come see me?” Rin wrinkled her nose
in dissatisfaction. “What is he up to?”
“I volunteered,” Kagome corrected. “I know how Jaken can be
sometimes. As for why I am here to take you to the operations meeting. There’s
one eight o’clock every day, one hour before the club opens. He wanted to make
sure you there since this is your first one.”
“Never misses a beat.” Rin grabbed her purse. “Let’s go
before he has a conniption and send the toad after us.”
Kagome shook her head and opened the door to leave. “Well he
definitely takes some getting used to, Inu Yasha is related to him and he still
hasn’t figured Sesshomoru out yet.” At the mention of Inu Yasha’s name Rin
tensed slightly which did not go unnoticed by Kagome. “You don’t like demons do
you? I noticed your behavior in at the park.”
Rin flushed slightly. She had great underestimated Kagome’s abilities.
She would to be more careful in the future. “Let’s just say, I haven’t met one
I liked.”
“I can understand that,” Kagome nodded. “Inu Yasha and
Sesshomoru are probably not the most stunning examples either, but they are
honorable.”
“Hmm,” was the only response that Rin trusted herself with
replying. Demons were obviously a sore subject for her and would always be one.
Her family was killed by demons.
“Just trust me,” Kagome smiled.
4-4-4
Rin sighed inwardly sometime later as she observed her
colleagues during he meeting. They all looked just as bored as she was, but it
was a necessary evil. Even Sesshomoru had a slightly glassy look in his eyes as
he listened and noted all of the observations that his people observed since
the club opened. She was making notes as well but she finding it difficult not to
yawn, Inu Yasha on the other hand, made no point to hide his boredom. His
obvious yawning was making it more difficult for her to hide her own lethargy.
Eight hours would be nice right about now.
"That will be enough for now, Jaken," Sesshomoru said standing. The demon
was going to put them sleep with his endless observations. "I do not want
our patrons waiting too long."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, however Sesshomoru noticed only Rin's sigh.
An eyebrow rose. "Did you not get the proper rest, O-Rin?"
A nerve was struck. "No, I did not, though I might have if you did not keep
up half the morning as well." The room paused, some from utter shock, how
dare this woman question Sesshomoru? Everyone else besides, Jaken, were merely
curious to see how Rin would fair.
"So you blame me for you inadequacies?" Sesshomoru asked.
An angry flush brushed her cheeks. He was such a dick. "No, but I do for
keeping me up so late and then sending Jaken after me. One would think that you
did that on purpose."
"Leave us." Sesshomoru continued to stare into
Rin's eyes as everyone made their exits. Though he did not show, he was amused
that Rin did not back down either and matched his stare. He was neither not
about to lose this battle despite his amusement nor was he about to let
everyone be a party to it. "What one thinks I may do or not do is not my
concern. If I choose to keep you afterwards in order to inform you of the inner
workings of my organization that is my prerogative."
Rin narrowed her eyes. She could feel her cheeks warming again. This was
pissing her off! The only way she could keep from acting like the metaphorical
school girl having a crush on the senior, was to stay angry with him. Naturally
that was easy; he seemed to have a knack for pushing her buttons with his
arrogance. He was acting like she was some servant girl there to amuse him, but
she wasn't. "Fine, then let me manage this club in the standard that you
hold yourself to since any implications that your methods are uncouth would be
an insult to you." A slight smile etched across her face as a silver eyebrow
rose. Oh how she loved and hated it when he did that.
"I shall leave you to your own devices, but that does not mean that I will
cease to correct you when you are in error." Sesshomoru walked away. A
slight smirk formed on his lips at Rin's expression. She was shocked that he
went only with her.
"What?" She was dumbfounded. "What do you mean?"
"Rin, you have more than adequately proven your mastery of the spoken
language and I was not speaking in a foreign tongue." His back was still
to her as he continued to move forward. She wanted a battle then so be it.
Rin ran her hands through her hair. "I didn't expect you to
actually..." Sesshomoru opened the door and exited. "Asshole." She
sat down on table fuming. Why was she letting him bother her in the first place?
She was never in the habit of associating with demons before and now she knew
why. They were irritating, arrogant, egotistical, and frigid and for some
reason she was eager for her next battle with him. "When this is over, I have got to start dating."
To Be Continued…
© 2004 Devon Masterson-Bond
I think we know who belongs to whom in this fan fiction. The
characters of Inu Yasha belong to their creator, Rumiko Takahashi and everyone
she leased them out to, me not being one of them.
While AFF and its agents attempt to remove all illegal works from the site as quickly and thoroughly as possible, there is always the possibility that some submissions may be overlooked or dismissed in error. The AFF system includes a rigorous and complex abuse control system in order to prevent improper use of the AFF service, and we hope that its deployment indicates a good-faith effort to eliminate any illegal material on the site in a fair and unbiased manner. This abuse control system is run in accordance with the strict guidelines specified above.
All works displayed here, whether pictorial or literary, are the property of their owners and not Adult-FanFiction.org. Opinions stated in profiles of users may not reflect the opinions or views of Adult-FanFiction.org or any of its owners, agents, or related entities.
Website Domain ©2002-2017 by Apollo. PHP scripting, CSS style sheets, Database layout & Original artwork ©2005-2017 C. Kennington. Restructured Database & Forum skins ©2007-2017 J. Salva. Images, coding, and any other potentially liftable content may not be used without express written permission from their respective creator(s). Thank you for visiting!
Powered by Fiction Portal 2.0
Modifications © Manta2g, DemonGoddess
Site Owner - Apollo