Rin is where home is

Chapter 2: A house

How she ended up in such a hick of a bloody embarrassing situation, is beyond her.

Parties or more like clubbing was never her sort of thing. She does drink occassionally, with friends, but she has never gone beyond her limits to get drunk. She knows her alcohol well. Her groupies would usually tease her as 'goody - two shoes'. But she never take it to heart. She'd rather keep that good head over her shoulders than end up the next morning in her bed with a ton of migraine and hangovered.

She was surrounded with laughter, mumbling, grinding of bodies, clinks and clanks of glass and metal trays of the sea of party people in the bar.

Their conversation may have been clouded over with the up beat rhythm playing on the background. That disc jock sure knows his thing. She thought. But it wasnt enough to waylay what she heard him say.

"I don't corrupt minors." Sesshomaru retorted.

"A minor? Me?" Rin fumed.

Okay, now. She may be a tad bit short, fine, she may be petite, but calling her a minor is worst than her being called 'fun size' in highschool. Yes! She has height complex. Got a problem with that?

"Chill out now kiddo. Trust me, he doesn't mean anything he says 50% of the time." Inuyasha answered for him.

Their group of friends just chuckled. They had been teasing the two of them. Saying they could hook up since they were both single.

Why was she friends with them again? And why do they have to share common friends too?

"I shouldn't have come here when you requested me to."

"Come on, we haven't seen each other in ages. Just don't mind them." Kagome comforted.

Sesshomaru kept his gaze on her though.

"You're checking on her." Inuyasha teased.

"Am not."

"Spill it bro."

"It's just that she looks familiar." Actually, he finally remembered her from before. Who'd forget such spunk in such a small lady.

"Is that a new one-liner? I'll give it a try with that hottie over there. Hahaha."

"But you pissed her off."Inuyasha snickered after a sip of his vodka.

"Why is that?"

"She's not a kiddo." Sesshomaru knew that. Back tracking now, it wasn't entirely his fault for having a wrong impression.

When he gave no comment Inuyasha continued,  "I meant she's not a minor."

Sesshomaru turned to look at the petite woman again. She was comically reacting to something Kagome had said.

He hid the smirk playing on the corner of his lips.

The next few hours would definitely be interesting. Why? He'd keep it to himself.

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"Hey, aren't you riding with us?" Kagome asked, worry in her voice. It was already very late when they decided to call it a night

"Thank you, but I'll be visiting a friend and my new housemate's probably waiting for me now."

"Do be careful okay?"

"I will."

Inuyasha's car has left. Only the tail lights could now be seen. She walked toward the street light and took the turn towards a small alley.

She was walking at a leisurely pace when a guy pulled over to offer her a ride.

"Hi." Came the smile after.