Rin is where home is

Chapter 10: Meet and Greet

"Shut the hell up!"

She banged open the door to the library.

"And who the hell are you?" Irritated, trhe woman in her fifties eyed Rin from head to toe. She must be the aunt. Rin thought.

"What the hell is your problem?" Asked the man, who was Sesshomaru's age, seated beside the aforementioned lady. He resembled her in appearance. Must be her son. So, Sesshomaru's cousin?

Instead of answering them, she fumed instead. "You just said that you'd never seen any of his works!"

The people inside the room blinked at her audacity to shout at them. "Well, if you haven't even seen them, then quit mouthing off about them!"

All the other people seated across the library found the scene amusing. All but the first two mentioned.

"You don't have the slightest clue how hard Sesshomaru works to keep his business."

He too now, had all his attention to her. "Sometimes he doesn't even sleep for a week." She recalled how he'd stay up all night going over the auditing for the whole week. Going over every report from the branches he owned.

Sesshomaru blinked at the statement. Even he, was surprised she knew that.

"And you've never seen how terrible his face looks then, have you?" She continued, not giving anyone a chance to answer.

When she had finally made her point, she crossed over where Sesshomaru stood near the shelves of books. Pulling him to the door. He didn't resist.

Rin stopped when they reached the other side of the door and turned to look at them one last time. "Don't act like you know everything based off your own stupid assumptions!"

She turned to look at his cousin. From whom she heard most of the vile comments from. "You've got a problem with him? How about you go and see how flourishing his business is before you open your mouth! You moron."

She took both door handles and closed the doors shut. Leaving the occupants in awe.

It took a while before everyone got back to their wits.

"Whoa, crazy." Sesshomaru's other cousin broke the ice. "She's the first person to call you a moron Kyokotsu, since Inuyasha." Referring to the former.

"And did you see that?" Ren, as in Renkotsu, continued. "She flew into one hell of a rage, but she was shaking like a leaf, her ears flopping down and her tail between her legs."

"Who was she?" Sesshomaru's aunt, Inu Taisho's younger sister, Suikotso asked.

"Sesshomaru's special someone, currently living with him." Hakudoshi, Inu Taisho's secretary answered. He's had his research, upon the orders of the old man.

"With Sesshomaru? It can't be..."

"Sounds impossible, doesn't it? I got quite a shock when I heard it, too, seriously." Hakudoshi the blabber mouth, aside from Inuyasha (who was currently absent), continued.

"She's really just a normal girl, nothing particularly striking about her..." Jaken tried to waylay the topic off Rin. He's sure, Sesshomaru wouldn't like it.

"Well, no, I suppose being able to live with Sesshomaru is itself an amazing talent..."

Inu Taisho, regal even in his current state of health, and who just sat quiet in all these, pressed his glasses up.

"What an irritating jerk! What the hell was that!" She punched the pillow. The poor pillow had to bear all of her anger since they came home.

"Is that guy really your cousin?" She's now banging it up and down.

Sesshomaru only looked at her while unbuttoning his shirt. She got so angry she didn't even notice she'd follow him to his room, ranting about what happened.

"There are things you just don't say, even to your own relative!"

She hugged the pillow now.

"And was that really something to say there and then of all the possible times and places?" Isn't that Sesshomaru's house too?

"Calm down, tiny."

"How can I calm down? Don't let any of that get to you, Sesshomaru!"

When she only gave her a questioning look, "I'm serious, really. I'm not just saying that!"

He smiled. "It doesn't bother me at all."

"They and I have been like that for a long, long time. The polar opposite of you and your family, right?"

"Um, Sesshomaru...I, I'm not sure what to say...I know I've talked about family a lot before. I'm sorry if that ever made you feel bad...Er, well, if me saying this irritates you even more, then...I'm very sorry."

"I didn't really know anything about your family, so I..."

He went over to her at the bed. Ruffled her hair.

"You really are always trying to be considerate of other people, aren't you?"

"Why are you smiling?"

"I was just thinking, wow, she's really angry."

"What? What's funny about that?" The smile remained. "Stop smiling! I'm being serious here!" Still plastered in his face. "I said quit smiling!"

Frustrated she stood up and started to walk away when he placed his arm atop her head, putting partial of his weight on her. She stooped. Him towering her.

"What do you keep smiling about?"

"I'm happy that you got so angry for me."

"Why? It wasn't anything special. I don't get it."

"Still a kid."

"What'd you say?"

She turned to face him. And that only made this easier. He pushed her gently and brought her down the bed. Before she could react, he pinned her hands above her head. And rested his head on her chest. She felt it. His pain. His hurt. His longing.

"I'm on your side." She said sincerely. And blushed after.

"I try so hard to say what I mean, using so many words, and yet you use so few."

"I don't know what else to say."

"No that's not what I mean." He let go of her hands and cupped her face. "I'm saying that sometimes, saying less can convey much more."

She tried to dismiss the topic. "I don't get it."

"That's because you're still a kid."

"Don't mock me." He silenced her protest with a quick smack on the lips. "Quite the opposite, I'm complementing you."

Kissed her again before she could resist. She blushes furiously.

"Yes, definitely still a kid."

"Shut up!" She turned red, as if she couldn't get any more redder than she already is.

"You're adorable" he continued to tease.

"Shut up, shut up!" Rin grabbed his collar. "Don't treat me like a kid. JUST WAIT AND SEE." Sesshomaru blinked at her declaration."One day for sure, I'm SERIOUSLY DEFINITELY going to take you on!"

Sesshomaru blinked a couple of times more.

And then he kissed her again. Slowly, gently, lovingly.

"You really are adorable."

***When sesshy said 'your family', he meant Rin's family at the Orphanage ^_^