Rin is where home is

Chapter 14: Look pretty only for me

Should I really even be here in the first place?

I'm gonna stand out, I'll be so out of place.

I should have just said no...

"I've got a favor to ask." Kohaku pleaded. They met on the train earlier. They decided to hang out when his phone rang and he then needed to go elsewhere first.

He had to go to a certain business class building downtown. He's not so good with a map, so it seemed.

"Huh? Looks like it's not on this floor." Rin ran through the directory at the ground floor.

"This hotel expanded recently. There's another, separate building now. It's probably in there." Kohaku answered.

"Oh, I'll go ask the front desk then."

"I'll go with you."

"Eh? N-no, that's quite all right." But Kohaku didn't listen. He walked first.

"Um?" Well, whatever. I came here to enjoy anyways.

She flipped open her phone. Should I let him know where I went? Nah! He didn't tell me his whereabouts too. Sesshomaru left this morning without saying a word as to where or when he'd be back.

She ignored the missed calls.

She had just turned off her cellphone. Removing the batteries. They passed by the elevator exactly when it opened.

"Huh? Whoah, it's you!" She hid the battery she just removed.

Sesshomaru placed his phone back to his back pocket. Looking at her intently.

"Hey, Rin! What a coincidence!" Kanna beamed.

As if on cue, the two guys noticed each other.

"Oh, who might this handsome lad be?" Kanna asked teasingly.

"Kanna, this is Kohaku."

"Kohaku, this is Kanna."

She then turned to her boyfriend. "Sesshomaru. What are you doing here?"

"Work. See, this super handsome guy right here finally decided on taking over..." Kanna answered for him and blabbered on and on.

Sesshomaru fell quiet. His face dark.

"Why are you two together?" He asked grimly.

"Well, we kind of met as we were getting on the train. And we didn't have much to do so we decided to hang out, so..."

"Is he a friend of yours?" Kanna asked Sesshomaru.

"Not exactly..."Rin started to explain when Sesshomaru dragged her away from the other two.

He's mad now. She flinched when he patted her head like he always do.

"What's wrong? Just calm down." Sensing her tense, he explained. "You didn't pick up my calls, and you disappeared all of a sudden, I got worried."

She turned to face him now. "What happened?"

"Sorry...it's really nothing."

"If it was nothing, why did you just fling yourself into Kohaku at a dead run, instead of asking me?"

"Um...I was on my way to your office and I ran into Kagura."

"She was at the office?"

"Ye-yeah."

Sesshomaru's face turned serious now.

"So then, we started talking a little bit and she had mentioned you were busy..." She looked at the floor, not wanting to show her expression.

Sesshomaru found her rather cute in her dress. Her hair pinned up neatly with a ribbon. She had dressed up. Something she rarely do.

He held her chin up. Her facial expression changed as he did so. "And you're still busy. Perfect! Then, can I go now?"

Sesshomaru ruffled and played with her hair. "You're not going anywhere, tiny."

"Why not? You go wherever you like!" You go to her all the time.

She bit her tongue, regretting what she said. Sesshomaru clearly read through the lines.

"Save your preening for when you deserve it."

"I don't have to only look nice when I'm on a date with you."

"I too need to look presentable when I go out."

"Yes. But going out and hanging with that guy are two different things."

"Geez. It just so happened that, we met on the train. Why are you getting so worked up on that when I already told you so?"

She started to walk out on him when she almost tripped. Her shoe strap was off.

"You're utterly hopeless. Come on, take it all off." He bent down on his knees beside her and held her foot.

"I-I'll do it myself." Her cheeks are turning pink realizing where they were at. Some of the people at the lobby were throwing glances at them.

"Besides, what do you know about female footwear?"

"Not much." He removed her heels. Then did the same on her other foot. He then caressed the inner side of her feet to her leg. Sending shivers up her spine.

"What are you doing?" There's a catch in her voice.

He stood and hugged her from behind. "You don't understand yet exactly what it means to be my girlfriend."

"I don't even want to understand."

She tried to shove him off, but he just pulled her with him.

"Kanna, I'm leaving early. " Rin's in one hand and her sandals on the other.