I'm pretty sure a lot of people remember this story, am I correct? Well, if you remember this you know that stigmafan123 discontinued it. And since this was done, I asked and was given permission to adopt the story thus somewhat making it my own. The original plot belongs to stimafan123; I do not claim to own the original story. It will be pretty much the same for the first six chapters (which is the amount of chapters that were originally written) but will have a little of my flavour added to it thus giving it some of me and some of stigmafan123. So enjoy!

He growled as he rolled over in the bed, his golden eyes opening and burning from not being used to the darkness of the room. His long arm reached out and picked up the phone before placing it to his ear.

"What?"

"Uhhh Mr. Takahashi, sorry to be calling you so early but there is a problem here at the office and we need you here,"
an employee quickly said through the receiver.

"Problem as in," Sesshomaru asked as he sat up in the bed rubbing the palm of his hand against his eyes.

"It's too hard to explain but we need you here," the employee said.

Great, Sesshomaru thought rolling his eyes in the darkness. "I'll be there in a few." Was all he said before he hung up and stood from the bed. Looking over at the clock, he saw that it was only 4:30. If it wasn't a dire problem at the office, he would commit murder to the person that called and woke him up so damn early.

Flipping on the lights, he walked over to his closet and pulled a suit from it, not even bothered with trying to match as he normally would. Throwing on the suit, he brushed his long hair back before grabbing his brief case and leaving the room.

Walking out of the house and locking it behind him, he entered one of his many cars and drove off to the office. With each passing second, one could see his eyes turning red in aggravation. He really wanted to be asleep and not dealing with some problem that probably wasn't even a real problem that his employees could have easily handled themselves. Yes, he definitely wanted to commit murder to someone, somewhere.

Pulling into the motor lobby of the office, he tossed his keys to the valet and walked to the elevator not even bothering to say good morning to the people he passed because it was far from a good morning at the moment.

Riding the elevator up to the 26th floor, Sesshomaru leaned back against the wall of the shaft with his eyes closed. He could feel himself drifting in and out of sleep and had to mentally argue with himself to stay awake.

The ding of the bell grabbed his attention causing his eyes to snap open right as the doors parted revealing the hall that led to his office. Walking out of the shaft, he received a few 'Good morning Mr. Takahashi's' that he returned a growl to as he made his way to his office. When he arrived, he saw one of his workers standing there, a panicked look on his face.

"What seems to be the problem," Sesshomaru asked quirking a brow.

"Follow me and I'll show you." The employee said leading Sesshomaru to the problem.

Sesshomaru growled and pushed back from his desk, thoroughly annoyed. He had been in the office since five in the morning when he received a call from a frantic assistant, telling him that the plans for the shift in authority of one majour business he had purchased had been lost. So he had come in at five a.m. just to spend an hour looking and find that it was placed on his desk, right next to where his cup of coffee should have been, had his intern not been such a blithering idiot. He had lightened his mood fractionally by firing half a dozen of them and sending Jaken out to find more. The little toad demon had sighed when he closed the door, but had complied anyway. He believed this was the third time this year he had sent the toad out to find more employees. But it wasn't Sesshomaru's fault that they were incompetent fools.

He tilted back in his chair and glared up at the corner of the high ceilings in his office. Sesshomaru cocked his head slightly to the side. Is that a spider?

It definitely was a spider, a very black, very ugly, very disgusting, looking spider staring back at him.

Shit. And it's huge.

Forgot to mention that it was huge.

He dug through his desk for a rubber band, and proceeded to shoot it at the small abomination until it fell to the ground. He smirked coldly, lifting his foot.

"I shall name you Naraku, after my disgusting business rival. Let your fate mirror his own." He squished the bug underfoot, content with the completion of his mundane task. His laptop binged, and he glared at the humming screen as if that would shut it up. His assistant had sent him an email that there was a scheduled meeting with Montan and Hitan, two brothers that owned Thunder Real Estate, for nine thirty. He glanced at the clock. It was only eight, so he might as well get out of this hell house for half an hour and run off some steam.

Sesshomaru changed into sweat pants and a white t-shirt and took his private elevator out of his building, taking off jogging. He settled into an easy pace, nothing vigorous, to the steady beat of the classical compositions coming out of his iPod. Sesshomaru looped through the trees and around the park, scoffing at the children that were shrieking loudly next to weary looking parents. Disgusting child, he remarked as a chubby little boy smeared chocolate ice cream across his shirt. He snorted, and glanced down at the illuminated screen to change the song…

…..And slammed headlong into a much smaller person than he.

An elbow inserted into his lower abdomen as the figure crashed into him, and he grabbed the person to steady them but to no avail. They both crashed to the ground in a tangle of MP3 headphones and limbs. Sesshomaru hissed as he felt the pavement scrape across his arm, tearing the flesh.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry!"

He looked down at the person lying on his chest. A young woman was pushing herself up, her hips straddling his momentarily. She brushed a long strand of dark, wavy hair out of her face. Large, brown doe eyes blinked at him guiltily. A pop song drifted out of her headphones, and she knotted together long, pale fingers and blushed, seeing as how her hips were placed on his, and jumped up. She brushed her hands on her black running pants and offered him a helpful hand.

He conveniently ignored it, standing on his own. Her long-lashed eyes flickered to his arm, and she frowned.

"You're hurt." Her eyebrows puckered, showing she was upset, and Sesshomaru felt the oddest urge to smooth out the crinkled brow with his thumb.

He shook it off, cursing it. "I am fine. I am a youkai; it will heal within a few moments."

She shook her head stubbornly and clasped his hand, shocking him at the flood of warmth. She dragged him to the nearest park bench and sat down, pulling out a small cell phone-sized box that was hooked on her waist.

"Sit down," she ordered. He raised an eyebrow at her tone. Who was this woman that took such a demanding tone with he, the Great Sesshomaru?

She sat down next to him, and his eyes widened fractionally at what she pulled out of the box.

"You keep a first aid kit on you?" He asked incredulously. She glanced up at his tone and laughed. It was a soft, girlish giggle, and Sesshomaru found himself enjoying the sound of it immensely.

"Nope, nothing huge; just a few band-aids and some cream for cleaning cuts. Hey, don't give me that look!" She remarked when he gazed at her as if she had three heads. She laughed again, leaning closer so that the same strand she had just brushed away fell over her delicate shoulder again. He breathed in her soft scent, cherry blossoms and river-water and pine needles. It was a delicious smell, and the sweetness of it matched her fine, crème coloured skin and contrasting black hair.

"Okay, this might sting a little bit. You've been warned." She caught his eyes for a moment, and he found himself drowning in pools of chocolate brown. Sesshomaru frowned and mentally slapped himself before wiping all of the emotions from his face.

"This is completely unnecessary. I am a full-blooded inuyoukai; it will heal in a matter of, ahhh." He hissed slightly at the stinging sensation; his eyes momentarily turning red before reverting back to their golden colour.

The girl rolled her eyes and dug through the little aluminum tin. "Hello Kitty or Strawberry Shortcake?"

He frowned at her. "You don't carry normal tan ones?"

She smirked wryly. "Come on, that would be boring."

Sesshomaru sighed. "Fine. Hello Kitty."

She giggled again and applied the band-aid with soft hands. He brushed them with his experimentally when she pulled away, and a slight pink blush stained her cheeks.

Standing up, he could see she was very much smaller than he. As a matter of fact, the top of her head just barely reached his collarbone. She stuck out a hand in greeting, smiling shyly. "Sorry for bumping into you. I'm Rin."

He shook it, feeling slight warmth in his stomach when their skin met. Sesshomaru brushed it away, focusing on her face.

"Sesshomaru." He intoned.

Rin smiled warmly, small round lips parting to expose a perfect array of small, square white teeth. He growled to himself. You've known her for all of five minutes and you're already obsessing over her teeth?

But her lips looked so soft, innocent and untouchable…

He wondered what it would be like to kiss them.

Sesshomaru dispelled that thought, letting go of her hand. It fell back to her side, and he tried to focus on what she was saying.

"So, you're an inuyoukai? That's interesting; I've never met a full blooded inuyoukai before. A friend of mine is married to an inuhanyou, though, and another one is married to a full blooded wolf demon. Maybe you know them, her name is Ayame Kohataka."

Kohataka…. Where have I heard that name before?

It struck him. She was speaking of his friend Kouga's wife. Hn…That was odd. He spent a considerable amount of time with Kouga and his irritating wife, so why had he never heard of her before?

Could it be….. Could it be that she was the young woman that that godforsaken wolf demoness was constantly going on about?

"Yes, as a matter of fact, she is the mate of one of my close companions." He said, studying her features for a resemblance that was described.

Large brown eyes, long, curly black hair, small build, childish smile….. Slender build, delicate, elfin features, smooth waist, rounded hips, soft lips –

He mentally slapped himself again. Why was he having such a hard time holding a conversation with her? And why could he not focus on her words instead of her body for more than two minutes? How was it that he – THE Sesshomaru Takahashi; the successful multiBILLIONAIRE – was fantasizing about a woman? And not just any woman, a human woman for that matter; something in the world had definitely gone wrong.

Well, since she knew his friends so well, he now had an excuse to ask her to dinner.

Her face lit up at his past reply, and she smiled. "Really? That's great!"

Rin chewed her lower lip for a moment, and Sesshomaru swallowed forcefully and pried his eyes away.

"Ne, Sesshomaru, would you like to get some breakfast with me?"

"It would be my pleasure," he said smoothly, enjoying the flush that spread across her features. Sesshomaru followed her to a coffee shop around the corner as she talked.

They slid into seats, his eyes holding hers.

"So, Sesshomaru, what do you do?"

A very improper response formed in his mind, and he scolded himself. "What?"

"I mean, what line of work are you in?" She cocked her head to the side slightly and placed her head on her palms, elbows erect.

He sat back, molding himself into the seat. "I'm in real-estate and architecture. You?"

"Oh, I'm a teacher."

He really wished she hadn't said that. It opened a whole new chapter of fantasies in his mind. He ground his teeth and switched the topic.

"You said one of your close friends is married to an inuhanyou?"

She smiled absentmindedly and swirled a strand of hair around her long finger. Sesshomaru nearly sighed in relief when he saw it free of a ring.

"Her name is Kagome Takahashi, and her husband's Inuyasha."

He choked on his water. No way in hell. She knows Inuyasha's miko?

Rin looked slightly concerned at his reaction. "Do you know them, by chance?"

He sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "As it stands, yes. Inuyasha is my half-brother."

Her eyes widened and she laughed. "That's a coincidence. And to think I've never met you before today. Inuyasha never mentioned having a brother….." She trailed off and blushed. "Sorry."

Rin snuck a glance at his long, silver hair and markings of demon nobility. She awed silently at how soft his hair looked, and wondered if it felt as soft.

Not seeing the way she was watching him, Sesshomaru gave a slight sigh but decided that it was convenient. She knew the close friends of his and even his brother and the human miko.

Rin drowned the glass of orange juice she had ordered and slid a twenty out of her pocket. She handed it to the waitress. "No change, please."

The woman nodded and continued to drool over the gorgeous inuyoukai situated across from Rin. She made sure to give the waitress the stink-eye as she walked away. Rin hopped up, glancing down at the yellow watch on her wrist, which caught Sesshomaru's eye.

"Bumblebees?" He asked, raising a silver eyebrow.

Rin flushed as they walked side-by-side out of the restaurant. "Yeah. My roommate gave it to me for my birthday last year. He's really fun, and despite his weirdness I love him."

Sesshomaru growled. She loves him? "Your boyfriend?" He asked quirking a brow, trying with all his might to take out the venom in his voice.

Rin laughed and flashed him a mischievous look. "Nowhere near. He has a boyfriend of his own, actually."

Sesshomaru relaxed, looking around the street. It was growing crowded with the promise of morning traffic. Rin shifted her weight and sighed. She probably wouldn't see this man ever again.

"I should be getting home. I live pretty close by." She said.

He nodded. "I'll walk you."

She flushed. "Okay."

They walked in silence until Rin paused in front of a low apartment with a purple and white zebra print painted door. Seeing Sesshomaru's face, she explained, "My roommate. He's an artist." She pulled out a key and inserted it into the lock, turning it swiftly.

Rin stepped inside, and turned to face Sesshomaru hopefully. She bit her lower lip. "Will I see you again?" she blushed as the question popped out. She was being way too forward.

Sesshomaru nodded easily. "As a matter of fact, would you join me this Monday for dinner? Around seven?"

A smile stretched across Rin's face. "Um, yeah! Definitely."

Sesshomaru nodded, and Rin leaned behind the doorway and scribbled something on a slip of paper. She handed him the small piece with the eleven digit number on it, and smiled. "It's my cell number. I guess I'll see you Monday."

He nodded mutely. "Hn." Sesshomaru turned and took off down the block, his mood quite improved since he had left the office.

Until he glanced down at his watch and saw his meeting was in fifteen minutes.

Shit.

I kind of had fun with this one. LOL, and I'll have another update for 'Blood Red Roses II' & 'Roses from the Heart' for all my readers tomorrow; so review! Please and thank you.