XXPoker FacadeXX

XXX THE POKER FACE XXX

Two long smooth legs kicked up and down rhythmically in mid-air as the owner's body was lying down on her stomach. Her wavy black raven hair was spread about her back reaching mid-waist just above her nice firm bottom. I wonder if Sylent is online. The girl thought absently as she searched random deviant art pictures on the net.

Her fingertips scrolled the pad mouse to take out the IM box. Her Sheppard dog icon greeted her with the electronic sound command that she had disposition for her IM to do, when the square pop up came out. Rin easily typed in the username of her friend and checked if he was online.

The pleasant smile that was spread on her lips turned upside down as the chat box message showed her that he was online, but he had the 'I am away' message turned on. I wonder if he's rolling on his bed with a woman right about now.

The thought only made Rin more upset as she clicked close on the IM box. She then brought herself up to a sitting position on top of her bed mattress. I really shouldn't be thinking like this. Sesshomaru is just a friend after all...even though we hardly talk in person.

Click

Rin easily entered inside the game folder she kept inside her memory card for her laptop. She started loading on the screen her favorite game, Guitar Hero III before Miss Murder by AFI started playing on her cell phone. She reached out to her bed side drawer to pick up her orange XP Music cell-phone.

"Kagome what's up," Rin greeted casually her old high school friend as she answered the familiar tune. "Nothing much, so what are you up to, Rinny?" Kagome asked as she applied foundation to her face while staring at her vanity mirror.

"The usual, you know surfing the net." Rin replied back as she stretched her body on the bed. Her game had finished loading, but was left abandoned as she accommodated instead for her friend's phone call.

"Well that isn't too much fun, now is it Rin. Let's go have some fun tonight at our favorite night club." Kagome suggested from the other line of the phone.

"That sounds like fun!" Rin exclaimed as she thought about dancing all night long. "But-" It would also help let the stress evaporate from having to take 18 hours of college classes this semester. I must have been crazy when I signed up for this many classes. Rin berated herself for the insane idea of overworking herself.

"Your not busy studying for an exam and I have a sudden urge to hear loud pounding music, all night long. It's the perfect excuse to let loose and go crazy." Kagome said prancing about her room as she tried to give an eligible excuse to have fun, tonight.

Rin laughed entertained at her best friend's attempts to make her accompany her to the club on a school night. "Alright, Kagome, I think I get it. I'll meet you at our usual spot in our preferred club." Rin said before pressing the end button on her phone.

The young college girl closed her laptop sending it on hibernation as she stood up and started raiding her walk- in closet. Rin pleasantly looked over her various shirts and decided to wear a blue halter sequined top. She stared down at her Black and White Square patterned shorts before deciding that she would stick with wearing the low cut shorts.

What type of shoes should I wear? Should I wear my new flip- flops or maybe my pair of white stiletto heels? Rin thought absently as she changed shirts throwing her used shirt into the dirty hamper bin. She stared at her reflection before deciding to add some light make-up and her favorite pink lip-gloss that tastes like strawberries.

Tonight, I'm going to forget about everything and just have some fun. I rarely have time for myself, anymore. I wish college wasn't so hard for me, but it's worth it if I can achieve my career aspiration.

"Mom, it's okay if I go to a party with Kagome?" Rin asked her mother as her mother prepared her early diet dinner. Rin's mother laughed, "You don't have to ask me permission. You know I'm okay with you going out once in a while with your friends."

"But, I am telling you." Rin asked as she kissed her mother's cheek. Rin's mother stared at her grown up baby girl acting like a child. I can't believe you're all grown up and going to college…where have the years gone by?

"Make sure to eat something before you leave the house." She instructed Rin in light scolding as she made her way to the living room. Rin's father was busy reading the newspaper, while the television was turned on playing a Spanish soap opera.

"Where are you going, sis?" asked Renata with a notebook in her hand. "I'm going to a club with Kagome. Want to come along?" Rin asked as she took a bite out of an apple.

"No thank you. I have homework to finish, besides I would feel uncomfortable tagging along with people I'm not close to." Renata explained.

She had long dark brown hair that reached below her knees, but almost always kept up in a pony tail. Her eyes were brown and she had light freckles displayed over the bridge of her nose.

"Okay, so what's your homework about?" Rin asked as she changed subjects. "It's my Spanish homework. I already told you how much I hate that class, because- "Renata was saying.

"Your classmates act like crazy, hyper caffeine kids even though their in high school. You've also mentioned about having an idiot Spanish teacher that doesn't deserve to be teaching, because she is not responsible." Rin stated as a matter of fact.

"Yeah, you got that right. Well, have fun with your friends. Remember driving and drinking is bad, so don't do it." Renata said as she left her older sister to finish getting ready. In the meantime, she would go and finish her homework before it got late. She didn't want to miss her favorite program on television.

Rin grabbed her small purse with a golden chain used as a shoulder strap as she made her way outside after bidding an early goodnight to her parents. She made sure she had her driver license, her cell phone, some money, her house and car keys, and some bubble mint gum to have at hand.

She unlocked her violet BMW before entering inside the car and starting up the engine. Rin made sure to check that everything was in order, before backing out of the drive way and making her way to the night streets.
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Kagome waited outside a small convenient store that had bold painted letters reading, 'Paint It Black' on the front. She was wearing dark blue skinny jeans and a green tube top making her look slimmer in a sexy kind of way. Her chocolate eyes brighten as she spotted Rin's convertible find a parking spot across the street.

Rin soon made her way over to Kagome who greeted her with a hug before leading her inside the store. The small store was filled with shelves of flavored soda pop, bubble gum jars, everlasting flavors of candy, and bags of potato chips.

"How can I help you young ladies?" asked Hachi, the co-worker attending the front of the domestic building. "We're here to buy some chocolate bars, Hachi."  Kagome said knowing the routine for gaining access of the exterior portion of the building.

Hachi extended his hand out as he accepted the money cash flow of the two beautiful ladies before smiling. "Right this way, ladies." The young and acknowledge man said as he led the two pretty ladies through a curtain back door. "Have fun and enjoy yourself." He said as the girls disappeared behind the curtained doors.

Paint it Black was created by two successful business partners (a woman and a man). They had wanted to run down an exclusive club hidden behind a front image of a simple convenient store. The club was a successful booming business, despite its shady entourage that made it seem as if the club was being hidden for a certain dangerous motivation.

The sound proof walls blocked the loud booming music from escaping outside the corridors of the building walls. Kagome's red pumps clicked on the concrete floor as she walked over to the bodyguard. The muscular man was there to double check ID's before allowing access to the dance floor and beverage bar to its customers.

"Let's grab a booth, Kagome." Rin said as she walked around the crowd dancing on the marbled floors. "You go on ahead; I came here to dance after all." Kagome yelled over the loud music playing 'Shake it' by the music band Metro Station.

Rin waved her friend goodbye as she made her way to an empty booth where she made herself comfortable in the lush cushions.  

She wanted to hear some music first, before joining the sweaty bodies moving in synch with their partners, and the sound of the music beat. Some reggeton music started playing when a familiar girl came over and greeted Rin.

"Hey, you're Rin from my microbial class, right?" Sango asked as she held hands with a handsome man with violet eyes. "Umm yeah," Rin asked speechless of any words to say to a random stranger that turned out to be her class mate.

"I'm Sango, do you mind if we share the booth? Ours got occupied by someone else." Sango said as she made a thumb motion to some far off couch filled with immature teenage boys checking out the college girls.

"Sure, go right ahead." Rin said as she motioned to the empty space. "Thank you, so are you here with your boyfriend or someone?" Sango asked as she took a seat down followed by her boyfriend that held an alcoholic drink in his other hand.

"I'm here with a friend of mine." Rin answered the straight forward woman who also seemed to be kind hearted.

"I see. Oh, this is Miroku. I'm sorry for being rude in not bothering to introduce him." Sango said as she pushed back strands of her long brown tint hair behind her.

"It's okay." Rin said.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Rin." Miroku said as he flashed a flirtatious smirk that made Rin feel nervous. She never had had much luck with men in college, especially since she kept herself busy and away from boys. "Miroku, stop being so heinous with her will you. You're scaring her." Sango said as she punched his shoulder playfully.

"So Rin, do you have a boyfriend?" Miroku asked as he chuckled lightly. "Not at the moment." Rin answered as Sango took a drink from the bottle she took from her man's grasping hand. "Sango, baby don't you think Rin looks so innocent like a virgin." Miroku commented with obvious intent on seeing Rin's flushed expression.

"Miroku, what did I--"Sango was about to protest when Rin stood up. "Well, I'll let you be." Rin said cutting Sango mid sentence off, as she made her way into the dancing crowd.

"I'll see you around, then." Sango said behind her before glaring at her boyfriend for scaring the young girl off. "What's wrong with you?" she complained hoping Rin didn't think she was a pervert like her scheming boyfriend.

"What? I'm innocent." Miroku protested before stealing a kiss from his extravagant girlfriend. Sango's anger was washed away as she returned the kiss.

How disturbing I felt being in that table booth. I'm pretty sure they want to be alone, and why shouldn't they? Rin thought silently as she tried to find Kagome in the crowd filling the dance floor, but couldn't spot her.

The song 'Beautiful Dirty Rich' by Lady Gaga was playing in the background as she spotted a familiar man talking to a woman with bright red hair.

…but we got no money

Daddy, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. So sorry, yeah

We just like to party, par-party, Yeah

BANG BANG

We're beautiful and dirty rich

Is that poker face? Rin thought to herself while stifling her laugh. I really shouldn't call Sesshomaru that, but Kagome's nickname (she gave him behind his back) is just so contagious. Kagome had given him the name 'poker face', because he was always so vast in revealing any type of expression or emotion.

"Where could Kagome be?" Rin asked moments after feeling a pair of eyes on her.

She tried to think that it was just a random guy checking her out and not Sesshomaru, who had manage to spot her in the heavy crowd. She hated feeling paranoid, but ever since she met Sesshomaru she had started feeling odd emotions. This indicated her that she was developing a crush on the stoic man in her English class.

Rin had first met him in her composition I class and they had only spoken a few words throughout the semester, before he asked for her phone number or E-mail.

He had said that he wanted a friend to chat with, because he didn't have friends to hang out with at the moment. She had then agreed and had written down her E-mail, before they started communicating over the net.

After the semester was over, she didn't hear anything about him. Rin had felt crushed, and had confided in her friend, Kagome, about her predicament. Kagome had advised her to just forget about him, because he was not worth her friend's time if he had stopped communicating with her.

Rin followed Kagome's advice, but was surprised when she found that she got a class this semester with him as a fellow classmate, again. They had only spoken two words with each other in class this semester and those were, 'Hello and Goodbye'. It was also only two times when they spoke online again, before Rin got mad and started blocking him from chatting with her.

She was mad, because she couldn't control these strange emotions in her heart. She hated feeling weak and pathetic in class when she saw him; she also couldn't bring herself to speak one word with him, when they were face to face.

She was scared that he would reject her, because she was a plain and simple girl. He was a cool and rich person, who guys talked to for mechanic advice and girls who found themselves attracted to him. He drove a red Harley motorcycle, while she drove a small car to the university. They were just so different that she didn't feel like a league compared to being by his side.

Rin felt goose bumps building on the skin of her arms as she felt a masculine hand on her shoulder. She cautiously looked up to the owner's hand to find his eyes staring at her face. Rin gulped inaudibly before smiling, "Hi."

"Hello, are you here with someone?" he asked coolly taking his hand away from her bare shoulder. She turned her body angle direction towards him as she stared up at his tall figure.

"Yeah, I'm here with a friend." She answered before glancing at the crowd feeling a knot form inside her stomach.

"Do you want to dance or were you leaving, already?" He asked once more trying to start a conversation perhaps with the timid girl. "I...Uh...we can dance!" Rin exclaimed as she started moving her body to the current rhythm while trying to not get too close to his body. Why did I agree to dance with him? I guess its okay.

"How have you been?" he asked over the loud music as he followed her nervous dancing lead. Rin half- smiled before answering," Okay." Except you've been making my life so complicated.

"I see." He responded back as they danced to another hip hop song. They didn't talk with one another for a while as they preferred for the dancing to do the talking. The dancing was not intimate like other random people that accented their dance movement with sexual maneuvers.

Rin almost wished it could be like that, but she was too shy for that and felt self conscious of her body at the moment.

After seven high ultra beat songs, Rin started feeling her feet tired from the high heels she wore. She couldn't help, but have her right hand rub her right leg calf- that was decorated with the golden straps of the shoe- to help ease it.

Sesshomaru had taken notice of this and decided to lead her to an occupied table booth. Kagome smiled brightly at Rin. "Hey you're having fun, now right."

"Kagome, I'm glad I found you." Rin said as she relaxed on the cushion next to Sesshomaru. "Do you two know one another?" asked InuYasha who was sitting besides Kagome. "Yeah, we came together." Kagome answered before sipping coke though a straw from her glass cup.

"I'm Inuyasha by the way." The man with long black hair said to Rin. Rin smiled, but didn't get enough time to introduce herself to Kagome's 'new' friend. It seemed that she had found someone to party with for the night.

"Let's go dance, InuYasha!" Kagome exclaimed as she stood up and pulled him from his seat."Alright, you don't need to hover over me." InuYasha protested.

"We'll see you in a bit, okay." Kagome said to Rin with a small wink before leaving. Rin's honey brown eyes stared at her friend, before turning her attention to her hands. "So, did you come with InuYasha?" she asked the silent man sitting next to her.

"No. I came by myself." He answered with such ease that it made her feel envious. "A while back, I was hanging out with some friends." he said, shortly after. Rin's hands gripped one another hoping to hide her nervousness. How can he feel so comfortable and at ease? Why can't he feel this pain that builds up within me every time I see him?

"Ah, I see. So how have you been?" Rin asked losing her hand grip and opted with playing with the bangle set bracelets on her wrists. "I've been doing well." He replied back as they reclined back into silence, except for the loud music to accompany them.

Rin wondered if he was going to ask her a question sooner or later. Maybe he likes the silence, but can't he feel the tension surround us? Or is it just my imagination, because I have a crush on him?

"What's your favorite type of music?" He asked as his amber eyes searched for someone in the crowd. Rin took notice of his searching progress and remembered the red haired woman he had been with earlier. Is he looking for her? Is she his girlfriend?

"I like to listen to pop music. What about you?" she asked softly knowing that deep down it would be best if she forget about him and move on.

It would be better staying friends than to keep her suffering in the dark...Quit being so pessimistic! These emotions are starting to piss me off! I AM NOT LIKE THIS! Rin berated her conscious as a sudden urge of adrenaline rage passed through her body.

"My preferred music is rock, but I tend to listen to different styles of music." Sesshomaru replied back as he turned his attention back to the girl.

"Do you still draw sketches of people and objects?" Rin asked hoping her voice didn't sound angry. "Yes, I still do that on my spare time. Of course, right now I've been focusing mainly on the Radiology program." He answered while reminding Rin what he was studying for his major.

"I...can I see some of your art work, someday?" Rin dared to ask.

"Of course, I'll bring my portfolio to class and show you some of my favorite pieces." He answered back feeling comfortable with the fact that Rin was starting to feel at ease with him. "That would be great." Rin replied back before smiling brightly as her heart beat calmed down a few octaves.

The song 'Shake your Groove Thing' by Drew Seeley started playing, shocking some individual in the dance floor while others went along with the change of pace theme. Kagome laughed as she did a few twirls and twists as she enjoyed the new improved seventies song. InuYasha feeling a bit embarrassed, but didn't want to fail his dancing partner went along with her made up dancing steps.

Ayame walked over to the table booth where Sesshomaru was sitting with a petite, but very beautiful, girl. "What's up Sesshomaru? Who's your friend?" She asked with a slight teasing tone.

Her jade eyes stared at Rin's honey brown eyes with a twinkle. Rin turned her attention to the glass cups spread about the table like a buffet. Mh, it's best that I don't listen to their conversation. But, I'm curious if there an item or if their just good friends.

"This is Rin, she's the one I've talked about that you should befriend in class." Sesshomaru said motioning to Rin. "I see. It's a pleasure to meet you, Rin. My name's Ayame Sheri." Ayame said as she twirled a strand of her red hair between one of her fingers.

Rin gave her a small hand wave gesture, "Hello, Ayame."

Ayame was wearing a tight black dress that reached above six inches from her knees. She had long red hair that was curled in springs that helped bring out her majestic green colored orbs. Her white go-go boots made her legs longer and her stature taller.

"I hate to be a bother, but Kouga is drunk and I need a ride home. Do you think you can do me the favor, Sesshomaru?" She asked in a very kind tone.

The song was almost done and Rin had the sudden urge to drag off Sesshomaru back into the dance floor. Her mood had changed drastically during the last few hours she had been spending in Sesshomaru's company. She felt more optimistic and relaxed after scolding herself for being such a drag when she had come out here to have fun in the first place.

"That's fine with me Ayame. Where's Kouga by the way?" Sesshomaru asked as he stood up and stepped out of the booth.

Rin stared up at him startled and upset that he was going to leave without even saying goodbye. How mean! He better not insult me.

"He's at the bar, but said something about using the restroom. We can go fetch him if you want." Ayame informed him while glancing at the young college girl who had an obvious stressed expression in seeing Sesshomaru's departure.

"Hn, I see." he replied back. He turned back to face his current companion."Rin, I guess I'll see you in class, tomorrow. We should hang out more often." Sesshomaru said placing his hand on Rin's shoulder as a friendly gesture, before bidding goodbye to Rin and walked off with Ayame.

"Well, you guys make a pretty rotten couple." Rin mumbled out loud letting her words be drowned by the loud rock music playing. I would've let him kiss my cheek if he wanted to…or my lips. She thought with jealousy of Ayame.

Rin stood up from the table booth and soon found she was joining once more the massive sweaty bodies on the dance floor. Her hips enthusiastically moved with the upcoming beat of 'Poker Face' by Lady Gaga as she smiled earnestly at the men staring at her in interest.

I've made up my mind, poker face. I'm not going to let this feelings get in the way of my optimism. What about you, I wonder?

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