Sesshomaru's POV

"Jaken I am going to my chambers to rest, do not let me be disturbed do you understand" I said coldly and glared at him. He coward away from me.

"Y-yes m'lord" He whimpered. With that I walked into my chambers. I took off my kimono top for it felt like fire in this summer heat and changed into a fully white hakama* before getting into my bed. Not moments after I lay my head on my pillow did I hear the lizards yell at someone. I then got a whiff of a neko. My first thoughts were she was an assassin sent here to kill me, but those thoughts were erased when the revolting sent of human stench came in after her scent. She was not of the enemy clans, but why was she hear then? She couldn't be living in one of my villages can she? Impossible it would have heard of a neko living in one of my villages. I soon heard Jaken confirm my thoughts about the intruder being a neko. I sighed. Who the hell would come at this time of night? I got out of bed and went out to see this neko for myself. She is suppressing most of her power I can tell.

"What is your business here? It better be greatly important to come and disturb my slumber" I said coldly. She was looking at Jaken so she had to look up and she took her time looking up. She was taking in my features I could tell. This amused me after all she is a neko, but then again what creature wouldn't admire this Sesshomaru? She was about to look me over again when I spoke.

"Well state your business and leave quickly before I kill you for not waiting till morning for this" I said coldly trying to mask my amusement from her looking me over. She flinches then tells me that the Helo village's grains were going to be late and they want my forgiveness for it. I growled in frustration and irritation. Again this village as not turned their grains in on time. They need to be punished now.

"Your village has always been late every year. They have asked for my forgiveness every year and since they catch me on a good day I give it to them but this year I will not. They have two choices. They give me a member of their village as a servant for the rest of that person's life or they lose my protection every time they don't turn in their grain on time. This choice will happen every year." I growled and glared at the neko infront of me. She mostlikely will choose for the village right here and now and will probably pick the servant one. She confirms my guess. I turn around trying to hide my smirk.

"You will do then" I said while walking away with a smirk on my face. I could sense her shock and smirk more triumphantly. My smirk however turned to and irritated frown when she asked the most stupid question I have ever heard.

"Excuse me m'lord but are you saying that I am going to be your servant" she whimpered out. She looked pale. I turned around and replied.

"Women, you are the only one here that doesn't serve me at the moment, so whom do you think I was talking to the wind?" I said annoyed that she would ask that question. She apologized and I was about to continue when I smelt salt water and heard sniffling. I looked back and saw tears coming out of her eyes. I sighed lowly. She must be scared. After all I am an inu demon and she probably have been told that we skin nekos alive and use them as a blanket or something.

"Do not cry neko. I will no harm you, I may detest your kind to a point, but I am not one to treat you differently for it. You can trust me on this. If you are crying for that reason I must ask you to only fear me for my rank not my species" I said as kindly as I could. I started to walk away when she spoke stopping me in my spot once again.

"I do not cry for having to serve under you. I cry, m'lord, for I told my friend that if I do not return then you would be coming to the village to punish them. Now she and the rest of the village will be distressed waiting for your arrival and punishment now. And for fearing you; I fear you for your rank and only your rank. I am not the type of neko who fears a person for their species. I have protected my family from a okami demon, which is a close, but not as powerful, relative of the inu demon. He was weak and I knew it so I did not back down and I killed him" She said all of this and I could hear her pride herself on the last statement. Well at least she knows how to kill. That how ever did not interest me. What interested me about her statement was the fact that she said family. It would be a shame to take her way from a litter. I had to make sure. I walked up to her and grabbed her chin forcing her to look me straight in the eye.

"You said family am I correct, am I taking you away from a litter" I said still looking deep into her amethyst colored eyes. She hesitated. She wanted to lie but it wasn't in her.

"No m'lord this was a while back before I came to your village. I had a human family… they were the reason I left…" She said then trailed off into a memory. I interrupted this because I had no time for daydreaming.

"Why?" I inquired. She looked at me strangely but continued.

"I was going into heat every six months and that was when the demons came and threatened the safety of my family so I left" She answered. I thought so. I need to know one more thing. It really isn't important but I need to know.

"Did they know you were a demon?" I asked getting closer to her. She backs up in response. This caused me to frown. She really hasn't had any form of contact with her own species. She completely suppresses her Neko sides needs for physical contact it saddens me. She looks at me with apprehension or was it confusion I was to tired to tell nor care.

"M'lord you look tired you should get to bed" She says touching my chest. I stand corrected. Maybe she only likes slight physical contact like most humans. Her statement displeased me though for she completely bypassed my question. I showed her my displeasure but pushing her into the tree right behind her. I leaned down and growled in her ear.

"Do not change the subject neko. I have asked a question and expect to get and answer" Was what came from my lips in the form of a growl. I lay my head on her shoulder. If anyone else were around I would have gone and laid under a tree while she answered my question, but since we are alone I will take advantage of the neko species' cuddly nature. When I leaned on her shoulder however she stiffened. This caused me to frown. This neko has never been around other nekos ever. If she had she would have sighed or sit us on to the ground to get comfy not stiffen like I was some block of ice falling on her. I hear her say something but dozed off until I heard her call my name. Suddenly I felt her trying to get into my brain to control me. This pissed me off and I made it know.

"Neko if you want to live a long life I suggest you do not try to control me again" I whispered in her ear. I felt her jump in surprised from that. I heard her sigh.

"M'lord how are we going to get you back to the castle. I am too weak to carry you by myself and you are so tired that you are not disgusted with touching neko demon and using her as a pillow which means you would be too exhausted to walk to the castle" She whispered. I have slept outside many times so that didn't faze me. Her comment amused me though. Does she really think that all Inu's hate neko's. I had a lieutenant that was a neko demon. He was a great friend of mine and he even protected me from his kind. He was loyal till he died even with the war between his species and mine. The elders probably tell the little ones that we attack any neko we see. I sighed for the numerous time today.

"I will rest here for tonight. As for being revolted by your touch, I am not nor will I ever be revolted by it. Though the stench of the humans all over you does disgusted me. Now sit" I said and she did as I said. I was expecting her to ask why or something but she didn't. As she sat down I lowered myself with her and then curled up next to her. I soon felt her hands grab my head and place it on her lap. I welcomed the gesture for it made it more comfortable. I was starting to fall asleep when she started to run her fingers through my hair in a petting motion. I didn't stop her because I was too tired, plus it was soothing. Slowly I fell into a restful sleep. I'm going to keep this neko as my personal servant.

A/N: Sorry it took me so long it wasn't that i was having writers block i have the next 4 chapter already written it's the fact that i can't find the time to type them out with finales coming up. Once they start i'll be posting more often