AN: Hello everyone! I'm in a VERY good mood right now. Hehe. Well, even though I said there would only be one… there are actually TWO winners! Everyone say congratulations to antwattack and Say0mi Saki! (congratulations guys!) Now, the reason why there are two is because I did read Say0mi's first, but antwattack's was just in such great detail that I couldn't resist letting them win too! Also, congratulations to the people who guessed and got it right but was not able to receive a character. So, for your reading pleasure, I shall introduce the new characters in today's new chapter. Sachiko and Amaterasu, meet the readers. Readers, meet Sachiko and Amaterasu. By the way, because they are slaves, they do not have surnames. Thanks to Dragon Ashe's for beta-ing!!!!

Chapter III

Her Education

Something dawned on Inuyasha the morning after he bought Kagome. He didn't realize the problem it would bring until it was literally staring him in the face… or rather, snuggling up against his chest. How did this happen?! Taking in a deep breath due to his sudden nervousness, he groaned. The smell of cherry blossoms was right underneath his nose and it was slowly seeping into his skin to the point where it threatened to mask his own scent. Why does she have to smell so fucking good?

While Inuyasha was trying to wrap his mind around the situation, Kagome moaned softly in her sleep, her grip tightening around his waist. He barely noticed; he was frustrated almost to the point of clawing his eyes out as he tried to remember what happened last night. I didn't have sex with her did I?! What the fuck happened?

"Inuyasha-sama?"

Looking down at his chest, he saw Kagome rubbing her eyes as she moaned his name. That best be an 'I'm waking up' moan!

"Inuyasha-sama," she said more clearly as she sat up, her eyes no longer looking sleepy. The blush that soon took over her face made him come to a horrible realization.

Before she could attempt to see what was wrong, he leapt off his bed and ended up in the couch across the room. What's he… she thought curiously as she cocked her head slightly to the right as he began thrashing on the couch, his hands violently combing through his hair. … doing? "Inuyasha-sama, are you okay?"

"Please fucking tell me you and I did not do it last night!?" When she giggled, a small part of him felt happy but the rest of him was about to have a heart attack. He couldn't have taken her! Doing that meant he took away another freedom of hers. "Answer me, Kagome!"

"No, Inuyasha-sama. We did not have intercourse."

"Then what did happen?"

"Well," she started. "I didn't know where to sleep last night because you said my room wasn't finished. I tried to sleep on the couch but you wouldn't let me and said you would sleep there instead. Around three o'clock this morning, I woke up and saw you climbing into the bed." She stopped suddenly and put a finger to her chin in thought. "Actually, you had strange purple markings on your face when you joined me."

Purple markings? "Did I happen to say anything?"

She shook her head and he sighed. Standing, Inuyasha ran his fingers through his hair as he walked to his bedroom door. "Well… since we both are fully dressed," Thank God. "We might as well go down stairs and get breakfast. Although I'm surprised Miroku hasn't gotten us yet." Looking at the clock, his eyes widened as he noticed it was an hour before anyone would be up. "Never… mind… then."

"Inuyasha-sama?"

He glanced at her in reply.

"May I please have some tea? I am rather thirsty."

Inuyasha nodded and the two left his room to walk down stairs. Behind him, Kagome's steps were dainty and if he had been human, he knew she would've been able to sneak up on him. Oh shit, Inuyasha thought as he realized what today was. "I have to go to my University today."

It was quiet for a few moments before Kagome whispered, "What's a University?"

He turned around to look at her curiously as they passed the Sun Room, continuing to go towards the kitchen. The inquisitive expression – head cocked to the side and mouth drawn into a petite frown - made him blush slightly before turning around and entering the kitchen. As he dug through the cabinets for the tea making supplies, Kagome went to sit on a stool by the bar. "A-A…" Inuyasha cleared his throat. "A University is pretty much like a big school where I get 'educated'… "

Unbeknownst to him, Kagome became still at the mention of the word educated as she looked down in her lap. Her body was stiff and she held in a whimper of pain.

Inuyasha didn't even notice as he continued, "… have yet to choose my major but I have a test in Calculus and Biology 101. I'm actually thinking about doing ... Dad must've already made some tea. The tea leaves are still in the kettle."

"What is Anthropology, Inuyasha-sama?"

"Anthropology," he started as he put a kettle on a burner to boil for some hot green tea. "Is the study of demons and how they have acted over time. If anything, I would go into the sociocultural studies of Anthropology. I want to stay away from the political side if possible; I can leave that to my brother." Turning around, Inuyasha gave Kagome a small smile and got one in return that was accompanied with a blush.

"You have a brother?"

"Yeah… the bastard's name is Sesshomaru."

"Will I ever be able to meet him, Inuyasha-sama?"

He cocked his eyebrow before turning to get two cups from the cupboard. "I'd rather you not; although, you might like his human, Rin." When he turned around, he was met with a blank stare. "What?"

"Inuyasha-sama… does not call us slaves."

He sighed before resting his elbows on the counter of the bar. "I don't call humans slaves because my mother was human." Hearing a gasp, he sighed and looked into her eyes. "Have you not noticed that I am a hanyou?" She shook her head as she let the hand she had lifted to her mouth fall. "Well, I am."Before either of them could say anything else, the kettle on the stove gave out a shrill yell and Inuyasha grabbed it and put it on the counter. Pouring the steaming tea into the two cups, Inuyasha soon handed Kagome hers before pouring his own. "You don't have to feel bad about it," He said when he saw her sullen face. "I'm used to what people call me and I don't care anymore. If anything, it makes me a little more mature than the other students because I don't take everything for granted."

Taking a sip of her tea, Kagome closed her eyes.

Two minutes later of silence, they saw Sango enter the kitchen, dressed in her chef uniform that looked more like something a waitress would wear. A white tee shirt covered her chest with beige slacks, dark blue 'boat shoes' on her feet. "Good morning you two," she said with a smile on her face. When she noticed the kettle, she frowned, "If you wanted tea you should've woken me, Inuyasha."

"You need your sleep and Dad had already made some," he sighed.

Sango quirked her eyebrow as she tied a black apron around her waist. "Well, in any case, I need to wake up Amaterasu."

"What happened to Sachiko?"

"Taisho-sama decided that since Sachiko would have more of a possibility of hurting herself, that maybe she should work in the Sun Room with Jet."

"That girl is a klutz."

Laughing, Sango walked over to Kagome and gave her a hug. "By the way, Inuyasha, when are you gonna get Kagome to take out her nose ring?"

Kagome looked up, as if in horror. "W-What?"

"Why do you think all the slaves in the mansion don't wear theirs?" Sango said as she smiled. "Taisho-sama doesn't like having slaves so to make him feel better; we all decided to take ours out. Don't worry, whenever we go back out we put them back in, if that's what you're worried about. We also put it in on Wednesdays and Sundays to make sure our noses don't heal."

Lifting a hand up to her face to rub said piercing, Kagome went cross eyed as she attempted to look at the golden stud in her left nostril. "I d-didn't know… I actually kind of like it, though. I like my appearance with it in."

That caught Inuyasha off guard and he gave out a small growl as he muttered, "Why would you like a sign of slavery?"

She blushed as she stopped rubbing her piercing, putting her hand back down in her lap. "I-I don't want to take out something that shows to the whole world that I am Inuyasha-sama's slave. The piercing reminds me every time I look at it that I belong to Inuyasha-sama, the best master any human could ever have."

Inuyasha's blush could've rivaled Kagome's. Sango, on the other hand, decided to make it worse. "She's right, Inuyasha. You are a great master." She saw her master choke on his tea as she giggled. "I'm going to wake up Ama now but while I'm-"

"Good morning!"

Everyone turned around and saw three humans enter: two females and a male. The female on the right had hair the color of maple leaves that reached her shoulders, which were wore it in pig tails that ghosted over her slightly tan skin. The other girl had a pony tail of black hair, reaching just below her shoulders with ivory-colored skin. As for the male, his incredibly sun kissed skin was complimented by sun bleached blonde hair that reached the top of his ears. He had put a little gel in it, making it spike up in the front.

"Is this Inuyasha's new slave?" The maple-haired girl asked as she made her way towards Kagome. Just as she was about to wrap her arms around Kagome in a bear hug, she tripped on something no one could see and fell on her butt, managing to not hit anything else in the process.

Inuyasha, Sango, and the other two humans went into a laughing fit as Kagome stood up from where she sat on the stool and ran over to the woman. Unlike Kagome, the woman herself was laughing as she rubbed her butt.

"Oh my gosh! Are you okay? What did you trip on?" Kagome asked worriedly as she helped the teenaged teenager to her feet.

Still holding her stomach, Sango rubbed her eyes with her free hand as she blurted out. "She never trips on anything! We gave her flats to wear because she always tripped on her shoelaces!" Another wave of laughter hit as everyone remembered something that had happened before Kagome had arrived, leaving Kagome bewildered.

As everyone bean to cool down, Kagome helped the woman stand. After she was steady on both feet, she gave a giant smile and bowed. "I'm fine, Kagome-chan! My name is Sachiko by the way! It's nice to meet cha!" Sachiko moved over towards the other girl and took the other girl's shoulders in her tan arms. "This is Amaterasu!"

Amaterasu gave Sachiko a smile before bowing to Kagome. "I'm glad to have finally met you, Kagome-chan."

"Oh, it's very nice to meet you both; Sachiko-san, Amaterasu-"

Before Kagome could finish her greeting and turn to the male, Amaterasu put a hand up and gave a soft smile to show that she was not hostile as she said, "I prefer Ama."

Nodding, Inuyasha's slave bowed slightly before turning the male, "What is your name and why… do you not look Japanese?"

He acted cockily, with a devilish smirk on his lips as he crossed his arms. "The name's Jet and I was transferred over here from America. Long story short, America's demons did not like me. I also work in the Sun Room with Sachiko."

"Don't worry, Kagome-chan!" Sachiko giggled. "Jet-kun is actually a big softie! He just wants to make you think he's all cool." Looking at him, Sachiko saw his pout and punched him lightly in the arm. "Well… it was nice to meet you, Kagome-chan! I'm sure we will see you later! Jet-kun and I have work to do."

As they left, Kagome couldn't help but notice how Sachiko and Jet took each other's hands and moved closer as they walked. Smiling, she sat back down on the stool and took a sip of tea, the atmosphere around her blissful. After several thoughts of Inuyasha bounced her mind, she looked up and gazed at him. When he noticed her staring, she blushed and turned to Amaterasu. "Ama," she said, quickly getting the slightly older woman's attention. "How long have you worked for Taisho-sama?"

"I've cooked for Taisho-sama and Inuyasha for five years now."

"Wow! You look about my age though… I'm only nineteen."

Ama giggled softly, "I'm twenty three. I actually worked on the Oden that I heard you loved so much."

Most likely everyone in the mansion heard Kagome squeal at the mention of the favored food. For Inuyasha, that sound gave him a small sense of comfort, most likely because he was still worried about how Kagome thought of having him for a master. The first night she had stayed, she had woken up with her in his arms. The first day she had seen his rage and the thought that maybe, just maybe, she was scared of him? He wasn't the type of guy to cry but if she was scared of him, he wouldn't be surprised if he felt a tear or two. For unidentified reasons, Kagome was quickly becoming an important person in his life.

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Bit by bit, Kagome made her way up the stairs that outlined the Sun Room, going towards her master's bedroom. Her master had already left for classes and came back; from what he told her, he would be going out again at four.

When she was little, she always dreamt that her master would be kind, but, after graduating from her education, that dream died the moment she saw Tsubouchi-sama's telltale smirk when he signed her certificate that showed she was a professional. Images of her education passed her thoughts and she felt bile rise before going away. She was a professional… she was supposed to love her job. The moment that Tsubouchi-sama told her she was pronounced the best in her field, she did feel a sense of accomplishment because it meant that if she made her master happy, then maybe he would treat her right, but the thought of doing what she was supposed to… it made her want to hurl. After seeing the emotion in Inuyasha-sama's eyes when she asked him if he was to be her master, she promised herself to make sure she always left him satisfied, no matter what he wanted. As his slave, she was meant to do as her master dictated and look like she enjoyed it while doing so.

Her blue eyes opened and for a moment, she wondered just when, exactly, she had closed them. Looking up, Kagome saw the door to Inuyasha's bedroom and she was struck with nervousness. He had yet to ask her of her services. Did he not want her? Was she not to his liking? He had bought her so why had he not used her yet? She was meant to please her master, she was meant for him.

Slowly, she knocked on the red door and was met with it opening half a second later. Peeking up from under her bangs, she felt her face get hot when she saw Inuyasha's smile. "L-Lunch is r-ready… Inuyasha-sama. S-Sango-chan told me to tell you."

"Keh," he muttered before he showed her inside.

Is he finally going to use me? Kagome glanced backwards as she walked towards his bed. I hope I chose the right place.

"So you came to get me?" He asked as he walked over to the couch and picked up the guitar he had been using before she arrived at his door. "Well… I just want to finish this song and then you and I can go down for lunch." After strumming a few chords, he looked up, "What are we having?"

"Okonomiyaki, Inuyasha-sama."

Nodding, he went back to his guitar before sighing and putting it back on the couch. "After lunch, I need to do my homework. I have to do a ten page essay for Biology." Inuyasha saw her blink and figured she didn't understand but probably didn't want to pester him about it. "You know, Kagome, I was thinking about seeing if maybe you could get a proper education."

She gave him a confused look, "I am already educated, Inuyasha-sama."

Chuckling, he stood and walked over to the bed, looking down at her as he said, "I know you were educated as a slave, but my father has some connections and maybe you could get an education like I have. Sango, Miroku, Sachiko, Ama, Momiji, and a whole bunch of our human slaves took the request and if they were demons, some would even have master degrees. Miroku has crammed ever since we were four and he could've been a doctor if he was able. That's why we don't have a family doctor; we just use Miroku."

"Miroku-san is that intelligent?"

Inuyasha gave out a laugh, "He doesn't seem it but yeah. Of course, he was able to study just as long as I have so he has more education than some of our other humans. Sango studied to become a chef and now she's head chef of the mansion." Just when he thought she was getting excited, he saw her look down in her lap, her bangs effectively hiding her eyes from his sight. "Kagome?" He saw her clench her mid thigh white skirt in her hands. "Kagome, what's wrong?"

"W-What…" she cleared her throat. "What about Sachiko-chan and Ama-chan?"

"Hm," The hanyou looked up in thought as he crossed his arms. "Sachiko just started her education with Mizuno-san last month. Ama on the other hand has been with Mizuno-san for five years and has begun learning about becoming a scholar. She became fascinated with Egypt when she saw a movie on it and now she is trying to learn all she can. We actually were able to hire her brother." That seemed to catch Kagome's attention. "Her brother works in the garden."

"What's his name?"

"Ramses. He named himself that because of Ama's infatuation."

It was quiet between the two as Inuyasha saw Kagome relax slightly before tensing up again. Is something wrong? Tenderly, he grabbed her chin and made her look at him, unconsciously bringing them closer together. "Is something wrong, Kagome?"

"No," she gazed into his golden eyes, her ocean blues mesmerizing him. "It's just… you haven't gotten me to service you yet and Tsubouchi-san-"

"Forget about the wolf! I'm in charge of you now and I don't want to hear you talk about him."

Nodding, she stood and kept her eyes towards the floor. "Yes, Inuyasha-sama… We should go eat Sango-chan's Okonomiyaki now." She began to walk towards the door and didn't wait up.

Watching her leave made him frown. Had he said something? She couldn't really be missing the wolf could she? Sighing as he shrugged his shoulders, he moved towards the door and went down stairs, wondering just what could be wrong with his Kagome.

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Watching the clock on the microwave become eleven o'clock at night, Sachiko sighed deeply as she cupped her tea in her hands.

"Can't sleep again?"

Looking behind her, she relaxed when she saw Ama walking towards her. "Yeah. I don't know why but I just can't."

Ama came up to the counter and saw a wet rag on Sachiko's right hand. "Did you burn your hand?"

"Yep."

"It's a good thing Taisho-sama decided to let you work in the Sun Room instead of the kitchen. If you had stayed you probably would've killed yourself by now. Why are you such a klutz?"

Sachiko shrugged and took a sip of her tea with her non injured hand, watching Ama as she went to a cupboard and took out a cup. Once Ama poured herself some tea, Sachiko whispered, "Kagome-chan is nice, isn't she?"

"Yeah." Taking a sip, Ama sighed and looked at the bowl of fruit next to her.

"What was her education?" When Ama didn't reply, Sachiko saw how serious Ama's face became and she grew worried. "Ama?"

Sighing, the elder woman set down her cup and began rubbing her temples. "From what Sango has said and what Miroku found out… she was that bastard Tsubouchi's best pupil."

Sachiko gasped and both of her hands flew to her mouth. "Tsubouchi is the concubine teacher. You can't mean-"

"Yep." Looking straight into Sachiko's eyes, Ama said, "She is a professional concubine."

"But Kagome-chan is so nice!"

"I know… she doesn't deserve it." By the time Ama looked back at Sachiko, she saw the girl looking down into her cup of green tea, an abnormal seriousness set on the girl's face. "It can't be helped, Sachiko."

She sighed, "I know. Jet thought the same thing but I didn't want to believe him."

"You two have been getting awfully close." The younger girl blushed and tried to hide it by sipping her tea but Ama caught it and smirked. "You know you could be like Kikyo and Onigumo and raise a child inside the mansion if you two get that close."

Sachiko's blush seemed to take over her entire body as the steam from tea leaked out her ears like an anime character. "Ama!"

"What?"

"You're bad!"

Laughing, Ama backed up a few steps and stretched. "So what? If I found a hot guy like Jet here in the mansion, I'd be shagging him!" Ama saw Sachiko's face and her laugh grew. "I'm kidding!" The young girl didn't seem to believe her because her face was stuck in the shocked expression with her eyes just as wide as her mouth was. She didn't seem to be breathing either. "Sachiko?" No movement. "Sachiko… breathe!"

The girl took in a huge breath, "Ama!"

"What now?"

"You're bad!"

"I know."

Hope you liked it ^.^ And winners, if I made you not like your characters… just tell me! And I hoped you liked my surprised antwattack! And Say0mi… I love your character! I hope you like her too because she could easily make this story lighter if it gets to serious. Once again, congratulations! Review, please. Also, I wonder how many times Kagome's blushed in this story. Of course, she has to because she's so innocent!

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