I slowly opened my eyes, my brain still hazy. I had woken up from the feeling of tremendous warmth. I felt my eyes widen and my face flush when I realized that I was entangled with my Lord…in his bed. I looked up at his face to find it calm and peaceful from sleep.
Thank Kami he's not awake… I stared at my Lord, my curiosity getting the better of me. After meeting Lord Sesshomaru, I found that not a single male really stood out anymore, not in comparison to my Demon Lord.
He was so strong, not only physically, but mentally as well. He was well built, noble, and even gentlemanly. There wasn't a single thing about my Lord that didn't dazzle me. I frowned to myself. Why am I even thinking about this? He's my Lord, and nothing more.
I yawned and felt my eyelids flutter shut once more before going back to sleep.
Sesshomaru had woken up just a few minutes before his attendant did. He quickly shut his eyes as hers fluttered open. He could feel her stiffen for a few moments before she started to relax again. He could practically feel her eyes looking him up and down and he was curious as to why.
As soon as she had woken up, he heard her yawn and return to her slumber. He opened his amber eyes and stared at her. Apparently, their…situation didn't bother her, least she would've snuck away. Sesshomaru found himself pulling her closer in reaction to his thoughts.
He found that he rather liked having his attendant close to him. Her usual, defiant aura gave him a challenge, an amusing challenge, but a challenge none the less. And when she was calm and sleeping, her aura soothed him and put him at rest.
"Lord Sesshomaru! I have looked everywhere and…oh…" Sesshomaru looked up into the doorway of his room to see a blushing Sakura. He raised a brow as his attendant groaned and opened her eyes, looking lazily at Sakura. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes, looking like a child as she did it.
"Hey Sakura, what's up? You look really freaked out." She mumbled from Sesshomaru's chest. Sakura put her hands on her hips, one blue brow raised up in expectancy. "Did I interrupt something?" she asked. Elizabeth blinked, and looked down into his eyes.
He smirked at her as her cheeks turned red. She squeaked and fell backwards off his bed, taking the sheets with her. She landed with a thump and a groan. Sesshomaru chuckled to himself before turning to his seamstress. "You needed something?" he asked. She nodded and walked into his room, helping up Elizabeth.
"Yeah, Elizabeth, there's a man waiting for you in the gardens." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes slightly. A man was here for his attendant. His human looked confused. "A man? To see me?" she asked, slightly shocked. Sakura nodded. "Yes…he says he knows you."
Who could possibly be here to visit me? Lord Sesshomaru and I followed Sakura into the courtyard where a very familiar demon was waiting for me. He had shaggy black hair, bright green cat eyes, and a single, inch long vertical red line on his forehead. He smirked when he saw me. "Hello, Elizabeth." He said before lunging at me. I ducked to the side, rolled, and took out three throwing knives and flung them at him. But of course, he was too fast and dodged them. He laughed.
"My my, Elizabeth. You've gotten rather slow." He teased. I huffed and darted straight towards him and slid, knocking his feet out from under him. I smirked in success, but what I didn't expect was for him to flip me down on the ground, flat on my back, a knife pressed to my throat.
"Ugh." I said, annoyed. He laughed and pulled me to my feet. I bowed to him. "Hello, sensei." I said, aware of Sesshomaru's careful gaze on us. He smiled at me. "How did you know where I was?" I asked. He raised a brow at me. "It wasn't that hard, Western Assassin." He said disapprovingly. I shrugged.
I heard my Lord clear his throat. I flushed. "Oh, right! Lord Sesshomaru, this is my sensei and best friend, Hatsuharu. Hatsuharu, this is my Lord, Lord Sesshomaru. He is the Lord of the West." I said proudly. "You were trained by a demon?" Sesshomaru asked me doubtfully. I nodded. "How else would I be able to be an assassin? As you know, normal Demon Slayers can fight demons just as well as I can, but I am specially trained to do my job with stealth and precision." I answered, smiling.
"Hn."
"So…you're a servant girl?" Hatsuharu asked me. I winced slightly. "No, I am an attendant. There's a difference. Plus, I usually just play with my Lord's ward." I answered, a fond smile crawling onto my lips. "So you're a babysitter?" he asked, a smirk on his face. I scowled at him.
"Stop taunting my attendant, she has work to do." Sesshomaru said, walking away. I gave Hatsuharu a small smile before running after my Lord. When we were out of hearing range, I let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Lord Sesshomaru." I said, extremely relived. He raised a brow at me.
"For what?" he asked. I made a face. "I'm happy to see him and all, but it's so…awkward now." I mumbled. "Awkward?" He said. I nodded. "Yes…my Lord, you're a handsome, sought after demon right?" I asked, blushing slightly. "Hnn." I took that as a yes and continued. "How do you turn down a Demon who wishes to court you?" He stared at me for a few moments.
This Demon that just barged into his Palace without warning or a proper introduction came to take his attendant from him? He frowned on the inside. That would not do. He would make sure to it that she would get only the best. "Say no." he said. She made a frustrated noise. "I already have! He's so persistent, Sesshomaru! It's annoying." She muttered. He didn't fail to notice that she used informalities with him, and apparently neither did she. She blushed.
"I—I mean Lord Sesshomaru, sorry." She said. "Hn." He said. She smirked at that. He noticed that she seemed to be more comfortable around him, more settled into her new life. She sighed. "But my Lord…what do I do? How do you turn down persistent women?" she asked. Sesshomaru looked down at her for a few moments.
"I don't, I grin and bear it." He said before turning into his study, leaving her with the fast approaching Rin.