Alright guys! Here is the updated version of chapter 2! Again more grammar fixes, some mild changes to the plot to help it make more sense. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do now own Inuyasha

Chapter Two: Natalia, Spirited and Scary

Inuyasha came to her door and opened it. He stood by for a few seconds before sighing, "Come on Kagome." She looked up at him and shook her hands, showing that she was still cuffed to the back seat. "Oh. Right." He murmured as he leaned into the car and unlocked her cuffs.

Everything that happened after that was in a flash, almost hard to comprehend. At least for Kagome. He lived in a big house, with about three maids as far as she could tell, plenty of rooms, lots of land. But no children and no family. Why live in a big house like this on his own? And why did he need so many maids?

"Your day starts at 8. Your curfew is 9 and if I or anyone sees you do something against the rules, you will face consequences. Don't think about using your good looks or charm to get out of it" He said with a stern look. He expected Kagome to cringe, or freak out like the others had on their first day, but instead she gave a solid nod and waited for him to continue. He raised an eyebrow, she definitely peaked his curiosity.

"Your so different." He said turning to face her completely. "Most people I've taken from that slave trade are either twenty pounds and loud, or twenty pounds and whiny. Your a nice weight and don't even speak a word." That was when he got close. His whole body was practically pressed against her, his amber eyes staring down at her as his hand traced up her arm. "What did they do to you to silence you?"

She looked up at him, her emotions were flaring but her mind was running. Thoughts banging against the insides of her head: run, scream, fight, cry. Do something.

But she knew better, she had learned from Ganet not to be that way.

"It's a hard life...I don't doubt that...but it will be even harder if you fight.."

She desperately wanted to fight back, but Ganet was right. Back at that hell hole, she wasn't beaten or tortured like the others because she made sure to do as she was told. Her spirit was never broken.

"You don't have to be afraid around me." He smiled as he raised the back of his hand to graze her cheek. "I won't harm you."

"Why...did you pick me?" Kagome asked her voice once again startling her. She forgot how quiet and loud she could be, getting used to her speaking would take some time. But he was a chatter, so she'd have to get used to it fast. He didn't shut up the whole car ride back here even after there survivor conversation.

Inuyasha dropped his hand and frowned for a second, this was a question he could answer easily but maybe saying it wouldn't be the brightest idea. "Well..you were picked bec-"

Just then the slam of a door against a brick wall was heard. A woman, tall and slender with jet black hair came walking through the back door of the house.

"Inuyasha! Baby I'm home! Oh I love what you had Maddy do to the garden! I love the blue roses, where on Earth did you find them?!"

Inuyasha's frown deepened, he backed away from Kagome. "I will find Natalia. She will show you your room, give you clothes, and show you the ropes. And when she comes here don't say it like N-a-tal-ie. She hates that, it freaks her out. Don't ask why because I don't know."

Kagome nodded and then brought her gaze to the a new person joining them. The color of her hair was the same as Kagome's, but hers was shiny and well groomed. Kagome's was frail and split. She was wearing a tight button down black shirt and long black slacks with black boots that went up to her knees. Kagome thought of a cat, and it almost made her want to giggle.

"Ugh Inuyasha another one?" The girl said as she walked over to Inuyasha and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "You promised Maddy was the last one!" She exclaimed as she twirled a piece of her hair with her finger.

"I know but I felt this one deserved a break. She barely talks so I think you'd like her. And god woman, what did you do to your hair?" He remarked.

The girl stepped back a few feet and walked around in a circle slowly "Don't you love it? I wanted a change so I figured why not short hair! It is in and is so cute."

"You looked better with your long hair, Kikyo" Inuyasha said. He crossed his arms over his chest and sighed, this is how it always went. They rarely agreed on anything, Kikyo was always at work but when ever she was home they couldn't stop themselves from getting under each others skin. The only time they were actually on the same page was when they were on top of each others skin.

"Well, I guess you'll just have to get used to it." She said with a smug smile before heading up the long stairway to the side of the room. "I am going to get changed, I have a dinner party with the Manhe's tonight."

"Should I get changed too?" Inuyasha asked.

Kikyo stopped on right in tracks, her smiled dropped for a second but shot right back up. "Oh no babe!..uh if you don't mind, I think I'll be going to this dinner on my own. It's kind of boring and I really want to leave quickly." Before Inuyasha could object Kikyo bounded up the hall and locked herself away in their bedroom.

"Right...uh...Sorry about that." He said turning back to Kagome. He gave her a gentle smiled and tilted his head "Now..where was I? Oh right Natalia. I'll send for her right away just wait here." And then he fled the room, leaving Kagome to stand in the middle of the entrance hallway. She felt a cold chill climb up her back and couldn't help but think about the slave trade. She wondered about the woman she had gotten to know and work with. Were they okay? Why weren't any of them picked? Was something happening to them?

But most of all she wondered about Ganet. She missed her so much and she wondered if she had finally got her dream.

"One day, I am going to join my boy in heaven. Marcus, he was such a brave boy when they took him. Only two years old, I know I was pretty young to have a child but I loved that boy to pieces." Ganet said with a small smile.

"What happened to him?" Kagome asked.

Ganet's smile left her face and she turned to look at Kagome, two tears falling down her cheeks "Men happened. There are cruel people In this world. They took my baby boy away and I don't know what happened but a woman told me her boy was taken and killed on the spot. He was four."

"There could still be a chance though!" Kagome exclaimed.

"Girl, you are so full of hope. Keep that, half of these women don't even remember that word exists. Keep that hope and do yourself a favor. Lock it away in a jar and hide it in the deepest pit of your soul so these men don't find it and break it. Mine is my soul, waiting to be reunited with Marcus in heaven."

That was the first day Kagome had ever seen Ganet cry, but it wasn't the last. Everyday after that Ganet would talk about Marcus, she even had a picture of him with her. It was a nice picture, she was hugging him from behind as they went down a green slide. His hands were in the air, and he has a big smile painted on his face. He had big blue eyes, like Ganet. He was wearing a Nike shirt that was too big for him, and his hair was black and short.

Kagome reached into the top of her shift, into the cup of a makeshift, tattered bra she managed to hold onto in the trade. She pulled out the picture of Ganet and her boy, looking closely at it. It was the only thing she had left of her. Kagome peered at the picture, noticing something about Marcus she hadn't before. He had ears on the top of his head, which was an obvious sign of a demon.

But Ganet wasn't a demon, so was this man a hanyou? And now something else became clear to Kagome, didn't Inuyasha have ears? Strange how she didn't notice before, what had got her so distracted that she hadn't noticed the mans ears?

Was it his dreamy smile? Maybe his hot body?

She shook her head and clutched the middle of her shirt with her hands. 'No, he is not dreamy. He Is a man, and he owns me like the other men did. Keep it cool and calm, he is dangerous...' And although Kagome could think it so easily she would never be able to say it. Because something about this man didn't seem dangerous, in fact something about him made her feel safe.

"Oh hello!" A young and energized voice called from the top of the stairs. "I am Natalia!" Kagome's eyes focused on the bouncing woman. She was young but not crazy young. Probably about Mid twenties, with long brown hair and big brown eyes. She was a bit of a chubby girl which struck Kagome odd because from what Kikyo said she figured all of Inuyasha's maids were from the slave trade.

He was definitely a mysterious man now wasn't he?

The girl came down the steps in a flash and began to shake Kagome's hand violently. Kagome's body shook just enough for the top of her shirt to slide halfway down her arms and Natalia stopped.

"Oh god..you poor thing.." Natalia said as she brought her hands over the bruises scattered across Kagome's chest. "Don't you worry now your safe." Natalia said with an aching expression. "I am sorry, I'm so spirited I rush too much. My name is Natalia I am the head maid. Please feel free to come to me if you ever need anything. Inuyasha likes to pretend he is the head of the house but he don't know jack about cleaning. Just take a look at his room if you don't believe me." She said with a soft chuckle. She picked up Kagome's shirt and rested it onto her shoulders.

"Now...let's get you a shower and clean clothes shall we?" Natalia asked and Kagome nodded. "Wow, you are a quiet one. I'll fix that don't you worry."

Something about this girl scared Kagome, more than usual.