The Ties That Bind
By: Oyuki Kimari
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, although I wish that I owned Sesshomaru-sama... *hugs Sesshomaru plushie* Anyways, I own any character that is not part of the Inuyasha cast, because my cousin made them up and left them to me.
Explainations: First of all, I would like to state that I have never owned these characters until now. They belonged to my cousin, as stated at the end of the previous chapter. However, because I wrote the SM fanfic with her, I know her characters very well. The following is a statement that my cousin wrote in an email to a flamer that she once had: "Yes, I do realize that it's kinda redundunt to use "Tenshi" as a custom character name. Allow me to explain. I decided on "Tenshi", because in the Sailor Moon fanfic that I had written at one time, which never got posted because I wasn't very proud of it, it was theorized that Tenshi was the daughter of Gabriel (yes, the Archangel). In the fanfic, her final form is that of an angel, resulting in her name. In this fanfic, I am still keeping the idea that Tenshi is Gabriel's daughter. She is also the daughter of a mortal woman; Celeste. In my SM fanfic, Celeste was also Tenshi's mother, and Gabriel's wife. As for the planet Haven, which is mentioned throughout both fanfics, it is the planet that is now the Asteroid Belt. Now if I ever get the time to revise my SM fanfic, I will. I'll even post it for you, so that you won't have to be confused about anything I stated above." The SM fanfic HAS been revised, but until I can get a floppy drive for my laptop, you'll all have to wait.
Petra: And I am the almighty Petra-chan, with the power to change all at my mere whim... actually, I'm the beta reader, but you will be reading my snarky comments throughout the openers and endings, so I thought you deserved an explanation of who I am. ;P (Just in case you thought I might be a voice in Jen-chan's head!)
Jen-chan: _ Ano... Petra-chan... -_-; I might as well not even try... She's on one of her kicks again... Please ignore the bitcy beta-reader then. ^^;
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Tenshi groaned as she awoke from the deep confines of blissful unconciousness. *Where am I?* she thought to herself as she looked around. Several more girls were in situations similar to hers; gagged and chained to the wall. She scanned each of them and noted that most had large bruises and numerous whip-marks. Some had faint scars where something had cut into their skin. Tenshi's eyes widened and she struggled to get out of her chains.
"Don't bother, stupid. You aren't getting out of here anytime soon," one of the girls snapped. She was one of the few who was not gagged. "You won't get out of here until someone buys you... if you're lucky enough. Most of the girls brought in here don't get bought, so they die. Kouga-sama will be here shortly. Since you're new, he's going to start with you."
Tears filled Tenshi's eyes as the girls' words sunk in. She looked at the girl who had spoken and noticed that she seemed to be the oldest. Her thin body was covered in faint scars and her dark brown eyes seemed dead. Her black hair was tangled and messy and her clothes barely fit her.
Just then, the door to the large cell opened and the young man from the forest stepped into the room. He smirked at Tenshi, causing her to cringe. "Don't worry, wench. I'm not going to be able to get to you today. I have a customer who wishes to see the slave-girls that I've got." He stepped aside, allowing two men to step into the cell.
The first man had long white hair that was kept in a low ponytail at the nape of his neck. His bright amber eyes were harsh, but at the same time they seemed to give of a wave of comfort. His clothes were that of a lord and the markings on his face and arms told Tenshi that he was a youkai.
Tenshi's gaze went to the second man and she felt her breath hitch. He was very similar to the first in appearance, although his silver-white hair was flowing loose. His molten-gold eyes were harsh and calculating, as though he disapproved of everything around him. The clothing was also that of a lord and the markings on his face and wrists meant that he was somehow related to the first man.
"Well, Kouga, what is it that you have to show me? Hopefully you do not have the same whores that you always keep," the first man smirked, studying each of the girls carefully. His gaze stopped at Tenshi and she tried to struggle out of her bonds. "This one is new, is she not?"
"Hai. I just aquired her yesterday, Inutaisho-sama," the man Tenshi now knew as Kouga answered. He smirked and went over to her. "I have not yet had the chance to break her. She is very spirited and it may take a while. Perhaps you would like another of my slave-girls?"
"No. I will take that one. My son can break her, if he so chooses," Inutaisho said with indifference. He placed a hand on the shoulder of the young man beside him. "Besides, Sesshomaru has been needing a slave for some time. I don't want your others, Kouga. They are all scarred and submissive. Sesshomaru will need a slave with spirit. Now, do we have a deal?"
"Yes, Inutaisho-sama," Kouga said. He growled softly and jerked Tenshi's chains off of the wall and flung her at the two inu-youkai. "Take her then. She will prove to be trouble anyway."
Tenshi yelped as she hurtled towards the floor. She clenched her eyes shut and waited for the impact, but it never came. She opened her eyes and found herself staring into molten-gold pools. A pale blush crept across her face as she realized that she was in the arms of the young man Inutaisho had called Sesshomaru.
"Let us return to the palace, Sesshomaru," Inutaisho snapped. He glared at Kouga and tossed him a bag of coins. "That should be enough to pay for her," he growled softly and left the cell.
Sesshomaru growled as well and set Tenshi on her feet. He then grabbed onto her chains and proceeded to drag her behind him, following his father quickly. "I do not understand why you did not just pay for one of the other bitches. At least they were broken," he growled, glaring over his shoulder at Tenshi, who was struggling in her bonds.
Inutaisho smirked. "Be gentle with her, Sesshomaru. She is not a normal human girl. I bought her from Kouga because the envoy from Haven has not yet arrived. I beleive that this girl is the one that came with her and I wished to question her away from prying ears."
"That's it? That is why you bought her? Any one of the bitches that Kouga has could be her, or the envoy herself! What makes you so sure that this girl even knows who the envoy is?" Sesshomaru snapped. He glared at Tenshi and jerked on her chains suddenly, causing her to stumble.
Tenshi glared and lifted her hands. She tore off the gag and took a deep breath of air before yelling at the young man who currently held her in chains. "How dare you talk to me like that, you egotistical jerk!" she shouted, her amethyst eyes burning with an inner fire.
Sesshomaru stared at the fuming girl in shock before glaring dangerously. "Who are you to speak to me in that tone, bitch? I am the eldest son of Inutaisho, Lord of the Western Lands. You are nothing but a mere human whore."
Tenshi's looked confused for a moment. "Lord of the West?" She looked at Inutaisho and her eyes widened. She bowed respectfully. "Forgive me, Inutaisho-sama. I was not aware," she said. *Something's going on here. That Kouga wasn't just passing through. He was expecting us. I'd better keep a low profile while I figure this out. I guess that means playing "slave-girl".* She straightened and bowed to Sesshomaru this time. "I ask your forgiveness as well, Sesshomaru-sama," she said. Inwardly she gagged. It wasn't in her nature to grovel and she hated it.
"What is your name, girl?" Inutaisho asked. He silently wondered at her sudden change in attitude. Even broken, a girls' temper would not calm that quickly. *She is well-trained. Perhaps there is something more that she is not going to tell us,* he thought.
"My name is Tenka, Inutaisho-sama," Tenshi said. *It wouldn't do me any good to tell them my real name. I might as well use the name I use while sparring,* she thought to herself. She straightened, but kept her head bowed.
"Let's go, father. I wish to return home," Sesshomaru growled, giving his new "slave" a calculating stare. *I don't trust her. She's up to something and I will find out what it is.* He followed his father, dragging "Tenka" behind him.
~owari~
I'm actually very proud of this chapter. I really wanted Tenshi to realize right away that Inutaisho-sama was the Lord of the West, but then I remembered that she hadn't been told his name. So, I didn't have her react until she heard him be called "Lord of the Western Lands". Since Tenshi isn't as dumb as I know some people think she is, (Petra: *raised eyebrow*) (Jen: Shut up, Petra-chan...) I have her figure out that Kouga finding her was a set-up. Anyway, five reviews, or I won't post the next chapter. Thank you! ^_^
Before I close out, I think some people may be a little confused about Tenshi's sur-name. Tenshi uses a sur-name because it isn't proper for a princess to fight. However, Tenshi was born to be a warrior, it's in her blood. So, whenever she spars, she calls herself "Tenka", which basically means "fallen from heaven". Now don't kill me if I'm wrong. In the SM Fanfic that I have previously mentioned, Tenshi was turned evil at one time and called herself "Tenka". My cousin stated that "Tenka" meant "fallen from heaven". I decided to make that Tenshi's sur-name since it seemed to fit her so well. Along with the sur-name, Tenshi disguises herself (a special power passed onto her by her father). Her disguise is revealed in later chapters.
Thank you very much for your reviews and I hope to see you all very soon. Ja ne.
Oyuki Kimari
By: Oyuki Kimari
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, although I wish that I owned Sesshomaru-sama... *hugs Sesshomaru plushie* Anyways, I own any character that is not part of the Inuyasha cast, because my cousin made them up and left them to me.
Explainations: First of all, I would like to state that I have never owned these characters until now. They belonged to my cousin, as stated at the end of the previous chapter. However, because I wrote the SM fanfic with her, I know her characters very well. The following is a statement that my cousin wrote in an email to a flamer that she once had: "Yes, I do realize that it's kinda redundunt to use "Tenshi" as a custom character name. Allow me to explain. I decided on "Tenshi", because in the Sailor Moon fanfic that I had written at one time, which never got posted because I wasn't very proud of it, it was theorized that Tenshi was the daughter of Gabriel (yes, the Archangel). In the fanfic, her final form is that of an angel, resulting in her name. In this fanfic, I am still keeping the idea that Tenshi is Gabriel's daughter. She is also the daughter of a mortal woman; Celeste. In my SM fanfic, Celeste was also Tenshi's mother, and Gabriel's wife. As for the planet Haven, which is mentioned throughout both fanfics, it is the planet that is now the Asteroid Belt. Now if I ever get the time to revise my SM fanfic, I will. I'll even post it for you, so that you won't have to be confused about anything I stated above." The SM fanfic HAS been revised, but until I can get a floppy drive for my laptop, you'll all have to wait.
Petra: And I am the almighty Petra-chan, with the power to change all at my mere whim... actually, I'm the beta reader, but you will be reading my snarky comments throughout the openers and endings, so I thought you deserved an explanation of who I am. ;P (Just in case you thought I might be a voice in Jen-chan's head!)
Jen-chan: _ Ano... Petra-chan... -_-; I might as well not even try... She's on one of her kicks again... Please ignore the bitcy beta-reader then. ^^;
~*~*~*~*~
Tenshi groaned as she awoke from the deep confines of blissful unconciousness. *Where am I?* she thought to herself as she looked around. Several more girls were in situations similar to hers; gagged and chained to the wall. She scanned each of them and noted that most had large bruises and numerous whip-marks. Some had faint scars where something had cut into their skin. Tenshi's eyes widened and she struggled to get out of her chains.
"Don't bother, stupid. You aren't getting out of here anytime soon," one of the girls snapped. She was one of the few who was not gagged. "You won't get out of here until someone buys you... if you're lucky enough. Most of the girls brought in here don't get bought, so they die. Kouga-sama will be here shortly. Since you're new, he's going to start with you."
Tears filled Tenshi's eyes as the girls' words sunk in. She looked at the girl who had spoken and noticed that she seemed to be the oldest. Her thin body was covered in faint scars and her dark brown eyes seemed dead. Her black hair was tangled and messy and her clothes barely fit her.
Just then, the door to the large cell opened and the young man from the forest stepped into the room. He smirked at Tenshi, causing her to cringe. "Don't worry, wench. I'm not going to be able to get to you today. I have a customer who wishes to see the slave-girls that I've got." He stepped aside, allowing two men to step into the cell.
The first man had long white hair that was kept in a low ponytail at the nape of his neck. His bright amber eyes were harsh, but at the same time they seemed to give of a wave of comfort. His clothes were that of a lord and the markings on his face and arms told Tenshi that he was a youkai.
Tenshi's gaze went to the second man and she felt her breath hitch. He was very similar to the first in appearance, although his silver-white hair was flowing loose. His molten-gold eyes were harsh and calculating, as though he disapproved of everything around him. The clothing was also that of a lord and the markings on his face and wrists meant that he was somehow related to the first man.
"Well, Kouga, what is it that you have to show me? Hopefully you do not have the same whores that you always keep," the first man smirked, studying each of the girls carefully. His gaze stopped at Tenshi and she tried to struggle out of her bonds. "This one is new, is she not?"
"Hai. I just aquired her yesterday, Inutaisho-sama," the man Tenshi now knew as Kouga answered. He smirked and went over to her. "I have not yet had the chance to break her. She is very spirited and it may take a while. Perhaps you would like another of my slave-girls?"
"No. I will take that one. My son can break her, if he so chooses," Inutaisho said with indifference. He placed a hand on the shoulder of the young man beside him. "Besides, Sesshomaru has been needing a slave for some time. I don't want your others, Kouga. They are all scarred and submissive. Sesshomaru will need a slave with spirit. Now, do we have a deal?"
"Yes, Inutaisho-sama," Kouga said. He growled softly and jerked Tenshi's chains off of the wall and flung her at the two inu-youkai. "Take her then. She will prove to be trouble anyway."
Tenshi yelped as she hurtled towards the floor. She clenched her eyes shut and waited for the impact, but it never came. She opened her eyes and found herself staring into molten-gold pools. A pale blush crept across her face as she realized that she was in the arms of the young man Inutaisho had called Sesshomaru.
"Let us return to the palace, Sesshomaru," Inutaisho snapped. He glared at Kouga and tossed him a bag of coins. "That should be enough to pay for her," he growled softly and left the cell.
Sesshomaru growled as well and set Tenshi on her feet. He then grabbed onto her chains and proceeded to drag her behind him, following his father quickly. "I do not understand why you did not just pay for one of the other bitches. At least they were broken," he growled, glaring over his shoulder at Tenshi, who was struggling in her bonds.
Inutaisho smirked. "Be gentle with her, Sesshomaru. She is not a normal human girl. I bought her from Kouga because the envoy from Haven has not yet arrived. I beleive that this girl is the one that came with her and I wished to question her away from prying ears."
"That's it? That is why you bought her? Any one of the bitches that Kouga has could be her, or the envoy herself! What makes you so sure that this girl even knows who the envoy is?" Sesshomaru snapped. He glared at Tenshi and jerked on her chains suddenly, causing her to stumble.
Tenshi glared and lifted her hands. She tore off the gag and took a deep breath of air before yelling at the young man who currently held her in chains. "How dare you talk to me like that, you egotistical jerk!" she shouted, her amethyst eyes burning with an inner fire.
Sesshomaru stared at the fuming girl in shock before glaring dangerously. "Who are you to speak to me in that tone, bitch? I am the eldest son of Inutaisho, Lord of the Western Lands. You are nothing but a mere human whore."
Tenshi's looked confused for a moment. "Lord of the West?" She looked at Inutaisho and her eyes widened. She bowed respectfully. "Forgive me, Inutaisho-sama. I was not aware," she said. *Something's going on here. That Kouga wasn't just passing through. He was expecting us. I'd better keep a low profile while I figure this out. I guess that means playing "slave-girl".* She straightened and bowed to Sesshomaru this time. "I ask your forgiveness as well, Sesshomaru-sama," she said. Inwardly she gagged. It wasn't in her nature to grovel and she hated it.
"What is your name, girl?" Inutaisho asked. He silently wondered at her sudden change in attitude. Even broken, a girls' temper would not calm that quickly. *She is well-trained. Perhaps there is something more that she is not going to tell us,* he thought.
"My name is Tenka, Inutaisho-sama," Tenshi said. *It wouldn't do me any good to tell them my real name. I might as well use the name I use while sparring,* she thought to herself. She straightened, but kept her head bowed.
"Let's go, father. I wish to return home," Sesshomaru growled, giving his new "slave" a calculating stare. *I don't trust her. She's up to something and I will find out what it is.* He followed his father, dragging "Tenka" behind him.
~owari~
I'm actually very proud of this chapter. I really wanted Tenshi to realize right away that Inutaisho-sama was the Lord of the West, but then I remembered that she hadn't been told his name. So, I didn't have her react until she heard him be called "Lord of the Western Lands". Since Tenshi isn't as dumb as I know some people think she is, (Petra: *raised eyebrow*) (Jen: Shut up, Petra-chan...) I have her figure out that Kouga finding her was a set-up. Anyway, five reviews, or I won't post the next chapter. Thank you! ^_^
Before I close out, I think some people may be a little confused about Tenshi's sur-name. Tenshi uses a sur-name because it isn't proper for a princess to fight. However, Tenshi was born to be a warrior, it's in her blood. So, whenever she spars, she calls herself "Tenka", which basically means "fallen from heaven". Now don't kill me if I'm wrong. In the SM Fanfic that I have previously mentioned, Tenshi was turned evil at one time and called herself "Tenka". My cousin stated that "Tenka" meant "fallen from heaven". I decided to make that Tenshi's sur-name since it seemed to fit her so well. Along with the sur-name, Tenshi disguises herself (a special power passed onto her by her father). Her disguise is revealed in later chapters.
Thank you very much for your reviews and I hope to see you all very soon. Ja ne.
Oyuki Kimari