Whew. Finally done with chapter five... And now for a bonanza of work. Eek. This is going to be hard.
Chapter Six: Captive
"Lord Sesshoumaru! Lady Kagome taught me to read!" Rin told the indifferent demon lord. He gave a brief nod then his gaze fell onto the human who stared at everything. He could smell it, she was nervous. Over what, though?
"Rin, go eat with Kagome." He told the little girl. She trotted off to Kagome and sat down next to her. Meanwhile, Kagome looked up in shock, staring at the eating demon lord. Had he just called her by her real name? She was so shocked, it took her a while to choke down that fact and start eating.
Dinner passed with everyone silent. Sesshoumaru had finished second to Rin and told her something. The little human girl did as she was told. She exited the dining room then trotted up to her room. Sesshoumaru watched the adult human stare at her plate.
"You are to stay here." He commanded. The human's head jerked around to look at him.
"I don't have to do what you say." She reminded him. Sesshoumaru stood up then cracked his knuckles. This was her warning.
"Do not insult me, human. I am stronger than you and you are to stay here." He ordered. Kagome turned away, ignoring him completely.
"No. I am going to go home." She replied. Sesshoumaru growled at her then picked her up by the throat. When she didn't beg for mercy, his grip gradually tightened. How could she stand so firm when she could be killed?
"What makes you so confident I will not kill you?" He asked her. She placed her hands over his wrists in desperation to breathe.
"I'm not confident that you'll kill me, I am confident that you'll get mad at me and let me go." She replied rudely. Sesshoumaru's grip loosened on her then he dropped her back into her chair.
"You are to stay here and teach Rin." He said. She glared at him but he didn't seem to care. That indifferent and bored expression had returned again.
"What, so I'm your captive now?" She asked. He seemed to give it a bit thought before walking to the doors.
"Yes. You are my captive. If you disobey anything that you are told to do, I will see to it that you are treated like a real prisoner." He told her. He left the room then walked up to his study room. He sat down at the desk. He knew he should work, but his mind was on other things.
This human. Why did she occupy his thoughts. He didn't care about her. He would only admit having cared for Rin, not the new wench. She challenged his authority. But, she did teach Rin to read well.
He shook his head. He just wanted the human wench out of his head! Why couldn't he stop thinking about her? Perhaps he hated her more than any other human he'd encountered. That was worthy of giving her thought. But, then again, why had he used her name?
The demon lord rubbed his temples, trying to shake the thoughts of the human from him. He wouldn't let this human occupy his thoughts when she didn't respect him. Perhaps her lack of respect for him was what had caught his attention.
He turned his attention back to the paperwork that he had to fill out. Mostly things that he didn't care about, but being Lord, he had to work on it anyway. Just like he had to examine the Western Lands every morning.
After he couldn't depend on the sunlight anymore, he turned to look out his window. It was growing dark. Hard to imagine for him. He had eaten food and worked all day. Meanwhile, he hadn't heard a peep out of the human wench and Rin.
Nevertheless, he stood up and stacked the papers neatly. He had gotten all but two done and that was enough for the day. He left them on his desk then went to his room to sleep.
When he awoke the next day, his eyes had hardly opened. What had woke him up? He was still tired, so having enough energy surely wasn't it. Then he heard the culprit knocking on his door.
"Lord Sesshoumaru!" The toad screeched. Sesshoumaru got up then opened the door. He glared down at Jaken with a cold glare. This was to let Jaken know that waking him up wasn't permitted in his eyes. Jaken cowered at the glare as if it was giving him real pain.
"What is it, Jaken?" Sesshoumaru asked. He showed no signs of how tired or irritated he was. The ugly toad straitened up then held his staff high.
"M'Lord, the human girl is sick." He began. Sesshoumaru bit the inside of his mouth. What was this about the wench being sick? Had he actually hurt her enough to where she was diseased? The toad added, "And no servants can find a cure for Rin."
Sesshoumaru snorted. What had caused him to think that it was the human girl? Better yet, why did he seem concerned for her health? She had to teach Rin, but his thoughts had reverted to panic. He was just pissing himself off now. He gave an indifferent nod then walked out of the room.
He walked to the room where Rin was then opened the door. It squeaked open then he glanced at it. He'd have to fix that awful sound. He saw the human child lying down on her bed, sound asleep as if nothing were wrong. When he approached her, he realized he was wrong.
Sweat beads were scattered across her forehead and her breathes were abnormal. Uneven may be a better term for it. Sesshoumaru knelt down by her then placed a hand over her forehead. She was warmer than usual. He gave a slight frown then watched her eyes open.
"Lord Sesshoumaru..." She trailed off. He could hear how wear her voice was. His heart seemed to skip a beat from sympathy for the child. He didn't know how bad it was, but she was only a human. This would make it harder on her body than his. He left the room and watched as servants rushed into the room to heal her.
He walked to the wench's room then covered his nose. She smelled of many different flowers, and the smell was distracting. He didn't come here to be nice to her, he was going to see how well her body was faring. If this disease spread to this human, he would have a hard time. As many servants as he had, there weren't enough to wait on them both hand and foot.
He stopped walking in the room when he saw her back facing him. Her back skin was bare as were her legs. She had a thin white strap going across her back. Wasn't that the same white strap that he had seen when he saved her life? He didn't dare let his gaze fall downwards.
His mind told him to look down or leave, but he did neither. He stared as the human knelt down to pick up the clothes that had been left for her. Her movements were slow and he could hear her give a slight gasp. The wounds on her chest hadn't healed, but he didn't know how they looked. She pulled on a shirt then pulled on some pants. Her hands grasped the hair behind her then tied it up into a high ponytail.
Sesshoumaru looked down to realize that he'd been walking forward. He halted himself then left the room as a slight blush began to wash over his face. He could not think about a captive in that manner.
That would lead to his downfall. Not to mention, he'd follow his father's mistake and love a human. He didn't need half-breed heirs for the Western Lands.
I started this shortly after the crash and now it's done. Wow... I don't think I'll ever finish a chapter so fast.
- Hiei's Cute Girl: Well, you're the first person to say that I don't need pity. My mom takes this too seriously and treats me like my hand will fall off any moment... I'm pretty sure that it's fine after just being in the cast for a while... I doubt it was even broken in the first place...
- Jessica Lyn: Typing doesn't hurt, believe it or not. I can't feel any pain now. Well, with the exception of the pain I get for poking my cuts. But those have nothing to do with a broken wrist. I am glad you like my story, makes me feel all warm and fluffeh inside.
- Kirarafourseasons: You know what? I am going to find some way to fit that into the story. I don't even know if that is a word back then, but I am going to fit that into the story somehow. I'll bet Kagome has it, you know, when it comes to math or geometry lingo. Like Quadratic Equations... Now those are suckers to work out.
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