Rin made her way through the long castle halls. As usual, she was full of smiles. Now, Jaken wasn't with her at the moment. She was a bit lonely. Although she didn't show it, she missed having a mother figure. It would seem that she had found one, but didn't tell anyone. She wanted to keep it a secret. It was something she wasn't ready to tell anyone. For she didn't know what Lord Sesshoumaru might think if she asked him about finding someone to be a mother for her.
All of this time she was thinking as she was walking, she didn't see where she was going and ran right into Jaken. Of course the little demon fell on his face and moaned. A laugh was heard coming the small girl. Jaken looked up and glared at her. Unhappy that he had fallen over again. For this was not the first time he had been tripped by her. Soon after he got up and was yelling at her about running into him. To busy in his little rage to see his Lord and Master behind him, he kept on yelling. That's when Rin looked up and smiled brightly, running to be by his side.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, you have returned again." Rin said as she looked up at him with a bright smile.
He only looked down at her and then back to where Jaken stood frozen. His amber eyes held no emotion as he looked down at the little toad. "Jaken, come this way." he said as he moved away from Rin who was following behind him. He then stopped and turned around to face her. "Wait here and do not move."
With that he made his way down the hall and into a small room with Jaken running to keep up. Once in the room Jaken stopped and looked up at his Lord. He began to wonder what his Master was thinking. Were they going after the Tetsusaiga once again? Or was something else that entirely different? He soon was brought of his thoughts by Sesshoumaru.
"Tonight, the village down there will be giving me yet another welcoming present." he said, looking out the window at the town below. His eyes however still held no emotion. It seemed that he kept those locked deep inside his heart.
"Milord, another one!" Jaken said, his eyes looking in shock. "Every time?"
"They think their petty gifts will keep me happy and not kill all of them. Fools, I need that village for its reasons of trade. It was one of the few places nearby with supplies that I need."
Jaken remained quiet; listening to everything he was being told. What was the point of being told this?
"But something is going on down there. I know it. And this present, I am afraid will be more of burden then any of the others." he said, still looking out at the village.
"I am sure that we can handle it." Jaken said, walking closer to Sesshoumaru.
"We will see tonight." he said, before getting up and making his way out and towards where Rin was. Before leaving the room, he stopped and looked back and Jaken. "Oh and watch over Rin if she wishes to go outside." he said, then leaving.
A groan was heard as Jaken walked back to where Rin was last seen. She was there frozen. Awaiting, Lord Sesshoumaru to tell her to move once again. Once he told her she could she smiled brightly once more. 'Will I ever get any rest from that girl?' he thought as he walked along. Tripping over himself, he moaned again. Only to hear Rin's laughter.
Shizko was sitting in her little hut on the side of the tavern. A sigh escaped as she laid her head against the wall. How many more nights could she take this? How many more days without more the one meal? She had been in this prison for a day and a half now with hardly any food to eat. She had been saving the one meal she had received and been eating small amounts at a time. As of now, her master was worst one yet. With the talk of her being given up to the Lord, she was placed in her room and wasn't let out.
She stood up and went to the window. The only piece of the outside world she could see. Her grey eyes looked to the castle for the 15th time in the past hour. Her thoughts dwelled on that potential new home for her. She found herself dreaming of living in style like the many that probably lived there. Forgetting about her status as a slave and thinking back to when she was a free demon. She dreamed of how things would be different if she wasn't locked up. She wanted to be free.
Kazuma was explaining why they should give up Shizko. His voice of reason will be her saving grace if he tried his hardest. His blue eyes looking at each one of the towns folk, even Shizko's master. Even though he did not trust the tavern owner one bit and could over rule him because of his relationship as cousins with Lord Sesshoumaru, he still wanted to try this out fair and square. Instead of just barging in and taking her, he wanted to ask and give him a chance to defend himself. Not that he was doing a good job, but he still wanted to be a fair player.
"She would be the perfect gift. Her voice would calm him and we would not have to live in fear anymore." he said, standing up and looked at Shizko master" Sometimes we must give something we love in order the save others."
"But there are times when that male doesn't deserve a creature like her." Shizko's master shot back. His brown eyes holding a bit of anger as he knew he was losing this conflict.
"We shall decide her fate and not you. Be thankful that we at least asked. We do not care if you aren't going to sell her. She will be given. I am sure of it. There are other ways of obtaining her." Kazuma said with an anger voice.
"Her fate has been decided, Shukin. I suggest that you hand her over or I shall take her by force."
"You won't get away with this, Kazuma. . I will get her back. I swear it."
"As long as she is in the Lord's hands, nothing can harm her. For she is now his property, and no longer yours."
With that he walked around the side of the bar. A smile was on this dog demon's face as Kazuma saw the shack. This would be the last time she would have to sleep in that awful place. He stopped right at the door to hear sing once again.
heard at Shizuka's door. She quickly stopped singing and moved to the door. She was quiet and didn't talk, but she knew that it wasn't Shukin. He never knocked.
Kija busted the lock off and opened the door. "I know that is getting late, but I must take you somewhere."
She looked up at the male she had seen a few times at the tavern. Not knowing if she was being brought to the Lord or if her master was being to lazy to get her and have her sing; she followed behind him as he motioned for her to.
"You will not have to worry about sleeping in that dreadful place anymore." he said as he walked down the dirt road that led to the castle. She followed behind him quiet as she always was. Not wanting to speak for fear of getting in trouble. In fact he was the first that she felt comfortable around in a while. She felt as if he wouldn't harm her so she hummed as she followed him to her new home. He looked back at her and smiled warmly.
"Shizko, your life is about to change for the better." he said, before he started walking again.
All Shizko did was nod. She was a bit nervous about moving to another place to live. Her dress was in no way fit to be presented to a Lord. But then again she was only a slave. It was to be expected. Her green eyes looked ahead and to the castle that she saw almost everyday for the past week. She wondered if she would be treated better or worse.